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TableofContentsIntroduction......................................................................................... 5

NoticesandPrecautions...................................................................... 6

Caution:Class1LaserProduct......................................................... 6

Caution:PrecisionInstrument......................................................... 6

Caution:UseCareWhenCleaningOptics........................................ 6

Caution:DonotPointtheDeviceattheSun................................... 7

UnpackingandCheckingtheLIDARDevice......................................... 7

Diagram,ControlsandDisplays........................................................... 7

DisplayDescriptions......................................................................... 9

RearPanelDisplay(LIDARinSpeedMode)..................................... 9

HeadUpDisplay(LIDARinSpeedMode)........................................ 9

ControlsandIndicators..................................................................10

LaserFireTrigger........................................................................10

RearPanelControls....................................................................11

ModeControl.............................................................................11

SelfTestInitiation......................................................................12

HUDBrightnessControl.............................................................12

RearPanelDisplayBacklight......................................................12

VolumeControl..........................................................................12

Weather/ObstructionControl....................................................13

Menu/ExitMenu........................................................................13

UpandDownArrows.................................................................13

EnterButton...............................................................................14


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BatteryVoltageIndications....................................................... 14

Jam

/

ECM

Attempt

Indication

...................................................

15

BasicOperation.................................................................................. 15

BatteryInstallation........................................................................ 16

PoweringOn.................................................................................. 16

SelectingSpeedMode................................................................... 17

UsingtheHUDSightingSystem..................................................... 17

RoadsideSetup.............................................................................. 18

MeasuringVehicleSpeeds............................................................. 18

SpeedDisplayLock......................................................................... 19

SpeedDisplayLockRetention........................................................ 19

Range

Mode

...................................................................................

20

AdvancedControlsandModes.......................................................... 21

WeatherandObstructionModes.................................................. 21

NormalMode............................................................................. 21

WeatherMode........................................................................... 22

ObstructionMode...................................................................... 22

MinimumandMaximumRanges(RangeWindow)....................... 23

DirectionFilter............................................................................... 24

DifferentialDistanceTest.............................................................. 25

DifferentialDistance:LIDARinEnglishUnits(MPH)..................25

DifferentialDistance:LIDARinMetricUnits(KPH)....................27

TimedDistanceMode.................................................................... 28

LoadDefaults................................................................................. 30


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ECCMControl.................................................................................30

Input

/

Output

Port

........................................................................31

RecommendedSystemChecks..........................................................31

SelfTest..........................................................................................31

AlignmentTest...............................................................................31

FixedTargetDistance.....................................................................32

Certification........................................................................................32

MaintenanceandGeneralCare.........................................................33

Cleaning..........................................................................................33

Storage...........................................................................................33

GeneralHandling...........................................................................34

LIMITEDWARRANTY..........................................................................35

TroubleshootingandService.............................................................37

Specifications.....................................................................................38

AppendixACosineEffect................................................................40


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IntroductionThankyouforpurchasingtheDigitalAllyLIDAR

TheLaserAllySpeedLIDARisahighperformanceelectrooptical

productprovidingaccuratespeedanddistancemeasurements

customdesignedforthelawenforcementcommunity. TheLIDAR

providespinpointtargetidentificationviaitsclearheadupdisplay

targetingsystemandfasttargetacquisitionusingsophisticated,

robustdataprocessingalgorithms. TheLaserAllySpeedLIDARwas

designedforlightweightoperationandlongbatterylife.Itprovides

numeroususefulsettingsandfeaturesincludingadvancedECCM

(ElectronicCounterCounterMeasures),weather/obstructionmodesandaUSBinterfaceforeasydatainterfaceandupgrades.

Mostimportantly,eachLaserAllyLIDARcomeswiththesupportof

oneofthemostknowledgeablespeedenforcementexpertwitness

teamsintheindustryhavingdefendedLIDARsystemssincetheir

inceptionintheearly1990s.


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NoticesandPrecautions

Caution:Class1LaserProduct

TheLaserAllySpeedLIDARisaClass1Laserproductinaccordance

withU.S.21CFRparts1040.10and1040.11,whichissafeforusein

allintendedoperationmodes. However,standardprecautions

shouldalwaysbetakenwithlaserproducts:

Avoidstaringintotheoutputapertureofthedevice,

AvoiddirectingtheLIDARatotherindividualsforprolonged

periods,

DonotdirecttheoutputoftheLIDARatanyoneusingoptical

instrumentssuchasbinocularsasthiswillincreasetheriskofeyehazard.

Cautionuseofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceof

proceduresotherthanthosespecifiedhereinmayresultin

hazardousradiationexposure.

Caution:PrecisionInstrument

YourLIDARsystemisbuilttobedurableandrobust. However,like

anyprecisionopticalinstrument,careshouldbetakentoprotectthe

unitfromdropsandhardimpacts. Storetheunitinacooldryplace

whenpossible. Avoidtemperatureextremesbeyond 22F(30C)

and140F(60C)

Caution:

Use

Care

When

Cleaning

Optics

Glasssurfacesshouldbecleanedwithasoftclothortissueand

water. IsopropylAlcohol(rubbingalcohol)canbeusedifneeded.


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ReceiverAperture

TransmitterAperture

LaserTrigger

BatteryCompartment

HeadUpDisplay

RearPanelDisplay

ControlKeypad

DataConnector

AccessoryAttachmentPoints


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DisplayDescriptions

Thefollowingfiguresshowtypicaldisplaysforboththerearpanel

and(HeadUpDisplay)HUD. SpecialmenudisplaysandHUD

indicatorswillbecoveredintheirrespectivesectionsofthismanual.

