User manual TRIMBLE TERRASYNC 3.00 GETTING STARTED GUIDE REV A

[. . . ] GETTING STARTED GUIDE TerraSyncTM software NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA Trimble Navigation Limited 10355 Westmoor Drive Suite #100 Westminster, CO 80021 USA EUROPE, AFRICA & MIddlE EAST Trimble GmbH Am Prime Parc 11 65479 Raunheim GERMANY ASIA-PACIFIC Trimble Navigation Australia PTY Limited 120 Wickham Street Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006 AUSTRALIA www. trimble. com GETTING STARTED GUIDE TerraSyncTM software Version 3. 00 Revision A Part Number 43164-27 March 2007 F Trimble Navigation Limited 10355 Westmoor Drive Suite #100 Westminster, CO 80021 USA www. trimble. com Legal Notices Copyright and Trademarks ©2000--2007, Trimble Navigation Limited. For STL support, the TerraSync software uses the Moscow Center for SPARC Technology adaptation of the SGI Standard Template Library. ©1994 Hewlett-Packard Company, ©1996, 1997 Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc. , ©1997 Moscow Center for SPARC Technology. Portions of this computer program are copyright © 1995-1999 LizardTech, Inc. [. . . ] See also Auto-incrementing attributes, page 83. TerraSync Software Getting Started Guide 79 3 User Interface and Data Entry Menu fields A menu field has a predefined list of values associated with it. To change the selected value, tap the drop-down arrow at the right of the field and select an option from the list. Field name Unselected field with drop-down list available Selected field with drop-down list displayed List of values for the selected field Scroll bar The current value in a drop-down list is highlighted. To choose a different value, select the value from the list. If a drop-down list has more options than fit on one screen, a scroll bar appears on the right. Drag the scroll bar or tap the arrow buttons to scroll up and down the list. Some menu fields can store either a value you enter or a value you select from a list. For example, in the Data form in the Setup section, the Interval field can accept either an integer between 1 and 999, or Off. Enter a value manually using an on-screen or physical keyboard, or select a value from the drop-down list. Time fields Enter time values manually using an on-screen or physical keyboard, or select the current time from a drop-down list. If the field computer uses on-screen keyboards, the Trimble numeric keyboard pops up when you select a time field. To enter the current time, tap the arrow at the right of the field and select Now from the drop-down list. 80 TerraSync Software Getting Started Guide User Interface and Data Entry 3 In the data dictionary, you can specify that a time attribute is automatically set to the current time when the feature is created, when the feature is updated, or both. Date fields Enter a date value manually using the physical keyboard, or select it from the drop-down calendar. To enter a date manually, type it in from the keyboard. To select it from the calendar, tap the drop-down arrow at the right of the date field and select the date required from the calendar. In the data dictionary, you can specify that a date attribute is automatically set to the current date when the feature is created, when the feature is updated, or both. Filename fields A filename field lets you attach an existing file to a feature. The TerraSync software does not record attached files. Use other software or hardware, such as a digital camera or sound recorder, to create and save files before you attach them to features. Enter a filename manually using the physical keyboard, or select the filename from the drop-down list for the filename field. The drop-down list shows files in the current working folder. To change the working folder, tap the Browse button to the right of the filename field. In the pop-up window that appears, navigate to the folder you need. TerraSync Software Getting Started Guide 81 3 User Interface and Data Entry B Tip ­ If you set the working folder to the folder where the files to be attached are stored, you can simply select the appropriate file for each feature from the drop-down list, without having to check or change the working folder each time. To view the currently selected file, tap the Preview button beside the attribute field. [. . . ] The GPS cursor shows your current position and heading. GPS cursor Target Note ­ Your Map screen may appear different from the one shown. To navigate to the target, make sure that the heading arrow on the GPS cursor points towards the target as you move. You may need to use zooming or panning to ensure that both the target and the GPS cursor are visible. When the target is not visible, the bearing arrow at the edge of the map shows its direction. [. . . ]