Product Manual
©2017 Johnson Level & Tool 7
Hold Button
Push this button once to enter hold mode. Pressing this button once
will lock the current angle reading displayed on the LCD. The word
HOLD will appear at the top of the display to remind you that you are in
the HOLD function. Press this button once again to exit the hold mode.
Sound Button
Push this button once to enter the sound function mode. The sound symbol
will appear on the LCD and there will be 4 different types of sound.
1. Between 10° - 5° or 80°- 85° there is a slow beep
2. Between 4.9° - 1° or 85.1° - 89° there is a faster beep
3. Between 0.9° - 0.1° or 89.1° - 89.9° there is a rapid beep
4. 0° and 90° there is a continuous sound
Press this button again to exit the sound mode.
Backlight Button
Push this button once to turn on the backlight function. The LCD back-
light will stay on for approximately 30 seconds with no movement of the
level. Any push of a button or movement of the level will turn the back-
light back on. To exit the backlight function, push this button again.
Calibrate Button
Push this button to enter calibration mode. See Calibration section for
more information on how to calibrate this digital level.
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