3 Getting Started
48 Spectra Precision Focus 6 5" Total Station User Guide
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Tip – When the secondary distance unit is set, an
additional screen is available. It shows the HD, VD, and SD
values. See also Others settings, page 132.
The smallest unit of display for distances measured in
feet-and-inches is
1
/
16
inch. Smaller units are impractical
in the field.
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).
4. To save your changes, press the
Save softkey.
Alternatively, highlight the last item for DSP3 and press
[ENT]. The DSP screens
show the items you have selected.
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Tip – 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.