Trimble S Series, S7, S9, S5, S9 HP User Manual

USER GUIDE

Tr i m b l e S Se r i e s

To t a l S t a t i o n

Revision B

June, 2017

P/N 57 01 7045

TRANSFORMING THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS

Legal Notices

Tr im bl e In c. 10368 Westmoor Drive Wes tmi nster CO 80021 USA

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trademarks of Trimble Inc., registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other countries. FineLock, MagDrive, MultiTrack, SurePoint, SureScan and VISION are trademarks of Trimble Inc. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Trimble Inc. is under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Release Notice

This is the June 2017 release Revision B of the Trimble S Series Total Station user guide, part number 57017045. It applies to the Trimble S Series total stations.

The following limited warranties give you specific legal rights. You may have others, which vary from state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction.

Product Warranty Information

For applicable product warranty information, please refer to the Warranty Card included with this Trimble product, or consult your Trimble dealer.

Regulatory Information

For applicable regulatory information, please refer to the Trimble S Series Total Station Regulatory Information Document included with this Trimble product, or consult your Trimble dealer.

Registration

To receive information regarding updates and new products, please contact your local dealer or visit www.trimble.com/register. Upon registration you may select the newsletter, upgrade or new product information you desire.

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Safety Information

For safety information please refer to the Trimble S Series regulatory information document delivered with the product.

Transport

As an option the instrument can be equipped with a Locate 2 Protect (L2P) module that communicates via cellular technology, it is therefore necessary to check local regulations before transporting this instrument by air.

WARNING – Make sure that the L2P module is inactivated during air transport.

For information how to inactivate the L2P module see Inactivate L2P Module, page 80

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Safety Information

ESD Information

The instrument has been tested and complies with ESD regulations.

When a Trimble CU Controller is not attached to the instrument the Panel Attachment Cover P/N 50014012 should be attached for full ESD and environmental protection.

The Panel Attachment Cover is attached and detached to and from the panel attachment in the same way as the Trimble CU Controller. See Attaching the TCU to the Instrument on page 60 and See

Detaching the TCU on page 61

Figure 1.1 Panel Attachment Cover P/N 50014012

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Contents

Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

ESD Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Your Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Battery Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Five Slot Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Dual Slot Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Connecting an Internal Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Connecting an External Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Instrument Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Trigger Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Face 2 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Optical Plummet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Handle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3 Set up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Setup Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Measurement Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Starting the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Instrument Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

PIN Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

PUK Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Radio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Bluetooth Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Reference HA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Adjustments Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Firmware Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Service Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Select Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

The Laser Pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Aligning the Laser Pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adjusting the Laser Pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Measuring the Instrument Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Adjusting the Optical Plummet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Pre Measurement Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Connecting a Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Trimble CU Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Trimble TSC3 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

4 Instrument Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Angle Measuring Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Correction for Mislevelment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Correction for Collimation Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Correction for Trunnion Axis Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Averaging Measurements to Reduce Sighting Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Distance Measuring Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Trimble S9 HP Total Station EDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Trimble S5, S7 and S9 Total Station EDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Beam Divergence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Autolock Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

FineLock™ Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

How to Check Aiming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Tracklight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Trimble VISION™ Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

SureScan Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Locate2Protect Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Servo Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Position Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Focus Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Stand Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Instrument with Trimble CU Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Battery Low Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

External Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Communication (Com) Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

USB Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

5 Instrument Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Trimble Multi Battery Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Trimble Standard Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Trimble Target ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Trimble MultiTrack™ Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Fitting and Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Specification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Trimble Robotic Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Attaching a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Detaching a Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Attaching a Trimble CU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Detaching a Trimble CU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Attaching the Trimble Robotic Holder to the Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Detaching the Trimble Robotic Holder from the Rod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Internal Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

External Radio 2.4 GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Detaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Radio Antenna Extension Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

6 Care & Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Getting Rid of Moisture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Storing the Carrying Straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Air Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Introduction

► We lcom e

► Related Information

► Te ch n ic a l As s is t a n ce

► Yo ur C om m en t s

► Registration

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1 Introduction

Trimble S5 Total Station Trimble S7 Total Station Trimble S9 & S9 HP

Total Station

Trimble S Series Total Stations

Welcome

Welcome to the Trimble S Series Total Station user guide. This manual describes how to setup and use the Trimble S Series Total Station. Even if you have used an optical total station before, Trimble recommends that you spend some time reading this manual to learn about the special features of this product.

