Electronic Total Station - Geoaxxis

1 SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS. SET500. SET500S. SET600. SET600S. Electronic Total Station Class 1 LED Product Class I LED Product OPERATOR'S MANUAL. SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS. SET500. SET500S. SET600. SET600S. Electronic Total Station Class 1 LED Product Class I LED Product OPERATOR'S MANUAL. Thank you for selecting the SET500/SET500S/SET600/SET600S. Before using the instrument, please read this operator's manual carefully. Verify that all equipment is included. " Standard Equipment". The specifications and general appearance of the instrument may be altered at any time and may differ from those appearing in bro- chures and this manual.

2 Some of the diagrams shown in this manual may be simplified for easier understanding. CONTENTS. 1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION 1. 2. PRECAUTIONS 5. 3. HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL 7. 4. SET FUNCTIONS 8. Parts of the Instrument 8. Mode Diagram 9. 5. BASIC OPERATION 10. Basic Key Operation 10. Display Functions 11. 6. USING THE BATTERY 13. Battery Charging 13. Installing / Removing the Battery 14. 7. SETTING UP THE INSTRUMENT 16. Centering 16. Levelling 17. 8. FOCUSSING AND TARGET SIGHTING 21. 9. POWER ON 23. 10. ANGLE MEASUREMENT 25.

3 Measuring the Horizontal Angle between Two Points (Horizontal Angle 0 ) 25. Setting the Horizontal Angle to a Required Value (Horizontal Angle Hold) 26. Horizontal Angle Repetition 27. Angle Measurement and Outputting the Data 28. 11. DISTANCE MEASUREMENT 29. Distance and Angle Measurement 30. Recalling the Measured Data 31. Distance measurement and Outputting the Data 32. REM Measurement 33. ii CONTENTS. 12. COORDINATE MEASUREMENT 35. Entering Instrument Station Data 35. Azimuth Angle Setting 37. 3-D Coordinate Measurement 38.

4 13. RESECTION MEASUREMENT 40. 14. SETTING-OUT MEASUREMENT 45. Distance Setting-out Measurement 45. Coordinates Setting-out Measurement 48. REM Setting-out Measurement 49. 15. OFFSET MEASUREMENT 51. Single-distance Offset Measurement 51. Angle Offset Measurement 53. Two-distance Offset Measurement 54. 16. MISSING LINE MEASUREMENT 56. Measuring the Distance between 2 or more Points 56. Changing the Starting Point 58. 17. SURFACE AREA CALCULATION 59. 18. RECORDING DATA - RECORD MENU 62. Recording Distance Measurement Data 62.

5 Recording Angle Measurement Data 63. Recording Coordinate Data 64. Recording Instrument Station Data 65. Recording Notes 66. Reviewing JOB Data 66. 19. SELECTING / DELETING A JOB 68. Selecting a JOB 68. Deleting a JOB 69. 20. REGISTERING/DELETING DATA 70. Registering/Deleting Known Point Data 70. Reviewing Known Point Data 73. Registering/Deleting Codes 73. Reviewing Codes 74. iii CONTENTS. 21. OUTPUTTING JOB DATA 75. 22. CHANGING THE SETTINGS 76. Changing Instrument Options 76. Allocating Key Functions 80. Restoring Default Settings 84.

6 23. DETAILS OF DATA INPUT / OUTPUT 85. Connecting a Computer 85. Two-way Communication Functions Command - Data Input / Output Format - 86. 24. WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES 97. 25. CHECKS AND ADJUSTMENTS 100. Plate Level 100. Circular Level 101. Tilt Sensor 102. Collimation 105. Optical plummet 108. Additive Distance Constant 110. 26. STANDARD EQUIPMENT AND OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 112. Standard Equipment 112. Optional Accessories 113. Target System 115. Power Supply System 117. 27. SPECIFICATIONS 119. 28. REGULATIONS 123.

7 29. EXPLANATION 125. Manually Indexing the Vertical Circle by Face Left, Face Right Measurement 125. Atmospheric Correction for High Accuracy Measurement 126. iv 1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION. For the safe use of the product and prevention of injury to operators and other persons as well as prevention of property damage, items which should be observed are indicated by an exclamation point within a triangle used with WARNING and CAUTION statements in this operator's manual. The definitions of the indications are listed below.

8 Be sure you understand them before reading the manual's main text. Definition of Indication Ignoring this indication and making an operation error WARNING could possibly result in death or serious injury to the operator. Ignoring this indication and making an operation error CAUTION could possibly result in personal injury or property damage. This symbol indicates items for which caution (hazard warnings inclusive) is urged. Specific details are printed in or near the symbol. This symbol indicates items which are prohibited.

9 Specific details are printed in or near the symbol. This symbol indicates items which must always be performed. Specific details are printed in or near the symbol. 1. 1. PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION. General WARNING. Do not use the unit in areas exposed to high amounts of dust or ash, in areas where there is inadequate ventilation, or near combustible materials. An explosion could occur. Do not perform disassembly or rebuilding. Fire, electric shock or burns could result. Never look at the sun through the telescope.

10 Loss of eyesight could result. Do not look at reflected sunlight from a prism or other reflecting object through the telescope. Loss of eyesight could result. Direct viewing of the sun during sun observation will cause loss of eyesight. Use solar filter (option) for sun observation. CAUTION. Do not use the carrying case as a footstool. The case is slippery and unstable so a person could slip and fall off it. Do not place the instrument in a case with a damaged catch, belt or handle. The case or instrument could be dropped and cause injury.