Elevation Measurement Syslem USER GUIDE Tecnruiaex

Elevation Measurement Syslem USER GUIDE Tecnruiaex

Elevation
Measurement
Syslem
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Congralulalions
on yourpurchaseol a SlanleyTools
Conl.aclorGradeCOMPULEVELTM.
With it, you ve
enteredan excilingnew woridoi elevaiionmeasurement
and leveling.
. COI\.4PULEVELTM
is the tirct instrumentot its kind10let
you work aloneand even aroundcornerswith beller
lhan 1/8"precisionand coverup to 40'venica y overa
200'circleon a singleset up.
. COIvIPULEVELTM
direcilydisptaysvertica{
measuremenlsin large,easylo readdigits{unlike
conventionalbuildeasand laserlevelsi. you can seleci
any of sir scalFsin wh'ch lo worl.for e) lrd uonvenience.
Owninga COMPULEVELTM
is tikeowningsix 40,rods
and an imaginafy20 Aipod,allin one convenienl
package.
In addition you can:
. Usethe CARRYfunction,to lake elevation
measurements
acloss unlimiledrangeswith multiple
sel ups,and wilhoutpaper,pencil,lediouscatculalions
4fl0 enotessefiors.
. Atlacha SerialLinkio COI\,4PULEVEL,S
bultlin Serial
Portand make COMPULEVELI&
a powerfutdata
gatheing instrumentcapableol downloadingstored
measurements
lo a PersonalComputerlor analyslsand
labulalionorpjots oi profites,sectionsand
topographical
maps.
. Useanyof COMPULEVE|S
15powerfulbuilt
ir
lunclronsto masterlough elevationmeasuringand
le\elingjobsIlomsilep,dnn,ng
dnde\cava otl
throughoulconstruction
lo finalgradingand
ranoscaptnq.
' Neveragainworryabolt calibrationbecausethe
rugged,waler resistantcoL4ptjLEVELrMis easi{y
checkedand quicklyfleldcalibraled_
CarelullyreviewthisUsefs cuide and with a liltlepractice
youllsoon cuttime, cost and lrllslrationffom your slte
measufement1asks.
COMPULEVELfr BAS|CS
QuickSlan
On/Off, Hold& Zoro
LABELED
scale & Res
Cal
FUNCTIONS
Rec
Mark
HIDDEN
FUNCTIONS
1-6
7
I
11
13
17
Temp& Adder 1 9
Carry 2 1
RecordData 23
& Initalize 25
InspecvDump
Elevalion 27
Monilor 29
AlarmIndicators 30
Display
UseTips 31
Accuralely 32
HowToMeasure
COMPULEVELTMCATE 33
Trouble
Shooting
Assislance 35
Maintenance
/ Product
ications
Specif
coMPULEVELTM
To use COMPULEVELM:
1) Securethe BaseUnilonils backat anyconvenient
location
andpulliromihe reelampleCordlo coverthe
areatobe measured.
Thecordwillcommunicate
elevation
inlormalion
fromtheBaseUnitto the
Measurement
Module-
2J lf desked,atlachtheljnipodto thef,,leasurement
Moduleto avoidbendingto measure.TheUnipodis nol
required
for operation,
3) TurnontheunitandzerowiththeZERObuttonal any
sitereference
or bonchmark
withinCOMPULEVELs
200'hor;zontal,
and120'verticalrange.Although
it is
noi necessary
fortheBaseUnitlo be tevel,it mustbe
moves,youmuslre-zero
Nglb: lf theBase.Unil
the
Measurement
Moduleatlhe benchmarkbetoreconlinuing.
consistsof
cOMPULEvELfl
' Baseunit
WHENWAFMED)
{TH|SrS EASTER
. hand-heldMeaslrementModule
. inteaconnecting
cord belweenBaseUniland
Module
Measuaemenl
. Unipodror lhe Measurement
Module
. Stakesto secutethe BaseUnit.
Allcamponenls
arestoredin lhe BaseUnitwhennol
n use,
AASEUNIT
EASEUNIT
The handheldMeasurementfirodule,linkedto lhe Base
Unitby iis polymercord,is the COI.,IPULEVELTM
componentyouuse lo takelhe actualelevalion
measurements.
Whenlakingmeasurements,
thebotlomandbackoflhe
Measurement
Modulearetheqoly sidesthalmaybe
Holdthe
usedinterchangoably
lor measuremenls.
youwanllo measure.
modulelevelatthepoinlwhere
Measure
nearlhecenlerol eitherthebackoabottom.
anyseriesot
Olhersides
maybe usedthroughout
measurem€nts,
bul measure
onlywilhthesurlaceyou
- DoIq! changeone
usedto zeroCOMPULEVELft
wiihoutre-zeroing
the
sudaceto anolherlor measuring
unit.
