Topcon GTS-821A, GTS-822A, GTS-823A, GTS-825A manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL AUTO TRACKING T OT AL ST A TION G TS - 820A SER I ES GTS -821A GTS -822A GTS -823A GTS -825A[...]

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1 FO REWO RD FOREWORD Thank you for purchas ing the TOPCON Auto Tracki ng Total S tation, GTS-8 2 0A series . For t he best p erformance of the instruments, please carefully read the se instructions and keep t hem in a con venient l oc at i on for future reference. Gene ral Hand ling P rec aut ion s Before star ting wo rk or opera tion, be sure to [...]

2 FO REWO RD Rotat i ng t he instrum ent and telesco pe R o tat i on of th e i nst r um ent or te le s c ope i s driven ele ct ronical ly i n no rma l ope rat ion. Do not dist u rb t he rotat ion. Stora ge in t he case Keep t h e te lescope hor izontall y and tur n the ins trument to a lign its mark wi th the lo wer bas e mark (Sto r ag e mar k) . [...]

3 FO REWO RD Displa y for Safe U se In order to encourage t he safe use o f pr oduc ts and pr eve nt a ny danger to the operator and o ther s o r damage to p ropertie s, im por tant war nings a re p ut on the pro ducts an d in serted i n the i nst ruc tion manuals . We s ugg est tha t ev ery on e und erst an d th e mea ni ng o f t he follo win g di[...]

4 FO REWO RD User 1)Thi s product is for pr ofessi onal use o nly ! Th e user i s requi red t o b e a qua lified surveyor or have a good knowl edge of s ur vey ing, in or der to underst and the u ser an d safe t y inst ructi ons, bef or e op er ating, insp ecting or adjust i ng. 2)W ea r the r equire d protect or s (saf ety s hoes , he l m et , etc[...]

5 FO REWO RD Las er S af ety GTS-82 0A serie s uses t he visib le la ser beam fo r auto tra cking, o ptical communi c atio n. The GTS-82 0A serie s pr odu cts a re man u facture d and s old in a ccor dance w ith “R adi ation Safety of L aser Prod ucts , Eq ui p men t Classi ficat ion, Requir e me nts and Use r‘s Guid e ” (I EC Pub l icat ion [...]

6 FO REWO RD Contents FO REWO RD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 General Handling Pr ecau tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Displa y for Safe U s e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

7 FO REWO RD 4. 4 DAT A OUTPU T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15 5 PR OGRA M M ODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 1 5. 1 S e t t i ng a D i r ec t io n Angle fo r B acks igh t Orienta tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 FO REWO RD 14 DETACH/ATTACH OF TRIBRACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1 15 BATT ERY S YST EM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 -1 16 PR ISM S YST EM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 -1 17 PR ECA UTION S . . . . . . . . . .[...]

9 FO REWO RD Standar d Set Comp o sition The num erical val ue in p arenthe ses sho ws t he quan tity . (Make s ure t hat all o f the ab ove items ar e with t he instr umen t when purchas ed.) GT S-8 20A series (with lens cap) (1) Plastic carr ying cas e (1) Battery BT-56Q (2) Battery charger BC-2 7 BR o r BC-27CR (1) Sun shade (1) Plastic r ain co[...]

1-1 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 1 NOME NCLA TURE A ND FUN CTIO NS 1.1 Nom enc latu re Po wer sup ply conne ctor Base fi xin g sc rew Opti cal plum m et telescope Handl e O bj ect ive lens L aser a per ture ( fo r au to-tr acking) Base ( Model T R-5 ) I nstru m ent c enter mar k Level in g screw Se rial Signal Conne ctor-1( 6 pin ) Sighting coll[...]

1-2 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS T elesc ope fo cus ing knob Pla te level T elesc ope grip T elesc ope eye piec e I nstru m ent c enter mar k H and le f ix ing kno b V ertic al s huttl e V e rtical jog Hori z ont al shuttl e Hori z ont al jog Adjus ting scre w s for ci rcul ar level Ins trum ent heig ht ma rk Centr o nics connec tor Tr ibrach f [...]

1-3 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 1.2 Displ ay • Dis play In gene ral upp er fo ur l i nes display t he mea suri ng d ata, and the bot tom l ine dis plays th e soft ke y functi o n whi ch is c hanged by the m easuri ng mode. • Co ntra st T he c ont ras t and i ll u min at io n of d i spl a y wi ndo w are adj u sted by st a r ( H ) key . • H[...]

1-4 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS l The sy mbol m arks for Auto -tra ckin g and Auto-col lima ting 1.3 Ope rat ing K ey Auto-collimating ( Laser is emit ting ) GTS-82 0A series is i n auto- coll i mat ing st atu s. Aut o-tr acki ng ( L aser is emi tting ) GTS- 820A se r ies is in au t o- tr acking s tatu s. W aiting ( L aser is emi tting ) GTS-82[...]

1-5 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 1.4 Function Key ( S o ft Key) The So ft K ey F unc tion s are lab eled o n the bot tom o f displ a y. S oft K ey f unct ions are di fferen t for each measu rement. Page Displa y Soft key Function Ang le measu ring SD F1 Sl ope distanc e m easu ring mo de. HD F2 Horiz ontal dis tance m eas urin g mode. NEZ F3 Coo[...]

1-6 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS Page Displa y Soft key Function Slop e dis tan ce measu ring ME AS F1 Starts slope di sta nce measur eme nt m ode . Chan ges Con tinuous / N-time s (singl e) meas urem en t mode. M OD E F2 Cha nges F ine / Coarse (1 mm) /C oarse (10mm) m od e. VH F3 Angl e measur em ent mod e. HD F 4 H oriz ontal dis tance measur[...]

1-7 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 1.5 Star key ( * key) mo de Pr ess the ( H ) key to vi ew the i nstr ument opt io ns. S ince the re are t hree scr een s of o ptio ns, pr ess [F6](1 ↓ ) so ft ke y to vie w the n ext screen. The f o llow ing instr ument o ptions c an be se lected f rom t he ( H ): • Screen One 1) Vi ew D a te & Tim e 2) A[...]

1-8 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 1) View D a te & Tim e The d ate an d time can be viewed on both scr eens. To change the dis played order of th e dat e, (Dat e/ Month /Y ear), (Mo nth / Date / Y ear) or ( Year/Month/Date), see Chap ter 8 “ PA RAMETERS SE T TI NG MODE ” . T o set the dat e and time, s ee Chapter 9 “C HECK AND ADJUSTMEN[...]

1-9 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 9) R e ticle illu m in atio n (OFF/Low/Middle/H igh) P r es s t he [F6 ] ke y to ge t to S cree n 2 on t he dis pla y. Pre ss th e [F 4] k ey t o turn th e reti cle illu min ati on ON. Continuin g to pres s [F4] will change th e intensity op tions. 10) View f ree memor y The amount o f fre e memor y fo r the car [...]

1-1 0 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 13) Tr a cki ng I ndicato r A m an wh o is stay ing on li ne with the direc tion of GTS- 820 A serie s or auto ma t ic tr ack i ng statu s by emit te d LED l ight (orange co l or) f rom GTS -820A seri es. • Op era tion Pr essi ng [F3] k ey on s creen th ree func tions T racking Ind icator . The tr acki ng i n[...]

