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CHAPTER Getting Started In this chapter: Parts of the instrument Instrument keyboard and display Turning on the instrument Turning off the instrument Regional configuration List available jobs or data Entering data Creating or opening a job Measuring distances After you set up the instrument, see page 23, you can start using the Focus 4 total station. This chapter describes the basic features of the instrument, how to turn it on, change the instrument settings, and start a job. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 37 3 Getting Started Parts of the instrument Figure 3.1 and Figure 3.2 show the main parts of the Focus 4 total station. Carrying handle Optical sight (finder) Telescope focusing ring Telescope eyepiece Horizontal axis indication mark Diopter ring Vertical tangent screw Reticle plate cover Battery box Battery box release knob Face 1 display and keyboard Horizontal tangent screw The label shown below is attached to the underside of the keyboard. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two conditions : 1 this device may not cause harmful interference , and 2 this device must accept any interference received , including interference that may cause undesired operation. The laser safety label shown below is attached to the underside of the keyboard. Complies with 21 CFR 1040 . 10 and 1040 . 11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No . 50 , dated June 24 , 2007 MADE IN JAPAN NIKON-TRIMBLE CO.,LTD. Technoport Mitsuiseimei Bldg. 16-2,Minamikamata 2-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 144-0035 Japan Tribrach clamp knob Figure 3.1 38 Back view of the Focus 4 total station (Face 1) Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 3 Getting Started The laser safety label shown below is attached to the side of the telescope. Laser Radiation The laser safety label shown below is attached to the telescope. Do not stare into beam Class 2 Laser Product PoɃ1mW CW Ё=630-690nm IEC60825-1:2001 Objective LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS PART Horizontal axis indication mark Battery box Optical plummet (shown here) or optional laser plummet C ircular level Leveling screw Tribrach Battery box release knob Data output/ external power input connector (input voltage 4.5-5.2 V DC) The laser safety label shown below will be attached here (underneath) when the optional laser plummet is used. LASER RADIATION DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT Po<1.0mW CW Ё= 635nm IEC 60825- 1 ,2001 Figure 3.2 Front view of the Focus 4 total station (Face 2) Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 39 3 Getting Started Instrument keyboard and display Instrument keyboard Use the buttons on the instrument keyboard to carry out the following functions: Button Function See ... Turns the instrument on or off. page 48 Illumination button. Turns the backlight on or off. Provides access to the switch window if held down for one second. page 43 Displays the MENU screen. page 91 Changes the button input mode between alphanumeric and numeric if pressed when you are in a PT or CD field. page 46 Records measured data, moves on to the next screen, or confirms and accepts page 89 the entered data in input mode. Returns to the previous screen. In numeric or alphanumeric mode, deletes input. 40 Starts distance measurement, using the measure mode settings for the [MSR1] button. Displays measurement mode settings, if held down for one second. page 56 Starts distance measurement, using the measure mode settings for the [MSR2] button. Displays measurement mode settings, if held down for one second. page 56 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Getting Started Button Function See ... Moves to the next available display screen. Changes the fields that appear on the DSP1, DSP2, and DSP3 screens, if held down for one second. page 44 Displays the Angle menu. page 60 Displays the Stakeout function menu. In numeric mode, enters 7. page 60 Displays the Station Setup menu. In numeric mode, enters 8. In alphanumeric mode, enters A, B, C, or 8. page 60 Displays the Programs menu. In numeric mode, enters 9. In alphanumeric mode, enters D, E, F, or 9. page 75 Displays the (HOT) menu, which includes Height of Target and Temp-Press settings. In numeric mode, enters – (minus). In alphanumeric mode, enters. (period), – (minus), or + (plus). page 46 Displays the Bubble indicator. In numeric mode, enters 0. In alphanumeric mode, enters *, /, =, or 0. page 47 Status bar The status bar appears on the right of every screen. It contains icons that indicate the status of various system functions. Status bar Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 41 3 Getting Started Laser-pointer indicator The icon appears as you turn on the laser pointer. When the icon appears on the screen, the emitting power is laser class 2. Laser pointer ON If there is no icon, the laser pointer is off. Input mode indicator The input mode indicator appears only when you are entering points or coordinates. It shows the data input mode: Input mode is numeric. Press a button on the number pad to enter the number printed on the button. Input mode is alphabetic. Press a button on the number pad to enter the first letter printed beside the button. Press the button repeatedly to cycle through all the letters assigned to that button. For example, to enter the letter O