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Stonex
®R6Series
User Manual
Version1.0
English
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TableofContents
Inthismanual
Chapter Page
1DescriptionoftheSystem 6
1.1 SystemComponents 6
1.2 ContainerContents 7
1.3 InstrumentComponents 8
2UserInterface 9
2.1 Keyboard 9
2.2 Screen 9
2.3 StatusIcons 10
2.4 Softkeys 11
2.5 OperatingPrinciples 11
2.6 Pointsearch 12
3 Operation 14
3.1 InstrumentSetup 14
3.2 WorkingwiththeBattery 16
3.3 DataStorage 17
3.4 MainMenu 18
3.5 SurveyApplication 18
3.6 DistanceMeasurements‐GuidelinesforCorrectResults 19
4 Settings 21
4.1 GeneralSettings 21
4.2 EDMSettings 25
4.3 CommunicationSettings 27
5Tools 29
5.1 Calibration 29
5.2 AutoStartRoutine 29
5.3 SystemInformation 30
5.4 LoadingSoftware 31
6Functions 32
6.1 Overview 32
6.2 DistanceOffset 33
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6.3 Z‐Coordinate 34
6.4 2Dist.Offset 34
6.5 ControlDistance 36
6.6 EDMContinuous 37
7Coding 38
8 ApplicationsGettingStarted 40
8.1 Overview 40
8.2 StartinganApplication 40
8.3 SelectingtheJob 41
8.4 SelectingtheStation 42
8.5 SelectingtheOrientation 42
8.5.1 Overview 42
8.5.2 ManualOrientation 43
8.5.3 OrientationwithCoordinates 43
9 Applications 46
9.1 CommonFields 46
9.2 Survey 46
9.3 ReferenceElement‐ReferenceLine 47
9.3.1 Overview 47
9.3.2 DefiningtheBaseLine 48
9.3.3 DefiningtheReferenceLine 48
9.3.4 SubapplicationMeasureLine&Offset 49
9.3.5 SubapplicationSetout 50
9.4 ReferenceElement‐ReferenceArc 52
9.4.1 Overview 52
9.4.2 DefiningtheReferenceArc 53
9.4.3 SubapplicationMeasureLine&Offset 54
9.4.4 SubapplicationSetout 54
9.5 COGO 57
9.5.1 StartingCOGO 57
9.5.2 InverseandTraverse 57
9.5.3 Intersections 58
9.5.4 Offsets 59
9.5.5 Extension 60
9.6 MissingLineMeasurement 61
9.7 Resection 62
9.7.1 StartingResection 62
9.7.2 MeasuringInformation 63
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9.7.3 ComputationProcedure 64
9.7.4 ResectionResults 64
9.8 SetOut 66
9.9 Area&Volume 68
9.10 RemoteElevation 69
9.11 Construction 70
9.11.1 StartingConstruction 70
9.11.2 Layout 71
9.11.3 AsBuiltCheck 72
10 DataManagement 74
10.1 DataManagement 74
10.2 ExportingData 75
10.3 ImportingData 76
10.4 WorkingwithaUSBMemoryStick 78
10.5 WorkingwithBluetooth 78
10.6 WorkingwithGeoMaxGeoOfficeandGGOTools 79
11 Calibration 80
11.1 Overview 80
11.2 Preparation 80
11.3 CalibratingLine‐of‐SightandVerticalIndexError 81
11.4 CalibratingtheCircularLeveloftheInstrumentandTribrach 83
11.5 InspectingtheLaserPlummetoftheInstrument 84
11.6 ServicingtheTripod 85
12 CareandTransport 86
12.1 Transport 86
12.2 Storage 86
12.3 CleaningandDrying 87
13 SafetyDirections 88
13.1 General 88
13.2 IntendedUse 88
13.3 LimitsofUse 89
13.4 Responsibilities 89
13.5 HazardsofUse 90
13.6 LaserClassification 93
13.6.1 General 93
13.6.2 Distancer,MeasurementswithReflectors 93
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13.6.3 Distancer,MeasurementswithoutReflectors(Reflectorless
mode) 94
13.6.4 LaserPlummet 96
13.7 ElectromagneticCompatibilityEMC 97
13.8 FCCStatement,ApplicableinU.S. 99
14 TechnicalData 101
14.1 AngleMeasurement 101
14.2 DistanceMeasurementwithReflectors 101
14.3 Distancer,MeasurementswithoutReflectors(Reflectorlessmode) 102
14.4 DistanceMeasurementReflector(LongRange) 104
14.5 ConformitytoNationalRegulations 104
14.5.1 Zoom20 104
14.5.2 Zoom30 105
14.6 GeneralTechnicalDataoftheInstrument 105
14.7 ScaleCorrection 108
14.8 ReductionFormulas 110
15 StandardLimitedWarranty 111
16 Glossary 114
AppendixAMenuTree 116
AppendixBDirectoryStructure 118
Index 119
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1DescriptionoftheSystem
1.1 SystemComponents
MainComponents
a) R6instrument
b) ComputerwithGGOorGGO
Toolssoftware
c) Datatransfer
Component Description
R6instrument Aninstrumentformeasuring,calculatingandcapturingdata.Ideallysuited
fortasksfromsimplesurveystocomplexapplications.