The S Series total station is available in several models and configurations. The S5, S7, S9 and S9 HP total stations.

Through out this user guide the Trimble S Series Total Station will be referred to as the instrument. If a

feature unique for a specific model is described it will be referred to by it’s model name.

Related Information

For more information about this product, please visit our web site at:

www.trimble.com

Technical Assistance

If you have a problem and cannot find the information you need in the product documentation, contact your local Distributor. Alternatively, request technical support using the Trimble web site at:

www.trimble.com

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1 Introduction

Your Comments

Your feedback about the supporting documentation helps us to improve it with each revision.

E-mail your comments to ReaderFeedback@trimble.com.

Registration

To receive information regarding updates and new products please register on the Trimble web site.

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Getting Started

► Battery Safety

► Battery

► Charging the Battery

► Connecting an Internal Battery

► Connecting an External Battery

► Instrument Description

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2 Getting Started

Power gauge

Button

Battery Safety

For battery safety and environmental information, please refer to the Trimble S Series regulatory information document delivered with the product.

Battery

The instrument battery is a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery.

The battery has an integrated power gauge that will display the condition of the battery. The power gauge is activated by pressing the button on the battery. See Figure 2.1

Figure 2.1 Battery power gauge and button

When you press the button, four LEDs on the instrument battery show the power level. Each LED corresponds to a power level of 25% so that when the power level is at 100%, all four LEDs are lit. If the battery is completely discharged, all LEDs are unlit.

When the button is pushed and all the LEDs flash, the battery needs to be reconditioned in the battery charger, See Conditioning the Battery on page 14.

When the battery capacity is between 0 and 10% one LED is flashing. A battery with a flashing LED might not be able to start an instrument or a Trimble CU. If started, with a battery with a flashing LED, the operating time will be between 5 and 15 minutes.

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2 Getting Started

AC/DC Converter

Via country specific adapter to mains power

DC Input

Charging the Battery

The battery is supplied partially charged. Charge the battery completely before using it for the first time.

TIP – The Five slot charger and Dual slot charger can also be used to charge the Trimble 7.4 V Li-Ion

batteries used in the Trimble MultiTrack™ Target and the Trimble Active Track 360 Target, see Fig ure 2 .2

Figure 2.2 Trimble 7.4 V Li-Ion battery

Five Slot Charger

The charger operates between 0 °C (32 °F) and 40 °C (104 °F). Charging a battery at temperatures in the range of 0 °C (32 °F) to 5 °C (41 °F) will take longer than charging at room temperature.

CAUTION – Ensure that nothing obstructs the vents in the back of the charger. The bottom of the

charger is hot during charging.

Figure 2.3 Five Slot charger

To charge the battery:

1. Ensure that the vents in the back of the charger are unobstructed.

2. Place the charger on a hard, flat and level surface, to ensure that there is airflow under the charger.

3. To apply power to the charger, use the AC to DC converter. The charger scans the slots for a battery. The green light flashes on the slot that is being scanned.

4. Place the battery in any of the slots. For an explanation of the LED display, see page 15.

5. Charging takes approximately 3 hours per battery at room temperature. If several batteries are charging in the battery charger, the batteries will be charged sequentially, from left to right.

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Conditioning button

Leave a deeply discharged or shorted battery overnight in the charger to attempt to revive the battery. A shorted battery is typically revived as soon as the slot is scanned. If the Amber LED turns off, the battery is revived. If the Amber LED stays on, the battery is no longer functional and needs to be replaced.