in alphabetic mode, press [6] three times. Battery indicator Shows each voltage level of the right and left internal batteries individually. When the external battery is connected with the instrument, its voltage is shown. Internal batteries: • Top: left battery • Bottom: right battery External battery Internal batteries External battery Battery level indication Battery low 42 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 3 Getting Started If the battery level is critically low, a message appears. EDM measurement status When you are taking measurements, the EDM measurement status shows the mode that is being used. When you display observation data, the EDM measurement status shows the mode that was used when the data was collected: Reflectorless mode If there is no icon, Prism mode is being used. LCD backlight, laser pointer, beep sound, and contrast adjustment Press the illumination key to open the the 4-switch window and then press: [1] to turn the LCD backlight on/off [2] to turn the laser pointer on /off [3] to turn the beep sound on /off [4] to open the contrast adjustment window. [ENT] / [4] [ESC] Switch setup window Contrast adjustment window Do the following: • To turn on/off each function, press [ENT] when the option 1, 2, 3 or 4 is selected or directly press the [1], [2], [3], or [4] key. Holding down the illumination key for one second also turns on/off the LCD backlight. • To move the cursor up and down, press [^] or [v]. • To adjust the constrast, in the contrast adjustment window, press [>] or [<] . • To close the window, press [ESC]. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 43 3 Getting Started Switch 1: Adjusting the LCD backlight LCD backlight is on LCD backlight is off Switch 2: Turning on/off the laser pointer Laser pointer is on Laser pointer is off The icon appears while turning on the laser pointer . When the icon is on the screen, the emitting power is Laser Class 2. Switch 3: Turning on/off the sound Sound is on Sound is off [DSP] button Use the [DSP] button to change the current display screen or to change display settings. Switching between display screens When several display screens are available: • the DSP indicator appears at the top left of the screen • the screen indicator ( for example, 1/4) appears at the top right To move to the next available screen, press [DSP]. For example, if you are currently in the second display screen, press [DSP] to move to the third display screen. The screen indicator changes from 2/4 to 3/4. When the secondary distance unit is set, an additional screen is available. It shows the HD, VD, and SD values. See also Other settings, page 101. The smallest unit of display for distances measured in feet-and-inches is 1/16 inch. Smaller units are impractical in the field. 44 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 3 Getting Started When the actual value is greater than 99999'11"15/16, the > symbol appears. If the actual distance is less than –9999'11''15/16, the ` (solid triangle) symbol appears. This does not affect calculations. The precise value is used internally in all cases. Customizing items in the Basic Measurement Screen (BMS) To customize the items that are displayed on the DSP1, DSP2, and DSP3 screens: 1. Hold down [DSP] for one second. 2. Use the arrow buttons [^], [v], [<], and [>] to highlight the item that you want to change: 3. Press the or softkey to scroll through the list of items that can be displayed for this item. The items that you can choose from are HA, AZ, HL, VA, V%, SD, VD, HD, Z, and (none). To save your changes, press the Save softkey. 4. Alternatively, highlight the last item for DSP3 and press [ENT]. The DSP screens show the items you have selected. Except for the (none) item, you cannot display the same item on more than one line of the same screen. The items displayed in the DSP1, DSP2, DSP3, and DSP4 screens are also used in the corresponding Layout screens (LO2, LO3, LO4, and LO5). You can also customize the displayed items in Layout. Header characters The following header characters appear in DSP screens: • Colon (:) indicates that tilt correction is applied to the value. • Hash symbol (#) indicates that tilt correction is off. • Underscore (_) under the tilt correction character indicates that Sea Level Correction or Scale factor is applied. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 45 3 Getting Started [MODE] button The [MODE] button is on the top row of the Focus 4 keypad. Use it to change the keyboard mode for the current screen. Changing the input mode while entering points or codes When the cursor is in a point (PT) or code (CD) field, press [MODE] to change the input mode between alphanumeric (A) and numeric (1). The input mode indicator in the status bar changes to show the current input mode. When the cursor is in a height (HT) field, only numeric input mode is available. Pressing [MODE] has no effect when the cursor is in a HT field. [HOT] key The HOT key menu is available from any observation screen. To display the HOT key menu, press [HOT]. Changing the height of the target 1. Press [HOT] to display the HOT menu. 2. Do one of the following: – Press [1]. – Select HT. 3. Press [ENT]. 4. Enter the target height or select the height from the HT stack. Note – To display the HT stack, press the Stack softkey. The HT stack stores the last 20 HT values entered. Setting the current temperature and pressure 46 1. Press [HOT] to display the HOT menu. 2. Do one of the following: – Press [2]. – Select Temp-Press. 