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Field Station NPL-632 Instruction Manual

Applications

If the curve length (Len) is too large for a circle of the
given radius, it is shortened.

Using

[DSP]

to switch between display screens

Press

[DSP]

to switch between the Stakeout display screens. The following screens are

available:

The ARC5 screen is only available if the secondary distance unit is set. For more
information, see

Others settings, page 120

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,17,1.0000,6.9202,18.4700,80.3120,15:48:48,2REF-LINE

To ...

Press ...

switch between display screens

[DSP]

change HT

[HOT]

record points

[ENT]

ARC1

ARC2

ARC3

ARC4

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O/S
dZ

X
Y
Z

HA
VA
SD

HA
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Summary of Contents for NPL-632

Page 1: ...Version A1 1 0 May 2006 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...ct 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 experienced radio TV technician for help C Warning This equipment has been certified to comply with the lim...

Page 3: ...les from the instrument to an office computer using USB 14 Setting Up the Tripod 15 Centering Using the Optical Plummet 15 Leveling 17 Sighting 17 Setting the Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target 18 Measurement with a prism 18 Measurement in Reflectorless mode 19 Preparing the Reflector Sheet 21 Setting Up the Prism Reflector 22 Adjusting the height of the tribrach adapter 22 Changing the dir...

Page 4: ... repeat angle measurement 56 Face 1 Face 2 measurement 57 Horizontal angle hold 58 Station Setup 58 Setting up a station with known coordinates or azimuth 58 Advanced feature Measuring F1 and F2 60 Setting up a station using multiple point resection 61 Advanced feature Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection 64 Setting up the station quickly without coordinates 64 Determining station eleva...

Page 5: ...e 95 5 Menu Key 97 Introduction 98 Job Manager 98 Opening an existing job 98 Creating a new job 99 Deleting a job 100 Setting the control job 100 Displaying job Information 101 Importing a job 102 Exporting a job 103 Cogo 104 Calculating angle and distance between two coordinates 104 Calculating and manually inputting coordinates 106 Calculating area and perimeter 108 Advanced feature Entering a r...

Page 6: ... from the removable memory 143 Coping a job from the removable device 144 Changing the list view of files on the removable memory 144 6 Checking and Adjustment 145 Checking and Adjusting the Plate Level 146 Checking and Adjusting the Circular Level 146 Checking and Adjusting the Optical Plummet 147 Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale and Horizontal Angle Corrections 148 Checking 148 Adjusting 148 ...

Page 7: ...rdinate Data 168 Settings 168 Record format 168 Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists 170 Settings 170 File format 170 Downloading Data 172 Settings 172 Nikon raw record formats 172 SDR2x and SDR33 record formats 175 Data examples 179 10 Error Messages 183 Angle 184 Cogo 184 Communications 184 Data 185 Job Manager 186 Programs 186 Recording Data 187 Searching 188 Settings 188 Stakeout 188 Station S...

Page 8: ...Contents viii Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual ...

Page 9: ...Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual 11 Safety In this chapter Q Introduction Q Laser Safety Q Warnings and Cautions ...

Page 10: ...ce Laser Safety The NPL 632 is a Class 1 laser instrument Class 1 laser instruments do not require any special precautions signage or training for laser safety C WARNING The laser beam is hazardous to the eyes and the body Do not sight the instrument on the face or body of a person Table 1 1 Specifications for laser emission Wave length 870 nm Drive method Pulse repetitive drive Output power 6 4 W...

Page 11: ...posure to the laser beam seek medical advice immediately If the instrument housing is open and the instrument is turned on the laser emits a beam stronger than the Class 1 safety level C WARNING Never disassemble modify or repair the instrument yourself If you do you may receive electric shocks or burns or the instrument may catch fire You may also impair the accuracy of the instrument C WARNING U...

Page 12: ...the tripod take care to avoid injuring yourself on the ferrules C CAUTION Although a Class 1 laser is regarded as safe under normal operating conditions it is recommended that you cap the objective when the instrument is not in use in order to avoid laser emissions Do NOT look into the laser C CAUTION Before carrying the tripod or the instrument in the carrying case check the shoulder strap and it...

Page 13: ...at the battery pack is clamped securely in place and that the battery mounting buttons are set in the vertical LOCK position If the battery pack is not securely fastened the main unit may come 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 unsta...

Page 14: ...Safety 16 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual ...

Page 15: ...C H A P T E R 1 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual 1 Introduction 1 In this chapter Q Welcome Q Parts of the Instrument Q Maintenance ...

Page 16: ...for the users of a Field Station NPL 632 instrument Before you operate a NPL 632 instrument read this manual carefully In particular pay attention to the warnings and cautions that appear in the Safety section at the front of the manual Before you begin you should also read the maintenance instructions For more information see Maintenance page 5 ...

Page 17: ... 632 Face 1 Telescope Telescope Diopter ring Plate level Display Storage mark Tribrach clamp knob Battery mounting buttons Main body battery aligning mark Vertical tangent Vertical clamp Upper plate clamp screw focusing ring eyepiece and face 1 keyboard Optical sight finder Reticle plate cover The laser Safety Label shown is attached to the underside of the keyboard Upper plate tangent screw ...

Page 18: ... Horizontal axis indication mark Optical plummet Data output external power input connector Input voltage 7 2 11 V DC Leveling screw Base plate Tribrach Circular level Objective Lumi guide Battery pack and carrying transmitter finder handle The Laser Class Label shown below is attached to the telescope LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS PART ...

Page 19: ...f dust or moisture gets into the instrument severe damage could result In the field make sure that the cap and cover are firmly closed If you open the connector cap and or the card slot cover in the field you cannot ensure the required waterproof and dust proof standards IP 54 Before you open the connector cap or the card slot cover wipe off all moisture If you open the cap cover while it is wet i...

Page 20: ...d or printed surfaces Doing so could result in discoloration of the surface or in peeling of printed characters Clean these parts only with a soft cloth or a tissue lightly moistened with water or a mild detergent To clean the optical lenses lightly wipe them with a soft cloth or a lens tissue that is moistened with alcohol The reticle plate cover has been correctly mounted Do not release it or su...

Page 21: ...hing and Re Attaching the Battery Pack Q Using the CompactFlash CF Card Q Using the USB Memory Stick Q Setting Up the Tripod Q Centering Using the Optical Plummet 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 Carrying the Instrument Case Q Face 1 Face 2 Measurements ...

Page 22: ... pack read the warnings also listed in the Safety section at the front of this manual and the following notes C WARNING Use ONLY the battery charger that is attached to the instrument to charge the battery pack P N BC 80 Do NOT use any chargers other than the enclosed model Using other chargers may cause the battery pack to catch fire or rupture You cannot use the old Nikon chargers models Q7U E o...

Page 23: ...e it until it has been fully discharged Recharging a fully charged battery pack lowers its performance To prevent malfunction keep the charging plug clean If the charger indicator LED2 blinks orange and green after charging is started there may be a problem in the battery pack Do NOT use or charge the battery pack any further Please contact your dealer If the ambient temperature drops below 10 C 5...

