ADA instruments Cosmo 150 Video User Manual

Operating manual

Laser distance meter

Model: COSMO 150 Video

Manufacturer: ADAINSTRUMENTS Address: WWW.ADAINSTRUMENTS.COM

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1. Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

2. Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3. Adjustment functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

5. Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

6. Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

7. Message codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8. Techical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

9. Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

10. Exceptions from responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Appendix 1 - “Certicate of acceptance and sale” Appendix 2 - “Warranty card”

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Table of contents

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Congratulations on the purchase of laser distance meter ADA COSMO 150 Video!

Permitted use

· Measuring distances

· Computing functions, e.g. areas, volumes, subtractions, trapezoid, Pythagorean calculation, measurements with the tilt sensor.

The safety regulations and instructions along with the operating manual should be read carefully before initial operation.The person responsible for the instrument must ensure that equipment is used in accordance with the instructions. This person is also accountable for the deployment of personnel and for their training and for the safety of the equipment when in use.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTION

Prohibited use

Please follow up instructions given in operating manual.

Do not use instrument in explosive environment (lling station, gas equipment, chemical production and so on).

Do not remove warning labels or safety instructions.

Do not open instrument housing, do not change it’s construction or modication. Do not stare at beam. Laser beam can lead to eye injury (even from greater distances).

Do not aim laser beam at persons or animals.

Opening of the equipment by using tools (screwdrivers, etc.), as far as not specically permitted for certain cases. Inadequate safety precautions at the surveying site (e.g. when measuring on the roads, construction sites and so on).

Use the instrument in the places where it could be dangerous: on the air transport, near manufacturers, production facilities, in the places where the work of laser distance meter can lead to the harmful effects on people or animals.

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START UP

Keypad

1. ON/Measuring

2. Digital Camera Button

3. Addition

4. Area/Volume

5. Reference/Time

6. Angle/Stake out function

7. Clear/OFF

8. Indirect measurements

9. Substraction

10. Trapezoid

11. Menu/Equal Button

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Display

The graphics screen of the measurement window is split into different areas. The selected measuring function is shown at the left top part. The

measurement eld contains the previous measurement results. There are 5

rows on the display.

1. Current measurement function

2. Indicator of laser point

3. Indicator of selected reference point

4. Digital level

5. Indicator of Bluetooth

6. Battery power

7. Previous measurement

8. Result of previous measurement

9. Current measurement function and result

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1. Current measurement function

2. Results of successive measurements

3. Additional calculations

4. Main result

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Display in Digital Camera mode (3x zoom)

Built-in digital camera shows the target directly on the display. The instrument takes measurements with the help of crosshairs, even

if the laser dot is not visible (in bright illumination).

3x zoom. Press the key to activate the zoom function. Press the key again to operate in a 1x, 2x or up to 3x zoom view. The brightness of the display can be adjusted with and buttons. Parallax errors occur when the digital camera is used for close targets,. The laser dot may appear displaced in the crosshair. In this case you should rely on the actual laser dot for targeting the object.

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Inserting / Replacing Batteries

Remove the battery compartment lid. Insert new batteries. Pay attention to the polarity. Close the battery compartment. The batteries should be replaced, when the battery voltage is too low.

Batteries should be removed if the device will not be used for a long time (danger of corrosion).

NOTE:

We reccomend to use LI /IRON Batteries (energy-plus battery).

Approximate time of continious operation*:

• LI / IRON (4 000 mAh) - about 5 hours

• NiMh (2 000 mAh) - about 3.5 hours

*in condition of operation under environment temperature 20°C and also average values of instrument

settings (brightness, contrast and so on).

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End-piece

Fold out the end-piece (180°) to measure from the edge of the positioning bracket. Push the positioning bracket slightly to the right (90°) to measure from the corner or the edge of the object.

The sensor automatically detects the orientation of the positioning bracket and adjusts the zero point of the instrument accordingly.

