Spot-on General Titanium Series User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
TLM-30M
30MLASER DISTANCE MEASURER

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• WARNING: Read and understand all instructions.
• Usethelasermeasureronlywiththespecifiedbatteries.
• Storethelasermeasureroutofreachofchildrenandother
untrainedpersons.Lasersaredangerousinthehandsof
untrainedusers.
• Duetotheelectromagneticradiationinterferencetoother
equipmentanddevicespleasedonotusethelaserdistance
measurerinanairplaneoraroundmedicalequipment.
• Donotuseinaflammable,explosiveenvironment.
• Discardedbatteriesordevicesshallnotbeprocessedwith
householdgarbage.Pleasefollowrelatedlawsandregulations.
• Toolservicemustbeperformedonlybyqualifiedrepair
personnel.Repairs,serviceormaintenanceperformedby
unqualifiedpersonnelwillvoidthewarranty.Onlyapprovedand
authorisedservicetechnicianscancarryoutwarrantyrepairs.
• Donotuseopticaltoolssuchasatelescopeortransittoviewthe
laserbeam.Seriouseyeinjurycouldresult.
• Donotplacethelaserinapositionwhichmaycauseanyoneto
intentionallyorunintentionallystareintothelaserbeam.Serious
eyeinjurycouldresult.
Readthefollowingsafetyinstructionsbeforeattemptingtooperate
thisproduct.
SAVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE.
SAFETY
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WARNING: Do Not Disassemble The Laser Measurer.

Therearenouserserviceablepartsinside.Disassemblingthelaser
willvoidallwarrantiesontheproduct.Donotmodifytheproductin
anyway.Modifyingthetoolmayresultinhazardouslaserradiation
exposure.
 CAUTION: Class 2 Laser Product
• Neverlookintothelaserbeamdirectlyandintentionally.
• Donotuseopticaltoolstoviewthelaserbeam.
• Donotletchildrencomeincontactwiththelasermeasurer.
!
!
• Donotpositionthelasernearareflectivesurfacewhichmay
reflectthelaserbeamtowardanyone’seyes.Seriouseyeinjury
couldresult.
• Donotuseopticaltoolstoviewthelaserbeam.
• Donotremoveordefacewarninglabels.
SAFETY (continued)

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Carrystrap Alkalinebatteries
GeneralTitaniumSeries
TLM-30M Carrypouch
Pleaseensurethefollowingitemsareincludedwithyourlaser
distancemeasurer.Ifanythingismissingpleasecontactyourretailer.
ITEM CHECKLIST

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LASER OVERVIEW: FRONT
LCDscreen
Laseremitter
Controlpanel
Bubblevial
Bubblevial

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Batterycompartment
LASER OVERVIEW: BACK

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Area/volume/
pythagoras
Referencepoint/
unitofmeasurement
Poweroff/clear
Read(laseremissionon)
Addition
Subtraction/speakervolume
Datastorage
LASER OVERVIEW: CONTROLPANEL

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Measurementmode
Maximumdisplay
Minimumdisplay
Laseremissionon
Measurementunit
Batterylevel
Measurement
Datastorage
LASER OVERVIEW:
DISPLAYSCREEN

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POWER SUPPLY
• Theinstrumentissuppliedwithtwo 1.5v AAA alkaline batteries.
Toreplacebatteries,removethebattery dooratthebackofthe
device.Placebatteriesaccordingtopolarityandreplacebattery
door.
OPERATION
On/off
• Pressandholdtheread buttontoturnthelaserdistance
measureron.
• Pressandholdtheoff / clearbuttonfor3secondstoturnthe
unitoff.Thedevicewillshutoffautomaticallyafter150seconds
withoutuse.
Unit setting
• Theunitdefaultsettingis0.000m.Toresetthecurrentunit
ofmeasurementpressandholdthereference point / unit of
measurementbutton.
• Pressandholdthereference point / unit of measurement button
tocyclethroughtheunitofmeasurementoptions.
USING YOUR LASER MEASURER
OPTIONALUNITS
Length Area Volume
0.000m 0.000m20.000m3
0.00m 0.00m20.00m3
0.0in 0.00ft20.00ft3
0.00ft 0.00ft20.00ft3
01/16in 0.00ft20.00ft3
0'00'1/16" 0.00ft20.00ft3

