Leica Geosystems PlusXL - Manual (Page 13)

Leica DISTO
TM
PlusXL
PlusXL_Manual_1.0.7_en 13/15 28.01.2004
Important: Please keep in mind, that for synchronisation the Excel workbooks and templates have to
be closed on the pocket PC (with the outer right button at the top). For detailed information, please refer
to the relevant section of the pocket PC manual.
WORKING WITH PlusXL ON THE PC
13. Working with the desktop version of PlusXL
Before starting PlusXL for the first time, the Bluetooth connection between the Leica DISTO™ plus and the
desktop PC has to be established. The procedure can be found in the documentation of the relevant
Bluetooth USB-adapter. As soon as the connection has been established, PlusXL can be started.
Switch on the DISTO; activate Bluetooth and switch into the 2nd function level . Detailed information is in
the Leica DISTO
TM plus manual and in section 5, "Preparing the Leica DISTO TM plus to operate with PlusXL“.
Bluetooth must be activated on the desktop PC. The activation procedure differs between the various
Bluetooth USB-adapters. The specific procedure can be found in the documentation of the relevant Bluetooth
USB-adapter. Most Bluetooth USB-adapters flash blue when Bluetooth is active.
Important:
• Make sure the Bluetooth has been activated on both computers before starting PlusXL.
• Before the very first start of PlusXL, the Bluetooth connection has to be established manually.
After that, the connection is built up automatically between PlusXL and the activated Bluetooth.
During the installation of PlusXL, a link to the PlusXL program is automatically created on the desktop. Double
clicking on the created icon is one possibility of starting PlusXL (screenshot 11):
Screenshot 11
Alternatively, PlusXL can also be started from the Start menu (Screenshot 12):
Screenshot 12
When PlusXL is started, Microsoft Excel is called up. If Excel had already been started on the PC, then the
open Excel table is displayed; otherwise, an empty Excel table is displayed.
Attention: During the first start of PlusXL, it may take up to a minute to establish connection with
the Leica DISTO
TM plus. The reason is that PlusXL first searches for the correct settings. Once they
have been found, they are saved and the next time PlusXL is started the connection is established
much quicker.
During the installation of PlusXL, Excel templates and workbooks are transferred to the PC; a link to the
PlusXL program directory where all of these Excel files are saved is created on the PC desktop with the name
"PlusXL Data“ (screenshot 13):