STONEX S9 GNSS User Manual

Contents

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Contents

Chapter I : A brief introduction of S9III ............................................................................................................... 3

Chapter II: S9III mainframe .................................................................................................................................... 6

II.1 The outlook of mainframe ........................................................................................................................................................................6

II.2 Interfaces ........................................................................................................................................................................................................6

II.3 The installation of battery ........................................................................................................................................................................8

II.4 Indicator leds and instrument setup ...................................................................................................................................................9

Chapter III: S9III standard accessories .............................................................................................................. 14

III.1 The case of S9III ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

III.2 Power supply ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16

III.3 The antennas............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17

III.4 Cables ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19

III.5 Other accessories .................................................................................................................................................................................... 20

III.6 Controller Getac PS236 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Chapter IV: S9III Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 23

IV.1 The installation of base and rover ..................................................................................................................................................... 23

IV.2 The configuration by using keys ....................................................................................................................................................... 24

IV.3 Standard operation of leds .................................................................................................................................................................... 26

IV.4 How to measure the antenna height ............................................................................................................................................... 27

IV.5 How to download static data ................................................................................................................................................................ 29

IV.6 Registration of the receiver ................................................................................................................................................................. 30

Chapter V: STONEX® Assistant for S9III............................................................................................................. 31

V.1 Start Stonex Assistant on your PC. .................................................................................................................................................... 32

V.3 Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 34

V.3.1. Static Data Survey .................................................................................................................................................................................. 35

V.3.2. Dynamic working mode .................................................................................................................................................................... 37

V.3.2.1. Base coordinates setting ............................................................................................................................................................... 38

V.3.3. Data Link .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41

V.3.3.1 Network................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41

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V.3.3.2 UHF Radio ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 44

V.3.3.3 External ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46

V.3.3.4. Bluetooth ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 47

V.3.4 NMEA Output string. ............................................................................................................................................................................. 48

V.4 Register the receiver ................................................................................................................................................................................ 51

V.6 Firmware update ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 53

Appendix 1: Default Radio Settings .................................................................................................................... 54

Appendix 2: Self-check procedure ...................................................................................................................... 57

Appendix 3: Technical Specifications ................................................................................................................ 58

GNNS module specifications: ....................................................................................................................................................................... 58

Receiver accuracy ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 59

Connection devices and protocols : ........................................................................................................................................................... 59

Radio module ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60

GPRS/GSM module ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 60

Power Supply: .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 60

Physical specification: .................................................................................................................................................................................... 61

Appendix 4: Copyrights, warranty and environmental recycling ............................................................. 62

Copyrights and trademarks ........................................................................................................................................................................... 62

Release Notice .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62

Standard Limited Warranty .................................................................................................................................... 62

Shipping policy................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63

Return policy Dead On Arrival instruments. ........................................................................................................................................ 63

Firmware/Software warranty. .................................................................................................................................................................... 64

Over Warranty repair(s) policy. .................................................................................................................................................................. 64

Disclaimer and Limitation of Remedy. ..................................................................................................................................................... 65

Instruments ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66

Accessories. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66

Restriction for GPS Boards. ........................................................................................................................................................................... 66

Service Procedure ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 66

Environmental recycling ......................................................................................................................................... 66

FOR COUNTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) ........................................................................................................................... 66

FOR COUNTRIES OUTSIDE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) ....................................................................................................................... 67

Chapter I: A brief introduction of S9 III

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Chapter I : A brief introduction of S9III

STONEX® devoted itself to offer to surveyors the most advanced GPS tools. GPS RTK surveying

technology plays an important role in surveying tasks and its use is getting more and more

widespread. As a leading GPS RTK instrument producer, STONEX® guarantees that the S9III,

our latest RTK GPS receiver, is suited for nowadays demands of precision, reliability and user

friendliness.

S9III is a multiconstellation (GNSS) receiver, it has been designed to receive and manage GPS

signals from Navstar, Glonass, Galileo and other navigation systems. S9III is totally integrated: in

one body are included the GNSS antenna, the UHF transceiver radiomodem and the Quadri-

band GSM/GPRS modem, the Bluetooth device and the battery. The user just has to switch on

the PDA controller and start the surveying!

The exquisite outlook and the amazing color bring you a fashioned surveying station. This

device has a higher stability, lesser power consumption, smaller volume and lighter weight than

the previous STONEX® receivers. S9III has a special design which makes it waterproof,

dustproof and vibration-proof. The batteries and built-in radio are set in the bottom of

mainframe, giving more effective dustproof and waterproof qualities and makes the S9III a

better performer in field of surveying. The Wireless receiver unit (weighs) 1.2 kg: the rover is

light and easy to carry. The low power consumption of receiver allows users to carry out and

work in long time with only one single battery.

Integrated design and anti-jamming property are combined perfectly: the former avoids the

problem of a cumbersome external antenna, and the mainframe design can resolve the

jamming problem effectively.

The performance of data-transfer radio technology is state-of-the-art: the bit error rate (BER) is

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and the radio collision problem is reduced.

UHF antenna is studied in order to make its electromagnetic center connected with the

electromagnetic center of dual-frequency antenna: in this way it reduces at the same time the

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interference and makes the volume much smaller. The tight electronic shielding can avoid the

interference more effectively.

The S9III receiver mounts a GPS/GLONASS antenna with a four feed technology. This design is

able to reduce the electrical phase center error ellipsoid and in addiction it improves the Right

Hand Circular Polarization Characteristics (RHCP) of the antenna, resulting in enhanced GPS

signal tracking and improved multipath rejection, in case a polarization reversal has taken

place as a result of the signal reflection.

At the same time S9III has a GPRS/GSM module which supports different network RTK

technologies (VRS, FKP, etc.). This allows STONEX® S9III receiver to be a flexible system for

demanding surveying applications. As a rover, it can be used as a static double frequency

receiver or in a RTK configuration, where differential corrections are received from CORS via

GSM/GPRS data modem (maximum range 70 km) or by another S9III receiver acting as base,

linked by GSM/GPRS data modem or UHF radio modem.

