Faro FOCUS - Preparing the Scanner Hardware; Setting up On-Site and Scanning Operation in Hot Ambient Conditions; Installing the Thermal Protection Cover

Preparing the scanner hardware
• EnsurethatthePowerBlockiscompletelycharged.Werecommendtohaveatleast2fully-charged
PowerBlocksforscanninginextremeconditions.
• Setallscanningparameterspriortoworkingwiththescanneron-site.(E.g.,scanprojectfolders,file
naming,usersettings,etc.;scanresolutionandquality,colorsettings,scanprofile,detectorsettings,
etc.)Thiswillminimizetheamountoftimethatthescannerwillbeexposedtotheenvironment.
Setting up on-site and scanning operation in hot
ambient conditions
Thissectionprovidesdetailsabouthowtosetupthescannerwiththecover.
Setupthetripodatthedesiredscanpositionfollowingallrecommendationsinthescannermanual.
Insertafully-chargedpowerpackintothebatteryslotofthescanner.Ifastatusindicatorispresentinthe
scanner,itshouldberemovedwhilethescannerisswitchedoff.Startthescannerandrecallalldesiredscan
/projectsettings.Afterthisstep,thescannershouldbeinstatusReady for measurement.Ifastatus
indicatorisinsertedintotheaccessorybay,removeitbeforeproceeding.
NOTE: Werecommendyoukeepthescannerinmoderateclimateconditionsduringsystemstartand
parametersettingsbytheuser(20to25°C),forexampleinanair-conditionedcar.
MounttheFARO®FOCUSLaserScanneronthetripodandalignthescanner's“Home”orientationif
required.
Installingthethermalprotectioncover
1.Taketwocoversoutofthetransportcooler.
2.LoosenthetwoVelcrostrapsatthebottom
ofthecovers.Notethatthecoversarenot
identical,thedisplay-sidecoverhasan
extrapad,showninFigure3-4
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Chapter 3: Thermal Protection Covers
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