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Pulse Laser Station NPL-302 SeriesInstruction Manual
NPL-332NPL-352NPL-362
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Contact InformationNikon-Trimble Co. Limited
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help. and Trademarksn-Trimble Co. Limited. All rights
s are the property of their ners.
d to alter this manual in part or t express permission.of this
manual are subject to change e. Although every effort has been e
the accuracy of this manual, t your dealer if you find anything in
rect or unclear.
oticetober 2005 release of the Pulse NPL-302 Series Instruction
number H163E. It applies to release the Pulse Laser Station
NPL-302
ss B satisfied.nt has been tested and found to he limits for a
Class B personal peripherals, pursuant to Part 15 of s. These
limits are designed to nable protection against harmful n a
residential installation. This nerates, uses and can radiate radio
rgy and, if not installed and used in ith the instructions, may
cause erence to radio communications. e is no guarantee that
interference in a particular installation. ent does cause harmful
interference evision reception, which can be turning the equipment
off and on, ouraged to try to correct the y one or more of the
following
relocate the receiving antenna.e separation between the
equipment r.
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receiver d.
C 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 levels 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 UnionEU EMC Directive satisfied.
CanadaThis Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of
the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.Cet
appareil numrique de la Class B respecte toutes les exigences du
Rglement sur le matriel brouilleur du Canada.
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SafeIn thisty 1 chapter:
Q IntroductionQ Laser SafetyQ Warnings and Cautions
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Safety
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IntroductionFor your sathe NPL-30maximum personal inYou
shoulddocumentainstrumentNote Alw Laser Station NPL-302 Series
Instruction Manual
fety, read this instruction manual carefully and thoroughly
before using 2 series instrument. Although Nikon products are
designed for
safety, using them incorrectly or disregarding the instructions
can cause jury or property damage. also read the instruction manual
for the battery charger, and the tion for any other equipment that
you use with a NPL-302 series .
ays keep the manual near the instrument for easy reference.
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62/352/332 is a Class 1 laser instrument. The laser beam is
hazardous to d the body. Do not sight the instrument on the face or
body of a person.
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ning Warnings alert you to situations that could cause death or
serious y.
tion Cautions alert you to situations that could cause injury or
property age.
d and follow the instructions carefully.
sg the instrument, read the following warnings and follow
the
s that they provide:
ning Never look at the sun through the telescope. If you do, you
may age or lose your eyesight.
ning NPL-302 series instruments are not designed to be
osion-proof. Do not use the instrument in coal mines, in areas
aminated with coal dust, or near other flammable substances.
ning The NPL-302 series instrument is a Class 1 laser
instrument. The r beam is hazardous to the eyes and the body. Do
not sight the instrument e face or body of a person. If you suspect
an injury caused by exposure e laser beam, seek medical advice
immediately. instrument housing is open and the instrument is
turned on, the laser
s a beam stronger than the Class 1 safety level.
ning Never disassemble, modify, or repair the instrument
yourself. If do, you may receive electric shocks or burns, or the
instrument may catch You may also impair the accuracy of the
instrument.
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ning Use only the specified battery charger (part number
Q-75U/E) to ge the battery pack (part number BC-65). Using other
chargers, such as arger with part number Q-7U/E or Q-7C, may cause
the battery pack to h fire or rupture. (The BC-65 cannot be charged
by the Q-7U/E or Q-7C.)
ning Do not cover the battery charger while the battery pack is
being arged. The charger must be able to dissipate heat adequately.
Coverings as blankets or clothing can cause the charger to
overheat.
ning Avoid recharging the battery pack in humid or dusty places,
in t sunlight, or near heat sources. Do not recharge the battery
pack when it t. If you do, you may receive electric shocks or
burns, or the battery pack
overheat or catch fire.
ning Although the battery pack (part number BC-65) has an
auto-reset it breaker, you should take care not to short circuit
the contacts. Short its can cause the battery pack to catch fire or
burn you.
ning Never burn or heat the battery. Doing so may cause the
battery to or rupture. A leaking or ruptured battery can cause
serious injury.
ning Before storing the battery pack or battery charger, cover
the act points with insulation tape. If you do not cover the
contact points, the ry pack or charger may short circuit, causing
fire, burns, or damage to
nstrument.
ning The battery BC-65 is not waterproof on its own. Do not get
the ry wet when it is removed from the instrument. If water seeps
into the ry, it may cause a fire or burns.
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instructions ovide:
tion Do not use controls or adjustments, or carry out any
procedures, r than those specified in this document. Otherwise you
may be exposed zardous radiation.
tion The tops of the tripod ferrules are very sharp. When
handling or ying the tripod, take care to avoid injuring yourself
on the ferrules.
tion Although a Class 1 laser is regarded as safe under normal
ating conditions, it is recommended that you cap the objective when
the ument is not in use, to avoid laser emissions. Take care not to
look into aser.
tion Before carrying the tripod or the instrument in the
carrying case, k the shoulder strap and its clasp. If the strap is
damaged or the clasp is ecurely fastened, the carrying case may
fall, causing personal injury or ument damage.
tion Before setting up the tripod, make sure that no-ones hands
or feet underneath it. When the legs of the tripod are being driven
into the nd, they could pierce hands or feet.
tion After mounting the instrument on the tripod, securely
fasten the b screws on the tripod legs. If the thumb screws are not
securely ned, the tripod may collapse, causing personal injury or
instrument age.
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tion After mounting the instrument on the tripod, securely
fasten the p screw on the tripod. If the clamp screw is not
securely fastened, the ument may fall off the tripod, causing
personal injury or instrument age.
tion Securely fasten the leveling base clamp knob. If the knob
is not rely fastened, the leveling base may come loose or fall off
when you lift nstrument, causing personal injury or instrument
damage.
tion Do not stack objects on the plastic carrying case, or use
it as a l. The plastic carrying case is unstable and its surface is
slippery. king or sitting on the plastic carrying case may cause
personal injury or ument damage.
tion Do not swing or throw the plumb bob. You could injure
yourself or r people.
tion Before charging the battery pack, read the instruction
manual for uick charger (part number Q-75U/E).
tion Make sure the laser is disabled before disposing of the
instrument.
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ContentsSafety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . vIntrLasWar
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oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.vier Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
viinings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1come . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Instrument accuracy and display. . . . . . . . . . . 2s of the
Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
intenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
paration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9acking and
Packing the Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Packing . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
rging and Discharging the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . .
10aching and Re-Attaching the Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . 13ing
Up the Tripod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14tering . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Centering using the optical plummet . . . . . . . . 15Centering
using a plumb bob . . . . . . . . . . . 16
eling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16hting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17ing the
Measurement Mode and Preparing the Target . . . . 18
Measurement with a prism . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Measurement
in Reflectorless mode . . . . . . . . 19
paring the Reflector Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21ing
Up the Prism Reflector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Adjusting the height of the tribrach adapter . . . . .
23Changing the direction of the prism. . . . . . . . . 23Setting
the prism constant . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Setting the position
of the target plate. . . . . . . . 24
Face-1/Face-2 Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27ning the
Instrument On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turning on the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Turning off
the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
cting a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30nging
Regional Configuration Pre-sets . . . . . . . . . . 31lay and Key
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Adjusting
lighting and sound levels . . . . . . . . . 38[DSP] key . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39[MODE] key . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 41[COD] key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42[HOT]
key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Bubble indicator . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45[USR] keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 46[DAT] key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48tting
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Entering a point name or number . . . . . . . . . 49Entering a
code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Advanced feature: Searching for a code by using the first
character . . . . . . . . 54
Entering values in feet and inches . . . . . . . . . 55. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Creating a new job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Measuring Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58Sighting a prism reflector. . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Measuring
distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Measurement settings . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 60
4 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63HA
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Reset and Angle Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64Setting the horizontal angle to 0 . . . . . . . . . . 64Entering
the horizontal angle . . . . . . . . . . . 64Recording a foresight
point
after repeat angle measurement . . . . . . . 64Face-1/Face-2
measurement . . . . . . . . . . . 65Horizontal angle hold . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 66
ion Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66Setting up a station with known coordinates
or azimuth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Advanced feature:
Measuring F1 and F2 . . . 69
Setting up a station using multiple point resection . . .
71Advanced feature: Viewing and deleting a
measurement in resection . . . . . . . . . 74Setting up the
station quickly without coordinates . . . 75Determining station
elevation . . . . . . . . . . . 76Checking and resetting the
backsight direction . . . . 77Two-point resection along a known
line . . . . . . . 79
eout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81Specifying the stakeout point by angle and distance . .
81Specifying the stakeout point by coordinates . . . . . 84
Advanced feature: Specifying a stakeout list by range input . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
DivLine S-O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87RefLine S-O . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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Program Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90Measuring distance and offset values
along a specified line . . . . . . . . . . . 90Measuring
distance and offset values
on the arc-curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Remote distance
measurement . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Measuring remote elevation . . . . . . . . . . . 98Measuring
distance and offset values
on the vertical plane . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Measuring
distance and offset values on the slope . . .101
ording Measurement Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103Recording data from any observation screen . . . .
.103Outputting data to the COM port . . . . . . . . .104
suring Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105Measuring taped offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . .105Measuring
angle offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Two-prism pole . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .107Extending a line by horizontal angle
offset. . . . . .108Entering a horizontal distance
after an angle-only shot . . . . . . . . . . .110Calculating a
corner point . . . . . . . . . . . .111Measuring circle offsets . .
. . . . . . . . . . .112Extending the slope distance . . . . . . .
. . . .114
u Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115oduction . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Manager . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Opening an existing job . . . . . . . . . . . . .116Creating a
new job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117Deleting a job . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .118Setting the control job . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .119
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Displaying job Information . . . . . . . . . . . .120Cogo . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Calculating angle and distance between two coordinates . . . . .
. . . . .120
Calculating and manually inputting coordinates. . . .123
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Calculating area and perimeter. . . . . . . . . . .125Advanced
feature:
Entering a range of points 127Calculating coordinates from line
and offset . . . . .127Calculating coordinates using intersection
functions . .129
Advanced feature: Entering angle and distance offsets . . .
.134
ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Angle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135Distance . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .136Coordinate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .138Power saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.138Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138Stakeout . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .139Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.139Others settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141Viewing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141Deleting
records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146Editing records . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .148Searching records . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .151Entering coordinates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154Point
name list and code list . . . . . . . . . . .154
munication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Downloading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160Uploading
coordinate data . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Advanced feature: Editing the data order for upload . . . .
.162
Uploading a point name list or code list . . . . . .
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-Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163[MSR]
key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163[DSP] key settings .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164[USR] key settings . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .165[S-O] key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.165[DAT] key settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
bration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166e . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
cking and Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169cking and
Adjusting the Plate Level . . . . . . . . . . 170cking and
Adjusting the Circular Level . . . . . . . . . 170cking and
Adjusting the Optical Plummet . . . . . . . . 171 Point Errors of
Vertical Scale and
Horizontal Angle Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Checking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172Adjusting . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .172
cking the Instrument Constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
cifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177n Body . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178EDM. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178Dual-axis tilt sensor (NPL-332
single-axis) . . . . .179Angle measurement . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .179Precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.179Measurement intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
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Clamps/tangent screws . . . . . . . . . . . . .180Tribrach . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180Level vial sensitivity . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .180Optical plummet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.180Display and keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
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Connections in the base of instrument . . . . . . .181Battery
pack BC-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181Environmental
performance . . . . . . . . . . .182Dimensions . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .182Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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dard Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182rnal
Device Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
tem Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185tem Components
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
munications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189oading
Coordinate Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190Record format .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190Data example . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .191
oading Point Lists and Code Lists . . . . . . . . . . .
191Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191File format . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192Data example . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .193
nloading Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
194Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194Nikon raw
record formats . . . . . . . . . . . .194SDR2x and SDR33 record
formats . . . . . . . . .197Data examples . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .202
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10 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Angle .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Cogo . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Communications . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Data. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207ExteJob ProgRecRefSeaSettStakStat
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rnal Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208Manager
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208rams . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
ording Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
210lectorless Mode Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211rching
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211ings . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212eout . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212ion Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 213
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the users of Pulse Laser Station NPL-302 uments. Before you operate
a Pulse Laser Station NPL-302 series , read this manual carefully.
In particular, pay attention to the warnings s that appear in the
Safety section at the front of the manual. Before you should also
read the maintenance instructions. For more information, see ce,
page 6.
nt accuracy and display 11.1benefits of the Nikon DTM-302,
NPL-302, and DTM-502 series ease-of-use. The software for these
three product series has been make it easy for you to learn to
operate one model of instrument and nowledge to the other models
with little additional training. A
series user can easily operate the non-prism NPL-302 series
instruments er accuracy DTM-502 series instruments.ome subtle
differences in the software between these different product ome of
these differences stem from additional capabilities or features
some models. For example, the DTM-502 series offers the
Lumi-Guide
ty, which guides the rodman to the correct stake-out position
quickly and NPL-302 series offers reflectorless operation, allowing
you to take nts to points inaccessible with a prism. This manual
shows the unique and features available in the NPL-302 series
instrument.