Thevariouslineshavearangeofaccuracyclassesandsupportdifferent
features.AlllinescanbeconnectedwithGGOorGGOToolstoview,
exchangeandmanagedata.
Firmware Thefirmwarepackageinstalledontheinstrument.Consistsofastandard
baseoperatingsystemwithoptionaladditionalfeatures.
GGOorGGO
Toolssoftware
Anofficesoftwareconsistingofasuiteofstandardandextendedprograms
fortheviewing,exchanging,managingandpostprocessingofdata.
Datatransfer DatacanbealwaystransferredbetweenaR6instrumentandacomputervia
adatatransfercable.
ForZoom30instrumentsdatacanalsobetransferredviaUSBmemorystick
orBluetooth.
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1.2 ContainerContents
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a) Instrumentwithsuppliedtribrach
b) ZDC100datacable(USB‐RS232)*
c) Protectivecover
*Optional
a) Adjustmenttools
b) ZBA200batterycharger*
c) USBmemorystick‐forZoom30instruments*
d) ZBA400battery*
e) Tipforminiprismpole*
f) Usermanual
g) GLS115miniprismpole*
*Optional
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1.3 InstrumentComponents
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a) Detachablecarryinghandlewithmountingscrew
b) Opticalsight
c) ObjectivewithintegratedElectronicDistanceMeas‐
urement(EDM).ExitforEDMlaserbeam
d) Verticaldrive
e) SerialinterfaceRS232/USB
f) USBhostport
g) Horizontaldrive
h) Secondkeyboard*
*Optional
i) Focusingtelescopeimage
j) Eyepiece;focusinggraticule
k) Batterycover
l) Footscrew
m)Circularlevel
n) Display
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2UserInterface
2.1 Keyboard
Alphanumerickeyboard
Keys
2.2 Screen
Screen
a) Alphanumerickeypad
b) Navigationkey
c) ENTERkey
d) FunctionkeysF1 to F4
e) ESCkey
f) FNCkey
g) PAGEkey
Key Description
Pagekey.Displaysthenextscreenwhenseveralscreensareavailable.
FNCkey.Quick‐accesstomeasurementsupportingfunctions.
Navigationkey.Controlsthefocusbarwithinthescreenandtheentrybarwithina
field.
ENTERkey.Confirmsanentryandcontinuestothenextfield.
ESCkey.Quitsascreenoreditmodewithoutsavingchanges.Returnstonexthigher
level.
Functionkeysthatareassignedthevariablefunctionsdisplayedatthebottomofthe
screen.
Alphanumerickeypadforentryoftextandnumericalvalues.
a) Titleofscreen
b) Focusinscreen.Activefield
c) Statusicons
d) Fields
e) Softkeys
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2.3 StatusIcons
Description
Theiconsprovidestatusinformationrelatedtobasicinstrumentfunctions.Dependingonthe
firmwareversion,differenticonsaredisplayed.
Icons
)Allshownscreensareexamples.Itispossiblethatlocalfirmwareversionsare
differenttothebasicversion.
Icon Description
Thebatterysymbolindicatestheleveloftheremainingbatterycapacity,75%full
shownintheexample.
Compensatorison.
Compensatorisoff.
IREDMmodeformeasuringtoprismsandreflectivetargets.
