Hilti PM24 User Manual

PM 24

Operating instructions 2 – 38

Mode d'emploi 32-60

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Symbols used

The symbols used in these operating instructions have the following meanings:

WARNING

Usage risk or improper use which can cause severe personal injury or a fatal accident.

Information which helps the user to employ the tool efficiently and in a technically correct manner.

Please read these operating instructions carefully before operating the tool for the first time. Make the instructions available to all other users so that they can be read before the tool is operated.

Always keep these operating instructions with the tool. The operating instructions should always be with the tool when it is given to other persons.

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1. Product information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Description of functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Operating controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Items supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

2. Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Please read this now! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Intended uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Warnings and cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Laser classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Care, storage and transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

3. Operation and use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Inserting or replacing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Plumbing with the PM 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Setting out 90° with the PM 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Horizontal levelling and aligning with the PM 24 . . . . . . . . . .27

Using the accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

4. Accuracy Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5. FCC statement (applicable in US) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

6. EC declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

7. Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

PM 24PM 24

1. Product information

Plumb up beam

(upwards)

ON indicator

1. P roduct information

Tool overview

Laser exit window

Front Beam

90 ° Beam

Battery compartment (4xtype AA)

Plastic housing

ON/OFF button

Reference beam

(downwards)

Camera tripod thread

PA 271 Stand

The Hilti PM 24 is a self-levelling laser tool which allows a single person to do plumbing, setting out 90° angle, horizontal levelling and aligning tasks quickly and precisely. It projects four coincident laser beams (beams with the same point of origin). All beams have the same operating range of 30 m (100 ft). However, the maximum recommended distance of the reference beam (plumb down) is 1 m (3,3 ft), due to its lower accuracy.

Features

– High accuracy of horizontal beams and plumb up beam

(3 mm @ 10 m or 1/8 inch @ 30 ft)

– Additional reference beam downwards

(2 mm @ 1 m or 1/12 inch @ 3 ft) – Self-levelling within ± 5° in all directions – Fast self-levelling time: ~ 3 seconds – Out-of-level warning when the self-levelling range is exceeded

(the laser beams blink) – Robust, impact-resistant plastic housing – Small size and light weight - handy to use and transport – Automatic cut-out: the tool switches off automatically after 15

minutes. Selection of sustained operating mode is also possible. – Easy to operate

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PM 24 Multi Directional Laser – plumbing, setting out 90° angle, horizontal levelling and aligning

Description of functions, continued

Operating controls and indicators

To switch the tool on/ off:

Press and release the ON/OFF button once.

The tool levels itself automatically within 3 seconds each time it is moved. The tool levels itself automatically even when not switched on. The tool switches off automatically after 15 minutes.

Condition

The tool must be placed on a level surface with a maximum slope of 5°.

To de-activate the automatic cut-out:

Press and hold the ON/OFF button until the green LED begins

blink (approx. 3 seconds) and then release the button.

The tool is then in sustained operating mode, i.e. for long periods of operation.

Note

Press the ON/OFF button to switch off the tool after use in order to save battery power.

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~3s

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Operating controls and indicators, continued

Indicator Status

Off – Laser beams off

– Tool is switched off – Batteries possibly exhausted

Lit continuously – Laser beams on

– Tool in operation

Blinking – Batteries almost exhausted

– The ON/OFF button has been held in

the depressed position in order to activate sustained operating mode

Control panel

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Technical data

Measurement range

Level, square, plumb up beam: up to 30 m [100 ft] Recommendation for reference beam (downwards): 1 m [3 ft]

Accuracy at 25°C [77°F]:

Level beam (horizontality): ± 60’’ (arc seconds) or

± 3 mm @ 10 m [1/8 inch @ 30 ft]

Square beam (horizontality): ± 60’’ (arc seconds) or

± 3 mm @ 10 m [1/8 inch @ 30 ft] Angle Level/Square beam: 90° ± 60’’ Plumb up beam: 60’’ (arc seconds) or 3 mm @ 10 m

[1/8 inch @ 30 ft]

Reference beam: 7’ (arc minutes) or 2 mm @ 1 m

[1/12 inch @ 3 ft]

Temperature drift:

The drift of all beams is less than 3’’ (arc seconds)/°C.

Beam diameter

< 7 mm @ 10 m / < 14 mm @ 20 m [< 1/3 inch @ 30 ft / < 3/5 inch @ 60 ft]

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Levelling Self-levelling within ±5° in all directions

When the tool is out of it’s self-levelling range, the laser beams blink

Self-levelling time: ~ 3 seconds Laser Visible Laser, 635 ±10 nm, laser class 2 (IEC 825-1),

Class II (FDA 21 CFR); power output: < 1 mW

Operating mode indicator

Green LED for on/off, battery condition

Automatic cut-out

The tool switches off automatically after 15 minutes. To de-activate automatic cut-out: Press and hold the ON/ OFF button (approx. 3 sec.) until the green LED blinks and then release the button.

Power supply Four alkaline or rechargeable type AA batteries Battery life at 25°C [77°F]

Alkaline: ≥ 40 h Rechargeable: ≥ 10h

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Technical data,continued

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Operating temperature range

- 10° … + 45°C [+ 14°F … + 113°F]

Storage temperature - 40° … + 63°C [- 40°F … + 145°F], dry Protection class

IP 52(IEC 529) protection against dust and dripping water (excluding battery compartment)

Weight 0.5 kg (1.1 lbs), including 4 batteries Dimensions 109 (L) x 51 (W) x 96 (H) mm

4.3 (L) x 2 (W) x 3.8 (H) inches

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Technical data,continued

PM 24

+20 +10

-10

-20mm

-10

+10

+20

PA 211

inch

+10

-10

PA 221

PM 24

PA 240

1. Product information

Items supplied - PM 24 Contractor Kit Packed in a Hilti transport Case

Pos. Pieces Designation

1 1 PM 24 multi directional laser with metal stand PA 271 2 2 PA 211 or PA 221 Target plate 3 1 Operator’s manual 4 1 PA 240 Magnetic bracket 5 1 Soft pouch 6 1 PA 230 Wall bracket 7 4 Batteries 8 1 PA 250 Frame clamp 9 2 Marking pens

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+ 2

0 0 1

1 0

+ 1

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h 0 1

1 0

m 0

PM 24

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+20 +10

-10

-20mm

-10

+10

+20

PA 211

inch

+10

-10

PA 221

PM 24

Items supplied - PM 24 Single unit

Pos. Pieces Designation

1 1 PM 24 multi directional laser with metal stand PA 271 2 2 PA 211 or PA 221 Target plate 3 1 Operator’s manual 4 1 Soft pouch 5 4 Batteries

PM 24

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