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  • Page 2 GL412N/GL422N Controls Menu button Enter button Enter button Menu button Slope/Alignment Buttons HI-/Manual- Standby - LED Level-LED Power Button Battery Status LED Manual Mode/Escape/ Standby Button...
  • Page 3 GL412N/GL422N Peripherals Metal Sunshade Sighting Guides Serial Number Beam Exit 5/8” x 11 Rubber Feet...
  • Page 4 GL412N/GL422N Peripherals Laser Safety Labels Rubber Foot 5/8” x 11 Plastic Feet...

  • Page 5: Installing The Batteries

    Installing The Batteries  Enter the battery housing, by turning the battery-door knob counterclockwise  Install/remove the rechargeable battery Pack. It is keyed to prevent miss-insertion. The cage prevents accidental charging of Alkaline batteries  Do not try to open the cage for exchanging the rechargeable batteries ...
  • Page 6 Installing The Batteries  If using 4 x D-cell Alkaline's, note the plus (+) and minus(-) diagram on the battery door. Do try to install Alkaline batteries in the rechargeable battery Pack! New warning label at the battery cage  Special screws are used to ensure only autorized service centers can replace the batteries.
  • Page 7 RC402N Radio Remote Control LCD - Display Menu button Enter button Up & Down Buttons Left & Right Buttons RC402N-Battery status LED On/Off Button Hand loop Manual Mode/Escape/ Standby Button...
  • Page 8 Turning On/Off the Radio Remote Control Press the button to turn on the radio remote control. The remote control mirrors the functionality of the GL412N/GL422N keypad. To turn off the radio remote control, press and hold button for 2 seconds.
  • Page 9 Pairing the remote control with the transmitter  First, make sure the transmitter and the remote control are turned off. Then press and hold the button and turn on transmitter. – The laser’s battery LED flashes fast.  During the next 6 seconds repeat the same steps on the remote control.
  • Page 10 Pairing the HL760 receiver with the transmitter Make sure the transmitter is turned off. First, turn on the receiver, then press and hold the (A) and (B) buttons for two seconds. After two seconds, the display shows MENU first, then RDIO. Press and release the button –...

  • Page 11: Turning On/Off The Laser

    Turning On/Off the Laser  To turn the unit on, press and release button – The unit always powers up in automatic self-leveling mode – The LCD shows Initialisation and then for one second the model number and Software Rev. –...
  • Page 12 HI-alert has been activated  If a grade value has been dialed in, the unit starts the temperature/reference check while the thermometer symbols are flashing. GL412N GL422N  When the temperature/reference check has been finished, the standard display appears and the A symbols flash until self-leveling has been completed.

  • Page 13: Activating/Deactivating Standby Mode

    Activating/Deactivating Standby mode Standby mode helps to increase the battery life and controls the laser setup during breaks. The self- leveling and rotation will be stopped and the beam will be turned off while the HI alert is still active. ...
  • Page 14 Activating/Deactivating Manual Mode  “Manual” bypasses the laser’s automatic leveling, to use the laser in slope or vertical mode  Press and release the button at the transmitter or remote control – Manual LED will flash red once a second ...
  • Page 15 Mask Mode using the standard method Mask Mode – allows you to electronically turn off the laser beam (electronic shutters) in up to 3 lighthouse windows to prevent interference with other receivers on the jobsite.  To activate the mask mode on the + or -Y-axis, press the button at the laser or remote control, then within <1 second press and release button.
  • Page 16 Line Scan – Vertical Setup (Standard mode) When setting up the unit vertical, Line Scan centers the rotor horizontally and can be used to align the laser reference to a desired line position. Line Scan can be activated as a standard feature as well as using the menu.