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Reference point setting
Tocyclebetweenthebenchmarkreferencepointspressthe
reference point / unit of measurement button.Therearetwo
referencepoints:topandbottom.
MEASUREMENT
Single measurement
• Pressthereadbutton.The
laserwillbeemitted.
• Re-pressthereadbutton
forasingledistance
measurement.Resultswill
bedisplayedonthemain
measurementdisplay.
• Thepreviousthree
measurementswillalsobe
displayedabovethemain
measurementdisplay.
Continuous measurement
• Pressandholdtheread
button.Minimumand
maximumresultswillbe
displayedonthedisplay
screen.
• Pressthereadbuttonor
off / clearbuttontoexit
continuousmeasurement.
USING YOUR LASER MEASURER (continued)

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Area measurement
• Pressthearea / volume / pythagorasbutton.Arectanglewill
appearonthedisplayscreen.
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethefirstedge(width).
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethesecondedge(length).
• Areawillbecalculatedautomaticallywithresultsshownonthe
displayscreen.
• Presstheoff / clearbuttontoclearmeasurement.
Volume measurement
• Pressthearea / volume / pythagorasbuttontwice.Acubewill
appearonthedisplayscreen.
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethefirstedge(height).
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethesecondedge(length).
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethethirdedge(width).
• Volumewillbecalculatedautomaticallywithresultsshownonthe
displayscreen.
• Presstheoff / clearbuttontoclearmeasurement.
USING YOUR LASER MEASURER (continued)

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Pythagoras measurement
• Tocalculatetheunilateraldistanceofatrianglepythagorean
modecanbeused.Whentakingmeasurementsofthetriangle,
ensurethelengthoftherightsideisshorterthanthelengthofthe
hypotenuse.Ifnot,theinstrumentwilldisplayanerrorsignal.
• Toensuretheaccuracyofmeasurement,takemeasurements
fromthesamestartingpointofthefirstorderhypotenuse.Then
followwiththemeasurementoftherightside.Pleasefollowthe
instructionsaccordingtothemethodrequired.(Seediagramson
pg11-13todeterminetheappropriatemethod).
1. Calculate the side of a right angle triangle
Pressthearea / volume / pythagorasbuttonthreetimestoenter
pythagoreanmode.Followtheinstructionsdisplayedonthescreen
asfollows:
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethelength(a)ofthe
hypotenuse.
• Presstheread buttontomeasurethelength(b)oftherectangular
side.
• Length(x)willbecalculatedautomaticallywithresultsshownon
thedisplayscreen.
a
b
X
X
USING YOUR LASER MEASURER (continued)

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2. Calculate the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle
Pressthearea / volume / pythagorasbuttonvetimestoenter
pythagoreanmode.Followtheinstructionsdisplayedonthescreen
asfollows:
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethelength(a)oftherectangular
side.
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethelength(b)ofthenext
rectangularside.
• Length(x)ofthehypotenusewillbecalculatedautomaticallywith
resultsshownonthedisplayscreen.
X
a
X
b
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3. Calculate partial length of a right angle triangle
Pressthearea / volume / pythagorasbuttonseventimestoenter
pythagoreanmode.Followtheinstructionsdisplayedonthescreen
asfollows:
• Presstheread buttontomeasurethelength(a)ofthe
hypotenuse.
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethelength(b)ofthesecond
hypotenuse.
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethelength(c)oftherectangular
side.
• Length(x)oftheverticalsidewillbecalculatedautomaticallywith
resultsshownonthedisplayscreen.
USING YOUR LASER MEASURER (continued)

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USING YOUR LASER MEASURER (continued)
4. Calculate the third side of a triangle
Press the area / volume / pythagoras button six times to enter
pythagoreanmode.Follow the instructionsdisplayed on thescreen
asfollows:
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethelength(a).
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethelength(b).
• Pressthereadbuttontomeasurethelength(c).
• Length(x)oftheverticalsidewillbecalculatedautomaticallywith
resultsshownonthedisplayscreen.
ab
c
X
X
X
ADDING AND SUBTRACTING SINGLE
MEASUREMENT
Addition
• Takethefirstreadingbypressingthereadbutton.
• Pressthe addition / subtraction / speaker volume button.
• A“+”symbolwillappearonthedisplayscreen.
• Takethesecondreadingbypressingthereadbutton.
Thevalueswillbeaddedautomaticallywiththeresultsshownon
thedisplayscreen.

