LaserAce® Pocket Series
Issue 1.0
© Copyright 1999-2008 Measurement Devices Limited
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Method of operation
After selecting Tree Diameter from the main menu, the LCD displays
Set Tree Scope
and
Tree Scope 0 & 1
.
Aim the laser at the tree trunk and move back or forwards until the trunk is precisely enclosed between any two
of the stadia hairs in the scope.
Press
▲
key repeatedly until the tree scope hairs you want to use are displayed. Press the fire button to take
the reading eg in the diagram above the display shows
Tree Scope 1 & 3
. Press the
FIRE
button to accept your
choice of tree scope and take the reading.
The LCD now displays the tree diameter, VD
(vertical distance) and HD (horizontal
distance). As this point (if you wish) you may
press the
▲
key to change the tree scope
pairs. The display will be up dated with
recalculated data based on the tree scope
pairs selected.
To take another measurement, press the
FIRE
button again.
NOTE
: When the fire button is pressed the tree
scope choice selected is retained. To select a
new tree scope choice, the
▲
key must be
pressed again.
From any screen, pressing the
●
key returns the Hypsometer to the main menu.
Flow diagram
SET TREE SCOPE
TREE SCOPE 0 & 1
DIAMETER
VD+
HD
--.--
--.--
--.--
Scrolls through Tree Scopes
Returns to main menu
TREE SCOPE 0 & 1