Leica TS01 User manual
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setting up the product and operating it. Refer to 1 Safety Directions for fur-
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Table of Contents
1 Safety Directions 7
1.1 General 7
1.2 Denition of Use 8
1.3 Limits of Use 8
1.4 Responsibilities 8
1.5 Hazards of Use 9
1.6 Laser Classication 12
1.6.1 General 12
1.6.2 Distancer, Measurements with Reectors 13
1.6.3 Distancer, Measurements without Reectors 13
1.6.4 Red Laser Pointer 15
1.6.5 Laser Plummet 17
1.7 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 18
2 Description of the System 21
2.1 System Components 21
2.2 Container Contents 21
2.3 Instrument Components 22
3 User Interface 23
3.1 Keyboard 23
3.2 Screen 24
3.3 Status Icons 24
3.4 Softkeys 25
3.5 Operating Principles 26
3.6 Point Search 26
4 Operation 27
4.1 Instrument Setup 27
4.2 Batteries 29
4.2.1 Operating Principles 29
4.2.2 Battery for the TS Instrument 30
4.3 Data Storage 30
4.4 Main Menu 30
4.5 Standard Measurements 31
4.5.1 Overview 31
4.5.2 Angle Measurement 32
4.5.3 Distance Measurement 33
4.5.4 Coordinate Measurement 34
4.6 Distance Measurements - Guidelines for Correct Results 34
5 Settings 36
5.1 Unit Settings 36
5.2 Parameters Settings 37
5.3 Display Settings 38
5.4 Other Settings 39
5.5 Shortcut Keys Settings 39
5.6 EDM Settings 40
5.7 Date/Time Settings 42
5.8 Key Function Settings 42
5.9 WiFi Settings 44
6 Apps - Getting Started 45
6.1 Overview 45
6.2 Starting an App 45
6.3 Station Setup 45
4 Table of Contents
6.4 Selecting the Orientation 46
6.4.1 Overview 46
6.4.2 Orientation with Angle 47
6.4.3 Orientation with Coordinates 47
6.5 Setting the Job 48
7 Apps 49
7.1 Common Fields 49
7.2 Survey 49
7.3 Set Out 49
7.4 Target Offset 51
7.4.1 Overview 51
7.4.2 Distance Offset 52
7.4.3 Angle Offset 53
7.4.4 Double Distance Offset 54
7.4.5 Cylindrical Offset 55
7.5 Missing Line Measurement 56
7.6 Remote Elevation 58
7.7 Area 58
7.8 Resection 59
7.9 Reference Line 61
7.9.1 Overview 61
7.9.2 Dening the Reference Line 61
7.9.3 Stakeout 63
7.9.4 Measuring to a Reference Line 64
7.9.5 Projections 65
7.10 Road 67
7.10.1 Overview 67
7.10.2 Basic Terms 68
7.10.3 Creating a New Alignment 70
7.10.4 Stake 73
7.10.5 Data Transfer 75
8 Coding 78
9 Data Management 79
9.1 Overview 79
9.2 Memory Information 79
9.3 Deleting the Memory 80
9.4 Working with a USB Memory Stick 80
10 Data Transfer 82
10.1 Exporting Data 82
10.2 Importing Data 83
11 Tools 84
11.1 Check & Adjust 84
11.1.1 Overview 84
11.1.2 Preparation 84
11.1.3 Adjusting Line-of-Sight and Vertical Index Error 85
11.1.4 Adjusting the Compensator 87
11.1.5 Adjusting the Level of the Instrument and Tribrach 88
11.1.6 Inspecting the Laser Plummet of the Instrument 88
11.1.7 Servicing the Tripod 89
11.2 System Information 90
11.3 Loading Firmware or License 90
12 Care and Transport 92
12.1 Transport 92
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12.2 Storage 92
12.3 Cleaning and Drying 93
13 Technical Data 94
13.1 Angle Measurement 94
13.2 Distance Measurement with Reectors 94
13.3 Distance Measurement without Reectors (Non-Prism mode) 95
13.4 General Technical Data of the Product 95
13.5 Conformity to National Regulations 97
13.5.1 TS01 97
13.5.1.1 EU Declaration of Conformity 97
13.5.1.2 FCC Declaration of Conformity 98
13.5.2 Dangerous Goods Regulations 99
13.6 Scale Correction 99
13.7 Reduction Formulas 100
14 Software Licence Agreement/Warranty 103
Appendix A Menu Tree 104
Appendix B Directory Structure 105
6 Table of Contents
1 Safety Directions
1.1 General
The following directions enable the person responsible for the product, and
the person who actually uses the equipment, to anticipate and avoid opera-
tional hazards.