RearPanelDisplay(LIDARinSpeedMode)

Head-UpDisplay(LIDARinSpeedMode)

HUDAiming

Reticle

-36

LowBattery

Indicator

SpeedDisplay

Weather/

Obstruction

Indicator

SpeedDisplay

withUnits

VehicleRange

withUnits

LowBatteryIndicator

Weather/

Obstruction

IndicatorTargetAcquired

IndicatorIndicatesUnitin

PowerSave

(Sleep)Mode261.3

TARGETLOCKEDPOWERSAVE

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Controlsand

Indicators

TheLaserAllyLIDARhasanergonomicallystyledhandlewitha

sealedlaserfiretriggerandaneasytousebackpanelkeypadto

selectmodesofoperationandtailorsettingsforparticular

conditions. Themostfrequentlyusedfunctionshavebeenassigned

adedicatedbuttontoallowforextremelyfastsetupandoperation.

Followingis

a

description

of

the

available

controls

for

your

LIDAR

system.AdditionaldetailsareprovidedintheAdvancedControls

andModessection.

LaserFireTrigger

TheLaserFireTriggerisusedtoturnontheLaserAllyLIDARwhen

theunitisoffandtoinitiatelaserfiringwhentheunitisawakeand

ready.SimplyclickthetriggerandtheLIDARwillwakeupandbereadytofireinafractionofasecond. Note:Iftheunithasbeenoff

foranextendedperiodornewbatterieshavejustbeeninserted,the

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RearPanelControls

Allremainingcontrolsarelocatedontherearpanel,adjacenttothe

display. Thefollowingdiagramshowsthelocationofthevarious

buttons. Furtherdescriptionsofthebuttonfunctionsaredetailedin

thefollowingsections.

Note:Somecontrolbuttonsaredualuseandtheirsecondaryfunction

isindicatedbythebluesymbollocatedbelowtheprimarysymbolon

thebutton. Thesesecondaryfunctionsareactiveonlyinmenu

modeafterpressingthe button.

ModeControl

Pressing togglesbetweenDistanceandSpeedMeasurement

Modes. InSpeedModethereardisplaywillshowMPHandFTfor

MilesperHourandFeet;orKPHandMforKilometersperHourand

MetersfordevicesprogrammedwithSIunits. InRangeModethe

displaywillsimplyshowFTorMforrangemeasuredinFeetor

SelfTestMode(Speed/

Range)

Menu

Weather/

Obstruction&

Enter

HUDBrightness

&UpArrow

Volume&

DownArrow


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Meters. Note:theLIDARisfactorysetforEnglishorSI(metric)units

andcannotbechangedbytheoperator.

SelfTestInitiation

Press toinitiatethesystemSelfTestsequence. Allcritical

internaltimingelectronicsandsoftwarecomponentsarechecked.

Also,alldisplaycomponentsareilluminatedtoallowtheuserto

verifyproperoperation. Apassorfailindicationisgivenattheend

oftheselftest. Apassindicationthenreturnstheoperatortothe

currentmodeofoperation,whileafailindicationwillhalt

operationindicatingtheneedforservice.

HUDBrightnessControl

Usethe buttontotogglethroughthesixHUDBrightness

levels. (Note:

Level1and

Level

2are

typically

used

for

night

operationonlyandwillmostlikelynotbevisibleinnormaldaylight

conditions!)

RearPanelDisplayBacklight

Thebacklightfortherearpaneldisplayisfullyautomatedanddoes

nothaveanon/offcontrol. Thebacklightwillbeilluminatedafter

eachrangeorspeedreading. Itwillbeswitchedoffduringtargeting.

VolumeControl

The buttontogglesthroughthefourvolumelevelsforthe

audibletargettrackingindicator. UseLevel1tosetaudioOFF.


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Weather/ObstructionControl

The buttontogglesthesystemthroughthreeenvironmental

modes

1)

WeatherMode:Ellipseandrainindicatoron;minimum

rangeofdevicesettoapproximately250feet(76m)

2) ObstructionMode:Onlyellipseindicatorison;minimum

rangeisadjustedtoignoreobstructionbyrequiringthe

obstructiontobetargetedwithaninitialrangereading,and

thenverifiedwithenterbutton;(seeAdvancedControls

andModes)

3)

NormalMode: Noindicatorson;nochangeinminimum

rangeoftheLIDAR.

Menu/Exit

Menu

The buttonisusedtoenterandexittheLIDARsMenu

system. TheMenusystemallowstheoperatortoadjustcertain

parametersandfeaturesaswellasentertheTime/Distancemode.

(SeeAdvancedControlsandModes)

AftertheMenubuttonispressed,thebluefunctionsonthedualuse

buttonsbecomeactive. Afterallsettingshavebeenselected,

pressing againwillexitthemenusystem.Thegeneral

descriptionofbluefunctionbuttonsareasfollows:

UpandDownArrows

WhileintheMenusystem,the buttonsareusedto

navigatethroughthemenuoptions,tohighlightadesireditem,orto

scrollthroughvariousvalues.


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EnterButton

The buttonisusedtoselectoractivateaparticularmenuitem

orvalue.

BatteryVoltageIndications

WhentheLIDARunitsbatteriesbegintorunlowonpower,the

batteryindicatorwillilluminateonboththerearpaneldisplayand

HUD. (Note: Therearpanellowbatterysymbolwillbepartiallyfilled

in).Theunitmaycontinuetobeused,andmaylastaconsiderable

amountoftimeparticularlywithlowvolumesettings;howevera

replacementsetofbatteriesshouldbehandytoavoiddowntime.

Whenthebatteriesreachtheendoftheircapacity,therearpanel

willdisplay:

Theunitwillthenautomaticallycountdowntoturnoff.