In the last case S9III in base configuration can transmit with the built-in 0.5-1 W radio or can

be connected to a more powerful external radio at user's disposal in order to reach the

requested metric range.

The receiver can be connected to different RTK software for different applications. The data

transfer is easy and fast, like a Plug and Play USB drive.

STONEX® provides two year of warranty to S9III receivers . It should be noted that high power

signals from a nearby radio or radar transmitter can overwhelm the receiver circuits. Low

power transmitter like those used in cell-phones do not normally interfere with receiver’s

operations. It’s important to draw your attention to the operational temperatures, limits which

should not be exceeded for a correct functioning (see pag. 61).

It is also important to point out that in each weather case after coming back from the field

you should keep the container open in a warm and dry place and at the same time take out the

controller and receiver from the container, in order to make them dry.

Anyway we recommend you to manage the instrument with reasonable care.

Even if you have used other GPS or GNSS products before, we recommend that you spend some

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time reading this manual to learn about the special features of this product.

If you are not familiar with GNSS technology, we suggest you read a specific book in order to

better understand the contents of this manual. Any way you can ask for any technical support

by sending an email to our address [email protected] or contact your local dealer.

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Chapter II: S9III mainframe

II.1 The outlook of mainframe

The mainframe has an almost cylindrical shape, with a base larger than the height. There are

three parts: an upper cap, a rubber loop and the main structure. The upper cap protects the

GNSS antenna placed inside. The rubber loop has the function of softening possible shocks or

falls. In the front of the main structure there are 2 keys and 9 lights, on the bottom side there is

one slot for the built-in radio and GSM/GPRS module, and one for the battery and SIM card. All

the others components of the receiver (Bluetooth device, main board, OEM board, etc.) are

contained inside the main structure.

Fig. 2.1 - S9III mainframe

II.2 Interfaces

The mainframe interfaces are shown in Fig. 2.2: the left port (five pins LEMO) is used for

external power supply and external radio, the right port (seven pins LEMO) is used for data

transferring between receiver and computer or between receiver and the handheld. Near the

radio module there is the radio antenna interface.

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a) TNC connector for GPRS/GSM antenna

b) 5pins Lemo port for external datalink connection

c) Battery housing

d) Front panel

e) Built-in radio module

f) 7pins Lemo port for data transfer.

g) TNC connector for UHF radio antenna

Fig. 2.2 - S9III components and ports

Fig. 2.3 - 5-pins LEMO port

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Fig. 2.4 - 7-pins port

II.3 The installation of battery

1. SIM card slot

2. MicroSD card slot

3. Battery

4. Battery housing

Fig. 2.5 - S9III battery housing

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Under the place for the battery, there is a slot for SIM card, necessary when a connection by

GPRS/GSM is used.

II.4 Indicator leds and instrument setup

Fig. 2.6 - S9III keys and indicator leds

1. satellite led

2. static led

3. rover led

4. base led

5. Bluetooth led

6. internal radio led

7. GSM/GPRS led

8. external data link led

9. internal power led

10. Function Key

11. Power Key

The functionality as follows, from left to right:

SATELLITE led (green):

It shows the amount of locked satellites; when the receiver links one or more satellites

signal, it will start to blink every 30 seconds for a number of times equal to the number

of locked satellites.

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Fig. 2.7 - S9III satellite led

STATIC led (red):

It switch on if the static mode is selected and it starts to blinks when the receiver is

recording data, with the same frequency of the sample rate, if the sample rate is greater

than 1 Hz it blink anyway at 1 Hz.

Fig. 2.8 - S9III static led

ROVER led (red):

Rover led is on when the receiver is working in rover mode

Fig. 2.9 - S9III rover led

BASE led(red):

Base led is on when the receiver is working in base mode.

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Fig. 2.10 - S9III base led

BLUETOOTH led (blue):

Once you have connected the receiver with the handheld, this led will switch on.

Fig 2.11 - S9III bluetooth led

INTERNAL RADIO led (green):

This led is on when UHF internal radio is selected as RTK datalink.

It is blinking when is transmitting data in base mode or receiving data in rover mode.

Fig 2.12 - S9III internal radio led

GSM/GPRS led (green):

This led is on when GSM/GPRS module is selected as RTK datalink. It starts to blink when

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there is data transfer ongoing ( download in rover mode and upload in base mode).

Fig 2.13 - S9III gsm/gprs device led

EXTERNAL RADIO led (green):

This led is on when external datalink is selected as RTK datalink. It starts to blink when

there is data transfer ongoing( download in rover mode and upload in base mode).

Fig 2.14 - S9III external radio led

POWER led (green and red) :

It includes three kind of status:

1. Green: power supply in good condition.

2. Red: low power (below 20%).

3. Red blinking and beeping: very low power (below 10%)

Usually when the light becomes red you have still one hour of power reserve. External

power and internal battery share same power light. When external power is used, the

led indicates external power level.

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Fig. 2.15 - S9III power led

F Key : Function key

It can switch the working mode (static, base or rover) and RTK datalink (built-in radio, external

radio or GPRS/GSM).

Switch working mode: Power on the receiver while pressing F key in the meantime, wait

until all lights flash, then release both buttons. Now every time you press F key, you will

see one red led switched on and moving through the three working mode.

Switch datalink: Press F key in ROVER or BASE mode, then release after the beep, you

will see one green led switched on, that moves every time you press F key through the

three datalink.

I Key: Power key

It powers on/off the receiver function and has a confirm function.

Power on receiver: Press and hold I key for at least one second, the receiver will power

on.

Power off

receiver: Press and hold I key for few seconds, after three beeps all lights turn off, at

that point release the key, the receiver is off .

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Chapter III: S9III standard accessories

On the basis of the configuration chosen (base or rover) some of these accessories are included

in the receiver bundle.

III.1 The case of S9III

There are two kinds of S9III cases: Rover case and Base case. The inner layout of the Base case

and Rover case is different.