1 - 11 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 1.6 Auto Power Of f The Au to Pow er OFF feature c an be s et from 1 to 99 m inu tes. If no ke ys a re p ress ed withi n the se t tim e, t he Auto Power O FF wil l automa tica lly tu rn t he instr u ment OFF i n order to save the batt ery time. Se e Chapt er 8 “P ARAMETE RS SET TI N G M OD E” , f or f urth[...]

1-1 2 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 1.9 Using to gethe r wit h R C- 2II Rem ote C ontr ol Syst em Usi ng toge t he r wit h RC-2I I Rem ote Con t rol Syst em makes it poss i ble to opt ic al com mun icat e b et we en the i ns trument and rem ot e controll er RC-2RII , the pris m si de. This giv es e asy ope rat i o n b y one man surveying in apply[...]

1 - 13 1 NOME NCLA TURE AND FUNC TIONS 1.10 Using conn ecting with Pe rso nal Compu ter (P C ) The a uto-tracking fu nction or auto col lima ting fun ction makes eas y remot e control of t he i nstrument fr om PC . Th e fol low ings ar e the ma in co mm unic ati on c omm and s an d ex plan ati ons . Ho w t o comm unic ate or m or e info rmation s o[...]

2-1 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2 PREP ARA TION F O R MEASUREMENT 2.1 Power Con nec tion (unneces sary if on- board Ni-MH batter y BT- 56Q i s used ) See b elow for connecting th e external bat tery pack. l Bat ter y pack BT- 3Q P owe r c ord , PC -5 is us ed . l Large capaci t y ba tter y pack BT -3L Power cor d PC-6 i s used. l W hen usi ng[...]

2-2 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2.2 Settin g I nstru ment U p For Measu r emen t Mount the inst rum ent t o the tripod. Level and cente r th e instrum en t pre cisel y to ins ure t he best per form an ce. U se t ripo ds with a tr ipod screw of 5/ 8 in. diamet er and 1 1 thre ads per inch , such a s the T ype E TOP C ON wide- fr ame w ooden t [...]

2-3 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2.3 Power Switch Key ON l Self check ing option The self check i ng func t ion is to che ck int er nal communi ca t ion and ti lt sens or off set valu e. When amb ient temper ature is changed or the instr ume nt i s not balanc ed b y its int e rna l bat tery is att ache d or det ach ed, the self che cking is re[...]

2-4 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2.4 Bat tery Le ve l I ndicat or The batte ry power in dicator shows the leve l of battery strength. Indicates B attery Powe r Remaining Measu r em ent i s possi bl e. The pow er is p oor . T he batter y should be re char ged or r eplace t he batte ry . (A ngle measu rent can onl y be possibl e, the auto-c olli[...]

2-5 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2.5 Main Me nu Icons The main men u icons are as fo llow s . Sel ect the menu by pr e ssi ng s oft keys ([ F1 ]~[ F 6]) . ST ANDARD MEA S UREMENT MODES l Angl e measu rement l Di sta nce me asur ement l Coor dinat e meas uremen t (Se e Cha pter 4 “ST A NDAR D MEA SUR EME NT MODE ” .) PROGRAM M ODES ( APPL I[...]

2-6 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2.6 V ertic al an d Horizo ntal Angle T ilt Co rrect ion When the til t s ensors ar e act iv ated , autom atic correcti on of ve rtical an d ho riz ontal ang le f or misl ev elm ent is di splayed . T o ens ure a preci s e angle me asurement , til t s enso rs must be tur ned on. Th e d isplay ca n also be use d [...]

2-7 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT l Settin g Tilt Correc tion b y Soft Key Enable you to select tilt ON/OFF function o n page 2. The set t ing perfor m ed here will be me mor ized aft e r po wering OFF . [Example] Se tting X,Y Tilt O N 2.7 Compen sation of Sy stem atic Err or of Ins trument 1) Erro r of vert ical axis (X, Y til t sensor of fset[...]

2-8 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2.8 Resume M ode ON/OF F The R esume mod e will memo rize the last disp lay or mode when t he powe r is turn ed OFF . When the pow er is tur ned bac k ON, th e last di splay or mode will b e shown . The R esume mod e option o nl y appea rs when the power i s OF F. 2.9 How to Ent er Num erals a nd Alphabet Le tt[...]

2-9 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2. 1 0 Memo ry Ca rd Ho w to i n ser t a me m o r y car d How to extract a memory card 1) Pull the ca rd c over lev er to ope n th e car d co ver . 2) Insert a memory c ard until the card gui de i s up. 3) Close the card cover . Me mor y c ard Card c over lev e r Card guide 1) Pull th e card c over lever to ope[...]

2 - 10 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT 2.1 1 Inc lination of P rism and Measu r ing Er r or For t he bes t resu lts, aim o r poin t p risms i n the dir ection of the GTS- 820A seri es so tha t m aximum signal can b e ret urned t o the ins trument. Sig hting pr i sm obli quely because of in clined s etti ngs , may res ult in measuring errors. Thes[...]

2-1 1 2 PREP ARA TION FOR M EASUREME NT l Prism type-2 (Normal p ri sm ) l Prism type - 3 or 5 (P rism unit A2/A3) (Exam ple) In case Pri sm const ant val ue (C) = 0mm, Pri sm inc lina tion = 20°, Measuring di stance = 100m by Pris m type-2 : l Distan ce erro r is : Fr om the g raph p rism typ e-2, t he dis tance er ro r show s in increasing ra ng[...]

3-1 3 AU T OMA TIC TR ACK ING / A UT OMA TIC CO LL IMA TION 3 AUTOMA TIC TRAC KI NG / AU T OM ATIC C OLL IM A TIO N 3.1 Automa t ic T racking Measu ring the moving t arg et i n autom at ic tr ac king mo de. l The Coars e (1 0mm) mode is used for the mov i ng tar g et. l Use a keyboar d on the ey epiece side . When the keyboard on the oppo sition si[...]

3-2 3 AU T OMA TIC TR ACK ING / A UT OMA TIC CO LL IMA TION 4 Choos e meas urin g m odes by pressing the sof t ke ys. Me as urin g st arts . Samp le: Hori z onta l distan ce measur in g [F2] l If t he target pri s m is lost d u ring auto tracking stat us, t he instrument w ill automa tically chan ge to Wait i ng status an d symbol ma rk will be swi[...]

3-3 3 AU T OMA TIC TR ACK ING / A UT OMA TIC CO LL IMA TION 3.2 Automatic Collim ation The fu nction enabl es to co llimate a utomatically so t hat the instrument sear che s for the center of the pr ism w hen the te le s cop ic is ai m ed a pr i s m rough ly. Use thi s mode for the obje ct w hi ch is stabl e. l Y ou can select Fi n e or Course mode[...]

