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Zircon StudSensor e50 - Stud Finder Manual

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Zircon StudSensor e50 - Stud Finder Manual

Features

The StudSensor™ e50 features two scanning modes:

  • STUD SCAN: Locates the edges of wood and metal studs up to 19 mm deep
  • DEEPSCAN®: Locates the edges of wood and metal studs up to 38 mm deep

WireWarning® detection automatically detects and alerts the user to live AC wires in STUD SCAN and DEEPSCAN® modes. When AC voltage is detected, the AC WireWarning® icon will be displayed on screen.
Features

INSTALLING THE BATTERY

Push in the battery door tab at the bottom of the tool and open the door.

Insert a new 9 V battery, matching the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals to the icons printed on the back. Snap the battery into place and replace the door.
Installing the Battery

OPERATING TIPS

For optimum scanning results:

  • Hold the tool straight up and down, parallel to the studs, and do not rotate the tool.
  • Keep tool flat against the wall and do not rock, tilt, or press hard when slowly sliding across the surface being scanned.
  • Avoid placing your other hand, or any other part of your body, on the surface being scanned.
  • Depending on the proximity of electrical wiring or pipes to the wall surface, the scanner may detect them in the same manner as studs. Caution should always be used when nailing, cutting, or drilling in walls, floors, and ceilings that may contain these items.
  • To avoid surprises, remember that studs or joists are normally spaced 41 or 61 cm apart and are 38 mm in width. Anything closer together or a different width may not be a stud, joist, or firebreak.

If you're receiving erratic scanning results, it may be a result of humidity, moisture within the wall cavity or drywall, or recently applied paint or wallpaper that hasn't fully dried. While the moisture may not always be visible, it will interfere with tool's sensors. Please allow a few days for the wall to dry out.


Do not rely exclusively on the detector to locate items behind the scanned surface. Use other information sources to help locate items before penetrating the surface. Such additional sources include construction plans, visible points of entry of pipes and wiring into walls, such as in a basement, and in standard 41 and 61 cm stud spacing practices.

Always turn off the power when working near electrical wires.

WORKING WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS

StudSensor™ e50 is for use on dry interior walls only.

Note: Sensing depth and accuracy can vary due to moisture, content of materials, wall texture, and paint.

StudSensor™ e50 can scan effectively through most sheet materials, including:

  • Bare wood flooring (in DEEPSCAN® mode)
  • Linoleum on wood base
  • Gypsum drywall over plywood sheathing
  • Wallpapered walls (if dry)
  • Textured ceilings if uniform thickness (place a thin piece of cardboard on ceiling and scan over it to avoid damage to texturing)

StudSensor™ e50 is not designed to scan materials such as:

  • Ceramic floor tile
  • Carpeting and padding
  • Wallpaper with metallic fibres
  • Freshly painted walls that are still damp (may take one week or longer to dry after application)
  • Lath and plaster walls
  • Foil covered insulation board
  • Glass or any other dense material

SELECTING THE MODE

Move selector switch to the desired mode:

STUD SCAN for finding wood or metal studs or DEEPSCAN® for finding studs behind walls more than 19 mm thick.

Unit will remain off if Power button is not depressed.

FINDING A STUD

Always scan for studs with the scanner placed flat against the wall. Move the mode switch to STUD SCAN, place the tool flat against the wall, then press and hold the Power button. Wait for beep to confirm calibration has completed before moving scanner.

Continue to hold the Power button, then slowly slide unit horizontally across the wall, left or right. As you begin to approach a stud, the arrow segments will begin to turn on.
Finding a Stud - Turning on

When the full arrow is first displayed, the SpotLite® pointer shines, and a steady tone sounds, you have located the edge of the stud. Mark this spot.
Finding a Stud - Marking the edge

Without releasing Power button, continue scanning beyond marked spot until some segments of the arrow turn off. Slide unit in reverse direction to locate other edge of stud.
Finding a Stud - Locating other edge of stud

Mark this second spot. Middle of stud is centred between the two marks.
Finding a Stud - Marking the second edge

WIREWARNING DETECTION

WireWarning® detection works continuously in STUD SCAN and DEEPSCAN® modes. When live AC voltage is detected, the WireWarning® indicator will appear on the display. If scanning begins over a live AC wire, the WireWarning® indicator will flash continuously. Use extreme caution in these circumstances or whenever live AC is present.


