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iG8 User Manual
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Data Collectors Should NEVER Standby & Manually Reconnecting
Your data collector is connected to the RTK head by Bluetooth. When/if the data collector goes into Standby, this
communication link is shutdown.
When the data collector is brought out of Standby (typically by briefly pressing the power key,) it is supposed to
automatically reconnect to the head. Depending on the state of communication before the data collector disconnects
this reconnection procedure may be troublesome.
Never Standby
The best solution to this problem is to NOT ALLOW the data collector to enter standby. Turning off the backlight is okay,
but you should configure the data collector to NEVER enter standby. Here is how:
1.
On the Data Collector, click on ‘Start’:
2.
Click on ‘Settings’:
3.
Select the ’System’ tab, then drag down and click on
‘Power’:
4.
Uncheck both boxes:
Then click ‘ok’ in the upper right corner.
Manually Reconnecting Bluetooth
If the automatic reconnect does not work (and this can happen often), you can manually ask SurvCE to reconnect to the
RTK head. This is very useful after changing the battery mid-day. From the main SurvCE menu click on the ‘Hard Hat’ in
the upper left corner, then click on ‘Reconnect’:
