MATO MTS600 Series User manual

MATO
MTS600 series
ELECTRONICTOTALSTATION
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Preface
Thankyou forselectingthe MTS-600ElectronicTotalStation.
Forthebestperformanceofthe instrument, pleaseread this
manualcarefullyandkeepitinaconvenientlocationforfuture
reference.Someofthediagramsshowninthismanualmaybe
simplified for easier reading.
Nofurther noticewill be givenforanychangesoftechnical
specificationsorappearancetotheapparatusfor the
improvement of performanceand preciseness.
There isaguarantee cardinthe carrying case,pleasefill itout
and post it toour company.

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CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONSFOR SAFE OPERATION 4
PRECAUTIONS 6
1
NOMENCLATURE AND FUNCTION 7
1.1 Parts of the instrument 7
1.2 Takeout the instrument fromthe case and put it back 8
1.3 Usingthe battery 8
2
Basic key operation and display 10
2.1 Screen and keyboard 10
2.2 Operation key 10
2.3 Method of inputtingnumerals and alphabets 11
3 Preparation for measurement 13
3.1 Settingup the instrument and tripod 13
3.2 Levelingand Centeringthe instrument 13
3.3 Focusingand target sighting 14
3.4 Power ON/OFF 15
3.5 Tilt angle display and compensation 16
4
Basic measurement 17
4.1 Angel measurement 17
4.2 Distance measurement 21
4.3 Coordinate measurement 27
5. Setting-out measurement 33
5.1 Distance &Angle setting-out 33
5.2 Coordinates Setting-out 35
6. Data Recording 38
6.1 Select aJOB for recordingdata 38
6.2 Set instrument station and record the station data 38
6.3 Set backsight direction angle and record the direction angle data
39
6.4 Recode measurement data 40
6.5 Configuration of data recording 41
6.6 Reviewingthe data in the current JOB 42
6.7 Measure and record datainbasic measurement
mode by
pressingone key 43
7. Memory management 44
7.1 JOB manager 44
7.2 Management of Known Coord 47
7.3 Code manager 49
7.4 Display status of memory 50
7.5 Format memory 51

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8 Data communication 52
8.1 Settingsof communication 52
8.2 Send JOB data 53
8.3 Receiveknown point coordinate data 54
9 Application program 55
9.1 Resection measurements 55
9.2 Offset measurement 59
9.3 Missingline measurements 63
9.4 Remote elevation measurement 66
9.5 Area calculation 69
10. Settingparameters of instrument 72
10.1 Itemsset and options 72
10.2 Operation of settingparameters 74
10.3 Define function of the USER key 75
11 Checksand adjustments 76
11.1 Checkingand adjustingPlate level and circular level 76
11.2 Reticle 77
11.3 Adjustingthe telescope axis 78
11.4 Optical plummet 79
11.5 Vertical circle index error correction 81
11.6 Tilt compensator zero point error checkand adjustment 82
11.7 Checkthe constant of instrument 84
12. Maintenance 86
13. Error message 87
14
Specifications 88

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PRECAUTIONSFORSAFE OPERATION
General
l Donotusetheunitinareasexposedtohighamountsofdustorash,inareas
wherethereisinadequateventilation,ornearcombustiblematerials.An
explosioncouldoccur.
l Donotperformdisassemblyorrebuilding.Fire,electricshockorburnscould
result.
l Neverlookatthesunthroughthetelescope. Loss ofeyesightcouldresult.
l Usesolarfilterforsunobservation.
l Donotusethecarryingcaseasafootstool.Thecaseisslipperyandunstable
soapersoncouldslipandfall offit.
l Donotwieldorthrowtheplumbbob.Apersoncouldbeinjuredifstruck.
l Securehandletomainunitwithlocking screws.Failuretoproperlysecurethe
handlecouldresultintheunitfallingoffwhilebeingcarried, causinginjury.
l Tightentheadjustmenttribrachclampsecurely.Failuretoproperlysecurethe
clampcouldresultinthetribrachfalling offwhilebeing carried,causing
injury.
Powersupply
l Donotusevoltageotherthanthespecifiedpowersupplyvoltage.Fireor
electricalshockcouldresult.
l Donotusedamagedpowercords, plugsorlooseoutlets.Fireorelectricshock
couldresult.
l Donotusepowercordsotherthanthosedesignated. Firecouldresult.
l Donotplace articlessuchasclothing onthebatterychargerwhilecharging
batteries. Sparkscouldbeinduced, leadingtofire.
l Useonlythespecifiedbatterychargertorechargebatteries.
l Donotheatorthrowbatteriesintofire.Anexplosioncouldoccur,resultingin
injury.
l Topreventshortingofthebatteryinstorage,applyinsulatingtapeor
equivalenttotheterminals.Otherwiseshortingcouldoccurresultinginfireor
burns.
l Donotusebatteriesorthebatterychargerifwet.Resultantshortingcouldlead
tofireorburns.
l Donotuseconnectordisconnectpowersupplyplugswithwethands.Electric
shockcouldresult.
l Donottouchliquidleaking frombatteries.Harmfulchemicalscouldcause
burnsorblisters.

