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This seems to happen a lot more in hot weather. Data collection will be going fine for many points but then when done is pressed, the Trimble keeps collecting data (it keeps beeping). This takes multiple tries and will eventually stop. It seems that holding the unit upside down and covering it helps a bit, but often the numbers on the keypad also freeze up. We have found that changing the screen cover helps a bit. Is the unit over heating? How can we stop wasting time waiting for the gps to stop collecting data? This always happens when we are in a canoe on a lake and we end up drifting while the gps is still beeping. I don't think this has ever happened on land in the shade. Any ideas?

I don't believe I've seen anything matching this description, but a bit more information may help someone diagnose the problem:

• What do you mean by "hot weather" - do you have any idea what the temperature was?
• What model of Geo XH?  Geo 7x / Geo6000 / Geo3000 / Geo2008?
• What OS version and GNSS firmware?
• What application were you using?
• Any real-time corrections?

To see if it is an overheating problem, you could try using an external antenna and keep the Geo in the shade so it isn't heated by the sun.

This seems to happen a lot more in hot weather. Data collection will be going fine for many points but then when done is pressed, the Trimble keeps collecting data (it keeps beeping). This takes multiple tries and will eventually stop. It seems that holding the unit upside down and covering it helps a bit, but often the numbers on the keypad also freeze up. We have found that changing the screen cover helps a bit. Is the unit over heating? How can we stop wasting time waiting for the gps to stop collecting data? This always happens when we are in a canoe on a lake and we end up drifting while the gps is still beeping. I don't think this has ever happened on land in the shade. Any ideas?

I don't believe I've seen anything matching this description, but a bit more information may help someone diagnose the problem:

• What do you mean by "hot weather" - do you have any idea what the temperature was?
• What model of Geo XH?  Geo 7x / Geo6000 / Geo3000 / Geo2008?
• What OS version and GNSS firmware?
• What application were you using?
• Any real-time corrections?

To see if it is an overheating problem, you could try using an external antenna and keep the Geo in the shade so it isn't heated by the sun.

This seems to happen a lot more in hot weather. Data collection will be going fine for many points but then when done is pressed, the Trimble keeps collecting data (it keeps beeping). This takes multiple tries and will eventually stop. It seems that holding the unit upside down and covering it helps a bit, but often the numbers on the keypad also freeze up. We have found that changing the screen cover helps a bit. Is the unit over heating? How can we stop wasting time waiting for the gps to stop collecting data? This always happens when we are in a canoe on a lake and we end up drifting while the gps is still beeping. I don't think this has ever happened on land in the shade. Any ideas?

I don't believe I've seen anything matching this description, but a bit more information may help someone diagnose the problem:

• What do you mean by "hot weather" - do you have any idea what the temperature was?
• What model of Geo XH?  Geo 7x / Geo6000 / Geo3000 / Geo2008?
• What OS version and GNSS firmware?
• What application were you using?
• Any real-time corrections?

To see if it is an overheating problem, you could try using an external antenna and keep the Geo in the shade so it isn't heated by the sun.

This seems to happen a lot more in hot weather. Data collection will be going fine for many points but then when done is pressed, the Trimble keeps collecting data (it keeps beeping). This takes multiple tries and will eventually stop. It seems that holding the unit upside down and covering it helps a bit, but often the numbers on the keypad also freeze up. We have found that changing the screen cover helps a bit. Is the unit over heating? How can we stop wasting time waiting for the gps to stop collecting data? This always happens when we are in a canoe on a lake and we end up drifting while the gps is still beeping. I don't think this has ever happened on land in the shade. Any ideas?

Sounds like a touchscreen issue, may be cost prohibitive for your dealer to replace. I would try cleaning the contacts.

I don't believe I've seen anything matching this description, but a bit more information may help someone diagnose the problem:

• What do you mean by "hot weather" - do you have any idea what the temperature was?
• What model of Geo XH?  Geo 7x / Geo6000 / Geo3000 / Geo2008?
• What OS version and GNSS firmware?
• What application were you using?
• Any real-time corrections?

To see if it is an overheating problem, you could try using an external antenna and keep the Geo in the shade so it isn't heated by the sun.

This seems to happen a lot more in hot weather. Data collection will be going fine for many points but then when done is pressed, the Trimble keeps collecting data (it keeps beeping). This takes multiple tries and will eventually stop. It seems that holding the unit upside down and covering it helps a bit, but often the numbers on the keypad also freeze up. We have found that changing the screen cover helps a bit. Is the unit over heating? How can we stop wasting time waiting for the gps to stop collecting data? This always happens when we are in a canoe on a lake and we end up drifting while the gps is still beeping. I don't think this has ever happened on land in the shade. Any ideas?

Since Terrasync lets you end features using the left-hand physical button I don't think it's touchscreen.  But it would be worth confirming that the problem affects touchscreen operation as well as the physical buttons.

Sounds like a touchscreen issue, may be cost prohibitive for your dealer to replace. I would try cleaning the contacts.

I don't believe I've seen anything matching this description, but a bit more information may help someone diagnose the problem:

• What do you mean by "hot weather" - do you have any idea what the temperature was?
• What model of Geo XH?  Geo 7x / Geo6000 / Geo3000 / Geo2008?
• What OS version and GNSS firmware?
• What application were you using?
• Any real-time corrections?

To see if it is an overheating problem, you could try using an external antenna and keep the Geo in the shade so it isn't heated by the sun.

This seems to happen a lot more in hot weather. Data collection will be going fine for many points but then when done is pressed, the Trimble keeps collecting data (it keeps beeping). This takes multiple tries and will eventually stop. It seems that holding the unit upside down and covering it helps a bit, but often the numbers on the keypad also freeze up. We have found that changing the screen cover helps a bit. Is the unit over heating? How can we stop wasting time waiting for the gps to stop collecting data? This always happens when we are in a canoe on a lake and we end up drifting while the gps is still beeping. I don't think this has ever happened on land in the shade. Any ideas?