3-4 3 AU T OMA TIC TR ACK ING / A UT OMA TIC CO LL IMA TION 3.3 Range o f Laser fo r Auto-tr acki ng and Auto-c ollimat in g The r an ge of la ser at the long d i s tance is wi thin ±30 ' as sh own i n f ollo w in g. So you had be tt er co ll im ate the pr i sm so th at the p rism ma y be loc ated w ithin this rang e o f laser i n the f ir st[...]

3-5 3 AU T OMA TIC TR ACK ING / A UT OMA TIC CO LL IMA TION 3. 4 Set ting Para me ters for Au to -T ra ckin g A pr op er s etting f o r ea ch paramet e r ar e nece ssar y for cu stom use. The se tting of the par ameters ca n be done in t he st ar ke y mode. 3.4.1 Setting It em s 1) Sear ch Patterns The sea rch patt e rn i s th e rotat ing m eth od [...]

3-6 3 AU T OMA TIC TR ACK ING / A UT OMA TIC CO LL IMA TION [Ex a m pl e] SEARC H RANG E : 10 ° i n horiz ontal, 5 ° in v ert ic al Set ti ng Sea rch ra nge r equ i res c onsidera tion. The i t em s to thi n k abo ut : opt ica l path int er rup ted by othe r objects ; collimate d point fro m G T S-820 A seri es t o pr ism is shifted afte r Tu r n[...]

3-7 3 AU T OMA TIC TR ACK ING / A UT OMA TIC CO LL IMA TION 3.4.2 How to set the para mete rs Sa mpl e setti ng: Se t TRAC KING SPEE D to [M ACHINE CO NTROL ] Ope rating pro cedur e Op tion Disp lay 1 Pr ess the star [ * ] key to be in star k ey mode. [ * ] 2 Press the [F 3] key to s elect the s e tting par ameter s for au to-tr acking. [F 3] 3 Pr [...]

4-1 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4 ST ANDARD ME AS U REMENT MODE 4.1 Angle Me asuremen t 4.1.1 Measuring Horizontal Angle Right and V ertical Angle Make sur e the mo de is in Angl e m eas urement. Op era t ing pro ced ure Ope rati on Di spl ay 1 Collimate the 1st t arget (A). C ollimate A 2 Set ho rizo ntal ang le of t ar get A at 0 ° 00&apos[...]

4-2 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4. 1 .2 Swi tc hi ng Ho rizo nt al A n gle R ight /Lef t Make sur e the mo de is An gle m ea sureme nt. 4.1.3 Measuri n g from the Required Ho rizontal Angle 1) Sett i ng by Ho l d ing the Angle Make sur e the mo de is an gle m easure men t . Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Press [ F6]( ↓ )ke y to[...]

4-3 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 2) Set ting a Hori zontal Angle fr om t he Keys Make sur e the mo de is An gle m ea sureme nt . 4.1.4 V ertical Angle Perc ent Grade(%) Mod e Make sur e the mo de is An gle m ea sureme nt . Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Collimate t he target. Collimate 2 Press [ F6]( ↓ ) key to ge t the fun ctio[...]

4-4 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4.1.5 Automatic R otati on to a Required Horizon t a l and V ertical Absolute Angle The G TS-820A series can be r otat ed to a re quired h orizo ntal and vertical abs olute an gle by direct key input. Ex amp l e: Both vertica l and ho ri zon tal angle Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Pre ss the [F6]([...]

4-5 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4.2 Distance Meas ureme nt 4.2.1 Setting of the Atmospheric Correction When setti ng t he atmosph eric corr ection, o bta in th e correc tion value b y measuri ng the tem per atur e and pres sure. Set t ing the at m osp heric c orre ction is i n th e S TAR key ( H ) m ode , se e Chapt er 1 1 “SE TTING A TMOS [...]

4-6 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4.2 .4 Dist ance Mea s ure ment ( Si ng le/N - t imes M easu rement) When presetti n g th e n umber o f tim es, the inst rument measur es t he dist ance as the setti ng times a nd th e av era ge d is tanc e will b e di splaye d. When presetti n g the n umber o f tim es as 1, it d oes not disp lay the a verage d[...]

4-7 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE The av erag e val ue is disp laye d foll owin g with buzze r sound and “ * ” mark d isappea rs. l Pr ess [F1] (MEAS) key for re-m ea suring af ter t he mea sure ment in hel d. l T o retu rn to th e conti nu ous measu ring , pr ess [F1] (MEAS) key twi ce. l T o retu rn to th e angle measur ing m ode , p re s[...]

4-8 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4.2.5 Fine / Coar se Measuring Mode •Fine mo de : This is a n ormal d istance measuri ng mod e. Measu rement tim e 0.2mm mod e : appr ox.2 .8 s eco nds 1 mm mod e : appr ox.1. 2 s eco nds The un i t to b e dis played is 0.2mm or 1mm. (0.00 1f t or 0.005ft) •Coa rse mod e : Th is mode me asur es i n shorte r[...]

4-9 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4.2.6 Stake Ou t (S-O) The st ake out dista nce is the di f ference betw een the m e asured di sta nce and t he preset dista nce. Displa y v alue = Measur ed d istance -Standar d (Pres e t) distance The va lue on t he displ ay is the distanc e in whi ch th e ro d perso n must m ove t o ward or aw ay fro m the i[...]

4 - 10 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4.3 COORDINA TE M E ASUREMENT 4.3.1 Setti ng Coordinate Values o f Occupied Point The occu pied poin t c oordina tes (NEZ) can be pre set in the GTS -82 0A Se ries to c al cu lat e th e unknow n poi nt c oordina tes. It i s possib le to re tain t he occ upi ed c oor dinates in mem ory once th e p ower is tur[...]

4-1 1 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4 Input new data and press [ENT] key . *1) Me as urin g st arts . N coord. [ENT] E coor d. [ENT] Z coor d. [ENT] *1)T o ca ncel the set ting, press [ F 1](E XIT ) key . Set ting occ. poin t N : 0. 0000 E : 0. 0000 Z : 0. 0000 EXIT BS Complete N : < E : PSM 0 .0 Z : PPM 0 .0 (m) *F.R TURN HT MEAN m/ft SET P[...]

4 - 12 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4.3.2 Setti ng of the Instrument He i ght / Pri sm Height The in stru ment he ight and pris m h eigh t ar e used to compute the g round elev ation of th e unknow n point. If the option to stor e NEZ is (o n), the instr ument and prism heights w ill be stored in memory when power is turned off. Conf ir m the [...]

4-1 3 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4. 3 .3 E x ecu ti on of C oor di nate Measu ri n g Measu re the c oordinat es by en tering t h e in stru m ent he ight and pri sm heig ht, c oord ina tes of un known point will b e measured directly . l When setti ng coordinate value s of oc cupied point, see Section 4. 3.1“Setting Coordinate V alues of Oc[...]

4 - 14 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE The r e sult will be s hown. *1) In case the coordinate of in s trument point is not entered, ( 0,0 ,0) will be u s ed as the de fault for the ins trum ent poi nt. The i n stru m ent he ight will be cal cu late d as 0 whe n th e ins trument hei ght i s not entere d. *2) T he pr i sm h ei gh t will be ca l cu[...]

