Leica FlexLine TS10 User manual

Leica TS10
User Manual
Version 1.0
English

Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of the Leica TS10.
This manual contains important safety directions as well as instructions for set-
ting up the product and operating it. Refer to "1 Safety Directions" for further
information.
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TS10 Quick Guide Provides an overview of the product
together with technical data and
safety directions. Intended as a quick
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TS10 User Manual All instructions required in order to
operate the product to a basic level
are contained in the User Manual.
Provides an overview of the product
together with technical data and
safety directions.
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Table of Contents
1 Safety Directions 6
1.1 General 6
1.2 Definition of Use 7
1.3 Limits of Use 7
1.4 Responsibilities 7
1.5 Hazards of Use 8
1.6 Laser Classification 11
1.6.1 11
1.6.2 12
1.6.3 12
1.6.4 14
1.6.5 15
1.6.6
General
Distancer, Measurements with Reflectors
Distancer, Measurements without Reflectors
Red Laser Pointer
Electronic Guide Light EGL
AutoHeight Laser Plummet 16
1.7 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC 17
1.8 FCC Statement, Applicable in U.S. 18
1.9 ICES-003 Statement, Applicable in Canada 20
2 Description of the System 21
2.1 System Components 21
2.2 System Concept 21
2.2.1 Software Concept 21
2.2.2 Power Concept 22
2.2.3 Data Storage Concept 22
2.3 Container Contents 23
2.4 Instrument Components 25
3 User Interface 26
3.1 Keyboard 26
3.1.1 Standard Keyboard 26
3.1.2 Optional Keyboard 27
3.2 Operating Principles 29
4 Operation 30
4.1 Instrument Setup 30
4.2 Connecting to a Personal Computer 30
4.3 Power Functions 33
4.4 Batteries 34
4.4.1 Operating Principles 34
4.4.2 Battery for the TS Instrument 34
4.5 Working with the Memory Device 35
4.6 Distance Measurements - Guidelines for Correct Results 36
5 Check & Adjust 38
5.1 Overview 38
5.2 Preparation 39
5.3 Combined Adjustment (l, t, i and c) 39
5.4 Adjusting the Tilting Axis Error 41
5.5 Adjusting the Circular Level of the Instrument and Tribrach 43
5.6 Adjusting the Circular Level of the Prism Pole 44
5.7 Inspecting the Laser Plummet of the Instrument 44
5.8 Servicing the Tripod 45
6 Care and Transport 46
6.1 Transport 46
6.2 Storage 46
6.3 Cleaning and Drying 47
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7 Technical Data 48
7.1 Angle Measurement 48
7.2 Distance Measurement with Reflectors 48
7.3 Distance Measurement without Reflectors
(Non-Prism mode)
49
7.4 Distance Measurement Reflector (>4.0km) 50
7.5 Conformity to National Regulations 51
7.5.1 TS10 51
7.5.2 Dangerous Goods Regulations 52
7.6 General Technical Data of the Product 52
7.7 Scale Correction 56
7.8 Reduction Formulas 59
8 Software Licence Agreement 62
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1 Safety Directions
1.1 General
The following directions enable the person responsible for the product, and the
person who actually uses the equipment, to anticipate and avoid operational
hazards.
The person responsible for the product must ensure that all users understand
these directions and adhere to them.
Warning messages are an essential part of the safety concept of the instru-
ment. They appear wherever hazards or hazardous situations can occur.
Warning messages...
•make the user alert about direct and indirect hazards concerning the use
of the product.
•contain general rules of behaviour.
For the users‘ safety, all safety instructions and safety messages shall be
strictly observed and followed! Therefore, the manual must always be available
to all persons performing any tasks described here.
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE are standardised signal words for
identifying levels of hazards and risks related to personal injury and property
damage. For your safety, it is important to read and fully understand the fol-
lowing table with the different signal words and their definitions! Supplemen-
tary safety information symbols may be placed within a warning message as
well as supplementary text.
Type Description
DANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or
an unintended use which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or
an unintended use which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or
an unintended use which, if not avoided,
may result in appreciable material, financial
and environmental damage.
☞Important paragraphs which must be adhered
to in practice as they enable the product to
be used in a technically correct and efficient
manner.
Description
About warning
messages
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1.2 Definition of Use
•Measuring horizontal and vertical angles.
•Measuring distances.
•Recording measurements.
•Visualizing the aiming direction and vertical axis.
•Data communication with external appliances.
•Computing by means of software.
•Use of the product without instruction.
•Use outside of the intended use and limits.
•Disabling safety systems.
•Removal of hazard notices.
•Opening the product using tools, for example screwdriver, unless this is
permitted for certain functions.
