Trimble R6/R7 GPS and Trimble R8 GNSS Receivers User Guide 91
General Operation 14
Trimble R6 GPS and R8 GNSS Receiver Operation
143.1 LED flash patterns
The following table details the possible flash patterns to indicate various states of
receiver operation.
Note – If a column shows “N/A”, that specific LED may or may not be on, but it is not
relevant to that particular mode.
14.4Starting and stopping the receiver
To turn on the receiver, press [P].
To turn off the receiver, hold down
[P] for two seconds.
14.5Logging data
You can log data internally or to a Trimble controller.
145.1 Logging internally
The receiver logs GPS data internally on 11 MB of internal memory.
You can then use the Trimble Data Transfer utility to transfer logged data files to the
office computer. The transferred files are in Trimble DAT (.dat) format.
On is lit steady
Off is unlit
Receiver mode Power LED
Green
Radio LED
Green
Satellite LED
Amber
Receiver OFF OFF OFF OFF
Receiver ON:
Healthy power ON N/A N/A
Low power Fast flash N/A N/A
Tracking <4 SVs ON N/A Fast flash
Tracking >4 SVs ON N/A Slow flash
Logging data internally Flashes off
every 3 seconds
N/A N/A
Transmitting internally N/A Flashes off when
transmitting
N/A
Receiving valid data
packets
ON Slow flash N/A
No data packets ON OFF N/A
Receiver in Monitor ON Slow flash ON
The term … means that the LED …