Leica CS25 GNSS plus, CS25 LRBT plus, CS25 plus User Manual

Leica CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus
User Manual
Version 1.0
English
CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Introduction
Introduction
Purchase Congratulations on the purchase of a Leica CS25 plus.
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. Always refer to this information when you need to contact your agency or Leica Geosystems authorised service workshop.
Trademarks • Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and other countries
• CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation
Bluetooth
®
is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
• SD Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Validity of this manual
This manual applies to the Leica CS25 plus, CS25 GNSS plus and CS25 LRBT plus rugged tablet computer. Where there are differences between the various instruments they will be clearly described.
Available documentation
* only available as Online Help
Refer to the following resources for all CS25 plus documentation/software:
• the Leica USB documentation card
• Windows 7 Recovery DVD (including User Guide)
• https://myworld.leica-geosystems.com
Name Description/Format
Leica CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus Quick Guide
Provides an overview of the product together with tech­nical data and safety directions. Intended as a quick reference guide.
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Leica CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus 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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Name Description/Format
Zeno GIS Getting Started Guide
Describes the general working of the product in standard use. Intended as a quick reference field guide.
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Zeno Connect Getting Started Guide
Describes the general working of the product in standard use. Intended as a quick reference field guide.
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Zeno GIS Help
*
Overall comprehensive help to the product and applica­tion functions. Included are detailed descriptions of special software/hardware settings and software/hard­ware functions.
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CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Introduction
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maximum security.
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CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Table of Contents
Table of Contents
In this manual Chapter Page
1Safety Directions
1.1 General Introduction 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 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC 9
1.7 FCC Statement, Applicable in U.S. 11
2 Description of the System
12
2.1 Overview 12
2.2 Terminology 12
2.3 System Concept 13
2.3.1 Software Concept 13
2.3.2 Power Concept 13
2.3.3 Data Storage Concept 13
2.4 CS25 plus Components 14
3User Interface
15
3.1 Keyboard 15
3.2 Operating Principles 16
4Operation
17
4.1 Equipment Setup 17
4.1.1 Fixing the Display Foil to the CS 17
4.1.2 Inserting and Removing a SIM Card and SD Card 17
4.1.3 Attaching the L1/L2 GNSSHelix Antenna 20
4.2 Power Functions 20
4.3 Batteries 21
4.3.1 Operating Principles 21
4.3.2 Changing the Battery 21
4.3.3 Charging the Battery 22
4.3.4 Switching between Left and Right Battery 23
4.4 LED Indicators on CS25 plus 24
4.5 Using the Digital Camera 25
4.6 Calibrating the Touch Screen 25
5Software
26
5.1 Menu Button Options 26
5.2 Hot Tab Software Utility Functions 27
5.3 WWAN Application 28
5.4 Installing a Language Pack in Windows 7 30
5.5 Windows Activation Guide 32
5.6 Reinstalling the Windows Operating System 32
5.7 Good to Know... 33
6 Care and Transport
34
6.1 Transport 34
6.2 Storage 34
6.3 Cleaning and Drying 35
CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Table of Contents
7Technical Data
36
7.1 CS25 plus Technical Data 36
7.2 Conformity to National Regulations 38
8 Software Licence Agreement
39
CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Safety Directions
1Safety Directions
1.1 General Introduction
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 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 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.
CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Safety Directions
1.2 Definition of Use
Intended use • Remote control of product.
• Data communication with external appliances.
Reasonably forsee­able 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.
• 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.
The following advice is only valid for battery charger, power adapter and car adapter.
Environment Suitable for use in dry environments only and not under adverse conditions.
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 or lasers are respected.
CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Safety Directions
1.5 Hazards of Use
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 instal­lations and follow their instructions.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Safety Directions
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.
WARNING
Only Leica Geosystems authorised service workshops are entitled to repair these prod­ucts.
The following advice is only valid for battery charger, power adapter and car adapter.
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.
The following advice is only valid for batteries, power adapter or docking station.
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.leica­geosystems.com/treatment or received from your Leica Geosystems dealer.
