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CST/Berger Electronic Total Station 

User’s Guide 

 

Thank you for selecting the CST/Berger Electronic Total Station. For 
the best performance of the instrument, please read this operator’s 
manual carefully and keep it in a convenient location for future 
reference. Some of the diagrams shown in this manual may be 
simplif ied for easier understanding. 
 
Specif ications and alterations to the product or manual may occur at 
any time without notif ication to user.    Please contact CST/Berger for 
updated information regarding your new Total Station. 
 
Please make sure to complete the included Warranty Information 
Certif icate.    Please send back to CST/Berger at the following 
address: 
 

Warranty Information Center 

CST/Berger – Service Department 

255 W. Fleming Street 

Watseka, IL 60970 

(800) 435-1859 Toll Free 

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Summary of Contents for CST202

Page 1: ...CST202 CST205 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Electronic Total Station...

Page 2: ...simplif ied for easier understanding Specif ications and alterations to the product or manual may occur at any time without notif ication to user Please contact CST Berger for updated information reg...

Page 3: ...ODE 15 9 1 Tilt angle display and compensation 15 9 2 Checking the memory quickly 16 BASIC MEASUREMENT 10 ANGEL MEASUREMENT 17 10 1 Measuring the horizontal angle between two points 18 10 2 Setting th...

Page 4: ...19 3 Setting out line 67 RECORDING AND MANAGING THE DATA 20 THE OPERATION IN THE MEMORY MODE 69 20 1 Managing the job file 69 20 1 1 Reviewing and deleting record in job file 70 20 1 2 Changing name...

Page 5: ...justment 95 23 1 1 Checking tilt zero point error 95 23 1 2 Tilt zero point error adjustment 95 23 2 Vertical circle index error and collimation error correction 97 23 3 Setting additive constant and...

Page 6: ...oo could result in severe eye damage or loss of sight Contact your distributor to secure Optional Solar Filters for solar observations z Do not use the carrying case as a seat or stool as it may becom...

Page 7: ...battery avoid contact Improper handling may cause serious injury Tripod z When mounting or setting the instrument to the tripod tighten the centering screw securely to the instrument Failure to tight...

Page 8: ...r office remove instrument from case and allow both case and instrument to air dry overnight z Never place the instrument directly on the ground Doing so may result in sand dust or debris finding its...

Page 9: ...ce on the outside lens Should the instrument fog on the inside please take the instrument to your nearest service center for adjustment and service z The CST Berger Total Station is a precision instru...

Page 10: ...motion screw Telescope focusing knob Base plate Display Plate level Telescope eyepiece and focus Horizontal clamp and fine motion screw Battery Handle securing screw Leveling foot screw Tripod Data in...

Page 11: ...LM 5 REM 6 Area calc 7 Offset 8 Repetition 9 S O line Status screen Memory mode Config mode Please note that function keys on the display may be different due to the possibility of the keypad being co...

Page 12: ...ft PAGE Toggle between the display pages Select the item Accept input value Accept the option 3 Keyboard shortcuts SFT Press SFT and then press enter the star key mode SFT Press SFT and then press ent...

Page 13: ...ove the curser to the right press 7 once and input the letter S 5 Press to confirm it Select a job a JOB FTS LIST Example 2 Set the unit of air pressure as mmHg 1 In the config mode Press to move the...

Page 14: ...z S slope distance z H horizontal distance z V height distance z ZA zenith angle z VA vertical angle z HAR horizontal angle right z HAL horizontal angle left z HAh hold on the horizontal angle MEAS ME...

Page 15: ...hould fully charge it You should charge it every three months at least If not the battery will discharge by itself and the voltage will be very low Life of the battery will be affected 7 The temperatu...

Page 16: ...power 90 100 50 90 10 50 0 10 If there is no power the instrument will give an alarm every ten seconds and it will display Battery is low You should finish the measurement quickly saving data and cha...

Page 17: ...cular level a Rotate the foot screws A and B make the bubble to the vertical line of the foot screw center line b Rotate the foot screw C make the bubble in the center c Always turn the A B screws in...

