Topcon GM-100 Series - Table of Contents

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CONTENTS
1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION ................................................................... 1
2. PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................. 4
3. LASER SAFETY INFORMATION .................................................................................. 7
4. PRODUCT OUTLINE .................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Parts of the Instrument ......................................................................................... 9
4.2 Mode Structure ................................................................................................... 12
4.3 Bluetooth Wireless Technology/Wireless LAN ................................................... 13
5. BASIC OPERATION .................................................................................................... 15
5.1 Basic Key Operation ........................................................................................... 15
5.2 Display Functions ............................................................................................... 18
5.3 Starkey Mode ..................................................................................................... 20
6. USING THE BATTERY ............................................................................................... 21
6.1 Battery Charging ................................................................................................. 21
6.2 Installing/Removing the Battery .......................................................................... 22
7. SETTING UP THE INSTRUMENT .............................................................................. 23
7.1 Centering ............................................................................................................ 23
7.2 Levelling ............................................................................................................. 24
8. POWER ON/OFF ........................................................................................................ 26
9. CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL DEVICES .................................................................. 28
9.1 Wireless Communication using Bluetooth Technology ...................................... 28
9.2 Communication between the GM and Companion Device ................................. 30
9.3 Connection via RS232C Cable ........................................................................... 32
10. TARGET SIGHTING AND MEASUREMENT .............................................................. 33
10.1 Manually Sighting the Target .............................................................................. 33
11. ANGLE MEASUREMENT ........................................................................................... 34
11.1 Measuring the Horizontal Angle between Two Points (Horizontal Angle 0°) ...... 34
11.2 Setting the Horizontal Angle to a Required Value (Horizontal Angle Hold) ........ 35
11.3 Angle Measurement and Outputting the Data .................................................... 37
12. DISTANCE MEASUREMENT ..................................................................................... 38
12.1 Returned Signal Checking .................................................................................. 38
12.2 Distance and Angle Measurement ..................................................................... 39
12.3 Recalling the Measured Data ............................................................................. 40
12.4 Distance Measurement and Outputting the Data ............................................... 40
12.5 Coordinate Measurement and Outputting the Data ............................................ 41
12.6 REM Measurement ............................................................................................. 42
13. COORDINATE MEASUREMENT ................................................................................ 44
13.1 Entering Instrument Station Data and Azimuth Angle ........................................ 44
13.2 Setting Instrument Station Coordinate with resection measurement .................. 49
14. COORDINATE MEASUREMENT ................................................................................ 58
15. SETTING-OUT MEASUREMENT ............................................................................... 60
15.1 Coordinates Setting-out Measurement ............................................................... 60
15.2 Distance Setting-out Measurement .................................................................... 62
15.3 REM Setting-out Measurement .......................................................................... 64
16. SETTING-OUT LINE ................................................................................................... 65
16.1 Defining Baseline ................................................................................................ 65
16.2 Setting-out Line Point ......................................................................................... 68
16.3 Setting-out Line Line ........................................................................................... 70
17. SETTING-OUT ARC .................................................................................................... 72
17.1 Defining an Arc ................................................................................................... 72
17.2 Setting-out Arc .................................................................................................... 77
18. POINT PROJECTION ................................................................................................. 79