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1. 1 4 5 8 2x 02KI stnpt northing easting elevation hi desc Target details record 03NM ht Station details record identifier fixed text Station point number Northing of station Easting of station Elevation of station Height of instrument Station description Target details record identifier fixed text Height of target Backsight bearing details record 07KI stnpt bspt bsazim ha 1 4 5 8 2x 07KI stnpt bspt bsazim ha 162 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Backsight bearing details record identifier fixed text Station point number Backsight point number Backsight azimuth Horizontal angle Coordinates record Communications Coordinates record identifier fixed text O8KI pt northing easting elevation desc 1 4 08KI 5 8 2x pt Point number 5 20 33 9 18 2x northing Northing of the coordinate 21 36 33 19 28 2x easting Easting of the coordinate 37 52 33 29 38 2x elevation Elevation of the coordinate 53 68 33 39 54 2x desc Feature code 69 84 33 Observation record Observation record identifier fixed text Station point number Observed point number 09MC stnpt pt sd va ha desc 1 4 09MC 5 8 2x stnpt 5 20 33 9 12 2x pt 21 36 33 13 22 2x sd Slope distance 37 52 33
2. Measuring remote elevation Arbitrary point A prism is required only at the sighting target point Station point Vh HD tan 90 0 VD HT Applications 4 1 To enter the Remote Elevation Measurement Prograns function press 6 or select REM in the Programs 1 2Pt RefLine menu Arc RefLine 7 RDMCRadialD g u POMCCont y 5 a n 2 Enter the height of target REM HT mm Uh m i Input the HT first Sight the target point and press MSR1 or MSR2 REH HT 1 774 m Uh m Sight a point and El Press MSR Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 77 4 Applications 4 Loosen the vertical clamp and turn the telescope aaj to aim at an arbitrary point HT 1 774 m The difference in elevation Vh appears Height of Target You can use an REM measurement to update the height of target Take a measurement to the prism sight the bottom of the prism pole and press ENT Measuring distance and offset values on the vertical plane Baseline 1 To enter the 2 Pt Reference Plane function press Programs 6 or select E A a 7 5 P U P lane in the Programs menu Fis ane ll a E P2 il 2 Enter two points to define the plane Maout Piane PI To enter the point by direct measurement press the Hsr FT softkey When you press the MSF softkey a temporary Ha 147729 11 observation screen appears VA 98 27 48 i 3 Pr
3. 2 To move between the fields press lt or gt Data Fields 3 To change the selected item in a field use the amp GRIME ICL IC and softkeys The options are PT N E Z CD to move cursor a or blank G T to change items 4 4 To save your changes and return to the previous screen press the Save softkey For example if your original data is as follows 1 UB 30 000 20 000 L1 and you set the data fields to PT N E CD then the uploaded data is PT 1 N 30 000 E 20 000 CD L1 130 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 Uploading coordinates without points You can upload data without points If you do not include a point in the format definition each line of data is automatically assigned the next available point number To help you to select points in the field make sure that you store an identifier in the CD field The data format cannot include duplicate items Use PT N E Z and CD once each in the data format To skip some items in your original file set the corresponding field to blank Uploading a point name list or code list When you upload a code list it always replaces the existing code list on the instrument t in the To upload a point name list via cable press 8 or select FT L Communication menu To upload a code list press 4 or select Code List Coammunication El gt 1 Download g 2 Upload TZ cod j PT List code List
4. To calculate a bearing bearing intersection intersection i i press 1 or select Br ma Er ris in the Be Intersection menu h Brng Dist be a Dist Dist dh Pt Lino a Enter the first point name and press ENT Alternatively to measure directly to the point press the MSF softkey Define the first line by azimuth To define the line by two points press the Ft softkey The Fr field defaults to the P1 point but you can change the selected point In the To field enter or measure to the second point For more information about the 3 softkey see Advanced feature Entering angle and distance offsets page 107 Do one of the following To return to the previous screen press ESC The calculated value appears in the AZ field To go to the next screen press ENT Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 103 5 Menu Key 6 Define the second line by two points or by P2 and AZ 7 To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press in the AZ field The calculated coordinates are displayed You can input a Z coordinate if necessary 8 Enter a value in the PT field and in the CD field 9 To record the point press ENT Sample records CO Int BB P1 P10 AZ 330 54175 90 00000 CO P2 408 AZ 100 0000 0 0000 CC A123 4567 3080 200 1467 1 2056 POT Calculating a bearing distance intersection 1 Press 2 or select Brris fist in the Intersection menu B
5. Data output external power input connector Input voltage A shall be 4 5 5 2 V DC he Laser Safety label shown below will be attached here underside when the optional laser plummet is used Leveling screw Tribrach Figure 1 2 Total Station Nivo series Face 2 4 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Maintenance Introduction 1 Before using the instrument read and follow the following maintenance instructions Do not leave the instrument in direct sunlight or in a closed vehicle for prolonged periods Overheating the instrument may reduce its efficiency If the Nivo series instrument has been used in wet conditions immediately wipe off any moisture and dry the instrument completely before returning the instrument to the carrying case The instrument contains sensitive electronic assemblies which have been well protected against dust and moisture However if dust or moisture gets into the instrument severe damage could result Sudden changes in temperature may cloud the lenses and drastically reduce the measurable distance or cause an electrical system failure If there has been a sudden change in temperature leave the instrument in a closed carrying case in a warm location until the temperature of the instrument returns to room temperature Do not store the Nivo series instrument in hot or humid locations In particular you must store the battery pack in a dry location at a temperatur
6. Measuring Offsets Measuring taped offsets 1 To enter the taped offset function press 1 or Offset _ select Tare in the Offset menu up UE out 2 Anale Leier 2Prism Pole n u Line by HA gi 2 Don sInput Hb E If you have not taken a distance measurement Ha 147729 11 before entering this function a temporary 98 27 48 measurement screen appears 2 Sight the target and press or MSR2 3 Enter offset distances from the measured point Use 3 or y to move to the appropriate offset field Right Left A Right Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 83 4 Applications You can enter any combination of taped offset distances to specify the point 4 To go to the recording PT screen press in the last field The calculated coordinates are shown 5 Enter a PT and CD value 6 Press to record the point Raw data is also recalculated based on the taped offset value Measuring angle offsets 1 To enter the angle offset function press 2 or select Finale in the Offset menu If you have not taken a distance measurement before entering this function a temporary measurement screen appears 2 Sight the target and press or MSR2 3 To take the angle offset rotate the alidade and telescope The measured distance HD remains unchanged 4 To record the offset point press or the OE softkey Taped offsets 8 582 m Ki 182 815 Y 184
7. 23 32 2x va Vertical angle 53 68 33 33 42 2x ha Horizontal angle 69 84 33 43 58 2x desc Feature code 85 100 33 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 9 163 9 Communications Job identifier record 10NM jobid 1 incZ T amp Pcorr C amp Rcorr refcon sealev 21 22 23 24 25 26 Note record 1 4 5 64 10NM Job identifier record ID fixed text jobid Job nameftitle Note The following fields occur only in SDR33 format 1 Point ID length option incZ 2D or 3D coordinates One of the following 1 2D 2 3D T amp Pcorr Atmospheric correction One of the following 1 Off 2 On C amp Rcorr Curvature and refraction correction One of the following 1 Off 2 On refcon Refraction constant One of the following 1 0 132 2 0 200 sealev Sea level correction One of the following 1 Off 2 On 13NM Note record ID fixed text note Note text 164 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Data examples Nikon raw data format CO Nikon RAW data format V2 00 CO EXAMPLE5 CO Description SAMPLE DATA OF DOWNLOAD CO Client CO Comments CO Downloaded 22 JUL 2008 18 56 10 CO Software Pre installed version 1 0 0 1 CO Instrument Nivo 5 M CO Dist Units Metres CO Angle Units DDDMMSS CO Zero azimuth North CO Zero VA Zenith CO Coord Order NEZ CO HA Raw data Azimuth CO Tilt Correction VA ON HA ON CO EXAMPLE5 l
8. If you press in any observation screen the HOT key menu appears You can use this menu at any time to change HT and T P Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 65 4 Applications Using to switch between display screens Press to switch between the Stakeout display screens The following screens are available S 01 S 02 S 03 S 04 dHA HH HA HL ES LA UD Ls DUTT 3D HD HE CUTI S 05 S 06 S 07 S 08 pa di rabo HE 1 dy rip UD d FHD SD The S O8 screen is only available if the secondary distance unit is set For more information see Others settings page 112 Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press in the last screen S O7 or S O8 if the secondary distance unit is set the S O1 screen appears To customize the S O2 S 03 and S 04 screens hold down for one second For more information see Customizing items in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS page 31 To record the stakeout point press ENT PT defaults to the last recorded PT 1 182 815 184 172 Press to record the point After recording the point it returns to the observation Hi 182 815 screen You can continue observation or press to ve 184 172 input another angle and distance for stakeout REC ATE Specifying the stakeout point by coordinates 1 To start a stakeout by coordinates press 2 or select Z in the Stakeout menu a 3 DivLine S 0 g Refine
9. This function allows you to stake out a point based on the Sta O S and dZ to a specified line 1 Press 4 or select Stakeout ref Lime 5 0 in the Stakeout menu a i bii 59 a DivLine S 0 y grofLino Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 69 4 Applications 2 Enter the first point P1 of the line If you press ENT without entering a PT name you can enter temporary H 708 308 coordinates which are not recorded in the job E 1080 552 Alternatively press the ZE softkey to measure a point 2 69 520 This PT will not be recorded 3 Enter the second point P2 of the line Input Pe 4 Enter offsets to the line Press in a blank field to enter the value 0 0000 Sta Distance from P1 along the line O S Distance perpendicular to the line Right side of the P1 P2 line Left side of the P1 P2 line dZ Difference in height from the line 5 Rotate the instrument until the dHA is close to 0 00 00 6 Sight the target and press or MSR2 REF 5 0 dHA 285 357 417 HD 87 541 m Sight the target and Press MSR When a distance measurement is taken the difference from the design point appears JHA 9796 98 8 834 m 7 To record the point as an SO record press ENT 1 885 m 8 961 n i Press ENT to record Using to switch between display screens You can use to switch between display screens This function works as in the angle distance stakeout
10. Tob name SITE 321 Records 5651 fa Press ESC to abort Menu Key 5 Optional Bluetooth function When the optional Bluetooth is installed Port selection screen appears when pressing the Cam softkey Length 8 Parity gt Mone Stop bit 1 As each record in the current job is output from the Connect Cable instrument downloaded the current line number is Job name SITE 321 updated Send Records 1257 Turn on the Xon Xoff dl brt bo After downloading is completed you can choose to Delete JOB delete the current job Job name SITE 321 To delete the current job press 4 To return to the a Basic Measurement Screen BMS press or the E Are you sure E Abrt softkey brt DEL Uploading coordinate data To upload coordinate data from a computer press 2 or Communication select Ur load amp in the Communication menu sa ownload The default data format appears To change the order Upload Y7 of data fields press the Edit softkey For more Job name NIKONSO information see Advanced feature Editing the data Format PT NE Z CD y order for upload page 130 Turn on the Xon Xotk Otherwise just press ENT Job Comm Edit Press the Tm softkey to go to the Job Manager screen For more information see Job Manager page 92 To change the communication settings press the Corm softkey The serial port settings must match the settings used by the
11. VA zero AZ zero Order HA Zenith Horizon Compass North South NEZ ENZ Azimuth 0 to BS lt Job Sett 1432 Scale URE T P corr ON Sea Level OFF C amp R corr 6 132 Job Sett 232 Angle EE Distance Metre Temp C Press hPa nale Decimal Ft I azimuth Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 93 5 Menu Key To move between fields press or y Alternatively to move to the next field press ENT To change the setting in the selected field press lt or G To confirm the job settings and create the job press in the last field HA These settings are separate from other temporary settings Deleting a job TH Tip There is no undelete function in the Job Manager Before you press or select BEL make sure that the selected job is the one that you want to delete 1 Inthe job list highlight the job that you want to Job Manager delete HIKOH123 82 86 21 TOKYO 1 B2 G6 18 CONTROL 3 62 06 17 B26526 3 92 05 26 POKURAMA 62 65 25 Creat DEL Ctrl Info 2 Press the HEL softkey A confirmation screen Delete JOB appears Job name YOKOHAMA 3 Do one of the following a fire you sure To delete the selected job press orthe a DEL i DEL softkey To cancel the deletion and return to the previous screen press or the Kinet softkey After you delete a job the display returns to the De
12. i MODE MENU p O O l o s 9 DAT 6 coD 3 HOT The functions of the Nivo keys are as follows Key Function Details dy Turns the instrument on or off page 24 3 Illumination key page 30 O Provides access to the switch window Turns on off the LCD backlight if held down for one second MENU Displays the MENU screen page 91 MODE Changes the key input mode between alphanumeric and page 32 numeric if pressed when you are in a PT or CD field Activates Qcode mode if pressed when you are In the Basic Measurement Screen BMS 26 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Getting Started 3 Key Function Details Records measured data moves on to the next screen or page 81 ar i CO UJ LJ ABC PRG cul JKL 5s DAT mo confirms and accepts the entered data in input mode You have the option to record the measurement as a CP record instead of an SS record if you hold this key down for one second in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS The instrument outputs the current measurement data PT HA VA and SD on the COM port if you press this key in the BMS or in a Stakeout observation screen The Data Rec settings must be set to COM Returns to the previous screen In numeric or alphanumeric mode deletes input Starts distance measurement using the measure mode page 47 settings for the key Displays measurement mode settings if held down f
13. 143 Tangent screw z Lol le Ab ee dia Ae ila AR bee eo Be A ee aa AS Tribrach i ed he ek BA E Ae ee eR SRR EO da we ee See a ah 143 EENEN Lala Sl A A ee ea ee Sie SE ee we oe Sm 44 Optical plummet 2 2 1 we ee 144 Optional laserplummet 2 2 2 2 ee e 144 Display and keypad i uel set 2H we Me whe be ee ee wae 1144 Connections in the base ofinstrument 2 2 2 2 144 Battery pack xyes ise i PA SA UL Say thoes tbe Ae thy ceed ced TAS Environmental performance 2 2 ee ee ee 145 Dimensions 4 dt Bes e OR A ela de EK SE ote fee wh op LAI Weight n 27 Ci ss SBA Sante Se o an ate AI ee OG ee 145 Environmental protection 2 2 2 2 ee ee 145 Standard Components os sea Mee eae e AY oe a ek eee alee oe 146 External Device Connector 2 2 1 1 a a a 146 8 System Diagrams oir e ee RR et ee See ee Sa 149 System Components cum e ee Ee a ee ww es 150 9 Communications sa a a a 158 Uploading Coordinate Data 2 2 2 ee 154 Settings dis dale ee and Ba ok lo le ge el et ee eee 194 Record format sg edn whee e GON Sius an did e a Je SA Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists T AT p E E Soe LO Settings Gi e do e Sete A ln e ESS EA SS ts Le O xii Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 10 File format Data example Downloading Data Settings Nikon raw record formats SDR2x and SDR33 record formats Data examples Error Messages Co
14. For more information see Using DSP to switch between display screens page 66 70 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Program Key To display the Programs menu press PRG Applications 4 Measuring distance and offset values along a specified line 1 Press Nor select 2Ft Fefline in the Programs menu 2 Enter the first point for the reference line Alternatively to enter the point by measuring press the Hsr FT softkey Direct Measurement screen Press the Hut FT softkey to display a direct measurement screen Sight the target and press or MSR2 The Record PT screen appears Ifyou press in the Record PT screen the measured point is used but not recorded in the job 3 Enter the second point for the reference line 4 Enter an asterisk in the PT field to perform a wildcard search A list of matching points appears Highlight a point in the list and then press ENT Sta Programs P2 1 2 Arc RefLine 3 ROMCRadiali w RDMCCont 5 REM Input Line PI MsrPT HA 14729 117 98 27 48 Plain view Side view Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 71 4 Applications 5 Sight the prism or reflective sheet and press MSRi or MSR2 Stat 8 714 m ofS 3 582 m Sta Horizontal distance from P1 to the measure point d 8 8768 m along the P1 P2 line O S Horizontal offset from the P1 P2 line to the measured point dZ Ve
15. HT and CD values Then press PT A100 io record ate tags a In repeat angle measurement the HA is replaced by HR The number of repeat angles appears at the top of the screen for example H 3 Horizontal angles can be measured up to 1999 59 59 This function stores both raw and XYZ data as CP records regardless of the Store DB setting Horizontal angle hold To hold the horizontal angle to the current value press MAA Hold Or select Hold lin the Angle menu H 34 00 28 To set the horizontal angle to the displayed value press HA is held amp fixed until y ENT or the Set softkey n AI is MASETTI pl To cancel the process and return to the Basic Measurement Screen BMS press or the Abr t softkey Station Setup To open the Stn Setup menu press in the BMS Stn Setup 1 To select a command from this menu press the Resection corresponding number key Alternatively press 2 or 3 Quick to highlight the command and then press ENT Press ch ori E Remote BM E or y to move up or down one page Bs Check Mi The last function used is highlighted Stn Setup pa_ E Base syz Cri known Line tar H a Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 53 4 Applications Setting up a station with known coordinates or azimuth 1 Press Nor select Emmwn in the Stn Setup menu 2 Enter a point name or number in the ST field Ifthe input point number or name is an
16. NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canada RSS 210 Low Power Device Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device European Union countries Iceland Norway Liechtenstein Turkey Swiss EN300 328v1 7 1 EN50360 satisfied Her
17. The charger must be able to dissipate heat adequately Coverings such as blankets or clothing can cause the charger to overheat WARNING Avoid recharging the battery pack in humid or dusty places in direct sunlight or near heat sources Do not recharge the battery pack when it is wet If you do you may receive electric shocks or burns or the battery pack may overheat or catch fire WARNING Although the battery pack has an auto reset circuit breaker you should take care not to short circuit the contacts Short circuits can cause the battery pack to catch fire or burn you WARNING Never burn or heat the battery Doing so may cause the battery to leak or rupture A leaking or ruptured battery can cause serious injury WARNING Before storing the battery pack or battery charger cover the contact points with insulation tape If you do not cover the contact points the battery pack or charger may short circuit causing fire burns or damage to the instrument WARNING The battery is not itself waterproof Do not get the battery wet when it is removed from the instrument If water seeps into the battery it may cause a fire or burns Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 9 2 Preparation Power jack Charge indicator 0 This will read Calibration 5V 4A indicator 0 Calibration button Calibration indicator 1 Charge indicator 1 Battery Slt 0 Battery Slot 1 Applying Power Plu
18. ey ate tot edt bb at ES de he nde ed OAD oe dele edd 132 USB key settings 2 2 2 ee 132 Sco key settings sio a cae ih om ge Bute oa eo A ble Gd eee etl ae oho 1133 DAT key settings socio ete ae AP e be ne Da ee ES ee ey 4a 133 Calibration seas ost es ae has Sic ee Ge eet GME oe BO AS etek ee Seca IBA PUG a 4s Sand A e lo 6 Checking and Adjustment aa LL a a 135 Adjusting the Electronic Level Sua th Might thls Pat hla te teat Ba e de te tle of 36 Checking and Adjusting the Circular Revel Seok Ae oh Gk Ae a ba 36 Checking and Adjusting the Optical Laser Plummet pro WS ie es O Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale and Horizontal Angle Cohesi n pop tp Shee eh ite as 137 Checking ide is hae ea e Jee Gtk a vance A a Alas Be BE Adjusting Watt Add eva Dee Be Me at e 1198 Checking the Instrument Constant ne Ea amp ae GA De ie Eee A A as 1 139 Checking the Laser Poimter e uti eet SEE Be a Se Gee as OE Pes i AO 7 Specifications lt s ss aoi osio Pe A ee ee Re Re we a ee we 141 Main Body cos hei laa es elio aoe te a a Bo eR og oe de ee ve AAD Telescope ea Gen ok yp erties hase ake bce ute gy a ed Gee et oy 142 Measurement range cioa sees ce e ed a A Shee ea 4 TAL Distance precision s 4 2 stot SE A te ied e A oe e Ae ot A Measurement intervals 2 2 2 2 ee ee ee 143 Angle measurement 2 2 2 2 ee ee 143 Wilt sensor 2 2 22 a ete n Li Ga A ana A eek Sa ke ed la Ga
19. it is not shown on the screen Jobs To record data on the instrument you must create or open a job 9 Tip Before you use the instrument for the first time check the job settings Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 45 3 Getting Started Creating a new job 1 Press to open the MENU screen 2 Press 4 to open the Job Manager 3 Pressthe reat softkey to open the Create Job screen 4 Enter the job name 5 Press the ett softkey to check the job settings You cannot change a job s settings once you have created the job 6 Press in the last field of the Job Sett screen to create the new job Job Manager HIKON123 02 06 21 TOKYO 1 62 66 1 CONTROL 62 66 17 020526 3 82 85 26 POKOHAMNA 2 85 24 Info ENT to create JOB g Sett for Job settings y brt Sett lt Job Sett 1432 Scale TREE T P corr ON Sea Level OFF C amp R corr 6 132 If either of the messages MAX 32JOBs or Data Full appears delete at least one existing job to free space You cannot free space by deleting records in an existing job Creating a control job A control job or common file stores coordinate data that is used by several field jobs You can create a control job in the office 1 Press to open the MENU screen 2 Press 1 or select Jak to open the Job Manager 3 Move the cursor to the job that you want to use as the control job 4 Press the ftr
20. or just the number at the end of the code You can still use to change the background displays 44 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Getting Started 3 Entering values in feet and inches When either US Survey Feet US Ft or International Feet I Ft is selected as the distance unit you can enter and display distances HIs HTs and coordinate values either in decimal feet or in feet and inches For more information see Unit page 111 and Others settings page 112 To enter values in feet and inches in an input screen enter the elements separated by periods in the following format lt Feet gt lt Inches gt lt Numerator gt lt Denominator gt 0 11 0 15 0 99 The default denominator is 16 If the denominator is Record PT E 16 you do not have to enter it and it is not displayed PT 280 on the screen For example if you enter Record PT fl d008080END it appears as 2 88 5 2 feet 8 pr ogg and 5 16ths inches The following examples show how various values are entered To enter Type 65 5 3 8 850606 0 8 ENT 65 6 5 ENT 65 5 0506 Ent 65 5 3 8 0600806 END 5 3 8 0060 0 ENT or 0050 ENT The numerator and denominator that you enter are automatically converted to the closest value from the following list O 1 8 1 4 3 8 1 2 5 8 3 4 7 8 1 16 3 16 5 16 7 16 9 16 11 16 13 16 15 16 If the denominator is 16
21. stakeout observation screen press ENT If you have assigned a control job and additional points are found in the control job the Etr 1 softkey appears under the list CODECODE Ctrl DivLine S O This function divides the line between the instrument and the first target by an input span number It then guides you to stake out the points one by one 1 Press 3 or selectEiwL ine 5 0 inthe Stakeout Stakeout menu 1 HA HD ATL 2 Setup the baseline To do this sight the target on the line the end point and press or MSR2 68 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 3 Enter the total stake number in the Span total field a 209 35 46 148 260 m The observation screen for the first stake from E the instrument appears HD 18 865 m L 8 156 m 4 Sight the prism and press or MSR2 In 8 348 m Go to next nail t Back to prev nail 5 Use Jor y to change the guide point You can ti calculate and guide up to double the number of 28 138 m the stakes 8 158 m 18 485 m gt Go to next nail t Back to prev nail 6 To record the point as an SO record press ENT A For example if you measure to the end point at 100 m from the instrument and set the span total to 2 the following four points are calculated and can be staked o re lt 1 2 gt lt 2 2 gt lt 3 2 gt lt 4 2 gt HD 50 m 100m 150 m 200 m RefLine S O
22. 357 UD i HD m Sight BM point and Pross MSR HA 269 487 357 UD 8 681 m HD 186 524 m Press ENT The updated station coordinates are displayed You can change the HI in this screen 5 To record the updated STN press ENT When the HI is changed the Z coordinate is updated before the station is recorded You must complete a station setup before you use the Remote Benchmark function Checking and resetting the backsight direction You must complete a station setup before you use the BS check function This function always refers to the backsight point from the last ST record stored in the current open job 1 To enter the backsight BS check function Stn Setup press 5 or select BS Check in the Stn Setup h ES em a Resection menu e T 3 Quick a E Remote BM y ES Check HA Current HA reading BS The HA to the BS in the last station setup Enter station coordinates for observations without recording data 2 Do one of the following Toreset the horizontal angle to the HA set in the last station setup sight the BS and press the Reset softkey or press ENT To cancel the process and return to the BMS press the Abr t softkey or press ESC Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 61 4 Applications Base XYZ function Base XYZ does not store a ST record so the BS Check cannot check the backsight when you enter a station using Base XYZ To store raw
23. 4567 308 P 288 146 Menu Key 5 Advanced feature Entering angle and distance offsets To display the offset input screen press the 4 3 Input Az fe softkey j Pisco Azap a tang O 0000 os 0 0000 ig In the Ang field enter a positive value to rotate the line Input ar pu clockwise Enter a negative value to rotate the line counterclockwise In the O S field enter a positive value to specify an offset to the right Enter a negative value to specify an offset to the left Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 107 5 Menu Key Settings To display the Settings menu press 2 or select Settin z on the MENU screen Use this menu to configure the initial job settings Some job settings specified in the following sections cannot be changed once a job is created If any of these settings are changed while a job is open a confirmation screen appears asking you to create a new job with the new settings or to work with those settings without recording any data For more information see Settings page 174 Angle To open the Angle menu press 1 or select Grigi in the Settings menu VA zero Zenith Horizon Compass The VA zero job setting cannot be changed once a job is created Resolution 1 5 10 or 0 2 mgon 1 mgon 2 mgon HA 0 to BS Azimuth The HA job setting cannot be changed once a job is created _ Settings 1 ERE E Stakeout Distance Unit 3 Coord
24. 5 04 2 Enter the point name that you want to stake and press ENT You can also specify the point by code or radius from the instrument 66 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 If several points are found they are displayed in a list Use 3 or y to move up and down the list Use 2 or 3 to move up or down one page 3 Highlight a point in the list and press ENT The delta angle and the distance to the target are shown PT AlBB 2 dHA 68 88 ge HD 67 541 m Sight the target and Press MSR 4 Rotate the instrument until the dHA is close to 0 00 00 Press or MSR2 dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point HD Distance to the target point 5 Ask the rodman to adjust the target position When the target is on the intended position the displayed errors become 0 000 m or 0 000 ft dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point PT Alag 2 R L Right Left Lateral error dHA B BB 267 IN OUT In Out Longitudinal error k 8 855 m CUT FILL CutFilL ie dar mn Press ENT to record To switch between display screens press DSP This function works as in the angle distance stakeout except that the screen counter for example S O1 8 is not displayed For more information see Using DSP to switch between display screens page 66 Once a measurement is taken the Cut Fill value and Z coordinate are updated
25. CP pt ptid ht sd ha va time code CP Control point record identifier fixed text pt Point number pt id Point ID ht Height of target sd Slope distance ha Horizontal angle va Vertical angle time 24 hour time stamp code Feature code Sideshot records SS pt ht sd ha va time code ss Sideshot record identifier fixed text pt Point number ht Height of target sd Slope distance ha Horizontal angle va Vertical angle time 24 hour time stamp code Feature code Stakeout records SO pt sopt ht sd ha va time so Stakeout record identifier fixed text pt Recorded point number sopt Original number of point staked ht Height of target sd Slope distance ha Horizontal angle va Vertical angle time 24 hour time stamp Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 159 9 Communications F1 records face pt ht sdj ha va time face pt ht sd ha va time One of the following F1 Shot taken using Face 1 fixed text Shot taken using Face 1 for Station setup fixed text Point number Height of target Slope distance Horizontal angle Vertical angle 24 hour time stamp Comment note records CO text co text Comment record identifier f
26. Connect the RS 232C cable Upload CodeList Start a terminal program on the computer A Current List is replaced by the To put the instrument into receive mode press or uploaded List the OF softkey Abrt Comm The counter is updated as each line in the list is stored Mpload CodeList You can store up to 254 codes or point names UPEA Code 156 a a PEL Lr Press ESC to abort If a code or point name is longer than 16 characters it is truncated 1sec Keys Use the 1sec Keys menu to configure the settings for the one second keys MSR DSP USR S 0 and DAT To access this menu press 6 or select 1sec Ke4 in the MENU screen Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 131 5 Menu Key key settings To change settings for the and keys press or select EHSR 1 in the 1sec Keys menu There are two keys To change the settings for the key press or select MEF1 e To change the settings for the key press or select HERE Each key has five settings In the Const and AVE fields use the numeric keys to enter values In the other fields use lt or 5 to change the settings key settings To change the display items in the BMS and in Stakeout observation screens press 2 or select ESF in the 1sec Keys menu To move the cursor use 2 3 or v To change the display item press either the softkey or the softkey To save the changes press at the last li
27. Input PT target Measure to PT2 and press ENT When the instrument has enough data it calculates the station STN coordinates Ifmorethan the minimum required data is available a standard deviation screen appears To take measurements to strengthen geometry of the resection press the Add softkey For information about the Hi ei softkey see Advanced feature Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection page 59 d d UJ io When the results are satisfactory record the station To do this press or the FEC softkey p 288 465 a i il a 812 Add View DSP REC Enter the height of instrument if required Press ENT The ST field defaults to the last recorded PT 1 To change the station name move to the ST field Input Height of Inst and edit or replace the text If you have set Split ST to Yes the ST field defaults to the last recorded ST value 1 For more information see Others settings page 112 58 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual BS defaults to the first observed point 11 To change the BS press the 12 Select the BS point that you want to use and press ENT 13 To finish the resection setup move the cursor to the BS field and press ENT Applications 4 HT 1 234 m REC STM a Select Backsight PT The minimum data required for a resection is either three angle shots or one angle shot and one distance shot If you
28. MSR 40 0 0000 0 0000 169 20370 87 02340 The calculated corner point is stored as an SS record The next three or four comment records are measured points For example CO Point name fixed to PT1 PT2 etc HT SD HA VA Measuring circle offsets 1 To enter the circle center calculation function offset _ press 7 or select fir zle in the Offset menu gt Corner 4 B Input dob H a If you have not taken a measurement to the Ha 147729 11 circle before entering this function a temporary 98 27 48 measurement screen appears 2 Sight any point on the surface of the circle and Ha 147 29 11 ress MSR1 or MSR2 WA 98 27 48 p SDX 75 3684 m 5 If you use a prism attached to the surface of the circle for the distance measurement press the 50 softkey to eliminate the offset error from the attached point to the measured surface of the prism before you press ENT 3 Sight one edge of the circle and press ENT Ha 12987 46 VA 88 29 11 23 Sight an Edge g i amp Press ENT a If you have taken a distance measurement to the center of the circle press the 1 softkey to calculate the offset using one edge angle observation 4 Sight the other edge of the circle and press ENT Ha 156 22 34 VA 86 29 11 eo Sight the otherg H amp Press ENT 4 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 89 4 Applications Sample records The inst
29. Manual 41 3 Getting Started When you move the cursor to a field the current or default value appears in inverted text this is the default Replace All input mode Press gt to change the input mode to Overwrite mode and highlight the first character Press lt to move the cursor the end of the string Entering a point from the stack The point stack is a list of recently used points To display the stack press the tack softkey when the cursor is in the PT field Use 3 or M to move the cursor to the point that you want to use Then press ENT When you return to the point input screen the selected point name is entered in the PT field incremented by one For example if you selected the A101 point A102 appears in the PT field Input Station STiA 1 LO GOA CD Input Station The stack shows the last 20 point names used in chronological order from last used to first used Entering a point from the point list To display a list of existing points press the L softkey when the cursor is in the PT field Use J or y to move the cursor to the point that you want to use Then press ENT When you return to the point input screen the selected point name is entered in the PT field You can add digits or alphabetic characters if required 42 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Getting Started 3 Entering a code The CD Code fi
30. VA 98 27 48 SD HT 147 29 11 mh gt 48 29 117 6987 467 Menu Key In this chapter Introduction Job Manager Cogo Settings Data Communication 1sec Keys Calibration Time CHAPTER Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 91 5 Menu Key Introduction Use the MENU screen to access important functions MENU and settings ET E 1soc Koy i 2 Cogo T Calibrat To display the MENU screen press the key 3 Settings E Time Job Manager Use the job manager to open create delete and MEN manage jobs To open the Job Manager press 1 or EN E 1soc Koy select Job on the MENU screen gt Cogo Calibrat i Settings Time a If there are jobs stored on the instrument the job list i Data appears showing all the stored jobs The newest job Comm appears at the top of the list If there are no jobs stored the Create Job screen appears See Creating a new job page 93 Opening an existing job The job list shows all the jobs stored on the instrument in descending date order NTR2Z063 The following symbols may be used to provide extra information about jobs Job Manager STADIUMI 83 87 81 Symbol Meaning Current job Control job Some of the job settings are different from the current job 2 Job was created in an older DB Older files cannot be opened in version 1 10 or later of the software Press J or y to move up
31. When you change the HT of an SS SO or CP measurement record its Z coordinate is recalculated 3 When you press on the last line of the edit screen a confirmation screen appears 4 Do one of the following To accept the changes and return to the data view screen press or the softkey Toreturn to the edit screen press or the Ha softkey Editing coordinate records Edit RAM 55 304 z a Qyerwrite a Edit RAM Updating RAW a T UEP WPITe f You can edit PT CD and coordinate values in coordinate records You cannot edit the coordinate record for the current station 1 Do one of the following Inthe XYZ screen use J or y to highlight the record that you want to edit Then press the Edit softkey In the detailed data screen press the Edit softkey 2 Use or y to highlight a field Then modify the value in the selected field 3 To finish editing press in the CD field 120 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual MP 628 5 HP be 1 gt 193 a 1604 m DEL Edit Srch Input H 6808 376 3 1858 888 PT 625 CD E DEL Edit Hi id 1658 888 Menu Key 5 A confirmation screen appears Edit YYZ MP 625 Querwrite 4 Do one of the following Toaccept the changes and return to the data Edit RAN view screen press or the Yes softkey To go back to the edit screen press or Updating
32. Yz the He softkey amp UVEPWwrites pl Editing station records Note The system will not recalculate measurements if you change the station record All coordinate and raw data observed from an edited station record must be recalculated in your postprocessing software In the RAW screen use 3 or y to highlight the station record that you want to edit Then press the Edit softkey 88 2 CTBS 55 3 KER DEL Edit Srch You can edit any field in the ST record but the instrument does not recalculate any measurements from this station Press in the AZ field to confirm the change If you change the ST or HI values the coordinates of observation points are not recalculated A comment record is stored to record the change The following example shows a comment record for a changed HI value CO HI changed at ST 9012 Old HI 1 345m If you change the BS or AZ values raw records are not recalculated A comment record is stored to record the change Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 121 5 Menu Key Searching records You can search for records by their type point name code or by any combination of these values Searching raw records In the RAW screen press the Sich softkey to access the raw data search function To find a point by name enter the name in the PT field and press twice You can use the asterisk as a wildcard For example when you enter 3 in the PT field the se
33. about once every 6 months or more often if desired Calibration insures the reported battery charge remaining is accurate Hold down the calibration button on the unit and then insert a battery while holding the calibration button to begin a battery calibration Only the battery which was inserted while the button was depressed will begin calibration During a battery calibration the battery will be charged discharged completely and then recharged before finishing Calibration should complete in roughly 17 hours and the charger vents should not be covered during a calibration cycle The blue calibration indicator light s will blink slowly on 1 5 sec off 2 sec while a calibration is in progress and the charge light s may be on or off during the calibration cycle When a calibration cycle is completed the calibration light will stop blinking remain on until the corresponding battery is removed The bottom case temperature may continue to climb up to approximately 43 C before temperature regulation is enabled to keep the case from getting warmer As the battery voltage drops the case will cool down and the automatic temperature limiting will no longer be necessary which minimizes the time it takes to discharge a battery If the case temperature continues to get too hot internally even after temperature regulation is enabled there is a secondary failsafe which will abort the calibration completely If an abort occurs the calibration lig
34. and press ENT The height of target is fixed to UA 6987 467 0 0000 for the offset point Sample records SS 40 0 0000 48 3304 169 20370 82 02470 10 52 37 CO PT1 0 0000 48 3020 169 19165 83 58565 CO PT2 0 0000 48 3155 168 54250 85 42440 CO 0 S MSR 40 0 0000 0 0000 169 20370 87 02340 86 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 The calculated point TGT is stored as a SS record Measurements to the first and second target P1 and P2 are stored as comment records PT1 and PT2 The last record records the angle measurement to the ALT vertically offset point from the actual target point Entering a horizontal distance after an angle only shot This function is useful when the instrument is very close to the point and it is difficult to take a measurement using the EDM 1 To enter the Input HD function press 5 or select Thffset Input HE in the Offset menu 1 Tape 2 Angle dh a 2Prism Pole y i Line by HAg le put HO x Tgt 2 Turn the telescope in the direction of the point Input HD that you want to store H 40529 117 3 Enter the HD Usually this is the taped distance VA 88 54 18 from the instrument point 4 Enter a PT and CD value and press ENT The target point is calculated and recorded as an SS record Sample records SS 158 0 0000 77 0518 62 08380 108 06510 11 51 48 CO Input HD 76 1243 Total Station Nivo Series Instr
35. as the VA is changed 6 To record the point press ENT PT defaults to the specified PT 1000 Use the Add Constant field in HEHU gt Settings gt Stakecut to specify an integer that is added to the point number being staked to generate a new number for recording the staked point The default value is 1000 For example when you stake out PT3 with an Add Constant of 1000 the default number for SO record is 1003 For more information see Stakeout page 111 After recording the point the display returns to the PT 6S observation screen When you press Esc the display HA 37 16 29 returns to the PT CD R input screen If you entered the i ir noi k stakeout point using a single point name the PT Hold MSR for ai defaults to the last PT 1 to change MSR mode Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 67 4 Applications If you selected a point from the list the display returns to the list unless all points have been selected Press to return to the point input screen Advanced feature Specifying a stakeout list by range input 1 To input points by range press the Fr Ta Input Point softkey in the PT field 2 Enter the start point Fr and the end point To Triput Point Range The range between Fr and To must be less than Fr Alaa 1001 points If existing points are found between Fr and To a point list appears To highlight a point press or y To go to the
36. batteries A WARNING Do not damage the rechargeable Lithium ion battery A damaged battery can cause an explosion or fire and can result in personal injury and or property damage To prevent injury or damage Do not use or charge the battery if it appears to be damaged Signs of damage include but are not limited to discoloration warping and leaking battery fluid Do not expose the battery to fire high temperature or direct sunlight Do not immerse the battery in water Do not use or store the battery inside a vehicle during hot weather Do not drop or puncture the battery Do not open the battery or short circuit its contacts WARNING Avoid contact with the rechargeable Lithium ion battery if it appears to be leaking Battery fluid is corrosive and contact with it can result in personal injury and or property damage To prevent injury or damage Ifthe battery leaks avoid contact with the battery fluid If battery fluid gets into your eyes immediately rinse your eyes with clean water and seek medical attention Do not rub your eyes If battery fluid gets onto your skin or clothing immediately use clean water to wash off the battery fluid Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Safety WARNING Charge and use the rechargeable Lithium ion battery only in strict accordance with the instructions Charging or using the battery in unauthorized equipment can cause an explosi
37. center hole in the tripod head Firmly press the tripod ferrules into the ground Level the top surface of the tripod head Securely fasten the thumb screws on the tripod legs Place the instrument on the tripod head Insert the tripod mounting screw into the center hole of the base plate of the instrument Tighten the tripod mounting screw Note Do not carry the instrument while it is attached to a tripod Centering When you center the instrument you align its central axis precisely over the station point To center the instrument you can either use the optical plummet or a plumb bob Centering using the optical plummet Note If you require high accuracy check and adjust the optical plummet before you center the instrument For detailed instructions see Checking and Adjusting the Optical Laser Plummet page 136 To center the instrument using the optical plummet l Set up the instrument on the tripod For detailed instructions see Setting Up the Tripod page 13 While looking through the optical plummet align the reticle with the station point To do this turn the leveling screws until the center mark of the reticle is directly over the image of the station point 2 While supporting the tripod head with one hand loosen the tripod leg clamps and adjust the lengths of the legs until the air bubble is in the center of the circular level Tighten the tripod leg clamps Total Station Nivo Serie
38. continue to use the last configured settings that were configured The settings affected by the Regional Configuration screen are Category Setting Europe International United States Angle VA zero Zenith Zenith Zenith Resolution 1 See note 1 See note 1 See note HA Azimuth Azimuth Azimuth Distance Scale 1 000000 1 000000 1 000000 T P corr On On On Sea Level off off Off C amp R corr 0 132 0 132 0 132 Coordinates Order ENZ ENZ NEZ Label ENZ ENZ NEZ AZ zero North North North Power Save Main Unit Off Off Off EDM Unit Off Off Off Sleep 5 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes Communication Ext Comm Nikon Nikon Nikon Baud 4800 4800 4800 Length 8 8 8 Parity None None None Stop bit 1 1 1 Stakeout Add PT 1000 1000 1000 Units Angle GON DEG DEG Distance meters meters US ft Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 25 3 Getting Started Category Setting Europe International United States Temp C C F Press mm Hg mm Hg In Hg Rec Store DB RAW amp XYZ RAW amp XYZ RAW amp XYZ Data Rec Internal Internal Internal Others XYZ disp Fast Fast Fast 2nd Unit None None None Split ST No No No CD Input lt ABC gt lt ABC gt lt ABC gt Owner s Detail Blank Blank Blank The default regional configuration pre set is United States settings For more information see Settings page 108 Display and Key Functions The following figure shows the keys on the Nivo series instrument keyboard and the LCD display
39. feet and inches is 1 16 in Smaller units are impractical in the field When the actual value is greater than 99999 11 15 16 the gt symbol is shown If the actual distance is less than 9999 11 15 16 the gt solid triangle symbol is shown This does not affect calculations The precise value is used internally in all cases 46 29 117 69 87 46 SOR 345 678 m 48 29 11 9 892 m i 343 248 m 65 44 617 A 12 8354 343 248 m HT 1 566 m DISP HD gt 476 6973 8 UD 892 107157 5Dx gt 8808 88 1 4 PT 1 HT 1 568 m Customizing items in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS To customize the items that are displayed on the DSP1 DSP2 and DSP3 screens 1 Hold down for one second 2 Use the arrow keys 7 v lt and 3 to highlight the item that you want to change 3 Use the and softkeys to scroll through the list of items that can be displayed for this item The items that you can choose from are HA AZ HL VA V SD VD HD Z and none lt 05P13 lt D5P2 gt lt 05P3 HA Z WA Wo WX SD HD HD A Change item by GS g gt f Say Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 31 3 Getting Started 4 To save your changes press the Sawe softkey Alternatively highlight the last item for DSP3 and press ENT The DSP screens show the items you have selected Except for the none item you canno
40. kg 5 28 lbs approx Charger and AC adapter 0 4 kg 0 99 Ibs approx Environmental protection Watertight dust proof protection IP66 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 145 7 Specifications Standard Components Instrument main body Battery pack X 2 Universal charger power cord and adapters Adjustment pin Allen wrench Objective lens cap Vinyl cover Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual this document Carrying case Shoulder strap X 2 External Device Connector This connector can be used to connect to an external power source or to communicate with an external device Before using the external device connector make sure that the external device meets the specifications below Input voltage 4 5 V to 5 2 VDC System RS 232C Signal level 9 V standard Maximum baud rate 38400 bps asynchronous Compatible male connector Hirose HR10A 7P 6P or HR10 7P 6P gt la CAUTION Except for the connection shown in Figure 8 10n page 150 use of this connector is at your own risk CAUTION Use only the male connectors specified above Using other connectors will damage the instrument 146 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual gt P Specifications 7 The external device connector is a Hirose HR 10A 7R 6S female connector The pinouts for connecting it to an external device connector are shown below Pin Signal Description 1 RXD Receive data Input 2 TXD Sen
41. last screen PLN3 the PLN1 screen appears To record the point press on any screen H 48 00 17 S PLN1 3 to S PLN3 3 92 50 22 45 628 m Enter PT and CD Then press ENT Sample records CO 3ptPlane P1 1062 P2 2902 P3 1547 CO a 31 497 b 14 239 SS 30123 A49 1 6110 0 0000 234 3210 86 0955 16 07 18 Recording Measurement Data Recording data from any observation screen To record points on observation screens press ENT PT defaults to the last recorded PT 1 You can enter the PT name from the point list or the point stack For more information see Entering a point from the point list page 42 and Entering a point from the stack page 42 You can also use the code list or the code stack For more information see Entering a code from the code list page 43 and Entering a code from the stack page 43 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 81 4 Applications To record the point press on the last field Record PT When recording sideshots stakeout records and 7 control shots from the Rept function you can choose to REC RAW store raw data only XYZ data only or both For more eee EI def aacananaeneassoneneananaenissensee a information see Recording page 112 If HA or VA is moved after you take a measurement but before you press ENT the angle recorded is the angle shown when is pressed In an angle only record SD is always recorded as 0 0000 If t
42. measurement range is 500 m in the reflectorless mode Distance precision Precise mode Prism Reflectorless Normal mode Prism Reflectorless 3 2 ppm x D mm 10 C to 40 C 3 3 ppm x D mm 0 C to 10 C 40 C to 50 C 3 2 ppm x D mm 10 C to 40 C 3 3 ppm x D mm 0 C to 10 C 40 C to 50 C N T N 10 5 ppm x D mm 10 5 ppm x D mm 142 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Measurement intervals Specifications 7 Measurement intervals may vary with the measuring distance or weather conditions For the initial measurement it may take few more seconds Precise mode Prism Reflectorless Normal mode Prism Reflectorless Prism offset correction 1 5 sec 1 8 sec 0 8 sec 1 0 sec 999 mm to 999 mm 1 mm step Angle measurement Reading system Nivo Nivo gt Minimum display increment 360 400G MIL6400 DIN18723 accuracy Absolute encoder Diametrical reading on HA Single reading on VA Single reading on HA VA 1 5 10 0 2 mgon 1 mgon 2 mgon 0 005 MIL 0 02 MIL 0 05 MIL Nivo3 M 3 1 0 mgon Nvo 5 1 5 mgon Tilt sensor Method Compensation range Liquid electric detection Dual axis 3 Tangent screw Type Friction clutch endless fine motion Tribrach Type Detachable Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 143 7 Specifications Electronic
