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If you use Carlson Explorer for data collection, you already know how much functionality that it packs. But we all know how qwirky data collectors can be,so how can we save time in the field?  Here are a few time saving tips that you may find useful from the Carlson website:

In order to transfer files from your data collector to your cellphone for the purposes of e-mailing files back to your office,, you must make your data collector "discoverable" by other Bluetooth devices. This can be accomplished by the following instructions: 1) Go to your Windows Desktop of your mobile device. 2) Tap the Bluetooth icon on the task bar of your Windows desktop. If your task bar is not visable, press the blue "2ND" key followed by the "W" key on your keypad. (Blue Key followed by "Start" key on the allegro) 3) After the Bluetooth options window opens, select ADVANCED FEATURES/MY BLUETOOTH DEVICE. 4) In the Bluetooth Device Manager, make sure that both DISCOVERABLE and CONNECTABLE are checked ON. 5) Now, use your cellphone's bluetooth capabilities to "search" for other bluetooth devices. 6) Once you have found your data collector, use the option of "browsing" the other bluetooth device to select the files that you wish to e-mail.

To begin the Calibration of the Touchscreen of the Explorer I & II using the Keyboard: 1) tap the Blue 2nd Function Key then tap the “W” to open the Start Menu 2) tap the “S” key on the keyboard 3) tap the “C” key on the keyboard 4) tap the “S” key / tap the “S” key again to highlight the “Stylus” icon 5) tap the “Enter” key 6) tap the Yellow “1st” key then tap the “B” key 7) tap the Yellow “1st” key then tap the “D” key 8) tap the “Alt” key then tap the “R” 9) Follow the on-screen prompts to Calibrate the touchscreen 10) When the little crosshair disappears tap the “Enter” key on the keyboard to save your Calibration settings

1) Open up the Start Menu On a Carlson Explorer – tap the Blue 2nd Function key in the upper Left of the Keyboard & then tap “W” on the Keyboard On an Allegro - hold the CTRL key and tap the ESC key 2) Tap Start / Programs / Tools / Command Prompt 3) Type in: dir *.crd /s /p Type it with the spaces and everything {i.e. – dir space *.crd space /s space /p} This procedure can be used to search for all file types. (.rw5, .txt, .crd, etc.) If you happen to know the file name that can also help: JONES.crd, instead of *.crd. The * acts as a wildcard. Hit Enter! This will show you all the CRD files that are in the Data Collector, no matter what Directory they are stored in. IF they haven’t been Erased from being stored outside of the SystemCF directory on an Explorer or outside of the C_Drive directory on an Allegro. ---> Or if you would like you can simply download the attached file {Search.bat} below and copy it to the SystemCF folder of an Explorer or the C_Drive folder of an Allegro. Then exit SurvCE / double-tap My Computer / open the folder you saved "Search.bat" into / tap twice on "Search.bat" It will run this search command automatically so you don't have to type it in. Just hit enter to view each screen one-by-one, when the command finishes you can hit enter twice to exit out.