Neverinverllhe Measurement
Modulewilhout
(see
compensalion illust.ation)
unlessii wasinverled
whenzeroed.It willnotshowthecoreclelevation-
EXASPTC Tomeasurelhe dislancebetweenlhe floor
page:fi.si,
andceilingin lhe illustration
oniheopposile
zerotheMeasurement
Moduleon itsbackor bottomon
theiloor Thenplaceitslop,boltom,or backagainstthe
ceilingto takea reading.Togelthecorrect
youthenmanually
measuremenl,
addtheheighlor
Moduletothedisplay
lhicl(ness
ol theMeasurement
reading,
ordo so automalically
usingtheADDER
lunction
described
later
H=Dspray
Medrcmenl Modue
The
Use the keypadlo cnntroltheCO[,4PULEVELTM.
mostfrequentlyusedfunclions-calledLabeled
Functions are prinledon the eighlkeysbelowthe
Mod!le.
displayon the Measurement
COMPULEVE|Smoreadvancedor lesslrequenllyused
funclions----called
HiddenFunciions-maybe accessed
ot two or moreoflhe samekeys.
by logicatcombinations
Allkeyserccglthe HOLDand ON/OFFkeysmustbe
pressFdand heldlor 2 seconds[o a.rivale. This
oilhF lunclions
minimizesaccidpnlal
operJ{ion
Allfunctionkeysalsoemil dislinctiveaudiblesignals
on the
(clicksand beeps)and showvisualindicators
quickly
with
are
lurther
ease
use.
use
these
displayto
recognizab'eis nearlystable
Examples; when a measurement
emilsl.vvo
short"Read
enoughlo read,COMPULEVELTM
Ready"beeps.
emitsshorl,
Whenstorjnga reading,COMPULEVELTM
regula.beeps,andthe display{ashesuntillhe reading
is slabrleenoughto store. The unillhen emilsa single
'ong loneXq!e: All mostrecenlsetiingsand stored
is
medsuremenls
onrc po!^rer
are relainedindefinitely
without
installedshutotl and even
a ballery
Flashes
whencalibralion
rs
,equked
dueror€mperaiu,e--U|
M'ipsparpisb .q,;mwa
-
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ffi-,*rffffg.F
RECflet€s inFmoRODDTAturNlir
Onwh€ndisplayvalueis irozen.
ffiggB83E
Clicka& l]eeps
fand Gdp
Althoughmosl COMPULEVELTM
users,willuse ofllythose
lunclionsrouljnelynecessaryin lheir work,we recommend
lunctionsal leaslonceto
lhal you try all CO[.4PULEVELTM
becomefamiliarwith ils capabilities.The useof all
co[,IPULEVELTM
functionsis detailedin thisguide
TheseQuickStartpages,howeveashowthe operationol a
lew basicfunclionsthat mostuserswillemploy,andlhey
will helpyou gainconlidencein workingwilh allof
COMPULEVEL
s functions.
To lake basic elevationmeasutementsu/ilh
COMPULEVELT':
1) Raiselhe lowerdoorof the BaseUnit,removethe
fireasurement
Module,and lay lhe BaseUnilon ils back
on the lloor or ground.
2) Pullfromlhe reelampleCordto coverthe areato be
pressthe ON/OFFkey to lurn
measured.Momentarily
lhe unil on. The ON/OFFkey willclickwhenpressed
andthe unitwillemit adouble beep.
3) Placethe Measurement
Moduleon a nearbyhorizontal
surface.Whenthe readinghas setlied,it will emitlwo
quickbeeps. Then,pressand holdthe ZEAOkeylot 2
seconds-Keepihe MeasurementModulesleadyuntil
lhe numetalzeroappearson lhe display.The unilis
now zeroedon lhis referencepoint.
4) Movethe Measuremenil/odule lo a differenlelevation
(lroma tableio the Iloor,for example).lt willdisplaythe
dillerencein elevationfromthe iirsl localionlo the
second. Moveit to a thirdlocationand il willdisplaylhe
diflerencein elevationfromthe fi.stlocationto the thkd
icurrent)local:on.
pressthe ON/OFFkeyto shut o{l lhe !nil.
5) Momentarily
Reelin the Cord,dockthe MeasuremenlModulein its
sloragecompaaiment
and lockthe door.
WARNING: READAND UNDEBSTAND
THISENTIRE
USER'SGUIDEBEFOREUSE.
s€dry'whip".!4
sna I obie.ls
Thefollowing
sectiondescib€showlo operate
COI.,IPUL€VEL'S
LabeledFunciions.Glanceihrcughall lhe
funclionsandtheexampleiliuslrations,
thentry eachfunclion
on yourCOMPULEVELTM.
HOLD can be pressedbeicre [4M is in o6]rion.