Note: Significantgainsinbatterylifecanberealizedbysettingthe

audioandHUDbrightnesssettingsatthelowestlevelsrequiredfor

yourenvironment. EvenifyouhavereceivedtheBatteryVoltage

CriticalWarning,

you

may

be

able

to

restart

the

LIDAR

and

gain

usabletimebyswitchingthebrightnessandvolumetothelowest

acceptablelevels.

BatteryVoltage

Critical

Shutdown

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Jam/ECMAttemptIndication

TheLaserAllyLIDARcontainssophisticatedcountermeasuresto

defeatLIDARJammingdevicesavailableintheconsumermarket

place,whilecontinuingtodisplayaccuratespeedreadings. The

systemalsoindicateswhenajammerorotherElectronicCounter

Measure(ECM)isdetectedonthetargetvehiclebydisplayingthe

phraseJamECMonthereardisplayandflashingthe

symbolintheHUD. Notethatextremelybrightsurfacesonthe

targetvehicle,suchashighbeamheadlightsorsunreflectionscancausethejamindicatorstoturnon. Ifyouexperienceanydifficulty

lockinginaspeedreadingwhenJamisindicated,trymovingthe

HUDaimingpointtoanotherlocationonthevehicle.

BasicOperationThefollowingsectionsgiveanoverviewofthebasicoperationofthe

LaserAllyLIDARfornormalspeedmeasurementapplications. Be

suretoreviewtheRecommendedSystemCheckssectionto

understandthesuggesteddailyperformancechecksandperiodic

certifications. Additionaldetailsofspecialfeaturesandother

operationmodesaregiveninAdvancedControlsandModes

sections.


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BatteryInstallation

Unscrewtheendcapatthebottomofthe

handlebyturningcounterclockwise.

InserttwoCcellbatteries,positiveendfirst,

intothehandlecompartment. Replacethe

endcapandscrewclockwiseuntilthecapis

securelyinplace. Donotovertighten!

Note:The

Laser

Ally

LIDAR

is

designed

to

use

qualityalkalineCcellsfrombrandname

manufacturers. Thedevicealsofunctionswith

rechargeableNiMHCcellssuppliedwiththeoptional

RechargeableBatteryKit.

Caution:TheLIDARsbatteryendcapformspartofthewatertight

sealprotectingtheunitfromrainandmoisture. Pleasebesureto

changebatteriesinadryenvironment.

PoweringOn

Whenfreshbatteriesareinstalled,theunitwillNOTautomatically

powerup. Simplyclickthelaserfiretriggertoturnontheunit. The

LIDARsrearpanelandHeadUpDisplayswillactivate. (Note:

Ifthe

LIDARisinactiveforaperiodoftime,itwillautomaticallypower

downtoconservebatterylife. Ifthishappens,simplyclickthefire

triggeragaintowakeuptheunit.)


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SelectingSpeedMode

TheLIDARwillnormallypowerupinSpeedmode,unlessitwas

recentlyusedinadifferentmode. IfSpeedmodeisnotdisplayed

onpowerup,simplypress untilthebackpaneldisplays:

UsingtheHUDSightingSystem

TheHeadUpdisplayprovidesaprecisionaimingreticle,speed

reading,andotherstatusinformation. Tofindthesightingreticle,

clickthetriggertowakeuptheLIDARandlookdirectlythroughthe

HUDlettingyoureyesfocusonatargetwellinfrontoftheLIDAR

unit. IfyouhaventusedaHUDdevicebefore,itmighttakeaminute

ortwoforyoureyestoadjustthefirsttime.

(Note:MakesuretheLIDARsbrightnesssettingisonmediumorhigh

ifworking

in

daylight.)

MPH

FT

HUDAiming

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TheLIDARslaserbeamisinvisible,butwillbecontainedwithinthe

aimingreticle. Thisisyouraimpointfortargetvehicles.

RoadsideSetup

WhenfirstlearningtousetheLaserAllyLIDAR,itisbesttoselecta

straightstretchofroadwaywithalineofsightof500ft(150m)or

more.

Approachingorrecedingvehiclesshouldbetargetedsuchthatyour

lineofsightthroughtheHUDisasparallelaspossibletothepathof

thetargetvehicle. Thiswillminimizethecosineeffectasdescribed

inAppendixAofthismanual. (Note: Thecosineeffectappliesto

bothRADARandLIDARsystemsandalwaysresultsinaslightlylower

thanactualreading.) Agoodruleofthumbforapproximately

straightroadwaysistotargetavehicleatarangewhichisatleast

tentimestheoperatorsperpendiculardistancetothevehicleslaneoftravel. Forexample,iftheoperatoris30feet(9m)fromthe

vehicleslaneoftravel,thevehicleshouldbetargetedat300feet

(90m),orgreater. Thiswouldresultinameasuredspeedreading

whichwasapproximately0.5%lessthanactual.

MeasuringVehicleSpeeds

Forapproachingtargets,aimtheLIDARsreticleatthefrontgrillor

frontlicenseplateofthevehicle. Goodtargetsforrecedingvehicles

arethelicenseplateortaillights. Usetheboundariesofthereticle

patterntoensureonlytheintendedvehicleisbeingtargeted.

Squeezeandholdthelaserfiretriggerwhilemaintainingyouraim.

YoumayhearanintermittentaudibletoneastheLIDARsearchesfor

avalidtargetsignal. YouwillalsoseedisplayedintheHUD

indicatingthelaserisfiringandareadingisbeingacquired. Once

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lowerfrequencytone. Whenthedatafromthevehiclereachesan

acceptableaccuracylevel,audibletonewillswitchtoacontinuous,

higherfrequencyandthevehiclespeedreadingwillbedisplayedin

theHUDandonthebackpanel.

