DeWalt DW03050 - Taking Measurements; Measuring Distance; Adding Measurements; Subtracting Measurements

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3. On the Settings Menu (Figure G), select and press .
4. Select the desired brightness level: 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%.
5. Press to save your new setting.
Turning Off the Sound
By default, the tool will beep each time you take a
measurement. You can turn off the beeps.
1. On the first screen (Figure E 1), press to display the Main Menu.
2. On the Main Menu (Figure E 2), select and press .
3. On the Settings Menu (Figure G), select and press
to display .
4. Press to save your setting.
Changing the Unit of Measure ft/m
By default, the tool will display measurements in meters
(1.8940 m). You can change the unit of measure to fractional ft
(6'02"9/16), inches (74 9/16 in), decimal ft (6.21 ft), or decimal
inches (3.21 in).
1. On the first screen (Figure E 1), press to display the Main Menu.
2. On the Main Menu (Figure E 2), select and press .
3. On the Settings Menu (Figure G , select ft/m and press .
4. Select the unit of measure.
- 0'00" 0/00
- 0" 0/00
- 0'00" ft
- 0.00 in
- 0.0000 m
5. Press to save your setting.
Choosing the Tool Position
By default, distances are measured from the bottom of the tool
to a wall or object (Figure F 3). To measure distances from a
different tool location, follow these steps.
1. On the first screen (Figure E 1), press to display the Main Menu.
2. On the Main Menu (Figure E 2), select and press .
3. Select the tool position.
- To measure from the top of the tool (Figure F 1), select .
- To measure from the tripod connection on the tool
(Figure F 2 , select .
- To measure from a corner or another hard-to-reach location
with the endpiece flipped open (Figure D 1), select
(Figure F 4) to measure from the end of the endpiece.
4. Press to save your new setting.
Taking Measurements
Measuring Distance
1. Point the tool's laser (Figure A 1) toward a wall or object, and
not toward anyone's eyes.
2. Press (Figure A 3) to turn the tool on and display the
red laser dot.
3. Make sure the tool position setting (Figure C 4) is correct for
taking the measurement.
4. Point the tool's laser (Figure A 1) toward the wall or object
whose distance you need to measure (Figure H 1).
5. Press to measure the distance from the tool to the wall
or object.
6. At the bottom of the screen, view the current measurement
(Figure H 2).
To take a new measurement, press to move the current
measurement up to the previous line on the screen. Then repeat
steps 4-6.
Adding 2 Measurements
You can add two measurements to get a total measurement of
the two distances (Figure I).
1. Point the tool's laser (Figure A 1) toward a wall or object, and
not toward anyone's eyes.
2. Press (Figure A 3) to turn the tool on and display the
red laser dot.
3. Make sure the tool position setting (Figure C 4) is correct for
taking the measurement.
4. Select as the measurement type.
- Press to display the Main Menu (Figure E 2)
- Press to select .
- Press to display the Measurement Type Menu
(Figure E 3).
- Press the arrow buttons to select .
- Press .
5. Press to indicate that you want to add two
measurements.
6. Point the tool's laser toward the wall or object whose
distance you need to measure (Figure I 1).
7. Press to measure the distance from the tool to the first
wall or object.
8. Point the tool's laser toward the next wall or object (Figure I 2).
9. Press to measure the distance and add it to the
previous measurement.
10. View the total of the two measurements at the bottom of
the screen (Figure I 3).
Subtracting 2 Measurements
You can subtract one measurement from another (Figure J).
1. Point the tool's laser (Figure A 1) toward a wall or object, and
not toward anyone's eyes.
2. Press (Figure A 3) to turn the tool on and display the
red laser dot.
3. Make sure the tool position setting (Figure C 4) is correct for
taking the measurement.
4. Select as the measurement type.
- Press to display the Main Menu (Figure E 2).
- Press to select .
- Press to display the Measurement Type Menu
(Figure E 3).
- Press the arrow buttons to select .