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Important Quick Start Guide

1. Important APS 3 Revision 1 06 Quick Start Guide Congratulations on your new APS 3 System This Important Quick Start Guide contains information you need to set up and begin using your APS 3 Your Controller with SurvCE has been A preconfigured for wireless communication with your APS 3 receiver s Typical Box Contents The following are provided with your APS 3 System v Each APS 3 GNSS Receiver typically comes with the following preinstalled items 2 x Lithium lon Battery 1 x 1GB SD Card 1 x GSM SIM Card holder 1 x Internal GSM Wireless Modem 1 x Internal UHF Wireless Radio 1 x Bluetooth v 1xAPS 3 Battery Charger with AC Adapter Power Supply v 1xLEMO 4pin Power Cable 10031 v 1x LEMO 5pin to Female DB9 RS232 Controller Cable 10029 Optional Items v 1 x LEMO 8pin to Male DB9 RS232 Serial Cable 10028 v 1x Controller w AC Adapter and Serial Cable v 1x Carlson SurvCE Software pre installed in Controller SON SN NL Additional Equipment Required The following additional equipment is needed for basic set up GSM GPRS Cellular Modem SIM Card per APS 3 e PC with Windows OS amp SD Card Reader 1 How to Use Your APS 3 FRONT REAR Install UHF Radio Antenna formatted SD Card and activated SIM card before turning ON APS 3 xs APS 3 Power Switch ON OFF amp LED Information FRONT Press ON OFF button to turn ON APS 3 Hold ON OFF switch for 5 seconds to turn OFF APS 3 BLUE O
2. PC to format SD Card using FAT32 File Format System Slide SD Card in the slot until it locks into place SIM Card Installation WARNING Turn OFF APS 3 when installing removing the SIM Card Turn OFF APS 3 Push yellow button to release SIM Card holder Flip SIM Card Holder over to insert into the APS 3 SIM Card Holder slot Slide SIM Card Holder in the slot until it is mounted flush APS 3 Battery Removal Charge and Installation Complete the following steps for removal charge and installation of APS 3 batteries One fully charged battery can be used up to 5 hours Check which battery is in use before removal See battery status in SurvCE to replace idle battery Instructions located in Power or Battery Status Indicator section of this manuscript Press release button to open battery compartment door FRONT To Replace battery Pull the battery out or push to release the battery to slide out and close the compartment door To charge battery Plug the AC wall battery charger into the wall socket and power LED turns ON Place APS 3 battery in charger for 2 hours or until LED turns GREEN for full charge RED LED indicates battery not fully charged To load battery in APS 3 Slide the batteries in the slot and close compartment door Check battery status in SurvCE Communicating with APS 3 Serial cable communication takes precedence over A Bluetooth Remove the serial cable from SER1
3. N Established Communication OFF Idle for device bonding ON RTK corrections are available aden OFF No RTK Corrections Reo _ ON Receiver is Powered Eea Rapid Flash Boot Up a Interval Flashing Tracking Satellites RED 5 ON ARUYE Data Logging UELI OFF Inactive Data Logging i Press two times lt 1 sec apart and Data Logging LED Data Logging turns ON OFF Press three times lt 1 sec apart and Soft Reboot occurs Press four times lt 1 sec apart and Hard Reboot occurs 2 LEMO Connectors BOTTOM SER2 Ext Radio a Controller PC Lk GSM GPRS Cellular Modem The APS 3 comes with an internal GSM cellular modem In order for the GSM Modem to transmit and receive data you need a SIM Card with a data service plan 1 Purchase and activate SIM card with a data service plan from a GSM GPRS cellular carrier of your choice 2 Install SIM card in your APS 3 and check the parameters to ensure it works correctly prior to field use SD Memory and SIM Card Compartment REAR VB Place coin on the slot Turn PN P3 clockwise to lock compartment amp counter clockwise to unlock LOCK UNLOCK A Install remove SD or SIM card only while APS 3 is turned OFF Format SD Memory Card WARNING Turn OFF APS 3 when Installing removing the SD Card Turn OFF APS 3 Push SD Card to release locking mechanism and pull out of slot FAT32 Use SD Memory Card Reader and Windows File System
4. figure SIM card for Internal GSM modem only once per service provider e Select proper Network connection and Configure o TCP IP Direct UDP IP Direct NTRIP SpiderNet Direct Dial e Select Message Type o CMR CMR RTCM V2 3 RTCM V3 0 e Select Base ID and check box to Send Rover Position to Network for VRS Network e Select Check button on upper right hand corner e Flashing orange RTK LED indicates APS 3 is receiving corrections WARNING Incorrect Provider and APN Server will result in error Power or Battery Status Indicator Use SurvCE to check APS 3 battery status In Equip Tab select GPS Rover or GPS Base Station button Eem 5 Current Comms Receiver RTK Click on button for APS 3 GNSS Firmware amp Battery Status details Battery information is not available when using external power Model Manufacturer C E Load Save Rename Delete Load Seve Rename Delete Questions or Comments Please contact ALTUS Positioning Systems Email support altus ps com Web http www altus ps com Phone 310 541 8139
5. port for Bluetooth to resume For Wireless Bluetooth communications with the APS 3 follow the steps below with a Controller Allegro Archer etc Refer to APS 3 User Manual for variations in controllers Your Controller with SurvCE has been preconfigured 1 for wireless communication with the APS 3 receiver s 1 Turn ON the APS 3 The RED LED will turn ON and the GREEN LED GNSS Satellite starts to blink 2 Turn ON the Controller and Run SurvCE software i Register SurvCE at http www carlsonsw com 3 Go to the Equip tab and select GPS Rover 4 Inthe Current Tab select Manufacturer Altus and Model APS 3 5 In the Comms Tab select the proper APS 3 unit for connection APS 3_ where is product serial number located underneath the receiver Click on Bluetooth button in upper right hand corner of screen to bond with your APS 3 6 If the APS 3 name is not listed select Configure 7 Then select Find Receiver and a Bluetooth Device search occurs Highlight the APS 3 name then select the Bluetooth button to bond SIM Card Follow the steps below to verify that the GSM GPRS Modem works correctly with your activated SIM Card 1 Establish communication with APS 3 using SurvCE 2 Select Equip tab and then GPS Rover 3 GPS Rover window comes up and select RTK tab e Select Device Internal GSM and Configure button for Internal GSM Select a Provider and Input APN Server for connection A Con

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