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Note, the Status Bar, in the top portion of the GPS Staking menu, the Status Bar
will constantly display Fix / Float status, Radio reception, Number of SV's and HRMS.
In this screen capture, the Ref: 0° 00' 00" (Geodetic North) is being used. If the Compass
vile is mounted on the RTK Rover Pole, use this to orientate direction to the Design
point.
Alternatively, the user can tap on the Ref: 0° 00' 00" menu button, and change to the
selection to Ref Point, then tap the Down Arrow , then choose the option: Choose from
List, selecting the desired back-sight's point number.
To get the first few points staked, it may be easier to select the RTK Base Station point
number for the back-sight. The RTK Base Station can usually be seen on the job site.
In all cases, the Back-sight Reference Direction, or Reference Point is depicted on the
GPS Staking display menu at the top of the display circle, (12 O'clock), orientate
yourself to this display and navigate to the point.
The next screen ...
Figure 59
When you approach the Design Point, (Stake-out point), when you get within a few feet,
or within a meter, the GPS Staking display screen graphics will enlarge...
The enlarged display will have the "Four-Rivet" style display...
We refer to this enlarged display as the "Kill Zone" ...
This display provides greater detail / sensitivity to stake the point.
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