Preface

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 Features
Rich Features--our total station carries abundant surveying
application, at the same time has the functions of data storage,
parameter settings and etc. Its suitable for all kinds of professional
measurements.
Absolute code disc
Equipped with absolute code disc, the instrument can measure
after switched on .Even if reset the battery halfway, the azimuth
information will not be lost.
A high-capacity RAM Management
It serves an easy management for file system, including the
increase, deletion and transmission of data.
Non-prism distance measuring
With non-prism distance measuring, this series total station can
be directly to all kinds of material, different colors of objects (such as
the structure of the walls, poles, wires, cliff wall, mountain, clay,
wood, etc.) for long, fast, high precision measurement .This function
is especially for the measurements of targets that cannot be accessed.
Special measurement program
Our total station is equipped with some special measurement
program to meet the needs of professional measuring, such as Remote
Height (REM) Measurement, Offset Measurement, MLM (MLM
Measurement), Resection, Area measurement calculation, Roadway
design and staking out.
Changeable eyepiece
As the eyepiece is changeable, it is convenient to be equipped
with diagonal eyepiece, which makes it easy to observe the zenith
direction high-rise buildings
Laser plummet
Easy to direct the station point and free station
Notice:
Dont look directly into the sun with the objective lens;
Do not leave the instrument at extreme temperatures (too high or
too low) or use it when thermal shock;
When you dont use the instrument, should load it in the box and
place it well-ventilate and dry place,and pay attention to the
shock-proof ,dust-proof and damp-proof;
In order to get good precision, you should leave the instrument
in the box to make it adapt the environment when there is a great
difference in temperature between working environment and storage
environment
The battery should be unloaded and charged once a month for
extending its life. If not the instrument will not be used for a long
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term.
When transporting the instrument, you should store it in box and
be careful to avoid extrusion, collision and violent vibration. A soft
mat around the boxes is required for long-distance transport.
When setting the instrument, its better to work with high-quality
wooden tripod for stability and measurement accuracy.
In order to improve the precision of Non-Prism measurement,
please keep the object lens clean. When cleaning exposed optical
devices, please wipe them gently with absorbent cotton or lens paper
only.
After using instrument, please sweep away the surface dust with
flannelette or hairbrush. Do not switch on the device when it has got
wet by rain. Please wipe it dry with clean soft cloth and put it in
ventilated place for a period time to make the equipment fully dry
before using and packing.
Please check out that the indicators, functions, power supply,
initial setting and correction parameters of the instrument meet the
requirements before operating.
If discovering the abnormal function of the instrument,
non-professional maintenance personnel are not allowed to
disassemble the instrument without authorization, in case of any
unnecessary damage.
As a safety precaution, do not aim at eyes directly when using
the instrument.
Security Guide
Please pay attention to the following security matters when using
the instrument with non-prism.
Warning:
Total station is equipped with rangefinders with laser level
3R/IIIawhich is recognized by the following logo recognition at the
horizon-axis locking knob of the instrument, saying Class 3A Laser
Product. The Total Station is classified as Class 3R Laser Product
and abides by the class of Laser Product according to IEC Standard
Publication 60825-1:2001.
For Class 3R/IIIa Laser Product, its emitted laser with
wavelength between 400nm and 700nm can be at most 5 times of that
of Class 2/II.
Warnings:
Never star at laser beam constantly, it could cause permanent eye
damage.
Precautions:
Do not see directly into laser beams nor point laser to persons.
The reflected beams is the necessary for the instrument
measurement signal.
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 Warnings:
Its dangerous to use Class 3R Laser instrument improperly.
Precautions:
In order to avoid causing damage, the proper precautions should
be taken for you and control well the distance (in accordance with the
standard IEC60825-1:2001) that may occur hazards.
The following is the main part of the explanation of the IEC
Standard Publication:
Class 3R Laser Products are used in outdoors and on building
site (with non-prism measurements).
The personnel who are specially trained, qualified and
authenticated are allowed to stall, adjust and operate these laser
instruments.
b. Set up corresponding laser warning signs in the use of area
range.
c. Prevent anyone from looking directly into laser beams or
watching the laser beams with optical device.
d. In order to prevent laser damage to people, the laser beams
should blocked at the end of the working route. In the limited area (
Hazardous distances) where the laser beams through ,the laser beams
should be terminated when there are some activities.
e. the route which laser beans through must be set higher or
lower than the sight of people.
f. When the instrument not in use, please make it safekeeping
and storied. Unauthorized person should not use it.
g. To prevent exposure to laser beam accidentally, such as
mirrors, metal surfaces, windows, be careful as the flat surface of the
mirror and concave mirror.
*The hazardous distance refers to the maximum distance which
is from beginning of the laser beams to the laser beam weaken until it
does not harm people. The built-in rangefinder products equipped
with Class 3R/IIIa laser whose hazardous distance is 1000 meters
(3300feet),and in the distance, the strength weakens to a Class 1 laser
(sightseeing beam eyes couldn't hurt).

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 Content
1. Use of instrument ........................................................ 10
2. Names and functions of the components ................... 11
2.1 Names of the components ........................................... 11
2.2 The information of the displays ................................... 13
2.3 Functional keys under the basic measurement mode .. 17
2.3.1 Angle mode (including three pages) ................. 17
2.3.2 Distance measurement mode ............................ 18
2.3.3 Coordinate measurement mode ........................ 19
2.3.4 Explanation of saving data ............................... 20
2.4 Star key [] mode ...................................................... 20
3. Initial setup .................................................................. 22
3.1 On & Off ..................................................................... 22
3.2 Set up the tilt correction of horizontal and vertical
angles ........................................................................................ 22
3.3 Set up the target Type .................................................. 22
3.4 Set up the Reflecting Prism Constant. ......................... 22
3.5 Signal........................................................................... 23
3.6 Set up the Atmospheric Correction ............................. 23
3.6.1 Set up the Atmospheric Correction value (ppm)
directly............................................................................... 24
3.6.2 Calculate the Atmospheric Correction out with
temperature and pressure sensor........................................ 24
3.7 The Correction of the Atmospheric refraction and the
Earth Curvature ......................................................................... 24
3.8 Set up the minimum reading of the angle.................... 25
3.9 Set up the minimum reading of the distance ............... 25
3.10 Setup of Automatic Shutdown .................................. 26
3.11 Set rectangle beep...................................................... 26
3.12 Set up the Addictive Constant and the Multiplying
Constant .................................................................................... 26
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 3.13 Selecting Data File .................................................... 26
4. Preparations before measurements ...................... 28
4.1 Unpacking and storing instruments ............................. 28
4.2 Set up the instrument ................................................... 28
4.2.1 Using plummets to center and level (align) ...... 28
4.2.2 Using centering device to center ...................... 29
4.3 Loading and unloading of battery ............................... 30
4.4 Reflecting Prism. ......................................................... 31
4.5 Loading and unloading of the pedestal........................ 31
4.6 Adjusting eyepiece lens of the telescope and aiming the
target. ......................................................................................... 31
4.7 Entering letters and numbers ....................................... 31
4.8 Notice for using U disk ............................................... 34
5. Angle mode................................................................... 35
5.1 Save ............................................................................. 35
5.2 0set .............................................................................. 36
5.3 Hset ............................................................................. 36
5.4 Hold ............................................................................. 36
5.5 Angle by repetition ...................................................... 37
5.6 Slope (V%) .................................................................. 38
5.7 H-Bz ............................................................................ 38
5.8 L/R............................................................................... 39
5.9 V mode ........................................................................ 39
6. Distance mode .............................................................. 40
6.1 Save ............................................................................. 40
6.2 Meas. ........................................................................... 40
6.3 Mode ........................................................................... 40
6.4 Offset ........................................................................... 41
6.5 Stake out (S.O) ............................................................ 41
7. Coordinate mode ......................................................... 42
8. Offset mode .................................................................. 45
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 8.1 Offset (Angle) ............................................................. 45
8.2 Offset (Dist1)............................................................... 46
8.3 Offset (Dist2)............................................................... 47
8.4 Offset (Plane) .............................................................. 48
8.5 Offset (Column) .......................................................... 49
9. Menu............................................................................. 52
9.1 Surveying .................................................................... 52
9.1.1 Operation .......................................................... 52
9.1.2 Preparation ....................................................... 53
9.1.3 Station and backsight........................................ 53
9.1.3.1 Example for set station .................................. 54
9.1.3.2 Example for setting angle .............................. 56
9.1.4Measurement ..................................................... 58
9.2Staking out.................................................................... 59
9.2.1 Staking out points ............................................. 60
9.2.2 Polar coordinates .............................................. 62
9.2.3 Resection .......................................................... 64
9.3File manager ................................................................. 67
9.3.1 File Dialogbox .................................................. 67
9.3.2 Import ............................................................... 70
9.3.2.1 Import from PC ............................................. 70
9.3.2.2 Import from USB .......................................... 72
9.3.3 Export ............................................................... 73
9.3.3.1 Export to PC .................................................. 73
9.3.3.2 Export to USB ............................................... 74
9.3.3.3 Export with Mini USB port ........................... 75
9.3.4 Format disk ....................................................... 76
9.3.5 Information of disk (MenInfo) ......................... 76
9.3.6 Update .............................................................. 76
9.4 Program ....................................................................... 78
9.4.1 Remote height (REM) ...................................... 79
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 9.4.1.1 Input T.H Mode ......................................... 79
9.4.1.2 Without T.H ............................................... 80
9.4.2 Resection .......................................................... 81
9.4.3 MLM ................................................................ 81
9.4.4 Coord.Z ............................................................ 82
9.4.5 Area measurement ............................................ 84
9.4.6 Projection ......................................................... 85
9.4.7 Roadway ........................................................... 86
9.5 Options ........................................................................ 86
9.6 Adjust .......................................................................... 88
9.6.1 Calibrate I.E ..................................................... 88
9.6.2 Calibrate TILT:X.............................................. 88
9.6.3 Calibrate TILT:Y.............................................. 89
9.7 Config (Instrument constant)....................................... 89
9.8 Select code file ............................................................ 90
9.9 Gird scale .................................................................... 90
9.10 Communication ......................................................... 91
10. Roadway ..................................................................... 92
10.1 Inputting Roadway .................................................... 92
10.1.1 Horizontal alignment ...................................... 92
10.1.1.1 Element method........................................... 92
10.1.1.2 Intersection method ..................................... 94
10.1.2 Vertical alignment........................................... 95
10.2 Stake out (road) ......................................................... 96
10.2.1 Selecting Roadway File .................................. 97
10.2.2 Setting station and BBS(backsight point)....... 98
10.2.3 Stake out road ................................................. 98
11. Adjustments and Corrections ................................. 100
11.1 Tubular Level .......................................................... 100
11.2 Circular Level .......................................................... 100
11.3 Reticle of the telescope............................................ 101
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 11.4 The Perpendicularity of Collimation axis and Cross
axis (2C) .................................................................................. 102
11.5 Vertical plate index zero automatic compensation .. 103
11.6 Vertical index error (angle i) and set vertical index 0
................................................................................................. 103
11.7 Centering device ...................................................... 104
11.8 Addictive constant (K) ............................................. 105
11.9 The parallelism of collimation axis and
photoelectricity axis ................................................................ 106
11.10 Non-prism ranging ................................................ 106
12. Technical parameters .............................................. 108
Appendix A File format introduction (Sunway) ......... 110
Appendix B Bi-directional communication ..................111

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1. Use of instrument
The total station is such an instrument that measures the azimuth
and distances to destination and can calculate the destination point
coordinates automatically. It plays an important role in the economic
construction and national defense construction. General Survey,
exploration and mining of minerals, the construction of railways,
roads, bridges, irrigation, urban planning and construction is driven
by electronic total station measurements. In the building of national
defense, such as battlefield preparations, harbor, forts, airfields, bases
and military construction projects, and so on, must be based on a
detailed and accurate geodetic. In recent years, electronic total station
is a large precision engineering, shipbuilding and aviation industries
and other aspects of effective tools for precise positioning and
installation.
The series total station is equipped with absolute code dial
system, integrated-circuit-control-board ranging item and
microcomputer for measurements of angle and distance and for
calculation, display, depositing and etc. It can exhibit horizontal and
vertical angle, slope and horizontal distance and altitude difference
simultaneously. Furthermore, it can be set to measure under different
mode (e.g. Angle mode, Distance mode).It is even designed for you
specializing in construction projects with non-prism ranging. The
non-prism ranging can be comprehensively used in measuring
three-dimensional coordinates, position determination, remote
elevation measurement (REM), verticality, pipeline positioning,
cross-section measurement etc. It also meets requirements for
trigonometrical control survey, topographic survey, cadastre and real
estate survey.

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2. Names and functions of the components
2.1 Names of the components

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2.2 The information of the displays

Symbols on the keyboard

Keys Name Function
In the basic interface,enter the angle
Angle
ANG measurement . Under other modes, move
measurement
the cursor up or up to select the options.
In the basic interfaceenter the distance
Distance mode
DIST
measurement In the other modesMove the Cursor down
or down to select the options.
In the basic interfaceenter the coordinate
Coordinate mode
CORD
measurement In the other modes, move the cursor left or
page up.
Under the basic measurement
interface,down to the menu interface.
MENU Menu key
Under the other modes ,move the cursor
right or page down
Power on/off
Power key

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 The characters at the bottom line of the
F1~F4 Soft Keys display indicate the meaning of the soft
keys.
Input numbers or characters or choose the
0~9 Number keys
menu
In any measurement interface, you can
enter the star key interface .You can set the
Star key
contrast, lighting compensator and
parameters of distance measuring .
Receive and save the data input in the
The side dialogue and end the dialogue.
Enter
key Save the current measurement data under
the basic measurement interface.
End the dialogue box without saving the
ESC Exit /quit
inputand return to the previous step
change the option in the select box
Left /right
Data list page
Move the Cursor up and down in order.
Up /down
Turn the page under the basic measurement.
Input number and characters and select one
of menu.
09 Number
0: Enter the electronic bubble interface
under the basic measurement.
Enter symbols, decimals and signs;
~ - Symbols
Enter the interface for input height.

