RTSOTS700710 Instruction Manual (V3.0) PDF

RTS(OTS)700/710 Series
Total Station Instruction Manual
RTS702 OTS702
RTS702L OTS702L
RTS705 OTS705
RTS705L OTS705L
RTS712 OTS712
RTS712L OTS712L
RTS715 OTS715
RTS715L OTS715L
Version3.0e
English
Suzhou FOIF Co., Ltd.

Dear Customer:
Congratulations! We, FOIF are proud to present you with an

RTS(OTS)700/710 instrument. Your total station is a rugged and reliable
instrument whose performance and design are not surpassed.
To fully appreciate and protect your investment, we suggest that you take the
necessary time to read and fully understand this manual. We have a dedicated
service organization. If the need arises, please don’t hesitate to call us.
Thank you for your trust and confidence.

NOTE:
Don’t collimate the sun directly
Avoid insolating the instrument, and don’t collimate the sun directly for protecting eyes
and instrument.
Set up the instrument on the tripod
When using it please insure the connection between tripod and instrument is firm. It is
better to work with wooden tripod for the measurement accuracy.
Assemble the tribrach on the instrument
The setting of tribrach would influence the accuracy. The tribrach should be check
frequently, the screw which connects the tribrach and alidade must be locked tightly. And
the central fixing screw should be tight.
Avoiding the librations on the instrument
When transporting, keep the instrument in the case and try your best to lighten librations.
Carry the instrument
When carrying，the instrument handle must be hold tight.
High temperature condition
If you put the instrument in high temperature condition for a long time, it is bad for the
instrument performance.
Temperature changing sharply
The sharp temperature changing on the instrument or prism will shorten the distance
measurement range, for example, after taking the instrument out from a warm car to a
cold condition, wait for some time, it can be used when it adapts the surrounding
condition.
Check the battery power
Before using it, you should check the power whether it is enough.
Take out the battery
It is not suggested to take out the battery when the instrument is on, otherwise, the stored
data may be lost, so it is better to replace the battery after power off the instrument.
Stored data responsibility
FOIF should not be held liable for the lost data because of wrong operation.
The noise from the instrument
When the instrument working, it is normal if you hear the noise from instrument motor, it
will not affect the instrument work..
Definition of Indication
For the safe of your product and prevention of injury to operators and other persons as
well as prevention of property damage, items which should be observed are indicated by
an exclamation point within a triangle used with WARNING and CAUTION statements
in this manual.
The definitions of the indication are listed below. Be sure you understand them before
reading the manual’s main text.
Ignoring this indication and making an operation

！ WARNING: error could possibly result in death or serious
injury to the operator.
Ignoring this indication and making an operation

！ CAUTION: error could possibly result in personal injury or
property damage.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION
！ WARNING
●Only FOIF authorized distributors can disassemble or rebuilt the instrument.
●Do not collimate the sun directly. The eye injury or blind could result.
●Cover the charger maybe result fire when charging.
●If use defection power cable, socket or plug, there is danger of fire, or electronic shock.
●Using wet battery or charger maybe result fire, or electronic shock.
●Do not close the instrument to burning gas or liquid, and do not use the instrument in
coal mine. Blast could be result.
●Do not put the battery in the fire or high temperature condition. Explosion, damage
could result.
●If use the battery which is not specified by FOIF, there is a danger of fire, electric shock
or burn.
●If use the power cable which is not specified by FOIF, there is a danger of fire.
●If short circuit of the battery, there is a danger of fire..
● When this product encounters disturbance of severe Electrostatic Discharge, perhaps it
will have some degradation of performance like switching on/off automatically and so on.
●If touch the instrument with wet hand, there is danger of electric shock.
●Stand or seat on the carrying case, or turn over the carrying case arbitrarily, the
instrument maybe damaged.
●Be careful of the tripod tiptoe when setup or move it.
●Drop the instrument or the carrying case, or use defective belt, agraffe or hinge,
instrument damage could result.
●Do not touch liquid leaking from the instrument or battery. Harmful chemicals could
cause burn or blisters.
●Please assemble the tribrach carefully, if the tribrach is not stable, series damage could
result.
●Drop the instrument or tripod, series damage could result. Before use it, check the
central screw is tight.
User
1) This product is for professional user only!
The user is required to be a qualified surveyor or have a good knowledge of surveying, in
order to understand the user manual and safety instructions, before operating, inspecting
or adjusting.
Exceptions from Responsibility
1) The user of this product is expected to follow all operating instructions and make
periodic checks of the product’s performance.
2) The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for results of a faulty or intentional usage
or misuse including any direct, indirect, consequential damage, and loss of profits.
3) The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for consequential damage, and loss of
profits by any disaster, (an earthquake, storms, floods etc.).
4) The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage, and loss of profits due to
a change of data, loss of data, an interruption of business etc., caused by using the product
or an unusable product.
5) The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any damage, and loss of profits caused
by usage except for explained in the user manual.
6) The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for damage caused by wrong transport, or
action due to connecting with other products.
Safety Standards for Laser(OTS series)

OTS700/710 series adopt the safe and visible laser on the basis of “Specification Standard
of radiant products” (FD.BRH21CFR Part 1040) and “Safety of laser products – parts 1:
Equipment classification, requirements and user’s guide” (IEC Publication 825).
According to above standards, OTS700/710 series are class Ⅲa/3R laser products.
Once the instrument is damaged, do not disassemble it. You’d better contact FOIF or
local dealer.
Safety Standards for Laser(OTS series) Which Used in Laser
Plummet
OTS700/710 series adopt the safe and visible laser which used in laser plummet on the
basis of “Specification Standard of radiant products” (FD.BRH21CFR Part 1040) and
“Safety of laser products – parts 1: Equipment classification, requirements and user’s
guide” (IEC Publication 825).
According to above standards, OTS700/710 series are class Ⅲa/3R laser products.
Once the instrument is damaged, do not disassemble it. You’d better contact FOIF or
local dealer.
Labels
Follow the safety instructions on the labels as well as in this manual to ensure safe use .
Laser emit
Note for Safety
！ WARNING
● Never point the laser beam at other’s eyes, it could cause serious injury.
● Never look directly into the laser beam source, it could cause permanent eye damage.
● Never stare at the laser beam, it could cause permanent eye damage.
● Never look at the laser beam through a telescope or other optical devices, it could cause
permanent eye damage.
Content
Content ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.Nomenclature and Functions............................................................................................ 1
1.1 Nomenclature ................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Display ....................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 Screen Introduction ................................................................................................. 3
1.2.2 Basic Measurement Screen ..................................................................................... 3
1.3 Keypad and Touch Screen .......................................................................................... 4
1.3.1 Keypad .................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2 Display Icons........................................................................................................... 5
1.3.3 Displaying Symbols ................................................................................................ 7
2. Preparation before Measurement ................................................................................. 8
2.1 Setting Up the Instrument........................................................................................... 8
2.2 Levelling-Up .............................................................................................................. 8
2.3 The Clamp/Tangent Knob .......................................................................................... 9
2.4 Centering with Optical Plummet .............................................................................. 10
2.6 Focusing ................................................................................................................... 10
2.7 Power On.................................................................................................................. 11
2.8 How to Input Number and Alphabet ........................................................................ 12
2.9 Battery ...................................................................................................................... 13
2.9.1 Battery Power Symbol .......................................................................................... 13
2.9.2 Replace the Battery ............................................................................................... 14
2.9.3 Recharge................................................................................................................ 15
2.10 Vertical and Horizontal Angle Correction .............................................................. 16
2.11 Connect the Instrument to PC................................................................................. 17
2.12 USB Driver Installing............................................................................................. 18
2.13 Communication with PC ........................................................................................ 19
2.14 Edit Uploading Data File........................................................................................ 21
2.15 Change Downloading File format .......................................................................... 23
3. Instrument Setting ...................................................................................................... 25
3.1 Set Occupied-station ................................................................................................ 25
3.2 Condition.................................................................................................................. 27
3.3 Setting the Distance Measurement Parameters ........................................................ 28
3.4 Setting the Correction............................................................................................... 29
3.5 Setting the Communication Parameters ................................................................... 30
3.6 Setting the Unit......................................................................................................... 31
3.7 Setting Date and Time .............................................................................................. 32
3.8 Setting the Instrument Setting Mode........................................................................ 33
3.9 Setting the Touch Screen .......................................................................................... 34
3.10 Input the Instrument Height ................................................................................... 35
3.11 Input the Prism Height and Type ............................................................................ 35
4. Project Management................................................................................................... 36
4.1 Project Definition ..................................................................................................... 36
4.2 Project Management................................................................................................. 37
4.3 Coordinate Data List ................................................................................................ 38
4.3.1 Input Coordinate Data ........................................................................................... 38
4.3.2 Edit Coordinate Data ............................................................................................. 39
4.3.3 Delete Coordinate Data ......................................................................................... 39
4.3.4 Find Coordinate Data ............................................................................................ 40
4.4 Layout Angle/Distance Data List ............................................................................. 41
4.5 Raw Data List........................................................................................................... 42
4.6 Save as a Job ............................................................................................................ 43
4.7 Open a Job................................................................................................................ 44
4.8 Create a New Job...................................................................................................... 45
4.9 Delete a Job ................................................................................................................. 46
5. Basic Measurement Program ..................................................................................... 47
5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 47
5.2 Raw Data Measurement Program............................................................................. 47
5.2.1 Angle Measurement .............................................................................................. 49
5.2.2 Distance Measurement .......................................................................................... 51
5.3 Coordinate Measurement ......................................................................................... 52
5.4 Coordinate Layout.................................................................................................... 53
5.4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 53
5.4.2 Example of Coordinate Layout ............................................................................. 55
5.5 Resection .................................................................................................................. 57
5.6 Area Measurement ................................................................................................... 59
5.7 Missing Line Measurement ...................................................................................... 61
5.8 Remote Elevation Measurement (REM) .................................................................. 63
5.9 Distance Layout........................................................................................................ 64
5.10 Line Layout ............................................................................................................ 65
5.11 Remote Elevation Layout ....................................................................................... 68
5.12 Angle Offset Measurement .................................................................................... 69
5.13 Single-Distance Offset Measurement..................................................................... 71
5.14 Dual-Distance Offset Measurement ....................................................................... 73
5.15 Angle-Distance Offset Measurement ..................................................................... 75
5.16 Plane Offset Measurement ..................................................................................... 77
6. Topographic Survey ................................................................................................... 79
6.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 79
6.2 Point Graphing ......................................................................................................... 81
6.3 Line Graphing .......................................................................................................... 82
6.4 Spline Graphing........................................................................................................ 83
6.5 Arc Graphing............................................................................................................ 84
6.6 Circle Graphing ........................................................................................................ 85
6.7 Tape Measurement and Graphing............................................................................. 86
6.8 Symbol Selecting...................................................................................................... 88
6.9 Object Deleting ........................................................................................................ 89
6.10 Canceling(Undo) Operation ................................................................................... 89
6.11 Station Point Centering........................................................................................... 90
6.12 Point Centering....................................................................................................... 91
6.13 Viewing the Point Information on the Graph ......................................................... 91
6.14 Map Display Setting............................................................................................... 92
6.15 Procedures of Topographic Measurement .............................................................. 93
7. Road Measurement..................................................................................................... 97
7.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 97
7.2 Horizontal Curve Defining....................................................................................... 98
7.3 Vertical Curve Defining ......................................................................................... 100
7.4 Road Setting ........................................................................................................... 101
7.5 Road Calculation .................................................................................................... 102
7.6 Road Layout ........................................................................................................... 104
7.7 Example of Road Measurement ............................................................................. 107
7.8 Section Measurement ............................................................................................. 111
8. Check and Adjustment ............................................................................................. 116
8.1 The Instrument Constant ........................................................................................ 116
8.2 Plate Level.............................................................................................................. 117
8.3 Circular Level......................................................................................................... 117
8.4 The Optical Sight ................................................................................................... 118
8.5 Optical Plummet..................................................................................................... 118
8.6 Vertical Cross-hair on Telescope ............................................................................ 119
8.7 Horizontal Collimation Error C............................................................................ 120
8.8 Vertical Index Error................................................................................................ 122
8.9 EDM Optical Axis and the Telescope Sighting Axis Error .................................... 124
9. Warning and Error message ........................................................................................ 125
10. Specifications ............................................................................................................ 126
11. Accessories............................................................................................................. 131
Appendix Ⅰ: Atmospheric correction formula and chart (Just for reference)............. 132
Appendix Ⅱ：Correction for refraction and earth curvature ......................................... 134
Appendix Ⅲ：Assembling and disassembling for three-jaw tribrach............................ 135
1.Nomenclature and Functions
1.1 Nomenclature
Handle
Handle screw
Optical sight
Instrument height mark

Objective
Horizontal
motion clamp
Model label
Horizontal
tangent screw
Plate level Battery

Horizontal
motion clamp
Touch screen Horizontal
tangent screw
RS-232C port
Keypad
USB port
Tribrach
Touch pen
1
Focusing knob
Eyepiece Instrument height mark
Serial number
Optical plummet
Laser plummet
Touch pen
Circle level
Tribrach clamp
Leveling screw
2
1.2 Display
1.2.1 Screen Introduction
Status bar
Tool-buttons
Function Icons
1.2.2 Basic Measurement Screen

Example: Basic measurement mode
Vertical Angle: 200°00′00.0″

Horizontal Angel: 0°00′30″
Slope Distance: 100.223ｍ
Vertical Distance: 97.903ｍ
N Coordinate:2,569,334.118ｍ
E Coordinate: 569,249.325ｍ
Height:785.220ｍ
3
1.3 Keypad and Touch Screen
The operating instructions or data can be inputted to the instrument by keypad or touch
screen, there are 21 keys on the right of the keypad, with them the number and letter can
be inputted. The keys can be also used as function shift or instruction selection. Click the
buttons or icons on touch screen, the corresponding instruction can be run.
1.3.1 Keypad
Keys Name Functions

1. Measure distance
EDM 2. Press it after pressing the shift key to power off the instrument
3. Switch on when the power is off
Shift Function shift Shift between the first and the second function keys
1.Delete the character before the cursor

BS Back space
2.The second function key: turn on the LCD illumination
1. Control the display of Tool-button at the left of the display
2. Close the display of the active dialog
ESC Cancel
3. The second function key: turn on/off the display of electronic level
4.The second function key: turn on/off the laser plummet. (if available)
1. Switch among different buttons and edit box under the dialog menu
TAB Table 2. The second function key in topographic survey mode: record current
coordinate and graphing
1. Page up of the Tool-button under the basic measurement screen.
Move up
1. Page down of the Tool-button under the main menu
Move down
4
Keys Name Functions
1. Shift the Function-icons at the bottom of the display
Move left
2. Move the cursor left under the data inputting mode
1. Shift the Function-icons at the bottom of the display
Move right
2. Move the cursor right under the data inputting mode
1. Input number and letters
9 ~－ Characters 2.The second function key: Input letters or special characters
3.Shortcut key for Tool-buttons at the left of the display
1.3.2 Display Icons

You can click the screen with your touch pen to perform the corresponding function.
Keys Descriptions Content
Project management menu
System setting menu
Basic measurement program

menu
5
Road measurement menu
Topographic survey menu
6
1.3.3 Displaying Symbols
Keys Name Functions

