Acquiring the Laser Beam with Follow Me

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As you move the SMR, the Vantage tracks and remembers the direction of movement. When you break or lose the laser beam because of a solid obstacle, you can simply move and hold the SMR in front of the Vantage and it will automatically use the MultiView Cameras to aim the laser beam back to your target.

This command starts as soon as the beam is broken. If there are other SMRs in the field of view, the Vantage will automatically aim at the closest available SMR in the field of view. When this happens, use the Find Me SMR movements to aim the beam at the correct SMR. See Acquiring the Laser Beam with Find Me.

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, Follow Me is enabled and the command to switch off Follow Me is located in the TrackerPad command.

Operation

You are moving the SMR and the Vantage is tracking the movement. The SMR passes behind a solid obstacle or the SMR mirrors are no longer pointed at the laser aperture:

1. The laser beam shuts off and the green aperture light turns off.

2. The cameras automatically start to look for any SMR in the field of view and the amber aperture light turns on.

   

3. Ensure the SMR mirrors are always facing directly at the Vantage.

4. The cameras locate an SMR and the amber aperture light turns off.

   

   The search command may start to help find the SMR.

5. The laser beam turns on and the green aperture light turns on.

   

   If the cameras do not find any SMR within five seconds, the amber aperture light will start to blink. Hold an SMR with the mirrors facing directly at the Vantage to start these steps again.