Symbols on the display

Symbols Indication
Vz Zenith Mode
Vo The mode that the vertical is displayed as zero when the
telescope is level in normal
Vh Vertical angle Mode (it is 00000when the telescope is
level. The angle of elevation is positive and the angle of
depression is negative.)
V% Slope Mode
HR Horizontal angle (right angle). dHR means the angle
difference of setting out.
HL Horizontal angle (anticlockwise increment)
HD Horizontal distance. dHD is to stake out horizontal
distance difference.
VD Elevation difference. dVD is to stake out difference
between elevation differences.
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 SD Slope distance. dSD is to stake out differences between
slope distances.
N Northing. dN is to stake out differences between
north-coordinates.
E Easting. dE is to stake out differences between
East-coordinates.
Z Elevation. dZ is to stake out differences between
Z-coordinates
EDM(Electronic Distance Measurement) is in progress.
m Unit in meters (metric units)
ft Units in feet
fi Units in American feet
M Units inMIL
X The magnitude of which is along the baseline in a point
projection measurement. The positive direction is from the
starting point to the terminal.
Y The magnitude of which deviates from the base line
horizontally in a point projection measurement.
Z Altitude of the target in a point projection measurement.
MdHD Maximum error of evaluated distance

Reference functions of common soft key

Soft key Functions
reference
B.S (Backspace)Delete one last character on the left of
the inserter in the edited column.
Clear Delete all typed in the edited column.
Enter End up the input in the current edited column and the
inserter goes to the next column. If theres only one
or no edited column in the dialogue box, the soft key
Enter is also used to accept the input and exit the
dialogue box.
Input Go to Coordinate dialogue box and enter the
coordinates with keyboard

M.Pt Retrieval coordinates of points from measured file

K.Pt (Known) call coordinates of points from coordinate file
Search List the points in the current coordinate file to
provide to select the number for you.

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View List out details of the current record
Info. Displays the name, code and coordinate of the
current station and back-sight station.

Settings Set the height of the instrument and the target

STA Enter coordinates of the station where instrument is
placed.

BBS Enter coordinates of the point where the target is.

Meas Start rangefinders to measure distance
Save Start rangefinders when being under the Coordinate
and Distance mode. Then save the result of this
measurement and name of point which is added by
one automatically. The result cannot be saved when
the compensator is over .(Tilt over)

Comp. Display the inclination (tilt) of the vertical axis

Light Turn on or off the backlight and the illuminating
brightness of reticle (at the same time).

Para. Set the atmospheric parameters, prism constant and

signals.

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2.3 Functional keys under the basic measurement
mode
2.3.1 Angle mode (including three pages)

Vz: 2781223 Vz: 2781223

HR: 1595405 [F4] HR: 1595405

Save 0set Hset 1/3 Hold Rep V% 2/3

F1 F2 3
F3 F4 F1 F2 3
F3 F4

[F4] Vz: 2781223

HR: 1595405 [F4]

H-Bz R/L Vmode 3/3

F1 F2 3
F3 F4

Page Soft key Reference Function

Record the measured angle to the
F1 Save selected file.
Set the horizontal angle as 0
F2 0set
Set your desired horizontal angle
by inputting ,but the angle should not
F3 Hset be greater than 360
1
Display the second page of the
F4 1/2 soft key functions
Lock the horizontal angle
2 F1 Hold readings.
Repeat to measure the horizontal
F2 Rep angle
Switch between Vertical angle
F3 V% and slop
Display the third page of the soft
F4 2/3 key functions
Set the beep on or off when the
F1 horizontal angle is 0, 90,180
H-Bz
270
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 Switch between HR (horizontal
F2 right/ clockwise) and HL (horizontal
R/L
left/ anticlockwise) mode
Vertical Angle Mode (altitude
F3 angleVh, ZenithVz
VA
Display the first page of the soft
F4 3/3 key functions.
The key [] is used to set contrast, light, compensator and
parameters of distance measurement . It can work under the
basic modes.
2.3.2 Distance measurement mode

Vz: 2781223 Vz: 2781223

HR: 1595405 [F4] HR: 1595405
SD: m SD: m
HD: m HD: m
[F4]
VD: m VD: m
Save Meas Mode 1/2 Offset S.O m/f/i 2/2
F1 F2 3
F3 F4 F1 F2 3
F3 F4

Page Soft key Reference Function

Start distance measurement and
1 F1 Save record the measured data into the selected
files (measurement file File(.MEA) and
coordinate file File(.COO)are selected
in surveying function ).
Start Distance Mode
F2 Meas
Switch between four distance
F3 Mode measurement mode (single accurate
measuring (sngl)/ repeated accurate
measuring (rept)/ continue accurate
measuring (cont)/ tracking (track))
Display the second page of the soft key
F4 P1/2 functions
Start offset measurement (eccentric
F1 Offset measurement)
Start staking out
F2 Stake
Switch distance units between meters,
2 F3 m/f/i feet, feet&inch.
Display the first page of the soft key
F4 2/2 functions
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2.3.3 Coordinate measurement mode
Vz: 2781223 Vz: 2781223
HR: 1595405 HR: 1595405
N : m [F4] N : m
E : m E : m
Z : m Z : m
Save Meas Mode 1/3 Config BBS STA 2/3
F1 F2 3
F3 F4 F1 F2 3
F3 F4

Vz: 2781223
[F4] HR: 1595405
N : m [F4]
E : m
Z : m
Ofset S.O Aver. 3/3
F1 F2 3
F3 F4
Page Soft key Reference Function
Start coordinate measurement and record
F1 Save the measured data into the selected files
(measurement file File(.MEA) or
1 coordinate file File(.COO) are selected
in surveying function).
Start coordinate measurement
F2 Meas
Switch between four distance
F3 Mode measurement mode [single accurate
measurement (sngl)/ repeated accurate
measuring (rept)/ continue measuring
(cont)/ tracking (track)]
Display the second page of the soft key
F4 1/3 functions
F1 Setting Set target height and instrument height
Set coordinates of BSS (back-sight point)
F2 BSS and back-sight angle
2
F3 STA Set coordinates for station
Display the third page of the soft key
F4 P2/3 functions
Start offset measurement (eccentric
F1 Ofset measurement)
F2 S.O Stake out coordinates
3
Set the times of average measurement
F3 Aver.

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 Display the first page of the soft key
F4 3/3 functions
2.3.4 Explanation of saving data
If you have never selected the measurement file and your first
time to use the [Save] soft key, a dialogue box of Select file would
appear to the screen. Mention that this is a good chance for you to
select all files that the instrument may use.
When finishing single measurement, a dialogue box asks you to
save the measured point and you may rename and code the points or
set target height. The key ENT will save the coordinates into
measurement files, and the key [] save the coordinates in the
measurement file and coordinate file at the same time (according to
the mention of the display).
If you choose not to edit points, the points would be saved with
the present name, elevation and code .After saving, the name of the
point is added by one.

2.4 Star key [] mode

On the measurement interfaces, pressing the key [](star key)

can lead to a page as shown below.

EDM Mode: Single

Reflect : NP

Contrast: 4

F1 F2 3
F3 F4
Settings from the star key() are as followed:
EDM Mode : press [] to set the work mode of EDM. These
modes are Single, Rept, Cont, Track.Adjust
contrast : press [] and [];
Adjust background light of the screen : press [F4] to open
the backlight ,then press [] to adjust light;
Comp.: press [F2] to enter the display of electric bubble ,
then setting the compensator on or off; pressing [] []
can adjust the light of laser plumb;
Reflect: Press [] to set the reflector. The options of
reflector are switched between Prism ,Non- prism(NP) and
reflector board(RB);
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 Laser: press [F3] to on or off the laser;
Para.: Press the key [F4] to select parameters. You can set
settings of prism const, PPM value and temperature and
pressure, and view the signal. (The setting of the distance
measurement. After you input the temperature and pressure,
pressing [F1] can automatically calculate the value of PPM,
if you are not satisfied with the value, you can input and
save it). The interface of picture as shown below:
Temp.: 20
Press: 1013 hpa
Prism c: 0 mm
PPM: 0 ppm
Signal
B.S Clear Signal Enter
F1 F2 3
F3 F4

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3. Initial setup
3.1 On & Off
Press the power key until the screen displays pictures. The
instrument is now switched on.
After self-checking, the instrument enters Angle Mode
automatically (see Angle Mode for details)
Pressing power key will leads to a dialogue box. Press [ENT] to
turn off the instrument.
3.2 Set up the tilt correction of horizontal and vertical
angles
When the tilt (inclination) sensor is on, the instrument will
display the automatic correction value for the vertical angle caused by
not strictly level. In order to ensure the accuracy of the angle
measurement, try to use tilt sensor whose display can be used to level
the instrument better.
If displaying Tilt over! in the Vz column, it indicates that the
instrument beyond the range of the automatic compensation, and
needs to be leveled by adjusting foot screw.
Our series total station can correct the error of the vertical
angle reading caused by the tilt on the direction of X axis
and Y axis;
Settings of compensator: On and Off
When the instrument is under unstable condition or in a
windy day , you should close the compensator ,because the
vertical is unstable .Only this ,can avoid the compensator
beyond the scope of work caused by the jitter and stop
measuring .You can turn off the compensator by the using
star key( ) functions.
3.3 Set up the target Type
Our series total station has three reflectors to be selected, which
are prism, non-prism (NP) and reflect board (RB). You can set by job.
You can set it by star key [].
3.4 Set up the Reflecting Prism Constant.
As a prism is selected as a reflector, a prism constant should be
set before any measurement. If the constant is entered and set, it is
saved and will not be erased after switching off the instrument. After
pressing [Para.] key under star key ( ) mode, a dialogue box would
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appear as followed.
Temp.: 20
Press: 1013 hpa
Prism c: 0 mm
PPM: 0 ppm
Signal
B.S Clear Signal Enter
F1 F2 3
F3 F4

3.5 Signal
The function of signal is to display the intensity of signal of
EDM (Electrical Distance Measurement). It can help achieve ideal
aiming result under poor conditions. If it is too difficult to be found,
using signal can easily aim at the target.
Temp.: 20 Temp.: 20
Press: 1013 hpa Press: 1013 hpa
Prism c: 0 mm Prism c: 0 mm
[F3]
PPM: 0 ppm PPM: 0 ppm
Signal: Signal: 12
B.S Clear Signal Enter B.S Clear Signal Enter
F1 F2 3
F3 F4 F1 F2 3
F3 F4

Continuing with the explained operation in 3.4, you may press

[Signal] and the intensity of signal is displayed in the Signal column
above. The minimum measurable intensity should be 1. Being less
than 1 indicates that the target cannot be aimed and measured. You
can press any other keys to quit signal detection.
3.6 Set up the Atmospheric Correction
When measuring distance, the measured value will be influenced
by the atmosphere. In order to reduce the influence, a atmospheric
correction parameter is needed.
Temperature: the surrounding atmospheric temperature
Atmospheric pressure: the surrounding atmospheric pressure
PPM: the calculated and predicted atmospheric correction
The standard atmospheric value of our series Total Station (i.e.
the atmospheric conditions when the correction is zero)
Atm: 1013 Pa
Temp:20
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 The calculation of atmospheric correction
S= 277.825- 0.29434P/(1+0.003661T) (ppm)
In the formula:
S: correction coefficient (unit: ppm)
P: atmospheric pressure (unit: hPa)
T: temperature (unit:)
3.6.1 Set up the Atmospheric Correction value (ppm) directly
You may measure the temperature and pressure to find out the
atmospheric correction (ppm) through the correction formula or from
the atmospheric correction chart. Continuing with the operations in
3.5, press soft key [Enter] to move inserter down to the PPM
column to enter the value.
Temp.: 20 Temp.: 20
Press: 1013 hpa Press: 1013 hpa
Prism c: 0 mm Prism c: 0 mm
PPM: 0 ppm PPM: 3 ppm
Signal Signal
B.S Clear Signal Enter B.S Clear Signal Enter
F1 F2 3
F3 F4 F1 F2 3
F3 F4

3.6.2 Calculate the Atmospheric Correction out with

temperature and pressure sensor
First, measure the temperature and pressure around the station in
advance.
e.g. Temp: +25 atm:1017.5
Press soft key [Enter] to move inserter to the Temp column and
type in 25.0;
Press soft key [Enter] to move inserter to the Press column and
type in 1017.5;
Press soft key [Enter] to move the inserter to the [prism c]
column;
(thePPM column now displays 3)
Press [ENT] to save the parameter. Our system will display
Record: ***(name of the point) and exit the dialogue box. The point
is saved now.
3.7 The Correction of the Atmospheric refraction and
the Earth Curvature
When measuring horizontal distance and elevation, our
instrument corrects the atmospheric refraction and the earth curvature
automatically.
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 The formulas of two corrections about our instrument are as
followed:
Corrected Horizontal Distance :
D=S[cos+sinScos(K-2) / 2Re]
Corrected Elevation :
H=S[sin+cosScos(1-K) / 2Re]
If the Atmospheric Refraction and the earth curvature are not
corrected, the formula for calculating horizontal distance and
elevation are as followed:
D=Scos
H=Ssin
In the formula:
K=0.14----------- Atmospheric refraction coefficient (can be
selected according to actual)
Re=6370 km---Radius of the earth curvature.
(or )-----------------The vertical angle (counted from the
horizon)
S-------------------Slope distance
3.8 Set up the minimum reading of the angle
Refer to the operation Menu5.Options3.Other options
1.Mini Angle. The interface as shown in picture below:
Mini Angle
[1. 1 ]
2. 5
3. 10
Exit Enter

3.9 Set up the minimum reading of the distance

Refer to the operation Menu5.Options3.Other optionsF4
3.Miniread (dist). The interface as shown in picture below:
Minireaddist
[ 0.001 ]
0.0001

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3.10 Setup of Automatic Shutdown
Refer to the operation Menu5.Options3.Other options2.
Auto shut off. The interface as shown in picture below:
Auto shut off
[ 1. Never ]
2. 5minutes
3. 10minutes
4. 10minutes
Exit Enter

You may choose Never to cancel the auto shutdown. When

choosing 5, 10, 20 minutes opts, the instrument will shut down
automatically if there is no key pressed. Use the [] or [] keys to
move indicator [] up and down to the option wanted. Press soft key
[Enter] or [ENT] to save the setting. Pressing [ ESC ] will result in no
changes of settings.
3.11 Set rectangle beep
Refer to the operation Menu5.Options3.Other options2.
Rectangle Beep. The interface as shown in picture below:
Rectanle Beep
[ 1. Off ]
2. On

Exit Enter

3.12 Set up the Addictive Constant and the Multiplying

Constant
Refer to the operation MenuF42.Config1.Add const
2.Mul.const.
The constants are already set through strict measurement when
being sold. You dont need to adjust the setting. You may alter the
constant after strict measurement (e.g. in standardization site for
baseline being measured by authenticated units).
3.13 Selecting Data File
The instrument needs large data and creates large data when it is
operated. This data needs to be storied in the system files of the

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instrument as a file form. Its a good habit that selecting the
measuring working files before working. Please refer to the related
description.
The file types are listed as below:
MEA= Measurement File, working for storing data.
COO= Coordinate File, used for retrieving coordinate.
COD= Code File, used for retrieving code.
LSH/LSV = Defined horizontal /vertical alignment file, working
for staking out roadway.

