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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Operation Keys

07' 20"

167

59' 00"

HOLD

RESET

Vertical angle display

Horizontal angle display

Operation keys
(See below.)

Battery capacity level
display (See p.28.)

(Light)

Telescope reticle light and LCD backlight key

(See p.38.)

%/VA

Vertical angle grade display and
Horizontal angle priority display switch-over key

Switches vertical angle display to grade reading by

percentage, and then to the display of horizontal angle only.

(See p.31 & p.37.)

VA: 71°07´20"

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HA: 167°59´00"

V%: 34.19 %

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HA: 167°59´00"

%/VA

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HA: 167°59´00"

%/VA

Summary of Contents for NE-100

Page 1: ...Electronic Digital Theodolite NE 101 NE 100 Instruction Manual H176 E 04 8 VF 2 www helmut schultz de ...

Page 2: ...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 instructions marked with these symbols for your safety WARNING...

Page 3: ...Before carrying the tripod or the instrument in the carrying case check the shoulder straps are not damaged and that the clasps are secured Failure to do so may cause the instrument to fall resulting in injury or instrument damage Fasten firmly the thumbscrews of the tripod legs before mounting the instrument Failure to do so may cause the tripod to collapse resulting personal injury or instrument...

Page 4: ...replace the supplied dry cells The dry cells in the battery pack installed in this instrument cannot be recharged Do NOT recharge the dry cells Install the dry cells with their electrodes set correctly Avoid using new dry cells together with old ones Do not use different types of dry cells together Do not solder the dry cells Immediately remove exhausted dry cells from the battery pack Avoid stori...

Page 5: ...y cause severe instrument damage Sudden changes in temperature such as caused by bringing the instrument into a warm room from the cold outdoors can cause internal condensation This may result in reduced measuring accuracy or electrical system failure Should this occur leave the instrument in a warm location with the carrying case closed until the temperature of the instrument returns to room temp...

Page 6: ... with a clockwise rotation of the tangent screw If you do not intend to remove the leveling base from the instrument for an extended period lock the leveling base clamp knob and tighten its safety screw Do not use organic solvents such as ether or paint thinner to clean the non metallic parts such as the keyboard and the painted or printed surfaces Organic solvents will discolor the surfaces or re...

Page 7: ... Battery Capacity Level Display 28 3 Angle Measurement 29 1 Vertical Angle 30 1 Vertical 0 Angle Orientation 30 2 Angle Unit Selection 30 3 Grade Display 31 2 Horizontal Angle 32 1 Horizontal Angle Zero Reset 32 2 Reverse Horizontal Angle Scale 32 3 HOLD 33 4 Repeat Horizontal Angle Measurement 34 5 Horizontal Angle Priority Function 37 4 Other Functions 38 V CHECKING AND ADJUSTMENT 39 1 Plate Lev...

Page 8: ...7 NOMENCLATURE PREPARATION INITIAL SETTING OPERATION CHECKING AND ADJUSTMENT SPECIFICATIONS OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES I II III IV V VI VII ...

Page 9: ... Nikon Telescope focusing ring Battery pack Horizontal clamp Base plate Leveling base clamp Battery mounting button Vertical clamp Vertical tangent screw Horizontal tangent screw Plate level Diopter ring Telescope eyepiece Leveling base Leveling screw Display Keyboard ...

Page 10: ... Optical plummet Circular level Power switch Note Objective Optical sight Carrying handle clamp screw NE 101 100 is not equipped with the display and keyboard on this side Model with Centering Leveling Base NE 100 For other names refer to the figures of the models with detachable leveling base ...

Page 11: ...pacity level display See p 28 Light Telescope reticle light and LCD backlight key See p 38 VA Vertical angle grade display and Horizontal angle priority display switch over key Switches vertical angle display to grade reading by percentage and then to the display of horizontal angle only See p 31 p 37 VA 71 07 20 HA 167 59 00 V 34 19 HA 167 59 00 VA HA 167 59 00 VA VA ...

Page 12: ...Horizontal angle summing key Holds current horizontal angle reading even when sighting direction is changed See p 33 Enables summing of repeated horizontal angle measurements See p 34 RESET Horizontal angle reset key Resets horizontal angle to zero See p 32 R L R L VA 86 35 40 HA 157 07 20 VA 86 35 40 HA 102 52 10 VA 95 18 30 HA 254 26 40 HOLD VA 136 47 50 HA 0 00 00 VA 114 27 40 HA 45 00 00 STOP ...

