Pythagorean Theorem Measurement - Craftsman 320.48298 Product Manual

Pythagorean Theorem
Measurement
1.
Press the "[_:_" key to enter
Pythagorean Theorem mea _
surement mode.
2_
,
The blinking line in "L_"
indicates the first side length
of a right triangle that is to be
measured (Fig. 18),
Press the MEASURE key to turn
on the laser beam; the laser
indicator blinks from bottom to
top (Fig. 19).
4. Position the tool to aim the laser
at the target. In this example,
the tool is positioned in the
lower right corner of the triangle.
5. Press the MEASURE key to dis-
play the measured length of the
first triangle side in the lower
and upper rows of the screen
(Fig. 20).
6_
The hypotenuse (diagonal) line in
"[_" will start to blink.
7_
.
9_
Without changing the toot posi-
tion, aim the laser dot at the
hypotenuse target.
Press the MEASURE key again
to display the calculated length
of the third triangle side in the
lower row of the screen; the
hypotenuse length wilt be dis-
played at the same time in the
upper row ( Fig° 2I).
Press the MEASURE key to
make a new measurement.
NOTES:
Fig. 18
Fig. 19
Fig.20
6.765 ft
6.765
Fig. 21
15.292 ft
13.714ft
The hypotenuse measurement
must be longer than the first
side measurement of a right
triangle, otherwise the LCD will display "Wrong Input" reminding you to
re-measure the hypotenuse.
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