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4. Preparations before measurements
4.1 Unpacking and storing instruments
Unpacking
Lay down the box gently with the top side facing up. Open the
lock and take out the instrument.
Storage
Cover the telescope cover. Make sure that the vertical clamping
screw and the level bubble face upwards. Lay down the instrument
into the box (with objective lens of the telescope facing downwards.).
Tighten the vertical clamping screw gently and cover the box, then
Lock the box.
4.2 Set up the instrument
Reference for operation:
Install the instrument onto the tripod gently, then level and
center the instrument to ensure the accuracy of the measurement
result.
4.2.1 Using plummets to center and level (align)
1) Set up the tripod
Position tripod legs so that the plummet is aimed to the
ground mark point. Turn the focusing ring of the
optical plummet to focus;
Make sure that the center of the tripod top is right
above the station;
Stamp the tripod on the ground with your feet.
2) Install the instrument onto the tripod
Mount the instrument on the tripod head. Support it with
one hand, and tighten the centering screw on the bottom of
the unit to make sure it is secured to the tripod.
3) Using the circular level to level the instrument coarsely
Twist and adjust the two leveling screw A and B on the
bottom of the instrument until the bubbles of the
circular level moves to the line perpendicular to the
center line the screw A and B;
Twist and adjust leveling screw C to move the bubble
to the center of the circular level.

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 Screw C
buble center

Screw B
Screw A

4) Using the plate level to level the instrument precisely

Loosen the horizontal locking screw and turn the
instrument around until the plate level is perpendicular
to a line shaped with screws A and B. Adjust the screws
A and B to make the bubble in the center of the level;
Screw C

Screw B
Screw A

Turn the instrument approximately 90 and adjust

screw C until the bubble in the center of the level;
Screw C

Screw B
Screw A

Turn around the instrument 90again. Repeat above

steps until the bubble remains in the center of the plate
level even though the instrument is rotated to any
position.
4.2.2 Using centering device to center
1) Set up the tripod;
Open the tripod. Make sure that the three feet of the
tripod are approximately equal in distance from the
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 center and that the top is leveled. Screw up the three
locking screw;
Make sure that the center of the tripod top is right
above the station;
Stamp one foot on the ground with your feet.
2) Install the instrument gently on the top of the tripod and
screw up the screw connection. Open the laser plummet
through star () key to aim at the station precisely;
3) Using circular level to level the instrument coarsely;
4) Using tubular level to level the instrument precisely;
5) Precise centering and leveling;
According to the observation of center device, loose the
connection screw slightly and shift the instrument horizontally
(mention that do not turn around the instrument)until the instrument
aims at the station precisely.
Repeat the steps above until the instrument aims at the station
precisely.
4.3 Loading and unloading of battery
The information of the battery
--Full battery, operation is available.
--Just appearing this information which means the battery can
support the instrument for another 4 hours.
--The battery is lower, and its better to replace.
--Measurement is impossible, and its necessary to replace and
recharge battery.
Notes:
The working time of battery will be effected by many factors,
such as ambient temperature, recharging time, recharging and
discharging times. For safety, we suggest you recharge the battery full
or prepare several full batteries before operation.
The battery symbol only indicates power capability for current
measurement mode. The power consumption in distance
measurement mode is more than in angle mode, if the instrument
enters into distance measurement mode from angle mode, the power
maybe auto-off because of lower battery.
Notes for loading/ unloading batteries:
You should switch off the instrument before unload the
battery.
Notes for charging:
Though the charger is designed with overcharge protection
circuit, one must unplug the charger after finished charging.
Suitable temperature range for charging is between -45and
+45 . Charging process may be abnormal if being over the
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temperature range.
A battery can be recharged for 300-500 times.
A monthly recharging is required if the instrument is not used
for a long time.
4.4 Reflecting Prism.
When measuring distance with prism mode, a reflecting prism
must be set at the target site. You can connect the prism to the base,
and then connect the base onto the tripod .you can also set the prism
onto the centering rod. There are single-prism group and three prism
group available on the market, so you can select them according to
your requirements.
4.5 Loading and unloading of the pedestal
Unloading
Unload the base by loosening the locking screw on the base with
a screw driver and anti-clockwise turn the screw around 180.
Loading
Put the three fixed feet of the instrument into the corresponding
holes to make the instrument on the base. Turn the clamping screw
clockwise 180to lock the instrument. Then tighten the screw with a
screw driver.
4.6 Adjusting eyepiece lens of the telescope and
aiming the target.
How to aim at targets(only for reference)
1) Aim at the bright sky with the telescope and adjust the
eyepiece to focus until a sharp image of the cross wire
forms;
2) Aim at the target with the cross center in the coarse sighting
device on the top of the lens. Your eyes should keep a
proper distance (about 200mm) away from the sighting
device;
3) Obtain a sharp image of the target on the reticule with the
focusing screw. If optical parallax appears when angle of
view changed, the focus or the diopter of the eyepiece may
be unadjusted. For precision concerns, please adjust the
eyepiece focus to eliminate the optical parallax carefully.
4.7 Entering letters and numbers
This series total station has been equipped the key [Mode],
which can be convenient to switch the input mode between letters and
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numbers.
Input letters
Example 1: Entering to the interface of selecting file in the
surveying, which needs to input SUN1A in the edit box
1) Press [Num.] to switch to the mode of inputting letters.
Select file(.MEA&.COO) Select file(.MEA&.COO)

File [Num.] File

B.S List Num. Enter B.S List Alph. Enter

2) Press [1], then, S displays in the edit box;

Select file(.MEA&.COO)

File S

B.S List Alph. Enter

3) Wait 0.4 seconds,

4) then press [1] again, SSdisplays in the edit box;
5) Press [1] again, STdisplays in the edit box;
6) The interval of pressing the key [1] twice is not over 0.4
seconds .If over, you can press [] or [] to correct it;
Select file(.MEA&.COO) Select file(.MEA&.COO) Select file(.MEA&.COO)

File SS [1] File ST [1] File SU

B.S List Alph. Enter B.S List Alph. Enter B.S List Alph. Enter

7) Press [5] , SUN displays in the edit box;

Select file(.MEA&.COO)

File SUN

B.S List Alph. Enter

8) Pressing [Alph.] to switch to [Num.];

9) Press [1];
10) Pressing [Num.] to switch to [Alph.];
11) press [7],as shown below:
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 Select file(.MEA&.COO)

File SUN1A

B.S List Alph. Enter

Input numbers
Example 2: Take Inputting the station in the surying mode for
example, which needs to input -123.456 in the edit box.
1) Because the edit box NO cant be letter, the inputting
mode will default to Alph., and cant be switched to
Num.. The interface is as follows;
Station
NO:
EO: m
ZO: m

B.S Clear Pt.n Enter

2) The order of the keys:[-][1][2][3][.][4] [5]

[6] ;
3) The result is shown below:
Station
NO: -123.456 m
EO: m
ZO: m

B.S Clear Pt.n Enter

4) Of cause, you can input - finally to complete the input;

5) After completing the input, press [ENT] to record the input
and end the edit box;
Input angles
Example 3: Enter the Set HA interface, which needs to input
1234556 in the edit box of HR.
Set HA

HR:

B.S Clear Exit Enter

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 1) The order of the
keys:[1][2][3][][4][5][5][6];
2) The result is as shown below:
Set HA

HR: 123.4556

B.S Clear Exit Enter

3) After completing the input, press [F4] to confirm the input

or press [ESC] to cancel it. If it is over 360, a prompt
box will appear Overtop!.
4.8 Notice for using U disk
When running the program, dont insert or pull out the U disk. If
you pull out the U disk when the instrument checking it, the
subsequent operations may cause error!

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 5. Angle mode
The instrument would enter the Angle Mode automatically after
switched on. You can also enter this Mode by pressing [ANG] under
basic measurement mode. This Mode involves three pages switched
by the key [F4]. Their functions are explained as followed:

Vz: 2781223 Vz: 2781223

HR: 1595405 [F4] HR: 1595405

Save 0set Hset 1/3 Hold Rep V% 2/3

F1 F2 3
F3 F4 F1 F2 3
F3 F4

[F4] Vz: 2781223

HR: 1595405 [F4]

H-Bz R/L Vmode 3/3

F1 F2 3
F3 F4

5.1 Save
Function: Save the current angle to selected measured file.
After press [F1], the interface of Information appears (if
you havent select measured file, there will be a interface of
Select file (.MEA) to let you select file.), which needs you
the point name (Pt.N) ,Code and target height (T.H). The
number of Pt.N defaults to added 1. The code is input
according to your need, but the target height according to
actual situation. You can press [ENT] to save data to
measured file.
When the compensation value is over, the instrument tips Tilt
over!, and the angle data cant be saved.
The number of point name in the system is added 1
automatically. If you want to modify point mane, code, and
target height, just press [Num.] or [Alph.], if dont just press
[ENT] to save.
The system saves the record with a prompt Finished,
which disappears automatically after 0.5 seconds.

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5.2 0set
Function: set the horizontal angle as 0 0000.
Press [F2](0set);
Asking Set 0?, press [ENT] to set 0 or [ESC] to exit this
operation. In order to make sure the accuracy, you may press
[ENT] lightly.
5.3 Hset
Function: Set the horizontal angle as wanted angle.
Press [F3] to enter the interface of Set HA to set
horizontal angle ;
In the DMS of angle unit mode, if you want to input
1234556just input 123.4556 in the input box. In the
other angle unit mode , input normally, as shown in picture
below:
Set HA

HR: 123.4556

B.S Clear Exit Enter

Press [ENT] to confirm the input, or [ESC] TO to cancel.

When over 360, it will tip Overtop!
5.4 Hold
Function: Another method to set horizontal angle.
Turn around the alidade to the wanted horizontal angle and
press soft key [Hold], the turn around the alidade a and the
readout of horizontal angle is hold and not changing with
turning the alidade again, the horizontal angle remain the
same.
After turning the alidade to aim at the target, press the key
[F1] to set horizontal angle at a new position.
Hold
HR 1563854
> Set?

No Yes

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5.5 Angle by repetition
Function: Under right horizontal angle mode, you can measure
angle repeatedly.
A B

3rd meas.starts 3rd meas. End(avg. of 3 meas. Is displayed

2nd meas.starts 2nd meas. End(avg. of 3 meas. Is displayed

1st meas.starts 1st meas.starts( angle between two points is displayed)

Enter the interface of angleoby repetition

Count [0]
Ht: 900000
Hm:
HR: 900000
Oset Exit Hold

Count: The times of the measurement;

Ht: The sum of angle;
Hm: The average value of angle
Aim at point A, then press [F1] (0 set);
REP-Angle

Set 0

No Yes

Press [F4](Yes);
Count [ 0]
Ht: 000000
Hm:
HR: 000000
Oset Exit Hold

Aim at point B by horizontal motion and tangent screw

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 Count [1]
Ht: 1202000
Hm: 1202000
HR: 1202000
Oset Exit Rel.

Aim at point A again by horizontal motion and tangent

screw and press [F3](Rel.);
Count [ 1]
Ht: 1202000
Hm: 1202000
HR: 1200930
Oset Exit Hold

Aim at point B again by horizontal motion and tangent

screw and press [F3](Hold);
Count [ 2]
Ht: 2404000
Hm: 1202000
HR: 1201800
Oset Exit Rel.

Repeat the steps above until the measurement times wanted;

If want to exit this function ,just press [F2](Exit),then press
[F4](Yes) to return the basic measurement;
Notice: if the angle value compared with the fist
measured is over 30, the error massage will appear.
5.6 Slope (V%)
Function: vertical angle switched with slope (V%).
Every time you press [F3] (V%),the display mode of vertical
angle will be switched each other. When the slop is over 45it will
tip Over! (Over measurement range).
5.7 H-Bz
When horizontal angle is in the range of 0(90,180or 270)
430, the buzzer will beep.

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5.8 L/R
Press [F2] to make the horizontal angle mode switched between
right angle (HR) and left angle (HL).
HR: Right angle mode .When the alidade is rotated clockwise,
the horizon angle is increscent;
HL: Left angle mode. When the alidade is rotated anticlockwise,
the horizon angle is decreasing.
5.9 V mode
Vz: Zenith Mode;
Vh:Vertical angle Mode (it is 00000when the telescope is
level. The angle of elevation is positive and the angle of depression is
negative.)
Other instructions:
If the compensator is over the range of 210then the vertical
angle display box will tip you Over!;
When setting horizontal angle, which is azimuth of target point,
so you can set the displayed angle as azimuth.

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6. Distance mode
Press [DIST] to enter the distance measurement mode, which
has two interfaces . The functions of first interface are Save,
Meas. and Mode; The functions of the second interface are
Ofset, S.O and m/f/i. The two interfaces shown as below:
Vz: 2781223 Vz: 2781223
HR: 1595405 [F4] HR: 1595405
SD: m SD: m
HD: m HD: m
[F4]
VD: m VD: m
Save Meas Mode 1/2 Ofset S.O m/f/i 2/2
F1 F2 3
F3 F4 F1 F2 3
F3 F4

6.1 Save
After press [F1], the interface of Information appears (if
you havent select measured file, there will be a interface of
Select file (.MEA) to let you select file.), which needs you
the point name (Pt.N) ,Code and target height (T.H). The
number of Pt.N defaults to added 1. The code is input
according to your need, but the target height according to
actual situation. You can press [ENT] to save data to
measured file.
When the compensation value is over, the instrument tips
Tilt over!, and the angle data cant be saved.
6.2 Meas.
Measure distance and display slop distance, horizontal distance,
and elevation difference. Under the cont and track, you can press
[ESC] to stop measuring.
6.3 Mode
This function is used for the work mode of EDM. These modes
are Single, Rept, Cont, Track.
EDM Mode
[ 1. Single ]
2. Rept.
3. Cont
4. Track
Exit Enter

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 Press [] or [] to move the [] the wanted option , then press
[ENT] to save.
6.4 Offset
Press [Ofset] to enter the interface of offset (will described in the
offset function).
6.5 Stake out (S.O)
Enter the distance stakeout function
DistStakeout

HD m

HD VD SD
F1 F2 3
F3 F4

The keys [F1]-[F3] is to select the stakeout mode. After select

the mode, input distance (HD), then press [Enter] to enter the distance
stakeout mode, and you can press [F2] to get the result of stakeout.
dsd : is to stake out differences between slope distances
measured and it expected . A positive result indicates that the
measured slope distance is great than the expectation value. The lens
should be shifted to the instrument.
dhd: is to stake out the difference between horizontal distance
measured and it expected . A positive result indicates that the
measured horizontal distance is greater than the expectation value.
The lens should be moved to the instrument.
dvd: is to stake out the difference between elevation difference
measured and it expected. A positive result indicates that the
measured elevation difference is greater than the expectation value.
The lens should be moved downwards (excavation).
Every time finishing the stakeout, press [F4] to enter the second
page , and you can press [F2] to continue staking out or press [DIST]
to return to the distance measurement mode.
m/f/i: switch the units of the distance displayed between meter,
feet, feet .inch.
Other instructions: is the current distance
measurement mode. Among them, the indicates measuring
with prism, and the indicates measuring without prism.

