Trimble Outdoors 5700/5800 - Manual (Page 136)

15 Configuration
1 24 5700/5800 GPS Receiver User Guide
5800 GPS Receiver Oper
ation
The 5800 receiver has no controls for changing settings. It can only be
configured using external software such as GPS Configurator,
WinFlash, or Trimble Survey Controller.
There are two ways to configure the 5800 receiver. You can:
• configure the receiver in real time
• apply the settings in an application file
This chapter provides a brief overview of each of these methods and
describes the contents and use of application files.
15.1
Configuring the Receiver in Real Time
GPS Configurator and Trimble Survey Controller software both support
real-time configuration of the 5800 receiver.
When you configure the receiver in real time, you use one of these
software applications to specify which settings you want to change.
When you apply the changes, the receiver settings change immediately.
Any changes that you apply to the receiver are reflected in the current
application file, which is always present in the receiver. The current
application file always records the most recent configuration, so if you
apply further changes (either in real time or using an application file)
the current file is updated and there is no record of the changes that
you applied originally.
For more information on configuring the receiver in real time, see
Chapter 16, Software Utilities.
15.2
Configuring the Receiver Using Application
Files
An application file contains information for configuring a receiver. To
configure a receiver using an application file, you need to create the
application file, transfer it to the receiver, and then apply the file’s
settings. Use the GPS Configurator software to perform all these tasks.