Spectra Precision FOCUS 2 Series User Manual

User Guide

Spectra Precision® FOCUS® 2 Series Total Station

Version 1.0
Revision C
March 2015

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Legal Notices

Copyright and Trademarks

© 2014, Spectra Precision. All rights reserved. All trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.

Spectra Precision, the Spectra Precision logo, FOCUS, and the
FOCUS logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Spectra
Precision, registered in the United States and in other countries.

The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth
SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Spectra Precision is under
license.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Release Notice

This is the March 2015 release (Revision C) of the Spectra Precision
FOCUS 2 Series Total Station User Guide. It applies to version 1.0 of

the Spectra Precision FOCUS 2 Series total station.

Product Limited Warranty Information

For applicable product Limited Warranty information, please refer
to the Limited Warranty Card included with this Spectra Precision
product, or consult your Spectra Precision Authorized Distribution
Partner.

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Safety

Safety

For your safety, read this instruction manual carefully and thoroughly before using the Spectra
Precision
maximum safety, using them incorrectly or disregarding the instructions can cause personal injury or
property damage.

You should also read the documentation for any other equipment that you use with a FOCUS 2 Series
instrument.

Note – Always keep the manual near the instrument for easy reference.

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FOCUS® 2 Series total station. Although Spectra Precision products are designed for

Warnings and cautions

The following conventions are used to indicate safety instructions:

WARNING – Warnings alert you to situations that could cause death or serious injury.

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CAUTION – Cautions alert you to situations that could cause injury or property damage.

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Always read and follow the instructions carefully.

Warnings

Before using the instrument, read the following warnings and follow the instructions that they
provide:

WARNING – Never look at the sun through the telescope. If you do, you may damage or lose

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your eyesight.

WARNING – FOCUS 2 Series instruments are not designed to be explosion-proof. Do not use

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the instrument in coal mines, in areas contaminated with coal dust, or near other flammable
substances.

WARNING – Never disassemble, modify, or repair the instrument yourself. If you do, you may

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receive electric shocks or burns, or the instrument may catch fire. You may also impair the
accuracy of the instrument.

WARNING – Use only the battery charger and AC adapter that are supplied with the

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instrument. Do not use any other charger or you may cause the battery pack to catch fire or
rupture.

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WARNING – Remove the on-board battery from the instrument and connect it to the battery

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charger. When the indicator lamp on the battery charger is red, the recharging process has
begun. When charging is complete (indicator lamp turns green), disconnect the charger from
its power source.

WARNING – When the indicator lamp does not light after connecting the battery and charger,

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either the battery or the charger may be damaged. Please contact your local distributor.

WARNING – Before removing the battery from the instrument, make sure that the power is

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turned off. Otherwise, the instrument may be damaged.

WARNING – Do not cover the battery charger and AC adapter while the battery pack is being

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recharged. The charger must be able to dissipate heat adequately. Coverings such as blankets
or clothing can cause the charger to overheat.

WARNING – Avoid recharging the battery pack in humid or dusty places, in direct sunlight, or

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near heat sources. Do not recharge the battery pack when it is wet. If you do, you may receive
electric shocks or burns, or the battery pack may overheat or catch fire.

Safety

WARNING – Take care not to short circuit the contacts. Short circuits can cause the battery

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pack to catch fire or burn you.

WARNING – Never burn or heat the battery. Doing so may cause the battery to leak or

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rupture. A leaking or ruptured battery can cause serious injury.

WARNING – Before storing the battery pack or battery charger, cover the contact points with

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insulation tape. If you do not cover the contact points, the battery pack or charger may short
circuit, causing fire, burns, or damage to the instrument.

WARNING – The battery is not itself waterproof. Do not get the battery wet when it is

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removed from the instrument. If water seeps into the battery, it may cause a fire or burns.

Cautions

Before using the instrument, read the following cautions and follow the instructions that they
provide:

CAUTION – Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of procedures other than those

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specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

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CAUTION – The tips of the tripod ferrules are very sharp. When handling or carrying the

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tripod, take care to avoid injuring yourself on the ferrules.

CAUTION – Before carrying the tripod or the instrument in the carrying case, check the

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shoulder strap and its clasp. If the strap is damaged or the clasp is not securely fastened, the
carrying case may fall, causing personal injury or instrument damage.

CAUTION – Before setting up the tripod, make sure that no-one’s hands or feet are

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underneath it. When the legs of the tripod are being driven into the ground, they could pierce
hands or feet.

CAUTION – After mounting the instrument on the tripod, securely fasten the thumb screws on

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the tripod legs. If the thumb screws are not securely fastened, the tripod may collapse, causing
personal injury or instrument damage.

CAUTION – After mounting the instrument on the tripod, securely fasten the clamp screw on

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the tripod. If the clamp screw is not securely fastened, the instrument may fall off the tripod,
causing personal injury or instrument damage.

Safety

CAUTION – Securely fasten the tribrach clamp knob. If the knob is not securely fastened, the

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tribrach may come loose or fall off when you lift the instrument, causing personal injury or
instrument damage.

CAUTION – Do not stack objects on the plastic carrying case, or use it as a stool. The plastic

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carrying case is unstable and its surface is slippery. Stacking or sitting on the plastic carrying
case may cause personal injury or instrument damage.

CAUTION – The system in the instrument may stop functioning in order to avoid any errors in

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measurement when the instrument detects strong electromagnetic wave(s). If this is the case,
turn off the instrument and remove the source of the electromagnetic wave(s). Then turn on
the instrument to resume the work.

CAUTION – Rechargeable batteries may be recharged 300 to 500 times.

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CAUTION – Complete discharge of the battery may shorten its service life.

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CAUTION – In order to get the maximum service life, be sure to recharge it at least once a

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month.

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Nickel-metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries

This product has a built-in NiMH battery.

WARNING – Do not disassemble, mutilate, or puncture the NiMH battery. A damaged battery

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can cause an explosion or fire, releasing hazardous chemicals, and can result in personal injury
and/or property damage.
To pre v e n t injur y o r d amage:
– Do not attempt to replace the battery. For a battery replacement, contact your Spectra
Precision dealer. There are no serviceable parts inside.
– Do not expose the battery to temperatures of above 60 °C (140 °F) or store the battery pack
at temperatures above 60 °C (140 °F) for extended periods.
– Do not immerse the battery in water.
– Do not use or store the battery inside a vehicle during hot weather.

WARNING – If the NiMH battery is damaged or appears to be leaking, handle it with extreme

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care. Battery fluid is corrosive, and contact with it can result in personal injury and/or property
damage.
To pre v e n t injur y o r d amage:
– If you come in contact with the electrolyte, wash the exposed area with soap and water.
– If the electrolyte make contacts with your eye, immediately rinse the eye with water for 15
minutes and seek medical attention. Do not rub your eyes!

Safety

WARNING – Charge and use the rechargeable NiMH battery only in strict accordance with the

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instructions. Charging or using the battery in unauthorized equipment can cause an explosion
or fire, and can result in personal injury and/or equipment damage.
To pre v e n t injur y o r d amage:
– Do not charge or use the battery if it appears to be damaged or leaking.
– Do not charge the battery pack if the ambient temperature exceeds 45 °C (113 °F) or is below
0 °C (32 °F).
– Charge the battery only in a Spectra Precision product that is specified to charge it. Ensure
that you follow all instructions that are provided with the battery charger.
– Discontinue charging a battery that gives off extreme heat or a burning odor.
– Use the battery only in Spectra Precision equipment that is specified to use it.
– Use the battery only for its intended use and according to the instructions in the product
documentation.

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Safety

Laser safety

The FOCUS 2 instrument is a Class 3R Laser Product in accordance with: IEC60825-1, Am2 (2001):
“Safety of Laser Products”.

Use of the Laser Class 3R equipment can be dangerous.

Precautions: To counteract hazards, it is essential for all users to pay careful attention to the safety
precautions and control measures specified in the standard IEC60825-1 (2001-08) resp.
EN60825-1:1994 + A11:1996 + A2:2001, within the hazard distance
document.

WARNING – Only qualified and trained persons should be assigned to install, adjust and

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operate the laser equipment.

WARNING – Areas in which these lasers are used should be posted with an appropriate laser

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warning sign.

WARNING – Precautions should be taken to ensure that persons do not look directly, with or

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without an optical instrument, into the beam.

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; particularly as described in this

WARNING – The laser beam should be terminated at the end of its useful beam path and

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should in all cases be terminated if the hazardous beam path extends beyond the limit (hazard
distance

reasons of protection from laser radiation.

WARNING – Laser beam path should be located well above or below eye level wherever

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practicable.

WARNING – When the laser product is not used, it should be stored in a location where

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unauthorized personnel cannot gain access.

WARNING – Do NOT turn the class 3R laser beam to mirror like specular surfaces; for instance,

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prisms, metal surfaces or windows, even unintentionally. Special precautions should be taken
to ensure eliminating such situations.

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) of the area in which the presence and activities of personnel are monitored for

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The hazard distance is the distance from the laser at which beam irradiance or radiant exposure equals the maximum

permissible value to which personnel may be exposed without being exposed to health risk.

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Table 1.1 Specifications for laser emission

Laser pointer

Wave length 620 to 690 nm

Output power CW Po ≤ 4.75 mW

Distance meter in Reflectorless mode

Wave length 620 to 690 nm

Output power
Pulse

Distance meter in Prism mode

Wave length 620 to 690 nm

Output power
Pulse

Table 1.2 Conforming standards

E.U. EN60825-1/Am.2 : 2001 (IEC60825-1/Am.2 : 2001) : class 3R

USA FDA21CFR Part 1040 Sec.1040.10 and 1040.11

Pp ≤ 8.75 mW Po ≤ 4.75 mW

1.2 nsec/400 MHz - 1.6 nsec/320 MHz

Pp ≤ 0.037 mW Po ≤ 0.02 mW

1.2 nsec/400 MHz - 1.6 nsec/320 MHz

(except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No.50, dated June 24, 2007)

Safety

Labels

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Contents

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Warnings and cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Nickel-metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Laser safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Parts of the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Softkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Illumination and sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Auto power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

2 Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Unpacking and packing the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Packing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Charging the battery pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Applying power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Charging a battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Detaching and reattaching the battery pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Detaching the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Inserting the battery pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Battery power remaining indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Setting up the tripod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Centering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Centering using the optical plummet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Centering using a plumb bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Sighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Setting the measurement mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Measurement with a prism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Measurement in Reflectorless mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Reflector prisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Mounting and dismounting the instrument from the tribrach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Dismounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Face-1/Face-2 measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Input modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Entering characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Editing characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Entering a point name or number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Entering an existing point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Entering a new point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Specifying a wildcard (*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Entering a point from the point list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

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Entering a point from the stack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Entering a point using a temporary coordinate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Recording an instant measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

4 Routine Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

EDM setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

[HOT] key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Changing the height of the target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Setting the temperature and pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Selecting a target set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Entering a field note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Starting a survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Angle measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

0SET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Enter the horizontal angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Repeat angle measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Face-1/Face-2 measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Quick codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

5 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Station key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Setting up a station with known points (coordinates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Multiple point resection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Quick station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Height transfer (determining station elevation). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Checking and resetting the backsight direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Stakeout key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Stakeout by angle and distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Coordinates stakeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Partline stakeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

RefLine stakeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Measuring offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Measuring distance offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Measuring angle offsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Two-prism pole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

+HA line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Input HD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Calculating a corner point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Calculating a column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Extending the slope distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Program Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Point refline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Reference Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Remote distance measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Remote elevation measurement (REM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

2-PT reference plane (V-plane) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

3-PT reference plane (S-Plane) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

COD key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

DAT key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

USR 1/USR2 keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

6 Menu Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Opening a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Creating a new job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Deleting a job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Setting the control job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

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Displaying job Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Coordinate Geometry (COGO) calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Inverse calculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Azimuth and Distance (AZ&Dist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Calculate area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Line and offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Entering coordinates manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

RAW data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Coordinate data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Station records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Point name list and code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Downloading data from the total station to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Uploading coordinate data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Uploading a point name list or code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

1 Sec Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

[MSR] key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

[DSP] key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

[USR] key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

[S-O] key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

[DAT] key settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

7 Checking and Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Adjusting the electronic level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Checking and adjusting the circular level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Checking and adjusting the optical plummet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Zero point errors of vertical scale and horizontal angle corrections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Checking the instrument constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Checking the laser pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

8 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Distance measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Angle measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Tilt sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

9 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

E001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

E031. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

E032. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

E033. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

E034. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

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E035. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

E036. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

E037. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

E038. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

E33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

A Design Road Line Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Raw data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Coordinate data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Horizontal line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Vertical curve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

B Calculate Road Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Road alignment elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Enter the alignment data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Calculating road alignment elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Length of transition curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Deflection angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Transition coordinates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Shift value ?R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Spiral transition coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Tangent distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Coordinate KA1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Arc length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Coordinate KA2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Coordinates BC, EC which is ARC (IP1,IP2,EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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CHAPTER

1

Introduction 1

In this chapter:

 Parts of the instrument

 Accessories

 Display

 Keypad

 Softkeys

 Symbols

 Illumination and sound

 Auto power off

Thank you for purchasing this product.