The person responsible for the product must ensure that all users understand
these directions and adhere to them.
Warning messages are an essential part of the safety concept of the instru-
ment. 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 here.
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE are standardised 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
following table with the different signal words and their denitions! Supple-
mentary 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, nancial
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 efcient manner.
Description
About warning
messages
Safety Directions 7
1.2 Denition of Use
•Measuring horizontal and vertical angles
•Measuring distances
•Recording measurements
•Visualising the aiming direction and vertical axis
•Data communication with external appliances
•Computing with software
•Use of the product without instruction
•Use outside of the intended use and limits
•Disabling of safety systems
•Removal of hazard notices
•Opening the product using tools, for example a screwdriver, unless this is
permitted for certain functions
•Modication or conversion of the product
•Use after misappropriation
•Use of products with recognisable damage or defects
•Use with accessories from other manufacturers without the prior explicit
approval of Leica Geosystems
•Deliberate dazzling of third parties
•Controlling of machines, moving objects or similar monitoring applications
without additional control and safety installations
•Aiming directly into the sun
•Inadequate safeguards at the working site
1.3 Limits of Use
Suitable for use in an atmosphere appropriate for permanent human habita-
tion. Not suitable for use in aggressive or explosive environments.
WARNING
Working in hazardous areas, or close to electrical installations or sim-
ilar situations
Life Risk.
Precautions:
▶Local safety authorities and safety experts must be contacted by the
person responsible for the product before working in such conditions.
1.4 Responsibilities
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.
Intended use
Reasonably
forseeable misuse
Environment
Manufacturer of the
product
8 Safety Directions
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 pre-
vention
•To stop operating the system and inform Leica Geosystems immediately if
the product and the application become unsafe
•To ensure that the national laws, regulations and conditions for the oper-
ation of the product are respected
1.5 Hazards of Use
NOTICE
Dropping, misusing, modifying, storing the product for long periods or
transporting the product
Watch out for erroneous measurement results.
Precautions:
▶Periodically carry out test measurements and perform the eld adjust-
ments indicated in the User Manual, particularly after the product has
been subjected to abnormal use as well as before and after important
measurements.
DANGER
Risk of electrocution
Because of the risk of electrocution, it is dangerous to use poles, levelling
staffs 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, rst contact the safety authorities responsible
for the electrical installations and follow their instructions.
WARNING
Lightning strike
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.
Person responsible
for the product
Safety Directions 9
WARNING
Distraction/loss of attention
During dynamic applications, for example stakeout procedures, there is a
danger of accidents occurring if the user does not pay attention to the envir-
onmental conditions around, for example obstacles, excavations or trafc.
Precautions:
▶The person responsible for the product must make all users fully aware of
the existing dangers.
WARNING
Inadequate securing of the working site
This can lead to dangerous situations, for example in trafc, on building sites
and at industrial installations.
Precautions:
▶Always ensure that the working site is adequately secured.
▶Adhere to the regulations governing safety, accident prevention and road
trafc.
CAUTION
Pointing product toward the sun
Be careful when pointing the product toward the sun, because the telescope
functions as a magnifying glass and can injure your eyes and/or cause damage
inside the product.
Precautions:
▶Do not point the product directly at the sun.
CAUTION
Not properly secured accessories
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, tted, secured, and locked in position.
▶Avoid subjecting the product to mechanical stress.
10 Safety Directions
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