  • Page 17: Menu Functions

    Menu functions Press and release button at the Standard Display to enter the MENU. The menu offers always only the features which can be selected depending on the setup (horizontal or vertical). The actual available function will be marked in arrow brackets >> <<. A down arrow at the the right site indicates that the user can scroll down through the menu using the arrow button.
  • Page 18 Y- X- Grade Entering – Step and Go mode Press and release button to open the menu. >>Grade<< will be shown. Press/release button to show the actual grade value.  escape/return to the standard display. Button Press and hold button to change X- axis grade value (only GL422N) after the comma;...
  • Page 19 Y- X- Grade Entering – Digit Select mode (Default) Press and release button to open the menu. >>Grade<< will be shown.  Both grade values will be shown and a cursor Press/release button flashes at the +Y sign.  escape/return to the standard display. Press/release button Pressing and releasing buttons moves the cursor to the right/left and...
  • Page 20 Selecting the Rotation speed Press and release button to open the menu. Repeatedly press the button until >>Rotation<< will be marked.  both rotation speeds will be shown Press and release button while the actual rotation speed is marked in brackets. ...
  • Page 21 Automatic Grade Match mode The Grade Match mode can be activated in horizontal automatic mode. In Grade Match mode, the laser can be used to measure the existing grade value between two known elevation points (up to 100 m (330 ft) located on the Y-axis of the laser.
  • Page 22 Automatic Grade Match using the RC402N . Press and release the button and select >>Grade Match<<. 4. Set the grade rod with the receiver attached to it on the second desired slope/elevation hub. NOTE: DO NOT change the receiver position at the rod 5.
  • Page 23 Automatic Grade Match using the RC402N The laser starts to search for the receiver. The HL760 and laser display shows a flashing –GM– during the time the laser is searching and adjusting the beam to the on-grade position. 7. When Grade Match has been completed, the HL760 goes back to the standard elevation display while the laser goes back to automatic grade mode.
  • Page 24 Automatic Horizontal - PlaneLok The PlaneLok mode can be activated in horizontal automatic and vertical automatic and manual mode. In PlaneLok mode when set up horizontal, the beam will be locked to a fixed elevation point (up to 100 m (330 ft) located on the + or - Y-axis of the laser.
  • Page 25 Automatic Horizontal - PlaneLok 3. Press and release button and select >>PlaneLok<<. 4. Press and release button to open the PlaneLok submenu; then press button to start PlaneLok (PL Y) 5. The laser starts to search for the receiver while all displays show a flashing PL.
  • Page 26 How to attach the HL vertical adapter to the receiver 1 - attach the HL vertical 2 - attach the adapter for the receiver adapter to the receiver to the HL vertical adapter 3 - HL vertical adapter/receiver combo ready for vertical applications 3 - mount the HL vertical adapter/receiver combo at the batter board...
  • Page 27 Automatic Vertical - PlaneLok When setting up the transmitter vertical, PlaneLok can be used at the Z- or X-axis. 1. Press and release the button and select >>PlaneLok<<. 2. Press and release button to open the PlaneLok submenu; to select the Z-axis (only GL422N) for vertical slope alignment or the X-axis for vertical direction alignment use the buttons;...
  • Page 28 Mask Mode using the menu  Press and release the button at the Standard Display and select >>Mask Mode<< using the buttons.  Press and release the button, the mask symbol occurs.  For selecting the side, press and release one of the arrow buttons.
  • Page 29 Temperature (Reference) Check; Info Temperature (Reference) Check Before starting some grade work which is very sensitive an additional Reference Check can be started manually. Press and release the button at the Standard Display and select >>Temp Check<<. Pressing and releasing the button starts the Reference Check considering the current temperature inside the housing.
  • Page 30 Line Scan using the menu When setting up the unit vertical, Line Scan centers the rotor horizontally and can be used to align the laser reference to a desired line position.  Press and release the button at the Standard Display and select >>Line Scan<<.
  • Page 31 Settings menu / Settings: HI-Alert selection Setting Menu Press and release the button at the Standard Display and select >>Settings<<. Press and release button to open the Setting Menu; select the desired function, then press button to open the selected submenu function OR start the selected function.
  • Page 32 Settings: Grade Entry / Grade Display selection Grade Entry selection  Select >> Grade Entry<< using the buttons; then press and release button to open the Grade Entry menu.  The desired Grade Entry method: Digit Select (Default) and Step + Go can be selected using the buttons.
  • Page 33 Settings: Sensitivity / Language selection Sensitivity Selection  Select >> Sensitivity<< using the buttons; then press and release button to open the Sensitivity menu.  The desired Sensitivity: Low, Middle (Default) and High) can be selected using the buttons.  Press and release button to confirm the selected Sensitivity.
  • Page 34 Settings at the Laser: Radio Channel selection Radio Channel  First, select >> Settings << at the laser’s menu.  Select >>Radio Channel<< using the buttons; then press and release button to open the Radio Channel menu.  The desired Radio Channel: 0 to 5 can be selected using buttons.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Any error message can be deleted with a short press of button E. The table shows the related description and possible solutions. The next service center should be contacted if a different error message as shown at the table will be displayed. Error Description Solution...

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