SPECTRA PRECISION FOCUS 2 SERIES TOTAL STATION USER GUIDE
5 –
Applications
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Calculating a column
1. On page 2 of the
Offset
menu, press
[7]
(or press
[v]
and
[REC/ENT]
) to select
Column
.
2. If a measurement has not been taken to the column before
entering this function, a temporary measurement screen
appears. Sight any point on the surface of the column and
press
[MSR1]
/
[MSR2]
.
3. Press
[REC/ENT]
. If a prism is attached to the surface of the column for the distance measurement,
press the
+SD
softkey to eliminate the offset error (from the attached point to the measured
surface of the prism) before
[
REC/ENT]
is pressed.
4. Sight one edge of the column.
5. If a distance measurement to the center of the column is taken, press the
Calc
softkey to
calculate the offset using one edge angle observation.
6. Press
[REC/ENT]
or the
OK
softkey. Sight the other edge of the column. It also calculates the
coordinates of the center point and the radius of the circle.
7. In the dialog, if the result is satisfactory, press the
OK
softkey, otherwise press the
Redo
softkey.
8. Enter a PT (and CD) value and press
[REC/ENT]
. The target point is calculated and recorded as an SS
record.
Note –
The calculated point (center of the circle) is stored as an SS record.
Note –
If you press the +SD softkey before you sight Edge1, the input value is recorded at the end.
Extending the slope distance
1. In page 2 of the
Offset
menu, press
[8]
(or press
[v]
and
[REC/ENT]
) to select
InputdSD
.
2. If a distance measurement is not taken before entering this
function, a temporary measurement screen appears. Sight
the target and press
[MSR1]
/
[MSR2]
.
3. Enter the slope distance. Any value from -99.99 through
+99.99 m can be entered. Press
[REC/ENT]
to record the
point.
4. Enter a PT (and CD) value and press
[REC/ENT]
, The target point is calculated and recorded as an SS
record.