Base case contains also the basement and tribrach for fixing the base on a tripod and a 40 cm

pole for put the base higher, while Rover case included the bracket for the controller. You can

distinguish them from nameplate.

Fig. 3.1 - S9III case

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Fig. 3.2 - S9III Rover case

Fig. 3.3 - S9III Base case

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Fig. 3.4 - S9III internal case of Rover

III.2 Power supply

Batteries

The standard configuration contains two batteries, a slot for charging batteries (named

“charger” for simplicity) and an adaptor. The battery are “lithium-ion” battery (7.4 V - 2500

mAH): a technology which has an higher energy-to-weight ratio with respect to NiCd or NiMh

batteries, no memory effect, and slow self-discharge when not in use.

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Fig. 3.5 - Lithium-ion battery

Charger

The charger can charge both batteries simultaneously. The lights of the charger shows if the

battery is being charged (red light CHARGE) or if it is already charged (green light FULL). Red

light POWER shows if the charger is powered on and there is also a light which turns on in case

of too high temperature (red light TEMP).

Fig. 3.6 - S9III charger and adaptor

III.3 The antennas

S9III adopts a UHF all-direction transmitting and receiving antenna. Since there are three

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different internal radio settings with different frequency range, the corresponding antennas

have different length. The available range are: 410-430 MHz, 430-450 MHz and 450-470 MHz.

the corresponding antennas have length of: 40, 37,5 and 34 cm. They are suitable for field

surveying, light and durable. The gain is 2.15 dBi.

Fig. 3.7 – built-in radio antenna (not in scale)

S9III adopts a GPRS/GSM all-direction transmitting and receiving antenna with a frequency in

the ranges 824-960 MHz and 1710-1880 MHz. It is suitable for field surveying, light and

durable, the length is about 20 cm, the gain is 2 dBi .

Fig. 3.8 – Gprs/gsm antenna (not in scale)

For S9III, it is possible to use like additional accessory (not included in the standard

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configuration) a high-gain UHF all-directional transmitting antenna for base setup. The

available ranges are: 410-430 MHz, 430-450 MHz and 450-470 MHz. The antenna is around 1

meter long and can be mounted on a retractable pole or a tripod for better performance. The

higher the antenna is, the larger cover area does it has for the radio signal. The gain of the

antenna is 5 dBi.

Fig. 3.9 –External radio antenna (not in scale)

III.4 Cables

Receiver standard cable

This is a multi-function communication cable: it is used for connecting receiver (by a 7-pins

LEMO port) and computer (by a serial and USB port) used for transferring the static data,

setting the receiver, updating the firmware and the license.

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Fig. 3.10 - Multi-function communication cable

Auxiliary cable

External power supply cables can be ordered and used to connect an external battery (red and

black clips) to the receiver (small 5-pin LEMO)：

Fig. 3.11 - External power supply cables

III.5 Other accessories

The other accessories are: 2.45 m retractable pole, 40 cm supporting pole, two kind of brackets

depending on the controller, tribrach with plummet, tripod (wood or aluminum, with quick or

twist clamps), connector between receiver and tribrach, and measuring tape.

Fig. 3.12 – 2.45m retractable pole

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Fig. 3.13 – 40cm supporting pole

Fig. 3.14 – Bracket B1 for Getac

Fig. 3.15 – Tribrach and adapter with optical plummet

Fig. 3.16 – Connector between tribrach and receiver

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Fig. 3.17 – Measuring tape .

III.6 Controller Getac PS236

The S9III is usually provided with the Getac PS236 controller in the standard configuration.

Anyway the controller is not part of the accessories for S9III generation, it must be purchased

separately.

Fig. 3.18 - Getac PS236 controller

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Chapter IV: S9III Configuration

IV.1 The installation of base and rover

BASE ROVER

TX / RX ANTENNA TX / RX ANTENNA

Fig. 4.1 - Base and rover configuration

Installation of Base

- Install the tripod on the chosen location, level it and attach the receiver into tribrach.

- Attach the transmitting radio antenna into the port “UHF”: using the 40cm supporting

pole is better, since increases the height of the antenna. If you are using a direct GSM

connection you should attach the gsm antenna into “GPRS” port.

- Switch on the receiver and check the working mode. If it is not correct, please see next

paragraph IV.2 for understanding how to select the correct working mode or you can

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change it later using the handheld software.

- Switch on the handheld and start the software for the radio channel configuration and

inserting the base coordinates, otherwise it is possible to make the settings by Stonex

Assistant pc software.

Installation of Rover

- Fix the bracket on the pole, fix the handheld into the bracket, put the rover on the pole

and attach receiving radio antenna into the port “UHF” or gsm antenna into the port

“GPRS”, depending on the connection used.

- Power on the receiver and check the working mode. If it is not correct, please see next

paragraph IV.2 for understanding how to select the correct working mode or you can

change it later using the handheld software.

- Switch on the handheld and start the software, then you can do the advanced setting of

the instrument and finally start the survey.

If you want to take very accurate measures (around or below cm accuracy), we recommend

you to use another tripod also for the rover.

IV.2 The configuration by using keys

How can you select the working mode?

- Insert the battery in the battery box, then press and hold I key + F key: the receiver will

start.

- Keep pressed I key + F key until all lights blink at the same time (Fig. 4.2), then release

the keys.

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Fig. 4.2 - S9III, all led blinking at the same time

- Now every time you press F key, the STATIC/ROVER/BASE lights will switch on in the

corresponding order. You can select three different red lights, each of them refers to one

working mode.

- Press I key when the chosen light is blinking and the receiver will start in the selected

working mode . Summary of working modes:

1. Static mode

2. Rover mode

3. Base mode

Fig. 4.3 - S9III summary of working mode led

How can you select data link?

- After you entered working mode, press and release F key, the UHF/GPRS/EXT lights will

blink by turns at every pressure of F key. Then you can select different green lights, each

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one refers to different data link. This situation refers only to the rover and base mode,

since in static mode there is no green light blinking.

