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ModelS528A
Alignme
nt
Techniques
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VERTIC
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II'
HORIZONTALLY
Figure 15-8.
Initial
Laser
Posir;on
S.
look
back
at the front
of
the
laser
Head for the reflected dol.
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' = ==
If the dot docs not
appear somewhe re on
the laser
Hcad,
hold
a sheet
of paper
(with
a holc in
it
to allow
the
laser
He ad's
output
beam to pass through it) between the laser Head and the
mirrored
surface.
Look for the return beam's dot
somewhere o
n
the
paper.
6.
ROiale
th
e lase
r Head
vertically,
then
horizontally,
until the reflected beam
is
centered
on
its
upper
felCh
)
porI.
NOTE
The
tar
get
for auto reflection is the
elCit
pori
,
instead of the return
port,
since
the return
bca
m is not
offset
by a
Retroreflector.
If you turn the
lase
r Head too
far, the
beam
may movco
ff the autorcflecling
su rface.
If
this
happens,
translat
e
the laser
Head
until
the
beam again
hits
the
aUlorefiecling
surface.
Your
lase
r Measurement
System
is now aligned
.
Unlike
the
"
gun
sight" or
"overlapping
dots" methods,
there is no progressive
alignment
for autoreflectfon
tcchniques.
7.
Remove
the
autoreflector
and
install
the
o
ptic; a5
outlined In
each particular measurement
section.
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