3 Getting Started
30 Total Station NPL-322 Instruction Manual
Display and Key Functions
The following figure shows the keys on the NPL-322 instrument keyboard and the
LCD display.
The functions of the NPL-322 keys are as follows.
Key Function Details
Turns the instrument on or off. page 26
Illumination key. Turns the backlight on or off.
Provides access to the 3-switch window if held down for
one second.
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Displays the MENU screen. page 97
Changes the key input mode between alphanumeric and
numeric if pressed when you are in a PT or CD field.
Activates Qcode mode if pressed when you are In the
Basic Measurement Screen (BMS).
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Records measured data, moves on to the next screen, or
confirms and accepts the entered data in input mode.
You have the option to record the measurement as a CP
record instead of an SS record, if you hold this key down
for one second in the Basic Measurement Screen (BMS).
The instrument outputs the current measurement data (PT,
HA, VA, and SD) on the COM port if you press this key in
the BMS or in a Stakeout observation screen. (The Data
Rec settings must be set to COM.)
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Returns to the previous screen.
In numeric or alphanumeric mode, deletes input.
Starts distance measurement, using the measure mode
settings for the
[MSR1] key.
Displays measurement mode settings, if held down for one
second.
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