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3. Remote Distance Measurement

Measures the horizontal distance, vertical distance and slope distance between two
points.

rHD

rHA

rVD

Horizontal angle 0 direction

1st sighting

point

1st sighting

point

rSD

2nd sighting point

Station point

2nd sighting point

rSD: Slope distance between two points
rHD: Horizontal distance between two points
rVD: Vertical distance between two points
rV%: Percentage of grade (rVD/rHD) x 100%
rGD: Vertical grade (rHD/rVD) :1
rAZ: Azimuth from first point to second point

3. RDM (

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3-1. RDM (Radial)
Measuring between the Current and the First Point Measured

Press the [3] key on the PRG menu to enter the
RDM (Radial) function.

Sight the first point and press the [MSR1] or
[MSR2] key.

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Summary of Contents for DTM-502 Series

Page 1: ...H162 E 02 10 VF 2 Total Station DTM 502 series DTM 552 DTM 532 DTM 522 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...piece Diopter ring Plate level Display Face left keyboard Storage mark Leveling base clamp knob Refer to p 3 1 p 3 3 for the key arrangement and its major function Battery mounting buttons Main body Battery aligning mark Upper plate tangent screw Upper plate clamp Vertical tangent screw Vertical clamp ...

Page 3: ...t Finder Lumi guide transmitter Objective Face right keyboard Leveling base Holizontal axis indication mark Optical plummet Data output External power input connector Circular level Base plate Leveling screw Input voltage DC 7 2 11V ...

Page 4: ...1 NOMENCLATURE This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 5: ...you utmost safety during use incorrect usage or disregard of the instructions can cause personal injury or property damage For your safety read the instruction manual carefully and thoroughly before usage Do not discard this manual but keep it near the product for easy reference Inside this instruction manual safety instructions are indicated with the symbols shown below Be sure to follow the inst...

Page 6: ... Q7C While recharging the battery pack do not cover the charger with any blanket or clothing which can cause overheating Make sure the charger is able to dissipate heat adequately Avoid recharging in humid or dusty places in direct sunlight and near heaters Do not recharge when wet Doing so may cause electric shock overheating or fire Although the battery pack BC 80 is equipped with an auto reset ...

Page 7: ...ilure to do this may cause the instrument to fall resulting in injury or instrument damage Fasten securely the leveling base clamp knob If the knob is not securely fastened the leveling base may fall when you grasp the carrying handle battery resulting in injury or instrument damage Roughly moving the instrument by grasping the carrying handle battery without first placing the battery mounting but...

Page 8: ...e of the instrument returns to room temperature Avoid storing the DTM 502 in hot humid locations Especially the battery pack should be stored in a dry location at a temperature of less than 30 C Higher temperature and excessive humidity may result in growth of mold on the lenses and deterioration of the electronic assemblies leading to instrument failure Store the battery pack with the battery dis...

Page 9: ...oistened with water or mild detergent Optical lenses may be cleaned by lightly wiping them with a soft cloth or lens tissue moistened with alcohol Do not leave the carrying case exposed to rain for an extended period of time though it is designed to be watertight If you expose the carrying case to rain because of unavoidable circumstances place it with its Nikon nameplate upward The BC 80 battery ...

Page 10: ...o the sticker inside of the case Be careful not to pinch the cable of the charger when closing the case cover 1 Unpacking Hold the carrying handle and take the instrument out of the case The instrument is placed in its carrying case as shown in the figure 2 Packing Set the telescope in the horizontal face left position and align the storage mark on the bottom of the face left keyboard and the mark...

Page 11: ...auto reset circuit breaker care should be taken not to short the contacts Shorting may cause fire or burn Never burn or heat the battery Doing so may cause rupture or injury When storing the battery pack or charger guard against a short circuit by putting the insulating tape on the contact point or by doing some other methods Failure to do so may result in a short circuit causing a fire burn or in...

Page 12: ...e charging operation In such a case it is normal for the charging indicator to stay lit for 3 hours or longer If the ambient temperature increases to above 0 C the quick charge operation will restart and the charging will be completed within 2 hours After recharging the battery pack do not recharge it again before using or discharging it This is to prevent the battery pack s performance from degra...

Page 13: ...tor goes out and quick charging starts automatically During charging the charging indicator lights NOTE To stop discharging before completion press the discharge starting switch again The discharging will stop and quick charging will start automatically During quick charging the charging indicator lights Discharging the battery pack once every 10 recharging cycles is effective 2 4 Charging Indicat...

Page 14: ...UNLOCKED position 2 Align the mark on the battery mounting button with the mark on the main body Fit the battery pack with the connecting pins on the top of the main body while depressing the battery mounting buttons Release your fingers from the buttons where the battery pack settles in position 3 Turn the mounting buttons in the direction of the arrow mark to the limit in the vertical position a...

Page 15: ...jury or instrument damage Make sure that the battery pack is clamped securely in place and the mounting buttons are set in the LOCK position NOTE An external battery optional accessory is available for use with the DTM 502 series When the external battery is connected and the battery pack BC 80 is mounted on the DTM502 the DTM 502 s electrical source will automatically be switched to the one with ...

Page 16: ...ctly beneath the center hole in the tripod head 3 Firmly press the tripod ferrules into the ground 4 Level the top surface of the tripod head NOTE Precise level is necessary when the plumb bob is used for the next section centering 5 Fasten firmly the thumb screws on the tripod legs 6 Place the DTM 502 on the tripod head Insert the tripod mounting screw into the center hole of the DTM 502 s base p...

Page 17: ...and tighten 2 Hang the plumb line on the hook of the tripod mounting screw and adjust the length of the plumb line to the position the tip of the plumb bob at the height approximately level with the station point 3 Slightly loosen the tripod mounting screw Supporting the outer side of the leveling base with both hands carefully slide the instrument about on the tripod head until the tip of the plu...

Page 18: ...tion point image with the center mark of the reticle by turning the leveling screws 3 While supporting the tripod head with one hand loosen the tripod leg clamps and adjust the lengths of the legs to center the air bubble in the circular level Then tighten the tripod leg clamps 4 Using the plate level proceed to the leveling procedures described in the next section Leveling 5 Looking through the o...

Page 19: ...C B A 1 2 Using these two screws move the bubble to the center of the level 3 Rotate the alidade approximately 90 and again move the bubble to the center of the level by turning the leveling screw A as shown in Figure C B A 2 4 Repeat Steps 1 through 3 to center the bubble in both positions shown by the Figures 5 Furthermore rotate the alidade 180 If the bubble in the plate level remains centered ...

Page 20: ...djustment Direct the telescope towards a blank area such as the sky or a piece of paper Looking through the eyepiece rotate the diopter ring to bring the reticle crosshairs into sharp focus Elimination of Parallax Rotate the focusing ring to bring the target image into focus on the reticle crosshairs Move your eye vertically and laterally to see if the target image moves in relation to the reticle...

Page 21: ...ment of Tribrach Adapter Tribrach adapter can be adjusted to two heights by sliding up and down the prism holder mount Prism holder mount Height adjustment screw To change the height first remove the height adjustment screw from the tribrach adapter Slide the prism holder mount to align the height adjustment screw holes and screw in the adjustment screw again NOTE When using the DTM 502 series Tot...

Page 22: ...he prism constant of Nikon prism is 0 regardless of the prism holder type The triple prism holder can also be used as a single prism holder if one prism is screwed in the center thread of the triple prism holder Each MSR key keeps its own Prism Constant Holding down MSR1 or MSR2 for one second to change the value See p 3 22 4 Position of Target Plate for Single Prism Attach the target plate to the...

Page 23: ...he vertical circle positioned to the right of the telescope eyepiece NOTE Be careful not to catch your finger in the opening between the instrument s standard and the telescope when rotating the telescope Mechanical constant error except a few errors such as vertical axis error can be effectively cancelled out by averaging the values in Face 1 and Face 2 Face 2 measurement Face 1 measurement 2 14 ...

Page 24: ...2 PREPARATION This page is intentionally left blank ...

Page 25: ...up the Tripod 2 7 2 4 Centering 2 8 2 5 Leveling 2 10 2 6 Sighting 2 11 2 7 Assembling the Prism Reflector 2 12 2 8 Face 1 Face 2 Measurement 2 14 3 OPERATION 3 1 3 1 Display and Key Functions 3 1 3 2 Pre Start 3 7 3 3 Getting Started 3 18 3 4 Applications 3 32 4 CHECKING AND ADJUSTMENT 4 1 4 1 Plate Level 4 1 4 2 Circular Level 4 1 4 3 Optical Plummet 4 2 4 4 Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale a...

Page 26: ...R2 DAT MENU 5 SPECIFICATIONS 5 1 5 1 Main Body 5 1 5 2 Standard Components 5 4 5 3 External Device Connection Connector 5 4 6 SYSTEM DIAGRAM 6 1 7 COMMUNICATIONS 7 1 7 1 Upload Coordinate Data 7 1 7 2 Uploading PT List Code List 7 3 7 3 Downloading Data 7 5 8 ERROR MESSAGES AND ACTIONS 8 1 vii ...