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Other differences stem from the accuracy specifications of the
different product families. EinstrumentThe followand distanc
The manuascreens wit
Model
DTM-332DTM-352DTM-362NPL-332NPL-352NPL-362DTM-522DTM-532DTM-552Pulse
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ach instrument model is specified to different performance
levels, and the s display resolution then varies depending on the
instruments accuracy. ing table describes the instrument accuracy
and the corresponding angle e resolution displayed on the
instruments screen.
ls for all of these total station product families show the
measurement h the higher resolution data for the highest accuracy
DTM-552.
Angle performance
accuracy
Displayed angle resolution
Displayed distance resolution (decimal
places)5'' 1'' 35'' 1'' 33'' 1'' 35'' 1'' 35'' 1'' 33'' 1'' 33''
1'' 42'' 1'' 41'' 0.5'' 4
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Parts of the Instrument 1.2Figure 1.1
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g the instrument, read and follow the following maintenance
s:
leave the instrument in direct sunlight or in a closed vehicle
for ed periods. Overheating the instrument may reduce its
efficiency.PL-302 series instrument has been used in wet
conditions, immediately f any moisture and dry the instrument
completely before returning the ent to the carrying case. The
instrument contains sensitive electronic lies which have been well
protected against dust and moisture. However, r moisture gets into
the instrument, severe damage could result.
changes in temperature may cloud the lenses and drastically
reduce the able distance, or cause an electrical system failure. If
there has been a change in temperature, leave the instrument in a
closed carrying case in location until the temperature of the
instrument returns to room ture.store the NPL-302 series instrument
in hot or humid locations. In ar, you must store the battery pack
in a dry location at a temperature of n 30 C (86 F). High
temperature or excessive humidity can cause mold on the lenses. It
can also cause the electronic assemblies to deteriorate, lead to
instrument failure.e battery pack with the battery
discharged.toring the instrument in areas subject to extremely low
temperatures, e carrying case open.overtighten any of the clamp
screws.djusting the vertical tangent screws, upper plate tangent
screws, or screws, stay as close as possible to the center of each
screws range. ter is indicated by a line on the screw. For final
adjustment of tangent rotate the screw clockwise.veling base will
not be used for an extended period, lock down the base clamp knob
and tighten its safety screw.use organic solvents (such as ether or
paint thinner) to clean the tallic parts of the instrument (such as
the keyboard) or the painted or surfaces. Doing so could result in
discoloration of the surface, or in of printed characters. Clean
these parts only with a soft cloth or a tissue, moistened with
water or a mild detergent.
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To clean the optical lenses, lightly wipe them with a soft cloth
or a lens tissue that is m
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oistened with alcohol.icle plate cover has been correctly d. Do
not release it or subject it to ve force to make it watertight.
attaching the battery pack, check contact surfaces on the battery
trument are clean. Press the pack into place until the battery-ng
button rises up to the battery p surface. If the battery pack is
not d securely, the instrument is not ht.e cap that covers the data
output/external power input connector l until it clicks into place.
The instrument is not watertight if the cap is ched securely, or
when the data output/external power input connector is
rying case is designed to be watertight, but you should not
leave it to rain for an extended period. If exposure to rain is
unavoidable, make t the carrying case is placed with the Nikon
nameplate facing upward.-65 battery pack contains a Ni-MH battery.
When disposing of the pack, follow the laws or rules of your
municipal waste system.trument can be damaged by static electricity
from the human body ged through the data output/external power
input connector. Before g the instrument, touch any other
conductive material once to remove ectricity.
Reticle plate cover
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C H A P T E R
PrepIn this2aration 2
chapter:
Q Unpacking and Packing the InstrumentQ Charging and Discharging
the Battery PackQ Detaching and Re-Attaching the Battery PackQ
Setting Up the TripodQ CenteringQ LevelingQ SightingQ Setting the
Measurement Mode and Preparing the TargetQ Preparing the Reflector
SheetQ Setting Up the Prism ReflectorQ Face-1/Face-2 Measurements
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Unpacking and Packing the Instrument 2.1Note Hanexcessive v
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dle the NPL-302 series instrument gently to protect it from
shocks and ibration.
ng 21.1the instrument, grip the carrying gently remove the
instrument rrying case.
21.2
e the instrument with the battery ed. instrument back into the
carrying
telescope in the horizontal face-1 position.e W storage mark on
the bottom of -1 keyboard with W the mark on the base clamp knob.
fasten the clamp knobs.e instrument in the carrying case.
en packing the charger (Q-75U/E) in carrying case, make sure
that you hown on the sticker inside the case. that the battery
charger cable is not en you close the case cover.
ng and Discharging the Battery Pack 2.1rging the battery pack,
read the warnings (also listed in the Safety section of this
manual) and the following notes.
ning Use only the specified battery charger (part number
Q-75U/E) to ge the battery pack (part number BC-65). Using other
chargers, such as arger with part number Q-7U/E or Q7C, may cause
the battery pack to h fire or rupture.
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ning Do not cover the battery charger while the battery pack is
being arged. The charger must be able to dissipate heat adequately.
Coverings as blankets or clothing can cause the charger to
overheat.
ning Avoid recharging the battery pack in humid or dusty places,
in t sunlight, or near heat sources. Do not recharge the battery
pack when it t. If you do, you may receive electric shocks or
burns, or the battery pack
overheat or catch fire.
ning Although the battery pack (part number BC-65) has an
auto-reset it breaker, you should take care not to short circuit
the contacts. Short its can cause the battery pack to catch fire or
burn you.
ning Never burn or heat the battery. Doing so may cause the
battery to or rupture. A leaking or ruptured battery can cause
serious injury.
ning Before storing the battery pack or battery charger, cover
the act points with insulation tape. If you do not cover the
contact points, the ry pack or charger may short circuit, causing
fire, burns, or damage to
nstrument.
ning The battery BC-65 is not waterproof on its own. Do not get
the ry wet when it is removed from the instrument. If water seeps
into the ry, it may cause a fire or burns.
tion Before charging the battery pack, read the instruction
manual for uick charger (part number Q-75U/E).
notes the battery pack indoors where the ambient temperature is
between d 40 C (between 32 F and 104 F). If you try to charge the
battery e ambient temperature is outside this range, the protective
circuit will d prevent it from being charged normally.