Page 18: ...cap when not in use z Observe the same point of the reticle when the telescope face is changed 1 Focus on the reticle look through the telescope eyepiece at a bright and featureless background Turn th...

Page 19: ...0 2 Rotate the telescope until you hear a buzzer then the instrument will start operation in the Meas mode Caution z If out of range is displayed the instrument tilt sensor is indicating that the ins...

Page 20: ...he screen that will display the tilt angle and compensation Tilt angle value in X sighting direction is displayed on the screen z If the value over 3 it will display out of range TILT TILT_X 0 00 26 T...

Page 21: ...er of records in the current job z Recs free The number of the free record blocks can be used to store data in the memory z Total record Total record blocks in the memory MEM Mem status Job JOB01 Recs...

Page 22: ...rget as shown in the diagram to the right 1st target Instrument Station 2 Press the 0SET key on the second page of the Meas Mode screen 0SET will flash so press it again The horizontal angle will then...

Page 23: ...d HAR 120 0912 to the right will appear HSET BS 2 From this screen enter in the angle you wish to use as a reference In this case MEAS use 120 0912 Please note the use of H the decimal Once complete Z...

Page 24: ...he angle on the H screen lock the Horizontal Tangent in place ZA 99 43 13 HAR 120 21 12 P1 DIST SHV HOLD EDM 2 Press HOLD and the Hz angle will flash Press it again and the horizontal MEAS angle in th...

Page 25: ...rating Keys Display 1 By Pressing the R L button the horizontal angle will be changed from MEAS the default value of HAR to the new H value of HAL Angles will be CCW R L ZA 99 43 13 HAL 239 38 48 P1 D...

Page 26: ...ress A the slope of the vertical angle will be displayed on ZA line MEAS as pictured to the right H ZA 17 128 A HAL 239 38 48 P1 DIST SHV A EDM 2 Press A once again to display the normal vertical angl...

Page 27: ...a vera ge o f th ree mea su r e m e n t s is dis play ed 1 s t m e a s S t a r t s 1 s t T a r g e t B S 2 n d T a r g e t F S Operating Keys Display 1 In the third page of the Meas Mode press MENU t...

Page 28: ...5 and continue the measurement process 7 When the measurement is completed ESC press ESC z Pressing REP in the Meas mode performs the same function Please see 22 3 1 defining softkeys z Press CE to ca...

Page 29: ...constant temperature a pressure change of 3 6hPa an index change of 1 ppm This means the distance measurements will be changed 1mm for one kilometer So in order to precisely determine the atmospheric...

Page 30: ...gle measurement Fine s z Fine Repeat measurement Fine r z Fine Average measurement Fine AVG z Rapid Single measurement Rapid s z Rapid Repeat measurement Rapid r z Tracking measurement Tracking Operat...

Page 31: ...e ppm 9 P2 0PPM OK 6 Press OK to confirm You will then be returned to the Main MEAS Meas mode screen H ZA 99 43 13 OK HAR 120 21 12 P1 DIST SHV HSET EDM z When ppm value entered directly temperature a...

Page 32: ...nd angle data please see 21 1 Recording distance measurement data Operating Keys Display 1 Press SFT and then press to come in returned signal checking which is shown by the intensity by the gauge Aim...

Page 33: ...mation ppm 0 DIST distance mode prism constant Mode Fine r correction value atmospheric STOP correction factor is displayed and Shot flashes 3 A short beep sounds and the measured distance data H vert...

Page 34: ...and back sight data EDM setting should be done before coordinate measurement Please see 11 1 EDM settings 12 1 Inputting instrument station coordinates Ensure that the instrument station back sight s...

Page 35: ...Ins h Tgt h 2 Select 2 Stn data and press to enter station setting Set station screen N0 m 0 000 Input the station coordinates E0 m 0 000 z When you wish to read in the registered coordinate data in...

Page 36: ...ursor to the required position press Select File 1 Known data 2 Current job 3 Job list Example Select the Current job 3 Input the point number you want to search and press Search point You can also pr...

Page 37: ...ct 3 Stn orient in COORD menu and press to enter the COORD the azimuth angle setting mode 1 Observation 2 Stn data 3 Stn orient 4 Ins h tgt h 2 Input the azimuth angle directly and sight the backsight...