Page 27: ...de 4 Sound See p 3 5 Indicates the input key mode or during input PT or CD input See p 3 25 A 1 Signal Level indication Indicates the reflected light intensity in five steps with two additional signal status indicators See p 3 4 Input Mode Indication Lumi guide Indication Battery Voltage Level Indication Indicates the battery level in five steps See p 3 4 See p 3 31 3 1 ...

Page 28: ...nt as a CP record instead of SS Also on the BMS or Stakeout observation screens outputs the current measurement data PT HA VA SD through the COM port when Settings Rec Data Rec is set to COM p 3 68 Returns to the previous screen In the numeric or alpha numeric input mode clears the input data Starts distance measurement based on the measure mode settings for the key Holding down this key for a sec...

Page 29: ... N O 5 p 3 31 Display RAW XYZ or STN data depending on your setting When the cursor is in numeric input mode enters 6 In alpha numeric input mode enters P Q R 6 p 3 84 Execute any measuring function assigned to the USR key When the cursor is in numeric input mode enters 1 by USR 1 key and 2 by USR 2 key In the alpha numeric input mode enters S T U 1 by USR 1 key and V W X 2 by USR2 key p 3 82 Open...

Page 30: ...MS Status bar 1 Battery Level 4 Full Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Battery LOW Battery Change 2 Signal Analog power OFF No Signal slow blink or Signal LOW quick blink Flicker condition blink Level 1 minimum Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Max 3 4 ...

Page 31: ...s as well as Contrast adjustment On the 4 switch window press the ENT key or 1 to 4 to turn the switch ON OFF The Up Down arrow keys move the cursor among the four switches The Right Left arrow keys change the window between 4 switch and the Contrast adjustment screen On the Contrast adjustment screen use Up Down arrow keys to change the contrast Press the ESC key to close the window 1 Backlight B...

Page 32: ...3 3 Lumi guide see p 3 31 Lumi guide OFF Lumi guide ON 4 Sound Sound OFF Sound ON 3 6 ...

Page 33: ...ordinates 1 Inputting an Existing PT When a known point name number is input its coordinates are displayed briefly with a short beep before going to the next screen field ENT By XYZ disp setting in MENU 3 Settings 9 Others it is possible to adjust the duration of the coordinate window When the ENT is set the window doesn t close until the ENT key is pressed See p 3 102 2 Inputting a New PT When yo...

Page 34: ...nate will be used temporarily in the calculation but will not be saved in the database 4 When a Wildcard is Specified A list of available points are displayed when you use an asterisk to input PT or CD ENT Use the Up Down arrow keys and press the ENT to select the point you want to use When and or is shown in the list the Right Left arrow keys are also available to page up page down the list ENT W...

Page 35: ...ement When you need to change the Height of Target press the HT softkey After a measurement press ENT to proceed to the point recording screen Input PT CD and press ENT The default value is inverted when the cursor is moved All Replace mode Press the Right arrow key and the input mode changes to Overwrite mode at the first character Press the Left arrow key and the cursor moves to the end of the s...

Page 36: ... name is input You can add numbers and or alpha characters if necessary 7 Inputting PT by Stack Softkey Press the Stack softkey while the cursor is in the PT field The Stack for PT is shown Use Up Down arrow keys to select a PT name and press the ENT When you return to the PT input screen the selected PT 1 is input to the field Up to 20 PT names used in recording point are shown in chronological o...

Page 37: ...ess the MODE key to change the input mode to alpha numeric or numeric mode 1 A 2 Stack Press the Stack softkey to display a list of previously used Codes The stack may contain up to 20 codes Stack Select a code by using Up Down arrow key and press the ENT key The selected code is copied to the CD field Each code can be input up to 16 characters When the instrument is rebooted the Stack will be cle...

Page 38: ...ght arrow at the end of its label When you press the ENT key while highlighting SURFACE the codes and layers in the SURFACE layer are displayed ENT Press the ENT key on the desired code The selected code is copied to the CD field CD field is replaced by the selected code Items are shown in alphabetical order on the List The first character search is also available to find a desired code quickly Se...

Page 39: ...elected character It changes to T when you press it again within a certain duration When the input is fixed the cursor moves to the feature code beginning with the character you input If the item is not found the cursor moves to the next available choice i e the next one in an alphabetical order 4 Qcode This is a quick and frequent function to shoot and record many points with feature codes in the...

Page 40: ...nator ENT 0 11 0 15 1 99 If the denominator is 16 you don t have to key in 16 When you press the ENT after inputting the numerator the system understands that the denominator is 16 Denominator 16 for 16th inches is not displayed on the screen 2 08 5 indicates 2 feet 8 and 5 16ths inches Refer to the following examples ENT 65 5 3 8 is entered 65 5 3 8 65 is entered 65 65 5 is entered 65 5 65 5 3 8 ...

Page 41: ...throughout the software In the List the current cursor position is shown as an inverted line When icon is shown there are more pages before the current page icon means more pages after this page Right Left arrow keys can be used to page up or page down Up Down arrow keys move the cursor one line up down To pick up the data in the List press the ENT key when the cursor is highlighting the desired d...

Page 42: ...o enter the Job Manager and press the Creat softkey 2 Input the Job name When you create the first Job please press the Sett key to check the Job settings Sett Job settings cannot be changed after creating the Job By pressing the ENT at the last item in the settings a new Job is created If you see MAX 32JOBs or Data Full error you must delete an old Job Free space cannot be created by deleting rec...

Page 43: ... job you want to use as the common file control job Ctrl 3 Press the Ctrl softkey and follow the message to finish the function See p 3 88 Points in the Current Job are searched first When the point is not found then the search is extended to the Control Job automatically When the point is found in the Control Job the selected point will be copied to the current Job as a UP record 3 17 ...

Page 44: ... detail is also available in MENU 3 Settings 9 Others Once it is set you can see the text on the start up screen See p 3 103 Rotating the alidade before tilting the telescope initializes the Horizontal angle Once you start to use an initialized HA you need to rotate HA every time you turn on the instrument By doing so you will be able to maintain a fixed HA orientation even if the instrument has m...

Page 45: ... REC ENT When the Reset softkey is pressed at turning off the instrument the software is rebooted and the Basic Measurement Screen BMS is displayed without an open JOB PWR Sleep mode is automatically activated based on the Power Save setting see p 3 99 or when the Sleep softkey is selected from the Press ENT OFF screen Pressing any key receiving a remote control command rotating the HA or tilting ...

Page 46: ... MSR2 DO NOT view the sun through the telescope It may cause loss of eyesight Sight the telescope to see crosshairs at the center of the prism reflector When a reflected lightwave is detected the signal level is indicated For assembling the prism reflector refer to p 2 12 3 20 ...

Page 47: ...tance is updated While the Average count is set to 1 99 the averaged distance is displayed after the last shot The header SD changes to SDx to indicate the averaged data When the signal level is insufficient to take a measurement the signal icon flashes on and off See page 3 4 To change the Height of Target or Temperature and Pressure press the HOT key See page 3 28 Correction related settings T P...

Page 48: ...is always presented for your final check before recording the data ALL setting is a quick shooting and recording mode where the program automatically records the point using the default PT CD and returns to the BMS for the next measurement MSR only is the normal measure mode It stops on the BMS after a measurement and waits for the ENT key to record the point This is the default mode running dash ...

Page 49: ...the DSP key to change the contents of the screen on the BMS Upon each DSP key press the screen changes DSP1 4 to 4 4 Items on each screen DSP1 4 to 3 4 can be changed by holding down the DSP key for one second See next page When the Secondary distance unit is set a HD VD SD screen is added See p 3 102 for Secondary Unit setting for Ft inch DSP DSP DSP 3 23 ...

Page 50: ...for DSP3 or press Save to put the screen changes into effect Available items HA AZ HL VA V SD VD HD Z none None of the items can be displayed in two lines except for none The items showed in DSP1 4 2 4 3 4 and 4 4 are also used in Stakeout S O2 7 3 7 4 7 and 5 7 Setting the display items can be done in Stakeout as well Header characters indicates Tilt correction applied indicates Tilt adj set to O...

Page 51: ... screen 1 While Inputting PT CD Press the MODE key when the cursor is in PT CD field to change the input mode between Alpha numeric A and Numeric 1 MODE Numeric Alpha numeric When the cursor is in a HT field the input mode is fixed to numeric The MODE key doesn t work in such a case 3 25 ...

Page 52: ...when the 6 key is pressed the inverted cursor moves to show the assigned CD for the 6 key and a measurement is initiated When Rec mode is set to Confirm in Sett the Record PT screen is displayed after a measurement See p 3 22 Press the ENT to record the point Press the MODE again or ESC key to return to the BMS To assign a new feature code move the cursor by Up Down arrow keys to the item you want...

Page 53: ...is displayed List and Stack functions input are also available to input the CD 2 Qcode Observation Select the Qcode softkey to enter the Quick code observation routine In this function you can use the ten numeric keys to both codes and shoot a point Sett By pressing the Sett softkey you can change the measurement mode for the Quick code observation In Quick code measurement the Rec mode can only s...

