STEPS ON DATA STORAGE (STONEX)

1. Setting –up the instrument

 Erect the tripod
 Set the digital (circular) bubble using the tangent screws
 Set the vial using the tangent screws
2. Levelling the bubbles
 Press BS to launch the crosshair monitor
 Level the X and Y angular measurement
 The sum of X and Y angular measurement must not exceed to 5 seconds
3. Go to menu
 Press ECS once
 Press F3 (MEM)
 Select Job (Press 1)
 Job Select (Press 1)
 Press F1(List)> select a job with “0” bites
 Enter then ESC (2X)
4. Job Rename (2)
 Select job rename (press 2)
 Rename the file
o Highlight the letters to be renamed
o Letters
o For numbers- press shift
 Press enter to return to job menu
 Press ESC (2x) to go to main menu
5. Press F1 (MEAS)
 Select Chord
 Occ. Orientation > Press 1( Occ. Coordinate)
 Select 1= Under Pt# put T1
 Set instrument height = 1.85 or measure the instrument using the rod
 Assume coordinate (N=20000, E=20000, Elevation=100)
 Press F3 (Record)
6. Select 1 (Azimuth)
 Enter 0 for azimuth, put the height of the prism if necessary (or reset rod height every
change in rod height)
 Press F4 (OK)
 Select measure (2), sight your station/ sideshot then press REC.
 Enter PT# (side shot numbering)
 Press OK
 For the next stations press target (Tgt. H) to change the prism height press OK to
terminate.
7. SIGHT S1
 Press measure then press record
8. Sight S2
 Press measure then press record
9. T2: Set the instrument
 Press F4 (enter)
  Select occupied coordinate by setting S2 to T2 then record
 Back sight by setting S2
 Press READ (enter)
 Press OK/ REC
10. Next station
 Sight (S1), press measure then press RECORD the rename point #1 to S1 then OK.
11. Repeat #10
12. Repeat #10
13. Moving to T2
14. Then Check Data
 ESC
 Find REC on the menu
 Press F4 then select 5 (view)
 Then enter to view data
15. Download the data using notepad.
16. Copy the Data to Excel, arrange text to column
17. Change the arrangement of the data from Northing- Easting to Easting- Northing by transferring
the column
18. Combine the data with comma(,)
19. Copy and paste the data in AUTOCAD by drawing line and terminating the command by close “C”
ENTER.
20. All lines should be generated.