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To prevent malfunction, keep the charging plug clean. If the
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HARGE indicator blinks repeatedly after charging starts, there
is a with the battery pack. Do not use or charge the battery pack
any further, tact your dealer.
mbient temperature drops below 0 C (32 F) while the battery pack
is g, the charger stops charging the battery pack. When the ambient
ture rises above 0 C (32 F), charging resumes. Charging will be
ted after restarting.HARGE indicator remains lit for more than
four hours, and the ambient ture during charging was within the
specified operational range rough 40 C or 32 F through 104 F),
there is a problem with the pack. Do not use or charge the battery
pack any further, and contact your
charging or discharging, the battery pack and quick charger will
become his is normal.arging the battery pack, do not recharge it
until it has been fully
ged. Recharging a fully charged battery pack lowers its
performance.attery pack is used at low temperatures (below 20 C or
4 F), its y is reduced, and it will allow less operation time than
a battery pack normal (room) temperature.tery pack is not used for
a long period, it cannot be charged to its full y again. To improve
the battery packs capacity, charge and discharge it times. use a
battery charger with part number Q-70U/E or Q-70C to charge a pack
with part number BC-65. However, these chargers cannot fully this
battery pack.
he battery packt the power plug on the charger to ower outlet.t
the charging plug on the charger the charging connector on the
pack.ARGE indicator lights up, and g starts automatically.he
battery pack is fully charged, the
E indicator turns off.Air holes
To AC outletCHARGEindicatorDISCHARGEindicatorDISCHARGEbutton
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Discharging the battery pack1. Connec2. Connec
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t the power plug on the charger to an AC power outlet.t the
charging plug on the charger cable to the charging connector on the
pack.e DISCHARGE button on the battery charger.
SCHARGE indicator lights up, and the charger starts to discharge
the When discharging is completed, the DISCHARGE indicator turns
off. e CHARGE indicator lights up, and charging starts
automatically.charging the battery pack, press the DISCHARGE button
again. battery pack can be recharged repeatedly. If you recharge
the battery it still has enough power to operate the instrument,
however, it will last r period. This is called the memory effect.
If you experience the memory
harge the battery pack as described above and then recharge it.
This battery pack to its full capacity. We recommend that you
discharge the k in this way at least once every ten charges.
ing and Re-Attaching the Battery Pack 2.1 the BC-65 battery
packstrument is turned on, press [PWR] to turn it off.
s the battery mounting button while holding the battery
pack.
tion Avoid touching the contacts on the battery pack.
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attach the battery pack, clear any dust or other foreign
particles from the ket.two projections at the bottom of ery pack
into the concave sections ottom of the socket on the ent.
e instrument steady with one hand h the battery pack against the
ent.
ure that the battery mounting s securely locked.
tion If the battery pack is not attached securely, this could
adversely t the watertightness of the instrument.
external battery is available as an optional accessory for s.
When the ttery is connected and the BC-65 battery pack is mounted
on the , the instrument automatically uses the power source that
has the most ower.
Up the Tripod 2.1
tion The tops of the tripod ferrules are very sharp. When
handling or ying the tripod, take care to avoid injuring yourself
on the ferrules.
e tripod legs enough to for the instrument to be stable.the
tripod directly over the station point. To check the tripods
position, ough the center hole in the tripod head.press the tripod
ferrules into the ground.e top surface of the tripod head.
If you want to use the plumb bob to center the instrument (see
Centering, ), you must level the tripod head precisely.y fasten the
thumb screws on the tripod legs.e instrument on the tripod
head.
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7. Insert the tripod mounting screw into the center hole of the
base plate of the instrum
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ent.
the tripod mounting screw.not carry the instrument while it is
attached to a tripod.
ing 2.1center the instrument, you align its central axis
precisely over the station enter the instrument, you can either use
the optical plummet or a plumb
g using the optical plummet 21.1ou require high accuracy, check
and adjust the optical plummet before the instrument. For detailed
instructions, see Checking and Adjusting the mmet, page 171.
he instrument using the optical plummet:he instrument on the
tripod. For detailed instructions, see Setting Up the page
14.ooking through the optical plummet, align le with the station
point. To do this, turn ling screws until the center mark of the s
directly over the image of the station
upporting the tripod head with one hand, the tripod leg clamps
and adjust the lengths egs until the air bubble is in the center of
ular level. the tripod leg clamps. plate level to level the
instrument. For detailed instructions, see g, page 16.rough the
optical plummet to check that the image of the station point is he
center of the reticle mark. ation point is off center, do one of
the following:e station point is slightly off center, loosen the
tripod mounting screw
then center the instrument on the tripod. Use only direct
movement to er the instrument. Do not rotate it.
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When the instrument is centered, tighten the mounting screw. If
th
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procedure from 2.
g using a plumb bob 20.1he instrument on the tripod. For
detailed instructions, see Setting Up the page 14.e plumb line on
the hook of the tripod mounting screw.
the length of the plumb line so that the tip of the plumb bob is
at the f the station point.
the tripod mounting screw slightly.oth hands to support the
outer side of the leveling base, carefully slide rument about on
the tripod head until the tip of the plumb bob is ed over the exact
center of the station point.
To confirm that the instrument is precisely aligned, check its
position o directions at right angles to each other.
g 2.1level the instrument, you make the vertical axis of the
instrument exactly level the instrument, use the plate level.
instrument:
the upper plate clamp. the alidade until the plate level is with
any two of the leveling (B and C).eling screws B and C to move the
into the center of the level. the alidade approximately 90.
CB
A
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5. Use leveling screw A to move the bubble into the
6. Repeat bubble
7. Rotate 8. If the b
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center of the level.Step 1 through Step 5 to center the in both
positions.the alidade 180.ubble in the plate level remains d, the
instrument is level. If the moves off center, adjust the plate or
detailed instructions, see ng and Adjusting the Plate Level, page
170.
g 2.1sight the instrument, you aim the t the target, bring the
target image and align the image with the center of the reticle.e
instrument:the diopter: the telescope at a blank area, such e sky
or a piece of paper.
ning Never look at the sun through the telescope. If you do, you
may age or lose your eyesight.
king through the eyepiece, rotate diopter ring until the reticle
shairs are in sharp focus. te parallax: the telescope at the target
image.
ate the focusing ring until the et image is in sharp focus on
the le crosshairs.e your eye vertically and laterally
heck whether the target image es relative to the reticle
crosshairs.e target image does not move, there is no parallax.
CB
A
2
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Centercrosshairs
Diopter ring Telescope focusingring
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d. If the target image does move, rotate the telescope focusing
ring. Then repeat from Step c.
