SatLab SLT2 User manual

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Preface
Thanks a lot for purchasing our total station!
This manual is your good helper, please read it carefully before using the instrument
and keep it safely.
Product affirms:
In order to get the best service from our company, please feedback your instruments’
version including number, purchasing date and your suggestions to us after the
purchasing of the product.
We will attach great importance to any piece of advice from you,
We will be very concerned about any detail of our products,
We will make great efforts to provide better quality.
Notice: Our Company has the right to upgrade and improve the technical parameters
of instruments, which may not be announced in advance .The pictures in the manual
are only for reference and kind prevail.

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Features:
Rich Feature: Our Total Station is equipped with a wealth of measurement
applications including data storage, parameter settings and etc. It’s suitable for all
kinds of professional measurements.
1. Absolute coded dial
With absolute digital dial, instruments can be measured directly when it powers on.
The measured azimuth angle result will not be lost even when the instrument shut
off.
2. powerful memory management
Large-capacity EMS memory, easy to manage the file system, serving to add, delete
and transfer data
3. No prism ranging
The series Total Station with laser ranging No-Prism is capable of surveying for long
distance, fast and precise measurements with various materials and different colors
of objects (such as building walls, poles, wires, cliff wall, mountain, mud , stakes, etc.).
For those which are hard or impossible to be reached, the application of Prism
features can be a good measurement tasks.
4. special measurement procedure
The series total station is equipped with the basic surveying function as well as
special measurement procedures, undertaking REM, offset measuring, stakeout,
Resection, area measurement and calculation, road design etc. to meet the needs of
professional measurement.
5. eyepiece changeable
The instruments’ eyepiece can be changed, and equipped with a diagonal eyepiece,
serving to observe zenith and high buildings
6. An optional laser plumb
The site features is easy to instruct and set up stations

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NOTE:
1. Avoid look directly into the sun with the eyepiece when measuring.
Recommended to use solar filter to reduce the impact
2. Avoid extreme temperature when storing equipment and sudden changes in
temperature when using the instrument.
3. The instrument should be loaded in box placed in dry and ventilated place and
prevented from shock, dust and moisture when it is not in use.
4. In order to get good accuracy, you should leave the instrument in the box if the
instrument temperature has large difference between working and storing you
may unpack the box and employ the instrument until the instrument reaches the
temperature at the working field.
5. If the instrument is not used for a long time, the battery should be unloaded and
stored separately and charged once a month to prolong battery life.
6. The instrument should be installed in box when it is transported. Extrusion,
collision and violent vibration need to be carefully avoided during the transport
process. The soft mat May be placed around the box on the long-distance
transportation.
7. It is better to use high quality wooden foot stool to make sure the stability of
measurement and improve its accuracy, when setting up the instrument.
8. Only use absorbent cotton or lens paper to wipe the instrument gently if
exposed optical device need to be cleaned.
9. Use flannelette or hairbrush to clean the instrument after using. Do not electrify
and start up after the device got wet in a rain. Using clean soft cloth to wipe it
dry and put it at ventilated place for a period of time to make the instrument
fully dry before using or packing.
10. Inspect instrument carefully and comprehensively to ensure its indicators,
function, power supply, initial setting and correction parameters meet the
requirements before operating.
11. If the function is abnormal, non-professional maintenance persons are not
allowed to dismantle the device without authorization in case of any
unnecessary damage.
12. The emitted light of the no-prism total station is laser, do not direct to eyes.

