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Getting Started

Pulse Laser Station NPL-302 Series Instruction Manual

[MODE]

key

30.1

Use the

[MODE]

key to change the keyboard mode for the current screen.

Changing input mode while entering points or codes

When the cursor is in a point (PT) or code (CD)
field, press

[MODE]

to change the input mode

between alphanumeric (

) and numeric (

The input mode indicator in the status bar changes
to show the current input mode.

Quick code measurement mode

To activate Quick code measurement mode,
press

[MODE]

in the BMS.

The PT field shows the default point name.

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 selected, and the instrument
starts a measurement.

When the cursor is in a height (HT) field, only numeric input mode is available.
Pressing

[MODE]

has no effect when the cursor is in a HT field.

Summary of Contents for NPL-302 Series

Page 1: ...H163E 05 10 TF 9 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual NPL 332 NPL 352 NPL 362 ...

Page 2: ...eception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an ...

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Page 5: ...Safety 1 In this chapter Q Introduction Q Laser Safety Q Warnings and Cautions ...

Page 6: ...ent Although Nikon products are designed for maximum safety using them incorrectly or disregarding the instructions can cause personal injury or property damage You should also read the instruction manual for the battery charger and the documentation for any other equipment that you use with a NPL 302 series instrument Note Always keep the manual near the instrument for easy reference ...

Page 7: ...o not sight the instrument on the face or body of a person Specifications for laser emission Wave length 870 nm Drive method Pulse repetitive drive Output power 6 4 W Pulse width 5 ns Conforming standards E U EN60825 1 Am 2 2001 IEC60825 1 Am 2 2001 class 1 USA FDA21CFR Part 1040 Sec 1040 10 and 1040 11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No 50 dated July 26 2001 class 1 ...

Page 8: ...rning NPL 302 series instruments are not designed to be explosion proof Do not use the instrument in coal mines in areas contaminated with coal dust or near other flammable substances C Warning The NPL 302 series instrument is a Class 1 laser instrument The laser beam is hazardous to the eyes and the body Do not sight the instrument on the face or body of a person If you suspect an injury caused b...

Page 9: ...y pack when it is wet If you do you may receive electric shocks or burns or the battery pack may overheat or catch fire C Warning Although the battery pack part number BC 65 has an auto reset circuit breaker you should take care not to short circuit the contacts Short circuits can cause the battery pack to catch fire or burn you C Warning Never burn or heat the battery Doing so may cause the batte...

Page 10: ...ommended that you cap the objective when the instrument is not in use to avoid laser emissions Take care not to look into the laser C Caution Before carrying the tripod or the instrument in the carrying case check the shoulder strap and its clasp If the strap is damaged or the clasp is not securely fastened the carrying case may fall causing personal injury or instrument damage C Caution Before se...

Page 11: ...loose or fall off when you lift the instrument causing personal injury or instrument damage C Caution Do not stack objects on the plastic carrying case or use it as a stool The plastic carrying case is unstable and its surface is slippery Stacking or sitting on the plastic carrying case may cause personal injury or instrument damage C Caution Do not swing or throw the plumb bob You could injure yo...

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Page 13: ...and Packing the Instrument 10 Unpacking 10 Packing 10 Charging and Discharging the Battery Pack 10 Detaching and Re Attaching the Battery Pack 13 Setting Up the Tripod 14 Centering 15 Centering using the optical plummet 15 Centering using a plumb bob 16 Leveling 16 Sighting 17 Setting the Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target 18 Measurement with a prism 18 Measurement in Reflectorless mode 19 ...

Page 14: ...rning on the instrument 28 Turning off the instrument 29 Selecting a Language 30 Changing Regional Configuration Pre sets 31 Display and Key Functions 33 Status bar 36 Adjusting lighting and sound levels 38 DSP key 39 MODE key 41 COD key 42 HOT key 43 Bubble indicator 45 USR keys 46 DAT key 47 List Display 48 Inputting Data 49 Entering a point name or number 49 Entering a code 52 Advanced feature ...

Page 15: ...etup 66 Setting up a station with known coordinates or azimuth 67 Advanced feature Measuring F1 and F2 69 Setting up a station using multiple point resection 71 Advanced feature Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection 74 Setting up the station quickly without coordinates 75 Determining station elevation 76 Checking and resetting the backsight direction 77 Two point resection along a known ...

Page 16: ...e slope 101 Recording Measurement Data 103 Recording data from any observation screen 103 Outputting data to the COM port 104 Measuring Offsets 105 Measuring taped offsets 105 Measuring angle offsets 106 Two prism pole 107 Extending a line by horizontal angle offset 108 Entering a horizontal distance after an angle only shot 110 Calculating a corner point 111 Measuring circle offsets 112 Extending...

Page 17: ...of points 127 Calculating coordinates from line and offset 127 Calculating coordinates using intersection functions 129 Advanced feature Entering angle and distance offsets 134 Settings 135 Angle 135 Distance 136 Coordinate 138 Power saving 138 Communications 138 Stakeout 138 Unit 139 Recording 139 Others settings 140 Data 141 Viewing records 141 Deleting records 146 Editing records 148 Searching ...

Page 18: ...65 DAT key settings 166 Calibration 166 Time 166 6 Checking and Adjustment 169 Checking and Adjusting the Plate Level 170 Checking and Adjusting the Circular Level 170 Checking and Adjusting the Optical Plummet 171 Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale and Horizontal Angle Corrections 172 Checking 172 Adjusting 172 Checking the Instrument Constant 174 7 Specifications 177 Main Body 178 Telescope 178...

Page 19: ...nmental performance 182 Dimensions 182 Weight 182 Standard Components 182 External Device Connector 183 8 System Diagrams 185 System Components 186 9 Communications 189 Uploading Coordinate Data 190 Settings 190 Record format 190 Data example 191 Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists 191 Settings 191 File format 192 Data example 193 Downloading Data 194 Settings 194 Nikon raw record formats 194 SDR...

Page 20: ...truction Manual 10 Error Messages 205 Angle 206 Cogo 206 Communications 206 Data 207 External Communication 208 Job Manager 208 Programs 209 Recording Data 210 Reflectorless Mode Measurement 211 Searching 211 Settings 212 Stakeout 212 Station Setup 213 ...

Page 21: ...C H A P T E R 1 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual 1 Introduction 1 In this chapter Q Welcome Q Parts of the Instrument Q Maintenance ...

Page 22: ...software for these three product series has been designed to make it easy for you to learn to operate one model of instrument and apply that knowledge to the other models with little additional training A DTM 302 series user can easily operate the non prism NPL 302 series instruments or the higher accuracy DTM 502 series instruments There are some subtle differences in the software between these d...

Page 23: ...following table describes the instrument accuracy and the corresponding angle and distance resolution displayed on the instrument s screen The manuals for all of these total station product families show the measurement screens with the higher resolution data for the highest accuracy DTM 552 Model Angle performance accuracy Displayed angle resolution Displayed distance resolution decimal places DT...

Page 24: ...tion NPL 302 series Face 1 Optical sight Telescope Telescope Diopter ring Reticle plate Plate level Face 1 display keyboard Leveling base clamp knob Battery mounting button Battery pack BC 65 Vertical tangent screw Vertical clamp Upper plate tangent screw Upper plate clamp The laser Safety Label shown below is attached to the underside of the keyboard Finder Carrying handle focusing ring eyepiece ...

Page 25: ...ace 2 keyboard Horizontal axis indication mark Optical plummet Data output external power input connector Input voltage 7 2 11 V DC Leveling screw Circular level Objective Leveling base LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS PART The Laser Class Label shown below is attached NPL 332 is not equipped to the telescope with face 2 display keyboard ...