Before you operate a FOCUS 2 Series total
station, read this manual carefully. In particular,
pay attention to the warnings and cautions that
appear in the Safety section at the front of the
manual.

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Parts of the instrument

Te le s co p e

Diopter ring

Te le sc op e

Carrying handle

Optical sight

Reticle plate cover

Leveling screw

Display

Te le s co p e

focusing ring

Battery

Horizontal
clamp screw

Horizontal
tangent

SCS232 Data Port

Tribrach clamp knob

SD Card

Eyepiece

Optical plummet

Figure 1.1 shows the main parts of the FOCUS 2 Series total station.

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Figure 1.1 FOCUS 2 Series total station: Face 1

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Accessories

The following items are supplied with the instrument.

Item Quantity

Carrying case 1

Total station main body 1

Battery 2

Charger and adapter cable 1

Plumb bob 1

Adjusting pin 2

Fur brush 1

Screw driver 1

Hexagon wrench 2

Cloth 1

Dryer 1

User manual 1

Warranty certificate 1

Rain cover 1

Software CD 1

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Display

Power Switch Key ON

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• Confirm the battery power shown on the display. Replace it with another charged battery or

change it when battery level is low. See

Battery power remaining indicator, page 26.

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Keypad

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Softkeys

Key Function

Power ON/OFF.

Illumination ON/OFF.

Displays the Function menu.

Changes the mode of input: alphabetic/numeric; launches quick code mode in the Basic
Measurement screen.

Accepts the input or records the data; In the Basic Measurement screen, press it for 1 second to
select the data saving mode (CP or SS).

Returns to the last screen; cancels the data input.

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Key Function

Measures the distance based on the measure mode settings for the key. Press it for 1 second to
view and change the measurement mode.

Measures the distance based on the measure mode settings for the key. Press it for 1 second to
view and change the measurement mode.

Key to advance through the different display screens. Press it for 1 second to launch customizing
options.

Displays the Angle Measuring menu; sets the horizontal angle to zero; input the horizontal angle,
repetition angle measuring; F1/F2 angle measuring; holds the horizontal angle.

Displays the Station Setup menu; inputs number 7 and letters A, B, and C.

Displays the Stakeout menu, press it for 1 second to display the settings for stakeout; inputs
number 8 and letters D, E, and F.

Displays the Offset Point Measurement menu; inputs number 9 and letters G, H, and I.

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Displays the Programs menu; inputs number 4 and letters J, K, and L.

Opens a window where you can enter a code. The default code value is the last code entered.
Inputs number 5 and letters M, N, and O.

Displays RAW, XYZ, or STN data, depending on the setting. Inputs number 6 and letter P, Q, and R.

Executes the function that is assigned to the USR1 Key. Inputs number 1 and letters S, T, and U.

Executes the function that is assigned to the USR2 Key. Inputs number 2 and letters V, W, and X.

Inputs number 3 and letters Y, Z, and Space.

Displays the HOT menu. Inputs – , + and .

Displays the electronic bubble indicator; inputs *, /, = and 0.

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Symbols

The below symbols indicate specific working status (depending on the version of the software).

Symbol Description

Please select via left/right key.

To display each screen via up/down key.

Indicates that several pages are selectable. Press to turn the page.

[F1],[F2] Indicates that the telescope (alidade) is on Face1 or Face 2.

F1: Face 1 Measurement: the vertical circle is on the left of telescope when
measuring.

F2: Face 2 Measurement: the vertical circle is on the right of telescope when
measuring.

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The below symbols are displayed on the screen:

Symbol Description

HA Horizontal angle

VA Vertical angle

SD Slope distance

AZ Azimuth

HD Horizontal distance

VD Vertical distance

HL Horizontal angle Left = (360°-HA)

V% Slope ratio (or Percent of grade)

N Northing coordinate

E Easting coordinate

Z Elevation coordinate

PT Point

HT Height of target

CD Code

PPM Atmospheric correction value

P1 Point 1

P2 Point 2

HI Height of Instrument

BS Backsight Point

ST Station (Instrument) setup point

1. A “#” displayed behind these symbols means the automatic tilt correction is not activated.

2. A “d” displayed in front of these symbols, means it is a difference value.

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Illumination and sound

Press the illumination key ( ) to turn the LCD
backlight ON and OFF.

Press the illumination key for 1 second to open a
5-switch window displayed above. Use the
5-switch window to adjust lighting, sound setting
and contrast of the screen.

With the window opened as above, press ,
(or press [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] corresponding to the
items) to choose the settings for the switch. When an item is selected, the function corresponding to
the key can be launched ON/OFF by pressing the corresponding number.

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1. Press for 1 second to open the window of setting LCD light, sound, contrast, and
laser pointer.

2. When the current cursor is on the LCD light icon, press [1] to toggle the light on
and off.

LCD backlight ON

LCD backlight OFF

3. Press [2] or to move to the Sound icon. Press [2] to toggle the sound on and off.

Sound ON

Sound OFF

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4. Press [3] or to move to the contrast icon. Press [3] continuously to adjust the contrast level.

5. Press [4] or to move to the laser plummet icon. Press [4] to turn on or off the laser plummet1.

6. Press [5] or to move to the laser pointer item. Press [5] to turn on or off the laser pointer.

Auto power off

The system-default time for Auto Power OFF is 30 minutes. If no key is pressed within this time, the
instrument will be switched off to save the battery.

1.

The laser plummet option is not available in the FOCUS 2 Series total station.

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CHAPTER

2

Preparation 2

In this chapter:

 Unpacking and packing the instrument

 Charging the battery pack

 Detaching and reattaching the battery pack

 Battery power remaining indicator

 Setting up the tripod

 Centering

 Leveling

 Sighting

 Setting the measurement mode

 Reflector prisms

 Mounting and dismounting the instrument

from the tribrach

 Face-1/Face-2 measurements

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2 – Preparation

Unpacking and packing the instrument

Note – Handle the total station carefully to protect it from shocks and excessive vibration.

Unpacking

To unpack the instrument, place the case gently with the cover upward, unlock the case, open the lid
and take out the instrument.

Packing

Replace the telescope lens cap, place the instrument into the case with the vertical clamp and
circular level upwards (objective lens pointing towards the tribrach), and lightly tighten the vertical
clamp. Close the lid and lock the case.

Charging the battery pack

Before charging the battery pack, read the warnings (also listed in the Safety section at the front of
this manual) and the following notes.

WARNING – Do not damage the rechargeable Ni-MH battery. A damaged battery can cause an

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explosion or fire, and can result in personal injury and/or property damage.
To pre v e n t injur y o r d amage:
– Do not use or charge the battery if it appears to be damaged. Signs of damage include, but
are not limited to, discoloration, warping, and leaking battery fluid.
– Do not expose the battery to fire, high temperature, or direct sunlight.
– Do not immerse the battery in water.
– Do not use or store the battery inside a vehicle during hot weather.
– Do not drop or puncture the battery.
– Do not open the battery or short-circuit its contacts.

WARNING – Avoid contact with the rechargeable Ni-MH battery if it appears to be leaking.

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Battery fluid is corrosive, and contact with it can result in personal injury and/or property
damage.
To pre v e n t injur y o r d amage:
– If the battery leaks, avoid contact with the battery fluid.
– If battery fluid gets into your eyes, immediately rinse your eyes with clean water and seek
medical attention. Do not rub your eyes!
– If battery fluid gets onto your skin or clothing, immediately use clean water to wash off the
battery fluid.

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WARNING – Charge and use the rechargeable Ni-MH battery only in strict accordance with the

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instructions. Charging or using the battery in unauthorized equipment can cause an explosion
or fire, and can result in personal injury and/or equipment damage.
To pre v e n t injur y o r d amage:
– Do not charge or use the battery if it appears to be damaged or leaking.
– Charge the Ni-MH battery only in a product that is specified to charge it. Be sure to follow all
instructions that are provided with the battery charger.
– Discontinue charging a battery that gives off extreme heat or a burning odor.
– Use the battery only in equipment that is specified to use it.
– Use the battery only for its intended use and according to the instructions in the product
documentation.

WARNING – To charge the battery pack, use only the battery charger and AC adapter that are

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supplied with the instrument. Do NOT use any other charger or you may cause the battery
pack to catch fire or rupture. The enclosed battery pack cannot be used with other chargers.

WARNING – Do not cover the battery charger and AC adapter while the battery pack is being

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recharged. The charger must be able to dissipate heat adequately. Coverings such as blankets
or clothing can cause the charger to overheat.

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WARNING – Avoid recharging the battery pack in humid or dusty places, in direct sunlight, or

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near heat sources. Do not recharge the battery pack when it is wet. If you do, you may receive
electric shocks or burns, or the battery pack may overheat or catch fire.

WARNING – Take care not to short circuit the contacts. Short circuits can cause the battery

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pack to catch fire or burn you.

WARNING – Never burn or heat the battery. Doing so may cause the battery to leak or

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rupture. A leaking or ruptured battery can cause serious injury.

WARNING – Before storing the battery pack or battery charger, cover the contact points with

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insulation tape. If you do not cover the contact points, the battery pack or charger may short
circuit, causing fire, burns, or damage to the instrument.

WARNING – The battery is not itself waterproof. Do not get the battery wet when it is

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removed from the instrument. If water seeps into the battery, it may cause a fire or burns.

Applying power

Plug in the charger to the supplied AC adapter to turn the unit on.

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Charging a battery

CAUTION – Rechargeable batteries may be recharged 300 to 500 times.

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CAUTION – Complete discharge of the battery may shorten its service life.

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CAUTION – In order to get the maximum service life, ensure that the batteries are recharged

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at least once a month.

• Remove the on-board battery from the instrument and connect it to the battery charger. The

adjacent charge indicator will illuminate red when charging is in progress. The charge indicator
will change to green when charging is complete. Disconnect the charger from the power source.

• Charging may take about 4 hours if the battery was normally discharged.

• Ni-MH batteries should not be charged at temperatures above 40 °C to 45 °C.

• If the charge indicator(s) does not light after connecting the battery and charger, the battery or

the charger may be damaged. Please contact your authorized service center for assistance.

Detaching and reattaching the battery pack

Detaching the battery pack

CAUTION – Before removing the battery from the instrument, make sure that the power is

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turned off. Otherwise, the instrument may be damaged.

CAUTION – Avoid touching the contacts on the battery pack.

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1. If the instrument is turned on, press [PWR] to turn it off.

2. Squeeze the battery pinch clamps toward each other and slide the battery from the instrument.

Inserting the battery pack

1. Squeeze the battery pinch clamps and insert the battery smoothly into the battery box.

2. Release the clamps and enable the battery to snap into place.

CAUTION – If the battery box cover is not inserted correctly, this could adversely affect the

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watertightness of the instrument.

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Battery power remaining indicator

The battery power remaining indicator displays the current
power condition.

The battery operating time varies depending on the
environmental conditions such as ambient temperature, how
long the battery has been charged, the number of times of
charging and discharging. It is recommended to charge the
battery before use or to prepare spare, fully charged batteries.

The battery power remaining display shows the power level regarding the current measurement
mode. The distance measurement mode consumes more power than angle measurement mode. Pay
particular attention to this when switching angle measurement mode to distance measurement
mode, because insufficient battery power may lead to interrupted operation. Battery power status
should always be checked prior to outdoor operation.

Icon Description

Measurement can be launched.

Measurement can be launched.

Measurement can be launched.

Low battery. It should be recharged.

Unable to measure. The battery must be recharged.

When the measurement mode is changed, the battery power does not immediately update. The
battery power indicating system shows the general status but not the instantaneous change of
battery power.

Setting up the tripod

Mount the instrument to the tripod. Level and center the instrument precisely to ensure the best
performance.

CAUTION – The tops of the tripod ferrules are very sharp. When handling or carrying the

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tripod, take care to avoid injuring yourself on the ferrules.

