Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Recon and Nomad User Manual - Manual (Page 196)

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode
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Set Up Your Staking Options
9. Enter the first station that you want to stake in the
Station field.
10. Enter the desired spacing between the staked
stations in the Station Interval field.
11. In the Offset field, select L if you wish to stake an
offset on the left side of the curve, or select R if you
wish to stake an offset on the right side and enter
the desired offset here. (If you are not staking an
offset, enter an offset of zero.)
12. Tap the V.Offset / Grade button if you want to
account for a vertical offset or percent grade for the
staked points and enter the appropriate valued in
the same field. When specifying a vertical offset, you
must also select the D or U radio button to indicate if
the specified offset is downward or upward from the
design point, respectively.
13. Enter the current rod height in the Height of Rod field and tap
Solve>.
Aim the Total Station
14. Using the information displayed on the screen, aim
the total station toward the design point and tap
Stake >. The graphic portion of the screen shows the
curve, backsight direction and design point location
relative to the total station.