LaserVision® AUTO Instructions - Initial Setup Guidelines

Although the LaserVision® AUTO is an exceptionally rugged laser, it is well worth the effort to check calibration before you first use it and then at regular intervals to insure that you are doing the highest quality work possible. Always check calibration if the laser has been handled roughly. See Checking and Adjusting Calibration.

Check Your Setup

Outdoors: Check your setup from time to time, using engineered benchmarks on the jobsite to assure that your work is correct and matches the design of the job. Realize that even engineered benchmarks may not be perfect and enough verification must be done to be confident you are properly set up. If there are not suitable benchmarks on the site, you should set your own by driving stakes and recording their elevations, or by marking the laser beam height on stable objects such as telephone poles, concrete walls, etc. The benchmarks should be 90° apart for greatest accuracy. Having benchmarks to check is of great value for jobs where setups need to match day after day.

Indoors: Make reference marks, preferably 90° apart, once you have set the laser up either horizontally or vertically. Check your setup from time to time using the marks as a guide.

Work as close to the laser as possible.

You can work up to 500 feet (150 meters) away from the LaserVision® AUTO with the optional receiver. As with all instruments, the farther away you work, the more any error can build-up. Set the laser in a safe place, as close to your work as possible.

Maintain your equipment.

Keeping tripod and mounting hardware tight, and being sure grade rods are in good condition, can prevent errors and performance problems.