1. Open the tripod legs enough for the instrument to be stable.

2. Locate the tripod directly over the station point. To check the tripod’s position, look through the
center hole in the tripod head.

3. Firmly press the tripod ferrules into the ground.

4. Level the top surface of the tripod head by adjusting the height of the tripod legs.

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5. Securely fasten the thumb screws on the tripod legs.

6. Place the instrument on the tripod head.

7. Insert the tripod mounting screw into the center hole of the base plate of the instrument.

8. Tighten the tripod mounting screw.

Note – Do not carry the instrument while it is attached to a tripod.

Centering

When you center the instrument, you align its central axis precisely over the station point. To center
the instrument, you can either use the optical plummet (see

Centering using the optical plummet

Note – If you require high accuracy, check and adjust the optical plummet before you center the
instrument. For detailed instructions, see

To center the instrument using the optical plummet:

Checking and adjusting the optical plummet, page 134.

page 27) or a plumb bob (see page 28).

1. Set up the instrument on the tripod. See Setting up the tripod, page 26.

2. While looking through the optical plummet, align the center mark of the reticle
with the station point. To do this, turn the leveling screws until the center mark
of the reticle is directly over the image of the station point.

3. While supporting the tripod head with one hand, loosen the tripod leg clamps
and adjust the lengths of the legs until the air bubble is in the center of the
circular level.

4. Tighten the tripod leg clamps.

5. Use the circular vial to roughly level the instrument. See page 29.

a. Adjust the length of three legs of tripod to make the circular vial bubble of the instrument

centered.

6. Use the plate level vial to level the instrument accurately.

a. Rotate the instrument horizontally by loosening the Horizontal Clamp and place the plate

vial parallel to the line connecting leveling screw A and B, and then bring the bubble to the
center of the plate vial by turning the leveling screws A and B.

b. Rotate the instrument 90°, making it perpendicular to the connecting line of level screws A

and B. Turn level screw C to make the bubble of the plate vial centered.

7. Precisely center and level the instrument.

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a. Looking through the optical plummet, reconfirm the station point image is still centered in

the reticle mark.

b. If a slight displacement of the station point is detected, loosen the tripod mounting screw

and correct the instrument’s positioning with direct movement (not rotational). If the
displacement of the station point is major, repeat this procedure from

Step 2.

Centering using a plumb bob

1. Set up the instrument on the tripod. See Setting up the tripod, page 26.

2. Hang the plumb line on the hook of the tripod mounting screw.

3. Adjust the length of the plumb line so that the tip of the plumb bob is at the height of the station
point.

4. Loosen the tripod mounting screw slightly.

5. Using both hands to support the outer side of the tribrach, carefully slide the instrument about
on the tripod head until the tip of the plumb bob is positioned over the exact center of the
station point.

Note – To confirm that the instrument is precisely aligned, check its position from two directions at
right angles to each other.

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Leveling

As the tilt sensor is activated, automatic correction of vertical angle for mislevelment is displayed.

To ensure a precise angle measurement, the tilt sensor must be activated. The display can be used to
fine level the instrument.

If the instrument has not been roughly leveled, the screen displays that the instrument is out of the
automatic correction range, and that it needs to be leveled manually.

The instrument compensates the vertical angle reading as well as both vertical and horizontal angle
reading due to inclination of the vertical axis in the X direction and XY directions (known as dual-axis
compensation).

1. Press to open the automatic compensation function.
The tilt compensation value is displayed.

If the value is within ±3.5', it indicates that it is in the
automatic compensation range of the vertical circle. Press

[ESC] to return to measurement function. If it is beyond ±3.5',

it means that it needs to be leveled manually.

2. Press [MSR2] to shift the compensation mode to dual-axis
compensation.

3. After leveling, press [ESC] to return to previous status.

4. To close automatic compensation, press [OFF].

When the instrument is placed on an unstable surface or in windy weather conditions, the display of
the vertical angle may be unstable. You can switch off the auto tilt correction function for vertical
angle.

If the auto correction mode is ON and the instrument has not been leveled, the program will state
that the instrument must be leveled before being able to enter other functions.

When you level the instrument, you make the vertical axis of the instrument exactly vertical. To level
the instrument, use the electronic level. In the leveling work, always set the instrument in the Face 1
direction (see

To level the instrument:

1. Roughly level the instrument using the circular vial:

a. Turn the leveling screw c and d to move the bubble in the circular level

b. Turn the leveling screw e to move the bubble to the center of the circular

Figure 1.1 on page 14).

vial, in which case the bubble is positioned on a line perpendicular to a line
running through the center of the two leveling screws being adjusted.

vial:

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2. Precisely level the instrument using the plate vial:

a. Rotate the instrument horizontally by loosening the Horizontal Clamp and

c

place the plate level vial parallel to the line connecting leveling screws
and

d

, and then bring the bubble to the center of the plate vial by turning

c

the leveling screws

b. Rotate the instrument 90° around its vertical axis and turn the remaining leveling screw e to

center the bubble once more.

3. Use leveling screw c to move the bubble into the center of the electronic level.

4. Repeat Step 2 for each 90° rotation of the instrument and check that the bubble is correctly
centered in all directions.

and d.

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Sighting

Diopter ring

Te le s co p e
focusing ring

When the instrument is sighted, the telescope is aimed at the target, the target
image is focused upon and the image is then aligned with the center cross-hairs
of the telescope reticle.

Sighting the instrument:

1. Diopter adjustment:

a. Point the telescope at a blank area like a wall, the sky, or a sheet of

paper.

WARNING – Never look at the sun through the telescope. If you do, you may damage or lose

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your eyesight.

b. While sighting through the eyepiece, rotate the diopter

ring until the reticle crosshairs are brought into sharp, clear
focus.

2. Elimination of parallax:

a. Aim the telescope at the target.

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b. Rotate the focusing ring until the target image is in sharp focus on the reticle crosshairs.

c. Move your eye vertically and laterally to check whether the target image moves relative to

the reticle crosshairs.

If the target image does not move, there is no parallax.

d. If the target image does move, rotate the telescope focusing ring. Then repeat from Step c.

3. Target alignment:

– To align the target accurately on the center crosshairs, carefully rotate the tangent screw as

required.

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Setting the measurement mode

The FOCUS 2 Series total station has two measurement modes:

• Prism mode (Prism) – See Measurement with a prism, page 32.

• Reflectorless mode (N-Prism) – See Measurement in Reflectorless mode, page 32.

These modes can be changed at any time by holding down the [MSR1] or [MSR2] key for one second. For
more information, see

To set the measurement mode depending on the target you want to measure, see the following
table.

Targ et Targ et sett i ng

Prism, reflector sheet Prism (Prism mode)

Other (reflective materials) N-Prism (Reflectorless mode)

In some cases, you can measure another target that is not appropriate to the set measurement
mode.

Note – The Focus 2 Series total station is Laser Class 3R in the Reflectorless mode and Laser pointer
function, and Laser Class 1 in the Prism mode.

1 Sec Keys, page 128.

CAUTION – Do not sight the prism when the laser pointer is on.

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Measurement with a prism

Do not use a prism that is damaged, dirty, scratched, or chipped.

As the FOCUS 2 Series total station is extremely sensitive, multiple reflections on the prism surface
can cause a loss in accuracy.

Measurement in Reflectorless mode

The distance the FOCUS 2 Series total station can measure depends on the strength of the reflected
signal from the target. Target reflectivity, condition, and color all affect the distance measured.
Surfaces that have low reflectivity may not yield a measurement.

Setting the prism constant

To do this, hold down [MSR1] or [MSR2] for one second. For more
information, see 1 Sec Keys, page 128.

Note – If the prism constant is not 0 mm, then enter the prism
constant value directly into the Const field. For example, if the prism
constant is -30 mm, enter -30 mm into the Const field on the
instrument.

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Tip – When you use the prism at a short distance, set the prism at a slight angle to the sighting

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axis, rather than completely square.

Reflector prisms

When measuring distances using reflector prisms, a prism needs to be placed at the target place.
Reflector systems come with single prism and triple prisms, which can be mounted in a tribrach onto
a tripod or mounted onto a prism pole. Reflector systems can be self-configured by users according
to the job.

Mounting and dismounting the instrument from the tribrach

Dismounting

If necessary, the instrument (including reflector prisms with the same tribrach) can be dismounted
from the tribrach. Loosen the tribrach locking screw in the locking knob with a screwdriver. Turn the
locking knob about 180°counter-clockwise to disengage anchor jaws, and remove the instrument
from the tribrach.

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Directing stub

Directing slot

Set screw

Locking knob

Instrument

Tribach

Anchor jaw

Mounting

Insert the three anchor jaws into holes in the tribrach and line up the directing stub with the
directing slot. Turn the locking knob about 180°clockwise and tighten the locking screw with a
screwdriver.

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Face 1 Face 2

Face-1/Face-2 measurements

A measurement can be taken from either face of the instrument. To change the face, rotate the
instrument 180° on its base, and rotate the telescope 180° within the standard.

By averaging the Face-1 and Face-2 measurement values, most constant mechanical errors can be
cancelled out. Some errors, such as vertical axis error, cannot be cancelled out by averaging Face-1
and Face-2 measurements.

When rotating the telescope, take care not to catch a finger in the gap between the instrument’s
standard and the telescope.

A Face-1 measurement is made with the vertical circle positioned to the left of the telescope
eyepiece. A Face-2 measurement is made with the vertical circle positioned to the right of the
telescope eyepiece.

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CHAPTER

3

Getting Started 3

In this chapter:

 Input modes

 Entering a point name or number

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Input modes

All characters can be entered in a data input field. The maximum length of character of a point ID or
point number is 16.

Press [<] to delete one character to the left of the cursor.

When the data is wider than the screen, the data automatically moves to the left.

When an A is displayed on the upper right corner of the screen, letters can be entered using the
keypad. When
need manual input, press

In alpha mode, three letters are set using one key. Each key press displays the next letter for that key
in the cursor.

The methods for Code (CD) input are; enter manually, select from a list and select from a stack. The
operational methods are the same as that of entering a point.

Entering characters

1. Ensure that the current input mode is alpha mode. If not,
press

1 is displayed, numbers can be entered. In any measurement screen or screens that

[MODE] to shift between alpha mode and numeric mode.

[MODE].

2. Press [6] three times to enter R.

3. Press [6] once to enter P.

4. Press [MODE] to change to numeric mode.

5. Press [1] and [6].

6. Press [REC/ENT] to confirm.

Tip – If the point ID is wrong, press [ESC] and enter it

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again.

Editing characters

Characters that have been entered can be edited.

1. Move the cursor to the item that needs to be edited, and

[>]. The cursor stays on the first character and

press
flashes.

2. Press [>] to move the cursor to the character that needs to
be edited.

3. Enter the new character.

4. Press [REC/ENT] to confirm. The cursor moves to the next item.

Tip – Press [<] to delete the right character.

B

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Entering a point name or number

You can use numeric or alphanumeric names up to 16 characters long to identify points.

The default name for a new point is the last point name entered, with the last digit incremented. For
example, if the last point name was A100, the default name for the next point is A101.

If the last character of the previous point name is alphabetic, the default point name is the last point
name.

When the cursor is in a PT (point) field, there are several ways to specify a point, or enter
coordinates.

Entering an existing point

For example, to enter a point ID in the PT field:

1. Enter PtID in the PT field and then press [REC/ENT].

The system searches for the point ID in internal memory. If
this Point ID exists, its coordinate are displayed.

2. Press [REC/ENT] to return to the screen. The point is selected
and the cursor moves to the next item.

Entering a new point

1. When you enter a new point name or number, a coordinate
input screen appears. Enter the point’s coordinates in NE,
NEZ, or elevation-only (Z) format.

2. Press [REC/ENT] to move to the next item.

3. Press [REC/ENT] on the CD field to store the point in the
current job.

Specifying a wildcard (*)

If you include an asterisk (*) when you enter a point or code name, a list of points that match the
entered text appears. For example:

Wildcard Definition

* All points of any length are found.

A All points with exactly the pointID “A” are found.

A* All points of any length starting with “A” are found (for example, A8, A71, ABDE)

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Wildcard Definition

*1

A*1

All points of any length with a “1” as the second character are found (for example, W1, F15, A1R)

All points of any length with an “A” as the first character and a “1” as the third character are
found (for example, AD1, AR100, AS16).

1. In a PT item, insert a wildcard, for example “*” and then

[REC/ENT].

press

2. Use [^] or [v] to move the cursor to the point that you want to
use. Then press

[REC/ENT].

3. If the [^] or [v] icons are displayed, use them to scroll up or
down the list. Select the point and then press

[REC/ENT].