- Press I key when the chosen light is blinking and the receiver will start in the selected

working mode. Summary of data link types:

4. Internal UHF Radio

5. GPRS\GSM module

6. External radio

Fig. 4.4 - S9III summary of data-link led

The next time you will switch on again the receiver, the working mode and data-link will be the

last selected.

If you prefer, you can select the correct data-link by handheld software.

As regards the advanced working parameters, for instance sampling interval, minimum

elevation angle, antenna height, etc, they can be set by handheld software or by Assistant,

without modifying the parameters the receiver will work with default parameters.

The static mode parameters cannot be selected by the controller, but only by Assistant.

IV.3 Standard operation of leds

Static mode

The STATIC and power led will keep lighted. When satellites fulfill the conditions (at least 4 GPS

or 4 GLONASS satellite), receiver will start recording epochs, you will hear a beep, STATIC light

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will flash according to sampling interval (if you don’t set up, the default is 5 seconds) and the

satellite light will flash a number of times equal to the locked satellites.

Base mode

The BASE, power led and selected datalink (UHF, GPRS/GSM or EXTERNAL) will keep lighted.

When satellites fulfill the conditions, the base will enter into the transmit mode and start to

send data through the datalink. The datalink green led flashing every one second means the

base transmit normal. The satellite light will blink according to the number of satellites as

described for static mode.

Rover mode

The ROVER, power led and selected datalink (UHF, GPRS/GSM or EXTERNAL) will keep lighted.

The datalink green led flashing every one second means the rover is receiving data packets. The

satellite light will blink according to the number of satellites as described for static mode.

IV.4 How to measure the antenna height

The height of receiver is 99mm, the diameter is 186mm, the height from the center of the

sealed rubber ring to the bottom is 62mm.

The antenna height is conventionally defined as the vertical height from the phase centre to the

ground surveyed point (the distance “h” in fig. 4.5). It is not possible to measure it directly: you

have to measure other reachable heights (the distances “a”, “d”, “s” in fig.4.5). The distance “a” is

the vertical height from the ground to the mainframe’s bottom, “d” is the vertical height from

the ground to the middle of the rubber ring: both are defined as “vertical heights”. On the

contrary the distance “s” is measured from the ground surveyed point to the middle of the

rubber ring and is called “slant height”. You have to choose the measuring method according to

the used software.

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Fig. 4.5 - Different measures of the antenna height

1. In rover and base mode you have to insert the correct antenna height according to RTK

software. In STONEX® SurvCE , for example, the distances “a” and “s” are permitted: software

will add the distance “b” to “a” (or convert “s”) to obtain “h”. For other software please read the

specific user guide.

2. In static mode you have to write the correct antenna height in .DAT or RINEX file. If you are

using STONEX® GPS Processor you have to specify the correct antenna height before processing

.DAT data or exporting it into RINEX format. The same if you are using STONEX® Assistant for

converting .DAT into RINEX. Please read the specific manual of STONEX® GPS Processor, it

should be noted that however the slant height “s” corresponds to the definition “Line of Edge of

antenna”, “a” to “Bottom of antenna” and “d” is equal to “Bottom of antenna mount”.

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IV.5 How to download static data

For a correct connection between receiver and PC, follow the procedure described below. By

using a different procedure it may be very difficult to make a connection.

At first turn on the mainframe, then connect the cable to the communication interface of the

receiver (7-pins Lemo port), then insert the USB port in the PC. The taskbar will show as

follows:

Fig. 4.6 - Taskbar of windows including the receiver

The PC considers the receiver as a “removable disk”, so open the “removable disk”, and then you

can get the data files in the memory.

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Fig. 4.7 - Example of receiver files

You can copy the original file to PC and if necessary modify the file names. As Fig. 4.7, for

example, shows, .INI file is the configuration file stored in the memory of S9III. You can open

also the “CONFIG.INI” file as a simple text file and set some parameters of static mode: sampling

frequency, minimum elevation angle, etc. Please modify this parameters with care and don’t

change any parameter which is not clear because you could compromise the correct working

of the receivers.

You can use the STONEX® Assistant to download the raw data and set the parameters in a safer

way, as explained in Chapter V.

IV.6 Registration of the receiver

If the provisional license expired, you need to insert a new license code in the receiver for

continuing to use it. The license is composed of a 32 characters code. For inserting the new

license you can use RTK software STONEX® SurvCE: you have to enter into the submenu

“Equipment”  “GPS utilities”  “Send command”, then write the command

“SET,DEVICE.REGI,[license code]”.

However it is also possible to register the receiver using the STONEX® Assistant , as explained

in Chapter V.

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Chapter V: STONEX

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Assistant for S9III

STONEX® Assistant is a tool which is conceived for aiding the user to make easier different

operations with the receiver S9III. It is contained in the bundle CD.

Fig. 5.1 – Main page of Stonex Assistant

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The opening page, is showed in Fig. 5.1. It reports internal system configuration of the GPS

receiver S9 after get PC connection.

V. 1 Start Stonex Assistant on your PC.

Connect the S9 to the PC USB port using Lemo7 – USB/Serial cable.

Switch on the receiver; automatically the program should search the COM port where the

receiver is connected (automatic search works only for USB virtual serial connection). If this

doesn’t happen, select the right COM port manually. To select the right COM port manually,

please click on “File”“Connect“ and you will get the Connect page, see Fig 5.2:

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Fig. 5.2 - Opening COM port

Try to get connection inserting different COM number (like COM1, COM2, etc), and then select

“OK” button. When you have find the right COM port, you should see the screen shown in Fig

5.3 that show you in the main window the system information.

Fig. 5.3 – Information page of Stonex Assistant

From the showed information you can understand about: the battery level, the firmware

version of GNSS board, the antenna information, the firmware of radio and gprs internal

device, the free disk space and the current working and datalink setting.

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V. 2 Setting

If you click on the menu “Setting ” on right, a new menu window is opening as in Fig. 5.4.

