Zircon SuperScan ID Manual

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BEFORE SCANNING
Always map your work area prior to cutting or drilling.
- Install two unused or newly purchased high-quality AA (1.5 V) alkaline batteries. Match battery direction to the image inside battery cavity. Rechargeable batteries
are not recommended.
- The tool may also detect an object behind the wall that may not be a stud.
- 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 could contain these items. Use extreme caution under these circumstances or
whenever live AC wiring is present.
- DO NOT RELY EXCLUSIVELY ON THE TOOL TO LOCATE ITEMS BEHIND A SCANNED SURFACE. Locate items BEFORE penetrating the surface, and use other information including
construction plans, standard stud-spacing practices, and visible points of entry of pipes and wiring into walls.
- Studs are normally spaced 16" or 24" (40 cm or 60 cm) apart on center, are typically 1½" (38 mm) wide, and may be separated by firestops. Anything closer together,
or of a different width, may not be a stud.
- Always scan at several different heights on the wall and mark the location of every target indicated by the wall scanner. This procedure is called "mapping the wall."
Refer to the TRUST BUT VERIFY TECHNIQUE section for further explanation.
- Studs normally run from floor to ceiling, except above and below windows and above doors. Pipes and other objects may not give consistent readings from floor to ceiling,
as a stud would.
- Readings should always be consistent and repeatable.
- Zircon wall scanners are recommended for interior use only.
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- Objects commonly contained in walls, floors, or ceilings are wood and/or metal studs, plastic and/or metal water pipes, gas lines, blocking and firestops, shielded and
unshielded electrical wiring, and junction boxes.
- Sensing depth and accuracy can vary depending on scanning environment conditions, such as mineral content, moisture, texture, and consistency of the wall materials.
ABOUT SUPERSCAN ID ADVANCED WALL SCANNER
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SpotLite Pointer
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Target Arrow
Indicator
ID Display
Right Edge
Indicator
Left Edge
Indicator
Center Indicator
Power Button
Low Battery
Indicator
Battery Door Tab
WARNING DO NOT ASSUME EVERYTHING DETECTED IS A STUD.
The Zircon ® SuperScan ® ID wall scanner can identify the edges, center, and direction
of wood and metal studs up to 1½" (38 mm) deep, and indicate other low-density
objects such as plastic pipes, and provide unshielded AC detection alerts, all in one
step with a SpotLite pointer, 4-Color Target ID display, and haptic vibration.
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One Scan Mode – 4-Color Target ID Display and Haptic Vibration
GREEN ID
• – High-density non-metal (such as Wood). Tool may detect
objects behind the wall that may not be a stud.
• BLUE ID – Presence of metal.
• YELLOW ID – Low-density objects or objects further behind
the surface (such as Plastic/PVC).
• RED ID – Live, unshielded AC wires.
SuperScan ID
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Advanced Wall Scanner
INSTALL AA BATTERIES
Install new or unused high-quality AA (1.5 V) alkaline batteries. Match battery
direction to image inside battery cavity. Rechargeable batteries are not recommended.
POWER ON/OFF (ONE TOUCH
Press and release the Power button to turn the tool on. You do NOT need to
hold the Power button down while scanning. Tool will calibrate as confirmed by
a simultaneous flicker of the SpotLite
and haptic vibration.
One Touch technology will simultaneously detect wood and metal studs and
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alert the presence of live AC wires and low-density objects without the need to
change modes.
Tool will automatically power off after 3 minutes or when the tool is lifted from the
surface after calibration is complete. Press and hold the Power button for 2 seconds
to manually power off the tool.
TRUST BUT VERIFY TECHNIQUE
TRUST BUT VERIFY technique can help minimize hitting existing metals on
a stud, such as nails, screws, and protector plates. Once you have identified the
GREEN
center of the stud with the
BLUE ID
The will illuminate over screws or other metal, then show a
again when the stud is free from metal. If metal protector plates are properly installed
over plumbing and electrical, the "safe-to-drill" zones are typically between adjacent
drywall screws or nails. If the
up and down the object, it may be a metal stud or metal pipe. To help distinguish
between the two objects, if the object is a metal stud, the tool will provide clear
indications and show the edges and center of the metal stud. When live AC wiring
is present, RED ID flashes. Use extreme caution whenever live AC wiring
is present.
BEGIN SCANNING
Holding the tool incorrectly may result in inaccurate readings. For best results,
hold tool with thumb and forefinger grasping the pivot pinch grip and Power button.
Move slowly when scanning. Do not touch the wall surface with either hand,
or fingers, during calibration or scanning.
1. Place the tool flat against the surface. Without adjusting your hand positioning,
press and release the Power button. Do not move the tool during calibration.
Three green vertical (Edge and Center) indicator bars will remain illuminated.
2. Slowly slide the tool horizontally across the wall.
3. When the tool detects an object, the 4-Color Target ID display will illuminate.
4. Continue scanning past the target, then reverse direction
and retrace scan path to optimize detection accuracy.
GREEN ID – Identifies a high-density non-metallic object (wood stud).
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- When the tool locates the edge of the stud, one green Edge Indicator
bar illuminates, SpotLite
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pointer, all indicators briefly lighting,
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ID, run the tool vertically up and down the stud.
BLUE ID
stays continuously on when running vertically
pointer shines, and a haptic vibration occurs.
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GREEN ID