GER 1500 USER MANUAL

APPENDICES 61Get GPSReturns the current GPS coordinates from either the PDA internal GPSsource, or the GER1500 externally connected GPS source. If thecoordinates are blank, then either there is no source for GPS datainstalled, or the GPS device has not locked onto enough satellites tocompute a position.The window displays “External GPS Info” in the title bar whenconfigured to use the GER1500’s External (COM 1) as a source; the titlebar displays “Internal GPS Info” when configured to use the PDA’sinternal GPS receiver as a source. See Appendix B - GER1500pdaConfiguration File for configuration and trouble-shooting instructions.Prior to a good satellite lock, the Latitude, Longitude, and Time fields areblank; tapping the “Retry” button will update the fields with new GPSdata (if available). Tapping the “Cancel” button will dismiss the dialogbox.Beep On No GPS DataOne-Touch Scan ONWhen checked, the PDA will beep as each reference/target scan isacquired, if the selected GPS source is not producing coordinates (eitherbecause the GPS device is not installed, or the device has not yetcomputed a position.)The default setting “One-Touch Scan ON” indicates that the quickwindow-tapping method for data collection is in effect. Selecting thismenu option will toggle the setting to “One-Touch Scan OFF” todisable the window-tapping. See sections ”Get Reference” and“Get Target” for details.GER 1500 USER MANUAL, REVISION 3.7