Trimble 571225500 Users Manual

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0.1 What’s in the box?

Check that you receive all of the following components with
Trimble Survey Controller:

Part Part Number Connection / Use

ACU controller 571 225 500
ACU controller pouch 571 906 345
Trimble Survey Controller

software CD
Getting Started Guide

(this document)
Multiport adaptor RGR-MultiADPT ACU 26-pin D-sub to

Power cord, and power
supply with adaptors for
Europe, UK, USA, and
Australia

PC adaptor 571 202 204 PC COM port to ACU COM1

2.5 m system cable 571 202 216 ACU to PC adaptor
USB cable 1-44016 ACU to PC

Adaptor 26-to-9 pin D-Sub 1-RGR-A26TO9PIN Convert the ACU 26-pin

Screen protector 1-RGR-

Other available
accessories

ACU holder 571224091

571 702 071

571 702 061

571 906 344 Mains power to the ACU.

ALCDPELOFF

Part Number

Introduction

LAN or USB

Use it to power the ACU and
charge the internal battery.

Use with the multiport adaptor
when transferring files with
Microsoft ActiveSync.

connector to a 9-pin COM2
connector

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Introduction

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The ACU Controller 1

In this chapter:

■ Attaching the ACU

■ ACU function keys

■ Power supply

■ Screen

■ Clock

■ Storage card

■ Rebooting

■ Caring for the unit

Trimble Survey Controller is designed to run on the ACU
controller. This chapter describes the controller and how to use it.
Figure 1.1 shows the front of the ACU and its keys.

CHAPTER

1

Figure 1.1 The ACU controller – front view

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The ACU Controller

1.1 Attaching the ACU

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Warning – Switch off the ACU when attaching it to the holde r or when
changing the batteries in the holder with the ACU attached.
Otherwise, the on/off status of the ACU and the holder may become
unsyncronised.

To attach the ACU:

1. Hold the controller with both hands.

2. Fit the groove on the back of the controller over the lower
lip on the front of the holder.

3. Press down and rest the back of the controller flat against
the holder.

4. Gently release downward pressure and guide the
controller so that the teeth on the front of the holder click
into the notches on top of the controller.

Figure 1.2 shows how to attach the ACU to the holder.

Figure 1.2 Attaching the ACU

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1.2 ACU Function Keys

Table 1.1 describes Trimble Survey Controller functions that are
associated with the ACU icons.

Table 1.1 ACU function keys

On this instrument or
receiver ...

tap ... to ...

The ACU Controller

Conventional
or
GPS

Conventional
(with Autolock™)

access the main Trimble Survey
Controller menu

access the Trimble function screen

switch Autolock on and start a search

switch Autolock on or off

take a measurement

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