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USING YOUR LASER MEASURER (continued)
Subtraction
• Takethefirstreadingbypressingthereadbutton.
• Pressthesubtraction / speaker volumebutton.
• A“-”symbolwillappearonthedisplayscreen.
• Takethesecondreadingbypressingthereadbutton.Thevalues
willbesubtractedautomaticallywiththeresultsshownonthe
displayscreen.
• Pressoff / clearbuttontoexitadditionorsubtractionmode.
Toclearthepreviousmeasurement,presstheoff / clearbutton.
ADDING AND SUBTRACTING AREA
MEASUREMENT
• TaketheareameasurementasdescribedintheArea
Measurementsection(pg11).
• Presstheaddition or subtraction / speaker volumebutton.Press
onceforaddition,oronceforsubtraction.A“+”or“-”symbolwill
appearonthedisplayscreen.
• TakethesecondareameasurementasdescribedintheArea
Measurementsection(pg10).
• Pressthereadbuttontocalculatetheresult.Thevalueswillbe
calculatedautomaticallywiththeresultsshownonthedisplay
screen.
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ADDING AND SUBTRACTING VOLUME
MEASUREMENT
• TakethevolumemeasurementasdescribedintheVolume
Measurementsection(pg10).
• Presstheaddition / subtraction / speaker volumebutton.Press
onceforaddition,twiceforsubtraction.A“+”or“-”symbolwill
appearonthedisplayscreen.
• Takethesecondvolumemeasurementasdescribedinthe
Volume
• Measurementsection(pg10).
• Pressthereadbutton.Thevalueswillbecalculatedautomatically
withtheresultsshownonthedisplayscreen.
STORAGE AND BROWSING
Save a reading
• Pressandholdthedata storagebuttonforthreeseconds.
Thedatawillautomaticallybestoredinthememoryoftheunit.
View storage
• Toviewstoredmeasurements,pressthedata storagebutton.
Presstheaddition or subtraction / speaker volumebuttonsto
browsethroughthedata.
Remove records
• Toremovearecord,pressthepower off / clearbutton.
Toremoveallstoreddata,pressandholdthepower
off / clearbutton.
USING YOUR LASER MEASURER (continued)

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Soundon/o
• Pressandholdthesubtraction / speaker volumebuttontoturn
thesoundoff.Pressandholdthesubtraction / speaker volume
buttontoturnthesoundon.
CARE & MAINTENANCE
• Inaccuratemeasurementresultsmayoccurinharshenvironments
suchasstrongsunlight,excessivetemperaturefluctuations,weak
reflectivesurfacesorlowbattery.
• Wheneverpossible,storetheinstrumentinacool,dryplace.Do
notstoreinhightemperaturesorstronghumidityforlongperiods
oftime.
• Storeinthecarrypouchsuppliedinacool,dryplace.
• Removethebatteriesbeforestoringthedeviceforlongperiods
oftimewithoutuse.
• Toremovedust,cleantheinstrumentwithadamp,softcloth.
USING YOUR LASER MEASURER (continued)

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Error code Cause & solution
ERR Out of measurement range
Measurewithinthemeasurementrange
ERR1
Signal is too weak
Measuretargetlocationsthathavestronger
reflectingsurfaces.
ERR2
Signal is too strong
Measuretargetlocationsthathaveweakerreflecting
surfaces.
ERR3 Low battery
Chargeorreplacebatteries.
ERR4
Beyond working temperature
Usethedevicewithinthespeciedtemperature
range
ERR5
Improper measurement in pythagorean mode
Re-measureandensurethecorrectpythagorean
methodisused.Pleaserefertopg12-15.
TROUBLE SHOOTING

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WARRANTY
3 YEAR STANDARD WARRANTY PERIOD
1. Thewarrantyperiodforyourtoolis3yearsfromthedateof
purchase.
2. Thewarrantyperiodforbatteries,batterypacksandchargersis1
yearfromthedateofpurchase.
3. Calibrationsarenotcoveredunderwarrantyastheyaredeemed
wearandtear.
4. Allproductshaveastandardwarrantyperiod,youdonothaveto
registeryourproductstoobtainthestandardwarrantyperiod.
5. Toclaimunderthiswarranty,thedateofpurchaseofthetool
mustbedocumentedbyaninvoice/receipt.
7 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD
1. Theextendedwarrantyisavailableonselectedtoolsonly.
2. Youmayextendthewarrantyperiodforyourto7yearsfromthe
dateofpurchase.Thisexcludesbatteries,batterypacksand
chargers.
3. Calibrationsarenotcoveredunderwarrantyastheyaredeemed
wearandtear.
4. Toobtaintheextendedwarranty,theregistrationprocessmustbe
completedwithin30daysfromthedateofpurchase.
5. Failuretoregisteryourproductonlineand/orsubmissionofa
validinvoice/receiptwillvoidthewarrantyextension.
6. PleaseensureALLinformationsubmitted/uploadediscorrect.
7. ExtendedwarrantyisONLYavailableviaonlineregistration,
offline(mailinginofwarrantyregistration)willnotbeaccepted.