Page 26: ...ument in hot or humid locations In particular you must store the battery pack in a dry location at a temperature of less than 30 C 86 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...

Page 27: ... output external power input connector terminal until it clicks into place The instrument is not watertight if the cap is not attached securely or when the data output external power input connector is used The carrying case is designed to be watertight but you should not leave it exposed to rain for an extended period If exposure to rain is unavoidable make sure that the carrying case is placed w...

Page 28: ...1 Introduction 8 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual ...

Page 29: ...Packing the Instrument Q Charging and Discharging the Battery Pack Q Detaching and Re Attaching the Battery Pack Q Setting Up the Tripod Q Centering Q Leveling Q Sighting Q Setting the Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target Q Preparing the Reflector Sheet Q Setting Up the Prism Reflector Q Face 1 Face 2 Measurements ...

Page 30: ...ard with W the mark on the leveling base clamp knob 3 Lightly fasten the clamp knobs 4 Place the instrument in the carrying case Note When packing the charger Q 75U E in the plastic carrying case make sure that you store it as shown on the sticker inside the case Make sure that the battery charger cable is not pinched when you close the case cover Charging and Discharging the Battery Pack 2 1 Befo...

Page 31: ...g Never burn or heat the battery Doing so may cause the battery to leak or rupture A leaking or ruptured battery can cause serious injury C Warning Before storing the battery pack or battery charger cover the contact points with insulation tape If you do not cover the contact points the battery pack or charger may short circuit causing fire burns or damage to the instrument C Warning The battery B...

Page 32: ...ger will become warm This is normal After charging the battery pack do not recharge it until it has been fully discharged Recharging a fully charged battery pack lowers its performance If the battery pack is used at low temperatures below 20 C or 4 F its capacity is reduced and it will allow less operation time than a battery pack used at normal room temperature If a battery pack is not used for a...

Page 33: ... press the DISCHARGE button again Note The battery pack can be recharged repeatedly If you recharge the battery pack while it still has enough power to operate the instrument however it will last for a shorter period This is called the memory effect If you experience the memory effect discharge the battery pack as described above and then recharge it This returns the battery pack to its full capac...

Page 34: ...for s When the external battery is connected and the BC 65 battery pack is mounted on the instrument the instrument automatically uses the power source that has the most available power Setting Up the Tripod 2 1 C Caution The tops of the tripod ferrules are very sharp When handling or carrying the tripod take care to avoid injuring yourself on the ferrules 1 Open the tripod legs enough to for the ...

Page 35: ... on the tripod For detailed instructions see Setting Up the Tripod page 14 2 While looking through the optical plummet align the reticle with the station point To do this turn the leveling screws until the center mark of the reticle is directly over the image of the station point 3 While supporting the tripod head with one hand loosen the tripod leg clamps and adjust the lengths of the legs until ...

Page 36: ...5 Using both hands to support the outer side of the leveling base carefully slide the instrument about on the tripod head until the tip of the plumb bob is positioned over the exact center of the station point Note To confirm that the instrument is precisely aligned check its position from two directions at right angles to each other Leveling 2 1 When you level the instrument you make the vertical...

Page 37: ...mage with the center crosshairs of the reticle To sight the instrument 1 Adjust the diopter a Aim the telescope at a blank area such as the sky or a piece of paper C Warning Never look at the sun through the telescope If you do you may damage or lose your eyesight b Looking through the eyepiece rotate the diopter ring until the reticle crosshairs are in sharp focus 2 Eliminate parallax a Aim the t...

Page 38: ...ode N Prism These modes can be changed at any time by holding down the MSR1 or MSR2 key for one second For more information see page 60 Table 2 1 describes how to set the measurement mode depending on the target you want to measure In some cases you can measure another target that is not appropriate to the set measurement mode Measurement with a prism 21 1 Figure 2 1 Do not use a prism with scratc...

Page 39: ...332 can measure in this mode The color and condition of the target surface also affect the measurable distance even if the targeted objects are the same Some less reflective targets may not be measured Table 2 2 describes some examples of targets and approximate measureable distances Hold the prism securely in place and do not move while taking measurements In Prism mode in order to avoid false me...

Page 40: ...ective in the background the measured data may be affected by these adverse conditions When an obstacle momentarily passes through the beam between the instrument and the target for example passing cars on the road the false data short distance is deleted automatically However if the amount of reflection is almost the same and the difference in distances between the correct and the false data is l...

Page 41: ...1 Preparing the Reflector Sheet 2 2 The reflector sheet can be used for measurements in Prism mode Assemble the reflector sheet as shown in Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 Reflector sheet assembly Reflector sheet Mini prism adapter Telescopic prism pole Prism pole tripod type PPS ...

Page 42: ...ribrach adaptor see page 23 3 If necessary change the direction of the prism see page 23 4 Set the prism constant see page 23 5 Set the position of the target plate see page 24 Detailed instructions for Step 2 through Step 5 are provided on the following pages Target plate for single prism Tiltable single prism holder Tribrach adapter 13 14 Leveling base W10 W11 Tripod Prism C Target plate for sin...

Page 43: ...gned 3 Replace and tighten the adjustment screw Changing the direction of the prism 20 1 The prism mounted on the tribrach adapter can be rotated to face in any direction To change the direction of the prism 1 Release the rotation clamp To do this turn the clamp lever counterclockwise 2 Turn the upper plate of the tribrach adapter until the prism is facing in the required direction 3 Fasten the ro...

Page 44: ... the vertical axis of the prism and the tribrach adapter Face 1 Face 2 Measurements 2 1 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...

Page 45: ... 25 A Face 1 measurement is made with the vertical circle positioned to the left of the telescope eyepiece A Face 2 measurement is made with the vertical circle positioned to the right of the telescope eyepiece See Figure 2 5 Figure 2 5 Face 1 and Face 2 Face 1 Face 2 ...

Page 46: ...2 Preparation 26 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual ...

Page 47: ...es Instruction Manual 27 Getting Started 3 In this chapter Q Turning the Instrument On and Off Q Selecting a Language Q Changing Regional Configuration Pre sets Q Display and Key Functions Q List Display Q Inputting Data Q Jobs Q Measuring Distances ...

Page 48: ... telescope until it passes the horizontal position on Face 1 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 140 Once you start to use an initialized HA you must rotate the alidade to initialize the HA every time you turn o...

Page 49: ... When the instrument is in sleep mode it wakes up if any of the following occurs You press a key The instrument receives a remote control command You rotate the alidade You tilt the telescope Press To ENT again turn off the instrument the Reset softkey reboot the program and re start the instrument the Sleep softkey put the instrument into power saving mode ESC cancel the power off process and ret...

Page 50: ...ssian 1 To select a different language power on the instrument and press ESC and 3 at the Tilt Telescope screen The Select Language screen appears Up to three languages are available in the installed Language Pack The screen shows which languages are currently available on the instrument The current language selection is highlighted 2 Press or v to highlight the required language and then press EN...

Page 51: ...age page 30 After the instrument reboots and the telescope is tilted the Regional Configuration screen appears 2 Press or v to highlight the required regional settings and then press ENT 3 If you do not want to change the current settings press ESC and quit The instrument will continue to use the last settings that were configured The settings affected by the Regional Configuration screen are Tabl...

Page 52: ...on Baud 4800 4800 4800 Length 8 8 8 Parity None None None Stop bit 1 1 1 Stakeout Add PT 1000 1000 1000 Units Angle GON GON DEG Distance meters meters US ft Temp C C F Press mm Hg mm Hg In Hg Rec Store DB RAW XYZ RAW XYZ RAW XYZ Data Rec Internal Internal Internal Others XYZ disp Fast Fast Fast 2nd Unit None None None Sig Beep On On On Split ST No No No Table 3 1 Regional Configuration Pre sets Ca...