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7. Coordinate mode
Press [CORD] to enter the coordinate measurement mode.
According to the diagram below, please set up the coordinates station,
azimuth, target height and instrument height before coordinate
measurement.
Center of lens
Center of
instrument

HT(target
SD

Z(VD)
height)
Coordinates of
unknown point
(N1,B1,Z1)
Instrument

Coordinates of the center of

instrument =NC,BC,ZC+
height

instrument height

Station(NO,BC,ZO)
HD

There are three interfaces, which can be switched each other by

pressing [F4].The functions of the first interface are Save, Meas,
Mode; The functions of the second interface are Config, BSS,
STA; The functions of the third interface are Ofset, S.O,
Aver.. as shown in picture belown
Vz: 2781223 Vz: 2781223
HR: 1595405 HR: 1595405
N : m [F4] N : m
E : m E : m
Z : m Z : m
Save Meas Mode 1/3 Config BSS STA 2/3
F1 F2 3
F3 F4 F1 F2 3
F3 F4

Vz: 2781223
[F4] HR: 1595405
N : m [F4]
E : m
Z : m
Ofset S.O Aver. 3/3
F1 F2 3
F3 F4
Save:After press [F1], the interface of Information
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 appears (if you havent select measured file, there will be a
interface of Select file (.MEA) to let you select file.),
which needs you the point name (Pt.N) ,Code and target
height (T.H). The number of Pt.N defaults to added 1. The
code is input according to your need, but the target height
according to actual situation. You can press [ENT] to save
data to measured file.
When the compensation value is over, the instrument tips
Tilt over!, and the angle data cant be saved.
Meas: Press [F2] to start rangefinder. The instrument will
calculates and display the result. If the measurement mode is
Cont or Track, you can press [ESC] to stop measuring
or press [ANG] of [DIST] to switch to angle or distance
mode with the measuring stopped automatically.
Mode: It is same as distance mode.
Config: On the second interface, press [F1] to enter the
interface of inputting instrument height and target height.
After input the height, press [ENT] to receive them, or [ESC]
to exit the input interface. If you want to view instrument
and target height, just refer to this operation. The input
interface is as shown below:
I.H&T.H
I.H 1.59 m
T.H 1.68 m

B.S Clear Enter

The range of instrument height and target height is 999.999.

If the input value is over, the instrument tips Overtop!.
If you want the input value is worked when turn on the
instrument next time, just press [ENT] or [Enter] to save them into
the system file.
BSS: In the second interface , press [F2] to enter the
interface of input the coordinates of backsight (as shown in
picture below).Setting up BSS is to establish the
relationship between the earth coordinate and x coordinate
of instrument (being used together with STA Function).
After setting the BSS and pressing ENT,you need to aim
at backsight point. After pressing [ENT], the instrument will
calculate the azimuth angle of the backsight point, which is
displayed in the HA (horizontal angle) column. The
coordinate of the instrument is now related to that of the
earth station, which is called as set station).In order to
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 avoid repeated operation, please first operate the function of
STA (Station) then set the BSS and orient. When
orientation, please aim at the BS (target) precisely.
Orientation can be done with [0set], [Hset] and [Hold] under
Angle Mode. If the orientation is already done under Angle
Mode, you dont need to set BSS again under Coordinate
Mode.
BSS
NBS: 100.000 m
EBS: 200.213 m
ZBS: 1.123 m
B.S Clear List Enter

There are two way to get backsight coordinates, which are

inputting by keyboard and retrieving from files;
If you select inputting, just input by keyboard. If you press [List]
and remember the point name, using [List] is best choice. If you dont
remember the name, just press [Search] to search the point. And you
can press [ESC] to back to BSS interface.
STA:In the second interface ,press [F3] to enter the
interface of inputting station. Input station point name,
coordinates and instrument height;
STA
NO: 201.345 m
EO: 306.254 m
ZO: 1.254 m
B.S Clear List Enter

Refer to the input of backsight

Ofset: In the third interface, press [F1] to enter the offset
function. Offset function is designed to obtain the coordinate
of measured point when prism cannot be place at the
measured point or when distance measuring cannot be done.
Offset function includes Offset(Angle), Offset(Dist1),
Offset(Dist2), Offset(Plane), Offset(Column). See
reference in Chapter 8. Offset Mode;
S.O: In the third interface, press [F2] to enter the
staking-out function. With this function, you may put
designed data onto earth points. See reference in 9.2
Staking out;
Aver.: In the third interface, press [F3] to set the times of
measurement.
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8. Offset mode
It includes five functions which are Offset(Angle),
Offset(Dist1),Offset(Dist2),Offset(Plane),Offset(Column).
These functions help for coordinate measurement, and can get the
coordinates of the point which the prism cant be at. Before operating
these functions, please set STA, orientation, instrument height and
target height.
8.1 Offset (Angle)
This mode is specifically useful when setting up prism difficultly,
e.g. in the center of a tree. Set up the prism at the point P which is
the same horizontal distance away from the instrument .The diagram
for angle offset is as followed.
Prism P
HD(r)

HD(f) A0

A1
Instrument center

HD(r)=HD(f)
HD(r): the horizontal distance between
Station prism to instrument center
HD(f):the horizontal distance between
prism to instrument center

When measuring the coordinate of the earth pointA1 which

is the projection of AO, set up the height of instrument and the
height of target.
When measuring the coordinate of AO, set up the height of
instrument only (and the height of target should be set to 0).
In the menu of Offset, select 1. Offset (Angle) to enter the
interface of Offset (angle)-Prism:
Offset(Angle)-Prism
HR 2005421
SD m
HD m
VD m
Meas T.H Mode

If you want to re-input the target height, press [T.H] to re-input.

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Press [Meas] to start measurement. After measuring, press [Enter] to
enter the interface of Offset (angle)-Result:
Offset(Angle)-Result
HR: 2005421
SD 11.775 m
HD 11.773 m
VD 0.190 m
Next P Save

Then, aim at offset point, you can get its coordinates. Pressing
[Next P] to measure next point; press [Save] to save the coordinates
of offset point; press [ESC] to exit.
8.2 Offset (Dist1)
If have already known the front &behind and left & right offset
along the direction of observation which from measured point A0 to
target point A1 , you may measure the coordinate of A0 through
distance offset.

A0 +
A1

Horizontal distance on the left or right

- - Target height
+
Prism P

Instrument center

Station

The diagram of angle offset

In the menu of Offset, select 2. Offset (Dist1) to enter the
interface of Distance:
Distance
Left (-) /Right(+) OSD:
m
Front (-) /Behind(+)OSD:
m
B.S Clear Enter

The relation between + and - is referred to the diagram of

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angle offset. After input the known distance, press [ENT] to enter the
interface of Offset (dist1)-Prism :
Offset (dist1)-Prism
HR 2005421
SD m
HD
VD
Meas T.H Mode

After measuring, press [Enter] to enter the result interface:

Offset (dist1)-Result
HR 2005421
N -10.998 m
E -4.201
Z 0.190
Next P Save

Display the coordinates or offset point. Pressing [Next P] to

measure next point; press [Save] to save the coordinates of offset
point; press [ESC] to exit.
8.3 Offset (Dist2)
It is specifically useful when the measured point is exactly on
the line of the two measurable points, as well as the distance between
measured point and the two measuring point is known.
A0
Prism P1
Prism P0 A1
ce
distan
Offset
OSD

Instrument center

Station

Firstly, input the offset distance. If the directions of P1-A0 and

P0-P1 are same, the distance value is positive, otherwise it is
negative.
In the menu of Offset, select 3. Offset (Dist2) to enter the
interface of Offset (Dist2):
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 Offset (Dist2)

Distance m

B.S Clear Enter

Input the distance, and press [Enter] to enter the interface of

Offset -Begin. You must aim at point P0 to measure.After
measuring, press [ENT] to exit the interface to enter the interface of
Offset-End.
Offset-Begin Offset-End
VZ: 1714954 VZ: 1714954
HR: 2993347 [ENT] HR: 2993347
HD: 0.014 m HD: m

Meas T.H Coord. Mode Meas T.H Coord. Mode

Aim at the end point, and press [ENT] after measuring. The
coordinates of measured points are displayed, as shown in picture
below:
Result
N: -0.749 m
E: -2.026 m
Z: 1.000 m

Next P Save Exit

If you need the coordinate of A0 ,you should set the height

of prism as zero.
If you need the coordinate of A1 ,you should set the height
of prism as the real height.
8.4 Offset (Plane)
This function is used to measure the point which cant be
measured directly, such as the point on the edge of the plane.
Firstly, you should measure any three points (P1, P2, P3) to
define the measured plane. Then, you can aim at the measuring point
P0, and the instrument will calculate and display the coordinate of
intersection of the defined plane and the collimation axis. i.e the
coordinate of P0. Mention that the target height under this mode
must be zero.

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 P1(with
(with prism) Prism)
P3
P2
(with
P0
prism)
without prism

In the menu of Offset, select 4. Offset (Plane) to enter the

interface of Offset Pt.1:
Offset (plane)-Pt.1
HR: 2005421
SD: m
HD:
VD:
Meas Mode

Press [Meas] to measure point 1, and press [Enter] to receive the

measured data and enter to the interface of Offset (plane)-Pt.2.
Refer to the operation of measuring point 1 to get the data of point 2
and point 3 to enter the interface of Offset (plane-Result);
Offset (plane)-Result
HR 1952016
N -12.909 m
E -3.541
Z 3.016
Next P Save

Now turn around the alidade to aim at the offset point. Mention
that the offset point must be on the defined plane but not below the
prism bar, otherwise the result will not be correct. The value of
coordinate is being refreshed in process of aiming.
Press [Next P] to enter the offset measurement of next point and
press [Save] to record the result.
Finally, press key ESC to quit the Plane Offset measurement.
8.5 Offset (Column)
Firstly, you should measure the azimuth angle and coordinate of
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P1 on the cylinder under this mode. Then calculate the horizontal
distance, azimuth angle and coordinate of the cylinder by measuring
the surface points of tangency P2 and P3.
The average value of P2 and P3 is the azimuth angle of the
cylinder.

P2
P0
P1
P3

PO

In the menu of Offset, select 5. Offset (Column) to enter the

interface of Offset (Column) Prism:
Offset (Column)-Prism
HR 1811401
SD m
HD
VD
Meas T.H Mode

After measuring
Offset (Column)-Prism
HR 181 1401
SD 4.570 m
HD 4.575
VD 1.004
Meas T.H Mode

If you want to point P0, please input its height as zero before
measuring it. If you want to measure P0, input the real height
value, then press [Meas] to start measure. After measuring, press
[Enter] to receive the measured data and enter the interface of Offset
(Column) L.edge:
Offset (Column)-L.edge
HR 181 1401
SD 4.570 m
HD 4.575
VD 1.004
Enter

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 Press [Enter]
Offset (Column)-R.edge
HR 181 2616
SD 4.570 m
HD 4.575
VD 1.004
Enter

After aim at the left edge, press [Enter] to enter the interface of
Offset (column)-L.edge. After aim at the right edge, press [Enter] to
enter the interface of Offset (column)-Center, as shown in picture
below:
Offset(column)-Center
HR: 1795939
N: -4.663 m
E: -0.117
Z: 1.004
Next P Save

Press [Next P] to enter the next offset, measurement. Press [Save]

to exit.

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 9. Menu
In the basic measurement interface, press [MENU] to enter the
menu interface, then, press [F4] to enter the next page.
Menu 1/2 Menu
1.Surveying 1.Adjust
2.Stake [F4] 2.Config
3.Fileman 3.Select CodeFile
4.Program 4.Grid scale
5.Options P1 5.Communication P2

On the every page of menu, you can press number key to select.
For example, if you press [1], the first option 1.Surveying will be
done.
9.1 Surveying
Operation: press [MENU] to enter the first page of menu, then
press [1](Surveying):
Menu 1/2 Select file(.MEA&.COO)
1.Surveying
2.Stake [1] File AAA
3.Fileman
4.Program
5.Options P1 B.S List Num. Enter

Press [F4] to enter the interface of Surveying.

1.
2.
3.
4.

9.1.1 Operation
1) Select file for surveying to save the surveying data;
2) Set station including name, coordinate and instrument
height;
3) Set backsight by measuring backsight or azimuth angle.
4) Set the target height of measured point and start to survey
and save data.

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9.1.2 Preparation
Firstly, you must select a file for surveying. When staring
surveying, it appears a dialog for select file.

AAA

Press [F2] (List) to enter the interface of Select Disk. If you

have inserted the SDdisk, it would be displayed.
Select Disk
[FLASH ]
USB

Exit Enter

After selecting a disk, press [ENT] to enter the interface of file

list. You can press [F1]~[F4] to create , view , search, and delete
file.
AAA.MEA [MEA]
ACB.MEA [MEA]
TEST.MEA [MEA]
123.MEA [MEA]

Info. Search New Del

Pressing the key of [] or [] to make the file list to stroll up and

down , pressing [] or [] to make the pages turning,selecting a file
then pressing [ENT] ,calling a file successfully.Entering into the
function of surveying after setting the measurement file and
coordinate file which has the same name .

9.1.3 Station and backsight

The station and orientation of backsight point in the surveying
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mode and coordinate measurement mode is common. You can input
or change the station point or orientation angle.
The two methods of setting station are as followed:
1) Set station by using the data in memory;
2) Input directly by keyboard;
Three methods of the orientation angle of backsight point are
followed:
1) Set backsight point by coordinate in memory;
2) Input the coordinate of backsight point directly;
3) Input the orientation angle directly;
9.1.3.1 Example for set station
The operations of set station by using the data in memory:
1) Enter the interface of Set STA with original data
displayed;
Setup STA
STA-> S0
Code:
I.H: 1.000 m
Input Search Save STA

2) Press the key [F4](STA);

Surveying
Setup STA
Pt.n: 1

Input List Coord. Enter

3) Press [F1](Input);
Surveying
Setup STA
Pt.n 1

B.S Num. Enter

4) Input point name, and press [F4];

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 Set STA
N0: 100.000 m
E0: 100.000 m
Z0: 10.000 m
> Enter No Yes

5) The system checks the current coordinate file,if checks

it ,then display the coordinates and you can press [F4]
(Yes) to confirm the coordinates of station and exit to the
interface of Setup STA;
Setup STA
STA-> PT1
Code:
I.H 1.000 m
Input Search Save STA

6) Press [] to move the -> to Code column;

Setup STA
STA: PT1
Code->
I.H 1.000 m
Input List Save STA

7) Press [F1] to input code , then press [F4] to confirm it;

Setup STA
STA: PT1
Code-> TREE
I.H 1.000 m
Input List Save STA

8) Move the -> to I.H column , then input the instrument

height and press [F4] [Enter];
Setup STA
STA: PT1
Code: TREE
I.H-> 1.000 m
Input Save STA

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 9) Press [F3] (Save) with the station coordinates displayed;
Setup STA
N0: 100.000 m
E0: 100.000 m
Z0: 10.000 m
> Enter No Yes

10) Press [F4](Yes) to finish setting station;

9.1.3.2 Example for setting angle
The azimuth angle must be confirmed by measuring.
You can save the data of orientation angle of backsight point by
the following method.
1) Enter the interface of BSS;
Setup BSS
BBS-> 0
Code:
I.H 1.000 m
Input Search Meas BBS

2) The screen displays the data set last time. You can press [F4]
(BBS);
Surveying
Setup BBS
Pt.n 1

Input List NE/AZ Enter

3) Press [F1](Input);
Surveying
Setup BBS
Pt.n PT2

Input Num. Enter

4) Input point name, press [F4];

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 Setup BBS
NBS: 100.000 m
EBS: 100.000 m
ZBS: 10.000 m
> Enter No Yes

5) The system checks the current coordinate file, if checks

it ,then display the coordinates and you can press [F4];
Setup BSS
BBS-> PT2
Code:
I.H 1.000 m
Input Search Meas BBS

6) Input Code and target height T.H;

Setup BSS
BBS: PT2
Code->
I.H 1.000 m
Input List Meas BBS

7) Press [F3](Meas);
Setup BSS
BBS: PT2
Code:
I.H-> 1.000 m
Angle SD Coord.

