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Summary of Contents for K Series

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Page 3: ...ve in Europe Trimble GmbH Am Prime Parc 11 65479 Raunheim Germany Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada Taiwan Battery Recycling Requirements The product contains a removable battery Taiwanese regulati...

Page 4: ... a approved low power radio frequency devices Article 14 The low power radio frequency devices shall not influence aircraft security and interfere legal communications If found the user shall cease operating immediately until no interference is achieved The said legal communications means radio communications is operated in compliance with the Telecommunications Act The low power radio frequency d...

Page 5: ...Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual v Safety 1 In this chapter Introduction Warnings and Cautions Rechargeable Lithium ion Li ion batteries Laser Safety ...

Page 6: ...d follow the instructions carefully Warnings Before using the instrument read the following warnings and follow the instructions that they provide C WARNING Never look at the sun through the telescope If you do you may damage or lose your eyesight C WARNING N Series K Series instrument is not designed to be explosion proof Do not use the instrument in coal mines in areas contaminated with coal dus...

Page 7: ...tery wet when it is removed from the instrument If water seeps into the battery it may cause a fire or burns Cautions Before using the instrument read the following cautions and follow the instructions that they provide C CAUTION Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure C CAUTION The tops of the tripod fer...

Page 8: ...on the instrument to resume the work Rechargeable Lithium ion Li ion batteries C WARNING Do not damage the rechargeable Lithium ion battery A damaged battery can cause an explosion or fire and can result in personal injury and or property damage To prevent injury or damage Do not use or charge the battery if it appears to be damaged Signs of damage include but are not limited to discoloration warp...

Page 9: ...o the instructions in the product documentation Laser Safety The model N 2 and N 5 are a Class 2 laser Product and the model K 2 and K 5 are a Class 1 Laser Product in accordance with IEC 60825 1 2014 safety of Laser Product Precautions To counteract hazards it is essential for all users to pay careful attention to the safety precautions and control measures specified in the standard IEC 60825 1 2...

Page 10: ...ter Wave length 850 890 nm Output power Pulse Po 6 4 W Pulse width 5 ns Table 1 2 Conforming standards E U IEC 60825 1 2014 Laser Pointer Class 2 only N 2 and N 5 Distance Meter Class 1 USA FDA21CFR Part 1040 Sec 1040 10 and 1040 11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No 50 dated June 24 2007 Laser Radiation Label for N 2 and N 5 Laser Radiation Label for K 2 and K 5 CFR Label FCC Label...

Page 11: ...utput power 2 5 mW Total Station Operating Temperature 20 C to 50 C 4 F to 122 F Relative Humidity 95 RH Dust and Water Protection IP55 Pollution Degree 4 Battery Output Power DC 3 6 V Operating Temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Relative Humidity 99 RH 0 C to 10 C 95 RH 10 C to 35 C 75 RH 35 C to 40 C Dust and Water Protection IP50 Pollution Degree 2 ...

Page 12: ...Safety xii Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 13: ... the optical plummet 13 Centering using a plumb bob 14 Leveling 15 Sighting 16 Setting the Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target 17 Measurement with a prism 17 Measurement in Reflectorless Mode N 2 and N 5 only 18 Setting Up the Prism Reflector 19 Adjusting the height of the tribrach adapter 20 Changing the direction of the prism 20 Setting the prism constant 20 Setting the position of the tar...

Page 14: ...ace 2 measurement 55 Horizontal angle hold 56 Station Setup 56 Setting up a station with known coordinates or azimuth 56 Setting up a station using multiple point resection 59 Advanced feature Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection 62 Setting up the station quickly without coordinates 62 Determining station elevation 63 Checking and resetting the backsight direction 64 Base XYZ function 6...

Page 15: ...stance 96 5 Menu Key 97 Introduction 98 Job Manager 98 Opening an existing job 98 Creating a new job 99 Deleting a job 100 Setting the control job 100 Displaying job Information 101 Cogo 102 Calculating angle and distance between two coordinates 102 Calculating and manually inputting coordinates 104 Traverse adjustment 106 Calculating area and perimeter 109 Advanced feature Entering a range of poi...

Page 16: ...145 Checking and Adjusting the Circular Level 146 Adjusting the Electronic Level 146 Checking and Adjusting the Optical Plummet 146 Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale and Horizontal Angle Corrections 147 Checking 147 Adjusting 148 Checking the Instrument Constant 149 7 System Diagrams 151 System Components 152 8 Communications 155 Uploading Coordinate Data 156 Settings 156 Record format 156 Uploa...

Page 17: ...Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual xvii Contents Searching 176 Settings 176 Stakeout 176 Station Setup 177 System Error 178 ...

Page 18: ...Contents xviii Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 19: ...C H A P T E R 1 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual 1 Introduction 1 In this chapter Welcome Standard Components Parts of the Instrument Maintenance ...

Page 20: ...strument read this manual carefully In particular pay attention to the warnings and cautions that appear in the Safety section at the front of the manual Before you begin you should also read the maintenance instructions For more information see Maintenance page 5 Standard Components Instrument main body Battery pack x 1 Battery Charger U 120 Adjustment pin Allen wrench Objective lens cap Vinyl ra...

Page 21: ... Diopter ring Vertical tangent Vertical clamp Horizontal screw tangent screw focusing ring eyepiece Face 1 display Carrying handle Optical sight Finder Reticle plate cover CFR label is attached here Tribrach clamp knob Horizontal clamp FCC label is attached here Battery case mounting button Keyboard Nikon N Series K Series Face 1 Carrying hanndle doesn t interfere with the zenith measurement ...

Page 22: ...ive The Laser Safety label is attached here LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS PART Circular level Optical plummet Leveling screw Tribrach Data output Input connector For K 2 and K 5 For N 2 and N 5 Face 2 display Keyboard for N 2 K 2 Nikon N 5 K 5 Face 2 EAC label is attached here Nikon N 2 K 2 Face 2 Tapping point for NFC ...

Page 23: ...6 F High temperature or excessive humidity can cause mold to grow on the lenses It can also cause the electronic assemblies to deteriorate and so lead to instrument failure Store the battery pack with the battery discharged When storing the instrument in areas subject to extremely low temperatures leave the carrying case open When adjusting the leveling screws stay as close as possible to the cent...

Page 24: ...ot leave it exposed to rain for an extended period If exposure to rain is unavoidable make sure that the carrying case is placed with the Nikon nameplate facing upward The battery pack contains a Lithium ion battery When disposing of the battery pack follow the laws or rules of your municipal waste system The instrument can be damaged by static electricity from the human body discharged through th...

Page 25: ...ng the Instrument Charging the Battery Pack Detaching and Re Attaching the Battery Pack Setting Up the Tripod Centering Leveling Sighting Setting the Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target Measurement in Reflectorless Mode N 2 and N 5 only Setting Up the Prism Reflector Face 1 Face 2 Measurement External Device Connector ...

Page 26: ...ment in the carrying case Charging the Battery Pack Before charging the battery pack read the warnings also listed in the Safety section at the front of this manual and the following notes C WARNING Do not damage the rechargeable Lithium ion battery A damaged battery can cause an explosion or fire and can result in personal injury and or property damage To prevent injury or damage Do not use or ch...

Page 27: ...t is specified to use it Use the battery only for its intended use and according to the instructions in the product documentation C WARNING To charge the battery pack use only the battery charger supplied with the instrument Do not use any other charger or you may cause the battery pack to catch fire or rupture The enclosed battery pack cannot be used with other chargers C WARNING Do not cover the...

Page 28: ...dapter Place the battery on a stable and flat table and attach the battery charger from above to begin charging The charge indicator Orange will turn on when charging is in progress The charge indicator Green will turn on when charging is complete Both Charge indicator Orange and Green turn on when charging a battery that has stored for several months without use but the charging continues in cond...