Page 53: ...or more information see Settings page 135 Display and Key Functions 3 1 Figure 3 1 shows the keys on the NPL 302 series instrument keyboard and the LCD display Figure 3 1 NPL 302 keyboard and display CD Input ABC ABC ABC Owner s Detail Blank Blank Blank Table 3 1 Regional Configuration Pre sets Category Setting Europe International United States ...

Page 54: ...sic Measurement Screen BMS page 41 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 current measurement data PT HA VA and SD on the COM port if you press t...

Page 55: ...ters A B C or 7 page 66 Displays the Stakeout menu Shows stakeout settings if held down for one second In numeric mode enters 8 In alphanumeric mode enters D E F or 8 page 81 Displays the Offset Point Measurement menu In numeric mode enters 9 In alphanumeric mode enters G H I or 9 page 105 Displays the Programs menu which contains additional measuring programs In numeric mode enters 4 In alphanume...

Page 56: ...signed to the USR2 key In numeric mode enters 2 In alphanumeric mode enters V W X or 2 page 46 Opens a window where you can enter a code The default code value is the last code entered In numeric mode enters 3 In alphanumeric mode enters Y Z a space or 3 page 42 Displays the HOT menu which includes Height of Target Temp Press Target Note recording and Default PT settings In numeric mode enters min...

Page 57: ...linking there is excessive signal for N prism If this icon is blinking rapidly the signal is low If this icon is blinking slowly there is no signal If there is no icon analog power for EDM is off Input mode is numeric Press a key on the number pad to enter the number printed on the key Input mode is alphabetic Press a key on the number pad to enter the first letter printed beside the key Press the...

Page 58: ...h 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 to cycle through the settings for that switch Switch 1 backlight Switch 2 Sound Contrast adjustment window When the 2 switch window is open press or to display the contrast adjustment window Then press or v to change the cont...

Page 59: ...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 information on setting the secondary distance unit see page 140 The smallest unit of display for distances measured in feet and inches is 1 16 in Smaller units are impractical in the f...

Page 60: ...ave 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 St...

Page 61: ... 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 sel...

Page 62: ...ult code When you press COD in the BMS 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...

Page 63: ... 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 between two types of target such as a reflector ...

Page 64: ...any observation screen Each note can be up to 50 characters The note is stored as a CO record in the raw data To display a list of previously used notes press the Stack softkey The stack stores the last 20 notes Use or v to highlight a note in the list Then press ENT to select the note HT can be left blank in the target set If you leave it blank the current HT value is always applied to the measur...

Page 65: ...goes out of level while the compensators are turned on To display the bubble indicator in an observation screen press The NPL 362 352 has two axis level compensation To turn the leveling compensators on or off press or When the leveling compensators are turned off the text OFF appears on the screen If the instrument is more than 3 30 out of level the text OVER appears on the screen To return to th...

Page 66: ...om one of these menus Cogo O S PRG By default Input HT is assigned to USR1 and no function is assigned to USR2 Hold down the USR key for one second to display the list of functions that can be assigned to the key The currently assigned function is indicated by an asterisk beside the function name To change the function that assigned to the key press or v to highlight the function Then press ENT If...

Page 67: ...from observation screens When you press DAT in the BMS or in observation screens in functions such as Stakeout 2Pt RefLine and Arc RefLine the assigned data in the current job appears Hold down DAT for one second in the BMS or an observation screen to display the Select Format screen Use this screen to change the type of data that is assigned to DAT Press 1 or select DAT MENU to display the Data m...

Page 68: ...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 Press to move up one page If the Page Down icon appears there are more pages after the current page Press to move down one ...

Page 69: ... the 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...

Page 70: ...ssing ENT without a point name To use a point 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 th...

Page 71: ...ion screen appears Press MSR1 or MSR2 to start a measurement To change the height of the target press the HT softkey To go to the point recording screen when you have finished the measurement press ENT Enter the point or code name Press ENT When you move the cursor to a field the current or default value appears in inverted text this is the default Replace All input mode Press to change the input ...

Page 72: ...e point list To display a list of existing points press the List 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 You can add digits or alphabetic characters if required Entering a code 32 2 The CD Code field always defaults to the last...

Page 73: ...press the Stack softkey when the cursor is in the CD field Use or v to move the cursor to the code that you want to use Then press ENT The selected code is copied to the CD field Entering a code from the code list To display a list of existing codes press the List softkey when the cursor is in the CD field To edit the code list go to MENU Data Code List For more information see Editing an item in ...

Page 74: ...des 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 appears If you do not press the 1 key again the letter T is selected Once you have selected a letter the cursor moves to the feature code beginning with that letter If th...

Page 75: ...values either in decimal feet or in feet and inches For more information see Unit page 139 and Others settings page 140 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 a...

Page 76: ... 1 1 Press MENU to open the MENU screen 2 Press 1 to open the Job Manager 3 Press the Creat softkey to open the Create Job screen 4 Enter the job name To enter Type 65 5 3 8 6 5 5 3 8 ENT 65 6 5 ENT 65 5 6 5 5 ENT 65 5 3 8 6 5 5 6 ENT 5 3 8 0 5 3 8 ENT or 0 5 6 ENT The numerator and denominator that you enter are automatically converted to the closest value from the following list 0 1 8 1 4 3 8 1 ...

Page 77: ... or select Job to open the Job Manager 3 Move the cursor to the job that you want to use as the control job 4 Press the Ctrl softkey 5 Press the Yes softkey For more information see Creating a control job page 57 If either of the messages MAX 32JOBs or Data Full appears delete at least one existing job to free space You cannot free space by deleting records in an existing job When you enter a poin...

Page 78: ...er you can use the DEL softkey to delete it Measuring Distances 3 1 Sighting a prism reflector 31 1 C Warning Never look at the sun through the telescope If you do you may damage or lose your eyesight Sight the telescope to see crosshairs at the center of the prism reflector Jobs created in version 1 02 or earlier are not compatible with version 1 10 or later Download all jobs before you update th...

Page 79: ...y observation screen While the instrument is taking a measurement the prism constant appears in a small font If the average count is set to 0 measurements are taken continuously until you press MSR1 MSR2 or ESC 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 S...

Page 80: ...cted field To change the height of target HT temperature or pressure press HOT For more information see HOT key page 43 Settings that relate to corrections T P corr Sea Level C R corr and Map projection are included in the job settings These settings are job specific If you need to change any of these settings you must create a new job For more information see Job settings page 117 and Settings pa...

Page 81: ...e 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 mode setting controls how the MSR1 and MSR2 keys operate in the BMS The MSR only setting is the defa...

Page 82: ...3 Getting Started 62 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual ...

Page 83: ...R 4 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual 63 Applications 4 In this chapter Q HA Reset and Angle Operations Q Station Setup Q Stakeout Q Program Key Q Recording Measurement Data Q Measuring Offsets ...

Page 84: ...BMS Entering the horizontal angle 41 2 To display the HA Input screen press 2 or select Input in the Angle menu Use the numeric keys to enter the horizontal angle Then press ENT Recording a foresight point after repeat angle measurement 41 3 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 pre...

Page 85: ...ENT to record Face 1 Face 2 measurement 40 1 To take F1 F2 data without taking a distance measurement press 4 or select F1 F2 in the Angle menu 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 ...