Page 24: ...acts on the battery pack 1 If the instrument is turned on press PWR to turn it off 2 Set the battery mounting buttons in the horizontal UNLOCK position To do this turn each button inward 3 While pressing both battery mounting buttons lift the battery pack off the main body of the instrument Attaching the BC 80 battery pack C CAUTION Before you pick up the instrument by the carrying handle make sur...

Page 25: ...is is a normal part of the instrument s design Note An external battery is available as an optional accessory for the NPL 632 instrument When the external battery is connected and the BC 80 battery pack is mounted on the instrument the instrument automatically uses the power source that has the most available power Using the CompactFlash CF Card Note CompactFlash is as trademark of SanDisk Corpora...

Page 26: ...clockwise by 90 degrees so that the protrusion on the knob is set to the OPEN position Note Do NOT rotate the knob on the slot cover beyond the limit as this may damage the knob 2 Place the CF card with its blank side facing outward and with the connector side facing down and then insert the card into the slot Note Make sure that you place the card correctly in relation to the slot before you push...

Page 27: ...To remove the CF card press the eject button Using the USB Memory Stick C CAUTION Before you open the card slot cover wipe off all moisture If you open the cap or cover while they are wet it may result in malfunction C CAUTION Nikon recommends that you format the USB memory stick on your office computer before you use it for the first time C CAUTION While the system is writing data to the USB memo...

Page 28: ... 3 Make sure that the protrusion on the knob is set to the OPEN vertical position and then close the cover C CAUTION If you force the cover closed with the protrusion on the knob cover set to the LOCK horizontal position you may damage the cover 4 Rotate the knob counter clockwise until the protrusion on the knob in set to the LOCK position Note To ensure that the cover is firmly locked the cover ...

Page 29: ...g yourself on the ferrules Note Do not carry the instrument while it is attached to a tripod 1 Open the tripod legs enough to for the instrument to be stable 2 Locate the tripod directly over the station point To check the tripod s position look through the center hole in the tripod head 3 Firmly press the tripod ferrules into the ground 4 Level the top surface of the tripod head Note If you want ...

Page 30: ...s of the legs until the air bubble is in the center of the circular level 4 Tighten the tripod leg clamps 5 Use the plate level to level the instrument For detailed instructions see Leveling page 17 6 Look through the optical plummet to check that the image of the station point is still in the center of the reticle mark 7 If the station point is off center do one of the following If the station po...

Page 31: ... 6 Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 to center the bubble in both positions 7 Rotate the alidade 180 8 If the bubble in the plate level remains centered the instrument is level If the bubble moves off center adjust the plate level For detailed instructions see Checking and Adjusting the Plate Level page 146 Sighting When you sight the instrument you aim the telescope at the target bring the target imag...

Page 32: ...ign the target accurately on the center crosshairs Setting the Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target The NPL 632 instrument has two measurement modes Prism mode Prism and Reflectorless mode 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 53 The following table describes how to set the measurement mode depending on...

Page 33: ...s reflective targets may not be measured The following table describes some examples of targets and approximate measurable distances Measurable distances may be shorter or measurement intervals may be longer in the following cases Hold the prism securely in place and do not move while taking measurements In Prism mode in order to avoid false measurements on objects other than the prism or reflecto...

Page 34: ...d 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 less than two meters it may cause an error in measurements...

Page 35: ...surements in Prism mode Assemble the reflector sheet as shown in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Reflector sheet assembly Target plate and single prism holder Mini prism holder Mini prism adapter Telescopic prism pole Tripod for telescopic prism pole Mini prism C Tribrach adapter 13 14 Tribrach Nikon tripod Standard round single prism C ...

Page 36: ...Step 5 are provided on the following pages Adjusting the height of the tribrach adapter The tribrach adapter has two height settings To use the prism reflector with a NPL 632 instrument use the lower height setting To adjust the height of the tribrach adapter 1 Remove the height adjustment screw from the tribrach adapter 2 Slide the tribrach adapter up or down the prism holder mount until the heig...

Page 37: ... clockwise Setting the prism constant 1 Attach the prism to the single prism holder or triple prism holder B Tip To use a triple prism holder as a single prism holder attach the prism to the center thread of the prism holder 2 Set the prism constant To do this hold down MSR1 or MSR2 for one second For more information see Measurement settings page 53 Note The prism constant of a Nikon prism is alw...

Page 38: ... the target plate to the single prism holder 2 Move the target plate within the screw holes until the apex of the wedge pattern is aligned with the vertical axis of the prism and the tribrach adapter Carrying the Instrument Case Two belts are provided to assist you in carrying the instrument in its case safely and comfortably To carry the case over your shoulder attach one belt to the case on the ...

Page 39: ...belt is enclosed properly 1 Set up the belt and parts attached to the belt for use as either a shoulderstrap or backpack straps as described on page 24 2 Take the edge of the belt and insert it through the parts in the order shown below Figure 2 3 Attaching the belt to the instrument case 1 ...

Page 40: ... can cancel out most constant mechanical errors Some errors such as vertical axis error cannot be cancelled out by averaging Face 1 and Face 2 measurements C CAUTION When rotating the telescope take care not to catch your finger in the gap between the instrument s standard and the telescope A Face 1 measurement is made with the vertical circle positioned to the left of the telescope eyepiece A Fac...

Page 41: ...truction 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 42: ...press PWR and ENT Then do one of the following If you have entered your name or your company s name in the Owner s detail field the text from this field appears on the start up screen To set the Owner s detail field go to MENU Settings Other For more information see page 120 Once you start to use an initialized HA you must rotate the alidade to initialize the HA every time you turn on the instrume...

Page 43: ...se To select a different language 1 Turn on the instrument and press ESC and 3 at the Tilt Telescope screen The Select Language screen appears 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 ENT The instrument reboots and displays the start up Tilt Telescope scree...

Page 44: ...3 If you do not want to change the current settings press ESC and quit The instrument will continue to use the last configured settings that were configured The settings affected by the Regional Configuration screen are shown below Category Setting Europe International United States Angle VA zero Zenith Zenith Zenith Resolution 1 see note 1 see note 1 see note HA corr On On On HA Azimuth Azimuth A...

Page 45: ...rnal Internal Others XYZ disp Fast Fast Fast 2nd Unit None None None Sig Beep On On On Split ST No No No CD Input ABC ABC ABC Owner s Detail Blank Blank Blank Key Function Details Turns the instrument on or off page 28 Illumination key Turns the backlight on or off Provides access to the 4 switch window if held down for one second page 35 Displays the MENU screen page 97 Changes the key input mode...

Page 46: ...he MSR2 key Displays measurement mode settings if held down for one second page 52 Moves to the next available display screen Changes the fields that appear on the DSP1 DSP2 and DSP3 screens if held down for one second page 54 Displays the Angle menu page 56 Displays the Station Setup menu In numeric mode enters 7 In alphanumeric mode enters A B C or 7 page 58 Displays the Stakeout menu Shows stak...

