ashtech HDS800, Reference Manual

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Receiver Description
and the one shown on the Heading screen and explains
the meaning of each status.
Charging Batteries Before Use
Make sure the battery is fully charged for each HDS800 you
will be using in the field.
Follow the instructions below to charge a battery.
Removing the
Battery from the
HDS800
Unless the battery has already been taken out, do the
following:
• Open the battery trapdoor, accessible from above the
HDS800, by lifting and then turning the quarter-turn
finger screw anticlockwise. This releases the two springs
located under the battery, pushing the battery slightly
upward (see picture).
• Grab the battery and take it out of the compartment.
Charging the
Battery
The battery charger comes with a separate universal AC
adapter fitted with a 1.5-m output cable. The AC adapter
General
Status Screen
Heading
Screen
Meaning
H-NON NONE
Your receiver is con figured to operate in internal
heading mode, but there’s no data received from
the second antenna.
H-CAL CALIB Calibration of the heading process is in progress.
H-FLO FLOAT Heading process has reached the FLOAT status
H-FIX FIXED
Heading process has reached the FIXED status
and is now fully operational.