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Electronic Copy of LTI’s UltraLyte User’s Manual – 7
th
Edition June 1998
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Grouping Sensors on a UL200
The UltraLyte 200 takes only those sensor readings
necessary to satisfy the current option. A feature is
available to manually “group” the sensors by taking
a separate reading with each sensor. Then by
scrolling to another option the instrument will
combine those readings to calculate other related
measurements.
For example, when slope distance is measured, the
range sensor is activated but the tilt sensor is not.
However, a horizontal or vertical distance
measurement requires readings from both sensors.
The straightforward way of measuring horizontal or
vertical distance is to simply shoot when the correct
indicator is showing so the instrument calculates
everything at once.
But suppose, for example, that an obstruction
prevents you from taking a reliable reading with one
sensor. In that case, you can use the “Group”
feature and shoot a slope distance measurement,
reposition the instrument, and then take an angle
measurement. Then scroll to horizontal or vertical
distance, and you will see that the instrument has
calculated a distance from your two separate sensor
readings.
To activate the Group feature, press and hold
Select/Edit until
Grp
appears on the screen. Next,
press Survey/Options to select your measurement
option. To turn the Group feature off, press and hold
Select/Edit again until you hear a beep and
Grp
disappears. No data is sent out the serial port in
Group mode until the feature is turned off and the
beep is heard.
When using the Group feature, you may find it
helpful to first clear the sensors that you wish to
group by quick-pressing the Select/Edit button in the
desired menu.
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