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5. SETTING UP THE INSTRUMENT
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• Mount the batteries in the instrument before performing this operation because
the instrument will tilt slightly if the batteries are mounted after leveling.
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PROCEDURE
1. Make sure the legs are spaced at
equal intervals and the head is
approximately level.
Set the tripod so that the head is
positioned over the survey point.
Make sure the tripod shoes are firmly
fixed in the ground.
2. Place the instrument on the tripod
head.
Supporting it with one hand, tighten the
centering screw on the bottom of the
unit to make sure it is secured to the
tripod.
3. Looking through the optical plummet
eyepiece screw, turn the optical
plummet eyepiece to focus on the
reticle. Turn the optical plummet
focusing ring to focus on the survey
point.
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Centering
Centering screw
Focussing on the survey point
Focussing
on the
reticle