ADJUSTMENT FUNCTIONS

1. Current measurement (distance)

2. Unit of measurement (corner)

3. Digital level

4. Continious laser

5. Brightness of the display

6. Sound alarm

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7. Offset of reference point

8. Calibration of tilt sensor

9. Tripod

10. Bluetooth

11. Factory reset

Press and hold button to enter into the menu. Press buttons or to change the settings of

submenu. Press and hold menu button to conrm settings.

Press button to exit from the menu without saving.

Setting the unit for distance measurements

Select in the menu article 1. MEASUREMENT UNIT (DISTANCE) to change the measurement units.

Change units by pressing buttons or .

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Setting the unit for tilt measurements

Select in the menu article 2. MEASUREMENT UNIT (CORNER) to change the measurement units.

Change units by pressing buttons or .

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Level

The Level (in °) in status eld can be switched on or off.

Continuous laser

You can switch the continuous laser on or off. (Laser doesn’t switch off after taking a measurement).

When the laser is switched off, press button to switch laser on. Press button for the second time to take a measurement. Laser is switched off after taking the measurement.

The brightness of illumination

Brightness of the display has 6 levels. Change the level of brightness by pressing button or .

Sound alarm

Swith sound on/off by pressing button or .

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Offset - change the zero point

If you selected the Offset function in the menu, you can now adjust the value using buttons or . Press the key for a long time to increase the rate of change of the values.

Tilt sensor Calibration

You can calibrate the tilt sensor by two measurements on a level surface (e.g. on the marble oor or tabletop).

A. Press button to calibrate the tilt sensor.

B. Carry out a rst measurement on a level surface. Press button to conrm the measurement.

C. Rotate the device horizontally through 180°.

D. Press button to nish the second measurement.

Then the tilt sensor is calibrated.

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Tripod

The reference must be appropriately adjusted in order to take correct measurements with a tripod. Select the tripod setting in the menu. You can switch on/off the reference point on the tripod. The setting can be seen on the display.

Bluetooth

This function is used to switch the Bluetooth ON or OFF.

Factory reset

The instrument has a Reset function. If you select the menu function Reset and conrm, the device returns

to the factory settings. All customised settings are also lost.

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Clear-Key

Cancel the last action. Press button .

OPERATION

Switch on and off

Switch on the instrument and laser. Pressing this button for a long time to switch the instrument off. The instrument switches off automatically after 3 minutes of inactivity.

Clear

Press button to delete the last action. Each single measurement can be deleted and remeasured, while making area or volume measurements.

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Reference setting

The default reference setting is from the rear of the instrument. Press button to set the reference from the front part of the instrument or from the edge. When the end-piece is folded out fully, the reference is set automatically from the edge of the instrument. Press button to set the front edge. While operating with tripod, set the reference into the position of the tripod via menu.

MEASUREMENT

Single distance measurement

Press button to activate the laser. When in continuous laser mode, press this button to trigger the distance measurement directly. Press button again to start measurement. The resu lt is sh own o n the di splay.

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Minimum/ Maximum measurement

This function allows the user to measure the minimum or maximum distance from a xed measuring point.

Press and hold down the button . Then slowly sweep the laser back and forth and up and down over

the desired target point (e.g. into the corner of a room).

Press to stop continuous measurement. The values for maximum and minimum distances are shown on the display. Last measured value is displayed in the low line.

FUNCTIONS

Addition/subtraction

The instrument can add and substract the results of the measurement. Press button to take the rst

measurement.

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Press button . Next measurement is added to the previous one.

Press button . Next measurement is substracted from the previous one.

Press button . The result is desplayed in the main display area.

Press button . Last action will be cancelled.

Area

Press button until the symbol is displayed.

Press button to take the rst measurement: length.

Press button to take the second measurement: width.

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The result of the measurement is displayed in the main display area. Additional information: perimeter is displayed above the main display area.