Page 29: ...nnector facing up Then attach the battery charger putting it on from above to begin charging Note Use the supplied USB cable 2 Assure that the charge indicator Orange will turn on Charge indicator Removing the charger from a battery 1 Pull up the charger from a battery Orange indicator on Now in charging Green indicator on Completion of charging Orange and Green indicator on Now in charging a batt...

Page 30: ...r other foreign particles from the battery contacts 1 Hold the instrument steady with one hand 2 Fit the two projections at the bottom of the battery case into the concave sections at the bottom of the instrument 3 Press the battery case mounting button 4 Push the battery pack against the instrument and release the battery case mounting button Make sure that the battery case mounting button is ful...

Page 31: ...hile it is attached to a tripod Centering When you center the instrument you align its central axis precisely over the station point To center the instrument you can either use the optical plummet or a plumb bob Centering using the optical plummet Note If you require high accuracy check and adjust the optical plummet before you center the instrument For detailed instructions see Checking and Adjus...

Page 32: ...en the mounting screw If the displacement of the station point is major repeat this procedure from Step 2 Centering using a plumb bob 1 Set up the instrument on the tripod For detailed instructions see Setting Up the Tripod page 13 2 Hang the plumb line on the hook of the tripod mounting screw 3 Adjust the length of the plumb line so that the tip of the plumb bob is at the height of the station po...

Page 33: ...urn on the power 2 Rotate the alidade until the bottom edge of the keyboard panel is parallel to the two of the leveling screws B and C 3 Use leveling screws B and C to move the bubble into the center of the electronic level 4 Use leveling screw A to move the bubble into the center of the electronic level 5 Repeat Step 2 through Step 4 to center the bubble 6 Rotate the alidade 180 7 If the bubble ...

Page 34: ...otate the diopter ring until the reticle crosshairs are in sharp focus 2 Eliminate parallax a Aim the telescope at the target image b Rotate the focusing ring until the target image is in sharp focus on the reticle crosshairs c Move your eye vertically and laterally to check whether the target image moves relative to the reticle crosshairs If the target image does not move there is no parallax d I...

Page 35: ... and N 5 are Laser Class 1 in distance measurement and Laser Class 2 in Laser pointer function Don t sight the Prism when the Laser Pointer is on Note K 2 and K 5 are Class 1 laser in distance measurement Measurement with a prism Do not use a prism with scratches a dirty surface or a chipped center Prisms with thin edges are recommended As the instrument is extremely sensitive multiple reflections...

Page 36: ...light the measurable distance may be shorter In this case try to throw a shadow on the target Targets with completely flat surfaces such as mirrors cannot be measured unless the beam and the target are perpendicular to each other Hold the prism securely in place and do not move while taking measurements In order to avoid false measurements on objects other than the prism or reflector sheet targets...

Page 37: ...f the prism see page 20 4 Set the prism constant see page 20 5 If you are using a single prism holder set the position of the target plate see page 21 Detailed instructions for Step 2 through Step 5 are provided on the following pages Note The instrument must be used with the Tribrach W30S or W30Sb Tribrach Tripod Target plate for single prism Tiltable single prism holder Prism C Target pole Tripl...

Page 38: ...rn the upper plate of the tribrach adapter until the prism is facing in the required direction 3 Fasten the rotation clamp To do this turn the clamp lever clockwise Setting the prism constant 1 Attach the prism to the single prism holder or triple prism holder B Tip To use a triple prism holder as a single prism holder attach the prism to the center thread of the prism holder 2 Set the prism const...

Page 39: ...rism and the tribrach adapter Face 1 Face 2 Measurement You can take a measurement from either face of the instrument To change the face rotate the instrument 180 on its base and rotate the telescope 180 within the standard By averaging the Face 1 and Face 2 measurement values you can cancel out most constant mechanical errors Some errors such as vertical axis error cannot be cancelled out by aver...

Page 40: ...r connections will damage the instrument To communicate with an external device connect the RS 232C signal from the external device to Pin 1 input terminal and to Pin 2 output terminal on the instrument Cap the data output input connector securely while not in use The instrument is not watertight if the cap is not attached or not attached securely and when the data output input connector is in use...

Page 41: ...otal Station Instruction Manual 23 Getting Started 3 In this chapter Turning the Instrument On and Off Selecting a Language Changing Regional Configuration Pre sets Display and Key Functions List Display Inputting Data Jobs Measuring Distances ...

Page 42: ...he instrument To turn the instrument off press PWR and ENT Then do one of the following If you have entered your name or your company s name in the Owner s detail field the text from this field appears on the start up screen To set the Owner s detail field go to MENU Settings Other For more information see page 121 Press To ENT again turn off the instrument the Reset softkey reboot the program and...

Page 43: ... a remote control command You rotate the alidade You tilt the telescope Selecting a Language The Nikon total station supports the following languages English French Italian German Spanish Russian Chinese Simplify Chinese Traditional and Portuguese 1 To select a different language power on the instrument and press ESC and 3 at the Tilt Telescope screen The current language selection is highlighted ...

Page 44: ... not want to change the current settings press ESC and quit The instrument will continue to use the last configured settings that were configured The settings affected by the Regional Configuration screen are Category Setting Europe International United States Angle VA zero Zenith Zenith Zenith Resolution 1 See note 1 See note 1 See note HA Azimuth Azimuth Azimuth Distance Scale 1 000000 1 000000 ...

Page 45: ...efault regional configuration pre set is United States settings For more information see Settings page 117 Others XYZ disp Fast Fast Fast 2nd Unit None None None Split ST No No No CD Input ABC ABC ABC Owner s Detail Blank Blank Blank Category Setting Europe International United States ...

Page 46: ...PT or CD field Activates Qcode mode if pressed when you are In the Basic Measurement Screen BMS page 35 Records measured data moves on to the next screen or confirms and accepts the entered data in input mode You have the option to record the measurement as a CP record instead of an SS record if you hold this key down for one second in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS The instrument outputs the cu...

Page 47: ...Offset Point Measurement menu In numeric mode enters 9 In alphanumeric mode enters G H I or 9 page 89 Displays the Programs menu which contains additional measuring programs In numeric mode enters 4 In alphanumeric mode enters J K L or 4 page 75 In numeric mode enters 5 In alphanumeric mode enters M N O or 5 Displays RAW XYZ or STN data depending on your setting In numeric mode enters 6 In alphanu...

Page 48: ...2 Displays the HOT menu which includes Height of Target Temp Press Target Note recording and Default PT settings In numeric mode enters minus In alphanumeric mode enters period minus or plus page 37 Displays the Bubble indicator In numeric mode enters 0 In alphanumeric mode enters or 0 page 39 Input mode is numeric Press a key on the number pad to enter the number printed on the key Input mode is ...

Page 49: ...easurement status shows the mode that was used when the data was collected Communication port status Bluetooth enabled icon shows the Bluetooth is selected for the Port setting in the Communication menu See Communications page 120 Battery indicator The battery indicator shows the battery voltage level If the battery level is critically low the following message appears Reflectorless mode Bluetooth...

Page 50: ...3 switch window to turn on off the backlight of the display and beep sound on the instrument To open the 3 switch window from any screen hold down the illumination key for one second To cycle through the settings for a switch press the number beside that switch For example to turn the backlight on or off press 1 Alternatively to highlight the switch that you want to set press or v Then press ENT t...

Page 51: ...or appears at the top left of the screen and the screen indicator for example 1 4 appears at the top right To move to the next available screen press DSP For example if the DSP2 screen is currently displayed press DSP to move to the DSP3 screen The screen indicator changes from 2 4 to 3 4 When the secondary distance unit is set an additional screen is available It shows the HD VD and SD values For...