It wlll ire€ze lhe displayonly when movdnent & bepi
o1 Dlsplay do1visibte
ON/OFF
presslheoN/oFF keylo lurncOIvPULEVELTM
Momenlarily
is
l,,lodule
on or o{l-ll no keyis pressed,orlhe Measurement
not movedin 4 minutes,
the unitpowersdownautomatically.
Theunitemilstwolongwarningbeepsafler3 minutesol no
movemenl
or keypadaclivily,to warnol automalic
shuloil.
HOLD
TheHOLDlunclionis usedlo makeandrelaina measuremenl
fromanylocationwh€r€the displayis hardio see,suchas
overhead,
in adeeptrench,oranytimeyouwanitoholda
measuremenl
on lhe displaywhibmovingihe lveasuremenl
Module.TheHOLDlunclionis toggledon/olfby momentarily
pressing
the HOLDkey.
To osethe HOLDJunclion
to lreezea measurement
on lhe
Measurement
Moduledisp{ayi
PressHOLDmomeniarily.
Theword"Hold"willappearonthe
lefisideoflhe displaywindow.To releasethe HOLDfunction,
pressthe HOLDkeyagajn.Theword"Hold"will
momentarjly
no longerappearon lhedisplay.
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plMe
OnqrnatHererenLe
To l]selhe HOLDfunctionlo obtainandholda measuremenl
readinglroma remoteor hard10reachlocalion:
1) P.esslhe HOLDkeymomenlarily
$rhiletheMeasuremeni
Moduleis slillin motion-Theunilwillbeginto emlla series
2) MovetheMeasurement
lvoduleio the location
10be
J) A|ow lheunrlros€dlerhpreLnrilil slopcbeepng.
4) Retrieve
lhe t\,{easuremenl
Module.Thereadingfromlhat
localionwillbe retainedon thedisplaywindow.Press
HOLDmomenlarily
againto exillhe function.
ZERO
PresstheZEROkeylor 2 secuds 10makethecurrefit
Module]thezero
elevalion(location
ol the l,rleasuremenl
relerence
or benchmark.
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SCALE
Youcan chooseany of six scaleslor measuring
1) ifactionali.ches, 2)
elevaiionwith COIMPULEVELT6T:
decimalinches,3) leet,4) leei andinches,
5) cenlimelers,6) melers,
To choose a measuremenlscale:
Pressand holdthe SCALEkey for 2 seconds.Conlinue
pressingfte SCALEkeylo sequencelhroughall lhe
scales. Releaseon the desiredscale. The currentscale
is indicatedon lhe ighl sideof the displaywindow
RES
Youcan chooseone oilhree level'sol resolutionor
measuremenlprecisionin whichto workwilh
Bes 1 otler>lhehigl-eslp.ecision.
COMPULEVELTM.
bul requi.eslongerfora readinglo slabilize.Res 2
providesinlermediateprecisionand takesless lime lo
oblaina siablereading Res3 is besl for rough
and providesthe iaslestreadings.
measurements
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Feer nches
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To choose the preferredresolution:
Pressandholdlhe RESkey for 2 secondslo enier and
continuepressingloseleclthe desiredmeasuremeni
resolulion.The cunentlesolltion ievel(i.e.,1/9",1/4"or
1/2",whenusinginchscales)is shownon the display
Releaselhe RES key al lhe desiredvalue.
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CAL
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willneed10be calibratedwhenlhere has
COMPULEVELIM
changeol36 F (20 C) orgreatersince
beena temperature
signalsthe userthat it
ils last calibration-COMPULEVELIM
requirescalib.ationby flashingthe word Cal'inthe
Modoledisplaywindow Calibralionis done
Measurement
by the user,in the field,in minules,as describedbelow.
To calibrate coMPULEVELTM:
1) Placelhe BaseUnilon its backon a level,flal surface
and turn it onModuleon its boltomor back
2) Placethe Measurement
side nexl to the BaseUnit- Pressand holdthe CAL key
lor 2 seconds.
3) Whenthe displayflashes[0]pressthe CALkey
momentarily.
4)
Whenl4Slflasheson lhe display,raisethe
moduleto 48"abovetheBaseUnitand
measuremenl
presstheCALkeyagainwhileholdingthe
momentarily
Modulesteady.do!c: Thetully
Measuremenl
calib.ated
unipod,a plywood
sheel,or a tape
extended,
rulemarkona wallcanbeusedas a calibration
standard.
andshows"48",the
5) Whenthedisplaystopsllashing
unitis calibratedat anylimeduring
Ngtes:Youmayexilwilhoulcalibraling
andholding
iheCALkeyfor2
theprocedure
by pressing
seconds.
byfirsl
At anyiime,youmayquicldycheckcalibralion
fora48"
zeroingbesidetheBaseUnit,andthenchecking
readingal anappropriate
location
abovethezero
indicating
thal
benchmaii(CALmayllashonthedisp{ay
re calibration
is required.