Data and 1. Display the currect time and data
Time 2. Click the symbol to enter setting menu of time and data
1. Display the instrument height (Top-right corner) or
distance measurement mode (Bottom-right corner)
2. Click the instrument symbol to input the station
Measured- coordinates, back-sight point coordinate, azimuth or
Station instrument height
Setting 3. Click the data at the top-right corner to input the
instrument height
4. Chick the distance measurement mode (Bottom-right
corner) to set the EDM parameters
1. Display the current target height and the prism type
Target
2. Click this symbol to input the height and select the prism
Setting
type
1. Display the tilt of the instrument
Electronic
2. You can click this symbol to switch on the Electronic
Level
Level
Tool buttons Switch the status of tool bar between icons and measured
switch data
Display Switch the display menu among main menu, basic
switch measurement menu and map menu
Battery Display the remain battery power
power
Press the “Shift” key, this symbol will be displayed, the
points under the arrow means the pressing time, for example,
Shift key
if you press this key one time, one point will be shown, if
mode
you press this key three time, three points will be shown
I means telescope face left ; II means telescope face right
7
2. Preparation before Measurement
2.1 Setting Up the Instrument
(1) Set up the tripod first: extend the extension legs to suitable lengths and tighten the
screws on the midsections.
(2) Attaching the instrument on the tripod head: mount the instrument carefully on the
tripod head and slide the instrument by loosening the tripod screws.
2.2 Levelling-Up
(1) Basic Levelling-Up with the circular level
Screw A Screw B
1. Move the foot screws A and B in opposite direction till
the circular bubble is perpendicular to a line shaped with
screw A and B.
Screw C
Screw A Screw B
2. Move the bubble to the center of the circle by turning

screw C.
Screw C
(2) Accurate Levelling-Up with plate level
Screw A Screw B
1. Loosen the horizontal motion clamp, and turn the
instrument till the plate level is parallel to a line shaped
Plate level with screws A and B. Adjust the screws A and B to
make the bubble in the center of the level.
Screw C
Screw A Screw B
2. Loosen the horizontal motion clamp, and turn the
instrument approximately 90°. Adjust the screw C
until the bubble in the center of the level.
Screw C
3. Repeat above steps until the bubble remains in the
center of the plate level while the instrument is rotated to
any position.
8
(3) Accurate Levelling-Up with Electronic Level on the screen
It is convenient for RTS(OTS)700/710 series to levelling-up with electronic level,
especially when it is difficult to observe by the circular level and plate level.
1. Switch on the instrument and rotate the

telescope to initial the vertical circle, the basic
measurement menu will display automatically.
2. Once the instrument is over tilt, after about

eight seconds the electronic level will display
automatically. If the tilt is not over the
compensating range, click the electronic level
icon , then the electronic level will
display.
3. Centering electronic level by turning tripod

foot screws.
NOTE: If the telescope is on different faces, the moving direction of the electronic level
will be opposite. Before adjusting it, please confirm the telescope face direction.
2.3 The Clamp/Tangent Knob

Fix the instrument by turning the clamp knob. Turn the tangent knob clockwise, it is
accurate movement when the turning range is less than 120°, there will be a limit position
and fine movement will stop when the turning range is 120°, it begins to coarse
movement when turning clockwise continuously and it remains accurate movement if
turning anticlockwise.
9
2.4 Centering with Optical Plummet
Turn the focusing ring of the optical plummet to focus
Target
the ground mark point. Then adjust three foot screws to
center the bubble of the circular level. If the plate level is
Plummet
Reticule not leveling-up, you can loosen the center screw of the
tripod, and move the instrument to center the bubble of the
plate level. At last tighten the center screw.
Repeat above steps until the center of reticule always
coincides with the mark point when rotating alidade of
instrument.
Note: You’d better use the three leveling screws and
tripod to centering the instrument.
2.5 Centering with Laser Plummet (Optional)
Press Shift + ESC key to switch on or off the

electronic level and laser plummet indicating
menu. Press or to adjust the laser
intensity.
Leveling and centering the instrument refer to

left figure.
Note: The laser plummet is optional，it is only
available for “700L and710L series” .
2.6 Focusing
Telescope (1) Diopter adjustment
reticule Take telescope to sky or a uniformly light surface (Do not
sight the sun). Turn eyepiece until the crosshair is sharp
and black.
(2) Target image focusing
Look through the eyepiece and turn focusing ring until
target is seen clearly. There must be no apparent
movement between crosshair and target even if observer moves his eye slightly. If there is
parallax, you can adjust the focusing ring slightly.
10
2.7 Power On
1) Confirm the instrument is leveling, switch on
the instrument and it displays the “FOIF” logo and
other instrument information.
2) Rotate the telescope to initialize the vertical

circle, the instrument will display main menu.
NOTE: 710 series adopt absolute encode
technical, it need not to rotate the telescope to
initial instrument when you turn on it, it will enter
into the function election screen automatically.
3) Click one icon to enter into the corresponding
program.
Icons Function Icons Function

Click this icon to enter into click this icon to enter into
parameters setting menu road measurement status
Click this icon to enter into Click this icon to enter into
basic measurement status. topographic surveying.
you can do some basic
measurement directly.
Click this icon to enter into Click this icon to enter into
project management menu leveling-up automatically.
NOTE: Be sure the battery power is enough for operation firstly, if the battery is too low,
please change a full one or recharge it, otherwise the instrument will auto off, it will affect
your operation. Please refer to the section “2.9 Battery”.
11
2.8 How to Input Number and Alphabet
You can input the characters with the keys on the display panel, the input method is like a cell
phone.
Example 1: Create a new file“JOB-01” by the keyboard
1) In the main menu, click the icon “Project”
to enter into project management status.
2) Click the button“2.Save as”or press the key “2”

the relative dialog pops up.
3) Press “BS”key three times to delete the old name.

Input “W” by pressing the key “2” two times fastly,
or pressing [shift] first, then pressing the key “2”one
times. After press the shift one time you will notice
there is a dot under the icon .
4) Input alphabet “O” by pressing “5” four

times fastly, or pressing [shift] three times and
pressing “5”once.
5) Input alphabet “Y” by pressing “3” twice, or
pressing [shift]once and “3” once.
6) Input “0” by pressing the key “0” directly.
pressing the key “1” to input “1”
12
If you want to input the same number continuously,
press the key every time, please wait a short time.
NOTE: Press the same key different times, you can
chose different content which input to the instrument.
For example: input “7”by press “7” once, input “A”
by press “7”twice, input “B” by press three
times, input “C” by press four times, input “a”

by press “7”five times, input “b” by press “7” six times, input “c” by press “7”seven times.
2.9 Battery
2.9.1 Battery Power Symbol
This symbol shows the current leaving power of working battery.
Measurement is possible
The battery is lower, it is better to replace or recharge it
It is impossible to measure, you must replace or recharge the battery.
NOTE:
1. The battery’s working time will be effected by many factors, such as ambient temperature,
recharging time, recharging and discharging times. So we suggest the users recharge the
battery full or prepare several full batteries before operation.
13
2. The battery symbol only indicates power capability for current measurement mode. The
power consumption in distance measurement mode is more than in angle mode, if the
instrument enters into distance measurement mode from angle mode, the power maybe
auto-off because of lower battery.
3. The symbol only indicates the supply power but not the instantaneous power change. And
if the measurement mode changes, the symbol will not show the power’s decrease or increase
immediately.
4. It is suggest that user should check every battery power before field work..
2.9.2 Replace the Battery
1) Remove the battery holder

1. As the right figure show, press the two clips on
battery holder, and remove the battery holder from
the instrument.
2. Remove the battery from battery holder.
2) Mount battery
1. Insert the full power battery into battery holder.
2. Insert the battery holder into the instrument, if one sound is heard and the two clips spring
up, the mounting is over.
14
2.9.3 Recharge
Method I:
② ③
As above figures shown, connect your charger with 220V AC power supply, recharging will
begin and indicating light C (red) and B (green) turn on, when the recharging finished, the
indicating light C (red) and A (Green) will turn on.
Method II:
Light C
Light B
Light A
②
①
When working outside, there is no AC power supply, car recharging is available. As above
figures shown, connect charger and vehicle connection cable according to the same number,
and then insert plug ① into car’s cigarette lighter power outlet, recharging will start and
indicating light C (red) and B (green) turn on; when the recharging finished, the indicating
light C (red) and A (Green) will turn on.
NOTE: 1) New battery (or battery dose not used for several months) should be recharge and
release several times, Please recharge it more than 10 hours, the battery can
attain best status.
2) Please recharge the battery continuously for1~2hours after the light green. it is
good for the battery.
15
2.10 Vertical and Horizontal Angle Correction
The corrected values of horizontal and vertical angle will be displayed when the tilting
compensators are working.
It is necessary to open compensator in accurate angle measurement mode. The tilting value is
also useful for instrument leveling-up. Once the instrument displays “Tilt Over”, it means the
instrument is too tilt and over the compensator working range, only adjust the instrument by
hand.
V-axis Zenith
V-axis Zenith
V-axis tilt on
Y direction
V-axis tilt on
H-axis
X direction H-direction
700/710 series can correct the vertical and horizontal angle error which caused by V-axis
tilting on X direction and Y direction.
● If the instrument is tilting over the compensator

working range, the electronic level will appear after
about 8 seconds, the instrument can not work
normally, so it is necessary to leveling-up the
instrument again.
16
Tilt X: The V-axis tilt value of telescope rotate direction
Tilt Y: The V-axis tilt value of the direction which perpendicular to the telescope rotate
direction
NOTE: Turn on the compensates, it is normal that the horizontal angle affected when rotate
the telescope in horizontal tangent
2.11 Connect the Instrument to PC

(1) With USB port
(2) With RS-232C port
17
2.12 USB Driver Installing
It is necessary to install USB driver on the PC before the first connection, otherwise the
communication will be failed.
Switch off the instrument, and connect it with PC, do as follows:
1. Switch on the instrument, your PC will displays “find new hardware”, click this button, the
driver installing wizard will display.
2. Put the disc into the CD-ROM, Click "Install the software automatically", and then click
“Next”, the PC will search the driver from the CD-ROM automatically.
3.After the PC find the driver file “Rts700-serial.inf ”, click “Next” to start install.
18
4. When the installation is success, click "Finish" the installing will be finished. Then
communication will be available between total station and PC transfer program “RTS_USB”.
or use “RTS_UP” to update the total station.
2.13 Communication with PC

The data can be transferred between total station and PC by special programs. Different
communication ports have different programs, “RTS_COM” is for RS_232C port, and
“RTS_USB” is for USB port. The two programs can be found in your attached disc, they can
also be downloaded online: www.foif.com.cn.
The process of communication:
1. Run RTS_USB.EXE;
19
2.Power on the instrument and it displays “transferring”, the RTS—USB dialog display
“USB Connected” at the same time.
3. The program shows the file tree in the PC on top left; The file names in the selected file
folder on bottom left, “*.RTS” means this file is available for the 700 series total station; on
the right area the program shows the file names stored in the total station.
4. Select the uploading file from the bottom left area and click “Upload”, the data begin to
upload. Similarly, select the downloading file in the right area and click “Download”, the
data will be transferred from total station to PC.
● NOTE: When the data is transferring, it is not permitted to power off the total station and
PC, otherwise data lost, system injury could result.
20
2.14 Edit Uploading Data File
The transferred file is “*.RTS” whose data format is fixed, so it is necessary to edit a data file
before uploading. With this program “RTS_EDIT” the known data, NEZ SO data, AZ SO
data, raw data, road data, map data, section data and some parameters can be edited easily.
This program can be found in your attached disc, it also can be downloaded online:
www.foif.com.cn
1. Run the Notebook program, and input the data coordinate as the following format:
Name,X,Y,Z,Code.
2. Save the file, for example, save it as “700 data file.TXT”.

3. Run the program “RTS_EDIT”.
21
4. In the RTS_EDIT display mode, right click the mouse, and select “TXT file to EDIT file”.
5. Select the saved data file in TXT format, for example, “888.TXT”, then click “OPEN”, the
data will be moved to the windows of “RTS_EDIT”.
6. Click “Save”, save this file as “*.RTS” format, for example “700 data file.rts”
22
2.15 Change Downloading File format
The transferred file is “*.RTS” whose data format is fixed, so it is necessary to edit a data file
before uploading. With the program “RTS_EDIT”, the data file can be edited and changed
easily.
1. Run the program “RTS_EDIT”, click “Open” to search the data file which is
downloaded from 700/710 series total station, the file is “*.rts” format.
2. On the top of “RTS_EDIT”, there are nine buttons can be selected, please each button
different data will display.
23
3. Press the right button of mouse, and select different data format in the menu.
4. Input the file name, the data will be recorded as “*.txt” file according to the selected
format.
24
3. Instrument Setting
It is necessary to set instrument parameters before using the RTS(OTS)700/710 series total
station.
Power on your instrument, click “Config”

directly to enter into parameters setup mode.
Click “Next” button to select setting pages.
3.1 Set Occupied-station
You can set the occupied-station coordinate and back-sight point coordinate in this menu,
these data can be used as referenced coordinate and direction for coordinate measurement,
road stakeout, topography measurement and so on.
Operate on touch screen:
1. Enter into basic measurement screen, click the

icon “Basic” to switch to parameters setting screen,
the relative tool-buttons will display.
25
2. Click the button “0.Station ” with the touch pen,
the relative setting dialog will pops up, if needed.
Azimuth or Coordinate can be chosen.
3. Click the icon “List” and the data list dialog

pops up. Search the required occupied station data
or the backsight data, click the button “Set” to set
them as your referenced data.
4. Click the button “Set.HA ”set current backsight

horizontal angel as the active horizontal angel.
5. Aim at the backsight prism, click “Check”, it
will calculate the distance from the station to
backsight point automatically, the instrument start
to measure the distance at the same time. Then it
displays the difference between calculation value
and real measurement value.
You can input Inst.H, station coordinate, Backsight coordinate, or BS-AZ by hand directly.
Use the touch pen , click the button“ ” to save the settings and close the dialog, and the
currect setting will be recorded, in the following measurement the setting will be available. If
click the button , the dialog will close, but the input settings will not be saved.
In the measurement program, you can click the icon
which on the top of screen to enter into station

setting menu.
26
3.2 Condition
Set the V Angle mode、Coordinate order、Mini Dist、Mini Angle, horizontal right angle
buzzer in this dialog.
Operating on touch screen:
1. Turn on the instrument, In the main menu, Click

the icon “Config” to enter into parameter setting
menu.
2. Click the button“0. Condition”, the obversion

condition dialog will display.
3. please chose V Angle mode、Coordinate order、

Mini D ist、Mini
Angl
4．Press the icon “Set ” to save the input settings
and close the dialog.
There are three modes for vertical angle display:
Zenith mode Horizontal mode Grade mode
27
3.3 Setting the Distance Measurement Parameters
Input the distance measurement mode(default value fine), times(average time, default value
3), target type, prism constant, currect temperature and pressure in this dialog.
1.Turn on the instrument ,click “Config” to enter

into setting menu.
2. Click the “1.EDM Set” use the touch pen ,the

distance measurement setting dialog will display.
3. Select the distance measurement mode, if “FINE”

is selected, you have to input the measurement times,
and if the time is set 0, the instrument will measure
distance continuously.
4. Input the prism constant or no prism constant on
the basis of what you chosed the target mode.
5.Input the temperature and atmosphere pressure, the
(ppm) can be calculated auto.
6. Click the button “Set” to save the input settings and close the dialog, If click the button
, the dialog will close, but the input settings will not be saved.
28
3.4 Setting the Correction
Set the horizontal axis, sea level, atmosphere, refraction and compensator correction, tilt
sensor correction, horizontal axis corretion, sea level and scale factor in this dialog. These
items will influence the measurement results.
1.Enter into the parameters setting screen, the relative

tool-buttons will display.
2. Click the button “2.Correction”, the correction

setting dialog will display.
3. Select the items then click the button “Set” to save

the settings and close the dialog.
Note:
Display Description Factory setting
H-Axis Once it is selected, the instrument will correct the On
horizontal axis error automatically
Sea Level corr. Once it is selected, the instrument will calculate Off
the horizontal distance according to current scale
factor
Atmospheric Correct the measurement data according to this Temp, air press
29
option, see appendix 1
Refr.Coel Correct the measurement data according to this 0.142
option, see appendix 2
Tilt Correction Correct the measurement data according to this HA&VA
option, see appendix Chapter 2.9
Operate with keyboard:
1. Enter into parameters setting screen.
2. Press the key 2, the atmospheric data inputting dialog will display.
3. Follow the above operations from step 2, same as operations on touch screen.
3.5 Setting the Communication Parameters
Input the parameters of RS232C communication: Baud rate, Data Bits, Parity and Stop bits in
this dialog.
Operating on touch screen:
1. Turn on the instrument, Click the icon “Config”,
2. Click the icon “3.CommSet”, the communication

3. Select Baud rate, Data Bits, Parity and Stop bits

with the touch pen.
4.Click the button “Set” to save the settings and
close the dialog, If click the button , the dialog
will close, but the setting will not be saved.
Note: The setting of these parameters will be
affected only when the RS232C port is using.
Make sure the parameters are the same between your
instrument and RTS_COM.
30
1. In the main menu, press the button, shift the basic measurement status into instrument
setting status.
2. Press the key“3”, the data inputting dialog will display.
3.6 Setting the Unit
Set the unit of angle, distance, temperature and atmospheric pressure in this dialog.
1. Turn on the instrument, Click the icon “Config” ,
2. Click the button “4.Units” and the unit setting

dialog will display.
3. Select the units in the relative items.