4-1 5 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE 4.4 DA T A OUTPUT Resul t of meas ure men t is tran sfer red to D ata Col l ect o r (FC serie s) fr om GTS-8 2 0A serie s . [Ex am ple: Distanc e measu rement mo de] Conf ir m the d istance measur e ment m ode. The fo llowi ng dat a wi ll be outp ut at eac h mode. l T he d isp la y a nd the ou tp ut a t the c[...]

4 - 16 4 ST ANDAR D MEAS UR EM ENT MO DE l Cont ro l by int er fac e for T opcon AP -L1A sy stem, se e Chap ter 5 “ PROG RAM M ODES” - [EX T .LI NK] sect ion . l When using othe r wi r eles s modem or optica l re mote con t rolle r, se lect to [N one] for t he p roto col of co mmunic ation i n Chapte r 8 “P ARAMETER S SETTI NG MODE ” .[...]

5-1 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5 PROG RAM M OD ES l The l oa ded measu ring program s are a dde d o n thi s menu. Prog St d Me m Comm Adj Para 2003-10-10 15:30:40 PROG RAM M ODE (AP PLICATION ME ASUR EME NT) 1. Set ting a Hor iz ontal An gle 2. Re taini ng a Co or di nate (ST ORE-NE Z) 3.R em ote E lev atio n Me asur eme nt (RE M) 4. Mis sing Li n e Meas ure[...]

5-2 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.1 Settin g a Directio n Angle for B ack sight Or ientation ( En t er i ng th e i ns tr um e nt an d b acks ig ht coordinate value s ) Fr om the c oor dinate v alue of b ack sigh t point ( beari ng poin t) an d instru ment po int, the dire ctio n a ngle fro m the in strumen t poi nt t o the b ack sight po i nt can be set . Ex [...]

5-3 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.2 Retai ning a Co ordin ate (ST ORE- N EZ) Suppose the instru ment P0 mo ves to P1, P2, P3, e tc. and the coordinate at P1 , P2, P3 e tc., last point will be retained in the memory , a fter m o v ing , as from th e origin poi nt. l Set th e coo rdi nate value of inst rumen t poin t P 0 and set the dir ection angle from ins tr[...]

5-4 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5 Pre ss [F6] ( SET ) ke y . Coordinate o f P1 will b e d isplayed . [F6] 6 Pre ss [F5] ( YES ) key . Coordi nate of P 1 will b e decided. [F 5] The d i spl ay return to main menu. T urn power off and mo ve instru ment to P1 ( Pris m P1 move to P0 ). Power off Mov e to P1 7 After th e instrument is s e t u p at P1, turn power o[...]

5-5 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.3 Remote Ele vatio n meas urem ent (REM) T o obt a in e leva tion of t he point at w hic h setting the t arg et p rism i s not p oss ible , place t he prism at any poi nt o n the ve rtical l ine fr om the targ et then carry out REM procedur e as fol l ows. 1) Wi th pris m he ight (h) in put ( Exampl e :h= 1.5m ) Ope rating pr[...]

5-6 5 P ROGRAM MODES 2)W ithout pris m height input. Hori zo ntal dist ance (HD) b etw een t he instrument and prism will be s h ow n. 6 Pre ss [F6] ( SET ) ke y . The prism po siti on wil l be dec i ded. *1 ) [F 6] 7 Collimate t arget K. V ertical distanc e (VD) will be shown. *2) Collimate K *1) T o r etur n t o pr oce dure 3 , p r es s [F2] (P .[...]

5-7 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5 Pre ss [F6] ( SET ) ke y . The prism po siti on wil l be dec i ded. [F 6] 6 Collimate ground point G . Collimate G 7 Pre ss [F6] ( SET ) ke y . The p osition of point G will be decided. * 1) [F6] 8 Collimate t arget K. V ertical distanc e (VD) will be shown. *2) Collimate K *1) T o r etur n t o pr oce dure 3 , press [F 2](HD)[...]

5-8 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.4 Missing Line Measu rem en t (M LM) Measu rement for hori zont al d istance (dH D), slope di stance (dSD ) and eleva ti on ( dVD) b etween t wo tar get prisms. MLM mod e has t wo mod s. 1.( A -B, A-C) :Mea surement is A-B , A-C, A-D,.. ...... ..... 2.(A-B, B-C):M easurement is A -B, B-C, C-D,........ ..... [Example] 1. (A-B,[...]

5-9 5 P ROGRAM MODES 3 Collimate prism A, a nd pres s [F1](MEAS) ke y . Hori zo ntal dist ance (HD) b etw een t he ins t rum ent and prism A wi l l be sho wn. Collimate A [F1] 4 Pre ss [F6] ( SET ) ke y . [F6] 5 Collimate prism B and press [F1](MEAS) key . Hori zo ntal dist ance (HD) b etw een t he ins t rum ent and prism B wi l l be sho wn. Collim[...]

5 - 10 5 P ROGRAM MODES 9 Pre ss [F6] ( SE T) k ey . The h orizonta l dis tance (d HD) rel ative ele vati on (dVD ) and sl ope dist ance bet ween pri sm A and C . [F6] 10 T o mea sur e the dis tance b etwe en points A and D, rep eat p roc edure 7 to 9 . *1) * 1)T o ret urn t o main men u, press [F1] (EX I T) and [F5] (YES) key . MLM 1 Hori zont al [...]

5-1 1 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.5 Line Me asurem en t (LI NE) Thi s mode is u seful to obta in t he li ne hei gh t. [Ex ampl e: Inpu t of prism he ight ] Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Pre ss [ F6]( MORE) key from progr ams m e nu to g et t he next page of pro grams. [F 6] 2 Press [F1](LINE) key . [F1] 3 Pre ss [F1] ( YES ) key . [F1] 4 Inp u[...]

5 - 12 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5 Collimate prism A and press [F1](MEAS) key . The d i sta nce measuremen t w ill st art. Hori zo ntal dist ance is disp laye d. Collimate A [F1] 6 Pre ss [F 6] (SET ) key , a nd ho rizont a l distance will be reco rded. [F6] 7 Collimate prism B and press [F1](MEAS) key . The d i sta nce measuremen t w ill st art. Hori zo nt[...]

5-1 3 5 P ROGRAM MODES 11 Rot ate t he vert ical tangent scre w , and sight gro und point G. Si ght G 12 Press [F 6 ] (S ET) key , line height (LH ) and hor iz on tal distance (Off) are disp layed. [F6 ] l T o fi nis h the measu rement , press t he [ F1]( EXIT) o r [ESC] key . l T o retu rn to operat ion pr oc edur e 9 , pres s the [F2](V D ) k ey [...]

5 - 14 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.6 Offset m eas urement (OFFS ET) Ther e are four of fset me asu rem ent modes i n the Of fs et Meas ure ment . l Angl e of fset l Dis tan ce o ff set l Pla ne of fset l Co lum n of f set l Outputting the Measurement Data The re sult s of of fset me asur ement c an be o utput to external devi ce. In offs et mea su rem ent m[...]

