2 Overview of the Trimble M3 Total Station
12 Trimble M3 Total Station User Guide
This chapter gives you an overview of the operation and controls of the Trimble M3
total station, as well as the programs which are a special feature.
2.2 Hardware overview
Figure 2.2 and Figure 2.3 show the main parts of the Trimble M3 total station.
Figure 2.2 Trimble M3 total station – Face-1 (control side)
Carrying
handle
Optical sight
(finder)
Telescope
focusing ring
Telescope
eyepiece
Diopter ring
Rectical plate
cover
Plate level
Face-1 display
and keyboard
Tribrach
clamp knob
Battery
mounting button
Battery pack
BC-65
Vertical tangent
screw
Vertical clamp
Horizontal clamp
Horizontal
tangent screw
The laser safety
label shown is
underside of the
keyboard
attached to the