43. reconfirmation screen appears Press the BEL Delete STH softkey to confirm deletion A all 55 50 CP shooted There is no undelete function on the instrument Before from this ST are to you press the PEL softkey make sure that you have i be deleted in the JOB selected the correct station record You cannot press in this screen All observations from the station that you selected are Delete STH FE Deleting STM vo UCIELEO Mi LS SUL a deleted When you delete a ST record in the raw data view or the station data view all the observation data from the station is also deleted Editing records For any point record you can edit the point name PT feature code CD height of target HT height of instrument HI backsight point BS and backsight azimuth AZ You cannot edit the CD field for SO or F1 records You cannot edit the HA VA or SD values Editing raw records 1 Do one of the following Inthe RAW screen highlight the record that you want to edit Then press the Edit softkey CP BAG CT BS SS 306 KERB DEL Edit Srch In the detailed data screen press the Edit Ha 148 36 18 softkey VA 7625 BE SD 65 518 m PT 384 HT 1 568 m DEL Edit DSP Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 119 5 Menu Key 2 Use or y to highlight a field Then modify the value in the selected field PT 344 HT AT CO FENCE Modify each item and Press NT
44. terminal software on the computer Parity Mone Stop bit 1 Port selection field appears in the Communication menu only when the optional Bluetooth is on board Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 129 5 Menu Key Use an RS 232C cable to connect the instrument to the Connect Cable computer Job name NIKONSG The Free space field shows the number of points that Records 532 can be stored Free space 4689 Press to put the instrument in receive mode Then use the Send Text File command in the terminal program on the computer to start sending data In the terminal program set flow control to Xon Xoff As each point is received by the instrument the value Connect Cable in the Records field is incremented Job name HIKONSA Records 581 Press ESC to abort If you press during data upload the upload is canceled and the display returns to the Communication menu Records that were received before you pressed are stored in the job The system truncates any code that is longer than 16 characters Duplicate points If the existing point is a UP CC or MP record and it is not referred to by any ST or BS it is automatically overwritten by the uploaded point No error message appears Advanced feature Editing the data order for upload 1 To open the Data Fields screen press the Edit Connect Cable softkey Job name SITE 321 Send Records 12571 Turn on the Xon soff 8 Abrt Go
45. the distance HD by two points press the Ft softkey Enter P2 and the distance from P2 HD To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press in the HD field Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 105 5 Menu Key Sample records Press 2 or 5 to display the second solution To record the point press when the required solution appears Enter a Z coordinate if necessary Press to move to the PT and CD fields CO Int DD P1 486 HD 330 6020 CO P2 7 HD 100 0000 CC 505 236 5817 50 0461 0 0000 Calculating a point line intersection l 2 Sample records DIST 0IS 236 581 E 58 946 Press 4 or select Ft Lire in the Intersection menu Enter the first point name and press ENT or press the MSF softkey to measure directly to the point Enter the azimuth or press the Ft softkey to enter another point name on the line Enter the perpendicular point to the line or press the FSE softkey to take a measurement to the point To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press ENT If P1 and P2 are 3D points the Z coordinate of the perpendicular point is calculated relative to the P1 P2 slope Enter PT and CD then press to record the point CO Int PtLine P1 38 AZ 90 00000 0 00000 CO P2 506 CC A 123 4567 3080 200 1467 1 2056 POT 106 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual a tang 0 0000 ofS 0 0000 gi
46. the same naming style in both fields 174 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual ErrorMessages 10 You did not perform a station setup or BS check before entering the Stakeout function To Press go to the Stn Setup menu or select St ri return to the Basic ESC Measurement Screen BMS go to the Stakeout menu or select a Tip Selecting Cont d mue option if you are sure that the previous ST coordinates and the current HA does not resume the last ST record You should only use the orientation are correct Otherwise records in the Stakeout function may not be correct Station Setup uu do mente og e PO de i PIA aa i ni SA LA PE Pd oie ta i Calculating ST failed in resection This message may appear after you have deleted a point the View shots screen Press any key to return to the PT input screen Take another shot to calculate the ST coordinate The input PT or coordinate is identical to the current station in STN 1 Known or the same coordinate or point name number is found in Resection Press any key to return to the PT input screen Then use a different PT There is not enough space to record a station when you start any of the Station Setup functions To Press return to the BMS press or the Fitur softkey Use the DEL softkey in Job Manager to delete old jobs continue press or the E softkey You may not be able to reco
47. to delete a coordinate record that the current ST or BS refers to You must confirm that you want to delete a coordinate record that the current ST or BS refers to To Press delete XYZ the DEL softkey return to the previous screen without deleting XYZ or the Hbr E softkey Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 171 10 Error Messages Job Manager You have tried to set the current job as the control file Press any key to return to the previous screen Then select a different job Can ii L There is no space available to create a job or record a point Press any key to return to the Job Manager Then use the BEL softkey to delete old Jobs You have entered an existing job name for a new job Press any key and then change the name for the new job hich To diria E You are trying to create a new job when the maximum number of jobs 32 is already stored Press any key to return to the Job Manager Then use the BEL softkey to delete old jobs Programs LIMO op pe You did not perform a station setup or BS check before entering the Programs function To Press go to the Stn Setup menu or select 34 return to the BMS ESC go to the Programs menu or select Er 1 e does not resume the last ST record You should only use the pe if you are sure that the previous ST coordinates and the current HA orientation are correct Otherwise records in the Programs functi
48. value is stored Press to add the new code and update the code list Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 a REC Text to record a CIF different from CO Add Code CD MANHOLE CREC 11590 L REC Text to record a CIF different from CD ROADS STRUCTURES SURFACE DEL Edit 127 5 Menu Key Adding a layer 1 Inthe point or code list press the Laser softkey 2 Enter the name of the new layer 3 To change between alphabetic and numeric input mode press MODE To store the new layer press ENT The new layer is added to the list in alphabetic order Communication Use the Communication menu to download or upload data To display the Communication menu press 5 or select Comm on the MENU screen Downloading data To go to the download settings screen press 1 or select Dior loci in the Communication menu Format NIKON SDR2x SDR33 Data RAW Coordinate To display the total number of records that will be downloaded press ENT in the Data field 128 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual ROADS STRUCTURES SURFACE MENU 1 Job 6 jsec Keys 2 Cogo T Calibrat 3 Settings Time a 4 Data a 5 LON nIoar 2 Upload 12 3 PT List a Code List g m Communication em Pa A 5 Download Job name SITE 321 Format Ms a Data PAN E Job Comm Connect Cable
49. 0 30150 89 35260 F1 200 1 4590 50 2300 269 4035 93 50110 CO P1 P2 HD 122 0350 VD 0 5600 Stakeout x ri e ie y F x z Fi SL IN OUT RA ey Height of target ot To display the Stakeout menu press 5 0 Stakeout i HA HD Pu AY H o DivLine 5 0 q H RefLine 5 0 64 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 Specifying the stakeout point by angle and distance 1 To display the input screen for the distance and angle to the target press 1 or select HA HE in the Stakeout menu 2 Enter the values and press ENT HD Horizontal distance from station point to stakeout point dVD Vertical distance from station point to stakeout point HA Horizontal angle to stakeout point If you press without entering HA the current HA is used 3 Rotate the instrument until the dHA is close to 5 1 0 00 00 dHA 285 35 41 HD 67 541 m 4 Sight the target and press or MSR2 Sight the target E When the measurement is completed the and Press MSR differences between the target position and the stakeout point are displayed dHA Difference in horizontal angle to the target point R L Right Left Lateral error IN OUT In Out Longitudinal error CUT FILL Cut FIIL Press ENT to record Once a measurement is taken the Cut Fill value and Z coordinate are updated as the VA is changed
50. 00 200 000 10 000 08KI0002200 000 300 000 20 000 13NMBacksight Check to Pt 2 HA 359 3525 07 21 39 13NMBacksight Pt 2 Reset to HA 0 0000 07 21 41 08KI0003116 924 216 914 11 843 MAIN PLTFORM 08KI0004126 697 206 260 11 254 RAMP 13NMStart of 2 Pt Resection 08KI0011100 005 199 996 10 000 0 000 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 167 9 Communications 168 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Error Messages In this chapter Cogo Communications Data Job Manager Programs Recording Data Searching Settings Stakeout Station Setup System Error CHAPTER Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 169 10 Error Messages Cogo The system was unable to calculate an area because points were not entered in the correct order Press any key to return to the Cogo menu Then enter the points in the correct order The point or coordinate that you entered is identical to the previous input point Press any key to return to the point input screen Then use a different point nin mS ib FE LP The input point does not have XY NE coordinates Press any key to return to the point input screen Then enter a point that has X and Y coordinates Communications If an error is detected during uploading of data the Nivo instrument aborts the upload process and displays one of the following messages There are errors in the uploaded data The uploaded data contains errors such as an alphab
51. 1 softkey 5 Press the es softkey For more information see Creating a control job page 46 63 66 17 a 62 45 26 YOKOHANA 82 85 28 Creat DEL Ctrl Info Control Job lt 0H gt Job name NIKON123 Set this Job as a the Control Job When you enter a point name or number the system searches in the current job first If the point is not found in the current job the search is automatically extended to the control job If the point is found in the control job the selected point is copied to the current job as a UP record 46 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Measuring Distances Sighting a prism reflector Getting Started 3 N WARNING Never look at the sun through the telescope If you do you may damage or lose your eyesight A WARNING Precautions should be taken to ensure that persons do not look directly with or without an optical instrument into the beam A WARNING Laser beam path should be located well above or below eye level wherever practicable For information on how to assemble the prism reflector see Setting Up the Prism Reflector page 20 Sight the telescope to see crosshairs at the center of the prism reflector Measuring distances cei Sighting a single prism Sighting a tiltable single prism To take a distance measurement press MSR1
52. 11 File format PT lists and code lists use the same record format Use the filenames POINT LST for a PT list and CODE LST for a code list DEFAULT String1 Code1 Layer2 String2 1 Code2 1 String2 2 Code2 2 Layer3 Layer 3 1 String3 1 1 Code3 1 1 String3 1 2 Code3 1 2 String3 2 Code3 2 String3 3 Code3 3 String4 Code4 String5 Code5 String6 Code6 String7 Code7 Figure 9 1 Record format for PT lists and code lists 156 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Communication Ext Comm KIAN Baud 36400 Length 8 Parity Mone Stop bit 1 The first line of the file must contain the text DEFAULT in capital letters Curly brackets group items together under the preceding line For example Layer 3 1 contains String 3 1 1 and String 3 1 2 Layer 3 contains the five items from Layer 3 1 to String 3 3 String represents characters that are displayed on the screen Code represents characters that are stored in the database Data example DEFAULT STRUCTURES TREE S0001 FENCE S0002 MAIL BOX S0003 FLOWER BED S0004 ROADS MANHOLE R0001 CENTER LINE WHITE ROO2 W YELLOW R002 Y SIDEWALK R0003 CROSSING R0004 BRIDGE R0005 SIGNAL ROO
53. 172 Zi 10 448 PT 182 1 Tape d 3 Prism Pole u Line by HA g Input HD E H 147 29 11 VA 9827 487 SD Tia BI a ight PT amp Press MSR mh H 5 gt 1487297 11 69 87 467 SOX 128 687 m a Take the mE 045 E The XYZ data is also recalculated based on the new angle You can record an angle offset in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS After taking a distance measurement rotate the alidade and or telescope Then press to record the measured distance with the updated angle value If you use this method the dimension of the angle offset is not stored as a CO record To store the CO record use the O S function 84 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Two prism pole 1 Sample records Applications 4 To enter the two prism pole function press 3 or select Fr ism Pole in the Offset menu Sight the first prism and press MSR1 or MSR2 5 F 48 29 11 8987 467 SDE 45 678 m Sight the ist Pt and Press MSR Sight the second prism and press MSR1 or MSR2 Enter the distance between the second prism and the target point Alternatively if you do not need QA information you can leave the distance between the first and the second prism blank If you do enter a P1 P2 distance the QA screen appears Compare the entered value and the measured distance to check the accuracy of the observation To r
54. 6 El 62 876 z disp Ba end Unit US Ft Split ST Yes CD Input 123 Language English A vr Zi PT LUA i a CD CURB a Ki 182 815 Y 184 172 Zi 10 448 PT 182 C bf Input PI The input coordinates are used in the calculation They are not saved in the database Specifying a wildcard If you include an asterisk when you enter a point or code name a list of points that match the entered text appears Use 3 or v to move the cursor to the point that you want to use Then press ENT If the Page Up amp or Page Down amp icons are displayed use lt or 5 to page up or page down the list When you select a point from the list its coordinates are displayed and a beep sounds Recording an instant measurement You can also input a point by recording an instant measurement To do this press the HS softkey An observation screen appears Press or to start a measurement To change the height of the target press the HT softkey To go to the point recording screen when you have finished the measurement press ENT Enter the point or code name Press ENT Getting Started 3 DE z a This PT will not be recorded Input P mey CO FENCE 479561 348 18386 586 62 876 Input Line PI HA 1477297 117 WA 98 27 487 SD i H mo g T ha PT_ amp Pross MSR 4 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction
55. 7 5 Menu Key When you have entered three points the instrument calculates the angle and distances 5 Do one of the following Toreturn to the Inverse menu press ENT Toreturn to the Input BasePt screen press ESC Calculating and manually inputting coordinates To enter the Input menu press 2 or select Ineut in the Cogo menu There are three functions in this menu for recording new coordinate points Azimuth HD input To calculate a coordinate by an angle and distance input from the base point P1 press 1 or select AZ HE in the Input menu POLSO Enter the base point P1 Type the point name and press ENT Enter the azimuth horizontal distance and vertical distance Then press ENT To enter 123 45 45 type 123 4545 and press ENT If you do not enter a value in the dVD field the value 0 000 is used A recording point screen with the calculated coordinates appears PT defaults to the last recorded PT 1 Press to store the point 98 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Anale gt 56 39 29 34 578 m 8 841 m a HDI Distance bet P1 P2 HD Distance bet PI P3 Cogo 1 Inverso az oo gt IE 3 Area amp Perim a Line amp 05 q 5 Intersection Input BA HD te a Traverse a Input KYZ Input Az fa AZ 123 45450 Abin Mg AUDI in m Input dvb ea 42112345 45 Abe 2 967 m g dub ma Men
56. 74 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 6 214 m 3 582 m 8 828 m Record PT Remote distance measurement Applications 4 This function measures the horizontal distance vertical distance and slope distance between two points 2nd sighting point O 1st sighting rHD Horizontal angle 0 direction i 2nd sighting point rHA 1st sighting gt point 9 Station point rSD Slope distance between two points rHD Horizontal distance between two points rvD Vertical distance between two points rV Percentage of grade rVD rHD x 100 rGD Vertical grade rHD rVD 1 rAZ Azimuth from first point to second point Measuring between the current and the first point measured 1 To enter the RDM Radial function press 3 or Programs 1 2Pt Ref Line Arc RefLine pa 3 EGER TE 4 ROM ECONt I 5 REM select EM Radial gt in the Programs menu P2 Pi a 2 Sight the first point and press or MSR2 The distance from the station point to the first point appears a Sight PT amp Press MSR Press ENT to record Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 75 4 Applications rSD rvD rHD rAZ rV rGD Sight the second point and press or MSR2 The distances between the first and second point are displayed Slope distance between two points Vertical distance between two points Horizontal distance between two points To chan
57. 9 6 Checking and Adjustment Checking the Laser Pointer The Nivo series total station uses a red laser beam to a laser pointer The laser pointer is coaxial with the line of sight of the telescope If the instrument is well adjusted the red laser pointer coincides with the line of sight External influences such as shock or large temperature fluctuations can displace the red laser pointer relative to the line of sight 140 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual CHAPTER Specifications In this chapter m Main Body m Standard Components m External Device Connector Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 141 7 Specifications Main Body Telescope Tube length Magnification Effective diameter of objective Image Field of view Resolving power Focusing distance 125 mm 4 91 in 30 X 45 mm 1 77 in EDM 50 mm 1 97 in Erect 1 20 2 3 m at 100 m 2 3 ft at 100 ft 3 0 1 5 m to infinity 4 92 ft to infinity Measurement range Distances shorter than 1 5 m 4 92 ft cannot be measured with this EDM Measurement range with no haze visibility over 40 km 25 miles Prism mode Reflector sheet 5 cm x 5 cm Standard prism 1P Reflectorless mode Reference target 300 m 984 ft 5 000 m 16 400 ft 300 m 984 ft e The target should not receive direct sunlight e Reference target refers to a white highly reflective material KGC90 The maximum
58. B Rec u PyrSavoe 1 Others 5 Comm Job Settings will be changed WA zero Ya Resolution HA When this field is set to Azimuth the horizontal angle HA that appears and recorded is in Azimuth value When this field is set to 0 to BS HA is in HA zero to BS value 108 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 Distance lt lt in the Settings menu To open the Distance menu press 2 or select Scale Numeric value between 0 999600 and 1 000400 Distances T P corr ON OFF Scalo IRIS e i Sea Level ON OFF T P corr OW Sea Level OFF C amp R corr OFF 0 132 0 200 CER corr 0 132 The Scale T P corr Sea Level and C amp R corr job settings cannot be changed once a job is created Temperature and Pressure corrections 10000 0 13 5951 x 980 665 273 T 106 x Px K 275 SD 1 SD Slope dist before adj SD Slope dist after adj K Compensation coefficient P Pressure hPa T Temperature C Sea Level correction HD Horizontal dist before adj HD Horizontal dist after adj ZstN Instrument Z Re 6370 km Curvature and Refraction correction Because the surface of the earth is curved the vertical difference VD and Z at the measurement point as referenced to the horizontal plane inevitably includes some error This error is called curvature error Also because the density of the air Total Station Nivo Series I
59. Functions E ee ofS PRG a Temp Press a Hote lsec keys 1 HSR 2 SFP gt Add const amp 3 USF Distance Guide 4 E 5 DAT Stakequt Add PT ELE 1 To change the settings for the key press 6 or select HAT in the 1sec Keys menu The asterisk indicates the currently selected view format 2 To move the cursor use or y 3 To change the format displayed by DAT press ENT lsec Keys 1 MSR 2 DSP gt Set Data type 3 USR to view it by a 4 5 0 one touch key g CAT ig Select Format DAT CMENLI 2 RAW data ave data a 4 Station tSS S0 CP l Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 133 5 Menu Key Calibration Use the Calibration screen to calibrate the instrument To open the Calibration screen press 7 or select Calibrat onthe MENU screen For more information see Adjusting page 138 Time Use the Date amp Time screen to set the current date and time 1 To open the Date amp Time screen press 8 or select Time on the MENU screen The current date and time settings are displayed 2 Enter the date in Year Month Day format For example to change the date to June 18 2008 press 2 0 O 8 ENT 6 ENT 1 8 ENT MENU 1 Job E jsec Keys 2 Cogo idCalibrat 3 Settings Time a 4 Data 5 Comm MENU 1 Job 6 jsec Keys 2 Cogo
60. HAPTER System Diagrams In this chapter m System Components Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 149 8 System Diagrams System Components Tubular gt Compass lp Tubular compass attachment y Battery charger A AC adapter and plug adapter DI a A Nivo series Solar filter gt Low power eyepiece Connecting cable 9 pin USB En High power eyepiece Personal computer Figure 8 1 Measurement side 150 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual System Diagrams 8 Coaxial target plate for single prism Target pole Mini prism Standard round Tiltable single holder prismi holder single prism C S Triple prism holder Mini prism adapter Prism adapter LB Height adjustment adapter is not used Tribrach adapter 15 Vv Telescopic Tripod for tel inn I prem pole ripod for telescopic prism pole Nikon tripod Figure 8 2 Prism reflector side Note Nivo series must be used with the Tribrach W30 or W30b Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 151 8 System Diagrams 152 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Communications In this chapter m Uploading Coordinate Data m Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists m Downloading Data CHAPTER Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 153 9 Communications Uploading Coordinate Data Settings To configur
61. Information screen shows the number of records in the job the free space and the date when the job was created Free space indicates how many points can be stored in the job Records 55d Free space 11207 Created 2002 06 21 To return to the job list press any key Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 95 5 Menu Key Cogo Use the Cogo menu to perform coordinate geometry COGO calculations You can access this menu at any time from any observation or PT input screen 1 Area amp Perim g c uline amp 0 5 4 5 Intersection To open the Cogo menu press 2 or select asc on the MENU screen Calculating angle and distance between two coordinates To open the Inverse menu press 1 or select Trier in the Cogo menu PT PT inverse PT PT calculates the distance and the angle between two input points To calculate a PT PT inverse 1 Press 1 or select FT F T in the Inverse menu 2 Enter the first point number or name Press ENT If you press without entering a point name a coordinate input screen appears and you can enter coordinates These coordinates are not stored to the database If you want to store the point specify a new point name 3 Type the second point number name and press Mhput P ENT The M amp F softkey allows you to shoot the point on the spot to use it in the calculation tari P1 The azimuth horizontal distance an
62. Nivo Series Instruction Manual 99 5 Menu Key To store the point as an MP record and return to the point input screen press in the Z field The default PT is incremented to the next value You can record NE NEZ or Z only data to the database Calculating area and perimeter To calculate an area or perimeter press 3 or select Cogo Area E Fer im in the Cogo menu a VInverse 2 Input To take a measurement enter the first point and press Banca S Perim p ENT or press the MSF softkey La Line amp 05 q 5 Intersection In the upper right corner of the screen a counter indicates how many points you have entered To input point numbers consecutively use the Fr Ta softkey For more information see Advanced feature a Entering a range of points page 101 MsrPT Fr To List Stack If you enter a new point name you can enter new Ni 108 588 coordinates and record the point If you do not want to E 288 386 record the point press without entering a value in the PT field An XY coordinate input screen appears This PT will not be recorded Continue to enter points until you have defined all the PT points in the lot Then press y to calculate the area and perimeter The first and last points that you enter are joined to close the area You must enter the points in the order in which they define the lot You can enter up to 99 points Press to store the calculated values as aa comment fa
63. O6 HIGHWAY STAR R0007 RAILWAY CROSSING RW001 STATION RW002 SIGNAL RBW003 BRIDGE RW004 TUNNEL RW005 Communications Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 9 157 9 Communications Downloading Data Settings To configure the transmission speed and other settings Communication go to MENU gt Settinas gt Comm For more Ext Comm EAN information see Communications page 111 er l alas Parity None stop bit 1 Nikon raw record formats Coordinate records northing easting elevation code type pt pt id type One of the following codes UP Uploaded point MP Manually input point cc Calculated coordinate RE Resection point pt Point number pt id Point ID northing Northing of the coordinate easting Easting of the coordinate elevation Elevation of the coordinate code Feature code Station records ST stnpt stnid bspt bs id hi bsazim bsha ST Station record identifier fixed text stnpt Station point number stn id Station ID bspt Backsight point number bs id Backsight ID hi Height of instrument bsazim Backsight azimuth bsha Backsight horizontal angle 158 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Communications 9 Control point records
