Leica Viva TS16 User manual

Leica TS16
User Manual
Version 4.1
English

Introduction
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Table of Contents
1 Safety Directions 7
1.1 General Introduction 7
1.2 Denition of Use 8
1.3 Limits of Use 8
1.4 Responsibilities 8
1.5 Hazards of Use 9
1.6 Laser Classication 12
1.6.1 General 12
1.6.2 Distancer, Measurements with Reectors 13
1.6.3 Distancer, Measurements without Reectors 13
1.6.4 Red Laser Pointer 15
1.6.5 Automatic Target Aiming (ATRplus) 17
1.6.6 PowerSearch (PS) 17
1.6.7 Electronic Guide Light (EGL) 18
1.6.8 Laser Plummet 18
1.6.9 AutoHeight Laser Plummet 19
1.6.10 Laser Guide 20
1.7 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 22
1.8 FCC Statement, Applicable in U.S. 23
1.9 ISED Statements (EN/FR), Applicable in Canada 25
2 Description of the System 26
2.1 System Components 26
2.2 System Concept 28
2.2.1 Software Concept 28
2.2.2 Power Concept 29
2.2.3 Data Storage Concept 30
2.3 Container Contents 31
2.4 Instrument Components 35
3 User Interface 38
3.1 Keyboard 38
3.2 Operating Principles 39
4 Operation 41
4.1 Setting Up the TS Instrument 41
4.2 Setting Up SmartStation 42
4.3 Setting Up SmartPole 43
4.4 Setting up for Remote Control (with the RadioHandle) 43
4.5 Setting up for Remote Control (with the TCPS29/30) 43
4.6 Fixing the Field Controller to a Holder and Pole 44
4.7 Fixing the CS35 Tablet to a Holder and Pole 46
4.8 Connecting to a Personal Computer 47
4.9 Power Functions 50
4.10 Batteries 51
4.10.1 Operating Principles 51
4.10.2 Battery for the TS Instrument 51
4.11 Working with the Memory Device 52
4.12 LED Indicators 53
4.13 Guidelines for Correct Results 54
5 Check & Adjust 56
5.1 Overview 56
5.2 Preparation 57
Table of Contents 5

5.3 Combined Adjustment
(l, t, i, c and ATRplus)
58
5.4 Tilting Axis Adjustment (a) 60
5.5 Adjusting the Circular Level of the Instrument and Tribrach 62
5.6 Adjusting the Circular Level of the Prism Pole 63
5.7 Inspecting the Laser Plummet of the Instrument 63
5.8 Adjusting the Laser Guide 64
5.9 Servicing the Tripod 66
6 Care and Transport 67
6.1 Transport 67
6.2 Storage 67
6.3 Cleaning and Drying 68
6.4 Maintenance 68
7 Technical Data 69
7.1 Angle Measurement 69
7.2 Distance Measurement with Reectors 69
7.3 Distance Measurement without Reectors 70
7.4 Distance Measurement - Long Range (LO mode) 71
7.5 Automatic Target Aiming (ATRplus) 72
7.6 PowerSearch (PS) 73
7.7 LOC8 Theft Deterrence and Location Device (optional) 74
7.8 Overview Camera 74
7.9 SmartStation 74
7.9.1 SmartStation Accuracy 74
7.9.2 SmartStation Dimensions 75
7.10 Laser Guide Technical Data 76
7.11 Conformity to National Regulations 77
7.11.1 TS16 77
7.11.2 RadioHandle 78
7.11.3 LOC8 Theft Deterrence and Location Device (optional) 78
7.11.4 Dangerous Goods Regulations 79
7.12 General Technical Data of the Product 80
7.13 Scale Correction 86
7.14 Reduction Formulas 89
8 Software Licence Agreement/Warranty 92
6 Table of Contents

1 Safety Directions
1.1 General Introduction
The following directions enable the person responsible for the product, and
the person who actually uses the equipment, to anticipate and avoid opera-
tional 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 denitions! Supplement-
ary 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, nancial
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 efcient manner.
Description
About warning
messages
Safety Directions 7

