9. Care and Transport
9.1 Transport
Transport in the field
When transporting the equipment in the field, always
make sure that you
• either carry the product in its original transport
container,
• or carry the tripod with its legs splayed across your
shoulder, keeping the attached product upright.
Transport in a road vehicle
Never carry the product loose in a road vehicle, as it
can be affected by shock and vibration. Always carry
the product in its transport container and secure it.
Shipping
When transporting the product by rail, air or sea,
always use the complete original Leica Geosystems
packaging, transport container and cardboard box, or
its equivalent, to protect against shock and vibration.
Shipping, transport of batteries
When transporting or shipping batteries, the person in
charge of the product must ensure that the applicable
national and international rules and regulations are
observed. Before transportation or shipping, contact
your local passenger or freight transport company.
Care and Transport
Field adjustment
After transport inspect the field adjustment parame-
ters given in this user manual before using the
product.
9.2 Storage
Product
Respect the temperature limits when storing the
equipment, particularly in summer if the equipment is
inside a vehicle. Refer to "11. Technical Data" for
information about temperature limits.
Field adjustment
After long periods of storage inspect the field adjust-
ment parameters given in this user manual before
using the product.
If the equipment is to be stored for a long time, remove
the alkaline batteries from the product in order to
avoid the danger of leakage.
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