Note:Attypicaldistancestheaboveacquisitionsequencecanhappen

veryquicklyandyoumaysimplyhearthehighfrequencytoneand

seethespeeddisplayimmediately.

Apositivespeedreadingwillbeshownforanapproachingvehicle,

whilerecedingvehiclesareindicatedwithanegativereading.(Note:

BoththeHUDandthebackpanelwillshowasignforreceding

vehicles.)

TheLaserAllyLIDARwillcontinuouslyupdatethetargetsspeed

readingatanapproximaterateof3timespersecondaslongasthe

triggerisdepressedandthedataqualityisacceptable. Whilenot

required,itisrecommendedtotrackthevehicleforatleast1second

toestablishrobustconfidenceinthespeedreading.

SpeedDisplayLock

Onceadesiredspeedreadingisacquired,theoperatorcanlock

thespeedreadingontherearpaneldisplaybysimplyreleasingthelaserfiretrigger. Ifaspeedreadingislostaftertrackingavehicle,

thelastspeedreadingwillflashforapproximatelytwoseconds,

givingtheoperatoranopportunitytolockinthevehiclesspeed.

Note: Theflashingspeedreadingwillbeimmediatelyoverwrittenif

theoperatoracquiresanewspeedreading.

SpeedDisplay

Lock

Retention

Onceaspeedislockedintothereardisplay,itwillberetainedthere

forupto20minutes. Ifthelaserfiretriggerisdepressedwithin30


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secondsafterthespeedislocked,thedisplaywillclearandprepare

foranewreading. Ifnobuttonsarepressedfor30secondsafterthe

speedreadingislocked,theunitwillgointoasleepmode,turning

offtheHUDanddisplayingPowerSaveontherearpanelalong

withthelockedreading. InthePowerSavestate,afirstlasertrigger

pullwillwaketheLIDARbutretainthelockedreading. Asecond

pullwillthenclearthereading. Thisfeatureisintendedtoaidin

preventingtheoperatorfromaccidentallyclearingthelocked

reading.

RangeMode

TheLIDARsystemcanbeusedtomeasuredistancestoavarietyof

targets. ToenterRangeMode,presstheModeButton until

therearpanelsdisplays:

UsetheaimingreticleintheHUDtoselectyourdesiredtarget.

Squeezeandholdthetriggeruntilarangereadingisdisplayedinthe

HUDandontherearpaneldisplay. Thetriggermaybecontinuously

heldastheunitismovedfromtargettotargetforquicklychecking

multipleranges. Thelastrangereadinginthedisplayislockedwhen

thetriggerisreleased. Rangereadingsaredisplayedintenthsofa

footontherearpanelandintheHUDupto999.9FT(or999.9m).

Abovethis,rangereadingsaredisplayedtothenearestintegerfoot

ormeter.

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Themaximumtargetdistanceis6000feet(1828m)whichcanbe

obtainedfromhighlyreflectivesurfacessuchasretroreflectiveroad

signsorvehicletaillights. Therangetononretroreflectivetargets

willvarydependingupontheirinfraredreflectivity. Typicalranges

are>1800feet(548m)fromatreewithgreenfoliage,>2000feet

(610m)toawhiteconcretebuildingand1000feet(305m)froma

veryblack,nonreflectivetarget. Theminimumrange(inNormal

Weather/ObstructionMode)is10feet(3m).

AdvancedControlsandModes

WeatherandObstructionModes

The buttonisusedtoselectoneofthreeenvironmental

operatingmodes:

1. NormalMode

2.

WeatherMode

3.

ObstructionMode

ToselectaparticularWeather/Obstructionmodesimplypressthe

button. Therearpanelwilldisplaythecurrentmodeof

operation. Continuetopressthe buttontotogglethrough

thethreemodesselectingthedesiredmodeasdescribedbelow:

NormalMode

InNormalMode,theLIDARhasnoadditionalrestrictionsplaced

upontheminimumdistanceatwhichatargetcanbeacquired

(besidesthenormalminimumrangespecification). Ifrain,snow,fog

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possibletheLIDARwillreceivesignalsfromtheseobjectspreventing

areadingfrombeingdisplayedonthetargetedvehicle. Toselect

NormalMode,togglethroughthethreemodesandselectNormal.

WaitforacoupleofsecondsandtheLIDARwillreturntoRangeor

Speedmode. Nospecialiconswillbedisplayed.

WeatherMode

SelectWeatherModetoimprovetheLIDARsabilitytoshoot

throughrain,snow,fog,orotherairborneparticulatessuchasheavy

dustorsand. Afterpressing ,togglethroughthethreemodes

toselectWeatherMode;waitforacoupleofsecondsandtheLIDAR

willreturntoRangeorSpeedmodewiththeWeathermode

activated. TheWeatherindicator willbedisplayedinboththe

HUDandtherearpaneldisplay. InWeathermode,theLIDARwill

notacquire

any

targets

within

250

ft

(76m). However,

due

to

its

smarttargetlockcapability,theLIDARwillcontinuetotrack

oncomingcarsinsidethe250ftlimit,providedtheywereinitially

acquiredoutsideofthisrange.

ObstructionMode

SelectObstructionModetoallowtheLIDARtodetecttargetsbeyond

smallobstructionssuchastreelimbs,wiresorseethroughfence

material. Togglethroughthethreemodesusingthe button

andstoponObstructionMode. Waitforacoupleofsecondsandthe

LIDARwillpromptyoutoshoottheobstructionorpresstheMenu

button toexitwithouteffectingchanges. IfObstruction

Modeisdesired,aimattheobstructionandpullthetriggerto

measurethedistancetotheobstruction. Thedistancewillbe

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object,simplypullthetriggertoacquireanotherrange. Onceyou

aresatisfiedwiththerangereading,presstheEnter buttonto

accept. Theobstructionsymbol willbedisplayedintheHUD

andonthebackpanel. TheLIDARwillnowignoreallobjectsupto

andslightlybeyondtheobstruction.

