After you use it once, the receiver should initialize within a few minutes. The GPS receiver
works like a radio antenna, so place it at least two feet away from possible sources of
interference (for instance, a cellular phone antenna).
SERIAL Connection:
When connecting to a laptop through a serial port the receiver is powered through the laptop’s
battery. Plug the PS/2 port connector on your GPS unit into the PS/2 port of your laptop. Do
not plug the serial port connector into your laptop until after Windows has finished booting up.
TIP:
To see the serial ports available on your PC, open the
Control Panel
, select
System
, click
on the
Device Manager
tab, then click on the plus sign next to
Ports
in the list of devices. The
Settings
box displays the hardware settings used by the COM port. The setting for your COM
port should be
4800,8,N,1
.
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GPS
Receiver
Serial Port
Connector
PS/2
Connector
USB Connection:
If you are using a USB connection you will have one wire which attaches the GPS receiver to
the laptop through its USB port. Plug the receiver into the laptop after Windows is finished
booting up.
USB Port
Connector
GPS
Receiver