Page 38: ...ee 12 1 Inputting instrument station coordinate OK READ STN OK 4 Calculated azimuth angle is displayed Sight the backsight point and press YES to complete setting and return to COORD menu Set H angle...

Page 39: ...ata along with rod and target heights The coordinate values of the target are calculated using the following formula N1 N0 S sinZ cosAz E1 E0 S sinZ sinAz Z1 Z0 S cosZ ih th N0 Station N coordinate S...

Page 40: ...ight before beginning the observation Please see 12 3 Inputting the height of instrument and prism E 148 540m Z 12 345m z Pressing REC can record measurement results Please see 21 3 Recording coordina...

Page 41: ...ed value can be displayed by measuring the horizontal angle distance or coordinates of the sighted point The display data is figured by the following simple formula Display data measured data setting...

Page 42: ...REC 0SET CRD S O 3 In the second page of the Meas Mode press S O to enter into S O the setting out measurement menu 1 S O data S O z In the menu mode selecting 2 S O obs 3 Stn data 2 S O performs the...

Page 43: ...lays which direction the target should be moved z Arrow meanings Looking from the station move the prism to the left Looking from the station move the prism to the right z To return to the setting out...

Page 44: ...ce S O H 0 00 01 difference is 0 When the horizontal distance difference is within 1cm 0 001m will be displayed HAR 119 23 19 z When repeat measurement mode or tracking measurement mode is selected wi...

Page 45: ...the setting out horizontal angle and horizontal distance and stores them in the memory By selecting the horizontal angle and then the horizontal distance setting out functions the required coordinate...

Page 46: ...1 inputting instrument station coordinate 12 2 Azimuth angle setting 12 3 inputting the height of instrument and prism S O 3 Then select 1 S O data and press to enter the setting out data S O H HA scr...

Page 47: ...OK S O H HA H m 226 4854 HA 79 43 37 OK CRD HT 6 Press OK to enter the Set Out Coord S O Coord observation screen dN dE dZ OK EDM MODE OBS 7 Press to enter the setting out leading screen Following ste...

Page 48: ...e ground HD HDg scale factor z Note When the scale factor is set it will affect all functions related to coordinate measuring z Scale factor input range 0 98 1 02 Default value is 1 000000 This means...

Page 49: ...scale factor line Scale F 1 000000 P3 CAUTION If you have set the scale factor to any value other than 1 000000 Double check the setting during the next time you wish to use the instrument Make sure...

Page 50: ...allocated in the Meas Mode according to 22 3 Defining softkeys 3 In the Menu Mode selecting 7 Offset can perform these functions also 14 1 Distance Offset Measurement Finding the point by entering the...

Page 51: ...easurement menu OFS 2 Offset Angle 3 Stn data 3 Select 1 Offset Dist to enter the Offset Dist distance offset screen The measurement S 265 437m results of the offset point are displayed ZA 89 33 18 z...

Page 52: ...the object as closely as possible remembering the note about the angle between Instr Point and Offset Point and Offset Point and Target Point being as close to 90degrees as possible Then measure the...

Page 53: ...OFS to enter the offset measurement menu screen Offset 1 Offset Dist 2 Offset Angle 3 Stn data 3 Select 2 Offset Angle to enter the angle offset screen The measurement results of the offset point are...

Page 54: ...Offset Target z Select 3 Stn data in Offset menu to confirm the data of the instrument station N 162 276m E SFT 208 365m Z 16 378m NO YES REC SFT 6 Press SFT to display the distance and angle of the...

Page 55: ...d to the starting point for continuous measurements z If heights are going to be compared the target height and instrument heights must be set z Measurements may be displayed in gradient from point to...

Page 56: ...ition and 2nd target point Vop Height difference of the starting position and 2nd target point 4 Press S The distance between two V MLM points is displayed as the gradient Sop 48 755 between two point...

Page 57: ...t the new starting point Operating Keys Display 1 Observe the starting position and target V MLM following steps 1 to 3 in 15 1 Measuring Sop 27 354m the distance between 2 or more points Hop 20 354m...