Note: Youmusthaveatleastapartiallyclearlineofsighttothe

targetbeyondtheobstruction.AlsopleasenotethatObstruction

Modeis

designed

for

overcoming

one,

fairly

well

defined

obstruction.

Itisnotintendedtofunctionwithmultipleobstructionsatdiffering

distancesalongthelineofsight.

MinimumandMaximumRanges(RangeWindow)

WhileinSpeedmode,TheMinimumandMaximumRangesettings

are

used

to

set

limits

(or

a

range

window)

outside

of

which,

speed

readingswillnotbedisplayed.

Toadjusteitherofthesesettings,pressthemenubutton and

thenusetheup/downarrows todisplayMinimum

RangeorMaximumRange. PresstheEnterbutton to

select. Thedisplaywillgiveyoutheoptiontousetheup/down

arrowstosettherangeorshootobjecttousetheLIDARsrange

functiontosettherangelimit. Tomanuallysettherange,simply

usetheup/downarrowbuttonstosetthedesiredlimitingdistance.

Ifthearrowbuttonsarehelddown,theunitswillchangeinlarger

incrementsafterabout10seconds. Whenthedesiredrangevalueis

inthedisplay,presstheEnterbutton toaccept. Note,once


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theoperatorbeginstousetheup/downarrowbuttonstosetthe

rangelimit,theshootoptionwillnolongerbeavailable.

Alternatively,theMinimumand/orMaximumrangevaluesmaybe

setbyshootingatargetthatrepresentstheparticularrangelimit

(suchasaschoolzoneorworkzonesign). ToshoottheMinimumor

Maximumrange,enterthedesiredmenuandinsteadofusingthe

up/downarrows,pullandholdintheLIDARtriggerandaimatthe

targetthatrepresentstheMinimumorMaximumrange. Youmay

rangetothetargetmultipletimesuntilyouarepositivethecorrect

targethasbeenselected. PresstheEnterbutton toconfirm

thevalue. OncetheMinimumand/orMaximumrangevaluesare

set,theLIDARwilldisplayonlyspeedsbetweenthesevalues. Ifa

vehicleisacquiredoutsideofthisrangewindow,atargetacquired

audibletonewillbeheardbutdashes( )willbedisplayedinthe

HUDandonthereardisplayinthespeedreadingarea. Alsothe

wordwindowwillbedisplayedtoindicatethetargetwasacquired

outsideoftheallowablerangewindow. Toquicklyremovethe

RangeWindowsettings,usetheMenubutton,thenusethearrow

buttonstoselectLoadDefaults. PresstheEnterbuttontoresetall

usersettingstodefaultvalues. Note: TheadjustableMaximum

RangeMenu

may

not

be

available

on

some

units

where

jurisdictions

mayfixthemaximumrangeallowedfortheLIDARdevices.

DirectionFilter

TheLaserAllyLIDARallowstheusertosetthesystemtodisplay

speedson:1)OnlyapproachingVehicles,2)OnlyrecedingVehicles

or3)Bothapproachingandrecedingvehicles. Thedefaultvalueis

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TosettheDirectionFilter,presstheMenubutton thenuse

theup/downarrows untilDirectionFilterisdisplayed

ontherearpanel. PresstheEnterbutton andthenusethe

up/downarrowstodisplaythedesiredfiltersetting:APPROACH,

RECEDE,orBOTH. PressEnter toacceptthesetting.

TheLIDARwillreturntothecurrentoperatingmode(rangeor

speed).

Note: IfavehicleistargetedinadirectionoppositethatoftheFilter

selection,theLIDARwillstilloutputthesolidaudibletone,however

theHUDandrearpanelwillshowinthespeeddisplayarea.

Therear

panel

will

also

display

the

indication

Approach

or

Recede toindicatethatavehiclehasbeentargetedtravelingina

directionoppositetothatoftheFilter.

DifferentialDistanceTest

Note:TheDifferentialDistanceTestisanoptionalaccuracycheck

preferredbysomejurisdictions. Itisnotamanufacturerrequiredtest

fordaily

system

checks.

This

function

provides

aslightly

different

test

forLIDARUnitssetupinEnglishversusMetricunits,sopleasereview

carefully.

DifferentialDistance:LIDARinEnglishUnits(MPH)

The(MPH)DifferentialDistanceTestusestwofixedtargets

separatedbyapreciselyknowndistance. UsingtheLIDARsrange

functiontodeterminetheseparationbetweenthetargets,coupled

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testprovidesasimulatedspeedreading(inMPH)whichshouldbe

doublethetargetseparationmeasuredinfeet.

Usetwoflattargets,approximately2ftx2ftsquare,paintedflat

white. Placethetargetsatprecisedistancesfromazeropoint

wheretheLIDARwillbepositioned. Thetargetsshouldbesetat

integerfeetvaluesfromtheLIDARzeropointandshouldbe

approximately25ftapart. Recommendedtargetdistancesare50.0

ftand75.0ftfromtheLIDARunit. EnsurethefrontendoftheLIDAR

unitispositionedexactlyatthezeropoint,usingatripodif

necessary.