64. T Calibrat Settings ATTE 4 Data a 5 Comm Date fear Month Day order If the highlighted part of the field for example the year is already correct you can just press to use the current value For example if the date is already set to June 24 2008 and you want to change the date to June 18 2008 press ENT ENT 1 8 ENT 3 To move to the Time field press in the Date field 4 Enter the time in 24 hour format For example to set the time to 4 35 PM press 1 6 ENT 3 5 ENT 5 Do one of the following In 24 hours system To finish setting the date and time press in the Minutes field To cancel the input press ESC 134 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual CHAPTER Checking and Adjustment In this chapter Adjusting the Electronic Level Checking and Adjusting the Circular Level Checking and Adjusting the Optical Laser Plummet Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale and Horizontal Angle Corrections Checking the Instrument Constant Checking the Laser Pointer Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 135 6 Checking and Adjustment Adjusting the Electronic Level Adjustment of the electronic level is done by Zero point errors of vertical scale and horizontal angle corrections For detailed instruction please see page 137 Checking and Adjusting the Circular Level Once you have checked and adjusted the electronic level chec
65. Total Station Nivo Series Nivo and Nivo gt Instruction Manual Version A 1 0 0 Part Number C231E July 2009 N i kon www trimble com Contact Information Trimble Navigation Limited Engineering and Construction Division 5475 Kellenburger Road Dayton Ohio 45424 1099 USA 800 538 7800 toll free in USA 1 937 245 5600 Phone 1 937 233 9004 Fax www trimble com Legal Notices Copyright and Trademarks 2007 2009 Nikon Trimble Co Limited All rights reserved All trademarks are the property of their respective owners It is prohibited to alter this manual in part or whole without express permission The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this manual please contact your dealer if you find anything in it that is incorrect or unclear Release Notice This is the July 2009 Revision A release of the Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual It applies to software release version 1 0 0 for the Total Station Nivo series Manufacturer Nikon Trimble Co Ltd Technoport Mituiseimei Bldg 16 2 Minamikamata 2 chome Ota ku Tokyo 144 0035 Japan Notices USA FCC 15B Class B satisfied This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residen
66. a Stakeout screen The data is not stored to the job file For more information see Outputting data to the COM port page 82 Others settings To open the Others menu press 9 or select t hers in lt Othars the Settings menu v2 disp ES 2nd Unit US Ft Split ST Yes CD Input 123 Language English XYZ disp Fast Norm Slow ENT Defines speed to move to the next screen after showing XYZ of the input PT 2nd Unit None Meter US Ft I Ft When the Secondary unit is set to a unit an extra display screen is available in the BMS stakeout observation screens and 2 pt reference line screens The extra screen shows the HD VD and SD in the secondary unit If you select US Ft or I Ft an additional settings screen appears Use this 7 lt Others gt screen to specify whether to display values in Decimal Ft or Ft Inch TZ disp Normal Decimal Ft a CD Input lt 123 gt Split ST No Yes Select Yes to separate the point numbers of station points from other record type point numbers If you set the Split ST field to Yes an additional setting screen appears Use this screen to specify the starting ST number Mormal GEA 112 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual CD Input Language Owner s Detail ABC 123 Sets the default input mode when a CD field appears Select a language from the list Press lt gt to open the sel
67. amp offset function press 4 or select Line E 0 3 in the Cogo menu Enter the base point P1 input PI Specify the azimuth bearing To do this enter a value in the AZ or P2 field P2 is a second point on the line Enter the horizontal distance along the baseline Sta Line amp Offset 79 the horizontal distance perpendicular to the line O S 59 559 m and the vertical distance dVD dvO based on P1 2 A negative value in the Sta field means the opposite direction along the defined bearing line A negative value in the O S field is for the left hand side of the bearing line he O S Stal f gt Sta BP O S To calculate the coordinates of the point PM press Hi 4567 308 in the dVD field You can change the Z coordinate Ti 299 146 here To record the point press in the CD field Hi 4567 3098 y 268 146 102 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual The coordinates are stored as a CC record Line Menu Key 5 4567 3098 2RA_14h definition information and Sta O S and dVD values are stored in comment CO records REC XYZ Calculating coordinates using intersection functions To enter the Intersection menu press 3 or select Intersect iar in the Cogo menu There are four functions in this menu for calculating coordinates Calculating a bearing bearing intersection A bearing bearing intersection is the intersection point of two lines l
68. an measure in this mode The color and condition of the target surface also affect the measurable distance even if the targeted objects are the same Some less reflective targets may not be measured The following table describes some examples of targets and approximate measureable distances Target You can measure approximately Traffic signs reflectors 500 meters 1640 feet Paper white veneer new 300 meters 990 feet wall brightly painted brick 100 to 200 meters 330 to 660 feet Measurable distances may be shorter or measurement intervals may be longer in the following cases e the angle of the laser against the target is small e the surface of the target is wet In direct sunlight the measurable distance may be shorter In this case try to throw a shadow on the target Targets with completely flat surfaces such as mirrors cannot be measured unless the beam and the target are perpendicular to each other Make sure there are no obstacles between the instrument and the target when taking measurents When you need to take measurements across a road or a place where vehicles or other objects are frequently moving take several measurements to a target for the best result 18 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Preparation Preparing the Reflector Sheet The reflector sheet can be used for measurements in Prism mode Assemble the reflector sheet as shown below Reflector sh
69. arch matches the points named 300 301 302 3000A2 and 3010 To search by point type move to the Type field and use lt or gt to change the selected point type The options are ALL ST SS SO CP CO CO SY and CO RDM IRANE SS 302 CP 8065 CT BS SS 306 KERB DEL Edit Search RAI Sech Search RAI Type HINE PT If you selected ST SO or F1 in the Type field you do not have to enter a value in the CD field Press in the PT field to start the search If you selected CO CO SY or CO RDM in the Type field you cannot enter a value in the PT or CD fields Press in the Type field to start the search If more than one point matches the search criteria the matching points are displayed in a list Use 3 or Y to highlight the point you want to use Then press to select it Detailed data for the selected record appears Press the DEP softkey to change the fields shown Press to return to the list 122 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual HA 148 36 18 UA 7625 89 SD 29 518 m PTAS HT DEL Edit 4 182 m DSP If no point matches the specified criteria an error screen appears Press any key to return to the data screen Searching coordinate records In the XYZ screen press the Sr zk softkey to access the XYZ data search function To find a coordinate by name enter the name in the PT field and press twice You can use the asteris
70. asurement to a Vil 8 83 127 target on the horizon Press ENT HAl 120 50 47 s i Sight Pl FD The vertical angle is shown in the amp Press ENT VO dir Horiz setting VA1 Face 1 vertical angle tilt off value HA1 Face 1 horizontal angle tilt off value x1 Face 1 X axis tilt value YA Face 1 Y axis tilt value When you have taken the measurement the Wii GOW vi 1257 message on the bottom line changes from 0 Uit orng 197 HOT i Turn to FZ Turn to F2 a amp Press ENT GP Pe 2 Take an F2 measurement to the same target 4o 12 Y2 2137 Press ENT WAZ 158 as ab VA2 Face 2 vertical angle tilt off value HAS JOY 50 39 HA2 Face 2 horizontal angle tilt off value A n inex X2 Face 2 X axis tilt value te Y2 Face 2 Y axis tilt value When the observation on F2 is completed four parameters are displayed ACY Altitude const adi g ACH amis error al Toreturntothe first observation screen press or the Reda softkey 3 Do one of the following To set parameters on the instrument press or the Gk softkey Ilf ACV ACH X or Y is out of range OVER appears Press any key to return to the first observation screen ACY Altitude const adi g ACH A amis error al 138 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Checking and Adjustment 6 Checking the Instrument Constant The instrument constant is a numerical value used to automatically correct for the displacemen
71. circle offsets Extending the slope distance Menu Key Introduction Job Manager Cogo Opening an existing job Creating anew job Deleting ajob had Setting the control job Displaying job Information Calculating angle and distance between two coordinates Calculating and manually inputting coordinates Calculating area and perimeter A Ls la Advanced feature Erie a range of points Calculating coordinates from line and offset A Calculating coordinates using intersection functions Advanced feature Entering angle and distance afset Settings Angle Distance Coordinate Power saving Communications Stakeout Unit Recording Others settings Data Viewing records Deleting records Editing records Searching records Entering coordinates Point name list and code list Communication Downloading dita Uploading coordinate data Advanced feature Editing the dala lalla di upload da Uploading a point name list or code list Isec Keys Contents 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 z 92 92 92 93 94 94 95 96 96 98 100 101 102 103 107 108 108 109 110 110 111 111 111 112 112 114 114 117 119 122 124 124 128 128 129 130 131 131 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual xi Contents MSR Key Settings ni dis cage Sao ali LA Ceo LE Ge A Leet Sg 6182 DSP Key Settings
72. ction A resection sets up the station using angle distance measurements to known points ae L Known point 1 OF X1 Y1 21 wt Known point 2 2 Y2 Z2 Height 2 Instrument height L Station point Xi Yi Zi i Y You can use a maximum of 10 points in a resection Measurements can be distance and angle or angle only Calculation starts automatically when enough measurements are taken You can delete poor observations and recalculate if necessary You can also select the BS point If the angle between known point 1 and known point 2 measured from the station point is extremely acute or extremely oblique the resulting solution will be less reliable geometrically For geometric reliability select known point locations or station point locations that are widely spaced 1 Tosta b resection press 2 or select Stn Setup Rezect ion in the Stn Setup menu 1 Known 5g a Resection A 3 Quick a H u Remote En g 5 BS Check 2 Enter the point name for the first observation point PT 1 3 Enter the target height and press ENT Input PTI A Miozzi ees M co BOT Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 57 4 Applications 10 Sight PT1 and press or MSR2 To proceed to the next point press ENT 967387 15 78 623 m SDX 79 881 m Press ENT to next PT Enter the second point PT2 and its height of
73. ction Manual E R 4 bl sE 5 383 SS 304 FENCE CP BODD CT ES a ssd KERR W DEL Edit Srch BHIS Select Format 1 oa 2 PAH data a Yz data u Station sS 50 CP Getting Started 3 When you select an option from this screen the change YYZ is applied immediately and the selected data type UP soga KERB gt gt appears UP 2063 MANHOLE Press to return to the previous observation screen UP 2604 To change the type of data that is assigned to DAT go to MEH lszec Keys lsec Keus DAT For more information see DAT key settings 1 MSR page 133 to view it by one touch key DAT List Display Available jobs or data appear in a list display when you do any of the following e viewor edit data HEHU gt Data e Open the code list point list or Job Manager HEHU gt Job e search for points or codes In the list the current cursor position is shown in reverse video it appears as white text on a black background Press or y move the cursor one line up or down If the Page Up icon E appears there are more pages before the current page Press lt to move up one page If the Page Down icon amp appears there are more pages after the current page Press to move down one page To select an item from the list move the cursor onto the item and press ENT Inputting Data Entering a point name or number You can use numeric or alphanume
74. d Cautions a a a 1 Warnings asta ehe e E A le ae A ae O a ae Ay Pts AAV Cautions Bile Sis Get heh Cater hn hth dele BA Cee N Rechargeable Lithium ion ila ion batteries yeh E ee Le eet AS Pg SSR RE Se MI Laser Safety plicato loa aks wy ee Oke Pe eee a it MI 1 Introduction Welcome Parts of the Tina Maintenance 2 Preparation Unpacking and Packing the Instrument Unpacking Packing Es Charging the Battery Pack i Ga 2 Ay sgt Meat E bel dethe ro too L Detaching and Re Attaching the Battery Pack fig Bag ree Si OPE ate ae A Baie hae wee A Eee Centering ie Hose der e a do Centering using pino ptical pitone Gate bE ok Mee bE A ea EB Centering using the laser plummet 2 0 2 1 ee ee ee we 14 Centering using a plumb bob 2 2 ee ee ee ee ee ee ee LS Leveling io as de Sh St eee ie eel bo os bo Be BN Se eck aoe ed eS Sighting fee hee ae SO Po oak ek ek a i 16 Setting the Mea sireeni Mode And Pe the Tarpet Seip Yeah o Math ede ot a da ghe Ih Measurement withaprism 2 2 1 ee ee ee ee 7 Measurement in Reflectorlessmode da 2 2 ee se ee 18 Preparing the Reflector Sheet 0 a 19 Setting Up the Prism Reflector tole by ela ES ie ee SS 20 Adjusting the height of the fibrak adapter as le Geet Pg Ge Bae atte dea AZT Changing the direction of the prism 2 0 2 e ee ZI Setting the prism constant 2 2 2 o 21 Setting the position of th
75. d data Output 3 NC No connection 4 V Power 5 GND Ground 6 NC No connection CAUTION Use only the pin connections shown above Using other connections will damage the instrument CAUTION The Nivo series total station has different pin assignment from other models of Nikon total station To connect to an external power source supply power to Pin 4 power terminal and Pin 5 ground terminal on the instrument The instrument will use the external power source even if the internal battery packs are attached CAUTION Make sure that the power supplied is within the rated input range 4 5 V to 5 2 V DC 1 A maximum Power supplied outside this range will damage the instrument To communicate with an external device connect the RS 232C signal from the external device to Pin 1 input terminal and to Pin 2 output terminal on the instrument Cap the data output external power input connector securely while not in use The instrument is not watertight if the cap is not attached or not attached securely and when the data output external power input connector is in use The instrument can be damaged by static electricity from the human body discharged through the data output external power input connector Before handling the instrument touch any other conductive material once to remove static electricity Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 147 7 Specifications 148 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual C
76. d vertical distance from the first point to the second point Ba aa m are displayed dub B BAI m Press ENT to finish 96 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 4 Do one of the following Toreturn to the PT input screen press ESC To return to the COGO menu press ENT To change the contents of the result screen press DSP Gd Grade HD VD V 100 Gd rsD Slope distance PT1 to PT2 3Pt angle The 3Pt Angle function calculates the angle between two lines defined by three points To calculate a 3Pt angle 1 Press 2 or select Ft Arnsle in the Inverse menu P1 is the base point Two lines are to be defined by P2 and P3 both from PI 2 Enter the point name or use the HSF softkey to take a measurement to the point 3 Enter the second point P2 to define the baseline P1 P2 The angle dHA is measured from the baseline 4 Enter the third point P3 to define the second line P1 P3 When you press the FF softkey a temporary measuring screen appears Sight the target and press or to take a measurement After the measurement a recording point screen appears To store the Ha 147729 11 measured point enter the PT HT and CD values and press ENT To use the Wat 9B 7 48 point without recording it press ESC SD ro HT 1 555 om a sls PT amp Pross MSR 4 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 9
77. data use one of the other functions in the Stn Setup menu This function does not store an ST record in the job You can use this function without an open job If there is an open job when you use this function a CO record is stored to indicate that the instrument s base coordinates have changed 1 To enter the Base XYZ function press 6 or select fase in the Stn Setup menu The current instrument XYZ values are shown as the default 2 Enter the new instrument XYZ values and press ENT 3 Do one of the following Toreset the horizontal angle enter a value in the HA field and press ENT Ifyou do not need to reset the HA leave the HA field blank and press ENT Ki 588 688 Y 6868 898 The display returns to the BMS A Two point resection along a known line 1 To enter the Known Line function press 7 or Stn Setup select Eran Line in the Stn Setup menu pa_ E Base x72 A known Line dee a E l 2 Enter a known point as Pl Input PI fl If you enter a new point name a coordinate input screen appears Sight P1 and press or to take a measurement Press ENT 96 38 15 78 623 m SDX 79 881 m a Pross ENT to next PT l 62 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 10 Choose how you want to define a known line To define the line by entering P2 coordinates press 1 or select Ba Coord To define the line by entering the azimut
78. djustment press the illumination key and open the switch set up window shown above Holding down the illumination key for one second also turns on off the LCD backlight e To turn on off each function press when the option 1 2 3 or 4 is selected or directly press 1 2 8 or 4 numeric key e Press or v to move the cursor up and down e In the contrast adjustment window use 1 or v to adjust the contrast To close the window press ESC 1 LCD backlight LCD backlight is OFF il ni LCD backlight is ON 2 Laser pointer Laser pointer is OFF ee Laser pointer is ON 3 Sound of Sound is OFF i Sound is ON we 30 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual key Getting Started 3 Use the key to change the current display screen or to change display settings Switching between display screens When several display screens are available the SF indicator appears at the top left of the screen and the screen indicator for example 1 4 appears at the top right To move to the next available screen press DSP For example if the DSP2 screen is currently displayed press to move to the DSP3 screen The screen indicator changes from 2 4 to 34 When the secondary distance unit is set an additional screen is available It shows the HD VD and SD values For information on setting the secondary distance unit see page 112 The smallest unit of display for distances measured in
79. ds Each RM record consists of two screens Press to switch between the first screen showing 7 From To rHD and rVD and the second screen sua Osa a m showing rAZ rSD rV and rGD 15320 gt When you download data in Nikon RAW format RM METER 5 383 1 records are output as comment CO records AR records An AR record stores an area and perimeter calculation When you download data in Nikon RAW format AR Hamas SITE35 A records are output as comment CO records rea 158 668 m Perim 339 209 m View coordinate data When you press 2 or select Z data in the Data menu coordinate data appears in a list with the newest record at the bottom of the screen Use 1 or y to scroll through the records Use 2 or to move up or down one page DEL Edit Srch Input Press to see more detailed information about the H 501 384 selected record E 200 146 Zi 29 518 PT 2604 a CD E DEL Edit The header XYZ YXZ NEZ or ENZ depends on the Coord Label setting in HEHU gt Settinaz gt cored For more information see Coordinate page 110 UP MP CC and RE records All coordinate records contain PT CD X Y and Z fields UP records are uploaded point coordinates MP records are manually input point coordinates CC records are points calculated in Cogo and RE records are points calculated in Resection 116 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 When the Sto
80. e of less than 30 C 86 F High temperature or excessive humidity can cause mold to grow on the lenses It can also cause the electronic assemblies to deteriorate and so lead to instrument failure Store the battery pack with the battery discharged When storing the instrument in areas subject to extremely low temperatures leave the carrying case open When adjusting the leveling screws stay as close as possible to the center of each screw s range The center is indicated by a line on the screw If the tribrach will not be used for an extended period lock down the tribrach clamp knob and tighten its safety screw Do not use organic solvents such as ether or paint thinner to clean the non metallic parts of the instrument such as the keyboard or the painted or printed surfaces Doing so could result in discoloration of the surface or in peeling of printed characters Clean these parts only with a soft cloth or a tissue lightly moistened with water or a mild detergent To clean the optical lenses lightly wipe them with a soft cloth or a lens tissue that is moistened with alcohol Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 5 1 Introduction The reticle plate cover has been correctly mounted Do not release it or subject it to excessive force to make it watertight Before attaching the battery pack check that the contact surfaces on the battery and instrument are clean Securely press the cap that covers the da
81. e previous screen ESC Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 173 10 Error Messages PLP Gs Eco to AA PAMPA You are trying to record a coordinate with more than 13 digits Press any key to return to the previous screen Then check the current ST coordinate Searching Settings Stakeout FT Hot Found There is no point that matches the criteria you entered Press any key to return to the point input screen This message may appear in any function where the PT CD is input such as Station Setup or Stakeout Job Settings will be changed You have changed one or more of the following job settings e VA zero or HA in the Angle screen see Angle page 108 Scale T P Sea Lvl or C amp R in the Distance screen see Distance page 109 e Coord or Az Zero in the Coordinates screen see Coordinate page 110 e Angle Dist Temp or Press in the Unit screen see Unit page 111 To Press discard the changes to the job settings or the Fi softkey The current job remains open close the current job and save the changes to or the DIE softkey the job settings Note To record a point using the new settings create a new job using the new settings Input Error The point name style used in the Fr field is not the same as the style used in the To field For example the Fr field style is 1 and the To field style is A200 Press any key to return to the Fr To input screen Then re enter the point name using
82. e target plate 2 ee ee 22 3 Getting Started ae ee feb seein a eee doe AZ Turning the Instrument On and On Mole tt ds oe RO RE i Turning on the instrument 2 2 o ZA Turning off the instrument 2 2 2 o 2 A Changing Regional Configuration Pre sets 2 2 2 fe ee ee ee 25 Display and Key Functions sn 2 er 2 ee 26 Status bar eat ee B Se Re ae as LCD backlight Laser pointer Beep sound anid Contiast adjustment Meu e AS hes 430 DSP key i te pan cB Lie ea de a UE e Gon ia GE Se oe A 531 MODE keys 2 a oo Bie i ati Sect ee Ae at Et AS em Being at 32 COD KEY Ele Ae na i e ne SR GH Cue e te he WO dee Ge 239 HOTIKEY e mg saya Oe e be A ee pty ds Me oe covey Sit ce pit ohn he Bade rd DA 00 00 OO N UNa Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual ix Contents Bubble indicator Laser plummet keys DAT key List Display Inputting Data Fiato i OM ds Entering a point name or number Entering a code Entering values in feet and inches Jobs A A Creating a new job Measuring Distances Sighting a prism rededor Measuring distances Measurement settings Applications HA Reset and Angle Onetations a Setting the horizontal angle to 0 Entering the horizontal angle 3 Recording a foresight point after repeat suole measurement Horizontal angle hold Station Setup pl Setting up a station pith iow ordines U or TEN Setting up a station using
83. e the transmission speed and other settings Lommunicatione go to HEHU gt Settings gt Comm For more Ext Comm information see Communications page 111 ini alas Parity None o stop bit 1 Record format You can upload coordinate records in the following formats PT Tx y z cD PT X Y Z CD PT Tx y E PT X Y Z PT ae ly J Je PT X Y CD PT SE y ele Pro bix Ply f PT A O Z CD PT Dl 154 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Communications The record formats shown above use the following codes 9 Code Description Length PT Point number Up to 20 digits X Actual X coordinate Variable length Y Actual Y coordinate Variable length Z Actual Z coordinate Variable length CD Feature code Up to 16 characters Data example 20100 6606 165 1639 383 30 762 RKBSS 20104 1165611 6800 116401 4200 00032 8080 20105 5967 677 1102 343 34 353 MANHOLE 20106 4567 889 2340 665 33 444 PT1 20107 5967 677 1102 343 34 353 20109 4657 778 2335 667 PT2 20111 4657 778 2335 667 20113 4657 778 2335 667 20115 34 353 MANHOLE 20117 33 444 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 155 9 Communications Uploading Point Lists and Code Lists Settings To configure the transmission speed and other settings go to HEHU gt Settines Comm For more information see Communications page 1
84. e underneath it When the legs of the tripod are being driven into the ground they could pierce hands or feet yp ie i 13 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual w Safety vi gt de dle BP Pe CAUTION After mounting the instrument on the tripod securely fasten the thumb screws on the tripod legs If the thumb screws are not securely fastened the tripod may collapse causing personal injury or instrument damage CAUTION After mounting the instrument on the tripod securely fasten the clamp screw on the tripod If the clamp screw is not securely fastened the instrument may fall off the tripod causing personal injury or instrument damage CAUTION Securely fasten the tribrach clamp knob If the knob is not securely fastened the tribrach may come loose or fall off when you lift the instrument causing personal injury or instrument damage CAUTION Do not stack objects on the plastic carrying case or use it as a stool The plastic carrying case is unstable and its surface is slippery Stacking or sitting on the plastic carrying case may cause personal injury or instrument damage CAUTION The system in the instrument may stop functioning in order to avoid any errors in measurement when the instrument detects strong electromagnetic wave s If this is the case turn off the instrument and remove the source of the electromagnetic wave s Then turn on the instrument to resume the work Rechargeable Lithium ion Li ion