Fig. 5.4 – Setting window

From this window you can set the most important parameters of the receiver without opening

the CONFIG .INI file and modifying it by hand in a text editor.

You can set the survey working mode (Static, Dynamic - Base/Rover) and kind of datalink

(NETWORK, UHF, EXTERNAL, BLUETOOTH) of S9III (see the red rectangle in Fig. 5.4).

Some definitions of working mode:

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Static: is the stand-alone station that collect raw observations and need a post-processing in

office for getting accurate results.

Base: is the fixed GPS station used to provide differential corrections to the mobile GPS receiver.

Rover: is the mobile receiver used to survey on field.

Some definitions of available datalink:

Network: is an internet connection by GPRS band to a base that provide differential corrections

or a connection between base and rover by a GSM direct call (like a phone call)

UHF: is a connection between base and rover by the internal radio communication.

External: is a connection between base and rover by an external device attached through the 5-

pin LEMO port, it is usually an external radio.

Bluetooth: is an option for sending or receiving the NTRIP corrections to the receiver through

the Bluetooth channel.

Select “Static” for a static survey operation, “Dynamic” if you want to do RTK measures with

your S9III.

V. 2.1. Static Data Survey

Static mode data entry page is reported on Fig 5.5:

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Fig. 5.5 – Static working mode

From here you can control following data settings:

Cut Angle : Define the minimum elevation of satellite to be collected in order to avoid

noisy satellites (suggested value between 15° and 10°).

PDOP Threshold : Define the maximum value of PDOP for valid GPS data in order to avoid

bad satellite configuration in the sky (suggested value below 3).

Point Name : Assign a “name” to the point you are surveying.

Antenna Height : Introduce GPS antenna height from ground, see Par IV.5 .

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Time Interval : Set sampling frequency between different GPS epochs.

Automatic Record : Start automatic GPS static survey after power on. For static survey this

option strictly NEED to be checked in Stonex PC Assistant.

When the configuration is completed, click on button “Save” to update the Receiver

configuration.

V. 2.2. Dynamic working mode

In the Dynamic working mode (Rover or Base) the following parameters should be specified, as

you can see in Fig. 5.6.

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Fig. 5.6 – Dynamic working mode parameters

Differential type: To select the format of the differential corrections transmitted or received.

Elevation mask: Define the minimum elevation of used satellite to be collected in order to avoid

noisy satellites (suggested value between 15° and 10°).

Record Raw data: to record raw data inside memory of S9III.

Using Glonass: to enable/disable Glonass reception.

V. 2.2.1. Base coordinates setting

If you choose “Dynamic” and “Base” option, a “Base Setting“ button will appear on the screen,

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see red arrow in Fig. 5.7. Click on it, and the Base Setting module will appears on the screen:

Fig. 5.7 – Base Setting window

Inside this form, you can choose if the Base coordinates must be inserted manually ( “Start Up

By Specific Position” ) if known, or calculated from GPS observations ( Automatic Start Up By

Single Position) if unknown.

Automatic Start Up By Single Position

If checkbox “Automatic Start Up“ is selected, the GPS Receiver will calculate the geographical

coordinates of the base using an average value from GPS observations. The time delay after

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switch on for base transmission must be inserted in the Text Box “Delay“.

Fig. 5.8 – Automatic Start Up By Single Position

Click “OK” to confirm your data entry.

Start Up By a Specific Position:

By choosing the “Start Up by Specific Position” it is possible to introduce directly the

geographical coordinates of the base (Known point): you can insert also geocentric X,Y,Z.

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Fig. 5.9 – Start Up by a specific position

V. 2.3. Data Link

Here you can select the type of datalink used to get/provide differential corrections.

Four different options are available for “rover” mode, while three options for “base” mode

(network, internal or external radio).

V. 2.3.1 Network

This option is relative to get GNSS differential corrections from a CORS system.

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Fig. 5.10 – Network

If you will click on the button “Settings” (red rectangle in Figure 5.10), a new form will open.

From here you can choose the type of connection:

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Fig. 5.11 – Network menu’

CSD: Normal dial GSM call, using a phone number that you can insert in “Base Number“ Text

Box.

PPP: For VPN (Virtual Private Network) users only. For VPN uses, each SIM card has assigned a

static IP address. Therefore the rover can be connected directly to the base via entering the

base IP.

NTRIP: It is the most common. Connection to a provider using data transfer in accord with

NTRIP protocol by internet GPRS connection. If you will select this option, the right side of the

form (APN menu) will be activated, and from here you can insert data like:

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a) Name of APN provider  provider of the RF Network connection.
b) User and Password (normally not required).
c) NTRIP setting parameters like IP address of CORS provider, Port Address, Type

of Mount Point, User Name and Password of the user.

The “GGA Upload” input windows provide the interval of NMEA GGA string upload, this string

contains the rover coordinates that must be sent to the CORS or base.

Click on “OK” button to confirm your entry.

V. 2.3.2 UHF Radio

Choose this option when you are taking differential corrections from your GPS Base.

If you select UHF from the Scroll box and click the “Setting” Button a new form will open,

where you can introduce following data: Frequency settings, Station name, Channel number,

Protocol and Channel Spacing , as you can see in Fig 5.12.

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Fig. 5.12 - UHF Radio Settings

Frequency setting: insert the frequency, expressed in Mhz, of the radio link associated to each

channel .There are 8 channels available in the internal UHF radio .

Name: You can associate a name to each Radio.

Channels: Selected the “default” Radio channel active after power on .

Protocol: Select the type of Radio protocol. For internal Radio, Select TrimTalk GMSK.

Spacing: Select Minimum Channel Spacing ( use 25KHZ like default ).

Power mode: Select the transmission power level low (0,5 Watt) or high (1 Watt).

Click on button “OK” to confirm your choice.

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V. 2.3.3 External

This option give us the possibility to use an external device, usually an external UHF Radio

connected by cable at lemo-5 connector.