Page 47: ...indow 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 38 Displays the HOT menu which includes Height of Target Temp Press Target Note recording and Default PT settings In numeric mode enters minus In alphanumeric mode enters period minus or plus page 39 Displays the Bubble indicator In numeric mod...

Page 48: ... was collected Battery indicator The battery indicator shows the battery voltage level If the battery level is critically low the following message appears 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 key repeatedly to cycle through all the...

Page 49: ...de 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 For example to adjust the reticle light brightness press or v repeatedly until the reticle light switch is highlighted Then press ENT repeatedly until the required brightness level is reached Switch 1 b...

Page 50: ... the top left of the screen and the screen indicator for example 1 4 appears at the top right To move to the next available screen press DSP For example if the DSP2 screen is currently displayed press DSP to move to the DSP3 screen The screen indicator changes from 2 4 to 3 4 Sound is on Sound is off When the secondary distance unit is set an additional screen is available It shows the HD VD and S...

Page 51: ...r codes When the cursor is in a point PT or code CD field press MODE to change the input mode between alphanumeric A and numeric 1 The input mode indicator in the status bar changes to show the current input mode 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 correspo...

Page 52: ...Record PT screen appears after each measurement Do one of the following To record the point press ENT To return to the BMS press ESC 4 To return to the BMS from the Qcode screen press MODE or ESC COD key In the BMS press COD to change the default feature code that will appear in the CD field when you record a point Setting the default code When you press COD in the BMS a window for entering the fe...

Page 53: ...menu press HOT Changing the height of the target To change the height of the target press HOT to display the HOT menu Then either press 1 or select HT and press ENT Enter the height of the target or press the Stack softkey to display the HT stack The HT stack stores the last 20 HT values entered Setting the temperature and pressure To set the current temperature and pressure press HOT to display t...

Page 54: ...get set in the list Then press the Edit softkey Entering a field note To enter a field note press HOT to display the HOT menu Then either press 4 or select Note and press ENT This function can be used at any time on 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 sta...

Page 55: ...he bubble indicator is automatically displayed if the instrument goes out of level while the compensators are turned on To display the bubble indicator in an observation screen press 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 scree...

Page 56: ...ted directly The following functions can be assigned to the USR keys Input HT BS Check Base XYZ Default PT Select Target Input Temp Press Input Note The following menus or a single function from 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...

Page 57: ...u 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 menu whenever you press DAT When ...

Page 58: ...ter the current page Press to move down one page To select an item from the list move the cursor onto the item and press ENT Inputting Data Entering a point name or number You can use numeric or alphanumeric names up to 16 characters long to identify points The default name for a new point is the last point name entered with the last digit incremented For example if the last point name was A100 th...

Page 59: ...rs Enter the point s coordinates in NE NEZ or elevation only Z format Press ENT on the last line the CD field to store the point in the current job Using a point without coordinates 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 To adjust the duration of the ...

Page 60: ...isplayed use or to page up or page down the list When you select a point from the list its coordinates are displayed and a beep sounds Recording an instant measurement You can also input a point by recording an instant measurement To do this press the MsrPT softkey An observation screen appears Press MSR1 or MSR2 to start a measurement To change the height of the target press the HT softkey To go ...

Page 61: ...t from the 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 When you move the cursor to a field the current or defaul...

Page 62: ... Entering a code from the stack The code stack is a list of recently used codes The stack may contain up to 20 codes To display the stack 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 Li...

Page 63: ... 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 there is no code beginning with that letter the cursor moves to the next available letter Qcodes Quick codes Qcodes let you shoot and record many points with feature codes in the field You can register up to ten Quick codes To regi...

Page 64: ...rmat The default denominator is 16 If the denominator is 16 you do not have to enter it and it is not displayed on the screen For example if you enter 2 0 8 5 ENT it appears as 2 08 5 2 feet 8 and 5 16ths inches The following examples show how various values are entered Feet Inches Numerator Denominator ENT 0 11 0 15 0 99 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 ...

Page 65: ...u cannot change a job s settings once you have created the job 6 Press ENT in the last field of the Job Sett screen to create the new job Creating a control job A control job or common file stores coordinate data that is used by several field jobs You can create a control job in the office 1 Press MENU to open the MENU screen 2 Press 1 or select Job to open the Job Manager 3 Move the cursor to the...

Page 66: ...crosshairs at the center of the prism reflector When a reflected lightwave is detected the signal level is indicated When you enter a point name or number the system searches in the current job first If the point is not found in the current job the search is automatically extended to the control job If the point is found in the control job the selected point is copied to the current job as a UP re...

Page 67: ...d data If the signal level is insufficient to take a measurement the signal icon flashes on and off For more information see Status bar page 33 Measurement settings To view the measurement settings hold down MSR1 or MSR2 for one second Use or v to move the cursor between the fields Use or to change the value in the selected field To change the height of target HT temperature or pressure press HOT ...

Page 68: ...ec mode One of the following MSR only Confirm ALL 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 default measurement mode After a measurement the instrument stops in the BMS and waits for you to press ENT ...

Page 69: ... P T E R 4 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual 55 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 70: ...en 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 1 To activate repeat angle measurement press 3 or select Rept in the Angle menu HR 0 appears 2 Sight the backsight and press ENT 3 Sight the foresight and press ENT The horizontal angle is accumulated and the value is held again 4...

Page 71: ... the telescope to the other face HRx HR N HA BSAz HRx normalized In repeat angle measurement the HA is replaced by HR The number of repeat angles appears at the top of the screen for example N 5 Horizontal angles can be measured up to 1999 59 59 5 This function stores both raw and XYZ data as CP records regardless of the Store DB setting Use Face 1 Face 2 F1 F2 measurements to obtain maximum accur...

Page 72: ...light the command and then press ENT Press or v to move up or down one page The last function used is highlighted Setting up a station with known coordinates or azimuth 1 Press 1 or select Known in the Stn Setup menu 2 Enter a point name or number in the ST field If the input point number or name is an existing point its coordinates are displayed and the cursor moves to the HI Height of instrument...

Page 73: ...exists in the job its coordinates are shown 3 If you intend to take a distance measurement to the BS enter the height of target in the HT field 4 Sight the BS on Face 1 F1 Press ENT to complete the setup To record a full shot with HA VA and SD values to the BS press MSR1 or MSR2 If you are measuring to a known coordinate BS press DSP to display a QA screen The QA screen shows the dHD and dVD value...

Page 74: ... 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 records without a CP record press the OK softkey Sighting the backsight by entering the azimuth angle 1 To enter th...

Page 75: ... in the job You can also use the F2 softkey for F1 F2 measurements See Advanced feature Measuring F1 and F2 page 60 Setting up a station using multiple point resection A resection sets up the station using angle distance measurements to known points You can use a maximum of 10 points in a resection Measurements can be distance and angle or angle only Calculation starts automatically when enough me...

Page 76: ...F2 softkey for F1 F2 measurements see Advanced feature Measuring F1 and F2 page 60 5 To proceed to the next point press ENT 6 Enter the second point PT2 and its height of target 7 Measure to PT2 and press ENT When the instrument has enough data it calculates the station STN coordinates If the angle between known point 1 and known point 2 measured from the station point is extremely acute or extrem...