IS CRITICAL
FORACCURATE
CALIBRATION
lor
VERTICAL
MEASUREMENTS.
11is notrequired
leveling
operations.
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,
Slep#1- PressCAL2sec.to sian3 beeptone
Slepf2- I av boftoFror bac\ oowI Llobero
B;seUnrt& PressCALagan
[].------0DisPlaY'
Thenl4{llflashes
& 2 beeplone.
r8".
Step#3 Baselo
Pre,sCAI aqarn8 holdslFaoy
ll*48Dsptay'
I n e nn o m d r d r 5 p r rdeys u m ecs , , 1 8 - .
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any
COITPULEVELTM
canbeusedto recordvirtually
ihe
numbero{measurements
Joajobssuchas calculating
fillrequked
beneath
concrele
or prediciing
iinallol
elevalion.
To recordmeasurement
data:
1) PressandholdtheRECkeyfor2 seconds
to enlerlhe
.ecordfunclion.Theword"REC"appears
ontheleft
sideol thedisplaywindow
2) Allowthe measuremenlmoduleto settleal lhe firsl
measuremenllocation.Presslhe HOLDkey
momenlaaily
1osloaethe measutement.Whenthe
HOLDkey is pressed,the unitwillemita se es ol
beeps. Waitunlillhe beepingstopslo movelo ihe next
localion.
C a nc o m p u laev g ,n i i 8 m a , .e n o ,h o m
Calculatesfill neededbelowconcr€te.
ZEFO at botom level ior @ncrel€. take as manv measuremer$s6 needed.
Ave6oe xA.ea = Volrme.
Predictinglot elevation
Avg.= Finalelevalion
relalivelo
benchmark
afiercul & Iill
3) Pressthe REC key momentari'y
lo displaylhe average,
miflimum
series.
andmatimumlor lhe measuremenl
The words"AVG.",'MlN. and "MAX."will appearin the
displaywindowas the RECkey is momenlarilypressed.
prassandholdllreBECkey
Toeyirlhe recordfuncrion.
{or 2 seconds.COMPULEVELTM
relainscompuled
values. Theywillbe replacedwith new valuesonlyit
the HOLDkey is pressedallcl re enlryinlolhe record
lunclion-
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MAHK
The MARKfunction
letsyoucfeateaudibletonesto indicale
1)a selected
elevalion,
2) el€valion
wilii! a selectedband,or
3i elevalionoulsidea selecledband.
. To use lhe MARKfunction:lo crealea tonea!a
selecledelevalion:
1) Placethe Measuremenl
Moduleal thedesiredelevalion.
2) Pressandholdthe I,IARKkeyfor2 seconds.Holdlhe
unitsteadyuntildoublebandlinesllashin thedisplay
3) Presslhe MARKkeymomeotarily
andholdlhe unil
steadylo setthe audibleIone.
. To usetheMARKlunclion: to createa tone insldeihe
measurement
band:
1) Placethe Measu.emeni
Moduleat lhedeskedelevalion.
2) Pressandholdthe IV1ARK
keytor 2 seconds.Holdthe
unitsleadyunlildoublebandlinesflashjn the display
3i l\rovelhe Measurement
lrodulebelowto ihe dosired
elevation,
halflhe band.
4 Pressthe MARKkeymomentarily
whib holdingthe unit
sleadyto selihe audibletooe.
. To usethe MARKfunclion: lo createaudibletones
Oqlsldglhe measurementband:
1) Placethe lreaslrementModuleat lhe desiredelevalion.
2) Pressandholdlhe N.IARK
keylor 2 seconds.Holdlhe
unitsteadyuntildoublebandlinesflashin lhe display
3 l\,4ove
theMeasurement
l\4odule
aboveto lhe desired
halflhe band.
elevalion,
4) Presslhe MARKkeymomeniariry
whileholdingthe 0nil
sleadytoset lhe audibletone.
willcreate
a solidaudible
loneabolc
Nq!e: Thisprocedure
lhemeasuremenlband
ionebcia{
andawa|blingaudible
themeasurernenl
band.Thefewillbeno lonewilhin
the
in thedisplay
wlndow
lo indicale
ItqtCS:Thelraclionbarllashes
Ihdlyoua'e in rhe[,4AqK
lL."r'or.
press
To exitiheI1,4ARK
funciion
momentarily
andfelainsetlings,
lheMARKandON/OFFkeys
together.
Pressthe MARKkeylof 2 secondslo re'ellter.
't7
Tonescansupplement
displayto Jevelor alam at helght
limits.
'hidden"functionsmay be accessedby
COMPTJLEVEL'S
logicalcombinations
ol lwo or moreof the labeledkeyson
lhe Measurement
Modulekeypad.
