Spectra Precision Survey Pro v3.80 Recon iPAQ User Manual - Manual (Page 27)

Getting Started
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Input Shortcuts
Distances and angles are normally entered in the appropriate fields
simply by typing the value from the keypad, but there is a shortcut
that can simplify the entry of a distance or angle.
If you want to enter the distance between two points in a particular
field, but you do not know offhand what that distance is, you can
enter the two point names that define that distance separated by a
hyphen. For example, entering
1-2 in a distance field would compute
the horizontal distance from Point 1 to Point 2. As soon as the cursor
is moved from that field, the horizontal distance between the points
will be computed and entered in that field.
An alternate method to using this shortcut is to tap the power
button, select Choose from map… and then tap the two points that
define the distance that you want to enter. Once you tap OK from the
Map View, the horizontal distance between the two tapped points will
appear in the corresponding field.
Likewise, there is a similar shortcut to enter angles in fields that
accept them. If you wanted to enter the angle,
α
, from the
illustration shown here, you would simply enter 1-2-3 in the
appropriate field. As soon as the cursor is moved from that field, the
angle formed by the three points entered will be entered in that field.
As with specifying a distance, you could also use the power button as
described above and tap the points of the angle in the correct order.
Entering Distances in Other Units
When a distance is entered in a particular field, it is normally entered
using the same units that are configured for the current job, but
distances can also be entered that are expressed in other distance
units.
When entering a distance that is expressed in units that do not match
those configured for the job, you simply append the entered distance
with the abbreviation for the type of units entered. For example, if
the distance units for your current job were set to
feet and you
wanted to enter a distance in meters, you would simply append the
distance value with an
m or M for meters. As soon as the cursor is
moved to another field, the meters that you entered will be converted
to feet.
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