Page 54: ...ure Pressure Set the current temperature and pressure by HOT 2 Type the ambient temperature and pressure The ppm value is updated automatically 3 Select Target set The Target Set allows you to switch the target type the prism constant and the height of target in one time For instance when switching between two types of targets e g ref sheet and prism this function can save time and reduce the numb...

Page 55: ...MSR1 and MSR2 key settings as well as the measurements in Qcode HT is also copied to the current HT if you input any value 4 Note Press the HOT and 4 keys to input a field note This function can be used at any time on any observation screen Up to 50 characters can be input per note The input memo is stored as a CO record in the RAW data Stack Stack softkey is also available to recall previously us...

Page 56: ...on screen Press Right Left arrow keys to turn the leveling compensators on or off OFF means that the compensation is set to off When the instrument is out of level more than 3 30 OVER is shown Press the ESC or ENT key to return to the observation screen 0 The current setting of leveling compensators is indicated by Header characters and after headers HA VA SD HD etc in observation screens See p 3 ...

Page 57: ... LG 5 9 Lumi guide On Off Press the LG key on the BMS or other measurement screens to turn the Lumi guide ON OFF Status bar The Lumi guide icon is shown in the Status bar when it is turned ON Lumi guide ON 3 31 ...

Page 58: ...e Horizontal Angle to 0 Press the 1 key to reset the horizontal angle to 0 The display returns to the basic measurement screen BMS after resetting the horizontal angle 2 Input Inputting the Horizontal Angle Press the 2 key and the numeric input screen is displayed Input the horizontal angle by the numeric keys and press the ENT key To enter 123º45 50 key input should be 123 4550 The displayed valu...

Page 59: ...esight take a measurement to the Foresight by MSR1 or MSR2 Averaged horizontal angle is displayed and fixed until the process is finished or cancelled HRx HRΣ N HA BSAz HRx normalized HRx will not be updated even if the instrument is moved Press the ENT key to store the Foresight as a CP record Check PT HT CD and press the ENT key to record In the repeat angle measurement HA header is replaced by ...

Page 60: ...4 ENT If a distance measurement has been taken to the target you can initiate F1 F2 averaging by just flipping the telescope to the other face For the HA to be adjusted from a F1 F2 measurement the Backsight must also have been measured in F1 F2 during the station setup 5 Hold Horizontal Angle Hold Press the 5 key on ANG menu to hold the horizontal angle to the current value Press the Set softkey ...

Page 61: ...ordinates are displayed and it automatically proceeds to Height of instrument field When the point is new a coordinate input screen is shown Input coordinates and press ENT on each line the newly input point will be stored by the ENT key on the last line CD field Input the Height of Instrument and press ENT If the specified point has a code it is displayed in the CD field Select the method to defi...

Page 62: ...ll take a distance measurement to the BS input HT here Sight the BS on Face1 F1 and press the ENT key to complete the setup If you need to record a full shot HA VA SD to the BS press MSR1 or MSR2 AZ Azimuth calculated by coordinates If a distance is measured to a known coordinate BS a QA screen dHD dVD is available by pressing the DSP key On either screen press the ENT key to record the Station dH...

Page 63: ...the next measurement on Face2 When you take a distance measurement to the BS on Face1 you can directly go to Face2 measurement by just flipping the telescope F1 F2 is automatically detected by the system ENT After pressing ENT on Face2 the delta screen will be displayed The CP softkey will record a CP record holding the averaged HA VA SD from the F1 F2 data OK will record only the ST and F1 F2 rec...

Page 64: ... to select azimuth angle input If you don t have any point name for the BS only input Azimuth press the ENT key on BS field Input the azimuth angle to the BS point Pressing the ENT key without inputting an AZ value automatically inputs 0º00 00 Sight the BS point and press the ENT key ST and F1 records are stored in the Job F1 F2 measurement is also available by the F2 softkey See p 3 37 3 38 ...

Page 65: ...ble Z Y X0 X X2 Y1 Y2 Known point 2 X2 Y2 Z2 Y0 Station point Xi Yi Zi X1 Known point 1 X1 Y1 Z1 Height 1 Height 2 Instrument height If the angle between known point 1 and known point 2 as measured from the station point is extremely acute or extremely oblique the resulting solution will be less geometrically reliable It is best to select known point locations or station point locations that will ...

Page 66: ...y to proceed to the next point Input the second PT and its height of target Measure to the second point and press the ENT key When enough data is available to calculate the STN coordinate it does so When more than the minimum required data is available a standard deviation screen is provided Press the Add softkey to take measurements to strengthen geometry of your resection See p 3 42 for the View...

Page 67: ...u can change the BS point by the Change softkey Change Select the BS point and press the ENT key To finish Resection setup press the ENT key while the cursor is in BS field The minimum data required for a resection is either 3xangle shots or 1xangle and 1xdistance shot in this case the distance between the target points must be greater than the measured distance Basically Stn Z is calculated from ...

Page 68: ...Errors in VD between measured and calculated distance ESC ENT dHD Errors in HD between measured and calculated distance If you need to delete a measurement often because of large sigma values place the cursor on the data or display its detail data screen and press the DEL softkey After deleting it the STN coordinate will be recalculated automatically Add softkey shows the next PT input screen to c...

Page 69: ...eight of Instrument BS Backsight point blank AZ Backsight azimuth defaulted to zero No default PT is assigned to the BS It can be left blank or a BS point name can be input The backsight azimuth AZ is defaulted to zero but it can be changed while the cursor is in AZ field Sight the BS and press the ENT key to complete the station setup Both HA and AZ will be reset to the input value when the ENT i...

Page 70: ...oint and press the MSR1 or MSR2 key F1 F2 measurement is also available by pressing the F2 softkey or just flipping the telescope to Face2 after a distance measurement ENT Updated station coordinate is displayed The HI can be changed on this screen Press the ENT key to record the updated STN When the HI is changed the Z coordinate will be updated before recording the station A station setup must b...

Page 71: ...the BS and press the Reset or ENT key to reset the horizontal angle to the HA set in the last station setup Press the Abrt or ESC key to abort the process and return to the BMS HA Current HA reading BS The HA to the BS in the last station setup A station setup must be completed before the BS check function is used 3 45 ...

Page 72: ...ng the Stakeout Point Position by Angle and Distance Press the 1 key to display the screen for inputting distance and angle to the target Input them and press the ENT key HD Horizontal distance from station point to stake out point dVD Vertical distance from station point to stake out point HA Horizontal angle to stake out point When the ENT key is pressed without HA input the current HA is used 3...

Page 73: ...error IN OUT In Out Longitudinal error CUT FIL Cut Fill Once a measurement is taken the Cut Fill value and Z coordinate will be updated as the VA is changed Switching screen by DSP HA VA SD dX dY dZ rSD rVD rHD dHA R OUT CUT S O1 7 S O2 7 S O3 7 S O5 7 S O6 7 S O7 7 X Y Z HA VD HD HL V HD S O4 7 When the HOT key is pressed on any observation screen the HOT menu is displayed HT and T P can be chang...

Page 74: ...tinue observation or press the ESC key to input another Angle Distance for Stakeout 2 Input XYZ Specifying the Stakeout Point Position by Coordinates Press 2 key on the Stakeout menu screen to start Stakeout by Coordinates Input the point number name you want to stake and press ENT You can also specify the points by Code and or Radius from the instrument ENT When several points are found they are ...

Page 75: ...ill Switching screen by DSP When the Secondary distance unit is set one more screen HD VD SD is added Although the screen counter S O1 8 is not displayed the DSP key works exactly the same as in the Angle Distance stakeout HA VA SD dX dY dZ X Y Z HA VD HD HL V HD dHA R OUT CUT rSD rVD rHD Contents in these three screens can be customized by holding down the DSP key for one second See p 3 24 Distan...

Page 76: ... example when you stake out PT3 with an Add Constant of 1000 the default number for SO record would be 1003 After recording the point it returns to the observation screen When the ESC key is pressed it returns to the PT CD R input screen The PT is defaulted to the previous point plus one if you input the stakeout point by a single point name When you selected a point from the List it returns to th...

Page 77: ... point Fr and the end point To The range has to be less than 1001 points A point list is shown when existing points are found between Fr and To Select a point by Up Down arrow keys and press the ENT key to go to the stakeout observation screen When you assign a Control Job and the additional points are found there a softkey Ctrl is shown beneath the List 3 51 ...

Page 78: ...target on the line End point and press the MSR1 or MSR2 key Input the total stake number in the span The observation screen for the first stake from the instrument is displayed Sight the prism and press the MSR1 MSR2 key The guide point can be changed by the Up Down arrow keys Up to double the number of the stakes can be calculated and guided ENT Press the ENT key to record the point as a SO recor...

Page 79: ...RefLine S O This function allows you to stakeout a point based on the Sta O S and dZ to a specified line Input the first point P1 of the Line When the ENT key is pressed without inputting a PT name you can input a temporary coordinate which isn t recorded to the Job Alternatively a point can be measured by pressing the MSR softkey to access a measuring display Input the second point P2 of the Line...