3. Press [ENT]. 4. Enter the ambient temperature and pressure. The ppm value is updated automatically. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Getting Started Bubble indicator The bubble indicator appears if the instrument goes out of level while the compensator is turned on. It also appears directly after the start up screen. To display the bubble indicator in an observation screen at any other time, press The Focus 4 total station has a two-axis level compensation. To turn the leveling compensators on or off, press [<] or [>]. When the levelling compensators are turned off, the text OFF appears on the screen. If the instrument is more than ±3'30" out of level, the text OVER appears on the screen. To return to the observation screen, press [ESC] or [ENT]. Laser plummet (option) Laser plummet on / off Do one of the following: • To turn the laser plummet switch on, press • To close the bubble indicator window, press [ESC]. • To turn the laser plummet switch off, press • To open the luminance adjustment window, press [Lumi.]. • To turn the laser plummet switch off and close the bubble indicator window, press [ESC]. Laser luminance adjustment Laser luminance can be set to 4 levels. • To set the luminance brighter by one level, press [Max.] once. • To set the luminance darker by one level, press [Min.] once To return to the bubble indicator window, press [ESC] or [ENT]. Note – The current setting of leveling compensators is indicated by header characters (:, #, :, and #) after field labels (such as HA, VA, SD, and HD) in observation screens. For more information, see Header characters, page 45. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 47 3 Getting Started Turning on the instrument Press the [PWR] button. The start-up screen appears. It shows the model name, current temperature, pressure, date, and time. The display automatically changes to the electronic level after two seconds. If you entered your name or your company’s name in the Owner’s detail field, the text from this field appears on the start-up screen. To set the Owner’s detail field, press [MENU] and then select Settings / Other. See also Other settings, page 101. Turning off the instrument 1. Press [PWR] and [ENT]. 2. Do one of the following: Press... To... [ENT] again turn off the instrument the Reset softkey reboot the software and re-start the instrument access the Basic Measurement Screen (BMS) without an open job. the Sleep softkey put the instrument into power-saving mode [ESC] cancel the power-off process and return to the previous screen Sleep mode To put the instrument into sleep mode, do one of the following: • In the Press [ENT] → OFF screen, press the Sleep softkey. • Enable the Power Save setting. See also Power saving, page 100. The instrument wakes up if any of the following events occur: 48 • You press a button • The instrument receives a remote control command • You rotate the alidade • You tilt the telescope Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 3 Getting Started Regional configuration To provide easier configuration for common regional settings, you can quickly configure the Focus 4 total station to a pre-set combination of default regional settings. The Regional Configuration screen appears only after the language configuration is complete and the instrument has rebooted. 1. Follow the steps in Other settings, page 101 to select the required language. Once the instrument has rebooted the Regional Configuration screen appears. 2. Press [^] or [v] to highlight the required regional settings and then press [ENT]. 3. If you do not want to change the current settings, press [ESC] and quit. The instrument continues to use the last settings that were configured. The settings affected by the Regional Configuration screen are: Category Setting Europe International United States Angle VA zero Zenith Zenith Zenith Resolution 5" 5" 5" Scale 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 T-P Corr. On On On Sea Level Off Off Off C&R corr. 0.132 0.132 0.132 Distance Coordinates Power Save Communication Units Rec Others Order ENZ ENZ NEZ Label ENZ ENZ NEZ Main Unit Off Off Off EDM Unit Off Off Off Sleep 5 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes Ext. Comm Nikon Nikon Nikon Baud 4800 4800 4800 Length Parity None None None Stop bit Angle GON DEG DEG Distance meters meters US-ft Temp °C °C °F Press mm Hg mm Hg In Hg Rec Data OFF OFF OFF CD Field OFF OFF OFF Add Const 1000 1000 1000 XYZ disp Fast Fast Fast 2nd Unit None None None CD InputSpectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 49 3 Getting Started The default regional configuration pre-set is “Europe” settings. See also Settings (basic job settings), page 96. List available jobs or data The Focus 4 total station lists available jobs or data when you do any of the following: • view or edit data (Press [MENU] then select Data) • open the Job Manager (Press [MENU] then select Job) • search for points or codes The current cursor position is shown in inverted colors (it appears as white text on a black background). Press [^] to move the cursor one line up, or press [v] to move the cursor one line down. If the Page Up icon appears, there are more pages before the current page. Press [<] to move up one page. If the Page Down icon appears, there are more pages after the current