Page 86: ... to the displayed value press ENT or the Set softkey To cancel the process and return to the Basic Measurement Screen BMS press ESC or the Abrt softkey Station Setup 4 1 To open the Stn Setup menu press STN in the BMS To select a command from this menu press the corresponding number key Alternatively press or to highlight the command and then press ENT Press or v to move up or down one page The la...

Page 87: ...eight of instrument field If the point is new a coordinate input screen appears Enter the coordinates for the point Press ENT after each field When you press ENT in the CD field the new point is stored If the specified point has a code the code appears in the CD field 3 Enter the instrument height in the HI field and then press ENT The Backsight screen appears 4 Select an input method for defining...

Page 88: ...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 AZ Azimuth calculated by coordinates If you are measuring to a known coordinate BS press DSP to display a QA screen The QA screen shows the dHD and dVD values which indicate the difference between the measured d...

Page 89: ...eed to the next measurement on Face 2 press the F2 softkey To go directly to the Face 2 measurement after taking a distance measurement 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 rec...

Page 90: ... for the BS press ENT on the BS field 3 In the AZ field enter the azimuth angle to the BS point If you press ENT without entering a value in the AZ field the azimuth is automatically set to 0 00 00 4 Sight the BS point and press ENT ST and F1 records are stored in the job You can also use the F2 softkey for F1 F2 measurements See Advanced feature Measuring F1 and F2 page 69 Backsight point Azimuth...

Page 91: ...s are taken You can delete poor observations and recalculate if necessary You can also select the BS point The F2 softkey is not available on the NPL 332 If the angle between known point 1 and known point 2 measured from the station point is extremely acute or extremely oblique the resulting solution will be less reliable geometrically For geometric reliability select known point locations or stat...

Page 92: ...e point name for the first observation point PT1 3 Enter the target height and press ENT 4 Sight PT1 and press MSR1 or MSR2 To use the F2 softkey for F1 F2 measurements see Advanced feature Measuring F1 and F2 page 69 5 To proceed to the next point press ENT 6 Enter the second point PT2 and its height of target The F2 softkey is not available on the NPL 332 ...

Page 93: ... softkey see Advanced feature Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection page 74 8 When the results are satisfactory record the station To do this press ENT or the REC softkey 9 Enter the height of instrument if required Press ENT The ST field defaults to the last recorded PT 1 10 To change the station name move to the ST field and edit or replace the text BS defaults to the first observed po...

Page 94: ...culated distance dHD HD errors between measured distance and calculated distance To delete a measurement because of large sigma values for example highlight the measurement data or display the detail screen for the measurement Then press the DEL softkey The STN coordinates are automatically recalculated The minimum data required for a resection is either three angle shots or one angle shot and one...

Page 95: ...on point defaults to the last recorded PT 1 or ST 1 depending on the Split ST setting HI Height of instrument BS Backsight point blank AZ Backsight azimuth defaults to zero 2 No default PT is assigned to the BS Leave this field blank or enter a BS point name 3 The backsight azimuth AZ defaults to zero but you can change this 4 To complete the station setup sight the BS and press ENT When you press...

Page 96: ...press ENT 4 Sight the BM point and press MSR1 or MSR2 5 To take an F1 F2 measurement press the F2 softkey 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 The F2 softkey is not available on the NPL 332 When the HI is changed the Z coordinate is updated before the sta...

Page 97: ... setup Enter station coordinates for observations without recording data 2 Do one of the following To reset the horizontal angle to the HA set in the last station setup sight the BS and press the Reset softkey or press ENT To cancel the process and return to the BMS press the Abrt softkey or press ESC You must complete a station setup before you use the BS check function This function always refer...

Page 98: ...the HA field and press ENT If you do not need to reset the HA leave the HA field blank and press ENT The display returns to the BMS Base XYZ does not store a ST record so the BS Check cannot check the backsight when you enter a station using Base XYZ To store raw data use one of the other functions in the Stn Setup menu This function does not store an ST record in the job You can use this function...

Page 99: ...dinate 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 Angle the azimuth input screen appears Enter the angle value and press ENT A measurement screen appea...

Page 100: ...our 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 r...

Page 101: ...ance 41 1 1 To display the input screen for the distance and angle to the target press 1 or select HA HD in the Stakeout menu 2 Enter the values and press ENT HD Horizontal distance from station point to stakeout point dVD Vertical distance from station point to stakeout point HA Horizontal angle to stakeout point R IN L OUT CUT FiLL IN OUT Height of target R L FILL CUT ...

Page 102: ... and the stakeout point are displayed dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point R L Right Left Lateral error IN OUT In Out Longitudinal error CUT FIL Cut Fill Once a measurement is taken the Cut Fill value and Z coordinate are updated as the VA is changed If you press ENT without entering HA the current HA is used If you press HOT in any observation screen the HOT key menu appears You...

Page 103: ...en S O7 or S O8 if the secondary distance unit is set the S O1 screen appears To customize the S O2 S O3 and S O4 screens hold down DSP for one second For more information see Customizing items in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS page 40 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...

Page 104: ... move up and down the list Use or to move up or down one page 3 Highlight a point in the list and press ENT The delta angle and the distance to the target are shown 4 Rotate the instrument until the dHA is close to 0 00 00 Press MSR1 or MSR2 dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point HD Distance to the target point 5 Ask the rodman to adjust the target position When the target is on th...

Page 105: ...point input screen To switch between display screens press DSP This function works as in the angle distance stakeout except that the screen counter for example S O1 8 is not displayed For more information see Using DSP to switch between display screens page 83 Once a measurement is taken the Cut Fill value and Z coordinate are updated as the VA is changed Use the Add Constant field in MENU Setting...

Page 106: ...PT field 2 Enter the start point Fr and the end point To The range between Fr and 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 ...

Page 107: ...select DivLine S O in the Stakeout menu 2 Set up the baseline To do this sight the target on the line the end point and press MSR1 or MSR2 3 Enter the total stake number in the Span total field The observation screen for the first stake from the instrument appears 4 Sight the prism and press MSR1 or MSR2 5 Use or v to change the guide point You can calculate and guide up to double the number of th...

Page 108: ...Stakeout menu 2 Enter the first point P1 of the line 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 points are calculated and can be staked If you press ENT without entering a PT name you can enter temporary coordinates which are not recorded in the job Alternatively press the MSR softkey to measure a point 1 2 HD 2 2 3 2 4 2...

Page 109: ...f the P1 P2 line dZ Difference in height from the line 5 Rotate the instrument until the dHA is close to 0 00 00 6 Sight the target and press MSR1 or MSR2 When a distance measurement is taken the difference from the design point appears 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 a...

Page 110: ... to enter the point by measuring press 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 scre...

Page 111: ...red point Using DSP to switch between display screens Press DSP to switch between the Stakeout display screens The following screens are available The REF5 screen is only available if the secondary distance unit is set For more information see Others settings page 140 Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press DSP in the last screen REF4 or REF5 the REF1 screen appears REF1 REF2...

Page 112: ...t 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 Measuring distance and offset values on the arc curve 40 1 1 Press 2 or select Arc RefLine in the Programs menu 2 Enter the start of the curve point P1 and the azimuth of its tangent line AZ1 3 To enter P1 by direct measurement press the MSR softkey 4 Choose a method to define the arc P2 ...

Page 113: ...e value for a clockwise curve Enter a negative value for a counterclockwise curve 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 114: ...n see Others settings page 140 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 1...

Page 115: ...ce between two points 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 rSD 2nd sighting point rVD rHD Horizontal angle 0 direction rHA 2nd sighting point Station point 1st sighting point ...

Page 116: ...or MSR2 The distances between the first and second point are displayed rSD Slope distance between two points rVD Vertical distance between two points rHD Horizontal distance between two points 4 To change display screens press DSP rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point rV Percentage of grade rVD rHD 100 rGD Vertical grade rHD rVD 1 5 To record the distance and angle information as a comment ...