Page 80: ...se enough to 0º00 00 Sight the target and press the MSR1 or MSR2 key When a distance measurement is taken the difference from the design point is displayed Press the ENT key to record the point as SO record Switching screens by DSP When the Secondary distance unit is set one more screen S O8 8 is added S O3 7 HA VD HD S O2 7 S O1 7 dHA R OUT CUT dX dY dZ S O7 7 S O5 7 S O6 7 X Y Z HL V HD S O4 7 r...

Page 81: ...e observation screens Direct Measurement screen By pressing the MSR softkey a direct measurement screen is shown Sight the target and press MSR1 or MSR2 After taking a measurement it automatically proceeds to the Record PT screen If ESC is pressed on the Record PT screen the measured point will be used but not recorded in the job Input the second point for the reference line When the asterisk is u...

Page 82: ...ontal distance from P1 to the measure point along the P1 P2 Line O S Horizontal offset from the P1 P2 Line to the measured point dZ Vertical offset from the P1 P2 Line to the measured point By pressing the HOT key HT and T P can be changed at any time Type of Target Prism constant and measure mode can be changed by holding the MSR1 MSR2 for one second 3 56 ...

Page 83: ...n the specified unit as the fifth screen See p 3 102 Press the ENT key to store the point and its offset distance information Input the point name and feature code HT can be changed on this screen as well Sample recording data in PRG 1 2Pt RefLine CO 2pt Ref Pt 16 Pt 13 Az 311 2932 CO Sta 12 6876 Offset 1 3721 dZ 0 0971 SS 17 1 0000 6 9202 18 4700 80 3120 15 48 48 2REF LINE 3 57 ...

Page 84: ...P1 and the azimuth of its tangent line AZ1 P1can be input by direct measurement using the MSR softkey Choose a method to define the arc P2 can be any point on the tangent line that is to exit the curve 1 While inputting the radius Rad a positive value is for a clockwise curve and a negative value is for a counterclockwise curve 2 P1 P2 3 N2 E2 AZ2 AZ1 N1 E1 O Len Rad 3 58 ...

Page 85: ... also available Switching screens by DSP When the Secondary distance unit is set one more screen ARC5 5 is added ARC4 4 HA VD HD ARC3 4 HA VA SD Sta O S dZ ARC1 4 ARC2 4 X Y Z Press the ENT key on any observation screen to record the point Comment records are attached as follows Sample recording data in PRG 2 ARC RefLine CO Arc P1 583 AZ1 0 0000 P2 102 CO AZ2 311 2932 Radius 50 0000 Length 125 663...

Page 86: ...oint rSD Slope distance between two points rHD Horizontal distance between two points rVD Vertical distance between two points rV Percentage of grade rVD rHD x 100 rGD Vertical grade rHD rVD 1 rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point 3 PRG 3 RDM Rad 3 1 RDM Radial Measuring between the Current and the First Point Measured Press the 3 key on the PRG menu to enter the RDM Radial function Sight t...

Page 87: ... rHD Horizontal distance between two points Press the DSP key to change screens rAZ Azimuth from 1st point to 2nd point rV Percentage of grade rVD rHD x 100 rGD Vertical grade rHD rVD 1 You can record the distance and angle information as a comment record by pressing the ENT key on the observation screen 1 2 or 2 2 ENT Default point numbers are shown STN 0 1st PT 1 2nd PT 2 3rd PT 3 but they can b...

Page 88: ...nction select 4 on this menu The rest of the process is the same with the 3 RDM Radial See previous pages 3 PRG 3 RDM Cont P1 P1 P2 P2 P3 P3 P4 P4 Difference between 1 Cont and 2 Radial 1 Cont The preceding two points are subject to calculate 2 Radial Calculations are made with reference to the first point 3 62 ...

Page 89: ... key on the PRG menu to enter REM function Input the Height of Target Sight the target point and press the MSR1 or MSR2 key Loosen the vertical clamp and turn the telescope to aim at an arbitrary point Difference in elevation Vh is displayed Height of target can be updated by REM measurement Take a measurement to the prism sight the bottom of the prism pole and then press the ENT key 3 63 ...

Page 90: ...nction Input two points to define the plane Direct measurement of the point is available by the MSR softkey MSR When you press the MSR softkey a temporary observation screen is shown Press the MSR1 or MSR2 key After taking a measurement it automatically proceeds to the Record PT screen Input PT and CD then press the ENT Input the second point on the vertical plane and press the ENT key 3 64 ...

Page 91: ... along the baseline dZ Vertical distance from P1 to the target point Switching screens by DSP PLN2 3 X Y Z PLN3 3 HA VA Sta dZ PLN1 3 To record the point press the ENT key on any screen V PLN1 3 to V PLN3 3 Input PT and CD then press the ENT key Sample records in PRG 6 V Plane CO Vertical Ref Plane Pt1 516 A1 Pt2 530 CO Sta 68 021 dz 17 459 SS 30123 A48 1 5480 16 4020 40 4720 89 0730 14 22 47 3 65...

Page 92: ...on the PRG menu to enter the 3 Pt Reference Plane function Input three points to define the slope plane Direct measurement of the points is available by the MSR softkey When the ENT key is pressed on a blank field an input temporary coordinate without recording screen is shown After inputting the temporary coordinate Keyed in XYZ is displayed instead of PT name 3 66 ...

Page 93: ...istance measurement is required a Distance between P1 and the point which is perpendicular to the target point along the P1 P2 line b Length of the perpendicular line from the target point to the P1 P2 line Switching screens by DSP PLN2 3 X Y Z PLN3 3 HA VA a b PLN1 3 To record the point press the ENT key on any screen S PLN1 3 to S PLN3 3 Input PT and CD then press the ENT key Sample records in P...

Page 94: ... from the ANG Rept function there is an option to store RAW data only or XYZ only or Both which can be specified in Store Data in MENU 3 Settings 8 Rec See p 3 101 When HA VA is moved before pressing the ENT key after taking a measurement the angle when the ENT key is pressed is to be recorded In the angle only record SD is always recorded as 0 0000 If the point name you are to record is the same ...

Page 95: ...ut data is defined by Ext Comm NIKON or SET in MENU 3 Settings 5 Comm See p 3 99 To output data upon pressing ENT Data Rec setting in MENU 3 Settings 8 Rec should be set to COM See p 3 101 Sample output records through COM port Ext Comm NIKON TR PN PT8 SD 000066626 HA 003856010 VA 008048500 HT 0000061757 TR PN point name SD HA VA HT when ACK is returned PN is incremented Ext Comm SET 0006662 08048...

Page 96: ...sing O S 1 a temporary measurement screen is displayed Sight the target and press the MSR1 or MSR2 Input offset distances from the measured point By Up Down arrow keys place the cursor on the field you are to take an offset Down Up Out Right Left In You can enter any combination of taped offset distances to specify the point Press ENT at the last line to proceed to the recording PT screen 3 70 ...

Page 97: ...3 O S 1 Tape Calculated coordinate is shown Input PT and CD and press the ENT key to record the point RAW data will also be recalculated based on the tape offset value 3 71 ...

Page 98: ...ry angle offset while the measured distance HD remains unchanged Press the ENT key or OK softkey to record the offset point The XYZ data will also be recalculated based on the new angle It is also possible to record an angle offset on the BMS After a distance measurement is taken the alidade and or telescope can be rotated Then press ENT to record the measured distance with the updated angle value...

Page 99: ...e second prism and the target point Distance between the first and the second prism can be left blank if you don t need any QA information Only when the P1 P2 distance is input a QA screen is displayed before the Record PT screen The input value and the measured distance can be compared to confirm the accuracy of the observation Press OK or ENT to record the point Sample records in O S 3 2Prism Po...

Page 100: ... first prism or target and press MSR1 or MSR2 It automatically goes to the next screen Sight the second prism or target and press MSR1 or MSR2 It automatically goes to the next screen Sight the alternative place which lays on the same vertical line as the desired target point Pressing ENT calculates the coordinate and the raw data of the TGT point 3 74 ...

Page 101: ...2 02470 10 52 37 CO PT1 0 0000 48 3020 169 19165 83 58565 CO PT2 0 0000 48 3155 168 54250 85 42440 CO O S MSR 40 0 0000 169 20370 87 02340 The calculated point TGT is stored as a SS record Measurements to the first and second target P1 and P2 are stored as comment records PT1 and PT2 The last record is of the angle measurement to the ALT vertically offset point from the actual target point 3 75 ...

Page 102: ...put the HD usually taped distance from the instrument point HD Tgt Input PT and CD and press the ENT key The target point Tgt is calculated and recorded to the Job as a SS record Sample records in O S 5 Input HD SS 158 0 0000 77 0518 62 08380 108 06510 11 51 48 CO Input HD 76 1243 This function is convenient when the instrument is very close to the point and is difficult to take a measurement usin...

Page 103: ...prism or target on the wall press the MSR1 or MSR2 key Sight a second point on the same wall with the first point measurement and press the MSR1 or MSR2 key again Sight a third point the first point on the second wall Press MSR1 or MSR2 again If the two walls can be assumed to be a right angle you can press Calc to calculate the corner point by three points 3 77 ...

