GeoMax ZDL700 Series User manual

User Manual
Version 1.0
GeoMax ZDL700

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Introduction
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User Manual (English)
1. Introduction
Purchase
Congratulations on the purchase of a new GeoMax electronic
level.Itis designedto make levellingworkseasierandquickeron
any job site.
Product This manual contains important safety direc-
tions as well as instructions for setting up the
product and operating it. Refer to "11. Safety
Directions" for further information.
Read carefullythrough the User Manual
before you use the product.
Product identification
Themodelandtheserialnumberofyourproductareindicatedon
the type plate.
Enter the model and serial number in your manual and always
refer to this information when you need to contact your agency or
GeoMax authorized service workshop.
Type: __________ Serial no.: ____________
Validity of this manual
This manual is valid for ZDL700.
Trademarks
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Available documentation
Symbols
The symbols used in this Manual have the following meanings:
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
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Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationoranunintended
use which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationoranunintended
use which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury
and / or appreciable material, financial and environmental
damage.
)Important paragraphs which must be adhered to in prac-
ticeasthey enable theproductto be used in a technically
correct and efficient manner.
Name Description
ZDL700
User
Manual
All instructions required in order to operate the
product to a basic level are contained in this User
Manual. Provides an overview of the system
together with technical data and safety directions.

Instrument Components
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction......................................................................1
2. Instrument Components ..................................................2
3. Measurement Preparations .............................................3
4. User Interface..................................................................4
5. Set of Characters.............................................................9
6. Operation.........................................................................9
7. Check & Adjust..............................................................15
8. Error Messages .............................................................17
9. Operation Messages......................................................18
10. Care and Transport........................................................20
11. Safety Directions............................................................21
12. Technical Data...............................................................27
13. International Limited Warranty, Software Licence
Agreement.....................................................................29
14. Index..............................................................................30
2. Instrument Components
Container Contents
ZDL700, allen key, user manual, strap, CD-ROM, RS232 data
transfer cable.
a) Horizontal fine motion screw
b) Battery compartment
c) Circular level
d) Gunsight
e) Focusing knob
f) Handle
g) Eyepiece
h) LCD display
i) Base plate
j) Levelling foot-
screw
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Measurement Preparations
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Accessories
Tripod, GeoMax telescopic aluminium staff, GeoMax 1 section,
fibreglassstaff.(Optional:sunshade,4rechargeablebatteriesand
charger)
3. Measurement Preparations
3.1 Change Battery
Insert 4 AA dry cells according to the positive and negative signs
as indicated on the holder.
)Always replace with a complete battery set!
)Do not use old and new batteries together.
)Do not use batteries from different manufacturers or
batteries of different types.
3.2 Set-up Instrument
Levelling
• Set up the tripod. Extend the legs to a suitable length and
ensure that the tripod head is approximately level. Tread the
tripod shoes firmly into the ground to ensure stability.
• Mounttheinstrumentonthetripodbyscrewingthetripodscrew
onto the base of the instrument.
• Usethethreelevellingfootscrewstocenterthecircularbubble
in order to level the instrument.
Eyepiece Adjustment
Point the telescope to a uniform light surface such as a wall or a
pieceofpaper.Turntheeyepieceuntilthecrosshairsaresharpor
distinct.
Target Image Focusing
Use the gunsight to aim the objective lens at the staff. Turn the
horizontalfinemotionscrewuntilthestaffisnearlycenteredinthe
field of view and then turn the focusing knob to focus on the staff.
Ensure that staff image and reticle are sharp or distinct.
Power ON
The instrument is ready to measure.
)Technical hints:
• First check and adjust the electronic and optical line-of-sight
errors, then the circular level on the instrument and then the
staff:beforestartingworkinthefield,afterlongstorageperiods
or after long transportation.
• Keep the optics clean. Dirt or condensation on the optics can
limit measurements.
• Before starting work, let the instrument adjust to the ambient
temperature (approx. 2 minutes per °C of temperature differ-
ence).
• Avoid measuring through window panes.
• Staff sections have to be fully extended and properly secured.
• Touching the upper third of the tripod, can damp vibrations at
the instrument due to wind.
• Use the lens hood to cover the objective when backlight
disturbs.
• Evenly illuminate the measuring area of the staff with a flash-
light or spotlight in darkness.

