Skil ME981901 Owner's Manual page 18

To take a second measurement:
a. Press the Main Button to turn
on the laser again; the first
measurement will be displayed
in the upper row of the screen
(FIG. 5).
b. Press the Main Button again
to take a measurement. The
resulting second measurement
will be displayed in the lowest
row of the screen, and the laser will turn off automatically (FIG. 5).
NOTE: When the laser is inactive for 20 seconds, it will
automatically turn off.
Area Measurement
a. Press UP Arrow Button or Down
Arrow Button to change the
mode to the area measurement.
The LCD will display "Area" on
the lower right
b. Press the Main Button to turn
on the laser if it is
laser indicator will blink.
c. Position the tool to aim the laser
dot at the target representing the
first dimension that you want to measure (e.g., length).
d. Press the Main Button to display the measured length in the first
row of the screen.
e. Position the tool to aim the laser dot at the target representing the
second dimension that you want to measure (e.g., width).
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(FIG. 6).
turned off; the
Fig. 5
M O D E
Fig. 6
M O D E
Distance
Area