TRIMBLE GPS PATHFINDER OFFICE 2.90 User Manual

GPS Pathfinder® Office

Release Notes

■ Product Information

■ Installation and

Licensing

■ New Features

■ Known Issues

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Version 2.90

Part Number 34195-29-ENG

Revision A

January 2002

Corporate Office

Trimble Navigation Limited
Mapping and GIS Division
645 North Mary Avenue
Post Office Box 3642
Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3642
U.S.A.
www.trimble.com

Release Notice

This is the January 2002 release (Revision A) of
the GPS Pathfinder® Office Release Notes, Part
Number 34195-2 9-ENG . It ap plies t o v ersion 2.90
of the GPS Pathfinder Office software.

Copyright

© 1999-2002, Trimble Naviga tion Limited. All
rights reserved.

Trademarks

The Globe & Triangle logo, Aspen, Asset
Surveyor, GeoExplorer, GPS Pathfinder, and
Trimble are trademarks of Trimble Navigation
Limited registered in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.

GIS Surveyor, T erraSync, and TRS are trademarks
of Trimble Navigation Limited. All other
trademarks are the property of their respect ive
owners.

Portions of this computer pr ogram are copyright
©1995-2001 Lizard Tech, Inc. All rights reserved.
MrSID® is protec ted by U.S. Patent No.
5,710,835. Foreign Patents Pending.

Contents

1 Product Information

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Installation and Licensing

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Licensing and Security Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3 New Features

Coordinate System Database Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4 Known Issues

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Administrator Rights on Windows 2000 and Windows XP . . . . . . 19

Network Installation on Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Map Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Plotting/Printing from Chinese, Korean, or Japanese Systems . . . . . 21

Web Map Servers and Plotting/Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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CHAPTER

1

Product Information 1

1.1

Introduction

W elcome to the GPS Pathfinder® Office 2.90 software. This release of
the GPS Pathfinder Office softwa re cont ai ns a number of impor tant
additions and changes. Please read these release notes carefully.

When you install the GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90 software, you must
choose the language that the Setup program will use to run the
installation of the software. To run the GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90
software in a language other than English, you must download and
install the appropriate language files from the Trimble website. The
new GPS Pathfinder Office Updater utility will help you do th is; it
runs towards the end of the installation process.

Similarly, to run the GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90 Help in a language
other than English, you must download and install the appropriate
Help files from the Trimble website. The GPS Pathfinder Office
Updater utility will display the available Help files. Help is available
in English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.

The following sections contain introductory information for several
languages. Further release notes in English follow these sections.

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1 Product Information

Español

Bienvenidos al software GPS Pathfinder® Office 2.90. Esta versión
del software GPS Pathfinder Office contiene varias adiciones y
modificaciones importantes. Se ruega que lea estas notas de
lanzamiento del software con atención.

Cuando instale el software GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90, deberá elegir
el idioma a utilizar por el programa de insta lac ió n para eje cutar la
instalación del software. Para ejecutar el software GPS Pathfinder
Office 2.90 en otro idioma distinto del inglés, deberá descargar del
sitio web de T rimble los a rchi vos de i dioma perti nentes e ins talarlos en
su computadora. La nueva utilidad GPS Pathfinder Office Updater le
ayudará a hacerlo; ésta se ejecuta en la fase final del proceso de
instalación.

De forma similar, para ejecutar la ayuda de GPS Pathfinder Office

2.90 en otro idioma que no sea el inglés, deberá descargar del sitio
web de Trimble los archivos de ayuda pertinentes e instalarlos en su
computadora. La utilidad GPS P at hfinder Office Updater mostrará los
archivos de ayuda disponibles. La ayuda está disponible en inglés,
español, francés, alemán, japonés y portugués.

Português

Bem-vindo ao software GPS Pathfinder® Office 2.90. Este
lançamento do software GPS Pathfinder Office contém uma série de
importantes acréscimos e mudanças. Leia estas notas com cuidado.

Ao instalar o software GPS Pat hfinder Office 2.90, deve -se escolher o
idioma que o programa Configuração usará para executar a instalação
do software. P ara e xecut ar o soft ware GPS P athf inder Of fi ce 2.90 num
idioma que não seja o inglês, deve-se fazer um download e aplicar os
arquiv os aprop riados do idi oma a part ir do si te de Int ernet da Trimble.
A nova utilidade Updater do GPS Pathfinder Office o ajudará fazer
isso quando é executada na parte final do processo da instalação.

Igualmente, para ex ecutar a Ajuda do GPS P athf inder Off ice 2.90 num
idioma que não seja o inglês, deve-se fazer um download e aplicar os
arquivos de Ajuda apropriados a partir do site de Internet da Trimble.

6 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes

Product Information 1

A utilidade Updater do GPS Pathfinder Office exibirá os arquivos de
Ajuda disponíveis. A Ajuda está disponível em inglês, francês,
alemão, japonês, português e espanhol.

Français

Bienv enue dans le logiciel GPS P athfi nder® Of fice 2.90. Cette v ersion
du logiciel GPS Pathfinder Office comprend quelques additions et
modifications importantes. Veuillez lire ces notes de version
attentivement.

Lors de l'installation du logiciel GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90, il faut
choisir quelle langue le programme d'installation utilisera pour
exécuter l'installation du logiciel. Afin d'exécuter le logiciel GPS
Pathfi nder Office 2.90 dans une langue autre que l'a ngl ai s, vous devez
télécharger et appliquer les fichiers de langue appropriés du site Web
de Trimble. Le nouvel utilitaire Updater de GPS Pathfinder Office
vous aidera à le faire; il s'exécute vers la fin du procédé d'installation.

Egalement, afin d'exécuter l'Aide de GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90 dans
une langue autre que l'anglais, il faut télécharger et appliquer les
fichier d'aide appropriés du site Web Trimble. L'utilitaire Updater de
GPS Pathfinder Office afficher a l es fichiers d'aide disponibles. L'Aide
est disponible en anglais, français, allemand, portugais, japonais et
espagnol.

Deutsch

Willkommen zur GPS Pathfinder® Office 2.90-Software. Diese
Ausgabe de r GPS Pathfinder Office-Software enthält eine Anzahl
wichtiger Ergänzunge n und Änderun gen. Bi t te les en Sie diese
Ausgabehinweise sorgfältig.

Wenn Sie die GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90-Software installieren,
müssen Sie die Sprache wählen, die das Setup-Programm verwenden
soll, um die Installation der Software auszuführen. Um die GPS
Pathfi nder Office 2.90-Software in eine r ande re n Sprac he als Engli sch
auszuführen, müssen Sie die entsprechenden Sprachdateien von der

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