Preliminaries; Setting Up The Instrument - Sokkia B20 Operator's Manual

5. PRELIMINARIES

5.1 SETTING UP THE INSTRUMENT

1) Unbuckle the band around the tripod legs and loosen the
extension clamp screws. (Fig.5.1)
2) With the tripod closed, extend the tripod legs until the tri-
pod head is roughly at eye level, then re-tighten the clamp
screws.
3) Spread the tripod legs so that the leg tips form a regular
triangle on the ground.
4) Make sure that the tripod head is approximately level. Fix
the tripod shoes firmly into the ground. (Fig.5.2)
Fig.5.1
Fig.5.2
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