User manual

FastSCAN 11
Handling the Wand
• The Wand is a sensitive optical instrument—handle it with care at all
times.
• Place the Wand carefully on the Wand pad when not in use.
• After finishing your scanning session switch off and return the Wand to
its protective case.
• If the Wand is mishandled or dropped it will need calibrating.
3.2.1 Wand Controls
The 2-position trigger switch of the Wand controls scanning:
Preview position (trigger pulled in to the first click):
• displays laser profiles on the screen in real-time, but does not store them
• provides feedback to help align successive sweeps in a scan and for filling in gaps.
• reorients the display on the computer screen to a ‘Wands’s eye’ view
• illuminates the Laser LED (shown in Figure 9).
Figure 9: The Wand control panel with the power and Laser lights illuminated.
The secondary function of the Preview position is to reorient the on-screen image
without having to return to the keyboard. This is achieved by pointing the Wand at
the object, pulling the trigger to the Preview Position so that a profile is displayed
on screen and releasing the trigger. The display will then automatically assume a
‘Wand’s eye’ view.