Trimble 5600 Series, 5600 DR Standard, 5600 DR 200PLUS, 5600 DR 300PLUS User Manual

Trimble 5600 Series

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Trimble 5600 Series

User Guide

F

Version 04.00

Part Number 571 702 011

December 2002

Corporate Office

Trimble Navigation Limited
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Copyright © 2001-2002, Trimble Navigation
Limited. All rights reserved. Geodimeter,
Tracklight and Trimble are trademarks of
Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the
United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The Globe & Triangle logo and Autolock are
trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited.

All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

Release Notice

This is the December 2002 release version 04.00
of the Trimble 5600-series User Guide, part
number 571 702 011. It applies to the Trimble
5600-series total station.

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vary from state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction.

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Trimble Navigation Limited warrants that this
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substantially in accordance with published
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the results obtained through the use of the
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Notices

Class B Statement – Notice to Users. This
equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communication.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

– Increase the separation between the equipment

and the receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

Changes and modifications not expressly
approved by the manufacturer or registrant of
this equipment can void your authority to operate
this equipment under Federal Communications
Commission rules.

Using Georadio:
Radio equipment used complies with the

Essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive
1999/5/EC

This equipment complies with the regulation of
C-Tick

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Laser Safety Information

Before using the instrument, make sure that you understand this
User Guide, as well as all equipment and jobsite safety
requirements.

Laser Safety

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with IEC
60825-1 January 2001, 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for
deviations persuant to Laser Notice no. 50, dated May 27, 2001.

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures

C

other than those specified herein may result in hazardous LED or
Laser radiation exposure. As with any bright light source, such as
the sun, electric welding arcs or arc lamps, common sense
applies. DO NOT look into the laser aperture when the laser is on.
For further information regarding safe use of lasers, refer to the
IEC standard 60825-1 January 2001.

Queries

Address any questions you may have about laser safety to:
Trimble
5475 Kellenburger Road
Dayton, OH U.S.A. 45424-1099
Attention: Laser Safety Officer, Quality Assurance Group
Phone [phone] ext 824 or [phone]
Fax [phone]

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Laser Safety Information

Trimble 5600 & ATS

The Trimble 5600 & ATS contains one light source:
A LED for the distance measuring function operating at 850 nm

(infrared, non-visible light), with a beam divergence of 1.6 mrad
and an output power of < 0.44 mW, laser CLASS 1.

Trimble 5600 DR Standard

The Trimble 5600 DR Standard contains one light source:
A laser diode for both distance measuring and laser pointer

function operating at 660 nm (visible light), with a beam
divergence of 0.4 x 0.8 mrad and an output power of < 1 mW,
laser CLASS 2.

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Laser Safety Information

Trimble 5600 DR 200+ & DR 300+ (and
optional Laser Pointer)

The Trimble 5600 DR 200+ & DR 300+ (with Laser Pointer)
may contain two light sources:

A laser diode for the distance measuring function operating at 850
nm (infrared, non-visible light), with a beam divergence of 0.4 x

0.8 mrad and an output power of < 0.48 mW, laser CLASS 1.

As an option, a Laser Pointer operating at 635
light), with a beam divergence of 0.3 mrad and an output power of
< 1 mW, laser CLASS 2.

– 670 nm (visible

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Laser Safety Information

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Welcome to Trimble 5600 Series

Comments about this manual ..........................................B

Glossary of terms used with the System ......................... B

1 Introduction

Unpacking & Inspection................................................. 1-3

Inspection......................................................................1-3

Aiming at the target.......................................................1-3

Controls .........................................................................1-4

Pre-Measurement.......................................................... 1-6

Connecting the external battery to the instrument........1-6

The Side Cover..............................................................1-7

The Central Unit.............................................................1-8

Additional Control Units...............................................1-9

Laser and LED Information.......................................... 1-10

Trimble 5600-series & ATS........................................1-10

Trimble 5600 DR Standard -series..............................1-11

Trimble 5600 DR 200+ & DR 300+ -series................1-13

Table of Contents

2 Surveying methods

In general.......................................................................2-2

Conventional surveying with servo ..............................2-2

Autolock........................................................................2-3

Robotic Surveying ........................... .............................2-3

Conventional surveying with Autolock........................... 2-4

Important information when measuring with high accuracy

(and using the instrument’s Tracker)................... 2-4

Aiming ..........................................................................2-5

Robotic Surveying..........................................................2-6

Table of Contents

Important information when measuring with high accuracy

(and using the instrument’s Tracker)................... 2-6

Equipment.....................................................................2-7

Radio communication............................. ......................2-7

3 Angle Measurement System

Overview........................................................................3-3

The Angle Measuring Technique ...................................3-3

Dual Axis Compensator................. ............................... 3-3

Correction for Collimation Errors............. ....................3-4

Correction for Trunnion Axis Tilt.................................3-4

Single-Face Angle Measurement..................................3-5

Two-Face Angle Measurement......................................3-5

4 Distance Measurement System

Overview........................................................................4-3

