Wagner Wagner ORION 930 NIST Manual
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction
4 Orion® 930 Parts
5 Quick Start: Basic Use for
Solid Wood
8 Correct Usage Guidelines for
Your Orion® 930 Moisture Meter
11 Function Buttons: Detailed
– ON/HOLD Button
– UP and DOWN Buttons
– DEPTH Button
– SPECIES/MATERIAL Button
• How to Program a Species Setting
• Relative Scale for Moisture
Measurement of Non-Wood
Building Materials
– AUDIO Button
23 Summary of Orion® 930 Features
– Low Battery Alert Indication
–Auto Shut-Down to Preserve
Battery Life
–Calibration of your Orion® 930
–Protective Rubber Boot for Your
Orion® 930
–7-Year Warranty
–Wagner’s IntelliSense
TM
Technology
30 Specications
31 Changing the Battery
31 Meter Storage
32 Warranty
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations!
Y ou have purchased one of the most accurate
moisture measurement instruments for wood
in the world. Using IntelliSenseTM technology,
hand-held moisture meters from Wagner
Meters have been proven by universities
and institutes worldwide to provide superior
measurement results.*
With its electromagnetic eld, your Orion®
930 moisture meter covers a relatively
large cross-sectional area each time you
take a reading, giving you a far better
representation than other technologies of
the true moisture content of your wood.
W agner moisture meters read IN the wood,
not just on the wood.
The 2.0-inch (50mm) wide by 2.5-inch
(63mm) long by either .25-inch (6mm)
or .75-inch (19mm) thick sensor eld
of your Orion® moisture meter closely
approximates the full-thickness crosssection method used when performing the
ASTM D4442-16 oven-dry lab method.
This ASTM standard (and its international
counterparts) is the standard to which all
moisture meters for wood are compared
for accuracy.
Your Orion® 930 is best-suited for wood
thicknesses from .25 inches (6mm) up to
1.5 inches (38mm). The meter can be used
on non-solid wood products, and the Species
Setting Booklet includes a few settings for
some of these common materials.
In the Standard Measurement mode, your
Orion® 930 measures moisture content
within the 4.0% to 32.0% moisture
content range.
NOTE: Measurement range may vary
slightly depending on species setting of the
meter.
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The Orion® 930 has an easy-to-read
digital display, scaled in 0.1% increments
when in the Standard Measurement mode
for your solid wood applications.
ORION 930 PARTS
®
Wagner hand-held moisture measurement
technology is virtually unaffected by wood
temperature.**
Since 1965, Wagner Meters has been
providing quality moisture measurement
equipment and Wagner’s technology
has been proven to provide some of the
most accurate results in the 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 provide reliable and consistent
moisture measurements, with unsurpassed
convenience and ease of use.
*Information available upon request.**Contact
a W agner Meters expert at 844-689-0660 if your
wood is very hot or frozen.
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LCD
ON/ HOLD
BUTTON
DEPTH
BUTTON
AUDIO
BUTTON
BATTERY
COMPART-
MENT
(Meter Serial
Number is
located in this
compartment)
SPECIES/
MATERIAL
BUTTON
UP BUTTON
DOWN
BUTTON
SENSOR
PLATE
QUICK ST ART
BASIC USE FOR SOLID WOOD
With your Orion® 930
turned OFF, press and
release the ON/HOLD
button. Meter will turn
on and briey display the
model number, followed by the rmware
revision number. If this is the rst time
you are using your new Orion® 930,
immediately after the revision number is
displayed, the meter display should revert
to Standard Measurement mode, with the
display showing 0.0% when the meter is
held in the air. If meter display does not show
0.0%, then refer to page 15 regarding the
SPECIES/MATERIAL button.
Press the ON/HOLD button to store the setting
and return the meter to the Reading mode.
