DUAL GRADE LASER USER'S MANUAL
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1. EN61000 4 2 95 EN61000 4 3 96 LASER RADIATION AVOID DIRECT EYE EXPOSURE CLASS 3R LASER PRODUCT can still operate some 20 hours Using a lower rotation speed will prolong the lasers operation time per charge The battery indicator 15 on the display gives a rough indication of the remaining battery life The display will show a blinking battery indicator when the battery is low and close to power down If the DLx shuts down due to low battery the display will show bA Lo In this case shut the laser off and charge Charge the battery for 7 hours for full charge The first 4 hours will charge fast The laser can be operated when charging In emergency situations as little as 15 minutes of charging will give several hours of battery life A full charge over the weekend should give you more than a week s operation If possible stick to this charging scheme If you charge more often it will shorten the life of the battery You need not worry about overcharging The charger can be left connected to the instrument without risking battery damage The external power cable can be connected to a 12V battery for long uninterrupted operation The DLx will not charge off the 12V cable Longer periods of non use without charging will drain the batteries causing poor capacity You will need to charge and discharge a couple of times to get the battery up to full capacity after a longer period on the shelf This will however not cause notice2. What s what Operation Calibration Battery power Technical specification Warranty 1 ERROR CONDITIONS AND DISPLAY MESSAGES NDUN E2ER2 or E2ER4 0 Possible calibration error contact your dealer Pg Poa Bo ee Level vial symbol indicates OUT OF LEVEL condition Follow the bubble to correct CALON eese Field calibration enabled WINDIX o n Flashing indication that Wind is set to lower sensitivity CONF oerien Start of user configuration menu MODE button pressed CODE oir rr A iam Prompts you to enter a code for a protected function FALSE BAD CODE 000008 Wrong code has been entered OO OO sessirnar a a Manual mode selected no automatic levelling TOO HOT ansessor uiii Laser shut off because of too hot temperature Shield from sun trY AgAln Soon Internal battery too low for 12V power Wait up to 20 min BAD EBATT 00cccccccccceeeeeeneees External 12V battery voltage too low TNT EEA AA E EE EET Tilt function has shut off laser because of disturbance NO LASER BEAM Laser not levelled Check Sector Shutoff and display message NO ROTATION o oo Check PRM speed setting otherwise contact your dealer BATTERY SYMBOL NOT SHOWING DURING CHARGING 05 Check mains power replace charger The manufacturer states that this equipment conforms completely with the following harmonized European standards EN61000 6 4 97 EN55011 class A 98 EN61000 6 2 99
3. and change its value with the buttons After a few seconds of inactivity the blinking stops Setting the Y grade is done in the same way but using the Y control panel The self levelling action is centered around the grade you put in This means that as you increase the grade the mechanism comes closer to the self levelling range limit When you need an X grade larger than 12 you need to mount the laser using the second tilted 5 8 thread no 6 in What s what Setting the rotation speed On either control panel press the mone button 11 The current rotation speed is shown on the display Change the speed with the buttons You can select the following speeds 75 150 300 600 900 and 1200 rpm Note that the DLx draws more current the higher you set the rotation speed For long battery life use a lower speed For higher accuracy when working with machine receivers and machine control systems use a higher speed User configuration On either control panel press the mone button 11 and keep it depressed for a few seconds You can now see the user configuration screen on the display In this mode you can control seven functions Mirroring of the Y axis grade Tilt function Auto Manual Keylock Wind Scope and House Scroll through the functions with the arrow buttons toggle the function with the buttons Mirroring of the Y axis grade This function allows you to conveniently switch sign on the Y axis e g from 3 25 to 3