3. Rotate The
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the tangent screw: final turn of the tangent screw should be in
a clockwise directions, to n the target accurately on the center
crosshairs.
the Measurement Mode and Preparing the 2.1
62/352/332 has two measurement sm mode (Prism) and Reflectorless
rism). These modes can be changed by holding down the [MSR1] or
[MSR2] second. For more information, see,
escribes how to set the measurement nding on the target you want
to measure.
ses, you can measure another target that is not appropriate to
the set nt mode.
ment with a prism 21.1Do not use a prism with scratches, a dirty
surface, or a chipped center. Prisms with thin edges are
recommended.
Measurement modes
Target settingector sheet Prism (Prism mode)ective materials)
N-Prism (Reflectorless mode)
thin edges chipped center thick edges
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As the NPL-362/352/332 is extremely sensitive, multiple
reflections on the prism surface canTo maintai
When u When u When m
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sometimes cause a significant loss in accuracy.n the accuracy of
your measurements:sing a reflector sheet, take measurements longer
than 5 meters.sing a mini or standard prism, take measurements
longer than 10 meters.easuring a short distance, incline the prism
slightly so that the EDM can nnecessary reflections on the prism
surface, as shown in Figure 2.2
Angling the prism
ment in Reflectorless mode 21.2ty of the reflection from the
target determines the distance the 52/332 can measure in this mode.
The color and condition of the target affect the measurable
distance, even if the targeted objects are the
e less-reflective targets may not be measured.escribes some
examples of targets and approximate measureable
rism securely in place and do not move while taking
measurements.ode, in order to avoid false measurements on objects
other than the flector-sheet, targets that are less reflective than
the prism or reflector ot measured. Even if you start a
measurement, measured values are not To measure less reflective
objects, use the N-prism (reflectorless) mode.
Targets and measurement distances
You can measure approximately...
s, reflectors 500 meters (1640 feet)ite), veneer (new) 200
meters (660 feet)tly painted), brick 50 to 100 meters (160 to 330
feet)
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Measurable distances may be shorter or measurement intervals may
be longer in the following c
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ases:le of the laser against the target is smallace of the
target is wetnlight, the measurable distance may be shorter. In
this case, try to throw n the target.h completely flat surfaces,
such as mirrors, cannot be measured unless nd the target are
perpendicular to each other.
ctorless mode, the beam passing area a circle in crosshairs on
the
eticle.t is smaller than the circle and there is highly
reflective in the background, ed data may be affected by these
ditions.
bstacle momentarily passes through etween the instrument and the
target le, passing cars on the road), the false data (short
distance) is deleted lly. However, if the amount of reflection is
almost the same and the in distances between the correct and the
false data is less than two meters, e an error in measurements.
prism in Reflectorless mode may cause ve signal error. In this
case, change the SR2] key Target setting to Prism.
there are no obstacles between the instrument and the target
when surents.need to take measurements across a road or a place
where vehicles or ts are frequently moving, take several
measurements to a target for the
.
Beam passing area
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or sheet can be used for measurements in Prism mode. Assemble
the eet as shown in Figure 2.3.
Reflector sheet assembly.
Reflectorsheet
Mini prismadapter
Telescopicprism pole
Prism poletripod type PPS
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Figure 2.4
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reflector is also for measurements in Prism mode.le the prism
reflector as shown in Figure 2.4.
Assembling the prism reflector
the height of the tribrach adaptor (see page 23).sary, change
the direction of the prism (see page 23).prism constant (see page
23).position of the target plate (see page 24).structions for Step
2 through Step 5 are provided on the following pages.
Target plate for single prism
Tiltable singleprism holder
Tribrach adapter 13/14
Leveling base W10/W11
Tripod
Prism C
Target plate for single prism
Prism C
Tribrach adapter 13/14
Leveling base
Tripod
Tiltable singleprism holder
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Adjusting the height of the tribrach adapter 20.1The
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h adapter has two height settings. To use the prism reflector
with a eries instrument, use the lower height setting.e height of
the tribrach adapter:
e the height adjustment screw from rach adapter. e tribrach
adapter up or down the older mount until the height ent screw holes
on the prism holder nd on the tribrach adapter are
. and tighten the adjustment screw.
g the direction of the prism 20.1mounted on the tribrach adapter
can be rotated to face in any direction.the direction of the prism:
the rotation clamp. To do this, turn p lever counterclockwise.
e upper plate of the tribrach adapter e prism is facing in the
required n.
the rotation clamp. To do this, turn p lever clockwise.
he prism constant 20.1the prism to the single prism holder.
prism constant. To do this, hold down r [MSR2] for one second. For
more tion, see Measurement settings, .
Prism holder mount
Height adjustmentscrew
Clamp
Clamp lever
Unclamp
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Note The prism constant of a Nikon prism is always 0.
B Tip the s
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When using a prism at a short distance, set the prism at a
slight angle to ighting axis, rather than completely square.
he position of the target plate 20.1that the target plate is
aligned with the tribrach adapter and the prism.osition of the
target plate: two set screws supplied to attach et plate to the
single prism holder.he target plate within the screw ntil the apex
of the wedge pattern is with the vertical axis of the prism
tribrach adapter.
/Face-2 Measurements 2.1e a measurement from either face of the
instrument. To change the face,
nstrument 180 on its base, and rotate the telescope 180 within
the
ng the Face-1 and Face-2 measurement values, you can cancel out
most echanical errors. Some errors, such as vertical axis error,
cannot be ut by averaging Face-1 and Face-2 measurements.
tion When rotating the telescope, take care not to catch your
finger in ap between the instruments standard and the
telescope.
m constant is not 0mm, then directly enter the prism constant
valuest field. For example, if your prism constant is 30mm, enter
30mm in the on the instrument.
Center on axis
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yepiece. A Face-2 measurement is made with the vertical circle
to the right of the telescope eyepiece. See Figure 2.5.
Face-1 and Face-2
Face-1 Face-2
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Q Turning the Instrument On and OffQ Selecting a LanguageQ
Changing Regional Configuration Pre-setsQ Display and Key
FunctionsQ List DisplayQ Inputting DataQ JobsQ Measuring
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Turning the Instrument On and Off 3.1Turning 1. To turn
start-uptempera
2. To chanuse [^] o
you wa
3. If you wrotate th
4. Tilt theposition
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on the instrument 31.1 on the instrument, press [PWR]. The
screen appears. It shows the current ture, pressure, date, and
time.
ge the temperature or pressure value, r [v] to move the cursor
to the field that nt to change. Then press [ENT].
ant to initialize the horizontal angle, e alidade.
telescope until it passes the horizontal on Face-1.
entered your name or your companys e Owners detail field, the
text from this rs on the start-up screen. To set the tail field, go
to MENU > Settings . For more information, see page 140.
start to use an initialized HA, you must rotate the alidade to
initialize the ime you turn on the instrument. If you do this, you
can maintain a fixed HA even if the instrument has moved while it
is turned off.e telescope before you rotate the alidade, the
horizontal angle is not and the instrument uses the previous HA
reading.