When you select a point from the list, its coordinates are
displayed.

Entering a point from the point list

3 – Getting Started

1. To display a list of existing points, press the List softkey
when the cursor is in the PT field. The PtID list appears.

2. Use [^] or [v] to move the cursor to the point that you want to
use. Then press

[REC/ENT].

3. When you return to the point input screen, the selected
point name is entered in the PT field. You can add digits or
alphabetic characters if required. Press

[REC/ENT] to confirm.

4. If the input PtID exists in internal memory, its coordinate will be displayed on the screen. Press

[REC/ENT] to return.

5. If the input PtID does not exist, enter a coordinate and then press [REC/ENT] to move the cursor to
the code (CD) item. Enter the code. Press

[REC/ENT] to save and quit.

Return to the input PT screen. The cursor moves to the next item.

Entering a point from the stack

The point stack is a list of recently used points. It shows the last 20 point names used, in
chronological order from the last used to the first used.

1. To display the stack, press the Stac softkey when the cursor is in the PT field.

2. Use [^] or [v] to move the cursor to the point that you want to use. Press [^] or [v] to select the point
and then press

[REC/ENT].

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When you return to the point input screen, the selected point name is entered in the PT field,
incremented by one. For example, if you selected the A098 point, A099 appears in the PT field.

[REC/ENT].

Press

3. If the entered PtID exists in internal memory, its coordinate is
displayed. Press

4. If the entered PtID does not exist, enter a coordinate and
then press
item. Enter the code. Press

[REC/ENT] to return.

[REC/ENT] to move the cursor to the code (CD)

[REC/ENT] to save and quit.

Entering a point using a temporary coordinate

In some cases when entering a point ID, a temporary coordinate that does not need to be saved can
be used.

To use a point without recording the coordinates, press

[REC/ENT] in a PT field, without entering a point name. A

coordinate input screen appears.

Enter the coordinate and then press [REC/ENT] to move to next
item.

Press [REC/ENT] when finished.

The input coordinates are used in the calculation. They are not
saved in the database.

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Recording an instant measurement

To enter a point by recording an instant measurement:

1. Press the Meas softkey.

An observation screen appears.

2. Press [MSR1] or [MSR2] to start a measurement. To change
the height of the target, press the

After measuring, the point recording screen appears.

3. Enter the point ID and CD, and press [REC/ENT] to record
the result.

HT softkey.

3 – Getting Started

4. When the measurement is finished, press [REC/ENT].

If there is alignment data in the internal memory, the point ID
can be entered via the chainage value. For more information,
see

Station setup, page 94.

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CHAPTER

4

Routine Measurements 4

In this chapter:

 EDM setting

 [HOT] key

 Starting a survey

 Angle measurement

 Quick codes

After correctly setting up and starting the
instrument, it is immediately ready to take
measurements.

All shown displays are for illustrative purposes
only and may vary slightly according to the
software version. The following example shows
a possible measuring display:

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EDM setting

Press [MSR1] or [MSR2] for one second to enter each measurement function. The [MSR2] measurement

[MSR1]

.

mode setting is the same as
corresponding measurement mode to measure.

To view the measurement settings:

1. Hold down [MSR1] or [MSR2] for one second. As an example,
take the measurement mode setting in the Basic
Measurement screen.

2. Press [v] or [^] to move to the item that needs to be changed,
and then press

TGT Prism, reflector sheet, and non-prism.
Const Input prism constant directly (under prism mode). Values: -999~999 mm
Mode Fine[s], Fine [2] ([3]/ [4]/ [5]), Fine[r], Tracking.
Rec Enter, All, Meas.

[>] or [<] to change the options:

Enter – A Rec Pt screen appears so you can check and confirm before data is recorded.
All – A quick shooting and recording mode. The instrument automatically records the point

using the default PtID, and then returns to the Basic Measurement screen.
Meas – The default measuring mode. After a measurement, the instrument stops in the Basic

Measurement screen and waits for you to press [REC/ENT] before recording the point.

When pressing [MSR1] or [MSR2], the system activates the

3. After setting, press [REC/ENT] to save the setting and
return to the last screen.

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PP M 273.8=

0.2900 pre ssur eval ue hP a()×

0.00366 temperaturevalue °C()×

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------





–

[HOT] key

The [HOT] key includes the target height, temperature and pressure, target selection and note input
functions. It is available from any observation screen.

To dis p l ay t he HOT key menu, press [HOT].

Changing the height of the target

1. From the HOT key menu, press [1].

The Input HT screen appears.

2. Enter the height of the target, or press the Stac softkey to
display the HT stack. The HT stack stores the last 20 HT
values entered.

3. Press [REC/ENT] to return to the Basic Measurement screen.

Setting the temperature and pressure

Atmospheric correction

The speed of light in the air is extremely fast. And it is not a constant, but changes with the
temperature and pressure of the atmosphere. Once the atmospheric correction is set, the
instrument can automatically implement atmospheric corrections.

Even when the instrument is powered off, the atmospheric correction value is still maintained.

The formula for atmospheric correction is: (unit: meter)

If the pressure unit is mmHg: 1hPa = 0.75 mmHg

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Tip – When disregarding atmospheric correction, set the PPM value to 0. Standard

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atmospheric condition of the instrument (that is, the atmospheric conditions at which the
atmospheric correction value of the instrument is 0):
Pressure: 1013 hPa
Temperature: 20 °C

To set the current temperature and pressure:

1. From the HOT key menu, press [2] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT])
to select Temp& Pr es .

The Temp &P re s screen displays the current settings values.

2. Enter the temperature value and press [REC/ENT] to move to
next item.

3. Enter the pressure value and press [REC/ENT].

The program calculates the atmospheric correction value,
and returns to the normal measurement screen. The atmospheric correction value is calculated
according to the input temperature and pressure values.

Note – Press ON to activate the automatic temperature and pressure sensor, which will detect and fill
the temperature and pressure automatically.

Temperature -40 °C ~ +60 °C (increment 0.1 °C) or -40 °F ~ 140 °F (increment 0.1 °F)
Air pressure 420 ~ 799.5 mm Hg (increment 0.1 mm Hg) or 560 ~ 1066 hPa (increment 0.1 hPa)

16.5 ~ 31.5 inch Hg (increment 0.1 inch Hg)

Selecting a target set

A target set specifies settings for the target type, the prism constant, and height of target.

When changing the selected target set, all three settings are changed. This function can be used to
quickly switch between two types of targets, such as a reflector sheet and a prism.

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To se l e ct a target s e t :

1. From the HOT key menu, press [3] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT])
to select TGT.

The TGT screen appears.

2. Either press the corresponding numeric key (from 1 to 5),
or use

[REC/ENT]. To change the settings defined in a target set,

highlight the target set in the list and then press the

[v] or [^] to highlight the target set in the list and press

Edit

softkey.

When a target set is selected, the Type and Const values are
copied to both

[MSR1] and [MSR2] settings. If you have specified a value for HT, this value is also

copied to the current HT.

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3. After editing, press [REC/ENT].

The system stores the target set, and returns to the Basic Measurement screen.

Type prism/non prism/reflector sheet
Const –999 to 999 mm
HT –9.990 to 99.990 m

Note – “HT” can be left blank in the target set (input the number beyond the maximum
instrument height). If you leave it blank, the current HT value is always applied to the
measurement.

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Entering a field note

This function can be used at any time on any observation screen. Each note can be up to 50
characters. The note is stored as a CD record in the raw data.

To enter a field note:

1. From the HOT key menu, press [4] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Note.

The Input Note screen appears.

2. Enter the note and then press [REC/ENT].

The instrument returns to the Basic Measurement
screen.

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Starting a survey

After verifying all settings, a survey can be started. The survey results are displayed in four screens
including all data for a routine survey. Press
additional HD/VD/SD screen appears.

Before storing measurements, a job, a station, and a backsight azimuth must be set.

1. Sight to the center of target prism, press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

2. While the instrument is taking a measurement the prism
constant is displayed in the distance field.

The measurement results are displayed in four screens,
including all normal measurement data such as angle,
distance, and coordinates.

3. Press [DSP] or [v] or [^] to view each screen.

If the secondary distance unit is set, another screen
appears.

[DSP] to view the data. If a second distance unit is set, an

To change the height of the target (HT), the temperature, or the pressure, press the [HOT] key.

Settings that relate to corrections (T-P, Sea level, C&R) are included in the job settings. These settings
are job-specific. Changing any item will create a new job or close the current job.

The maximum data storage capacity is defined by the type of data being stored. The maximum is
10,000 points complete with raw data.

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Angle measurement

HRχΣHR N÷=

HA BSAzHRχ normalized()+=

HRχ

a



1. Press [ANG] to open the Angle menu.

2. To select a command from this menu, press the
corresponding number key or highlight the selection and
press

[REC/ENT].

0SET

Press [1] to set HA as 0, and then return to the Basic
Measurement screen.

1. From the Angle menu, press [1] to open the 0SET function.

2. The program sets the current horizontal angle to 0, and
returns to the Basic Measurement screen.

Enter the horizontal angle

4 – Routine Measurements

1. From the Angle menu, press [2] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to select Input.

The HA Input screen appears.

2. Enter the horizontal angle value, and then press [REC/ENT].
For example, to enter 159°46’25”, type

The software returns to the Basic Measurement screen,
and displays the entered horizontal angle.

159.4625.

Repeat angle measurement

This function is used to accumulate repeated angle measurements, displaying the sum and average
value of all observed angles. It records the number of observations at the same time.

is not updated even if the instrument is moved.

In repeat angle measurement, the HA is replaced by HR, and the number of repeat angles is
displayed (for example, N=6).

Horizontal angles can be measured up to 3599°59′59″.

This function stores both raw and XYZ data as CP records.

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4 – Routine Measurements

1. From the Angle menu, press [3] to open the RePt screen.

The system sets the initial value of HR to 0.

2. Sight the first target point that is used in the repeat angle measurement. (i.e. backsight), and
press

[REC/ENT].

3. Use the horizontal clamp and tangent screw to sight the second target point (i.e. foresight). The
horizontal angle is now accumulated.

– To end the repeat angle measurement, press [ESC].

4. Press [REC/ENT] to save the horizontal angles and return to the initial repeat angle measurement
screen.

5. Repeat Step 3 through Step 4 as many times as needed.

When enough horizontal angle results have been accumulated, press [MSR1] or [MSR2] to take a
measurement to the foresight. The average horizontal angle is displayed. This value is fixed until the
process is finished or cancelled.

1. When enough horizontal angles results have been accumulated, take a measurement to the
foresight. First sight the backsight and press

[REC/ENT].

2. Sight the foresight, press [MSR1] or [MSR2] to measure the distance. The measured result is
displayed.

3. Press [REC/ENT] to record.

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4 – Routine Measurements

Face-1/Face-2 measurements

Using F1/F2 measurements effectively cancels out mechanical constant error to obtain maximum
accuracy for measuring angles.

For the HA to be adjusted from a F1/F2 measurement, the backsight must also have been measured
in F1/F2 during the station setup.

To take F1/F2 data without taking a distance measurement:

1. Sight the center of the target prism, and press [MSR1]/[MSR2] (this step can be omitted if not taking
a distance measurement).

2. From the Angle menu, press [4] to select F1/F2.

3. The system displays according to the current vertical
circle reading. If the vertical circle is on F2, the message

Tu r n t o F 1 appears. If the vertical circle is on F1, the

message

Tur n t o F 2 appears.

4. Rotate the alidade, and use the horizontal clamp and
horizontal tangent screw to sight the same target.

5. Press [REC/ENT], the program will calculate the
observation value of F1/F2.

If a distance measurement has already been taken to the
target, F1/F2 averaging can be initiated by flipping the
telescope to the other face.

6. If satisfied with the result, press the OK softkey, else
press the

Abrt softkey. The Basic Measurement screen appears.

Hold

To hold the horizontal angle to the current value:

1. Press [ANG] to open the Angle menu.

2. Rotate the horizontal circle to the required horizontal
angle, or manually enter the angle value.

3. Press [5] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to select Hold.

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4 – Routine Measurements

The HA Hold screen appears. Use the horizontal clamp
and horizontal tangent screw to sight the target.

4. Press [REC/ENT] to set the horizontal angle of the target.

Quick codes

Quick codes (Qcodes) enable measuring and recording of many points with feature codes in the field.

Using the quick code function, a predefined code can be called up directly via numeric keypad on the
instrument. The code is selected by entering a two digit number, by pressing
is triggered and the measured data and code saved.

