Northwest NLR60 User manual

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NORTHWEST INSTRUMENT, INC.
330 Waterloo Valley Road, Mt. Olive, NJ 07828,
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Toll Free: 1-888-247-1960
Website: www.nwinstrument.com
Owner's Manual
NLR60
Laser Range Finder

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Content
1. Safety Instructions ....... ............... ......... ................ 3
2.Start-Up...... ..
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3.Initial Operation and Settings
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4.Measuring
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5.Functions·.. ..................... ................. .. ............... 10
6. Technical Data....·...... ··.. .. · ········ ....···· ··············· .. 14
7. Troubleshooting-Causes and Corrective Measures··· .16
8.Measuring Conditions......·.. ·· ··....··....... ·· ······.······17
9.Labelling
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10.Standard Warranty Terms
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The compact and handy base model was specifically designed for indoor applications.
Shortcut and Soft grip keys for addition, subtraction, area and volume calculation make
measuring fast and very reliable.

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1.Safety Instruction
Permitted Use
• Measuring distances
• Computing functions,
e. g. areas and volumes
Prohibited Use
• Using the instrument without instruction
• Using outside the stated limits
• Deactivation
of safety systems and removal of explanatory and hazard labels
• Opening
of the equipment by using tools (screwdrivers, etc.), as far as not specifically permitted for
certain cases
• Carrying out modification or conversion
of the product
• Use
of accessories from other manufacturers without the express approval ofNWi Technology.
• Deliberate or irresponsible behavior on scaffolding, when using ladders, when measuring near machines
which are running, or near parts
of machines or installations which are unprotected
• Aiming directly into the sun
• Inadequate safeguards at the surveying site (e.g. when measuring on roads, construction sites, etc.)
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Laser Classification
The NWi produces a visible laser beam which emerges from the front
of the instrument.
Laser Class 2 products:
Do not stare into the laser beam or direct it towards other people unnecessarily. Protect eyes by turning
them away from the beam.
Lh WARNING:
Looking directly into the beam with optical aids
(e.g. binoculars, telescopes) can be hazardous.
Precautions:
Do not look directly into the beam with optical aids.
Lh CAUTION:
Looking into the laser beam may be hazardous to the eyes.
Precautions:
Do not look into the laser beam. Make sure the laser is aimed above or below eye level.
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2. Start-Up
InsertinglReplacing Batteries (See "Figure A")
1) Remove battery compartment lid.
2) Insert batteries, observing correct polarity.
3) Close the battery compartment again.
• R~place the batteries when the symbol "~" flashes permanently
in the display.
• Use alkaline batteries only.
• Remove the batteries before any long period
of non-use to avoid
the danger
of corrosion
Keypad (See "Figure B")
1- ONIMEAS button 8- Reference button
2-
AreaNolume button 9- IDuminating!UNITS button
3-
Indirect Measurement button 10- Clear/Offbutton
4- Single/Continuous Distance
Measurement button
5- Plus ( +) button
6- Minus
(-) button
7- Storage button
Figure A
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LCD Display (See "figure C")
1. Laser active
2· Referencelevel (front)
3· Reference level (rear)
4· Variable measuring functions
o Area measurement
B Volume measurement
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Indirect measurement
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Indirect (second) measurement
5· Single distance measurement
6· Battery status
7· Historical memory
8· Instrument error warning
9· Continuous measurement & Max and Min measurement
10· First value display line
11· Second value display line
12· Summary line for last measure or calculation result
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Figure C

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Laser Range Finder User Manual
3.lnitial Operation and Setting
Switching On and Off
• Switches on the instrument and laser.
.. Press this button longer to switch off the instrument.
The instrument switches offautomatically after three minutes
of inactivity.
Clear Button
.. The last action is cancelled or the data display is cleared. If in the mode of History storage, press
Storage button and Clear button simultaneously will clear all storage data in the
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Reference LevelSetting (See "Figure D")
The default reference setting is from the rear of the instrument.
Press this button A to take the measurement from the front
lJ V
edge i , A special beep sounds whenever the reference setting is
changed.After a re-startup the reference returns automatically to
the default setting (rear reference). Figure D

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Display Illumination
e Quickly pushing and releasing the IlluminationlUnit button will tum the LCD Backlight on or off.
Distance Unit Setting For Instrument
e Pressing and holding the illuminationlUnitkey for a longer period of time will change the measurement
values from the displayed measurement unit to in, ft, ft and in
or m.
Clicking the Unit button after taking a measurement will automatically convert the last measured value
to the other available measurement units

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4. Measuring
2i1 Press to activate the laser.
.. Distance Measurement
Press again to trigger the distance measurement. The measured value is displayed immediately.
ContinuousMeasurement (Tracking) & Max and Min Measurement (See "Figure E")
The continuous measurement function (tracking) is used for the
transferring
of measurements, e.g ., from construction plans. In
continuous measurement mode, the measuring tool can be moved
MIN
to the target, whereby the measured value is updated approx. every
0.5 seconds in the third line. The corresponding minimum and
maximum values are displayed dynamically in the first and second
line.As an example, the user can move from a wall to the required
distance, while the actual distance can be read continuously. For
continuous measurement, push button • until the indicator for
continuous measurement appears in the display. And press MEAS
or Clear button again to stop the function. The function
is terminated
automatically after continuous 100 times measurement. Figure E
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5.Functions
Addition/ Subtraction
Distance measuring.
• The next measurement is added
to the previous one.
• The next measurement
is subtracted from the previous one.
• The last step
is cancelled.
• Retiun to the single distance measurement
Area Measurement
• Press the AreaIVolume button. The =::7 symbol appears in the display.
Press. button to take the first length measurement (e.g. length).
Press. again to take the second length measurement (e.g. width).
The result
of the area measurement is displayed in the third line, the individually measured values are
displayed in lines 1 and
2.