Leica X310 User Manual

Leica DISTOTM X310

The original laser distance meter

ENTable of Contents

Instrument Set-up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Display - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Insert batteries - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

Operations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

Switching ON/OFF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Clear - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Message Codes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Adjusting measuring reference / tripod - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Multifunctional endpiece - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Distance unit setting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Tilt unit setting- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Timer (automatic release) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Beep ON/OFF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Illumination ON/OFF- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Keypad lock ON - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Keypad lock OFF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6

Measuring Functions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7

Measuring single distance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Permament / Minimum-Maximum measuring- - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Add / Subtract - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Area - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Volume - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Triangular area - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Pythagoras (3-point)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Pythagoras (partial height) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Stake out - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Smart Horizontal Mode - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Height tracking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Memory (20 last displays) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

Delete Memory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

Calibration- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16

Calibration of tilt sensor (Tilt Calibration) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16

Technical Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17

Message Codes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

Care- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

Warranty - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

Safety Instructions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

Areas of responsibility - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Permitted use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Prohibited use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Hazards in use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Limits of use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Disposal- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Laser classification- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Labelling - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20

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ENInstrument Set-up

Display

On/Measure

Add

Area /

Volume /

Triangle area/

Pythagoras/

Stake out

Clear / Off

Subtract

Smart Hori­zontal Mode

Measuring

reference

Memory /
Unit

Timer

Introduction

The safety instructions and the user manual should be read
through carefully before the product is used for the first time.

The person responsible for the product must ensure that all
users understand these directions and adhere to them.

The symbols used have the following meanings:

WARNING

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

CAUTION

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

Important paragraphs which must be adhered to in practice as

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they enable the product to be used in a technically correct and

efficient manner.

Overview

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ENInstrument Set-up

Horizontal

measurement

Units

Stake out

Ceiling area

Wall area

Circumference

Measuring

reference

2nd result

Area / Volume

Tilt angle

Info

Slope distance

Addition /

Subtraction

Illumination

Memory

Timer

Triangle area

Battery
Min/Max

Measuring
Indirect height

Pythagoras

Main line

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To ensure a relia­ble use, do not
use zinc-carbon
batteries.

Change batteries
when battery
symbol is flashing.

Display

Insert batteries

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Switching ON/OFF Clear Message Codes

ON

OFF

2 sec

Device is turned
OFF.

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Press ON but­ton 2 sec to start
continuous laser
mode.

1x

Undo last action.

2x

Leave actual func­tion, go to default
operation mode.

If the message "InFo" appears with
a number, observe the instructions
in section "Message Codes".

Example:

Distance is measured from the
front of the device.

1

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Press button
2sec and ref­erence from
front is set
permanently.

Distance is measured
from the tripod thread
permanently.

2

Distance is measured from the rear
of the device (standard setting).

3

Adjusting measuring reference / tripod

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Multifunctional endpiece

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The orientation
of the endpiece
is automatically
detected and
the zero point is
accordingly ad­justed.

Switch between the
following units:

0.000 m

0.0000 m

0.00 m

0.00 ft

0‘00‘‘ 1/32

0.00 in

0 in 1/32

2 sec

Switch between the
following units:

0.0 °

0.0 %

2 sec

simultaneously

s

1

Adjust delay of auto­matic release (max.
60 sec, standard set­ting 5 sec)

2

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Once the key is released with the la­ser activated, the remaining seconds
until the measurement is displayed in
a countdown. The delayed release is
recommended for precise aiming
e.g. at long distances. It avoids shak­ing of the device when pressing the
measurement key.

Distance unit setting Tilt unit setting

Timer (automatic release)

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Beep ON/OFF Illumination ON/OFF

2 sec

simultane-

ously

2 sec

simultane-

ously

2 sec

simultane-

ously

PRESS

MINUS

1

within

2 sec

2

Keypad lock ON Keypad lock OFF

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