page. Press [>] to move down one page. To select an item from the list, move the cursor onto the item and press [ENT]. Entering data You can enter the following into the Focus 4 total station: • A point name or number, see page 50 • A code, see page 53 Entering a point name or number You can use numeric or alphanumeric names up to 20 characters long to identify points. The default name for a new point is the last point name entered, with the last digit incremented. For example, if the last point name was A100, the default name for the next point is A101. If the last character of the previous point name is alphabetic, the default point name is identical to the last point name. When the cursor is in a PT (point) field, there are several ways to specify a point, or to enter coordinates. You can: 50 • Enter an existing point, see page 51 • Enter a new point, see page 51 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Getting Started • Press [ENT] without a point name, see page 51 • Specify a wildcard, see page 51 • Enter a point by recording an instant measurement, see page 52 • Enter a point from a point stack, see page 52 • Enter a point from the point list, see page 53 Entering an existing point When you enter a known point name or number, the coordinates of that point are briefly displayed. A short beep sounds before the next screen appears or the next field is selected. To adjust the duration of the coordinate window display, press [MENU] then select Settings / Others. To leave the window open until you press [ENT], set the XYZ disp field to +ENT. See also page 101. Entering a new point When you enter a new point name or number, a coordinate input screen appears. Enter the coordinates for the point in NE, NEZ, or elevation-only (Z) format. To store the point in the current job, press [ENT] on the last line (the CD field). Pressing [ENT] without a point name To use a point without recording the coordinates, press [ENT] in a PT field, without entering a point name. The input coordinates are used in the calculation but they are not saved in the database. The message This PT will not be recorded appears. Specifying a wildcard (*) If you include an asterisk ( for example, A100*) when you enter a point or code name, a list of points that match the entered text appears. Use [^] or [v] to move the cursor to the point that you want to use. Then press [ENT]. If the Page Up icon appears, you can use it to move up one page on the list. You can also use [<]. If the Page Down icon appears, you can use it to move down one page. You can also use [>]. When you select a point from the list, its coordinates are displayed and a beep sounds. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 51 3 Getting Started Entering a point by recording an instant measurement 1. Press the MsrPT softkey: An observation screen appears. 2. To start a measurement, press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. 3. To change the height of the target, select the HT softkey. 4. When you have finished the measurement, press [ENT] to go to the point recording screen. 5. Enter the point or code name and then press [ENT]. When you move the cursor to a field, the current or default value appears in inverted colors. (It appears as white text on a black background). This is the default Replace All input mode. To change the input mode to Overwrite and highlight the first character, press [>]. To move the cursor to the end of the string, press [<]. Entering a point from the point stack The point stack is a list of the last 20 point names used, in chronological order from last used to first used. To enter a point from the point stack: 1. Select the Stack softkey when the cursor is in the PT field. The stack appears. 2. Press [^] or [v] to move the cursor to the point that you want to use. 3. Press [ENT]. When you return to the point input screen, the selected point name is entered in the PT field, incremented by one. For example, if you selected the A101 point, A102 appears in the PT field. 52 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Getting Started Entering a point from the point list 1. Select the List softkey when the cursor is in the PT field. A list of existing points appears. 2. Press [^] or [v] to move the cursor to the point that you want to use. 3. Press [ENT]. When you return to the point input screen, the selected point name is entered in the PT field. Add numeric or alphabetic characters if required. Entering a code The CD (Code) field defaults to the last code used. You can select a different code in the input point screen. Codenames can be numeric or alphanumeric, and up to 16 characters long. There are several ways to enter a code: • Enter a code directly, see page 53 • Enter a code from the code stack, see page 53 • Enter a code from the code list, see page 54 Entering a code directly 1. To change the input mode to alphanumeric or numeric, press [MODE]. 2. Use the keypad to enter the code. Entering a code from the code stack The code stack is a list of up to 20 recently used codes. When you reboot the Focus 4 total station, the code stack is cleared. To enter a code from the code stack: 1. Select the Stack softkey when the cursor is in the CD field. The stack appears. 2. To move the cursor to the code that you want to use, press [^] or [v]. 3. Press [ENT]. The selected code is copied to the CD field. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 53 3 Getting Started Entering a code from the code list 1. Select the List softkey when the cursor is in the CD field. A list of existing codes appear. 2. Press [^] or [v] to highlight the feature code that you want to use. 3. Press [ENT]. A layer has an arrow at the end of the code label. If you highlight a layer in the list and then press [ENT], the codes and layers in that layer are displayed. When you return to the input screen, the selected code is entered in the CD field. Advanced feature: Searching for a code using the first character Items are shown in alphabetic order. To find a code quickly when the code list appears, use the first-character search. For example, to see feature codes that begin with T, use the keypad to enter the letter T (press [1] twice). After each button press, the input mode field displays the selected letter. For example, if you press [1], S appears. If you quickly press [1] again, T appears. If you do not press the [1] button again, the letter T is selected. Once you select a letter, the cursor moves to the feature code beginning with that letter. If there is no code beginning with that letter, the cursor moves to the next available letter. Entering values in feet and inches If US Survey Feet (US-Ft) or International Feet (I-Ft) is selected as the distance unit, you can enter and display distances, HIs, HTs, and coordinate values in decimal feet or in feet and inches. See also Unit, page 99, and Other settings, page 101. To enter values in feet and inches in an input screen, enter the elements, separated by periods (.), in the following format: [.] [.] [.] [ENT] (0–11) (0–15) (0–99) The default denominator is 16. If the denominator is 16, you do not have to enter it, and it is not displayed on the screen. 54 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 3 Getting Started For example, if you enter [2] [.] [0] [8] [.] [5] [.] [ENT], it appears as 2'08" 5/ (2 feet, 8 and 5/16ths inches). The following examples show how to enter various values: To enter... Key in... 65' 5 3/8" [6] [5] [.] [5] [.] [3] [.] [8] [ENT] 65' [6] [5] [ENT] 65' 5" [6] [5] [.] [5] [ENT] 65' 5 3/8" [6] [5] [.] [5] [.] [6] [ENT] 5 3/8" [0] [.] [5] [.] [3] [.] [8] [ENT] or [0] [.] [5] [.] [6] [ENT] The numerator and denominator that you enter are automatically converted to the closest value from the following list: 0, 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8, 1/16, 3/16, 5/16, 7/16, 9/16, 11/16, 13/16, 15/16. If the denominator is 16, it is not shown on the screen. Creating or opening a job To record data on the Focus 4 total station, you must create or open a job. Note – Before using the Focus 4 total station for the first time, check that you are using the required job settings. Creating a new job 1. Press [MENU]. The MENU screen appears. 2. Press [1]. The Job Manager appears. 3. Select the Creat softkey. The Create Job screen appears. 4. Enter the job name. 5. To check the job settings, select the Sett softkey. You cannot change the settings for a job once you have created the job. 6. Press [ENT] in the last field of the Job Sett screen. The new job is created. Note – You can have a maximum of only 32 jobs. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 55 3 Getting Started Creating a control job A control job, or common file, stores coordinate data that is used by several field jobs. To create a control job in the office: 1. Press [MENU]. The MENU screen appears. 2. Press [1] or select Job. The Job Manager appears. 3. Move the cursor to the job to use as the control job. 4. Select the Ctrl softkey. 5. Select the Yes softkey. When you enter a point name or number, the system searches in the current job first. If the point is not found in the current job, the search is automatically extended to the control job. If the point is found in the control job, the selected point is copied to the current job as a UP record. Measuring distances WARNING – Never look at the sun through the telescope. If you do, you may damage or lose your eyesight. WARNING – Precautions should be taken to ensure that persons do not look directly, with or without an optical instrument, into the beam. WARNING – Laser beam path should be located well above or below eye level wherever practicable. Sighting a prism reflector Sight the telescope until you see cross-hairs at the center of the prism reflector. Sighting a single prism 56 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Sighting a tiltable single prism Getting Started Taking a distance measurement To take a distance measurement, press [MSR1] or [MSR2] in the Basic Measurement Screen (BMS) or in any observation screen. While the instrument is taking a measurement, the prism constant appears in a smaller font. If tracking is set to ON, measurements are taken continuously until you press [MSR1], [MSR2], or [ESC]. Each time a measurement is taken, the distance is updated. To change the height of target (HT), temperature, or pressure, press [HOT]. See also [HOT] button, page 46. Settings that relate to corrections (T-P corr, Sea Level, C&R corr., and Map projection) are included in the job settings and are job-specific. To change any of these settings, you must create a new job. See also Job settings, page 93, and Settings (basic job settings), page 96. Viewing and changing the measurement settings 1. Hold down [MSR1] or [MSR2] for one second. 2. To move the cursor between the fields, press [^] or [v]. 