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Instructions for Use, V2.0, RevG - 07/2016
5.1 Switching the instrument on
5. Operation
• When switched on, the instrument will take
a few seconds to initialize. During initializa-
tion the screen is blue, initialization progress
is indicated by a line of white dots.
• After approx. 30 seconds, the graphic sur
-
face will become visible. The working area
is still black. A row of "
X
" displays the soft-
ware loading in the information line.
• Next, the
LANGUAGE CHOICE
menu (
Fig. 24
)
will be shown on the screen for approx.
three secs.
Caution!
The instrument MUST be connected to an earthed mains power outlet socket.
It is recommended that the Leica ST5020 be plugged into a wall socket that has Ground Fault
Circuit Interruption (GFCI) protection - as an additional electrical safeguard.
• Before you connect the instrument to the wall socket, make sure the
mains switch at the bottom right of the instrument is in position
OFF
('
0
').
• Connect the mains cable to the wall socket and switch on the mains
supply at the wall socket (if applicable).
• Switch the mains switch
ON
('
I
').
Fig.8
Fig. 25
Fig. 24
• If you select a different language (press the
corresponding button), the
MAIN MENU
(
Fig. 32, chapter 5.3.4
) will be shown next, in
the new language selected.
• If no changes are made, the
INSTRUMENT
STATUS
menu (
Fig. 25
) will open up.
INSTRUMENT STATUS
is the standard
screen - all functional descriptions in the
present
chapter 5
start from
INSTRUMENT
STATUS
.