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Tripod
l Whenmountingtheinstrumenttothetripod,tightenthecenteringscrew
securely.Failuretotightenthescrewproperlycouldresultintheinstrument
fallingoffthetripod, causinginjury.
l Tightensecurelythelegfixing screwsofthetripodonwhichtheinstrumentis
mounted.Failuretotightenthescrewscouldresultinthetripodcollapsing,
causinginjury.
l Keephandsandfeetawayfromthetripodshoeswhenfixing thetripodinthe
ground.Ahandorfootstabwoundcouldresult.
l Tightenthelegfixing screwssecurelybeforecarrying thetripod.Failureto
tightenthescrewscouldleadtothetripodlegsextending, causinginjury.
l
LaserSafetyInformation
l SomeseriesofMTS-600 areequippedwithlasersource ,donotlookdirectly
intothelaserbeam. Doingsocouldcauseeyedamage.
l Donotfrequentlystartandshutdownthelaserplummet,whichmaycause
damagetoit.

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PRECAUTIONS
PrecautionsConcerningWaterAnd DustResistance
l Donotputtheinstrumentinthewater.TheinstrumentconformstoIPX4,so
thenormalraincannotdamagetotheinstrument.
l Besuretoclosethebatterycoverandcorrectlyattachtheconnectorcapsto
protecttheinstrumentfrommoistureanddustparticles.
l Makesurethattheinsideofthecarrying caseandtheinstrumentaredry
beforeclosing thecase.Ifmoistureistrappedinsidethecase,itmaycausethe
instrumenttorust.
l Neverplace theinstrumentdirectlyontheground.Sandordustmaycause
damagetothescrewholesorthecenteringscrewonthebaseplate.
Using
l Mounttheinstrumentonthewoodentripod,becausethemetaltripodwill
shake, anditwill decreasetheobservingprecision.
l Thetribrachwillaffecttheprecisionoftheinstrument,youshouldcheckthe
screwonit. Itmustbetighteninordertoprotecttheinstrument.
l Beforeyourmeasurement,checkallthesettingsandtheparameterofthe
instrumentcarefully.
l Nevercarrytheinstrumentonthetripodtoanothersite.
l Turnthepoweroffbeforeremovingthebattery.
OtherPrecautions
l Iftheinstrumentismovedfromawarmplace toanextremelycoldplace,
internalpartsmaycontractandmakethekeysdifficulttooperate.Thisis
causedbycoldairtrappedinsidethehermeticallysealedcasing.Ifthekeysdo
notdepress, openthebatterycovertoresumenormalfunctionality.Toprevent
thekeysfrombecoming stiff,removetheconnectorcapsbeforemovingthe
instrumenttoacoldplace.
l Protecttheinstrumentfromheavyshocksorvibration.