5-1 5 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.6.1 An gle Offset This m ode is usefu l when it is dif ficu lt to set up t he p rism directl y , for example at the center of a tree. Pla ce the pri sm at the sam e horiz onta l di stance fr om th e inst r um ent a s th at of poi nt A 0 to me asure. T o measur e th e co ordinate s of the cen ter posit ion, ope rate the offs[...]

5 - 16 5 P ROGRAM MODES 4 Select the ver tical angle [FRE E] o r [H OLD]. *1) [F1] or [ F2 ] 5 Collimate prism P , and press the [F1 ](MEA S) key . *1) The horizontal distance fr o m t he instr ument to t he prism wi ll be measu red. Collimate P [F1] 6 Collimate point A 0 usi ng th e hori zontal motion cla mp and hori z on tal tange nt screw . Coll[...]

5-1 7 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.6.2 Distan ce Offset M easu rement The meas urem ent of a plac e apart fr om a pris m i s pos si bl e by inputti ng offs et horizo ntal dis tanc e of front a nd back / right a nd left. When mea sur i ng coor di na tes of groun d poin t A 1 : Set the i nst rument heig ht / prism heigh t. When measur ing coor dina tes of poi [...]

5 - 18 5 P ROGRAM MODES 4 If y ou rese t the of fse t value, pres s the [F6 ](IN P) key and input the val ue. * 1) [F6] 5 Collimate p rism using the ho riz ont al motion cla mp and hori z on tal tange nt screw . Pre ss the [F1] ( ME AS) key . * 2) The o ff set measureme nt data will b e s hown . Collimate P [F1] 6 T o show the slop e dist ance of p[...]

5-1 9 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.6.3 Pl ane Offset M easur ement Measu ring w ill be taken fo r th e place wher e direct measuri ng can not be done, for example dis tance or coor di nate me asuring f or a ed ge o f a pl ane . Thr ee rand om targ et point s (P1, P 2, P3) o n a p lane wi ll be m easure d at fi rst i n the pl ane o ffs et measu rement to dete[...]

5 - 20 5 P ROGRAM MODES 4 Collimate p rism P1 , and pres s the [F1](M EAS) ke y . Measuring will start. Aft er meas urin g, th e se cond p oint measurement screen will be show n. Collimate P1 [F1] 5 Measure th e second and t hird pris m i n th e same w ay . * 1) The ins trum en t calcul a tes and di sp l ays coor din ate and distanc e va lue of cro[...]

5-2 1 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.6.4 Co l umn Offset Me asurement If i t is pos sibl e to me asu r e c ir cu msc ri pti on point (P1) o f co l um n di rectl y , the di stance to the center of the col umn (P0), coo rdina te and dire ctio n an gle can be cal cula ted by measure d c ircu mscri pti on p oint s (P 2) and ( P3) . The d irec tion ang l e of the c[...]

5 - 22 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5 Collimate the left side of the column (P 2 ) and pre ss t he [F6]( SET) ke y . Aft er the m eas uremen t, an gle mea suri ng display o f the right side (P3 ) will be sh own. Collimate P2 [F6] 6 Collimate the r ight sid e of the c olumn (P3) and pr e ss the [ F6]( SET ) ke y . Aft er the measure ment, the dist anc e betwee [...]

5-2 3 5 P ROGRAM MODES 5.7 External Link Y ou can u se compati ble c ommunicat ion com m and o f AP-L1 A fo r GTS-820A series. In t his process car ry ou t se t ti ng for re mo te con t rol sys tem RC - 2II u sin g tog e th e r. 5.7.1 Starti ng com patibl e com munication p rogra m of AP-L1A 5.7.2 Setti n g for the co mmunication D ecid e tr ans mi[...]

5 - 24 5 P ROGRAM MODES (2 )Set ting P ar am eter s of C abl e (RS -2 32C ) In case co nnec ti ng T opcon ' s desig nate d w irel e ss mod em, sim pl y sele ct c omm uni cation cours e a s "RAD IO MOD EM " it is e nough to do setti ng of par am et e r aut omatica lly . In ca se connec ting pers onal c om puter or oth er tha n Topco n[...]

5-2 5 5 P ROGRAM MODES (3 )Set ting P ar am eter s of R C Set the pa ame ter s forc ommuni cat ion w it h rem ote cont rolle r syst em . Paramet ers 1) Chann el Set s c ommu nica ti on channel The sa me channel must be set for GTS-82 0A serie s and RC-2 RII. Set ch anne ls : 1, 2 , 3 2) DELIM ITE R (T erm inate) Selecti ng CR (Car riage return) , o[...]

5 - 26 5 P ROGRAM MODES heat s immer , or happe ns cut o ff the opt ical path, in such ca ses it t akes long time f or communi catio n or results fai lu re. You ar e o ffered to se t [Divid ed] item. 4) REC T YPE Select the option to recor d the data for the distance meas urement . REC -A : M easure t he dista nce aga in and record the upda t ed di[...]

5-2 7 5 P ROGRAM MODES Set ch anne ls : A, B, C. ..... 2) REC T YPE Select the option to recor d the data for the distance meas urement . REC-A : Measur e the distanc e again a nd record th e upda ted distanc e. REC-B : Record the dat a for t he last dista nce me asu rem ent on the displa y . 5. 7 . 3 C a r ryi n g out Com m u nica t i on Ope ratin[...]

6-1 6 MEMO RY MANA GE MO DES 6 MEMOR Y MANAGE MODES 6. 1 Vi e w I ntern al Me mory and C ard Memory S tatu s When selectin g the interna l me mory o r card mem o ry , th e GTS-820 will disp lay the m em ory siz e, the amoun t of fre e m e mory and t he expi ration d a te for t he inter nal lithium bat te ry. The d isplay infor mati on form at is th[...]

6-2 6 MEMO RY MANA GE MO DES 6.2 Protect a File Protec ting one or more files c an be accomplished wi th the file protect i on mode . When a f ile is pro tec t ed, an aste r isk app ears aft er the f il e name exte nsi on. If a fil e i s protec ted, you can not delet e the file unless you rem ove the fil e prot ecti on. l Note:A ll the file s store[...]

6-3 6 MEMO RY MANA GE MO DES 6.4 Deleting a Fi le T he de le te mode er ases a fi le fr om intern al memo ry o r t he card mem or y. If a fi le is protected, t he f i le can n ot be erase d . Fi l e pr otec tion must b e remo ved be for e yo u can d elete a fi le. On ly one file can be era sed at a time . 6.5 Copy a File A f ile c an be c opied fro[...]

6-4 6 MEMO RY MANA GE MO DES 6.6 Initializing M emory The initiali z e memory option will e ra se AL L FILES in either th e internal m emory or ca rd memory and fi l es canno t be r etri eve d. Examp le: Initializi ng c ard memor y Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Press [F2] key to selec t ca rd mem ory . [F2] 2 Press [ F1]( Init) key . [...]

7-1 7 COMM U NICA TION MODES 7 COMMUN ICA TION MODES The co mmunicatio n modes ar e used for setti ng the Baud rate (Protoc ol ), rece iving a file ( Data file in) and se nding a file (Data fil e out). A data tr ansf er program on your PC that supports (Y MODE M) will be necess ary to send or r eceive d ata fi les . 7. 1 S ett ing of PROTOC OL T o [...]

