Estacion Total

Use of
Sokkia SET 4BII
Electronic Total Stations

October 1997

Kenneth M. Cruikshank
Department of Geology
Portland State University
Portland OR 97207–0751

Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................ ii
Introduction......................................................................................................................... 1
Outline Setting up Sokkia SET 4BII Total Stations ............................................................ 1
Guide to using this document.............................................................................................. 2
Procedure for setting up a tripod & leveling Total Station................................................. 3
Procedure for configuring Total Station.............................................................................. 4
Entering a Backsight ........................................................................................................... 5
Using the Total Station Keyboard................................................................................. 5Case I. Starting a new job........................................................................................... 5
Case II. Continuing an existing job............................................................................ 5
Using the SDR33 Electronic Notebook ........................................................................ 5
Case I. Starting a newjob........................................................................................... 5
Case II. Continuing an existing job............................................................................ 6
Short Instructions for SDR33 Setup.................................................................................... 7
Use of Pretel Alti+ A2 Altimiters..................................................................................... 10
Why the pressure and temperature are needed............................................................ 10
To turn Alti+A2 on...................................................................................................... 10
To change between Altitude and Pressure readings.................................................... 10
To change units (metricor imperial)........................................................................... 10
Procedure of making angle and distance measurements................................................... 11
Measuring angles and distances using the instrument keyboard................................. 11
To get coordinates of a point using the instrument keyboard .....................................11
Using the SDR-33 and the Topography program........................................................ 11
Procedure for precise measuring of angles ....................................................................... 12
When to use these methods ......................................................................................... 12
Using the SDR33 to average angles for you............................................................... 12
A common method that does not use SDR33 averaging functions............................. 13
Another method for measuring angles ........................................................................ 14
Quadrilateral survey .......................................................................................................... 15Geophysical Line (Traverse) Survey................................................................................. 16
The first instrument station ......................................................................................... 17
A more advanced procedure for line surveying .......................................................... 17
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