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ZIRCON® STUD FINDERS WORK BY SENSING DENSITY CHANGES BEHIND THE WALL. OTHER OBJECTS CAN BE DETECTED, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE WALL. DO NOT ASSUME THAT EVERYTHING DETECTED IS A STUD.
Caution should always be used when nailing, cutting, or drilling in walls, floors, and ceilings that could contain these items. Use extreme caution under these circumstances or whenever live AC wiring is present.
Trust but Verify is a technique that can help indicate "safe-to-drill" zones to minimize hitting existing metals on a stud, such as nails, screws, and protector plates. When the Crosshairs show in TC™ mode, run tool vertically up and down the stud. The stud indicators (Crosshairs, Edge Indicators, Target Indicator Bars, Target Spotlight, and SpotLite® Pointer) will all turn off over screws and other metal, then turn on again when the stud is free from metal. The "safe-to-drill" zones are typically between adjacent drywall screws, nails, or protector plates, assuming the builder properly installed metal protector plates on the stud, and over plumbing and electrical. If stud indicators do not disappear when running vertically up and down the object in TC™ mode, the absence of drywall screws, nails, and protector plates indicates this could be a non-metallic object such as plastic plumbing or PEX tubing, and should not be mistaken for a stud.
Featuring Revolutionary Target Control™ (TC™) Technology
The SuperScan™ M2 stud finder features TC™ technology, tuned to find wood studs while filtering out metallic false positive objects such as plumbing, conduit, straps, brackets, or ducts beneath surfaces. With TC™ mode, users can utilize Trust but Verify technique to help identify "safe-to-drill" zones between adjacent drywall screws, nails, and protector plates.
Three scanning modes:
NOTE: TC™ and StudScan use the same switch setting but function differently. StudScan detects both wood and metal studs during scanning, while TC™ detects only wood studs and ignores metal. You can distinguish between the two modes by the pale blue backlight on LCD in TC™ mode. StudScan is not backlit. MetalliWarning™ Indicator will display when metal is detected or dangerously close in TC™, StudScan, and DeepScan® modes.
The Zircon® WireWarning® Detection continuously detects and alerts for live, unshielded AC (alternating current) wires in any mode. When live AC voltage is detected, warning indicator appears and screen starts flashing red until tool is moved sufficiently away from the live wire. When calibration begins over an AC wire in any mode, AC icon will flash.
Use extreme caution under these circumstances or whenever live AC wiring is present.
Tool may not detect AC activity if wires are more than 2" (50 mm) behind the scanned surface, in concrete, encased in conduit, behind a plywood shear wall or metallic wall covering, or if moisture is present in the environment or scanned surface.
Always use a new 9V alkaline battery with an extended expiration date at least 3 years beyond current date. Match battery direction to image inside battery cavity.
Do not rely exclusively on tool to locate items behind a surface. Use other information to help locate items before penetrating the surface, including construction plans, visible points of entry of pipes and wiring into walls, such as in a basement, and standard stud-spacing practices.
Move Mode Selector Switch to desired mode: TC™ / StudScan, and DeepScan®.
To activate tool, press and hold Power Button. Device shuts off 1–2 seconds after Power Button is released.
TC™ is designed to detect wood studs during scanning. For best results, hold tool as shown and move slowly when scanning. Do not touch surface during calibration or scan.
To return to TC™ mode, release and press Power Button again. When the display is backlit pale blue, you are back in TC™ mode.
DeepScan® mode is used to scan for deeper studs or for use with thicker walls. It can detect studs up to 11/2" (38 mm) deep.
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, 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.
Wallpaper Tool functions normally on walls covered with wallpaper or fabric, unless the materials are metallic foil, contain metallic fibers, or are still wet after application. Wallpaper may need to dry for several weeks after application. Freshly painted walls It may take a week or longer to dry after application.
Lath and plaster This tool is not designed to scan over lath and plater.
Highly textured walls or acoustic ceilings When scanning a ceiling or wall with an uneven surface, place thin cardboard on the surface to be scanned and scan over the cardboard in DeepScan® mode.
Wood flooring, subflooring, or gypsum drywall over plywood sheathing Use DeepScan® mode and move the tool slowly. This tool cannot scan for wood studs and joists through carpet and padding.
NOTE: Sensing depth and accuracy can vary depending on scanning environment conditions such as mineral content, moisture, texture, and consistency of the wall materials.
Electrical wiring and pipes Depending on the proximity of electrical wiring or pipes to the wall surface, tool 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.
Studs Studs are normally spaced 16" or 24" (40 cm or 60 cm) apart on center and are 11/2" (38 mm) wide.
Anything closer together, or of a different width, may not be a stud.
SITUATION | LIKELY CAUSE | SOLUTION |
Tool detects objects other than studs in StudScan mode or finds more objects that look like studs than should be there. | Electrical wiring and metal or plastic pipes may be near, or touching, the back of the wall surface. |
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Studs are continuously detected near windows and doors. | Multiple studs are in use. | Double and triple studs are sometimes used around doors and windows. Headers are used above them. Detect outer edges so you know where to begin. |
Electrical wires suspected but none detected. | Wires deeper than 2" (50 mm) from the surface might not be detected. | If there is an outlet switch, turn it to ON position while scanning, but turn OFF when working near the wires. Use extra caution if the area has plywood, thick wood backing behind drywall, or walls that are thicker than normal. |
Wires may not be live. | Plug a lamp into the outlet and turn it on to test whether wires are live. | |
LCD screen flashes continuously when trying to find stud. | Tool is experiencing oversaturation of exposure to metal. | Switch to TC™ or StudScan mode to lessen sensitivity to metal. NOTE: Tool may not beep over studs 1" (25 mm) or deeper when doing this. |
Low Battery Indicator on. | Low battery. | Install a new 9V alkaline battery with an extended expiration date. |
Low Battery Indicator flashes and tool does not operate. | Dead battery. | Install a new 9V alkaline battery with an extended expiration date. |
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