A total of 256 quick codes can be assigned. Each code can be assigned a unique one/two/three digit
numbers. If no numbers are allocated to the codes, the code is selected in accordance with the order
in which the codes were entered in the code list (for example, 01 = first code in the code list, 10 =
tenth code in the code list). For more about editing quick codes, see
can also use the included Data Transfer software to create and upload codes. See Code list, page 148.

1. To activate Quick code measurement mode, press [MODE] in the Basic Measurement screen.

2. Enter the numeric value assigned to the quick code and then press [REC/ENT].

Adding a code, page 120. You

[MSR1] the measurement

3. The system starts searching the numeric values to find
the quick code in its internal memory. To find the quick
code corresponding to the numeric value, press
After measuring, the result and quick code are displayed.
If the quick code corresponding to the numeric value
does not exist in internal memory, it will display

exist

.

If no quick code is allocated to the numeric value, the Quick Code is numbered in accordance
with the order in which the codes were entered in the code list.

4. While measuring, the quick code to be recorded is
displayed in the CD field.

5. To quit the quick code function and return to the Basic
Measurement screen from the Qcode screen, press

[MODE] again.

[MSR1].

Code no

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CHAPTER

5

Applications 5

In this chapter:

 Station key

 Stakeout key

 Measuring offsets

 Program Key

 COD key

 DAT key

 USR 1/USR2 keys

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Station key

To ope n t he Stn Setup menu, press [STN] in the Basic Measurement screen.

Setting up a station with known points (coordinates)

5 – Applications

1. From the Stn Setup menu, press [1] to select Known.

The Input STN screen appears.

2. Enter a point name or number in the ST field and press

[REC/ENT].

3. Enter the HI (Height of instrument) and press [REC/ENT].
To re-enter the known PtID, press
item and then enter the PtID.

4. Select an input method to define the backsight point:

– To sight the backsight by entering coordinates, see page 55.

– To sight the backsight by entering the azimuth or direction, see page 57.

[^] to move to the ST

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Sighting the backsight by entering coordinates

To enter coordinates for the backsight point (BS):

1. From the Backsight screen, press [1] to select Coord.

2. Enter the point name and press [REC/ENT].

There are two conditions:

• Measuring to the backsight point. See Measuring the

backsight point, page 55.

• Not measuring to the backsight point. See Not measuring

the backsight point, page 56.

Measuring the backsight point

1. If you intend to take a distance measurement to the BS,
enter the height of target in the HT field.

5 – Applications

2. Sight the BS on Face-1 (F1) and press [MSR1] or [MSR2] to
record a full shot (with HA/VA/SD value).

If the vertical circle is on Face-2, a message Turn to F1
appears. If this happens, rotate the telescope and
alidade and sight the BS point in Face-1.

3. After measuring the result is displayed as shown:

– To determine the backsight point using F1 only, press

[REC/ENT] to end measuring.

– To determine the backsight using F2 as well, press

the

F2 softkey.

– To go directly to the Face-2 measurement after taking

a distance measurement to the BS on Face-1, flip the
telescope. The instrument automatically detects
F1/F2.

4. Sight the backsight point, press [MSR1] or [MSR2] to start
the F2 measurement and then press

[REC/ENT].

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5. If you are measuring to a known coordinate BS, press

[DSP] to display a QA (quality assessment) screen. To

record a CP record that stores the averaged HA, VD, and
SD from the F1/F2 data, press the

CP softkey. To record

only the ST and F1/F2 records, without a CP record press

OK softkey. Press the ABRT softkey to cancel the

the
procedure.

This operation records the station and raw data to the
current job and finishes setting up the station. The
screen returns to the Basic Measurement screen.

Note – AZ = Azimuth calculated by coordinates.

Note – Press [v] or [DSP] to switch to the QA screen (dHD and

dVD values), which indicate the difference between the
measured distance and the distance calculated from the known coordinates.

Note – The instrument automatically detects F1/F2.

Not measuring the backsight point

1. If not measuring the backsight point, press [REC/ENT].

5 – Applications

2. Sight the BS point in F1, and press [REC/ENT] to finish the
setting.

If the vertical circle is on Face-2, a message Turn to F1
appears. If this happens, rotate the telescope and alidade
and sight the BS point in Face-1.

This records the station and raw data to the current job and
finishes setting up the station. The screen returns to the Basic
Measurement screen. AZ item displays the result of determining the backsight azimuth.

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Sighting the backsight by entering the azimuth angle

To enter the azimuth angle to the backsight point:

5 – Applications

1. From the Backsight screen, press [2] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Angle.

The Input BS PT screen appears.

2. Enter a point name and press [REC/ENT].

Note – The backsight point here cannot be a known PtID in
the internal memory. Otherwise the program will display the
coordinate of this point and enter into the function of sighting
the backsight by entering coordinates.

3. If only the azimuth needs to be entered, when the cursor is in the BS field press [REC/ENT].

4. Enter the azimuth angle to the BS point.

If [REC/ENT] is pressed without entering a value in the AZ field, the azimuth is automatically set to
0°00'00".

5. Sight the BS point on F1 and press [REC/ENT].

6. Enter the target height of the BS point and press [REC/ENT].

7. Once again, there are two ways to determine the backsight:

– Do not measure, press [REC/ENT] directly.

– Measuring using the [MSR1] and [MSR2] keys. Refer to the previous procedure.

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5 – Applications

8. If the vertical circle is on Face-2, a message Turn to F1 appears. If this happens, rotate the
telescope and alidade and sight the BS point in Face-1.

The station and raw data are stored in the current job and the
station setup is completed. The screen returns to the Basic
Measurement screen. The AZ item displays the result of
determining the backsight azimuth.

Multiple point resection

A resection sets up the station using angle/distance measurements to known points.

• A maximum of 10 points can be used in a resection.

• Measurements can be distance and angle, or angle only.

• Calculation starts automatically when enough measurements are taken.

• Poor observations can be deleted and recalculated if necessary.

• The minimum data required for a resection is either three angle measurements, or two distance

measurements.

Note – If the angle between known point 1 and known point 2 (measured from the station point) is
extremely acute or extremely oblique, the resulting solution will be less reliable geometrically. For
geometric reliability, select known point locations (or station point locations) that are widely spaced.

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To star t th e r es e ct io n:

1. From the Stn Setup menu, press [2] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Rese (Resection).

The Input PT01 screen appears.

2. Enter the point name for the first observation point (that
is PT01) and then press

[REC/ENT].

3. Enter the target height and press [REC/ENT].

4. Sight the center of the first target prism on F1 and press

[MSR1] or [MSR2] to start the survey. If only the angle needs

to be measured, press

[REC/ENT].

If the vertical circle is on Face-2, a message Turn to F1 appears. If this happens, rotate the
telescope and alidade and sight the BS point in Face-1.

5. The measurement result appears. Press [REC/ENT]. To
measure the backsight point on F2, press the F2 softkey.
Rotate the telescope and alidade, sight the center of the
first target prism on F2 and press
press

[REC/ENT].

[MSR1] or [MSR2] and then

5 – Applications

6. If you have measured on both F1 and F2, a QA screen
appears. Press [REC/ENT] or the OK softkey to record the
result.

7. Enter the second point (PT02) and its height of target and
then press

[REC/ENT].

8. Repeat this procedure to measure target point 02 and
other target points.

9. When the instrument has enough data, it calculates the
station (STN) coordinates.

– If more than 2 points are available, a standard

deviation screen appears.

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5 – Applications

10. To take measurements to strengthen the geometry of the
resection, press the

Add softkey.

To check the measurements to each known point press
the

View softkey. Press [v] or [^] to select the point on the screen and then press [REC/ENT] to

check the measurements to each known point. At this point poor observations can be deleted or
observation points added.

dHA Distributed HA errors in each direction
dVD VD errors between measured distance and calculated distance
dHD HD errors between measured distance and calculated distance

11. When the results are satisfactory, record the station. To do
this, press [REC/ENT] or the Rec. softkey. The ST column
defaults to the last recorded PT + 1.

12. BS defaults to the first observed point. To change the BS,
press the

Vary softkey.

a. Press [v] or [^] to select the BS point that you want to

use and then press

[REC/ENT].

13. The Input STN menu screen appears. Press [REC/ENT] to record the station and backsight. The Stn
Setup screen appears.

Tip – To delete a measurement, highlight the measurement data or display the detail screen

B

for the measurement. Then press the

DEL softkey. The STN coordinates are automatically

recalculated.

Basically, Stn-Z is calculated from distance-measured data. If no distances are measured, then Stn-Z is
calculated using angle-only measurements to known points with 3D coordinates.

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5 – Applications

Quick station

Use this option to set up a station quickly without coordinates.

The station point (ST) in this function defaults to a new point number. For the new point, MP (0, 0, 0)
is stored as the coordinates. When the ST is manually changed to a known point name, the station is
set up on the coordinates of the known point.

Even if both ST and BS are known points, this function does not calculate the backsight angle (AZ)
automatically. To calculate the AZ between two known points (ST and BS), select Station Setup /
Known.

1. From the Stn Setup menu, press [3] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select QuickStn.

The QuickStn screen appears.

2. Enter the ST point name and then press [REC/ENT]. The
station point defaults to the last recorded PT + 1, or ST + 1,
depending on the Split ST setting.

3. Enter the height of the instrument and then press

[REC/ENT].

4. No default PT is assigned to the BS. Leave this field blank,
or enter a BS point name.

5. The backsight azimuth (AZ) defaults to zero, but this can
be changed.

6. To complete the station setup, sight the BS and press [REC/ENT].

When you press [REC/ENT] in the AZ field, both HA and AZ are reset to the value you have entered.

Note – For the Split ST setting, see Settings, page 110.

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5 – Applications

Height transfer (determining station elevation)

This function determines the height of the instrument from measurements to target points with
known heights, in two faces.

After measurement, the new height of the station appears.

To enter the height transfer function:

1. From the Stn Setup menu, press [4] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Z Coord.

If no station was previously set up, the message Invalid
STN appears. Press any key to return to the Stn Setup

menu and select any method to set up a station.

2. Once the program records the station, enter a point with
known elevation and then press

[REC/ENT].

3. Enter the height of the target prism and then press

[REC/ENT].

4. Sight the center of the prism and then press [MSR1] or

[MSR2] to measure.

If the vertical circle is on Face-2, a message Turn to F1 appears. If this happens, rotate the
telescope and alidade and sight the BS point in Face-1.

The total station finishes the measurement and displays the result.

5. Optional. Press the F2 softkey and rotate the telescope and alidade and sight the center of the
prism in Face-2, and then press

[MSR1] or [MSR2] to measure.

6. Once the measurements on F1 and F2 are finished, press [REC/ENT].

7. The result screen appears, press the OK softkey to confirm, or Abrt to remeasure.

8. The updated station coordinates are displayed and the height, Z, is updated. The HI can also be
changed in this screen. When HI is changed, the Z coordinate is updated before the station is
recorded.

9. Press [REC/ENT] to record the updated STN. The Stn Setup menu screen appears.

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5 – Applications

Checking and resetting the backsight direction

Note – A station setup must be completed before the BS check function is used.

1. From the Stn Setup menu, press [5] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select BS Check.

The BS Check screen appears.

2. Sight the BS point and press the Redo softkey or

[REC/ENT] to reset the horizontal angle to the HA set in the

last station setup.

HA Current HA reading
BS The HA to the BS in the last station setup

3. To cancel the process and return to the Basic Measurement screen, press the Abrt softkey or

[ESC].

The screen returns to the Basic Measurement screen and HA is set.

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Stakeout key

R

IN

L

OUT

CUT

FiLL

IN OUT

Height
of target

R

L

FILL
CUT

5 – Applications

To dis p l ay t he Stakeout menu, press [S-O].

Stakeout by angle and distance

1. Press [8] to enter the stake-out function. A station setup and backsight azimuth must be set
before stakeout. If this is not done, a Station not set message is displayed.

2. Press [1] to continue. This displays the ST, HI, and BS set in
the last operation. Press the
press the

After the program records the STN data, the screen
returns to the SO menu.

3. Press [1] or select HA-HD to display the input screen for
the distance and angle to the target.

Abrt softkey to quit the program.

4. Enter the values and press [REC/ENT].

HD Horizontal distance from station point to stakeout point
dVD Vertical distance from station point to stakeout point
HA Horizontal angle to stakeout point

OK softkey to confirm or

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5 – Applications

5. To start staking out, rotate the instrument until the dHA displays 0°00'00".

6. Sight the target and press [MSR1] or [MSR2] to measure the distance.

When the measurement is completed, the differences between the target position and the
stakeout point are displayed.

dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point
R/L Right/Left (Lateral error)
IN/OUT In/Out (Longitudinal error)
CUT/FILL Cut/Fill

Note – If you press [REC/ENT] without entering HA, the current HA is used.

