Kompernass KH 3229 User manual

KOMPERNASS GMBH · BURGSTRASSE 21 · D-44867 BOCHUM
www.kompernass.com
ID-Nr.: KH3229-09/06-V2
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Measuring Tape with Marking
Laser KH 3229
Operating instructions
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Measuring Tape with Marking
Laser
Safety instructions 4
Intended Usage 5
Items supplied 6
Description of the appliance 6
Technical data 7
Inserting the batteries 7
Using the measuring tape 8
Using the laser 10
Cleaning and Care 15
Disposal 15
Service 17
Importer 18
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Measuring Tape with
Marking Laser KH3229
Safety instructions 
Injury Hazard!
• Do not allow the measuring tape
to rewind itself without control.
• NEVER leave children unsupervised
with the measuring tape.
The appliance contains a Class 2
laser. NEVER direct the laser
beam at people or animals.
NEVER look directly into the
laser. The laser can cause serious
eye damage.
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• Do NOT direct the laser beam
at strongly reflective material.
Reflected laser beams are also
dangerous.
Intended Usage
The Measuring Tape with Marking
Laser serves for the measuring of
lengths. Additionally, a horizontal or
a vertical line can be projected. The
Measuring Tape with Marking Laser
is intended for private domestic use
only, do not use it for commercial
purposes.
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Items supplied
Measuring Tape with Marking Laser
3 Button batteries LR44
Operating instructions
Description of the appliance
Trouser clip
Tape lock
Measuring tape
Foot screw
Vertical spirit level
Horizontal spirit level
Foot screws
Tripod thread
Laser diode with covering flap
Battery compartment
On/Off switch
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Technical data
Measurement accuracy :
Horizontally 0,5 mm / m
Vertically 2 mm / 3 m
Laser class: II
Wave length: 650 nm
Batteries : 3x LR44
Button
batteries
Measuring tape: 7,5 m
Inserting the batteries
• Open the battery compartment .
• Ensure that the tape used to
remove the batteries lies under-
neath the batteries.
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• Insert the batteries into the bat-
tery compartment as shown on
the battery compartment lid .
• Close the battery compartment lid.
Using the measuring tape
With the measuring tape you can
read off measurements of length in
the metric system or in the Anglo/
American system. The upper scale
shows lengths in feet and inches,
the lower scale in meters and centi-
meters.
• Pull out the measuring tape to
the length required.
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• Restrain the measuring tape ,
in that you slide the tape lock 
downwards.
Injury hazard!
Never allow the measuring tape 
to rewind itself without control.
• When you want to rewind the
measuring tape , hold the end
firmly and slide the tape lock 
upwards.
• Now permit the measuring tape
to rewind slowly, without letting
go of it.
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Using the laser
Injury Hazard!
• NEVER direct the laser beam at
people or animals. NEVER look
directly into the laser. The laser
can cause serious eye damage.
• Do NOT direct the laser beam
at strongly reflective material.
Reflected laser beams are also
dangerous.
Using the laser with a tripod
The tripod is not supplied. You can
use a standard commercial tripod
with a 3/8“ thread (for example,
a camera tripod).
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• Screw the measuring tape onto
the tripod with the tripod thread
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• Adjust the tripod to the required
height.
• Align the Measuring Tape with
Marking Laser such that the bub-
bles in the spirit levels and 
lie exactly between the markings.
Tilt and incline the tripod to do
this.
• Press the On/Off switch to
activate the laser.
• Turn the covering flap all the
way to the left or right, dependant
on whether you wish to project
a vertical or a horizontal line.
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• Direct the laser line onto the
desired wall.
If you direct the laser beam in hori-
zontal adjustment into a corner,
the laser beams on both walls and
in the corner are at exactly the same
distance from the floor (see Fig.2:
3 Point measurement).
Fig. 1: Horizontal measurement
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Fig. 2: 3 Point measurement
Fig. 3: Vertical measurement
Using the laser without a tripod
• Place the Measuring Tape with
Marking Laser on the levellest
possible surface.
1m
1m
1m
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• Press the On/Off switch to
activate the laser.
• Adjust the Measuring Tape with
Marking Laser, with the assistance
of the foot screws , such that
the bubbles in the spirit levels 
and lie exactly between the
markings. If you screw out the
foot screw a little further, you
can project the laser line somewhat
higher.
• Direct the laser line onto the
desired wall.
• Turn the covering flap all the
way to the left or right, dependant
on whether you wish to project
a vertical or a horizontal line.
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Cleaning and Care
• Clean the appliance with a lightly
moist cloth. Never use aggressive
cleansers. They can damage the
surfaces.
• Do not permit fluids to permeate
into the interior of the appliance.
Disposal
Do not dispose of the appliance
in your normal domestic
waste.
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Dispose of the appliance through an
approved disposal centre or at your
community waste facility.
Observe the currently applicable re-
gulations. In case of doubt, consult
your local disposal facility.
Disposing of batteries!
Batteries must not be disposed of in
the household waste. Every consumer
is legally obliged to dispose of batte-
ries at a collection site of his commu-
nity/city district or at a retail store.
This obligation is intended to ensure
that batteries are disposed of in an
environmentally safe fashion. Only
dispose of batteries when they are
fully discharged.
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Service
DES Ltd
Units 14-15
Bilston Industrial Estate
Oxford Street
Bilston
WV14 7EG
Tel.:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
Kompernass Service Ireland
c/o Irish Connection
41 Harbour view
Howth Co. Dublin
Tel: [phone]
Fax:[phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
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Importer
KOMPERNASS GMBH
BURGSTRASSE 21
D-44867 BOCHUM
www.kompernass.com
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