•Modification or conversion of the product.
•Use after misappropriation.
•Use of products with recognisable damages or defects.
•Use with accessories from other manufacturers without the prior explicit
approval of Leica Geosystems.
•Deliberate dazzling of third parties.
•Controlling of machines, moving objects or similar monitoring application
without additional control and safety installations.
•Aiming directly into the sun.
•Inadequate safeguards at the working site.
1.3 Limits of Use
Suitable for use in an atmosphere appropriate for permanent human habita-
tion: not suitable for use in aggressive or explosive environments.
WARNING
Working in hazardous areas, or close to electrical installations or simi-
lar situations.
Life Risk.
Precautions:
▶Local safety authorities and safety experts must be contacted by the per-
son responsible for the product before working in such conditions.
1.4 Responsibilities
Leica Geosystems AG, CH-9435 Heerbrugg, hereinafter referred to as Leica
Geosystems, is responsible for supplying the product, including the user man-
ual and original accessories, in a safe condition.
Intended use
Reasonably
forseeable misuse
Environment
Manufacturer of the
product
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The person responsible for the product has the following duties:
•To understand the safety instructions on the product and the instructions
in the User Manual.
•To ensure that it is used in accordance with the instructions.
•To be familiar with local regulations relating to safety and accident preven-
tion.
•To inform Leica Geosystems immediately if the product and the application
becomes unsafe.
•To ensure that the national laws, regulations and conditions for the opera-
tion of the product are respected.
1.5 Hazards of Use
NOTICE
Dropping, misusing, modifying, storing the product for long periods or
transporting the product
Watch out for erroneous measurement results.
Precautions:
▶Periodically carry out test measurements and perform the field adjust-
ments indicated in the User Manual, particularly after the product has been
subjected to abnormal use as well as before and after important measure-
ments.
DANGER
Risk of electrocution
Because of the risk of electrocution, it is dangerous to use poles, levelling
staffs and extensions in the vicinity of electrical installations such as power
cables or electrical railways.
Precautions:
▶Keep at a safe distance from electrical installations. If it is essential to
work in this environment, first contact the safety authorities responsible
for the electrical installations and follow their instructions.
WARNING
Lightning strike
If the product is used with accessories, for example masts, staffs, poles, you
may increase the risk of being struck by lightning.
Precautions:
▶Do not use the product in a thunderstorm.
Person responsible
for the product
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WARNING
Distraction/loss of attention
During dynamic applications, for example stakeout procedures, there is a dan-
ger of accidents occurring if the user does not pay attention to the environ-
mental conditions around, for example obstacles, excavations or traffic.
Precautions:
▶The person responsible for the product must make all users fully aware of
the existing dangers.
WARNING
Inadequate securing of the working site.
This can lead to dangerous situations, for example in traffic, on building sites
and at industrial installations.
Precautions:
▶Always ensure that the working site is adequately secured.
▶Adhere to the regulations governing safety, accident prevention and road
traffic.
CAUTION
Pointing product toward the sun
Be careful when pointing the product toward the sun, because the telescope
functions as a magnifying glass and can injure your eyes and/or cause damage
inside the product.
Precautions:
▶Do not point the product directly at the sun.
CAUTION
Not properly secured accessories.
If the accessories used with the product are not properly secured and the
product is subjected to mechanical shock, for example blows or falling, the
product may be damaged or people can sustain injury.
Precautions:
▶When setting up the product, make sure that the accessories are correctly
adapted, fitted, secured, and locked in position.
▶Avoid subjecting the product to mechanical stress.
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WARNING
Inappropriate mechanical influences to batteries
During the transport, shipping or disposal of batteries it is possible for inappro-
priate mechanical influences to constitute a fire hazard.
Precautions:
▶Before shipping the product or disposing it, discharge the batteries by the
product until they are flat.
▶When transporting or shipping batteries, the person in charge of the prod-
uct must ensure that the applicable national and international rules and
regulations are observed.
▶Before transportation or shipping, contact your local passenger or freight
transport company.
WARNING
Exposure of batteries to high mechanical stress, high ambient tempera-
tures or immersion into fluids
This can cause leakage, fire or explosion of the batteries.
Precautions:
▶Protect the batteries from mechanical influences and high ambient temper-
atures. Do not drop or immerse batteries into fluids.
WARNING
Short circuit of battery terminals
If battery terminals are short circuited e.g. by coming in contact with jewellery,
keys, metallised paper or other metals, the battery can overheat and cause
injury or fire, for example by storing or transporting in pockets.
Precautions:
▶Make sure that the battery terminals do not come into contact with metal-
lic objects.
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