Page 52: ...Save softkey Alternatively highlight the last item for DSP3 and press ENT The DSP screens show the items you have selected Except for the none item you cannot display the same item on more than one line of the same screen The items displayed in the DSP1 DSP2 DSP3 and DSP4 screens are also used in the corresponding Stakeout screens SO2 SO3 SO4 and SO5 You can also customize the displayed items in S...

Page 53: ...to show the current input mode Quick code measurement mode 1 To activate Quick code measurement mode press MODE in the BMS The PT field shows the default point name 2 Press any numeric key 0 through 9 to start measuring and recording points A list of the numeric keys and their assigned feature codes appears on the right side of the screen For example when you press 6 the code assigned to 6 is sele...

Page 54: ... a window for entering the feature code appears You can use the List and Stack softkeys to enter the code Qcode observations To enter the Quick code observation routine press the Qcode softkey In this function you can use the ten numeric keys to both select a feature code and shoot a point To change the measurement mode for the Quick code observation press the Sett softkey To assign a new feature ...

Page 55: ...s HOT to display the HOT menu Then either press 2 or select Temp Press and press ENT Enter the ambient temperature and pressure The ppm value is updated automatically Selecting the target set A target set specifies settings for the target type the prism constant and height of target When you change the selected target set all three settings are changed You can use this function to quickly switch b...

Page 56: ...the list Then press ENT to select the note Setting the default point name To change the default point name press HOT to display the HOT menu Then press 5 or select Default PT and press ENT This function is available from any observation screen Modify the default point name for the next record Press ENT to confirm the new default point name The new point name is appears as the default PT name on th...

Page 57: ...the screen To return to the observation screen press ESC or ENT USR keys If you use a function frequently in the field you can assign it to the USR1 or USR2 key Whenever you press a USR key the function that is assigned to that key is activated directly The following functions can be assigned to the USR keys Input HT BS Check Base XYZ Default PT Select Target Input Temp Press Input Note The follow...

Page 58: ...t item on the sub menu ends with the text MENU If you select this item the whole menu is assigned to the USR key To assign a specific function from the sub menu press or v to highlight the function Then press ENT Once you have assigned a function to a USR key it is called directly whenever you press that USR key in the BMS DAT key Use the DAT key to quickly access data in the current job from obse...

Page 59: ...pear in a list display when you do any of the following view or edit data MENU Data open the code list point list or Job Manager MENU Job search for points or codes In the list the current cursor position is shown in reverse video it appears as white text on a black background Press or v move the cursor one line up or down If the Page Up icon appears there are more pages before the current page Pr...

Page 60: ...e last character of the previous point name is alphabetic the default point name is the last point name When the cursor is in a PT point field there are several ways to specify a point or input coordinates Entering an existing point When you enter a known point name or number the coordinates of that point are displayed briefly A short beep sounds before the next screen appears or the next field is...

Page 61: ...oint without recording the coordinates press ENT in a PT field without entering a point name The input coordinates are used in the calculation They are not saved in the database Specifying a wildcard If you include an asterisk when you enter a point or code name a list of points that match the entered text appears Use or v to move the cursor to the point that you want to use Then press ENT If the ...

Page 62: ... recently used points To display the stack press the Stack softkey when the cursor is in the PT field Use or v to move the cursor to the point that you want to use Then press ENT When you return to the point input screen the selected point name is entered in the PT field incremented by one For example if you selected the A101 point A102 appears in the PT field When you move the cursor to a field t...

Page 63: ... selected code on the input point screen or you can press COD in the BMS For more information see COD key page 36 You can use numeric or alphanumeric names up to 16 characters long to identify codes Entering a code directly To enter a code directly press MODE to change the input mode to alphanumeric or numeric mode Then use the keypad to enter the code Entering a code from the stack The code stack...

Page 64: ...feature Searching for a code by using the first character To find a code quickly when the code list appears use the first character search For example to see feature codes that begin with T use the keypad to enter the letter T To do this press 1 twice After each press of the key the input mode field displays the selected letter For example if you press 1 S appears If you quickly press 1 again T ap...

Page 65: ...20 and Others settings page 121 To enter values in feet and inches in an input screen enter the elements separated by periods in the following format The default denominator is 16 If the denominator is 16 you do not have to enter it and it is not displayed on the screen For example if you enter 2 0 8 5 ENT it appears as 2 08 5 2 feet 8 and 5 16ths inches The following examples show how various val...

Page 66: ...ett screen to create the new job Creating a control job A control job or common file stores coordinate data that is used by several field jobs You can create a control job in the office 1 Press MENU to open the MENU screen 2 Press 1 or select Job to open the Job Manager 3 Move the cursor to the job that you want to use as the control job The numerator and denominator that you enter are automatical...

Page 67: ... Laser beam path should be located well above or below eye level wherever practicable The hazard distance is the distance from the laser at which beam irradiance or radiant exposure equals the maximum permissible value to which personnel may be exposed without being exposed to health risk When you enter a point name or number the system searches in the current job first If the point is not found i...

Page 68: ...SC Each time a measurement is taken the distance is updated If the average count is set to a value from 1 to 99 the averaged distance appears after the last shot The field name SD changes to SDx to indicate the averaged data To change the height of target HT temperature or pressure press HOT For more information see HOT key page 37 Settings that relate to corrections T P corr Sea Level C R corr an...

Page 69: ... the following MSR only Confirm ALL Incorrect Target settings may result in measurements outside the precision and intervals specified for the instrument A measurement made immediately after changing the target setting may take a longer time than usual The Target setting is used to apply better cyclic error adjustment in distance measurement It efficiently eliminates multipath reflection The Rec m...

Page 70: ...3 Getting Started 52 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 71: ... T E R 4 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual 53 Applications 4 In this chapter HA Reset and Angle Operations Station Setup Stakeout Program Key Recording Measurement Data Measuring Offsets ...

Page 72: ...nput in the Angle menu Use the numeric keys to enter the horizontal angle Then press ENT Recording a foresight point after repeat angle measurement 1 To activate repeat angle measurement press 3 or select Rept in the Angle menu HR 0 appears 2 Sight the backsight and press ENT 3 Sight the foresight and press ENT The horizontal angle is accumulated and the value is held again 4 To end repeat angle m...

Page 73: ... other face HRx HR N HA BSAz HRx normalized In repeat angle measurement the HA is replaced by HR The number of repeat angles appears at the top of the screen for example N 5 Horizontal angles can be measured up to 1999 59 59 This function stores both raw and XYZ data as CP records regardless of the Store DB setting Use Face 1 Face 2 F1 F2 measurements to obtain maximum accuracy for measuring angle...

Page 74: ... to highlight the command and then press ENT Press or v to move up or down one page The last function used is highlighted Setting up a station with known coordinates or azimuth 1 Press 1 or select Known in the Stn Setup menu 2 Enter a point name or number in the ST field If the input point number or name is an existing point its coordinates are displayed and the cursor moves to the HI Height of in...

Page 75: ...exists in the job its coordinates are shown 3 If you intend to take a distance measurement to the BS enter the height of target in the HT field 4 Sight the BS on Face 1 F1 Press ENT to complete the setup To record a full shot with HA VA and SD values to the BS press MSR1 or MSR2 If you are measuring to a known coordinate BS press DSP to display a QA screen The QA screen shows the dHD and dVD value...

Page 76: ...t to the BS on Face 1 flip the telescope The instrument automatically detects F1 F2 Press ENT on Face 2 The delta screen appears To record a CP record which stores the averaged HA VA and SD from the F1 F2 data press the CP softkey To record only the ST and F1 F2 records without a CP record press the OK softkey Sighting the backsight by entering the azimuth angle 1 To enter the azimuth angle to the...