4. 25 When grading roads it enables you to grade the camber on one side of the road then with the same laser setup switch sign of the Y grade to do the opposite camber The cross axis grade indicator 6 shows in which direction the Y grade is running Change the direction by toggling with the buttons The direction changes on the indicator and the laser automatically adjusts to the new grade Tilt function With the tilt function activated the laser will turn off and warn if it has accidentally moved since startup To start again after the laser has tilted press ON orr The Tilt function indicator 12 shows the status of the function Manual Auto By selecting MANUAL you turn off the self levelling mechanism of the DLx This enables you to set up manually for instance to work steeper slopes than 20 The display shows MANUAL 10 Please be careful when using this function as the Tilt function will not work The laser can be knocked out of position without warning you
5. 7 WARRANTY Products sold by AMA Laser AB AMA are warranted by the company in the following manner to the following extent Subject to the succeeding provision hereof AMA warrants products sold by AMA twenty four 24 months after date of invoice from AMA The manufacturer s liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing any product returned to the factory or authorised service centre and judged upon inspection to have been defective in material or workmanship This warranty covers the cost of labour as well as parts but does not cover the cost of transportation to the factory or authorised service centre The forgoing states the entire liability of AMA to the owner of a registered AMA product AMA shall not be held responsible for any consequential damages of any kind The forgoing is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied In case of malfunction contact your AMA dealer for shipping instructions To help us with our records we would very much appreciate if you fill out the warranty card and return it to your appointed AMA dealer Alternatively you can register on our home site www amalaser com AMA Laser AB Frasarvagen 7 SE 142 50 SKOGAS SWEDEN Tel 46 0 8981098 Fax 46 0 8981099 E mail info amalaser com LASER RADIATION AVOID DIRECT EYE EXPOSURE CLASS 3R LASER PRODUCT F IMA LASER LDU DUAL GRADE LASER USER S MANUAL CONTENTS Error conditions and display messages
6. ON Calibration checks should be done regularly to ensure good results Mount the DLx on a tripod Set X and Y grades to 0 Using the sight grove aim the laser in positive X direction at a receiver at a distance of 50m set the reciever to its minimum deadband Adjust the height to get a stable centre reading from the receiver Turn the laser around 180 degrees aim at the receiver and check the height difference Do the same check in the Y direction If you error in any of the axes is larger than 5mm your laser is out of calibration and should be sent to your AMA Laser Systems dealer for calibration 5 BATTERY POWER The DLx is powered by an in built battery pack The battery life during operation is about 60 hours under normal conditions with a fresh battery pack With a worn battery pack and in cold temperatures the laser 2 WHAT S WHAT 1 Telescope or sight groves X and Y axes 2 Rotating head laser radiation output 3 Control panel X axis 4 Handle 5 Control panel Y axis 6 5 8 thread for high X grades 7 5 8 thread for low X grades 8 Charger connector 2 11 12 13 14 15 rete VSS YS X BU mamm 7 7 OFF MANUAL AUTO w 03 02 ww G G On Off Direction indicator Value of grade or RPM Percent Promille indicator RPM indicator Cross axis grade indicator Keylock indicator gt Arrow Move right on display 4 Arrow Move left on display Manual Auto indicator Mode Switc
7. Wind The Wind function gives you a chance to work in windy or vibrating conditions when the beam otherwise shuts off because of inaccuracy It works with a time delay before a disturbance is acted upon by the automatic self levelling Set Wind between 1 3 for increasing wind or vibration Note that the accuracy decreases with a higher value Wind is always set to O inactive at startup SCT sector shutoff With this function you can turn off a sector of the laser beam to avoid reflections from windows or to enable the use of several lasers without interference between them The full rotation is divided into 8 sectors as indicated on the display by the square to the left of sct The indicator square is shown with correct directions i e the low end of the square is facing you Solid line means laser on Select sct with or then move around the rotation with the arrow buttons Toggle each sector using for laser on for laser off The chosen sector is blinking and the status is shown ON or Leave sct by pressing mone When working close to a windowed wall turn off the two or three sectors pointing towards the windows Scope If you use the telescope to align the X axis accurately you can use the score function to calibrate the x axis to the scope It is the same function as if you are using adjustment screws on the telescope This adjustment rotates the internal movement To calibrate Mount the DLx on a tripod ensure that the housing is
