Haglof Vertex III V1.5, User Manual

Page 1: ...HAGL F SWEDEN AB Vertex III and Transponder T3 manual AprilJanuary 2007 v 1 5 Users Guide Vertex III V1 5 and Transponder T3...

Page 2: ...manual v 1 5 eng 2007 Hagl f Sweden AB 2 Users Guide Vertex III and Transponder T3 2007 04 27 Hagl f Sweden AB Box 28 88221 L ngsele Sweden Phone 46 620 255 80 Fax 46 620 205 81 Mail info haglofsweden...

Page 3: ...Vertex III and Transponder T3 manual v 1 5 eng 2007 Hagl f Sweden AB 3...

Page 4: ...TO USE THE VERTEX III 14 HEIGHT 14 HEIGHT MEASURING WITH TRANSPONDER 14 HEIGHT MEASURING WITHOUT THE TRANSPONDER 14 HEIGHT MEASURING FROM HORIZONTAL LINE 15 INCLINATION ANGLE 16 DISTANCE MEASURING DME...

Page 5: ...Vertex III and Transponder T3 manual v 1 5 eng 2007 Hagl f Sweden AB 5 HEIGHT MEASURING HORIZONTALLY 24 ANGLE MEASURING 24 DISTANCE MEASURING DME 24 TURN ON AND TURN OFF THE TRANSPONDER T3 24...

Page 6: ...best in for example thick vegetation The reference point height is set in a special menu in the Vertex instrument and automatically added to the measured height The Vertex III uses ultrasound to meas...

Page 7: ...off Automatic turnoff time is set to approximately 25 sec When the Vertex III is turned off the DME position can be activated with left arrow key The Vertex III turns into a distance measurer Right ar...

Page 8: ...ex III is equipped with a built in signal that will beep when an angle or a height has been registered Battery The Vertex III uses an alkaline or a rechargeable battery of 1 5 V AA The battery is plac...

Page 9: ...Overview HEIGHT M DIST 34 5 23 C 74 C DEG 17 9 GRAD 19 9 32 4 SD 34 5 HD 32 3 DEG 17 9 H1 29 5 CALIBRATE DME 23 C 74 C 10 00M SETUP METRIC DEG P OFFSET 0 3 T HEIGHT 1 3 M DIST 034 5 CONTRAST ANGLE BLU...

Page 10: ...outdoor temperature The measurement inaccuracy pending on temperature is app 2 cm C An example Your inner pocket holds 15 C 59F Outdoor air temperature is 5 C 23F The measurement result will show 10 4...

Page 11: ...qual to the distance between the front side of the instrument to the aimed point where the prolonging of the sight line from the transponder and the top of the tree coincide The imagined point is loca...

Page 12: ...Factor Working with relaskopes or prism can sometimes offer difficulties when in the forest some trees cover others The poor sighting can prevent a correct diameter measuring With the Vertex built in...

Page 13: ...10 minutes to set to the correct temperature before calibrating DISPLAY Set the display contrast for best possible visibility using the arrow keys CONTRAST Start the instrument with ON Step to CONTRA...

Page 14: ...asured the distance the angle and the horizontal distance to the transponder 2 Aim at the height to measure with the sight cross blinking Press ON until the cross hair disappears The first height is l...

Page 15: ...M DIST is featured Change this value with the arrow keys and press ON when the correct distance is reached Press right arrow key and ON at the same time to zero set the angle 3 Aim at the height of th...

Page 16: ...ple a flat table surface Distance Measuring DME To measure a distance press the DME key left arrow key when the Vertex III is turned off The result the distance between the Vertex III and the transpon...

Page 17: ...mplify reading the results when measuring horizontal distances 1 Press ON to start the Vertex and go with the arrow keys to ANGLE and push ON 2 Aim at the point where you need to know the angle Push a...

Page 18: ...tree or to exclude it from the area difficult By simply measuring the distance between the tree and the plot centre the Vertex III can calculate the minimum diameter the tree should have in order to...

Page 19: ...ned on the T3 Transponder stays activated for app 20 minutes T3 uses 1 alkaline 1 5 voltage AA battery placed under the battery lid To measure in a 360 circle with the transponder the T3 is attached t...

Page 20: ...be positioned within 10 cm 4 to the receiving device for a transmission to be successful Sign Format IR When sending data through IR every sign is transmitted with a parity bit added if the number of...

Page 21: ...f line ASCII 10 Height Measuring Line 1 1st height dm alt feet X 10 Line 2 2nd height dm alt feet X 10 Line 3 3rd height dm alt feet X 10 Line 4 Horizontal distance to the object dm x 10 alt ft X10 Li...

Page 22: ...perature 15 45 C Ultra sonic frequency 25 kHz Height 0 999 m Resolution height 0 1 m Angles 55 85 degrees Resolution Angle 0 1 Distance with aimed transponder 30 m or better Distance with 360 adapter...

Page 23: ...pe Too large angle towards measuring object Start the transponder Change battery Measure from other spot or manually Change transponder type Increase distance to measuring object Measuring unit will n...

Page 24: ...ON HEIGHT is displayed Press ON and M DIST is displayed Change M DIST or use the current value if accurate and press ON 2 The angle window is displayed Press left arrow and ON Height measuring positi...