Page 77: ...e the F2 softkey for F1 F2 measurements See Advanced feature Measuring F1 and F2 page 58 Setting up a station using multiple point resection A resection sets up the station using angle distance measurements to known points You can use a maximum of 10 points in a resection Measurements can be distance and angle or angle only Calculation starts automatically when enough measurements are taken The F2...

Page 78: ...rements see Advanced feature Measuring F1 and F2 page 58 5 To proceed to the next point press ENT 6 Enter the second point PT2 and its height of target 7 Measure to PT2 and press ENT When the instrument has enough data it calculates the station STN coordinates If the angle between known point 1 and known point 2 measured from the station point is extremely acute or extremely oblique the resulting ...

Page 79: ...e move to the ST field and edit or replace the text BS defaults to the first observed point 11 To change the BS press the Change softkey 12 Select the BS point that you want to use and press ENT 13 To finish the resection setup move the cursor to the BS field and press ENT If you have set Split ST to Yes the ST field defaults to the last recorded ST value 1 For more information see Others settings...

Page 80: ...this function defaults to a new point number For the new point MP 0 0 0 is stored as the coordinates When the ST is manually changed to a known point name the station is set up on the coordinates of the known point 1 To enter Quick Station setup press 3 or select Quick in the Stn Setup menu 2 No default PT is assigned to the BS Leave this field blank or enter a BS point name 3 The backsight azimut...

Page 81: ... or flip the telescope to Face 2 after a distance measurement The updated station coordinates are displayed You can change the HI in this screen 6 To record the updated STN press ENT Even if both ST and BS are known points this function does not calculate the backsight angle AZ automatically To calculate the AZ between two known points ST and BS use Station Setup Known For more information see Set...

Page 82: ...default 2 Enter the new instrument XYZ values and press ENT You must complete a station setup before you use the BS check function This function always refers to the backsight point from the last ST record stored in the current open job HA Current HA reading BS The HA to the BS in the last station setup Enter station coordinates for observations without recording data Base XYZ does not store a ST ...

Page 83: ...ect Known Line in the Stn Setup menu 2 Enter a known point as P1 If you enter a new point name a coordinate input screen appears Sight P1 and press MSR1 or MSR2 to take a measurement Press ENT 3 Choose how you want to define a known line To define the line by entering P2 coordinates press 1 or select By Coord To define the line by entering the azimuth press 2 or select By Angle 4 If you select By ...

Page 84: ... your measurement data and input coordinate data are displayed 8 Enter the station name the height of instrument HI and a feature code CD if required The station name defaults to the last recorded PT 1 or last recorded ST 1 depending on the Split ST setting 9 Backsight BS defaults to the first point P1 To change it highlight the BS field and then press the Change softkey 10 To finish the setup and...

Page 85: ...moves to the BS backsight point field 4 Enter a backsight point name and press ENT Then the backsight azimuth is set to zero and complete the station setup Observation data for this station setup does not record the observation coordinates regardless of the recording settings Use last 1 To continue the last station setup in a new job or in a different existing job open the Stn Setup menu by pressi...

Page 86: ...4 Applications 68 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual Stakeout To display the Stakeout menu press S O R IN L OUT CUT FiLL IN OUT Height of target R L FILL CUT ...

Page 87: ...een the target position and the stakeout point are displayed Once a measurement is taken the Cut Fill value and Z coordinate are updated as the VA is changed HD Horizontal distance from station point to stakeout point dVD Vertical distance from station point to stakeout point HA Horizontal angle to stakeout point If you press ENT without entering HA the current HA is used dHA Difference in horizon...

Page 88: ...d down DSP for one second For more information see Customizing items in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS page 34 To record the stakeout point press ENT PT defaults to the last recorded PT 1 Press ENT to record the point After recording the point it returns to the observation screen You can continue observation or press ESC to input another angle and distance for stakeout Specifying the stakeout po...

Page 89: ...ing a single point name the PT defaults to the last PT 1 dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point HD Distance to the target point dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point R L Right Left Lateral error IN OUT In Out Longitudinal error CUT FILL Cut FilL To switch between display screens press DSP This function works as in the angle distance stakeout except that the screen ...

Page 90: ... To must be less than 1001 points If existing points are found between Fr and To a point list appears To highlight a point press or v To go to the stakeout observation screen press ENT If you have assigned a control job and additional points are found in the control job the Ctrl softkey appears under the list DivLine S O This function divides the line between the instrument and the first target by...

Page 91: ...nt You can calculate and guide up to double the number of the stakes 6 To record the point as an SO record press ENT RefLine S O This function allows you to stake out a point based on the Sta O S and dZ to a specified line 1 Press 4 or select RefLine S O in the Stakeout menu For example if you measure to the end point at 100 m from the instrument and set the span total to 2 the following four poin...

Page 92: ...rs 7 To record the point as an SO record press ENT Using DSP to switch between display screens You can use DSP to switch between display screens This function works as in the angle distance stakeout For more information see Using DSP to switch between display screens page 70 If you press ENT without entering a PT name you can enter temporary coordinates which are not recorded in the job Alternativ...

Page 93: ...ess the MsrPT softkey 3 Enter the second point for the reference line 4 Enter an asterisk in the PT field to perform a wildcard search A list of matching points appears Highlight a point in the list and then press ENT Direct Measurement screen Press the MsrPT softkey to display a direct measurement screen Sight the target and press MSR1 or MSR2 The Record PT screen appears If you press ESC in the ...

Page 94: ...ars If you press DSP in the last screen REF4 or REF5 the REF1 screen appears To store the point and its offset distance information press ENT Enter the point name and feature code You can also use this screen to change the HT value Sample records 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 Sta Horizontal distance ...

Page 95: ...ess the MsrPT softkey Choose a method to define the arc Enter the end of the curve point P2 To enter P2 by direct measurement press the MsrPT softkey Enter the radius Rad or arc length Len In the radius Rad field enter a positive value for a clockwise curve Enter a negative value for a counterclockwise curve Press ENT to proceed to the curve definition If you press ENT with a blank the cursor move...

Page 96: ...eters are displayed When pressing 2 or selecting P1 AZ1 Enter the start of the curve point P1 and the azimuth of its tangent line AZ1 To enter P1 by direct measurement press the MsrPT softkey Choose a method to define the arc P2 can be any point on the tangent line that is to exit the curve Center ...

Page 97: ...ise curve Enter a negative value for a counterclockwise curve The defined arc parameters are displayed When all factors have been entered the instrument calculates the curve If the curve length Len is too large for a circle of the given radius it is shortened To Press switch between display screens DSP change HT HOT record points ENT ...

Page 98: ...on see Others settings page 121 Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press DSP in the last screen ARC4 or ARC5 the ARC1 screen appears To record the point press ENT on any observation screen The arc is stored in comment records Sample records CO Arc P1 583 AZ1 0 0000 P2 102 CO AZ2 311 2932 Radius 50 0000 Length 125 6637 CO Sta 12 6876 Offset 1 3721 dZ 0 0971 SS 17 1 0000 6 9202 ...

Page 99: ...elect RDM Radial in the Programs menu 2 Sight the first point and press MSR1 or MSR2 The distance from the station point to the first point appears rSD Slope distance between two points rHD Horizontal distance between two points rVD Vertical distance between two points rV Percentage of grade rVD rHD 100 rGD Vertical grade rHD rVD 1 rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point 1st sighting point rS...

Page 100: ...t and the immediately preceding point 1 To enter the RDM Continuous function press 4 or select RDM Cont in the Programs menu 2 Follow the procedure as for a radial RDM measurement For more information see Measuring between the current and the first point measured page 81 rSD Slope distance between two points rVD Vertical distance between two points rHD Horizontal distance between two points rAZ Az...