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Security Guide
Pay attention to the following safety matters when you use the laser ranging
free of prism.
Warning:
Total station fit out laser level 3R/Ⅲa which is recognized by the loge, which is
above:
the vertical locking screw saying:“3A laser product ”.This product belongs to Class
3R level laser .According to the following standards IEC 60825-1:2001Class 3R/Ⅲa
laser product can reach five times of emission limits of the Class 2/ Ⅱin the
wavelength between 400nm-700nm.
Warning :
Continuous stare into the laser beam is harmful.
Prevention:
Do not stare at laser beam or point to others. The reflected beams is the
effective signal of the instrument. It’s safety to observe by eyepiece.
Warning:
When the laser beam is irradiated reflected by prisms, plane mirrors, surface of
metal and windows, it’s dangerous to look straight into the reflected beams.
Prevention :
Don’t stare at the reflected beams. When the laser is switched on (distance
mode), do not obstruct optical path or stand near the prism. Target at a prism with
total station telescope only.
Warning :
It’s dangerous to use the Class 3R laser device improperly.
Prevention:
To avoid injury, each user must carry safety prevention measures and operate
the instrument within the safety scope according to standard IEC60825-1: 2001).
The following is the explanation of the main part of the standard:
Class 3R level laser products are used outdoors and in construction (surveying with
No-Prism).
A: Only trained and certified persons are allowed to install, adjust and operate the
laser equipment.
B: Set up appropriate laser warning sign within the operating field
C: To prevent anyone from looking into the laser beam use an optical instrument to
observe.
D: In order to prevent laser damage to persons, the laser beams should be blocked at
the end of the working route, and also should be cut off when people work in the
restricted area (harmful distance)where laser beams crossing are harmful.
E: The route of the laser beam must set to be higher or lower than the human eye.

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F: Properly store and safe keep the laser products when they it is not used,
unauthenticated personals are not allowed using it.
G: Do not point laser beams at surfaces such as plane mirror, metal surface, window,
especially the surface of plane mirror and concave mirror.
Harmful Distance is the maximum distance from the starting point of the laser
beams to where people are right safe. The built-in harmful distance of the Class 3R/
Ⅲa laser is 1000m(3300ft) and the laser intensity will reduce to that of Class 1
products (which does not harm eyes) if people is out of this range.

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CONTENTS
1. Name and function of each part.............................................................................. 10
1. Name................................................................................................................ 10
2. Keys Functions and information display...........................................................12
2. Preparation before measurement............................................................................13
1. Unpack and store instrument...........................................................................13
2. Setting up the instrument................................................................................ 13
3. About the battery............................................................................................. 15
4. Reflecting prism................................................................................................16
5. Loading or unloading the base......................................................................... 16
6. Adjust telescope objective and aiming target..................................................16
7. Input Mode.......................................................................................................17
7.1 Input characters......................................................................................17
7.2 Delete characters....................................................................................18
8. Point Search......................................................................................................19
8.1 Direct search...........................................................................................19
8.2 Wildcard search......................................................................................22
3. Q-Survey................................................................................................................... 24
1. Notes in the distance measurement................................................................ 24
2. EDM Setting......................................................................................................26
2.1 Set the mode of EDM............................................................................. 26
2.2 Atmosphere setting................................................................................ 28
2.3 Grid factor setting...................................................................................31
2.4 EDM signal..............................................................................................32
3. Start measurement...........................................................................................34
3.1 Set HA..................................................................................................... 34
3.2 Set Station and instrument height......................................................... 37
3.3 Measurement......................................................................................... 38
3.4 Code........................................................................................................39
4. Functions.................................................................................................................. 41
1. Level..................................................................................................................41
2. Offset................................................................................................................ 42
2.1 Distance Offset....................................................................................... 42
2.2 Cylinder Offset........................................................................................43
2.3 Angel Offset............................................................................................ 45

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3. NP/P Toggle.......................................................................................................47
4. Height Transfer................................................................................................. 47
5. Hidden Point.....................................................................................................50
6. Free Coding.......................................................................................................53
7. Laser Pointer.....................................................................................................53
8. Light.................................................................................................................. 53
9. Unit Setting.......................................................................................................53
10. Main Setting................................................................................................... 54
11. EDM Tracking..................................................................................................55
5. Applications.............................................................................................................. 56
1. Setting the Job..................................................................................................56
1.1 Create a new Job.................................................................................... 56
1.2 Select an Existing Job from Memory...................................................... 57
2. Setting the Station............................................................................................59
2.1 Select the coordinate from memory [Find]............................................59
2.2 Select the Fix Point in the Memory [List]............................................... 61
2.3 Input the coordinates manually............................................................. 62
3. Setting the Orientation.....................................................................................64
3.1 Manual input orientation....................................................................... 64
3.2 Set orientation with coordinates............................................................66
4. Starting the Applications.................................................................................. 67
5. Surveying.......................................................................................................... 68
5.1 Individual Point.......................................................................................70
5.2 Data........................................................................................................ 71
6. Stakeout............................................................................................................73
6.1 Set Stakeout Point.................................................................................. 73
6.2 Polar Stakeout Mode..............................................................................77
6.3 Orthogonal to Station Stakeout Mode................................................... 80
6.4 Cartesian Stakeout Mode....................................................................... 83
6.5 Polar........................................................................................................86
7. Resection.......................................................................................................... 89
8. Tie Distance...................................................................................................... 92
8.1 Polygonal................................................................................................ 92
8.2 Radial...................................................................................................... 95
9. Area & Volume................................................................................................. 98
10. Remote Height..............................................................................................100
10.1 Prism High Unknown..........................................................................103
11. COGO............................................................................................................ 104
11.1 Traverse.............................................................................................. 104

