Configuring the Receiver
PerformingaFactoryReset(ClearingtheNV RAM )
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Figure22:ResettheReceiver
6. ClickYes.
Performing a Factory Reset (Clearing the NVRAM)
Thereceiver’sNon‐VolatileRandomAccessMemory(NVRAM)holdsdatarequiredforsatellitetracking,suchasephemerisdata
andreceiverposition.TheNVRAMalsokeepsthecurrentreceiver’ ssettings,suchasactiveantennainput,elevationmasksand
recordinginterval,andinformationaboutthereceiver’sinternalfilesystem.Clearingthereceiver’ sNVRAM
restoresthe
receiver’ sfactorydefaultsettings.
AlthoughclearingtheNVRAMisnotrecommendedasacommonpractice,therearetim eswhenitcaneliminatecommunication
ortrackingproblems.
AfterclearingtheNVRAM,thereceiverrequirestimetocollectnewephemeridesandalmanacs(around15minutes).
ClearingtheNVRAMwillnotdelete
anyfilesalreadyrecordedinthereceiver’smemory,andtheNVRAMkeepsinformation
aboutthereceiverfilesystem.