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GSR1700 CSX Operations Manual
Chapter 5: Power Management
This chapter describes how to power your receiver. Before using
the receiver for the first time, ensure that you have followed the
setup instructions in Chapter 4,
5.1
Turn the Receiver On and Off
The receiver’s power button is used to switch the receiver on or
off. However, the receiver will also automatically turn on if it
detects activity on COM1. See Section 3.2,
for details about power button functions.
If you turn off the receiver while it is logging data to the memory,
it will save and close any open files before turning off.
5.2
Use an External Power Source
As an alternative to using the internal battery (for example, if the
internal battery is discharged), the receiver can also be powered
using an external battery, following the recommendations in this
section.
When the external battery is discharged, the receiver will
automatically switch to using the internal battery. If the internal
battery does not have sufficient charge (or is not present), the
receiver will turn off.
NOTE
✉
The receiver does not support the use of schedules.
CAUTION
⚠
If the external power input exceeds 18 VDC, it can damage the
receiver. For detailed information about the GSR1700 CSX operating
voltage, see Appendix A,
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