RLEDMmodeformeasuringtoalltargets.
!Offsetisactive.
Keypadissettonumericmode.
Keypadissettoalphanumericmode.
Indicatesthathorizontalangleissettoleftsideanglemeasurement(anticlock‐
wise).
Adoublearrowindicatesafieldhasaselectablelist.
Upanddownarrowsindicatethatseveralscreensareavailable,whichare
accessedusing .
IndicatestelescopepositionisfaceI.
IndicatestelescopepositionisfaceII.
Bluetoothisconnected.Ifthereisacrossbesidetheicon,theBluetoothcommu‐
nicationportisselected,butthestatusisinactive.
USBcommunicationportisselected.
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2.4 Softkeys
Description
SoftkeysareselectedusingtherelevantF1toF4functionkey.Thischapterdescribesthefunc‐
tionalityofthecommonsoftkeysusedbythesystem.Themorespecialisedsoftkeysare
describedwheretheyappearintheapplicationchapters.
Commonsoftkeyfunctions
2.5 OperatingPrinciples
Turninstrumenton/off
UsetheOn/Offkey.
Key Description
ALPHA Tochangethekeypadoperationtoalphanumerical.
NUM Tochangethekeypadoperationtonumerical.
ALL Tostartdistanceandanglemeasurementsandsavethemeasuredvalues.
BACK Toreturntothelastactivescreen.
COORD Toopenthemanualcoordinateentryscreen.
EDM ToviewandchangeEDMsettings.Referto"4.2EDMSettings".
EXIT Toexitthescreenorapplication.
MEAS Tostartdistanceandanglemeasurementswithoutsavingthemeasuredvalues.
OK Ifentryscreen:Confirmsmeasuredorenteredvaluesandcontinuesthe
process.
Ifmessagescreen:Confirmsmessageandcontinueswithselectedactionor
returnstothepreviousscreentoreselectanoption.
IR/RL TotogglebetweenIRandRLEDMmodes.
DISPL. Todisplaythelistofavailablepoints.
REC Tosavethedisplayedvalues.
DEFLT Toresetalleditablefieldstotheirdefaultvalues.
SEARCH Tosearchforanenteredpoint.
VIEW Todisplaythecoordinateandjobdetailsoftheselectedpoint.
Todisplaythenextsoftkeylevel.
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Alphanumerickeypad
Thealphanumericalkeypadisusedtoentercharactersdirectlyintoeditablefields.
•Numeric fields:Canonlycontainnumericalvalues.Bypressingakeyofthekeypadthe
numberwillbedisplayed.
•Alphanumeric fields:Cancontainnumbersandletters.Bypressingakeyofthekeypad
thefirstcharacterwrittenabovethatkeywillbedisplayed.Bypressingseveraltimesyou
cantogglethroughthecharacters.Forexample:1‐>S‐>T‐>U‐>1‐>S....
Editfields
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Ineditmodethepositionofthedecimalplacecannotbechanged.Thedecimalplaceisskipped.
Specialcharacters
2.6 Pointsearch
Description
Pointsearchisafunctionusedbyapplicationstofindmeasuredorfixedpointsinthememory
storage.
Itispossibletolimitthepointsearchtoaparticularjobortosearchthewholestorage.The
searchprocedurealwaysfindsfixedpointsbeforemeasuredpointsthatfulfillthesamesearch
)ESCDeletesanychangeandrestoresthepreviousvalue.
Movesthecursortotheleft
Movesthecursortotheright.
Insertsacharacteratthecursorposition.
Deletesthecharacteratthecursorposition.
Character Description
* Usedaswildcardsinsearchfieldsforpointnumbersorcodes.Referto"2.6
Pointsearch".
+/‐ Inthealphanumericcharacterset"+"and"‐"aretreatedasnormalalphanu‐
mericcharacterswithnomathematicalfunction.
)"+"/"‐"onlyappearinfrontofanentry.
Inthisexampleselecting2onanalphanumeric
keyboardwouldstarttheSetOutapplication.
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criteria.Ifseveralpointsmeetthesearchcriteria,thentheresultsareorderedaccordingtothe
entrydate.Theinstrumentfindsthemostrecentfixedpointfirst.
Directsearch
Byenteringanactualpointnumber,forexample402,andpressingSEARCH,allpointswithin
theselectedjobandwiththecorrespondingpointnumberarefound.