3. To change the value in the selected field, press [<] or [>]. Field Values Target Prism N-Prism Const (prism constant) –999 mm through 999 mm Mode Precise Normal Track Track (continuous MSR) ON Track (continuous MSR) OFF Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 57 3 Getting Started Target field • If the measurement is started with the Target field set to Prism, there is a dash “–” in front of the prism constant. • If the measurement is started with the Target field set to N-Prism, there is a right square bracket “]” in front of the prism constant. The symbol then continuously moves from left to right over the prism constant in the display. The Target setting is used by the Focus 4 total station to apply better cyclic-error adjustment in distance measurement. The target setting efficiently eliminates multipath reflection. An incorrect Target setting may result in measurements outside the precision and intervals specified for the instrument. If a prism target is aimed in N-prism mode, the warning message Signal High!→Try Prism Mode is displayed because of the excessive light reflection. A measurement made immediately after changing the target setting may take longer than usual. 58 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide CHAPTER Applications HA reset and angle operations Station setup Stakeout menu Programs menu Recording measurement data Switching between display screens This chapter describes the menu and display screens, and Focus 4 total station applications. Use the following keystrokes when working in the display screens and when you use the applications: To switch between display screens Press [DSP]. See also page 90. To change HT Press [HOT] To record points Press [ENT] Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 59 4 Applications HA reset and angle operations To access the Angle menu, press [ANG] in the Basic Measurement Screen (BMS). To select a command from the Angle menu, press the corresponding number key. Alternatively, press [^] or [v] to highlight the command and then press [ENT]. Setting the horizontal angle to 0 Press [1] or select 0-Set in the Angle menu. The display returns to the BMS. Entering the horizontal angle 1. Press [2] or select Input in the Angle menu. The HA Input screen appears. 2. Use the numeric keys to enter the horizontal angle. 3. Press [ENT]. To enter 123°45'50", key in [1] [2] [3] [.] [4] [5] [5] [0]. The displayed value is rounded to the minimum angle increment. Station setup To access the Stn Setup menu, press [STN] in the BMS. To select a command from the Stn Setup menu, press the corresponding number key. Alternatively, press [^] or [v] to highlight the command and then press [ENT]. The last function used is highlighted. The station setup options are: 60 • Baseline, page 61 • Known, page 62 • Resection, page 64 • Base XYZ, page 67 • Remote BM, page 68 • BS Check, page 69 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Applications Baseline Select this option for a two-point resection along a known line. 1. Press [1] or select BaseLine from the Stn Setup menu. 2. Enter a known point as P1. If you enter a new point name, a coordinate input screen appears. Sight P1 and press [MSR1] or [MSR2] to take a measurement. Press [ENT]. 3. Choose how you want to define a known line: – To define the line by entering P2 coordinates, press [1] or select By Coord. – To define the line by entering the azimuth, press [2] or select By Angle. a. If you select By Angle, the azimuth input screen appears: Enter the angle value and press [ENT]. A measurement screen appears. b. Sight P2 and press [MSR1] or [MSR2] to take a measurement. Press [ENT]. After the measurement to P2 is completed, press [ENT]. The coordinates of the station are calculated. 4. To record the station, press [ENT] or the REC softkey. 5. To check the measurement, press the DSP softkey. If you defined the line by entering its azimuth, the HD and VD between P1 and P2 are displayed. If you defined the line by entering the P2 coordinates, the difference of HD (dHD) and VD (dZ) between your measurement data and input coordinate data are displayed. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 61 4 Applications 6. Enter the station name, the height of instrument (HI), and a feature code (CD) if required. The station name defaults to the last recorded PT + 1. 7. Backsight (BS) defaults to the first point (P1). To change the selected point, highlight the BS field and then select the Change softkey. 8. To finish the setup and record the station, press [ENT] in the BS field. Known Select this option to set up a station with known coordinates or azimuth. 62 1. Press [2] or select Known in the Stn Setup menu. 2. Enter a point name or number in the ST field. – If the input point number or name is an existing point, its coordinates are displayed and the cursor moves to the HI (Height of instrument) field. – If the point is new, a coordinate input screen appears. Enter the coordinates for the point. Press [ENT] after each field. When you press [ENT] in the CD field, the new point is stored. – If the specified point has a code, the code appears in the CD field. 3. Enter the instrument height in the HI field and then press [ENT]. 4. In the Backsight screen that appears, select an input method for defining the backsight point: – To sight the backsight by entering coordinates, see the following section. – To sight the backsight by entering the azimuth and angle, see page 64. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Applications Sighting the backsight by entering coordinates Xb X0 Instrument height Backsight point (Xb, Yb, Zb) Station point (Xi, Yi, Zi) Y0 Yb 1. To enter coordinates for the backsight point (BS), press [1] or select Coord from the Backsight screen. 2. Enter the point name. If the point exists in the job, its coordinates are shown. 3. If you intend to take a distance measurement to the BS, enter the height of target in the HT field. 4. Sight the BS, and then press [ENT] to complete the setup. HA Azimuth calculated by coordinates If measuring to a known coordinate BS, press [DSP] to display a QA screen. The QA screen shows the dHD and dVD values, which indicate the difference between the measured distance and the distance calculated from the known coordinates. 5. To record the station, press [ENT]. 6. To finish the station setup after taking a distance measurement, press [ENT]. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 63 4 Applications Instrument height Sighting the backsight by entering the azimuth angle Backsight point Azimuth Y0 Station point (Xi, Yi, Zi) 1. To enter the azimuth angle to the backsight point, press [2] or select Angle from the Backsight screen. 2. If there is no point name for the BS, press [ENT] on the BS field. 3. In the HA field, enter the azimuth angle to the BS point. If you press [ENT] without entering a value in the HA field, the azimuth is automatically set to 0°00'00". 4. Sight the BS point and press [ENT]. Resection A resection sets up the station using angle/distance measurements to known points. X0 Y1 64 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Y0 Height 2 Known point 1 (X1, Y1, Z1) Instrument height X1 X2 Height 1 Known point 2 (X2, Y2, Z2) Station point (Xi, Yi, Zi) Y2 4 Applications You can use a maximum of 10 points in a resection. Measurements can be distance and angle, or angle only. Calculation starts automatically when enough measurements are taken. You can delete poor observations and recalculate if necessary. You can also select the BS point. Tip – If the angle between known point 1 and known point 2 (measured from the station point) is extremely acute or extremely oblique, the resulting solution will be less reliable geometrically. For geometric reliability, select known point locations (or station point locations) that are widely spaced. 1. To start the resection, press [2] or select Resection in the Stn Setup menu. 2. Enter the point name for the first observation point (PT1). 3. Enter the target height and press [ENT]. 4. Sight PT1 and press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. 5. To proceed to the next point, press [ENT]. 6. Enter the second point (PT2) and its height of target. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 65 4 Applications 7. Measure to PT2 and press [ENT]. When the instrument has enough data, it calculates the station (STN) coordinates. – If more than the minimum required data is available, a standard deviation screen appears. – To take measurements to strengthen geometry of the resection, press the Add softkey. For information about the View softkey, see Advanced feature: Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection, page 67. 8. When the results are satisfactory, record the station. To do this, press [ENT] or the REC softkey. 9. Enter the height of instrument, if required. Press [ENT]. The ST field defaults to the last recorded PT + 1. 10. To change the station name, move to the ST field and edit or replace the text. Tip – If you have set Split ST to Yes, the ST field defaults to the last recorded ST value + 1. BS defaults to the first observed point. 11. To change the BS, press the Change softkey. 12. Select the BS point that you want to use and press [ENT]. 13. To finish the resection setup, move the cursor to the BS field and press [ENT]. 66 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 4 Applications Tip – The minimum data required for a resection is either three angle shots, or one angle shot and one distance shot. If you use a distance shot, the distance between the target points must be greater than the measured distance. Stn-Z is calculated from distance-measured data. If no distances are measured, then Stn-Z is calculated using angle-only measurements to points with 3D coordinates. Advanced feature: Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection To check the measurements to each known point, press the View softkey on the calculated STN (sigma or coordinate) screen. dHA dVD dHD Distributed HA errors in each direction VD errors between measured distance and calculated distance HD errors between measured distance and calculated distance To delete a measurement (because of large sigma values, for example), highlight the measurement data or display the detail screen for the measurement. Then press the DEL softkey. The STN coordinates are automatically recalculated. To continue resection observations, press the Add softkey. The input screen for the next PT appears. Base XYZ Select this option to change the instrument XYZ values. Base XYZ does not store an ST record in the job, so the BS Check cannot check the backsight if you enter a station using the Base XYZ option. You can use this function without an open job. 1. Press [3] or select Base XYZ from the Stn Setup menu. The current instrument XYZ values are shown as the default. 