Leica DISTO D8 manual

Leica DISTO ™ D8 The original laser distance meter[...]

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D GB F I E P NL CN 1 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Safety Instructions User Manual English Congratulations o n the purchase of your Leica DISTO™ D8. Carefully read the Safety Inst ructions and th e User Manual before using this product. The person responsible for the instrument must ensure that all users understand these directions and adhere [...]

2 Safety Instructions Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN • Use of accessories from other manufacturers without the express approval of Leica Geosystems . • Deliberate or irresponsib le behavi our on scaffolding, when using ladders, when measuring near mach ines which are running, or near parts of machines or insta llations whic[...]

D GB F I E P NL CN 3 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Safety Instructions erroneous measurement, malfunc tion of the device or power failure due to installed safety measures (e.g. safety limit switch), it is assured that no damage will occur.  WARNING: Flat batteries must not be disposed of with household waste. Care for the environment and take[...]

4 Star t-up Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN  WARNING: Looking directly into the beam with optical aids (e.g. binoculars, telesc opes) can b e hazard ous. Precaution s: Do not look directly into the beam with optical aids.  CAUTION: Looking into the laser beam may be hazardous to the ey es. Precaution s: Do not look into th[...]

D GB F I E P NL CN 5 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Start-up • For measurements from a corner, open the p ositioning bracket until it locks in place, then push the po sitioning bracket lightly to the right to fold it out fully. See figure { D }. A built-in sensor automatically detect s the orientation of the pos itioning bracket and adjusts the[...]

6 Menu functions Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN Display in "digital pointfinder" mode Digital pointfinder (3x zoom) The device has an integral digital pointfinder, which shows the target directly on the display. The displayed crossh airs allow precise measu- rements to be made even though the laser beam is not visible[...]

D GB F I E P NL CN 7 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Menu functions Press the key briefly to enter the s ubmenu of the select ed main menu item. By pressing the or keys you can make the alterations in the submenu. Press and hold the key to accept the settings. Pressing the button for longer in the menu allows you to quit the settings fu nction wit[...]

8 Menu functions Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN Offset ( ) An offset adds or subtract s a specifie d value automatically to or from all measurements. This fu nction allows tolerances to be taken into account (e.g. unf inished dimen sions compared with finished dim ensions). If you selected the Offset f unction in the menu , you[...]

D GB F I E P NL CN 9 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Operation Operation Switching on and off Switches on the instrument an d laser. The display shows the battery symbol un til the next button is press ed. Pressing this button f or longer swit ches the instrumen t off. The instrument switches off auto matically af ter six minutes of inactivity. CL[...]

10 Functions Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN Functions Overview of th e program icons Addition / subt raction Distance measuring. The next measurement is added to the previous one . The next measurement is subtracted from the pr evious one. This process can be repeated as req uired. Press this button and the result is then alwa [...]

D GB F I E P NL CN 11 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Functions Volume Press this button twic e . The symbol appears in the disp lay. Press this button to take the first length measurement (e.g. length). Press this button to take the second length meas urement (e.g. width). Press this button to take the third length measurement (e.g. height). The [...]

12 Functions Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN Stake out function Two different distances (a and b) can be entered into th e instrument and can then be used to mark of f defined measured lengths, e.g. in the const- ruction of wooden fr ames. See figu re { O }. Entering stake out distances: Press this button twice and the stake out[...]

D GB F I E P NL CN 13 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Functions the summary line, the partial results in the secondary line. Press and hold the key to display additional inform ation about the measurement of the angles of the triangle and . Indirect Measurement - determining a distance using 3 measurem ents See figu re { Q } Press this bu tton twi[...]

14 Functions Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN Press and hold the key to display additiona l information ab out the measuremen t, for exampl e the incli nat ion angle , the measured distance and the indir ect heigh t . See drawing { M }. Double tilt measurement with one measured distance This procedure is particularly helpful if o[...]

D GB F I E P NL CN 15 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Wo r k i n g w i t h B L U E TO O T H ® ) If the tripod and the instrum ent ar e moved, always restart the func- tion and measure the height referenc e p oint again before continuing to measure! Storage of constants / historical storage Storage of a constant You can store and r ecall a frequen[...]

16 Appendix Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN key). The distance measuring key is acti ve in both levels . The functionality of the direction keys depends o n the software used. Transmitting th e measurement If your soft ware supports t he direction k eys use them to select th e appro- priate position for the cursor. Press the but[...]

D GB F I E P NL CN 17 Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb Appendix Technical data * maximum deviation occurs under unfavou rable conditions such as bright sunlight or when measuring to poorly reflecting or very rough surfaces. Measuring accuracy between 10 m and 30 m may deteriorate to approx. ± 0.025 mm/m, for distances above 30 m to ± 0.1 mm/m. In[...]

18 Appendix Leica DIST O™ D8 LCA782205a gb D GB F I E P NL CN Target surfaces Measuring errors can occur when measur ing toward colourless liquids (e.g. water) or dust free glass, Styrofoam or similar semi-p ermeable surfaces. Aiming at high gloss surfaces may defl ect the laser beam and lead to measu- rement errors. Against non-reflective and da[...]

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