(This functionality is available with the Input / Output module)
The default communications settings are designed to work effectively if the Geodat-500 is set up as follows. Use Program 51 on the total station to set these parameters.
| DISPLAY | SETTING |
| 1 : Baud | 9600 |
| 2 : Parity | 0 |
| 3 : Char. len | 8 |
| 4 : Stop bits | 1 |
| 5 : Time out | 10 |
| 6 : Hardw. Hs | 0 |
| 7 : Softw. Hs | 1 |
| 16 : EOT | 1.62 |
Transferring data from the Geodat 500
Ensure that you have carried out the appropriate steps in the procedure for Processing a Field Survey up to the step for initiating the transfer of the data.
You should then have a dialog box on the screen prompting you to "Select the file to be downloaded"
The files available in the Geodat 500 are displayed in the combo box below the above message. Select the required file and press the OK button to initiate the transfer.
Transferring co-ordinate data to the Geodat 500
Use the Output/Data Recorder command to put the system in a ready state to send co-ordinates to the Geodat 500.
A dialog box should be displayed asking if the data recorder is ready to receive data.
Then select the OK button in the dialog box to commence the data transfer. The area file created in the Geodat 500 with the transferred data will have the same name as the data base from which the co-ordinates were transferred.