Contents
3 Setup 36
Setting up the tripod 37
Setting up the tribrach 37
Leveling the tribrach 38
Centering over a known point 39
Setting up the instrument 40
Settling down the instrument on the tribrach 41
USB flash drive 42
Inserting the USB flash drive 42
Removing the USB flash drive 43
Powering the instrument 44
Using an external power supply 44
Inserting a battery 45
Removing a battery 46
Turning the instrument on and off 47
Turning on the instrument 47
Turning off the instrument 47
Connecting the instrument to a remote device 48
Changing the default settings 49
Measuring the instrument heights 50
Measuring the ground-to-bottom mark distance 51
Computing the instrument height (IH) 51
4 Software 52
Touch screen 53
Projects 54
Managing projects 55
Managing stations 58
Managing scans 60
Leveling 68
Checking the leveling status of the instrument 68
Leveling the instrument 70
Compensator 71
Auto level check 71
Scan parameters 72
Choosing a scan mode 73
Choosing a scan precision 75
Applying an atmospheric correction 77
Entering the instrument height 80
Using the self-timer 81
Settings 83
Setting the date and time 84
Selecting the measurement units 85
Trimble TX8 3D Laser Scanner User Guide 8