Page 104: ... one used in the last measurement Press ENT to record the corner point Sample records in O S 6 Corner SS 58 0 0000 48 3304 169 19165 82 02470 10 52 37 FLOOR2 CO PT1 1 0080 48 3020 169 19165 83 58565 CO PT2 1 0080 48 3155 128 54250 85 42440 CO PT3 1 6528 74 0362 57 07330 80 11485 The calculated corner point is stored as a SS record Next three or four comment lines are measured points CO Point name ...

Page 105: ...surface of the circle and press the MSR1 or MSR2 key If you use a Prism attached to the surface of the circle for the distance measurement press SD to eliminate the offset error from the attached point to the measured surface of the prism before pressing the ENT key Sight one edge of the circle and press ENT When the distance measurement was taken to the center of the circle it is possible to calc...

Page 106: ...n O S 7 Circlel SS 71 1 5000 37 0518 32 08380 81 06510 11 51 48 CO PT1 0 0000 0 0000 47 05350 83 58560 CO PT2 0 0000 0 0000 29 53010 83 58560 CO O S MSR 71 36 5418 38 28360 81 06510 CO Input SD 0 0020 Calculated point center of the circle is stored as a SS record Next one or two comment lines are angle measured points CO Point name fixed to PT1 PT2 HT 0 0000 SD 0 0000 HA VA When SD is used before ...

Page 107: ... was taken before entering the function a temporary measurement screen is shown Input the slope distance you need to add or subtract Any value between 99 990 and 99 990 meters or 328 000 and 328 000 feet can be input Press the ENT key to record the point Example of records in O S 8 Input dSD SS 83 1 5000 77 0518 62 08380 81 06510 11 51 48 CO O S MSR 83 76 5518 62 08380 81 06510 3 81 ...

Page 108: ...lted to Input HT and the USR2 to none to begin with Holding down the USR key for one second shows the list of functions available for USR key Select the function by Up Down arrow key and pressing the ENT key mark is displayed on the item currently assigned to the key Item with a mark has more functions underneath When you press the ENT key on such a function name a sub menu is shown ENT When you s...

Page 109: ...is assigned to the USR key every time you press the key on the BMS the selected function is directly called and activated USR1 Changing the function assigned to the USR key can also be done in MENU 6 1sec Keys 3 USR See p 3 129 3 83 ...

Page 110: ... the assigned data in the current Job is displayed at once If the DAT key is held down for one second on those observation screens the select data format screen will be shown 2 The change is immediately applied and you can see the selected data right away Press the ESC key to return to the previous observation screen Changing the data assigned to the DAT key can also be done in MENU 6 1sec Keys 5 ...

Page 111: ... Existing Job Use the Up Down arrow keys to place the cursor on the desired Job name and press the ENT key to open it Current Job Control Job Some of the Job settings are different from the Current Job If no Job is created when entering this function it shows the new Job input screen directly When a Job is opened all Job settings are automatically changed to the ones in the Job being opened 1 2 Cr...

Page 112: ...be changed once the Job is created These settings are separated from other temporary settings By this way the data is clearly and purely stored in the database with all necessary corrections applied at the time you store each record Scale Factor 0 999600 1 000400 T P correction ON OFF Sea Level ON OFF C R correction OFF 0 132 0 200 Angle unit DEG GON MIL Distance unit Metre US Ft I Ft Temp unit C ...

Page 113: ...Job settings after pressing the ENT key on the last Job setting line 1 3 Deleting Job On the Job List screen move the cursor to the Job you want to delete Then press the DEL softkey A confirmation screen is shown Press the ENT or DEL key to delete the Job you chose Press the ESC or Abrt to cancel the process and return to the previous screen There is no UNDELETE function in the Job manager so befo...

Page 114: ...y measured data when you open that Job as a normal Job Move the cursor to the Job you want to assign as the Control Job Press the Ctrl softkey A confirmation screen is shown Press the ENT key or Yes softkey to assign the Job as a control job Press the ESC key or No softkey to cancel the process When a Control Job is already assigned the newly assigned Control Job replaces the previously assigned C...

Page 115: ...ce the cursor on the Job you want to check the contents of Number of Records in the Job Free space and the Creation date are displayed Free space indicates how many points can be stored in the Job Press any key to return to the Job List screen 3 89 ...

Page 116: ...me Type the PT and press the ENT key When you press ENT without having any point name number in the PT field it shows a coordinate input screen This coordinate will NOT be stored to the database If you want to record the point you need to specify a new point name number Type the second point number name and press the ENT key MSR softkey allows you to shoot the point on the spot to use it in the ca...

Page 117: ...me or take a measurement to the points using the MSR softkey Input the second point P2 to define the baseline by P1 P2 from which the angle dHA will be counted Input the third point P3 to define the second line P1 P3 When the MSR softkey is pressed a temporary measuring screen is displayed Sight the target and press MSR1 or MSR2 key to take a measurement After the measurement a recording point scr...

Page 118: ...earings and Distances menu to calculate new points 2 2 1 Azimuth HD input Input the base point P1 Type the point name and press the ENT key Input the azimuth horizontal distance and vertical distance and then press the ENT key To input 123 45 45 type 123 4545 and press the ENT key When dVD is left blank it is assumed to be 0 0000 The Recording point screen with the calculated coordinates is displa...

Page 119: ...m the baseline defined by P1 P2 If the dVD is left blank it is assumed to be 0 0000 When the ENT key is pressed on dVD a new point is calculated The PT is defaulted to the Last recorded PT 1 Press ENT to record the new point After recording a new point it returns to the point input screen P1 base PT is defaulted to the previously recorded PT and P2 is to the previous P1 In this system you can cont...

Page 120: ...it If you don t have to record the point just press the ENT key without PT It shows an XY coordinate input screen Repeat inputting points until you have defined all the points in the lot Then press the Down arrow key to calculate the area and perimeter Press ENT to store the calculated values as a comment record Press ESC to return to the Cogo menu By default the system closes the area using the l...

Page 121: ...input the horizontal distance along the baseline Sta the horizontal distance perpendicular to the line O S and the vertical distance dVD P1 O S Sta PM O S Sta PM Negative value in Sta means the opposite direction along the defined bearing line Negative O S value is for the left hand side of the bearing line By pressing the ENT key at dVD field the coordinate of the desired point PM is calculated T...

Page 122: ...ey in the COGO menu to enter the manual input XYZ function The PT is defaulted to the Last recorded PT 1 Input the coordinate using the numeric keys Press the ENT or Down arrow key on each line The point is stored as a MP record when you press ENT on the Z field After recording the point it returns to the input screen with the default PT incremented NE NEZ or Z only data can be recorded to the dat...

Page 123: ...create a new Job with the new settings or to work with those settings without recording any data See p 8 7 Menu Item Conditions VA zero direction Zenith Horizon Compass Angle Resolution DTM552 0 5 1 5 DTM532 1 5 10 DTM522 1 5 10 HA corr OFF ON HA 0 to BS Azimuth 1 Angle When set to ON ACH and Trunnion axis compensation is applied to horizontal angle readings When it is set to Azimuth horizontal an...

Page 124: ...urved the vertical difference VD and Z at the measurement point as referenced to the horizontal plane will inevitably include some error This error is called curvature error Likewise as the density of the air surrounding the earth decreases with altitude light is refracted when it passes through the air The subsequent error caused by this refraction is called refraction error O P A A AI AI A Curva...

Page 125: ...Direction North South 4 Power MainUnit OFF 5min 10min 30min EDMUnit OFF At Once 0 1min 0 5min 3min 10min Power Save Sleep mode OFF 1min 3min 5min 5 Comm Data Collector Recorder NIKON SET Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400bps Data Length 7 8 Parity EVEN ODD NONE Stop bit 1 2 3 MENU 3 Sett 3 99 ...

Page 126: ...Out information to the design point in Stakeout by changing the Lumi guide flashing speed When SIGNAL LOW is detected at the instrument the LG flashes very slowly 0 5Hz 7 Unit An option in display and input is available only for Feet unit Angle Unit DEG Degree GON GON MIL Mil6400 Distance Unit Metre US Ft I Ft Temperature Unit C Celsius F Fahrenheit Pressure Unit hPa mmHg inHg 3Hz In little faster...

Page 127: ...S O it records raw and or coordinate data based on this setting Rec LG ON ON When recording a point from the BMS the LG will be turned ON for two seconds Data Rec Internal COM COM to output data upon ENT on the BMS and Stakeout screen without storing data to the JOB file See p 3 69 3 MENU 3 Sett 3 101 ...

Page 128: ...lit ST No Yes Point numbers of station points can be separated from other record type point numbers by this setting CD Input ABC 123 The default input mode when a CD field is displayed When the Secondary unit is set to other than NONE one more DSP display for HD VD SD in the 2nd Unit will be added to the Basic Measurement Screen Stakeout and 2 pt Reference Line For US Ft and I Ft setting there is ...

Page 129: ... Detail Up to 20 characters you can show your company name or owner s information on top of the start up screen When Split ST is set to Yes the default starting ST number can be input in the additional setting screen that appears 3 MENU 3 Sett 3 103 ...