TEMP
-,']-*. I srrce
\
Selecl bool on orofi
Changeonlyif
INVERTED:
COMPULEVELTM
can displaythe ambientlemperatlrreat
its localion.
To showtemperature,
whenturningon lhe unil,pressaad
holdihe ON/OFFkey for 2 seconds.Pressany olherkey
io exitlhe TE[,4Ptunclion.
ADDER
TheADDERiunctionautomatically
addsthe heightor
lhicknesso{ the l\,1easuremenl
Modulelor makingaccurate
insldemeasuaements.
To access theAODERfunclion:
1) Momenlarilypressthe HOLDkey10lreezelhe
"BoolOn" or "BoolOff"to
Nqte: Youmustseleci
indicatewhetheryou are usingthe proleclivebooton
the l,,leasuremeni
l,loduleand autornaticaily
add ils
dimensionlo the measurement.To do so: Pressthe
CALkey lor2 secondsand releaseat the desired"Bool
On or "BoolOIf'2) Pressthe |\,4ARK
key for 2 secondsto add lhe
Measurement
Moduleheiohito ihe measurement,
or
pressthe RECkey lor 2 secondsto add the
Measurement
Modulethickness(e.g-floorlo ceiling
inveded)lo lhe measuremenl.
pressthe HOLDkey3) To exil,momentarily
2A
CARRY
Can measurethe heightof a mountainor locate
an elevation
acrosstown- nopencil,paperor
calculator
needed,
COIVPULEVELS
CARRYfunclionallowsyou to measure
elevationsatvirluallyany localion,no malterhow dislant
fromlhe slartingreference.
To use the CARRYlunction:
1) At lhe startingbenchmark(reference)
, pressand hold
the I,ARK key and ZEROkey logelherfor 2 seconds.
The word "CAV' willalternatewith [0] on the display.
Holdthe L,leasuremenl
Modulesteadylo zerolhe
CARRYfunclion.Thjs wi{lalsozerothe set up.
2) [,,loveihe Measuremenl[,4odule
lo a convenienl
locationwithinthe singleseiuplimit- Momentarilypress
the HOLDkey to stor€elevalion.
3) Leavingthe Measuremefll[,,todule
in placeat its "hold'
localion,movethe BaseUniltowardthe final
deslinationand establishihe secondseluplocation_
4i Pressand holdlhe ZEFIOkey lor 2 secondsat the
MeasurementModule"hold"spol whilekeepingit
sleady. The word 'CAry"will againappearon the
display.When"CAry"slopsilashing,you will be in the
CARRYiunctionwhereupperdisplay"C 'and
measurement
displayallernale.
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STEP1
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srEP
(r6s ^e bed{cmnrlon.esase unrc ssded'
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'P.ess2se.
RepealSteps2 through4, sequenceoverany numberol
selups.Oncein the CARRYiunclion,momenlarilypress
the ZEROkeylhereafierwilh each BaseUnitmove
To exitlhe CARRylunctionwithinany set up, pressand
holdthe ZEROkey ior 2 seconds.
Notes: Outsidelhe CARRYfunclion,elevationswillbe
reierenced10the HOLD/ZEROelevationlorlhat set'up,but
you may re zero anywhere.To re enlerthe CARRY
funclionat any elevalionwithinthe set,up,simpiy
momenta.ilypressthe HOLDkey,thenpresslhe ZEROkey
tor 2 seconds.
TheCARRYfunclioncan be usedto quicklyeslablisha
remoteelevalionwilh an assislantrnovlnglhe BaseUnit.
The BaseUnitrnaybe placedand helduprightii kepl upfight
atlerlhe ZEROkeyhas beenpressedlor lhe set up.
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can be usedlo recordmeasuremenldata
COI,TIPULEVELIM
ror.rpdr'ng
conloJror 1D maps e ll'"r wolkingalo'leoI
with a Pc.
or an
S?vesup lo 137measurenents.
unlimilednumberwithpocketPC.
RECORDDATA
fake medsurenrDnrs
ov€ra rlr d ol requla s!.lr.c
interuahlofa contlu, or 3D maF
One sequenc€can defne a prcf le orseclioi.
To record dala with COMPULEVELTM:
1) Pressand holdthe RECand MARKkeys logelherlor 2
seconds.The word'REC" will stafi ilashlngin the
displaywindow.
2) Momenta.ilypressthe HOLDk€y lo slore each
measuremenl,
3) Pressthe MARKkeylor 2 secondsto slarl a new
4) To exil lhe RECORDfuncuon,Pressand hold the REC
and [/ARK keyslogetherlor 2 seconds.
the displayshowslhat
Noles: Wlh each measurement,
positionwilhinthe sequence(PXXX)and
measurement's
lhe sequencenumber(lracliondigits).
when
the displaywi{lflash"Full"wilh eachnteasuremenl
of beingfilled
memoryis within20 measurenrenls
rq.@
willshowin the
The numberol remainingmeasurements
iracliondigils.