Page 58: ...to change the last measured MLM point to the next starting position Sop z Perform MLM following steps 2 to 3 in 15 1 Measuring the Distance between 2 or more points Hop Obs 2nd target YES Vop OBS MOV...

Page 59: ...z2 Scos z1 z Before using this routine the softkey REM must be allocated in the Meas Mode according to 22 3 1 Defining softkeys Selecting 5 REM in the Menu Mode can perform the same function Operating...

Page 60: ...1 50m REM ZA 90 11 57 S 10 567m STOP 5 Sight the object the height from the ground to the object is displayed REM While rotating the telescope the height Ht 2 148m are calculated and displayed in rea...

Page 61: ...using from 2 to 10 known points Coordinates the total station can calculate an instrument station position If more than two points are used in the resection routine the coordinates of the instrument...

Page 62: ...D REC OBS 2 Input the coordinates of the first known point Then sight it and press OBS to Resection start measurement S 557 259m Press STOP to stop measurement ZA 97 31 05 OBS HAR 351 15 06 STOP 3 The...

Page 63: ...ss CALC The instrument station Resection coordinates are calculated and displayed N0 100 003m z Press REC to store the results in the memory E0 99 998m CALC Z0 0 001m z Press REC to accept the calcula...

Page 64: ...wise in the same way as described above ADD Resection PT 03 N m E m Z m READ REC OBS 3 Repeat the operation until all required known points are input and measured Resection 03 PT 03 04 PT 04 05 PT 05...

Page 65: ...own points that are not on the circle c Perform a distance measurement on at least one of the three points In some cases it is impossible to calculate the coordinates of the instrument station if the...

Page 66: ...rdinate P1 N1 E1 Area S P2 N1 E1 P3 N1 E1 N E PT 01 PT 02 PT 03 PT 05 PT 04 S Before this measurement the softkey AREA must be allocated in the Meas Mode following the steps in 22 3 1 Defining softkey...

Page 67: ...the list of the known points will be 01 PT 01 displayed and the area of the polygon 02 PT 02 enclosed with the known points can be 03 PT 03 calculated z Press to move the cursor and select the known p...

Page 68: ...orm setting out line function define the softkey LINE in the Meas mode following the steps in 22 3 1 Defining softkeys Selecting 9 S O line in the Menu Mode can perform this function also 19 1 Definin...

Page 69: ...m 2 Press to select Def baseline Input the coordinate of the baseline Baseline origin starting point N m 0 000 z To recall the coordinate data registered in the memory press READ Please see 12 1 2 Rea...

Page 70: ...rection Y direction Length Offset 2nd Pt Origin Baseline Required point second point at baseline Baseline 2nd pt N m z To recall the coordinate data registered in the memory press READ Please see 12 1...

Page 71: ...hich a line extending from the required point intersects the baseline at right angles Y direction OK 2 After inputting the data press OK The coordinate value of the required point is Set out line calc...

Page 72: ...ically the measured point is from the connected line The baseline can be offset in a horizontal direction if necessary Before performing setting out line Line the baseline must be defined O r i g i n...

Page 73: ...om the origin point to the measured point dHt 1 102m OBS EDM CRD OBS z Offset A positive value indicates the point is on the right of the baseline and a negative value indicates it is on the left z dH...

Page 74: ...01 254 Select 1 Job and press JOB002 136 MTS001 16 A list of the jobs exist in the memory is displayed and the number to the right represents the number of data items in each job SRCH SFT TOP LAST 2 P...

Page 75: ...data Dist R007 TOP LAST SRCH SFT 3 Press to move the cursor and Pt PT001 1 N 235 874m select the record Press to display the details of record in two pages z Press PREV to display previous record z Pr...

Page 76: ...managing job files JOB 1 View 2 Comm output 3 Rename 4 Del 2 Select 3 Rename to go to the file name input screen File rename Name JOB001 3 Input the new name of the job Press to accept it and return...

Page 77: ...en of managing job file JOB 1 View 2 Comm output 3 Rename 4 Del 2 Select 4 Del and a confirmation screen view JOB Del job JOB001 NO YES 3 Press YES to confirm the deletion The job together with the da...

