Novatel OM-20000122 user manual Veripos Marine Subscriptions, OmniSTAR

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3.9.2Veripos Marine Subscriptions

Veripos. A unit with a marine subscription can not be switched to a land subscription and vice versa.Subscriptions to the Veripos Apex and Ultra marine services must be obtained directly from

A subscription is required to use the Veripos services. Contact Veripos sales at www.veripos.com/ support.html to obtain a Service Access License (SAL) number. To activate the service, contact the Veripos Help Desk at +44 (0) 1224 527 104 or visit www.veripos.com/support.html. Provide the SAL number and the receiver's Veripos Serial Number (VSN). To obtain the receiver-specific VSN, enter the following command:

log veriposinfo

The log displays the VSN in the first field following the log header and also displays the status of your subscription.

To activate a subscription, the receiver must be powered and tracking an L-Band Veripos satellite prior to the planned activation time. Use the ASSIGNLBANDBEAM command to configure the receiver to track the Veripos satellite.

The latest services and coverage can be obtained from www.veripos.com. For additional information on Veripos activation, contact NovAtel Customer Service at www.novatel.com/ support or download the APN-062 NovAtel CORRECT with Veripos from: www.novatel.com/support/search/items/Application%20Note.

3.9.3OmniSTAR

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 OmniSTAR service is not supported for OEM6 products sold after October 24, 2013. If unsure whether the receiver is OmniSTAR capable, contact NovAtel Sales at www.novatel.com/where-to-buy/sales-offices, NovAtel Customer Support at www.novatel.com/support or visit www.novatel.com/products/novatel-correct.

A subscription is required to use the OmniSTAR service. To obtain a subscription, contact OmniSTAR at 1-888-883-8476 or 713-785-5850. Provide the receiver’s OmniSTAR serial number (which is different from the NovAtel serial number). To obtain the OmniSTAR serial number, enter the following command:

log lbandinfo

The log displays the L-Band serial number in the fifth field following the log header. The log also provides the status of your subscription. Refer to the LBANDINFO log in the OEM6 Family Firmware Reference Manual (OM-20000129) for more information.

To activate the subscription, the receiver must be powered and tracking an L-Band satellite. When advised by OmniSTAR of the appropriate satellite frequency and data link rate for your location, use the ASSIGNLBAND command to configure your receiver.

The latest frequencies can be obtained from: www.omnistar.com.

Example:

assignlband omnistar 1557855 1200

To confirm tracking of an L-Band signal, log the L-Band status information by entering the following command:

log lbandstat

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