Apockei PC can be connectedlo the SerialPoatto slore,
graph,or tabulateeachmeasuiemenlas it is takenfor an
unllmilednumtreroi measuremenls.The posiliondisplay
memoryis fu]1.
willshow (FXXX)afterthe CO[,4PULEVELTM
Presslhe ZERO keyior 2 secondsio backstep and cleara
pressand
previousmeasurement,
thenmo.nentariiy
releaseloclearaddiiionalmeasurements.
Pressthe REC and ZEROkeystogetherlor 2 secondsio
clearall measuremenls.
,l,e RfC DATAlunclionda o. L eo wh le in rhe-ARq\
tuncllonto recorddalawitheaclrpressol the HOLOkey.
CARFIYdata and normaldala won'l mix s{orlngonewill
deleteallothefdata.
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INSPECT
or DUMP
This lunclionallowsinspeciionof previouslygalhered
measurementdataand/ordatalranslerto a PC.
P€ss CALandFIEC2sec.
lo Ente.or ExillNsPFoT
CilckOALandRECnrmenI.dv
To use this lunclion:
' Momenlad{y
pressthe CALand RECkeystogeiherto
dlulrp data lo PC.
. Pressand holdthe CALand RECkeyslogelherlor 2
secondsto inspecida1a.
' Momenlarilypressthe MARKkeyto sequenceup
throughposil:ons.
. Momenlarilypresslhe RECkey to sequencede!!!
throughpositions.
. To sequenceup or downin mulliolesol l0 posilions,
pressthe CALkeylor up andlhe HOLD
momentarily
Palmlopmounled10lJnirod,or h€ldin lefthandwin
d$ay visibl.lDoperalor
FECORDING
DATA"ONTHEFLY"
WhenCompulevel
r€gislers
lill.FULLwilldisplay
indeilniiely.
bul RecordDaialo PCcancontinue
INITIALIZE
This lunclionreselsalluser settingsto detaultvalues.
(COMPULEVFIrv mL"l be rp calibrdredIn lhis case.
page 13.) Thisfunctionalso returnsthe
See Calibration,
userirom anyfunclionlo lhe normaldisplaylunctionNqtg: This is a sureway 10recover{roman unwanted
lunclionTo INITIALIZE:
Pressand holdlhe CAL,REC,MARK,and HOLDkeys
logetherlor 2 secondsusingtwo fingersol each hand
wilh lhe measuremenlmoduleon ils backon a llal
surface.
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ELEV
ELEVATION
lelsyoupresetthedisplaytoa benchmark
elevation
in engineers
(FT)or melricscaleslor usein the
CARRYlunction.
Toenteror exitlheELEVfunction,
pressandholdthe
SCALIandRESkeystogether
ior2 seconds.
Xgteg lt s beslto setdigilsstarlingwithlhe least
significant:
presstheHOLDkeyto setthe
Momentarily
hundredths
digit,presstheMARKkey1osellenths,the
RECkeyforones,theCALkeyfortens,theSCALEkeytor
hundreds,
andtheRESkeyforthousands.
Presslhe
ZEROkeylo selectupordown.
AllowsPresetof Elevalion
in CafryFunclion.
Firslplace Meas.Moduleat benihmark.
p"* z"*. {El *lIE)
bEnterorE"ir
| _ r ( _ _ ,
Display
looks
likeCarry
Function:
Etande Reading:
12469.80(Averyhighe{evalbn!)
fi5.trtr
Touseyou.ProsetElevation,
exitELEVATION
andenter
CAHRY-(Seep9.21)
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2a
MONITOR
CAL
The MONITORfunclioncan be used lo keepthe
CO[,4PULEVELTM
from shultingoff duringperiodsof
inactivlty.Il alsocan be usedwilh a se al linkto a PC lor
remoiemonitoringor data logging.For example:Placethe
base unil on a Styroloamtloatlo iog waler tankor river
leve|s.
To entertheMONITORlunction,pressand holdthe
ON/OFFand CALkeystogelherfor 2 secondswhen
lurningon COMPULEVELTM.
Periodicflashon lhe displayindicalesre-zero
requkeddue to temperaturechange-
8888
Alternateswith displayedelevalionwhenthe
MeasuremenlModuleis morelhan 20'aboveor
belowlhe Ease Unit- cAUTloN: Over range
measurementsmay be in error. ll 8888
{lasheswell wilhinrange,checktroubleshooling
chart;check{or corddamageor leakage,and il
necessaryreturnfoaseryice.
BAT
Flasheswhen only a few hoursoi balterylile
remain-A fresh 9V Alkalinebatlerycan allowup
lo 60 hoursot acliveuse-
CORD
Flashes,loindicatecordor systemfailure
requiringfacloryservice. CAUTION:
Measurementsmay be in error.
