Configuring the Receiver
ResettingtheReceiver(ClearingtheNVRAM)
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Resetting the Receiver (Clearing the NVRAM)
Thereceiver’sNon‐VolatileRandomAccessMemory(NVRAM)holdsdatarequiredforsatellitetracking,suchasephemerisdata
andreceiverposition.TheNVRAMalsokeepsthecurrentreceiver’ssettings,suchasactiveantennainput,elevationmasksand
recordinginterval,andinformationaboutthereceiver’sinternalfi lesystem.Clearingthereceiver’sNVRAM
resetsthereceiver
andrestoresthefactorydefaultsettings.
Althoughresettingthereceiverisnotrecommendedasacommonpractice,therearetimeswhenitcaneliminate
communicationortrackingproblems.
Afterperformingareset,thereceiverrequirestimetocollectnewephemeridesandalmanacs(around15minutes).
Resettingthereceiverwi llnotdeleteanyfilesalreadyrecordedinthereceiver’smemory,andtheNVRAMkeepsinformation
aboutthereceiverfilesystem.
YoucanalsouseTRUtocleartheNVRAM:
1. Connectthereceivertoacomputer,andopenTRU.SeetheTopconReceiverUti lity(TRU)ReferenceManualfor
moreinformationaboutconnectingthereceivertoacomputer.
2. InTRU,connecttothereceiver.