Spectra Precision Survey Pro v5.4 - Manual (Page 34)

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Optical Mode -
Connecting Survey
Pro to an Optical
Instrument
• Tap the Instrument icon and select Switch to Optical
• Tap the Instrument icon and select Manage Instruments. This opens the
Settings screen listing all the current instrument profiles.
• Tap the Create New Instrument button and define the new instrument: Choose
its brand and model, and then name it.
Depending on the model you select, additional settings may be required
(connection, radio, etc.) and status is also provided (port, connection, level
bubble, etc.). An
Instrument Settings button is also available giving access
to advanced settings (collimation, EDM, lights, etc.).
• Tap to create the new instrument and close the Instrument Setup screen.
The new instrument is automatically selected in the list, as indicated by the
green spot shown before the instrument name. (You would use the
Activate
button to activate another instrument after selecting it in the list.)
• Tap to close the Settings screen.
The Settings screen for optical instruments includes the following buttons:
• Instrument Settings: Gives quick access to the settings of the instrument
selected in the list. The type and number of settings depend on the brand
and model of the instrument selected. All instruments have a
Precision tab
through which you can type in the expected precision values of the
instrument (angles, distances, PPM). These values are used in the
resection routine (see page 39) to weight the observations used in the
computation process.
• GeoLock: Allows you to enable or disable GeoLock, a GPS-assisted target
search function usable with some robotic instruments only.
• Export and Import: These buttons allow you to respectively save or load
instrument profiles. Survey Pro saves Instrument profiles as SPI files.
Importing an SPI file is a quick way of adding a preset instrument in Survey
Pro.
• Delete: Allows you to delete the instrument profile you select in the list.