Leica DISTO™ A6
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1. Technical Data Range 0 05 m to 200m 0 2 ft to 650 ft Power Range Technology Measurements can be made up to 100 m without target plate Measurin to 30 m deviation accuracy UP 2 6 standard typ 1 5 mm Smallest unit displayed 1 mm Laser class Laser type 635 nm gt 1 mW BLUETOOTH 2 0 Range of BLUETOOTH Cl 2 min 10m Display illumination v Integrated level v Multifunctional endpiece v Timer v Single Measurement v Maximum Minimum Continuous Measure ment v Historical storage of 20 values Indirect Measuring functions with Pytha v goras Storage of constant v Area Volume calculation with room calculations v Addition Subtraction v Tripod thread v Battery life up to 10 000 Type AA 2 x 1 5V measurements Appendix E o Leica DISTO A6 1 1 0 gb IP rating IP 54 splash proof dust proof Dimension 148 x 64 36 mm Weisht with batteries 270 gt Temperature range Storage Operating 25 C to 70 C 13 F to 158 F 10 C to 50 C 14 F to 122 F maximum deviation occurs under unfavourable conditions such as bright sunlight or when measuring to poorly reflecting or very rough surfaces For distances over 30 m the maximum deviation may increase to a maximum of 10 mm The Leica DISTO A6 is a product belonging to Radio Equipment Class 12. king in the display when the battery voltage is too low The batteries should be replaced as soon as possible e Pay attention to correct polarity e Use alkaline batteries Batteries should be removed if the device will not be used for a long time danger of corrosion When changing the batteries the settings and stack content remain unchanged Multifunctional Endpiece See figure D The device can be used for different measurement situations e For measurements from an edge open the posi tioning bracket until it locks in place See figure E e For measurements from a corner open the posi tioning bracket until it locks in place with a slight Start up push to the right the bracket can be turned further See figure D and F A built in sensor automatically detects the orienta tion of the positioning bracket and calculates the corresponding distances accordingly Integrated telescopic viewfinder The device is equipped with a telescopic viewfinder on the right hand side The viewfinder is especially helpful when aiming at distant targets When looking through the viewfinder the target is clearly visible thanks to the 2x magnification At distances beyond 30 m laser spot is centered on the crosshair below 30 m the laser spot appears on the edge of the cros shair which is normal Level The integrated bubble level allows simple horizontal levelling of the instrument Keypad See figure A ON ME
3. radiated power lt 10 mW opera ting at a frequency range of 2400 to 2483 MHz in accordance with the R amp TTE Directive and in a harmo nised frequency band As it is a product belonging to Radio Equipment Class 1 its use within EU countries is not subject to any limitations Leica DISTO A6 1 1 0 gb ZWZ Appendix Measuring Conditions Measuring Range At night at dusk and when the target is shadowed the measuring range without target plate is increased Use a target plate to increase the measurement range during daylight or if the target has a bad reflec tion Measuring Surfaces Measuring errors can occur when measuring toward colourless liquids e g water or dust free glass styrofoam or similar semi permeable surfaces Aiming at high gloss surfaces deflects the laser beam and measurement errors can occur Against non reflective and dark surfaces the measu ring time can be increased Care Do not immerse the unit in water Wipe off dirt with a damp soft cloth Do not use aggressive cleaning agents or solutions Treat the optical surfaces with the same care that you would apply to eyeglasses and cameras Warranty The Leica DISTOTM A6 comes with a three year warranty from Leica Geosystems AG More detailed information can be found at www disto com All illustrations descriptions and technical specifica tions are subject to change without prior notice To receive the three year warranty