8) Aim at the backsight point, and select a key of

measurement mode. For example: press [F2](SD), then
measure the backsight point;
VZ: 873343
HR: 2224524
SD: 3.363 m
HD: 3.078 m
VD: 1.354 m
> Enter No Yes

9) Press [F4] (Yes) to finish setting backsight point. The

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 current settings will be saved in the measurement file;
9.1.4Measurement
1) In the first page of surveying, press [3] to enter the interface of
Meas;
Surveying 1/2 Meas
1.Station Pt.n-> PT1
2.Setup BSS [3]
Code
3.Meas
T.H 1.000 m
P1 Input Search Meas Ditto

2) Press [F1](Input) to input the measurement point name ,then

press [Enter] to input code;
Meas Meas
Pt.n-> 3 Pt.n 3
[F4]
Code Code-> TREE
[Enter]
T.H 1.000 m T.H 1.000 m
Input Search Num. Enter B.S List Num. Enter

3) Input target height (I.H) ,then press [Enter];

Meas Meas
Pt.n: 3 Pt.n: 3
Code: TREE [F4] Code: TREE
T.H-> 1.000 m T.H-> 1.000 m
B.S Enter B.S Meas Ditto

4) Press [F3](Meas), here,there are four methods for you to select,

which are Angle, Dist , Coord., Ofset, as shown in
picture below:
Meas
Pt.n: 3
Code: TREE
T.H-> 1.000 m
Angle Dist Coord. Ofset

5) Aim at the target height, press one of the key [F1]~[F3]. For
example, press [F2](Dist) to start measuring;

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 VZ: 901222
HR: 2005424
SD: [Sgnl]<< m
HD: m
VD: m
>Measuring...

6) After finishing measuring, press [F4](Yes) with data saved;

VZ: 901222
HR: 2005424
SD: 17.245 m
HD: 17.125 m
VD: -1.523 m
>Enter No Yes

7) The point name will be added one, and you can measure next
point. You can input name ,code and target height as the same
way and measure as the same way of last point by pressing
[F4](Ditto) or you can press [F3] to select the measurement
methods;
8) Finishing measurement, the data will be saved and youcan press
[ESC] to exit.
9.2Staking out
Staking out is to find the earth point for the designing point. The
required process of staking out is as followed:
1) You may select files for staking out .The files can call the
coordinates of station(STA),backsight(BSS) and the
stakeout point etc.
2) Setup station(STA).
3) Setup backsight(BSS) to determine azimuth angle.
4) Input the coordinates of stake-out point, then start to stake
out.
The operation in the menu of staking out :
Press the key of [MENU] ,the instrument will enter into the
mode of MENU 1/2.Press the key of [2](Stake):

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 Menu 1/2 Select Stake-out File
1.Surveying
2.Stake [2] File AAA
3.Fileman
4.Program
5.Options P1 B.S List Num. Enter

The Menu of staking out is as followed:

S.O 1/2 S.O 2/2
1.Setup STA 1.PolarCoord.Meas
2. Setup BBS [F4]
2.Resection
3. Stake out

P1 P2

The Setup STA and Setup BSS are the preparation work for
staking out. If you have already setup them, re-setting them are not
necessary.
9.2.1 Staking out points
Two methods for staking out to be selected:
1) Retrieve the coordinates in the memory by point nane;
2) Input coordinates directly.
Example for retrieving coordinates to stake out
1) In the first page of staking out, press [3] (Stake out);
S.O 1/2 S.0
1.Setup STA Stake out
2.Setup BBS [3]
3.Stake out Pt.n

P1 Input List Coord. Enter

2) Press [F1] (Input) to input point name (Pt.n), then press

[Enter];
S.O S.O
Stake out Stake out
[F4]
Pt.n: PT1 m Enter Pt.n: PT1 m

B.S List Num. Enter B.S List Coord. Enter

3) Press [F4](Enter), if system finds this point, the coordinates

of this point will be displayed, then you can press [F4](Yes);
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 Stake out
N: -1.015 m
E: -3.311 m
Z: 0.320 m
> Enter? No Yes

4) Input the target height;

5) After setting the stake-out point, you can start to stake out.
Stake out-Calc
HR 2522352
HD 3.473 m

Dist Coord.

HR:The calculated angle of tak-outpoint

HD: the calculated distance from instrument to stake-out point;
Aim at the prism center, then press [F1](Dist) (or [F2](Coord.))
6) The rotation angle of the alidade will be calculated by the
instrument;
HR: 2512423 HR: 2512423
dHR: -15929 dHR: -15929
HD: m dN: m
dHD: m dE: m
dZ: m dZ: m
Meas Mode T.H Next P Meas Mode T.H Next P

[Dist] [Coord.]
HR: measured angle
dHR: the rotation angle (when the instrument aiming at stake-out
point)
When dHR=00000, it means you haves found the direction
pf stake-out point.
7) Rotate the instrument to make the dHR as about 0, then
lock the horizontal motion screw and use horizontal tangent
screw to make the dHR as 00000. Finally, press[F1]
(Meas);

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 HR: 2522352 HR: 2522352
dHR: 00000 dHR: 00000
HD: [Sngl]<< m dN: [Sngl]<< m
dHD: m dE: m
dZ: m dZ: m
Meas Mode T.H Next P Meas Mode T.H Next P

[Dist] [Coord.]
HD: Measured distance
dHD: Distance difference when aiming at stake-out point
dN: measured coordinate(N)- coordinate (N) stake-out
dE: measured coordinate(E)- coordinate (E) stake-out
dZ: measured coordinate(Z)- coordinate (Z) stake-out
8) When the values of dHR, dHD and dZ(dN, dE, dZ)
are zero, the staking out is completed;
HR: 2522352 HR: 2522352
dHR: 00000 dHR: 00000
HD: 3.473 m dN: 0.000 m
dHD: 0.000 m dE: 0.000 m
dZ: 0.000 m dZ: 0.000 m
Meas Mode T.H Next P Meas Mode T.H Next P

[Dist] [Coord.]
9) Press [F4] (Next P) to enter the next point stake-out. Then,
the last stake-out point will be displayed. If the last point
name is number, then the next point name will be added 1.
S.O
Stake out

Pt.n: PT2 m

B.S List Num. Enter

9.2.2 Polar coordinates

Set up the instrument on the known point, and use polar coordinate
to measure the new point.
1) Enter the second interface of staking out, press
[1](PolarCoord.Meas);

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 S.O 2/2
1.PolarCoord.Meas

P2

2) Input the new point name, code and target height;

PolarCoord.Meas
Pt.n: PL1
Code: 1
T.H-> 1.000 m
B.S Meas

3) Aim at mew point, and press [F4] (Meas) to start

measurement;
PolarCoord.Meas
HR: 2522422
N* [Sngl]<< m
E: m
Z: m
Measuring...

4) After measuring, the measured coordinates is displayed. You

can press [F4](Yes) to save the measured value, and the
point name will be added 1;
PolarCoord.Meas
HR: 2522421
N: -1.532 m
E: -0.486 m
Z: -0.174 m
> Enter No Yes

[Yes]
PolarCoord.Meas
Pt.n-> PL2
Code: 1
T.H: 1.000 m
B.S List Num. Meas

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9.2.3 Resection
Set up instrument on a new point, and measure at most 5 known
points to calculate the coordinates of this new point, the measurement
of resection is as following:
Resection by distance measurementMeasure at least two
known points.
Resection by angle measurementMeasure at least three known
points.
1) Enter the second interface of staking out and press
[F2](Resection);
S.O 2/2
1.PolarCoord.Meas
2.Resection

P2

2) Input the new point name (Pt.n),code and target height (I.H);
New Pt.
Pt.n: 1
Code: 1
T.H-> 1.000 m
B.S Enter

3) Press [F1](Input) to input point 1(Here, you can retrieve

points) and press [F4];
Resection
NO.1
Pt.n: 1

B.S List Num. Enter

[Enter]
Resection
NO.1
Pt.n 1

Input List Coord. Enter

4) If the point doesnt exist in this file, tips None Pt.n. You
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 can press [F3](Coord.) to input coordinates, then press [F4]
to confirm;
Resection No.1
N: 9.169 m
E: 7.521 m
Z: 12.215 m

B.S Clear Pt.n Enter

[Enter]
Resection No.1
N: 9.169 m
E: 7.521 m
Z: 12.215 m
> Enter No Yes

5) Press [F4](Yes) to enter the interface of Input T.H. After

input the target height (T.H) , press [F4];
Input T.H

T.H 1.000

B.S Clear Enter

6) Aim at the known point 1, press [F3](Angle) or [F4](Dist).

Press [F4](Dist) for example;
No.1
VZ: 20930
HR: 1020930
SD: m
T.H: 1.000 m
> Aim at BS? Angle Dist

7) Start measuring;
No.1
VZ: 20930
HR: 1020930
SD* [Sgnl] << m
T.H: 1.000 m
Measuring

8) Enter the input interface of point 2 ;

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 Resection
NO.2
Pt.n 2

B.S List Num. Enter

9) According to step 5)~step 8), when using [Dist] to measure,

the residual will be calculated.
Resection
Resid.
dHD = -0.003 m
dZ = 0.001 m
Next P Calc

10) Press [F1] to measure other known points, which are at most
five points;
Resection
NO.3
Pt.n 3

B.S List Num. Enter

11) Press points 3 according to the step 3~ step 5;

No.4
VZ: 520930
HR: 1020030
SD: 10.953 m
T.H: 1.000 m
Next P Calc

12) You can press [F4](Calc) to check the result of resection,

and the standard deviations of the coordinates is displayed.
Unit (mm);
St.D
D(n): 4 mm
D(e): -6 mm
D(z): 1 mm

Coord.

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 13) Press [F4] (Coord.) to view the coordinates of the new
points. Otherwise, the coordinates will be saved in the
coordinate file and as station coordinates.
Coord.
N: 12.322 m
E: 34.622 m
Z: 1.577 m
>Save No Yes

9.3File manager
The menu of file manager is as follows:
Fileman 1/2 Fileman 2/2
1.File Dialogbox 1.Update
2.Import
3.Export
4.Format disk
5.MemInfo P1 P2

9.3.1 File Dialogbox

The operations of Create a new file, delete file, view file,
and so on are called file dialogbox. These operations involve the file
list. Select File Dialogbox to enter the interface of Select Disk, as
shown in picture below:
Select disk
[ 1. FLASH ]
2. USB

Exit Enter

After selecting the disk, press [Enter] to enter the interface of

file type, as shown in picture below:
1.File(.MEA)
2.File(.COO)
3.File(.COD)
4.File(.LSH)
5.File(.LSV)
6.All file

You can select different file list, here, you can press [6] to view
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all files in the system and can press [][][][] to select file.
444.COO [COO]
111.LSH [LSH]
TEST.MEA [MEA]
1111.COD [COD]
11123.LSV [LSV]
Info Search New Del

Notice:
COOcoordinate file
CODCode file
MEA Measurement file
LSHHorizontal alignment file for road stake-out
LSVVertical alignment file for road stake-out
Operations for files:
1) View the file information
Press [Info.] to view the selected file,as shown in picture below.
Press [ENT] or [Exit] back to the file list interface;
Info.
Name: F01.MEA
Mode: File(.MEA)
Size: 449 B
Data: 23
Exit

2) Search file
Press [Search] to enter the interface of Search, as shown in
picture below. After input the file name, press [ENT]. If found it,
then back to the file list with the cursor at the file name, or tips
Hast file.
Search

Name 2

B.S Num. Enter

3) Create new file

Press [New] to enter the interface of file type, then you can select
the type of your new file. After selecting file type, enter the
interface of what you select. After inputting the file name, press
[ENT] to back to the interface of selecting file, and you can
continue to create new file;
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 New
1. New File(.MEA)
2. New File(.COO)
3. New File(.COD)
4. New File(.LSH)
5. New File(.LSV)
Press [1]
New File(.MEA)

File: 2

B.S Num. Enter

4) Delete file
After selecting a file, press [DEL] to enter the interface of Del,
as shown in picture below. Press [ENT] to delete file and press
[Exit] to cancel to delete file and back to file list interface.
Del

Del File
2.MEA
Delete
Exit Enter

5) View file
When viewing the file data, you can just view the measurement
file, coordinate file and code file. You can view the data of
horizontal and vertical alignment file in the road function.
Select a measurement file in the file list, and press [ENT] to
display the data list as shown in picture below. The left side
of list is point name, and right is data type.
ST1 [STA]
BS01 [BS]
S1 [ANG]
S2 [DIST]
S3 [COO]
View Search Del

Pressing [View] can display the information of selected data.

Here, as an example of station data, as shown in picture
below. Press [F4] (Turn) to view the data in the second page.

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 STAST1
Codetree
N328.263
E656.365
Z1.236
Edit First Last Turn

Press [Edit] to enter the interface of Information, and you

can just edit point name (Pt.n), code (Code).and target
height (T.H)(Notice: cant edit the data of station and
backsight), then back to the last interface;
Pressing [First] can display the information of the first piece
data;
Pressing [Last] can display the information of the last piece
data;
Pressing [] can display the information of the previous
piece data;
Pressing [] can display the information of the next piece
data;
Press [Search] to enter the condition input interface, and you
can input the point name which you want and press [Enter] ,then the
system searches the data from the first piece (all name matched). If
searching it, the cursor will be at the point , or will tip and back to the
first piece data.
press [Del] to enter the interface of Del,if select [Yes], the
data you selected will be deleted or press [Exit] back to the data list.
9.3.2 Import
As the format of file in the instrument is binary, the External
data must be imported to instrument. This function can import the
external ASCII coordinate file and code file to instrument to save in
binary format. The types of file you selected are distinguished each
other by extension. So, you must be careful about the file type, or you
will import unsuccessfully.
The interface of importing file as shown in picture below:
Type of import
1. Import from PC
2. Import from USB

9.3.2.1 Import from PC

This function needs port to connect PC and instrument, but the
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transfer software must be installed on the PC to end data, or the
instrument can receive. Press [Fileman] [2](Import) [1.Import
from PC],then the interface of Import data as shown below:
Import data
1. Receive (.COO)
2. Receive (.COD)

AS an example of receiving coordinate data, press [1] to enter

the interface of Select file(.COO);
Select file(.COO)

File: 123.COO

B.S List Num. Enter

You can input the file name used to save the received data, such
as 123(.COO). If the file exists in the instrument, prompts File
Exist. If selecting [List], you can select a file in FLASH disk. After
selecting file, press [Enter] to enter the interface of importing;

Baud: 115200
File: 123.COO
No.:

Fast Slow Import

The only column that can be set is the Baud. The Baud available
are 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 with respect to
the RS232C serial communication bus. The bauds can be set with soft
keys [Fast] and [Slow]. Usually, 115200 Baud is adequate for
importing.
Import: Import data. The process of importing requires
assistance of the connected computer. Firstly, the data must be
imported to the computer already and waited to be received by
instrument. Then press softy key [Import] to import the data. After a
success import, the coordinates will appear at the bottom of the
selected file, while the number NO. is refreshing until the
importing is finished.