7-2 7 COMM U NICA TION MODES 7.2 Data File In When tr ansfe rrin g d ata fi les fr om a P C t o the GT S-820A Se ries , t he file receiv ed into the mai n direct or y. Data fi les CANNOT be received into a sub director y . Data files CANNOT b e transfe rred to the card memo ry . Fi les can o nly be trans ferred t o the int erna l me m ory a nd then[...]

8-1 8 P ARA METER S SETT ING MO DE 8 P ARAME TERS SETTING MODE 8.1 Paramet er Set ting Op tions 8.1.1 Para meters for Measur ement and Display Menu Select ing Item Con tents Ang. U nit de g / gon / mil Sel ect degr ee(360° ), gon(400 G) or mil (6400 M) for t he measur ing ang le un it to be sh own on the dis p l ay. Mi n.A ngle OFF / ON Sel ect th[...]

8-2 8 P ARA METER S SETT ING MO DE Dist. Unit METER /FEET Select th e dist an ce m easuring unit Meter or Feet s hown on the display . C.F . m/ft U s.f /Intl.f Sel ect the met er / feet conversion fact o r. US SU RVEY feet 1m =3.2 808 3333333 3333 ft . INTERNA TIONAL feet 1m =3.2808 3989501 312 3 ft. Min. Dist. OFF / ON Sel ect OFF or O N for t he [...]

8-3 8 P ARA METER S SETT ING MO DE 8.1.2 Para meters for commu n ication Serial port . Setti ng par ameters for RS2 32C Setti ng par ameter for RC Menu Select ing Item Con tents S.P ort RS232 C /RC Sel ecti n g seria l por t, RS-232C con nector 1(6pi ns) or Remote cont roll system. Menu Select ing Item Con tents B. Ra te 1200 / 240 0 / 4 800 / 9600[...]

8-4 8 P ARA METER S SETT ING MO DE Ret ry St d. / Div . Sel ectin g the m etho d of the dat a re-tr an smi tting . Std (St andard) : Th i s is of fered in nor mal condi t io n. Div .(Di vi ded ) : Using in bad con di tion such in l ong di stan ce, bad con ditio n of sig ht, str ong heat s immer . Delimit ET X / CRLF Sel ect the op t i on OF F or O [...]

8-5 8 P ARA METER S SETT ING MO DE 8. 2 S etti ng Para met e rs 8.2.1 Para meters for Measur ement and Display [Example setti n g ] S/A BUZZER: OFF , Atmospheric pre ssure: hPa Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Pre ss the [F6] key from the ma in menu ico ns. [F6] 2 Pre ss the [F1] (Measu rement) key . [F 1] 3 Sel ect the menu by p r essin[...]

8-6 8 P ARA METER S SETT ING MO DE 8.2.2 Para meters for Communi cati on Sampl e sett ing : RS232 C 8.2.3 Pass word Option Establ ishing a Passwor d A pas sword can be se t i n the G TS-820 A s eries t o secur e t he use of the i n strumen t . Once a pas sw o rd i s est abli shed the user ca n di sable t h e op t ion or c hange th e p assword . Onc[...]

8-7 8 P ARA METER S SETT ING MO DE T urning OFF the Password Aft er a p asswor d i s e stab lishe d, you ca n di s abl e the p ass word opt ion. Onc e you disable the o pti on , the passw ord-inpu t scr een will no t appear eve ry time you power o n the ins trumen t. T urning OFF the Password Option 2 The p ass word opt io n screen will appea r . W[...]

8-8 8 P ARA METER S SETT ING MO DE Changing a Passwor d Once a pa sswor d is estab lished, y ou c an c han ge t he origin al pass word. T he new passwor d ta kes the pla ce o f t he o rigin al p as sword in memo r y. Changing th e Pas sword 4 T o turn of f th e p ass word opt ion, press [F6](OFF). The [ON] indication cha nges to [OFF] and the scree[...]

9-1 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9 CHEC K AND ADJUSTMENT 9.1 Chec king an d Ad just ing of I ns trume nt Constan t Norma lly , the in strumen t co nstant d oes not have disc re panc y . It i s recommen ded you measu re and compa re with an accu rately m easured dis tance at a l ocati on where the preci sion is s p ec ifi ca lly monit o red on a co nsi[...]

9-2 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.2 Checking th e Optica l Axis T o che ck if t he opt ical axis of EDM and the odo lit e are matc hed, f ol low the procedu re b elow . It i s especi ally i mp ort a nt t o check after adjust m ent of the eyepi ece ret ic le i s c arrie d out. 1) Posit io n a prism about 30 to 50 m apar t from G TS-820A se ries . 2) A[...]

9-3 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT V ertical dire ction conf irmati on (Do no t move Horizon tal di re c tion ). 13) Ca rry out as Horiz ont a l dir ect io n confi r mat ion. Compa re the r eading V erti cal angl e value a nd cal c ulat ed value . If the d i ffer ence is wit hin 1’ 30” , n o problem for use. If t he di ff erence is m ore than m ent [...]

9-4 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9. 3 C he ckin g/Ad jus tin g t he T heo doli te Func tion s l Poi nte rs o n th e A dju stm ent 1) Adjust the eye piece of the te les c ope pr op erly pr ior to an y checki ng ope ration w hic h inv o lves sig htin g throug h the tel escope. Remem ber to focus pr operly , w ith p arallax c omplete ly eli minat e d. 2)[...]

9-5 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.3.1 Ch ecking /Adjus t i ng the Plate Level Adj ust m ent i s requ ired if th e a xis of the pl ate le vel i s not perp endicu lar to the vert ical axis . l Check 1) Place t he plat e lev el parall el to a lin e ru nning th rough th e c enters o f tw o leveli ng scre ws, sa y, A and B. Use these t wo leve ling scre w[...]

9-6 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.3.3 Ad ju stm ent of the Vertica l Cros s -hair Adj ust m ent is required if th e vertic al cr oss -hai r is not i n a p lace p er pen dic ular t o the ho r izontal axis of the te l esc ope (si nce it must be po ssib le t o use any poi nt o n t he hair f or me asu r ing hor izontal angles or ver tica lly r unni ng l [...]

9-7 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.3.4 Co l l imation of the Instrume nt Collimatio n is requ ired to m a ke th e lin e of sight of the tel escop e perp e ndicu lar t o the horiz ontal axi s of the instrument , otherwise, it w ill not be pos sibl e to exte nd a str aight lin e by direct means. l Check 1) Set the ins t rum ent up wi th cl ea r si ght s[...]

9-8 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.3.5 Ch ecking / Adjusting the O pti c al Pl ummet T elescop e A dj u stm ent i s r eq uir e d t o ma ke t he li ne o f s i ght o f t h e o p ti c al p lu mme t tel escope c oincide with t he vertical axis (o therwise the vertica l axis w ill not be in the true v ertical a bove th e reference p oint when the ins t rum[...]