Note – Once a measurement is taken, the Cut/Fill value and Z coordinate are updated as the VA is

changed.

7. Move the prism forward or backward according to the arrowhead until the IN/OUT field displays
0,0.

An up arrow signifies to move away from the station (OUT).

A down arrow signifies to move toward the station (IN).

When both R/L and IN/OUT display 0 m, it indicates the prism is on the stakeout point.

The fifth line shows the Cut or Fill data.

8. After staking out, press [REC/ENT] to record the stakeout point. PT defaults to the last recorded
PT+1, input code (CD) if necessary. Press

[REC/ENT] to record the point.

After recording the point, it returns to the observation screen. The current observation can be
continued, or press

[ESC] to enter another angle and distance for stakeout.

Note – If [REC/ENT] is pressed without entering HA, the current HA is used.

All observation results display in 8 screens, press [v] or [DSP] to switch between display screens:

Display Description

This screen displays stake-out.

This screen displays the slope distance measurement of target
prism. Press [HOT] to open the HOT Key menu.

Note – If [HOT] is pressed in any observation screen, the HOT key
menu appears. This menu can be used at any time to change HT
and T-P.

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Display Description

When the cursor is on Input HT, press [REC/ENT] to open the Input
HT function.

After entering the height of the target, press [REC/ENT] to return to
screen 2/8 of the SO.

This screen displays the horizontal distance measurement of target
prism. Press [MSR1] or [MSR2] for 1 second to change the measure
mode.

Press [^] or [v] to move to the item to change, press [>] or [<] to
change.

• TGT: Prism, non-prism, reflector sheet

• Const: Enter the prism constant directly (In prism mode)

• Mode: Fine[s] / Fine[2](3/4/5) /Fine[r]

•Tracking

•Rec: Meas, Enter, All

5 – Applications

The data listed on the display screen can be changed. Press [>] / [<]
or [^] / [v] to select.

Use the or softkey to change.
Press [REC/ENT] or press the Save softkey to make the changes

valid.

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5 – Applications

Display Description

The screen stays on the measured results. Press [REC/ENT] to
display detailed information.

For a detailed description of the data, see Data, page 112.

Screen 6/8 This screen displays coordinate deviation values, press [REC/ENT] to

record data.

Screen 7/8 Press [HOT] to change the height of target. See screen 2/8.

Screen 8/8 If the secondary distance unit is set, the screen 8/8 appears.

For setting a secondary unit, see Settings, page 110.

Coordinates stakeout

To start a stakeout by coordinates:

1. From the Stakeout menu, press [2] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select XYZ.

2. Do one of the following:

– Enter the name of the point to be staked and press

[REC/ENT]. After finding the point name, the program

proceeds to Step 4. To display the coordinates, press

[REC/ENT] to confirm.

– Specify a stakeout list by range input. To enter points by

range, press the Fr/To softkey in the PT field, as
shown. Enter the start point (Fr) and the end point (To).
The last digit of the point name must be a number. If
existing points are found between Fr and To, a point list
is displayed.

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5 – Applications

– Specify the point by code and/or radius from the

instrument.

3. If several points are found, they are displayed in a list. Use [^]
or [v] to move up and down the list. Use [<] or [>] to move up
or down one page. Highlight a point in the list and press

[REC/ENT].

4. The screen displays the coordinate of the selected point
name. To confirm, press

[REC/ENT].

The delta angle and the distance to the target (HD) are shown.

5. Rotate the instrument until the dAZ is 0°00'00". Press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point.
HD Horizontal distance to the target point.

6. After measuring, the deviation value between measured point and stakeout point is shown:.

dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point
R/L Right/Left (Lateral error)
IN/OUT In/Out (Longitudinal error)
CUT/FILL Cut/Fill

7. Move the rodman to the target position. When the target is on the intended position, the
displayed errors become 0.000 m (or 0.000

ft).

An up arrow signifies to move away from the station (OUT).

A down arrow signifies to move towards the station (IN).

When both R/L and IN/OUT display 0 m, it indicates the prism is on the stakeout point.

The fifth line shows the Cut / Fill data.

Note – Once a measurement is taken, the Cut/Fill value and Z coordinate are updated as the VA is
changed.

8. To record the stakeout point, press [REC/ENT]. PT defaults to the last recorded PT + 1.

9. If required, a code (CD) can be entered.

After recording the point, the display returns to the observation screen. When [ESC] is pressed, the
display returns to the PT/CD/R input screen. If the stakeout point is entered using a single point
name, the PT defaults to the last PT + 1.

If a point is selected from the list, the display returns to the list, unless all points have been selected.

[ESC] to return to the point input screen.

Press

Note – If a control job is assigned, and additional points are found in the control job, the Ctrl
softkey appears below the list.

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5 – Applications

<1/2>HD<2/2> <3/2> <4/2>

50 m 100 m 150 m 200 m

Note – Use the Add Constant field in MENU > 3 Settings > 6 SO to specify an integer that is
added to the point number being staked to generate a new number for recording the staked point.
The default value is 1000. For example, when PT3 is staked out with an Add Constant of 1000, the
default number for SO record is PT1003. For more information, see

Stakeout key, page 64.

All observation results appear in eight screens: Press [v] or press the DSP softkey to switch between
display screens. For more information, see

Stakeout by angle and distance, page 64.

Partline stakeout

This function divides the line between the instrument and the target by an input span number. It
then guides the stake out of the points, one by one.

For example, if a measurement is taken to the end point at 100 m from the instrument and the span
total is set to 2, the following four points are calculated and can be staked:

1. From the SO menu, press [3] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to
select PartLine.

The PartLine screen appears.

2. Set up the baseline. To do this, sight the target and press

[MSR1] or [MSR2]. The system sets up a base line between

the instrument and the measured point.

3. Enter the total stake number in the Partition field and
press

[REC/ENT].

The observation screen for the first stakeout point (from
the instrument) appears. Sight the prism and press

[MSR1] or [MSR2].

When the measurement is completed, the differences
between the target position and the stakeout point are displayed.

HA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point
R/L Right/Left (Lateral error)
IN/OUT In/Out (Longitudinal error)

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4. Move the rodperson to the target position. When the target is on the intended position, the
displayed errors become 0 m (or 0

ft).

An up arrow signifies to move away from the station (OUT).

A down arrow signifies to move towards the station (IN).

5. If the third line L/R does not display 0 m, move the rodman to the target position.

An arrow pointing to the right shows that the rodman moves to their left side.

An arrow pointing to the left shows that the rodman moves to their right side.

When both R/L and IN/OUT display 0 m, it indicates the prism is on the stakeout point.

6. After staking out, press [REC/ENT] to record the stakeout point. PT defaults to the last recorded
PT+1, and a CD (code) may also be entered if required.

7. After recording the point, the display returns to the SO screen. Press the Prev / Next softkeys
or use

[^] or [v] to stakeout other divided points.

RefLine stakeout

This function allows a point to be staked based on the Sta, O/S, and dZ to a specified line.

1. From the SO menu, press [4] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to
select RefLine.

The Input P1 screen appears.

2. Enter the first point (P1) of the line and press [REC/ENT].

Note – If [REC/ENT] is pressed without entering a PT name,
temporary coordinates can be entered which are not
recorded in the job. Alternatively, press the

MSR softkey to

measure a point.

3. Enter the second point (P2) of the line.

4. Enter offsets to the line. Press [REC/ENT] in a blank field to enter the value 0.0000.

Sta Distance from P1 along the line
O/S Offset to the refline
(+) Right side of the P1-P2 line
(-) Left side of the P1-P2 line
dZ dVD to line

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5. Start the stakeout. Rotate the instrument until the dAZ is
0°00'00".

6. Sight the target and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

dAZ Azimuth error to target point
HD Horizontal distance to the target point

7. After measuring, the deviation value between measured
point and stakeout point is shown.

dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point
R/L Right/Left (Lateral error)
IN/OUT In/Out (Longitudinal error)
CUT/FILL Cut/FilL

8. Move the rodman to the target position. When the target is on the intended position, the
displayed errors become 0.000 m (or 0.000

ft).

An up arrow signifies to move away from the station (OUT).

A down arrow signifies to move towards the station (IN).

When both R/L and IN/OUT display 0 m, it indicates the prism is on the stakeout point.

The fifth line shows the Cut/Fill data.

9. After staking out, press [REC/ENT] to record the stakeout point. PT default to the last recorded
PT+1, and a CD (code) can be entered if required.

10. After recording, the point, the display returns to the SO screen. Press [ESC] to re-enter the offsets.
Repeat

Step 4 through Step 9 to carry out a Ref.Line stakeout.

All observation results appear in 8 screens: Press [v] or the DSP softkey to switch between display
screens. For more information, see

Stakeout by angle and distance, page 64.

Note – To input PtID, see Entering a point name or number, page 38.

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Left (-)

In (-)

Up (+)

Out (+)

Down (-)

Right (+)

Measuring offsets

Measuring distance offsets

1. To enter the offset function, press [9]. A station setup and backsight azimuth must be set before
stakeout. If this is not done, a Station not set message is displayed.

2. Press [1] to continue. This displays the ST, HI, and BS set in
the last operation. Press the OK sofkey to confirm or press

Abrt softkey to quit the program.

the

Press the STN softkey to enter the Stn Setup menu and
select one method to set the station. Press the
to confirm or press the

After the program records the STN data, the screen returns
to the Offset menu.

3. To enter the distance offset function, press [1] or select O/S

Dist in the Offset menu.

If a distance measurement has not been taken before
entering this function, a temporary measurement screen
appears.

4. Sight the target and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

5. Enter a combination of distance offsets to specify the point.

[REC/ENT] to move to the next field.

Press

The calculated coordinates are shown.

Abrt softkey to quit the program.

OK softkey

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6. Enter a PT (and CD) value.

7. Press [REC/ENT] to record the point and return to the Basic
Measurement screen.

Raw data is also recalculated, based on the taped offset
value.

Measuring angle offsets

1. From the Offset menu, press [2] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to
select O/S Ang.

If a distance measurement has not been taken before
entering this function, a temporary measurement screen
appears.

2. Sight the target and press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. The
measurement results are shown. Press the DSP softkey or

[v] to view each result screen.

3. To take the angle offset, rotate the alidade and telescope.
The measured distance (HD) remains unchanged.

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4. To record the offset point, press [REC/ENT] or the OK softkey;
alternatively, press the Abrt softkey.

The XYZ data is also recalculated, based on the new angle.

The display returns to the Basic Measurement screen.

An angle offset can also be recorded in the Basic Measurement screen.

1. If a distance measurement has not been taken before entering this function, a temporary
measurement screen appears. Sight the target and press

2. After taking a distance measurement, rotate the alidade
and/or telescope. Press the DSP softkey or [v] to view other
pages in the result.

3. Press [REC/ENT] to record the measured distance with the
updated angle value.

[MSR1] or [MSR2].

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Two-prism pole

1. From the Offset menu, press [3] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to
select O/S 2D.

2. Sight the first prism and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

The program enters the second point screen automatically.
Sight the second prism and then press

3. Enter the distance between the second prism and the
target point. Alternatively, if QA information is not needed,
leave the distance between the first and the second prism
blank.

4. If a P1-P2 distance is entered, the QA screen appears. Compare the entered value and the
measured distance to check the accuracy of the observation. To re-enter the distances, press the

Redo softkey. To confirm, press the OK softkey or [REC/ENT].

[MSR1] or [MSR2].

5. To record the point, press [REC/ENT] or the OK softkey.

Sample records

CO,2Prism O/S: P1-P2= 0.5000 (5.005) P2-Tgt= 2.000

+HA line

This function is used to extend a line by the horizontal angle offset.

1. From the Offset menu, press [4] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to
select

+

HA Line

The +HA Line screen appears.

2. Sight the first prism (or target) and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

The display moves automatically to the next screen.

.

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3. Sight the second prism (or target) and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

4. Sight the alternative place on the same vertical line as the required target point.

5. To calculate the coordinates and the raw data of the target point, press [REC/ENT] or the OK
softkey.

6. To record the point, enter a PT (and CD) value and press [REC/ENT]. The height of target is fixed to

0.0000 for the offset point.

Note – The calculated point (TGT) is stored as an SS record.

Note – Measurements to the first and second target (P1 and P2) are stored as comment records (PT1

and PT2). The last record records the angle measurement to the ALT (vertically offset point from the
actual target point).