4. Click the button “Set” to save the settings and
close the dialog. If click the button , the dialog
NOTE: if the unit is changed, each setting will change
to the related value.
Note: if the units changed the angle distance
Factory setting:
Angle:dms, distance:m, temperature: ℃,atmospheric
pressure:pha
1. In the main menu , press the button, shift the basic measurement status into
instrument setting status.
2. Press the key “4”, the unit setting dialog will display.
31
3.7 Setting Date and Time
Set the operator, data, time, weather and imaging quality in this dialog.
2.Click the button “5.Data&Time” and the date &

time setting dialog will display.
3. In the relative editing box input data and time. The

date format: Year/Month/Day, the time format:
Hour/Minute/Second.
Input the automatic saving time for current project

file in the “Auto Saving” edit box, the time unit is
minute.
Input the key’s response time follow “keyboard
speed”.
close the dialog. If click the button , the dialog
Note: 1. These items are reference data for the
project, and will not affect the measurement result.
You could set them or not.
2. In other menu click the icon “ ” on the

let top of screen to enter time setting menu.
1. In the main menu, press the button, shift the

basic measurement status into data & time setting status.
2. Press the button“5” to display the date & time setting dialog.
32
3.8 Setting the Instrument Setting Mode
Set the instrument auto-off time, LCD contrast and display language in this dialog.
2. Click the button “6.Instrument”,the instrument

3.Chose Auto power off with touch pen. Move the

slipping button to adjust the LCD contrast. Select
one language for current display.
4. Select the items of the instrument then click the
button “Set” to save the settings and close the dialog.
If click the button , the dialog will close, but the
setting will not be saved.
Note:
Auto power off-30min: Once it is selected, the
instrument will power off in 30 minutes automatically if no keyboard operation, less than 60s
angle changing and no distance measurement.
Contrast: Move the slipping button to adjust the LCD contrast.
Language: Select one language for related display
1. In the main menu, press the button, shift the basic measurement status to instrument
setting status.
2. Press the key “6”, the instrument setting dialog will display.
3. The operate method the same as operate touch screen .
33
3.9 Setting the Touch Screen
Correct the error between display screen and touch screen in this touch screen, there are
normally some offset or deflexion between them.
NOTE: Be more careful of this operation.

2. Click the button “8.Touch”, the correction dialog

will display.
3. On the screen, one crosshair will display, click it

with touch pen
4. The crosshair moves to a new position, repeat the

previous step until nine crosshairs are click。
NOTE: When correcting the touch screen, it is better to escape this mode after click all the
crosshairs.
34
3.10 Input the Instrument Height
1. Turn on the instrument, click the icon

to enter instrument height menu as left shown.
2. Input the value in any status. then click the

button “Set” to save the settings and close the
dialog. If click the button , the dialog will be
closed, but the setting will not be saved.
3.11 Input the Prism Height and Type

1. Turn on the instrument, click the icon to
enter prism setting menu.
2. Input the Prism height and prism constant in the

first and third box, and the second item is for target
type selected. click the button “Set” to save the
settings. If click the button , the dialog will be
closed, but the setting will not be saved.
Target type: Prism: Noprism: Sheet:

NOTE:
The option “No Prism” is just for reflectorless total station, so it is not available for FOIF
RTS series.
35
4. Project Management
4.1 Project Definition
The project concept for RTS(OTS)700/700 series is different from normal total station. One
project includes six items: Coordinate data, layout coordinate data, layout angle/distance data,
raw data, road layout data, graph data.
RTS(OTS)700/700 series project definition table
Add, Record
file Data format edit, Applied measured Function
delete data
Coordinate Station and
Record and
Coordinate back-sight
PT#, PCODE, Yes Coordinate read
data point
N, E, Z coordinate
setting
layout Coordinate Record and
Coordinate
coordinate PT#, PCODE, Yes No read layout
layout
data N, E, Z coordinate
layout Angle distance
Angle/ Record and
angle/
PT#, PCODE, Yes Distance No read layout
distance
HV, D layout angle/distance
data
Measured data
PT#, PCODE,
Record all
project raw data HA, VA, SD, No No All data
measured data
Inst.H, Tar.H, N,
E, Z
Road data
Curve radius
and length,
road Record road
spiral radius and Yes No No
layout data layout data
length,
coordinate for
PT
Graph data Graphing
according
graph data Yes No Record graph
Measured graph measured
coordinate
36
4.2 Project Management
RTS(OTS)700/700 series adapts a new project management mode. The instrument will load
the latest edited project as the active one, and it will load a default one named “tempfile”,
user can not delete the active project, Close all dialogs to save the data or settings before you
turn on the instrument.
If there is no latest edited project. Of course user can create a new project. The memory of
700 series is 1000 projects. You could open, edit all projects not only on the instrument, but
also transfer them to your PC with USB or COM port. If you transfer the project to the PC.
Edit and transfer it by RTS-EDIT software, then transfer them to the instrument with USB or
COM port.
Enter into project management:
1.Power on the instrument and rotate the telescope to

initial the vertical circle.
2.Click the icon “Project” to enter into project

management menu.
37
4.3 Coordinate Data List
You can add, delete, edit or search the coordinate data in this list. All the measured data are
restored in coordinate data list, these data can be read out and set as measured-station data or
back-sight data.
4.3.1 Input Coordinate Data
1. Click the icon “Project” to enter into project

management menu.
2. Click the button “4.NEZlist” on screen or press

the key 4 to enter into coordinate data list screen.
3. Input the point name, Code, N, E, Z in the right

edit box.
4.click “Add” and the input point data will be
restored and displayed in the left list, the editing box
will be cleared at the same time.
5. press the key “ESC” directly, the dialog will
closed.
38
4.3.2 Edit Coordinate Data
1.At the data list screen, please chose the point
which need to amend from the table. Then the data
about this point will be displayed in the right edit
box.
2.Please press the “Edit” key after you amend the

relative content. The data will be renewed and the
data which at the edit dialog will be cleared.
3.Press the key “ESC” directly, save the current
input settings, the dialog will be closed.
4.3.3 Delete Coordinate Data

1.At the data list screen, please choose the point
which need to be deleted.
2.Press the key “Del”, the warning dialog will pops

up.
3.Press the key “OK” in the warning dialog, the data
will be delete. If you press “CANCEL” then cancel
the operation and return to the data table.
Note: The data can not be recovered when it have
been deleted。
39
4.3.4 Find Coordinate Data
1. If you want to find the coordinate data by known
point number, please input the point name in the data
list.
2.Click the button “Find”, this point will be

displayed at the first line of left point box, and the
data of this point will be display in the right edit
boxes. If the instrument find sereral points will same
name, the last one will be displayed.
If no one point is found, the display will not change.
pgup：Turn the page up. Display the previous page of point list.
pgdn：Turn the page down. Display the next page of point list.
Home：Display the first page of point list.
End：Display the last page of point list.
ESC：Exit the coordinate data display menu
40
4.4 Layout Angle/Distance Data List
You can add, delete, edit or search the layout angle/distance data in this list. The data in this
list only used for angle/distance layout, they can’t be set as measured-station data or
back-sight data.
management menu.
2. Click the button “5.A&D List” on screen or press

the key “5” to enter into layout angle/distance data
list screen.
3.Please input Name、Code、HA、HD、VD。If the

angle unit is degree/minute/second, the value
90.0000 means 90°00′00″.
4. Click the button “Add”, the data can be added in

the file and displayed in the list.then the edit dialog
will be cleared.
5. press the key “ESC” directly, these input numbers
have reserved. the dialog will close.
Note: If you want to add, delete, edit or search the

layout angle/distance data, please refer to chapter 4.3
for more operations.
41
4.5 Raw Data List
In order to ensure the reality of raw data, it is not allowed to add or edit them. You can only
delete or search them. The raw data in this list is only for indoor use, they can’t be read out as
measured-station data or layout data.
management menu.
2. Click the button “6.Raw List” on screen or press

the key 6 to enter into raw data list screen.
The data displayed in the edit dialog are:

PointName, Code, HA, VA, SD, N, E, Z
“ Pgup ” Turn the page up. Display the previous page of point list.
“ Pgdn ” Turn the page down. Display the next page of point list.
“Home ” Display the first page of raw point list.
“ End ” Display the last page of raw point list
“Find ” According the point name to search point data in point list
“Del ” Display the selected point
Note: If you want to add, delete, edit or search the raw data, please refer to chapter 4.3 for
more operations.
42
4.6 Save as a Job
The current JOB will be recorded automatically, if you want change the JOB name, you can
use the function of “Save as”
1.Click the icon“ Project ” to enter into job

management menu.
2.Click the button“ 2.Save as ” on screen or press

the key 2 to enter into save job screen, the original
name of current JOB will be display on the .
3.Input the job name and click “Save”, then this

dialog will close automatically. The instrument take
this project as the active one.
4.If the job’s name has existed in the list, a warning

dialog will pop up, click “OK” to overwrite and
click “Cancel” to rename.
5. If click the button or press “ESC” directly,
the dialog will close without saving.
43
4.7 Open a Job
Open a existed file recorded in the memory.
1. Click the icon “Project ” to enter into job
management menu.
2. Click the button “1.Open file” on screen or

press the key 1 to enter into open job screen.
3. Click the the job name in the job list, it will be

displayed on the up edit box, then click the button
“Open” to open your required job, this dialog will
close automatically and the opened job is set as the
active one.
and keys are active in JOB list.
4. You also input the JOB name in edit box directly,

and then click the “Open” to open it. If the name you
inputted is not exist, a warning will pop up: No such
job. Please rename it.
5. If click the button or press “ESC” directly,
Note: 1. Please save your active job before opening another one.
2. The job name’s length must be less than 15 characters.
44
4.8 Create a New Job
1.Click the icon 1.Open file to enter into job

management menu.
2.Click the button “0.New file” on screen with touch

pen or press the key 0 to enter into new job screen.
3.Input a job name in the edit box, then click the

button “OK” to create a new job, this dialog will
close automatically and the new job is set as the
active one.
4.If the name you inputted has existed, a warning

will pop up: Job existed, overwrite? Click “OK” to
overwrite and click “Cancel” to rename it
5. if click the button or press “ESC” directly,

NOTE:
1. Please save your active job before opening another one.
2. The job name’s length must be less than 15 characters.
45
4.9 Delete a Job
Delete one JOB from the momey.
1. Click the icon “Project” to enter into job
management menu.
2. Click the button “3.Delete file” on screen with

touch pen or press the key 3 to enter into delete job
screen.
3 Input the JOB name which is deleted in the edit

dialog or chose the job in the JOB list.
and keys are active in JOB list.
4. Click the button which is at right of edit

dialog, one warning dialog will pop up, then click
the button “OK” to delete the JOB, click “Cancel”
to not delete it.
5. click the icon “ESC”、 in the screen, or [ESC]

in the key pad to exit the dialog.
NOTE:
1. The current active JOB can not be deleted.
2. You can delete a job in “Save job”, “Open job” or “New job” state, the operations are the
same.
46
5. Basic Measurement Program
5.1 Introduction
In the basic measurement program mode, all the integrated programs for normal total station
are included, such as coordinate measurement, layout and so on. Because of graph display
dialog these programs are easy-to-use for special professional operators.
Enter into basic measurement mode
1.Power on, rotate the telescope to initialize the
instrument, and then enter into the chosen function
menu.
2. Click the button “Basic” in the main menu, or
pressing / key to enter into basic

measurement program menu.
3. Press the key or click the button “Next”, the

program menu turns to next page.
NOTE: All the introductions in this chapter for
basic measurement program base on the settings of
measured-station; the settings include measured-
station coordinate, azimuth, instrument height and
target height, any setting will affect the measured
data. Refer to the relative section to set these items.
5.2 Raw Data Measurement Program
This program is one kind of basic function for total station, here it is available to measure the
raw (angle, distance and coordinate) data, set the horizontal angle to 0, and set azimuth angle.
1. Click the button “Basic” in the main menu. or pressing / key to display basic
measurement program menu.
47
2. The toolbar in the left of the screen displays the
basic measurement buttons, click the button
“1.Standard” or press the key “1” to display
standard measurement program screen.
Dialog instructions：
Items Description Functions
Measured data 1. Name(Point name)
displaying box 2. CODE (Point code)
3. Current horizontal angle
4. Current vertical angle
5. Slope distance from instrument to
target
6. N coordinate for target
7. E coordinate for target
8. Z coordinate for target
Azimuth angle Setting the azimuth angle, for
editing box example, 45.4254 means 45°42′54″
The button for Click this button, the instrument will
azimuth angle take current horizontal angle as
setting azimuth angle
The button for Click this button, the instrument will
setting horizontal set the horizontal angle to 0
angle to 0
Finding button Browse the measured data list,
searching and deleting for measured
data are possible
Storing button Record the measured data to the
internal memory. After clicking this
button, the instrument will display
“StoringÆ”. And then the PT# will
auto-increase. It is not available to
edit the measured data in the
displaying box.
48
5.2.1 Angle Measurement
（1）Angle measurement procedures
1. Enter into the standard measurement
menu.
2. Collimate the first target (A), click the

button “0 Set” to set the horizontal angle
to 0°00′00″。
3. Collimate the second target (B), the