85. eby Nikon Trimble Co Ltd declares that this instrument is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Declaration of Conformity available at http www nikon trimble com RF exposure compliance 1 To comply with FCC IC RF exposure compliance requirements a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons 2 This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Safety In this chapter Mm Introduction m Warnings and Cautions m Laser Safety Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Safety Introduction For your safety read this instruction manual carefully and thoroughly before using the Total Station Nivo series Although Nikon products are designed for maximum safety using them incorrectly or disregarding the instructions can cause personal injury or property damage You should also read the documentation for any other equipment that you use with a Nivo series instrument Note Always keep the manual near the instrument for easy reference Warnings and Cautions A A The following conventions are used to indicate safety instructions WARNING Warnings alert you to situations that could cause death or serious injury CAUTION Cautions alert you to situations that could cause injury or property damage Always read and follow the i
86. ecord the point press or the GE softkey SS 14 0 0000 38 9200 271 0350 89 2630 11 04 15 DITCH CO 2Prism O S P1 P2 0 5090 0 5060 P2 Tgt 0 5020 E 7 75 07 187 87 89 46 a Sight the 2nd Pt a and Press MSR Input Target Pi P2 6 588 m P2 Tgt 258 m a PI P2 can be left blank Pi P2 Dist Input B 588 m Measure 6 4593 LIA Note In this sample data 0 5090 is the measured value 0 5060 is the entered value Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 85 4 Applications Extending a line by horizontal angle offset 1 To enter the line extension by HA function Offset press 4 or select Hine b HA in the Offset Mine Angle ses Ta Net 2 2Prism Pole u PNE y HAR oo y Input HO E 2 Sight the first prism or target and press MSR1 TE or MSR2 46 79 11 89 87 46 The display moves to the next screen SOX 45 678 m Sight the ist Pt and Press MSR 3 Sight the second prism or target and press TE MSR1 or MSA2 75 07 187 87 89 46 m Sight the nd Pt and Press MSR 4 Sight the alternative place on the same vertical TE lt ALT gt line as the required target point 32 46 89 8789 46 m Take a HA offset and Press ENT 5 To calculate the coordinates and the raw data of the target point press ENT 6 To record the point enter a PT and CD value Ha 40729 11
87. ect language screen Press v to move the cursor to the desired language and press to select it Reboot confirmation screen appears Press and re start the instrument and the selected language will be available Up to 20 characters Enter your name or the name of your company If you enter a value in this field it appears at start up Menu Key 5 Others gt ate disp Fast end Unit US Ft Split ST Yes CD Input lt 123 gt Language SELECT LANGUAGE English Fran ais Italiano Puck Reboot System Press ENT to reboot Owner s Detail MNTEON TRTMBLE Tip To provide easier configuration for common regional settings you can quickly configure the Nikon total station to a pre set combination of default regional settings For more information see Changing Regional Configuration Pre sets page 25 Tip The Nikon total station supports up to 3 languages on the instrument For more information on changing the language settings see page 113 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 113 5 Menu Key Data Use the Data menu to view or edit records To display the Data menu press 4 on the MENU screen Viewing records You can view data at any time even in an observation screen or while entering points Viewing raw data To show the raw data records in a list press 1 on the Dat i 5 383 ata menu screen 33 303 FENCE When you first v
88. ed 23 Jul 2008 07 09 21 08KI0001100 000 200 000 10 000 08KI0002200 000 300 000 20 000 02KI0001100 000 200 000 10 000 0 100 07KI0001000245 0000 0 0000 13F100000002 lt null gt lt null gt 0 0000 13F200000002 lt null gt lt null gt 179 9639 13NMBS Check HA 359 3525 Reset to HA 0 0000 07 21 41 13F10000000323 990 4 1694 0 0000 13F20000000323 990 175 8403 180 0028 03NM0 000 13F10001000323 990 4 1653 359 9833 MAIN PLATFORM 13F10001000427 445 2 4097 328 1958 RAMP 13NMStart of 2 Pt Resection 13F10000000427 445 2 4097 0 0000 13F10000000323 991 4 1542 31 8042 13F10000000427 430 1 8583 121 4306 13F10000000323 976 3 8625 153 2306 08KI0011100 005 199 996 10 000 02K10011100 005 199 996 10 000 0 100 07KI0011000344 9980 0 0000 166 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Communications 9 SDR2x coordinate data format OONMSDR20V03 05 000023 Jul 2008 18 40 111211 1ONMEXAMPLE6 01KI1 Nikon Nivo 5 M 000000 Nikon Nivo 5 M00000012 0 000 0 000 13NM 080926 2 lt JOB gt Downloaded 08 Oct 2008 18 40 06 13NMSftware Pre install version 1 0 0 1 13NMInstrument Nikon Nivo 5 M 13NMDist Units Metres 13NMAngle Units Degrees 13NMZero azimuth North 13NMZero VA Horizon 13NMProjection correction OFF 13NMC amp R correction OFF 13NMSea level correction OFF 13NMCoord Order NEZ 13NMClient 13NMDescription 13NMTilt Correction VA OFF HA OFF 13NM EXAMPLE6 lt JOB gt Created 23 Jul 2008 07 09 21 13NMPrism constant 0 08KI0001100 0
89. eet O Mini prism adapter g amp v Telescopic Prism pole prism pole tripod type PPS Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 2 19 2 Preparation Setting Up the Prism Reflector 1 Assemble the prism reflector as shown below Height adjust ment adapter is not used Tribrach adapter 15 Tribrach W30 W30b A page 22 Target pole Target plate for single prism SI Tiltable single prism holder Triple prism holder Adjust the height of the tribrach adaptor see page 21 If necessary change the direction of the prism see page 21 Set the prism constant see page 21 If you are using a single prism holder set the position of the target plate see Detailed instructions for Step 2 through Step 5 are provided on the following pages Note Nivo series must be used with the Tribrach W30 or W30b 20 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Preparation 2 Adjusting the height of the tribrach adapter The tribrach adapter has a height adjustment adapter To use the prism reflector with a Nivo series instrument remove the height adjustment adapter as shown in the Figure below The height adjustment adapter will be used with other Nikon Total Stations Height adjustment adapter Height adjustment adapter clamp screw Changing the direction of the prism The prism mounted on the tribrach adapter can be rotated to face in any direction To cha
90. eld always defaults to the last code used You can change the selected code on the input point screen or you can press in the BMS For more information see COD key page 33 You can use numeric or alphanumeric names up to 16 characters long to identify codes Entering a code directly To enter a code directly press to change the Record PT E input mode to alphanumeric or numeric mode Then use the keypad to enter the code Entering a code from the stack The code stack is a list of recently used codes The stack may contain up to 20 codes To display the stack press the Stack softkey when the cursor is in the CD field Use J or y to move the cursor to the code that you want to use Then press ENT The selected code is copied to the CD field When the instrument is rebooted the code stack is cleared Entering a code from the code list To display a list of existing codes press the List Record PT softkey when the cursor is in the CD field PT A102 To edit the code list go to MEHU gt Data gt Code List For more information see Editing an item in the point list or code list page 126 Use J or y to highlight the feature code that you want FENERAL to use Then press ENT RAILROADS Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 43 3 Getting Started A layer has an arrow at the end of the code label If you highlight a layer in the list and then press ENT t
91. electronic level In the leveling work always set the instrument in face direction please refer to the Fig 1 1 in page 3 To level the instrument 1 Move the bubble into the circle drawn on the circular level and then turn on the power Rotate the alidade until the bottom edge of the keyboard panel is parallel to the two of the leveling screws B and C Use leveling screws B and C to move the bubble into the center of the electronic level Bottom edge of 1 the keyboard panel Rotate the alidade approximately 90 Use leveling screw A to move the bubble into the center of the electronic level Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 to center the bubble in both positions Rotate the alidade 180 If the bubble in the electronic level remains centered the instrument is level If the gt Bottom edge of bubble moves off center adjust the electronic the keyboard panel level For detailed instructions see Adjusting the Electronic Level page 136 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 15 2 Preparation Sighting When you sight the instrument you aim the telescope at the target bring the target image into focus and align the image with the center crosshairs of the reticle Center crosshairs To sight the instrument 1 Adjust the diopter a Aim the telescope at a blank area such as the sky or a piece of paper A WARNING Never look at
92. ess or msr2 The Record PT screen H mg T appears s PT_ amp Pross MSR 4 4 Enter a value in the PT and CD fields Press ENT 78 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 5 Enter the second point on the vertical plane Press ENT Once the plane is defined the calculated Sta and dZ values are updated as you move the telescope No 55 261 m distance measurement is required d 3 847 m Sta Horizontal distance from P1 to the target Sta Distance from PI point along the baseline along the PI P Line dZ Vertical distance from P1 to the target point Using to switch between display screens Press to switch between the plane display screens The following screens are available PLN1 PLN2 PLN3 Sta E HA dz y ug Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press in the last screen PLN3 the PLN1 screen appears To record the point press on any screen V PLN1 3 to V PLN3 3 Enter PT and CD Then press ENT HA 46 29 11 VA 6987 467 SD 19 402 m Sample records CO Vertical Ref Plane Pt1 516 A1 Pt2 530 CO Sta 68 021 dz 17 459 SS 30123 A48 1 5480 16 4020 40 4720 89 0730 14 22 47 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 79 4 Applications Measuring distance and offset values on the slope Yos paa X2 Y 2 225 A 1 To enter the 3 Pt Reference Plane function press Programs or select E U Plane S F lame i
93. etic character in a coordinate field Press any key Then check the specified line in the data MIE pregi DS ii E PA The uploaded data contains a duplicate PT Press any key Then check the specified point in the data Tip If the existing point is a UP CC or MP record and is not referred by ST or BS then it will be overwritten by the uploaded record No error message appears The uploaded data contains a PT with a name or number that is longer than 20 digits Press any key Then check the specified line in the data The uploaded data contains a coordinate that is longer than 13 digits Press any key Then check the specified line in the data 170 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Data ErrorMessages 10 You have tried to edit the current ST Note You cannot edit the current ST However old ST records can be edited No recalculation can be performed on the instrument Press any key to return to the code layer name input screen nte ii L be Pisi DT Pid i You have tried to edit a coordinate that the current ST or BS refers to You cannot change a coordinate if the current ST or BS refers to it Press any key to return to the Data view screen PL de LAI a i de S You have tried to change the coordinates of an SO SS or CP record You cannot change the coordinates of an SO SS or CP record Press any key to return to the previous screen You have tried
94. etter cyclic error adjustment in distance measurement It efficiently eliminates multipath reflection Rec mode field The Rec mode setting controls how the and keys operate in the BMS The MSR only setting is the default measurement mode After a measurement the instrument stops in the BMS and waits for you to press before recording the point The Confirm setting displays the Record PT screen before data is recorded The ALL setting is a quick shooting and recording mode The instrument automatically records the point using the default PT CD The instrument then returns to the BMS for the next measurement Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 49 3 Getting Started 50 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications In this chapter HA Reset and Angle Operations Station Setup Stakeout Program Key Recording Measurement Data Measuring Offsets CHAPTER Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 51 4 Applications HA Reset and Angle Operations To open the Angle menu press in the BMS To Angle select a command from this menu either press the Hi 34 88 28 corresponding number key or press or to highlight Ta 7 Hold the command and then press ENT su Setting the horizontal angle to 0 To reset the horizontal angle to 0 press 1 or select Set in the Angle menu The display returns to the Basic Measurement Screen BMS Entering the horizontal angle To displa
95. existing point its coordinates are displayed and the cursor moves to the HI Height of instrument field Ifthe point is new a coordinate input screen appears Enter the coordinates for the point Press after each field When you press in the CD field the new point is stored Ifthe specified point has a code the code appears in the CD field 3 Enter the instrument height in the HI field and then press ENT The Backsight screen appears 4 Select an input method for defining the backsight point To sight the backsight by entering coordinates see below Input Station 4567 308 P 288 146 Input Station A a A LEO CO CD POT Backsight _ ADA 3 a To sight the backsight by entering the azimuth and angle see page 56 54 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 Sighting the backsight by entering coordinates x Backsight point A Xb Yb Zb gee Instrument height i Yo Yb IN Station oirtt o Xi Yi Ziy 1 To enter coordinates for the backsight point BS press 1 or select Togor in the Backsight screen 2 Enter the point name If the point exists in the job its coordinates are shown 3 Ifyou intend to take a distance measurement to the BS enter the height of target in the HT field 4 Sight the BS Press to complete the setup Torecord a full shot with HA VA and SD
96. g in the charger to the supplied AC adapter to turn the unit on The power input must be 5 V with at least 4 A of current capability Each battery may take up to 2 A while charging Charging a battery e Simply slide a battery into either battery slot to begin charging The adjacent charge indicator will illuminate yellow when charging is in progress The charge indicator will change to green when charging is complete e Charger slots are completely independent so a battery may be inserted regardless of the state of the other battery slot e Charging may take 2 4 hours if the battery was normally discharged e Charging may take up to 5 hours with a completely drained battery which has been stored for several months without use e By design Li Ion batteries should not be charged above 40 C 45 C so a blinking charge light may mean the batteries are too hot for charging Charging will resume after the batteries cool down The charging time will be longer due to the batteries cool down when charging batteries above 40 C 45 C 10 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Preparation 2 If the charge indicator s are blinking and the batteries feel cool it may indicate a problem with the battery or the charger If the charge light is still blinking after trying several batteries which are not warm there is a problem with the unit or the batteries themselves Conditioning calibrating a battery Battery calibration is necessary
97. ge display screens press DSP Azimuth from first point to second point Percentage of grade rVD rHD x 100 Vertical grade rHD rVD 1 To record the distance and angle information as a comment record press in the 1 2 or 2 2 observation screen Default point numbers are displayed You can change these point numbers To record a note press in the To field rAg 165739 457 2 981 1 25 1 rss rep Sight PT amp Press MSR Press ENT to record Record Mote Fril Record Mote Fest id REC NOTE a Data that you save in RDM functions is stored in RM records For more information see RM records page 116 When you download data in Nikon RAW format they are output as comment CO records 76 Measuring between the current point and the immediately preceding point 1 To enter the RDM Continuous function press or select REH Cont 11n the Programs menu Follow the procedure as for a radial RDM measurement For more information see Measuring between the current and the first point measured page 75 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Progr ans pa Pt Ref Line Pi 2 Arc RefLine pa RDMiRadial y AAA y P Ss REM Difference between 1 Cont and 2 Radial P3 P3 pa j P4 1 Cont Nae The preceding two points are 2 Radial subject to calculation alculations are made with reference to the first point
98. go Communications Data Job Manager Programs Recording Data Searching Settings Stakeout Station Setup System Error Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Contents 156 y AST 158 158 158 161 165 169 170 170 171 172 172 173 174 174 174 175 176 xiii Contents xiv Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Introduction In this chapter m Welcome m Parts of the Instrument m Maintenance CHAPTER Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 1 1 Introduction Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Nikon product This instruction manual was written for the users of Total Station Nivo series instruments Before you operate a Nivo series instrument read this manual carefully In particular pay attention to the warnings and cautions that appear in the Safety section at the front of the manual Before you begin you should also read the maintenance instructions For more information see Maintenance page 5 2 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Introduction 1 Parts of the Instrument Figure 1 1 and Figure 1 2 show the main parts of the Nivo series instrument Carrying handle Optical sight Finder Telescope focusing ring Telescope bh Horizontal axis eyepiece indication mark Diopter rin P 3 Vertical tangent screw Reticle plate cover Battery box MODE MENU Y 8 0 075 8 9 Face 1 displa
99. h press 2 or select Ex An If you select Bw finale the azimuth input screen appears Enter the angle value and press ENT A measurement screen appears Sight P2 and press or to take a measurement Press ENT After the measurement to P2 is completed the coordinates of the station are calculated To record the station press or the REC softkey To check your measurement press the HSF softkey If you defined the line by entering its azimuth HD and VD between P1 and P2 are displayed If you defined the line by entering the P2 coordinates the difference of HD dHD and Applications 4 268 465 188 812 64 416 152 835 m 8 648 m VD dZ between your measurement data and input coordinate data are displayed Enter the station name the height of instrument HI and a feature code CD if required The station name defaults to the last recorded PT 1 or last recorded ST 1 depending on the Split ST setting Backsight BS defaults to the first point P1 To change it highlight the BS field and then press the Change softkey To finish the setup and record the station press in the BS field HT REC STH Select Backsight PT Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 63 4 Applications Sample records CO Temperature 20C Pressure 1013hPa Prism 0 ST 9005 265 1 2350 150 40300 150 40300 F1 265 1 6040 79 0010 9
100. he codes and layers in that layer are displayed When you return to the input screen the selected code is entered in the CD field Items are shown in alphabetic order You can also use the first character search to quickly find a code For more information see Advanced feature Searching for a code by using the first character page 44 Advanced feature Searching for a code by using the first character To find a code quickly when the code list appears use the first character search For example to see feature codes that begin with T use the keypad to enter the letter T To do this press twice After each press of the key the input mode field displays the selected letter For example if you press 1 E appears If you quickly press 1 again T appears If you do not press the 1 key again the letter T is selected Once you have selected a letter the cursor moves to the feature code beginning with that letter If there is no code beginning with that letter the cursor moves to the next available letter Qcodes Quick codes Qcodes let you shoot and record many C points with feature codes in the field You can register HA 46 29 11 up to ten Quick codes To register Qcodes press the WAS 32 11 db dit softkey For more information see Quick code measurement mode page 33 Press to switch Qcodes on or off Press the Edi softkey to change the Qcode You can edit the entire code
101. he REC field is optional It contains the text pr that is stored in the job If you leave the REC field blank the value in the CD sei CD field is used CREC MANHOLE REC Item for record can be diff from CO e You can use the REC field to use familiar words or codes on the screen but store a numeric code in the job For example if you set the CD field to MANHOLE and the REC field to 1155 the text MANHOLE appears on the ED MANHOLE screen but the code 1155 is stored CREC z 11555 o La REC Item for record can be diff from CO If you press the ii t softkey when a layer name appears only the Lyr field Edit Laver E appears To save changes to the layer name press in the Lyr field Lyr ell MAS 16 characters 126 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Adding a point name In the point list press the Arid softkey to add a new point name to the current layer Enter a new point name and then press ENT The point name is added to the current layer and the list is updated Adding a code In the code list press the Add softkey to add a new feature code to the current layer Enter the feature code in the CD field Press to change between alphabetic and numeric input mode You can use the REC field to define a numeric identifier for each feature code This is optional If there is a value in the REC field this value is stored If you leave the REC field blank the CD
102. he first screen showing ST HI BS and AZ and the second screen showing X Y Z PT and CD When you assign a new ST point name in HEHU gt Str coordinates of the station is recorded as 0 0 0 SO records SO records are stakeout shots These are shots recorded in stakeout functions When the Store DB setting is setto RAW XYZ press to switch between the first screen showing HA VA SD PT and HT the second screen showing X Y Z PT and CD and the third screen showing dX dY dZ PT and CD The dX dY and dZ fields store the difference between the stakeout shot s actual position and its planned position These fields are downloaded as comment records in Nikon RAW format CO records A CO record is a comment added to the job from the system For example when you change the Stn Z using the CO Remote BM Cal Remote Benchmark function or you reset the C Z 79 473 Str horizontal angle using the BSCheck function the Point Updated system writes a comment record When you input a Stn XYZ by Base XYZ function the recorded station appears as a comment record A 12345 988 58 123 164 288 SY records When you complete a station setup a SY record is stored This record contains the Temperature Pressure and Prism Constant values Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 115 5 Menu Key RM records When you record measurements in RDM Cont or RDM Rad they are labeled as RM recor
103. he point name that you want to record already exists in the job an error message appears Depending on the type of existing record you can x Duplicate PT overwrite the old record with the new data For more information see z Gii Pea Recording Data page 173 A A146 Hold down for one second to record the measurement as a CP record Outputting data to the COM port If you press while the icon appears in an 5 observation screen a line of data is output to the COM 46 79 117 port 89 87 46 i SDX 345 123 m HT 1 588 m COM Note If appears data is not stored to the job when you press ENT The format of the output data is defined by the setting of the Ext Comm field in MEHU gt Settinss HA 48 79 117 Comm For more information see Communications DATA OUTPUT page 111 PT S42 HT 1 568 m COM To output data on the COM port when you press ENT set the Data Rec field in MEHL gt Settinsz gt Eexc to COM For more information see Store DB RAH HSYZ Recording page 112 Rec LG OFF Data Rec 82 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 Sample output records through COM port When the Ext Comm field is set to NIKON TRPN PT8 SD 000066626 HA 003856010 VA 008048500 HT 0000061757 TR PN point name SD HA VA HT when ACK is returned PN is incremented When the Ext Comm field is set to SET 0006662 0804806 0394324 97 SD VA HA Chk SUM
104. ht s will blink rapidly and battery charging will be re enabled Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 11 2 Preparation Detaching and Re Attaching the Battery Pack Detaching the battery pack AN CAUTION Avoid touching the contacts on the battery pack 1 Ifthe instrument is turned on press to turn it off 2 Turn the battery box release knob counterclockwise open the battery box cover and remove the battery pack from the battery box Inserting the battery pack Before inserting the battery pack clear any dust or other foreign particles from the battery contacts 1 Turn the battery box release knob counterclockwise and open the battery box cover 2 Put the battery pack into the battery box Insert the battery pack with the connectors bottom first facing inside 3 Close the battery box cover and turn the knob clockwise until the secure click sound is heard A N CAUTION If the battery box cover is not closed this could adversely affect the watertightness of the instrument 12 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Preparation 2 Setting Up the Tripod ZN CAUTION The tops of the tripod ferrules are very sharp When handling or carrying the tripod take care to avoid injuring yourself on the ferrules SG Pi a Da 8 Open the tripod legs enough to for the instrument to be stable Locate the tripod directly over the station point To check the tripod s position look through the