Conditioning the Battery

Charge the battery as described above. Ensure that the vents in the back of the charger are unobstructed and that the charger is on a flat and level surface.

If the Amber LED for a slot is flashing, the battery occupying this slot requires conditioning.

A battery that has been subjected to 20 consecutive incomplete charge/discharge cycles requires conditioning and will trigger the conditioning-required indicator. A full charge/discharge cycle is defined as one that uses more than 90% of the battery capacity. A battery requires conditioning if the power gauge (a count of the battery capacity) in the battery is misreading the battery capacity by more than 8%. The battery is still safe to use, but the power gauge may no longer be accurate which may decrease the battery run time in the field.

Using all the battery capacity before charging will reset the indicator. The charger also has the capability to perform a conditioning cycle.

To condition the battery

1. Press the conditioning button on the back of the charger. Amber LEDs become solid, and all green LEDs start to flash. Release the conditioning button. See Fig ure 2 .4

In the conditioning mode, the charger discharges any battery that requires conditioning and then charges it.

Conditioning a single battery can take up to 24 hours. Conditioning five batteries can take up to 60 hours. Trimble recommends that you condition the battery or batteries on a weekend.

CAUTION – The bottom of the charger is hot during conditioning. Do not touch the bottom plate.

2. If you press the conditioning button again when conditioning is in progress, you cancel conditioning. To succeed, a conditioning cycle must be uninterrupted.

Figure 2.4 Battery charger conditioning button

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Battery Charger LED Behavior

Status Amber LED Green LED

No battery detected (or battery defective) ON OFF

Battery detected (charging not started)

Conditioning not required OFF OFF

Conditioning required FLASHING OFF

Charging in progress

Conditioning not required OFF FLASHING

Conditioning required FLASHING FLASHING

Conditioning in progress ON FLASHING

Conditioning done (battery fully charged) ON ON

Battery fully charged

Conditioning not required OFF ON

Conditioning required FLASHING ON

Dual Slot Charger

CAUTION – Ensure that nothing obstructs the vents in the back and bottom of the charger.

Figure 2.5 Dual Slot Charger

To charge the battery:

1. Ensure that the vents in the back and bottom of the charger are unobstructed.

2. Place the charger on a hard, flat and level surface, to ensure that there is airflow under the charger.

3. To apply power to the charger, use the AC to DC converter or 12V cigarette plug. The charger scans the slots for a battery.

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4. Place the battery in any of the slots. The Red light turns off (can take up to 5s). For an explanation of the LED display, see LED Status Indicator.

5. Charging takes approximately 3 hours per battery at room temperature. If two batteries are placed in the charger the batteries will be charged one at a time.

Leave a deeply discharged or shorted battery overnight in the charger to attempt to revive the battery. A shorted battery is typically revived as soon as the slot is scanned. If the Red LED turns off, the battery is revived. If the Red LED stays on, the battery is no longer functional and needs to be replaced.

Conditioning the Battery

CAUTION – The bottom of the charger is hot during conditioning. Do not touch the bottom plate.

CAUTION – Ensure that nothing obstructs the vents in the back and bottom of the charger.

After a number of incomplete charge/discharge cycles the gas gauge in the Smart Battery gets inaccurate. The battery is still safe to use, but the power gauge may no longer be accurate which may decrease the battery run time in the field. Then a conditioning is required. This is a cycle of:

Charge battery completely

Discharge the battery until the voltage is below the low-end conditioning threshold Charge battery again

The need for conditioning is read out from the battery by the charger and indicated by a blinking Red LED. Conditioning starts when the conditioning button is pressed by the user. There is one button for each slot. Only the batteries requiring a conditioning can be conditioned.

To condition the battery:

1. Press the conditioning button under the battery. Red LED become solid and the green LED start to flash. Release the conditioning button.

2. If you remove the battery while conditioning is in progress, you cancel conditioning. To succeed, a conditioning cycle must be uninterrupted.

