Acquiring the Laser Beam with Find Me

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When you break or lose the laser beam, you can simply move the SMR in front of the Vantage and it will aim the beam back to your target. The MultiView Cameras recognize a series of three movements that starts an internal command to automatically point the laser beam to the center of the SMR.

This command is disabled when the 6Probe is the current target.

This command operates within the following distance limits:

• 30 meters (98 feet) with a 1½” or ⅞” SMR

• 15 meters (49 feet) with a ½” SMR

• Minimum distance is 1 meter (3.2 feet)

By default, the recognition of the SMR movements is enabled and the command to switch off Find Me is located in the TrackerPad command. To acquire the laser beam with the SMR movements:

1. Move your SMR into the MultiView Camera’s field of view.

   

   Ensure that the SMR mirrors are always facing directly at the Vantage. Avoid twisting The SMR during the SMR movements.

2. Perform the SMR movements:

   • Move the SMR slowly, no faster than 6 inches (150 millimeters) per second in any single direction.

   • Stop and move the SMR in the reverse direction.

   • Stop and move the SMR in the original direction.

   

   The MultiView Cameras have a 50° field of view. If the SMR is very close to the Vantage, the movement must be short. For example, 4 inches (10 centimeters) when the SMR is 10 feet (3 meters) from the Vantage and 10 inches (25 centimeters) at when the SMR is 100 feet (30 meters) from the Vantage.

3. If necessary, repeat the SMR movements until the Blue Aperture Lights on the Vantage illuminate and start to blink quickly.

   

   Using the Vantage outdoors can cause the Blue Aperture Lights to start blinking. This is a false event and will quickly correct.

4. Stop and hold the SMR still. While the cameras locate the SMR, the Amber Aperture Lights on the Vantage illuminate solid.

   

5. When the laser beam locks on to the SMR, the Green Aperture Light on the Vantage illuminate solid.

If there are multiple SMRs in the field of view, the Vantage only points at the moving SMR.

The Vantage recognizes the SMR movements in three direction groups:

• Horizontal - Left to Right

• Vertical - Up and Down

• Diagonally - Back and Forth

The Vantage will not recognize a forwards and backwards or any circular movements.