Leica UK Quick Guides
Coding and formats on your TPS 800 Series Total Station
Most of this guide will be relevant for the TPS300, 400 and 700 series also but some functions may vary slightly.
Step
Action
Screen Display
1
Coding
– you can enter coding on the instrument
either using a pre-defined codelist or just enter the
code manually.
To use a pre-defined codelist, you will need to use
Leica Geo Office (LGO) to create the codes, or upload
an existing codelist.
Basic codes can be created on-board the instrument
by going to
MENU, F4-File Management, F4-Codes.
Use the
Codelist Manager
function in LGO to create
your codes.
Codes can either be of type
Point
or
Free
. Point codes
are thermatical and are recorded with the
measurement. Free codes are separate to the
measurements and are recorded on their own in-
between measurements. Free codes can be used with
certain surveying software.
To enter point coding on the instrument if you do not
have a codelist, highlight
Code
on the standard
SURVEYING screen and type in a code. This will then
store with your measurement.
To be able to select a pre-defined code from the
codelist, either select
F4-
↓
twice until
F2-CODE
appears, or configure the USER Key = CODE from
MENU, F2-Settings.
The
USER
key can then be used
for code entry.
A codelist file has the extension
.crf
and can be loaded
onto the instrument – see additional guide
Using Data
Exchange Manager.
One codelist at a time can be
transferred to the
Code
folder on the instrument.
Example codelists can be found on the included CD.