Page 77: ...o the ST field and edit or replace the text BS defaults to the first observed point 11 To change the BS press the Change softkey 12 Select the BS point that you want to use and press ENT 13 To finish the resection setup move the cursor to the BS field and press ENT If you have set Split ST to Yes the ST field defaults to the last recorded ST value 1 For more information see Others settings page 12...

Page 78: ...or the next PT appears Setting up the station quickly without coordinates The station point ST in this function defaults to a new point number For the new point MP 0 0 0 is stored as the coordinates When the ST is manually changed to a known point name the station is set up on the coordinates of the known point 1 To enter Quick Station setup press 3 or select Quick in the Stn Setup menu dHA Distri...

Page 79: ...HT field 3 Enter the HT and 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 Even if both ST and BS are known points this function does not calculate the backsig...

Page 80: ...2 Enter the new instrument XYZ values and press ENT You must complete a station setup before you use the BS check function This function always refers to the backsight point from the last ST record stored in the current open job HA Current HA reading BS The HA to the BS in the last station setup Enter station coordinates for observations without recording data Base XYZ does not store a ST record s...

Page 81: ...Line in the Stn Setup menu 2 Enter a known point as P1 If you enter a new point name a coordinate input screen appears Sight P1 and press MSR1 or MSR2 to take a measurement Press ENT 3 Choose how you want to define a known line To define the line by entering P2 coordinates press 1 or select By Coord To define the line by entering the azimuth press 2 or select By Angle 4 If you select By Angle the ...

Page 82: ...asurement 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 record ...

Page 83: ...or 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 If you press ENT without entering HA the current HA is used R IN L OUT CUT FiLL IN OUT Height of target R L FILL CUT ...

Page 84: ...istance unit is set For more information see Others settings page 120 Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press DSP in the last screen 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 37 dHA Differ...

Page 85: ...ut by coordinates press 2 or select XYZ in the Stakeout menu 2 Enter the point name that you want to stake and press ENT You can also specify the point by code or radius from the instrument If several points are found they are displayed in a list Use or v to 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 t...

Page 86: ...UT In Out Longitudinal error CUT FIL Cut Fill 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 70 During observation you can use the flashing Lumi guide to indicate distance To set the tolerance for the Lumi gu...

Page 87: ...ht a point press or v To go to the stakeout observation screen press ENT If you have assigned a control job and additional points are found in the control job the Ctrl softkey appears under the list DivLine S O This function divides the line between the instrument and the first target by an input span number It then guides you to stake out the points one by one 1 Press 3 or select DivLine S O in t...

Page 88: ...er of the stakes 6 To record the point as an SO record press ENT RefLine S O This function allows you to stake out a point based on the Sta O S and dZ to a specified line 1 Press 4 or select RefLine S O in the Stakeout menu 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 calcul...

Page 89: ...an SO record press ENT Using DSP to switch between display screens You can use DSP to switch between display screens This function works as in the angle distance stakeout For more information see Using DSP to switch between display screens page 70 If you press ENT without entering a PT name you can enter temporary coordinates which are not recorded in the job Alternatively press the MsrPT softkey ...

Page 90: ...rPT 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 then press MSR1 or MSR2 The Record PT screen appears If you press ESC in the Recor...

Page 91: ... you press DSP in the last screen REF4 or REF5 the REF1 screen appears To store the point and its offset distance information press ENT Enter the point name and feature code You can also use this screen to change the HT value Sample records CO 2pt Ref Pt 16 Pt 13 Az 311 2932 CO Sta 12 6876 Offset 1 3721 dZ 0 0971 SS 17 1 0000 6 9202 18 4700 80 3120 15 48 48 2REF LINE Sta Horizontal distance from P...

Page 92: ...nt P1 and the azimuth of its tangent line AZ1 3 To enter P1 by direct measurement press the MsrPT softkey 4 Choose a method to define the arc P2 can be any point on the tangent line that is to exit the curve 5 In the radius Rad field enter a positive value for a clockwise curve Enter a negative value for a counterclockwise curve When all factors have been entered the instrument calculates the curv...

Page 93: ...see Others settings page 120 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 18 ...

Page 94: ...ial function press 3 or select RDM Radial in the Programs menu 2 Sight the first point and press MSR1 or MSR2 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 rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point 1st sighting point rSD 2nd sighting point rVD rHD Horiz...

Page 95: ... 2 observation screen Default point numbers are displayed You can change these point numbers To record a note press ENT in the To field rSD Slope distance between two points rVD rVD Vertical distance between two points rHD rHD Horizontal distance between two points rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point rV Percentage of grade rVD rHD 100 rGD rGD Vertical grade rHD rVD 1 Data that you save in...

Page 96: ...ring between the current point and the first point measured page 80 Measuring remote elevation 1 To enter the Remote Elevation Measurement function press 5 or select REM in the Programs menu 2 Enter the height of target Difference between 1 Cont and 2 Radial P1 P2 P3 P4 P3 P4 P2 P1 1 Cont The preceding two points are subject to calculation 2 Radial Calculations are made with reference to the first...

Page 97: ...al plane 1 To enter the 2 Pt Reference Plane function press 6 or select V Plane in the Programs menu 2 Enter two points to define the plane To enter the point by direct measurement press the MsrPT softkey When you press the MsrPT softkey a temporary observation screen appears 3 Press MSR1 or MSR2 The Record PT screen appears You can use an REM measurement to update the height of target Take a meas...

Page 98: ...ween 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 and then press ENT Sample records CO Vertical Ref Plane Pt1 516 A1 Pt2 530 CO Sta 68 021 dz 17 459 SS 30123 A48 1 5480 16 4020 40 4720 89 ...

Page 99: ...ENT in a blank field an input screen for temporary coordinates appears These coordinates will not be stored When you have entered the temporary coordinates Keyed in XYZ appears instead of the PT name If the plane is defined by two points by selecting 2Pt the vertical plane is the same as the plane used in the V Pln function but the indicating factors are Sta and dZ not a and b For more information...

Page 100: ...3 1547 CO a 31 497 b 14 239 SS 30123 A49 1 6110 0 0000 234 3210 86 0955 16 07 18 Recording Measurement Data Recording data from any observation screen To record points on observation screens press ENT PT defaults to the last recorded PT 1 You can enter the PT name from the point list or the point stack For more information see Entering a point from the point list page 47 and Entering a point from ...

Page 101: ...tion see Communications page 118 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 If HA or VA is moved after you take a measurement but before you press ENT ...

Page 102: ...creen appears 2 Sight the target and then press MSR1 or MSR2 3 Enter offset distances from the measured point Use or v to move to the appropriate offset field You can enter any combination of taped offset distances to specify the point 4 To go to the recording PT screen press ENT in the last field The calculated coordinates are shown 5 Enter a PT and CD value 6 Press ENT to record the point Raw da...