4. the REFERENCE key A 8 longer another time to change back to the rear reference See also Measuring with tripod Single distance measuring Pressing DIST key A 1 turns the laser on Aim at the desired target and press DIST key A 1 again The measured distance is displayed immediately in the chosen unit Minimum maximum measuring This function allows the user to measure the minimum or maximum distance from a fixed measu ring point as well as to determine spacing see figure H It is commonly used to measure diagonal distances Leica DISTO A6 1 1 0 gb maximum values or horizontal distances minimum values Press and hold DIST key A 1 until you hear a beep indicating the device is in a continuous measu ring mode Then slowly sweep the laser back and forth respectively up and down over the desired target point see figure I J e g a corner in the room Press DIST key A 1 again and the continuous measurement will be stopped The values for maximum and minimum distances are shown in the display as well as the last measured value in the main line Functions Addition Subtraction To add or subtract two or more measurements simply works as follows Measurement Measurement Measure ment RESULT Pressing the EQUAL key A 5 ends the sequence and displays the result in the main line the actual measurements are scrolled upwards in the display Pushing the CLE
5. A 9 and Working with BLUETOOTH aS Leica DISTO A6 1 1 0 gb repeat the measurement and then transmit it Selecting particular values in the display By using the Min Max function particular measure ments can be selected for transmission The display shows a number of measurements min max last measurement taken You can select a particular measurement by using a longer press on the PLUS key A 3 or a longer press on the MINUS key When selected the measurement blinks 13 Once selected and blinking the measurement can be transmitted using the BLUETOOTH key A 14 The same selection process can be used for areas volumes indirect measurements and room dimen sions Transmission of user entered mea surements A measurement on the display can be changed if you wish By pressing the EQUAL key A 5 the value blinks and can then be changed using the PLUS key A 3 and the MINUS key A 13 Pressing the keys for longer increases the rate of change Pressing the EQUAL key A 5 again confirms the change and the value can be transmitted as normal ce NOTE The free software supplied is designed to provide the user with basic functionality Leica Geosystems provides no warranty for this free soft ware and offers no support for it Leica Geosystems accepts no liability whatsoever arising from the use of the free software and is not obliged to provide corrections nor to deve
6. line Volume Press the AREA VOLUME key A 6 twice for the volume function The corresponding symbol appears in the display When 3 measurements have been taken the result will be automatically calculated and displayed in the main line Press the AREA VOLUME key A 6 longer to display additional room information such as ceiling floor area surface area of the walls circumference Press the AREA VOLUME key A 6 long again to return to the previous volume measurement If you want to measure another volume press AREA VOLUME key A 6 again Special Function Sides to be measured can be made up of several distances If necessary all sides of your volume measurement can be made up of several partial measurements Choose the volume mode Press the PLUS key A 3 or MINUS key A 13 before you start with the first partial measurement Proceed with the first partial measurement by pressing DIST key A 1 In the display an addition or subtraction symbol appears Make the first partial measurement press PLUS key A 3 or MINUS key A 13 and make the second partial measurement Unlimited partial measure ments can be summed up or subtracted To finish the distance measurement press the EQUAL key A 5 The second and the third distance can be made up of partial distances with the same method The volume result is shown as usual in the main line Indirect Measuring The device can calculate distances u
7. AR key A 9 undoes the most recent operation Areas and volumes can be added subtracted in exactly the same manner Area Press the AREA VOLUME key A 6 once for the Leica DISTO A6 1 1 0 gb aS Functions area function The corresponding symbol appears in the display When both measurements have been taken the result will be automatically calculated and displayed in the main line Press the AREA VOLUME key A 6 longer to calcu late the circumference B 3 Press the AREA VOLUME key A 6 longer again to return to the previous area measurement If you want to measure another area press AREA VOLUME key A 6 again Special Function Sides to be measured can be made up of several distances If necessary all sides of your area measurement can be made up of several partial measurements Choose the area mode Press the PLUS key A 3 or MINUS key A 13 before you start with the first partial measurement Proceed with the first partial measure ment by pressing DIST key A 1 In the display an addition or subtraction symbol appears Make the first partial measurement press PLUS key A 3 or MINUS key A 13 and make the second partial measurement Unlimited partial measurements can be summed up or subtracted To finish the distance measurement press the EQUAL key A 5 The second distance can be made up of partial distances with the same method The area result is shown as usual in the main