Page 13: ... the Instrument NOTE Handle the instrument gently to guard against shocks or excessive vibration The instrument is placed in its carrying case as shown in the figure 1 Unpacking Hold the carrying handle and take the instrument out of the case ...

Page 14: ...n below fasten lightly each clamp knob and replace the instrument in its case How to align the storage marks Detachable Type Align the mark at the bottom of the battery pack side with the mark on the leveling base clamp knob Centering Type Align the mark at the bottom of the battery pack side with the mark on the centering clamp knob ...

Page 15: ... Do NOT recharge the dry cells Install the battery with its anode and cathode set correctly Do not use a new dry cell together with an old one or other types of cell Do not solder the dry cells Immediately remove the exhausted dry cells from the battery pack Avoid storing the battery pack in direct sunlight high temperatures and excessive humidity Before attaching the battery pack clear dust or ot...

Page 16: ... that the direction of the electrodes are correct 4 Reverse the procedures to reattach the battery holder and to reattach the pack to the instrument 5 Make sure that the battery mounting button is securely locked 6 Turn ON the power switch and confirm that the instrument is operating correctly Refer to p 27 CAUTION When replacing the dry cells replace all six cells with new ones of the same type B...

Page 17: ...to do so may result in injury if hands or feet should be pierced by the legs of the tripod Fasten firmly the thumbscrews of the tripod legs before mounting the instrument Failure to do so may cause the tripod to collapse resulting personal injury or instrument damage Secure the instrument on the tripod by tightly fastening the clamp screw of the tripod Failure to do so may cause the instrument to ...

Page 18: ...nto the ground 4 Level the top surface of the tripod head A precise leveling is necessary when the plumb bob is used for the next section centering 5 Fasten firmly the clamp screws on the tripod legs 6 Place the instrument on the tripod head Insert the instrument clamp screw on the tripod into the center hole of the instrument s base plate and tighten NOTE Do not carry the instrument mounted on th...

Page 19: ...enter hole of the instrument s base plate and tighten 2 Hang the plumb line on the hook of the instrument clamp screw Adjust the length of the plumb line so that the tip of the plumb bob is approximately level with the station point 3 Slightly loosen the instrument clamp screw Supporting the outer side of the leveling base with both hands carefully slide the instrument on the tripod head until the...

Page 20: ... tighten 4 Hang the plumb line on the hook of the instrument clamp screw Adjust the length of the plumb line so that the tip of the plumb bob is approximately level with the station point 5 Slightly loosen the instrument clamp screw Supporting the outer side of the leveling base with both hands carefully slide the instrument on the tripod head until the tip of the plumb bob approximates the center...

Page 21: ... plummet align the station 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 length of each leg 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 ...

Page 22: ...low the procedures 1 through 5 described above 6 If a slight displacement is detected loosen the centering clamp and slide the instrument so that the station point image is centered in the reticle mark If the displacement is large repeat the above procedures 2 through 5 ...

Page 23: ...gure 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 2 4 Repeat Steps 1 through 3 to center the bubble in both Figures 1 and 2 5 Furthermore rotate the alidade 180 If the bubble in the plate level remains centered leveling is complete 6...

Page 24: ...lescope 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 crosshairs If the targ...

Page 25: ...ble represent the default settings prior to delivery Setting value Item NE 101 NE 100 Minimum Angle Unit 5 10 1mG 2mG 0 02MIL 0 05MIL 10 20 2mG 5mG 0 05MIL 0 1MIL Vertical 0 Orientation Z 0 Zenith 0 Horizon 90 face 1 H 0 Horizon 0 face 1 Zenith 90 COMPASS Horizon 0 face 1 2 Zenith 90 Nadir 90 Angle Unit DEGREE 360 GON 400G MIL 6400MIL Automatic Power Cut Off OFF Disable 10 30 ...

Page 26: ...ted mark is currently selected To change the setting depress the RESET key and the position of the mark will be switched over Depress the HOLD key to fix the setting and proceeded to the next setting item 4 Vertical 0 Orientation Selection Z 0 Zenith 0 Horizon 90 face 1 H 0 Horizon 0 face 1 Zenith 90 COMPASS Horizon 0 face 1 2 Zenith 90 Nadir 90 Do the same key operation as in step 3 5 Angle Unit ...

Page 27: ...ey operation or II No changes in either horizontal or vertical angles Do the same key operation as in step 3 7 Depression of the HOLD key in step 6 will save all settings in the internal memory The LCD will then revert to the initial start up screen You can proceed to measurement operations Refer to p 27 Note To cancel the setting procedure mid operation turn OFF the power switch before the final ...