User Interface
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4. User Interface
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Key Symbol 1st level functions 2nd level functions
a) On/Off Power On or Off switch NONE
b) MEAS Measuring trigger key Press and hold for 3 seconds to start and stop tracking measure-
ment / timer measurement
c) Height /
Distance Alternating between Height and
Distance display Cursor up (in Menu / Settings mode), Switch between intermediate sight I and foresight F in line leveling program BIF

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User Interface
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Modes
d) dH Height Difference and Elevation meas-
urement Cursor down (in Menu / Settings mode)
e) MENU Activation and Selection of settings ENTER key for confirmation purpose
f) Backlight LCD backlight illumination ESC key to decline termination of program / application or to exit
setting (in Menu / Settings mode)
Key Symbol 1st level functions 2nd level functions
Measurement Mode BF line levelling
MENU BFFB line levelling
Adjustment Mode BIF line levelling
Tracking Height Difference
Settings Measurementinterval/timeracti-
vated
MEAS
BF
BF
MENU
BFFB
BFFB
BFFB
BFFB
BFFB
ADJ
BIF
BIF
BIF
TRK dH
SET

User Interface
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Icons
Measurement and Data Display Symbols
Menu Setting
LCD backlight ON Battery icon at various capacities
Upright staff measuring mode Data stored to internal memory
Inverted staff measuring mode Tilt warning OFF
External power connected Measurement averaging activated
PtID: / RfID: Point ID / Reference Benchmark ID Measured staff height
BM: Benchmark elevation Measured distance
dH: Height Difference Mean height difference in BFFB
Elv: Elevation
dH:
Menus Selections (sub-selections) Descriptions
1. Program Line Levelling (BIF, BF, BFFB) Select line levelling method.
)Sightingandmeasurementsequenceinlinelevellingisindicatedwith
highlighted 'alphabet' of the respective line levelling icons.

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2. Intermediate
Sight ON / OFF Enable / disable Intermediate Sight in BIF line levelling.
3. Input PtID Input user point ID.
4. Input BM Input Reference Benchmark elevation.
5. Data Manager View Data Viewing recorded data / deleting of a recorded data by pressing ENTER key.
Download Data (GSI / ASCII) Transferring of recorded data to PC via RS232, in GSI-8 or ASCII format.
Delete All Data Deleting of all recorded data in the on-board / internal memory.
6. Recording Memory Measurement recorded to on-board / internal memory.
)In line levelling application, recording mode has to be set prior to first
backsight measurement.
Off Measurement not stored.
Ext Measurement recorded to external device in GSI-8 format via RS232 cable.
7. Adjustment Adjustment program.
8. Inverse Staff ON [Inverted], OFF [Upright], AUTO
[Auto recognition of staff orientation] Recognition mode setting of staff orientation.
Menus Selections (sub-selections) Descriptions

User Interface
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9. Settings Contrast (10 levels) LCD display contrast setting.
Unit (M, Int. ft, US ft, Ft in 1/16 inch) Unit setting.
AutoOff (ON 15 min. / OFF) ON15min., instrumentwill beswitched offabout 15minutes afterthe lastkey
press. OFF, the instrument will not auto switch off.
Rounding (Standard/ Precise) Minimum reading display setting.
In metric:
• Standard = 0.001m for height and 0.01m for distance
• Precise = 0.0001 m for height and 0.001m for distance
In Ft (Int. and US ft):
• Standard = 0.01 ft for height and 0.1 ft for distance
• Precise = 0.001 ft for height and 0.01 ft for distance
In Ft in 1/16 inch:
• Precise & Standard = ft-inch-1/16 inchfor height and distance
Beep (ON / OFF) Trigger key acoustic signal setting.
RS232 (Baudrate: 1200, 2400, 4800,
9600,19200,38400;Parity:None,Odd,
Even; Stop Bit: 1, 2; Data Bit: 7, 8)
Communication settings for RS232 interface.
Tilt Warning (ON / OFF) Electronic tilt warning setting.
Backlight (ON / OFF) Backlight setting.
Averaging Input number of measurement for averaging of measurements.
Language (List of interface language
selections) Interface language setting.
Timer Input measurement time interval 00 hr: 00 min (applicable to Ht / Dist applica-
tion only).
)Press height / distance or dH or backlight or menu key. A message
"stop Tracking" will be displayed.
Menus Selections (sub-selections) Descriptions