instrument will display the horizontal
angle from A to B, and the vertical angle
of B.
4. Input the PT# and PCODE, click the
button “Store” or press the key “Shift
+Tab”, the current measured result will be
recorded to the memory.
Reference: How to Collimate
1. Point the telescope toward the light back ground. Turn the diopter ring and adjust the
diopter so that the cross hairs can clearly observed.
2. Aim the target at the cross hair of the sighting collimator. Allow a certain space between
the sighting collimator and yourself for collimating.
3. Focus the target with the focusing knob.
※If parallax is created between the cross hairs and the target when your eyes move vertically
or horizontally, focusing is incorrect or diopter adjustment is poor. This affects precision in
measurement. Eliminate the parallax by carefully focusing and using diopter adjustment.
49
（2）Azimuth angle setting procedures
1. Enter into the standard measurement menu.
2. Collimate the back sight point, input the azimuth

angle value, for example: 45.0000 means 45°00′00″.
3. Click the button “Set Azimuth”, After azimuth

setting, other measurement can start.
50
5.2.2 Distance Measurement
It is better to measure distance under the standard measurement screen.
Distance measurement procedures
1.Enter into the standard measurement screen.
2. Collimate target, press the key , the instrument

will begin measure distance, and then display the
measured value, press the key again, the

measurement will stop. If the distance measurement is
in Fine mode, after measuring the setting times, the
measurement will stop, and the instrument will display
average measured value.
3. Press the keys Shift + Tab, the current displayed
value will be recorded to the memory.
NOTE:
1.When measuring distance, the status symbol will display in the instrument
status area of screen.
2. When the measured value display, the buzzer will sound once.
3. When measuring distance, it is normal to hear sound coming from EDM part.
4. Refer to Section 3.3 to set the atmospheric conditions，distance measurement mode,
measuring times or target constant.
5. The distance measurement mode will display in the instrument status area of screen:
“F.3”(In Fine mode, the measuring times is 3), “C” (Fast mode) or “T.R”(Track mode)
51
5.3 Coordinate Measurement
After the station setting, the measured point’s coordinate can be displayed.
In this dialog, measure and record coordinate. Only after the setting of measured-station point,
the measured result is significant.
Coordinate measurement procedures
1.Click the button “Basic” in the main menu . Also
pressing / key to display basic measurement

program menu.
2. Click the button “2.NEZ” or press the key 2 to

display coordinate measurement program screen.
3. Collimate target, press the key , the

instrument will begin measure distance, and then
display the measured coordinates.
4. Input the PT# and PCODE, click the button
“Store” or press the key Shift +Tab, the current
measured result will be recorded to the memory.
Click the button “List”, the measured NEZ datalist
will be opened.
52
5.4 Coordinate Layout
5.4.1 Introduction
Coordinate layout measurement is the way to confirm the required point in the field
according to designed coordinate.
After inputting the designed coordinate value, the total station can calculate the horizontal
angle and distance for layout, and according to the current measurement data calculate the
offset value for angle, distance and height, and then calculate the latitudinal and longitudinal
offset between required point and sight-line, the offset can be graphing displayed. All offset
values can be displayed, according these offset values to required point.
Coordinate layout procedures
1.Click the button “Basic” in the main menu . Also

program menu.
2. Click the button “3.SO-NEZ” or press the key “3”

to display coordinate layout program screen.
3. Click the button use the touch pen to display
offset value.
4. Click the button again, the display returns to
required point setting screen.
For the offset value graph, the direction is from instrument to prism, and the center of the
circle is the prism, the position relationship for the prism and required point will be displayed,
the circle radius means 3.5m, if the distance from required point to prism is more than 3.5m,
53
the required point will be displayed on the circle
boundary. It is easier to move prism to required point
position with the help of this graph.
NOTE:Before layout measurement, the inputting for
instrument height and target height data is necessary, user
can input the occupied-station coordinate and back-sight
coordinate (or azimuth angle) or not, if user don’t input
them, the instrument will take the occupied-station
coordinate as last setting and take the horizontal circle
zero direction as North direction.
SN. Descriptions Functions

1 Name Point name
2 Code Point code
3 N N coordinate for the required point
4 E E coordinate for the required point
5 Z Z coordinate for the required point
6 Find According to the inputting point name the instrument will
search the layout point from memory, and then display it
7 Store Record the measured data to the internal memory
8 List Opening the required point list, searching, editing, adding and
deleting for layout data are possible
9 Turning the page to display offset values
10 Turning the page returning to input data screen
11 HA: Current The calculated azimuth angle from instrument to required

azimuth angle point according to the inputting coordinate
12 VA: Zenith angle The calculated zenith angle from instrument to required point
back-calculation according to the inputting coordinate, instrument height and
target height
13 HD: Distance The calculated horizontal distance from instrument to required
back-calculation point according to the inputting coordinate
14 HA offset: The offset value between current horizontal angle and
Horizontal angle calculated azimuth. If the offset is 0, that means the current
offset value horizontal angle is designed horizontal direction
15 VA offset: Vertical The offset value between current vertical angle and calculated
54
angle offset value zenith angle. If the offset is 0, that means the current vertical
angle is designed vertical direction
16 HDoffset: horizontal Horizontal distance offset value between current target
distance offset value position and required point
17 Up/Down: Elevation Elevation offset value between current target height and
offset value required point height
18 Right/L: Latitudinal Distance from the required point to the position at which a
offset value line extending from the target intersects the joining line(by
instrument and target) at right angles
19 F/Back: Distance along the joining line (by instrument and target) from
Longitudinal offset the target to the position at which a line extending from the
value required point intersects the joining line at right angles.
5.4.2 Example of Coordinate Layout

For the coordinate layout, it is possible to recall the data from internal memory or input the
data directly by hand.
1. Input the measured-station coordinate and
instrument height; refer to the section 3.1 to operate
that. ※1
2. Input the prism height; refer to the section 3.11 to

operate that. ※3
55
3. Input the layout coordinate data in the dialog
directly, you can also click the button “Find” or
“List”to recall the layout coordinate from the
memory.
4. Collimate the prism, click the key “ ” to
measure the prism, and then click the button to
display offset value, move the prism to layout

position according to the offset value and graph,
repeat measuring and moving prism until the offset
values are accepted.
NOTE:
1. The Z coordinate for measured-station，Z coordinate ，target height are unnecessary to
input if there is no layout for elevation.
2. It is possible to input the azimuth angle directly in the “BS.AZ” editing box.
3. Description for layout indicating symbols
Turn the instrument clockwise Turn the instrument anticlockwise
Turn the telescope up Turn the telescope down
Move the target right Move the target left
Move the target away from the Move the target towards the
instrument instrument
Move the target upward Move the target downward
56
5.5 Resection
Resection program is used to determine the coordinates of an instrument station (unknown)
by measuring several known points.
If the distance measurement from the station point to the known points is available, distance
resection is automatically applied, the station coordinate can be calculated by line resection
of two known points. If unavailable, angle resection is applied and three known points are
needed at least.
For distance resection, measure the two known points clockwise, otherwise errors may be
resulted. Please confirm when measuring.
Resection measurement procedures
1. Click the button “Basic” in the main menu or

program menu.
2. Click the button “4.RES” or press the key “4”,

resection measurement screen will display. Choose
the resection measurement style, angle or distance,
then click the button “Next”.
57
3. Click the button “Select Pt” to set the known
point coordinate, input directly or recall from
memory. Distance resection need 2 known points at
least, angle resection need 3 known points at least.
And then the button “Next” .The selected known
points will be displayed in the under dialog.
4. Collimate the first known point 008 and input the
target height, click the key “ ” to measure this

point.nput When completed, click the button “REC”
to record the measured result.
5. Select the second point in the known data list, and

collimate this known point 009, input the target
height, click the key “ ” to measure it. When

completed, click the button “REC” to record the
measured result.
6. click the button “Next” to calculating menu, and

click the button “Calculat” to calculate the
coordinate of station, and then display the result in
the under dialog.
58
7. Click the button “Next” to enter storing menu,
input the PT#, PCODE and Click the button “Store”
to record the calculated coordinate to the data list in
memory.
If the distance measurement for the two known

points is unavailable, it is necessary to measure three
known points.
7. Press the key “ESC” to close the resection
measurement program, back to the basic
measurement screen. The resection has been
completed.
5.6 Area Measurement

Calculate an area shaped with several points. The coordinate data of the points could be
either measured or input by hand.
Input: Coordinates: P1 (N1, E1)
P2 (N2, E2)
P3 (N3, E3)
…
P3
P2
P4
S
P1
P5
E
0
NOTE:
◆ Make sure these points must be measured or listed clockwise or anticlockwise, otherwise,
mistake will result.
◆ The measured area is projection on the sea level.
◆ Measuring area and calculating area can not use together.
59
Resection measurement procedures
program menu.
2. Click the button “5.AREA” or press the key “5”,

area measurement screen will display.
3. Select the suitable unit in the left figure
indicated area. Four area unit can be selected, m2,
ha, acre and ft2.
4. Aim at the first point, and then press the key
“ ” to measure it, the measured result will

display in the left, click the button “Add” to add
this point in the area point list.
5. Similarly measure other points, make sure

measure them clockwise or anticlockwise.
6. You can click the button “List” to open the NEZ

data list, select the point in the memory, and click
“Set”, the point will be added in the area point list.
You also can input the coordinate in the dialogs

following N E Z by hand, and click the button “Add” to add this point in the area point list.
60
7. If you find the point is wrong in the area point list,
click it to select, and then click the button “Del” to
delete it
8.Click the button “Cal” to caculate the area

according to the points in the data list, the result will
be displayed in the dialogs following Count(the
quantity of points) and Area.
9. Press the key “ESC” to close the area

measurement program, back to the basic
measurement screen. The area has been completed.
5.7 Missing Line Measurement

Directly measure the horizontal distance, the height difference and the grade from one base
point to other points without moving the instrument.
The measured result is horizontal distance, height difference and slope distance between the
target point and the base point (not the instrument station). Please select the base point before
measurement.
MLM measurement procedures

menu.
61
2. Click the missing line measurement button
“6.MLM” or press the key “6”, the missing line
measurement screen will display.
3. Base point measurement. Set a target at base point,
aim at the point accurately, a press the key “ ” to

measure distance, the measured coordinate will
display in the left dialogs. Click the “Basic”, the
present measured point now is confirmed as the base
point for the missing line measurement. Input the
Name, Code, then click the button “Store” to record
the displayed coordinate value to the NEZ list of
memory.
4. Target point measurement. Aim at the target point,
press the key “ ”, the instrument will measure and

display the coordinate value of the current target
point, and also the horizontal distance, height
difference and slope distance between the target
point and the base point. Input the Name, Code, then
click the button “Store” to record the displayed
coordinate value to the NEZ list of memory.
5 Measure other target points, operate as steps 4. Click the button “Basic”, the present point
will be take as the base point.
6. Click the button “ ” or press key “ESC” to close the active dialogue box, back to the
basic measurement menu. The missing line measurement has been completed.
Note:
Before missing line measurement, the setting for measured-station coordinate, azimuth,
instrument height and target height data is necessary. Please refer to the related chapters for
more details.
62
5.8 Remote Elevation Measurement (REM)
An REM is a function used to measure the coordinate and height to a point where a target
cannot be directly installed such as power lines, overhead cables or bridges, etc.
Remote Elevation Measurement procedures

1. In basic function buttons, then click the button
“7.REM” or press the key “7”, and the remote
elevation measurement screen will display.
2. Reference point measurement.

Set a target directly above or below the target point,
aim at the target accurately, and click the button
“Measure” to measure distance, after the
measurement completed, the button “Next” will
display, click it to next step to select the base point
style, “Basic in prism” or “basic in ground”. And
then click “Next” to enter collimating display.
3. Remote elevation measurement.

Rotate the telescope to aim at the target point, and
click “Next” again, then “the N E Z coordinate and
REM height (from ground to the target point) will
update automatically. Input the Name, Code, and
then click the button “Store” to record the
coordinate of target point to NEZ list of memory.
4. Press the key “ ” to close the active dialogue
box, return to the basic measurement menu. REM has been completed.
Note: Before remote elevation measurement, the setting for measured-station coordinate,
azimuth, instrument height and target height data is necessary. Please refer to the related
chapters for more details
63
5.9 Distance Layout
Distance layout measurement is the way that finding the required point according to designed
angle and distance in the field. After inputting the designed angle and distance, the
instrument can calculate the offset value for angle, distance and height according to the
current measurement data, and then calculate the latitudinal and longitudinal offset between
required point and sight-line. All offset values can be displayed, according these values to
required point.
Coordinate layout procedures
1. Click the button “Basic” in the main menu to
enter into basic measurement menu. Also pressing
/ key to display basic measurement program
menu.
2. Click the button “8.SO-Dist” or press the key “8”

to display distance layout program screen. click the
button “Find” or “List”to recall the stakeout
coordinate data. you can also input the data in dialog
directly.
3. Click the button to display offset values.
4. Click the button to return to the required
point layout screen.
NOTE:
1. For the offset value graph, the direction is from
instrument to target, and the center of the circle is the
target, the position relationship for the target and required
point will be displayed, the circle radius means 3.5m, if
64
the distance from required point to target is more than 3.5m, the required point will be
displayed on the circle boundary. It is easier to move target to required point position with the
help of this graph.
2．Before layout measurement, the inputting for instrument height and target height data is
necessary, user can input the occupied-station coordinate and back-sight coordinate (or
azimuth angle) or not, if user don’t input them, the instrument will take the occupied-station
coordinate as last setting and take the horizontal circle zero direction as North direction.
5.10 Line Layout
Line layout measurement is the way that finding the required point at a designed distance
from the baseline.
Length: Distance along the baseline from 1st point to 2nd point (X direction).
Offset: Distance from point to project to the position at which a line extending from point of
project intersects the baseline at right angles (Y direction).
Y direction
X direction
Baseline
1st Pt 2nd Pt
O
Length
Point to project
menu, click “NEXT” or press the key “9” to display
the second page of basic measurement menu.
Click the button “0.SO-Line” or press the key “0” to
display SO- line program screen.
2.Setting the starting point for the baseline. Click the

button “Point 1” to open the stakeout data list and
select coordinate for the starting point. At last click
the button “Set” to confirm.
65
3. Following the Step 2 to set the ending point(Point
2) for the baseline. The two points name will be
showed in the relative editing box.
5. Inputting the length and offset value.
6.Click the button to enter stake out screen,
collimate the target and click the button “Meas” to

measure distance, and then according to the measured result the instrument will update the
calculating value and offset value.
7. The stake out procedures are same with coordinate stake out, please refer to the chapter
“5.4 Coordinate Layout” in details.
66
The display decriptions in line stake out program:
Descriptions Functions
Name Point name
Code Point code
Length Distance along the baseline from the starting point to the
position at which a line extending from the required point
intersects the baseline at right angles.
Offset Distance from the required point to the position at which a line
extending from the required point intersects the baseline at
right angles.
Point 1 The point number of starting point for the baseline
Point 2 The point number of ending point for the baseline
Store Record the measured data to the internal memory, after storing
the point number will increase automatically.
Switch between offset inputing screen and stake out screen
HA: Current azimuth angle The calculated azimuth angle from instrument to required
point according to the inputting coordinate
VA: Zenith angle The calculated zenith angle from instrument to required point
back-calculation according to the inputting coordinate, instrument height and
target height
HD: Distance The calculated horizontal distance from instrument to required
back-calculation point according to the inputting coordinate
HA offset: Horizontal angle The offset value between current horizontal angle and
offset value calculated azimuth. If the offset is 0, that means the current
horizontal angle is designed horizontal direction
VA offset: Vertical angle The offset value between current vertical angle and calculated
offset value zenith angle. If the offset is 0, that means the current vertical
angle is designed vertical direction
HD offset: horizontal Horizontal distance offset value between current target
distance offset value position and required point
Up/Down: Height offset Elevation offset value between current target height and
value required point height
Right/L: Latitudinal offset Distance from the required point to the position at which a line
value extending from the target intersects the joining line(by
instrument and target) at right angles
F/Back: Longitudinal offset Distance along the joining line (by instrument and target) from
value the target to the position at which a line extending from the
required point intersects the joining line at right angles.
67
5.11 Remote Elevation Layout
Remote elevation measurement stakeout is the way that finding the required point where a
target cannot be directly installed.
Click the button “1.SO-REM” or press the key “1”
to display REM stakeout program screen.
2. Setting a target directly below or above the point

to be found, collimate the target and press the key
“ ” to measure distance, then according to the

measured result the instrument will update the
calculating HD and VD values
3. Input the designed elevation(from the measuring

point to the position to be set out) in the “Design H”
box.
4. Rotate the telescope until the vertical angle(VA) is same as

designed angle, the required point on the telescope sight direction .
When rotating telescope, in the “VAngle Offset” box and “Height
Offset” the elevation offset from target to required point will
change, when they are to zero, the point is found.
5. When the stakeout measurement finished, input the Name, Code

and click the button “Store” to record the actual measured data for
required point to NEZ List in memory.
NOTE: Before REM stakeout measurement, user must input the instrument height and target
height data, you can also input the occupied-station coordinate and back-sight coordinate (or
68
azimuth angle) or not, if user don’t input them, the instrument will take the latest
occupied-station coordinate as current settings and take the horizontal circle zero direction as
North direction.
5.12 Angle Offset Measurement
The angle offset measurement is used to define the coordinates for the target point which is
difficult to install target, place the target as close as possible to target point, measure the
distance to the offset point and the horizontal angle of the target point, at last the target
point’s distance and coordinate can be calculated. Normally, place the targets at the same
circle with target point from the instrument.
As above figure shown, the horizontal distance from the target to instrument is same as the
distance from the A1 to the instrument. After installing the target, the coordinate of A0 or A1
can be measured. If measuring A1, it is necessary to measure and input the target height and
instrument height; if measuring A0, the target height should be input as zero, only instrument
height is necessary to be measured and input.
Angle offset measurement procedures