Page 28: ...through the horizontal plane When the telescope passes through the horizon the buzzer sounds to indicate vertical angle reset and measurement capability 3 Keep depressing the power switch located on the side of the instrument for more than 1 second and then release to turn OFF the power NOTE Tilt the telescope slowly If the telescope is turned too quickly a warning message will appear on the displ...

Page 29: ...charges to the level insufficient for use all LCD segments will light up then the initial battery error warning message BATTERY LOW is displayed and operation will stop VA 86 28 20 HA 248 43 30 VA 86 28 20 HA 248 43 30 VA 86 28 20 HA 248 43 30 Battery discharging Access disabled Operation stops the display locks and approximately 5 minutes later the power automatically shuts OFF Only 30 minutes le...

Page 30: ... Likewise face 2 means the vertical circle is positioned on the right CAUTION Be careful not to insert your finger between the telescope and instrument standard 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 Nikon Face 1 measurement Face 2 measurement ...

Page 31: ...ngle Unit Selection Either of three units of angle measure DEG GON or MIL can be selected in the initial setting mode GON unit measurement is indicated by the display of G to the right of the measurement value display MIL unit measurement is indicated by the display of MIL to the right of the measurement value display VA 147 4750 G HA 287 6150 G VA 2359 60 MIL HA 4601 88 MIL 0 180 200G Horizontal ...

Page 32: ...y range is 100 45 50G from horizontal The message OVER is displayed if this range is exceeded Depress the VA key again to delete the vertical angle display leaving only the horizontal angle displayed This horizontal angle priority function facilitates operation when vertical angle readings are unnecessary Refer to p 37 Another depression of the VA key restores the vertical angle display VA 114 27 ...

Page 33: ...2 Reverse Counterclockwise Horizontal Angle Scale Depress the R L key to display the reverse horizontal angle scale HL The HL angle display increases as the upper plate is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from above Horizontal angle 0 reset can also be performed while the HL angle is displayed Depress the R L key again to restore the regular angle display VA 136 42 50 HA 165 28 10 RESET key VA 1...

Page 34: ...ld function depress the HOLD key again Depress the HOLD key to hold the displayed horizontal angle 30 Horizontal angle 30 freezes To cancel the hold function depress the HOLD key Rotation angle by 3 ex 35 in this case is added to the held readout angle 30 and the sum angle 65 is displayed VA 90 35 20 HA 0 00 00 VA 90 35 20 HA 30 00 00 VA 90 35 20 HA 65 00 00 VA 90 35 20 HA 30 00 00 HOLD VA 90 35 2...

Page 35: ...ce read out error A B HOLD RUN STOP RUN HOLD HOLD RUN Solid line Horizontal angle readout STOP Dotted line Horizontal angle display freeze 1 Sight Target A 2 Keep depressing the HOLD key After the third beep of the buzzer the horizontal angle is reset to 0 and the display switches to repeat horizontal angle measurement mode The message RUN appears on the display VA 114 27 40 HA 87 47 10 HOLD key V...

Page 36: ...age is displayed 5 Resight Target A The horizontal angle readout does not change while the STOP message is displayed 6 Depress the HOLD key 1 buzzer beep Operation reverts to RUN 7 Resight Target B 8 Repeat Steps 4 7 VA 114 27 40 HA 45 0 00 RUN HOLD key VA 114 27 40 HA 45 00 00 STOP HOLD key VA 114 27 40 HA 90 00 00 RUN VA 114 27 40 HA 45 00 00 STOP VA 114 27 40 HA 45 00 00 RUN HOLD key ...

Page 37: ...mal operation following repeat horizontal angle measurement depress the HOLD key again until the third beep of the buzzer approx 1 sec The maximum summed readout range is less than 2000 2222 2222G If exceeded the OVER warning will be displayed and operation stops To reset rotate the instrument in the reverse direction to display the most recent repeat horizontal angle reading Repeat measurement ca...

Page 38: ...prevent mistaken readings 1 Depress the VA key to change to the grade display 2 Depress the VA key again to delete the vertical angle display leaving only the horizontal angle reading 3 Depress the VA key again to restore the vertical angle display VA key VA key VA 71 07 20 HA 167 59 00 VA 34 19 HA 167 59 00 VA key HA 167 59 00 VA 71 07 20 HA 167 59 00 ...

