Leica DISTO classic User Manual

User Manual

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DISTO TMclassic

Product identification

The identification label for your product is fitted on the back. The serial number is in the battery compartment. Enter model and serial number in your User Manual, and always refer to this information when you need to contact your agency or service centre.

Model: DISTO...........................

Serial no.: ................................

Congratulations on your purchase of a DISTO.

This User Manual contains important safety instructions

(see section "Safety Instructions") as well as instructions on use of the instrument. Read carefully through the User Manual before you switch on the instrument.

DISTO classic Hand-held laser meter

Important paragraphs which must be adhered to in practice as they enable the product to be used in a technically correct and efficient manner.

CAUTION:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or an unintended use which, if not avoided, may result in minor injury and/or in appreciable material, financial and environmental damage.

WARNING:

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or an unintended use which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

DANGER:

Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

The symbols used in this User Manual have the following meanings:

Symbols Used

Press a key briefly (press/release!)

Press two keys simultaneously

"Double-Click" (Press the same key twice)

Press for a certain period

Display, e.g. "Set"

Symbols Used

Contents

Open Instrument ......................................8

Insert Batteries .......................................10

Display.....................................................12

Keypad.....................................................13

ON Key and Measurement Key .........14

Measuring ..........................................14

Continuous measurement (Tracking).1 5

Laser in continuous operation .............15

Plus/Minus Key...................................16

Quick switching off .............................16

In roll mode.........................................16

Partial heights, chain values ...............1 6

Multiplication Key ..............................17

Area ...................................................17

Volume ...............................................17

Time delay release .............................18

Equal Key............................................19

Doubling a measured value ................19

Setting Key .........................................20

Settings in roll mode ...........................20

Setting reference only for one

measurement .....................................21

Set desired reference

to "Permanent" ...................................22

Measure with additional tolerance ......23

Unit - metre / feet / feet inch...............24

”Beep“ during operation ......................25

Resetting ............................................26

Contents

Function Key ..................................... 27

Recall last measured value (stack).....27

Saving a constant (Fnc 1)................... 28

Recalling the constant ........................28

Continuous measurement (Tracking)

Maximum (Fnc 2) ...............................2 9

Continuous measurement (Tracking)

Minimum (Fnc 3) ................................30

Pythagoras, height measurement

(Fnc 4)................................................3 1

User Information.....................................34

Range ..................................................34

Rough Surfaces ................................. 3 4

Transparent Surfaces ........................35

Wet, Smooth or High-Gloss Surfaces35

Illumination .........................................35

Environment ....................................... 36

Free-handed aiming ...........................36

Inclined, Round Surfaces ..................37

In the field ...........................................37

Accessories ........................................38

Telescopic viewer (667478) ................ 38

Wrist strap (667491) ...........................3 9

Shoulder strap (563 879) ....................39

Carrying pouch (667 169) ...................39

Level (667 158)...................................39

Target plate (563875)..........................40

Holster (667489).................................40

Software .............................................40

Contents

Safety Instructions .................................41

Use of the Instrument ........................ 4 1

Permitted use .....................................41

Prohibited uses...................................41

Limits to use .......................................42

Areas of Responsibility .....................43

Hazards in Use ................................... 4 4

Laser Classification ...........................47

Labelling .............................................48

DISTO with Telescopic Viewfinder....50

Electromagnetic Compatibility

(EMC) .................................................. 51

Care and Storage ...................................5 4

Care .....................................................54

Storage ...............................................54

Transport ............................................55

Despatch ............................................55

Message Codes ...................................... 56

Technical Data ........................................57

Remarks on Measuring Accuracy........5 8

Set Mark for Viewfinder .........................60

Accuracy Tests.......................................61

1. Lay the DISTO onto the User Manual,

as shown below.

2. Hold a large coin between both thumbs.

Open Instrument

3. Press coin downwards at an angle

against the last notch.

4. By pressing downwards at an angle and

to the front simultaneously, the battery compartment can be easily opened.

Open Instrument

Insert Batteries

If battery voltage is too low the battery symbol appears on the display. Fit new batteries.

Always replace the complete battery set!

- Do not use old and new batteries together.

- Do not use batteries from different manufacturers or batteries of different types.

- For type of battery, refer to Technical Data.

5. Remove end cover.

6. Replace batteries.

Fit batteries the right way round.

Never intentionally hit the end cover against a hard object - the battery compartment may be forced open!

To save power, the DISTO switches off automatically after 90 seconds if a key is not pressed.

Insert Batteries

7. Insert end cover as shown below.

8. Close end cover carefully. Must click into place.

Display

Laser "on" Measurement reference (rear, front, stand) Reset the instrument to factory settings Display of the mathematical operators Main display (e.g. measured distance) Time symbol for time delay release Units (m / ft / ft in) Auxiliary display, (e.g. area) Battery display Pythagoras function Constant function Recall last 20 values Beep (on/off) Information Contact customer service Offset adjustment (≠ 0)

1 2

3 4 5 6

7 8 9

11 12 13 14 15 16

2 3

8 7

14 13 12 11 10 9

Keypad

On key and measurement key Plus, forwards Multiply Functions Menu, normal mode Equals, enter Minus, back

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Switch on DISTO. In general for all keys:

Press and then release (basic function).

Switch on laser, the symbol flashes on the display (automatic

switch off after 30 sec).

A second press starts the distance measurement, "diSt" appears briefly on the display.

Measuring

ON Key and Measurement Key

A second, long press (approx. 1 sec) initiates continuous

measurement (tracking) mode. "trc" appears on the display. The

measurements are repeated in a fraction of a second.

Continuous measurement (Tracking)

ON Key and Measurement Key

A distance measurement is triggered each time the key is pressed.

Laser in continuous operation

In normal mode, press key until the

symbol is continuously

illuminated and a long "beep" is heard.

; ; Stop.

Press simultaneously –

= Quick switch off of the DISTO.

Measurement + measurement = sum / e.g. of partial heights

Measurement Addition Measurement = Sum

Plus/Minus Key

Quick switching off

Partial heights, chain values

Measurement – measurement = difference

Measurement Subtraction Measurement = Difference

In the same way chain values.

In roll mode

In roll mode , have the function of a cursor in the memory. (See page 19, 20)

Area

Volume

Measurement x measurement x measurement = Volume

Measurement Multiplication Measurement = Area

Multiplication Key

Measurement x measurement = area

Sum of areas

In the same way, areas/volumes can be added together.

Time delay release

On the screen it shows " " (delay) and a number (delay in seconds) appear on the display.

As long as the key is kept pressed, the delay is increased.

Once the key is released, the seconds 59, 58, 57 ... remaining until the reading is made are displayed. The last 5 secs. are counted down with a "beep". After the last "beep", the measurement is made, the measured value can be read on the display.

Switch on Keep pressed

Multiplication Key

Provides the results of mathematical operations, such

as areas, volumes...

Settings are confirmed, in the same way as "enter" is used on a PC. Use selected setting or continue with computing using called value.

Equal Key

Doubling a measured value

Using , a measured value can be very easily doubled, e.g. for determining the

length of the walls in a room: Using measure measure

half the length of the walls, then and again and the length of the walls is calculated.

Settings in roll mode

Setting Key

The Setting key places the DISTO in the normal mode. This key has the same function as "Clear" on a PC.

Reference Offset Units

BeepReset

The instrument settings can be changed in roll mode.

Applies to all settings in roll mode:

Switch on DISTO. Press once briefly (normal mode).

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