Conditioning a single battery can take up to 24 hours. It is recommended that you condition the battery or batteries on a weekend.

LED Status Indicator

Beside each slot are two LED indicators (Red + Green) to display the battery status.

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Red LED Red LED Green LEDGreen LED

Conditioning

button

Conditioning

button

Figure 2.6 Dual Slot Charger control panel

Status Red LED Green LED

No battery detected (or battery defective) ON OFF

Battery detected (charging not started)

Conditioning not required OFF OFF

Conditioning required FLASHING OFF

Charging in progress

Conditioning not required OFF FLASHING

Conditioning required FLASHING FLASHING

Over/Under -temperature (Charge is inhibited) One flash every

2.5s

Conditioning in progress ON FLASHING

Conditioning done (battery fully charged) ON ON

Battery fully charged

Conditioning not required OFF ON

Conditioning required FLASHING ON

Power supply over/under -voltage OFF One flash every

FLASHING

2.5s

For more information regarding the Dual Slot Charger, please refer to the documentation delivered with the charger.

Connecting an Internal Battery

The instrument internal battery fits into the battery compartment on the side of the instrument. This battery can easily be removed and replaced. To insert the battery:

1. Open the battery compartment hatch by pressing the lock release button.

2. Slide the battery into the battery compartment with the battery connectors positioned towards the top of the instrument. See Figure 2.7

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Press

Open

Trimbl e l ogo

Figure 2.7 Inserting and/or removing the internal battery

Connecting an External Battery

The instrument has two external connectors in the base of the instrument. Both connectors can be used to connect an external power supply to the instrument. External power can be provided by one of the following:

• Multi Battery Adapter, see Trimble Multi Battery Adapter, page 87

• Car battery, via cable with croc clips or via cable with cigarette lighter connector

CAUTION – Use only the gray cables with 6-pin Hirose connectors from Trimble when connecting

a cable to the instrument and Multi Battery Adapter.

TIP – When connecting the cable to the instrument, keep the Trimble logo on the connector

upward.

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Trimble CU controller

Foc us ing servo knob

Vert ical moti on servo knob

Horizontal motion servo knob

Communication (COM) connector

Bottom instrument

Coarse sight

Eye-piece

Coarse sight

height mark

Removable

Instr. height mark

Power (+12V) connector

handle

USB Connector

attachment

On/Off and trigger key

Instrument Description

This section describes the instrument controls. Trimble recommends that you take some time to familiarize yourself with the names and the locations of the controls. See Figure 2.8 and Fi gure 2. 9

Figure 2.8 Operator’s view of the instrument

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Radio antenna

Optical plummet

Fac e 2 display

Fac e 2 keyboard

Compartment for

connector

internal battery

Removable handle screws

Aperture for Tracklight, Camera or Long Range Fin eLo ck

Coaxial optics for angle and distance measurements, tracker and visible laser pointer

Figure 2.9 Front view of the instrument

Tr i g g e r Ke y

When there is no Trimble CU attached to the instrument, the trigger key functions as an On/Off key. An LED in the trigger key indicates if the instrument is turned on. A solid light indicates on and a flashing light indicates suspend mode.

When there is a Trimble CU running a field application software connected to the instrument, the trigger key performs the same function as the Enter key on the Trimble CU.

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Change face

Enter

Scroll

1:250

Setup

Exit

Face 2 Display

The face 2 display is a graphical display with a built-in backlight, and three control buttons. See

Fig ure 2 .10

Figure 2.10 Face 2 display and keyboard

When a secondary function is available on a button, an icon appears at the bottom of the display. To access the secondary function, press and hold the appropriate key.

When a Trimble CU is attached to the instrument, the software running on the unit controls the face 2 display and keyboard, and determines which secondary functions are available. For details on how the software controls the face 2 display, refer to the field software documentation.

