3. Instrument Operation
3.1 Horizontal Leveling:
• Place the Polar on the floor, countertop or mount it to a tripod or wallmount
- suggest a flat head tripod is used.
• Press the power button and allow up to 60 seconds for the unit to level.
While leveling, the laser beam will flash. Once it has finished leveling it will
stop flashing and the beam will begin to rotate.
• The laser beam and auto/manual LED will flash if the instrument is set up
outside its self-leveling range of ±5°.
3.2 Vertical Leveling:
• Place the Polar on the floor or countertop using the built in trivet points or
alternatively mount to a vertical mount (B-WM) and attach to a tripod.
• Press the power button and allow up to 60 seconds for the unit to level.
While leveling, the laser beam will flash. Once it has finished leveling it will
stop flashing and the beam will begin to rotate.
• The laser beam and auto/manual LED will flash if the instrument is set up
outside its self-leveling range of ±5°.
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