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9.3.2.2 Import from USB
Firstly, you must insert the Udisk to instrument. The instrument
will read the text files (.TXT) in the PROJECT folder in the Udisk.
You must make sure that the imported files must be in the
PROJECT file, and the file name must be letters, numbers or
together. Or, the file name cant be displayed normally.
Enter the importing interface, as shown in the picture below:
Type of import
1. Import from PC
2. Import from USB

Press [2] to enter the interface of Import data interface, as

shown in picture below:
Import data
1. Receive (.COO)
2. Receive (.COD)

As an example of importing coordinate data, press [1] yo enter

the interface of Select file. The files in the directory of PROJECT
in U disk will be read.
Select file
SUA.TXT
CODE.TXT
COOR.TXT

Quit Enter

Press []or [] to select coordinate file edited, such as

SUA.TXT, and press [F4] to enter the interface of Select Cd.type
to select coordinate format.
Select Cd. type
1.Pt,N,E,Z,Po
2.Pt,E,N,Z,Po
3.Pt,Po,N,E,Z
4.Pt,Po,E,N,Z

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 Select the coordinate format matched coordinate file, such as ,if
the file SUA.TXT selected is saved according to the Pt,N,E,Z,Po,
you can press [1] to enter to the next interface;
Input new filename

File: SUA.COO

B.S Num. Enter

The filename extension of imported file will be changed as

.coo automatically, which is the standard coordinate filename
extension in instrument. Input the new filename after importing, and
press [F4].
After pressing [Enter], there is Transforming displaying, and
the data in the U disk will be saved in to the instrument until finishing
importing.
9.3.3 Export
Select [Fileman][3](Export), as shown in picture below:
Transmission
1. Export to PC
2. Export to USB
3. Import from MiniUSB

9.3.3.1 Export to PC
Select [1] to enter the interface of Export data, as shown in
picture below:
Export data
1. Send (.MEA)
2. Send (.COO)

Taking an example for measured data, press [1] to enter the next
interface, you need to input the measurement file you want to export
or press [F2] to retrieve.(you may not input extension ,the file when
exported will defaults its format as .MEA);

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 Select file(.MEA)

File: 1.MEA

B.S List Num. Enter

After selecting the measured file, press [Enter] or [ENT] to enter

the interface of Select format. The format of Sunway that the
transmission software our instrument equipped can receive and
analysis. But the format of SSS means the format of Topcon
(GTS-7), which you cant use the t transmission software our
instrument equipped to receive. You must use Topcon link
software or other can recognize SSS format.
Select format
1.Sunway
2.SSS

After selecting the format, enter the interface of exporting, as

shown in the picture below:

Baud: 115200
File: 1.MEA
No.:

Fast Slow Export

The operation of key functions, which are [Fast] ,[Slow] you can
refer to the import. You may be careful that the export file must be
measurement and coordinate, or cant be exported.
When exporting file, the computer must receive firstly. The format
of exported file is ASCII. The instruction of Sunway which you
can refer to Appendix B;
9.3.3.2 Export to USB
1) Enter the interface of exporting file to USB, as shown in
picture below:

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 Export data
1. Send (.MEA)
2. Send (.COO)

2) AS an example of measurement data, press [1] to enter to the

next interface, as shown in picture below. Input the measurement file
which needs to be exported or press [F2] to retrieve;
Select file(.MEA)

File: 1.MEA

B.S List Num. Enter

3) After selecting measurement data, press [F4] to enter the

interface of Input new filename, which defaults the selected file
with with .txt extension;
Input new filename

File: 1.TXT

B.S Num. Enter

Here, input the file name for saving the exported data, which
will be saved in the directory of PROJECT in the U disk. If there is
a same name file in the Udisk , it will tip.
After you pressing [F4], the measurement file will be read and
transferred to be saved with text format in the U disk.
The export of coordinate file refers to it of measurement file.
9.3.3.3 Export with Mini USB port
Connect the MinUSB cable between computer and instrument.
After connecting, the interface as shown in picture below:
Connect to USB

On the computer, the instrument is identified as a U disk and you

can copy the files;
[Notice *]: The file eepromd.sys is system parameter file, which
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can be cut;
After copy the work file and coordinate file, you can open them
by transport software directly. After ending the connecting, unplug
the Mini USB cable, then press [ENT] to running the program
continually.
9.3.4 Format disk
This function can re-create the file system, but cant format U
disk. After format system disk, the previous data will be all lost, you
must be careful.
9.3.5 Information of disk (MenInfo)
Display the available space of the system disk. The unit is KB. 1
KB can story 10 pieces of measurement data.
9.3.6 Update
This function is for you to upgrade the software of the
instrument. Press [1] on the second page of Fileman to enter the
interface of updating, as shown in picture below:

PIN

B.S Clear Enter

1) Input PIN (82543), then press [ENT] with the instrument

shutdown;
2) Connect the instrument to the computer through serial port
connector. Open the hyper terminal softwareand set up the
correct port. Then set Bits per second to 115200 and
Flow control to None . Finally, when all operations
above are done, press [ENT] to update. Mention that the
computer must be installed with correct drivers;

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 3) Press power button on the instrument. The page of hyper
terminal is as followed;
Note: you must be specifically cautious when updating. As soon
as you choose to update, the instrument will enter updating mode. If
pressing key 3 under the page shown below, the previous program
may be resumed.

4) Press key 1 on the keyboard. The instrument enters the

waiting state for sending programs. After the state,
clickSend File on the computer;

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 5) Select the new version of total station software and click
Send on the computer;

6) Then the computer displays the process of sending. After

finishing updating, display the operation menu again .You
can press [5] to update boot image and press [6] to update
language;
7) After update program, boot image, language, press [3] to
end the update and press power button to turn on the
instrument to run the updated program.
9.4 Program
The operation in the menu of staking out :
Press the key of [MENU] ,the instrument will enter into the
mode of Menu 1/2.Press the key of [4](Program):

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 Menu 1/2 Select file(.COO)
1.Surveying
2.Stake [4] File AAA
3.Fileman
4.Program
5.Options P1 B.S List Num. Enter

enter into the program menu, as shown in picture below:

Pr ogr am 1/2 Pr ogr am 2/2
1.R E M 1.Project
2.Resection [F4] 2.R o a d w a y
3.M L M
4.C o o r.Zd
5.A r e a P1 P2

9.4.1 Remote height (REM)

REM is adequate for measuring the target height when the prism
cannot be placed at the target point. Under REM mode, you can
place the prism on any point along the plumb line of the target point
to obtain the height of target.
Target point

VD
P prism

Prism height

There are two modes for REM measurement: Input TH and

without TH. You can select Input TH mode when you need the
altitude from ground to target, otherwise without TH when you need
the altitude from any reference point to target.
9.4.1.1 Input T.H Mode
Select 1. Input T.H to enter the interface of Height of
Ins.&Tar. To input instrument height and target height, then press
[ENT] to enter the interface of REM-Prism;

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 REM-Prism
VZ: 771833
HR: 1691114
HD: m

Meas Mode Enter

Aim at prism, then press [Meas] to measure the horizontal

distance between target point and instrument. Press [Enter] to enter
the interface of REM-Ground to target;
REM-Ground to target
VZ: 771833
HR: 1691114
VD: 0.000 m

T.H HD

Then, turn the telescope up and down to aim at the target point.
The VD column displays the elevation difference from the ground to
the target point.
After measurement, you may choose from three opts:
[T.H] :to alter the target height;
[Hdist] :to re-measure horizontal distance;
[ESC]:to quit REM measurement.
You can choice according to the actual usage.
9.4.1.2 Without T.H
After select this mode, enter the interface of REM-Prism:
REM-Prism
VZ: 771833
HR: 1691114
HD: m

Meas Mode Enter

Aim at the prism, then press [Meas] to measure the horizontal

distance from prism to prism and enter the interface of REM-Base;
REM-Base
VZ: 771833
HR: 1691114
VD: 0.000 m

Select

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 Aim at the reference point and press [Select] to enter the dialog
of REM-Altitude
REM-Altitude
VZ: 771833
HR: 1691114
VD: 0.000 m

SetVA HD

Then turn the telescope up and down. The elevation difference

between the target and the reference point is displayed in the VD
column.
REM-Altitude
VZ: 771833
HR: 1691114
VD: 1.657 m

SetVA HD

After the measurement, you have three opts:

[Set VA] :to re-enter the REM-Altitude page.
[HDist] :to re-measure the horizontal distance;
[ESC]:to quit REM measurement.
9.4.2 Resection
For the following steps, see reference in chapter 9.2.3 Resection.
9.4.3 MLM

Prism A
dHD
dVD
dSD
Prism B

Prism C
Instrument

Diagram of MLM
Measure the horizontal distance (dHD), slope distance (dSD),
elevation difference (dVD) and azimuth angle (dHD) between two
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target. You may also input the coordinate or retrieve coordinate from
files to calculate the value.
There are two modes of MLM:
1.MLM (A-B,A-C): measure A-B, A-C, A-D. i.e the starting
point is the reference point of all following points.
2.MLM (A-B, B-C): measure A-B, B-C, C-D. i.e the previous
point is the reference point of all the other points.
You may also have to choose Consider Grid scale or to Ignore
Grid scale before choosing measurement mode.
MLM (A-B, A-C):
1) Enter the interface of MLM(A-B,A-C)-Step 1;
MLMA-B,A-C-Step 1
VZ: 552934
HR: 1373240
HD: m

Meas T.H Coord. Mode

2) Press [T.H] to input coordinates , then press [ENT] to enter

the interface of MLM(A-B,A-C)-Step 2;
MLMA-B,A-C-Step 2
VZ: 723212
HR: 1320813
HD: m

Meas T.H Coord. Mode

3) Get the coordinates by the same way of the Step-1, then

press [ENT] to enter the interface of MLM
(A-B,A-C)-Result;
The result displayed is the measurement from first point to
second point; If you press [Next P], you will repeat the operations of
MLM (A-B,A-C)-Step2and MLM (A-B, A-C)-Result,and can get
the measurement result of first point and other point;
As to MLM(A-B,B-C) , its calculation of start point is
different, which is the previous of the measure point, but the other
operation are same as MLM(A-B,A-C);
9.4.4 Coord.Z
This function is that use the measured data of known points to
calculate the Z coordinate of station and reset Z coordinate.
You can get the coordinate data of known points from coordinate
data or by keyboard. The operations as follows:
1) Set station, select Setup STA
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 Coord. Z
Setup STA
Pt.n 1

Input List Coord. Enter

Here, you can press [Coord.] to input station point, or press

[List] to retrieve coordinate from known files.
2) Setup datum mark. You can press [2] (Datum mark) to enter
the interface of Coord.Z-No.1;
Coord.Z-No.1
>Pt.n
Code
T.H 1.700 m
[]Select file
Input List Info. Searh

Press [Input] to input the name, coordinates and target height of

the first point, whose input method is same as the it of backsight
point. Press [ENT] to end inputting and enter the measurement
interface of Coord.Z-No.1;
Coord.Z-No.1
HR: 1701223
HD: m
SD: m
VD: m
Meas Mode Enter

3) Press [Meas] to start measuring. After measuring, the

measured value will be displayed, and you can press [Enter]
to confirm this measurement, then the keys [Next] and [Calc]
appears. You can press [Next] to continue the measurement ,
or [Calc] to enter the interface of Coord.Z-Result;
Coord.Z-Result
BSA: 1701223
Z: 1.234 m
dZ: 0.001 m

SetZ

Then you can press [SetZ] to set the Z coordinate of station, or

[Set A] to set the backsight angle, and you can press [ESC] to exit
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thus function.
9.4.5 Area measurement
This function is to help you to calculate out the area of the plane
figure formed by measured or inputted coordinates.
1) Press [MENU][4](Program) [4](Area) to enter the
interface of area measurement;
Area

Input Meas Del

2) Select [Input] to input point information, here, you can

retrieve point;
Point/Area
N: 0.643 m
E: 0.156 m
Z: -0.624 m

B.S Clear List Enter

3) After pressing [Enter] , the point will be listed in the area

measurement list , as shown in picture below:
Area
Pt01: 0.643, 0.156

Input Meas Del

4) The same way above, input the other points, which will be
listed to area measurement list;
Area
Pt01: 0.643, 0.156
Pt02: 1.000, 5.000
Pt03: 100.000200.000

Input Meas Del Calc

The maximum of points is 20.(The coordinates in the list may be

displayed incomplete because of the screen). The inputted or
measured coordinate is inserted below the indicator column, which
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determines the shape of the formed area. The area enclosed is the
connection of line from start to end one by one in order. Thus, you
may not get the correct area, if the graphic of area has crossed line.
You may press [] key to check the shape of the area.
9.4.6 Projection

X
Prism B
Z

Measured point

Station
Unknown point

Y
Prism A0,0,0

Diagram of Projection
This function is used to measure the length (X) of the prism
point deviation from the starting point of baseline, distance(Y) of the
prism point deviation from baseline, and altitude difference (Z) of the
prism point deviation from the starting point of baseline.
The preparation before measurement: setting up the instrument
height, the target height and defining the baseline.
Define base line: In the interface of project, press [2](2.Baseline)
to enter the interface of Setup Baseline;
Retrieve base line point
Press [2](List) to enter the interface of Project(Begin), as
shown in the picture below. You can press [Input] to input coordinate,
or [List] to retrieve coordinates, then press [Enter] to enter the
interface of Project(End) . After inputting, back to the projection
menu;
ProjectBegin
N: m
E: m
Z: m

Input List Enter

Measure base line point

In the interface of Setup Baseline, press [1](Meas) to enter the
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interface of Project(Begin),as shown in picture below:
ProjectBegin
VZ: 500217
HR: 1751313
SD: m
HD: m
Meas T.H Mode Enter

Press [Meas] to start measuring, then press [Enter] to enter the

interface of Project(End);
ProjectEnd
VZ: 555334
HR: 1642145
SD: m
HD: m
Meas T.H Mode Enter

