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
chargerwell.

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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.