To exit,iurn the unit ott.
lunctiondisablestheALJTO-OFF
Nqlq: The l\,4ON|TOR
lealureand enablescontinuousdatafromthe serialport.
CAUTlOl.l: lllONlTOR.educes battery life 15"/..
Remember: Shul off when linished to avoid loss ol
baltery.
Flashesil unitneedsto be re calibraleddue to
temperalurechange. CAL is on constanllywhen
unitis outsideol lhe -22F lo + 158Foperating
lemperaturerange.CAUTION:
Measurementsmay be in error.
' See page6lor illuslralionolAlarm lndicators.
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30
1) Securethe BaseUnitbeforeremoving
the
Measurement
Module.
2) Extendthe ljnipodlromthetop downandrelracllrom
the bottomup. Seep9.14.Alwaystighlenbushings.
AvoidOvertightening.
Modulein thehandgripareas
3) Holdthe l\,4€asuremenl
to therightandbeneathlhe keypad.Forsinglehanded
operation,
usethelhumb10pressthe mostirequenlly
usedbutlons:OIUOFEHOLDandZERO.Thele,l
handcanmanipulale
the Cord-Releaseorholdsleady
whilereading.Seep9.8.
4) ln muddyconditionsuse a rag to wipedownlhe cord
beforereelingin. Thiscanaisoremovecordtlvists.
5) Al\raysreelcordthroughcordentryareaby holding
lhe BaseUnithandlewilhBaseUnilliltedbackwardat
about45' (lorexample,restingagainstthigh).Thiswill
easere€ling,reducewearandkeepdockingarea
clean.Se€p9.8.
or thumbnailtoloosenbatlery
6) L'sea coin,screwdriver
doorscrewto replacelhe 9V alkalinebaltery.Liil the
le.minalendot batterywiththumbnailorsimplythump
Measuremenl
Moduleagainstyourhaodandcalchthe
battery Nglq The proiectivebool is moreeasily
removedwhenwamed
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COI.,IPULEVELTM
is typicallypreciseto wilhin0.2%ol
measurements10ft, or less and 0.357oof measuremenls
beyond10it. lt cantypicallylevelto within1/8"overa
singleselup.
1) For critical levelinotrequently re-checkor re'zero al
lhgbClehEalk (CALis not necessarylor leveling).
Whenpossibleminimizeheighldiflerencesbetween
Cord,BaseUnil & MeasuremenlModule.
2) For critical elevationmeasurements.trequentlv
re-checkcalibrationand benchmarkzero. Whenever
possibleavoidtemperaluredillerencesbelweenthe
Cord and MeasuremenlModule(e-g-sun vs. shade).
3) Whenmovingthe COMPULEVELTM
fromone
lemperalurelo a muchdiflerenltemperalure,suchas
lrom indoorsto ouldoorson a cold day,allow10-15
minutesfor CO[4PULEVELTM
to adaptto lhe change4) Avoidviolenllugging,whippingor slompingon lhe cord
wilhoulre-chector re-zeroal the benchmark
5) Prompllyzeroor calibratetheCOMPTJLEVELTM
whenils
displayllashes 0 - or CAL.
6) Alwayssecurethe BaseUnittopreventmovement
during
- it doesnot needto be levelmeasurements
7) AvoidusingCOMPULEVELTM
beyondlhe speciliedranges
oi elevationorlemperalure.
Thedisplaywillflash8888
whenbeyondlhe +/-20'verticalrangeandthe CALwillbe
on sieadyfor lemperatures
below-22"For above+ 158'F
8) Occasionally
checkthe4' lenglhol thelullyextended
Unipodlor wearwilha laperule.Adiustils leogthil
n€cessary.
9) As wilhconvenlionalinslruments,
additional
er.orsmaybe
causedduringuseouldoorson sunnyorwindydays. In
pulloutonlyas muchCordas is needed
suchconditions
andavoidunnecessary
loopsovetobjects-Measurements
are moslaccuratein earlymorning,late
aflernoonor when
overcasl,in fullshadeor indoors-{l a measuremenl
vades
whenbreezt lake lhe averagereading-
COMPULEVELTU
is rugged,durableand designedto
provideyearsol reliablepedormancewhenproperly
used. Hete are som€guidelines:
1) Avoidexcessivesirainon the Measuremenil\,4odule
by guidingthe cordwith lhe lelt handduringuse
(seepg.8).
2) Wheneverpossibleuse the prolectiveBooton the
Measurement
Moduls. Avoiddroppinglhe
Measurement
Moduleand neveruse as a hammer3) Do not immerselhe MeasuremenlModulein waier
or any olher liquidor gas and avoidcontaclwith
4) MinimizeCOI\.4PULEVELTM
wearby wipingwilh a
damp cloth (avoid scralching display window) or
finsinglighllyto removemudanddirt fromthe Base
Unit,Coid and M€asuremenlModule.ln extreme
cases lhe single screw al lhe back ol the teel can be
removedloreleaselhe reelfromthe housinglor a
thoroughhosing.