Page 117: ...measurement For more information see Measuring between the current and the first point measured page 96 Data that you save in RDM functions is stored in RM records For more information see RM records page 143 When you download data in Nikon RAW format they are output as comment CO records Difference between 1 Cont and 2 Radial P1 P2 P3 P4 P3 P4 P2 P1 1 Cont The preceding two points are subject to ...

Page 118: ...t function press 5 or select REM in the Programs menu 2 Enter the height of target 3 Sight the target point and press MSR1 or MSR2 4 Loosen the vertical clamp and turn the telescope to aim at an arbitrary point The difference in elevation Vh appears A prism is required only at the sighting target point Station point Sighting point Arbitrary point ...

Page 119: ... Plane in the Programs menu 2 Enter two points to define the plane To enter the point by direct measurement press the MSR softkey When you press the MSR softkey a temporary observation screen appears 3 Press MSR1 or MSR2 The Record PT screen appears You can use an REM measurement to update the height of target Take a measurement to the prism sight the bottom of the prism pole and press ENT Baselin...

Page 120: ...the baseline dZ Vertical distance from P1 to the target point Using DSP to switch between display screens Press DSP to switch between the plane 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 pres...

Page 121: ...in the Programs menu 2 Enter three points to define the slope plane To enter the point by direct measurement press the MSR softkey If you 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 Stn P2 X2 Y2 Z2 P1 X1 Y1 Z1 P3 X3 Y3 Z3 Target X Y Z b a...

Page 122: ...s 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 S PLN1 3 to S PLN3 3 Enter PT and CD Then press ENT Sample records CO 3ptPlane P1 1062 P2 2902 P3 1547 CO a 31 497 b 14 239 SS 30123 A49 1 6110 0 0000 234 3210 86 0955 16 07 18 If the plane is defined by ...

Page 123: ...ode from the stack page 53 To record the point press ENT on the last field When recording sideshots stakeout records and control shots from the Rept function you can choose to store raw data only XYZ data only or both For more information see Recording page 139 Hold down ENT for one second to record the measurement as a CP record If HA or VA is moved after you take a measurement but before you pre...

Page 124: ... setting of the Ext Comm field in MENU Settings Comm For more information see Communications page 138 Sample output records through COM port When the Ext Comm field is set to NIKON TR PN PT8 SD 000066626 HA 003856010 VA 008048500 HT 0000061757 TR PN point name SD HA VA HT when ACK is returned PN is incremented When the Ext Comm field is set to SET 0006662 0804806 0394324 97 SD VA HA Chk SUM To out...

Page 125: ...aped 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 measured point Use or v to move to the appropriate offset field Left In Up Out Down Right ...

Page 126: ...ken 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 M...

Page 127: ...he target 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 DI...

Page 128: ...on press 4 or select Line by HA in the Offset menu 2 Sight the first prism or target and press MSR1 or MSR2 The display moves to the next screen 3 Sight the second 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 ...

Page 129: ...0 48 3304 169 20370 82 02470 10 52 37 CO PT1 0 0000 48 3020 169 19165 83 58565 CO PT2 0 0000 48 3155 168 54250 85 42440 CO O S MSR 40 0 0000 0 0000 169 20370 87 02340 The calculated point TGT is stored as a SS record Measurements to the first and second target P1 and P2 are stored as comment records PT1 and PT2 The last record records the angle measurement to the ALT vertically offset point from t...

Page 130: ... the direction of the point that you want to store 3 Enter the HD Usually this is the taped distance from the instrument point 4 Enter 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 This function is useful when the instrument is very close to the point and it is difficu...

Page 131: ... wall Press MSR1 or MSR2 3 Sight a second point on the same wall with the 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...

Page 132: ... circle center calculation function press 7 or select Circle in the Offset menu If you have not taken a measurement to the circle before entering this function a temporary measurement screen appears 2 Sight any point on the surface of the circle and press MSR1 or MSR2 The calculated corner point is stored as an SS record The next three or four comment records are measured points For example CO Poi...

Page 133: ...11 51 48 CO PT1 0 0000 0 0000 47 05350 83 58560 CO PT2 0 0000 0 0000 29 53010 83 58560 CO O S MSR 71 1 5555 36 5418 38 28360 81 06510 CO Radius of circle 0 356 CO Input SD 0 0020 If you have taken a distance measurement to the center of the circle press the Calc softkey to calculate the offset using one edge angle observation The calculated point center of the circle is stored as an SS record The ...

Page 134: ...set 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 MSR 83 1 5555 76 5518 62 08380 81 0...

Page 135: ... H A P T E R 5 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual 115 Menu Key 5 In this chapter Q Introduction Q Job Manager Q Cogo Q Settings Q Data Q Communication Q 1sec Keys Q Calibration Q Time ...

Page 136: ... the list If there are no jobs stored the Create Job screen appears See Creating a new job page 117 Opening an existing job 52 1 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 settin...

Page 137: ...sing the current job settings press ENT or the OK softkey Job settings The following settings are set when a job is 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 Angl...

Page 138: ...e settings are separate from other temporary settings Deleting a job 50 1 C Caution There is no undelete function in the Job Manager Before you press ENT or select DEL make sure that the selected job is the one that you want to delete 1 In the job list highlight the job that you want to delete 2 Press the DEL softkey A confirmation screen appears 3 Do one of the following To delete the selected jo...

Page 139: ...record A control job has the same format as a standard job You can open and modify it like any other job and you can use it to record any measured data To set the control job 1 Highlight the job that you want to use 2 Press the Ctrl softkey A confirmation screen appears 3 Do one of the following To set the selected job as the control job press ENT or the Yes softkey To cancel the process press ESC...

Page 140: ...e job list press any key Cogo 5 1 Use the Cogo menu to perform coordinate geometry COGO calculations You can access this menu at any time from any observation or PT input screen To open the Cogo menu press 2 or select Cogo on the MENU screen Calculating angle and distance between two coordinates 51 1 To open the Inverse menu press 1 or select Inverse in the Cogo menu PT PT inverse PT PT calculates...

Page 141: ...contents of the result screen press DSP Gd Grade HD VD V 100 Gd rSD Slope distance PT1 to PT2 3Pt angle The 3Pt Angle function calculates the angle between two lines defined by three points To calculate a 3Pt angle 1 Press 2 or select 3Pt Angle in the Inverse menu P1 is the base point Two lines are to be defined by P2 and P3 both from P1 2 Enter the point name or use the MSR softkey to take a meas...

Page 142: ...he instrument calculates the angle and distances 5 Do one of the following To return to the Inverse menu press ENT To return to the Input BasePt screen press ESC When you press the MSR softkey a temporary measuring screen appears Sight the target and press MSR1 or MSR2 to take a measurement After the measurement a recording point screen appears To store the measured point enter the PT HT and CD va...

Page 143: ... 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 not enter a value in the dVD field the value 0 0000 is used A recording point screen with the calcul...

Page 144: ... targets Enter the plus minus angle horizontal distance and vertical distance from the baseline defined by P1 P2 If you do not enter a value in the dVD field the value 0 0000 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...

Page 145: ...point input screen press ENT in the Z field The default PT is incremented to the next value Calculating area and perimeter 50 2 To calculate an area or perimeter press 3 or select Area Perim in the Cogo menu To take a measurement enter the first point and press ENT or press the MSR softkey In the upper right corner of the screen a counter indicates how many points you have entered To input point n...