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1. Nomenclature and function
1.1Partsoftheinstrument
Carrying handle
Telescopegrip
Telescope
eyepiece
Plate level
Vertical
motion clamp
Base Tribrach fixing
lever
Sighting
collimator
Battery
Instrument
center mark
Communication
port
Horizontal
motion clamp
Handlefixing
screw
Objective lens
Operation
keys
Leveling screw

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1.2Takeouttheinstrumentfromthecaseand putitback.
Takeouttheinstrumentfromthecarryingcase
Laysdowntheinstrumentcarryingcasewithlidup.
②Unlockthecaseandopenit.
③Takeouttheinstrumentfromthecasewithcare.
Putinstrumentbacktothecase
Coverlensofthetelescopewiththelid.
②Maketheinstrumenthorizontalwithverticalbrakehandwheelandcircular
bubbleface up.Andobjectivelensfacedown.Puttheinstrumentbacktothe
case.
③Closethecaseandlockit.
1.3Usingthebattery
1.3.1Cautions
l Whentheinstrumentisworkingon, don tremovethebattery.
l Beforeremovingthebattery, turnoffthepowertotheinstrument.
l Wheninstalling/removingthebattery,makesurethatmoistureordustparticles
donotcomeincontactwiththeinsideoftheinstrument.
l Periodicallywipecleanthepolewiththecleaningclothtokeepthemfree of
dirt.
l Pleasechargethebatteryatthistemperaturerange0℃~45℃.
l Beforestoringthebattery,youshouldchargeitfull,andyoushouldchargeit
everythree monthsatleast.Ifnotdoingso,thebatterywilldischargebyitself,
andthevoltagewill beverylow. Lifeofthebatterywill beaffected.
l Thetemperatureandthehumiditywillaffectthebatterydischargespeed.So
weadviceyoustorethebatteryinadryroomandthetemperaturerangeshould
be0℃~20℃.
1.3.2Chargingprocedure
Connectthechargerconnectortothebattery. Makesurethebatterycontactthe
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②Plug thechargerintothewall outlet.thenchargingwillstart,theredlampwill
blink.
③Whencharging finished,thelamplightturnstogreen.Unplug thechargerand
thenremovethebatteryfromthecharger.
1.3.3Chargeroperationmanual
l Neverusethischargerwithotherbatteries.
l Thischargerisaspeedyset.itwillfinishedthespeed-charginginfour
hours.
l Afterspeed-charging,thecapabilityofthebatterywillattain75%~80%.If
youwanttochargeitfull, youneed2~4 hourssmall currentcharging.
l Whenthechargerisemptyorinthesmallcurrentcharging,thegreenlight
willbright. Inthespeediness statustheredlightwillbright, whenitfinished,it
will turnintothesmall currentstatus.
l Thebatterywillnotbedamagedinthesmall currentstatus,butyouhad
betterchargethebatterynotovertwenty-fourhours.
l Ifthereismuchelectricityremainsinthebatteries,thechargermaynotcome
inthespeediness status. Itwillchargeitinthesmallcurrentstatus. Ifyouwant
tochargeitspeediness,youmustputthebatteriesinthechargerandthen
connectthechargerwiththepowersupply.
1.3.4Mountingthebattery
Insertthebatterybyaligning thebatteryguidewiththeguideholeinthe
instrument.Whilepressing thereleasebuttonofthebatterydownward,pushthe
batterytowardtheinstrumentuntil aclickisheard.
1.3.5Removingthebattery
Whilepressing thereleasebuttonofthebatterydownward,removethebatteryby
pullingittowardyou.
1.3.6Batterypowerdisplay
Thereisamarkonthescreenthatcanbeusedtocheckthestatusofthebattery
power.
90-100%50-90%10-50%0-10%
Ifthereisnopower,theinstrumentwillgiveanalarmeverytenseconds,and
display “Batteryislow”.Youshouldfinishthemeasurementquickly,saving data
andchanginganotherbattery. Ornotthepowerwill beshutoffafteroneminute.

