Wagner Meters ORION 950 Instruction Manual

Wagner Meters ORION 950 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    – Low Battery Alert Indication You have purchased one of the most accurate moisture measurement instruments for wood in the world. Using IntelliSense technology, hand-held moisture meters from Wagner Meters have – Auto Shut-Down to Preserve Quick Start: Basic Use for been proven by universities and institutes worldwide to provide superior measurement results.*...
  • Page 3 Wagner’s technology has been proven to provide some of the most accurate results in the includes a few settings for some of these common materials. industry when compared to the ASTM D4442-16 Standard. Wagner meters have been used for years by professional lumber-grading associations, and meters from Wagner continue to In the Standard Measurement mode, your Orion®...
  • Page 4: Orion® 950 Parts

    ORION 950 PARTS QUICK START: BASIC USE FOR SOLID WOOD ® With your Orion® 950 turned OFF, press and release the ON/HOLD button. Meter will turn on and briefly display the model number, followed by the firmware revision number. If this is the first time you are using your new Orion® 950, SPECIES/ immediately after the revision number is displayed, the meter display should MATERIAL...
  • Page 5 If you choose the Automatic mode, place the meter on the wood to be measured. Wait briefly Database. If you still cannot find the correct setting, contact a Wagner Meters expert at until you hear a beep. The meter will display the reading number and then the reading taken.
  • Page 6: Correct Usage Guidelines For Your Orion® 950 Moisture Meter

    Wagner Meters recommends that you pay close attention to the following guidelines: measurements. If possible, turn the board over and measure the other side.
  • Page 7: Function Buttons: Detailed

    Our Technical Staff Wants to Help You: hard-to-reach places where you cannot see the display. Please contact us at 844-689-0660 for specific guidelines on how to properly measure wood If the AUDIO function of the meter is turned on (refer to the “Audio Button” section on page with unusual characteristics.
  • Page 8: Species/Material Button

    (e.g., from 3-4 to 1-4) or vice versa. Press the ON/HOLD button to store the setting. If the measurements on drywall). When you toggle to this mode, the display will meter is in the Depth Setting mode and the ON/HOLD button is pressed, the meter will return show REL in the lower-left corner of the display when you are in the Standard to the Standard Measurement mode.
  • Page 9 DATA Button • (e.g., 75.1F). While the temperature display is active, the display can be changed to Celsius (e.g., 24.0C) by pressing either the UP or DOWN arrow key. When the DATA button is pressed, the meter will briefly display DATA and Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC) mode.
  • Page 10 Data Viewing. When the meter is in Data Recording mode (above) and the DATA button is currently 6, pressing the UP button will change the reading location to 10). Every is pressed again, the meter will display MAX and display the highest reading stored. As 0.7 seconds thereafter that the button is held down, the reading location will continue to with the other modes, if there are no readings stored, the meter will display MAX and change by 10 (e.g., from 10 to 10).
  • Page 11: Audio Button

    NOTE: If the meter is in any of the modes associated with the DATAbutton (Data Setting, pressed and held, the setting will change by another .10 (e.g., from .60 to .50). High Reading View, Low Reading View, Average Reading View, or Clear Reading) and the ON/HOLD button is pressed, the meter will return to Reading mode.
  • Page 12: Summary Of Orion® 950 Features

    SUMMARY OF ORION 950 FEATURES applications, and also set the volume for the audible alarm. This feature is useful, for example, ® when quickly scanning a piece of wood, and trying to locate any higher moisture content areas, without having to continually look at the digital display. •...
  • Page 13: Auto Shut-Down To Preserve Battery Life

    Low Battery Alert Indication meter. Serial numbers on the Calibrator (found underneath) and meter (found in the battery compartment) MUST match for correct calibration. Also, the sticker must not be damaged, When the battery is low, BAT appears in the upper right-hand corner of the display. If ignored as this may cause incorrect calibration.
  • Page 14: Protective Rubber Boot For Your Orion® 950

    5 seconds until the word DONE appears on the display. During this last Wagner Meters offers an industry-best 7-year warranty on your Orion® 950 moisture meter. phase in the air, be sure to keep your hand and other objects away from the underside of the meter.
  • Page 15: Changing The Battery

    SPECIFICATIONS CHANGING THE BATTERY As indicated earlier in this manual, if BAT appears on the display, the battery must be Dimensions with Boot changed immediately or any further moisture measurements will be inaccurate. Replace • Length: 5.75 inches (146mm) with 9-volt, non-rechargeable Alkaline or Lithium or rechargeable NiMH batteries. Be •...
  • Page 16: Warranty

    With proper care and maintenance, the meter should stay in calibration; however, because Technical Support/Repair Contact Wagner Meters has no control over the manner in which the unit will be used, it makes no guarantee that the meter will stay in calibration for any specific period of time. Wagner Meters...
  • Page 17: Glossary Of Terms

    Mobile App Relative Humidity Wagner Meters offers a free mobile app that links your Orion® 950, through a Bluetooth® The amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that connection, to your Android™ or Apple® smart device to receive and record data, set the air could hold at the given temperature.
  • Page 18 Notes Notes...
  • Page 19 Worldwide Toll-Free: 844-689-0660 WWW.WAGNERMETERS.COM ©Wagner Meters 2021 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The...

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