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Turning off the instrument 30.1To turn the
Then do on
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any of th
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instrument off, press [PWR] and [ENT].
e of the following:
es the Sleep softkey in the Press [ENT] reen, or enable the
Power Save setting saving, page 138), the instrument goes
ode. nstrument is in sleep mode, it wakes up e following
occurs:ss a keytrument receives a remote control commandate the
alidade the telescope
To ...n turn off the instrumentt softkey reboot the program and
re-start the instrument p softkey put the instrument into
power-saving mode
cancel the power-off process and return to the previous
screen
s the Reset softkey, the software is rebooted and the Basic ent
Screen (BMS) appears without an open job.
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Selecting a Language 3.1The Nikonis a set of uuser can se
Langua Langua Langua
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total station supports one Language Pack at a time. The Language
Pack p to three different languages installed on the instrument
from which the lect. Several Language Packs are available for the
Nikon total stations. ge Pack #1: English, French, Spanishge Pack
#2: English, German, Italiange Pack #3: English, Chinese,
Russian
ct a different language, power on rument and press [ESC] and [3]
at the escope screen.ect Language screen appears. Up to nguages are
available in the d Language Pack. The screen shows anguages are
currently available on rument.
rent language selection is highlighted.] or [v] to highlight the
required e and then press [ENT.] trument reboots and displays the
Tilt Telescope screen in the language.
ack #1 is the default Language Pack installed at the factory.
Other acks can be installed at an authorized Nikon total station
service
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Changing Regional Configuration Pre-sets 3.1To provideconfigure
tsettings. Thconfiguratitilted. To c1. Follow
After thtelescopConfigu
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easier configuration for common regional settings, you can
quickly he Nikon total station to a pre-set combination of default
regional e Regional Configuration screen appears only after the
language
on is complete, the instrument has rebooted, and the telescope
has been hange the regional configuration pre-sets:the steps in
Selecting a Language, page 30.e instrument reboots and the e is
tilted, the Regional ration screen appears.
] or [v] to highlight the required l settings and then press
[ENT].o not want to change the current , press [ESC] and quit. The
ent will continue to use the last settings that were configured.s
affected by the Regional Configuration screen are:
Regional Configuration Pre-sets
Setting Europe International United States
VA zero Zenith Zenith Zenith
Resolution 1" 1" 1"
HA Azimuth Azimuth Azimuth
Scale 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000T-P corr. On On OnSea Level Off
Off Off
C&R corr. 0.132 0.132 0.132s
Order ENZ ENZ NEZ
Label ENZ ENZ NEZ
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Power Sav
Communic
Stakeout
Units
Rec
Others
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AZ zero North North North
e
Main Unit Off Off OffEDM Unit 3 minutes 3 minutes 3 minutes
Sleep 5 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes
ation
Ext. Comm Nikon Nikon Nikon
Baud 4800 4800 4800
Length 8 8 8Parity None None None
Stop bit 1 1 1
Add PT 1000 1000 1000
Angle GON GON DEGDistance meters meters US-ft
Temp C C FPress mm Hg mm Hg In Hg
Store DB RAW&XYZ RAW&XYZ RAW&XYZData Rec Internal
Internal Internal
XYZ disp Fast Fast Fast
2nd Unit None None None
Sig Beep On On OnSplit ST No No No
Setting Europe International United States
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The defaulinformation
DisplayFigure 3.1 display.
Figure 3.1
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t regional configuration pre-set is United States settings. For
more , see Settings, page 135.
and Key Functions 3.1shows the keys on the NPL-302 series
instrument keyboard and the LCD
NPL-302 keyboard and display
CD Input Owners Detail
Blank Blank Blank
Setting Europe International United States
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Table 3.2 summarizes the functions of the NPL-302 keys.
Table 3.2
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Key functions
Function Details
Turns the instrument on or off. page 28
Illumination key. Turns the backlight on or off.Provides access
to the 2-switch window if held down for one second.
page 38
Displays the MENU screen. page 115
Changes the key input mode between alphanumeric and 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).
page 41
Records measured data, moves on to the next screen, or 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.)
page 103
Returns to the previous screen.In numeric or alphanumeric mode,
deletes input.
Starts distance measurement, using the measure mode settings for
the [MSR1] key. Displays measurement mode settings, if held down
for one second.
page 58
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Starts distance measurement, using the measure mode settings for
the [MSR2] key. Displays measurement mode settings, if held down
for one second.
page 58
Moves to the next available display screen.Changes the fields
that appear on the DSP1, DSP2, and DSP3 screens, if held down for
one second.
page 61
Displays the Angle menu. page 64
Displays the Station Setup menu.In numeric mode, enters 7. In
alphanumeric mode, enters A, B, C, or 7.
page 66
Displays the Stakeout menu.Shows stakeout settings, if held down
for one second.In numeric mode, enters 8. In alphanumeric mode,
enters D, E, F, or 8.
page 81
Displays the Offset Point Measurement menu. In numeric mode,
enters 9. In alphanumeric mode, enters G, H, I, or 9.
page 105
Displays the Programs menu, which contains additional measuring
programs.In numeric mode, enters 4. In alphanumeric mode, enters J,
K, L, or 4.
page 90
In numeric mode, enters 5. In alphanumeric mode, enters M, N, O,
or 5.
Displays RAW, XYZ, or STN data, depending on your setting.In
numeric mode, enters 6. In alphanumeric mode, enters P, Q, R, or
6.
page 47
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ar 31.1bar appears on the right side of n. It contains icons
that indicate f various system functions.
icatorindicator shows the reflected light intensity:
Executes the function that is assigned to the [USR1] key.In
numeric mode, enters 1. In alphanumeric mode, enters S, T, U, or
1.Executes the function that is assigned to the [USR2] key.In
numeric mode, enters 2. In alphanumeric mode, enters V, W, X, or
2.
page 46
Opens a window where you can enter a code. The default code
value is the last code entered.In numeric mode, enters 3. In
alphanumeric mode, enters Y, Z, a space, or 3.
page 42
Displays the (HOT) menu, which includes Height of Target,
Temp-Press, Target, Note recording, and Default PT settings.In
numeric mode, enters (minus). In alphanumeric mode, enters .