Page 130: ...he RAW data in List form When you first view the RAW data you will see the last four RAW records in the current Job You can use the Up Down arrow keys to scroll through the records ENT Press ENT to see the records detailed information Press ESC to return to the list screen SS CP F1 F2 records RAW record of these record types consist of PT HT CD and HA VA SD SS Sideshots Topo shots All shots from t...

Page 131: ...o overwrite the XYZ data the old raw record become raw data only As a result only one SS RAW keeps its corresponding SS XYZ Other SS RAW records to the same point no longer have coordinates available ST records This record type consists of ST HI BS and BS Az You can see its coordinate by pressing the DSP key as well 2nd screen X Y Z PT CD 1st screen ST H I BS AZ When a new ST point number name is ...

Page 132: ... planned designed position It will be downloaded as a comment record in Nikon RAW format CO records A comment added to the job from the system For example when you change the Stn Z by the Remote Benchmark function or the horizontal angle is reset by the BSCheck function the system records what you have done in the field A sample comment record from the Remote Benchmark function is shown right Temp...

Page 133: ...tting in MENU 3 Settings 3 Coord See p 3 99 UP MP CC RE records All coordinate records have PT CD and X Y Z UP Uploaded point coordinates MP Manually input point coordinates CC Calculated coordinates Points calculated in COGO RE Calculated coordinates Points calculated in Resection When the Store data setting See p 3 101 is RAW XYZ or XYZ shots on the BMS SS records in various O S functions SS rec...

Page 134: ...ft for Page Up PageDown to place the cursor on the Station name you want to check ENT Press the ENT key to view the detail data of the Station ENT When you press the ENT key again all the observation data from this station are displayed in chronological order For an explanation of each point type and format See p 3 104 to 3 106 Detail data is just the same as RAW data 3 108 ...

Page 135: ...MENU 4 Data A confirmation screen is displayed Press the ENT key or the Yes softkey to delete the specified record If the Store DB setting is set to Both the system will also delete the corresponding coordinate data when a SS SO CP record is deleted Deleting RAW data can also be done in detailed data screen shown right Press the DEL softkey 3 109 ...

Page 136: ...s displayed Press the ENT key or the Yes softkey to delete the specified record Press the ESC key or the No softkey to cancel deleting data Deleting coordinate data can also be done in the detail data screen shown right Press the DEL softkey If the selected data you are to delete is referred by ST record a confirmation message is displayed to avoid accidental error 3 110 ...

Page 137: ...L ENT key does not work on this screen DEL All observations from the ST you selected are cleared When you delete a ST record all the observation data from the ST is also deleted It is the same in both 1 RAW data view and 3 ST SS SO CP data view functions 4 3 Edit Records You can edit the point number name and code of point records Also the height of target HT height of instrument HI backsight poin...

Page 138: ...or using the Up Down arrow keys and modify necessary fields The Z coordinate of a measurement record SS SO CP is recalculated when its HT is changed When you press the ENT key on the last line of the edit screen it shows a confirmation screen Press the Yes softkey or the ENT key to accept the modification and return to the Data View screen Press the No softkey or the ESC key to go back to the edit...

Page 139: ...own right Move the cursor by using the Up Down arrow keys and modify necessary fields You can edit PT CD and coordinates Pressing ENT in the CD field to finish editing A confirmation screen is shown Press the Yes softkey or the ENT key to approve the modification Press the No softkey or the ESC key to back to the edit screen Coordinate record for the current Station cannot be edited 3 113 ...

Page 140: ... instrument Press ENT in the last field AZ to confirm the change Even if the STN point and or Height of Instrument is changed coordinate of the observation points are not re calculated on the instrument Only a comment record to indicate the change is to be recorded Ex CO HI changed at ST 9012 Old HI 1 3456m Also the RAW records are not re calculated when BS point and or BS Azimuth is changed Only ...

Page 141: ... you specified ST SO F1 F2 in Type field the search will be initiated by pressing the ENT key in the PT field You don t have to input CD for those types When you specified CO CO SY CO RDM in Type field the cursor will not move to PT and CD Search will start by ENT key in the Type field When several points are found matching the search criteria they are shown in a list form Select a point on the li...

Page 142: ...d press the ENT key twice to start search Input PT and or CD The asterisk can be used as a wildcard For example when you input 500 in PT field 500 500 1 500 A 5000 5001 etc can be found and listed in the window Search can be done by the point type Place the cursor on Type field and use the Right Left arrow keys to toggle items among ALL MP UP CC RE When several points match the specified criteria ...

Page 143: ... Coordinate Press the Input softkey to display a new input point screen PT is defaulted to Last recorded PT 1 You can change it here too After you input PT and CD correctly press ENT to input coordinates Input the coordinate using the numeric keys Press the ENT or Down arrow key to accept each line When you press ENT in the last field CD the point is stored as a MP record After recording a point t...

Page 144: ... 3 10 Code List is a prepared list of feature codes You can store your own codes using this function Press 4 to show the current PT name List Or press 5 to go to the feature code List The PT names and layers or Codes and layers when 5 Code List is selected are shown in alphabetical order By four softkey functions you can customize the List Up to 254 codes or PT name and or Layers can be stored Eac...

Page 145: ... press DEL 3 MENU 4 Data A confirmation screen is displayed Press the ENT key or Yes softkey to delete the code Press the ESC key or No softkey to cancel deleting the code To delete a whole layer place the cursor on the layer name and press DEL All codes and layers underneath the specified layer will be deleted 3 119 ...

Page 146: ...l be displayed Press ENT or Yes to update the List Edit Code List The first CD is a word for display in the List screen The second and optional field is the REC If you leave the REC blank the system automatically uses the CD If you enter in REC a different string from CD the string defined in REC will be stored to the Job It is useful when you use a numeric coding system e g MANHOLE is translated ...

Page 147: ...s the Add softkey to add a new feature code to the current Layer Type the feature code CD is a string to display and or record Pressing the Mode key changes the input mode between alpha and numeric REC field is an optional field When you have to store a corresponding numeric code for each CD then input the name of the code MANHOLE in CD and the number 1155 in REC field If you record the code just ...

Page 148: ...name of the new Layer Pressing the Mode key changes the input mode between alpha and numeric Press the ENT key to store the new layer When a new layer is added all the items in the current layer are updated in alphabetical order Up to 254 codes or PT names and or layer names can be stored in the List 3 122 ...

Page 149: ...de List file Press the 1 key to go to the download settings screen Format NIKON SDR2x SDR33 Data RAW Coordinate Press the ENT key on the Data field and it displays the total number of records that will be downloaded As the records in the current job are downloaded the current line number is updated as the record is output from the instrument After downloading is completed you can choose to delete ...

Page 150: ...etails Otherwise just press the ENT key Job will jump to the Job Manager screen See p 3 85 The communication settings can be changed by pressing Comm Serial port settings have to match with the terminal software on your PC Connect the instrument and your computer by RS 232C cable Free Space is the total number of points that can be stored Press the ENT key and start sending data from your computer...

Page 151: ... returns to the Comm menu screen Records already processed before ESC are stored in the job The system will truncate the code if it is longer than 16 characters Handling of Duplicate PT s When the existing point is UP CC MP and it is not referred to by any ST BS then the point will be automatically overwritten by the new uploaded point No error is reported 3 125 ...

Page 152: ...T N E CD Uploading data to a job PT 1 N 30 000 E 20 000 CD L1 Uploading coordinates without PT It is possible to upload data without PT in this system When no PT is included in the format definition the available PT number the largest PT number in the job will automatically be given to each line of data In this case in order to select a point efficiently in the field keeping some identifier in CD ...

Page 153: ...am on your PC Press OK or ENT to put the instrument into Receiving a List file mode When you upload a Code List it always replaces the existing one on the instrument As the List is uploaded the counter is updated as each line in the List is stored Maximum 254 codes or point names for PT List can be stored The system will truncate the code if it is longer than 16 characters 3 127 ...

Page 154: ... MSR keys Each key keeps its settings separately Choose the key you wish to view or change the settings of and press the ENT Each MSR key has five settings You can input value by numeric keys in Const Prism Constant and AVE field In other fields use Left Right arrow keys to change the settings These settings screen can also be activated by holding the MSR1 or MSR2 key down for one second 3 128 ...

Page 155: ... DSP3 or press the Save softkey to save the changes The DSP screen editor can also be activated by holding DSP key down for one second 6 3 Settings in USR Key Press 3 to enter the USR key settings There are two USR keys available Each key shows the current function assigned to the key When you open the Select Functions screen the mark is placed in front of the currently assigned function Move the ...

Page 156: ...n p 3 100 6 5 Settings in DAT Key Press 5 to enter the DAT key settings The mark is placed in front of the currently selected view format Use Up Down arrow keys to move the cursor and press ENT to change the format displayed by the DAT key 7 Calibration Press the MENU and 7 key to enter the instrument calibration screen See p 4 4 3 130 ...

Page 157: ...Day For example if you want to change the date to January 18 2000 then press 2000 ENT 1 ENT 18 ENT or just press ENT ENT and 18 ENT on the screen right Pressing ENT on the Day field moves the cursor to the Time field Input Hour and Minutes in the 24 hour system Press the ENT key at Minutes field to finish the input of Date Time Press the ESC key to cancel the input 3 131 ...

