Nikon NPL-632, Instruction Manual

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5 Menu Key
108 Field Station NPL-632 Instruction Manual
Calculating area and perimeter
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 then
press
[ENT]
, or press the
MsrPT
softkey.
In the upper right corner of the screen, a counter
indicates how many points you have entered.
To input point numbers consecutively, use the
Fr/To
softkey. For more information, see Advanced feature:
Entering a range of points, page 109 .
If you enter a new point name, you can enter new
coordinates and record the point. If you do not want to
record the point, press
[ENT]
without entering a value in
the PT field. An XY coordinate input screen appears.
Continue to enter points until you have defined all the
points in the lot. Then press
[v]
to calculate the area and
perimeter.
Do one of the following:
•
Select the
END
softkey or
[ENT]
to display the
confirmation screen for storing the result. A
confirmation screen appears.
•
Select the
Cont.
softkey or
[ESC]
to return to the
Input PT screen to input a new point.
In the confirmation screen, do one of the following:
•
To save the calculated values as an area (AR)
record, select the
Yes
softkey or press
[ENT]
to
open the Input Area name screen.
•
To return to the Input PT menu without
recording the results, select the
No
softkey.
•
To cancel the process, press
[ESC]
.
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 lot.
You can enter up to 99 points.