Calculated Industries 6260 User Manual

USER’S

GUIDE

AreaTake-Off ToolandDigitizing System

Model #6260

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

PACKAGE CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

RIGHT-HAND ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

LEFT-HAND ASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

KEY DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MEASURING KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

FUNCTION KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SETUP KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

USING THE ULTRA SCALE MASTER PRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

UNDERSTANDING THE LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

BUILT-IN SCALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

SHAPES AND DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

MEASURING POLYLINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

MEASURING SIMPLE POLYGONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

MEASURING TAKE-OUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

MEASURING COMPLEX POLYGONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

MEASURING IRREGULAR SHAPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

MEASURING ARCS AND CIRCLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

MEASURING ARCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

MEASURING 3-POINT CIRCLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

CUSTOM SCALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

SETTING A MEASURED CUSTOM SCALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

SETTING AN ENTERED CUSTOM SCALE (IMPERIAL MODE) . . . . .38

SETTING A HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

DIGITIZER MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

PC INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

SENDING VALUES TO YOUR PC (PC SEND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

PREFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

APPENDIX A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

ACCURACY/ERRORS/AUTO SHUT-OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

APPENDIX B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

RESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

APPENDIX C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

APPENDIX D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

REPAIR AND RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

INTRODU CTION

The Ultra Scale Master Pro has been speciﬁ cally desig ne d for r e sidenti a l and light commerci a l builders a nd contrac tor s requir i ng a re a a nd volume take-offs. Use it for estimating project materials a nd co sts, for measuring, storing and calculating perimeters, areas, and volumes fr om architectural plans and other ty p es of sc a led drawings. Use the Ultra Scale Master Pro to calculate t he a re a a nd volume of irregular shapes; it can also be used as a digitizer. A PC interface is included to enable data and measurements to be sent to PC applications. The Ultra Scale Master Pro may be used with or without a PC.

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SETUP

PACKAGE CONTENTS

Your package contain s the following piece s:

Four “AAA ” batteries (already installed)

Female End Cap

Corner Connector

Long Reﬂ ector Bar

Ultra Scale Master Pro

model 6260 (Puck)

USB Cable

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Long Reﬂ ector Bar

Carrying Case

User’s Guide, Quick Reference Guide, and Quick Setup Sheet

Short Reﬂ ector Bar

Male End Cap

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RIGHT-HAND ASSEMBLY

Assemble the reﬂ e ctor bars as shown. Align the corner connector at a 90° angle at the top left corner of the plans.

NOTE: Sloping side of the Reﬂ ector

Bars face outward.

5. Slide Female End Cap onto the male end of the ﬁ rst Long Reﬂ ector Bar.

The Female End Cap is preinstalled for a Right-Hand conﬁ guration.

2. Insert the male end of the second

Long Reﬂ ector Bar into the female end of the Corner Connector.

1. Insert the male end of the

Corner Connector into the female end of the ﬁ rst Long Reﬂ ector Bar.

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2nd Long Reﬂ ecto r Bar Short Reﬂ ector Bar

Right

Puck Arm

NOTE: Sloping side of the Reﬂ ector

Bars face outward.

3. Insert the male

end of the Short Reﬂ ector Bar into the female end of the second Long Reﬂ ector Bar.

FINAL ASSEMBLY

The ultrasonic beams are sent from the left arm of the Puck to the top bar, then reﬂ ected back, and from the right arm of the Puck to the side bar, then reﬂ ected back as shown above.

The Puck can be moved to any point within the bars as long as the left arm remains parallel to the top bar and the right arm remains parallel to the side bar as shown above.

4. Insert the Male End Cap into

the female end of the Short Reﬂ ector Bar. The Male End Cap is preinstalled for a RightHand conﬁ guration.

1st Long Reﬂ ector Bar

Left

Puck Arm

Right-Hand

Conﬁ guration

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LEFT-HAND ASSEMBLY

Assemble the reﬂ ector bars as shown. Align the corner connector at a 90° angle at the top right corner of the plans.

4. Insert the male end of the Short Reﬂ ector

Bar into the Female Bar End Cap.

NOTE: Sloping side of the Reﬂ ector

Bars face outward.

5. Insert the the male end of

the second Long Reﬂ ector Bar into the female end of the Short Reﬂ ector Bar.

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1. Insert male end

of the Corner Connector into the female end of the second Long Reﬂ ector Bar.

1. Insert the male end of the

ﬁ rst Long Reﬂ ector Bar into the female end of the Corner Connector.

2nd Long Reﬂ ector BarShort Reﬂ ector Bar

1st Long Reﬂ ector Bar

Left

Puck Arm

Left-Hand

Conﬁ guration

Right

Puck Arm

4. Insert the Male Bar

End Cap into the female end of the ﬁ rst Long Reﬂ ector Bar.

FINAL ASSEMBLY

The ultrasonic beams are sent from the right arm of the Puck to the top bar, then reﬂ ected back, and from the left arm of the Puck to the side bar, then reﬂ ected back as shown above.