8. ASURING 2nd FUNCTION LEVEL PLUS TIMER EQUAL AREA VOLUME STORAGE MEASUREMENT REFERENCE ONOUNRWNH Start up 9 CLEAR OFF 10 MENU 11 ILLUMINATION 12 INDIRECT MEASUREMENT PYTHAGORAS 13 MINUS 14 BLUETOOTH Display See figure B Information about faulty measurements Laser active Circumference Maximum value of continuous measurement Minimum value of continuous measurement Measurement reference Recall of Historical Storage Storage of constant Main line 10 Units with exponents 2 3 11 Ceiling area 12 Wall area 13 Three auxiliary lines e g previous results 14 BLUETOOTH on off 15 2nd Function Level on 16 Hardware error 17 Indirect measurement Pythagoras 18 Indirect measurement Pythagoras partial height 19 Area Volume 20 Offset setting 21 Battery indication O00 JOU WN HH Leica DISTOTM A6 1 1 0 gb Menu functions Presettings The menu allows selection of the settings that will remain in memory after the instrument is switched off Navigation in the Menu Press the MENU key A 10 repeatedly to scroll through the possible menu functions UNIT OFFSET TRIPOD RESET When the desired menu option appears select it with the EQUAL key A 5 scroll through the possible settings with the PLUS key A 3 or the MINUS key A 13 and store the selected setting with the EQUAL key A 5 Press CLEAR key A 9 to leave the menu without saving an
9. TOTM A6 1 1 0 gb SSS Menu functions Reset When you select the menu function RESET rESET will blink in the display and press the EQUAL key A 5 twice the device will default to factory settings CAUTION Any customized presettings as well as stored values will be deleted Switching On Off ON Press ON key A 1 briefly Battery indica tion is displayed until the next keystroke Press and hold OFF key A 9 To maximize battery life the laser beam will switch off after 3 minutes of inactivity the device will auto matically switch off after 6 minutes of inacti vity OFF CLEAR key Pushing the CLEAR key A 9 clears the last entry or measurement Within a function area volume etc single measurements can be deleted step by step and remeasured Illumination Pressing the ILLUMINATION key A 11 turns on off the display backlight Operation Measuring reference If the positioning bracket is folded out the device recognizes the position adapts the reference and calculates distances accordingly The default reference setting is from the rear of the instrument By pressing the REFERENCE key A 8 the setting can be changed so that the next measu rement taken will be from the front of the in stru ment Afterwards the reference setting automatically defaults back to rear See picture G You can choose the front reference permanently by pressing the REFERENCE key A 8 longer Press
10. cessfully completed BLUETOOTH automa tically switches off if the connection to the Pocket PC PCis not established within 240 sec from when the BLUETOOTH was switched on cg When the first connection between the Pocket PC PC and the DISTO is being established a query for the Pin code of the DISTO may be displayed In such a case enter the code 0000 into your Pocket PC PC Switching off BLUETOOTH BLUETOOTH switches off as soon as the DISTO is switched off The direction keys Eight direction keys identified by a small arrow near the key on the operator s keypad are used to manoeuvre the cursor The direction keys become active when you switch to the second level by pres sing the 2nd key A 2 The distance measuring key is active in both levels The functionality of the direc tion keys depends on the software used Transmitting the measurement If your software supports the direction keys use them to select the appropriate position for the cursor To transmit the measurement press the BLUETOOTH key A 14 The measurement is then transmitted to your Pocket PC For further details please consult your manual for the software used During data transmission If the data is not confirmed as being successfully received by the Pocket PC PC then no new measure ment can be processed The Info code 240 appears in the display if no data transmission has taken place after 2 seconds Press the CLEAR key