Wildcardsearch
Thewildcardsearchisindicatedbya"*".Theasteriskisaplaceholderforanyfollowing
sequenceofcharacters.Wildcardsshouldbeusedifthepointnumberisnotfullyknown,orto
searchforabatchofpoints.
Examplesofpointsearches
* Allpointsarefound.
A Allpointswithexactlythepointnumber"A"arefound.
A* Allpointsstartingwith"A"arefound,forexample,A9,A15,ABCD,A2A.
*1 Allpointscontainingonlyone"1"arefound,forexample,1,A1,AB1.
A*1Allpointsstartingwith"A"andcontainingonlyone"1"arefound,forexample,A1,AB1,
A51.
SEARCH
Tosearchformatchingpointswithinthe
selectedjob.
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3Operation
3.1 InstrumentSetup
Description
Thistopicdescribesaninstrumentsetupoveramarkedgroundpointusingthelaserplummet.
Itisalwayspossibletosetuptheinstrumentwithouttheneedforamarkedgroundpoint.
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Importantfeatures
• Itisalwaysrecommendedtoshieldtheinstrumentfromdirectsunlightandavoiduneven
temperaturesaroundtheinstrument.
• Thelaserplummetdescribedinthistopicisbuiltintotheverticalaxisoftheinstrument.
Itprojectsaredspotontotheground,makingitappreciablyeasiertocentretheinstru‐
ment.
• Thelaserplummetcannotbeusedwithatribrachequippedwithanopticalplummet.
Tripod
)Whensettingupthetripodpayattentionto
ensuringahorizontalpositionofthetripodplate.
Slightcorrectionsofinclinationcanbemadewith
thefootscrewsofthetribrach.Largercorrections
mustbedonewiththetripodlegs.
Loosentheclampingscrewsonthetripodlegs,pullouttothe
requiredlengthandtightentheclamps.
a) Inordertoguaranteeafirmfootholdsufficientlypressthe
tripodlegsintotheground.
b) Whenpressingthelegsintothegroundnotethattheforce
mustbeappliedalongthelegs.
Carefulhandlingoftripod.
• Checkallscrewsandboltsforcorrectfit.
• Duringtransportalwaysusethecoversupplied.
• Usethetripodonlyforsurveyingtasks.
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Setupstepbystep
1 Extendthetripodlegstoallowforacomfortableworkingposture.Positionthetripodover
themarkedgroundpoint,centringitasbestaspossible.
2 Fastenthetribrachandinstrumentontothetripod.
3 Turnontheinstrument,and,iftiltcorrectionissetto1‐or2‐axis,thelaserplummetwillbe
activatedautomatically,andtheLevel & Plummet screenappears.Otherwise,pressFNC
fromwithinanyapplicationandselectLevel & Plummet.
4 Movethetripodlegs(1)andusethetribrachfootscrews(6)tocentertheplummet(4)over
thegroundpoint.
5 Adjustthetripodlegs(5)tolevelthecircularlevel(7).
6 Byusingtheelectroniclevel,turnthetribrachfootscrews(6)topreciselyleveltheinstru‐
ment.Referto"Levelupwiththeelectroniclevelstep‐by‐step".
7 Centertheinstrumentpreciselyoverthegroundpointbyshiftingthetribrachonthetripod
plate(2).
8 Repeatsteps6and7untiltherequiredaccuracyisachieved.
Levelupwiththeelectroniclevelstepbystep
Theelectroniclevelcanbeusedtopreciselyleveluptheinstrumentusingthefootscrewsofthe
tribrach.
1) Turntheinstrumentuntilitisparalleltotwofootscrews.
2) Centerthecircularlevelapproximatelybyturningthefootscrewsofthetribrach.
3) Turnontheinstrument,and,iftiltcorrectionissetto1‐or2‐axis,thelaserplummetwill
beactivatedautomatically,andtheLevel & Plummetscreenappears.Otherwise,press
FNCfromwithinanyapplicationandselectLevel & Plummet.
)Thebubbleoftheelectroniclevelandthearrowsfortherotatingdirectionof
thefootscrewsonlyappeariftheinstrumenttiltisinsideacertainlevelling
range.