1.2 Denition of Use
•Measuring horizontal and vertical angles
•Measuring distances
•Recording measurements
•Capturing and recording images
•Automatic target search, recognition and tracking
•Visualising the aiming direction and vertical axis
•Remote control of product
•Data communication with external appliances
•Measuring raw data and computing coordinates using carrier phase and
code signal from GNSS satellites (GNSS systems)
•Recording GNSS and point related data
•Computing with 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
•Modication or conversion of the product
•Use after misappropriation
•Use of products with recognisable damage or defects
•Use with accessories from other manufacturers without the prior explicit
approval of Leica Geosystems
•Inadequate safeguards at the working site
•Aiming directly into the sun
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 sim-
ilar 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
Manual and original accessories, in a safe condition.
Intended use
Reasonably
foreseeable misuse
Environment
Manufacturer of the
product
8 Safety Directions

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 pre-
vention
•To inform Leica Geosystems immediately if the product and the applica-
tion become unsafe
•To ensure that the national laws, regulations and conditions for the oper-
ation 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 eld adjust-
ments indicated in the User Manual, particularly after the product has
been subjected to abnormal use as well as before and after important
measurements.
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, rst contact the safety authorities responsible
for the electrical installations and follow their instructions.
NOTICE
Remote control of product
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.
Person responsible
for the product
Safety Directions 9

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.
WARNING
Distraction/loss of attention
During dynamic applications, for example stakeout procedures, there is a
danger of accidents occurring if the user does not pay attention to the envir-
onmental conditions around, for example obstacles, excavations or trafc.
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 trafc, 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
trafc.
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, tted, secured, and locked in position.
▶Avoid subjecting the product to mechanical stress.
10 Safety Directions

WARNING
Inappropriate mechanical inuences to batteries
During the transport, shipping or disposal of batteries it is possible for inap-
propriate mechanical inuences to constitute a re hazard.
Precautions:
▶Before shipping the product or disposing it, discharge the batteries by the
product until they are at.
▶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.
WARNING
Exposure of batteries to high mechanical stress, high ambient temper-
atures or immersion into uids
This can cause leakage, re or explosion of the batteries.
Precautions:
▶Protect the batteries from mechanical inuences and high ambient tem-
peratures. Do not drop or immerse batteries into uids.
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 re, for example by storing or transporting in pockets.
Precautions:
▶Make sure that the battery terminals do not come into contact with
metallic objects.
Safety Directions 11

WARNING
Improper disposal
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 environ-
ment liable to contamination.
Precautions:
▶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.
Product-specic treatment and waste management information can be
received from your Leica Geosystems distributor.
WARNING
Improperly repaired equipment
Risk of injuries to users and equipment destruction due to lack of repair
knowledge.
Precautions:
▶Only authorised Leica Geosystems Service Centres are entitled to repair
these products.
1.6 Laser Classication
1.6.1 General
The following chapters provide instructions and training information about
laser safety according to international standard IEC 60825-1 (2014-05) and
technical report IEC TR 60825-14 (2004-02). The information enables the per-
son responsible for the product and the person who actually uses the equip-
ment, to anticipate and avoid operational hazards.
☞According to IEC TR 60825-14 (2004-02), products classied as laser
class 1, class 2 and class 3R do not require:
•laser safety ofcer involvement,
•protective clothes and eyewear,
•special warning signs in the laser working area
if used and operated as dened 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 (2014-05)
and IEC TR 60825-14 (2004-02).
General
12 Safety Directions

1.6.2 Distancer, Measurements with Reectors
The EDM module built into the product produces a visible laser beam which
emerges from the telescope objective.
The laser product described in this section is classied as laser class 1 in
accordance with:
•IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”
These products are safe under reasonably foreseeable conditions of operation
and are not harmful to the eyes provided that the products are used and
maintained in accordance with this User Manual.
Description Value
Wavelength 658 nm
Pulse duration 800 ps
Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) 100 MHz
Maximum average radiant power 0.33 mW
Beam divergance 1.5 mrad × 3 mrad
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a Laser beam
1.6.3 Distancer, Measurements without Reectors
The EDM module built into the product produces a visible laser beam which
emerges from the telescope objective.
The laser product described in this section is classied as laser class 3R in
accordance with:
•IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”
Direct intrabeam viewing may be hazardous (low eye hazard level), in particu-
lar for deliberate ocular exposure. The beam may cause dazzle, ash-blindness
and after-images, particularly under low ambient light conditions. The risk of
injury for laser class 3R products is limited because of:
a)unintentional exposure would rarely reect worst case conditions of (e.g.)
beam alignment with the pupil, worst case accommodation,
b)inherent safety margin in the maximum permissible exposure to laser radi-
ation (MPE)
c)natural aversion behaviour for exposure to bright light for the case of vis-
ible radiation.
General
General
Safety Directions 13

