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5 Areas of responsibility
5.1 Area of responsibility of the
manufacturer of the original
equipment
The Stanley Works, New Britain, CT 06053 (here-
after Stanley):
Î Stanley is responsible for the safety-related
flawless delivery of the device, including the
operating instructions.
Î Stanley is not responsible for accessories pro-
duced by other manufacturers.
5.2 Area of responsibility of the ope-
rator
The operator is obliged to observe the following:
Î He understands the protection information on
the device and the operating instruction.
Î He is familiar with the customary in-house
accident control directives.
6 Overview
6.1 Keys
See drawing A:
1. laser emitter
2. receiver lens
3. display
4. on/measure
5. clear/off
6. add/subtract/unit
7. area/room volume/pythagoras/
measuring plane
6.2 Display
See drawing D:
8. measuring plane
9. area/room volume/pythagoras
10. battery symbol
11. second row
12. fractions/exponents
13. units
14. summary row
15. addition/subtraction
7 Initial operation
Insert the batteries
See drawing E:
 To ensure a reliable use, use exclusively
alkaline batteries.
 Remove battery compartment cover.
 Insert alkaline batteries (2 x AAA) pay atten-
tion to the correct polarity.
 Close the battery compartment cover.
Changing the batteries
 Change the batteries when the battery symbol
is flashing permanently.
8 How to use
8.1 Measuring conditions
The quality of the measurement depends on the
surfaces to which you are measuring.
Measurement errors
Caution
Damage to property due to repairing!
 In case of malfunctions, contact the dealer.
Caution
Damage to property due to use of wrong
measuring results!
 Avoid measuring errors due to unexpected events
during distance measuring.
 Perform a control measurement.
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