Manual Chapter 4

4-16 Setting Up and Using Laser Alignment Fixtures
Battery Usage - Laser Heads
A rechargeable battery pack is used to power each sensor head. A fully
charged battery pack will give 3 to 4 hours of continuous service while
transmitting data. Longer operation is possible since typical alignments do
not require continuous communication with the analyzer. The battery is
designed to have a long life and is not intended to be replaced by the user.
Replacement should be performed only at CSI. CSI recommends that the
batteries be replaced after 1,000 charges/discharges.
To conserve battery life, the 8215/8225 has a sleep mode and a shutdown
mode. The sleep mode is activated after 5 minutes of no communication
with the analyzer. In the sleep mode, the laser beam and RF communica-
tion are shutdown until communication is reestablished. All data in
memory is saved. In the auto-shutdown mode, the sensor heads are com-
pletely shutdown. The POWER button will start the sensor heads again. All
data in memory is lost, therefore another sweep should be taken.
The sleep and auto-shutdown modes can be disabled. When turning the
sensor heads on, press and hold down the POWER buttons (the LEDs will
turn on when the POWER buttons are first pressed). The LEDs will turn
off when the sleep mode is disabled (approximately 3 seconds). When both
LEDs light again, the shutdown mode will be disabled (approximately 5
seconds). Refer to “Laser Head Status Screen” on page 3-8 for more details.
Note
Please note that this disables the battery conservation (for the
sensor heads) therefore, if the heads are left on, the batteries
will run down.