The instrument setup dialog is displayed upon entering every active survey routine, unless "Prompt for Total Station Setup" is clicked off within Configuration. You also go directly to the Orientation screen whenever you click the tripod icon in all survey and stakeout routines. So if "Prompt for Total Station Setup" is clicked off, but your occupied point has changed, then within the survey routine, tap the tripod icon (lower right) to update the occupied point and other setup information.

When simply confirming the backsight information, if the OK button (green checkmark) is active, you can simply press Enter or click OK to move on to the active survey screen. If the OK button is grayed out, that means the program has detected a new occupied point (or the first one of the survey). Then you must click the Backsight screen and take an angle and/or distance measurement to the backsight.
When configured to robotic total stations, the Tripod icon takes you first to the robotics control screen for quick adjustments, and then back to more foresights. From there, you can tab to the backsight screen to access all of the backsight functions, then easily return when you are finished to the Foresight Screen.
- Occupy Point: You may manually enter the occupied point ID (occupied/setup point) or click the List icon and select the point from a list of points. You can also choose the point by clicking the Map icon and selecting the point from the map itself by tapping a specific point. Finally, a third icon offers the ability to occupy a station and offset on a known horizontal alignment, without knowing a point number.

In the Station/Offset method, you must load a horizontal alignment (centerline) file and then specify a station and offset. If you click the "store to disk" icon, it will store the station and offset and after clicking OK in this dialog, you will be prompted for a description, and the next available point will automatically be assigned. If you enter a station and offset that is equivalent to a known point, that point will populate in the Pt ID field. And if you enter a point in the Pt ID field, it will confirm to you the station and offset. In road work, this option can be used simply for confirmation of the correct station and offset for any entered point.
- Instr. Height: This is the height of the instrument from the center of measurement (typically middle of the lens) to the tack in the hub,or ground elevation over which the instrument is set. Units for the instrument height will be set according to the options in Job Settings. The units for the job are displayed (ft, ift or m). If you brought a feet and inches tape to the field, and you are set in decimal feet units, you can enter the instrument height as 63" (in which case 5.25 will be computed) or as 5.6.3.8 (5 feet 6 and 3/8", in which case 5.5313 will be computed).
- Backsight point: Here you enter your backsight point ID, or pick it from a list or from the map itself, using the icons to the right. You can also click the station and offset icon, as with the occupied point. A backsight point ID is required, even if you choose to enter an azimuth or bearing only.
- Backsight Bearing or Azimuth: This displays the bearing or azimuth between the two entered points, when both points have coordinates. If Angle Type, in Job Settings, is set to bearing, then a backsight bearing will appear. If set to azimuth, then the backsight azimuth is shown. (Azimuth should always be used with a 400 circle/gons configuration). When both point IDs have coordinates, the backsight is fixed and predetermined and therefore the bearing/azimuth field is disabled since it cannot be altered. However, if the backsight point has no coordinates, then you must enter a backsight bearing or azimuth, which will be used to calculate the null or zero coordinate point ID.
- Target Height: This is the height in feet or meters (depending on your configuration) of the target, from ground elevation to the center of the lens for example. Even if working in English units, you can enter a 2 meter target height using 2M. This converts to 6.5617 feet automatically after you press Enter.
Note: The backsight target height will default to the previous backsight target height on future setups. The foresight target height is kept distinct and will default to previous foresight target heights, but will not automatically match the backsight target height. If you prefer to survey by setting the prism pole to a fixed height for both backsights and foresights, be aware that you will have to put in 2 initial target heights: one for the first backsight in the backsight screen and one for the first foresight in the foresight screen, in order to get both “remembered” values established.
- Use Backsight Ht for Foresights: This option will link the backsight height and the foresight height to accommodate the use of a single prism for both the backsight and foresight readings, rather than a fixed tripod at the backsight and roving pole scenario.
- Confirm NEZ: This option will display the full coordinates and description of both the setup and backsight points. By default, the Setup coordinates will be displayed. You can tab to the backsight coordinates. Press Enter or tap OK to exit this dialog.
- Configure: This accesses the Configure screen for a variety of condition or settings changes (e.g. Hgt/Desc prompt on save).
- Backsight: Continues to the Take Backsight screen.
- OK or pressing Enter: Continues straight to the Foresight screen. If OK is not highlighted and not ghosted, pressing OK will still go to the Foresight screen, even if Enter does not.