Distance Measurement..................................................4-3

Automatic control of signal level..................................4-4

Measurement range and accuracy.................................4-4

5Servo

Overview........................................................................5-2

Servo controls................................................................5-2

Motion knobs ................................................................5-2

6 Tracklight

Overview........................................................................6-3

Changing the bulb...... .................................... ...............6-4

7 Tracker

Overview........................................................................7-2

8 Beam adjustment

Laser beam DR Standard.............................................. 8-2

Overview.......................................................................8-2

Alignment .....................................................................8-2

Adjustment....................................................................8-4

Laser Pointer DR 200+ & DR 300+ ...............................8-6

Overview.......................................................................8-6

Alignment .....................................................................8-6

Adjustment....................................................................8-7

9Radio

Overview........................................................................9-3

Radio controls................................................................9-3

Select radio channel................................ ......................9-3

Station address ............. .................................... .............9-3

Radio license.............. ...................................................9-4

Range ............................................................................9-4

Table of Contents

10 Power Supply

Batteries....................................................................... 10-2

Internal Battery unit (Central unit) .............................10-2

External Battery/Radio Battery...................................10-2

Single Adapter ............................................................10-3

Multi Adapter............................. ................................. 10-3

Battery Cables.............................................................10-4

Battery Charging.......................................................... 10-5

Single Charger (571 906 214).....................................10-5

Super Charger (571 906 145)......................................10-5

Table of Contents

Power Unit (571 906 146)...........................................10-6

About charging NiMH (and NiCd) batteries...............10-6

Bat Low....................................................................... 10-6

11 Care & Maintenance

Overview...................................................................... 11-2

Cleaning......................................................................11-3

Condensation...............................................................11-3

Packing for Transport..................................................11-3

12 Card Memory

Overview...................................................................... 12-2

Installation.................................................................... 12-2

How to connect to a Trimble 5600 Series instrument.12-2

How to insert the memory card...................................12-5

Memory Card............................................................... 12-8

Capacity ...................................................................... 12-8

Memory structure........................................................ 12-8

Handling hints.............................................................12-9

13 RMT Remote Targets

In General.................................................................... 13-2

RMT 602...................................................................... 13-3

RMT 606...................................................................... 13-4

RMT 600 TS ................................................................ 13-5

RMT Super Multi Channel ........................................... 13-7

RMT SLR..................................................................... 13-8

14 Machine Control & Guidance

Start up procedures......................................................14-2

Table of Contents

Georadio and Machine Control...................................14-3

Setting of radio channel and addresses.......................14-3

Remote operation and station establishment...............14-3

Auto search .................................................................14-4

Distance meter calibration .......................................... 14-5

RMT ATS Multi Channel........................... ... .............14-6

Table of Contents

Welcome to Trimble 5600 Series

Trimble AB, has since the release of Geodimeter® System
400 presented a large number of inventions within the
surveying field; the tracklight
keyboard, servo, one-person total station etc.

In 1994 we introduced the first flexible total station,
Geodimeter System 600, which made it possible for the
user to physically tailor his or her total station to his/her
needs. In 1998 Geodimeter System 600 Pro was introduced
which included a number of technical improvements such
as a faster CPU and faster and smoother servo positioning.

The first introduction in 2000 was the Geodimeter 600
ATS. An instrument that can also be used for machine
control.

To improve productivity of the Geodimeter System 600
even further, a new Direct Reflex and servo driven model,
DR200+, was launched the same year.

®

, the alpha-numeric

The Trimble 5600 series was introduced in 2001 and in
2002 came the introduction of DR Standard and DR300+.

The system includes, of course, all the features that are
typical for Geodimeter, such as servo-assisted drive
(optional), numeric or alpha-numeric control units
(keyboards), tracklight, tracker (optional), radio side cover
(optional) and RS-232C communication.

- A - Trimble 5600-series

Comments about this manual

If you or your colleagues have any comments on this
manual, we would be grateful to hear from you. Please
write to:

Trimble AB

Technical information dept.
Box 64
SE-182 11 DANDERYD
Sweden

Or send an e-mail to: [e-mail]

Glossary of terms used with the System (Only with

GDM CU)

Area File: A file in the memory device that holds

known coordinates (Pno, N, E etc.) or
Roadline data.

A/M-key: Aim/Measure button. Initiates a

measurement and controls search and
remote measurements.

D: Accurate measurement with mean value

calc.

dH & dV: These values represents the collimation

errors. When performing D-bar
measurements in two faces these errors do
not affect the accuracy of the measurement
(HA, VA). If the values differs a lot from 0
it is recommended that you perform a test
measurement (MNU5).

Trimble 5600-series - B -

Free Station: Also known as Resection. Location of the

total station by measuring distance and/or
angles to 2 or up to 8 points.

FSTD: Fast Standard measurement, with A/M.
IH: Instrument height over the point.
Job File: A file in a the memory device that holds

data collected in the field. This file can
consist of any data.