Press [Meas] to start measuring, then you can press [Enter] to

return to project menu and press [3](Project)(3.Project) to start
projection measurement.
Projection
In the project menu, press [3](project) to enter the interface of
Project-Survey; press [Meas] to start measuring. After the
measurement, the deviated length(X), distance(Y) and altitude
difference (Z) are displayed on the screen.
Project-Survey Project-Survey
HR: 1664039 HR: 1664039
SD: 0.754 m X: 0.300 m
HD: 0.002 Y: -0.002
VD: -0.754 Z: -1.079
Meas T.H Turn Meas T.H Turn

Press [F4](Turn)
The key [T.H] is used for re-inputting target height; the key
[Turn] using for switching the display between X,Y,Z or
SD,HD,VD;
9.4.7 Roadway
See reference in chapter 10. Roadway
9.5 Options
Menu of options:

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 Options
1. Unit options
2. Mode options
3. Other options

Press [1] to enter the interface of options

Unit options 1/2 Unit options 2/2
1.Type of feet 1.Unit(Temp.)
2.Unit (Angle) 2.Unit(Press)
3.Unit (Length)

P1 P2

Press [2] to enter the interface of Mode options:

Mode options
1.EDM Mode
2.NEZ option
3.VA mode

Press [3], enter the interface of Other options:

Other options 1/2 Other options 2/2
1.Mini Angle 1. K option
2.Auto shut off 2. Beep
3.Rectangle Beep 3. Miniread(dist)

P1 P2
Taking EDM for example, the interface as shown below:
EDM Mode
[1.Single ]
2.Rept
3.Cont
4.Track
Exit Enter

Press [] or [] to move the > to the options needed, then

press [Enter] to receive the select , and save it to system file. After
shut on the instrument next, the mode defaults as the selected mode.
The other settings are same as EDM Mode, not tired in words here.
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9.6 Adjust
Press [MENU][F4] [1](Adjust) to enter the interface of
Adjust:
Adjust
1. Calibrate I.E
2. Calibrate TILT:X
3. Calibrate TILT:Y

9.6.1 Calibrate I.E

To adjust index error, the system will first ask you to Aim at a
target F1(face left). You may press [ENT] to confirm after aiming,
and the instrument will measure its vertical angle automatically. The
angle will be displayed for one second and the system will ask you to
Aim at a target F2(face right). Following the same steps, the
instrument will then calculate the index error and display it.
Now press [ENT] to save the index error (calibration done),
otherwise press [ESC] to quit (previous I.E remains).
9.6.2 Calibrate TILT:X
When calibrating tilt, please make sure that the tilt is off and the
index error is little.
First, place the instrument as picture shown below with
collimator facing up. This will help screw C to adjust the inclination
of the instrument.
C

A B

Enter the interface of tilt calibration:

VA: 900000

Tilt X= 125
F1 Up 3

Enter
1) After leveling the instrument, aim at the target F1 in the
collimator face left, record the current vertical angle as
V0.Set the vertical angle to V0-3with the help of the
vertical tangent screw. Adjust the screw C to aim at the
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 target precisely. Press [ENT] to confirm after a stable
readout appears;
2) Set the vertical angle to V0+3with the help of the vertical
tangent screw. Adjust the screw C to aim at the target
precisely and press ENT to confirm after a stable readout
appears.
3) Set the vertical angle to V0 with the help of vertical tangent
screw. Adjust the screw C to aim at the target precisely.
4) Aim at the target F2 in the collimator with reverse telescope
and record the current vertical angle as V1.
5) Set the vertical angle to V1+3with the help of the vertical
tangent screw. Adjust the screw C to aim at the target
precisely and press ENT to confirm after a stable readout
appears;
6) Set the vertical angle to V1-3with the help of the vertical
tangent screw. Adjust the screw C to aim at the target
precisely and press ENT to confirm after a stable readout
appears;
There are prompts which are F1 Up 3, F1 Down 3, F2 Up
3, F2 Down 3 during the four steps.
The instrument will then calculate out and display the correction
constant and the difference between the compensator axis and the
vertical axis of the instrument. Press ENT to save the new
calculated parameters, otherwise press ESC to quit and the previous
correction constant remains.
9.6.3 Calibrate TILT:Y
The steps of this function are same as them of calibration Tilt X,
but you must turn the instrument 90 degrees before every pressing
[Enter], if the reading is stable, press [Enter].
9.7 Config (Instrument constant)
Operations are permitted only when the instrument was tested
strictly. We recommend you to set it after it is tested by the factory or
professional verification institutions. Notice: the multiplication
constant is zero.
The input operation of additive constant (Add const) is same as
it of multiplication constant (Mul. const).Here, take additive constant
for example.
In the Config menu interface, press [1] to enter the interface of
inputting additive constant, as shown in the picture below:

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 Add C 6 mm

B.S Enter

After inputting, press [Enter] with a prompt Saved appearing,

then exit the interface.
9.8 Select code file
In the second page of Menu,press [3](Select CodeFile) to enter
the interface of Select CodeFile
Select CodeFile

File 123.COO

B.S List Num. Enter

9.9 Gird scale

Formula:
1) Altitude factor= R / (R+Altitude)
R:the earth's average curvature radius
Altitude: Altitude above the mean sea level
2) Scale factor
Scale factor:the measurement station scale factor
3) Grid scale factor of coordinate
Grid scale factor of coordinate=Altitude factor Scale
factor
Distance calculation:
1) Grid scale distance(HDg)= HDGrid scale factor
HD= distance on the ground
2) Distance on the ground(HD)= HDg/Grid scale factor
Grid scale
-
= 0.999984
771833
0.000 m
Altitude: 1691114
Scale: 4.351 m
1.000000

B.S Clear
Enter

After input altitude, you can press [Enter] to calculate the
Scale,as shown in the picture above. Press [ENT] to save
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 the scale gird and exit this interface. Exceptions: if the scale
value is less than 0.99 or greater than 1.01,it indicates that
the altitude input is error, and you must re-input it. If you
pressing [ESC] , the scale will not saved.
9.10 Communication
If the instrument equipped Bluetooth, select 5.
Communication on the second page of Menu;
Press [5] on the second page of Menu to enter the interface of
Communication, as shown in the Picture below:
Communication
-
[1. RS232C 771833]
1691114
2. Bluetooth
4.351 m

Exit Enter

You can set the communication as RS232C or Bluetooth .

Notice: RS232 is used for bidirectional communication and
the connector between PC and instrument for import and export.

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10. Roadway
Roadway function is divided into two parts: Design Roadway
and Stake out Roadway. You may stake out designed points
according to the stake and deviation of the Designed Roadway.
Select [Menu]4.Program[F4](P2)1.Roadway to enter
the interface of road menu:
Roadway 1/2 Roadway 2/2
1. Open Shape file 1. Stake out (road)
2. Re-define (H) [F4]
3. Re-define (V)
4. Resume H curve
5. Resume V curve P1 P2

If you have already imported [.LS] files into the instrument from
the external, you may open the [.LS] file through 1.Open Shape file.
You can choose the three opts after opening the LS file: Stake out
(road), Resume H curve or Resume V curve.
10.1 Inputting Roadway
The input of road design is divided two parts, one of which is the
input horizontal alignment, and the other is vertical alignment. The
input data will be saved in the selected files, whose maximum
number of element is 21, but the number of intersection cannot be
greater than 20;
10.1.1 Horizontal alignment
The input is for road plane design.
10.1.1.1 Element method
Enter this function through Re-Define (H) and Resume H
curve under Roadway menu.
Selecting Re-define(H) to enter the interface of Define(H):
Define(H)

Mark 0.000
Az: 00000

Line Circle Spiral I.P

If you selecting I.P(intersection piont) for the first time, you

will input by intersection method.
Select a line type, if you dont input start point, enter the
interface of Define(H)-Begin, then you can select the other lie type
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to input. After finishing the input, press [ENT] to enter the interface
of List of H curve;
Define(H)-Begin
Mark:
N:
E:

B.S Clear Enter

Note: Do not define the length as 0, which indicates ending the

alignment.
Input Line:
Define(H)-Line

AZ: 0.0000
Len.:

B.S Clear Enter

Input Circle:
Define(H)-Circle

R:
Len.:

B.S Clear Enter

Arc
length

Radius
The value of Radius (R) can be negative. The positive direction
is the right direction along the designed roadway, and the left is
negative. The Len. refers to Arc length.
Input Spiral:

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 Define(H)-Spiral

R:
Len.:

B.S Clear Enter

The R(Radius) indicates the radius of end point of spiral

transition curve;
After inputting the Line, Circle, Spiral, press [ENT] to
receive the input and exit to Define(H). if you want to view the
input, press [ENT] to finishing inputting and enter the interface of
List of H curve;
List of H curve
01ST: 10000.000 mileage
02LI: 10000.000
03CI: 10100.000
04LI: 10118.000
Save View Add

Press [Save] to save the input data;

Press [View] to display the input;
Edit-Spiral

R: 255.000
Len.: 100.000

Edit PgUp PgDn

If you find some of them are wrong, you can press [Edit] to
modify. You can press [PgUp](Page up) or [PgDn](Page down) to
check the inputs one by one. You can press [Add] to continue
inputting after pressing [ESC].
10.1.1.2 Intersection method
After choosing [I.P] and finishing inputting Define (H)-Begin,
you can press [ENT] to enter the interface of inputting intersection as
followed:
N:(P1)
E:
R: 0
A1:
A2:
B.S Clear Enter
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 Point PT

Para A1 Para A2

Radius R

Former point Next point

PT is the intersection point of road. The x of Px is the

number of intersection point.
When inputting R,A1, and A2, they cant be negative. If
inputting the radius, the system will insert an arc with defined radius
in between the former point and the next point. If inputting
parameters A1 and A2 of the spiral, the system will insert defined
spiral between the line and the arc.
[Notes*]: When inputting A1 and A2 according to the length L1
and L2 of the spiral, the formula to calculate A1 and A2 are as
followed:
A1 L1 Radius
A2 L2 Radius
Press [ENT] to input the next intersection point after inputting. If
the N, E, Z column s are null, the key [ENT] is invalid. After
finishing inputting, press [ESC] to exit, then enter the interface of
List of H curve;
Press [View], then you can view the data input and edit data;
Press [Add], then you can continue alignment. Repeat the steps
above until complete the input.
After complete the horizontal alignment, return to the
Roadway menu, if you want to continue alignment, select Resume
H curve;
10.1.2 Vertical alignment
Vertical alignment is formed by a group of intersection points.
The intersection points include mileage, altitude and curve length.
The beginning and ending point of the curve length must be zero
and the number of the intersection points cant be more than 20 under
the vertical alignment.

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 Stake 0 508.306 1000.48
Altitude 324.325 329.247 325.689
Length 0 84.56 52.806

In the Roadway menu, select Re-define (V) to enter the

interface of Define (V)-Begin:
Define(V)-Begin
Mark:
Height:
Len.:

B.S Clear Enter

After inputting the Mark, Height and Len. (Length), press

[Enter] to confirm, and enter the interface of the point 01 input, as
hown in picture below:
Define(V)-01
Mark:
Height:
Len.:

B.S Clear Enter

Then, you can input the Mark, Height and Len. for other
points in order. Finally, press [ESC] to end inputting and enter the
interface of List of V curve. The operations of the key about
[Save],[View] and [Add] refer to element method.
After finishing defining H and V curve, the last input will be
saved in the buffer cache and will be erased when shutting the
instrument down. The data can be used to staking out roadway
immediately if needed.
10.2 Stake out (road)
You can used the inputted or imported LS files in staking road
way. When staking out roadway, you can select the desired file any

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time for the demand so that staking out roadway with any mileage
can be done easily.
You may not be worried about the problem that the capacity of
20 point of horizontal alignment and 20 point of vertical alignment,
because you can divide any long road into several pieces and save
them into several line type files.
Midcourt line
Left deviation Right deviation
Altitude difference(-)

Left deviation Right deviation

510

Mileage increment 520 Mileage

530
Midcourt line

The steps for staking out road way are as followed:

1) Select [.LS] files for stake-out;
2) Setup station;
3) Setup BBS;
4) Inputting Roadway parameters, including mileage of Start
(start mileage), Space (pile space), L/R dist ( left and
right deviation) and L/R dV left and right altitude
difference (Left/Right dV);
5) Then select center, left and right mileage to stake out.
6) You may choose [Dist]polar coordinates or [Coord.] to
stake out.
10.2.1 Selecting Roadway File
There are two routes to select roadway file ([.LS] file)
1) Roadway ( menu) Open shape file;
2) Roadway ( menu) Stake out(road) Select file;
Both ways above lead to page of select file. You can select [4]
(LSH\V) enter the interface of Select File(.LSH),which will list the
horizontal alignment file (.LSH) to be selected. After selecting the
horizontal alignment (.LSH), which will be store the data of
horizontal alignment, you will be prompted to select horizontal
vertical alignment (.LSV), if you need it , press [ESC], if dont need it,
press [ENT]. If you have already opened the shape file successfully,
press [ESC] to end the dialogue. If not, then repeat the steps above
until the file is selected and opened.

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10.2.2 Setting station and BBS(backsight point)
See reference in setup BBS and setup station
10.2.3 Stake out road
Before staking out Roadway, please first enter the parameters
required for staking out. e.g starting mileage, space between, L
dist(left distance), R dist(right distance), L dV and R dV.
Parameter 1/2 Parameter 2/2
L dist
Start 0 [F4] R dist
Space 20 Enter L dv
R dv
B.S Clear Enter B.S Clear Enter

After inputting, press [ENT] to enter Roadway- Center

interface (if all deviations are zero):
Roadway-Center
Mark 0.000
offset 0.000
VD 0.000
T.H 1.700
Edit S.O

The soft key functions under this page are as followed:

Key Explanation
F1 Setup any mileage and target height
F2 No use in this page
F3 calculate the coordinate of the staked out point first
Current mileage minus space to obtain new mileage
Current mileage plus space to obtain new mileage
Switch between Roadway-Right Roadway-Center
Roadway-Left
Switch between Roadway-Left Roadway-Center
Roadway-Right
This interface displays the mileage of the mark. You can press
[ESC] to exit or Press [S.O] to enter the interface setting put point
information as following:

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 Pt.n 100.0
Code
N 126595.622
E 326532.868
Z 324.325
Save Enter

The Pt.n indicates the mileage of the mark selected (which

system accepts the maximum of is 8 characters).then you can press
[Save] to save the information of staking out to the current coordinate
file. Press [Enter] to enter the interface of Roadway-Calc, which
displays the azimuth angle and horizontal distance:
Roadway-Calc

HR 684831
HD 354.456

Dist Coord.

You can select [Dist] to stake out by polar coordinate or [Coord.]

to stake out by coordinate, which refer to 9.2.2 Polar Coordinates
and 9.2.1 Stake out. The key [ESC] in every interface above can
return to the interface of Roadway-Center/right/left to help you
select mark to be staked out.