2. Click the button “2.OFS-A” or press the key “2”

to display angle offset screen.
69
3. Place the target at the same circle with a target
point(A0) from the instrument, collimate the target
and press the key “ ” to measure distance, when

measurement have finished, please click “Next”.
4. Rotate telescope to collimate target point, then

click “Next”.
which is difficult to set target, the N, E, Z coordinate

will update automatically, that is the coordinate for
the target point.
5. When the offset measurement have finished, input

Name, Code and click the button “Store” to record
the displayed data to NEZList in memory.
6. Click the button , the active dialog will close
and the instrument will return to basic measurement
screen.
NOTE: Before measurement, the setting for measured-station coordinate, azimuth,

instrument height and target height data is necessary.
70
5.13 Single-Distance Offset Measurement
Single-distance offset measurement can get the position of the target point by entering offset
distance (the horizontal distance from the offset point to the target point) and observing the
offset point setting on a line linking the instrument station and the target point or on the left
or right of the target point .
1. When the offset point is set at the left or right side of the target point , make sure that the
angle formed by lines connecting the target to the instrument point and to the target point is
almost 90°.
2. When the offset point is positioned in front of or behind the target point, set the offset point
on a line linking the instrument station with the target point.
Single-distance offset measurement procedures

2. Click the button “3.OFS-D” or press the key “3”

to display single-distance offset screen.
71
3. Collimate the offset point, click the button
“Measure” to measure distance, and then the button
“Next” will display, click it to the next step.
4. Select offset direction. In terms of the location

between the target (offset point) and the target point
in the single-offset measurement dialogue box, the
offset direction can be confirmed. “Front” means
the target point is in front of the target.
5. Inputting the offset distance. Input it in the offset
distance edit box. Click the key “Next”
6. The N E Z coordinate of target point will display,

input the PT#, PCODE, click the button “Store” to
record the coordinate value of the present target
point to the NEZList of memory.
7. Click the button “ ” or press the “ESC” key to
close the active dialogue box, back to the basic
measurement screen. The single-distance
measurement has been completed.
NOTE:
Before single-distance offset measurement, the setting for measured-station coordinate,
azimuth, instrument height and target height data is necessary.
Please refer to the related chapters.
72
5.14 Dual-Distance Offset Measurement
Measure the two offset points which are on the same straight line with target point, then enter
the distance between the second offset point to the target point, at last the coordinate of the
target point can be calculated.
Two-distance offset measurement procedures

2. Click the tool button “4.OFS-2D” or press the key

“4”, the double-distance offset measurement screen
will display.
3. Install two offset points, make the two points and
the target point in the same straight line, refer to the
previous figure.
4. Collimate the offset point 1, then press the key
“ ” to measure distance. When finished, click the

button “Point1” to record the present coordinate
value, and the button “Next” will display, click it the
information about point 2 will display.
73
5. Collimate the offset point 2, and then press the
key “ ” to measure the distance. When finished,

click the button “Point2” to record the present
coordinate value, then click “Next”.
6. Input offset distance. Once the second point has

been measured, measure the horizontal distance
from the second offset point to the target point by a
steel tape, and input the value into the offset distance
edit box. When input finished, please click “Next”
key.

measurement screen. The two-distance offset
measurement has been completed.
NOTE:
Before two-distance offset measurement, the setting for measured-station coordinate, azimuth,
instrument height and target height data are necessary. Please refer to the related chapters.
74
5.15 Angle-Distance Offset Measurement
Measure the angle and distance of two offset points which are on the same straight line with
target point, then aim at the target point, its coordinate can be calculated.
Angle-distance offset measurement procedures

2. Click the tool button “5.OFS-2DA” or press the

key “5”, the angle-distance offset measurement
screen will display.
3. Install two offset points, make the two points and

the target point in the same straight line, refer to the
previous figure.
4. Collimate the offset point 1, then press the key
“ ” to measure distance. When finished, click the

button “Point1” to record the present coordinate
value, and the button “Next” will display, click it the
information about point 2 will display.
75
5. 5. Collimate the offset point 2, and then press the
key “ ” to measure the distance. When finished,

click the button “Point2” to record the present
coordinate value, then click “Next”.
6. Collimate the target point, Click the key “Next”


close the active dialogue box, The angle-distance
offset measurement has been completed.
NOTE:
Before angle-distance offset measurement, the setting for measured-station coordinate,
azimuth, instrument height and target height data are necessary.
Please refer to the related chapters.
76
5.16 Plane Offset Measurement
Measure three offset points to confirm one plane, the vertical distance from the instrument to
the plane can be calculated. And according to the azimuth and vertical angle, the coordinates
of target point can be calculated.
Plane offset measurement procedures

2. Click the tool button “6.OFS-P” press the key“6”,

the plane offset measurement screen will display.
3. Install three offset points, the offset points and
target point must be on same plane, see above figure.
4. Aim at the first offset point, measure the distance,

click “Point1” to record the display coordinate, the
button “Next” will display, click it.
77
5. Aim at the offset point, measure the distance, click
“Point2” to record the display coordinate, then click
“Next”.
6. Aim at the offset point, measure the distance, click

“Point3” to record the display coordinate, then click
“Next”.
7. Aim at the target point, then click “Next”.

measurement screen. The plane offset measurement
has been completed.
Note:
Before plane offset measurement, the setting for measured-station coordinate, azimuth,
instrument height and target height data are necessary, otherwise the recorded coordinate data
is the relative coordinate. Please refer to the related chapters for more details
78
6. Topographic Survey
6.1 Introduction
In addition to some basic functions, the 700710 series Total Station has a feature of graphical
user interface (GUI). The modern instruments characterized with intelligence and
humanization, it is possible to measure in the field more easily and quickly.
This topographic program in the 700/710 series realizes professional real-time graphing for
field work, it has the most functions for topographic measurement, including graph browsing,
graph drawing, graph editing and so on.
This topographic program has been integrated with total station, so it performs more
conveniently than separate topographic survey software.
Enter into topographic survey measurement
1. Power on, rotate the telescope to initialize the

instrument (only 700 series), and then enter into the
main menu.
2. Click the button “Map” in the main menu to enter

into topographic survey program.
3. Press the key or click the button “Next”, the
map menu display turns to next page. There are three

pages for the Map menu.
79
Graphing tool-buttons
4. Click the button “ ” to

shift graphing tool-buttons.
5. Press the key “Esc” or click the icon
“ / ”the display can shift among function

menu, graph and measuring screen.
80
6.2 Point Graphing
This tool is used for point graphing with selected symbol, and the point symbol will not
change while the setting changing; Here the point position is confirmed by coordinate
data used.
Point graphing procedures
1. Enter into the topographic survey menu. Click

the button “1.Point” or press the key “1” to select
point graphing mode.
2. Turn to the next page, Click the button

“6.Symbol” or press the key “6”, point symbols
screen will display. Touch the corresponding
symbol with the touch pen, press the button “Set”
to close the point symbol screen and this symbol
is set as the active type.
3. Click the screen with the touch pen where the

symbol is required, and the active symbol is
appeared in the touched position. When the
distance measurement has finished, press the key
“Shift” then press “Tab” or “ESC” in the main
menu. it can realize the same function as touch
the screen. the point symbol will be drawn on the
screen according to measured result.
4. Repeat the procedures of 2 and 3 to draw other
point objects.
NOTE:
The position of point symbol is confirmed by only one point, once the screen is touched,
or press the keys “Shift” +“Tab”, one point symbol is displayed automatically. 700 series
have a recording function for some settings, after click the button “1.Ponit”, the
instrument will take the last used symbol as the default symbol automatically unless a
new symbol is selecte.
81
6.3 Line Graphing
This tool is used for line graphing, 700/710 connects the specified points with selected
linetype to confirm the object’s position and shape.
Line graphing procedures
the button “2.Line” or press the key “2” to select
line graphing mode.

“6.Symbol” or press the key “6”, line symbol
symbol with the touch pen, press the button
“Set” to close the line symbol screen and the
selected symbol is set as the active type.
3. Click the screen in turn with the touch pen

where the line is positioned, the instrument will
connect the clicked points to a line and display
with selected symbol. Click the button “2.Line”
to stop the current line graphing and to start to
draw another line.
When the
distance measurement has finished, press the key
“Shift” then press “Tab” or “ESC” in the main menu. it can realize the same function
as touch the screen. the line will be connected to the measured point on the graph.
4. Repeat operations 2 and 3 to draw other lines objects.
NOTE:
1. The line object is connected by specified points. Once click the screen, or press the
keys “Shift” +“Tab”, the active line is connected to the clicked point with selected
symbol automatically.
2. 700/710 series has a recording function for some settings, after clicking the button
“2.Line”, the instrument will take the last used symbol as the default symbol unless a new
symbol is selected.
82
3.700/710 series also has canceling function for wrong operation, click the button
“1.Undo” once, the active line between the last two points will be deleted, click this
button continuously, the whole line will be deleted in turns from the last point. The
operation refer to chapter 6.10 Canceling(Undo) Operation.
6.4 Spline Graphing
This tool is used for spline graphing, 700 connects the specified points with selected
smooth spline type to confirm the object’s position and shape.
Spline graphing procedures
the button “3.Spline” or press the key “3” to
select spline graphing mode.

to close the spline symbol screen and the selected
symbol is set as the active type.
3. Click the screen in turn with the touch pen

where the spline is positioned, the instrument
will connect the clicked points to a smooth spline
and display with selected symbol. Click the
button “3.Spline” to stop the active spline
graphing and to start to draw another spline.
When the distance measurement has finished,
press the key “Shift” then press “Tab” or
“ESC”in the main menu. it can realize the same
function as touch screen. The smooth spline will be connected to the measured point on
the graph.
4. Repeat procedures of 2 and 3 to draw other spline objects.
NOTE:
1. The spline object is connected by specified points. Once click the screen, the active line
83
is connected to the clicked point with selected symbol automatically.
“3.Spline”, the instrument will take the last used symbol as the default symbol unless a
new symbol is selected.
3. 700/710 series also has cancel function for wrong operation, click the button “1.Undo”
once, the active line between the last two points will be deleted, click this button
continuously, the whole line will be deleted in turn from the last point. The operation refer
to chapter 6.10 Canceling(Undo) Operation.
6.5 Arc Graphing
This tool is used for arc graphing, 700/710 connects three specified points with selected
line type to confirm the object’s position and shape.
Arc graphing procedures
the button “4.Arc” or press the key “4” to select
3-point arc graphing mode.

screen will display. Click the corresponding
to close the line symbol screen and the selected
symbol is set as the active type.
3. Click the screen on the three boundary position

of the arc in turns, then the arc is presented by
the selected line symbol once the third point is
clicked and displayed on the screen
simultaneously.
press the key “Shift” then press “Tab” or “ESC”
in the main menu. it can realize the same
function as touch the screen. the arc will be
drawn on the graph.
4. Repeat procedures of 2 and 3 to draw other arc
objects.
84
NOTE:
1. Every arc is connected by three points, so it can be displayed only after three points are
clicked.
“4.Arc”, the instrument will take the last used symbol as the default symbol unless a new
symbol is selected.
6.6 Circle Graphing
This tool is used for circle graphing, 700/710 connects three specified points as a circle
with selected linetype.
Graphing by hand:

the button “5.Circle” or press the key “5” to
select 3-point circle graphing mode.

screen will display. Click the corresponding
symbol with the touch pen, press the button
“ESC” to close the line symbol screen and the
selected symbol is set as the active type.
3. Click the screen on the three boundary position

of the circle, then the circle is presented by the
selected line symbol once the third point is
clicked, and displayed on the screen
simultaneously.
press the key “Shift” then press “Tab” or “ESC”
in the main menu. it can realize the same
function as touch screen. the circle will be drawn
on the graph automatically.
4. Repeat procedures of 2 and 3 to draw other
circle objects.
NOTE:
1. Each circle is positioned by three points, so the circle will be displayed only when the
85
three points are clicked.
2. 700/710 series has a memory function for some settings, after clicking the button
“5.Circle”, the instrument will take the last used symbol as the default symbol unless a
new symbol is selected.
6.7 Tape Measurement and Graphing
Tape measurement is used for drawing the house whose sides intersect at right angles. For
such house, measuring two adjacent intersection points firstly, and then measure other
sides’ length with tape, with this program its shape will be drew on the graph
automatically.
Tape measurement procedures
1. Enter into the topographic survey mode.
Click the button “1.Line” or press the key “1” to
select line graphing mode.
Measure and record the two adjacent intersection
points for the house, the side will be drew on the
graph and will be regarded as reference side.
Of course the latest measured line can be took as
the reference line.
2. Click the button “ ” to enter tape

measurement mode.
3. From the second point (last measured) of the

reference line, measure the side length with tape,
then input the length to the left edit box(For
example:10), according to the connection
relationship between the measuring side and
reference side, click relative button
(Example:Left), the measuring side will be
drawn automatically, and then this line will be
taken as the reference line for next one.
86
4. Repeat procedure 3 to draw other sides for the
house. Example: input the side length 30, and
click the “Left” button.
5. Click the “Close” button, the ending point and

starting point will be connected.
6. Press the “ESC” key or click the “ ” button

to escape the tape measurement program.
Buttons descriptions:
Front: Drawing line frontward
Back: Drawing line backward
Left: Drawing line leftward at right angles
Right: Drawing line rightward at right angles
Close: Close the graph by connecting the ending point and starting point.
87
6.8 Symbol Selecting
The 700/710 series provide a powerful graphic symbol database, it is convenient to meet
the requirement of field topographic measurement. The symbol database consists of point
symbol part and line symbol part, the corresponding symbols will present in the different
graphing mode.
You have to select the specified symbol as the active symbol before drawing. And the
selected symbol is always active in the following graphing until a new symbol is selected.
The procedures of symbol selecting
1. Enter into the topographic survey menu. click
the “Next” to turn to the second page.
2. Active symbol selecting: Click the button

“6.Symbol” or press the number key “6”,
according to the different graphing mode the line
or point symbol screen will display.
3. Click the specified symbols with touch pen.