Page 103: ...set point press ENT or the OK softkey The XYZ data is also recalculated based on the new angle Two prism pole 1 To enter the two prism pole function press 3 or select 2Prism Pole in the Offset menu 2 Sight the first prism and then press MSR1 or MSR2 3 Sight the second prism and then press MSR1 or MSR2 You can record an angle offset in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS After taking a distance measur...

Page 104: ...he accuracy of the observation 6 To record the point press ENT or the OK softkey Sample records SS 14 0 0000 38 9200 271 0350 89 2630 11 04 15 DITCH CO 2Prism O S P1 P2 0 5090 0 5060 P2 Tgt 0 5020 In this sample data 0 5090 is the measured value 0 5060 is the entered value Extending a line by horizontal angle offset 1 To enter the line extension by HA function press 4 or select Line by HA in the O...

Page 105: ... of target is fixed to 0 0000 for the offset point Sample records SS 40 0 0000 48 3304 169 20370 82 02470 10 52 37 CO PT1 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 r...

Page 106: ...nstrument point 4 Enter a PT and CD value and then 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 Calculating a corner point 1 To enter the corner point function press 6 or select Corner in the Offset menu 2 Take a distance measurement to the first prism or target on the wall Press MSR1 or M...

Page 107: ...ed as the intersection of two walls P1 P2 and P3 P4 The default elevation is given by P4 7 Enter a PT and CD value The height of target HT defaults to the value used in the last measurement 8 To record the corner point press ENT Sample records SS 58 0 0000 48 3304 169 19165 82 02470 10 52 37 FLOOR2 CO PT1 1 0080 48 3020 169 19165 83 58565 CO PT2 1 0080 48 3155 128 54250 85 42440 CO O S MSR 40 0 00...

Page 108: ...T 4 Sight the other edge of the circle and then press ENT The instrument calculates and records the center of the circle It also calculates the coordinates of the center point and the radius of the circle 5 To record the point press ENT or the OK softkey If you use a prism attached to the surface of the circle for the distance measurement press the SD softkey to eliminate the offset error from the...

Page 109: ...e 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 06510 The calculated point center of the ...

Page 110: ...4 Applications 96 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual ...

Page 111: ... R 5 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual 97 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 Q Removable Memory External Memory ...

Page 112: ... jobs The newest job appears at the top of the list If there are no jobs stored the Create Job screen appears See Creating a new job page 99 Opening an existing job The job list shows all the jobs stored on the instrument in descending date order The following symbols may be used to provide extra information about jobs Press or v to move up or down the job list Press ENT to open the highlighted jo...

Page 113: ...hat the data in a job is correctly stored in the database and that all necessary corrections are applied when you store each record To move between fields press or v Alternatively to move to the next field press ENT Scale factor 0 999600 to 1 000400 T P correction ON OFF Sea Level ON OFF C R correction ON OFF Angle unit DEG GON MIL Distance unit Metre US Ft I Ft Temp unit C F Press unit hPa mmHg i...

Page 114: ... Press the DEL softkey A confirmation screen appears 3 Do one of the following To delete the selected job press ENT or the DEL softkey To cancel the deletion and return to the previous screen press ESC or the Abrt softkey After you delete a job the display returns to the job list Setting the control job If you search for a point when a control job is specified and the system cannot find the point ...

Page 115: ...display job information highlight the job name and then press the Info softkey The Information screen shows the number of records in the job the free space and the date when the job was created Free space indicates how many points can be stored in the job To return to the job list press any key If a control job is already assigned the newly assigned control job replaces it as the control job To cl...

Page 116: ...is ordered job name or created date select the DSP softkey 3 Press v to move the cursor to the job that you want to copy and press ENT 4 Verify the job name and then select the YES softkey to copy the job to the instrument If the job contains a lot of records the process may take a long time A progress bar appears Select No to cancel the process 5 When the job has been copied do one of the followi...

Page 117: ...ighlight Export Job Inst MEM and then press ENT The Export Job screen appears 4 Verify the job name and then select the YES softkey to export the job to the memory storage device If the job contains many records the process may take a long time A progress bar appears Select No to cancel the process 5 When the job export is complete the Delete JOB screen appears Do one of the following To delete th...

Page 118: ...ate a PT PT inverse 1 Press 1 or select PT PT in the Inverse menu 2 Enter the first point number or name Press ENT 3 Enter the second point number name and press ENT The MsrPT softkey allows you to shoot the point on the spot to use it in the calculation The azimuth horizontal distance and vertical distance from the first point to the second point are displayed 4 Do one of the following To return ...

Page 119: ...he baseline P1 P2 The angle dHA is measured from the baseline 4 Enter the third point P3 to define the second line P1 P3 When you have entered three points the 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 GD Grade HD VD V 100 GD rSD Slope distance PT1 to PT2 When you press the MsrPT so...

Page 120: ...nt name then and press ENT Enter the azimuth horizontal distance and vertical distance Then press ENT To enter 123 45 45 type 123 4545 and then 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 calculated coordinates appears PT defaults to the last recorded PT 1 Press ENT to store the point Traverse To open the Traverse 2Pt Angle func...

Page 121: ...ss ENT P1 base PT defaults to the previously recorded PT P2 defaults to the previous P1 Entering coordinates To manually enter the XYZ coordinates press 3 or select Input XYZ in the Input menu The PT name defaults to the last recorded PT 1 Enter the coordinates using the numeric keys To move to the next field press ENT or v in a field To store the point as an MP record and return to the point inpu...

Page 122: ...T 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 t...

Page 123: ...eld and the end point name in the To field You can include letters and hyphens in the point names but the last character must be numeric Press ENT in the 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 na...

Page 124: ...econd point on the line Enter the horizontal distance along the baseline Sta the horizontal distance perpendicular to the line O S and the vertical distance dVD To calculate the coordinates of the point PM press ENT in the dVD field You can change the Z coordinate here To record the point press ENT in the CD field A negative value in the Sta field means the opposite direction along the defined bea...

Page 125: ... 1 To calculate a bearing bearing intersection press 1 or select Brng Brng in the Intersection menu 2 Enter the first point name and then press ENT Alternatively to measure directly to the point press the MsrPT softkey 3 Define the first line by azimuth 4 To define the line by two points press the Pts softkey The Fr field defaults to the P1 point but you can change the selected point In the To fie...

Page 126: ...Z 330 54175 90 00000 CO P2 408 AZ 100 0000 0 0000 CC A123 4567 3080 200 1467 1 2056 POT Calculating a bearing distance intersection 1 Press 2 or select Brng Dist in the Intersection menu Brng Dist calculates the intersection point formed by one line and one distance radius 2 Enter a point on the line The line can be defined by two points or by a point and an azimuth 3 Enter the second point P2 as ...

Page 127: ...7 6682 SIGN Calculating a distance distance intersection 1 Press 3 or select Dist Dist in the Intersection menu 2 Enter the first point name and press ENT or press the MsrPT softkey to measure directly to the point 3 Enter the distance 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 i...

Page 128: ...o the point 3 Enter the azimuth or press the Pts softkey to enter another point name on the line 4 Enter the perpendicular point to the line or press the MsrPT softkey to take a measurement to the point 5 To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press ENT If P1 and P2 are 3D points the Z coordinate of the perpendicular point is calculated relative to the P1 P2 slope 6 Enter PT and CD...