Description Value
R30
R500
R1000
Wavelength 658 nm
Maximum average radiant power 4.8 mW
Pulse duration 800 ps
Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) 100 MHz
Beam divergence 0.2 mrad x 0.3 mrad
NOHD (Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance) @ 0.25 s 44 m / 144 ft
CAUTION
Class 3R laser products
From a safety perspective, class 3R laser products should be treated as poten-
tially hazardous.
Precautions:
▶Prevent direct eye exposure to the beam.
▶Do not direct the beam at other people.
CAUTION
Reected beams aimed at reecting surfaces
Potential hazards are not only related to direct beams but also to reected
beams aimed at reecting surfaces such as prisms, windows, mirrors, metallic
surfaces, etc.
Precautions:
▶Do not aim at areas that are essentially reective, such as a mirror, or
which could emit unwanted reections.
▶Do not look through or beside the optical sight at prisms or reecting
objects when the laser is switched on, in laser pointer or distance meas-
urement mode. Aiming at prisms is only permitted when looking through
the telescope.
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Labelling
14 Safety Directions

Pav = 4.8mW λ = 658nm tp = 800ps
IEC 60825-1:2014
Complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for conformance with
IEC 60825-1 Ed. 3., as described in Laser Notice No. 56, dated May 8, 2019.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
S.No.:
123456
Art.No.:
123456
Equip.No.: 1234567
Power:12-15V 12W max
Leica Geosystems AG
CH-9435 Heerbrugg
Manufactured: XX.20XX
Made in Switzerland
TS16
Model:
008600_003
1.6.4 Red Laser Pointer
The laser pointer built into the product produces a visible red laser beam
which emerges from the telescope objective.
The laser product described in this section is classied as laser class 3R in
accordance with:
•IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”
Direct intrabeam viewing may be hazardous (low eye hazard level), in particu-
lar for deliberate ocular exposure. The beam may cause dazzle, ash-blindness
and after-images, particularly under low ambient light conditions. The risk of
injury for laser class 3R products is limited because of:
a)unintentional exposure would rarely reect worst case conditions of (e.g.)
beam alignment with the pupil, worst case accommodation,
b)inherent safety margin in the maximum permissible exposure to laser radi-
ation (MPE)
c)natural aversion behaviour for exposure to bright light for the case of vis-
ible radiation.
Description Value
R30
R500
R1000
Wavelength 658 nm
Maximum average radiant power 4.8 mW
Pulse duration 800 ps
Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) 100 MHz
Beam divergence 0.2 mrad x 0.3 mrad
NOHD (Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance) @ 0.25 s 44 m / 144 ft
☞R30 is only available for TS16G.
General
Safety Directions 15

CAUTION
Class 3R laser products
From a safety perspective, class 3R laser products should be treated as poten-
tially hazardous.
Precautions:
▶Prevent direct eye exposure to the beam.
▶Do not direct the beam at other people.
CAUTION
Reected beams aimed at reecting surfaces
Potential hazards are not only related to direct beams but also to reected
beams aimed at reecting surfaces such as prisms, windows, mirrors, metallic
surfaces, etc.
Precautions:
▶Do not aim at areas that are essentially reective, such as a mirror, or
which could emit unwanted reections.
▶Do not look through or beside the optical sight at prisms or reecting
objects when the laser is switched on, in laser pointer or distance meas-
urement mode. Aiming at prisms is only permitted when looking through
the telescope.
008599_001
Pav = 4.8mW λ = 658nm tp = 800ps
IEC 60825-1:2014
Complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 except for conformance with
IEC 60825-1 Ed. 3., as described in Laser Notice No. 56, dated May 8, 2019.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
S.No.:
123456
Art.No.:
123456
Equip.No.: 1234567
Power:12-15V 12W max
Leica Geosystems AG
CH-9435 Heerbrugg
Manufactured: XX.20XX
Made in Switzerland
TS16
Model:
008600_003
Labelling
16 Safety Directions

