Nikon N Series/K Series Total Station Instruction Manual 47
Getting Started 3
Qcodes
Quick codes (Qcodes) let you shoot and record many
points with feature codes in the field. You can register
up to ten Quick codes. To register Qcodes, press the
Edit softkey. For more information, see Quick code
measurement mode, page 35.
Entering values in feet and inches
When either US Survey Feet (US-Ft) or International Feet (I-Ft) is selected as the
distance unit, you can enter and display distances, HIs, HTs, and coordinate values
either in decimal feet, or in feet and inches For more information, see Unit, page 120,
and Others settings, page 121.
To enter values in feet and inches in an input screen, enter the elements, separated by
periods (.), in the following format:
The default denominator is 16. If the denominator is
16, you do not have to enter it, and it is not displayed
on the screen.
For example, if you enter
[2] [.] [0] [8] [.] [5] [.] [ENT], it appears as 2'08" 5/ (2 feet, 8
and 5/16ths inches).
The following examples show how various values are
entered:
Press [MODE] to switch Qcodes on or off.
Press the Edit softkey to change the Qcode. You can edit the entire code, or just the number at the end of the
code.
You can still use [DSP] to change the background displays.
<Feet> [.] <Inches> [.] <Numerator> [.] <Denominator> [ENT]
(0–11) (0–15) (0–99)
To enter ... Type ...
65' 5 3/8"
[6] [5] [.] [5] [.] [3] [.] [8] [ENT]
65'
[6] [5] [ENT]
65' 5"
[6] [5] [.] [5] [ENT]
65' 5 3/8"
[6] [5] [.] [5] [.] [6] [ENT]
5 3/8" [0] [.] [5] [.] [3] [.] [8] [ENT] or [0] [.] [5] [.] [6] [ENT]