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Set of Characters
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5. Set of Characters
Benchmark Elevation (BM),
numeric input consists of 0 ~ 9, space, decimal, Ft in 1/16 inch
separator, the "+" and "-" signs.
Point ID (PtID)
Point ID alphanumeric input consists of a ~ z, 0 ~ 9 and space.
Accepting character in the existing value
If there is no change for any particular character in the existing
entry field, press ENTER key to accept the old entry.
Clearing all the existing entry field
Highlight the first entry field with "SPACE" character and press
ENTER key to clear the entire last input value.
To discard entry
Press ESC key to discard entry and restore old value.
Point ID increment
PointID will be automaticallyincremented by1 from the lastpoint
ID, if point ID input field is not updated manually.
6. Operation
Height and Distance measurement (electronic)
Example of an electronic measurement:
)Always aim at the center of
bar code staff and focus the
staff image for accurate
measurement.

Operation
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6.1 Height and Distance Measurement
Measurement
StandbyMode Measuring in progress Measurement with height and distance
Step Key Description
1. Press to switch on the instrument, GeoMax
logo is displayed follow by the default meas-
urement standby mode.
2. Aim at staff and focus. Lightly trigger the
measurement key to activate measurement.
3. Height and distance measurement is
displayed.
:_ _ _ _ _
:_ _ _ _ _
: >>>>
:>>>>
MEAS
:1.235m
:5.68m

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6.2 Height Difference and Reduced Level Measurement (internal Memory not active)
Measure to Bench-
mark with prompt
message
Measuring in
progress Measurement to Benchmark
displayed
Prompt message
measure to target Measuring in progress Measurement to target displayed
BM :
Meas Reference
To change BM & RflD
goto nenue
dH
100.038m
:
>>>>
:
>>>>
MEAS
dH
:1.235m
:5.68m
dH
Meas.Target !
>>>>
>>>>
:
:
MEAS
Elv:
dH:
Elv:
dH:
99.138m
- 0.900m
2.135 m
31.11 m
:
:
dH
Step Key/Screen Description
1. Press key to start height difference and
reduced level function.
2. A message "Meas. Reference" with input
reduced level is displayed.
3. Pressmeasuringkeytoinitiatemeasurement
with respect to the Reference staff / Bench-
mark.
4. Referenceheightanddistancemeasurement
is displayed; follow by a message "Meas.
Target!" prompted.
5. Again, press measure key to start measure-
ment with reference to target point.
6. The following results are displayed accord-
ingly;-targetreducedlevel(RL),targetheight
difference (dH) with respect to the reference
staff, height and distance of target point.

Operation
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6.3 BIF Line Levelling Measurement (internal Memory active)
Measure to backsight with
prompt message Backsight measurement displayed with prompt
message
Measure to foresight with
prompt message Go to menu set "Interme- diate Sight" to ON OR
press Height & Distance
key, measure to interme-
diate sight
Intermediate sight
measurement
displayed with
prompt message
Measure to next interme-
diate sight with prompt
message
Go to menu set "Interme-
diate Sight" to OFF OR
press Height & Distance
key, measure to foresight
Foresight measurement
displayed with prompt
message
Measure to backsight of
next change point with
prompt message
1PtlD : 120.000mElv:
Meas to backsight
To change Elv & PtID
goto menu
BI F
1
:
: 1.417m
28.35 m
PtlD :
Accept
BI F
:
:
PtID:
Elv:
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
2
B I F
/ Menu
B IF
:
:
PtID:
Elv:
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
RD1
B IF
/ Menu
B IF
:
:
PtID:
Elv: 119.317m
2.100m
30.617m
RD1
Accept
B IF
:
:
PtID:
Elv:
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
RD2
B IF
/ Menu
B IF
:
:
PtID:
Elv:
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
2
B I F
/ Menu
B IF
:
:
PtID:
Elv: 119.894m
1.523m
30.76m
2
Accept
B I F
:
:
PtlD : 2
_ _ _ _ _m
_ _ _ _ _m
Meas / Menu
BI F

