4. Place rubber shoe back on the base.
5. Close cover and open the sight
cover to 45°.
6. Position Eclipse 8099 at eye-level with
mirror extending outward to the
left
.
7. Above the horizon (level, 0°), sight
object through sight hole. (Fig 39)
· Align cover line with the sight
cover line.
8. Rotate azimuth ring until the
reflection of arrow on the blue
orienting circle is aligned with
the green clinometer arrow.
9. Position Eclipse 8099 close enough to read inclination through
the index lens.
· Read angle from the black
scale – 30°, figure 40.
11.3 b -- Down Angle
1. Remove rubber shoe to expose back side of compass.
2. Locate the clinometer index mark on the back side of the azimuth ring.
3. Holding azimuth ring stationary, rotate vial until the arrow on the blue
orienting circle
points to the clinometer index mark.
4. Place rubber shoe back on the base.
5. Close cover and open the sight
cover to 45°.
6. Position Eclipse 8099 at eye-level
with mirror extending outward to
the right
.
7. Below the horizon (level, 0°), sight
object through sight hole. (Fig 41)
· Align cover line with the sight
cover line.
8. Rotate azimuth ring until the
reflection of arrow on the blue
orienting circle is aligned with the
green
clinometer arrow.
9. Position the Eclipse 8099 close enough to read inclination in
index lens.
· Read 20° from the green scale. (Fig 42)
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Figure 39
Figure 40
Figure 41
Figure 42