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42 Z-Surveyor & Z-FX Operation Manual
3. Within the
SYSINFO
submenu, press
↑
< 2 seconds repeatedly until
MEM:xxx%
appears on the screen.
Remaining Power
To view the remaining power of the internal battery, perform the following steps:
1. From the main menu, press
↑
< 2 seconds until
SYSINFO
is selected.
2. With
SYSINFO
selected, press
↓
>2 seconds.
3. Within the
SYSINFO
submenu, press
↑
< 2 seconds repeatedly until
BAT:**MIN
is selected.
This display, exclusively used for an internal battery, is only accurate when battery conditioning has
been performed.
Monitoring via the Serial Ports
Receiver status may also be monitored through the serial ports. To communicate with
the receiver via the serial ports, the receiver must be correctly connected to a PC
running communication software such as REMOTE.exe, RCS, or PROCOMM. Set
and query commands can then be sent to the receiver, and the receiver will respond
with data or status messages. Refer to the Z-Family Technical Reference Manual for
more details about serial port communication and for command descriptions and
formats.
The following is a partial list of commands that will return information on the
receiver status.
Satellite Monitoring
The following commands will return information on satellite tracking and status:
$PASHQ,SAT
$PASHQ,STA
Position
The following commands will return information on the current receiver position:
$PASHQ,POS
$PASHQ,GGA
Available Memory
The following command will return information on the amount of available memory
and the files stored on the PC card:
$PASHQ,FLS