Laser Technology, Inc. Criterion RD 1000 User’s Manual
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Section 4 - System Functions
Figure #8 shows an overview of the System functions. To select the System
Mode, press the MODE button until the external LCD displays the SYS Mode
Indicator and the message “Prcnt” appears in the main display. The SYS Mode
indicator is displayed when the System Mode is active. Press the FWD button or
BACK button to move between the functions.
Displaying Percent Slope
The RD 1000’s tilt sensor allows you to view inclination values. Values are
displayed in the in-scope LED and appear as whole units of percent slope.
Percent Slope = (Tan
θ)
x 100
1. Press the MODE button until the external LCD displays the SYS
Mode Indicator and the message “Prcnt” appears in the main
display.
2. Looking through the sighting scope, press-and-hold the TRIGGER
button to activate the tilt sensor. The horizontal aiming marks and
the percent slope appear in the in-scope LED.
a. The value updates as long as you hold the TRIGGER
button.
b. When you release the TRIGGER button, the percent slope
is locked and is displayed in the in-scope LED for a
maximum of 30 seconds (if no other buttons are pressed).
c.
To download a serial data string through the serial port to
an external data collector, press the DOWN button.
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The serial data string contains the raw inclination, it
does not contain the percent slope
.
3. Press-and-hold the TRIGGER button to repeat this process.
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Press the FWD button to move to the next System function.
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Press the BACK button to move to the previous System
function.
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Press the MODE button to select a measurement mode.
Figure #8