Page 146: ...ned all the points in the lot Then press v to calculate the area and perimeter Press ENT to store the calculated values as a comment record or press ESC to return to the Cogo menu If you chose to store the area enter a name to identify the area and then press ENT The first and last points that you enter are joined to close the area You must enter the points in the order in which they define the lo...

Page 147: ...rs 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 enter point names in the PT field Press ESC to return to the Input PT screen with ...

Page 148: ... 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 A negative value in the Sta field means the opposite direction along the defined bearing line A negative value in the O S field is for the left hand side of the bearing line ...

Page 149: ... To enter the Intersection menu press 3 or select Intersection in the Cogo menu There are four functions in this menu for calculating coordinates Calculating a bearing bearing intersection A bearing bearing intersection is the intersection point of 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...

Page 150: ... in the AZ field To go to the next screen press ENT 6 Define the second line by two points or by P2 and AZ 7 To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press ENT in the AZ field The calculated coordinates are displayed You can input a Z coordinate if necessary 8 Enter a value in the PT field and in the CD field 9 To record the point press ENT Sample records CO Int BB P1 P10 AZ 330 5417...

Page 151: ...s press the Pts softkey To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press ENT in the HD field 5 If there are two results the first solution appears graphically relative to the P1 P2 line To display the second solution press or 6 To record the point press ENT when the required solution appears 7 Enter a Z coordinate if necessary 8 To move to the PT and CD fields press ENT Sample records ...

Page 152: ...e from P1 and press ENT 4 To define the distance HD by two points press the Pts softkey 5 Enter P2 and the distance from P2 HD 6 To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press ENT in the HD field 7 Press or to display the second solution 8 To record the point press ENT when the required solution appears 9 Enter a Z coordinate if necessary Press ENT to move to the PT and CD fields Sam...

Page 153: ...e Pts softkey to enter another point name on the line 4 Enter the perpendicular point to the line or press the MSR 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 Z coordinate of the perpendicular point is calculated relative to the P1 P2 slope 6 Enter PT and CD then press ENT to record the point Sample re...

Page 154: ...sets 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 155: ...ecified in the following sections cannot be changed once a job is created If any of these settings 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 212 The VA zero job setting cannot be changed once a job is created The HA job setting ca...

Page 156: ...corr OFF 0 132 0 200 Temperature and Pressure corrections SD Slope dist before adj SD Slope dist after adj K Compensation coefficient P Pressure hPa T Temperature C Sea Level correction HD Horizontal dist before adj HD Horizontal dist after adj ZSTN Instrument Z Re 6370 km The Scale T P corr Sea Level and C R corr job settings cannot be changed once a job is created K 275 106 P 10000 0 13 5951 980...

Page 157: ...use the density of the air surrounding the earth decreases with altitude light is refracted at different rates at different altitudes The error caused by this change in refraction is called refraction error HD Horizontal dist before adj HD Horizontal dist after adj VD Vertical dist before adj VD Vertical dist after adj SD Slope dist VA Vertical angle Re 6370 km k C R constant 0 132 or 0 200 Curvat...

Page 158: ... Unit OFF At Once 0 1min 0 5min 3min 10min Sleep OFF 1min 3min 5min Communications 51 5 To open the Communication menu press 5 or select Comm in the Settings menu Ext Comm NIKON SET Baud 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400bps Length 7 8 Parity EVEN ODD NONE Stop bit 1 2 Stakeout 51 6 Press 6 or select Stakeout in the Settings menu to open the Stakeout menu Add PT Integer between 1 and 999 999 The Orde...

Page 159: ...er raw and or coordinate data is stored when you record SS CP or SO records in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS or Stakeout screen Data Rec Internal COM Set this field to COM to output data on the COM port when you press ENT in the BMS or a Stakeout screen The data is not stored to the job file For more information see Outputting data to the COM port page 104 If you select US Ft or I Ft an additio...

Page 160: ...akeout observation screens and 2 pt reference line screens The extra screen shows the HD VD and SD in the secondary unit Sig Beep ON OFF Split ST No Yes Select Yes to separate the point numbers of station points from other record type point numbers CD Input ABC 123 Sets the default input mode when a CD field appears If you select US Ft or I Ft an additional settings screen appears Use this screen ...

Page 161: ...g Regional Configuration Pre sets page 31 B Tip The Nikon total station supports up to 3 languages on the instrument For more information on changing the language settings see page 30 Data 5 2 Use the Data menu to view or edit records To display the Data menu press 4 on the MENU screen Viewing records 52 1 Viewing raw data To show the raw data records in a list press 1 on the Data menu screen When...

Page 162: ...the second screen showing X Y Z PT and CD Coordinates are not available in F1 or F2 records When you take more than one measurement to the same point and choose to overwrite the XYZ data the old raw record becomes raw data only As a result only one SS RAW record keeps its corresponding SS XYZ record Other SS RAW records to the same point no longer have coordinates available ST records ST station r...

Page 163: ...g the BSCheck function the system writes a comment record When you input a Stn XYZ by Base XYZ function the recorded station appears as a comment record SY records When you complete a station setup a SY record is stored This record contains the Temperature Pressure and Prism Constant values RM records When you record measurements in RDM Cont or RDM Rad they are labeled as RM records Each RM record...

Page 164: ...ected record UP MP CC and RE records All coordinate records contain PT CD X Y and Z fields UP records are uploaded point coordinates MP records are manually input point coordinates CC records are points calculated in Cogo and RE records are points calculated in Resection When the Store data setting is set to RAW XYZ or to XYZ shots in the BMS SS records in various O S functions SS records in 2Pt R...

Page 165: ...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 selected station press ENT To display all the observation data from the selected station in chronological order press ENT again Detailed data is as for raw data For detailed information about each point type and format see Viewing raw data page 141 ...

Page 166: ...ing coordinate records In the XYZ screen use or v to highlight 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...

Page 167: ... selected record A reconfirmation screen appears Press the DEL softkey to confirm deletion There is no undelete function on the instrument Before you press the DEL softkey make sure that you have selected the correct station record You cannot press ENT in this screen You can also delete coordinate data by pressing the DEL softkey in the detailed display screen for the record If the record that you...

Page 168: ...t azimuth AZ Editing raw records 1 Do one of the following In the RAW screen highlight the record that you want to edit Then press the Edit softkey In the detailed data screen press the Edit softkey 2 Use or v to highlight a field Then modify the value in the selected field When you delete a ST record in the raw data view or the station data view all the observation data from the station is also d...

Page 169: ...turn 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 Then press the Edit softkey In the detailed data screen press the Edit softkey When you change the HT of an SS SO or CP measurement record its Z coordinate is ...

Page 170: ...to the edit screen press ESC or the No softkey Editing station records Note The system will not recalculate measurements if you change the station record 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 ...

Page 171: ...ample when you enter 30 in the PT field the search matches the points named 300 301 302 3000A2 and 3010 If you change the ST or HI values the coordinates of observation points are not recalculated A comment record is stored to record the change The following example shows a comment record for a changed HI value CO HI changed at ST 9012 Old HI 1 345m If you change the BS or AZ values raw records ar...

Page 172: ...oordinate records In the XYZ screen press the Srch softkey to access the XYZ data search function To find a coordinate by name enter the name in the PT field and press ENT twice If you selected ST SO F1 or F2 in the Type field you do not have to enter a value in the CD field Press ENT in the PT field to start the search If you selected CO CO SY or CO RDM in the Type field you cannot enter a value ...

Page 173: ...atching 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 To search by point type move to the Type field and use or to change the selected point type The options are ALL MP UP CC and RE If no point matches the specified c...

Page 174: ...e CD field the point is stored as an MP record After you have recording a point the next point input screen is shown with the updated default PT Point name list and code list 50 3 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 n...