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11. Adjustments and Corrections
The instrument is under strict test and calibration, the quality is
accord with the standard demand. But after a long-distance
transportation and environment change, the small change of
instrument parameter is inevitable. Therefore, the new purchased
instruments should be checked and calibrated before surveying to
ensure the precision.
11.1 Tubular Level
Check
See reference in using tubular level to level the instrument
precisely.
Calibration
1. In the calibration, if the level bubble diverges from the center,
use the foot spiral which parallels the leveling tube to adjust to make
the bubble move half of the distance to the center. For the remaining,
use the calibration needle to turn the level calibration screw (in the
right of the water-level) to adjust the bubble to the center;
2. Turn the instrument 180to check that whether the bubble is
in the center. If the bubble is not centered, repeat step 1 until the
bubble is in center;
3. Turn the instrument 90and use the third foot screw to adjust
the bubble to the center;
4. Repeat the steps of checkout and calibration until the bubble
in the center in every direction.
11.2 Circular Level
Check
After the level tube is calibrated correct, if the circular level
bubble also in center, so there is no need to calibrate.
Calibration
If the bubbles is not in the center, use the correction needle or six
angle wrench to adjust the correction screw which under the bubble to
make the bubble to the center. For calibration, you shall first loosen
the calibration screw (1 or 2) which opposite to the direction of the
bubble offset, then tighten the other correction screw in the offset
direction to make the bubble in the center. When the bubble is in
center, make sure the fastening force of the
Three calibration screws are consistent.

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11.3 Reticle of the telescope
Check
1. Aim at a target A from the telescope after leveling the
instrument the cross wire on the reticle. Lock the instrument with
vertical and horizontal locking knob after aiming at A.
2. Rotate the vertical slow motion knob, move A point to the
edge of the field of view (A 'points);
If point A moves along the vertical line of the crosshair, but is
still in the vertical line as the left picture, the crosshair doesn't need to
calibrate. If point Adeviate from vertical line center, as the right
picture, the crosshair is slant, so need to calibrate the reticle;

8
8

A A

A
A
8

Calibration
1. First, take down the reticle cover between telescope eyepiece
and focusing hand-wheel, and you can see four fixed screw of the
reticle bed (sees attached figure);
2. Unscrew the three fixed screw evenly with screwdriver, rotate
the reticle around collimation axis, to make A point on the vertical
line of the reticle;
3. Tighten the screw evenly, test the calibration results with the
above methods;
4. Cover the reticle.
Fixing screw

Eyepiece

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11.4 The Perpendicularity of Collimation axis and
Cross axis (2C)
Check
1. Set a target A in about 100m away, and make sure the vertical
angle of the target is within 3.Precisely level the instrument and
switch on it;
2. Make the telescope focused on target A in face left, and read
the horizontal angle e.g. HA (L)=101310;
3. Loosen the vertical and horizontal brake hand-wheel, turn the
telescope, rotate the alidade to face right and focus on the same target
A. Before aiming please tighten the horizontal and vertical brake
hand-wheel and read the horizontal angle;
e.g. HA (R)=1901340
4. If 2C=L-(R180)=-3020, the instrument need to be
calibrated.
Calibration
1.Use the horizontal slow motion knob to adjust the horizontal
angle to the right reading which has eliminated the C.
R + C = 19013 '40 "-15 "= 19013' 25";
2.Take down the reticle bed cover between the telescope
eyepiece and focusing hand-wheel, adjust the calibration screw of the
crosshair on the left and right. First, loosen the screw on one side, and
screw up the screw on the other side, move the reticle and focus on
target A;
3. Repeat the test steps, calibrate it to | 2 C | < 10;
4. Tighten the calibration screws, put the protective cover back.
Cross wire correction screw

Eyepiece

Note: Check the photoelectric coaxiality after calibrating.

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11.5 Vertical plate index zero automatic
compensation
Checkout
1. After Setting up and leveling the instrument, make the
direction of the telescope consistent with the line between the center
of the instrument and any of the foot screw;
2. The vertical plate index change to zero after switching on
Tighten the vertical brake hand-wheel and the instrument display the
current telescope vertical Angle;
3. Screw the leveling screw towards one direction for
circumferential distance around 10mm, the vertical angle displayed
will disappear through the process and Tilt over! appears to the
column. It indicates that the inclination of the instrument is over 3,
which is over the range the instrument was designed to compensate.
Screw the leveling screw back towards the opposite direction, the
vertical angle re-appears on the screen. It shows that the tilt works
well now. Users may observe the change of the readout about the
critical point.
Slowly rotate feet X to 10 mm around in one direction, the
display of the vertical angle will change from changing until
disappear to appear "Tilt over!" correspondingly , it indicate that the
dip Angle of the vertical axis is bigger than 3 ', beyond the range of
vertical plate compensator design . When rotating the feet spiral
recovery in the opposite direction, the instrument shows vertical
Angle again, if you can see the change when testing it again and
again in critical positions, it says that vertical plate compensator
works normally.
Calibration
When finding the tilt compensator abnormal, please send the
instrument back to factories for checking.
11.6 Vertical index error (angle i) and set vertical
index 0
Please first adjust finely the reticule of the telescope and the
compensator before calibrating and checking index error.
Check
1. Turn on the instrument after placing and leveling it, and focus
the telescope on a clear goals .A to get the face left reading of vertical
Angle L;
2. Turn the telescope around and aim at the same target A and
get the face right reading of vertical Angle R;
3. Assume that the zenith of the vertical angle is 0, then angle
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i= (L+R-180)/2 or Angle i= (L+R-540)/2;
4. If | i |10", may be you need reset the zero value of vertical
index;
5. For the following steps, see reference in chapter 11.6.1.
Note: Repeat the checkout steps to retest the index error again
(i Angle). If the index error still cannot accordance with requirements ,
it should check the three steps of calibration index zero setting (in the
course of zero setting ,the vertical angle showed is not compensated
and corrected, it is just for reference) to see whether it is incorrect,
whether the focusing of target is correct, reset according to the
requirements;
6. If the index error does not meet requirements at all, you may
have to send the instrument back to factories for checking.
11.7 Centering device
Check
Place the instrument onto the tripod and draw a cross on a white
paper, place the paper with a cross on the ground right below the
instrument;
2. Adjust the focal length of the optical plummet (for the optical
plummet) or press key[] to switch on laser plummet, move the
white paper to make the cross in the center in the field of view (or
laser flare);
3. Turn the feet screw, make the center mark of the plummet
coincide with the cross center;
4. Rotate alidade, every turn of 90, observe the contact ratio of
the optical plummet and cross center;
5. When rotate the alidade, the center of the optical plummet
always coincide with the cross center, there is no need to calibrate.
Otherwise you should calibrate as the following methods.
Calibration
1. Take down the screw cover between the optical plummet
eyepiece and the focusing hand-wheel;
2. Fix the white paper with a cross, and mark the points when the
instrument rotates 90, as the figure shows A, B, C, D points;
3. Connect the diagonal points AC and B D with a straight line,
the intersection name of the two line is point O;
4. Use the calibration needle to adjust the four calibration screw,
to make the center mark of the plummet coincide with point O;

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 Cross center on the ground

A
0

C
B
5. Repeat step 4, check and calibrate until it meet the
requirements;
6. With the laser plummet, unbolt the laser cover, using 1 # hex
wrench to adjust the three screws, fasten one side and loosen the other
side, and adjust the laser flare to point O;
7. Put the cover back in place.
11.8 Addictive constant (K)
The instrument constant is inspected when it out, and correct it
inside the machine, make K = 0. Instrument constant change rarely,
but we suggest that check it this way for one or two times each year.
The checkout should be done in the standard baseline, or you can take
the following simple method.
Checkout
1. Choose a flat field A to set up and level the instrument , mark
three points ABC in the same line ,their interval is 50m, and set up
the reflection prism accurately;
2. After setting the temperature and atmospheric pressure of the
instrument, measure the horizontal distance of A B and AC
accurately;
3. Place the instrument at point B then centering it accurately to
measure the horizontal distance of BC precisely;
4. Obtain the distance measurement constant of the instrument:
K= AC-(AB+BC);
K should be close to zero, if | K | > 5 mm,it should be send to
standard baseline field for strict checking.You can calibrate it based
on the checking value.
Calibration
If it turns out the instrument constant does not close to 0 but
changing after strict inspection, you need to calibrate it, and set the
instrument additive constant according to the comprehensive constant
K value. Such as: the K has been measured as -5 according to the
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method above, and the original instrument constant is -20, so the
new value should be set as -20-(5) =-15; Input -15 through
"menu-> 6->2" and then confirm.
Use the vertical line of the reticle to orientate, make A, B and C
at the same line accurately. There must be a clear mark for point B on
the ground to focus.
Whether the prism center of the point B coincide with the
instrument center is the guarantee of checking the accuracy, so, you
have better use tripod and all-purpose tribrach, for example, if you
change the three-jaw type prism connector with tribrach, keep the
tripod and tribrach stable, just change the prism and the part above
the tribrach of instrument, and it can reduce the error of misalignment
11.9 The parallelism of collimation axis and
photoelectricity axis
Checkout
1. Place a reflector prism 50 meters away from the instrument;
2. Focus on the reflecting prism center with telescope crosshair
accurately;
3.Observe the maximum signal value through
starkey()Para.Signal, find the center of the launch axis;
4.Check whether the telescope crosshair center coincide with the
emission photoelectricity axis center, if they coincide on the whole
we can say it qualified;
Calibration
If the telescope crosshair center deviates from emission
photoelectricity axis center largely, send it to professional repair and
calibration department.
11.10 Non-prism ranging
The red laser beam is coaxial with the telescope, used for no
prism ranging, and it is sent by telescope. If the instrument has been
calibrated, red laser beams will coincide with the line of sight. The
external influence such as the vibration, the larger temperature change
and other factors may make laser beam and viewing not overlap.
Before precise ranging, you should check whether the direction
of the laser beam is coaxial. Otherwise, it could lead to inaccuracy.
Warning:
Looking straightly at the laser is dangerous.
Prevention:
Don't look laser beams directly, or focus on others.
Checkout:
Put the gray side of the reflector towards the instrument, and put
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it 5 meters and 20 meters away. Start laser direction function. Focus
on the reflector center by the telescope crosshair center, then check
the position of the red laser point. Generally speaking, the telescope is
equipped with special filter, human eyes cant see laser point through
the telescope, you can see the offset between the red laser point and
the reflector crosshair center, you can observe this above the
telescope or at the side face of reflector. If laser center coincide with
the crosshair center, it indicates that the adjustment meet required
accuracy. If the offset between the point position and the mark of
crosshair is out of limit, it will need to be sent to professional
department for adjustment.
If the reflector is too bright under the illumination of laser beams,
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12. Technical parameters
Serial General total s Long range to
tation tal station
Angle measurement (Hz, V)
Theory used Absolute encoder
Minimum reading 1
Precision 2
Telescope
Magnification 30x
Field of view 130
shortest target distance 1.5m
Reticle illuminated
Compensator
Integrated liquid double-axis
System compensator
Working range 3
Setting Accuracy 1
Distance measurement (IR)
Ranging with single prism 2000m/2500m
under fine/middling pressure
Ranging with reflector 800m
Precision (precise, coarse 2mm2ppm
measurement, tracking)
Measuring time (single/ 2.4s/ 1s/ 0.6s 0.8s/ 0.6s/ 0.3s
repeated/tracking)
Distance measuring with No-prism
Ranging with white target 350m (for 600m/800m
plate short distance (for distance
with no prism with no prism
measurement) measurement)
Ranging with single prism 7500m
Precision (short
distance/tracking/prism) 3mm2ppm
Time for a measurement
(short distance / tracking / 2~6 s
prism )
Communication
Internal data storage 20000 points
Port Standard RS232 serial port
Data format ASCII
Operation
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Operating system RTS
Display Graphics: 192x96 pixel;
Characters: 6 lines x 25
characters; LCD
Double-sided numeric
Keyboard(Optional 2nd keyboard
keyboard)
Laser Plumb
Type Laser point, brightness
adjustable in steps
Accuracy 1mm (instrument height: 1.5m)
Environment conditions
Temperature range -20~+50
(operation)
Temperature range (storage) -40~+70
Water proof & dust proof
(according to standard IP54
IEC60529)
Weight
Weight including battery and 5.5kg
tribrach
Battery supply
Type High-energy lithium battery
Voltage / capacity 7.4 V; 3000 mAh
16 hours (under 25 with a
fully charged battery,
Working duration measuring once for every thirty
minutes)
Constant angle measuring
mode
Number of measurements About 12000

1Refer to the conditions of good weather and the goal of

KODAK CAT NO.E1527795 (90% of reflecting surface)
The provision of the indicators with reference to the enterprise
standard Q / 320507 ATS HGR01-2010 type total station"

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Appendix A File format introduction (Sunway)
These following examples to instruct exported file format
STA ST001,1.205,AD
XYZ 100.000,100.000,10.000
BKB BS001,45.2526,50.0000
BS BS001,1.800
HVD 98.2354,90.2314,10.235
SC A1,1.800,CODE1
NEZ 104.662,99.567,10.214
SD A2,1.800,CODE1
HVD 78.3628,92.4612,4.751
SA A3,1.800,CODE1
HV 63.2349,89.2547
NOTE this note
Every record consists of two lines:
The information of first line: record type, name, elevation, code
Such as:
STA refers to station point
BKB refers to back sight Angle data
BS refers to back sight
SC refers to coordinate data
SD refers to distance measurement data
SA refers to Angle measurement data
The second line information: data types, data records
Such as:
NEZ refers that the following data are coordinates with the
order NEZ
ENZ refers that the following data are coordinates with the
order ENZ
HVD refers that the following data are horizontal Angle and
vertical Angle and slope distance
HV refers that the following data are horizontal Angle and
vertical Angle

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Appendix B Bi-directional communication
The total station controlled by external computer can sent the
information about angle and distance. The settings of communication
and protocol as follow:
Baud rate: 2400~115200 available
Data length: 8
Stop bits: 0
Parity bits: none
protocol:
Code: STX02CR13X_ON(17)X_OFF(19)
The angle ans diatance data are transferred by a form of fixed
length of 7 byte. The unit of angle is , and the distance unit
is mm;
Command frame list( means connection)
1. Check communication
Ask: STX+T+C+CR
Respond: X_ON
2 Set the horizontal angle
Ask: STX+S+A+HHHHHHH+CR
Respond: X_ON
HHHHHHH indicates azimuth angle. Example: 1204355
can be explained 1204355
3. Read angle data
Ask: STX+R+A +CR
Respond: STX+R+A+HHHHHHH+VVVVVVV+CR
HHHHHHH is azimuth angle
VVVVVVV is vertical angle
4. Read distance and angle data
Ask: STX+R+D +CR
Respond:
STX+R+D+HHHHHHH+VVVVVVV+DDDDDDD+CR
HHHHHHH is azimuth angle
VVVVVVV is vertical angle
DDDDDDD is slop distance
5. Start measuring
Ask: STX+D+S+CR
Respond: X_ON
6. Stop measuring
Ask: STX+D+T+CR
Respond: X_O

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