2. Enter the new instrument XYZ values and then press [ENT]. 3. Do one of the following: Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 67 4 Applications – To reset the horizontal angle, enter a value in the HA field and then press [ENT]. – If you do not need to reset the horizontal angle, leave the HA field blank and then press [ENT]. The Stn Setup menu appears. Remote BM Select this option to determine the station elevation. 1. Press [4] or select Remote BM from the Stn Setup menu. 2. Enter the BM point and press [ENT]. The point appears briefly. The cursor then moves to the HT field. 3. Enter the HT and then press [ENT]. 4. Sight the Bench Mark point and then press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. The updated station coordinates are displayed. You can change the HI in this screen. 5. To record the updated STN, press [ENT]. When the HI setting is changed, the Z coordinate is updated before the station is recorded. You must complete a station setup before you use the Remote Benchmark function. 68 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 4 Applications BS Check Select these options to check and reset the backsight direction. Note – Complete a station setup before using the BS check function. This function always refers to the backsight point from the last station (ST) record stored in the current open job. 1. Press [5] or select BS Check in the Stn Setup menu. The HA field refers to the current HA reading, and the BS field refers to the BS in the last station setup. Enter station coordinates for observations without recording data. 2. Do one of the following: – To reset the horizontal angle to the HA set in the last station setup, sight the BS and then select the Reset softkey or press [ENT]. – To cancel the process and return to the BMS, select the Abrt softkey or press [ESC]. Stakeout menu To access the Layout menu, press [L-O] in the BMS. To select a command from the Layout menu, press the corresponding number key. Alternatively, press [^] or [v] to highlight the command and then press [ENT]. The last function used is highlighted. There are four layout options: • S-O to Point, page 70 • L-O from Line, page 71 • L-O from Arc, page 72 • XYZ, page 73 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 69 4 Applications S-O to Point Use this method to lay out a point based on the down, out, and dZ location to a specified line. 1. Press [1] or select S-O to Point from the Layout menu. 2. Enter the first point (P1) along the line. Alternatively, select the MSR softkey to measure a point. If you press [ENT] without entering a PT name, you can enter temporary coordinates. Temporary coordinates are not recorded in the job. 3. Enter the second point (P2) along the line. 4. Enter offsets to the line. To enter the value 0.0000, press [ENT] in a blank field. Sta Distance from P1 along the line O/S Distance perpendicular to the line (+) Right side of the P1−P2 line (-) Left side of the P1−P2 line dZ Difference in height from the line 5. Rotate the instrument until the dHA is close to 0°00'00". 6. Sight the target, and then press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. When a distance measurement is taken, the difference between the measured point and the design point appears. 7. To record the point as an SO record, press [ENT]. Note – Press [DSP] to switch between display screens. See also page 90. 70 Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide Applications The following figure shows the terminology used to guide you to the required point. Fill Out Cut In In Out Fill Cut L-O from Line Select this option to measure distance and offset values along a specified line. 1. Press [2] or select L-O from Line from the Layout menu. 2. Enter the first point for the reference line. Alternatively, select the MSR softkey to measure a point. If you press [ESC] in the Record PT screen, the measured point is used but not recorded in the job. 3. Enter the second point for the reference line. 4. Enter an asterisk ( for example, A*) in the PT field to perform a wildcard search. A list of matching points appears. Highlight a point in the list and then press [ENT]. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide 71 4 Applications The following figure shows how to determine or input a location relative to a line used for Layout. PT2 Prism dZ Dwn Prism PT1 PT1 Dwn Plain view 5. PT2 Out Side view Sight the prism or reflective sheet and press [MSR1] or [MSR2]. Dwn Horizontal distance from P1 to the measured point along the P1-P2 line Out Horizontal offset from the P1-P2 line to the measured point dZ Vertical offset from the P1-P2 line to the measured point 6. Note – Press [DSP] to switch between display screens. See also page 90. L-O from Arc Select this option to measure distance and offset values on the arc-curve. 1. Press [3] or select L-O from Arc from the Layout menu. 2. Enter the start of the curve point (P1) and the azimuth of its tangent line (HA1). Alternatively, to enter P1 by direct measurement, select the MSR softkey. 3. Choose a method to define the curve. P2 can be any point on the tangent line that is to exit the curve. 4. 72 In the radius (Rad) field, enter a positive value for a clockwise curve. Enter a negative value for a counter-clockwise curve. Spectra Precision Focus 4 Total Station User Guide
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