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Operation
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6.4 BF Line Levelling Measurement
Step Key/Screen Description
1. Initialize the BIF method.
2. Initiate measurement to Benchmark.
3. Backsight measurement displayed.
4. To start 'Intermediate sight' measure-
ment,gotomenuset'IntermediateSight'
to ON or press Height & Distance key.
5. Intermediate sight measurement
displayed.
6. Go to menu set 'Intermediate Sight' to
OFForpressHeight&Distancekey,then
measure to the foresight staff.
7. Foresight measurement displayed.
8. System refreshes astandby display for
measurement to the backsight of next
change point.
Step Key/Screen Description
1. Initialize the BF method
2. Initiate measurement to Benchmark
3. Backsight measurement displayed.
4. Measure to the foresight staff.
5. Foresight measurement displayed.
6. Systemrefreshesastandbydisplayfor
measurement to the backsight of next
change point.

Operation
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6.5 BFFB Line Levelling Measurement
)Mean (average) of height difference in double-
sighting of backsight and foresight for BFFB
line levelling method.
Step Key/Screen Description
1. Initialize the BFFB method.
2. Initiate measurement to Benchmark.
3. Backsight measurement displayed.
4. Measurement to foresight.
5. Foresight measurement displayed.
6. Measure to the foresight staff (second
sighting).
7. Foresight (second sighting) measure-
ment displayed.
8. Measure to the backsight staff (second
sighting).
9. Backsight (second sighting) measure-
ment displayed.
10. Systemdisplayscurrent'ChangePoint'
measurementreport.PressENTERkey
to accept the result.
11. System refreshes a standby display for
measurement to the backsight of next
change point.
Step Key/Screen Description
dH

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6.6 Timer Measurement
Set measurement time interval 00 hr:00 min in
Menu\Settings\Timer. Press and hold measuring key for 3
seconds to start timer measurement, Timer icon will be shown at
thetopleftofLCDdisplaytoindicatecurrentmeasurementmode.
To stop timer measurement, press and hold measuring key for 3
seconds.
6.7 Data Transfer
The data is stored in the internal memory ZDL700 and can be
downloaded using the PC based GeoMax PC Tools
Data Output
Data via interface and data export in GSI-format.
•GSI-8
8-data characters output format (83..00+12345678).These
data words can hold alpha as well as numeric data.
Communication
Communications parameters of the RS232 interface for data
transfer from instrument to computer / external device.
GeoMax standard settings are:
• 19200 baud rate,
• 8databits(8databitsareautomaticallysetwhenparity"None"
is set.)
• No parity (No parity [when data bits = 8])
• CR/LF (New line and line feed)
• 1 stop bit
7. Check & Adjust
7.1 Electronic Collimation Adjustment
To activate "Adjustment" program, go to Menu\Adjustment.
Step 1: AimatStaffAandpressMEASkey.Measurementdisplay,
press ENTER key to accept.
Step 2: AimatStaffBandpressMEASkey.Measurementdisplay,
press ENTER key to accept.
Nowshiftthe ZDL700towards staffAand set it upatabout 3 mto
staff A.
Step 3: AimatStaffBandpressMEASkey.Measurementdisplay,
press ENTER key to accept.
B
A~15m ~15m
B
A
~3m ~27m

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Step 4: AimatStaffAandpressMEASkey.Measurementdisplay,
press ENTER key to accept.
The new electronic collimation error is displayed. To accept new
correction,pressENTERkey,otherwisepressESCkeytodecline
adjustment result.
)Opticalcollimationerrorcanbecorrectedbyadjustingthe
reticle.
7.2 Circular Level 7.3 Optical Collimation / Reticle Adjustment
Ifthecollimationerrorexceeds3mmover60mdistance, the colli-
mation needs to be adjusted.
Step Description
1. Level instrument.
2. Turn instrument by 180°.
3. Center bubble if it extends beyond the centering circle.
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1. 2.
3.
4.
4. Correct half of the error with the Allen key.
)Repeat steps 1 to 4 until the circular level bubble is
centered at any random telescope pointing.
Step Description
1. Turn Allen key until design value is reached.
2. Check collimation.
Step Description