1.6 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC
Description The term Electromagnetic Compatibility is taken to mean the capability of the product
to function smoothly in an environment where electromagnetic radiation and electro­static discharges are present, and without causing electromagnetic disturbances to other equipment.
WARNING
Electromagnetic radiation can cause disturbances in other equipment.
Although the product meets the strict regulations and standards which are in force in this respect, Leica Geosystems cannot completely exclude the possibility that other equipment may be disturbed.
The product is a class A product when operated with the internal batteries. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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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CAUTION
There is a risk that disturbances may be caused in other equipment if the product is used with accessories from other manufacturers, for example field computers, personal computers or other electronic equipment, non-standard cables or external batteries.
Precautions:
Use only the equipment and accessories recommended by Leica Geosystems. When combined with the product, they meet the strict requirements stipulated by the guide­lines and standards. When using computers or other electronic equipment, pay atten­tion to the information about electromagnetic compatibility provided by the manufac­turer.
CAUTION
Disturbances caused by electromagnetic radiation can result in erroneous measure­ments.
Although the product meets the strict regulations and standards which are in force in this respect, Leica Geosystems cannot completely exclude the possibility that the product may be disturbed by intense electromagnetic radiation, for example, near radio transmitters, two-way radios or diesel generators.
Precautions:
Check the plausibility of results obtained under these conditions.
CAUTION
If the product is operated with connecting cables attached at only one of their two ends, for example external supply cables, interface cables, the permitted level of elec­tromagnetic radiation may be exceeded and the correct functioning of other products may be impaired.
Precautions:
While the product is in use, connecting cables, for example product to external battery, product to computer, must be connected at both ends.
Radios or digital cellular phones
Use of product with radio or digital cellular phone devices:
WARNING
Electromagnetic fields can cause disturbances in other equipment, in installations, in medical devices, for example pacemakers or hearing aids and in aircraft. It can also affect humans and animals.
Precautions:
Although the product meets the strict regulations and standards which are in force in this respect, Leica Geosystems cannot completely exclude the possibility that other equipment can be disturbed or that humans or animals can be affected.
• Do not operate the product with radio or digital cellular phone devices in the vicinity of filling stations or chemical installations, or in other areas where an explosion hazard exists.
• Do not operate the product with radio or digital cellular phone devices near to medical equipment.
• Do not operate the product with radio or digital cellular phone devices in aircraft.
CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Safety Directions
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1.7 FCC Statement, Applicable in U.S.
WARNING
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Leica Geosystems for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Labelling CS25 plus
Product Name: 7” Rugged Tablet PC Model No: CS25
Power :12V 4.16A Leica Geosystems AG CH-9435 Heerbrugg
Manufactured Date : Made in Taiwan
This device co mpl ie s wi th pa r t 15 of th e FCC Rules.Operation is subject to the following two c o ndi ti on s: ( 1 ) Th is d evi ce may not cause harmful interference,and ( 2 ) This device must a cc e pt any interference received,including interference that may cause undesired operation. This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference­Causing Equipment Regulations.Cet appareil numerique de la C las se B r es pec te t out es les exigences du Reglement sur le material brouilleur du Canada.
I.T.E E327350
003137_002
CS25 (GNSS/LRBT) plus, Description of the System
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2 Description of the System
2.1 Overview
System compo­nents
2.2 Terminology
CS25 plus general description
The CS25 plus is a compact high performance, low weight rugged tablet computer designed for outdoor & fieldwork usage. The CS25 plus can withstand severe environ­mental conditions including vibration, shock, moisture and temperature variations. The CS25 plus is suitable for use in harsh environments such as construction sites, ware­houses, military, manufacturing and field service.
CS25 plus available models
*1 removable
CS25_001
Model
Touch screen
Colour display
Internal GSM/CDMA/
UMTS modem
Internal batteries*1128 GB SSD
(solid-state drive)
Bluetooth
(standard short range)
Bluetooth
(long range)
Wireless LAN
802.11b/g
Windows 7 Ultimate
L1/L2 GNSS
board
CS25 plus - -
CS25 GNSS plus - 
CS25 LRBT plus   - -
Use the supplied stylus on the screens of the touch screen.
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