11. lop updates or upgrades You can find numerous commercial vendors of soft ware for a wide range of applications on our home page Message Codes All message codes will be displayed with either InFo or Error The following mistakes can be corrected InFo Cause Remedy 204 Calculation error Repeat procedure 206 No endpiece detec Attach the endpiece tion properly If error still occurs replace the endpiece 240 Error in data trans Repeat process mission 245 2nd key pressed Establish BLUE although no BLUE TOOTH connection TOOTH connection exists 252 Temperature too Cool down instrument high 253 Temperatur too low Warm up instrument Leica DISTO A6 1 1 0 gb Appendix 6 laser spot at distance 6 30 60 mm 10 50 100 m Autom switch off laser 3 min Autom switch off instrument 6 min Integrated telescopic viewer 2x magnification InFo Cause Remedy 255 Receiver signal too Use target plate weak measurement time too long distance gt 100 m 256 Received signal too Use target plate powerful grey side 257 Wrong measure Use target plate ment ambient brown side brightness too high 260 Laser beam inter Repeat measurement rupted Error Cause Remedy Hardware error Switch on off the gt device several times and check if the symbol still appears If so please call your dealer for assistance
12. sing Pythagoras theorem This method is useful when the distance to be measured is difficult or dangerous to access e The method is only used to estimate distances it cannot replace an accurate measurement e Make sure you strictly follow the sequence of the measurements e All target points need to be vertically or horizon tally in the same plane Best results can be expected if the device is turned around a fixed point e g positioning bracket folded out completely and the device is held towards a wall e It is highly recommended to use the Minimum maximum measuring by pressing the DIST key A 1 longer The minimum value is used for the measurements perpendicular towards the target respectively the maximum value for the other measurements This increases the accuracy of the indirect measuring considerably Indirect Measuring Determination with two points See figure K Press the PYTHAGORAS key A 12 until the correct symbol appears on the display The distance Functions SS Leica DISTO A6 1 1 0 gb to be measured will flash in the display Take the necessary measurements The result and the single measurements appear on the display CAUTION Risht angle is necessary between the second measurement and the resulting distance We recommend to press the DIST key A 1 longer to activate the perpendicular min measuring function Indirect Measuring Determination with three points See figure L Pre
13. ss the PYTHAGORAS key A 12 until the correct symbol appears on the display The length to be measured appears flashing on the display Take the necessary measurements The result and the single measurements appear on the display CAUTION Right angle is necessary between the second measurement and the resulting distance We recommend to press the DIST key A 1 longer to activate the perpendicular min measuring function Indirect Measuring Determination of a parti al height with three points See figure M Press the PYTHAGORAS key A 12 until the correct symbol appears on the display The length to be measured appears flashing on the display Take the necessary measurements The result and the single measurements appear on the display CAUTION Right angle is necessary between the third measurement and the resulting distance We recom mend to press the DIST key A 1 longer to activate Leica DISTO A6 1 1 0 gb Functions the perpendicular min measuring function Storage of Constants Historical Storage Storage of a Constant It is possible to store and recall a frequently used value e g height of a room Measure the desired distance press and hold STORAGE key A 7 until the device beeps to confirm the storage Recalling the constant Press STORAGE key A 7 to recall the constant and make it available with a press on the EQUAL key A 5 for further calculations Special function Adj
