User guide

3 Before Going to the Field
40 Trimble M3 Total Station User Guide
3. Press [v] to move to the AVE field. AVE is the
number of measurements to average when
computing the measured distance value. Enter a
number between 1 and 99.
4. To return to the
HOT MENU screen, press [ESC].
Changing target mode (DR or Prism)
Press
[2] in the HOT MENU screen to change the current
EDM mode. For example, if you are currently in Prism
measurement mode (
PR), press [2] to change the mode
to Direct-Reflex mode (
DR).
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Tip – When you change the DR/PR mode, the prism
constant and target height is updated using the setting
value in [6] Target. In DR mode, the prism constant and
target height for DR is used. In PR mode, the values are
the last ones used in PR mode.
Bubble level display (electric level)
1. Press
[3] Elec. Level in the HOT MENU
screen to view the bubble level display.
2. To change the tilt compensation settings, press
[<]
or
[>].
3. To return to the
HOT MENU screen, press [ESC].
Configuring error corrections
1. Press
[4] in the HOT MENU screen to open the
Settings Corrections screen. There are
seven settings related to distance corrections.
2. In the first settings screen
Correction is
updated when you change the temperature
and/or pressure value.
3. Do one of the following:
– To display the next screen, press
[v] when
you are in the
Pressure field.
– To use values from the stack, press
[F3] Stack in any numeric input field.
– To finish the settings, press
[F4] o.k.