Trimble M3 Total Station User Manual

3 Before Going to the Field
40 Trimble M3 Total Station User Guide
Changing target mode (DR or Prism)
Press
[2] in the HOT MENU screen to change the current
EDM mode. For example, if you are currently in Prism
measurement mode (
PR), press [2] to change the mode
to Direct-Reflex mode (
DR).
B
Tip – When you change the DR/PR mode, the prism
constant and target height is updated using the setting
value in [6] Target. In DR mode, the prism constant and
target height for DR is used. In PR mode, the values are
the last ones used in PR mode.
Bubble level display (electric level)
1. Press
[3] Elec. Level in the HOT MENU
screen to view the bubble level display.
2. To change the tilt compensation settings, press
[<]
or
[>].
3. To return to the
HOT MENU screen, press [ESC].
Configuring error corrections
1. Press
[4] in the HOT MENU screen to open the
Settings Corrections screen. There are
seven settings related to distance corrections.
2. In the first settings screen
Correction is
updated when you change the temperature
and/or pressure value.
3. Do one of the following:
– To display the next screen, press
[v] when
you are in the
Pressure field.
– To use values from the stack, press
[F3] Stack in any numeric input field.
– To finish the settings, press
[F4] o.k.
4. Press [ESC] to return to the HOT MENU screen.
Table 3.3 Allowable values for error corrections
Setting Input range
Prism constant -999 – 999 (numeric input)
Temperature -40 °C – 70 °C
Pressure 440 hPa – 1460 hPa
Scale 0.995000 – 1.00500
C&R corr. 0.132, 0.142, 0.200, or OFF
Sea level corr. ON/OFF

Trimble M3 Total Station Specifications

General

Brand	Trimble
Model	M3 Total Station
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English