Page 78: ...hoice menu is displayed on the screen DATA FORMAT 1 Coord data 2 Raw data 3 Select the output format and press Output starts When the output is complete the job file list is restored z Press STOP to s...

Page 79: ...external device 20 2 1 Inputting coordinate data of known point from the keyboard Operating Keys Display 1 In Memory Mode select 2 Known KNOWN DATA data and press 1 Key in coord 2 Comms input 3 List 4...

Page 80: ...the communication protocols Keys Display Operating 1 Connect the total station and computer Run TS link communication software on PC 2 Select 2 Known data in the memory mode and press KNOWN DATA 1 Key...

Page 81: ...coordinates of the selected point are displayed z Press PREV to display previous known point and NEXT to display next known point E 34 534 Z 4 216 PREV NEXT DEL 4 Press DEL and a confirmation screen i...

Page 82: ...nd press KNOWN DATA 1 Key in coord 2 Comms input 3 List 4 Del all 2 Select 4 Del all in KNOWN DATA menu and press A confirmation screen will appear as shown at the right Known data Are you sure NO YES...

Page 83: ...that you have a note in your field book that has to be referenced Operating Keys Display 1 Select 3 Code in the Memory Mode and press to come in CODE CODE menu screen 1 Key in code 2 List 3 Del all 2...

Page 84: ...EL 3 Press DEL to delete the code on the line which the cursor is located DEL A001 A002 POINT1 POINT2 SFT TOP LAST DEL 4 Press ESC to finish this procedure and return to CODE menu CODE 1 Key in code E...

Page 85: ...ata in the instrument s memory z The progress bar shows the status of the memory capacity graphically 20 8 Initializing the memory This function will delete all the data in the memory and resume the m...

Page 86: ...re all the data from a measurement at one time This may include slope distance vertical angle horizontal angle point name code and height of the target Operating Keys Display 1 In the second page of M...

Page 87: ...e code line the code registered in memory can be recalled and read in JOB VIEW OK 5 Press JOB to select a job file for Select a job storing the data Job JOB LIST 6 Enter the name of the desired job fi...

Page 88: ...perform distance measurement and automatically record the results In this case the point number is the last point number add one the code and target height remain the same When the measurement result...

Page 89: ...thin the current job file z When the cursor locates the code line the code registered in memory can be recalled and read in JOB VIEW OK 5 Check the input data then press OK to store the angle measurem...

Page 90: ...t Operating Keys Display 1 In the second page of Meas Mode press REC to go to the record mode REC Dist Data S ZA 101 19 37 REC HAR 350 43 20 ALL MODE OFS MEAS 2 Press MODE twice to change mode to reco...

Page 91: ...in job file Press ESC to return VIEW Dist 22 Ang 23 SFT TOP LAST SRCH 6 Check the input data then press OK to store the coordinate measurement REC Coord data data of the target and return to the S 24...

Page 92: ...The option marked with is factory setting Items Options Explanation Zenith V obs Vertical Select vertical angle display method from zenith 0 360 or vertical 0 90 No Tilt crn Yes Select whether tilt a...

Page 93: ...Coll crn No Ang reso 1 Dist mode Hdist 4 Press 5 6 to move the cursor up and down to select item Press 3 4 to change the option of the item Example Change the vertical angle display method to Vert cha...

Page 94: ...hange the option of the item 5 6 3 4 Auto off 20min EDM standby No Baud rate 1200 3 Press to accept the option change and return to the config mode menu CONFIG 1 Obs condition 2 Instr config 3 Key fun...

Page 95: ...Allocating softkeys l Registering a softkeys allocation l Recalling a softkeys allocation When softkey allocations are recorded and registered the previously recorded key settings are cleared When a s...

Page 96: ...distance between meter feet SEND Output measurement results to an external equipment REM REM measurement AREA Surface area calculation COMM To communication mode LINE Setting out line measurement Ope...

Page 97: ...Press 5 6 to change the function of this softkey 5 6 Key function DIST SHV HSET EDM 0SET CRD S O REC MLM REM MENU HT 5 Repeat step 3 to 4 until all required softkeys have been allocated 6 Press to rec...

