Leica Rugby 840 User manual

Leica Rugby 840
User Manual
Version 1.0
English

Rugby 840, Introduction 2
Introduction
Purchase Congratulations on the purchase of a Leica Rotating Laser product.
This manual contains important safety directions as well as instructions for setting up
the product and operating it. Refer to "1 Safety Directions" for further information.
Read carefully through the User Manual before you switch on the product.
Product
identification
The type and serial number of your product are indicated on the type plate.
Enter the type and serial number in your manual and always refer to this information
when you need to contact your agency or Leica Geosystems authorised service
workshop.
Validity of this
manual
This manual applies to the Rugby 840 lasers. Differences between the models are
marked and described.
Available
documentation
Refer to the following resources for all Rugby 840 documentation/software:
• the Leica Rugby CD
• https://myworld.leica-geosystems.com
Type: _______________
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Name Description/Format
Rugby 840
Quick Guide
Provides an overview of the product together with
technical data and safety directions. Intended as a quick
reference guide.

Rugby 840 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
In this manual Chapter Page
1SafetyDirections 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 10
1.6.1 General 10
1.6.2 Rugby 840 10
1.7 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC 11
1.8 FCC Statement, Applicable in U.S. 12
2 Description of the System 14
2.1 System Components 14
2.2 Rugby Laser Components 15
2.3 Case Components 15
2.4 Setup 16
2.5 RC400 Remote Control 17
2.5.1 Pairing the Rugby 840 with the RC400 Remote
Control 18
3Operation 19
3.1 Buttons 19
3.2 LED Indicators 20
3.3 Turning on and off the Rugby 21
3.4 Automatic Mode 21
3.5 Manual Mode 21
3.6 Elevation Alert (H.I.) Function 23
4Receiver 24
4.1 Rod Eye 180, Digital RF Receiver (used with the Rugby 840) 24
4.2 Menu 25
4.3 Pairing the Rod Eye 180 with the Rugby 840 25
5Applications 26
5.1 Setting Forms 26
5.2 Checking Grades 27
5.3 Manual Grades 28
5.4 Applications - Rugby 840 and the Rod Eye 180 Digital RF
receiver 29
5.4.1 Smart Target (Automatic Slope Catching) 29
5.4.2 Smart Target Lock (Slope Lock/Monitoring) 30
5.4.3 Dual Receiver Setups 31
5.4.4 Batter Boards 32
5.4.5 Facades 34
5.4.6 Suspended Ceilings 36
5.4.7 Layout 38
6 Batteries 40
6.1 Operating Principles 40
6.2 Battery for Rugby 40

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7AccuracyAdjustment 43
7.1 Checking the Level Accuracy 43
7.2 Adjusting the Level Accuracy 44
8 Automatic Field Calibration 46
9Troubleshooting 49
10 Care and Transport 52
10.1 Transport 52
10.2 Storage 52
10.3 Cleaning and Drying 52
11 Technical Data 54
11.1 Conformity to National Regulations 54
11.2 General Technical Data of the Laser 54
11.2.1 RC400 Remote Control 56
12 Lifetime Manufacturer’s Warranty 57
13 Accessories 58
Index 60

Rugby 840, Safety Directions 6
1SafetyDirections
1.1 General
Description 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.
About Warning
Messages
Warning messages are an essential part of the safety concept of the instrument. 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 herein.
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE are standardized signal words for iden-
tifying levels of hazards and risks related to personal injury and property damage. For
your safety it is important to read and fully understand the table below with the
different signal words and their definitions! Supplementary 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.

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1.2 Definition of Use
Intended use • The product casts a horizontal laser plane or a laser beam for the purpose of
alignment.
• The laser beam can be detected by means of a laser detector.
• Remote control of product.
• Data communication with external appliances.
Reasonably
foreseeable misuse
• 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.
• Inadequate safeguards at the working site.
• Deliberate dazzling of third parties.
• Controlling of machines, moving objects or similar monitoring application without
additional control- and safety installations.
1.3 Limits of Use
Environment Suitable for use in an atmosphere appropriate for permanent human habitation: not
suitable for use in aggressive or explosive environments.
DANGER Local safety authorities and safety experts must be contacted before working in
hazardous areas, or close to electrical installations or similar situations by the person
in charge of the product.
1.4 Responsibilities
Manufacturer of
the product
Leica Geosystems AG, CH-9435 Heerbrugg, hereinafter referred to as
Leica Geosystems, is responsible for supplying the product, including the user manual
and original accessories, in a safe condition.
Person responsible
for the product
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 prevention.
• To inform Leica Geosystems immediately if the product and the application
becomes unsafe.
• To ensure that the national laws, regulations and conditions for the operation of
e.g. radio transmitters, lasers are respected.