OntheLIDARunit,presstheMenubutton thenusethe

up/downarrowsuntilDiffDistanceisdisplayed. PressEnter

. Carefullyobtainarangereadingfromthefirsttargetand

thenpressEnter . Carefullyobtainarangereadingfromthe

secondtargetandthenpressEnter . TheLIDARwillthen

displaythesimulatedspeedonthereardisplay. Thespeedreading

shouldbewith+/ 1MPHoftwicetherangeseparationasmeasured

infeet. Forexample,usingthetargetdistancesof50.0and75.0ft,

thesimulatedspeedreadingshouldbe2x25.0=50MPH+/1MPH.

Soasimulatedreadingof49,50or51wouldpassthetest. Press

Menu toexittheDifferentialDistanceTestandreturntothe

normaloperatingmode.

IftheLIDARdoesnotpassthetest,carefullyrecheckthedistances

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test. Iftheunitcontinuestofailthetest,pleasecontactcustomer

service.

DifferentialDistance:LIDARinMetricUnits(KPH)

The(KPH)DifferentialDistanceTestusestwofixedtargetsseparated

byapreciselyknowndistance. UsingtheLIDARsrangefunctionto

determinetheseparationbetweenthetargets,theKPHDifferential

DistancetestprovidesaquickcheckoftheLIDARsabilitytomeasure

thedistancebetweentwotargets.

Usetwoflattargets,approximately0.5mx0.5msquare,paintedflat

white. Placethetargetsatprecisedistancesfromazeropoint

wheretheLIDARwillbepositioned. Thetargetsshouldbesetat

integerfeetvaluesfromtheLIDARzeropointandshouldbe

approximately10mapart. Recommendedtargetdistancesare

20.0mand30.0mfromtheLIDARunit. EnsurethefrontendoftheLIDARunitispositionedexactlyatthezeropoint,usingatripodif

necessary.

OntheLIDARunit,presstheMenubutton thenusethe

up/downarrowsuntilDiffDistanceisdisplayed. PressEnter

. Carefullyobtainarangereadingfromthefirsttargetand

thenpressEnter . Carefullyobtainarangereadingfromthe

secondtargetandthenpressEnter . TheLIDARwillthen

displaythedistancebetweenthetwotargetsonthereardisplay.

Thedistanceshouldbewithin0.5moftheactualdistancebetween

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IftheLIDARdoesnotpassthetest,carefullyrecheckthedistances

andrepositionthetargetsandLIDARifnecessarythenrepeatthe

test. Iftheunitcontinuestofailthetest,pleasecontactcustomer

service.

TimedDistanceMode

TheTimedDistanceModeallowstheLIDARunittobeusedto

determineavehiclesaveragespeedoveraknowndistancebetween

twovisible

reference

objects

along

the

roadway.

ToentertheTimedDistanceMode,pressMenu andthenuse

theup/downarrows todisplayTimedDistanceonthe

reardisplay. PressEnter . Therearpanelwilldisplay:

Theoperatormaynowenterthereferencedistanceinfeet(meters)

betweenthetworeferenceobjectsusingtheup/downarrows

. Alternatively,theoperatormayshootthetworeference

pointstodeterminethedistancetobetraveled.

TimedDistance

200

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Note:Thereferencedistancemustbeatleast200feet(60meters).

Note:

Ifthe

operator

elects

to

shoot

the

distance

to

the

reference

objects,pleaseensurebothreferencepointsareononesideofthe

operatorandinastraightlinewiththeoperatorsposition. The

LIDARwillsubtractthetworeadingstodeterminethedistance.

Toshootthedistances,simplyaimatthelongerrangereference

objectfirstandpullthetriggertoobtainadistancereading. Release

thetriggertolockinthedistancereading. Ifyouarenotsatisfied

withthereading,youmaysimplyaimandshootthefirstreference

objectagain. Onceyouaresatisfiedwiththereading,pressEnter

. Theunitwillpromptyoutoshootthesecondreference

object. Ifthesecondreferenceobjectislocatedwhereyouare

standingwiththeLIDAR,simplypressEnter . Otherwise

shootthesecondreferenceobjectandpressEnterwhensatisfied

withthedistancereading. Theunitwillshowthedistancebetween

thereferenceobjects.

Atthispointyouhaveeitherenteredthereferencedistanceor

determineditbyshootingthereferenceobjects. Ifthereference

distanceisacceptable,PressEnter . Otherwisepressthe

Menubuttontoescapefromthemenusystem.

Oncethereferencedistanceisaccepted,thereardisplaywillshow

thereferencedistanceandinstructionstoClickTriggertoStart.

Clickthetriggerwhenavehiclecrossesthefirstreferenceobject

pointtostartthetimer. Clickthetriggerasecondtimetostopthe

timer. Theunitwilldisplaytheaveragespeedofthevehicleonthe

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Tomeasuretheaveragespeedofadditionalvehicles,simplyclickthe

triggeroncetocleartheoldreadingandtimerisrearmedforanew

reading.

LoadDefaults

ThefactorydefaultsettingsfortheLIDARcanberestoredatany

timebypressing thenselectingLoadDefaultsusingthe

up/downarrows andpressingEnter . This

commandrestoresdefaultbrightnessandaudiolevelsaswellas

settingsforMinimumandMaximumrangevalues.

ECCMControl

TheECCMmenuallowstheoperatortotemporallydisablethe

LIDARsElectronicCounterCounterMeasure(antijamming)system.

ToactivateordisabletheECCM,press thenusetheup/down

arrows toselectECCMandpress . Thenuse

theup/downarrowstoselectActiveorDisabledandpress

toconfirmyourselection. IfECCMisdisabled,theLIDARunit

willreturntoECCMActiveifitisnotinuseforafewhours,ifthe

batteriesarereplaced,orifLoadDefaultsisselected.

Note: WhiletheLaserAllyisfullyfunctionalwithECCMsetto

Disabled,theECCMsettingshouldbeleftintheActivestate

duringnormaloperationtogivethefullprotectionagainstlaser

detectorsandjammers.


