Contents
1 Information about the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 About this documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Explanation of symbols used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.2 Symbols in the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.3 Symbols in the illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Product-dependent symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.1 Symbols on the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.2 Button symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.3 Display icons (functions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.4 Display icons (general symbols) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.5 Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.6 Laser information on the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.7 Laser classification for Class 2 laser products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.1 General safety measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.2 Basic safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.3 Working safely with laser tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.4 Proper arrangement of the workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1.5 Electromagnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1 Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.3 Bluetooth®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.4 Items supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1 Product properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2 Laser properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.3 Battery time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.4 Bluetooth Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5 Before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.1 Inserting the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.2 Switching the laser range meter on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.3 Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.4 Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.4.1 Setting the reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.4.2 Setting the unit of measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.4.3 Switching the acoustic signal on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.5 Using the contact spike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.6 Measuring using a target plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.1 Overview of the functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.2 Main functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.2.1 Measure distance (single measurement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.2.2 Measuring area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.2.2.1 Measuring wall areas (decorator function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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6.2.3 Measuring volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2.4 Measure Pythagoras (2-point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2.5 Measure Pythagoras (3-point) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.2.6 Using the Layout function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.3 Special functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.3.1 Adding or subtracting measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.3.2 Retrieving or deleting data from data memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.3.3 Taking a continuous measurement (min/max) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.3.4 Taking delayed measurement (timer function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.3.5 Using Bluetooth Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7 Fault codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8 Care, transport and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.1 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.2 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.3 Storage and drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8.4 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9 FCC statement / IC statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
10 Manufacturer’s warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1 Information about the documentation
1.1 About this documentation
• Read this documentation before initial operation or use. This is a prerequisite for safe, trouble-free
handling and use of the product.
• Observe the safety instructions and warnings in this documentation and on the product.
• Always keep the operating instructions with the product and make sure that the operating instructions
are with the product when it is given to other persons.
1.2 Explanation of symbols used
1.2.1 Warnings
Warnings alert persons to hazards that occur when handling or using the product. The following signal words
are used:
DANGER
DANGER !
▶ Draws attention to imminent danger that will lead to serious personal injury or fatality.
WARNING
WARNING !
▶ Draws attention to a potential threat of danger that can lead to serious injury or fatality.
CAUTION
CAUTION !
▶ Draws attention to a potentially dangerous situation that could lead to slight personal injury or damage
to the equipment or other property.
1.2.2 Symbols in the documentation
The following symbols are used in this document:
Read the operating instructions before use.
Instructions for use and other useful information
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Dealing with recyclable materials
Do not dispose of electric equipment and batteries as household waste
1.2.3 Symbols in the illustrations
The following symbols are used in illustrations:
These numbers refer to the corresponding illustrations found at the beginning of these operating
instructions
The numbering reflects the sequence of operations shown in the illustrations and may deviate
from the steps described in the text
Item reference numbers are used in the overview illustrations and refer to the numbers used in
the product overview section
This symbol is intended to draw special attention to certain points when handling the product.
1.3 Product-dependent symbols
1.3.1 Symbols on the product
The following symbols can be used on the product:
Read the operating instructions.
1.3.2 Button symbols
The buttons on the product are as follows:
Distance button
Functions button
Add button
Subtract button
Bluetooth button
Memory | Timer button
Reference button
On | Delete | Off button
1.3.3 Display icons (functions)
The icons that can appear on the product's display are as follows:
Measuring area
Measure volumes
Pythagoras (2-point)
Pythagoras (3-point)
Layout function
1.3.4 Display icons (general symbols)
The icons that can appear on the product's display are as follows:
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Battery state of charge
Bluetooth
Add distances
Subtract distances
Reference
Timer
Data storage
1.4 Declaration of conformity
We declare, on our sole responsibility, that the product described here complies with the applicable directives
and standards. A copy of the declaration issued by the certification department can be found at the end of
this documentation.
The technical documentation is filed here:
Hilti Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH | Tool Certification | Hiltistrasse 6 | 86916 Kaufering, Germany
1.5 Product information
products are designed for professional users and only trained, authorized personnel are
permitted to operate, service and maintain the products. This personnel must be specifically informed about
the possible hazards. The product and its ancillary equipment can present hazards if used incorrectly by
untrained personnel or if used not in accordance with the intended use.
There is a label bearing the serial number on the bottom of the battery compartment.
▶ Write down the serial number in the table below. You will be required to state the product details when
contacting Hilti Service or your local Hilti organization to inquire about the product.
Product information
Laser range meter PD-I
Generation 02
Serial no.
1.6 Laser information on the product
Designation and explanation
Class 2 laser.
Do not stare into the beam. Do not direct the beam toward other persons or
toward areas in which other persons, who are not involved in the work with
lasers, may be present.
1.7 Laser classification for Class 2 laser products
The device complies with Laser Class 2 in accordance with IEC 60825-1:2014 /EN 60825-1:2014. These
devices can be used without further protective measures.
CAUTION
Risk of injury! Do not direct the laser beam toward persons.
▶ Never look directly into the source of the laser beam. In the event of direct eye contact, close your eyes
and move your head out of the path of the laser beam.
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