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2. Basic keyoperationand display
2.1Screenand keyboard
2.2Operationkey
Key Function
Press thiskeytoturnpoweron,press andholdittoturnpower
off.
ESC Canceltheinputdataorreturntothepreviousscreen.
LCDlightingswitch.(press andholdittoturnonlaser
plummet)
F1~F5 Selectthefunctionmatchingthesoftkeys.
ANG Entertheanglemeasurementmode.(cursormovetoleft)
DISTEnterthedistance measurementmode(cursormovetoright)
COORDEnterthecoordinatemeasurementmode(cursormovetoup)
S-OEnterthesetting-outmeasurement(cursormovetodown)
USEREntertheuser-definedfunctionfrombasicmeasurementmode
MENU Enterthemainmenufrombasicmeasurementmode
Numeric/Alpha
key Inputthenumeralsoralphabets.

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2.3Methodofinputtingnumeralsand alphabets
Inputtingalphabets
Example:Recordthestation data, inputthepointas “STN”.
PT# :
CODE: A
Ins.ht(m): 1.25
123/ABC JOB VIEW
OK
Press<123/ABC>,switchtoinputtingalphabetsmode,Awoulddisplayonright
sideofscreen.
②Press[STU]once, display“S”
③Press[STU]twice, display“ST”
④Press[MNO]twice, display“STN”
⑤Press<F5>toconfirminput, thecursormovetothesecondline.
Inputtingnumerals
Example:Recordthestationdata, inputtheheightofinstrumentas1.45 m.
PT# : STN
CODE:
Ins.ht(m): 1.25
123/ABC JOB VIEW
OK
Press [▲][▼]toentertheinstrumentheight(m).
PT# : PT-001
CODE:
Ins.ht(m): 1.25
123/ABC JOB VIEW
OK
②Press [1]toinput“1”.
③Press [. ]toinput“.”.
④Press [4]toinput“4 ”
④Press [5]toinput“5 ”
⑤Press [F5]toconfirminput.

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PT# : STN
CODE:
Ins.ht (m): 1.45
123/ABC JOB VIEW
0K
l Pressing[ ]candeletethecharacterbeforecursor.
l Whenthecursorlocatedatthefirstplace oftheframe, pressing[ ]can
deleteall thecharacterinframe.
l Pressing[ ]canmovecursortocharactertoyouwanttoamend,input
again.

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3. Preparationformeasurement
3.1Settingup theinstrumentand thetripod
Adjustthetripodlegssothataheightsuitableforobservationisobtained,
makesurethelegsarespacedatequalintervalsandthetripodheadisaslevelas
possible.Setthetripodsothattheheadispositionedoverthesurveying point.
Makesurethetripodshoesarefirmlyfixedintheground.
instrument
tripod head bottomplate
centerscrew
②Place theinstrumentonthetripodcarefully,loosenthecenterscrewlittle,
movetheinstrumentlightly,until thehammerball coincideswiththestation
point, thentightenthecenterscrewtomakesureitissecuredtothetripod.
3.2Levelingand Centeringtheinstrument
3.2.1Levelingtheinstrumentwiththecircularlevel
rotatethefootscrewsA、B,makethebubbletotheverticallineofthefoot
screwcenterline.
②rotatethefootscrewC, makethebubbleinthecenter.
B
C
A

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3.2.2Levelingtheinstrumentwiththeplatelevel：
Loosenthehorizontalclamptoturntheupperpartoftheinstrumentuntilthe
platelevelisparalleltoalinebetweenleveling
footscrewsAandB.Centertheairbubbleusing
leveling footscrewsAandB.thebubblemoves
towardsaclockwiserotatedlevelingfootscrew.
②Turntheupperpartoftheinstrumentthough
90°(100g).Theplatelevelisnowperpendiculartoa
linebetweenleveling footscrewsAand B.centerthe
airbubbleusinglevelingfootscrewC.
3.2.3Centeringtheinstrumentwithopticalplummet：
Adjusttheeyepiece oftheopticalplummettelescopetotheuser seyesight.Move
theinstrumentbylooseningadjustingscrew.
Coincideimageofthepointontheground
withthecentermarkoftheopticalplummet
telescope.Carefullymovetheinstrumentin
ordertomakeitsteady.
l Caution:don trotatetheinstrument
onthetripod,inordertodecreasethe
excursionofthebubble.
3.2.4Levelingtheinstrumentaccurately
Followthestep3.2.1～3.2.3,untilyourotatetheinstrumentandthebubble
alwaysincenter.Tightenthecenterscrew.
3.3Focusingand targetsighting
Focusonthereticle:lookthroughthetelescopeeyepieceatabrightand
featurelessbackground.Turntheeyepiecescrewclockwise,then
counterclockwiselittlebylittleuntiljustbeforethereticleimagebecomes
focused.Using theseprocedures,frequentreticlerefocusingisnotnecessary
since youreyeisfocusedatinfinity.
②Sightthetarget:loosentheverticalandhorizontalclamps,thenusethepeep
sighttobringthetargetintothefieldofview.Tightenbothclamps.
③Focusonthetarget:turnthetelescopefocusingring tofocusonthetarget.
Turntheverticalandhorizontalfinemotionscrewstoalignthetargetwith
测站点
中心标记
footscrewC
centermask
station point

