Topcon RC-40 Instruction Manual

RC-40 Remote Controller
for RL-VH4DR/G2
Thank you for purchasing the TOPCON RC-40 Remote Controller.
For the best performance of the instruments, please read these
instructions carefully and keep them in a convenient location for
future reference.

DISPLAY FOR SAFE USE

In order to encourage the safe use of products and prevent any danger to
the operator and others or damage to properties, important warnings are
put on the products and inserted in the instruction manuals.
We suggest that everyone understand the meaning of the following displays
and icons before reading the "Safety Cautions" and text.
Display Meaning
Ignoring or disregard of this display may lead to death or serious
WARNING
injury.
Ignoring or disregard of this display may lead to personal injury
CAUTION
or physical damage to the instrument.
• Injury refers to hurt, burn, electric shock, etc.
• Physical damage refers to extensive damage to buildings or equipment and furni-
ture.

SAFETY CAUTIONS

1) There is a risk of fire, electric shock or physical harm if you attempt to
disassemble or repair the instrument yourself.
This is only to be carried out by TOPCON or an authorized dealer, only!
2) Risk of fire or electric shock.
Do not use a wet battery or charger.
3) May ignite explosively.
Never use an instrument near flammable gas, liquid matter, and do not
use in a coal mine.
4) Battery can cause explosion or injury.
Do not dispose in fire or heat.
5) The short circuit of a battery can cause a fire.
Do not short circuit battery when storing it.
1) Do not allow skin or clothing to come into contact with acid from the bat-
teries, if this does occur then wash off with copious amounts of water
and seek medical advice.

EXCEPTIONS FROM RESPONSIBILITY

1) The user of this product is expected to follow all operating instructions
and make periodic checks of the product's performance.
2) The manufacturer, or its representatives, assumes no responsibility for
results of a faulty or intentional usage or misuse including any direct,
indirect, consequential damage, and loss of profits.
3) The manufacturer, or its representatives, assumes no responsibility for
consequential damage, and loss of profits by any disaster, (an earth-
quake, storms, floods etc.).
A fire, accident, or an act of a third party and/or a usage any other usual
conditions.
4) The manufacturer, or its representatives, assumes no responsibility for
any damage, and loss of profits due to a change of data, loss of data, an
interruption of business etc., caused by using the product or an unus-
able product.
5) The manufacturer, or its representatives, assumes no responsibility for
any damage, and loss of profits caused by usage except for explained
in the user manual.
6) The manufacturer, or its representatives, assumes no responsibility for
damage caused by wrong movement, or action due to connecting with
other products.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
WARNING
CAUTION
NOMENCLATURE
Battery warning
lamp for RC-40
Mode switch control
Alignment control
X/Y axis lamp

FUNCTION DESCRIPTIONS

Sleep mode To set up (or cancel) the rotating laser to the sleep mode,
press the sleep mode key for three seconds or longer.
(In Sleep mode, the leveling lamp of the rotating laser
will flash.)
Laser turns off if standby mode continues for two hours.
(This mode cannot be used when the main power of the
rotating laser is OFF.)
Transmission lamp This lamp will flash green when the signal is being trans-
mitted.
The lamp will flash red when an internal error has
occurred during transmission.
Battery warning lamp for Battery warning for RC-40.
RC-40 Replace the batteries with new ones when lit.
Speed control The rotation speed of the rotary head can be changed.
Pressing the left key will slow and pressing the right key
will accelerate the rotation speed.
When both the right and left keys are pressed simulta-
neously, the plumb beam mode will activate.
Alignment control
Vertical : Performs line control during vertical rotation.
Setting line control (Valid when the x or y axis is being selected with the x/y
axis selection key.)
Horizontal : Sets slope to the slope setting direction during horizontal
Setting slope rotation.
(Valid when the x or y axis is being selected with the x/y
axis selection key.)
X/Y axis lamp Indicates axis selected during beam sloping operation.
Mode switch control Laser mode is switched alternately as follows.
Scan mode / Laser sensor mode / Laser pointing mode.
If this key is pressed in other modes except Scan, Laser
sensor and Laser pointing modes, the mode will change
to scan mode.
X/Y axis selection
Sets line control mode by pressing the key for more than
three seconds. Then X axis lamp will light.
Vertical :
Setting line control
Sets slope mode by pressing the key for more than three
seconds. Then X axis lamp will light. Lightly pressing
Horizontal :
this key for short time will switchover the X and Y axis.
Setting slope
Press the alignment key when in the above rotation (ver-
tical, horizontal), only then will the rotating laser switch to
the line control mode or the slope mode.
To cancel the line control mode or the slope mode, press
this key for more than three seconds.
When this key is pressed under the interference condi-
tion (several RC-40s or RL-VH4DR/G2 are using the
same channel), the X/Y axis red lamp will flash.
The X/Y axis red lamp will also blink simultaneously
when set up on a different channel or when RL-VH4DR/
G2 power is not on.
When you find it difficult to operate the remote controller, use it away
Note
from the ground. (Radio transmission performance is lower near the
ground.)
With the RC-40, both the X and Y axes lamps will flash red simulta-
neously when more than one RC-40 or RL-VH4DR/G2 are used, and
Note
also when similar wireless signals (wireless LAN, etc.) are being trans-
mitted.
Transmission lamp
Sleep Mode
Slope mode / X/Y axis selection
Speed control
RC-40
When both the right and left keys
are pressed simultaneously, the
plumb beam mode will activate.
Strap attachment hole