8. able permanent damage For best performance make a habit of maintenance charging once a month 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LASER SOURCE 0cccceeceeeees Visible diode 635nm Class 3R 3A Illa WORKING RANGE 0000006 500 m radius ACCURACY AT 0 GRADE 5mm per 100m GRADE RESOLUTION 0 0 001 GRADE RANGE X DIRECTION 5 to 20 GRADE RANGE Y DIRECTION 7 to 7 SELF LEVELLING RANGE 11 ROTATION SPEED 0068 O to 1200 Rpm OPERATING TEMPERATURE 20 to 50 centigrades 4 F to 120 F BATTERY siceictisncsstesiazetendhetiancvintedebents Built in NiCd 5 0Ah 12V CHARGING TIME 0 00000 7 Hrs OPERATING TIME PER CHARGE 60 Hrs typical DUS PEAY co ccseseecdseensccasetemmariasenrncdstoee 2 Custom LCD high visibility displays backlight HOUSE vescusdovietesrabusonesinguedeinantsoaascstal All aluminium Fully waterproof submersible and nitrogen purged DIMENSIONS 00 00cceeeeeeeeeee H 20cm 7 8 With alignment scope 24cm 9 45 W 21cm 8 27 D 24cm 9 45 WENGE eorr 5 3Kg 11 68 lbs Keylock To avoid accidental change of the grade you can disable all buttons except ON orF and MODE by activating Keylock To turn this function off press mope The display lights the KEYLOCK indicator when the function is active
9. h to RPM or user configuration Tilt function indicator Plus Increase grade or toggle function Minus Decrease grade or toggle function Battery indicator RPM gt KEYLOCK 3 OPERATION Turning the laser on Place the x on the tripod align the housing with the sight grove Turn the laser on with the on orF button 1 on the laser key pad If the housing is too tilted the laser will not turn on and the display will show a stylized level bubble to indicate which direction to adjust Code lock If the code lock function is enabled by your dealer you will be prompted to dial in your user code when the instrument is turned on Dial it in by selecting the digit with the arrow buttons 8 9 and setting the digit with the buttons 13 14 If you lose your user code you have ten attempts then the laser is permanently locked and must be returned to your AMA Laser Systems dealer for unlocking Grade setting To set a grade in the X direction use the X control panel Look at the grade symbols on the housing to see which direction positive grade goes Set the desired X grade with the buttons 13 14 Press once and the grade changes 0 0015 or 1 5mm 100m By holding down the key the grade accelerates You can set the grade directly to the desired value without scrolling If you press or once the lowest figure starts blinking on the display As long as it blinks you can select the next figure using the arrow buttons 8 9
10. level use the House function described below Set X and Y to 0 Mount a detector on a rod at a distance of 20m Aim the DLx s X direction with the sight aid accurately at the detector window Set the detector height to give a center reading Set Y to 5 Select score in the configuration menu You will see an indicator showing an 8 in the center position If the beam is high on the detector you should press the left arrow for bringing the beam down the center position on the detector Keep pressing and the beam will come down The display will indicate as you move away from the center position When the indicator is full you can still continue adjusting With a low beam use the right arrow Press the mone button to confirm when the calibration is right House If you need to make sure that the housing of the Dlx is level you can use the House function This is used for instance when you use the telescope to align the X axis Select House with the keys The displays will now show stylized bubble vials that show you if the housing is level in each direction Adjust the position of the housing and wait for the instrument to level to get a new reading on the vial symbol The accuracy of the center bubble is approx 0 5 degrees which gives a maximum alignment error between the scope and the main axis of 1cm on 100m Besides the center reading there are two positions of the bubble on either side To exit the House function press MODE 4 CALIBRATI
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