Harbor Freight Tools 43149 operating instructions Testing Batteries, Meter Adjustment

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the battery so that it matches the polarity symbols (+ and -) that are marked inside the compartment.

4.Replace the right battery compart- ment cover.

5.Press the left battery compartment cover’s tab and slide

the cover off in the direction of the arrow (see Figure 8).

6.Place two 9 Volt bat-

teries into the bat- tery compartment on top of the ribbons,

matching the polarity symbols (+ and -) marked. Replace the left battery compartment cover.

Note: The life of the batteries can be extended by using headphones (not included), which require less power than the built-in speaker. See the section on headphones below.

CAUTION! Always remove old or weak batteries; old batteries can leak chemicals that can damage electronic parts. If you do not plan to use the Tool for a week or more, remove the batteries. Use only fresh batteries of the required size. Do not mix old and new batteries or different types of batteries.

Testing Batteries

Test the battery power when the Tool does not turn on, or has weak volume, or will not tune properly or operates errati- cally.

Set the MODE to VLF (very low frequency). To test the

batteries in the left battery compartment, set BATT TEST to B1. To test the battery in the right battery compartment, set BATT TEST to B2 (see Figure 9).

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If the pointer on the viewmeter is within the BATT scale’s green area, the batteries have enough power. If the point- er is not within the green area, the batter- ies need to be replaced (see Figure 10).

Meter Adjustment

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Set MODE to OFF. Using a screw- driver, adjust the alignment control until the pointer lines up with O on the scale (see Figure 11).

SKU 43149

For technical questions, please call 1-800-444-3353.

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