Click the button “Prec” or “Next” to display
other page.
4. Click the button “Set” or press the key “ESC”,
this selected symbol is set as the active symbol
and the symbol screen is closed.
88
6.9 Object Deleting
The graph can be edited by object deleting. Click the button “0.Delete” to switch to the
object deleting mode, click the object directly to delete it.
Before deleting After deleting

Note: After the operation of object deleting, the object is only deleted from the graph, its
data is not deleted from the memory dadalist, with canceling (Undo) operation, and the
last deleted ten objects will be resumed on the graph.
6.10 Canceling(Undo) Operation

It covers two modes: 1. connection canceling, 2. deletion canceling.
1. Connection canceling
On the line/spline graphing mode, if the active graphing is not finished, click the button
“Undo” to enter the connection canceling mode, the line’s connection between the two
last points will be canceled. Click this button “Undo” continuously, the whole active line
will be deleted step by step from the last point. Click the button “1line” or “2Spline” to
stop the canceling operation.
Before undo the connection operation After undo the connection operation
89
2. Deletion canceling
Except the above status, click the button “Undo” to enter the deletion canceling mode, the
last deleted object will be resumed.
Before undo the deleting operation After undo the deleting operation
NOTE: Only the last deleted ten objects can be recovered.
6.11 Station Point Centering

This function is used to redisplay the graph with current scale and occupied station
centered, that is to say, after this operation the graph on the screen is the situation around
the occupied station.
In the graphing mode, display the graph with station centered by following operations:
click the button “7.OCC_Mid”or press the key7. Or click the button “ ” to display the
next page of button tools for topographic survey, click the icon in the browsing tools
directly .Here is an example:
Before station centering After station centering
90
6.12 Point Centering
This function is used to redisplay the graph with current scale and last point centered, that
is to say, after this operation the graph on the screen is the situation around the last point.
In the graphing mode, display the graph with station centered by following operations:
click the button “8.PT_Mid” or press the key 8. Or click the button “ ” to display the
next page of button tools for topographic survey, click the icon in the browsing tools
directly .Here is an example:
Before point centering After point centering
6.13 Viewing the Point Information on the Graph

Viewing and editing the coordinate of the graph, after editing the point’s coordinate, the
graph will refresh automatically.
1. Make sure the screen is in the topographic

survey mode and one graph is displayed. Click
the button “ ” to display the next page of button
tools for topographic survey. Click the button
or press the key “3”.
2. Click the point which is displayed on the graph,

the name and coordinate of this point will be
displayed.
Refer to the left figure, the point in the circle is
clicked to view.
91
3. When the point name and coordinate is
displayed in the edit box, it is possible to edit this
point by hand or measure it again.
4. After editing or measuring the point, click

“OK” to confirm, the graph will refresh
automatically according to the new point
information.
Please refer to the left figure, the point in the
circle is displayed on new position.
6.14 Map Display Setting
1. Enter into the topographic survey menu. click

the “Next” to turn to the Third page.
2. Click the button “3.View Set” on screen or

press the key 3 to enter into map displaying
setting screen.
3. Select the required items, then click the button

“Set” to save these settings and close the active
dialog.
4. If click the button or press the key “ESC”

directly, the dialog will close, but the setting will
not be saved.
92
Note:
Once you select “NEZ auto refresh”, the instrument will renew coordinate display
according to the current angle and distance. If you don’t select “NEZ auto refresh”, the
instrument only renew coordinate after the distance measurement.
6.15 Procedures of Topographic Measurement

After setting up the instruments, input the measured-station coordinate, azimuth and
instrument height, aim at the back-sight point and then start to measure and graphic. It is
possible to draw directly by hand on the screen or graphing automatically according to the
measured result.
Example: Draw above graph by measuring

1. Set the instrument at a known point, then
leveling and centering. Refer to the chapter 2 for
more details.
2. Input the occupied-station data, the instrument
height and back-sight point coordinates in turn.
Then the back sight angle can be calculated, Aim
at the back-sight point, Press the key “Set” to set
the present angle as azimuth. the details refer to
chapter “3.1 Set Occupied-station”.
3. Press the button “ ” to switch to between

data display screen and graph display screen
93
4. Press the button or“8.PT-Mid” to switch
to spline drawing screen.
5. Press the button “Symbol”or the number key

“6” to display line type selecting screen. If you
wanna select the spline type as points 1-4 in the
above graph, touch the corresponding type with
the touch pen, press the button “ESC” to escape
and the selected symbol is set as the active type.
6. Install a target at point 1,measure the target
height, click the screen on position in

the icon area, the prism setting dialog will
display.
7. Input the prism height into the edit box and
choose the type, then press the button “Set” to
save the setting and close the screen. If you click
the button the inputting can not be saved.
8. Aim at the target, press the key “ ” to

measure the distance. After finishing
measurement, press the keys “Shift” +“Tab” to
record the measured value of point 1 to the
memory datalist, and this point is graphic on the
screen.
9. Repeat the procedures of 7 and 8 to measure
points 2, 3, and 4 in turn, and the spline shaped
with four points can be drawn on the screen.
94
10. Press the number key “2” to end the active
spline graphing and to graphic a new one.
Repeat procedures of 6, 7, 8 and 9 to draw
another spline shaped with points 5, 6, 7 and 8.
11. For the next object is formed by points, Press
the key “ ”to switch to point drawing mode.

12. Press the button “Symbol” or the key “6”, the
point symbols screen will display. As the graph
shown above, click the corresponding symbol
with the touch pen for the point 9. Press the key
“ESC” to close the symbols screen and the
selected symbol is set as the active type, it will be
performed when drawing points until a new
symbol is selected.
13. Set a target at point 9 shown in the above
graph, measure the instrument height, please
refer to the procedures of 6,7. Input the present
target height and the prism style.
14. . Aim at the target, press the key “ ” to

measure the distance. After finishing
measurement, press the keys “Shift” +“Tab” to
record the measured value of point 9. This point
will be drew on the graph automatically.
95
15. Press the key “ ” to switch to line drawing
mode.
16. Repeat the procedures of 5,6,7,8 and 9 to

draw the line shaped with point 10, 11, 12 and 13
17. Repeat the procedures from 11 to 14 to draw

the point 14 and point 15.
18. Thus, the measurement and graphing of point

have completed. The measured graph can be
browsed by browsing tools in the graphic area.
NOTE:
This is a just simple course for measurement and graphing, please refer to the related
chapters for more details.
Graph view tools
: zoom all
: zoom in
: zoom out
: Pan
: Station centering (the detail refer to chapter 6.11)
: Point centering (the detail refer to chapter 6.12)
96
7. Road Measurement
7.1 Introduction
This program is especially designed for Road Layout measurement. It can be used for the
layout of horizontal curve and vertical curve.
Horizontal curve includes line, circular curve and the spiral curve. Here the horizontal
curve location is defined by known PI coordinate, circular curve radius and spiral length.
Vertical curve includes line, circular curve and arc which connected the line and circular.
Here the vertical curve location is defined by known mileage, slope and radius.
If the PI(intersection point) and GP(grade change point) are not more than 1000, all
known data for the whole road can be input to the instrument memory together, and then
the center or boundary location data for any station can be calculated freely.
Enter into road layout measurement

1. Power on, rotate the telescope to initialize the
instrument, and then enter into the main menu.
2. Click the button “Road” directly in the main

menu or pressing / key to enter layout menu
3. There are 7 items in the Road program menu,

click different button to display relative screen.
97
7.2 Horizontal Curve Defining
Almost all the roads (no matter high way or railway) direction on the horizontal plane will
deflect because of topography, ground object, hydrology, geology and so on. Horizontal
curve is used for connecting the turning of the straight road, it includes circular curve and
spiral curve. Circular curve is defined by arc with known curvature and radius. Spiral
curve is the connecting part between straight line and circular curve, its radius converts
from infinite to the radius of circular curve.
The horizontal curve includes straight line, spiral curve and circular curve. It is necessary
to input the curve defining data before road stake out.
All the location data for a whole road can be input into the instrument memory together if
the PI (intersection points) are less than 1000, if intersection points over 1000, take the
road as several parts and use this program separately. Horizontal curve defining as follows:
the coordinates of the intersection point , the radius of the circular curve , the lengths of
the spiral curve. Take the start point and the end point as a intersection point
Horizontal curve data inputting
1. Enter into road layout program. Click the
button “1.H_AL” or press the key “1” to switch
to the horizontal curve defining screen.
2. Input the following value as follows: the

coordinates of intersection points, radius, and
spiral lengths. When you input the start point, the
radius, spiral1 and spiral2 can not input anything.
3. Click the button “ADD”, the input values will

be added into the display datalist and the edit box
will be cleared automatically.
4. Repeat the procedure of 2 and 3 until all
intersected points data have been inputted.
98
NOTE:
1. The first input intersection point must be on the road, and the radius, and spiral lengths
should be 0.
2. It is necessary to input the PI data following the road direction.
3. If the edit box is not be input data, the instrument will take it as 0.
4. If the two spiral data are same, input the same value in the spiral 1 and spiral 2 edit
box.
Introduction of horizontal curve define buttons

Add: Add the present input values to the memory and datalist, then clear the edit box
Ins: Insert the present input values in the memory and the selected position of datalist,
then clear the edit box
Select the position in the Click the button “Ins” to

datalist for inputting data insert the data
Edit: Edit the present values selected from the datalist
Select the dataline to be edited, it After editing in the edit box, click the Edit to
will be displayed in the edit box confirm, the edit box will be cleared
99
Del: Delete the present values selected from the datalist
Select the dataline to be deleted Click the button Del to delete dataline
Pgup or Pgdn: Display the previous or next page of datalist

N: Input N coordinate of the intersection point
E: Input E coordinate of the intersection point
Radius: Input circular curve radius
Spiral 1: Input length of the spiral 1
Spiral 2: Input length of the spiral 2
7.3 Vertical Curve Defining

Normally the vertical curve is the connecting part between two different slopes, it
includes two types: convex curve and concave curve
Concave curve
Convex curve
Actually the grade difference of two neighboring slopes is small, so the road layout
program adopts the circular curve for slopes connecting
Vertical curve data inputting

button “2.V_AL” or press the key “2” to switch
to the vertical curve defining screen.
100
2. Input the values into the related edit box in
turn as follows: mileage, height, radius.
3. Click the button “ADD”, the input values will

be added into the datalist and memory, then the
edit box will be cleared automatically.
4. Repeat the procedure of 2 and 3 until the data
of all vertical intersection points (PVI) has been
inputted.
NOTE:
1. If the edit box is not be input data, the instrument will take it as 0.
2. It is unnecessary to input the vertical curve data from the start station, because the
mileage for each curve should be input individually.
Introduction of vertical curve define buttons
Add Add data: Add the present input values in the display datalist.
Ins Insert data: Insert the present input values in the specified position of display
datalist.
Edit Edit data: Edit the present values selected from the datalist.
Del Delete data: Delete the present values selected from the datalist.
Pgup Pgdp Turn the page up or down: Display the previous or next page of datalist.
Mileage Mileage: Input the mileage of the vertical intersection point.
Height Height: Input the height of vertical intersection point.
Radius Radius: Input the radius of the vertical intersection point.
7.4 Road Setting

Input the mileage and height of start station in the road setting program.
The start mileage of the road is usually set as 0 in actual work, but sometimes there is a
exception. Actually a road may be constructed by several builders, and the start mileage is
different for them. It is necessary to input the start mileage for road layout.
Similarly, it is necessary to input the start height of the road.
101
Road start station setting

button “3.Setting” or press the key “3” to switch
to the road start station setting screen.
2. Input the mileage and height of start station.
3. Click the button “Set” to record the present
values and close the active dialogue box. Press
the key “ ” to close the dialog box, but the
input values will not be saved.
7.5 Road Calculation
Once you have finished the data inputting of horizontal curve and vertical curve, and the
setting of road start station, then you can start to road calculation.
The purpose of road calculation:
1. Calculate the parameters of road.
2. Calculate the stake coordinates on the center line according to the defined interval.
3. Calculate the stake coordinates on the boundary line according to the defined interval.
Road calculation procedures

1. Enter into road layout menu. Pressing
/ key to display road calculation screen.
2. Click the button “4.Calculate.” or press the

key “4” to switch to the road calculation screen
102
3.Select and input the settings for calculation.
4. then click the button “Calc.” to calculate the
curve parameters and stake coordinate, after
finishing the calculation, this screen will close
automatically.
Also press the key “ ” to close the dialog box,
but the calculation will not begin, the settings
will not be saved.
Introduction of road calculation buttons
Calc. : Calculate the curve parameters, stake coordinate on the center and boundary line
Calc.Horizontal Curve : Calculate the parameters of horizontal curve. It will be
calculated in the default mode.
Calc.Vertical Curve : Calculate the parameters of vertical curve. It will be calculated in
the default mode.
Calc.Key Point : Once this item selected, calculate the coordinates of five key points for
horizontal curve, including TS(tangent to spiral) point, SC(spiral to curve) point,
RP(radius) point, CS(curve to spiral) point and ST(spiral to tangent) point.
Center stake
: Once this item selected, calculate the stakes coordinate on
the center line.
: Input the interval of the stakes on the center line
: Input the start mileage of the center line
:Input the end mileage of the center line.
Boundary stake
: Once this item selected, calculate the stakes coordinate
on the boundary line
: Input the interval of stakes on the boundary line
: Input the width between the boundary line and the
center line
: Input the start stake mileage of the boundary line
: Input the end stake mileage of the boundary line
103
7.6 Road Layout
Similar to coordinate layout, you can start road layout after the calculation of curve
parameters, the stakes coordinates on center line and the boundary line can be recalled.
In the road layout measurement, it is available to input the layout coordinate directly; or
search the layout coordinate in the calculated datalist of center line by inputting the stake
name(mileage); on the other hand, the additional stake’s coordinate also can be calculated
by input mileage.
Road layout procedures

1. Click the button “Road” in the main menu, or
pressing / key to enter into road layout
procedures.

button “5.SO-Road” or press the key “5” to
switch to the road layout screen.
3. Input the mileage in stake edit box. For

example, if the mileage is K2+450, input “2450”,
click the button “Calc.” to calculate the
coordinate, then the N, E, Z coordinate edit box
will be refreshed. If the stake’s coordinate has
been calculated in the road calculation operation,
press the button “Find” to search, and the N, E, Z
edit box will be refreshed automatically once
found.
104
4. Sight the target, press the key “ ” to measure
distance, and then according to the measured
result the instrument will update the calculating
value and offset value, click the button to
display offset value.

