OmniSTAR 8200HP User Manual
Issue 1.07, 10/2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 2
ABOUT THIS MANUAL ..................................................................................... 2
SYSTEM FEATURES ........................................................................................ 2
RECEIVER FEATURES ..................................................................................... 3
Housing.................................................................................................... 3
Accessories.............................................................................................. 4
INSTALLATION AND SET UP ........................................................................ 6
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................... 6
COUNTER ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE (CEMF)................................................ 7
CABLE INSTALLATION ..................................................................................... 8
FEATURES AND INFORMATION ......................................................................... 9
Strobes..................................................................................................... 9
Receiver status......................................................................................... 9
MOUNTING THE RECEIVER............................................................................... 9
ANTENNA LOCATION..................................................................................... 10
POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS .................................................................. 10
OPERATING CONSIDERATIONS................................................................. 11
NUMBER OF VISIBLE SATELLITES.................................................................... 11
MULTIPATH.................................................................................................. 11
POSITION DILUTION OF PRECISION (PDOP) ................................................... 12
SATELLITE ELEVATIONS ................................................................................ 12
OMNISTAR CORRECTIONS ........................................................................... 12
INTERFERENCE ............................................................................................ 12
OPERATION ................................................................................................. 13
GETTING STARTED....................................................................................... 13
COMMUNICATING WITH THE RECEIVER........................................................... 13
STARTING THE RECEIVER ............................................................................. 13
THE RECEIVER HOME SCREEN ...................................................................... 14
THE 8200HP MENU STRUCTURE ................................................................... 16
Top-level: home...................................................................................... 17
Top-level: Status .................................................................................... 17
Top-level: Configuration.......................................................................... 17
Sub-menu: Display Options.................................................................... 17
Sub-menu: GPS Status .......................................................................... 22
Sub-menu: DGPS Status........................................................................ 23
Sub-menu: Receiver Status.................................................................... 30
Sub-menu: CAN Status .......................................................................... 36
Sub-menu: GPS Config.......................................................................... 37
Sub-menu: DGPS Config........................................................................ 40
Sub-menu: Port A Config........................................................................ 44
Sub-menu: Port B Config........................................................................ 49
Sub-menu: Port C Config........................................................................ 50
Sub-menu: CAN A Config....................................................................... 50
APPENDIX A................................................................................................. 55