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Input/OutputPort

AneightpinDINstyleconnectorislocatedontherightsideofthe

unit. Thisconnectorcanbeusedtocollectspeedandrange

measurementdataduringoperationusingaspecialUSBcable

providedbyDigitalAlly. Contactthemanufacturerforfurtherdetails

regardinguseoftheI/Oport.

RecommendedSystem

Checks

TheLaserAllyLIDARsystemisdesignedtoprovideyearsofservice

withlimitedmaintenance. Theunitusessophisticateddigitally

lockedelectronicstoensurecontinuedaccuracy. Howeverwe

recommendperformingthefollowingsystemchecksbeforeeach

shifttoensureconfidenceintheinstrument:

SelfTest

InitiatethesystemSelfTestbypressingthe button. All

criticalinternaltimingelectronicsandsoftwarecomponentsare

checked. Also,alldisplaycomponentsareactivatedtoallowthe

usertoverifyproperoperation. Apassorfailindicationisgivenat

theendoftheselftest. Apassindicationthenreturnsthe

operatortothecurrentmodeofoperation,whileafailindication

willhaltoperationindicatingtheneedforservice. TheSelfTestwill

alsoinitiateautomaticallyanytimetheLIDARisturningonfroman

offstatesuchasachangeinbatteriesoraftertheLIDARisidlefor

afewhours.

AlignmentTest

VerifythealignmentoftheHUDaimingreticlebyselectingatarget

withstraightboundariessuchasatelephonepoleorroadsignata


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distanceof>100feet(30meters). SettheunittoRangeMode.

Whileholdingthetriggerin,slowlypantheaimpointonandoffthe

targetedge,verifyingtherangereadingintheHUDchangesasthe

reticlepassesontothetarget. Theprecedingverifieshorizontal

alignment. Rotatetheunit90ontoitssidewhilecontinuingtolook

throughtheHUDandrepeattheabovetesttoverifyvertical

alignment.

Fixed

Target

Distance

TheLaserAllyLIDARusestimeofflightlaserdistancemeasurement

asitscoretechnologyindeterminingvehiclespeed. Thereforea

quickcheckofunitsrangingaccuracyissuitablefordailyconfidence

checks. Locateaflattarget,ataknownrangebetween50and200

feet(15and60meters). (Note:thetargetdistanceshouldbe

carefullyconfirmedwithasteeltapemeasureorprofessionalsurvey

device.) EnsurethefrontoftheLIDARunitisatthezeropoint,and

carefullyobtainrangereadingsfromthetarget. Verifythereadings

arewithin+/ 1foot(+/ 0.3meters)oftheactualrange.

Iftheunitdoesnotpassbothoftheabovetests,carefullycheckyour

setupandperformthetestagain. Iftheunitstilldoesnotpass,

pleasecontactyourspecifiedservicerepresentative.

CertificationThemanufacturersuggeststhatyourLIDARunitbereturned(orsent

toanauthorizedtestinglaboratory)forcertificationatleastonceper

year. Thecertificationprocesswillprovidedetailedcheckson

alignmentandmechanicalintegrityaswellasverificationtestingagainstcontrolledspeedsfrom5to200MPH(8to321KPH).

ContactDigitalAllyforfurtherinformation.


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MaintenanceandGeneralCareYourLaserAllyLIDARisdesignedtokeepperformingwithverylittle

usermaintenance. Besidesreplacingthebatteries,therearenouser

serviceablepartsandtheunitshouldNOTbedisassembled.

Cleaning

PeriodiccleaningofthefrontlensesorHUDglassisonlynecessaryif

theyacquiresignificantdirtorotherdebristhatlimitsoptical

transmission. Ifcleaningisnecessary,usecompressedairorasoftbrushtoremoveloosedebrisfirst. Thenuseasofttissuewithwater

orisopropylalcohol,wipingfromthecenterofthelensoutwardina

spiralmotion. TheHUDglassmaybecleanedwithacottonswabto

facilitatereachingthesurfaces. Note: Ifyouencounterastainor

speckthatcannotberemovedwithgentlepressure,donotincrease

thecleaningpressureasthismaydamagethelenscoatings. Small

scratchesandstainsduringthelifetimeofaunitarenormalandwill

notnoticeablyaffecttheperformanceoftheLIDAR.

Ifnecessary,themainbodyoftheLIDARcanbecleanedwithsoapy

waterormildhouseholdcleaningsolutions. Avoidtheuseof

acetoneorammonia.

StorageWhennotinuse,theLaserAllyLIDARshouldbestoredinmoderate

temperature,dryenvironments. Avoidleavingtheunitinexcessively

hotorcoldareassuchasthedashboardofacarinsummerorinthe

trunkonextremelycoldnights. WhenstoringtheLIDARinholsters

orothercontainersusedonmotorbikesorvehicles,donothard

mounttheLIDARtothecontainer;insteaduseacushioned

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vibrationintotheLIDARunitresultingindamagetointernal

components.