If you select “External” and Click on “Settings”, a new form will open and in this form you can

insert the baud rate of the external radio:

Fig. 5.13 - External radio baud rate

Click on button “OK “ to confirm.

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V.2.3.4. Bluetooth

This option give us the possibility to use Bluetooth device for RTK data exchange. In this case

the same channel with commands and position information between handheld and receiver is

used also for transmitting the differential corrections from handheld to the receiver, for

example if the handheld is connected through internet or it is connected to a mobile phone

connected to internet. Please remember that if you select Bluetooth as datalink, you don’t see

any datalink led on the display.

Fig. 5.14 - Bluetooth

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When you have completed all your selection, please click on “Save” button and the

configuration will be stored inside S9 memory.

V. 2.4 NMEA Output string

NMEA output messages setting is available in the Setting session, as you can see in the following

figure 5.15.

Fig 5.15 - NMEA String

In this area you can configure the default NMEA messages that are output to the datalogger at

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the startup of the receiver, enabling or disabling the different string.

V.3 Import Data

This section of the Assistant allows the user to download raw data from S9III memory to Pc,

instead of doing manual copy of files. After connecting the receiver click on “Import Data”: a

new window is opened as in Fig. 5.16.

Fig. 5.16 – Import Data window

Inside this window you can see all files saved in the memory of S9III (excluding the

1 Rinex

2 Delete

3 Download

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configuration file), which are files with raw GPS measures. By checking only one box or more

at the left of each file, you can select it for download operations.

You can also choose to convert the downloaded file into RINEX format by checking at box

“Rinex format” in the Option area on the top of the page. Checking at “Delete Source” you can

enable the automatic erase of the selected files after download on the PC memory.

Using the “Download” button, at the bottom of the form, you can save the marked files on your

PC, in the folder you prefer. In this section you can also modify the value of the antenna height

of the receiver used during survey.

V. 4 Serial Port Forwarding

This function is for advanced users and technical support only.

Port forwarding allows the configuration of the GNSS OEM module, UHF module and GPRS

module directly. This functionality is valid only for DB9 serial port connection from 5-pin Lemo.

Click on “Serial Port Forwarding”: a new window is opened as in Fig. 5.17.

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Fig. 5.17 – Serial Port Forwarding window

Select the module you want to connect and the serial port then press “Open”, then follow the

instruction to restart the receiver. Then you will be able to communicate with the module

directly. Please note that unintended commands might affect the operation of the receiver.

V. 5 Register

This command allows you to register the license code in a different way with respect to that

explained in chapter IV.7. Click on “Register” and a window as in Fig. 5.18 is opened.

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Fig. 5.18 –Register the receiver

1) In the “Status” window, you can see the data of expiry of the license, if the expire date

contains the year 2030, it means that the license is already permanent.

2) In the “input authorization code” window you can insert the new temporary or

permanent code provided by Stonex. Click on “Enter” to confirm.

If your code is expired, please ask to your local dealer/agent.

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V.6 Firmware update

Click on “Firmware Upgrade” button to select the location of the folder where the update

firmware is located. Then select the firmware file and automatically it will be downloaded into

the receiver, finally restart the receiver. You can see the fig. 5.19 as example.

Fig. 5.19 – Firmware update window

If Stonex will release a new firmware, you will receive a communication from your local

dealer/agent.

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Appendix 1: Default Radio Settings

S9III uses a single UHF radio to cover the different the whole band 410-470 MHZ . Preset

values is done directly from Stonex Europe in accord to the following tables :

Rate

Channels

MHz

1 channel

411.050

2 channel

412.050

3 channel

413.050

4 channel

414.050

5 channel

415.050

6 channel

416.050

7 channel

417.050

8 channel

418.050

Tab. 6.1 – Internal radio default frequency (MDA)

Rate

Channels

MHz

1 channel

438.125

2 channel

440.125

3 channel

441.125

4 channel

442.125

5 channel

443.125

6 channel

444.125

7 channel

446.125

8 channel

447.125

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Tab. 6.2 – Internal radio default frequency (MDB)

Rate

Channels

MHz

1 channel

464.500

2 channel

464.600

3 channel

464.450

4 channel

464.650

5 channel

464.400

6 channel

464.700

7 channel

465.350

8 channel

466.750

Tab. 6.3 – Internal radio default frequency (MDC)

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Appendix 2: Self-check procedure

Self-Check: it is a procedure predisposed for verifying the correct working of the instrument

devices, the operation way is:

- Press and hold I key for more than 10 seconds, as for turning it off, but keeping pressed

the key after all lights have turned off.

- Release the key when you hear another beep: receiver will start to make a self-check.

Self-check lasts typically around 30 seconds. During this procedure the meaning of lights is:

- Internal radio led: ON if UHF module pass the test; FLASH if UFH module fails the test.

- GSM/GPRS led: ON if GSM/GPRS module pass the test; FLASH if GSM/GPRS module fails

the test.

- satellite led: ON if GNSS OEM module pass the test; FLASH if GNSS OEM module fails the

test

If you have noticed at least one problem during self-check, please contact your local dealer or

email to [email protected]

After the self-check procedure the receiver will turn on and begin to work normally.

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Appendix 3: Technical Specifications

GNNS module specifications:

 Channels: 220

Satellite signals tracked:

 GPS: Simultaneous L1 C/A, L2E, L2C, L5.
 GLONASS: Simultaneous L1 C/A, L1 P, L2 C/A (GLONASS M Only), L2 P.
 SBAS: Simultaneous L1 C/A, L5.
 GIOVE-A: Simultaneous L1 BOC, E5A, E5B, E5AltBOC1.
 GIOVE-B: Simultaneous L1 CBOC, E5A, E5B, E5AltBOC1.
 COMPASS: (reserved): B1 (QPSK), B1-MBOC (6, 1, 1/11), B1-2 (QPSK), B2 (QPSK),

B2-BOC (10, 5), B3 (QPSK), B3BOC (15, 2.5), L5 (QPSK).

 Very low noise GNSS carrier phase measurements with <1 mm precision in a 1 Hz

bandwidth.