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thereticle.Thelastadjustmentofeachfinemotionscrewshouldbeinthe
clockwisedirection.
④Readjustthefocusuntilthereisnoparallax:readjustthefocuswiththe
focusing ringuntil thereisnoparallaxbetweenthetargetimageandthe
reticle.
Caution
l Whensightingthetarget,stronglightshiningdirectlyintotheobjective
lensmay causetheinstrumenttomalfunction.Protecttheobjectivelens
fromdirectlightbyattachingthelenshood.
3.4PowerON/OFF
Confirmthattheinstrumentisleveledandcenteredprecisely.
②Press thepowerkey,instrumentispoweredon.Theinstrumentwillmakea
soundofbeep,aself-checkisrun,whilethescreendisplaytheinstrument
modelinformation,instrumentnumberandthesoftwareversionnumber.if
theinstrumentisnormal, screendisplay"Turntelescope"prompt.
③Rotatetelescope,theinstrumentwillmakeasoundofbeep,andvertical
angleindexsettingfinished, enterbasicmeasurementmode.
Caution:
l Whenthebatterycapacityisinsufficienttosupporttheinstrument
normalworking,press thepowerkey,thescreenwilldisplay “batteryis
low”, andtheinstrumentwill turnpoweroffautomatically.
l Afterpoweron,youshouldpayattentiontothemarkindicatesthe
batterypowerremainingonscreen.Confirmthatthebatterypoweris
enoughforwork, otherwiseyoushouldreplace thebatteryorchargethe
battery.
l If “overrange”isdisplayed,theinstrumenttiltsensorisindicatingthat
theinstrumentisoutoflevel, needtobeleveledonce again.
l Duetovibrationorstrongwind,theangledisplayisunsteady.You
shouldturnoff thetiltanglecompensationbeforemeasurement.please
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3.5Tiltangledisplay and compensation
MTS-600 hasatiltcompensator，itcancompensatetheerrorthatcausebytiltof
verticalaxis.Thefollowingexplainshowtocheckthetiltanglevalueandturn
on/offcompensationfunction.
Enterbasicmeasurementmodeafterpoweron.
②Press[ANG]toenteranglemeasurementmode,
press [>>]toenterthesecondpage,press [TILT]to
displaytiltangleofverticalaxis.
③Press [ON]or[OFF]toturnonoroffthefunction
ofcompensation. Press [ESC]toexitaftersetting.
l Tosetautomatictiltcompensationafterpoweron, pleasesee "10.Setting
parametersofinstrument".
H.dist
V.ang(Z) 92°55′39″
H.ang(R) 90°15′00″
MEAS DISP MODE OUTP
V.ang (Z) 92°55′39″
H.ang (R) 90°15′00″
P2
HOLD REP TILT OUTP >>
TILT
TILT ang. 0°00′14″
TILT crn. <OFF>
OFF
ON