Page 101: ... the Programs menu 2 Enter the height of target 3 Sight the target point and press MSR1 or MSR2 Difference between 1 Cont and 2 Radial P1 P2 P3 P4 P3 P4 P2 P1 1 Cont The preceding two points are subject to calculation 2 Radial Calculations are made with reference to the first point A prism is required only at the sighting target point Station point Sighting point Arbitrary point ...

Page 102: ...ane function press 6 or select V Plane in the Programs menu 2 Enter two points to define the plane To enter the point by direct measurement press the MsrPT softkey When you press the MsrPT softkey a temporary observation screen appears 3 Press MSR1 or MSR2 The Record PT screen appears 4 Enter a value in the PT and CD fields Press ENT You can use an REM measurement to update the height of target Ta...

Page 103: ...display screens The following screens are available Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press DSP in the last screen PLN3 the PLN1 screen appears To record the point press ENT on any screen V PLN1 3 to V PLN3 3 Enter PT and CD Then press ENT Sample records 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 Sta H...

Page 104: ...u press ENT in a blank field an input screen for temporary coordinates appears These coordinates will not be stored When you have entered the temporary coordinates Keyed in XYZ appears instead of the PT name If the plane is defined by two points by selecting 2Pt the vertical plane is the same as the plane used in the V Pln function but the indicating factors are Sta and dZ not a and b For more inf...

Page 105: ...2902 P3 1547 CO a 31 497 b 14 239 SS 30123 A49 1 6110 0 0000 234 3210 86 0955 16 07 18 Recording Measurement Data Recording data from any observation screen To record points on observation screens press ENT PT defaults to the last recorded PT 1 You can enter the PT name from the point list or the point stack For more information see Entering a point from the point list page 45 and Entering a point...

Page 106: ... stored to the job when you press ENT The format of the output data is defined by the setting of the Ext Comm field in MENU Settings Comm For more information see Communications page 120 If HA or VA is moved after you take a measurement but before you press ENT the angle recorded is the angle shown when ENT is pressed In an angle only record SD is always recorded as 0 0000 If the point name that y...

Page 107: ...d When the Ext Comm field is set to SET 0006662 0804806 0394324 97 SD VA HA Chk SUM Measuring Offsets Measuring taped offsets 1 To enter the taped offset function press 1 or select Tape in the Offset menu If you have not taken a distance measurement before entering this function a temporary measurement screen appears 2 Sight the target and press MSR1 or MSR2 3 Enter offset distances from the measu...

Page 108: ...n a distance measurement before entering this function a temporary measurement screen appears 2 Sight the target and press MSR1 or MSR2 3 To take the angle offset rotate the alidade and telescope The measured distance HD remains unchanged 4 To record the offset point press ENT or the OK softkey The XYZ data is also recalculated based on the new angle You can record an angle offset in the Basic Mea...

Page 109: ...arget point Alternatively if you do not need QA information you can leave the distance between the first and the second prism blank 5 If you do enter a P1 P2 distance the QA screen appears Compare the entered value and the measured distance to check the accuracy of the observation 6 To record the point press ENT or the OK softkey Sample records SS 14 0 0000 38 9200 271 0350 89 2630 11 04 15 DITCH ...

Page 110: ...econd prism or target and press MSR1 or MSR2 4 Sight the alternative place on the same vertical line as the required target point 5 To calculate the coordinates and the raw data of the target point press ENT 6 To record the point enter a PT and CD value and press ENT The height of target is fixed to 0 0000 for the offset point Sample records SS 40 0 0000 48 3304 169 20370 82 02470 10 52 37 CO PT1 ...

Page 111: ...nter a PT and CD value and press ENT The target point is calculated and recorded as an SS record Sample records SS 158 0 0000 77 0518 62 08380 108 06510 11 51 48 CO Input HD 76 1243 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 records the angle measurement to the ALT vertically offs...

Page 112: ...e first point measurement Press MSR1 or MSR2 4 Sight the first point on the second wall Press MSR1 or MSR2 5 If the two walls are at right angles press the Calc softkey to calculate the corner point by three points 6 If you take a measurement to a fourth point the corner point can be calculated as the intersection of two walls P1 P2 and P3 P4 The default elevation is given by P4 7 Enter a PT and C...

Page 113: ...rface of the circle and press MSR1 or MSR2 3 Sight one edge of the circle and press ENT 4 Sight the other edge of the circle and press ENT The instrument calculates and records the center of the circle The calculated corner point is stored as an SS record The next three or four comment records are measured points For example CO Point name fixed to PT1 PT2 etc HT SD HA VA If you use a prism attache...

Page 114: ...ss 8 or select Input dSD in the Offset menu If you have not taken a distance measurement before entering this function a temporary measurement screen appears 2 Enter the slope distance that you need to add or subtract You can enter any value from 99 990 through 99 990 m 328 000 through 328 000 ft 3 To record the point press ENT Sample records SS 83 1 5000 77 0518 62 08380 81 06510 11 51 48 CO O S ...

Page 115: ...C H A P T E R 5 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual 97 Menu Key 5 In this chapter Introduction Job Manager Cogo Settings Data Communication 1sec Keys Calibration Time ...

Page 116: ... the list If there are no jobs stored the Create Job screen appears See Creating a new job page 99 Opening an existing job The job list shows all the jobs stored on the instrument in descending date order The following symbols may be used to provide extra information about jobs Press or v to move up or down the job list Press ENT to open the highlighted job When you open a job all job settings are...

Page 117: ...created and cannot be changed This ensures that the data in a job is correctly stored in the database and that all necessary corrections are applied when you store each record Scale Factor 0 999600 to 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 F Press unit hPa mmHg inHg If you select US Ft or I Ft...

Page 118: ...e 2 Press the DEL softkey A confirmation screen appears 3 Do one of the following To delete the selected job press ENT or the DEL softkey To cancel the deletion and return to the previous screen press ESC or the Abrt softkey After you delete a job the display returns to the job list Setting the control job If you search for a point when a control job is specified and the system cannot find the poi...

Page 119: ...the job name and then press the Info softkey The Information screen shows the number of records in the job the free space and the date when the job was created Free space indicates how many points can be stored in the job To return to the job list press any key If a control job is already assigned the newly assigned control job replaces it as the control job To clear the control job selected highl...

Page 120: ... the distance and the angle between two input points To calculate a PT PT inverse 1 Press 1 or select PT PT in the Inverse menu 2 Enter the first point number or name Press ENT 3 Type the second point number name and press ENT The MsrPT softkey allows you to shoot the point on the spot to use it in the calculation The azimuth horizontal distance and vertical distance from the first point to the se...

Page 121: ...o be defined by P2 and P3 both from P1 2 Enter the point name or use the MsrPT softkey to take a measurement to the point 3 Enter the second point P2 to define the baseline P1 P2 The angle dHA is measured from the baseline 4 Enter the third point P3 to define the second line P1 P3 Gd Grade HD VD V 100 Gd rSD Slope distance PT1 to PT2 When you press the MSR softkey a temporary measuring screen appe...

Page 122: ... are three functions in this menu for recording new coordinate points Azimuth HD input To calculate a coordinate by an angle and distance input from the base point P1 press 1 or select AZ HD in the Input menu Enter the base point P1 Type the point name and press ENT Enter the azimuth horizontal distance and vertical distance Then press ENT To enter 123 45 45 type 123 4545 and press ENT If you do n...

Page 123: ... not enter a value in the dVD field the value 0 000 is used When you press ENT in the dVD field a new point is calculated The PT name defaults to the last recorded PT 1 To record the new point and return to the point input screen press ENT P1 base PT defaults to the previously recorded PT P2 defaults to the previous P1 Entering coordinates To manually enter the XYZ coordinates press 3 or select In...