Page 39: ...n turns OFF the instrument The same horizontal angle reading will be displayed when the power is turned ON again 2 Reticle light and LCD backlight Depress the key to illuminate the reticle crosshairs and the LCD Illumination switches off automatically approximately 1 minute after being enabled or can be manually turned off with another depression of the key ...

Page 40: ...ate the alidade 180 3 Check to see if the bubble remains in the center of the vial If a displacement is detected it should be adjusted 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 ...

Page 41: ...onfirming the plate level is in adjustment check for any displacement of the bubble s centering in the circular level If it is out of adjustment use the adjusting pin to manipulate the three adjustment screws centering the bubble ...

Page 42: ...th an on the ground directly underneath the instrument 3 Looking through the optical plummet adjust the leveling screws to move the image of the mark to the center of the reticle s marking Refer to the Fig 1 below 4 Rotate the upper plate 180 5 If the mark remains centered in the reticle no adjustment will be necessary If any displacement is detected Refer to the Fig 2 below proceed to the followi...

Page 43: ... Using the supplied hexagonal wrench turn the adjustment screws to move the mark exactly halfway to the center of the reticle mark as indicated by Point P in the Fig 2 above 2 Repeat Steps 3 5 of the checking procedure ...

Page 44: ... VL 4 If VR VL 360 400G when the zenith angle is set to 0 or if VR VL 180 200G or 540 600G when the horizontal angle is set to 0 no adjustment will be necessary Otherwise refer to the following adjustment procedure Vertical error 2 e corresponds to the above angles 360 180 540 or 400G 200G 600G and is referred to as the vertical constant The vertical constant is compensated for by doubling the zer...

Page 45: ...rs on the upper line of the LCD 3 While in the face 1 position sight an arbitrary Target P located within 10 of the horizontal plane VR becomes the vertical angle of Target P 4 Depress the HOLD key to save reading VR in memory The saved VR reading is displayed on the upper line of the LCD while VL is displayed on the lower line 5 Rotate the telescope to the face 2 position and sight the Target P a...

Page 46: ...LCD reverts to the start up display Other key entries besides the HOLD key are ignored during this operation To cancel the vertical angle compensation input while in progress turn OFF the power During adjustment if the automatic vertical constant AC exceeds 6 a buzzer sounds for 1 second the OVER warning will appear on the display and operation returns to Step 2 The newly corrected constant will r...

Page 47: ...standard speed 1 5rps Tilt the telescope across the horizon on face 1 to reset RST HA AGAIN Horizontal overspeed Encoder rotation exceeds standard speed 1 5rps Hold down the RST key till the third beep sounds to reset If one of the following warning messages is displayed contact your dealer Message Contents Cause Countermeasure E 25 Theodolite RAM error EEPROM Read Error Data error at EEPROM Conta...

Page 48: ...V CHECKING AND ADJUSTMENT ...

Page 49: ...ngle Measurement NE 101 NE 100 Minimum display 5 10 1mgon 2mgon 0 02Mil 0 05Mil 10 20 2mgon 5mgon 0 05Mil 0 1Mil Accuracy Standard deviation based on DIN18723 7 2mgon 10 3mgon Reading system Electronic readout by incremental optical encoder Single side horizontal angle reading Single side vertical angle reading Display unit Degree Gon or Mil Optical Plummet Image Erect Magnification 2 2 Field of v...

Page 50: ... batteries installed Detachable model Approx 4 5kg 9 8 lbs Centering model Approx 4 4kg 9 6 lbs Case including accessories 2 5kg 5 4 lbs Operating Temperature Range 20 50 C Battery Source Standard 1 5V AA R6P SUM 3 x 6 Operating time Approx 22hrs with Manganese SUM 3 at 25 C 2 Standard Components Main unit Tool set Objective cap Plastic cover Plumb bob Instruction manual Carrying case ...

Page 51: ...nal eyepiece prism 2 L H Eyepieces Can be attached in place of the telescope eyepiece Remove the telescope eyepiece and screw in either the L Low magnification or H High magnification eyepiece 3 Zenith Prism Can be used by mounting on the telescope eyepiece 4 Suunto Compass Adapter Refer to instructions supplied with compass adapter 5 Solar Prism Refer to instructions supplied with solar prism ...

Page 52: ...51 VII OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Diagonal eyepiece prism L H Eyepieces Zenith prism Suunto compass adapter Solar prism ...

Page 53: ... outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING This equipment has been verified to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Only computer and or peripherals computer input output devices terminals printers etc certified and or verified to c...

Page 54: ...r whole without expressed permission The contents of this manual are subject to change 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 contact your dealer ...

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