105. iew the raw data the last four raw Ra Sana CT ABS records in the current job are displayed Use or y to E scroll through the records DEL Edit srch To see detailed information for the selected records Ha 148 36 10 press ENT UA 7625 BB SD 29 518 m To return to the record list press ESC PT 306 HT 4 192 m DEL Edit DSP SS CP F1 records Raw SS CP and F1 records contain PT HT CD HA VA and SD fields SS records are sideshots topo shots All shots from the Basic Measurement Screen BMS are stored as SS records CP records are shots taken in the Angle or Repeat menus or in the BMS For more information see Recording a foresight point after repeat angle measurement page 52 and Recording data from any observation screen page 81 When the Store DB setting is set to RAW XYZ press to switch between the first screen showing HA VA SD PT and HT and the second screen showing X Y Z PT and CD Coordinates are not available in F1 records When you take more than one measurement to the same point and choose to overwrite the XYZ data the old raw record becomes raw data only As a result only one SS RAW record keeps its corresponding SS XYZ record Other SS RAW records to the same point no longer have coordinates available 114 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 ST records ST station records contain ST HI BS and AZ fields Press to switch between t
106. ixed text Comment text 160 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual SDR2x and SDR33 record formats Header record 00mm ver 9000 aime ana ast press tem eoor 4 OONM ver 1 4 5 20 21 24 25 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 0000 datetime ang dist press temp coor Instrument record Header record identifier fixed text SDR download version One of the following SDR20V03 05 SDR2x SDR33V04 01 SDR33 Not used Download date and time in hours and minutes Angle units One of the following 1 Degrees 2 Gons 4 Mils Distance units One of the following 1 Meters 2 Feet Pressure units One of the following 1 mm Hg 2 In Hg 3 hPa Temperature units One of the following 1 Celsius 2 Fahrenheit Coordinate order One of the following 1 NEZ 2 ENZ Not used 01KI1 instr serNo Instr serNo 1 zero VA 0 000 0 000 0 000 1 5 01KI1 Instrument record identifier fixed text 6 21 instr Instrument make and model 28 43 22 27 serNo Instrument serial number 44 49 50 1 Not used 51 zero VA The reference point for vertical angles One of the following 1 Zenith 2 Horizon 52 61 0 000 Not used 62 71 0 000 Not used 72 81 0 000 Not used Communications 9 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 161 9 Communications Station details record 02KI stnpt northing easting elevation h desc
107. k as a wildcard For example when you enter 586 in the PT field the search matches the points named 500 500 1 500 A and 5000 To search by point type move to the Type field and use lt or gt to change the selected point type The options are ALL MP UP CC and RE If more than one point matches the search criteria the matching points are displayed in a list Use 3 or y to highlight the point you want to use Press to select it Detailed data for the selected record appears Press the DEP softkey to change the fields shown Press to return to the list Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 Search RAI di PT Hot Found Pross any key a RYZE MP 54 KERB UP 2661 P 2002 UP 5963 MANHOLE a Fl UF cod OOOO Search 12 Type MP PT CD Search Ye Type MI iii i CDi II ri Hi 7868 286 Y gt 886 886 PT 500 a CD FENCE E DEL Edit 123 5 Menu Key If no point matches the specified criteria an error screen appears Press any Search YZ key to return to the data screen di PT Hot Found Pross any key a a Entering coordinates In the XYZ screen press the Irmuut softkey to display a new input point screen DEL Edit Srch Input The PT field defaults to the last recorded PT 1 but you can change the value shown Enter the PT and CD and then press to enter coordinates Use the n
108. k the circular level If the bubble is not in the center of the level use the adjusting pin to rotate the three adjustment screws of either circular level on the instrument main body or tribrach until the bubble is centered Checking and Adjusting the Optical Laser Plummet The optical axis of the plummet must be aligned with the vertical axis of the instrument To check and adjust the optical laser plummet 1 Place the instrument on the tripod You do not have to level the instrument 2 Place a thick sheet of paper marked with an X on the ground below the instrument While you are looking through the optical plummet adjust the leveling screws until the image of the X is in the center of the reticle mark For laser plummet adjust the laser pointer to the X 3 Rotate the alidade 180 If the marked image is in the same position in the center of the reticle mark no adjustment is required For laser plummet if the laser pointer is on the X no adjustment is required 136 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Checking and Adjustment 6 4 Ifthe image or laser pointer is not in the same position adjust the optical or laser plummet a Use the supplied hexagonal wrench to turn the adjustment screws until the image of the X is in Position P Position P is the center point of the line connecting the X and the center of the reticle mark b Repeat from Step 2 For la
109. lete JOB job list MEA ALA Deleting Job a Setting the control job If you search for a point when a control job is specified and the system cannot find the point in the current job the control job is also searched If the point is found in the control job it is copied to the current job as a UP record A control job has the same format as a standard job You can open and modify it like any other job and you can use it to record any measured data To set the control job 1 Highlight the job that you want to use TOKRTO 5 CONTROL 3 G2 2 Press the Str 1 softkey Metano 8 Creat DEL Ctrl Info 94 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 A confirmation screen appears Control Job ON 3 Do one of the following Job name NIKON123 To set the selected job as the control job i a O pre To cancel the process press or the Ha softkey If a control job is already assigned the newly assigned control job replaces it as the control job Control Job lt OFF To clear the control job selected highlight the current control job in the job list Job name CONTROLS and press the tr 1 softkey Then press ENT or the softkey to confirm Stop using this Job as the Control Job Displaying job Information To display job information highlight the job name and then press the Inf softkey H28526 3 02 05 26 Ag YOROHAn 62 45 26 ig Creat DEL Ctrl Info The
110. level Circular level vial Displayed on the LCD Sensitivity 10 2 mm Optical plummet Image Magnification Field of view Focusing range Erect 3x 5 0 5 m 1 6 ft to infinity Optional laser plummet Wave length Laser class Focusing range Laser diameter 635 nm Class 2 Approx 2 mm Display and keypad Display type Graphical LCD Resolution 128 x 64 Display illumination Backlight Keys 25 Connections in the base of instrument Communications Type Maximum baud rate External power supply input voltage RS 232C 38400 bps asynchronous 4 5 V to 5 2 V DC 144 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Specifications 7 Battery pack Output voltage 3 8 V DC rechargeable Continuous operation time Continuous distance angle 10 hours measurement Distance angle measurement 16 hours every 30 seconds Continuous angle measurement 30 hours Tested at 25 C nominal temperature Operation times may vary depending on the condition and deterioration of the battery Environmental performance Operating temperature range 20 C through 50 C 4 F through 122 F Storage temperature range 25 C through 60 C 13 F through 140 F Dimensions Main unit 149 mm W x 145 mm D x 306 mm H Carrying case 435 mm W x 206 mm D x 297 mm H Weight Main unit w o battery 3 5 kg 7 95 Ibs approx Battery 0 1 kg 0 22 Ibs approx Carrying case 2 4
111. menu If you highlight a menu item and then press ENT a sub menu appears The first item on the sub menu ends with the text MEHL Ifyou select this item the whole menu is assigned to the key To assign a specific function from the sub menu press or y to highlight the function Then press ENT Once you have assigned a function to a key it is called directly whenever you press that key in the BMS To change the type of data that is assigned to the keys in MEHL 3 iseceKeds page 132 USE For more information see USR key settings key gee Select Functions Base ve Default PT Target 05 Cogo MENU H Inverse El Input T rea amp Perim C Line amp 0 5 Intersection 197208 34 89 87 467 PT 35818 HT 1 642 m 1 hiverse 2Brng amp Dist Area amp Perim o Line amp 0 3 q pa 5 Input gt Assign a Function to each USR key Use the key to quickly access data in the current job from observation screens When you press in the BMS or in observation screens in functions such as Stakeout 2Pt RefLine and Arc RefLine the assigned data in the current job appears Hold down for one second in the BMS or an observation screen to display the Select Format screen Use this screen to change the type of data that is assigned to DAT Press 1 or select DAT EMENL to display the Data menu whenever you press DAT 38 Total Station Nivo Series Instru
112. multiple point resection Advanced feature Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection Setting up the station quickly without coordinates Determining station elevation Checking and resetting the backsight RE Two point resection along a known line Stakeout Specifying the stakeouit point by sale sud desto Specifying the stakeout point by coordinates Advanced feature Specifving a stakeout list i range iil DivLine S O RefLine S O Program Key Measuring diano a d offset des dm a becca ine Measuring distance and offset values on the arc curve Remote distance measurement Measuring remote elevation Measuring distance and offset values on wike sical pane Measuring distance and offset values on the slope Recording Measurement Data pia Recording data from any observation screen Outputting data to the COM port Measuring Offsets x Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Advanced leur dear for a Coe bike using the fi rst Lario e 36 36 37 38 39 39 39 43 44 45 45 46 47 47 47 48 51 od 192 52 92 53 53 54 xD 59 60 60 61 62 64 65 66 68 68 69 71 71 73 379 77 78 80 81 81 82 83 Measuring taped offsets Measuring angle offsets Two prism pole Extending a line by horizontal anole offsets Entering a horizontal distance after an angle only shot Calculating a corner point Measuring
113. n alphanumeric mode enters T U V or 2 Opens a window where you can enter a code The default page 33 e code value is the last code entered W X Y Z or 3 In numeric mode enters 3 In alphanumeric mode enters Displays the HOT menu which includes Height of Target page 34 HOT Temp Press Target Note recording and Default PT B settings In numeric mode enters minus In alphanumeric mode enters period minus or plus Displays the Bubble indicator r a In numeric mode enters 0 In alphanumeric mode enters a space or 0 page 36 Status bar The status bar appears on the right side of every screen It contains icons that indicate the status of various system functions Input mode indicator Status bar DISP The Input mode indicator only appears when you are entering points or coordinates It shows the data input mode H Input mode is numeric Press a key on the number pad to enter the number printed on the key O Input mode is alphabetic Press a key on the number pad to enter the first letter printed beside the key Press the key repeatedly to cycle through all the letters assigned to that key For example to enter the letter O in alphabetic mode press 5 three times Laser pointer indicator The icon appears while turning on the laser pointer When the icon is displayed on the screen the emitting power is la
114. n the Programs menu f 2 Enter three points to define the slope plane To Input Plane PI enter the point by direct measurement press the ZE softkey sa If you press in a blank field an input screen 200 308 for temporary coordinates appears These 188 552 coordinates will not be stored 69 528 This PT will not be recorded When you have entered the temporary coordinates Eesed ir YZ appears instead of the PT name If the plane is defined by two points by selecting F the vertical plane is the same as the plane used in the V PIn function but the indicating factors are Sta and dZ not a and b For more information see Measuring distance and offset values on the vertical plane page 78 80 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 Once the plane is defined the calculated a and b values are updated as you move the telescope No distance measurement is required 3 582 m a Distance between P1 and the point that is a Distance from FI perpendicular to the target point along the P1 b 05 from PI P Line P2 line b Length of the perpendicular line from the target point to the P1 P2 line Using to switch between display screens Press to switch between the plane display screens The following screens are available PLN1 PLN2 PLN3 a HA ki y Do d Knee Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press in the
115. nd their assigned feature codes appears on the right side of the screen For example when you press 6 the code assigned to 6 is selected and the instrument starts a measurement 3 Ifyou have set the record mode to Confirm see Measurement settings page 48 the Record PT screen appears after each measurement Do one of the following To record the point press ENT To return to the BMS press ESC gt 48 29 11 SOR 3 HA 48 29 1 VAs 92 11 46 code HA 48 29 11 VAD 92 11 46 si inn To assign a new feature code to a numeric key press 1 or y to highlight the code that you want to change Then press the Exit softkey You can use the LSF softkey to change the values shown in the measurement box in the same way as you use the key in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS 4 To return to the BMS from the Qcode screen press or ESC key In the BMS press to change the default feature code that will appear in the CD field when you record a point Setting the default code When you press in the BMS a window for entering the feature code appears You can use the List and Stack softkeys to enter the code HA 48 79 117 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 33 3 Getting Started Qcode observations To enter the Quick code observation routine press the acode softkey In this function you can use the ten numeric keys to b
116. ne of lt DSP3 gt or press the Saw softkey YN AE key settings lsec keys SR 2 DSP 3 USR 5 0 5 DAT EM 2 MSR2 Rec mode Tip You can also access the settings screen by holding down or for one second lsec Keys 1 HSR 2 El 3 USR 405 0 5 DAT lt DSP1 gt lt DSP2 gt lt DSP3 GEO HA AZ VA VD YR SD HD HD A Change en DI a ail Tip You can also access the DSP settings screen by holding down for one second To change the functions that are assigned to the USR1 and keys press 3 or select USE 1 in the lsec Keys menu 132 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual ta There are two keys The function that is assigned to each key appears beside the key name To change the settings for the key press 1 or select SF I To change the settings for the key press 2 or select SE2 In the Select Functions screen the asterisk indicates the function that is currently assigned to the key To highlight a function use or y To assign that function to the selected key press ENT key settings To enter the Stakeout settings screen press 4 or select 5 01 in the 1sec Keys menu There are two Stakeout settings For more information see Stakeout page 111 key settings Menu Key 5 USE Key EN lt Area amp Per im 2 USR lt Targat gt Taag Select
117. nge the direction of the prism 1 Release the rotation clamp To do this turn the clamp lever counterclockwise 2 Turn the upper plate of the tribrach adapter until the prism is facing in the required direction 3 Fasten the rotation clamp To do this turn the clamp lever clockwise Setting the prism constant 1 Attach the prism to the single prism holder or triple prism holder vw AR Tip To use a triple prism holder as a single prism holder attach the prism to the center thread of the prism holder 2 Set the prism constant To do this hold down or for one second For more a information see Measurement settings page 48 Mormal Note The prism constant of a Nikon prism is always Roc mode ALL 0 whether it is attached to a single prism holder or a triple prism holder If your prism constant is not 0 mm then directly enter the prism constant value in the Const field For example if your prism constant is 30 mm enter 30mm in the Const field on the instrument asl Ak Tip When you use the prism at a short distance set the prism at a slight angle to the sighting axis rather than completely square Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 21 2 Preparation Setting the position of the target plate If using a single prism make sure that the target plate is aligned with the tribrach adapter and the prism To set the position of the target plate 1 Use the t
118. nown point 1 ST HI BS To enter Quick Station setup press 3 or select fudick in the Stn Setup menu Station point defaults to the last recorded PT 1 or ST 1 depending on the Split ST setting Height of instrument Backsight point blank Backsight azimuth defaults to zero No default PT is assigned to the BS Leave this field blank or enter a BS point name The backsight azimuth AZ defaults to zero but you can change this To complete the station setup sight the BS and press ENT 1 Enown 2 Resection 3 Remote BM g Roo 5 8 Check Stn Setup When you press in the AZ field both HA and AZ are reset to the value you have entered Even if both ST and BS are known points this function does not calculate the backsight angle AZ automatically To calculate the AZ between two known points ST and BS use Station Setup Emi For more information see Setting up a station with known coordinates or azimuth page 54 Determining station elevation 1 Press 4 or select Remote GM in the Stn Setup menu Enter the BM point and press ENT When the point is found it appears briefly The cursor then moves to the HT field Enter the HT and press ENT 60 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Stn Setup 1 Enown TO 2 Resection 2 3 Quick a H q a Input BM Applications 4 4 Sight the BM point and press or MSR2 HA 269 487
119. nstruction Manual 109 5 Menu Key surrounding the earth decreases with altitude light is refracted at different rates at different altitudes The error caused by this change in refraction is called refraction error Curvature error A A Refraction error A A1 P E Horizontal i NZ direction AI AF N 5 P A HD Horizontal dist before adj HD Horizontal dist after adj VD Vertical dist before adj VD Vertical dist after adj SD Slope distance VA Vertical angle Re 6370 km k C amp R constant 0 132 or 0 200 Da HD HD SD nova 2R 2 HD VD VD 1 k 2R Coordinate To open the Coordinate menu press 3 or select Coord in the Settings menu Order NEZ ENZ Label XYZ YXZ NEZ ENZ AZ North South The Order and AZ job settings cannot be changed once a job is created Power saving To open the Power Save menu press 4 or select Fide Sawe in the Settings menu Main Unit OFF 5min 10min 30min EDM Unit OFF At once 0 1min 0 5min 3min 10min Sleep OFF 1min 3min 5min 110 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Coordinate Order ala Label KYZ AZ zero Horth a Power Saves Main Unit 5 min EDM Unit At once Sleep MT A a Communications To open the Communication menu press 5 or select i n in the Settings menu Ext Comm NIKON SET Port Serial Bluetooth Baud 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 bps Length 7 8 Pari
120. nstructions carefully Warnings a i Pp Before using the instrument read the following warnings and follow the instructions that they provide WARNING Never look at the sun through the telescope If you do you may damage or lose your eyesight WARNING Nivo series instruments are not designed to be explosion proof Do not use the instrument in coal mines in areas contaminated with coal dust or near other flammable substances WARNING Never disassemble modify or repair the instrument yourself If you do you may receive electric shocks or burns or the instrument may catch fire You may also impair the accuracy of the instrument WARNING Use only the battery charger and AC adapter that are supplied with the instrument Do not use any other charger or you may cause the battery pack to catch fire or rupture iv Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Safety WARNING Do not cover the battery charger and AC adapter while the battery pack is being recharged The charger must be able to dissipate heat adequately Coverings such as blankets or clothing can cause the charger to overheat WARNING Avoid recharging the battery pack in humid or dusty places in direct sunlight or near heat sources Do not recharge the battery pack when it is wet If you do you may receive electric shocks or burns or the battery pack may overheat or catch fire WARNING Although the battery pack has an auto reset circuit breaker y
121. o Series Instruction Manual vii Safety Table 1 1 Specifications for laser emission Laser pointer Wave length Output power 630 680 nm CW Po lt 1mW Disatance meter Wave length Output power Pulse width 850 890 nm Pulse Po lt 6 4W lt 5ns Laser plummet Option Wave length Output power 635 nm CW Po lt 1 0 mW Table 1 2 Conforming standards E U EN60825 1 Am 2 2001 IEC60825 1 Am 2 2001 Laser Pointer Class 2 Distance Meter Class 1 Laser plummet Class 2 Option USA FDA21CFR Part 1040 Sec 1040 10 and 1040 11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No 50 dated June 24 2007 Laser pointer Laser plummet Option Complies with 21 CFR 1040 10 and 1040 11 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No 50 dated June 24 2007 MADE IN JAPAN NIKON TRIMBLE CO LTD Technoport Mitsuiseimei Bldg 16 2 Minamikamata 2 chome Ota ku Tokyo 144 0035 Japan This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Contains FCC ID W4LNTOO01 1C 8170A NT0001 CEE Gr viii Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Contents Safety 2 86 nF e i I e I e I Introduction ardite dai dd a a atea A uao bra AN Warnings an
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123. on may not be correct Three dimensional coordinates are required in S Plane function Press any key to return to the point input screen Then enter a three dimensional point 172 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual ErrorMessages 10 Recording Data The data storage is full Press any key to return to the Basic Measurement Screen BMS Then To delete unnecessary data delete jobs oT i E The input PT you are trying to record already exists in the current job An existing coordinate record cannot be overwritten by measured data Press any key to return to the point input screen Change PT r DT i La id The input PT you are trying to record already exists in the current job as an SS SO or CP record An existing SS SO or CP record can be overwritten by measured data Tore Press return to the PT input screen or the F t softkey record RAW data and update XYZ data the v2 softkey record RAW data only Ha g No job is open To Press open the job list if there are existing jobs or select Se create a new job or select return to the previous screen ESC There is no station record in the current job or a station setup or BS check has not been done since the program was rebooted To Press continue recording or select E job the message appears go to the Stn Setup menu or select return to th
124. on or fire and can result in personal injury and or equipment damage To prevent injury or damage Do not charge or use the battery if it appears to be damaged or leaking Charge the Lithium ion battery only in a product that is specified to charge it Be sure to follow all instructions that are provided with the battery charger Discontinue charging a battery that gives off extreme heat or a burning odor Use the battery only in equipment that is specified to use it Use the battery only for its intended use and according to the instructions in the product documentation Laser Safety gt E gt The Nivo series is a Class 2 laser instrument Nivo Series is a Class 2 Laser Product in accordance with IEC60825 1 Am2 2001 Safety of Laser Products Precautions To counteract hazards it is essential for all users to pay careful attention to the safety precautions and control measures specified in the standard IEC60825 1 2001 08 resp EN60825 1 1994 A11 1996 A2 2001 within the hazard distance particularly on to User s Guide WARNING Only qualified and trained persons should be assigned to install adjust and operate the laser equipment WARNING Precautions should be taken to ensure that persons do not look directly with or without an optical instrument into the beam WARNING Laser beam path should be located well above or below eye level wherever practicable Total Station Niv
125. or MSR2 in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS or in any observation screen While the instrument is taking a measurement the prism constant appears in a small font DISP HA 46 29 117 VA 8987 467 SOX 345 678 m HT 1 588 m DISP HA 486 2797 11 VA 89 7 467 SO 30nn m PT 1 HT 1 566 m Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 47 3 Getting Started If the average count is set to 0 measurements are taken continuously until you press MSR1 MSR2 or ESC Each time a measurement is taken the distance is updated If the average count is set to a value from 1 to 99 the averaged distance appears after the last shot The field name SD changes to SDx to indicate the averaged data To change the height of target HT temperature or pressure press HOT For more information see HOT key page 34 Settings that relate to corrections T P corr Sea Level C amp R corr and Map projection are included in the job settings These settings are job specific If you need to change any of these settings you must create a new job For more information see Job settings page 93 and Settings page 108 Measurement settings 2 Temp Press 3 Target u Hote 5 Default PT lt Job Sett 1432 Scale URE T P corr ON Sea Level OFF C amp R corr 6 132 To view the measurement settings hold down MSR1 or for one second Use 3
126. or y to move the cursor between the fields Use or 3 to change the value in the selected field Field Values Target e Prism N prism Const prism constant 999 mm through 999 mm Mode Precise Normal AVE Average count 0 Continuous through 99 Rec mode One of the following e MSR only Confirm ALL Target field If the measurement is started with the Target field set to Prism there is a dash in front of the prism constant If the measurement is started with the Target field set to N prism there is a square bracket J in front of the prism constant 48 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual DISP HA 486 2797 11 VA 89 O7 467 So 30nn m PT 1 HT 1 566 m Getting Started 3 The symbol then constantly runs from left to right over the prism constant in the display When an N prism measurement is taken the tt icon DSP appears in the status bar above the battery icon Hai 40 29 11 WA 89787 46 SD lt onn gt m Incorrect Target settings may result in measurements outside the precision and intervals specified for the instrument If a prism target is aimed in the N prism mode the warning message Signal High Try Prism Mode will be displayed because of the excessive light reflection A measurement made immediately after changing the target setting may take a longer time than usual The Target setting is used to apply b