Next, press the SPECIES/
MATERIAL button once,
and the current species setting
(calibrated to specic gravity)
will appear. The factory
default displayed will be 0.50 for a new
meter. Use the UP or DOWN arrow buttons
to set the correct species
setting for the wood species
you wish to measure (refer to
your Species Settings Booklet
to nd the correct setting).
Finally, press the ON/HOLD
button to place the meter back
in the Standard Measurement
mode.
Next, press the DEPTH
button to put the meter in
the Depth Setting mode and
press either the UP button,
DOWN button or DEPTH
button. The Depth setting will change
from 3-4 or ¾” to 1-4 or ¼” or vice versa.
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NOTE: If you cannot nd the correct setting
for the wood species or material you wish
to measure, go to www.wagnerspecies.com
where you can access Wagner ’s extensive
Species Database. If you still cannot nd
the correct setting, contact a Wagner Meters
expert at 844-689-0660.
A small DP will appear in the lower left corner
of the screen to visually indicate that you are
in 3-4 (¾”) Depth Setting mode (Deep mode).
Grasping the meter on the sides, begin
taking measurements on the face of the
wood pieces by pressing down rmly,
making sure the rectangular sensor plate
area on the back of the meter is pressing
rmly on the wood surface and completely
covered by the wood. Minimum wood
dimension needs to be 2.0 inches (50mm)
wide by 2.5 inches (63mm) long by .75
inches (19mm) in thickness. When taking
measurements, make sure there is a 1-inch
(25mm) minimum air gap underneath the
wood you are measuring (refer to Correct
Usage Guidelines section of this manual).
When you are nished
taking measurements and
wish to turn the meter
off, press the ON/HOLD
button for approximately
2 seconds. Alternatively, the meter will
automatically shut off after approximately
60 seconds of no activity.
CORRECT USAGE GUIDELINES
FOR YOUR ORION® 930
MOISTURE METER
To make sure that you are getting the most
accurate readings from your Orion® 930
meter, Wagner Meters recommends that
you pay close attention to the following
guidelines:
1. If the thickness of the piece of wood
or other building material is greater
than .75 inch (19mm), and you wish
to get more of a full thickness rather
than a shallow measurement, it is a
good idea to take measurements in
3/4” mode on both sides and average
the readings.
2. To prevent high or inaccurate
readings, always have a minimum
1-inch (25mm) air gap underneath
the piece of wood you are measuring.
During this process make sure your
hand is not directly underneath
the meter.
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3. Y our Orion® 930 meter was designed
for wood thicknesses from .25
(6mm) to .50 (13mm) in ¼” mode
and .75 inches (19mm) up to 1.5
inches (38mm) in ¾” mode. If you
wish to measure wood pieces with
thicknesses less than .75 inches
(19mm) in ¾” mode, the meter will
underestimate the actual moisture
content. Thicknesses that are slightly
thinner (example: .625 inches
(15.9mm)) will not be underestimated
substantially, but the thinner the piece
becomes, the more the measurement
will be underestimated. For pieces
thinner than .50 inches (12.7mm),
it is recommended that you use the
¼” mode.
4. The actual sensing area is a 2.0-inch
(50mm) wide by 2.5-inch (63.5mm)
long rectangle on the back of the
meter (opposite side of the display
and keypad). In order to take a valid
measurement, this sensing area must
be completely covered with the wood
or other material you are measuring.
If the sensing area is not completely
covered, your moisture reading will
be inaccurate.
5. If there is visible moisture or water
on the surface of the wood or material
to be tested, wipe off any excess, and
let the surface dry out for a couple of
minutes before taking measurements.
If possible, turn the board over and
measure the other side.
6. Be sure to press down rmly to
ensure good sensor plate contact with
the surface of the wood or building
material. This is especially important
when measuring rough-sawn lumber.
7. Do not take readings where there
is a noticeable defect or knot in
the lumber.
Our Technical Staff Wants to Help You:
Please contact us at our worldwide tollfree number, 844-689-0660, for specic
guidelines on how to properly measure wood
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