GeneralHandling

TheLaserAllyLIDARisbuilttoberuggedandenduremanytypesof

accidentimpactsanddrops. However,pleaserememberthatmuch

likeacamera,theLIDARisaprecisionopticalinstrumentthatshould

behandledwithreasonablecare. Avoiddroppingorthrowingthe

unitinto

the

patrol

car

as

hard

surfaces

can

scratch

or

break

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LIMITEDWARRANTYWewarrantthatourLaserAllyLIDARSystemwillbefreefrom

defectsinworkmanshipandmaterialforaperiodof12monthsfrom

thedateofpurchasebytheoriginalpurchaser. Ifanydefectis

discoveredthroughnormalandproperuseoftheunitduringthis

period,thedefectwillberepairedortheunitwillbereplacedatour

factoryoratoneofourauthorizedservicecentersatnocosttothe

purchaser.Thepurchasermustreturnthedefectiveunittothe

factoryoroneofourauthorizedservicecenters,freightprepaid.We

willpayforshippingchargesforthereturnoftheunit.Thiswarranty

appliesonlytostructuraldefectsintheexternalhousinganddefects

inaunitsinternalelectroopticalcomponentsandcircuitry,andis

voidastounitsthathavebeenopenedwithoutpriorauthorization,

have

experienced

unauthorized

repairs,

or

have

had

unauthorized

modifications.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing:

Normalwearandtearontheunitsuchasbatteries,broken

connectors,orscratchedorbrokenexteriorcomponents

includingopticalcomponents.

Damage

caused

by

operator

abuse

or

neglect.

Damagecausedbyincorrectuseoftheunit,carelessness,

unauthorizedalterationstotheunit,improperstorageofthe

unitorunauthorizedservice,installationorrepairsmadeto

theunit.

Damagecausedbyfire,flood,lightning,vandalism,collision,

ActsofGod,orothereventsbeyondthereasonablecontrol

ofDigitalAlly,Inc.orthepurchaser.


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Damagetoexternalpartsoftheunitsuchasbuttons,

connectors,wires,andcables,etc.

Damagefromuseoftheunitinhostileoperating

environments.

Wereservetherighttochargeforrepairstoaunitduringthe

warrantyperiodmadenecessarybecauseofanyoftheforegoing

causesatourstandardratesforrepairofunitsnotunderwarranty.

Thepurchaserassumesallriskofusefromitspurchaseanduseof

theunit.Harmfulpersonalcontactwithaunitmightoccurinthe

eventofviolentmaneuvers,collisions,orsimilarcircumstances,even

iftheunitwasproperlydeployedandused.Wearenotresponsible

for,andwespecificallydisclaimanyliabilityforinjurycausedbya

unitinsuchcircumstances.

THISWARRANTYISGIVENINLIEUOFALLOTHERWARRANTIES.

THEREARENOWARRANTIESTHATEXTENDBEYONDTHIS

STATEMENT.ALLIMPLIEDWARRANTIESAREDISCLAIMED,

INCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,WARRANTIESOF

MERCHANTABILITY,NONINFRINGEMENT,FITNESSFORA

PARTICULARPURPOSE,ANDWARRANTIESIMPLIEDFROMA

COURSEOF

DEALING,

COURSE

OF

PERFORMANCE

OR

USAGE

OF

TRADE.THEPURCHASERSSOLEANDEXCLUSIVEREMEDYFORA

WARRANTYCLAIMWILLBETHEREPAIRORREPLACEMENTOFA

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TroubleshootingandService

Symptom PossibleCauses

Unitwillnotpowerupwhen

triggerispulled

1.

Replacebatteries.

2.

Checkthatbatteriesare

insertedcorrectly.

HeadUpDisplayisnotvisible CheckHUDbrightnesssetting

Audiotoneindicatesan

acquiredspeed,butthedisplays

showdashes

1.

Speedislessthan5

MPH(8KPH).

2.

Speedwasacquired

outsidethesetrange

windowsordirection

filter. AdjustMin/Max

RangesorDirection

settingsinMenu.Unithasdifficultyacquiring

speedreading

1.

UseWeatheror

ObstructionModeif

necessary.

2.

SteadyLIDARforbetter

aiming.

Unitwillnotobtainreadingsat

closeranges

1. DisableWeatherMode

ifon.2. DisableObstruction

Modeifon.

3.

MinimumRangein

SpeedModeis50feet

(15meters).


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Specifications

Weight: 2.5lb(1.14kg)withbatteries

Dimensions: 4.5x6.75x9.75inches

(11.4x17.1x24.8cm)

AcquisitionTime: 1/3Second

SpeedAccuracy: +/ 1MPH(+/ 2KPH)

MinimumRange: SpeedMode 50ft(15m)

RangeMode 10ft(3m)

WeatherMode 250ft(76m)

SpeedMax/Min: +/ 5to200MPH(+/ 8to320KPH)

SpeedMode: True,Fulltime,ContinuousTrackingHistory

DistanceAccuracy: +/ 0.5ft(+/ 15.0cm)onesigma

DistanceResolution: 0.1ft(3.0cm)

BeamDivergence: 2.5milliradian

LaserSource: Diode,905+/ 10nm

EyeSafety: FDACDRHClass1

TemperatureRange: 22Fto+140F(30Cto+60C)

PowerSource: TwoCcells;HighQualityAlkalineorNiMHRechargeable

BatteryLife: Upto25HoursofOperation(AlkalineC cell)


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Environmental: WaterprooftoIP67

AdditionalFeatures: TimedDistance(Stopwatch)Mode

ObstructionMode

AdvancedAntiJammingECCM


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AppendixACosineEffectThetermCosineEffectastypicallyusedinlawenforcementspeed

measurementreferstothereductionofavehiclesmeasuredspeed

usingRadarorLasersystemsascomparedtotheactualvehicle

speed,whentargetingthevehicleatanangle. Thediagrambelow

showsthelineVasthevehiclestraveldirectionandtheLIDARoperatorslineofsightOtothetargetvehicle. Theanglebetween

thesetwolinesislabeledtheta. Motionofthevehiclealong

LineVisprojectedontotheLIDARoperatorslineofsightLineO.

Usingstandardtrigonometry,thisprojectedmotioncanbeshownto

be:

O= VxCOS

O

V

LineV

LineO

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