4 Centertheelectroniclevelofthefirstaxisbyturningthetwo
footscrews.Arrowsshowthedirectionofrotationrequired.
Whentheelectronicleveliscenteredthearrowsarereplaced
bycheckmarks.
5 Centertheelectroniclevelforthesecondaxisbyturningthe
lastfootscrew.Anarrowshowsthedirectionofrotation
required.Whentheelectronicleveliscenteredthearrowis
replacedbyacheckmark.
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6 AcceptwithOK.
Changetheintensityofthelaserplummet
Externalinfluencesandthesurfaceconditionsmayrequiretheadjustmentoftheintensityof
thelaserplummet.
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3.2 WorkingwiththeBattery
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Charging/firsttimeuse
• Thebatterymustbechargedpriortousingitforthefirsttimebecauseitisdeliveredwith
anenergycontentaslowaspossible.
• Fornewbatteriesorbatteriesthathavebeenstoredforalongtime(>threemonths),itis
effectualtomakeonlyonecharge/dischargecycle.
• Thepermissibletemperaturerangeforchargingisbetween0°Cto+40°C/+32°Fto
+104°F.Foroptimalchargingwerecommendchargingthebatteriesatalowambient
temperatureof+10°Cto+20°C/+50°Fto+68°Fifpossible.
• Itisnormalforthebatterytobecomewarmduringcharging.Usingthechargersrecom‐
mendedbyStonex®,itisnotpossibletochargethebatteryifthetemperatureistoohigh.
)Whentheelectronicleveliscenteredandthree
checkmarksareshown,theinstrumenthasbeen
perfectlylevelledup.
IntheLevel & Plummetscreen,adjustthe
intensityofthelaserplummetusingthenaviga‐
tionkey.
Thelasercanbeadjustedin25%stepsas
required.
Undersomecircumstancesthelaserdotisnot
visible,forexampleoverpipes.Inthiscase,
usingatransparentplateenablesthelaserdotto
beseenandtheneasilyalignedtothecenterof
thepipe.
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Operation/discharging
• Thebatteriescanbeoperatedfrom‐20°Cto+50°C/‐4°Fto+122°F.
• Lowoperatingtemperaturesreducethecapacitythatcanbedrawn;veryhighoperating
temperaturesreducetheservicelifeofthebattery.
• ForLi‐Ionbatteries,asingledischargingandchargingcycleissufficient.Werecommend
carryingouttheprocesswhenthebatterycapacityindicatedonthechargerorona
Stonex®productdeviatessignificantlyformtheactualbatterycapacityavailable.
Changethebatterystepbystep
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Thepolarityofthebatteryisdisplayedinsidethebatteryhousing.
Warning
Ifchargedordischarged,batteriesnotrecommendedbyStonex®maybedamaged.Theymay
burnandexplode.
Precautions:
OnlychargeanddischargebatteriesrecommendedbyStonex®.
3.3 DataStorage
Description
Aninternalmemoryisincludedinallinstruments.Thefirmwarestoresalldatainjobsinadata‐
baseintheinternalmemory.Datacanthenbetransferredtoacomputerorotherdevicefor
postprocessingviaacableconnectedtotheserialinterfaceRS232port.
ForZoom30instruments,datacanalsobetransferredfromtheinternalmemorytoacomputer
orotherdevicevia:
• aUSBmemorystickinsertedintotheUSBhostport,or
• viaaBluetoothconnection.
Openthebatterycompartment(1)andremovethe
batteryholder.
Removethebatteryfromthebatteryholder(2).
Insertthenewbatteryintothebatteryholder(3),
ensuringthatthecontactsarefacingoutward.The
batteryshouldclickintoposition.
Insertthebatteryholderbackintothebatterycompart‐
ment(4).
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Referto"10DataManagement"forfurtherinformationondatamanagementanddatatransfer.
3.4 MainMenu
Description
TheMAIN MENUisthestartingplaceforaccessingallfunctionalityoftheinstrument.Itis
usuallydisplayedimmediatelyaftertheLevel & Plummetscreen,afterswitchingonthe
instrument.
MAINMENU
DescriptionoftheMAINMENUfunctions
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Ifdesired,theinstrumentcanbeconfiguredtostartinauserdefinedplaceaftertheLevel &
Plummetscreen,insteadoftheMAIN MENU.Referto"5.2AutoStartRoutine".
