Transfer – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v5.0 User Manual

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which will then be included in the archive.

[< Back]: returns to the previous screen.

[Backup]: opens the next screen.

Backup / Restore - Create a Snapshot

The Create a Snapshot screen is a map view that is used to configure the map as desired and the resulting image will
be saved in the archive as a snapshot along with the job files.

(OK): will create the archive along with a snapshot of the map as it is configured on the screen.

(Cancel): will create the backup archive without a snapshot.

Backup / Restore - Restore

When restoring the job files from an archive, the archived files will replace the existing files of the current job.

Warning

: If you do not want to lose any new data that was collected after the archive being restored was created, you

should first backup the current job to a new archive before restoring an older archive.

[< Back]: will return to the previous screen.

[Restore]: will restore the backed up job from the selected archive. The current job is then deleted and replaced by the
backup job.

Transfer

[File] [Transfer]

The Transfer screen allows you to transfer files between the data collector and another device running the survey
software.

Connecting to: specifies which device you are communicating with from the following options:

HP48: if you are connecting to a Hewlett Packard HP48 calculator.
Husky: if you are connecting to a Husky FS-series data collector.
Survey Pro (WM/WinCE): if you are connecting to a Windows device running Survey Pro.
Windows PC: if you are connecting to a personal computer that is running Windows CE Services.

COM Port: specifies which COM port you are using on the local machine. (COM 1 is the only available serial port on
a Ranger.)

Baud Rate: specifies the communications speed. The baud rate must match in both units for successful
communications.

Parity: specifies the parity. The parity must match in both units. When in doubt, select None here. All transfers are
controlled from the PC when in this special mode.

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