 High precision multiple correlator for GNSS pseudo range measurements.
 Unfiltered, unsmoothed pseudo range measurements data for low noise, low multipath

error, low time domain correlation and high dynamic response.

 Proven low elevation tracking technology.
 20 Hz raw measurement & position outputs.
 Signal recapture < 1 sec (**).
 RTK signal initialization typically < 10 sec (**).
 Initial capture time typically < 15 sec (**).
 Internal Memory: 4 Gb with micro SD card (over than 60 days of raw static data

storage with recording sample every 1 second)

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Receiver accuracy

 Static horizontal accuracy= 3mm ± 1ppm (RMS) (*).
 Static vertical accuracy= 5mm ± 1ppm (RMS) (*).

 Fixed RTK horizontal accuracy= 1cm ± 1ppm (RMS) (*).

 Fixed RTK vertical accuracy= 2cm ± 1ppm (RMS) (*).

 Code differential positioning accuracy= 0.45m (CEP) (*).

 Stand Alone RTK positioning accuracy= 1.5m (CEP) (*).

 SBAS positioning accuracy typically< 5m (3D RMS) (*).

Connection devices and protocols :

 Connectors I/O: 7-pins LEMO and 5-pins LEMO interfaces.
 Multi-cable with USB interface for connecting with PC.
 2.4GHz Bluetooth device class II: maximum range is 50m.
 GSM/GPRS data modem
 Cable for RTK connection by external datalink(optional).
 Serial protocols

Reference outputs: CMR, CMR+, RTCM 2.3, RTCM 3.0, RTCM 3.1.

Navigation outputs: GGA ZDA GST GSV GSA GGK GLL RMC VTG

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Radio module

 Internal transmitting and receiving radio: MDS TRM 450
 Frequency range available: 410-470 MHz.
 Emitting power: 0.5 W – 1 W
 Compatibility with Trimtalk protocol (Trimble/Pacific Crest radio).

GPRS/GSM module

The GPRS/GSM board mount a Telit_GC864-QUAD_V2 unit for GSM/GPRS communication.

This module supports:

- Quad-band operation at 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz.

- GPRS Multislot class 12.

- EDGE (E-GPRS) Multishot class 10.

- GSM release 99.

- Output power: class 4 (2 W) for EGSM850 AND EGSM900, class 1 (1 W) for GSM1800

and GSM1900.

Power Supply:

 9 to a 15V DC external power input with over-voltage.
 Voltage: 7.2 V.

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 Working time in static mode: typically 6 hours.
 Working time in RTK rover mode: typically 4 hours.
 Charge Time: typically < 7 hours.
 Power consumption: < 3.8 W.
 Remaining time with battery light blinking: 1 hour.

Physical specification:

 Size: Height 96 mm x Diameter 186mm. 60 mm from the center of the rubber loop to

the bottom.

 Weight: 1.2 Kg with internal battery, radio standard UHF antenna.
 Operational temperature: -30°C to 60°C (-13°F to 140°F) (Internal radio TX mode 50°C)
 Storage temperature: - 40°C to 80°C (-67°F to 185°F)
 Waterproof: protected from temporary immersion to depth of 1 meter and from 100%

humidity.

 Dustproof.
 Shock resistance: designed to survive a 2m pole drop on the concrete.
 Vibration resistance.

*This specifications depends on weather and satellite visibility conditions

** This specification depends on satellite visibility conditions

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Copyrights and trademarks

© 2012, STONEX® Limited. All rights reserved.

STONEX®, the STONEX® logo, and S9III GNSS receiver are trademarks of STONEX® Limited

STONEX® Assistant, STONEX® GPS Processor and STONEX® SurvCE are trademarks of STONEX®

Limited.

Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and licensed to Trimble Navigation

Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Release Notice

This is the June 2012 release of the STONEX® S9III GNSS new model receiver user guide.

The following limited warranties give you specific legal rights. You may have others, which vary

from state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction.

Standard Limited Warranty

Version 2012

The terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty constitute the complete and exclusive

warranty agreement between The Customer or Dealer and STONEX® for the Product and

supersedes any prior agreement or representation made in any STONEX® sales document or

advice that may be provided to Customer by any STONEX® representative in connection with

Customer’s purchase of the Product. No change to the conditions of this Limited Warranty is

valid unless it is made in written form and signed by an authorized STONEX® supervisor.

STONEX ® Europe warrants that its Products:

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(1) are free from defects in materials or workmanship for generally 2 years (see

appendix 4 ).

a) accessories or specific parts for which different limited warranty period shall

apply(see appendix 5).

(2) have been tested/calibrated in proper working status prior to shipment.

The warranty period starts from date of first sale of the instruments. At its sole discretion,

under the warranty period, STONEX® Europe will repair the product or send parts for

replacement at its expense. STONEX® Europe agrees to repair or replace the defected

instrument within thirty (30 ) days only if STONEX® Europe recognizes that the defects of the

instrument are not caused by human factors or no obvious damage to its surface is visible.

STONEX® Europe warrants any new replaced parts or products are warranted to be free from

defects in materials and workmanship for thirty (30) days or for the remainder of the Limited

Warranty Period of the Product in which they are installed, whichever is longer. Faulty Parts

or Products replaced under this Limited Warranty shall become property of STONEX®Europe.

All products that have to be repaired have to be returned to our technical representative

office location via any delivery company the customer prefers, nevertheless STONEX® Europe

is not accountable for the unlikely event that the Products gets lost in transit.

Any damage inflicted by the customer or by third party after the products has been delivered to

the customer is excluded from the limited warranty as well any damage arising from an

improper use, from any action or use not provided for in the enclosed user guides and/or

manuals.

Shipping policy.

The Customer or the dealer is required to pay for the charges for shipping of fault

parts or instruments to STONEX® Europe representative office and STONEX®

Europe is providing the shipping for return. Dealers needs to follow STONEX® Europe

repair/service procedure (see appendix 6) to achieve a better and prompt service result.