127. or down the job list Press to open the highlighted job When you open a job all job settings are automatically changed to match those used in the open job 92 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Creating a new job 1 Press the fr 2 Enter a job name of up to eight characters Press ENT at softkey in the job list 3 Do one of the following To check the job settings press the Sett softkey To create a new job using the current job settings press or the Gk softkey Job settings Menu Key 5 e Job Manager HIKON123 62 66 21 TOKYO 1 62 06 18 CONTROL 62 66 17 020526 3 82 85 26 PORKOHAMNA 2 85 24 Creat DEL Ctrl Create Job Job name Sea pe i Info WAS 8 characters Create Job Job name 020624 6 ENT to create JOB g Sett for Job settings y fbrt Sett The following settings are set when a job is created and cannot be changed This ensures that the data in a job is correctly stored in the database and that all necessary corrections are applied when you store each record Scale Factor T P correction Sea Level C amp R correction Angle unit Distance unit Temp unit Press unit 0 999600 to 1 000400 ON OFF ON OFF OFF 0 132 0 200 DEG GON MIL Metre US Ft I Ft C F hPa mmHg inHg If you select US Ft or I Ft an additional settings screen appears Use this screen to specify whether to display values in Decimal Ft or Ft Inch
128. or one second Starts distance measurement using the measure mode page 47 settings for the key Displays measurement mode settings if held down for one second Moves to the next available display screen page 49 Changes the fields that appear on the DSP1 DSP2 and DSP3 screens if held down for one second Displays the Angle menu page 52 Displays the Station Setup menu page 53 In numeric mode enters 7 In alphanumeric mode enters 7 Displays the Stakeout menu page 64 Shows stakeout settings if held down for one second In numeric mode enters 8 In alphanumeric mode enters A B C or 8 Displays the Offset Point Measurement menu page 83 In numeric mode enters 9 In alphanumeric mode enters D E F or 9 Displays the Programs menu which contains additional page 71 measuring programs In numeric mode enters 4 In alphanumeric mode enters G H or 4 In numeric mode enters 5 In alphanumeric mode enters J K L or 5 Displays RAW XYZ or STN data depending on your page 38 setting In numeric mode enters 6 In alphanumeric mode enters M N O or 6 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 27 3 Getting Started Details Key Function USR Executes the function that is assigned to the key page 37 1 B In numeric mode enters 1 In alphanumeric mode enters Vera P Q R S or 1 2 a Executes the function that is assigned to the key In numeric mode enters 2 I
129. oth select a feature code and shoot a point To change the measurement mode for the Quick code observation press the Sett softkey In Quick code measurement the Rec mode can only be set to Confirm or ALL key The HOT key menu is available on any observation screen To display the HOT key menu press HOT Changing the height of the target To change the height of the target press to display the HOT menu Then either press 1 or select HT and press ENT Enter the height of the target or press the St ack softkey to display the HT stack The HT ui Fanes the last 20 HT values entered Setting the temperature and pressure To set the current temperature and pressure press to display the HOT menu Then either press 2 or select Teme Fr ess and press ENT Enter the ambient temperature and pressure The ppm value is updated automatically Selecting the target set A target set specifies settings for the target type the prism constant and height of target When you change the selected target set all three settings are changed 34 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual code HA d0 29 11 VA 92 11 46 si _ sinn Rec mode Temp PB Rc Press 1813 hPa a Cppm A Getting Started 3 You can use this function to quickly switch between two types of target such as a reflector sheet and a prism You can prepare up to five target sets Press
130. ou should take care not to short circuit the contacts Short circuits can cause the battery pack to catch fire or burn you WARNING Never burn or heat the battery Doing so may cause the battery to leak or rupture A leaking or ruptured battery can cause serious injury WARNING Before storing the battery pack or battery charger cover the contact points with insulation tape If you do not cover the contact points the battery pack or charger may short circuit causing fire burns or damage to the instrument WARNING The battery is not itself waterproof Do not get the battery wet when it is removed from the instrument If water seeps into the battery it may cause a fire or burns ry re PD PP p Cautions Before using the instrument read the following cautions and follow the instructions that they provide CAUTION Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure CAUTION The tops of the tripod ferrules are very sharp When handling or carrying the tripod take care to avoid injuring yourself on the ferrules CAUTION Before carrying the tripod or the instrument in the carrying case check the shoulder strap and its clasp If the strap is damaged or the clasp is not securely fastened the carrying case may fall causing personal injury or instrument damage CAUTION Before setting up the tripod make sure that no one s hands or feet ar
131. ps Use the electronic level to level the instrument For detailed instructions see Leveling page 15 Check the laser pointer is over the station point If the station point is off center do one of the following Ifthe station point is slightly off center loosen the tripod mounting screw and then center the instrument on the tripod Use only direct movement to center the instrument Do not rotate it When the instrument is centered tighten the mounting screw Ifthe displacement of the station point is major repeat this procedure from Step 2 14 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Preparation 2 Centering using a plumb bob Leveling 1 Set up the instrument on the tripod For detailed instructions see Setting Up the Tripod page 13 Hang the plumb line on the hook of the tripod mounting screw Adjust the length of the plumb line so that the tip of the plumb bob is at the height of the station point Loosen the tripod mounting screw slightly Using both hands to support the outer side of the tribrach carefully slide the instrument about on the tripod head until the tip of the plumb bob is positioned over the exact center of the station point Note To confirm that the instrument is precisely aligned check its position from two directions at right angles to each other When you level the instrument you make the vertical axis of the instrument exactly vertical To level the instrument use the
132. rd the whole process Uni fee ada nta POS A The input point for ST BS does not have N E coordinates Press any key to return to the PT input screen Then use a PT that has N E coordinates Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 175 10 Error Messages The input point for Benchmark does not have a Z coordinate Press any key to return to the PT input screen Then use a PT that has a Z coordinate System Error QUESTE CE SYWSTEM E The system has detected an internal error that is related to the lower level system Press any key to turn the instrument off The system will reboot when this error is reported If you still have more points to shoot in the site turn the instrument on and repeat the open a job and station setup procedures Data stored before this error will be kept safely in the Job file If the error appears frequently please contact your dealer or Trimble Support and report the message that appears below the SYSTEM E line 176 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual NORTH AMERICA Survey Tripod Data Systems P O Box 947 Corvallis OR 97339 USA 1 541 753 9322 Phone 1 541 757 7439 Fax www tdsway com OR NORTH AMERICA Cl Construction Trimble Construction Instruments Division Trimble Geomatics and Engineering Division 5475 Kellenburger Road Dayton Ohio 45424 1099 USA 800 538 7800 Toll Free 1 937 245 5154 Phone 1 937 233 9441 Fax www trimble c
133. rdinate data when you delete an SS SO or CP record You can also delete raw data by pressing the EL softkey in the detailed Ha 148 36 108 display screen for the record Wi 76 25 BE SD 29 518 m PT 306 HT 4 182 m a DEL Edit DSP Deleting coordinate records In the XYZ screen use 3 or y to highlight the record WIZE that you want to delete Then press the GEL softkey ME ad ee P 2002 UP 2063 MANHOLE DEL Edit A confirmation screen appears Delete Tr To delete the selected record press or the Yes UP 2004 softkey Are voy sure To cancel the deletion of data press or the Ho softkey You can also delete coordinate data by pressing the HEL softkey in the detailed display screen for the record Sana aoe Zi 29 518 PT 2004 A CO E DEL Edit If the record that you want to delete is referred by an ST record a confirmation folate TF I td DELETE Stn XTZ ate referred by ST message appears fire voy sure Deleting station records In the Station screen use 1 or Y to highlight the record amp that you want to delete Then press the GEL softkey ST_ Soda Stations ST 3506 ST 3501 DEL Edit Srch 118 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 A confirmation screen appears Delete STH Press or the Yes softkey to delete the selected 37 9661 record a Are you sure A
134. re data setting is set to RAW XYZ or to XYZ shots in the BMS SS records in various O S functions SS records in 2Pt RefLine and Arc RefLine in PRG SS records and in some Stakeout functions SO records store coordinate records as well The format of the data is the same as other coordinate records View records by station To view records by station press 3 or select Bata ST 2SS S0 CF in the Data menu RAN data 2 272 dat 3 3 oc fc PT name List 5 Code List A list of all stations appears Use J or y to highlight the station name that you want to view Use 2 or 3 to move up or down one page To view detailed information about the selected station press ENT To display all the observation data from the selected station in chronological order press again Detailed data is as for raw data For detailed information about each point type and format see Viewing raw data page 114 Deleting records Deleting raw records In the RAW screen use 3 or y to highlight the record Ra that you want to delete Then press the GEL softkey er 303 FENCE a CP BODD CT ES a SS ooe kERE i A confirmation screen appears To delete the selected MDelete RAH record press or the es softkey 221306 a fire voy sure Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 117 5 Menu Key If the Store DB setting is set to Both the system also deletes the corresponding coo
135. rea record or press to return to the Cogo menu 286 9187f2 Perimeter 1409 3502f Press ENT to record 100 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual If you chose to store the area enter a name to identify the area and then press ENT Menu Key 5 Input Area name When you download data in Nikon RAW format area AR records are output as comment CO records Advanced feature Entering a range of points To quickly enter a sequential range of points use the range input function To access this function press the Fr Tn softkey in the No 01 or No 02 input screens Enter the start point name in the Fr field and the end point name in the To field You can include letters and hyphens in the point names but the last character must be numeric Press in To field to start searching for matching points The counter shows the number of matching points found When the search is complete you are returned to the Input PT screen Press the fai softkey to calculate the area and perimeter or enter point names in the PT field Press to return to the Input PT screen with the preceding point name Input Point Range Fr A 166 Find Points 1 a Press ESC to abort Press Calc to calculate g Area and Perimeter y MsrPT_Calc_ List Stack Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 101 5 Menu Key Calculating coordinates from line and offset To enter the Line
136. ric names up to 16 characters long to identify points The default name for a new point is the last point name entered with the last digit incremented For example if the last point name was A100 the default name for the next point is A101 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 39 3 Getting Started If the last character of the previous point name is alphabetic the default point name is the last point name When the cursor is in a PT point field there are several ways to specify a point or input coordinates Entering an existing point When you enter a known point name or number the coordinates of that point are displayed briefly A short beep sounds before the next screen appears or the next field is selected To adjust the duration of the coordinate window display go to MEHLI Settines gt thers To leave the window open until you press ENT set the XYZ disp field to ENT For more information see page 112 Entering a new point When you input a new point name or number a coordinate input screen appears Enter the point s coordinates in NE NEZ or elevation only Z format Press on the last line the CD field to store the point in the current job Pressing without a point name To use a point without recording the coordinates press in a PT field without entering a point name 40 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Input Station CO FENCE 479561 340 E 18300 506
137. rng Dist calculates the intersection point formed by one line and one distance radius 2 Enter a point on the line The line can be defined by two points or by a point and an azimuth 3 Enter the second point P2 as the center of the circle 104 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Input As P2ik52 A 708 385 264 231 Intersection P 1 Brng Brng A aii mae a 3 Dist_Dist a k fa Pt_Line a PI r Input PI ge Rien e PP ting 0 0000 ofS 0 0000 g Sample records Menu Key 5 Enter the distance from P2 To define the distance HD by two points press the Ft softkey To calculate the coordinates of the intersection point press in the HD field If there are two results the first solution appears graphically relative to the P1 P2 line To display the second solution press 2 or G To record the point press when the required solution appears Enter a Z coordinate if necessary 839 386 To move to the PT and CD fields press ENT 347 668 CO Int BD P1 4672 AZ 330 54175 0 00000 CO P2 71 HD 100 0000 CC 504 839 3065 347 6682 SIGN Calculating a distance distance intersection 1 2 Press 3 or select Hi st Dist in the Intersection menu Enter the first point name and press ENT or press the HF softkey to measure directly to the point Enter the distance from P1 and press ENT To define
138. rtical offset from the P1 P2 line to the measured poin Press ENT to record Using to switch between display screens Press to switch between the Stakeout display screens The following screens are available REF1 REF2 REF3 REF4 sta E HA HA 0 5 Y UA UD dz gt SE HD REF5 HE WE SE The REFS screen is only available if the secondary distance unit is set For more information see Others settings page 112 Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press in the last screen REF4 or REF5 the REFI screen appears To store the point and its offset distance information Record PT press ENT Enter the point name and feature code You can also use this screen to change the HT value Sample records CO 2pt Ref Pt 16 amp Pt 13 Az 311 2932 CO Sta 12 6876 Offset 1 3721dZ 0 0971 SS 17 1 0000 6 9202 18 4700 80 3120 15 48 48 2REF LINE 72 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Measuring distance and offset values on the arc curve 1 Press 2 or select Arz Feflime in the Programs menu Enter the start of the curve point P1 and the azimuth of its tangent line AZ1 To enter P1 by direct measurement press the MSE softkey Choose a method to define the arc P2 can be any point on the tangent line that is to exit the curve In the radius Rad field enter a positive value for a clockwise curve Enter a negative value for a counterclock
139. rument calculates and records the center of the circle It also calculates the coordinates of the center point and the radius of the circle To record the point press or the lE softkey SS 71 1 5000 37 0518 32 08380 81 06510 11 51 48 CO PT1 0 0000 0 0000 47 05350 83 58560 CO PT2 0 0000 0 0000 29 53010 83 58560 CO O S MSR 71 1 5555 36 5418 38 28360 81 06510 CO Radius of circle 0 356 CO Input SD 0 0020 The calculated point center of the circle is stored as an SS record The following one or two comment records are angle measured points For example CO Point name fixed to PT1 PT2 HT 0 0000 SD 0 0000 HA VA If you press the amp softkey before you sight Edge1 the input value is recorded at the end Extending the slope distance 1 Sample records To enter the function for extending the slope distance press 8 or select I Offset menu E il SC in the If you have not taken a distance measurement before entering this function a temporary measurement screen appears Enter the slope distance that you need to add or subtract You can enter any value from 99 990 through 99 990 m 328 000 through 328 000 ft To record the point press ENT SS 83 1 5000 77 0518 62 08380 81 06510 11 51 48 CO O S MSR 83 1 5555 76 5518 62 08380 81 06510 90 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Rad Offset dsi T Circle 6 Corner Anput dsc HA
140. s Instruction Manual 13 2 Preparation Use the electronic level to level the instrument For detailed instructions see Leveling page 15 Look through the optical plummet to check that the image of the station point is still in the center of the reticle mark If the station point is off center do one of the following Ifthe station point is slightly off center loosen the tripod mounting screw and then center the instrument on the tripod Use only direct movement to center the instrument Do not rotate it When the instrument is centered tighten the mounting screw Ifthe displacement of the station point is major repeat this procedure from Step 2 Centering using the laser plummet Note Do NOT look into the laser directly Note If you require high accuracy check and adjust the laser plummet before you center the instrument For detailed instructions see Checking and Adjusting the Optical Laser Plummet page 136 1 Set up the instrument on the tripod For detailed instructions see Setting Up the Tripod page 13 Turn on the laser plummet See Laser plummet ON OFF page 36 Align the laser pointer to the station point To do this turn the leveling screws until the laser pointer is over the station point While supporting the tripod head with one hand loosen the tripod leg clamps and adjust the lengths or the legs until the air bubble is the center of the circular level Tighten the tripod leg clam
141. ser class 2 DE Laser pointer ON None Laser pointer OFF 28 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Getting Started 3 EDM measurement status When you are taking measurements the EDM measurement status shows the mode that is being used When you display observation data the EDM measurement status shows the mode that was used when the data was collected h Reflectorless mode Communication port status This is only available when the optional Bluetooth is installed See Optional Bluetooth function page 129 Es Bluetooth enabled Battery indicator Shows each voltage level of the right and left internal batteries individually When the external battery is connected with the instrument its voltage is shown E Internal batteries above Left battery below Right battery E External battery Internal External battery battery a E Battery level indication 4 Battery low If the battery level becomes critically low the message on the right appears i BATTERY DOHMH Press ENT Keys Change Battory Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 29 3 Getting Started LCD backlight Laser pointer Beep sound and Contrast adjustment Ha 49 29 16 HA 40 29 11 VA 89 87 45 89 07 46 SDX 345 123 1 566 m lt Switch set up window gt lt Contrast adjustment window gt To turn on off the 1 LCD backlight 2 laser pointer or 3 beep sound and to do the 4 contrast a
142. ser plummet adjustment a cap needs to be removed Zero Point Errors of Vertical Scale and Horizontal Angle Corrections Checking 1 Set up the instrument on the tripod 2 Follow the leveling procedures described in Leveling page 15 3 Flip the telescope to the Face 1 position 4 Sight a target that is within 45 of the horizontal plane 5 Read the vertical angle from the VAI field in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS Di Rotate the instrument 180 and flip the telescope to the Face 2 position 7 Read the vertical angle from the VA2 field 8 Add the two vertical angles together VA1 VA2 No adjustment is required if the zero reference for vertical angles VA zero setting is set to Zenith and VAI VA2 equals 360 No adjustment is required if the zero reference for vertical angles VA zero setting is set to Horizon and VAI VA2 is either 180 or 540 An adjustment is required if VA1 VA2 is not one of the values listed above Note The difference between the vertical angle reading the relevant angle either 360 for Zenith or 180 or 540 for Horizon is called the altitude constant Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 137 6 Checking and Adjustment Adjusting To enter the calibration screen press and 7 HEH 1 Job E jsec Keys 2 Cogo oC alibrat 3 Settings Time a 4 Data a 5 Comm 1 The Nivo series has two axis level Wii 5287 vi 1257 compensation Take an F1 me
143. splay Default PT the HOT menu Then press 5 or select bef ai T and press ENT This function is available from any observation screen Modify the default point name for the next record Press to confirm the new default point name The new point name is appears as the default PT name on the input screen Bubble indicator The bubble indicator is automatically displayed if the instrument goes out of level while the compensators are turned on and also appears after the start up screen To display the bubble indicator in an observation screen press C7 The Nivo series has two axis level compensation To turn the leveling compensators on or off press lt or 3 Eon Tesi When the leveling compensators are turned off the text i 3 4 18 OFF appears on the screen EE If the instrument is more than 3 30 out of level the text OVER appears on the screen To return to the observation screen press or ENT Laser plummet Laser plummet ON OFF Press ON to enable the laser plummet Press to close the bubble indicator window Press i OFF to disable the laser plummet Press Lumi to open the luminance adjustment a tas window ea a 18 ap a Press to disable the laser plummet and close the Lumi lI OFFI bubble indicator window Laser plummet is on 36 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Getting Started 3 Laser luminance adjustment Laser l
144. st character of the name you want to find to jump to that part of the list For more information see Advanced feature Searching for a code by using the first character page 44 Deleting points codes or layers In the point or code list use or y to highlight the item you want to delete Then press the GEL softkey A confirmation screen appears Press or the ez Delete Item softkey to delete the item PT BC a fire you sure a Ho Press or the Ha softkey to cancel the deletion Delete tem Hre You sure Delete Item To delete a whole layer highlight the layer name in the list and press the GEL Delete Layer softkey All codes and layers in the selected layer are deleted A E Delete Layer z a Are You sure a Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 125 5 Menu Key Editing an item in the point list or code list Use 3 or y to highlight the item that you want to edit Then press the Edit softkey An editing screen appears For points the Edit Item screen appears It contains only the PT field For codes the Edit Code screen appears containing the CD field and the REC field Edit the text shown and then press ENT A confirmation screen appears Press or the ez softkey to accept the changes and update the list Edit code list e The Edit Code screen has two fields The CD field contains the text that E appears in the list screen T
145. t JOB gt Created 22 JUL 2008 07 09 21 CO S N 213705 MP 1 100 000 200 000 10 000 CO Temp 20C Press 760mmHg Prism 0 22 JUL 2008 07 11 34 ST 1 1 400 55 4500 55 4500 F1 0 0000 90 0000 8 27 58 SS 3 1 200 330 706 326 027 20 320 07 13 46 SIGN SS 4 1 250 379 193 300 847 29 084 07 14 24 TREE SS 5 1 218 363 344 328 032 30 105 07 14 57 TREER SO 1003 1 240 331 220 326 783 19 998 07 18 17 Nikon coordinate data format 1 100 0000 200 0000 10 0000 2 200 0000 300 0000 20 0000 3 116 9239 216 9140 11 8425 TRAIN PLATFORM 4 126 6967 206 2596 11 2539 RAMP 11 100 0045 199 9958 10 0000 13 116 9203 216 9113 11 7157 14 126 6955 206 2579 10 9908 21 100 0103 199 9958 10 0000 31 100 0013 200 0005 10 0000 41 100 0224 200 0331 9 9000 43 116 9263 216 9165 11 8016 CURB 44 126 7042 206 2871 10 8193 DITCH 45 116 9266 216 9160 11 8028 46 126 7046 206 2845 10 8213 CP POINT Communications Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 9 165 9 Communications SDR2x raw data format OONMSDR20V03 05 000023 Jul 2008 18 39 111211 1ONMEXAMPLE6 01KI1 Nikon Nivo 5 M 000000 Nikon Nivo 5 M 00000012 0 000 0 000 0 000 13NMDownloaded 23 Jul 2008 18 39 22 13NMSftware Pre install version 1 0 0 1 13NMInstrument Nikon Nivo 5 M 13NMDist Units Metres 13NMAngle Units Degrees 13NMZero azimuth North 13NMZero VA Horizon 13NMCoord Order NEZ 13NMClient 13NMDescription 13NMTilt Correction VA ON HA ON 13NM EXAMPLE6 lt JOB gt Creat
146. t between the mechanical and electrical centers when measuring distances The instrument constant is set by the manufacturer before the instrument is shipped However to ensure the highest operational accuracy we recommend that you check the instrument constant several times a year To check the instrument constant you can either compare a correctly measured base line with the distance measured by the EDM or follow the procedure below P About 100 m Q To check the instrument constant 1 Set up the instrument at Point P in as flat an area as possible 2 Setup a reflector prism at Point Q 100 m away from Point P Make sure that you take the prism constant into account Measure the distance between Point P and Point Q PQ Install a reflector prism on the tripod at Point P Set up another tripod at Point R on the line between Point P and Point Q Transfer the Nivo series instrument to the tripod at Point R OY en ee 5 Measure the distance from Point R to Point P RP and from Point R to Point Q RQ Calculate the difference between the value of PQ and the value of RP RQ 99 9 Move the Nivo series instrument to other points on the line between Point P and Point Q 10 Repeat Step 5 through Step 9 ten times or so 11 Calculate the average of all the differences The error range is within 3 mm If the error is out of range contact your dealer Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 13
