RCS1100 Series - Engineering Surveyor

Working procedureWorking in RCS mode is hardly differentfrom working in the normalmeasuring mode. A switchover ispossible on the TPS1100 at anytime. The great advantages of theRCS are:• one-person operation is possible• when surveying you are at the siteof the action, i.e. where the pointsare being recorded or set out• you do not have to assess thesituation from the instrumentlocation.It is essential to protect themeasurement location. Theactions and effects of personnel,machines and the weather candamage the instruments.After the TPS1100 has been set upand the RCS mode activated, theTPS1100 must be approximatelylined up with the reflector in orderthat a LOCK operation can becarried out on the reflector. TPS1100instruments equipped with the optionPowerSearch are already in LOCKmode after the PowerSearch routineis completed - no lining up isrequired. After the TPS1100 haslocked on the reflector, it follows allmovements of the reflector and is setcentrically on it. It is thereforeadvisable to work with the 360°reflector (GRZ4) since this does notrequire aligning towards theinstrument.360°reflector(GRZ4)The approximate alignment of theTPS1100 to the reflector can also beperformed manually from theinstrument.In the measurement display screenthe search process can be started atany time. As in normal operation, thishappens when you initiate a distancemeasurement ("DIST" or "ALL"). TheTPS1100 now locks on to thereflector.Starting from the RCS 1100, anapproximate alignment of theTPS1100 to the reflector can takeplace with the functions availableunder . The search process canthen be started with .These functions will be laterdescribed in more detail.1000Z25Operation18RCS1100-1.2.0en