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11.2 Inverse................................................................................................ 108
11.3 Bearing-Bearing Intersection..............................................................110
11.4 Bearing-Distance Intersection............................................................ 113
11.5 Distance-Distance Intersection...........................................................115
11.6 Line-Line Intersection......................................................................... 119
11.7 Distance-Offset...................................................................................121
11.8 Set Point............................................................................................. 122
11.9 Extension............................................................................................ 125
12. Road..............................................................................................................127
12.1 Road Manage......................................................................................127
12.2 Road Stakeout.................................................................................... 129
12.3 Result.Setting out............................................................................... 130
12.4 Transfer...............................................................................................130
13. Stakeout Reference Element........................................................................ 131
13.1 RefLine................................................................................................131
13.2 RefArc................................................................................................. 139
13.3 RefSurface...........................................................................................149
6. File manage............................................................................................................ 151
1. Job.................................................................................................................. 151
1.1 Select a Job...........................................................................................151
1.2 New a Job............................................................................................. 152
1.3 Delete a job.......................................................................................... 154
2. Fix Pt............................................................................................................... 154
2.1 Search Fix Pt......................................................................................... 155
2.2 Add Fix Pt..............................................................................................156
2.3 Edit Fix Pt..............................................................................................158
2.4 Delete Fix Pt..........................................................................................159
3. Meas. Pt..........................................................................................................159
3.1 View the measurement data................................................................160
3.2 Delete measurement data....................................................................161
4. Code................................................................................................................162
4.1 Input Code............................................................................................ 162
4.2 View Code.............................................................................................163
4.3 Delete Code.......................................................................................... 165
5. Memory Statistics...........................................................................................166
7. Data Transfer.......................................................................................................... 167
1. Data Import.................................................................................................... 167
2. Data Export.....................................................................................................169
8. Instrument Setting..................................................................................................172

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1. General Setting...............................................................................................172
2. EDM Setting....................................................................................................176
9. Adjust and Tools..................................................................................................... 177
1. Adjust..............................................................................................................177
1.1 View adjust parameters........................................................................178
1.2 Adjust Index Error.................................................................................179
1.3 Adjust Tilt X...........................................................................................179
1.4 Adjust Tilt Y...........................................................................................181
1.5 Adjust Tilt Zero..................................................................................... 183
1.6 Instrument constant setting................................................................. 184
1.7 Factory setting...................................................................................... 184
2. System information........................................................................................ 185
2.1 View System Information..................................................................... 185
2.2 Set System Date....................................................................................185
2.3 Set System Time................................................................................... 185
2.4 Firmware Upgrade................................................................................186
3. Checkout and calibration................................................................................189
3.1 Tube level..............................................................................................189
3.2 Circular level......................................................................................... 189
3.3 Telescope reticle...................................................................................190
3.4 The verticality of collimation axis and horizontal axis(2C)................... 191
3.5 Vertical plate index zero automatic compensation..............................192
3.6 Vertical collimation error (I Angle) and vertical collimation zero value
setting.........................................................................................................192
3.7 Plummet............................................................................................... 193
3.8 Instrument additive constant (K)..........................................................195
3.9 The parallelism of collimation axis and photoelectricity axis.............. 195
3.10 No prism ranging................................................................................ 196
10. Technical parameters............................................................................................197
11. Attachment B File format introduction................................................................199