5. Move the target, repeat the procedure 4 until
the offset values between the target and the
required point are accepted.
6. When the layout measurement finished, input
the Name, Code and click the button “Store” to
record the actual measured data of layout point to
NEZ list in the memory.
NOTE:
1. Before layout measurement, the settings for measured-station coordinate, azimuth,
instrument height and target height data are necessary.
Refer to section “3.1 Occupied-station setting”; Section “3.10 Input the Instrument
Height”; And section “3.11 Input the Prism Height and Type”.
2. If recall the coordinate of left boundary stake from datalist, after inputting the stake
name, it is necessary to input “L” following the name.
Similarly, if recall the coordinate of right boundary stake from datalist, after inputting the
stake name, it is necessary to input “R” following the name.
For example:
1. “K2+450R” means the name of right boundary stake whose mileage is K2+450, if
recall its coordinate from datalist, “2450R” must be input.
2. “K115+600L” means the name of right boundary stake whose mileage is K115+600, if
recall its coordinate from datalist, “115600L” must be input.
Introduction of road layout buttons
Calc. : Calculate the coordinate according to the input mileage in the stake name edit box,
and the N, E, Z edit box will be refreshed automatically.
Store : Record the actual measured values of required point in the NEZ datalist of
memory.
Find : Search the stake’s coordinate in the calculated list according to the input mileage,
and the values in the N, E, Z items will be refreshed automatically once the stake is found.
Prev : Search the previous stake in the calculated list, the N, E, Z coordinate will be
refreshed automatically once the stake is found.
105
Next : Search the next stake in the calculated list, the N, E, Z coordinate will be refreshed
automatically once the stake is found.
Input the stake name (mileage)
Input the stake code
Input the N coordinate of the required point, press the button “Calc.”
to recalculate and refreshed. The value can also be refreshed by pressing the buttons
“Find”, “Prev” or “Next”
Input the E coordinate of the required point, press the button “Calc.”
Input the Z coordinate of the required point, press the button “Calc.”
Offset symbols descriptions
Turn the instrument clockwise

Turn the instrument anticlockwise
Turn the telescope up
Turn the telescope down
Move the target righ
Move the target left
Move the target away from the instrument
Move the target towards the instrument
Make the target upward
Make the target downward
106
7.7 Example of Road Measurement
The operations for road measure are not simple, this section will take an example to
describe the whole course in details.
1. Edit the horizontal curve data file in the
Notebook software, the data format are as
followings:
Name, N, E, Radius, Spriral1, Spriral2
NOTE:
a. Only English font is available for the name
or interpunction.
b. If the two spiral data are same, input the
same value for spiral 1 and spiral 2.
2. Edit the vertical curve data file in the
Notebook software, the data format are as
followings:
Name, Mileage, Height, Radius
NOTE:
a. Only English font is available for the name
or interpunction.
3. Run the program

“RTS-EDIT.EXT” on the computer.
This program can be found in the
Disc.
4. Click the button

“Road_stakeout_data” to display the
screen for road data.
In the window click the right key of
the mouse once, a dialog box will
display, and then click the button
“Import_txt_file”.
107
5. Search the edited data file of horizontal curve
from PC, the data will be import to the
“RTS-EDIT” software.
Similarly, import the edited data file of vertical
curve to the “RTS_EDIT” software.
6. Following the procedures 1 to 5 to import the
data file of control points. And then click the button
“Save file” to save the file as “.rts” format, now we
save these data as “roaddata.rts”.
7. Connect the total station and PC,

and run the software
“RTS-USB.EXE” on the computer,
refer to the section 2.13 to upload
the file “ROAD101.rts” to the total
station.
8. Power on the total station, refer to the Section

4.7 to open the job “ROAD101.rts”.
9. Enter into the horizontal curve defining screen,

in the datalist the horizontal curve data of
“ROAD101.rts” can be viewed.
108
10. Enter into the vertical curve defining screen,
in the datalist the vertical curve data of
“ROAD101.rts” can be viewed.
11. Enter into the road setting screen, refer to the

Section 7.4 to input the mileage and elevation of
the start station.
12. Enter into the road calculation screen, refer to

the Section 7.5 to input the interval, start stake
and end stake for center line; and the interval,
section, start stake and end stake for boundary
line. And then calculate the coordinate for center
stake and boundary stake.
13. Refer to the Section 3.1 to input the

measured-station coordinate and back-sight
coordinate for orientation.
109
14. Refer to the Section 3.11 to set the target type
and height.
15. Enter into the road layout screen, input the

name for center stake or boundary stake to recall
the layout data.
16. Collimate the target, click the button “Meas”
to measure distance, and then according to the
measured result the instrument will update the
calculating value and offset value, click the
button to display offset value.
17. Move the target to layout position according

to the offset value and graph, repeat measuring
and moving target until the offset values are
accepted.
Refer to the Section 7.6 for more information
about road layout measurement.
110
7.8 Section Measurement
The way of free station can be applied to this section measurement. Section measurement
is very complicated in the field work, normally we use the way of free station to operate it,
take the following figure as example to introduce this program.
Section measurement procedures
1. Set station at point A, then input the instrument

height and target height. Refer to the sections
3.10 and 3.11 to do that.
2. Enter into the road measurement mode, click

the button “6.RoadSection” to display section
measurement screen. And then click the button
“1.Manage” .
111
3. Input a name and click the button “Add” to
create a new section.
4. Click the button “Return” to reback to rode

section measurement screen. Click the
button“2.Survey” to the setting menu.
5. Press the button “Basic” to set the basic

point(such as the center stake of the road or the
start point of the section), input the B_Dist and
B_Height Click “Next”.
NOTE:
Here B_Dist and B_Height are from occupied
station to reference point.
6. Select the option “Left” to measure the section

on the left side of base point. Then click “Next”.
112
7. There are two method to collect the point on
the section, you can measure it by total station or
input the distance and height directly.
Refer to the figure on page 111, set a target at

point 2, then input the target height. Select the
option “Survey” to select measuring way, and
press the key “ ” to measure distance, then
click the button “Next” to next page.
Click the button “Store” to store point 2 to the

datalist.
8. Repeat this procedure until point 6 has been finished, and the measurement of left
section has completed. From point 7 to point 10 you should select the “Right” option.
113
Assistant measurement with tape: As the figure shown, there is a ditch between point
10 and 11, measuring it by a tape is more efficient than by instrument, then input the
measured value to the instrument, the instrument will calculate the section data which is
based on the base point.
9. After recording the point 10, in the survey
Method menu select the option “Input” , and
then click “Meas”
10. Input the horizontal distance and elevation (0,

-1.5) between point 10 and P1 in the “Dist” and
“Height” edit box, and click the button “Next” to
next screen, click the button “Store” to store
point P1 to the datalist. Similarly, input the
difference (1.8, 0.0) between point P1 and point
P2.
NOTE: here “Dist” and “Height” are from the
target point to the latest stored point.
11. Repeat operation 8 to measure the points
11,12,13 and 14 .
Traverse station: This method can be applied if point 15, 16 and 17 can not be measured
at station A. Measure the coordinates of point B at station A, then click the button
“Trans”, the instrument will set the point B as
station, and set the point A as backsight point, and
then turn off the instrument, move the instrument to
the point B, sight the point A to confirm the
direction, and then the section measurement can be
gone on. Refer to the steps from 5 to 8, go on
following operations.
12. After recording, click the button 1.Manage to

view the measured section graph.
114
Introduction of section measurement buttons
In Survey menu:
Basic ：Set the base point , and then all the section data are measured based on this point.
Pgup : Display the previous page.
Pgdn : Display the next page.
Left Right : Select the direction for section point according to the position based on the
base point
Trans : Traverse station to another point.
Name : Input a name to create a new section or open a old one
Lable : Input the code for the active section point
Dist : The horizontal distance between the measured point and the latest stored point
Height : The elevation between the measured point and the latest stored point
B_Dist : The horizontal distance between the base point and station
B_Height : The elevation between the base point and station
: The datalist for active section

At Manage menu:
New : Build a new section
Edit : Edit the section name selected in the list
Del : Delete the section selected in the list
Find : Search the section according to the inputting name
: Switch to another page screen
Trans: Move the station to another point
115
8. Check and Adjustment
8.1 The Instrument Constant
1) Check
It is suggested to observe and compare the instrument with a testing line which is set on
stable ground with a particular accuracy, though error is not generally included in the
instrument constant. If the testing line is unavailable, you can set it for 20 meters or so by
yourselves, then check and compare it with your new instrument.
AB BC
A B C
AC
1. Select a point B on the approximately horizontal line AC with about 100 meters long.
Measure the distances of lines AB , AC and BC .
2. The instrument constant can be calculated;

instrument constant =AB+BC-AC
3. If there is a difference between the instrument standard constant and the calculated
value , colligate the measured constant and the prism constant to get a new value ,then
input the value into the instrument as a prism constant .
4. Compare length of the instrument’s testing line again with a certain standard testing
line .
5. If the difference is over 5 mm after the preceding operations, it is necessary to reset the
instrument constant .
Adjustment
About instrument constant setting, you can refer to “3.4 Distance Measurement
Setting”.
116
8.2 Plate Level
Check
1. Mount the instrument on a stable device (as tripod ,
adjusting device ),and fix it.
2. Level the instrument until the plate level is parallel
to a line linking leveling foot screws A and B, then
adjust the two screws to center the air bubble.
3. Turn the instrument 180°, observe the moving
direction of the bubble, if it is still centered, no
adjustment is necessary, if not, you have to adjust it.
Adjustment
1. Mount the instrument on a stable device and fix it.
2. Level it roughly.
3. Turn the instrument and make the plate level be
parallel to a line linking two leveling foot screws, then
adjust the two screws to center the air bubble .
4. Turn the instrument 180°, adjust the Adj-screw with
adjustment pin slightly to correct half of the bubble’s
displacement when it doesn’t move,
5. Repeat the operation (3) and (4) until the air bubble remains centered in any position .
8.3 Circular Level

Check
2. Level it accurately by the plate level.
3. Observe the bubble of the circular level, if it is
Circular Level
centered, no adjustment is necessary, if not, you have
to adjust it.
Adjustment
5. Level it accurately by the plate level. Adjusting pin
6. Adjust the three adjusting screws to center the
bubble by a wrench.
Note: Be careful when adjusting the three screws,

and the tightening tension is identical for them.
117
8.4 The Optical Sight
1) Check
1. Mount the instrument on a tripod and fix it.
2. Set a cross mark target which apart from the
instrument about 50m.
3. Take the telescope sight the cross mark.
4. Observe the optical sight collimator whether
collimating the cross mark, if collimate the mark,
adjustment is not necessary; if not, adjust it.
2) Adjustment
1. Mount the instrument at the tripod and fix it.
2. Set a cross mark target which apart from the
instrument about 50m.
3. Take the telescope sight the cross mark.
4. Loosen two fixing screws, adjust the collimator, then fix the two screws again.
8.5 Optical Plummet
1) Check
1. Mount the instrument at the tripod and fix it.
2. Set a cross mark under the instrument
3. Coincide the center mark of the optical plummet with the cross mark by adjusting three
leveling foot screws.
4. Turn the instrument 180°, check the center mark and cross mark, if they are coincide,
no adjustment is necessary, if not, adjust it.
2) Adjustment
1. Set the instrument on stable device and fix it.
2. Set a cross mark under the instrument.
3. Use the three leveling screws and coincide the center mark of plummet and cross mark
on the ground.
4. Rotate the instrument 180°around and take off the cover of the optical plummet
eyepiece, adjust the four adjusting screws with the adjusting pin to shift the center mark to
the cross mark, correct only one-half of the displacement in this manner.
(5) Repeat the operation in (3) and (4) until coincide the center mark of the plummet and
cross mark on the ground.
118
NOTE:
1. When adjust the screws of plummet reticle, firstly loosen the screw on the moving
direction of reticle, secondly tighten another screw by the same mount, clockwise turning
is for tightening, and anticlockwise turning is for loosening, the turning mount for
tightening or loosening should be same.
8.6 Vertical Cross-hair on Telescope

1) Check
(1) Set the instrument up the tripod and carefully level it.
(2) Set a point A front the instrument 50m apart;
(3) Collimate the point A and adjust the vertical tangent screw; If the point appears to
move continuously on the hair, adjustment is not required. Otherwise, adjust it.
Adjustment
(1) Set the instrument, and set the point A front the instrument 50m apart.
(2) Take off cover of telescope eyepiece, there are 4 screws for the reticle part.
(3) Loosen all four fixing screws slightly with the cross screw-drive.
(4)Revolve the eyepiece section so that the vertical cross-hair coincides to point A, finally,
re-tighten the four screws.
(5) Repeat the checking and adjusting until there is no deviation.
NOTE: 1）After the adjustment of cross-hair, please check the collimation error and
vertical index error.
2) Refer to the chapter “8.9 EDM Optical Axis and the Telescope Sighting Axis Error” to
check the axis. At last check the collimator error again.
119
8.7 Horizontal Collimation Error C
If the telescope’s sight line isn’t perpendicular to the horizontal axis, the collimation error
will appear. The assembling, transportation and operation will cause this error.
If the collimation error isn’t over the permitted range, with the program the instrument
can correct this collimation error.
NOTE: After the program correction this deviation error is also on the instrument.
Check
(1) Set-up the instrument on tripod or adjustment platform and leveling accurately.
(2) Aim at the cross-hairs of collimator or the obvious target at a distance. Gets the face
left angle reading H1 and the face right angle reading Hr.
(3) Calculating the horizontal collimation error C according to C=（Hl- Hr±180°）/2 if
C<8″, no adjustment will be necessary. If C>8″, proceed with the following adjustment.
Adjustment by program:
Set-up the instrument on tripod or adjustment platform, and leveling accurately.
1. Power on, enter into the instrument setting
screen, click the button “Next” until the
too-buttons display “1.Collim”.
2. Click the button “1.Collim” or press the key

“1”, one warning dialog box will display.
3. If you confirm to adjust the collimation error

and know the whole operation procedures, click
the button “OK” to enter collimation error
adjusting screen, otherwise click the button
“Cancel” to close the warning dialog box.
120
4. At the face left, aim at the cross-hairs of
collimator or the obvious target at a distance, and
then click the button “Face1”.
5. At the face right, aim at the cross-hairs of

collimator or the obvious target at a distance, and
then click the button “Face2”. the instrument
record the current horizontal reading, at last
calculate the horizontal collimation error and
display the result
close the dialog, if click the button , the dialog
Note:
The adjustment can be performed by the program when C<30″, if C>30″, adjust the
reticle.
Reticle Adjusting:
1. Rotate the instrument in face right position, turning horizontal tangent screw until
Hr′=Hr+C.
2.Loosen the shield of telescope’s reticle.
3. Adjusting two screws at left and at right until the vertical hairs of telescope’s reticle
coincides with the cross-hairs of collimator or target.
4. Repeat the check and adjustment procedure until the error is accepted.
NOTE:
1. When adjust the screws of reticle, firstly loosen the screw on the moving direction of
reticle, secondly tighten another screw by the same mount, clockwise turning is for
tightening, and anticlockwise turning is for loosening, the turning mount for tightening or
loosening should be same.
121
2. After the reticle adjustment, it is necessary to adjust the vertical index error by
program.
8.8 Vertical Index Error