Page 158: ...6 Inputting PT by List Softkey 3 10 7 Inputting PT by Stack Softkey 3 10 2 How to Input a Code 3 11 1 Direct Input 3 11 2 Stack 3 11 3 Code List 3 12 4 Qcode 3 13 3 How to Input Feet Inches 3 14 4 List Displays of Data Jobs 3 15 5 About Jobs 3 16 3 3 Getting Started 3 18 1 Turn On the Instrument PWR 3 18 2 Turn Off the Instrument PWR REC ENT 3 19 3 Measuring Distances MSR1 MSR2 3 20 1 Sighting a P...

Page 159: ...izontal Angle 3 32 3 Rept Recording a Foresight Point after Repeat Angle Measurement 3 33 4 F1 F2 Face1 Face2 Measurement 3 34 5 Hold Horizontal Angle Hold 3 34 2 Instrument Station Setup STN 3 35 1 Known Stn Station Setup with Known Coordinates or Azimuth 3 35 1 1 1 Known 1 Coord Sighting the BS backsight Point by Inputting Coordinates 3 36 1 2 1 Known 2 Angle Sighting the BS backsight Point by I...

Page 160: ...3 2 RDM Cont Measuring between the Current Point and the immediately Preceding Point 3 62 4 Remote Elevation Measurement 3 63 5 2 Pt Reference Plane V Pln Measuring Distance and Offset Values on the Vertical Plane 3 64 6 3 Pt Reference Plane S Pln Measuring Distance and Offset Values on the Slope 3 66 5 Recording Measurement Data REC ENT 3 68 1 Recording Data from any Observation Screen 3 68 2 Out...

Page 161: ...ne and Offset Calculating Coordinates from Line and Offset 3 95 2 5 Input Coordinate Manually Input Coordinate 3 96 3 Sett Initial Settings 3 97 4 Data Viewing and Editing Records 3 104 4 1 View Records 3 104 4 2 Delete Record 3 109 4 3 Edit Records 3 111 4 4 Search Record 3 114 4 5 Input Coordinate 3 117 4 6 PT Name List and Code List 3 118 5 Communication 3 123 5 1 Download Data 3 123 5 2 Upload...

Page 162: ... Refer to the following adjustment procedure 2 Adjustment 1 Using the adjusting pin supplied rotate the plate level s adjustment screw to move the bubble to eliminate half of the displacement detected 2 Take up the remaining displacement with leveling screw A refer to the Figure in p 2 10 centering the bubble 3 Recheck and repeat if necessary Nikon 4 2 Circular Level 1 Checking After confirming th...

Page 163: ...X to the center of the reticle mark 4 Rotate the alidade approximately 180 5 If the marked image is seen in the same position in the center of the reticle mark no adjustment will be required If any displacement is detected such as that shown in Figure refer to the adjustment procedure below 2 Adjustment 1 Using the supplied hexagonal wrench turn the adjustment screws to align the X marking with po...

Page 164: ...le VA1 3 Rotate the instrument and flip the telescope to its Face2 position and take another vertical angle reading VA2 to the target 4 For the Vertical angle Zenith setting if the VA1 VA2 equals 360 then the adjustment is not necessary For the Vertical angle Horizon when the VA1 VA2 is 180 or 540 then the adjustment is not required either Difference in vertical angle reading from 360 for Zenith 1...

Page 165: ... than 30 degrees above the horizontal plane You must complete three sets of F1 F2 observations to two points before you set the trunnion axis compensation parameter Even if you go through the second step larger than 30 of trunnion axis error parameter cannot be stored If this happened the instrument needs a 30m 100ft 2 nd Target 1 st Target 30 Press the MENU and 7 key to enter the calibration scre...

Page 166: ...n OK ENT sets parameters on the instrument Trun proceeds to the Second Step Trunnion axis compensation When any of ACV ACH X or Y is out of range X Y ACV 3 or ACH 30 OVER is shown Pressing any key to return to the first observation screen When the HA corr setting is set to OFF the ACH parameter is not applied to your horizontal angle readings By the HA corr ON both of the ACH and Trunnion axis par...

Page 167: ...ngle reading to each direction is 10 Extremely careful shots are required to maintain the accuracy of the instrument When the dHA to the same direction is more than 10 an error screen is shown and you need to remeasure points in three sets from scratch After three sets of F1 F2 observations the program reports the Trunnion axis parameter and the updated ACH the average of each set Redo ESC returns...

Page 168: ...s and the trunnion axis horizontal axis are not perpendicular to each other and the sighting axis error which is from the sighting and the trunnion axes can be compensated by the Tr axis and ACH parameters on this instrument Plane view Front view ACH Tr axis These parameters are applied to horizontal angle readings Since the amount of the compensation is changed in proportion to its vertical angle...

Page 169: ...erform the check on as flat an area as possible Set up the DTM 502 at Point P with the reflector prism 100m away at Point Q taking the prism constant into account 2 Measure the distance between Points P and Q and note it for future reference 3 Set up another tripod between the two at Point R and transfer the DTM 502 to it Install a reflector prism back on the tripod at Point P 4 Measure the distan...

Page 170: ... measurement Reading system Photoelectric incremental encoder Diametrical detection for H V circles Circle diameter reading 88mm 3 46in 79mm 3 11in Minimum display increment DTM 552 360 0 5 1 5 400G 0 1mgon 0 2mgon 1mgon MIL6400 0 002MIL 0 005MIL 0 02MIL DIN18723 accuracy 1 0 2mgon DTM 532 360 1 5 10 400G 0 2mgon 1mgon 2mgon MIL6400 0 005MIL 0 02MIL 0 05MIL DIN18723 accuracy 2 0 5mgon DTM 522 360 ...

Page 171: ...asurement intervals MSR mode 1sec initial 1sec TRK mode 0 5sec initial 1sec Least count MSR mode 0 1mm 0 0005ft switchable to 1mm 0 002ft TRK mode 1mm 0 002ft switchable to 10mm 0 02ft Temperature compensation range 40 C 55 C 40 F 131 F Barometric pressure compensation range hPa 533 1 332hPa 1hPa step mmHg 400 999mmHg 1mmHg step in Hg 15 8in Hg 39 3in Hg 0 1in Hg step Prism offset correction 999 9...

Page 172: ...ght illumination with 25 keys Both face left and right sides of all models are equipped with display key SPECIFICATIONS 5 Connections in the base of instrument Communications Type RS 232C Baud 38400 Max ASYNC External power supply Input voltage DC 7 2 11V Battery pack BC 80 Output voltage DC7 2V rechargeable Continuous operation time 10 5hours angle distance measurements Environmental performance ...

Page 173: ...ying case 1 Shoulder strap 1 5 3 External Device Connection Connector This connector is used commonly as a power source connector and a communication connector with an external device Confirm the specifications below and observe the cautions on the next page Input voltage DC7 2 11V System RS 232C Asynchronous Signal level 9V Standard Rate 38400bps Max Compatible male connector Hirose HR10A 7P 6P o...

Page 174: ...No 3 power terminal and No 5 ground terminal This enables the instrument to activate by the external power source though the carrying handle battery BC 80 has been mounted on it Used the power within the range specified below Rated Input 7 2 11V Max 1A Using without this range will result in damage to the instrument 4 When the connector is used as a communication connector Connect RS 232C signal f...

Page 175: ... type B4E External battery cord type B4 1 DTM PC connecting cable 9 pin 25 pin 115V 220 240V Quick charger Q 75U 115V Q 75E 220 240V High power eyepiece 41X Zenith prism Diagonal eyepiece Low power eyepiece 21X DTM 502 series Personal computer Tubular compass attachment Tubular compass Solar prism Solar filter Solar reticle ...

Page 176: ...sm Target pole Tiltable single prism holder Triple prism holder Mini prism holder Mini prism adapter Telescopic prism pole Tripod for telescopic prism pole Prism adapter Mini prism C Tribrach adapter 13 14 Leveling base W10 W11 Nikon tripod Standard round single prism C 6 2 ...

Page 177: ...omm See p 3 99 for detail 2 Contents of uploading data and order PT X Y Z Code PT X Y Z Code PT X Y Z PT X Y Z PT X Y Code PT X Y Code PT X Y PT X Y PT Z Code PT Z PT Point number max 16 digits X coordinate Actual Y coordinate Actual Z coordinate Actual Decimal point in the unit of meter or foot variable length CD Feature code max 16 characters ...

Page 178: ...KBSS 20104 1165611 6800 116401 4200 00032 8080 20105 5967 677 1102 343 34 353 MANHOLE 20106 4567 889 2340 665 33 444 PT1 20107 5967 677 1102 343 34 353 20109 4657 778 2335 667 PT2 20111 4657 778 2335 667 20113 4657 778 2335 667 20115 34 353 MANHOLE 20117 33 444 7 2 ...

Page 179: ...de1 Layer2 String2 1 Code2 1 String2 2 Code2 2 Layer3 Layer 3 1 String3 1 1 Code3 1 1 String3 1 2 Code3 1 2 String3 2 Code3 2 String3 3 Code3 3 String4 Code4 String5 Code5 String6 Code6 String7 Code7 3 String is characters which are displayed on the screen Code is characters which are stored to DB when it is selected by its String 2 is a set of separator Items between them String 3 1 1 and 3 1 2 i...