1.6.5 Automatic Target Aiming (ATRplus)
The Automatic Target Aiming built into the product produces an invisible laser
beam which emerges from the telescope objective.
The laser product described in this section is classied as laser class 1 in
accordance with:
•IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”
These products are safe under reasonably foreseeable conditions of operation
and are not harmful to the eyes provided that the products are used and
maintained in accordance with this User Manual.
Description Value
Wavelength 785 nm
Maximum radiant peak power per pulse 10 mW
Pulse duration £ 15 ms
Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) £ 213 Hz
Beam divergence 25 mrad
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a
a Laser beam
1.6.6 PowerSearch (PS)
The PowerSearch built into the product produces an invisible laser beam which
emerges from the front side of the telescope.
The laser product described in this section is classied as laser class 1 in
accordance with:
•IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”
These products are safe under reasonably foreseeable conditions of operation
and are not harmful to the eyes provided that the products are used and
maintained in accordance with this User Manual.
Description Value
Wavelength 850 nm
Maximum average radiant power 11 mW
Pulse duration 20 ns, 40 ns
Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) 24.4 kHz
General
General
Safety Directions 17

Description Value
Beam divergence 0.4 mrad × 700 mrad
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a
a Laser beam
1.6.7 Electronic Guide Light (EGL)
The Electronic Guide Light built into the product produces a visible LED beam
which emerges from the front side of the telescope.
☞The product described in this section, is excluded from the scope of
IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”.
The product described in this section, is classied as exempt group
in accordance with IEC 62471 (2006-07) and does not pose any
hazard provided that the product is used and maintained in accord-
ance with this user manual.
008602_001
ab
a LED beam red
bLED beam yellow
1.6.8 Laser Plummet
The laser plummet built into the product produces a visible red laser beam
which emerges from the bottom of the product.
The laser product described in this section is classied as laser class 2 in
accordance with:
•IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”
General
General
18 Safety Directions

These products are safe for momentary exposures but can be hazardous for
deliberate staring into the beam. The beam may cause dazzle, ash-blindness
and after-images, particularly under low ambient light conditions.
Description Value
Wavelength 640 nm
Maximum average radiant power 0.95 mW
Pulse duration 0.1 ms - cw
Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) 1 kHz
Beam divergance <1.5 mrad
CAUTION
Class 2 laser product
From a safety perspective, class 2 laser products are not inherently safe for
the eyes.
Precautions:
▶Avoid staring into the beam or viewing it through optical instruments.
▶Avoid pointing the beam at other people or at animals.
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a
b
a Laser beam
bExit for laser beam
1.6.9 AutoHeight Laser Plummet
The laser plummet built into the product produces a visible red laser beam
which emerges from the bottom of the product.
The laser product described in this section is classied as laser class 2 in
accordance with:
•IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “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, ash-blindness
and after-images, particularly under low ambient light conditions.
Description Value
Wavelength 640 nm
Maximum average radiant power 0.95 mW
Pulse duration <1 ns
Pulse repetition frequency (PRF) 320 MHz
Labelling
General
Safety Directions 19

Description Value
Beam divergance <1.5 mrad
CAUTION
Class 2 laser product
From a safety perspective, class 2 laser products are not inherently safe for
the eyes.
Precautions:
▶Avoid staring into the beam or viewing it through optical instruments.
▶Avoid pointing the beam at other people or at animals.
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a
b
a Laser beam
bExit for laser beam
1.6.10 Laser Guide
The Laser Guide built into the TS16 G instrument produces a visible red laser
beam which emerges from the front side of the telescope.
The laser product described in this section is classied as laser class 3R in
accordance with:
•IEC 60825-1 (2014-05): “Safety of laser products”
Direct intrabeam viewing may be hazardous (low eye hazard level), in particu-
lar for deliberate ocular exposure. The beam may cause dazzle, ash-blindness
and after-images, particularly under low ambient light conditions. The risk of
injury for laser class 3R products is limited because of:
a)unintentional exposure would rarely reect worst case conditions of (e.g.)
beam alignment with the pupil, worst case accommodation,
b)inherent safety margin in the maximum permissible exposure to laser radi-
ation (MPE)
c)natural aversion behaviour for exposure to bright light for the case of vis-
ible radiation.
Description Value
R30
R1000
Maximum radiant power 4.8 mW c.w.
Wavelength 658 nm
Beam divergence 0.1 mrad
Labelling
General
20 Safety Directions