Volume

Press button until the symbol is displayed.

Press button to take the rst measurement: length.

Press button to take the second measurement: width.

Press button to take the third measurement: height.

The result of volume measurement is displayed in the main display area. Additional information: area and perimeter are displayed above the main display area.

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Wall-surface measrement

The wall surface measurement is used to determine the sum of several individual surfaces with a common height.

Press button until the symbol is displayed.

Press button to take the height measurement. (The height must be measured rst.)

Press button to measure the length of 1st wall.

Press button to measure the length of 2nd wall.

Press button to measure the length of Nth wall.

Additional information:the total surface value is shown in the summary line. The sum of all the lengths is

shown above the summary line.

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Tilt measurement

Press button to activate the tilt sensor. The symbol appears on the display. Depending on the setting the tilt is shown in ° or %. Press button to measure the inclination and the distance.

During tilt measurement, the instrument should be held without a transverse tilt (max. 10°).

Indirect vertical distance

Press button until the symbol is displayed.

Press button to measure the inclination and the distance. The summary line displays the result of the vertical distance. Additional information: horizontal distance is displayed above the summary line. Upper lines show inclination distance and angle of inclination.

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Staking out function

This function allows to set two different distances (a and b) and mark denite measured distance.

Press button until the symbol is displayed.

With buttons and you can adjust the values to suit the desired stacking out distance. After the

stacking out value is set, press button to conrm it. Press to cancel this setting.

After the stacking out value “a” is conrmed, value “b” is ashing on the display. The process of addition value “b” is the same as for value “a”. Press button when the value is set. Press button to cancel value “b”and return to the value “a”. Press button to start measurement.

Summary line shows the distance to the set value and the direction of the movement.

Additional information: distance from the reference point (surface) and the distance from the nearest set point to the reference point (surface).

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The displayed distance decreases if the instrument is moved slowly along the stake out line. The instrument starts to beep at a distance of 0.1m from the next stake out point.

Indirect measurement

The instrument can calculate distances by using Pythagoras’ theorem. This function is helpful, if the distance to measure can not be reached directly.

Make sure you adhere to the prescribed sequence of measurement:

• All target points must be in a horizontal or vertical plane on the wall surface.

• The best results are achieved when the instrument is rotated about xed point (e.g. with the

positioning bracket fully folded out and the instrument placed on a wall or the instrument is mounted on a tripod.

• It is possible to use the minimum / maximum function. The minimum value must be used for

measurements at right angles to the target; the maximum distance is used for all other measments.

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Pythagorean calculation Single Pythagorean calculation 1

This function allows to measure height or width of a building.

Press button until symbol appears on the display.

Press button . Aim at the upper point and trigger the measurement. The value is adopted.

Keep the instrument as horizontal as possible.

Press button to trigger the measurement . Then the value is adopted. You can also press and

hold down button to trigger continuous measurement. Sweep the laser back and forth and up and

down over the target point. The result is shown on the display. Additional information: triangle area and angle between measured distances are shown above the summary line.

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Pythagorean calculation 2

Press button until symbol appears on the display.

Press button to trigger the measurement. When the value is receivedm press button to take

next measurement .

The result is displayed in the summary line. Additional information: triangle area is shown above the summary line.

Pythagorean calculation 3 This calculation is used to determine a distance by 3 measurements.

Press button . Symbol appears on the display.

Press button to trigger the measurement. Then the rst value is received .

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Press button to trigger the measurement. Then the second value is received.

You can also press and hold down button to trigger continuous measurement. Sweep the laser

back and forth and up and down over the target point.

Press button to stop the measurement. The minimum value is received.

Press button to trigger the measurement. Then the third value is received.

The result is displayed in the summary line. Additional information: triangle area and angle between

rst and last measured distances are shown above the summary line.

Pythagorean calculation 4

This calculation is used to determine a height by 3 measurements.

Press button . Symbol appears on the display.

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