Electrical field locators may not detect live AC wires if moisture is present in the wall, or if wires are more than 51 mm from the scanned surface, in plastic conduit or behind a plywood shear wall or metallic wall covering.

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DO NOT ASSUME THERE ARE NO LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THE WALL. DO NOT TAKE ACTIONS THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE WALL CONTAINS A LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRE. ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER, GAS, AND WATER SUPPLIES BEFORE PENETRATING A SURFACE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN ELECTRIC SHOCK, FIRE, AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Wirewarning detection

HELPFUL HINTS

See also Operating Tips

Situation Probable Causes Solutions
All LCD icons flash and the unit beeps continuously.
  • Scan began on dense part of wall or over a stud.
  • Unit not flat against wall.
  • Unit tilted or lifted during scan. (All these factors affect proper calibration.)
  • Scanning surface is too dense or too wet for unit to operate.
  • Turn unit off, move over 5–8 cm, press Power button, and start again.
  • On rough surfaces, place a thin piece of cardboard on wall, scanning over it to help slide unit more smoothly.
  • Keep hand at least 15 cm from unit while you calibrate and scan. Hold unit with thumb and index finger no higher than handgrips. Be careful not to move your fingers after calibration.
  • Always hold unit parallel to the stud and move it perpendicular to the stud you´re trying to locate.
  • If you are using unit on a recently taped, painted, or wallpapered wall, allow time to dry and try again.

Unable to detect studs in STUD SCAN mode.

Middle LCD segment doesn´t turn on or flash in STUD SCAN mode.
  • Wall is particularly thick or dense.
  • Switch to DEEPSCAN® mode to locate the stud.
  • Interpret the pair of LCD bars closest to the centre as stud edge.
The TruCal® icon turns on but, when scanning, unit doesn´t do anything else.
  • Unit may not be flat against the wall.
  • If it is in the DEEPSCAN® mode (DEEPSCAN® is lit), you may have calibrated over a stud.
  • Hold unit so two Velcro® strips on the back make contact with wall.
  • Recalibrate unit in a different place and re-scan area.
Working in DEEPSCAN® mode and can´t detect studs.
  • You may have calibrated over a stud. (The error condition is disabled in DEEPSCAN® mode because it is twice as sensitive as STUD SCAN.)
  • You may be holding the unit like a TV remote, aiming it at the wall.
  • Move unit over 5–8 cm and recalibrate.
  • Hold unit so two Velcro® strips on the back make contact with wall.
Detects other objects besides studs.
  • Electrical wiring and metal or plastic pipes may be near or touching back surface of wall.
  • Check for other studs equally spaced to either side 30, 41, or 61 cm apart or for the same stud at several places directly above or below the first scan area.
You suspect electrical wires, but do not detect any.
  • Wires may be shielded behind metallic wall coverings, plywood shearwall, or other dense material, or in conduit.
  • The wires may not be live.
  • Wires deeper than 51 mm from surface may not be detected.
  • Use extra caution if the area has plywood, thick wood backing behind drywall, or thicker-than-normal walls.
  • If a switch controls an outlet, make sure it is ON for detection, but turned off when working near electrical wires.
Always turn off power when cutting, nailing, or drilling near electrical wires.
Area of voltage detection appears much larger than actual wire
(AC only).
  • Voltage detection can spread on drywall as much as 30 cm from each side of an actual electrical wire.
  • To narrow detection, turn unit off and on again at the edge of where wire was detected and scan again.
Always turn off power when cutting, nailing, or drilling near electrical wires.

DeepScan, SpotLite, StudSensor, TruCal, WireWarning, and Zircon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Zircon Corporation.

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