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1.5 Hazards of Use
CAUTION Watch out for erroneous measurement results if the product has been dropped or has
been misused, modified, stored for long periods or transported.
Precautions:
Periodically carry out test measurements and perform the field adjustments indicated
in the user manual, particularly after the product has been subjected to abnormal use
and before and after important measurements.
DANGER Because of the risk of electrocution, it is dangerous to use poles 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 instal-
lations and follow their instructions.
NOTICE With the remote control of products, it is possible that extraneous targets will be
picked out and measured.
Precautions:
When measuring in remote control mode, always check your results for plausibility.
WARNING 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.
WARNING Inadequate securing of the working site 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 and accident prevention and road traffic.
CAUTION 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.
CAUTION During the transport, shipping or disposal of batteries it is possible for inappropriate
mechanical influences to constitute a fire hazard.
Precautions:
Before shipping the product or disposing of it, discharge the batteries by running the
product until they are flat.
When transporting or shipping batteries, the person in charge of the product 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.

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WARNING During dynamic applications, for example stakeout procedures there is a danger of
accidents occurring if the user does not pay attention to the environmental 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 If you open the product, either of the following actions may cause you to receive an
electric shock.
• Touching live components
• Using the product after incorrect attempts were made to carry out repairs
Precautions:
Do not open the product. Only Leica Geosystems authorised service workshops are
entitled to repair these products.
WARNING If the product is improperly disposed of, the following can happen:
• If polymer parts are burnt, poisonous gases are produced which may impair health.
• If batteries are damaged or are heated strongly, they can explode and cause
poisoning, burning, corrosion or environmental contamination.
• By disposing of the product irresponsibly you may enable unauthorised persons to
use it in contravention of the regulations, exposing themselves and third parties to
the risk of severe injury and rendering the environment liable to contamination.
Precautions:
Product-specific treatment and waste management information can be downloaded
from the Leica Geosystems home page at
http://www.leica-geosystems.com/treatment or received from your Leica Geosystems
dealer.
WARNING Only Leica Geosystems authorised service workshops are entitled to repair these prod-
ucts.
WARNING High mechanical stress, high ambient temperatures or immersion into fluids can cause
leakage, fire or explosions of the batteries.
Precautions:
Protect the batteries from mechanical influences and high ambient temperatures. Do
not drop or immerse batteries into fluids.
WARNING If battery terminals are short circuited e.g. by coming in contact with jewellery, keys,
metalized 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 metallic objects.
The product must not be disposed with household waste.
Dispose of the product appropriately in accordance with the national
regulations in force in your country.
Always prevent access to the product by unauthorised personnel.

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1.6 Laser Classification
1.6.1 General
General The following chapters provide instructions and training information about laser safety
according to international standard IEC 60825-1 (2007-03) and technical report IEC TR
60825-14 (2004-02). The information enables the person responsible for the product
and the person who actually uses the equipment, to anticipate and avoid operational
hazards.
1.6.2 Rugby 840
General The rotating laser built into the product produces a visible laser beam which emerges
from the rotating head.
The laser product described in this section is classified as laser class 2 in accordance
with:
• IEC 60825-1 (2007-03): "Safety of laser products"
• EN 60825-1 (2007-10): "Safety of laser products"
These products are safe for momentary exposures but can be hazardous for deliberate
staring into the beam. The beam may cause dazzle, flash-blindness and after-images,
particularly under low ambient light conditions.
Rugby 840:
CAUTION From a safety perspective, class 2 laser products are not inherently safe for the eyes.
Precautions:
1) Avoid staring into the beam.
2) Avoid pointing the beam at other people.
According to IEC TR 60825-14 (2004-02), products classified as laser class 1,
class 2 and class 3R do not require:
• laser safety officer involvement,
• protective clothes and eyewear,
• special warning signs in the laser working area
if used and operated as defined in this User Manual due to the low eye hazard
level.
National laws and local regulations could impose more stringent instructions
for the safe use of lasers than IEC 60825-1 (2007-03) and IEC TR 60825-14
(2004-02).
Description Value
Maximum peak radiant power 2.7 mW ± 5%
Pulse duration (effective) 1.1 ms
Pulse repetition frequency 10 rps
Beam divergence < 1.5 mrad
Wavelength 635 nm ±10 nm