The Puck can be moved to any point within the bars as long as the right arm remains parallel to the top bar and the left arm remains parallel to the side bar as shown above.

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GETTING STARTED

Once assem bly and se tup are complete, proceed with the following steps in order to begin measuring.

1. When placing the bar s and secu ring the drawing, make sure that the bars are at least 1" from the outermost me a surements.

2. It is essential that the ba r s r e m ain ﬁ xed relative to the drawing’s position. Scrib e a line to ma rk t he initia l lo c at ion of t he ba r s as a reference point should t he bars shift.

3. The Puck should maintain a 45° ang le withi n the bars while measuring.

4. Ensure that the measuring sur face is ﬂ at and smoot h. Ma ke sure there are no folds, tears, or raise d areas of the pla ns.

5. Make sure there ar e no ob jects between the Puck a nd the bars. Th is includes hands, arms, penci ls or pens, USB cable, cups, scale rulers, etc.

6. Make sure th at no air cur r e nt is blowi ng directly into the measu ring area. Air blowi ng into the measu ring path ca n r e sult in no measureme nt re ad ing.

7. To get accurate measurements, make sur e that the Puck and the bars are close to the a mbient temperat ure of the work environment.

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Right-Hand Conﬁ guration Shown

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KEY DEFINITIONS

MEASURING KEYS

The keys shown are u s ed for taking measure me nt s on the blueprint and operat ing the display (D-Pad key).

[END]

Ends polyli ne measurement, displaying t he tot al perime ter. Also ends the 2-Point Circle measureme nt when measuring a diameter, displaying the circumference (perimeter).

[CLOSE — ]

Completes the Polygon or a 2-Point Ci rc le and displays the calculated area. Results are identiﬁ ed as negat ive values. When measuring a Polygon, this key connect s the last measured point to the sta rt point.

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[ON/CLEAR]

Turns the u nit ON and clears the display. Holding down t he [ON/CLEAR] key for 1.5 s e cond s also powers the unit off.

[CLOSE +]

Completes the Polygon or a 2-Point Ci rc le and displays the calculated area. Results are identiﬁ ed as po sit ive values. When measuring a Polygon, this key connect s the last measured point to the sta rt point.

[MEASURE]

Takes a measurement between points.

Important Notes regarding the [ON/ CL EAR] key:

If [ON/CLEAR] is pressed during measurement, the last measured point is undone and the previous measurement is displayed. A second press of [ON/CLEAR] ends the measurement (as if the [END] key w as pressed) and clears the main display.

During an Arc or Circle measu rement, h o wever, a second press of [ON/ CLEAR] exits the A r c or Circle meas urement mode, discarding any measure d points.

Additionally, if a n error message is displayed during a mea surement, pressing [ON/CLEAR] clears the error message and displays the previous measure ment.

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FUNCTION KEYS

[UNDO]

Undoes the previous mea surement. Allows you to undo the last 10 measurement s (if applicable) while in measure mode. If a mea surement has been close d or e nded, it wi ll undo the close or end act ion and t he previous 9 measurements upon r epeated pre ss es of

[UNDO].

[SET]

Used in conjunction with the [HEIGHT] and [SCALE] keys to set a Height or Custom Scale (See Setting a Height and Setting Custom Scale sections.) Also used to access secondary functions (e.g., M-, MC).

[M+]

Adds the displayed value to accumulative Memory (except when setting a Height or Cus tom Scale).

[SET] [M+] (M—)

Subtracts the displayed value from the accumulative Memory (except during a measure ment).

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[PC SEND]

When conne cted to a PC, sends the value on the mai n display in decim al format to the PC (see PC Interface section).

[ARC/ CIRC]

First press identiﬁ es a new measurement as an Arc, second consecut ive press identi ﬁ es it as a Circle. Thre e points must be measu r ed for an Arc; two points (diameter) or three points must be measured for a c ircle. The Ultra Scale Master Pro will auto-close thre e-point Arc or Circle measureme nts.

[MR] (Memory Recal l)

First press displays the accumulative Memory value; second consecutive press displays Memory Count; thi rd consecut ive press displays the Memory Average. Repeated presse s cycle back through this list of values.

[SET] [MR] (Memor y Clear)

Clears the accumulative Memory.

Directional Pad (D-PAD)

When a measurement is ended or closed, pressing the D-Pad displays calcu l ated values (disabled during mea suring). Also used for set ting Preference s, Height, and Cus tom Scales.

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SETUP KEYS

The buttons shown below are accessed by sliding the bottom cover down until they are revealed.

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[MODE]

Used to select from the list of available modes (see Built-In Scales section).

[SET] [MODE]

Used to move back through the list of available modes.

[SCALE]

Used to select from the list of available scales within each mode (see Built-In Scal e s section).

[SET] [SCALE]

Used to move back through the list of available scales.

[DIGITIZER]

Sets unit into digitizing mode for use with digitizing software (see Digitizer Mode section).

[RESET]

Clears all values and resets all setting s inclu d ing Preferenc e s to their factory defaults. (Use the end of a paperclip or something of similar size to press.)

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