Page 124: ...cksight in the BS field and Azimuth in the AZ field If Azimuth is not displayed in the AZ field enter the value 3 Press ENT in the AZ field and the traverse points will be searched for automatically The last point in setting up the known point or that in the traverse measurement is the end point 4 The search result for traverse points is listed When the traverse measurement has a cross searching w...

Page 125: ...se measurement 6 The closure error and precision of traverse measurement are displayed Press the Sett soft key to specify the method for distributing the error Method for coordinate error distribution 7 Press the Adjust soft key or ENT and the value with angular error allocated is displayed dHA Angular closure error dHD Horizontal closure distance Prec Precision of the traverse Denominator of the ...

Page 126: ...the window on the right is displayed and returns to the Cogo Input menu window Traverse adjustment applies to Closed traverse and Closed loop traverse Closed traverse Closed loop traverse Coordinates of measurement point are calculated also from the unknown points such as P1 P2 and P3 shown in the figure below Backsight point Foresight point Start point End point Known point Unknown point Backsigh...

Page 127: ...nter new coordinates and record the point If you do not want to record the point press ENT without entering a value in the PT field An XY coordinate input screen appears Continue to enter points until you have defined all the points in the lot Then press v to calculate the area and perimeter Press ENT to store the calculated values as a a comment record or press ESC to return to the Cogo menu If y...

Page 128: ...e in the Fr field and the end point name in the To field You can include letters and hyphens in the point names but the last character must be numeric Press ENT in To field to start searching for matching points The counter shows the number of matching points found When the search is complete you are returned to the Input PT screen Press the Calc softkey to calculate the area and perimeter or ente...

Page 129: ...2 is a second point on the line Enter the horizontal distance along the baseline Sta the horizontal distance perpendicular to the line O S and the vertical distance dVD To calculate the coordinates of the point PM press ENT in the dVD field You can change the Z coordinate here To record the point press ENT in the CD field A negative value in the Sta field means the opposite direction along the def...

Page 130: ...f two lines 1 To calculate a bearing bearing intersection press 1 or select Brng Brng in the Intersection menu 2 Enter the first point name and press ENT Alternatively to measure directly to the point press the MsrPT softkey 3 Define the first line by azimuth 4 To define the line by two points press the Pts softkey The Fr field defaults to the P1 point but you can change the selected point In the ...

Page 131: ...PT field and in the CD field 9 To record the point press ENT Sample records CO Int BB P1 P10 AZ 330 54175 90 00000 CO P2 408 AZ 100 0000 0 0000 CC A123 4567 3080 200 1467 1 2056 POT Calculating a bearing distance intersection 1 Press 2 or select Brng Dist in the Intersection menu Brng Dist calculates the intersection point formed by one line and one distance radius 2 Enter a point on the line The ...

Page 132: ...lution appears 7 Enter a Z coordinate if necessary 8 To move to the PT and CD fields press ENT Sample records CO Int BD P1 4672 AZ 330 54175 0 00000 CO P2 71 HD 100 0000 CC 504 839 3065 347 6682 SIGN Calculating a distance distance intersection 1 Press 3 or select Dist Dist in the Intersection menu 2 Enter the first point name and press ENT or press the MsrPT softkey to measure directly to the poi...

Page 133: ...on menu 2 Enter the first point name and press ENT or press the MsrPT softkey to measure directly to the point 3 Enter the azimuth or press the Pts softkey to enter another point name on the line 4 Enter the perpendicular point to the line or press the MsrPT softkey to take a measurement to the point 5 To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press ENT If P1 and P2 are 3D points the ...

Page 134: ...fsets To display the offset input screen press the O S softkey In the Ang field enter a positive value to rotate the line clockwise Enter a negative value to rotate the line counterclockwise In the O S field enter a positive value to specify an offset to the right Enter a negative value to specify an offset to the left ...

Page 135: ...s are changed while a job is open a confirmation screen appears asking you to create a new job with the new settings or to work with those settings without recording any data For more information see Settings page 176 VA zero Zenith Horizon Compass The VA zero job setting cannot be changed once a job is created Resolution 1 5 10 or 0 2 mgon 1 mgon 2 mgon HA 0 to BS Azimuth The HA job setting canno...

Page 136: ...plane inevitably includes some error This error is called curvature error Also because the density of the air Scale Numeric value between 0 999000 and 1 001000 T P corr ON OFF Sea Level ON OFF C R corr OFF 0 132 0 200 The Scale T P corr Sea Level and C R corr job settings cannot be changed once a job is created SD Slope dist before adj SD Slope dist after adj K Compensation coefficient P Pressure ...

Page 137: ... 4 or select PwrSave in the Settings menu HD Horizontal dist before adj HD Horizontal dist after adj VD Vertical dist before adj VD Vertical dist after adj SD Slope distance VA Vertical angle Re 6370 km k C R constant 0 132 or 0 200 Order NEZ ENZ Label XYZ YXZ NEZ ENZ AZ North South The Order and AZ job settings cannot be changed once a job is created Main Unit OFF 5min 10min 30min EDM Unit OFF At...

Page 138: ... to contr Baud 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 bps Length 7 8 Parity EVEN ODD NONE Stop bit 1 2 Add PT Integer between 1 and 999 999 This field sets the default point number to record observed data in stakeout Angle DEG Degree GON GON MIL Mil6400 Distance Meter US Ft I F If you select US Ft or I Ft an additional settings screen appears Use this screen to specify whether to display values in Decima...

Page 139: ... more information see Outputting data to the COM port page 88 XYZ disp Fast Norm Slow ENT Defines speed to move to the next screen after showing XYZ of the input PT 2nd Unit None Meter US Ft I Ft When the Secondary unit is set to a unit an extra display screen is available in the BMS stakeout observation screens and 2 pt reference line screens The extra screen shows the HD VD and SD in the seconda...

Page 140: ...a To show the raw data records in a list press 1 on the Data menu screen When you first view the raw data the last four raw records in the current job are displayed Use or v to scroll through the records To see detailed information for the selected records press ENT To return to the record list press ESC SS CP F1 F2 records Raw SS CP F1 and F2 records contain PT HT CD HA VA and SD fields SS record...

Page 141: ...ordinates available ST records ST station records contain ST HI BS and AZ fields Press DSP to switch between the first screen showing ST HI BS and AZ and the second screen showing X Y Z PT and CD When you assign a new ST point name in MENU Stn Setup Quick the coordinates of the station is recorded as 0 0 0 SO records SO records are stakeout shots These are shots recorded in stakeout functions When...

Page 142: ...consists of two screens Press DSP to switch between the first screen showing From To rHD and rVD and the second screen showing rAZ rSD rV and rGD When you download data in Nikon RAW format RM records are output as comment CO records AR records An AR record stores an area and perimeter calculation When you download data in Nikon RAW format AR records are output as comment CO records View coordinate...

Page 143: ... some Stakeout functions SO records store coordinate records as well The format of the data is the same as other coordinate records View records by station To view records by station press 3 or select ST SS SO CP in the Data menu A list of all stations appears Use or v to highlight the station name that you want to view Use or to move up or down one page To view detailed information about the sele...

Page 144: ...hlight the record that you want to delete Then press the DEL softkey A confirmation screen appears To delete the selected record press ENT or the Yes softkey To cancel the deletion of data press ESC or the No softkey If the Store DB setting is set to Both the system also deletes the corresponding coordinate data when you delete an SS SO or CP record You can also delete raw data by pressing the DEL...

Page 145: ...ke sure that you have selected the correct station record You cannot press ENT in this screen All observations from the station that you selected are deleted Editing records For any point record you can edit the point name PT feature code CD height of target HT height of instrument HI backsight point BS and backsight azimuth AZ If the record that you want to delete is referred by an ST record a co...