When there is no Trimble CU attached to the instrument, and you turn on the instrument using the trigger key, the face 2 display shows an electronic leveling screen. See Fig ure 2 .11

Figure 2.11 Electronic leveling screen on the face 2 display

For information on how to access the compensator menu and instrument setup menu from the face 2 display and keyboard. See Adjusting the Optical Plummet on page 57.

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Optical Plummet

The instrument is equipped with an optical plummet, which has 2x magnification and a focusing range of 0.5 m to infinity. The instrument can be positioned to an accuracy of 0.5 mm at 1.5 m over a ground mark.

Figure 2.12 Optical plummet

As shown in Fig ure 2 .12:

• To focus the crosshairs, rotate the eye-piece.

• To focus the optical plummet to the ground, push in or pull out the optical plummet.

For information on how to adjust the optical plummet. See Adjusting the Optical Plummet on page 57.

Handle

The handle on the instrument is detachable for measurements in confined spaces, or for instances where the handle obstructs the sighting line.

The instrument handle is placed so that it will not obscure measurements in the face 1 position, or restrict plumbing vertically beneath an overhead marker or sighting up a vertical shaft.

The handle can be removed by:

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1. Unscrew the two Torx screws securing the handle to the instrument, use a T30 Torx key.

2. Slide the handle horizontally away from the front of the instrument. See Fig ure 2 .13 and Figure 2. 14

Figure 2.13 Removing the instrument handle

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Figure 2.14 Detaching the instrument handle

Attaching the handle:

Attaching the handle is completed by reversing the above operations.

CAUTION – Make sure that the handle is firmly attached before you lift the instrument.

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Set up

► Setup

► Starting the Instrument

► Leveling

► Instrument Setup

► The Laser Pointer

► Measuring the Instrument Height

► Adjusting the Optical Plummet

► Pre Measurement Check List

► Attaching the TCU to the Instrument

► Detaching the TCU

► Trimble TSC3 Controller

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Setup

A stable setup is critical for high precision measurements.

Setup Stability

When an instrument is setup it is important to consider the following:

1. Set tripod legs wide apart to increase the stability of the setup. A setup where one leg is placed on e.g asphalt and the other two on soil will still be a stable setup provided that the tripod legs are set wide enough. If it is not possible to set the tripod legs wide apart due to obstacles, then the tripod can be lowered to increase stability.

Figure 3.1 Correct instrument set up

2. Make sure that all the screws on the tripod and/or tribrach are tightened to avoid any play.

3. Any high quality tripod and tribrach can be used. However, Trimble strongly recommends the use of tripod heads made of steel, aluminum or similar material. Tripod heads of fiberglass or other composite materials are not recommended.

See Servo Technology on page 80 for more information.

Measurement Stability

Take into account that instruments require sufficient time to adjust to the ambient temperature. The following rule-of-thumb for a high precision measurement applies: Temperature difference in degree Celsius (°C) x 2 = duration in minutes required for the instrument to adjust to the new temperature.

Avoid sighting across fields with intense heat shimmer by sun light, e.g. at noon.

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-Select Mode-

1:250

Setup

Exit

Waiting for connection...

Ti m e - o u t in 10 sec.

- setup -

Channel 8 Network ID 10

>>Setup/Level

Radio settings

Reference HA

Bluetooth settings

Exit (to level)

Security

Starting the Instrument

NOTE – Before following any of the instructions below, put the instrument in the face 2 position, i.e. the

telescope eyepiece and face 2 keyboard and display are pointing towards you.

The face 2 display menus described in this chapter can only be accessed when there is no Trimble CU attached, please remove the Trimble CU before starting the instrument.

Start the instrument by pressing the trigger key.

Once you start the instrument, the Select Mode menu appears in the face 2 display.

To g o to

Setup/Level

press C.

NOTE – If no selection is made within 10 seconds the instrument will go to suspend mode. To return to

the select mode menu press the trigger key.

Leveling

Once you have selected Setup/Level, the face 2 display appears with the electronic bubble for leveling. If there is a Trimble CU attached, the Trimble CU software controls the face 2 display. Fig ure 3.2 shows the leveling process.