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Return policy Dead On Arrival instruments.

All returned products have to be shipped to STONEX® Europe representative office.

The original Purchaser has a period of seven (7) days starting from date of purchasing to signal

the existence of a defect in the instrument for a full refund (less shipping and handling),

provided the merchandise is in new, resalable condition and returned in the original,

undamaged packaging. Customer has to pay for both the return and the original freight fees,

regardless of the original freight paid by the Company. All warranty books, instruction manuals,

parts and accessories must be included as well as the original box in which the item was

shipped. We recommend to place the original carton inside another box, to avoid any additional

damage to the carton itself. In some cases, returns of special items will require a re-stock fee.

Acceptance of returned merchandise is final only after inspection by STONEX®Europe.

Above terms and policies shall apply as for hardware. Dealers needs to follow STONEX®Europe

repair/service procedure (see appendix 4) to achieve a better and prompt service result.

Firmware/Software warranty.

Stonex Europe doesn’t warrant that operation of Firmware/Software on any instruments will

be uninterrupted or error-free, or that functions contained in Firmware/Software will operate

to meet your requirements.

Stonex will forward the Software/Firmware Fix to the dealer or customer. Firmware/software

Fix means an error correction or other update created to fix a previous firmware version that

substantially doesn’t conform to the instruments specification.

Over Warranty repair(s) policy.

Customer shall pay the standard repair fees for any service (whether part replacement or

repairs) and performed by STONEX®Europe under request and explicit authorization of the

customer itself. In this case the customer is charged for return shipment’s fees as well.

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Disclaimer and Limitation of Remedy.

ALL OTHER EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE

IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE

AND/OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY’S RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.

STONEX® EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES NOT STATED IN THIS LIMITED

WARRANTY. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED BY LAW ARE LIMITED IN

DURATION TO THE TERM OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT

ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN

IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY

TO CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER MUST READ AND FOLLOW ALL SET-UP AND USAGE

INSTRUCTIONS IN THE APPLICABLE USER GUIDES AND/OR MANUALS ENCLOSED. IF

CUSTOMER FAILS TO DO SO, THIS PRODUCT MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND MAY BE

DAMAGED. CUSTOMER MAY LOSE DATA OR SUSTAIN PERSONAL INJURIES. STONEX®, ITS

AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THIS PRODUCT WILL

BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; AS DO ALL ELECTRONICS AT TIMES. IF THIS

PRODUCT FAILS TO WORK AS WARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE

REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL STONEX®, ITS

AFFILIATES OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY

DAMAGE IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES

TO DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER INCLUDING (1) DAMAGE TO, OR LOSS OR

CORRUPTION OF, CUSTOMER’S RECORDS, PROGRAMS, DATA OR REMOVABLE STORAGE

MEDIA, OR (2) ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR

OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FOR

BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, OR WHETHER ARISING OUT OF

THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT AND/OR THE ENCLOSED USER GUIDES

AND/OR MANUALS, EVEN IF STONEX®, OR AN AUTHORIZED STONEX® REPRESENTATIVE,

AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER OR RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY

OF SUCH DAMAGES OR OF ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT

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ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES

FOR SOME PRODUCTS, SO THE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO

CUSTOMER. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES CUSTOMER SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND

CUSTOMER MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM

COUNTRY/STATE/JURISDICTION TO COUNTRY/STATE/

Instruments

Two (2) years on STONEX® Products:

GPS receiver: S9 GNSS Series/Vector/ Walker II / PLT1

Accessories.

Accessories & Specific Parts Warranty :

For Accessories provided by Stonex with the instruments S9 GNSS the following general

warranty time is for reference:

Batteries: 7 months.

Battery chargers: 7 months.

Adapters for battery chargers, Cables, Tribrach, Pole, Antennas: 2 years.

Restriction for GPS Boards.

For GPS receiving boards (Trimble, Novatel) used on S9 and S8 family of GPS receivers, Stonex

Europe provides warranty time for one (1) year.

Service Procedure

Repair/Service procedure for dealers.

(1) S/N of the instrument and a detailed description of the defect (sometimes pictures or video)

will be required to indicate the cause and problem.

(2) If dealer wants to repair an instrument under warranty period on their site:

1) If dealers don’t have the part in stock they have to send an official order to STONEX®

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Europe and pay for it and so STONEX® Europe will send the new part to them so they can

repair the instrument.

2) When the repair is over, the dealer has to fill the “Spare Part Refund” module and send it

to the dedicated mail address.

3) wait for STONEX® Europe’s authorization SPR no;

4) when dealer receive the SPR authorization no they can send back to STONEX® Europe

appointed office the broken part with attached the SPR module;

5) when STONEX® Europe receives the broken part STONEX® Europe shall verify it and

if everything is ok the cost of the part shall be refund ( refund will be done only after

check of the failure part and final approval of STONEX® Europe).

(3) If the instrument needs to be sent back to STONEX® Europe for repair/replacement,

dealer/customer has to send to STONEX® Europe a “Returned Merchandise Authorization

(RMA)” before they send back the fault instrument. STONEX® Europe shall, at its sole

discretion, decide on the place of performance for work under warranty.

Environmental recycling

The cardboard box, the plastic in the package and the various parts of this product have to be recycled

and disposed of in accordance with the current legislation of your Country.

FOR COUNTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

The disposal of electric and electronic device as solid urban waste is strictly prohibited: they

must be collected separately.

Contact Local Authorities to obtain practical information about correct handling of the waste,

location and times of waste collection centres. When you buy a new device of ours, you can give

back to our dealer a used similar device.

The dumping of these devices at unequipped or unauthorized places may have hazardous

effects on health and environment.

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The crossed dustbin symbol means that the device must be taken to authorized collection centers and

must be handled separately from solid urban waste.



FOR COUNTRIES OUTSIDE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

The treatment, recycling, collection and disposal of electric and electronic devices may vary in

accordance with the laws in force in the Country in question.