Leica TPS400 Series User manual

Directstart with Station
1. Switch instrument on (On/Off key on the side panel).
2. Press function key [STATION] (if required, switch to
correct level with ).
3. Enter station data and confirm with [OK].
4. Start measurement with [DIST] / [REC] or [ALL].
Keypad
1) Focus: Actively measured field.
2) Symbols
3) Fixed keys: Keys with firmly assigned functions.
4) Navigation keys: Control of input bar in edit and input
mode or control of focus bar.
5) Function keys: Are assigned the variable functions
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
6) Softkey bar: Displays functions that can be called up
with the function keys.
Fixed keys
[PAGE] Scrolls to next page when a dialogue
consists of several pages.
[MENU] Accesses programs, settings, the data
manager, adjustments, communications
parameters, system information and data
transfer.
[USER] Key, programmable with function from the
FNC menu.
[FNC] Quick-access to measurement-supporting
functions.
[ESC] Quit a dialog or the edit mode with activation
of the "previous" value. Return to next
heigher level.
Confirm an input; continue to the next field.

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Menu tree
[MENU] > Confirm menu selection.
[PAGE] Scroll to next page.
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Input mode
Method 1:
Method 2:
[INPUT] 1. Delete entry, display numeric/ alphanumeric
softkey bar.
2. Selection of range of characters/ numbers.
[>>>] Additional characters/ numbers.
3. Select the desired character.
4. Confirm input.
[ESC] Deletes input and restores previous value.
!The method you like to use can be set in the
settings.
Edit mode
1. Start edit mode.
Edit bar is positioned flush right.
Edit bar is positioned flush left.
2. Select range of characters/ numbers.
[>>>] Additional characters/ numbers.
3. Overwrite existing characters.
4. Confirm input.
[ESC] Deletes input and restores previous value.
Erasing characters
1. Place cursor on character to be deleted.
2. Pressing the navigation key deletes the
relevant character.
3. Confirm input.
[ESC] Deletes input and restores previous value.
Inserting characters
If a character was skipped (e.g. -15 instead of -125) you
can insert it later.
1. Place cursor on "1".
2. Inserts an empty character on the right
of "1".
3. Select range of characters /range of
numbers.
4. Select relevant character.
5. Confirm input.
*ABC DEFG HIJK LMNO
F1 F2 F3 F4
F1 1234 5678 90. + -
F2 *ABC DEFG HIJK LMNO
F3 PQRS TUVW XYZ_.$ !
F4 &?#@ %*/
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EDM Mode
With TCR instruments different settings for measure-
ments with visible (RL) and invisible (IR) EDM type are
available.
Depending on selected measuring mode the selection
prism types are different.
!With the RL-EDM each object in the beam is
measured (possibly also branches, cars, etc.).
Prism type
Calling the function in the EDM settings.
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IR-Fine
Fine measuring mode for high precision measu-
rements with prisms
(2mm + 2 ppm)
IR-Fast
Quick measuring mode with higher measuring
speed and reduced accuracy
(5mm + 2 ppm)
IR-Track Continuous distance measuring
(5mm + 2 ppm)
IR-Tape Distance measurement using Retro targets
(5mm + 2 ppm)
RL-Short
Short range. For distance measurements
without prisms with a target distance up to 80 m
(3mm + 2 ppm)
RL-Track
Continuous distance measurement without
prisms
(5mm + 2 ppm)
RL-Prism
Long range. For distance measurements with
prisms
(5mm + 2 ppm)
Leica
Prisms
Constants
[mm]
Standard prism
GPH1 + GPR1 0.0
360° prism
GRZ4 +23.1
360° Mini prism
GRZ101 +30.0
Miniprism
GMP101/102 +17.5
JPMINI +34.4 Mini prism
Reflective
targets +34.4
USER --
is set at "Prismconst"
(-mm + 34.4; e.g.: mm = 14 ->
input = -14 + 34.4 = 20.4)
RL +34.4 Reflectorless