Input HD

This function is useful when the instrument is very close to the point and it is difficult to take a
measurement using the EDM.

1. From the Offset menu, press [5] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to
select Input HD.

The Input HD screen appears.

2. Turn the telescope in the direction of the point to be
stored.

3. Enter the HD and press [REC/ENT].

4. Enter a PT (and CD) value and press [REC/ENT].

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The target point is calculated and recorded as an SS record.

Calculating a corner point

1. From the Offset menu, press [6] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to
select CornerPt.

The CornerPt screen appears.

2. Take a distance measurement to the first prism (or target)
on the wall. Press

3. Sight a second point on the same wall as the first point measurement. Press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

[MSR1] or [MSR2].

4. Sight the first point on the second wall. Press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

5. If the two walls are at right angles, press the Calc softkey to calculate the corner point by three
points.

6. If you take a measurement to a fourth point, the corner point can be calculated as the
intersection of two walls (P1-P2 and P3-P4). The default elevation is given by P4.

7. Enter a PT (and CD) value and press [REC/ENT]. The height of target (HT) defaults to the value used
in the last measurement. The target point is calculated and recorded as an SS record.

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Calculating a column

1. On page 2 of the Offset menu, press [7] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Column.

2. If a measurement has not been taken to the column before
entering this function, a temporary measurement screen
appears. Sight any point on the surface of the column and
press

[MSR1]/[MSR2].

3. Press [REC/ENT]. If a prism is attached to the surface of the column for the distance measurement,
press the
surface of the prism) before

4. Sight one edge of the column.

5. If a distance measurement to the center of the column is taken, press the Calc softkey to
calculate the offset using one edge angle observation.

6. Press [REC/ENT] or the OK softkey. Sight the other edge of the column. It also calculates the
coordinates of the center point and the radius of the circle.

+SD softkey to eliminate the offset error (from the attached point to the measured

[REC/ENT] is pressed.

7. In the dialog, if the result is satisfactory, press the OK softkey, otherwise press the Redo softkey.

8. Enter a PT (and CD) value and press [REC/ENT]. The target point is calculated and recorded as an SS
record.

Note – The calculated point (center of the circle) is stored as an SS record.

Note – If you press the +SD softkey before you sight Edge1, the input value is recorded at the end.

Extending the slope distance

1. In page 2 of the Offset menu, press [8] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select InputdSD.

2. If a distance measurement is not taken before entering this
function, a temporary measurement screen appears. Sight
the target and press

3. Enter the slope distance. Any value from -99.99 through
+99.99 m can be entered. Press
point.

4. Enter a PT (and CD) value and press [REC/ENT], The target point is calculated and recorded as an SS
record.

[MSR1]/[MSR2].

[REC/ENT] to record the

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Program Key

Plan view

Side view

PT1

PT2

Sta

O/S

Prism

Prism

PT2

Sta

PT1

dZ

To dis p l ay t he Program menu, press [PRG].

Point refline

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1. From the Program menu, press [1] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select 2Pt RefLine.

The InputP1 screen appears.

2. Enter the first point for the reference line.

3. Enter the second point for the reference line.

4. Sight the target and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

After measuring, the results display

Sta Horizontal distance from P1 to the measured point along the P1-P2 line
O/S Horizontal offset from the P1-P2 line to the measured point
dZ Vertical offset from the P1-P2 line to the measured point

5. Press [REC/ENT] to record the line.

Press [v] or the DSP softkey to switch between display screens.

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Reference Arc

Measuring distance and offset values on the arc curve.

1. From the Program menu, press [2] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Ref.Arc.

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The Arc Start screen appears.

2. Enter the start of the curve point (P1) and the azimuth of
its tangent line (AZ1).

– To enter P1 by direct measurement, press the MSR

softkey.

3. Choose a method to define the arc. The options are:

– Use P2-AZ2 to define the arc. Enter the point name of

P2 and azimuth of its tangent line (AZ2). P2 can be
any point on the tangent line that is to exit the curve.

– Use Rad-AZ2 to define the arc. Enter the radius and

azimuth of its tangent line (AZ2). In the radius (Rad)
field, enter a positive value for a clockwise curve.
Enter a negative value for a counterclockwise curve.

– Use Rad-Len to define the arc. Enter radius and arc length. Similarly, in the radius (Rad) field,

enter a positive value for a clockwise curve. Enter a negative value for a counterclockwise
curve, as sh.

When all items are entered, the instrument calculates the curve. If the curve length (Len) is too
large for a circle of the given radius, it is shortened. If the curve is reasonable, press the
softkey to confirm or press the

Abrt softkey to redefine.

OK

4. Sight the center of prism, and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

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After measuring, the results display:

Sta Horizontal distance from P1 to the measured point along the P1-P2 line
O/S Horizontal offset from the P1-P2 line to the measured point
dZ Vertical offset from the P1-P2 line to the measured point

5. To record the point, press [REC/ENT]. The arc is stored in comment records.

Press [v] or the DSP softkey to switch between display screens.

Remote distance measurement

This function measures the horizontal distance, vertical distance, and slope distance between two
points.

rSD Slope distance between two points
rHD Horizontal distance between two points
rVD Vertical distance between two points
rV% Percentage of grade (rVD/rHD) × 100%
rGD Vertical grade (rHD/rVD)
rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point

There are two methods available:

• MlmRadial (A-B, A-C). See MlmRadial, page 81.

• Mlm Cont. (A-B, B-C). See Mlm Cont., page 82.

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MlmRadial

Measuring between the current and the first point measured.

5 – Applications

1. From the Program menu, press [3] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select MlmRadial.

The MlmRadial screen appears.

2. Sight the first point and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

The distance from the station point to the first point is
displayed.

3. Sight the second point and press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. The
distances between the first and second point are
displayed.

rSD Slope distance between two points
rVD Vertical distance between two points
rHD Horizontal distance between two points

4. To change display screens, press [v].

rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point
rV% Percentage of grade (rVD/rHD) × 100%
rGD Vertical grade (rHD/ rVD)

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5. To record the distance and angle information as a comment record, press [REC/ENT] in the 1/2 or
2/2 observation screen.

Default point numbers are displayed (STN=0, PT=1, PT=2, and so on). These point numbers can
be changed.

6. After recording, the display returns to the MlmRadial screen. Sight the third point and press

[MSR1] or [MSR2]. The distances between the first and third point are displayed.

7. Press [REC/ENT] to record the distances between the first and third point.

8. Repeat the procedure to calculate and record the distance between the first point and other
points.

Mlm Cont.

Measuring between the current point and the immediately preceding point. Other operations are
the same as MlmRadial.

1. From the Program, press [4] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to
select Mlm Cont..

The Mlm Cont. screen appears.

2. Sight the first point and press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

The distance from the station point to the first point is
displayed.

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3. Sight the second point and press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. The distances between the first and second
point are displayed.

rSD Slope distance between two points
rVD Vertical distance between two points
rHD Horizontal distance between two points

4. To change display screens, press [v].

rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point
rV% Percentage of grade (rVD/rHD) × 100%
rGD Vertical grade (rHD/ rVD)

5. To record the distance and angle information as a comment record, press [REC/ENT] in the 1/2 or
2/2 observation screen.

Default point numbers are displayed (STN=0, PT=1, PT=2, and so on). These point numbers can
be changed.

6. After recording, the display returns to the Mlm Cont. screen. Sight the third point and press

[MSR1] or [MSR2]. The distances between the second and third point are displayed.

7. Press [REC/ENT] to record the distances between the second and third point.

8. Repeat the procedure to calculate and record the distance between the third and fourth point,
and so on.

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Remote elevation measurement (REM)

Target poi n t

Vh

Slope distance

Base point

1. From the Program menu, press [5] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select REM.

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The REM screen appears.

2. Enter the height of target (HT).

3. Sight the target point and press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. The
measurement results are displayed.

4. Loosen the vertical clamp, and turn the telescope to aim
at the target point.

The difference in elevation (Vh) is displayed.

5. Press [REC/ENT] to update the height of target.

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2-PT reference plane (V-plane)

Baseline

Sta

Measuring distance and offset values on a vertical plane.

1. From the Program menu, press [6] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select V-Plane.

2. Enter the first point (P1) to define the plane.

3. Enter the second point (P2) to define the plane and then
press

[REC/ENT].

Once the plane is defined, the calculated Sta and dZ values
are updated as the telescope is moved. No distance
measurement is required.

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The results displayed are:

Sta Horizontal distance from P1 to the target point along the baseline
dZ Vertical distance from P1 to the target point

Press [v] to display other pages.

4. To record the point, press [REC/ENT] on any screen.

5. Enter a value in the PT and CD fields. Press [REC/ENT].

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3-PT reference plane (S-Plane)

Stn

P2

(X2,Y2,Z2)

P1

(X1,Y1,Z1)

P3

(X3,Y3,Z3)

Ta rg e t

(X,Y,Z)

b

a

Measuring distance and offset values on a sloping plane.

1. From the Program menu, press [7] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select S-Plane.

2. Enter the first point (P1) to define the slope plane.

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3. Enter the second point (P2) on the plane.

4. Enter the third point (P3) on the plane. If the 2PT softkey
is pressed here, the program defines the plane by P1 and
P2.

Once the plane is defined, the calculated a and b values are updated as the telescope is moved.
No distance measurement is required.

a Distance between P1 and the point that is perpendicular to the target point along the P1-P2 line
b Length of the perpendicular line from the target point to the P1-P2 line

Press [v] to display other screens as required.

5. To record the point, press [REC/ENT] on any screen.

6. Enter a value in the PT and CD fields. Press [REC/ENT].

Note – If the plane is defined by two points (by selecting the 2Pt softkey), the vertical plane is the
same as the plane used in the V-Pln function, but the indicating factors are Sta and dZ, not a and b.

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Roads

This program enables the easy definition of a line or curve or
spiral as a reference for measurements and stake outs. It
supports chainages (stationing), as well as incremental
stakeouts and offsets.

Before starting road design and stakeout, the job, station, and
orientation should all be set first.

Defining a horizontal alignment

Horizontal alignment consists of the following elements: start point, line, curve and spiral.

To define a horizontal alignment, first input detailed information (Chainage, N, E coordinate) for the
start point.

The serial number and the amount of the present horizontal alignment are displayed on the upper
right corner of the screen.

The start point consists of the start chainage and N, E coordinate of start point. Enter these details,
and press

[REC/ENT] to display the main line input screen.

The screen displays the current chainage, the azimuth angle of the tangent on the chainage, and the
function keys for establishing new line. The system provides four functions: defining line, curve,
spiral, and point.

Select a function key, enter the detailed information for the chainage and the alignment elements
will be created. Press
return to the alignment definition main menu. You can now define other line types.

1. In the second page of the Program menu, press [8] (or

[v] and [REC/ENT]) to select Roads.

press

2. Select 1. HZ Alignment to open the define HZ
Alignment function.

3. Select 1. Define HZ AL.

4. Enter the chainage of the start point and the N, E
coordinates of this point. After finishing one item, press

[REC/ENT] to move to the next item.

The Define HZ AL screen appears.

[REC/ENT] to calculate the new chainage and azimuth angle automatically and

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Straight Line

When the start point or other line type is defined, the straight line can be defined. A line consists of
azimuth angle and distance. The distance value cannot be negative.

1. In the Define HZ AL screen, press the Str softkey to enter the straight line definition menu.

2. After entering the AZ angle, press [REC/ENT] to go to the next input item.

3. Enter the length of the line and then press [REC/ENT].

The display returns to the Alignment Definition main menu, and displays the chainage of the line
end point and azimuth of this point. Curves can now be defined.

4. When the line is in the middle of the road, the azimuth angle of the line is calculated according to
the previous elements. If the user is to change this azimuth angle, the new azimuth angle can be
entered manually.

Arc

In the Define HZ AL menu, press the Arc softkey to define the
curve/arc. A curve consists of arc length and radius. The Arc
radius value rules: In the forward direction of the curve, when
the arc turns right, the radius value is positive; when the arc
turns to the left, the radius value is negative. The arc length
cannot be negative nor can it be longer than the circumference.

1. In the Define HZ AL screen, press the Arc softkey to enter the arc definition screen.

2. Enter the input radius and arc length, and press [REC/ENT] to record this data.

The display returns to the Alignment Definition main menu, and displays the chainage of the end
point of the arc and azimuth at this point.

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Transition

A transition curve consists of the minimum radius and arc length. Transition radius value rules is the
same as the arc radius value rule; that is, the arc length cannot be negative.

To define the transition curve:

1. In the Define HZ AL screen, press Trns.

The Transition Definition screen appears.

