The Magellan/Ashtech Receiver Utilities screen has the following options:

- Base and Rover Radio/GSM Setup: The Base and Rover Radio/GSM setup options will read the receiver, display the current radio channel, and allow the user to change to another channel. This feature is available for Pacific Crest PDL and RFM Series radios and Ashtech internal radios. Be sure that you have the right Radio Port set under the Configure Rover or Configure Base “Ports” tab. For GSM, see discussions under Configure Rover. The Base and Rover radio buttons work similarly. It is important for the user to choose the right button (base radio setup for base receiver and rover radio setup for rover receiver) to ensure that the software will try to connect to the radio on the correct port.
Thales/Ashtech Radio Setup – PDL
If the radio is an American PDL radio, it will appear as shown below.

The user can change the channel, the digisquelch (sensitivity), and the over air radio link baud rate. If it is a European radio, channels are not available. Instead, the user will be able to set the frequency, the digisquelch, and the over air radio link baud rate. The digisquelch is best high on rovers and low on bases. To set changes, click on the Set Radio button and the following screen appears:

Magellan/Ashtech Radio Setup – Thales UHF
Select the appropriate button (see above). The following screen will appear.

Change the frequency to the desired frequency and click Set Radio.
Magellan/Ashtech Radio Setup – Cable
No configuration options are available when the software is configured to cable.
Magellan/Ashtech Radio Setup – Older Receivers
Currently, the only radio option available for non-ZMAX Thales/Ashtech receivers is a PDL radio. The Base/Rover radio setup options will assume the radio is a PDL radio on these receivers, and try to configure them accordingly. All the same settings (channel, digisquelch, over air link rate) should still be available, however.
- Hard Reset: Shuts down the receiver and brings it up again with default settings. Resets all port baud rates to 9600 and resets the internal memory.
- Set Factory Defaults: Resets the receiver and changes all parameters to the factory defaults. It is useful in troubleshooting problems.
- Save Settings to Receiver: Use this command is issued as part of the Configure Base and Configure Rover operations. However, you can run this command at any time as an extra “confirmation” of your settings changes (including settings changes within Receiver Utilities). This sends the $PASHS,SAV,Y command to the receiver.
- Beep Off: This disables the Beep sound that emanates from the Receiver when it is turned on.
- Send Command to Receiver: You can send what are known as “pash” commands, internal Thales/Ashtech codes, to the receiver. This should be done only in consultation with your Thales dealer.
- Reset RTK Engine: This resets the carrier phase ambiguities. This is a useful command if you are having difficulty obtaining lock and want to start the process of fixing over again. Receiver settings are retained (so you can think of it as a “soft reset”).
- Bluetooth Settings: The Bluetooth settings in SurvCE’s Bluetooth Manager (discussed in Comm Setup) do not actually change anything in the receiver itself. In order to make changes to the receiver’s internal Bluetooth settings, it is necessary to go into Receiver Utilities and click on Bluetooth Settings.

In this dialog, the user can change the Bluetooth receiver name (Receiver ID in Bluetooth Manager), the Bluetooth passkey (PIN in Bluetooth Manager), or the country code (currently the only choices are France and other countries because France has unique Bluetooth specifications). To change the name, change it in the appropriate text field and click Set New Bluetooth Name. A message confirming success will appear.

To change the passkey, change it in the appropriate text field and click Set New Bluetooth Passkey. A similar message confirming success will appear. To change the country code, click the appropriate radio button for the country and click Set Bluetooth Country Code. A similar message confirming success will appear.
- Power Off Receiver: Sends a command to power off the receiver.