Hitachi Koki USA Ltd. Marine Instruments UG 50Y Manual Do Utilizador

English

ASSEMBLY AND OPERATION

APPLICATIONS

○ Measuring distance, area, volume and side length at building sites

INSERTING/CHANGING THE BATTERY (See Fig. 4)

The battery is not installed in the instrument when it leaves the factory.

Follow the instructions below and insert the battery before use.

1. Press the hook of the battery cover in the direction of the arrow and

remove the battery cover. (a)

2. Connect a new battery, paying attention to the correct polarity. (b)

3. Insert the battery with the terminal at the bottom. Match the hook to

the hole in the main unit and press the battery cover shut. (c)

HOW TO USE THE DIGITAL LASER METER

Operation

WARNING

Never look directly into the laser beam or point the beam at

anyone.

If the light gets in your eyes, it may damage your eyes.

1. Turn on the power (Fig. 1, 2)

○ Press the power on/oﬀ (clear) button on the operation panel,

and when the power is turned on, the display appears.

○ To turn oﬀ the power, press and hold the power on/oﬀ (clear)

button for at least 2 seconds.

2. Select a measuring mode (Fig. 2, 5)

○ There are fi ve measuring modes to choose from: distance,

continuous, area, volume and side. Select a mode by pressing

the distance/continuous measurement select button and mode

select button on the operation panel. The selected mode is

indicated on the display.

○ The default setting is the distance mode. You can change the

selected mode or measure in the selected mode for as long as

the power is on.

3. Select a unit (Fig. 2, 3)

Press the unit select button on the operation panel. There are three

units to choose from: feet, inches and meters. The selected unit is

indicated on the display.

4. Select a reference point (Fig. 2, 6)

○ There are three reference settings to choose from: front, W1/4

socket hole and rear.

○ Select a reference point by pressing the Measuring reference

point select button. The selected reference point is indicated

on the display.

○ When the power is turned on, the last reference point that was

set is selected. If necessary, select a diﬀ erent reference point.

Examples of measuring using diﬀ erent reference points
1

Measuring using front reference point (Fig. 7)

Place the front (reference point) of the instrument against the

measuring surface.

Measuring using rear reference point (Fig. 8)

Place the rear (reference point) of the instrument against the

measuring surface.

Measuring using the W1/4 socket hole (for the tripod) as the

reference point (Fig. 9)

Use the center of the socket hole for attaching the tripod as the

reference point.

NOTE

If the instrument needs to be level with the target, adjust the level

using the bubble tube. (Fig. 10)

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