14. tance meter PREIS D Warranty when it has to be 18 17 16 2120 19 m 4 Qu L w HERE ftimm 1 ap gog OO E 1 I E I zla DISTO A6 o User Manual Version 1 1 English Congratulations on your purchase of a Leica DISTOTM accompanies this user manual The operation reading through the manual Letters and Numbers in A The safety instructions can be safety instructions along with the Helpful Hint The first and last page including the braces refer to the illustrations found in a separate booklet which user manual should be read carefully before initial pictures should be folded out and left open whilst Content 5 1 tine 1 Menu functions SE Operation 4 MEaSUFI S nennen 4 FUNCTIONS pt Working with BLUETOOTH er 7 Leica DISTOTM A6 1 1 0 gb Start up Inserting replacing Batteries See figure C Open the positioning bracket Remove the locking clip and slide the endpiece down Slide the red locking mechanism to the side and open the battery compartment Insert new or replace used batteries Close battery cover reinsert the endpiece and fix locking clip The battery symbol B 21 appears permanently blin
15. the product must be regis tered on our website www disto com within eight weeks of the purchase date If the product is not registered a two year warranty applies Appendix IE Leica DISTOTM A6 1 1 0 gb Leica Geosystems AG Heerbrugg Switzerland has been certified as being equipped TO IVI with a quality system which meets the International Standards of Quality Management and Quality Systems ISO standard 9001 and Environmental Management Systems ISO standard 14001 Total Quality Management Our commitment to total customer satisfaction Ask your local Leica Geosystems agent for more information about our TQM program Printed in Switzerland Copyright Leica Geosystems AG Heerbrugg Switzerland 2007 Translation of original text 751335d Pat No WO 9427164 WO 9818019 WO 0244754 WO 0216964 US 5949531 EP 1195617 Leica Geosystems AG CH 9435 Heerbrugg 5 Switzerland when it has to be right Seica www disto com Geosystems
16. usting the constant A measured value can be adjusted If you press the EQUAL key A 5 the value starts blinking and can be adjusted with the PLUS key A 3 or MINUS key A 13 Through pressing the EQUAL key A 5 again the adjustment is confirmed Now the value can be stored as usual as a constant Historical Storage Press STORAGE key A 7 twice quickly and the previous 20 results measurements or calculated results are shown in reverse order Using the PLUS key A 3 and the MINUS key A 13 allows to navigate in the historical storage Press EQUAL key A 5 to take a result from the historical storage to use for further calculations Timer Press and hold TIMER key fA 4 until desired time delay has been reached 5 60 seconds Press DIST key A 1 Once the key is released the remaining seconds until measurement are displayed The last 5 seconds are counted down with a beep After the last beep the measurement is taken Special function Switch off of Beep Pressing MENU key A 10 and MINUS key A 13 together for 4 sec switches the Beep off or on Working with BLUETOOTH Switching on BLUETOOTH sending measurements A quick press on the BLUETOOTH key A 14 starts DISTO BLUETOOTH The data connection must then be established out from Pocket PC PC by the application software The BLUETOOTH icon in the display B 14 will continue to blink until this has been suc
17. y changes in the settings Selecting Units UNIT blinks in the display Possible units Distance Area Volume 0 000 m 0 000 m 0 000 m 0 00 m 0 00 m 0 00 m 0 mm 0 000 m 0 000 m 0 00 ft 0 00 ft 0 00 ft 0 00 1 35 ft in 0 00 ft 0 00 ft Distance Area Volume 0 0 1 35 0 00 ft 0 00 ft 0 0 in 0 00 ft 0 00 ft 0 1 5 in 0 00 ft 0 00 ft Measure with offset An offset automatically adds or subtracts a value to from ALL measurements With this feature toler ances can be taken into consideration e g between unfinished and finished dimensions Select the menu function OFFSET B 20 OFFSET blinks in the display confirm with the EQUAL key A 5 Adjust the OFFSET with the PLUS key A 3 or the MINUS key A 13 By holding the keys down the setting values will increase decrease faster Once you have entered the proper offset confirm your selection with the EQUAL key A 5 As long as an OFFSET B 20 is added subtracted the symbol is visible on the display Measuring with tripod Using a tripod eliminates shaking when measuring over long distances On the back of the instrument is an industry standard threaded hole for use with a camera tripod mounting screw For correct measure ments the reference needs to be adapted Select the menu function TRIPOD fA 8 triPod blinks in the display and confirm with the EQUAL key A 5 Leica DIS
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