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4. Basic measurement
Basicmeasurementincludesanglemeasurement,distance measurement,
coordinatemeasurement.
4.1Anglemeasurement
l Beforethemeasurement, pleaseinspectonce moreandmakesurethe
instrumentisleveledandcenteredprecisely.
Afterpoweron, press [ANG]keyonthepaneltoenter
theanglemeasurementmode, carryingonthefunction
relatedtomeasurementofangle. Thefunction
allocatedattwopages, canbeswitchedbypressing
[>>].
4.1.1Measuringthehorizontalanglebetweentwopoints
Usethe “0SET”functiontomeasuretheincludedanglebetweentwopoints.
Collimatethefirsttarget，Press [0SET]inthefirst
pageoftheanglemeasurementmodescreen.
②Press [OK],thetargetdirection'shorizontalangle
issetas0°00 '00 "
③Collimatethesecondtarget,thehorizontalangle
displayedistheincludedanglebetweentwotarget
points(56°47′35″).
V.ang(Z) 92°24′18″
H.ang(R) 65°43′13″
OSET R/L HSET A/% >>
H.angle 0 set
H.ang(R) 0°00′00″
Collimate target
CE OK
V.ang(Z) 92°24′18″
H.ang(R) 0°00′00″
OSET R/L HSET A/% >>
V.ang(Z) 92°24′18″
H.ang(R) 56°47′35″
OSET R/L HSET A/% >>

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4.1.2Horizontalanglesetting
Thehorizontalanglecanbesettoanyrequiredangle
Settingahorizontalanglefromthekeys
Collimatethetargetandpress [HSET]inthefirst
pageoftheangelmeasurementmode.
②Enterthehorizontalanglevalueyouwishtoset.
③Press [OK].
l Angleinputtingrule:degree valueandminute
valueareseparatedby “.”,andminutevalueandsecondvaluedonotneedto
separate, like45°23 '07 ", shouldinput45.2307.
Settingahorizontalanglebyholdingtheangle
Inthefirstpageoftheangelmeasurementmode,
press [>>]toenterthesecondpage. Turnthe
instrumentbythehorizontalclampandhorizontalfine
motionscrewuntil thehorizontalangleisdisplayedas
therequiredvalue.
②Press [HOLD].
H.angle set
H.ang(R)：
OK
H.angle set
H.ang(R)：45.2307
OK
V.ang(Z) 92°55′39″
H.ang(R) 45°23′07″
P1
OSET R/L HSET A/%
>>
V.ang(Z) 92°55′39″
H.ang(R) 90°15′00″
P2
HOLD REP TILT OUTP >>
H.angle Holding
H.ang(R)= 90°15′00″
Collimate target
CE
REL

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③Collimatethetarget,andthenpress [REL]toset
thetargetangletotherequiredvalue.
4.1.3Selectingthedirectionofhorizontalangle
Youcanselecthorizontalangledisplayedinrightanglemode(increasing
clockwise)orleftanglemode(increasingcounterclockwise).
Afterinstrumentstarting,horizontalangleisdisplayed
inrightanglemode(marking as:H.ang(R)) bydefault.
Intheanglemeasurementmode,horizontalangle
displaymodecanswitchtotheleftanglemode
(markingas:H.ang(L)).Therelationofrightangle
andleftangleis:H.ang(L)=360°-H.ang(R)
Press [R/L]inthefirstpageoftheangelmeasurement
mode, thehorizontalanglemodeswitchestoleftangle
mode.
Press [R/L]again,switchesbacktorightanglemode
display.
4.1.4 ％percentgrade
MTS-600 candisplayverticalanglebypercentgrade(%).Therangeofpercent
gradecanbedisplayed：±300％.
Press [A/%] inthefirstpageoftheangel
measurementmode.
②Press [A/%] once again，thedisplaymodeswitches
backtonormalmode.
V.ang(Z) 92°55′39″
H.ang(R) 90°15′00″
P2
HOLD REP TILT OUTP >>
V.ang(Z) 92°55′39″
H.ang(R) 45°23′07″
P1
OSET R/L HSET A/% >>
V.ang(Z) 92°55′39″
H.ang(L) 314°36′53″
P1
OSET R/L HSET A% >>
V.ang(Z) 88°40′42″
H.ang(R) 45°23′07″
P1
OSET R/L HSET A% >>
V.ang(%) 2.307%
H.ang(R) 45°23′07″
P1
OSET R/L HSET A% >>