Logon: Entering Job file and memory unit when

designing a U.D.S with program 40.

Offset: Length offset to measured slope distance.
Prism const: The prism’s length offset from the

0-constant.

Ref. Obj: Reference Object, also back sight.
REG-key: The register key. This stores data in the

data collector.

RMT: Remote Measuring Target. The special

prism used when performing robotics
surveying (or remote surveying with auto
lock), i.e.carrying out one-person
measurements.

R.O.E: Remote Object Elevation.
RPU: Remote Positioning Unit. The rod half of

the system when performing remote or
robotic surveying.

SH: Signal height.
STD: Standard measurement, with A/M.

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TRK: Tracking measurement, automatic and

continuous measurement.

U.D.S.: User Defined Sequence. A program

designed by the user determining what is
collected, its order of collection and how it
is displayed on the screen.

SH

dELE

IH

ELE

Trimble 5600-series - D -

Point to set out

1Introduction

Unpacking & Inspection ....................................................... 1-3

Inspection........................................................................ 1-3

Controls................................................................................ 1-4

The Side Cover....................................................................1-7

The Central Unit................................................................... 1-8

Additional Control Units........................................................1-9

Additional Control Units ..................................................1-9

Laser and LED Information................................................1-10

Trimble 5600-series & ATS........................................... 1-10

Trimble 5600 DR Standard -series................................ 1-11

Trimble 5600 DR 200+ & DR 300+ -series................... 1-13

CHAPTER

1

1 Introduction

Figure 1.1 Trimble 5600 Series

1-2 Trimble 5600-series

Unpacking & Inspection

Before we begin to describe the operating procedure of
your Trimble instrument, it is first necessary to acquaint
yourself with the equipment received:

• Instrument Unit

• Transport case

• Tribrach

• Rain cover

• Reflective sight marks (stick-on)

• User Manual

• Tool kit

Note – Some equipment is market dependent

Inspection

Inspect the shipping container. If it is received in poor
condition, examine the equipment for visible damage. If
damage is found, immediately notify the carrier and the
Trimble sales representative. Keep the container and
packing material for the carrier’s inspection.

Unpacking & Inspection

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Controls

Here you find a list of the controls of your instrument.
Please take at moment to familiarize your self with the
names and the locations of the controls.

Coarse sight

Central unit

(Battery,Tracklight or Tracker)

Vertical motion
servo control

Figure 1.2 Trimble 5600 Series shown from the operator side

1-4 Trimble 5600-series

Horizontal motion
servo control

(back), a central unit, a central battery unit and a
radio side cover.

Controls

Prism symbol

(which marks the instrument
height (IH), also on the
opposite side cover)

Figure 1.3 Trimble 5600 Series seen from the side, equipped

with a central tracker unit and a radio side cover.

Trimble 5600-series 1-5

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Pre-Measurement

Connecting the external battery to the instrument

The instrument can be equipped with an external battery
that is connected to the instrument via the battery cable.
The cable is to be connected to the connector on the
instrument resp. battery as shown in the picture below .

Figure 1.4 Connecting the external battery to the instrument.

1-6 Trimble 5600-series

The Side Cover

The instrument can be configured with two different side
covers; a plain or a radio unit cover . It is possible to change
side cover if you need another type, but it has to be done at
a Trimble authorized service center.

Plain Cover

Radio Unit Cover

The Side Cover

The radio unit cover is needed when you
wish to use the instrument for remote
surveying or robotic surveying (one-person
total station), see chapter 1.5.

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The Central Unit

The central unit can be configured with the internal battery,
the tracklight or the tracker unit. You can change between
battery unit and tracklight by yourself, but the tracker unit
must be installed at a Trimble authorized service center.

Internal battery

The internal battery gives you
2 hours of continuous use.

Tracklight

Tracklight is a visible guide
light which is an aid to the
rodman e.g. when setting out.

1-8 Trimble 5600-series

Tracker (only for servo
instruments)

The tracker has control of the
instruments when using the
system for robotic surveying
(one-person system) or in
Autolock™ mode.

Additional Control Units

With Trimble 5600 Series you can work with two control
units attached at the same time: one at the back of the
instrument that serves as a master control unit and one at
the front that serves as a slave unit.

Having two control units attached at the same time can be
useful having in mind that they also contain internal
memories.

The control unit at the front can also be very useful when
measuring in two faces when you want to keep control of
the point to measure in face 2.

The Central Unit

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Laser and LED Information

Trimble 5600-series & ATS

The Trimble 5600 Series & ATS instruments have been
tested and complies with the regulations for a Class 1 LED
product. See the laser safety information on the fist pages of
this manual. This means that no special precautions are
required for safe operation as long as the instrument is not
opened and the diode uncovered. In the figure below the
LED aperture is pointed out.

Distance
Measuring LED
aperture

Figure 1.5 LED aperture

1-10 Trimble 5600-series