Measuring Area; Measuring Volume - DeWalt DW0165S User Manual

Measuring Area

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You can measure the area of a wall, floor, or object.
1. Point the tool's laser (Figure
object, and not toward anyone's eyes.
2.
Click (Figure
3. By default, distances are measured from the bottom
of the tool to a wall or object (Figure
To measure distances from the top or middle of the
tool, or from the tool's endpiece (when it is flipped
open to measure from a corner), click
4.
Click .
5. Click .
6.
Click to determine the area of one wall, floor, or
object, or click
two walls, floors, or objects.
7. Measure the width.
• Point the top of the tool at one side of the target
(wall, floor, or object).
• Position the tool at one end of the target and
point the laser dot across the width. (Figure
shows where to position the tool if you are
1
measuring from the bottom of the tool.)
• Click
the top of the display window.
8. Measure the length.
• Position the tool at one end of the target and
point the laser dot across the length. (Figure
shows where to position the tool if you are
2
measuring from the bottom of the tool.)
• Click
the second line of the display window.
9. View the Area measurement at the bottom of the
display window (Figure

Measuring Volume

You can measure the volume of a room or object.
1.
Point the tool's laser (Figure
object, and not toward anyone's eyes.
2.
Click (Figure
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) toward a wall or
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) to turn the tool on.
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to add or subtract the areas of
to display the width measurement at
to display the length measurement on
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) toward a wall or
A 1
) to turn the tool on.
A 3
3. By default, distances are measured from the bottom
of the tool to a wall or object (Figure
To measure distances from the top or middle of the
tool, or from the tool's endpiece (when it is flipped
open to measure from a corner), click
4.
Click
5.
Click
).
6.
Click
object, or click
of two rooms or objects.
7. Measure the width.
• Point the top of the tool at one side of the target
(room or object).
• Position the tool at one end of the target and
point the laser dot across the width. (Figure
shows where to position the tool if you are
1
measuring from the bottom of the tool.)
• Click
the top of the display window.
8. Measure the length.
• Position the tool at one end of the target and
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point the laser dot across the length. (Figure
shows where to position the tool if you are
2
measuring from the bottom of the tool.)
• Click
the second line of the display window.
9 Measure the height.
• Positon the tool at one end of the target and
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point the laser dot across the height. (Figure
shows where to position the tool if you are
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measuring from the bottom of the tool).
• Click
the third line of the display window.
10. View the Volume measurement at the bottom of the
display window (Figure
Measuring the Height of a Tall Object
If you need to measure the height of a tall object (e.g.,
a tall building), you can calculate the height based on
the distances from the same point to 2 or 3 points on
the object. The tool will use the
(C =A +B ) to calculate the
2 2 2
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to determine the volume of one room or
to add or subtract the volumes
to display the width measurement at
to display the length measurement on
to display the height measurement on
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Pythagorean Theorem
height.
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