STONEX R6 Series - Operation; Instrument Setup

R6,Operation
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3Operation
3.1 InstrumentSetup
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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Importantfeatures
• 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
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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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