Page 4 - Safety Instructions; User Manual; English; Contents; Symbols used; Permitted use; Prohibited use
EN F E P 1 Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en Safety Instructions User Manual English Congratulations on the purchase of your Leica DISTO™ D8. Carefully read the Safety Instructions and the User Manual before using this product. The person responsible for the instrument must ensure that all users underst...
Page 5 - Limits of use; Responsibilities of the person in charge of the instrument:; Hazards in use
2 Safety Instructions Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P • Use of accessories from other manufacturers without the express approval of Leica Geosystems. • Deliberate or irresponsible behaviour on scaffolding, when using ladders, when measuring near machines which are running, or near parts of ma...
Page 6 - Use of the product with BLUETOOTH®:
EN F E P 3 Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en Safety Instructions erroneous measurement, malfunction of the device or power failure due to installed safety measures (e.g. safety limit switch), it is assured that no damage will occur. WARNING: Flat batteries must not be disposed of with household waste....
Page 7 - Laser classification; Integrated distancemeter; Labelling
4 Safety Instructions Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following meas...
Page 9 - Display in normal mode
6 Start-up Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P Display in normal mode See drawing { F.1 }. The graphics screen of the measurement window is split into different areas. Top left is the brightest field, which contains the currently selected measuring program. Just to the right appears the program s...
Page 10 - Menu functions; Settings; Navigation in the menu; Setting the unit for distance measurements
EN F E P 7 Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en Menu functions Menu functions Settings Various device settings can be made in the menu. A vertical list shows each entry. In this menu the selection field (cursor) remains stationary and the list moves in a vertical direction. Starting from the centre of the ...
Page 11 - Setting the unit for tilt measurements; Digital pointfinder image black / white (
8 Menu functions Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P Setting the unit for tilt measurements The following units can be set for tilt measurements: Display illumination ( ) The brightness of the display has six levels of adjustment. Step 6 is the brightest and step 1 is the darkest setting. Long ra...
Page 12 - Calibrate the tilt sensor (; Operation; Switching on and off
EN F E P 9 Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en Operation Reset - returning the instrument to the factory settings ( ) The instrument has a Reset function. If you select the menu function Reset and confirm, the device returns to the factory settings and stack and memory are deleted. ) All customised settin...
Page 13 - Measuring; Single distance measurement; Functions; Overview of the program icons
10 Measuring Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P Measuring Single distance measurement Press to activate the laser. Press again to trigger the distance measu- rement. The result is displayed immediately. Minimum/maximum measurement This function allows the user to measure the minimum or maximum d...
Page 14 - Addition / subtraction
EN F E P 11 Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en Functions Addition / subtraction Distance measuring. The next measurement is added to the previous one. The next measurement is subtracted from the previous one. This process can be repeated as required. Press this button and the result is then always shown ...
Page 15 - Trapezoid measurement 2; Triangular area; Stake out function
12 Functions Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P Trapezoid measurement 2 See drawing { K }. Press the key twice . This symbol is displayed. Press the key and take the first length measurement . Press the key and take the second length measurement and inclination angle measurement. The result is s...
Page 16 - Indirect measurement
EN F E P 13 Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en Functions Indirect measurement The instrument can calculate distances using Pythagoras’ theorem. This procedure is helpful, if the distance to measure can not be reached directly. ) Make sure you adhere to the prescribed sequence of measu- rement:• All targe...
Page 17 - Indirect measurement with tilt sensor; Tilt measurement
14 Functions Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P Press this button and trigger the measurement . After the first measurement the value is adopted. Triggers the measurement . After the second measurement the value is adopted. Press and hold down this button to trigger continuous measurement . Swee...
Page 18 - Profile measurement; Storage of constants / historical storage; Storage of a constant; Historical storage
EN F E P 15 Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en Functions row shows the resulting distance between the two measured points . Press and hold the button to display additional information about the measurement, such as the horizontal distance , the height difference between the measured points , or the inclu...
Page 19 - Working with BLUETOOTH®; Switching off BLUETOOTH®; Selecting particular values in the display
16 Working with BLUETOOTH® Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P Working with BLUETOOTH® Switching on BLUETOOTH® / sending measu-rements A quick press on the - key starts DISTO™ BLUETOOTH®. The data connection must then be established out from Pocket PC / PC by the application software. A grey - ic...
Page 20 - Appendix; Message codes
EN F E P 17 Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en Appendix Appendix Message codes All message codes are displayed with either or "Error". The following errors can be corrected: Technical data Cause Remedy 156 Transverse tilt greater than 10° Hold the instrument without any transverse tilt 162 The ca...
Page 21 - Measuring conditions; Measuring range; Care
18 Appendix Leica DISTO™ D8 LCA782206a en EN F E P * maximum deviation occurs under unfavourable conditions such as bright sunlight or when measuring to poorly reflecting or very rough surfaces. Measuring accuracy may deteriorate by approx. ± 0.1 mm/m for distances above 30 m. In long range mode the...