Page 175: ...ht the item you want to delete Then press the DEL softkey A confirmation 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...

Page 176: ...points the Edit Item screen appears It contains only the PT field For codes the Edit Code screen appears containing the CD field and the REC field Edit the text shown and then press ENT A confirmation screen appears Press ENT or the Yes softkey to accept the changes and update the list To delete a whole layer highlight the layer name in the list and press the DEL softkey All codes and layers in th...

Page 177: ... 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 For example if you set the CD field to MANHOLE and the REC field to 1155 the text MANHOLE appears on the screen but the code 1155 is stored If you press...

Page 178: ...ew 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 the CD value is stored Press ENT to add the new code and update the code l...

Page 179: ...y 2 Enter the name of the new layer 3 To change between alphabetic and numeric input mode press MODE To store the new layer press ENT The new layer is added to the list in alphabetic order Communication 5 1 Use the Communication menu to download or upload data To display the Communication menu press 5 or select Comm on the MENU screen ...

Page 180: ...at will be downloaded press ENT in the Data field As each record in the current job is output from the instrument downloaded the current line number is updated After downloading is completed you can choose to delete the current job To delete the current job press 4 To return to the Basic Measurement Screen BMS press ESC or the Abrt softkey Uploading coordinate data 51 2 To upload coordinate data f...

Page 181: ... in receive mode Then use the Send Text File command in the terminal program on the computer to start sending data As each point is received by the instrument the value in the Records field is incremented Press the Job softkey to go to the Job Manager screen For more information see Job Manager page 116 In the terminal program set flow control to Xon Xoff If you press ESC during data upload the up...

Page 182: ...is PT 1 N 30 000 E 20 000 CD L1 Uploading coordinates without points You can upload data without points If 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 Uploading a point name list or code list 50 1 To upload a point name...

Page 183: ... counter is updated as each line in the list is stored You can store up to 254 codes or point names 1sec Keys 5 1 Use the 1sec Keys menu to configure the settings for the one second keys MSR DSP USR S O and DAT To access this menu press 6 or select 1sec Keys in the MENU screen MSR key settings 51 1 To change settings for the MSR1 and MSR2 keys press 1 or select MSR in the 1sec Keys menu If a code ...

Page 184: ...fields use or to change the settings B Tip You can also access the settings screen by holding down MSR1 or MSR2 for one second DSP key settings 51 2 To change the display items 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 ...

Page 185: ...o change the settings for the USR1 key press 1 or select USR1 To change the settings for the USR2 key press 2 or select USR2 In the Select Functions screen the asterisk indicates the function that is currently assigned to the key To highlight a function use or v To assign that function to the selected USR key press ENT S O key settings 51 4 To enter the Stakeout settings screen press 4 or select S...

Page 186: ...ss ENT Calibration 5 1 Use the Calibration screen to calibrate the instrument To open the Calibration screen press 7 or select Calibrat on the MENU screen For more information see Adjusting page 172 Time 5 2 Use the Date Time screen to set the current date and time 1 To open the Date Time screen press 8 or select Time on the MENU screen The current date and time settings are displayed 2 Enter the ...

Page 187: ...r 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 4 35 PM press 1 6 ENT 3 5 ENT 5 Do one of the following To finish setting the date and time press ENT in the Minutes field To cancel the input press ESC ...

Page 188: ...5 Menu Key 168 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual ...

Page 189: ...hecking and Adjustment 6 In this chapter Q Checking and Adjusting the Plate Level Q Checking and Adjusting the Circular Level Q Checking and Adjusting the Optical Plummet Q Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale and Horizontal Angle Corrections Q Checking the Instrument Constant ...

Page 190: ...ubble is in the center of the vial 5 If the bubble is not in the center of the vial adjust the plate level a Using the adjusting pin supplied rotate the plate level s adjustment screw until the bubble has moved half of the distance back to the center b Using leveling screw A move the bubble into the center of the vial c Repeat from Step 4 Checking and Adjusting the Circular Level 6 1 Once you have...

Page 191: ... ground below the instrument While you are looking through the optical plummet adjust the leveling screws until the image of the X is in the center of the reticle mark 3 Rotate the alidade 180 If the marked image is in the same position in the center of the reticle mark no adjustment is required 4 If the image is not in the same position adjust the optical plummet a Use the supplied hexagonal wren...

Page 192: ...er VA1 VA2 No adjustment is required if the zero reference for vertical angles VA zero setting is set to Zenith and VA1 VA2 equals 360 No adjustment is required if the zero reference for vertical angles VA zero setting is set to Horizon and VA1 VA2 is either 180 or 540 An adjustment is required if VA1 VA2 is not one of the values listed above Note The difference between the vertical angle reading ...

Page 193: ... Face 2 vertical angle tilt off value HA2 Face 2 horizontal angle tilt off value X2 Face 2 X axis tilt value Y2 Face 2 Y axis tilt value 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 The NPL 332 has vertical axis a...

Page 194: ...the instrument constant you can either compare a correctly measured base line with the distance measured by the EDM or follow the procedure below To check the instrument 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 ...

Page 195: ... out of range contact your dealer 10 Move the NPL 302 to other points on the line between Point P and Point Q 11 Repeat Step 5 through Step 10 several times 12 Calculate the average of all the values of RP and the average of all the values of RQ 13 Compare the value of PQ to averaged RP averaged RQ The difference should be within the specified range of error for the instrument 3 mm 2 ppm distance ...

Page 196: ...6 Checking and Adjustment 176 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual ...

Page 197: ...C H A P T E R 7 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual 177 Specifications 7 In this chapter Q Main Body Q Standard Components Q External Device Connector ...

Page 198: ...o 33 ft to the standard prism it is recommended that you use a Nikon original prism to maintain accuracy Tube length 153 mm 6 02 in Magnification 26 Effective diameter of objective 40 mm 1 57 in EDM 50 mm 1 97 in Image Erect Field of view 1 30 2 6 m at 100 m 2 6 ft at 100 ft Resolving power 3 0 Focusing distance 1 6 m to infinity 63 in to infinity Focusing method Anallactic focusing Measurement ra...

Page 199: ...on Compensation range 3 Reading system Photoelectric incremental encoder NPL 352 Diametrical reading on HA Single reading on VA NPL 332 Single reading on HA VA Circle diameter reading 88 mm 3 46 in 79 mm 3 11 in Minimum display increment 360 1 5 10 400G 0 2 mgon 1 mgon 2 mgon MIL6400 0 005 MIL 0 02 MIL 0 05 MIL DIN18723 accuracy NPL 362 3 1 0 mgon NPL 352 332 5 1 5 mgon Precise mode Prism 3 2 ppm ...

Page 200: ...tivity 71 9 Optical plummet 71 10 Precise mode Prism 1 6 sec initial 2 6 sec Reflectorless 1 6 sec initial 3 5 sec Normal mode Prism 0 5 sec initial 2 2 sec Reflectorless 0 8 sec initial 3 2 sec Prism offset correction 999 mm to 999 mm 1 mm step Type Coaxial tangent clamp knobs Range 3 5 Type Detachable Plate level vial 30 2 mm Circular level vial 10 2 mm Image Erect Magnification 3 Field of view ...

Page 201: ...on 128 64 Display illumination Backlight Keys 25 Supplied on NPL 362 352 face 1 and face 2 sides NPL 332 face 1 side Communications Type RS 232C Maximum baud rate 38400 bps asynchronous External power supply input voltage 7 2 V through 11 V DC Output voltage 7 2 V DC rechargeable Continuous operation time Continuous distance angle measurement 6 5 hours Prism mode 7 0 hours Reflectorless mode Dista...