Page 129: ...n offset to the right Enter a negative value to specify an offset to the left Settings To display the Settings menu press 2 or select Settings on the MENU screen Use this menu to configure the initial job settings Some job settings specified 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 askin...

Page 130: ...nsation is applied to horizontal angle readings HA 0 to BS Azimuth The HA job setting cannot be changed once a job is created When this field is set to Azimuth the horizontal angle HA that appears and recorded is in Azimuth value When this field is set to 0 to BS HA is in HA zero to BS value Scale Numeric value between 0 999600 and 1 000400 T P corr ON OFF Sea Level ON OFF C R corr OFF 0 132 0 200...

Page 131: ... 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 ZSTN Instrument Z Re 6370 km 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...

Page 132: ... or select Stakeout in the Settings menu to open the Stakeout menu Order NEZ ENZ Lable XYZ YXZ NEZ ENZ AZ North South The Order and AZ job settings cannot be changed once a job is created Main Unit OFF 5min 10min 30min EDM Unit OFF AtOnce 0 1min 0 5min 3min 10min Sleep OFF 1min 3min 5min Ext Comm NIKON SET Baud 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 bps Length 7 8 Parity EVEN ODD NONE Stop bit 1 2 Add PT...

Page 133: ...ide indicator flashes Unit To open the Unit menu press 7 or select Unit in the Settings menu Angle DEG Degree GON MIL Mil6400 Distance Meter US Ft I F If you select US Ft or I Ft an additional settings screen appears Use this screen to specify whether to display values in Decimal Ft or Ft Inch Temp C Celsius F Fahrenheit Press hPa mmHg inHg The Angle Distance Temp and Press job settings cannot be ...

Page 134: ...een The data is not stored to the job file For more information see Outputting data to the COM port page 87 XYZ disp Fast Norm Slow ENT Defines speed to move to the next screen after showing XYZ of the input PT 2nd Unit None Meter US Ft I Ft When the Secondary unit is set to a unit an extra display screen is available in the BMS stakeout observation screens and 2 pt reference line screens The extr...

Page 135: ...w the raw data records in a list press 1 on the Data menu screen When you first view the raw data the last four raw records in the current job are displayed Use or v to scroll through the records To see detailed information for the selected records press ENT To return to the record list press ESC SS CP F1 F2 records Raw SS CP F1 and F2 records contain PT HT CD HA VA and SD fields SS records are si...

Page 136: ...s available ST records ST station records contain ST HI BS and AZ fields Press DSP to switch between the first screen showing ST HI BS and AZ and the second screen showing X Y Z PT and CD When you assign a new ST point name in MENU Stn Setup Quick the coordinates of the station is recorded as 0 0 0 SO records SO records are stakeout shots These are shots recorded in stakeout functions When the Sto...

Page 137: ... of two screens Press DSP to switch between the first screen showing From To rHD and rVD and the second screen showing rAZ rSD rV and rGD When you download data in Nikon RAW format RM records are output as comment CO records AR records An AR record stores an area and perimeter calculation When you download data in Nikon RAW format AR records are output as comment CO records View coordinate data Wh...

Page 138: ...akeout functions SO records store coordinate records as well The format of the data is the same as other coordinate records View records by station To view records by station press 3 or select ST SS SO CP in the Data menu A list of all stations appears Use or v to highlight the station name that you want to view Use or to move up or down one page To view detailed information about the selected sta...

Page 139: ...he record that you want to delete Then press the DEL softkey A confirmation screen appears To delete the selected record press ENT or the Yes softkey To cancel the deletion of data press ESC or the No softkey If the Store DB setting is set to Both the system also deletes the corresponding coordinate data when you delete an SS SO or CP record You can also delete raw data by pressing the DEL softkey...

Page 140: ...that you have selected the correct station record You cannot press ENT in this screen All observations from the station that you selected are deleted Editing records For any point record you can edit the point name PT feature code CD height of target HT height of instrument HI backsight point BS and backsight azimuth AZ If the record that you want to delete is referred by an ST record a confirmati...

Page 141: ...t softkey 2 Use or v to highlight a field Then modify the value in the selected field 3 When you press ENT on the last line of the edit screen a confirmation screen appears 4 Do one of the following To accept the changes and return to the data view screen press ENT or the Yes softkey To return to the edit screen press ESC or the No softkey When you change the HT of an SS SO or CP measurement recor...

Page 142: ...ress ENT in the CD field A confirmation screen appears 4 Do one of the following To accept the changes and return to the data view screen press ENT or the Yes softkey To go back 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 m...

Page 143: ...d 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 3456m If you change the BS or AZ values raw records are not recalculated A comment record is stored to record the change To sea...

Page 144: ... coordinate 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 You can use the asterisk as a wildcard For example when you enter 500 in the PT field the search matches the points named 500 500 1 500 A and 5000 If no point matches the specified criteria an error screen appears Press ...

Page 145: ...ftkey to display a new input point screen The PT field defaults to the last recorded PT 1 but you can change the value shown Enter the PT and CD and then press ENT to enter coordinates Use the numeric keys to enter the coordinates Press ENT or v in each field to move to the next field When you press ENT in the CD field the point is stored as an MP record Once you record a point the next point inpu...

Page 146: ... list to open the code list The point or code names and layers are shown in alphabetic order Use the four softkeys to customize the list Deleting points codes or layers In the point or code list use or v to highlight 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...

Page 147: ...r name in the list and press the DEL softkey All codes and layers in the selected layer are deleted Edit code list The Edit Code screen has two fields The CD field contains the text that appears in the list screen The REC field is optional It contains the text that is stored in the job If you leave the REC field blank the value in the CD field is used You can use the REC field to use familiar word...

Page 148: ...ted Adding a code In the code list press the Add softkey to add a new feature code to the current layer Enter the feature code in the CD field Press MODE to change between alphabetic and numeric input mode You can use the REC field to define a numeric identifier for each feature code This is optional If there is a value in the REC field this value is stored If you leave the REC field blank the CD ...

Page 149: ... order Communication Use the Communication menu to download or upload data To display the Communication menu press 5 or select Comm on the MENU screen Downloading data To go to the download settings screen press 1 or select Download in the Communication menu To display the total number of records that will be downloaded press ENT in the Data field As each record in the current job is output from t...

Page 150: ...iting the data order for upload page 137 Otherwise just press ENT To change the communication settings press the Comm softkey and then select Serial or CF USB in the I O port field The port settings must match the settings used by the terminal software on the computer Use an RS 232C cable to connect the instrument to the computer The Free space field shows the number of points that can be stored P...

Page 151: ...nts 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 If you press ESC during data upload the upload is cancelled and the display returns to the Communication menu Records that were recei...

Page 152: ...You can store up to 254 codes or point names 1sec Keys 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 To change settings for the MSR1 and MSR2 keys press 1 or select MSR in the 1sec Keys menu There are two MSR keys To change the settings for the MSR1 key press 1 or ...