Page 98: ...Press YES The softkey array is registered and the key function menu screen restored YES Key function 1 Def 1 2 Def 2 3 Def 3 Operating Keys Display 1 In Key function menu select 3 Recall and press 5...

Page 99: ...s unit hPa 2 Press 5 6 to move the cursor up and down to select item Press 3 4 to change the option of the item l Angle unit deg gon mil l Distance unit m ft l Temperature unit C F l Pressure unit hPa...

Page 100: ...in the X sighting direction Wait for the display to stabilize then read the tilt angle value t1 3 Rotate the top of the instrument through 180 and sight the same target again Wait for the display to...

Page 101: ...he top of the instrument through 180 and then sight the same target in Face 2 Wait for the display of tilt value to stabilize and then press OK If there s no error in operation the new offset value of...

Page 102: ...of the vertical angle measurement can be corrected Operating Keys Display 1 Level instrument carefully and then turn the power on When the message to Instr ADJ prompt setting vertical angle to 0 is d...

Page 103: ...2 If there s no error in operation the offset value of vertical circle index and collimation are displayed V0 Coll crn V ofs 0 00 07 C ofs 0 00 03 OK Set NO YES 6 Press OK to accept the values for co...

Page 104: ...e rotating the telescope at the same time until the screen of inputting password is viewed Instr ADJ Password 3 2 Input 1234 then press to come in Instr ADJ menu Instr ADJ 1 Tilt offset 2 V0 Coll Crn...

Page 105: ...tical 1 Find an area of flat ground where two points 100m apart can be selected Set up the instrument at point A and the reflective prism at point B establish a point C half way between points A and B...

Page 106: ...centers of two leveling screws eg A B Use these two screws to place the bubble in the center of the plate level vial Rotate the instrument 180 or 200g around the vertical axis and check bubble movemen...

Page 107: ...int A on the wall at a distance of at least 50 meters 160ft Next swing the telescope and check whether the point travels along the length of the vertical cross hair If the point appears to move contin...

Page 108: ...ighten the motion clamp and screw Loosen the vertical motion clamp and tangent screw and plunge the instrument 180 or 200g and fix a sight on point C which should coincide with the previous point B If...

Page 109: ...ckwise direction and take it off This will expose four capstan adjustment screws which should be adjusted with the proper adjusting pin to shift the center mark to the point However correct only 1 2 o...

Page 110: ...munication protocol 1 Communication setting Baud rate 1200 Data length 8 Parity bits none Stop bits 1 2 Agreement 1 Code STX 02 CR 13 X_ON 17 X_OFF 19 the other is ASCII character 2 Distance and angle...

Page 111: ...Example 3595959 4 Read distance and angle measurement data Ask STX R D CR Respond STX R D xxxxxxx yyyyyyy zzzzzzz CR If measurement is failed it will respond STX R D Exxxxxx yyyyyyy zzzzzzz CR If the...

Page 112: ...fairly constant z Make checks to the tripod to ensure that all screws and clamps remain in good working order z If you encounter any problem with the instrument please contact CST Berger or your neare...

Page 113: ...exceed the instrument measuring range Check and reenter the setting out point or reset the instrument station again V0 out of range During setting of the 0 index of the vertical circle the value measu...

Page 114: ...check any abnormality is detected in EDM Turn off the power and turn it on again if the message displays again repair is required Bad memory There s abnormality in internal memory system Turn off the...

Page 115: ...Minimum Reading Measuring mode 1mm 0 005ft Tracking mode 1mm 0 005ft Measurement Range Single prism 1 6Km Triple prisms 2 5Km Compensator Tilt Sensor Yes Range 3 Output Interface Communication Standa...

Page 116: ...tion 1 2 Carrying case 1 3 Plumb bob 1 4 adjusting wrench 2 5 Screwdriver 1 6 Soft brush 1 7 Lens cloth 1 8 drier 1 9 rain cover 1 10 Tool bag 1 11 manual 1 12 Rechargeable battery 2 13 charger 1 14 W...

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