Page 202: ...ap Vinyl cover Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual this document Carrying case Shoulder strap Operating temperature range 20 C through 50 C 4 F through 122 F Storage temperature range 25 C through 60 C 13 F through 140 F Main unit 168 mm W 173 mm D 347 mm H Carrying case 470 mm W 350 mm D 231 mm H Main unit 5 4 kg 11 90 lbs approx Battery BC 65 0 4 kg 0 88 lbs approx Carrying cas...

Page 203: ...n Use only the male connectors specified above Using other connectors will damage the instrument The external device connector is a Hirose HR 10A 7R 6S female connector The pinouts for connecting it to an external device connector are shown below C Caution Use only the pin connections shown above Using other connections will damage the instrument Input voltage 7 2 V to 11 V DC System RS 232C Signa...

Page 204: ...ge 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 external power 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 external power input connector is...

Page 205: ...C H A P T E R 8 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual 185 System Diagrams 8 In this chapter Q System Components ...

Page 206: ...ment side Battery charger type Q B4U B4E with power cord Tubular compass Tubular compass attachment NPL 302 series NPL PC connecting cable 9 pin 25 pin Personal computer 115V 220 240V Quick charger Q 75U 115V Q 75E 220 240V Diagonal eyepiece Zenith prism External Ni Cd battery type B4E External battery cord tyoe B4 2 ...

Page 207: ...m reflector side Mini prism C Reflector sheet Mini prism holder Mini prism adapter Telescopic prism pole Coaxial target plate for single prism Tiltable single prism holder Standard round single prism C Prism adapter Prism pole tripod type PPS Tribrach adapter 13 14 Leveling base Nikon tripod ...

Page 208: ...8 System Diagrams 188 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual ...

Page 209: ...C H A P T E R 9 Pulse Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual 189 Communications 9 In this chapter Q Uploading Coordinate Data Q Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists Q Downloading Data ...

Page 210: ...ettings 91 1 To configure the transmission speed and other settings go to MENU Settings Comm For more information see Communications page 138 Record format 91 2 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 211: ... 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 Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists 9 2 Settings 92 1 To configure the transmission speed and other settings go to MENU Settings Comm For more information see Communications page 138 Code Description Length PT Point number Up to 16 digits X Actual X coordinate Variable le...

Page 212: ... 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 contains String 3 1 1 and String 3 1 2 Layer 3 contains the five items from Layer 3 1 t...

Page 213: ... 92 3 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 214: ...vation 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 i...

Page 215: ...identifier fixed text pt Point number pt id Point ID ht Height of target sd Slope distance ha Horizontal 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 ...

Page 216: ...al number of point staked ht Height of target sd Slope distance ha Horizontal angle va Vertical angle time 24 hour time stamp 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 ident...

Page 217: ...he following SDR20V03 05 SDR2x SDR33V04 01 SDR33 21 24 0000 Not used 25 40 datetime Download date and time in hours and minutes 41 ang Angle units One of the following 1 Degrees 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 Coo...

Page 218: ...d 51 zero VA The reference point for vertical angles One of the following 1 Zenith 2 Horizon 52 61 62 71 72 81 0 000 0 000 0 000 Not used Not used Not used 02KI stnpt northing easting elevation hi desc 1 4 02KI Station details record identifier fixed text 5 8 2x 5 20 33 stnpt Station point number 9 18 2x 21 36 33 northing Northing of station 19 28 2x 37 52 33 easting Easting of station 29 38 2x 53...

Page 219: ...ord identifier fixed text 5 8 2x 5 20 33 stnpt Station point number 9 12 2x 21 36 33 bspt Backsight point number 13 22 2x 37 52 33 bsazim Backsight azimuth 23 32 2x 53 68 33 ha Horizontal angle 08KI pt northing easting elevation desc 1 4 08KI Coordinates record identifier fixed text 5 8 2x 5 20 33 pt Point number 9 18 2x 21 36 33 northing Northing of the coordinate 19 28 2x 37 52 33 easting Eastin...

Page 220: ...tnpt 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 42 2x 69 84 33 ha Horizontal angle 43 58 2x 85 100 33 desc Feature code ...

Page 221: ...ields 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 13NM...

Page 222: ... 10 000 CO Temp 20C Press 760mmHg Prism 0 22 JUL 2002 07 11 34 ST 1 1 400 55 4500 55 4500 F1 0 0000 90 0000 8 27 58 SS 3 1 200 330 706 326 027 20 320 07 13 46 SIGN SS 4 1 250 379 193 300 847 29 084 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 9...

Page 223: ... 23 Jul 2002 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 PLATFORM 13F10001...

Page 224: ...s 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 2002 07 09 21 13NMPrism constant 0 08KI0001100 000 200 000 10 000 08KI0002200 000 300 000 20 000 13NMBacksight Check to Pt 2 HA 359 3525 07 21 39 13NMBack...

Page 225: ...ies Instruction Manual 205 Error Messages 10 In this chapter Q Angle Q Cogo Q Communications Q Data Q External Communication Q Job Manager Q Programs Q Recording Data Q Reflectorless Mode Measurement Q Searching Q Settings Q Stakeout Q Station Setup ...

Page 226: ...ed is identical to the previous input point Press any key to return to the point input screen Then use a different point XY coordinate is required 102 3 The input point does not have XY NE coordinates Press any key to return to the point input screen Then enter a point that has X and Y coordinates Communications 10 3 If an error is detected during uploading of data the instrument aborts the upload...

Page 227: ...ecified line in the data Data 10 4 Can t Edit Current ST 104 1 You have tried to edit the current ST Note You cannot edit the current ST However old ST records can be edited No recalculation can be performed on the instrument Press any key to return to the code layer name input screen Can t Edit ST BS refer to this PT 104 2 You have tried to edit a coordinate that the current ST or BS refers to Yo...

Page 228: ...e appears on the bottom line Contact the company that supplied your data recorder or external communications software and report the command that appears on the bottom line Job Manager 10 6 Cannot Assign 106 1 You have tried to set the current job as the control file Press any key to return to the previous screen Then select a different job Can t Create 106 2 There is no space available to create ...

Page 229: ...ms function C Warning 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 current HA orientation are correct Otherwise records in the Programs function may not be correct XY Z coordinate are required 107 2 Three dimensional coordinates are required in S Plane function Press any key to return to the p...

Page 230: ...put screen Change PT Duplicate PT 108 3 The input PT you are trying to record already exists in the current job as an SS SO or CP record An existing SS SO or CP record can be overwritten by measured data No Open Job 108 4 No job is open 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 ...

Page 231: ...ignal is received for the Reflectorless mode measurement Press Esc and change Reflectorless mode Target N Prism to Prism mode Target Prism by holding down the MSR1 or MSR2 key for one second Searching 10 10 PT Not Found 1010 1 There is no point that matches the criteria you entered Press any key to return to the point input screen This message may appear in any function where the PT CD is input su...

Page 232: ...Input Error 1012 1 The point name style used in the Fr field is not the same as the style used in the To field For example the Fr field style is 1 and the To field style is A200 Press any key to return to the Fr To input screen Then re enter the point name using the same naming style in both fields NO Stn Setup 1012 2 You did not perform a station setup or BS check before entering the Stakeout fun...

Page 233: ...other shot to calculate the ST coordinate Same Coordinate 1013 2 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 1013 3 There is not enough space to record a station when you start any of the Station Setup functions XY coor...

Page 234: ...se Laser Station NPL 302 Series Instruction Manual Z coordinate is required 1013 5 The input point for Benchmark does not have a Z coordinate Press any key to return to the PT input screen Then use a PT that has a Z coordinate ...

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