Page 153: ...softkey To save the changes press ENT at the last line of DSP3 or press the Save softkey B Tip You can also access the DSP settings screen by holding down DSP for one second USR key settings To change the functions that are assigned to the USR1 and USR2 keys press 3 or select USR in the 1sec Keys menu There are two USR keys The function that is assigned to each key appears beside the key name To c...

Page 154: ...8 DAT key settings 1 To change the settings for the DAT key press 5 or select DAT in the 1sec Keys menu The asterisk indicates the currently selected view format 2 To move the cursor use or v 3 To change the format displayed by DAT press ENT Calibration Use the Calibration screen to calibrate the instrument To open the Calibration screen press 7 or select Calibrat on the MENU screen For more infor...

Page 155: ...ne 18 2002 press ENT ENT 1 8 ENT 3 To move to the Time field press v or 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 To move to the Timezone field press v or ENT in the Time field 6 Use or arrow key to select the required timezone 7 Do one of the following To finish setting the date and time press ENT in the Timezone field ...

Page 156: ...st To return to the CF Card Job screen select the Job softkey Note When you have imported the file from the CF card to the instrument you can open the job on the instrument Renaming a job or file on the removable memory Do one of the following Rename a job file from the CF Card Job screen Rename a file from the CF Card file screen If both an CompactFlash card and an USB memory stick are inserted i...

Page 157: ... that you want to delete 1 Press v or to highlight the job or file that you want to rename 2 Press the DEL softkey A confirmation screen appears 3 Do one of the following To delete the selected job the DEL softkey To cancel the deletion and return to the previous screen press ESC or the Abrt softkey After you delete a job the display returns to the job list A job name may not be longer than 8 char...

Page 158: ...t 1 Press v or to highlight the job or file that you want to copy 2 Press MENU and then press 1 Changing the list view of files on the removable memory CF Card Job screen Press the DSP softkey to view the list in alphabetical order or in date order CF Card File screen Press the DSP softkey to view the list in alphabetical order in date order or by file extension ...

Page 159: ...g 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 160: ...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 Once you have checked and ...

Page 161: ...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 wrench to tu...

Page 162: ...alues listed above Note The difference between the vertical angle reading the relevant angle either 360 for Zenith or 180 or 540 for Horizon is called the altitude constant Adjusting There are two steps in the calibration program Usually you only complete the first step that is described below because the trunnion axis is finely adjusted mechanically To make a major adjustment to the trunnion axis...

Page 163: ...ine changes from DO NOT TOUCH to Turn to F2 2 Take an F2 measurement to the same target Press ENT When the observation on F2 is completed four parameters are displayed 3 Do one of the following To return to the first observation screen press ESC or the Redo softkey To set parameters on the instrument press ENT or the OK softkey VA1 Face 1 vertical angle tilt off value HA1 Face 1 horizontal angle t...

Page 164: ...the instrument you must take shots with extreme care If the dHA to the same direction is more than 10 an error message appears and you must remeasure all three sets of points After three sets of F1 F2 observations the instrument calculates the trunnion axis parameter and the updated ACH the average of each set If the HA corr setting is set to OFF the ACH parameter is not applied to horizontal angl...

Page 165: ...ter a message appears The message asks if you want to change the setting To change the setting press the Yes softkey Trunnion axis compensation The trunnion axis error is reported when the vertical axis and the trunnion axis horizontal axis are not perpendicular to each other The sighting axis error is from the sighting and the trunnion axes These two errors can be compensated by applying the Tr a...

Page 166: ...ument constant 1 Set up the instrument at Point P in as flat an area as possible 2 Set up a reflector prism at Point Q 100 m away from Point P Make sure that you take the prism constant into account 3 Measure the distance between Point P and Point Q PQ 4 Install a reflector prism on the tripod at Point P 5 Set up another tripod at Point R on the line between Point P and Point Q 6 Transfer the NPL ...

Page 167: ...late 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 At 100 m distance the error range is 3 2 mm If the error is out of range contact your dealer ...

Page 168: ...6 Checking and Adjustment 154 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual ...

Page 169: ...C H A P T E R 7 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual 155 Specifications 7 In this chapter Q Main Body Q Standard Components Q External Device Connector ...

Page 170: ...d that you use a Nikon original prism to maintain the 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 62 9 in to infinity Reticle illumination 3 level variable Measurement range with no haze visibility over 40 km...

Page 171: ...3 accuracy 2 0 5 mgon Precise mode Prism 3 2 ppm x D mm1 at 10 C through 40 C 14 F through 104 F 3 3 ppm x D mm1 at 20 C through 10 C 40 C through 50 C 4 F through 14 F 104 F through122 F 1 These precisions apply to measurements of 5 m 16 ft or more to a reflector sheet and 10 m 33 ft or more to a mini or standard prism For measurements at shorter distances than these the precision is 5 mm Reflect...

Page 172: ...ormal mode 1 mm 0 002 ft switchable to 10 mm 0 02 ft Prism offset correction 999 mm to 999 mm 1 mm step Light source High luminescence LED Operational distance At least 100 m 330 ft Positioning accuracy 6 cm at 100 m 2 4 in at 330 ft approx Beam spread About 1 5 2 6 m at 100 m point 8 5 ft at 330 ft point Type 2 speed coaxial tangent clamp knobs Range 4 Type Detachable Plate level vial 30 2 mm Cir...

Page 173: ...um 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 6 hours angle distance measurements 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 173 mm W 168 mm D 365 mm H Carrying case 470 mm W 384 mm D 231 mm H Ma...

Page 174: ...re you start importing or exporting data from to the memory stick Note Some USB memory sticks may not respond to the instrument properly Nikon recommends that you use the performance confirmed models Please consult your dealer for details Standard Components NPL 632 main body Battery pack BC 80 Universal charger and its input code and adapters CompactFlash card 128 MB Tool set Objective lens cap V...

Page 175: ... device meets the specifications below 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 To connect to an external power source supply power to Pin 3 power terminal and Pin 5 ground terminal on the instrument The instrument will use the external power source even if the carrying handle battery BC 80...

Page 176: ...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 in use The instrument can be damaged by static electricity from the human body discharged through the data output external power input connector Before handling the instrument touch any other conduct...

Page 177: ...C H A P T E R 8 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual 163 System Diagrams 8 In this chapter Q System Components ...

Page 178: ...bular compass attachment Battery charger type Q B4U B4E with power cord External battery cord type B4 2 External Ni Cd battery type B4E NPL 632 NPL PC connecting cable 9 pin 25 pin Personal computer Diagonal Low power eyepiece High power eyepiece Solar prism Solar filter Universal charger and adapters eyepiece CompactFlash card ...

Page 179: ...grams 8 Figure 8 2 Prism reflector side Target plate and single prism holder Mini prism holder Mini prism adapter Telescopic prism pole Tripod for telescopic prism pole Mini prism C Tribrach adapter 13 14 Tribrach Nikon tripod Standard round single prism C ...

Page 180: ...8 System Diagrams 166 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual ...

