User manual

g)Usingthelevellingsystem
Theanglegaugecanbeusedasaconventionalspiritlevelwithbothofthelevelsthatareplacedonthe
sides.Withthehorizontallevelyoucanalignasurfaceoredgehorizontally.Withtheverticallevel,asurface
oredgecanbealignedvertically.
Maintenanceandcleaning
Theproductismaintenance-freeforyou;youshouldneverdismantleit(exceptforinsertingorreplacing
thebatteriesasdescribedintheseoperatinginstructions).Servicingorrepairmayonlybecarriedoutbya
specialist.
Useaclean,dry,softclothforcleaning.Donotuseaggressivecleaningagents,asthesecancausedis-
colouration.Topreventscratchmarksordamage,donotpresstoostronglyonthesurfaceandthedisplay
whencleaning.
Dustcaneasilyberemovedusingaclean,long-hairedbrushandavacuumcleaner.
Disposal
a)General
 Theproductmustnotbedisposedofwiththehouseholdwaste.
 Pleasedisposeoftheproduct,whenitisnolongerofuse,accordingtothecurrentstatutory
requirements.
 Removeanyinsertedbattery(orrechargeablebattery)anddisposeofitseparatelyfromthe
product.
b)Batteriesandrechargeablebatteries
Astheenduser,youarerequiredbylaw(BatteryOrdinance)toreturnallusedbatteriesandrechargeable
batteries;itisnotpermittedtodisposeofbatterieswithnormalhouseholdwaste.
 Contaminated(rechargeable)batteriesarelabelledwiththissymboltoindicatethatdisposal
inthedomesticwasteisforbidden.Thedesignationsfortheheavymetalsinvolvedare:Cd=
Cadmium,Hg=Mercury,Pb=Lead.
Usedbatteries,rechargeablebatteriesandcoincellscanbereturnedtocollectionpointsinyourmunicipality,
ourstoresorwhereverbatteries/rechargeablebatteries/coincellsaresold.Youtherebyfullyourstatutory
obligationsandcontributetotheprotectionoftheenvironment.
Technicaldata
Powersupply...............................2x1.5V-BatteryAAA(Micro)
Openingangle.............................0°to90°
Measurementaccuracy...............Levellingsystem:0.5mm/m
.....................................................Anglegauge:±0.2°
Automaticswitch-off....................afterapprox.3minutes
Ambientconditions......................Temperature0°Cto+40°C,airhumidity0%to80%relative,notcondens-
ing
Dimensions..................................600x62x28mm(LxWxH)
Weight.........................................580g(withbatteries)
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technicalstatusatthetimeofprinting.
©Copyright2015byConradElectronicSE.
Insertingbatteries,changingbatteries
• Removethescrewatthebackofthedisplayandopenthebatterycompartmentbytakingoffthebattery
compartmentcover.
• Insertthebatteriesintothebatterycompartmentcarefully,observingthecorrectpolarity(seethemarkings
inthebatterycompartment).
• Placethebatterycompartmentlidbackinthecorrectdirectionandsecureitwiththescrewthatisremoved
atthebeginning.
• Itisnecessarytochangethebatterieswhenthedisplaycontrastdecreasessharply,whenthedisplayturns
offbyitselfimmediatelyafterturningon,orwhenthechargingstatusindicatoronthedisplay(7)shows
onlytheoutlineofthebattery.Thechargingindicatorasdepictedinthepictureindicatesfullbatteries.
Operation
a)Switchingon/off
Brieypressthe“ON/OFF”button(1)toturnonorturnoffthespiritlevel.Afterbeingturnedon,thespiritlevel
isinthenormalmode(anglemeasurement).Ifthespiritlevelisat,“Err”willappearonthedisplay,indicating
thatnomeasurementcanbeconductedinthisposition.Themeasurementrangeisfrom0°to90°.Foran
overheadmeasurement,thedisplayindicatorrotatesautomaticallyby180°.Theanglegaugeswitchesoff
automaticallyafterapprox.3minutesifnobuttonsarepressedorthereisnomeasurementtosaveenergy.
b)“Audio”button
Withthe“Audio”button(2),youcanactivatebypressingitbrieyabeeperthatsendsyouanacousticsignal
whenreachingtheangle0°,45°or90°(+/-0.5°).Thefunctionisactivatedwhenthesymbolforthebeeper
(11)lightsupinthedisplay.Thefunctionisdeactivatedbypressingthebuttonagain.
c)“Reference”button
Whenthedeviceisnotinbalance,avaluedeviatingfromzerowillbeshownonthedisplay.Pressthe“REF”
button(3)tosetthecurrentangleasequaltozeroandtostartthemodeforrelativeangle.Thesymbol“S”
(8)willappearinthedisplayandtheanglevalueinthedisplaywillberesettozero.Pressthe“REF”button
(3)againaftermeasuringtoleavethemode.
d)“Hold”button
Pressthe“Hold”button(4)tofreezethecurrentmeasurementvalue.Thesymbol“H”(9)willappearinthe
display.Pressthe“Hold”button(4)againtoleavethemode.
e)“UNIT”button
Immediatelyafterthespiritlevelisturnedon,thedevicealwaysshowsthegradientangle(relativeto1metre)
inthemeasurementunitDegree(°).Thetrianglesymboloftheangleindicator(12)showswhethertheangle,
measuredintheverticalorhorizontalposition,isrisingorfalling.
Bypressingthe“UNIT”button(5),youcanswitchfromthemeasurementunitDegree(°)toPercent(%)or
theheightrelativetoonemetreintheunit“mm/m”or“inch/ft”(inthiscasethegradientisinrelationtothe
measurementunitft=foot).
Example:Foragradientof30°,afterpressingthe“UNIT”button,thedisplaywillshow57.72%gradientor
577mmheightrelativetoonemetreoraheightof67/8inch(relativeto1foot=304.8mm).
Anindicationinthemeasurementunit“inch/ft”offore.g.,“67/8inch/ft”meanstheheightrelativetoonefoot
(ft=304.8mm)is6inch(=152.4mm)+7/8inch(=22,23mm)=174.63mm.Minordeviationsforthe
indicator“inch/ft”aresystemicduetothedisplayoptionsofthedisplayandthemeasurementvaluelogging
(roundingerrors)andthuspuremathematicallypossible.Thereforeinthedisplayinthedisplayvariantabove
themeasurementunit“inch/ft”foreachmeasurementvalue,a“+”ora“-”isshownadditionally.Whenfor
e.g.,a“+”isshown,thedisplayedvalue(fore.g.,67/8inch)isabout“1/16inch”higherinrealitythanwhat
isshowninthedisplay.
f)“CAL”button
Switchonthedeviceandsetitonasmoothandatsurface.Thedisplayisnowtowardsyou.Pressand
holdthe“CAL”button(6)untilthesymbol“CAL1”appearsonthedisplay.Youarenowinthecalibration
mode.Leavethedevicetostandstillforafewminutes.Rotatethedeviceonthespotby180°(thedisplay
isnowawayfromyou).Pressandholdthe“CAL”button(6)untilthesymbol“CAL2”appearsonthedisplay.
Whentheindicator“CAL2”isoffafterashingthreetimes,thecalibrationiscompletedandthecurrentvalue
isshownonthedisplay.
 Thecalibrationmustbedoneonaatsurfaceinaplacewithalessthan5°upordowngradi-
ent.Ifthevalueexceeds5°,theerrormessage“Err”(Error)appearsandthecalibrationcannot
beperformed.Thedevicemustbeswitchedonagaintoinitiateanewcalibration.Duringthe
calibration,neitherthedevicenortheplatformcanbemoved.