To toggle between a graphical or numerical display make a long press on A. To change the graphical displays sensitivity (zoom) make a short press on a. To accept and enter the setup menu press C.

NOTE – Due to the high speed servo it is important to use a high quality tripod and tribrach.

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X:0.0054 Y:0 .014 5

- Setup -

1:250

Setup

Exit

1:250

Setup

Exit

Radio settings

Reference HA

Bluetooth settings

Exit (to level) Security

Long press

- Setup -

Radio settings

Reference HA

Bluetooth settings

Exit (to level) Security

Figure 3.2 The leveling process

NOTE – If the instrument is inactive for longer than 300 seconds (5 minutes) it will go to suspend

mode. See Power Management on page 82

Instrument Setup

With the face 2 display, you can access a number of instrument functions and routines without a Trimble CU attached:

In the leveling display select

NOTE – It is possible to access the instrument setup menu without leveling the instrument.

Setup

by pressing C, the Setup Menu appears:

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The instrument Setup menu is structured as follows:

•Exit (to level)

• Security settings, See Security on page 29

• Radio settings. See page 34.

• Bluetooth

• Reference Horizontal Angle. See page 39.

• Adjustments. See page 39.

–Back

– Compensator calibration. See page 39.

– HA/VA and trunnion axis collimation. See page 41.

– Tracker collimation. See page 45.

– Laser pointer on/off. See page 46.

– Autofocus calibration. See page 47

• Firmware version information. See page 49.

•Service info, See Service Info on page 49

settings, See Bluetooth Device Settings on page 37

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• Language settings, See Select Language on page 49

Security

To avoid unauthorized use of the instrument a PIN/PUK security code can be activated by the user.

PIN Code

The PIN Code is a four digit code where each digit can be set between 0-9 e.g. “1234”. The PIN Code can be activated and changed by the user.

As default the PIN Code is set to “0000”. With this code set the security is not activated and the user will not be prompted to enter PIN Code at start up.

NOTE – If the wrong code is entered more than 10 times, the instrument will be locked and the PUK

Code needs to be entered.

Activate or Change PIN Code

To activate the security PIN Code or change the PIN Code:

1. Press A to scroll to

2. Press A to scroll to

3. Enter the current PIN Code. The underlined digit is selected for change. a. Press A to change the digit to the correct number.

Security

Change PIN

and then press C.

b. Press b to select the next digit. c. When all four digits have been set to the correct PIN code press C.

4. Enter the new PIN Code of your choice and press C, follow the instructions 3a, 3b and 3c

5. To confirm the PIN Code press C.

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- Setup -

Radio settings

Reference HA

Bluetooth settings

Exit (to level) Security

- Security -

Back....

Change PIN Get PUK

- Change PIN -

Enter current PIN

0000

Change

Done

- Change PIN -

Enter new PIN

0420

Change

Done

- Change PIN -

Confirm new PIN

0420

Change

Done

- Change PIN -

6. Press A to scroll to

Unlock Instrument With PIN Code

When the security PIN Code has been activated, the PIN Code needs to be entered at start up.

To unlock the instrument select

Back....

and then press C to return to the

Unlock Instrument

and press C

Setup

menu.

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User Manual

Legal Notices

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Introduction

Welcome

Related Information

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Your Comments

Registration

Getting Started

Battery Safety

Battery

Charging the Battery

Five Slot Charger

Conditioning the Battery

Battery Charger LED Behavior

Dual Slot Charger

Conditioning the Battery

LED Status Indicator

Connecting an Internal Battery

Connecting an External Battery

Instrument Description

Tr i g g e r Ke y

Face 2 Display

Optical Plummet

Handle

Set up

Setup

Setup Stability

Measurement Stability

Starting the Instrument

Leveling

Instrument Setup

Security

PIN Code

Activate or Change PIN Code

Unlock Instrument With PIN Code