3.5 SurveyApplication
Description
Afterswitchingonandsettingupcorrectly,theinstrumentisimmediatelyreadyformeasuring.
Function Description
Apps Toselectandstartapplications.Referto"9Applications".
Data Tomanagejobs,data,codelists,formats,systemmemoryandUSBmemory
stickfiles.Referto"10DataManagement".
Settings TochangeEDMconfigurations,comm.‐setupandgeneralinstrumentsettings.
Referto"4Settings".
Survey Surveyprogramtobeginmeasuringimmediately.Referto"3.5SurveyAppli‐
cation".
Transfer Toexportandimportdata.Referto"10.2ExportingData".
Tools Toaccessinstrumentrelatedtoolssuchascalibrations,personalstartup
settings,licencekeysandsysteminformation.Referto"5Tools".
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Access
SelectSurveyfromtheMAIN MENU.
SURVEY
TheprocedureforthequickstartSurveyisidenticaltotheprocedurefortheapplication
SurveyavailableundertheAppsmenu.Thereforethisprocedureisonlydescribedonce
withintheapplicationchapter.Referto"9.2Survey".
3.6 DistanceMeasurementsGuidelinesforCorrectResults
Description
Alaserdistancer(EDM)isincorporatedintotheR6instruments.Inallversions,thedistancecan
bedeterminedbyusingavisibleredlaserbeamwhichemergescoaxiallyfromthetelescope
objective.TherearetwoEDMmodes:
RLmeasurements
• Whenadistancemeasurementistriggered,theEDMmeasurestotheobjectwhichisinthe
beampathatthatmoment.Ifatemporaryobstruction,forexampleapassingvehicle,
heavyrain,fogorsnowisbetweentheinstrumentandthepointtobemeasured,theEDM
maymeasuretotheobstruction.
• Besurethatthelaserbeamisnotreflectedbyanythingclosetothelineofsight,for
examplehighlyreflectiveobjects.
CODING
Tofind/entercodes.Referto"7Coding".
STN
Toenterstationdataandsetthestation.
Set HA
Tosetthehorizontaldirectionorientation.
HA / HA
Tosetthehorizontalanglereadingtotheleft(anti‐
clockwise)ortotheright(clockwise).
• Prismmeasurements(IR) • Reflectorlessmeasurements(RL)
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• Avoidinterruptingthemeasuringbeamwhiletakingreflectorlessmeasurementsor
measurementsusingreflectivefoils.
• Donotmeasurewithtwoinstrumentstothesametargetsimultaneously.
IRmeasurements
• AccuratemeasurementstoprismsshouldbemadeinIR‐Defaultmode.
• MeasurementstostronglyreflectingtargetssuchastrafficlightsinPrismmodewithouta
prismshouldbeavoided.Themeasureddistancesmaybewrongorinaccurate.
• Whenadistancemeasurementistriggered,theEDMmeasurestotheobjectwhichisinthe
beampathatthatmoment.Ifforexamplepeople,cars,animals,orswayingbranchescross
thelaserbeamwhileameasurementisbeingtaken,afractionofthelaserbeamis
reflectedfromtheseobjectsandmayleadtoincorrectdistancevalues.
• Measurementstoprismsareonlycriticalifanobjectcrossesthemeasuringbeamata
distanceof0to30 mandthedistancetobemeasuredismorethan300 m.
• Inpractice,becausethemeasuringtimeisveryshort,theusercanalwaysfindawayof
avoidingunwantedobjectsfrominterferringinthebeampath.
Redlasertoprism
• RL‐LongRangemodeenablesdistancemeasurementsofover3.5 kmtostandardprisms
usingthevisibleredlaserbeam.
Redlasertoreflectorfoil
• Thevisibleredlaserbeamcanalsobeusedtomeasuretoreflectivefoils.Toguaranteethe
accuracytheredlaserbeammustbeperpendiculartothereflectorfoilanditmustbewell
adjusted.
• Makesuretheadditiveconstantbelongstotheselectedtarget(reflector).
Warning
Duetolasersafetyregulationsandmeasuringaccuracy,usingtheLongRangeReflectorless
EDMisonlyallowedtoprismsthataremorethan1000 m(3300 ft)away.
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