Page 146: ...dit screen a confirmation screen appears 4 Do one of the following To accept the changes and return to the data view screen press ENT or the Yes softkey To return to the edit screen press ESC or the No softkey Editing coordinate records You can edit PT CD and coordinate values in coordinate records 1 Do one of the following In the XYZ screen use or v to highlight the record that you want to edit T...

Page 147: ...All coordinate and raw data observed from an edited station record must be recalculated in your postprocessing software In the RAW screen use or v to highlight the station record that you want to edit Then press the Edit softkey You can edit any field in the ST record but the instrument does not recalculate any measurements from this station Press ENT in the AZ field to confirm the change If you c...

Page 148: ...n one point matches the search criteria the matching points are displayed in a list Use or v to highlight the point you want to use Then press ENT to select it Detailed data for the selected record appears Press the DSP softkey to change the fields shown Press ESC to return to the list To search by point type move to the Type field and use or to change the selected point type The options are ALL S...

Page 149: ...e points named 500 500 1 500 A and 5000 If more than one point matches the search criteria the matching points are displayed in a list Use or v to highlight the point you want to use Press ENT to select it Detailed data for the selected record appears Press the DSP softkey to change the fields shown Press ESC to return to the list If no point matches the specified criteria an error screen appears ...

Page 150: ...ou have recording a point the next point input screen is shown with the updated default PT Point name list and code list The instrument stores two list files a list of PT names and a list of CD names The structure and functionality of these files is the same The PT name list is useful if you have to handle more than one patterns of point names in the field For example you may need to use points na...

Page 151: ...ion screen appears Press ENT or the Yes softkey to delete the item Press ESC or the No softkey to cancel the deletion You can store up to 254 points codes or layers in each list Each list entry can be up to 16 characters long You can use the first character search to find a point code or layer in the list In the list screen enter the first character of the name you want to find to jump to that par...

Page 152: ...cept the changes and update the list Edit code list The Edit Code screen has two fields The CD field contains the text that appears in the list screen The REC field is optional It contains the text that is stored in the job If you leave the REC field blank the value in the CD field is used You can use the REC field to use familiar words or codes on the screen but store a numeric code in the job Fo...

Page 153: ... is updated Adding a code In the code list press the Add softkey to add a new feature code to the current layer Enter the feature code in the CD field Press MODE to change between alphabetic and numeric input mode You can use the REC field to define a numeric identifier for each feature code This is optional If there is a value in the REC field this value is stored If you leave the REC field blank...

Page 154: ...ayer press ENT The new layer is added to the list in alphabetic order Communication Use the Communication menu to download or upload data To display the Communication menu press 5 or select Comm on the MENU screen Downloading data To go to the download settings screen press 1 or select Download in the Communication menu Format NIKON SDR2x SDR33 Data RAW Coordinate To display the total number of re...

Page 155: ...upload page 138 Otherwise just press ENT To change the communication settings press the Comm softkey The serial port settings must match the settings used by the terminal software on the computer For Bluetooth use change port setting to Bluetooth When connecting to a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth change port setting to BT Device Use an RS 232C cable to connect the instrument to the computer E...

Page 156: ...you do not include a point in the format definition each line of data is automatically assigned the next available point number To help you to select points in the field make sure that you store an identifier in the CD field If you press ESC during data upload the upload is canceled and the display returns to the Communication menu Records that were received before you pressed ESC are stored in th...

Page 157: ...t press 4 or select Code List Connect the RS 232C cable Start a terminal program on the computer To put the instrument into receive mode press ENT or the OK softkey The counter is updated as each line in the list is stored You can store up to 254 codes or point names When you upload a code list it always replaces the existing code list on the instrument If a code or point name is longer than 16 ch...

Page 158: ...ooth Communication application for smartphone For Android Touch the Android smartphone to above cross mark and the dedicated application will start at the same time of Bluetooth paring If the application is not installed tap the link to Google Play displayed on your smartphone to download it For iOS Open Apple store on your smartphone and search for Data Transfer published by Nikon Trimble Co Ltd ...

Page 159: ...s in the BMS and in Stakeout observation screens press 2 or select DSP in the 1sec Keys menu To move the cursor use or v To change the display item press either the softkey or the softkey To save the changes press ENT at the last line of DSP3 or press the Save softkey B Tip You can also access the DSP settings screen by holding down DSP for one second USR key settings To change the functions that ...

Page 160: ...select S O in the 1sec Keys menu There are two Stakeout settings For more information see Stakeout page 120 DAT key settings 1 To change the settings for the DAT key press 5 or select DAT in the 1sec Keys menu The asterisk indicates the currently selected view format 2 To move the cursor use or v 3 To change the format displayed by DAT press ENT Calibration Use the Calibration screen to calibrate ...

Page 161: ...s 2 0 0 2 ENT 6 ENT 1 8 ENT If the highlighted part of the field for example the year is already correct you can just press ENT to use the current value For example if the date is already set to June 24 2002 and you want to change the date to June 18 2002 press ENT ENT 1 8 ENT 3 To move to the Time field press ENT in the Date field 4 Enter the time in 24 hour format For example to set the time to ...

Page 162: ...5 Menu Key 144 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 163: ...anual 145 Checking and Adjustment 6 In this chapter Checking and Adjusting the Circular Level Adjusting the Electronic Level Checking and Adjusting the Optical Plummet Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale and Horizontal Angle Corrections Checking the Instrument Constant ...

Page 164: ...tal angle corrections For detailed instruction please see page 147 Checking and Adjusting the Optical Plummet The optical axis of the plummet must be aligned with the vertical axis of the instrument To check and adjust the optical plummet 1 Place the instrument on the tripod You do not have to level the instrument 2 Place a thick sheet of paper marked with an X on the ground below the instrument W...

Page 165: ...ition 4 Sight a target that is within 45 of the horizontal plane 5 Read the vertical angle from the VA1 field in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS 6 Rotate the instrument 180 and flip the telescope to the Face 2 position 7 Read the vertical angle from the VA2 field 8 Add the two vertical angles together VA1 VA2 No adjustment is required if the zero reference for vertical angles VA zero setting is s...

Page 166: ... to F2 2 Take an F2 measurement to the same target Press ENT When the observation on F2 is completed four parameters are displayed 3 Do one of the following To return to the first observation screen press ESC or the Redo softkey To set parameters on the instrument press ENT or the OK softkey VA1 Face 1 vertical angle tilt off value HA1 Face 1 horizontal angle tilt off value Tilt Face 1 Y axis tilt...

Page 167: ...nstrument constant 1 Set up the instrument at Point P in as flat an area as possible 2 Set up a reflector prism at Point Q 100 m away from Point P Make sure that you take the prism constant into account 3 Measure the distance between Point P and Point Q PQ 4 Install a reflector prism on the tripod at Point P 5 Set up another tripod at Point R on the line between Point P and Point Q 6 Transfer the ...

Page 168: ...6 Checking and Adjustment 150 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 169: ...C H A P T E R 7 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual 151 System Diagrams 7 In this chapter System Components ...

Page 170: ...s Total Station Instruction Manual System Components Figure 7 1 Measurement side N Series K Series Connecting cable Personal computer Diagonal eyepiece Battery charger Low power eyepiece High power eyepiece Solar filter USB cable 9 pin USB U 120 ...

Page 171: ... side Mini prism C Mini prism holder Mini prism adapter Telescopic prism pole Coaxial target plate for single prism Tiltable single prism holder Prism adapter Tripod for telescopic prism pole Standard round single prism C Target pole Triple prism holder Tribrach adapter 15 Nikon tripod Tribrach W30S W30Sb ...

Page 172: ...7 System Diagrams 154 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 173: ...C H A P T E R 8 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual 155 Communications 8 In this chapter Uploading Coordinate Data Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists Downloading Data ...