5) KeeplheCord,Measuremenl
Moduleor BaseUnil
oulol thepalhof vehicletrafficandootofconlact
withhot obieclssuchas smolderingcigarettebults,
t.eshasphatt
or welding.
6) Pack-up
lheCOMPULEVELTM
whennotin usefor
Uoitwon'tlurnonor shutsofl
soonatlerturnon,
ReplaceBatlery.
tjnil won'lturnon or ofl
and Batteryis good.
RemoveBalteryfor 15 sec.
andiry again.
AfterinstallingnewBaltery
reads8888and
display
toneis steady.
Batlery
& make
Remove
reversepola ty conlact
wilhbattery
ciips& tryagain-
t.lnitissluckinanunclesired lnitializeas describedunder
HiddenFunctions
lunclion
andyoucan't
{Page25)howlo es@pe.
temembea
checkCordandBaseUnit
ondisplay
or
Cordtlashes
readingsarenotrepeatable. andretumtolactoryfor repak
if damaged.
when Relumlo iactory
ErrXflashes
ondisplay
on.
unitmayneedservice.
unitisswilched
Seepage30 for Alarmlndicators.
poriods
er.tended
of time.Neverleaveoutin loul
wealheror overnight.
Avoidslorageinsidea hot
closedvehicleoraunk.
7J COMPULEVELTM
contains
a nontoxic
biodegradable
ciearliquid.Intheunlikely
eventlhal
a damaged
unitreleases
liquidor il lhecordis cul,
bendovercordandwrapwilhlapeorwirelo slop
liquidrelease.Wipeupliquidwithabsorbent
towels,
removeresiduewilhsoapandwalerand relurnlo
facloryfor service33
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SlanleyToolswarrantsConlractorGraderMCompulevelrn
fl.\ dlon Measurerenllooldgan,l dercie,l.ieS
n
materlalsandworkmanship
for one yearfromlhe date ol
purchase-Delicientproduclsw ll be rep acedor repairedil
TECHNIDEA
CORPORATION
PleaseCall'1.800.805.LEVEL(5383)
o. 1.760.480.4740
or visit !444gzipj.9y9Lq94
for shippingaddressand returninstructions.
Thefe are addilionalfacisaboutlhis warrantyihatyou
shouldknow:
SlanleyToolsis noi responsible{or damageresullinglrom
wear,abuse,or allerationofthis producl-Wherepermitled
by law,Stanleyis not responsiblelor incidentalor
Thereis no warranlybeyondthe provisionsslaledhere.
Agentsof StanleyToo{s
cannotchangethiswarranty.
Thiswarraniymay provideyo! wilh additionallegairighls
whichvaryby stale.provinceor nalionNormaluseshouldallowyearsoi servicewithoul
maintenance
or repair.ShouldyourCO[,4PULEVEL'M
needservicebeyondihe OneYearWarranlyperiod,relurn
it postageprepaidio:
tecurtoil conpon-lrolr
Sel-up Vertcal Range: 40 (20'aboveand below
BaseUnil)
Set-up HorizontalRange: 200' diarnelercircle(100'
Carry Function Range: No hmit
Flangeof Zero or Mark Settings: Fullveriicalrange
BeadingBepeatability: 1/8"typrcal
LevelingAccuracy: "S lypicdl
ElevationAccuracy: The greaterof 1/8 or0.2% of
measuremenls10 it. or less and 0.35%o{
measuremenls
beyond10 11.lypical
RecorclCapacity(Min.lMax./Avg.): i6,384. No
practicallimits
Record Data Memory Capacity: 137 readings
Settings/DataMemory Retentionr Indefinilely,
evenwithouibattery
Range: 22 Flo+i58"F
operalingTemperature
Range: 40 Fto+158'F
StorageTemperature
Module: 5 drop
Shock Resistance: l\,4easuremeni
lesl on concreie. BaseUnit:3' dropteston
Please
call!soryisilourwebsiteforshioolnq
details.
phonenumberanddescrlplion
Include
address,
ol dilficulty.
Youwillbecontacled
withestimaled
repaircharges
beiore
fepairsarestarted.Warranty
repairsy,/lllbedoneal no
postageprepaid.
chargeandfeturned
PRODUCTASSISTANCE
ll aller.eadingihis guideyou havedifficullyusingthe
pleasecallCuslomerSewiceat
COMPULEVELTM
'f.800.805.1EVE1($a3)
ot 1.760.4AO.47
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Water Resistance: Bainlighl; not irnmersible
9V Alkaline Battery Life: 60 hoursactiveuse (Aulo
shul'offaller 4 minutesinaclive.)
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