9-9 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.4 Adjustm ent of Com pe nsat ion Syste matic Error o f Instr um ent 1) Erro r of vertical axis ( X, Y til t sensor of fse t) 2) Collim atio n error 3) Er ror of vertic al an g le 0 datum 4) Erro r of horizontal axis The abov e mentioned e rrors w ill be compensated by s o ftware, which calcul ated intern ally accordi[...]

9-1 0 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 7 Collimate t arget A. Collimate A (Rever se) 8 Pre ss [F6] ( SET )key . Repea t the proced ures i n st ep 7 and 8 so that the c o unt of measured tim es matches to the one in F A C E(1). * 2),3), 4) The t itl e di spl ay wi ll be sho w n auto matical ly . [F6] 9 Collimate t arget B (m ore than ±10 ° from the lev e[...]

9 - 11 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9. 5 S how ing C on sta nt Lis t an d S w itch ON / OF F Compen sat ion System atic Error of Instrum e nt [Ex am ple sett i ng: Swit ch OFF the com pen sation] Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Press [F 5] key from th e main m enu. [F5] 2 Press [F2] key . Corr ec tion values are d is played. [F 2] 3 Press [...]

9-1 2 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.6 How to ad just t he date and time Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Press [F 5] key from th e main m enu. [F 5] 2 Press [ F3] key . Curren t date will be o n the displa y. [F 3] 3 Press [F5] (YES) k ey . The cursor will blink on the fi rst digit t o typ e in a nume ric valu e. [F5] 4 In put ne w dat e a[...]

9 - 13 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.7 How t o Set the Ins trume nt Cons tant V alue T o set the Ins t rument constant w hic h is ob tained in se ction 9.1 “ Check ing and Adju stin g of Instrument Const a nt”, follo w as below . Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Pre ss the [F5] key from the ma in menu . [F5] 2 Pre ss [F4] (Ins tr um en[...]

9-1 4 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.8 Referen ce Freque ncy Check ing Mo de The bea m modul ated by t he r efer ence fr equency of ED M is em itted co nt inuousl y. Thi s mode is u sed for frequenc y test mai n ly . Ope rating pro cedure Ope ration Dis play 1 Pre ss t he [ F 5] key f r om t he main men u ic ons. [F5] 2 Pre ss the [F6]( ↓ ) k ey to [...]

9 - 15 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 9.9 Inspect ion and A djust ment of Op tic Axis f or Auto -T r acking Activates auto trac king to the prism. Confir m if the center of telesc ope reticle and the cen ter of t he prism is coincided . Any er ror b etw een t he m requir es adju stment a ccordin g to t he foll o wing pro ced ure . l Posi ti o n a prism [...]

9-1 6 9 CHEC K A ND ADJ USTMENT 8 Pre ss the [F6] ( ME AS) key . The m easurem ent starts. [F6] The sh ifted qua ntit y betwee n H ang le and V angle measured fro m the measuring will b e cal cula ted inte rnal l y . 9 Conf irm t he co incid ent of cross ha ir lin e and the sen ter of pr ism, pre ss the [ F 5](YES ) key . The compensation va lue wi[...]

10- 1 1 0 SETT ING TH E P RIS M CON S TANT VALU E 10 SETTING TH E PR ISM C ONS TANT VALUE The p rism cons ta nt v alue of Topc on i s set t o zero. When usi ng pris m other t han Topcon's, it is necess ary to set th e prism con stant co rrecti on val ue of tha t specif i c pr ism . Once y ou set t he c orre ction va lue for p rism co nstant, i[...]

11- 1 11 SETTI NG A TMOSP HERIC CORRE CTION 1 1 SETTING A TMOSPHERIC CORREC TION T he vel o cit y of lig ht t h rou gh ai r i s no t cons tant and depend s on the atmosph er ic temp erat ure and pressu re. The atm osp heric co rrec t ion syst em of th i s instru me nt correc ts a utom ati cally wh en the cor rec t ion valu e is set . 15 ° C/59 ° [...]

11- 2 11 SETTI NG A TMOSP HERIC CORRE CTION l How to Set the Atmospheric C orrection V alu e Dir ectly M eas ure t he t empe ra tur e and air p res sur e to fi nd at mo spher ic cor rect ion va lue (p pm) f rom th e chart or correc tion formula . [Ex ampl e] Atmosp heri c corre ction val ue The d i spl ay returns S TAR key me nu. *1) Range : T emp.[...]

11- 3 11 SETTI NG A TMOSP HERIC CORRE CTION Atmos ph eric Cor r ec tion Ch art ( For your refer ence) The a tmospheric cor rection v alue is ob tai ned easily with the at mosp h e ric cor recti on chart . Fi nd the measu red tempera ture in horizont al, a nd p ress ure in v ertical o n the ch art. Read t he value from th e diago nal lin e, which re[...]

11- 4 11 SETTI NG A TMOSP HERIC CORRE CTION[...]

11- 5 11 SETTI NG A TMOSP HERIC CORRE CTION[...]

12- 1 12 CORR ECT ION F OR R EFRA CTIO N AND EA RTH CUR V ATU RE 12 CORRECTI ON FOR REFRACTION AND EARTH CUR V A TUR E T he ins tr um e nt mea sur es d is tan c e, t ak in g in to ac cou nt cor re ctio n fo r re f rac tion and ear th c ur va ture . 12.1 Distance Calcul ation Formula D is t a nce Cal cul a tion For mul a; with cor r ect i o n fo r r[...]

13- 1 1 3 POWER S OU RC E AND CHARG ING 13 P OWER SOURCE AND CHARGING 13.1 R echarg eable B atter y BT- 56Q l To r e m o v e Remo ve the b atter y while pulli ng both battery fixin g levers . l T o char ge 1 Plu g th e charg er in to th e o utlet . 2 Connect th e charger co nnector to the batte ry , then charging w ill sta rt. Pre par ator y chargi[...]

13- 2 1 3 POWER S OU RC E AND CHARG ING l Do no t cha rge or di sch arge conti n uously , otherw ise the batter y and the char ger may be det erio rated. If cha rging or di scharging is ne cessar y , us e th e c harg er after sto ppin g charge for appr ox imately 30 minutes . l Do no t cha rge the batt ery or disch arge the batter y in ri ght after[...]

14- 1 14 DET ACH/A TT ACH OF TRI BRA CH 14 D ET ACH/A TT ACH OF TRIBRACH The inst ru men t is easi ly detac hed or a t tac hed t o the tribr ac h. l Det achme nt 1) Loosen t he trib rach fixi ng scre w . 2) Loosen t he trib rach fixi ng lever by turn ing c ounterc l ock wise. 3) Lif t the inst rum ent stra ight upwards an d o ff. l At tach ment 1) [...]

15- 1 1 5 BA TTER Y SYST EM 15 B A TTER Y SYSTEM I n ca se of R echargeab le Batte ry BT-5 6Q In case of Ext erna l ba ttery Pack BT- 3Q BT- 3L BT- 56Q BT- 3Q BC- 10 B BC- 10 C Appr ox.15h BC- 5 BC -9 BT- 3L BC -6 Nor mal BC- 10B for AC 120 V use BC- 10C for AC 230 V us e Norm al for AC 100 V / 120 V / 220 V / 240 V us e Qu ick fo r DC 13 .8 to 16V[...]