Page 174: ...ta Settings To configure the transmission speed and other settings go to MENU Settings Comm For more information see Communications page 120 Record format You can upload coordinate records in the following formats PT X Y Z CD PT X Y Z CD PT X Y Z PT X Y Z PT X Y CD PT X Y CD PT X Y PT X Y PT Z CD PT Z ...

Page 175: ...80 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 Code Description Length PT Point number Up to 16 digits X Actual X coordinate Variable length Y Actual Y coordinate Variable length Z Actual Z coordinate Variable length CD Feature c...

Page 176: ... lists and code lists DEFAULT String1 Code1 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 The first line of the file must contain the text DEFAULT in capital letters Curly brackets group items together under the preceding line For example Layer 3 1 c...

Page 177: ...mple DEFAULT STRUCTURES TREE S0001 FENCE S0002 MAIL BOX S0003 FLOWER BED S0004 ROADS MANHOLE R0001 CENTER LINE WHITE R002 W YELLOW R002 Y SIDEWALK R0003 CROSSING R0004 BRIDGE R0005 SIGNAL R0006 HIGHWAY STAR R0007 RAILWAY CROSSING RW001 STATION RW002 SIGNAL RW003 BRIDGE RW004 TUNNEL RW005 ...

Page 178: ... code type One of the following codes UP Uploaded point MP Manually input point CC Calculated coordinate RE Resection point pt Point number pt id Point ID northing Northing of the coordinate easting Easting of the coordinate elevation Elevation of the coordinate code Feature code ST stnpt stnid bspt bs id hi bsazim bsha ST Station record identifier fixed text stnpt Station point number stn id Stat...

Page 179: ...angle va Vertical angle time 24 hour time stamp code Feature code SS pt ht sd ha va time code SS Sideshot record identifier fixed text pt Point number ht Height of target sd Slope distance ha Horizontal angle va Vertical angle time 24 hour time stamp code Feature code SO pt sopt ht sd ha va time SO Stakeout record identifier fixed text pt Recorded point number sopt Original number of point staked ...

Page 180: ...ds face pt ht sd ha va time face One of the following F1 Shot taken using Face 1 fixed text F2 Shot taken using Face 2 fixed text pt Point number ht Height of target sd Slope distance ha Horizontal angle va Vertical angle time 24 hour time stamp CO text CO Comment record identifier fixed text text Comment text ...

Page 181: ...rees 2 Gons 4 Mils 42 dist Distance units One of the following 1 Meters 2 Feet 43 press Pressure units One of the following 1 mm Hg 2 In Hg 3 hPa 44 temp Temperature units One of the following 1 Celsius 2 Fahrenheit 45 coor Coordinate order One of the following 1 NEZ 2 ENZ 46 1 Not used 01KI1 instr serNo Instr serNo 1 zero VA 0 000 0 000 0 000 1 5 01KI1 Instrument record identifier fixed text 6 21...

Page 182: ...ation 19 28 2x 37 52 33 easting Easting of station 29 38 2x 53 68 33 elevation Elevation of station 39 48 2x 69 84 33 hi Height of instrument 49 64 2x 85 100 33 desc Station description 03NM ht 1 4 03NM Target details record identifier fixed text 5 14 2x 5 20 33 ht Height of target 07KI stnpt bspt bsazim ha 1 4 07KI Backsight bearing details record identifier fixed text 5 8 2x 5 20 33 stnpt Statio...

Page 183: ...g of the coordinate 19 28 2x 37 52 33 easting Easting of the coordinate 29 38 2x 53 68 33 elevation Elevation of the coordinate 39 54 2x 69 84 33 desc Feature code 09MC stnpt pt sd va ha desc 1 4 09MC Observation record identifier fixed text 5 8 2x 5 20 33 stnpt Station point number 9 12 2x 21 36 33 pt Observed point number 13 22 2x 37 52 33 sd Slope distance 23 32 2x 53 68 33 va Vertical angle 33...

Page 184: ...fields occur only in SDR33 format 21 1 Point ID length option 22 incZ 2D or 3D coordinates One of the following 1 2D 2 3D 23 T Pcorr Atmospheric correction One of the following 1 Off 2 On 24 C Rcorr Curvature and refraction correction One of the following 1 Off 2 On 25 refcon Refraction constant One of the following 1 0 132 2 0 200 26 sealev Sea level correction One of the following 1 Off 2 On 13N...

Page 185: ...mmHg Prism 0 22 JUL 2007 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 07 14 24 TREE SS 5 1 218 363 344 328 032 30 105 07 14 57 TREE R SO 1003 1 240 331 220 326 783 19 998 07 18 17 Nikon coordinate data format 1 100 0000 200 0000 10 0000 2 200 0000 300 0000 20 0000 3 116 9239 216 9140 11 8425 TRAIN PL...

Page 186: ...P_509 JOB Created 23 Jul 2007 07 09 21 08KI0001100 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 ...

Page 187: ...es 13NMAngle Units Deqrees 13NMZero azimuth North 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 2007 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 ...

Page 188: ...8 Communications 170 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 189: ...R 9 Nikon N Series K Series Total Station Instruction Manual 171 Error Messages 9 In this chapter Cogo Communications Data Job Manager Programs Recording Data Searching Settings Stakeout Station Setup System Error ...

Page 190: ...f data the Nikon N Series K Series instrument aborts the upload process and displays one of the following messages Check Data 90 4 There are errors in the uploaded data The uploaded data contains errors such as an alphabetic character in a coordinate field Press any key Then check the specified line in the data DUPLICATE PT 90 5 The uploaded data contains a duplicate PT Press any key Then check th...

Page 191: ...s to You cannot change a coordinate if the current ST or BS refers to it Press any key to return to the Data view screen Can t Edit XYZ from measurement 90 10 You have tried to change the coordinates of an SO SS or CP record You cannot change the coordinates of an SO SS or CP record Press any key to return to the previous screen DELETE Stn XYZ 90 11 You have tried to delete a coordinate record tha...

Page 192: ...imum number of jobs 50 is already stored Press any key to return to the Job Manager Then use the DEL softkey to delete old jobs Programs NO Stn Setup 90 16 You did not perform a station setup or BS check before entering the Programs function B Tip Selecting Continue does not resume the last ST record You should only use the Continue option if you are sure that the previous ST coordinates and the c...

Page 193: ...n by measured data No Open Job 90 21 No job is open NO Stn Setup 90 22 There is no station record in the current job or a station setup or BS check has not been done since the program was rebooted To Go to delete unnecessary data MENU Data delete jobs MENU Job To Press return to the PT input screen ESC or the Abrt softkey record RAW data and update XYZ data the XYZ softkey record RAW data only the...

Page 194: ... screen see Angle page 117 Scale T P Sea Lvl or C R in the Distance screen see Distance page 118 Coord or Az Zero in the Coordinates screen see Coordinate page 119 Angle Dist Temp or Press in the Unit screen see Unit page 120 Note To record a point using the new settings create a new job using the new settings Stakeout Input Error 90 26 The point name style used in the Fr field is not the same as ...

Page 195: ...he ST coordinate Same Coordinate 90 29 The input PT or coordinate is identical to the current station in STN 1 Known or the same coordinate or point name number is found in Resection Press any key to return to the PT input screen Then use a different PT Space LOW 90 30 There is not enough space to record a station when you start any of the Station Setup functions XY coordinate is required 90 31 Th...

Page 196: ...s detected an internal error that is related to the lower level system Press any key to turn the instrument off The system will reboot when this error is reported If you still have more points to shoot in the site turn the instrument on and repeat the open a job and station setup procedures Data stored before this error will be kept safely in the Job file If the error appears frequently please con...

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