147. t display the same item on more than one line of the same screen The items displayed in the DSP1 DSP2 DSP3 and DSP4 screens are also used in the corresponding Stakeout screens SO2 SO3 SO4 and SO5 You can also customize the displayed items in Stakeout Header characters The following header characters can be used in DSP screens e A colon indicates that tilt correction is applied to the value DSP e A hash symbol indicates that tilt correction is off Hat 48 297 117 e An underscore _ under the tilt correction character indicates that Sea di sia Sen m Level Correction or Scale factor is applied 5 m key Use the key to change the keyboard mode for the current screen Changing input mode while entering points or codes When the cursor is in a point PT or code CD field Record PT Al press to change the input mode between alphanumeric 4 and numeric i The input mode indicator in the status bar changes to show the current input mode When the cursor is in a height HT field only numeric input mode is available Pressing has no effect when the cursor is in a HT field 32 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Getting Started 3 Quick code measurement mode 1 To activate Quick code measurement mode press in the BMS The PT field shows the default point name 2 Press any numeric key 0 through 9 to start measuring and recording points A list of the numeric keys a
148. t the instrument the Sl eer softkey put the instrument into power saving mode ESC cancel the power off process and return to the previous screen If you press the Fi et softkey the software is rebooted and the Basic Measurement Screen BMS appears without an open job Sleep mode If you press the leer softkey in the Press gt OFF screen or enable the Power Save setting see Power saving page 110 the instrument goes into Sleeping sleep mode When the instrument is in sleep mode it wakes up if any of the following occurs e You press a key The instrument receives a remote control command 24 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual You rotate the alidade e You tilt the telescope Changing Regional Configuration Pre sets Getting Started 3 To provide easier configuration for common regional settings you can quickly configure the Nikon total station to a pre set combination of default regional settings The Regional Configuration screen appears only after the language configuration is complete the instrument has rebooted 1 Follow the steps in Language page 113 Once the instrument rebooted the Regional Configuration screen appears 2 Press or v to highlight the required regional settings and then press ENT 3 Ifyou do not want to change the current settings press and quit The instrument REGIONAL CONFIGURATION International United States will
149. ta output external power input connector terminal The instrument is not watertight if the cap is not attached securely or when the data output external power input connector is used Reticle plate cover The carrying case is designed to be watertight but you should not leave it exposed to rain for an extended period If exposure to rain is unavoidable make sure that the carrying case is placed with the Nikon nameplate facing upward The battery pack contains a Lithium ion battery When disposing of the battery pack follow the laws or rules of your municipal waste system The instrument can be damaged by static electricity from the human body discharged through the data output external power input connector Before handling the instrument touch any other conductive material once to remove static electricity Be careful not to pinch your finger between the telescope and trunnion of the instrument 6 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual CHAPTER Preparation In this chapter Unpacking and Packing the Instrument Charging the Battery Pack Detaching and Re Attaching the Battery Pack Setting Up the Tripod Centering Leveling Sighting Setting the Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target Measurement in Reflectorless mode Preparing the Reflector Sheet Setting Up the Prism Reflector Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 7 2 Preparation Unpacking and Packing the Instrument Note Handle
150. the Nivo series instrument gently to protect it from shocks and excessive vibration Unpacking To unpack the instrument grip the carrying handle and gently remove the instrument from the carrying case Packing To pack the instrument back into the carrying case please refer to the figure on the right Charging the Battery Pack Before charging the battery pack read the warnings also listed in the Safety section at the front of this manual and the following notes J WARNING Do not damage the rechargeable Lithium ion battery A damaged battery can cause an explosion or fire and can result in personal injury and or property damage To prevent injury or damage Do not use or charge the battery if it appears to be damaged Signs of damage include but are not limited to discoloration warping and leaking battery fluid Do not expose the battery to fire high temperature or direct sunlight Do not immerse the battery in water Donotuse or store the battery inside a vehicle during hot weather Do not drop or puncture the battery Do not open the battery or short circuit its contacts N WARNING Avoid contact with the rechargeable Lithium ion battery if it appears to be leaking Battery fluid is corrosive and contact with it can result in personal injury and or property damage To prevent injury or damage Ifthe battery leaks avoid contact with the battery fluid If battery fluid gets into yo
151. the sun through the telescope If you do you may damage or lose your eyesight b Looking through the eyepiece rotate the diopter ring until the reticle crosshairs are in sharp focus 2 Eliminate parallax Aim the telescope at the target image b Rotate the focusing ring until the target image is in sharp focus on the reticle crosshairs Diopter ring Telescope focusing ring c Move your eye vertically and laterally to check whether the target image moves relative to the reticle crosshairs If the target image does not move there is no parallax d Ifthe target image does move rotate the telescope focusing ring Then repeat from Step c 3 Rotate the tangent screw The final turn of the tangent screw should be in a clockwise directions to align the target accurately on the center crosshairs 16 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Preparation 2 Setting the Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target The Nivo series has two measurement modes Prism mode Fr i sm and Reflectorless mode H Fr ism These modes can be changed at any time by holding down the or key for one second For more information see Measurement settings page 48 To set the measurement mode depending on the target you want to measure see the following table Target Target setting Prism reflector sheet Prism Prism mode Other reflective materials N Prism Reflectorless mode In some cases you can meas
152. tial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help A Warning This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class B personal computer and peripherals pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules Only peripherals computer input output devices terminals printers etc certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this equipment Operation with non certified personal computer and or peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference le
153. to display the HOT menu Then either press 3 or select Tar set and press ENT A list of the five target sets appears To select a target set either press the corresponding numeric key 1 through 5 or use J or y to highlight the target set in the list and press ENT To change the settings defined in a target set highlight the target set in the list Then press the Edit softkey Type Prism N Prism Const 999 to 999 mm HT 9 990 to 99 990 m HT can be left blank in the target set If you leave it blank the current HT value is always applied to the measurement When a target set is selected the Type and Const values are copied to both and settings and to the measurements in Qcode If you have specified a value for HT this value is also copied to the current HT Entering a field note To enter a field note press to display the HOT Input Note menu Then either press 4 or select Hot and press ENT FINISHED This function can be used at any time on any observation screen Each note can be up to 50 characters The note is stored as a CO record in the raw data To display a list of previously used notes press the Stack softkey The stack stores the last 20 notes Use 3 or Y to highlight a note in the list Then press to select the note Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 35 3 Getting Started Setting the default point name To change the default point name press to di
154. ty EVEN ODD NONE Stop bit 1 2 Port selection field appears only when the optional Bluetooth is on board Stakeout Press 6 or select St ak open the Stakeout menu t in the Settings menu to Add PT Integer between 1 and 999 999 This field sets the default point number to record observed data in stakeout Unit To open the Unit menu press 7 or select Liri Settings menu it in the Angle DEG Degree GON GON MIL Mil6400 Distance Meter US Ft I F If you select US Ft or I Ft an additional settings screen appears Use this screen to specify whether to display values in Decimal Ft or Ft Inch Temp C Celsius F Fahrenheit Press hPa mmHg inHg Menu Key 5 Communication Ext Comm KIAN Baud 36400 Length 8 Parity 1 Mone Stop bit 1 lt Stakeout Add PT MELO O Unit Angle Distance Temp Pross The Angle Distance Temp and Press job settings cannot be changed once a job is created Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 111 5 Menu Key Recording To open the Rec menu press 8 or select frig Settings menu jai ii a y O Store DB RAW XYZ RAW XYZ This setting determines whether raw and or coordinate data is stored when you record SS CP or SO records in the Basic Measurement Screen BMS or Stakeout screen Data Rec Internal COM Set this field to COM to output data on the COM port when you press in the BMS or
155. u Key 5 Traverse To open the Traverse 2Pt Angle function press or Input select Tr aver se a 1 AZ HD 2 Traverse function calculates a new point based on the ba 3 Input Ave i Ang two defined points and angle horizontal and vertical qn distances from the line defined by those two points To enter P1 and P2 enter point names or take measurements to targets Enter the plus minus angle horizontal distance and Input dub 4 vertical distance from the baseline defined by P1 P2 i thing 647087 51 If you do not enter a value in the dVD field the value HD 0 000 is used When you press in the dVD field a new point is z 102 815 calculated The PT name defaults to the last recorded 154 172 PT 1 To record the new point and return to the point input screen press ENT P1 base PT defaults to the previously recorded PT P2 input PP pr oe defaults to the previous P1 aX To continuously calculate a new point enter Ang HD and dVD from the previous bearing line This is a convenient way to enter Traverse points Entering coordinates To manually enter the XYZ coordinates press 3 or Input select Ineut 4 in the Input menu 1 AZ HD pac 2 Traverse The PT name defaults to the last recorded PT 1 pai Input 7 a pred Enter the coordinates using the numeric keys To move to the next field press or y in a field PT 585 a Total Station
156. uction Manual 87 4 Applications Calculating a corner point 1 8 To enter the corner point function press 6 or Offset ver in the Offset menu Pa toa Circle Take a distance measurement to the first prism Se Input dsb g or target on the wall Press or MSR2 E a Sight a second point on the same wall with the TE OT 1 first point measurement Press or MSR2 46 29 11 8987 467 SDE 45 678 m Sight the ist Pt and Press MSR Sight the first point on the second wall Press TE JRE MSA or MSR3 75 87 18 878946 m Sight the nd Pt and Press MSR If the two walls are at right angles press the nes J Calc softkey to calculate the corner point by HA 94761 327 three points Ha i 87 89 46 Sight the 3rd Pt and Press MSR If you take a measurement to a fourth point the ME corner point can be calculated as the intersection 12658 37 of two walls P1 P2 and P3 P4 The default 87 09 46 elevation is given by P4 Enter a PT and CD value The height of target acord PT HT defaults to the value used in the last PT 4102 measurement To record the corner point press ENT 88 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 Sample records SS 58 0 0000 48 3304 169 19165 82 02470 10 52 37 FLOOR2 CO PT1 1 0080 48 3020 169 19165 83 58565 CO PT2 1 0080 48 3155 128 54250 85 42440 CO O S
157. umeric keys to enter the coordinates Press or v in each field to move to the next field When you press in the CD field the point is stored as an MP record After you have recording a point the next point input screen is shown with the updated default PT You can record NE NEZ or Z only data to the database 124 Point name list and code list The instrument stores two list files a list of PT names and a list of CD names The structure and functionality of these files is the same The PT name list is useful if you have to handle more than one patterns of point names in the field For example you may need to use points named 1 2 3 as well as points named Al A2 A3 e The code list is a prepared list of feature codes You can use it to store your own codes Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Menu Key 5 Press 4 or select PT name List inthe Datamenuto __bta open the point name list RAN data 2 are data Press 5 or select Cade List to open the code list 3 57455 S50 CP WFT name List a 5 Code List The point or code names and layers are shown in alphabetic order Use the four softkeys to customize the list DEL Edit Add Lave You can store up to 254 points codes or layers in each list Each list entry can be up to 16 characters long You can use the first character search to find a point code or layer in the list In the list screen enter the fir
158. uminance can be set to 4 levels LASER PLUMMET AD J Press Max to increase the luminance of the laser plummet Press Min to decrease the luminance of the laser plummet Press Esc to return to the bubble indicator window The current setting of leveling compensators is indicated by header characters and after field labels such as HA VA SD and HD in observation screens For more information see Header characters page 32 keys If you use a function frequently in the field you can assign it to the or key Whenever you press a key the function that is assigned to that key is activated directly The following functions can be assigned to the keys Input HT BS Check Base XYZ e Default PT e Select Target e Input Temp Press Input Note The following menus or a single function from one of these menus Cogo O PRG By default Input HT is assigned to USR1 and no function is assigned to USR2 Hold down the key for one second to display the Select Functions list of functions that can be assigned to the key The currently assigned function is indicated by an asterisk i 3 Baz beside the function name Default PT Target To change the function that assigned to the key press or y to highlight the function Then press ENT Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 37 3 Getting Started If an item on the list has an arrow beside it this item is a
159. ur eyes immediately rinse your eyes with clean water and seek medical attention Do not rub your eyes If battery fluid gets onto your skin or clothing immediately use clean water to wash off the battery fluid 8 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual PP Pp e Ee pP Preparation 2 WARNING Charge and use the rechargeable Lithium ion battery only in strict accordance with the instructions Charging or using the battery in unauthorized equipment can cause an explosion or fire and can result in personal injury and or equipment damage To prevent injury or damage Do not charge or use the battery if it appears to be damaged or leaking Charge the Lithium ion battery only in a product that is specified to charge it Be sure to follow all instructions that are provided with the battery charger Discontinue charging a battery that gives off extreme heat or a burning odor Use the battery only in equipment that is specified to use it Use the battery only for its intended use and according to the instructions in the product documentation WARNING To charge the battery pack use only the battery charger and AC adapter that are supplied with the instrument Do NOT use any other charger or you may cause the battery pack to catch fire or rupture The enclosed battery pack cannot be used with other chargers WARNING Do not cover the battery charger and AC adapter while the battery pack is being recharged
160. ure another target that is not appropriate to the set measurement mode Note The Nivo series is Laser Class 1 in the measurement function and Laser Class 2 in the Laser pointer function Dont sight the Prism when the Laser Pointer is on Measurement with a prism Do not use a prism with scratches a dirty surface or a chipped center Prisms with thin edges are recommended Y KIA thin edges chipped center thick edges As the Nivo series is extremely sensitive multiple reflections on the prism surface can sometimes cause a significant loss in accuracy To maintain the accuracy of your measurements Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 17 2 Preparation e When measuring a short distance incline the prism slightly so that the EDM can ignore unnecessary reflections on the prism surface as shown below Not completely square to Completely square to the sighting axis the sighting axis Hold the prism securely in place and do not move while taking measurements In Prism mode in order to avoid false measurements on objects other than the prism or reflector sheet targets that are less reflective than the prism or reflector sheet are not measured Even if you start a measurement measured values are not displayed To measure less reflective objects use the N prism reflectorless mode Measurement in Reflectorless mode The intensity of the reflection from the target determines the distance the Nivo series c
161. use a distance shot the distance between the target points must be greater than the measured distance Stn Z is calculated from distance measured data If no distances are measured then Stn Z is calculated using angle only measurements to points with 3D coordinates Advanced feature Viewing and deleting a measurement in resection To check the measurements to each known point press the His softkey on the calculated STN sigma or coordinate screen dHA Distributed HA errors in each direction dVD VD errors between measured distance and calculated distance dHD HD errors between measured distance and calculated distance 2 View Shots 36 A H POLE 201 a 202 E Add DEL dH 4 19 827 8 826 m 8 851 m To delete a measurement because of large sigma values for example highlight the measurement data or display the detail screen for the measurement Then press the PEL softkey The STN coordinates are automatically recalculated To continue resection observations press the Add softkey The input screen for the next PT appears Input PTS A Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 59 4 Applications Setting up the station quickly without coordinates The station point ST in this function defaults to a new point number For the new point MP 0 0 0 is stored as the coordinates When the ST is manually changed to a known point name the station is set up on the coordinates of the k
162. values to the BS press or MSR2 AZ Azimuth calculated by coordinates Ifyou are measuring to a known coordinate BS press to display a QA screen The QA screen shows the dHD and dVD values 0 819 m which indicate the difference between the x Pross EHT to finish measured distance and the distance calculated from the known coordinates 5 To record the station press ENT 6 To finish the station setup after taking a distance Fa ue measurement press ENT ST and Fl records are Aun R_R35 m stored to the current job REC STH a Press LENTI to finish a Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 55 4 Applications Sighting the backsight by entering the azimuth angle Backsight point Instrument heigh Station point Xi Yi Zi YO le 1 To enter the azimuth angle to the backsight Backsight point press 2 or select Ara 18 in the Backsight az 1 Coord screen i 2 gt BEE a 2 Ifthere is no point name for the BS press on the BS field 3 Inthe AZ field enter the azimuth angle to the BS point If you press without entering a value in the AZ field the azimuth is automatically set to 0 00 00 4 Sight the BS point and press ENT ST and F1 records are stored in the job SD mM Ja Sight BS amp MSRI TENTI 8 56 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 Setting up a station using multiple point rese
163. vels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment European Union EU EMC Directive satisfied Authorized Representative in Europe Trimble GmbH Am Prime Parc 11 65479 Raunheim Germany CE This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Taiwan Battery Recycling Cs Requirements UU The product contains a removable battery ERRE Taiwanese regulations require that waste batteries are recycled Notice to Our European Union Customers For product recycling instructions and more information please go to www trimble com environment summary html Recycling in Europe To recycle Trimble WEEE call 31 497 53 2430 and ask for the WEEE associate or mail a request for recycling instructions to Trimble Europe BV c o Menlo Worldwide Logistics Meerheide 45 5521 DZ Eersel NL For optional Bluetooth unit USA FCC Part 15 Subpart C RSS 210 OET bulletin 65 supplement C satisfied A Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment
164. wise curve Applications 4 Progr ans n yrs 1 2Pt RefLine Al Pa so E ROM Radial u RDM Cont 5 REM PI Start of Curve List Stack eo Ml pa Rad Penden Rad anticlockwise Radit 1 clockwise ad 85 240 m 128 140 m 167524 96 When all factors have been entered the instrument calculates the curve Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 73 4 Applications Sample records CO Arc P1 583 AZ1 0 0000 P2 102 CO AZ2 311 2932 Radius 50 0000 Length 125 6637 CO Sta 12 6876 Offset If the curve length Len is too large for a circle of the given radius it is shortened To Press switch between display screens DSP change HT HOT record points ENT Using to switch between display screens Press to switch between the Stakeout display screens The following screens are Press ENT to record available ARC2 ARC3 ARC4 A HA HA y LA UD So HD ARC5 HD Ub SD The ARCS screen is only available if the secondary distance unit is set For more information see Others settings page 112 Every time you press DSP the next screen appears If you press in the last screen ARC4 or ARCS the ARCI screen appears To record the point press on any observation screen The arc is stored in comment records 1 3721 dZ SS 17 1 0000 6 9202 18 4700 80 3120 15 48 48 2REF LINE
165. wo set screws supplied to attach the target plate to the single prism holder Center on axis 2 Move the target plate within the screw holes until the apex of the wedge pattern is aligned with the vertical axis of the prism and the tribrach adapter 22 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Getting Started In this chapter Turning the Instrument On and Off Changing Regional Configuration Pre sets Display and Key Functions List Display Inputting Data Jobs Measuring Distances CHAPTER Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 23 3 Getting Started Turning the Instrument On and Off Turning on the instrument 1 To turn on the instrument press PWR The start up screen appears It shows the model name Hio 2 M current temperature pressure date and time E i Temp 24 C The display automatically changes to the Press 1013hPa electronic level after 2 seconds If you have entered your name or your company s name in the Owner s detail NIKON TRIMELE field the text from this field appears on the start up screen To set the Owner s x detail field go to MEHU gt Settings gt Others For more Hio 2 5 information see page 113 68 F Turning off the instrument To enter the power off process press PWR and ENT Press ENT OFF Then do one of the following Press To again turn off the instrument the Reset softkey reboot the program and re star
166. y pre Battery box 6 keyboard str use release knob cop 3 GABA gt fa i Upper plate tangent screw The label shown below is ka i attached to the underside The Laser Safety Label shown of the keyboard below is attached to the underside of the keyboard This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject fo the son m can ii Nii us device mey nol causa hammi inerterence an j s Complies with 21 CFR 1040 10 and 1040 11 2 this device must accept any interference received j including interference hat ne cause undesired operation E except for deviations pursuant to Contains FCC ID WA4LNTOO01 1C B170A NTO001 q Laser Notice No 50 dated June 24 2007 a MADE IN JAPAN C R e _ amp NIKON TRIMBLE CO LTD _ a Technoport Mitsuiseimei Bldg 16 2 Minamikamata 2 chome Que Ota ku Tokyo 144 0035 Japan Tribrach clamp knob Figure 1 1 Total Station Nivo series Face 1 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual 3 1 Introduction The Laser Safety label shown below is attached to the telescope The Laser Safety label shown below is attached to the telescope Objective LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED FROM THIS PART Horizontal axis indication mark ae Battery box ptical or optional laser plummet This picture shows the optical plummet Battery box release knob Circular level
167. y the HA Input screen press 2 or select HA Input Input in the Angle menu Use the numeric keys to enter the horizontal angle Then press ENT Input Horizontal Angle and Press ENT To enter 123 45 50 type 1 2 3 Q 4 5 5 0 The displayed value is rounded to the minimum angle increment Recording a foresight point after repeat angle measurement 1 To activate repeat angle measurement press 3 or select Fert in the Angle menu 8 8B 88 8 Ba BB HF appears H HOLD Si FS 2 Sight the backsight and press ENT ae eee a 3 Sight the foresight and press ENT The horizontal angle is accumulated and the Hess a a value is held again HD Si BS HS 4 To end repeat angle measurement press ESC pee isa ta i 5 When you have accumulated enough horizontal angle between the backsight and the foresight HRZ 35 88 87 press MSR1 or to take a measurement to HRX 33 88 B7 i H HOLD the foresight Sight the BS Press EHT 52 Total Station Nivo Series Instruction Manual Applications 4 The averaged horizontal angle appears This REPT value is fixed until the process is finished or Hae 2 E a6 i cancelled HD 188 234 m HRX HRY N Press ENT to store HA BSAz HRx normalized Foresight as a CP record HRx is not updated even if the instrument is moved 6 Press to store the foresight as a CP record Record PT Check the PT

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