(period), (minus), or + (plus).
page 43
Displays the Bubble indicator.In numeric mode, enters 0. In
alphanumeric mode, enters *, /, =, or 0.
page 45
evel 4 (maximum)
evel 3
Function Details
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Battery indThe battery
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e indicatorode indicator only appears when you are entering
points or coordinates.
e data input mode:
icator indicator shows the battery voltage level:
ry level is critically low, the following pears:
evel 1 (minimum)
this icon is blinking, there is excessive signal for
N-prism.
this icon is blinking rapidly, the signal is low. this icon is
blinking slowly, there is no signal. there is no icon, analog power
for EDM is off.
nput mode is numeric. Press a key on the number pad to enter the
umber printed on the key.nput mode is alphabetic. Press a key on
the number pad to enter the first etter printed beside the key.
Press the key repeatedly to cycle through all he letters assigned
to that key. or example, to enter the letter O in alphabetic mode,
press [5] three times.
evel 4 (Full)
evel 3
evel 2
evel 1
attery low
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Adjusting lighting and sound levels 31.2LCD backlTo turn
thebacklight l
2-switch wUse the 2-ssound settiTo open thhold down To cycle
ththe numberturn the baAlternative[ENT] to cyc
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to thWhen you and sound 2-switch or
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ight LCD backlight on or off, press the illumination key . To
adjust the evel, use the 2-switch window described below.
indowwitch window to adjust lighting and ngs for the instrument.
e 2-switch window from any screen, the Illumination key for one
second. rough the settings for a switch, press beside that switch.
For example, to
cklight on or off, press [1].ly, to highlight the switch that
you want to set, press [^] or [v]. Then press le through the
settings for that switch.
acklight)
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djustment window-switch window is open, press [] he contrast
adjustment window. Then [v] to change the contrast level. The ates
the current contrast level. To e 2-switch window, press [].have
finished changing display light settings, press [ESC] to close the
contrast adjustment window.
CD backlight is on.
CD backlight is off.
ound is on.
ound is off.
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[DSP] key 31.3Use the key
SwitchingWhen seveDSP indicaand the scrappears at
To move to
For exampdisplayed, The screen
When the additional VD, and SDsecondaryThe smallemeasured units
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to change the current display screen or to change display
settings.
between display screensral display screens are available, the
tor appears at the top left of the screen, een indicator (for
example, 1/4) the top right.
the next available screen, press [DSP].
le, if the DSP2 screen is currently press [DSP] to move to the
DSP3 screen. indicator changes from 2/4 to 3/4.
secondary distance unit is set, an screen is available. It shows
the HD,
values. For information on setting the distance unit, see page
140.st unit of display for distances in feet-and-inches is 1/16 in.
Smaller practical in the field. When the actual
eater than 99999'11''15/16, the > hown. If the actual
distance is less than -9999'11''15/16, the ` (solid mbol is shown.
This does not affect calculations. The precise value is ally in all
cases.
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Customizing items in the Basic Measurement Screen (BMS)To
customi1. Hold do2. Use the
highlig3. Use the
list of itThe itemAZ, HL
4. To saveitem foselected
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ze the items that are displayed on the DSP1, DSP2, and DSP3
screens:wn [DSP] for one second. arrow keys [^], [v], [] to ht the
item that you want to change. and softkeys to scroll through the
ems that can be displayed for this item.s that you can choose from
are HA,
, VA, V%, SD, VD, HD, Z, and (none). your changes, press the
Save softkey. Alternatively, highlight the last r DSP3 and press
[ENT]. The DSP screens show the items you have .
the (none) item, you cannot display the same item on more than
one line e screen.displayed in the DSP1, DSP2, DSP3, and DSP4
screens are also used in onding Stakeout screens (SO2, SO3, SO4,
and SO5).
so customize the displayed items in Stakeout.
aractersing header characters can be used in DSP screens:
indicates that tilt correction is applied e.
bol (#) indicates that tilt correction is core (_) under the
tilt correction ndicates that Sea Level Correction or r is
applied.
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[MODE] key 30.1Use the [MO
Changing When the cfield, pressbetween al
The input mto show the
Quick cod1. To activ
press [M
The PT2. Press an
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For exaassignestarts a
When the Pressing [MPulse Laser Station NPL-302 Series
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DE] key to change the keyboard mode for the current screen.
input mode while entering points or codesursor is in a point
(PT) or code (CD) [MODE] to change the input mode phanumeric (A)
and numeric (1).
ode indicator in the status bar changes current input mode.
e measurement modeate Quick code measurement mode, ODE] in the
BMS.
field shows the default point name. y numeric key ([0] through
[9]) to start
ing and recording points. f the numeric keys and their assigned
codes appears on the right side of the
mple, when you press [6], the code d to 6 is selected, and the
instrument measurement.
cursor is in a height (HT) field, only numeric input mode is
available. ODE] has no effect when the cursor is in a HT field.
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3. If you have set the record mode to Confirm (see
MeRecordmeasur
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4. To retu
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asurement settings, page 60), the PT screen appears after each
ement.
of the following: ecord the point, press [ENT].eturn to the BMS,
press [ESC].
rn to the BMS from the Qcode screen, press [MODE] or [ESC].
30.1
, press [COD] to change the default feature code that will
appear in the CD you record a point.
default codepress [COD] in the BMS, a window for e feature code
appears.e the List and Stack softkeys to de.
ervationse Quick code observation routine, press softkey.tion,
you can use the ten numeric keys ct a feature code and shoot a
point.
the measurement mode for the Quick vation, press the Sett
softkey.
a new feature code to a numeric key, press [^] or [v] to
highlight the code ant to change. Then press the Edit softkey.e the
DSP softkey to change the values shown in the measurement box, e
way as you use the [DSP] key in the Basic Measurement Screen
(BMS).
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[HOT] keyThe HOT kobservationmenu, pres
Changing To change display theselect HT aEnter the hsoftkey to
dstores the l
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30.2
ey menu is available on any screen. To display the HOT key
s [HOT].
the height of the targetthe height of the target, press [HOT] to
HOT menu. Then either press [1] or nd press [ENT].eight of the
target, or press the Stack isplay the HT stack. The HT stack
ast 20 HT values entered.
temperature and pressureurrent temperature and pressure,
press
play the HOT menu. Then either press Temp-Press and press [ENT].
