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Appendix H

Technical Reference Manual-4.0.0en

Hidden Point

Hidden Point devices are special
devices to measure distances, angles
and azimuths to points which are not
accessible by means of GPS e.g.
house corners or trees. These mea-
surements can be used to feed the
Hidden Point application which is
accessible in the Survey and Stake-
out screen

when the operation mode

is set to Advanced. The following
devices are supported:

Leica Disto memo (distance only)
Leica Disto pro (distance only)
Leica Disto

TM

pro

4

(distance only)

Leica Disto

TM

pro

4

a (distance only)

Laser Ace 300
Criterion 400
Criterion Compatible
Leica Vector
Leica Laser Locator
Leica Laser Locator Plus

All devices support reflectorless
distance measurements using laser
technology.

Configuration

From CONFIGURE\ Interfaces
highlight Hidden Point and press
EDIT (F3).

Set Use Device to YES. If NO is set
the Hidden Point measurements need
to be entered manually. Press
DEVCE (F5)
to access the device list.
Select a Hidden Point device form the
list. For the Disto memo or Disto pro,
select Disto. When using a Disto

TM

pro

4

or

Disto

TM

pro

4

a select Disto 4.

Press CONT (F1) to confirm.

Enter a distance Dist Offset if neces-
sary. A negative offset means the
distance measured will be reduced by
the offset.

To Hidden Point

Disto

Pole

Positive
Dist Offset

Negative
Dist Offset

Measuring Offsets when using the Disto

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