2. Display and Keypad

2.1 Keypad

Remaining battery display lamp

Manual mode display lamp

Auto/Manual

change key

MANUAL

MODE

BATTERY CHECK

OFF

LEVEL

Off level display lamp

POWER

ON

Power

OFF

supply key

 

Battery check key

2.2Role of keys

(1)Power supply key

Off level display lamp

 

 

OFF

 

 

LEVEL

MANUAL

BATTERY

 

MODE

CHECK

POWER

 

 

ON

 

 

OFF

Power supply key

1Pushing power supply key begins the automatic self-leveling.

2The off level display lamp blinks in red during activating the leveling. The blink interval becomes longer gradually as the leveling comes near to completion.

3The color of the off level display lamp turns to green when the leveling is completed, a rotor begins to rotate and then a laser beam is emitted horizontally. The lamp (green) is turned of about 5 seconds later after the leveling completion.

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Pentax PLP-601R, PLP-602R instruction manual Display and Keypad, Role of keys, Power supply key

PLP-601, PLP-602, PLP-601R, PLP-602R specifications

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