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Error Messages
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8. Error Messages
No. Error message Counter measure / causes
E99 System Error, Contact
Services ! Hardware faults or file errors or adjustment errors or setting errors rendering instrument not working properly.
E100 Low Battery ! Change to new or freshly charged batteries.
E101 Point No. Not Incre-
mented! ChangethePtID.Max.PtIDis99999999anddonotendany8charactersstringwithanalphabetchar- acter.
E102 Too Bright ! Darken staff or reduce lighting on staff or shade the objective telescope.
E103 Too Dark ! Light up staff uniformly.
E104 No Staff ! Check target.
E105 Invalid Entry! Check the entry / input.
E106 Out Of Level ! Level the instrument.
E107 Memory Full! SetinternalmemorytoOFFandcontinuemeasurementwithoutrecordingORdownloadstoreddatato
anexternaldeviceandcontinuemeasurementwithinternalmemoryONafterdeletingallrecordeddata
in the internal memory.
E108 Data File Error ! Data file error.
E109 Low Memory! Prepare to download data to external device, in order to continue further measurement with recording
ON after deleting all recorded data in the internal memory.
E110 Target Too Close ! Move staff or instrument further apart.
E111 Target Too far ! Move staff or instrument closer together.
E112 Too Cold ! Stop working, external temperature is outside the instrument operating temperature.
E113 Too Hot ! Stop working, external temperature isoutside the instrument operating temperature.

Operation Messages
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9. Operation Messages
E114 Invalid Measurement ! Make another measurement. If further measurement proved to be futile, check staff position and
Inverse Staff setting, check the lighting condition at the staff and stray light, check focusing and
targeting, check if sufficient length of barcode in the field of view.
E115 Temperature Sensor
Error ! Cover the objective telescope with a hand and switch ON the instrument. Hardware communication failed.
E116 Adjustment Error ! Carry out the adjustment with guided steps, make sure instrument is level and staff is truly vertical in
normal position. Collimation is out of correction range.
E117 BM Change Not Allowed! Exit to default measurement mode by pressing HEIGHT/DISTANCE key, and changethe Benchmark
elevation in the INPUT BM menu mode.
E119 Staff Blocked Not enough barcode length for measurement.
E120 Image sensor Error! Contact services.
E121 Adjustment Inverse Staff
Not Allowed! Check the staff orientation and staff setting.
E123 PtID Change Not Allowed Exit the message by pressing ESC key.
No. Error message Counter measure / causes
Operation message Counter measure / remark
Start Tracking! Tracking mode starts.
Stop Tracking! Tracking mode stops.
Tracking Hold! Pressmeasure keyfor3 seconds torestart tracking mode. Trackingwill hold after10 unsuccessfulmeas-
urements.
Abort Measurement! Current measuring process is terminated.

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Downloading Data! Downloading of data from the internal memory to an external device is in progress.
Download Completed! System has successfully downloaded the internal memory data to an external device.
No Data In Memory! No data is stored in the internal memory.
Delete. Are You Sure? Questionprompting user to confirm the deletionof adata (inView Data mode) / all thedata(inDeleteAll
Data mode) in the internal memory.
Data Deleted! System confirmation a data or all the data in the internal memory is deleted.
Can't Delete! ReferenceBenchmarkandlinelevellingmeasurementnotallowedtobedeletedbysingledatadeletionmethod.
Change BM. Are You Sure? Question to prompt user if changing of Reference Benchmark elevation to confirm.
Wait! File System Clean Up! Cleaning up of temporary files/system files.
Shut Down! System is switching OFF.
Sand Clock Icon Please wait! System task is in progress.
Meas Target Aim to target staff and press measuring button.
Setting... System parameter setting in progress.
ChangePointnotcompleted!Quit
Application? Prompt message to quit application during line levelling process. Complete current line levelling change point measurements, then leave the application program. Pressing ENTER key to quit application; other-
wise, press ESC key to return to current application.
Quit This Application? Promptmessagetoquitcurrentapplication,pressingENTERkeytoquitapplication;otherwise,pressESC
key to return to current application.
Operation message Counter measure / remark