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Reinstalling the ProMark3 Receiver Base Map – NCSA ONLY
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Instructions for reinstalling the ProMark3 base map – in North,
Central and South America ONLY
22 September 2006
Although the ProMark3 base map covers the United States only, it is required for
operating the ProMark3 receivers, even if you are outside of the United States. If you
ever see a message on your ProMark3 receiver saying that it has lost its base map, press
the ESC, ENTER and power buttons simultaneously to turn off the receiver. Then
reinstall the base map by following these instructions.
1.
Place an SD card with at least 3 MB of free memory in a card reader attached to your
PC. If you do not have access to a card reader, you cannot update ProMark3 firmware
by downloading files over the Internet. Instead you will need to purchase a card
reader (they are
very
useful) or obtain an SD card containing the update from your
ProMark3 dealer.
2.
If you have never used the SD card in the ProMark3 receiver, run Windows Explorer
on our PC, navigate to the drive used by the card reader, right-click on it and select
the Format option. Select FAT32 as the file system for cards 64 MB or larger.
Formatting the card will delete all its contents but ensure that the card will be
compatible with the ProMark3 receiver.
3.
Use an Internet browser to go to the \Land Survey\PM3\Firmware\N & S America\
folder at
ftp.magellangps.com
.
4.
Copy
US_basemap.zip
the ftp site to any location on your PC.
5.
On your PC double-click on
US_basemap.zip
, launching WinZip. Extract the
contents of the zip file to the SD card in the card reader. The root directory of the SD
card should now contain a file named
PM3USBaseMap.txt
. In addition, there should
be a folder labeled
ProMark3USbasemap
containing a file named
basemap.mgi
.
6.
You must either attach the receiver to external power or make sure that there is at
least 25% charge in the battery. To check the charge, go to the desktop, double-tap
Settings
and then the
Power
icon. The receiver must be turned on for approximately
60 seconds before it activates the power management utility.
7.
If the ProMark3 is on, turn it off by pressing the ESC, ENTER and power buttons
simultaneously. With the ProMark3 receiver off, insert the SD card and turn the
receiver on.
8.
On the
Utilities
screen, double-tap the
AutoLoader
icon.