Enter t temperature and pressure. The ppm dated automatically.
the target sett specifies settings for the target type, onstant,
and height of target. When you selected target set, all three
settings are ou can use this function to quickly een two types of
target, such as a
eet and a prism. You can prepare up to sets.
to display the HOT menu. Then either press [3], or select Target
and A list of the five target sets appears. To select a target set,
either press the ing numeric key ([1] through [5]), or use [^] or
[v] to highlight the target set nd press [ENT].
de measurement, the Rec mode can only be set to Confirm or
ALL.
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To change the settings defined in a target set, highlight the
target set in the list. Then press
TypeConstHT
Entering aTo enter a fHOT menuand press [EThis
functiobservation
Each note cThe note is
To display the Stacknotes.
Use [^] or [vpress [ENT]
HT can bealways appWhen a taand [MSR2]value for HLaser Station
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the Edit softkey.
Prism/N-Prism999 to 999 mm9.990 to 99.990 m
field noteield note, press [HOT] to display the . Then either
press [4], or select Note NT].
on can be used at any time on any screen.
an be up to 50 characters. stored as a CO record in the raw
data.
a list of previously used notes, press softkey. The stack stores
the last 20
] to highlight a note in the list. Then to select the note.
left blank in the target set. If you leave it blank, the current
HT value is lied to the measurement.
rget set is selected, the Type and Const values are copied to
both [MSR1] settings, and to the measurements in Qcode. If you have
specified a T, this value is also copied to the current HT.
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Setting the default point nameTo change display theDefault
This functiscreen.
Modify thePress [ENT] The new poname on th
Bubble iThe bubblewhile the cTo display The NPL-3compensaton or
off, pcompensaton the scre
If the instruthe text OVTo return to[ENT] .
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the default point name, press [HOT] to HOT menu. Then press [5],
or select PT and press [ENT].on is available from any
observation
default point name for the next record.to confirm the new
default point name. int name is appears as the default PT e input
screen.
ndicator 30.3 indicator is automatically displayed if the
instrument goes out of level ompensators are turned on.the bubble
indicator in an observation screen, press .62/352 has two-axis
level
ion. To turn the leveling compensators ress []. When the
leveling ors are turned off, the text OFF appears en.
ment is more than 3'30" out of level, ER appears on the screen.
the observation screen, press [ESC] or
32 has vertical axis adjustment only. leveling compensators on
or off, press
t setting of leveling compensators is indicated by header
characters (:, #, ter field labels (such as HA, VA, SD, and HD) in
observation screens. For mation, see Header characters, page
40.
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[USR] keys 30.4If you use key. Whenactivated dThe follow
Input H BS Che Base X Default Select T Input T Input N The
fol
Cog O/S PRG
By default,Hold downthe list of fkey. The cuby an asterTo change
press [^] or [ENT].
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a function frequently in the field, you can assign it to the
[USR1] or [USR2] ever you press a [USR] key, the function that is
assigned to that key is irectly.ing functions can be assigned to
the [USR] keys:TckYZ PTarget
emp-Pressotelowing menus, or a single function from one of these
menus:o
Input HT is assigned to [USR1], and no function is assigned to
[USR2]. the [USR] key for one second to display unctions that can
be assigned to the rrently assigned function is indicated
isk (*) beside the function name.the function that assigned to
the key, [v] to highlight the function. Then press
n the list has an arrow (->) beside it, a menu. If you
highlight a menu item ess [ENT], a sub-menu appears.
m on the sub-menu ends with the text f you select this item, the
whole menu to the [USR] key.
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To assign a specific function from the sub-menu, press [^] or
[v] to highlight the function. TOnce you hit is called key in the
B
[DAT] keyUse the [DAWhen you observation2Pt RefLinin the
curre
Hold downobservationscreen. Usethat is assigDAT [ME
whenever y
To change[USR] keys For more ipage 165.Pulse Laser Station
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hen press [ENT].ave assigned a function to a [USR] key, directly
whenever you press that [USR] MS.
30.5
T] key to quickly access data in the current job from
observation screens. press [DAT] in the BMS or in screens in
functions such as Stakeout, e, and Arc RefLine, the assigned data
nt job appears.
[DAT] for one second in the BMS or an screen to display the
Select Format this screen to change the type of data ned to [DAT].
Press [1] or select NU] to display the Data menu ou press
[DAT].
the type of data that is assigned to the in MENU > 1sec-Keys
> [USR]. nformation, see [USR] key settings,
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When you select an option from this screen, the change is adata
type aPress [ESC] screen.
List DiAvailable j
view or open th search f
In the list, reverse vidbackgroundPress [^] or If the Pagepages
befoone page.If the Page[>] to move
To select a
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pplied immediately, and the selected ppears.to return to the
previous observation
splay 3.1obs or data appear in a list display when you do any of
the following: edit data (MENU > Data)e code list, point list,
or Job Manager (MENU > Job)or points or codes
the current cursor position is shown in eo (it appears as white
text on a black ).
[v] move the cursor one line up or down. Up icon appears, there
are more re the current page. Press [ 1sec-Keys > [DAT].
nformation, see [DAT] key settings,
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Inputting Data 3.2EnteringYou can uspoints.The
defaulincrementenext point If the last cis the last pWhen the
cinput coord
Entering aWhen you the coordinA short beeappears or
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a point name or number 32.1e numeric or alphanumeric names up to
16 characters long to identify
t name for a new point is the last point name entered, with the
last digit d. For example, if the last point name was A100, the
default name for the is A101. haracter of the previous point name
is alphabetic, the default point name oint name.ursor is in a PT
(point) field, there are several ways to specify a point, or
inates.
n existing pointenter a known point name or number, ates of that
point are displayed briefly. p sounds before the next screen the
next field is selected.
he duration of the coordinate window to MENU > Settings >
To leave the window open until you ], set the XYZ disp field to
+ENT. For mation, see page 140.
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Entering a new pointWhen you coordinate coordinatesformat.
Press [ENT] the point in
Pressing [To use a popress [ENT] name.
The input cThey are n
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input a new point name or number, a input screen appears. Enter
the points in NE, NEZ, or elevation-only (Z)
on the last line (the CD field) to store the current job.
ENT] without a point nameint without recording the coordinates,
in a PT field, without entering a point
oordinates are used in the calculation. ot saved in the
database.
a wildcard (*)de an asterisk (*) when you enter a
de name, a list of points that match the t appears.
] to move the cursor to the point that use. Then pr