The deviation between vertical circle zero position and horizontal direction is vertical
index (i), it is necessary to concern this error when measure vertical angle. The instrument
program applied a formula to remove this error. This correction can offer the index for the
formula.
Warning: Before starting this operation, be sure to read manual carefully, otherwise it may
cause data faulty.
Because of the close relationship between vertical index and compensator zero position, it
is necessary to check and adjust compensator zero position when adjust the vertical circle,
the value should be stable when reading.
Check:
Please adjust the reticle of telescope and correct the collimation error before this
operation.
(1) Mount the instrument at the tripod or a stable device and level it accurately, then turn
on the instrument.
(2) Aim at the cross-hairs of collimator or the obvious target at a distance, VA should be
about ±10°. Read the face left angle Vl and face right angle Vr.
(3) Calculate the index error according to the formula below:
i = ( Vl+Vr-360°)/2
(4)If I<10〞, no adjustment is necessary , or you have to adjust it .
Adjusting
1. Power on, enter into the instrument setting

screen, click the button “Next” until the
too-buttons display “0.V-Index”.
2. Click the button “0.V-Index” or press the key

“0”, one warning dialog box will display.
122
3. If you confirm to adjust the vertical index error
and know the whole operation procedures, click
the button “OK” to enter vertical index error
adjusting screen, otherwise click the button
“Cancel” to close the warning dialog box.
4. Sight the collimator on face left, after the

vertical angle stable click the button “Face1”, the
instrument record the current vertical reading and
compensator reading, and display the reading.
5. Sight the collimator on the telescope face right,

after the vertical angle stable click the button
“Face2”, the instrument record the current
vertical reading and compensator reading, at last
calculate the vertical index and display the result.
close the dialog, if click the button , the dialog
NOTE:
When adjusting the vertical index error, the compensator zero position is also adjusted at
the same time, so it is necessary to turn on the compensator before this correction.
After adjustment, repeat checking operations to essure this error is not over range.
123
8.9 EDM Optical Axis and the Telescope Sighting Axis Error
It is necessary to check this error after the adjustment of telescope reticle error.
1）Checking (For RTS700/710 series)
(1) Install the instrument at the tripod or a stable device and level it accurately, then
turn on the instrument’s power on.
(2) Set a prism about 2m far away from the instrument.
(3) Aim at the prism center with telescope reticle.
(4) Refer to the section 3.4 to enter EDM signal testing screen.
(5) Observe through eyepiece, turn the focusing knob until the read mark is clear, if the
deviation between mark and cross-hair is not over 1/5 of red mark diameter, adjustment is
unnecessary.
2）Checking (For OTS700 series)
(1) Install the instrument at the tripod or a stable device and level it accurately, then
turn on the instrument’s power on.
(2) Set a reflective sheet about 5m-20m far away from the instrument.
(3) Aim at the sheet cross-mark with telescope reticle.
(4) Refer to the section 3.4 to enter EDM signal testing screen.
(5) Observe the laser spot, if the laser spot coincides with the cross-mark of reflective
sheet, adjustment is unnecessary.
NOTE:
Laser radiation do not stare into beam.
3）Adjustment
If the instrument needs adjustment, please contact with our dealers
124
9. Warning and Error message
Warning message
Warning message Descriptions

Tilt Over! Instrument tilts over more than 3 minutes, level
the instrument properly
Battery is lower The battery is lower, replace or recharge the
battery
Select ok button, After press the key Shift+Power,, this message
the power will be off will display, click “OK” to power off, or click
“CANCEL” to return previous display screen
Warning This message is for instrument correction, click
Before starting this operation, “OK” to correct horizontal collimation error or
be sure to read manual carefully, vertical index error, or click “CANCEL” to return
otherwise it may cause faulty previous display screen
Delete the point, In the datalist display screen, click “OK” to
are you sure? deleted the selected point, or “CANCEL”” to
cancel the operation
Job is existed, overwrite? Same name job is already memorized in the
memory, click “OK” to overwrite the old job, or
click “CANCEL” to input the new name
Job will be deleted, are you sure? Click “OK” to delete the selected job, or click
“CANCEL” to cancel the operation
Error message
Warning message Descriptions and countermeasures

E01 Error about EDM system, return to factory
E02,Signal lower Returned signal is too weak, collimate again
E03 Communication error, return to factory
E04 Error about EDM system, return to factory
E05,Signal lower Error about EDM system, collimate again or
return to factory
125
10. Specifications
RTS series
Telescope
Length 156mm
Image Erect
Magnification 30×
Aperture 45ｍｍ
Field of view １°2０′
Resolving power 3.5″
Minimum focus 1.1ｍ
Angle measurement
Reading system Photoelectric incremental encoder for 700 series
Absolute encoder for 710 series
Circle diameter 79ｍｍ
Angle unit degree/gon, selectable
Minimum display 0.5″/１″/５″,selectable
0.1mgon/0.2mgon/1mgon, selectable
Detecting mode Horizontal angle: double
Vertical angle: single(700), double(710)
Accuracy 702/712 ２″
703/713 3″
705/715 ５″
Distance measurement
Distance unit m/ft, selectable
Measurement range(good condition) Single prism 1 to 2000m
Three prisms 1 to 2500m
Mini-reading Fine mode 0.1mm/1mm(0.001ft/0.01ft)
Tracking mode 10mm (0.1ft)
Accuracy ±(2ｍｍ＋2ppm·D)
Measurement time Fine mode: 1.7 sec.
Tracking mode: 0.7 sec.
Temperature unit ℃/℉, selectable
Pressure unit hPa/mmHg/inchHg, selectable
Temperature input range -30℃ to +60℃ (1℃ steps)
Pressure input range 510hPa to 1066hPa(1hPa setps)
Prism constant condition -99.9mm to +99.9mm
Refraction and earth curvature correction OFF/0.14/0.2, selectable
Reflecting prism constant correction -99.9mm to +99.9mm
Level vial sensitivity
Plate level 30″／2ｍｍ
126
Circular level 8′／2ｍｍ
Compensation Dual-axis
System Liquid type
Range ±３′
Resolving power １″
Data processing system
Operating system RTOS
CPU 32 bit
Optical plummet
Image Erect
Magnification 3×
Focusing range 0.5ｍ～∝
Field of view 4°
Laser plummet
Accuracy ±0.8mm/1.5m
Laser class Class 2/IEC60825-1
Laser wave length 635nm
Display
LCD 3.8″ 320×240dots touch screen
Internal memory
Internal memory 16M
Data communication
I/O RS-232C or USB
Power
Battery 2800 mAh Li-ion Rechargeable battery
Voltage 7.4Ｖ DC
Continuous operation tine About 5 hours Distance/angle measurement
About 20 hours Angle measurement
Chargers FDQ6 (100V to 240V 50/60Hz)
Charging time (at +20℃) Approx 4 hours
Others
Working temperature -20°～+50℃
Dimension 234×212×370ｍｍ
Weight 6.5kg
Water proof IP54 (IEC60529)
127
OTS series
Telescope
Length 156mm
Image Erect
Magnification 30×
Aperture 45ｍｍ
Field of view １°20′
Resolving power 3.5″
Minimum focus 1.7ｍ
Angle measurement
Reading system Photoelectric incremental encoder for 700 series
Absolute encoder for 710 series
Circle diameter 79ｍｍ
Angle unit degree/gon, selectable
Minimum display 0.5″/１″/５″,selectable
0.1mgon/0.2mgon/1mgon, selectable
Detecting mode Horizontal angle: double
Vertical angle: single(700), double(710)
Accuracy 702/712 ２″
703/713 3″
705/715 ５″
Distance measurement
Laser wave length 650-690nm
Laser class Class 3R (IEC 60825-1)
Measurement range(good condition)
Reflectorless 1 to 150m(White target/KODAK CAT No.:E1527759)
Reflective sheet/RP30 1 to 500m
Reflective sheet/RP60 1 to 800m
Single prisms 1 to 5000m
Mini-reading Fine mode 0.1mm/1mm(0.001ft/0.01ft)
Tracking mode 10mm(0.1ft)
Accuracy
Prism mode ±(2ｍｍ＋2ppm·D)
Reflectorless mode ±(3ｍｍ＋3ppm·D)
Measurement time Fine mode: 1.2sec.
Tracking mode: 0.5 sec.
Distance unit m/ft, selectable
Temperature unit ℃/℉, selectable
128
Pressure unit hPa/mmHg/inchHg, selectable
Temperature input range -30℃ to +60℃ (1℃ steps)
Pressure input range 510hPa to 1066hPa(1hPa setps)
Prism constant condition -99.9mm to +99.9mm
Refraction and earth curvature correction OFF/0.14/0.2, selectable
Reflecting prism constant correction -99.9mm to +99.9mm
Level vial sensitivity
Plate level 30″／2ｍｍ
Circular level 8′／2ｍｍ
Compensation Dual-axis
System Liquid type
Range ±３′
Resolving power １″
Data processing system
Operating system RTOS
CPU 32 bit
Optical plummet
Image Erect
Magnification 3×
Field of view 4°
Laser plummet
Accuracy ±0.8mm/1.5m
Laser class Class 2/IEC60825-1
Laser wave length 635nm
Display
LCD 3.8″ 320×240 dots touch screen
Internal memory
Internal memory 16M
Data communication
I/O RS-232C or USB
Power
Battery 2800mAh Li-ion Rechargeable battery
Voltage 7.4Ｖ DC
Continuous operation tine About 5 hours Distance/angle measurement
About 20 hours Angle measurement
Chargers FDQ6 (100V to 240V 50/60Hz)
Charging time (at +20℃) Approx 4 hours
Others
Working temperature -20°～+50℃
129
Dimension 234×212×370ｍｍ
Weight 6.5kg
Water proof IP54 (IEC60529)
130
11. Accessories
● Carrying case １ each
● Instrument １ each
● Battery 2 each
● Charger 1 each
●Power adapter 1 each
● Adjusting pins 2 each
● Cleaning cloth １each
● Screwdriver 1 each
● Wrench 1 each
● Silica gel 1 each
● Certification １ each
● Packing list １ each
● Instruction manual １ each
● CD １ each
●USB Communication cable 1 each
●RS232C Communication cable 1 each
131
Appendix Ⅰ: Atmospheric correction formula and chart (Just
for reference)
Factory setting: temperature: 20℃, pressure:1013hpa, 0ppm （RTS）
temperature: 20℃, pressure:1013hpa, 0ppm （OTS）
The correction:
Kpt＝274.417-0.2905*p/(1＋0.0036*t)……………….. RTS
Kpt＝278.960-0.2902*p/(1＋0.0036*t)………………...OTS
Where: p--Pressure value (hPa)
t--Temperature value (℃)
Kpt--Atmospheric correction (ppm)
Example:
t=20℃, p=1013hpa, L0=1000m.
Then: Kpt=0ppm (RTS) Kpt=4ppm (OTS)
L=L0(1+Kpt)=1000×(1+0×10-6)=1000.000m (RTS)
L=L0(1+Kpt)=1000×(1+4×10-6)=1000.004m (OTS)
The atmospheric value is obtained easily with the atmospheric correction chart. Find the
measured temperature in horizontal axis, and pressure in vertical axis on the chart.
Read the value from the diagonal line, which is the required atmospheric correction value.
For RTS series
132
For OTS series
133
Appendix Ⅱ：Correction for refraction and earth curvature
Considering the correction of refraction and earth curvature for distance measurement, the
formula for slope distance, horizontal distance and vertical distance applied in the instrument
are as followings:
The conversion formula for horizontal and vertical distance is as follows when correction for
refraction and earth curvature is not applied:
HD=SD COS§ VD=SD ∣SIN§∣
NOTE:
The factory setting for the refraction coefficient K is 0.142.
Refer to the section 3.10 to change the value of K.
134
Appendix Ⅲ：Assembling and disassembling for three-jaw
tribrach
It is convenient to assemble or disassemble the instrument from tribrach by loosen or tighten
the tribrach clamp.
Disassemble
(1) Rotate the tribrach clamp anticlockwise until the lever is loosen.
(2) One hand hold up the tribrach, another hand hold the carry handle of the instrument and
lift out the instrument from the tribrach.
Assemble
(1) Put the instrument into the tribrach lightly, let the communication port against in the
indentation of the tribrach..
(2) Rotate the tribrach clamp clockwise until the lever is tighten.
Positing block
Positing groove
Fixed screw Tribrach clamp
Note: Fix the tribrach clamp

If the instrument don’t need assembly or disassembly from tribrach frequently, it is necessary
to fix the tribrach clamp by fixed screw to avoid the disassembly by accident.
Screw out the fixed screw by driver to fix the clamp.
135
NOTE:
These designs, figures and specifications are subject to change without notice.
We shall not be held liable for damages resulting from errors in this instruction
manual.
136
Suzhou FOIF Co.，Ltd.
Tel： +86-512-65224904
Fax： +86-512-65230619
+86-512-65234905
E-mail：internationalsales@foif.com.cn
Add： 4 Kong Fusi Lane, Suzhou 215006, China
Web： http://www.foif.com.cn
137

RTSOTS700710 Instruction Manual (V3.0) PDF

Încărcat de

Informații document

Titlu original

Drepturi de autor

Formate disponibile

Partajați acest document

Partajați sau inserați document

Opțiuni de partajare

Vi se pare util acest document?

Este necorespunzător acest conținut?

Drepturi de autor:

Formate disponibile

RTSOTS700710 Instruction Manual (V3.0) PDF

Încărcat de

Drepturi de autor:

Formate disponibile

RTS(OTS)700/710 Series

Total Station Instruction Manual

Suzhou FOIF Co., Ltd.

Congratulations! We, FOIF are proud to present you with an

Thank you for your trust and confidence.

Ignoring this indication and making an operation

Ignoring this indication and making an operation

PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE OPERATION

Safety Standards for Laser(OTS series)

Note for Safety

Instrument height mark

Plate level Battery

Eyepiece Instrument height mark

1.2.2 Basic Measurement Screen

Vertical Angle: 200°00′00.0″

Keys Name Functions

1.Delete the character before the cursor

1.3.2 Display Icons

Project management menu

System setting menu

Basic measurement program

Topographic survey menu

Keys Name Functions

2. Move the bubble to the center of the circle by turning

1. Switch on the instrument and rotate the

2. Once the instrument is over tilt, after about

icon , then the electronic level will

3. Centering electronic level by turning tripod

2.3 The Clamp/Tangent Knob

2.5 Centering with Laser Plummet (Optional)

Press Shift + ESC key to switch on or off the

Leveling and centering the instrument refer to

2) Rotate the telescope to initialize the vertical

Icons Function Icons Function

2) Click the button“2.Save as”or press the key “2”

3) Press “BS”key three times to delete the old name.

there is a dot under the icon .

4) Input alphabet “O” by pressing “5” four

by press “7”twice, input “B” by press three

times, input “C” by press four times, input “a”

This symbol shows the current leaving power of working battery.

The battery is lower, it is better to replace or recharge it

It is impossible to measure, you must replace or recharge the battery.

2.9.2 Replace the Battery

1) Remove the battery holder

2. Remove the battery from battery holder.

● If the instrument is tilting over the compensator

2.11 Connect the Instrument to PC

(2) With RS-232C port

2.13 Communication with PC

2. Save the file, for example, save it as “700 data file.TXT”.

Power on your instrument, click “Config”

Click “Next” button to select setting pages.

3.1 Set Occupied-station

Operate on touch screen:

1. Enter into basic measurement screen, click the

3. Click the icon “List” and the data list dialog

4. Click the button “Set.HA ”set current backsight

In the measurement program, you can click the icon

which on the top of screen to enter into station

1. Turn on the instrument, In the main menu, Click

2. Click the button“0. Condition”, the obversion

3. please chose V Angle mode、Coordinate order、