2. Enter the radius and arc length, and press [REC/ENT] to
record this data.

The display returns to the Alignment Definition main
menu, and displays the chainage of end point of the
transition and azimuth at this point.

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A

1

L1radius=

A

2

L2radius=

Point

A point element consists of coordinate, radius and spiral factors A1 and A2. Radius, A1 and A2 cannot
be negative. When the radius is entered, an arc with the specified radius is inserted between the
current point and the next point. When spiral factors A1 or A2 are entered, a spiral curve with
specified length is inserted between the line and arc.

Note – If A1, A2 are entered according to the lengths L1, L2 of the spiral, the following formulas are
used to calculate A1 and A2.

To define a point:

1. In the Define HZ AL screen, press the Pt softkey.

The Pt screen appears.

2. Enter the N and E coordinates, radius and A1, A2 and
then press

[REC/ENT].

The display returns to the Define HZ AL screen.

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Editing horizontal alignment data

Horizontal alignment data can be edited. The data can be edited using the following softkeys:

• Strt: Go to the beginning of the file, and display the initial alignment data.

• End: Go to the end of the file, and display the final alignment data.

• Prev: Display the previous point data.

• Next: Display the next point data.

After entering any edits, press [REC/ENT] to record the edited data and move into the input screen for
the next point. To quit without saving data, press

1. In the HZ Alignment screen, press [2] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Edit HZ AL.

The Start Pt screen appears showing the start point data.

2. Press the Next softkey to find the alignment data to be
edited.

[ESC].

3. Enter the new data and then press [REC/ENT].

4. The screen displays the modified new data. Press Prev
or

Next to view and modify other data.

Receiving horizontal alignment

1. From the HZ Alignment screen, press [3] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Receive HZ AL.

The Receive HZ AL screen appears.

2. Press the Comm softkey to set the communication
parameters, making the parameters consistent with the
settings in the communication software. If not
transmitting, press

3. Press [v]/[^] to move the cursor to each parameter, press

[<]/[>] to select options for each item. After finishing settings, press [REC/ENT].

4. After settings, press Strt to receive.

Abrt.

5. After receiving data, the program finishes automatically, and returns to the HZ Alignment menu.

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Deleting horizontal alignment data

The horizontal alignment data in the internal memory can be deleted.

1. From the HZ Alignment screen, press [4] (or press [v] and

[REC/ENT]) to select Delete HZ AL.

The program displays the message Delete HZ AL *Sure?.

2. Press OK to delete horizontal alignment data. All the
horizontal alignment data in internal memory will be
deleted. The system returns to HZ Alignment screen
where the horizontal alignment data can be redefined.

Press Abrt if the data is not to be deleted.

Defining vertical alignment

5 – Applications

Chainage 1000 1300 1800 2300

Height 50 70 60 90

Curve length 0 300 300 0

A vertical alignment consists of a series of intersections, including a chainage, height and curve
length. The length of the start point and the end point must be zero.

Intersections can be entered in any order. After entering data for one point, press [REC/ENT] to save it
and go to the next input screen. Press

[ESC] to quit without saving.

1. From the Roads menu, press [2] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT])
to select VT Alignment.

2. Press [1] or select Define VT AL.

3. Enter the chainage, elevation, and length and then press

[REC/ENT].

The length of the start point and the end point must be

0.

The message Complete displays at the bottom of the screen. When this alignment data is saved,
the display returns to the Define VT AL screen to enable the next alignment to be entered.

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Editing vertical alignment data

Vertical alignment data can also be edited. The actual editing steps are similar to that of editing
horizontal alignment.

1. From the VT Alignment screen, press [2] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to select Edit VT AL.

The screen displays the first vertical alignment.

2. Enter the new data and then press [REC/ENT].

3. The screen displays the modified new data. Press Prev or Next to view and modify other data.

Receiving vertical alignment data

The method of Receiving VT AL data is same as Receiving HZ AL data. See Receiving horizontal
alignment, page 91.

Deleting vertical alignment data

The vertical alignment data in internal memory can be deleted. The operation is described below.

1. From the VT Alignment screen, press [4] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT]) to select Delete VT AL.

The program displays the message Delete VT AL. *Sure?.

2. Press OK to delete VT AL. All the vertical alignment data in internal memory will be deleted. The
system returns to VT Alignment screen where the vertical alignment data can be redefined.

Press Abrt if it is not to be deleted.

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Station setup

Chainage can be used to set up a station when there is horizontal alignment data in internal memory.

1. From the Roads menu, press [3] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT])
to select Stn Setup.

2. When there is horizontal alignment data in memory,

CH to set up the station.

press

Note – For the other method to set up station, see Station
key, page 54.

3. Enter the chainage and press [REC/ENT]. Make sure that the input chainage is on the designed
horizontal alignment. Press

PT to set up station by point function (see Station key, page 54).

4. In the OF item, enter the offset of the chainage to the center line and press [REC/ENT].

5. The screen displays detailed data about the chainage. Enter the height of the instrument and
then press

[REC/ENT].

6. Set the backsight point. The backsight can also be set using chainage.

Note – This is the same as Station key, page 54.

Stake out roads

To stake out the alignment, you must first define the alignment type.

You can define the horizontal alignment in two ways:

• Create it in the computer using the data communication software provided with the instrument.

• Manually enter it on the instrument in the Roads menu.

It is not necessary to define the vertical alignment data, unless it is required to compute cut and fill.
The definition method is similar to that of horizontal alignment. Rules of alignment stake-out data
are as follows:

• Offset left: Horizontal distance between the offset point left and the center line.

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• Offset right: Horizontal distance between the offset point right and the center line.

• Vertical Difference Left (right): Vertical difference between left (right) offset and the center line

point.

Tip – In the stakeout process, points on the center line should be staked first, then the offset

B

points on both sides of the center line.

The method to stakeout alignment is similar to that of point stake-out, with three methods available,
in this example, taking points on the center line.

1. From the Roads menu, press [4] (or press [v] and [REC/ENT])
to select Stake.

2. This displays the alignment stake-out data. Enter the
start chainage, chainage increment, and the horizontal
distance between the offset point and center line.
Height distance is required if cut/fill data is to be staked
out.

– O/S L: Horizontal distance between the left offset point and center line.

– O/S R: Horizontal distance between the right offset point and center line.

– dVD L: Height difference between the left offset point and center line

– dVD R: Height difference between the right offset point and center line.

3. After the data is entered, press [REC/ENT] to enter the main stakeout point and offset screen. The
stake-out data for the center line at the start chainage is displayed.

4. Stake out points on the center line first, and then press LOFS (or ROFS) to stake out the left (or
right) offset.

When LOFS (or ROFS) is pressed, the chainage, offset and height difference is displayed.

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5. The chainage and height difference can be manually entered here.

– Offset is negative: Offset point is on the left of center line.

– Offset is positive: Offset point is on the right of center line.

6. When the chainage and the offset to be staked have been entered, press [REC/ENT] to move into
the stake-out screen. Press
automatically enters into the Stake Out Roads screen. (No save, press

[REC/ENT] to save the coordinates of the stake-out point. The program

SO).

7. Enter the Stake Out Roads screen. The steps are the same as point stake-out. Rotate the
instrument until the dAZ displays 0°00'00".

8. Sight the target and then press [MSR1] or [MSR2].

9. After measuring, the deviation value between the measured point and the stakeout point is
shown.

– dHA: Difference in horizontal angle to the target point

– R/L: Right/Left (Lateral error)

– IN/OUT: In/Out (Longitudinal error)

– CUT/FIL: Cut/Fill

10. Move the rodperson to the target position, making R/L and IN/OUT to display 0 m.

An up arrow signifies to move away from the station (OUT).

An down arrow signifies to move towards the station (IN).

When both R/L and IN/OUT display 0m, it indicates the prism is on the stakeout point.

The fifth line shows the cut/fill data.

11. After staking out, press [REC/ENT] to record the stakeout point. PT defaults to the last recorded
PT+1. Input code (CD) if necessary. Press

[REC/ENT] to record the point.

Explanation of the Alignment Stakeout screen

LOFS: This softkey is used to stake out the left offset. Press it to display the offset and the height

difference left of the center line chainage.

ROFS: This softkey is used to stake out the right offset. Press it to display the offset and the height

difference right of the center line chainage.

+CHG: This softkey is used to increase the chainage.

-CHG: This softkey is used to decrease the chainage.

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Slope stakeout

Slope Stakeout can be launched as part of the Alignment StakeOut. The horizontal and vertical
alignments must be defined in the Roads menu first. In the Stakeout Alignment main screen, press

Menu to open the slope stake-out function.

The cut/fill value that is input here is as a ratio.

The cut/fill data can be entered through left and right slopes. In terms of cut/fill, use positive symbol
to input the required slope, the software selects an appropriate slope in the list according to the
actual position of the point.

Cut/fill is decided via the estimated height of the hinge point. If the height is above the hinge point,
the cut slope is used; otherwise the fill slope is used.

1. In the Stake-out main menu, enter (or select) the chainage
at which to slope stake out. Press

[MENU] to start.

2. Enter the ratio of left and right slopes to be cut or filled.
After each item is entered, press

[REC/ENT].

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3. When all data is entered, select the left (or right) slope to be staked out.

4. This enters the Slope Stake screen. Enter the prism height, sight the point that is to be
intersected near the slope, and press

The system will select the appropriate slope from the data entered in the previous step. The
intersected point is calculated using the height of the measured point as the horizontal datum
plane. The list displays the offset between the measured point and the calculated point.

The slope stakeout method is similar to that of point stakeout. When both IN/OUT and L/R values
are zero, the stakeout position is located.

5. Once staking out this point is finished, press [ESC] to return to the main Slope Stakeout screen.
Enter the new slope to be staked out and continue to stakeout using the same approach.

Note – If the surface crosses through the hinge point, the intersection cannot be calculated.

Note – If the cut/fill values of the calculated point are zero, the cut/fill value is not displayed.

[MSR1] or [MSR2] to start the slope stakeout.

COD key

In the Basic Measurement screen, press the COD key [5] to change the default feature code that will
appear in the CD item when a point is recorded.

To update the default code:

1. In the Basic Measurement screen, press [5].

A screen appears for entering the feature code.

2. Do one of the following:

– Enter the CD manually. (The input code(s) are entered in the stack in chronological order).

– Select a code by pressing the List softkey. To add, delete, or edit codes in the list, see Point

name list and code list, page 119.

– Select a code by pressing the Stac softkey. If manual entry is possible, the Stac

be used. The stack shows the last 20 point names used in chronological order from last used
to first used.

3. Press [REC/ENT] to return to the Basic Measurement screen.

4. Press [REC/ENT] to see if the default code is the setting you just selected.

For more on methods used to enter codes, see Adding a code, page 120.

code can

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DAT key

When the [DAT] key is pressed in the Basic Measurement screen or in observation screens in functions
such as Stakeout, 2Pt RefLine, and so on, the data in the current job is displayed.

Hold the key down for one second in the Basic Measurement screen or an observation screen to
display the Data Type screen. Through this screen you can change the type of data that is assigned to
the

[DAT] key.

To change the type of data that is assigned to [DAT], in the Menu screen, select 6.1 Sec and then select

[5] (Data).

For more information, see Data, page 112.

USR 1/USR2 keys

If a certain function is used frequently in the field, it can be assigned to the [USR1] or [USR2] key.
Whenever a

The following functions can be assigned to the [USR] keys:

• Input HT

• BS Check

• TGT

[USR] key is pressed, the function that is predefined is activated directly.

• Cogo

• Offset

• Program

• Te mp & Pr es s

• Note

• Point Laser

• Direction Laser

• (none)

1. In the Basic Measurement screen, press [USR1]/[USR2] for 1 sec. The function list for the [USR] key
appears.

2. Press [v]/[^] to highlight the function and then press [REC/ENT] to select it.

Note – If an item on the list has an arrow beside it, and this item is selected, the whole menu is
assigned to the
function. Then press

[USR] key. To assign a specific function from the sub-menu, press [v]/[^] to highlight the

[REC/ENT] to select it.

The screen returns to the Basic Measurement screen—the current predefined function is indicated
by an asterisk (*) beside the function name. Once a function is assigned to a

[USR] key, it is activated

directly whenever that key is pressed in the Basic Measurement screen.

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CHAPTER

6

Menu Key 6

In this chapter:

 Job

 Coordinate Geometry (COGO) calculations

 Settings

 Data

 Communication

 1 Sec Keys

 Date and time

 Format

 Information

To display the main menu, press the [MENU] key.

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