Total Station Manual
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2. Preparation before measurement
1. Unpack and store instrument
Unpack
Put down the box gently and turn up the cover then turn on the lock, open the
cover and take out the instrument.
Deposit
Cover up the telescope mirror and make the vertical motion of alidade upwards
then put the instrument horizontally (keep the objective upwards) into box. Then
screw vertical motion gently. Cover up the box cover andlock the box. Loose
horizontal and vertical axis as much as possible to reduce he shock damage to
instrument.
2. Setting up the instrument
If the battery is mounted after the instrument is set up, the instrument will tilt
slightly. So, first mount the battery, then set the instrument up.
Operating reference
1. Centering and levelling
1) Setting up the tripod
①Extend the tripod legs toprovide a comfortable posture.
②Setting up the tripod over the marked point on the ground, and center it.
2) Install the instrument on a tripod
①Place the instrument on the tripod head.
②Fix the instrument on the tripod.
3) Leveling instrument roughly by circular level
①Turn on the instrument and switch the laser plummet and the electronic level
function on.
②Move the tripod legs and use the tirbrach screws to center the instrument
over the ground point. Adjust the tripod legs to level the circular level.
4) Leveling instrument accurately by tubelevel
①Loosen the horizontal clamp, and turn the instrument until the plate level is
parallel to the line between leveling foot screws A and B. Use leveling foot screws
A and B to center the bubble.
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