Spectra Precision EPOCH 50, User Manual

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2 Setup, Connection, and Cabling
1 6 EPOCH 50 GNSS System User Guide
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Base receiver setup
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WARNING – The receiver uses a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. To avoid personal
injury or equipment damage, make sure that you read and understand the Safety
Information on
page 3 .
You can set up the receiver using an external radio or the internal radio.
Setting up the receiver using an external radio
Figure 2.2 EPOCH 50 GNSS receiver, base setup
The base is shown here with the PacificCrest PDL HPB external radio.
1. Set up the receiver on a tripod.
2. Connect the radio’s Y cable to the receiver's COM 2 port.
3. Place the external radio on the tripod leg and then connect the Y cable.
4. Connect the SAE connector of the Y cable to the external battery.
5. Attach the whip antenna assembly to the tripod, or to its own tripod, and then
connect the antenna cable to the radio.
The receiver will now be powered by the external battery via the Y cable.
EPOCH 50 GNSS
External radio
Tribrach
Extension pole
External battery
Radio cable
receiver and antenna