Guidelines For Correct Results - Leica TS12P User Manual

Format a
CompactFlash card
step by step
4.9
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Distance measure-
ment
TS12P, Operation
Formatting the CompactFlash card before starting to store data is required if a
completely new CompactFlash card is used or if all existing data needs to be deleted.
Step Description
1. Main Menu: Tools...\Format Memory Device.
2. TOOLS Format Memory Device
<Memory Device: CF Card>
<Format Method: Format Quick>
Select the memory device to be formatted.
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By activating the format command all data will be lost. Make sure that all
important data on the CompactFlash card has been backed up before
formatting the card. Before formatting the internal memory make sure that
all important data is first transferred to the PC.
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To exit the screen without formatting the memory device, press ESC. This
returns to the previous screen without execution of any command.
3. CONT (F1).
4. YES (F4) to complete the formatting of the CompactFlash card.
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NO (F6) to abort the formatting of the CompactFlash card and return to
TOOLS Format Memory Device.
5. Once the formatting of the CompactFlash card is completed the system
returns to the Main Menu.

Guidelines for Correct Results

Very short distances may be measured reflectorless in IR mode to well reflecting
targets. Note that the distances are corrected with the additive constant defined for
the active reflector.
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When measurements are being made using the red laser EDM, the results can be influ-
enced by objects passing between the EDM and the intended target surface. This
occurs because reflectorless measurements are made to the first surface returning
sufficient energy to allow the measurement to take place. For example, if the intended
target surface is the surface of a building, but a vehicle passes between the EDM and
the target surface as the measurement is triggered from a field controller, the meas-
urement may be made to the side of the vehicle. The result is the distance to the
vehicle, not to the surface of the building.
If using the long range measurement mode (> 1000 m, > 3300 ft) to prisms, and an
object passes within 30 m of the EDM as the measurement is triggered, the distance
measurement may be similarly effected due to the strength of the laser signal.
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