16- 1 1 6 PRIS M SYST EM 16 PRISM S YSTEM Ar rang ement a cco rdin g to you r ne eds is p ossi ble. l Use t he abo ve p r ism s af ter set ti n g the m at the same h e ight as t he in st rume n ts. To adjus t th e heig ht of pr is m s et, c han ge t he po si t ion of fixi ng sc rew s. Plu g 3 is n ecessar y for the tri b rach ada pto r-2, tribrac h[...]

17- 1 17 P RECAUTI ONS 17 PRECAUT I ONS 1) For t ra nsp orta tion, hold by the handle o r yoke of the i ns trum en t. Ne ver hold b y the lens ba rrel as i t can a ff ect t he fi xing bra cket insi de and reduce t he acc uracy of the inst rum ent . 2) Never expose t he instr ument w itho ut a filt e r to dire ct s unlight. I t may dama ge t he c om[...]

18- 1 18 ERROR D ISP LA YS 18 E RROR DIS PL AY S l If e rror still per sist afte r att em pting to c lear the m, c onta ct your local T opcon de aler or T opc on head of fic e. Error co d e Desc ripti o n Coun termea sures Backu p batter y empty Dis play ed whe n built in b a tter y for memory back u p is empty . Cont ac t you r de aler or T opcon.[...]

19- 1 19 SPECI AL A CCESSOR IES 19 SPECIAL ACCES SORIES Remo t e Contr ol S ystem R C -2 II Usi ng togeth er wit h RC-2I I makes it poss ible t o opti cal commu nication bet ween th e G TS-8 20A ser ies and RC-2I I. Thi s gives e asy oper ati on for o ne man sur veyi ng. Opt i cal plum me t t ribrach TR- 5P Thi s is de ta cha ble t ri b ra ch ha v [...]

19- 2 19 SPECI AL A CCESSOR IES Pri sm unit cas e, M ode l 6 Fix ed 9 pris ms unit or t ilting 3 p risms u nit c an b e sto red in this ca se. Especi ally , thi s is a v ery eas y c ase to carry . Soft material is used. l E x ter nal d ime nsi ons : 250( L) × 12 0(W) × 4 00( H ) mm l Weight:0 .5kg Pri sm unit cas e, M ode l 5 1 pr ism s un it or [...]

19- 3 19 SPECI AL A CCESSOR IES Dat a card Power cord PC -6 (For BT -3L, AC -6) l L-sh ape plug provided l Cord l e ngth : 2m ap prox. Pow er cord PC- 5 ( For BT- 3Q, AC-6 and TOPCON FC seri es Data colle ctor) l L- sha pe plug provide d l Cord lengt h: 2m appr ox. Lar ge c apa city ba tter y pack B T-3 L l Output volta ge : DC 8.4 V l C a pac ity [...]

20- 1 20 SPECIFICA T IO NS 20 SPECI FIC A TIONS T elesco pe Lengt h : 166m m Obj ect ive lens : 50mm (E DM 50mm) Magni ficat ion : 30 × Image : E rect F i el d of v i ew : 1° 30 ' Resol v ing pow er : 3" Mi n i m um f o cu s : 1. 3m Focus ing knob : 1 speed way Automati c T racki ng / C ollimatin g Maxim um Aut oma tic T ra ckin g sp ee[...]

20- 2 20 SPECIFICA T IO NS Di stan ce mea sur ement Measu rement rang e Condi t ion 1: S ight haz e with vi sibil ity abou t 20km ( 12.5mil es) mod erat e sunlig ht wit h l ight heat shi mmer . Condit ion 2: No h aze wi th visibilit y about 40km(2 5 miles), ov ercast with no heat shimm e r. Measu rement acc urac y Fi ne mea sur eme nt mode : ± (2m[...]

20- 3 20 SPECIFICA T IO NS Tilt Correct ion Metho d : Autom at ic verti ca l an d Ho ri zo ntal ind ex : Li qui d ty pe Comp ensa ting Ra nge : ± 4' Corr ec tion uni t : 1"(0. 1m g on) Ot her s Ins trum en t hei ght : 196m m (7.7 i n) Bas e u n it detac hable (Hei ght from t he tribr ach di s h to th e cente r of tel esco pe) Level sensi[...]

20- 4 20 SPECIFICA T IO NS Recha rgeable Batter y BT -56Q ( T his bat tery do es n ot c ont ain me rcur y) Out put vo ltage : 7.2 V Capac ity : 4.0 A h Maxim um ope rating t im e( w hen fu lly recha rged) a t +2 0°C (+ 68°F ) Wei ght : 0.4kg (0.9 lbs ) Batter y Charg er BC- 27BR / BC-27C R Inp ut v olt a ge : AC 120V( BC - 27B R), AC 230V(B C-27 [...]

APPEN DIX APPENDI X-1 APPENDIX 1 Dual Axis C omp ensa tion Inc lina tion of the v erti c al a xis w ith respect to t rue verti cal w ill r es ult in in corre ctly measu red ho riz onta l angl es . Th e extent of the erro r in hori zonta l angle measu r e m ent due t o axis ti l t depends on three fa cto rs : l the am ount of th e tilt of axis l th [...]

APPEN DIX APPENDI X-2 It is cl ear from the table th at dual axi s compensa t ion has the mo st be nefit when the e l evati on of th e t ar get is g re a ter th e n 30 ° and th e ax i s is tilt ed m or e than 10 " . The entr i es i ndicate d i n bol d in the tab le s how, i n fact, th a t for ma ny co mmon su rv eyi ng ap plic at ions i.e. ta[...]

APPEN DIX APPENDI X-3 2 Preca ution when Charg ing or St oring B at teries The c apacity of battery will be affec t ed an d its serv ice life shorte ned in any of the following c ases w hile it i s rechar ged, dis charged or s tore d. 1) Re cha rging Fig . 1 show s h ow ambi ent temper atur e at r ech arg ing i s re l ate d t o cha r gin g ef fic i[...]

APPEN DIX APPENDI X-4 01 0 20 30 40 50 6 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 Ambient temperature when charging i j Charging efficiency (discharge capaci ty 0.1C charge Fig.1 Recharging Discharge : 0.2, E.V. = Temperature at discharge : 20 0 20 40 20 40 60 80 100 120 0 Ambient temperature i j Discharge capacity i j 0.2C discharge Fig. 2 Discharge 1C discharge 6[...]

END U SER L ICENSE AG REEME NT IM POR T AN T -- R EAD CAREFUL L Y B EFORE US ING THE EMBED D ED SYSTEM WHIC H C O NTAINS MI- CRO SOFT SO FTW ARE . By usi ng the embedded system c ont a ining soft ware, y ou indi cate y our ac cep tance of t he fo llow in g S o ft wa re Lic e ns e Agre em ent . SOFTW ARE LI CENS E AGRE EMENT (Embe dded P roducts ) T[...]

EMC NOTICE In industrial locations or in proximity to industrial power installations, this instrument might be affected by electromagnetic noise. Under such conditions, please test the instrument performance befor use. This is a CLASS A product. Ina domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be require[...]

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