14-09-2013, 12:43 PM
Total Station Setup and Operation
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Leveling the Total Station
Leveling the Total Station must be
accomplished to sufficient accuracy otherwise
the instrument will not report results
Leveling the instrument takes 30 to 45 minutes
– make sure you can see all targets from the
instrument station before going through the
process
Leveling the Instrument
Adjust the leveling foot screws to center the
survey point in the optical plummet reticle
Center the bubble in the circular level by
adjusting the tripod legs
Leveling ...
Loosen the horizontal clamp and turn instrument until
plate level is parallel to 2 of the leveling foot screws
Center the bubble using the leveling screws- the
bubble moves toward the screw that is turned
clockwise
Rotate the instrument 90 degrees and level using the
3rd leveling screw
Electronically Verify
Leveling
Turn on the instrument by
pressing and holding the “on”
button (you should hear an
audible beep)
The opening screen will be the
“MEAS” screen. Select the
[Tilt] function
Adjust the foot level screws to
exactly center the electronic
“bubble”
Rotate the instrument 90
degrees and repeat
Measurement of Target Height
Set the Target Height from “MEAS” > “Menu” >
“Coordinate” > “Station Orientation” > “Station
Coordinate”
Set the target height to the measured height of the
mirror target. You do not have to fill out the other
fields for a REM measurement
Press “ESC” to return to the “MEAS” menu
Select the “MEAS” > “Menu” > “REM”, sight the
mirror target, press [OBS] to measure “S”, then
[STOP]
Sight the object above the target for height
measurement
Select [REM] and then [STOP]