Page 180: ...1 FENCE S0002 MAIL BOX S0003 FLOWER BED S0004 ROADS MANHOLE R0001 CENTER LINE WHITE R002 W YELLOW R002 Y SIDEWALK R0003 CRROSSING R0004 BRIDGE R0005 SIGNAL R0006 HIGHWAY STAR R0007 RAILWAY CRROSSING RW001 STATION RW002 SIGNAL RW003 BRIDGE RW004 TUNNEL RW005 7 4 ...

Page 181: ...northing easting elevation code Record Type one of the following types UP Uploaded Point MP Manually input Point CC Calculated Coordinate RE Resection Point pt Point Number pt id Point ID code Feature Code Station Records ST stnpt stnid bspt bs id hi bsazim bsha stnpt Station Point Number stn id Station ID bspt Backsight Point Number bs id Backsight ID hi Height of Instrument bsazim Backsight Azim...

Page 182: ...ode Feature Code Sideshot Records SS pt ht sd ha va time code pt Point Number ht Height of Target sd Slope Distance ha Horizontal Angle va Vertical Angle time 24 Hour Time Stamp code Feature Code Stakeout Records SO pt sopt ht sd ha va time pt Recorded Point Number sopt Original Number of Point Staked ht Height of Target sd Slope Distance ha Horizontal Angle va Vertical Angle time 24 Hour Time Sta...

Page 183: ...ONS F1 F2 Records F1 pt ht sd ha va time F1 Face of Shot F1 or F2 pt Point Number ht Height of Target sd Slope Distance ha Horizontal Angle va Vertical Angle time 24 Hour Time Stamp Comment Note Records CO text 7 7 ...

Page 184: ...Units Celsius 1 Fahrenheit 2 coor 45 Coordinate Order NEZ 1 ENZ 2 1 46 Not Used Instrument Record 01KI1 instr serNo Instr serNo 1 zero VA 0 000 0 000 0 000 instr 6 21 and 28 43 Instrument Make Model serNo 22 27 and 44 49 Instrument Serial Number 1 50 Not Used zero VA 51 Vertical Angle Zenith 1 Horizon 2 0 000 52 61 62 71 and 72 81 Not Used Station Details Record 02KI stnpt northing easting elevati...

Page 185: ...8 Horizontal Angle Coordinates Record 08KI pt northing easting elevation desc pt 2x 5 8 33 5 20 Point Number northing 2x 9 18 33 21 36 easting 2x 29 38 33 53 68 elevation 2x 29 38 33 53 68 desc 2x 39 54 33 69 84 Feature Code Observation Record 09MC stnpt pt sd va ha desc stnpt 2x 5 8 33 5 20 Station Point pt 2x 9 12 33 21 36 Observed Point sd 2x 13 22 33 37 52 Slope Distance va 2x 23 32 33 53 68 V...

Page 186: ... are all SDR33 format only 1 21 Point ID Length option incZ 22 2D or 3D coordinates 2D 1 3D 2 T Pcorr 23 Atmospheric Correction Off 1 On 2 C Rcorr 24 Curvature and Refraction Correction Off 1 On 2 refcon 25 Refraction Constant 0 132 1 0 200 2 sealev 26 Sea Level Correction Off 1 On 2 Note record 13NM note note 5 64 Note Comment Text 7 10 ...

Page 187: ... CO Angle Units DDDMMSS CO Zero azimuth North CO Zero VA Zenith CO Coord Order NEZ CO HA Raw data Azimuth CO Tilt Correction VA ON HA ON CO EXAMPLE5 JOB Created 22 JUL 2002 07 09 21 MC 1 100 000 200 000 10 000 CO Temp 20C Press 760mmHg Prism 0 22 JUL 2002 07 11 34 ST 1 1 400 55 4500 55 4500 F1 0 0000 90 0000 8 27 58 SS 3 1 200 330 706 326 027 20 320 07 13 46 SIGN SS 4 1 250 379 193 300 847 29 084 ...

Page 188: ...4 126 6967 206 2596 11 2539 RAMP 11 100 0045 199 9958 10 0000 13 116 9203 216 9113 11 7157 14 126 6955 206 2579 10 9908 21 100 0103 199 9958 10 0000 31 100 0013 200 0005 10 0000 41 100 0224 200 0331 9 9000 43 116 9263 216 9165 11 8016 CURB 44 126 7042 206 2871 10 8193 DITCH 45 116 9266 216 9160 11 8028 46 126 7046 206 2845 10 8213 CP POINT 7 12 ...

Page 189: ...00 000 200 000 10 000 08KI0002200 000 300 000 20 000 02KI0001100 000 200 000 10 000 0 100 07KI0001000245 0000 0 0000 13F100000002 null null 0 0000 13F200000002 null null 179 9639 13NMBS Check HA 359 3525 Reset to HA 0 0000 07 21 41 13F10000000323 990 4 1694 0 0000 13F20000000323 990 175 8403 180 0028 03NM0 000 13F10001000323 990 4 1653 359 9833 MAIN PLATFORM 13F10001000427 445 2 4097 328 1958 RAMP...

Page 190: ... 13NMZero VA Horizon 13NMProjection correction OFF 13NMC R correction OFF 13NMSea level correction OFF 13NMCoord Order NEZ 13NMClient 13NMDescription 13NMTilt Correction VA OFFHA OFF 13NM P_0509 JOB Created 23 Jul 2002 07 09 21 13NMPrism constant 0 08KI0001100 000 200 000 10 000 08KI0002200 000 300 000 20 000 13NMBacksight Check to Pt 2 HA 359 3525 07 21 39 13NMBacksight Pt 2 Reset to HA 0 0000 07...

Page 191: ...plays a new job creating screen ESC returns to the previous screen There is no Station record in the current job Or a Station setup or BS check has not been done since the program was re booted 1 Continue continues recording process after the following comment If a previously recorded ST is in the job CO Use current orientation 2 STN Setup goes to the STN menu ESC returns to the previous screen Co...

Page 192: ...g to record already exists in the current Job If existing record is SS SO CP it can be overwritten by measured data Abrt ESC returns to the PT input screen XYZ records RAW and updates XYZ data RAW only records RAW data 2 When searching a point There is no point matching the criteria you entered Action Press any key to return to the point input screen This can be shown from any functions such as St...

Page 193: ...o record a station when you start any of the Station setup functions ESC Abrt returns to the BMS Old jobs have to be deleted by DEL in Job Manager ENT OK allows you to continue but you may not be able to record the whole process The input point for ST BS doesn t have N E coordinates Action Press any key to return to the PT input screen Use a different PT The input point for Benchmark doesn t have ...

Page 194: ...tn Setup or BS check is done when entering the Stakeout function 1 Continue goes to Stakeout menu 2 Stn Setup jumps to STN menu ESC returns to the BMS In Stakeout the Last ST record will NOT be resumed by the 1 Continue Only when you are sure of the previous ST coordinates and that the current HA orientation is still correct the option 1 Continue can be used Otherwise records in this function may ...

Page 195: ...e Only when you are sure of the previous ST coordinates and that the current HA orientation is still correct the option 1 Continue can be used Otherwise records in this function may not turn out to be correct 7 In Job Manager There are already 32 Jobs maximum when you try to create a new job Action Press any key to return to the Job Manager Move the cursor by Up Down arrow keys to an old job and d...

Page 196: ...e previous screen 8 In Cogo The input PT or coordinate is identical to the previous input PT Action Press any key to return to the PT input screen Use different PT Area calculation failed Input points in the correct order to draw the property Action Press any key to return to the Cogo menu The input PT doesn t have N E coordinate It should have N E at least Action Press any key to return to the po...

Page 197: ... settings Current job remains open When the Job setting is changed by OK or ENT on this screen the new settings are stored and activated however to record a point you have to create a new JOB with those settings 10 Data When attempting to delete a coordinate record referred by ST BS a confirmation screen is displayed DEL deletes XYZ Abrt ESC returns to the previous screen No edit is available on a...

Page 198: ... changed Action Press any key to return to the previous screen 11 Comm If an error is detected during upload data it aborts the process and displays the following messages PT name number is longer than 16 digits Action Press any key and check the Line in uploading data Coordinate is more than 13 digits Action Press any key and check the Line in your data Duplicate PT is found during upload Action ...

Page 199: ... MP records not referred by ST or BS then the record will be overwritten by the uploading record without an error or warning Other errors such as an alpha character included in coordinate fields etc Action Press any key and check the line in the upload data 8 9 ...

Page 200: ...nto 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 This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B personal computer and peripherals pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Only peripherals computer input output devices terminals printers etc certified to comply with the...

Page 201: ...petition rate 15KHz Safety class E U EN60825 1 Am 2 2001 IEC60825 1 Am 2 2001 class 1 Japan JIS C6802 1997 class 1 It is prohibited to alter this manual in part or whole without expressed permission The contents of this manual are subject to changed without any notice Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this manual if you note any points that are unclear or incorrect cont...

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