Instruction manual

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8. SETTING UP THE INSTRUMENT
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• Mount the battery in the instrument before performing this operation because the instrument will tilt
slightly if the battery is mounted after levelling.
PROCEDURE Centering with the optical plummet eyepiece
1. Make sure the legs are spaced at equal
intervals and the head is approximately level.
Set the tripod so that the head is positioned over
the survey point.
Make sure the tripod shoes are firmly fixed in
the ground.
2. Place the instrument on the tripod head.
Supporting it with one hand, tighten the
centering screw on the bottom of the unit to
make sure it is secured to the tripod.
3. Looking through the optical plummet eyepiece,
turn the optical plummet eyepiece to focus on
the reticle.
Turn the optical plummet focussing ring to focus
on the survey point.
8.1 Centering
Centering screw
Focussing on the survey point
Focussing on
the reticle