Page 181: ...C H A P T E R 9 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual 167 Communications 9 In this chapter Q Uploading Coordinate Data Q Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists Q Downloading Data ...

Page 182: ...18 Record format You can upload coordinate records in the following formats The record formats shown above use the following codes 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 Code Description Length PT Point number Up to 16 digits X Actual X coordinate Variable length Y Actual Y coordinate Variable length Z Actual Z coordinate Variable length CD Feature...

Page 183: ...06 165 1639 383 30 762 RKBSS 20104 1165611 6800 116401 4200 00032 8080 20105 5967 677 1102 343 34 353 MANHOLE 20106 4567 889 2340 665 33 444 PT1 20107 5967 677 1102 343 34 353 20109 4657 778 2335 667 PT2 20111 4657 778 2335 667 20113 4657 778 2335 667 20115 34 353 MANHOLE 20117 33 444 ...

Page 184: ...nd code lists DEFAULT String1 Code1 Layer2 String2 1 Code2 1 String2 2 Code2 2 Layer3 Layer 3 1 String3 1 1 Code3 1 1 String3 1 2 Code3 1 2 String3 2 Code3 2 String3 3 Code3 3 String4 Code4 String5 Code5 String6 Code6 String7 Code7 The first line of the file must contain the text DEFAULT in capital letters Curly brackets group items together under the preceding line For example Layer 3 1 contains ...

Page 185: ...AULT 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 186: ...ee Communications page 118 Nikon raw record formats Coordinate records type pt pt id northing easting elevation 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 ...

Page 187: ...of instrument bsazim Backsight azimuth bsha Backsight horizontal angle CP pt pt id ht sd ha va time code CP Control point record 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 ta...

Page 188: ...er 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 identifier f...

Page 189: ...ons 4 Mils 42 dist Distance units One of the following 1 Meters 2 Feet 43 press Pressure units One of the following 1 mm Hg 2 In Hg 3 hPa 44 temp Temperature units One of the following 1 Celsius 2 Fahrenheit 45 coor Coordinate order One of the following 1 NEZ 2 ENZ 46 1 Not used 01KI1 instr serNo Instr serNo 1 zero VA 0 000 0 000 0 000 1 5 01KI1 Instrument record identifier fixed text 6 21 28 43 i...

Page 190: ... 28 2x 37 52 33 easting Easting of station 29 38 2x 53 68 33 elevation Elevation of station 39 48 2x 69 84 33 hi Height of instrument 49 64 2x 85 100 33 desc Station description 03NM ht 1 4 03NM Target details record identifier fixed text 5 14 2x 5 20 33 ht Height of target 07KI stnpt bspt bsazim ha 1 4 07KI Backsight bearing details record identifier fixed text 5 8 2x 5 20 33 stnpt Station point ...

Page 191: ... coordinate 19 28 2x 37 52 33 easting Easting of the coordinate 29 38 2x 53 68 33 elevation Elevation of the coordinate 39 54 2x 69 84 33 desc Feature code 09MC stnpt pt sd va ha desc 1 4 09MC Observation record identifier fixed text 5 8 2x 5 20 33 stnpt Station point number 9 12 2x 21 36 33 pt Observed point number 13 22 2x 37 52 33 sd Slope distance 23 32 2x 53 68 33 va Vertical angle 33 42 2x 6...

Page 192: ...ur 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 note 1 4...

Page 193: ...O Temp 20C Press 760mmHg Prism 0 22 MAY 2006 07 11 34 ST 1 1 400 55 4500 55 4500 F1 0 0000 90 0000 8 27 58 SS 3 1 200 330 706 326 027 20 320 07 13 46 SIGN SS 4 1 250 379 193 300 847 29 084 07 14 24 TREE SS 5 1 218 363 344 328 032 30 105 07 14 57 TREE R SO 1003 1 240 331 220 326 783 19 998 07 18 17 Nikon coordinate data format 1 100 0000 200 0000 10 0000 2 200 0000 300 0000 20 0000 3 116 9239 216 9...

Page 194: ... 2006 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 13F10001000427 ...

Page 195: ...es 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 MAY 2006 07 09 21 13NMPrism constant 0 08KI0001100 000 200 000 10 000 08KI0002200 000 300 000 20 000 13NMBacksight Check to Pt 2 HA 359 3525 07 21 39 13NMBacksight P...

Page 196: ...9 Communications 182 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual ...

Page 197: ...L 632 Instruction Manual 183 Error Messages 10 In this chapter Q Angle Q Cogo Q Communications Q Data Q Job Manager Q Programs Q Recording Data Q Searching Q Settings Q Stakeout Q Station Setup Q Removable Memory Devices Q System Error ...

Page 198: ...en Then use a different point XY coordinate is required 100 4 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 If an error is detected during uploading of data the instrument aborts the upload process and displays one of the following messages Check Data 100 5 There are errors in the upl...

Page 199: ...rn to the code layer name input screen Can t Edit ST BS refer to this PT 100 10 You have tried to edit a coordinate that the current ST or BS refers to You cannot change a coordinate if the current ST or BS refers to it Press any key to return to the Data view screen Can t Edit XYZ from measurement 100 11 You have tried to change the coordinates of an SO SS or CP record You cannot change the coord...

Page 200: ...er of jobs 32 is already stored Press any key to return to the Job Manager Then use the DEL softkey to delete old jobs Programs NO Stn Setup 100 17 You did not perform a station setup or BS check before entering the Programs 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 curre...

Page 201: ...asured data No Open Job 100 22 No job is open NO Stn Setup 100 23 There is no station record in the current job or a station setup or BS check has not been done since the program was rebooted To Go to delete unnecessary data MENU Data delete jobs MENU Job To Press return to the PT input screen ESC or the Abrt softkey record RAW data and update XYZ data the XYZ softkey record RAW data only the RAW ...

Page 202: ...n see Angle page 116 Scale T P Sea Lvl or C R in the Distance screen see Distance page 116 Coord or Az Zero in the Coordinates screen see Coordinate page 118 Angle Dist Temp or Press in the Unit screen see Unit page 119 Note To record a point using the new settings create a new job using the new settings Stakeout Input Error 100 27 The point name style used in the Fr field is not the same as the s...

Page 203: ...coordinate Same Coordinate 100 30 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 100 31 There is not enough space to record a station when you start any of the Station Setup functions XY coordinate is required 100 32 The i...

Page 204: ... slot Make sure that you insert the CF card or the USB memory stick properly in the slot No Job Found 100 36 No job files were found in the removable memory Make sure that the job files are stored in NTTS JOBS Memory shortage 100 37 There are too many files in the removable memory Insert the CF card or the USB memory stick into your office computer and then delete files stored in the NTTS JOBS fol...

Page 205: ... reported If you still have more points to shoot in the site turn the instrument on and repeat the open a job and station setup procedures Data stored before this error will be kept safely in the Job file If the error appears frequently please contact your dealer or Trimble Support and report the message that appears below the SYSTEM ERROR line To protect the data on the instrument the system is d...

Page 206: ...10 Error Messages 192 Field Station NPL 632 Instruction Manual ...

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