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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction
5 Orion® 950 Parts
6 Quick Start: Basic Use for
Solid Wood
13 Correct Usage Guidelines for
Your Orion® 950 Moisture Meter
16 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
– DATA Button
– AUDIO Button
34 Summary of Orion® 950 Features
– Low Battery Alert Indication
–Auto Shut-Down to Preserve
Battery Life
–Calibration of your Orion® 950
–Protective Rubber Boot for Your
Orion® 950
–7-Year Warranty
–Wagner’s IntelliSense
TM
Technology
42 Specications
43 Changing the Battery
43 Meter Storage
44 Warranty
47 Glossary of Terms
49 Mobile App
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®
950 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® 950 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® 950 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® 950 has an easy-to-read digital
display, scaled in 0.1% increments, when in
the Standard Measurement mode, for your
solid wood applications.
Y our Orion® 950 has data collection capacity
to store readings and get statistical data. When
the data collection mode is activated you will
have the ability to store and review up to 100
readings and get the maximum, minimum,
and an average of all stored readings.
In addition to dual depth and data collection,
your Orion® 950 has the capability to measure
and record relative humidity, temperature,
dew point, equilibrium moisture content,
grains per pound, and grains per kilogram.
Your Orion® 950 also connects to a smart
device application, utilizing Bluetooth®
technology, so you can receive and record
data, set specications for separate jobs, and
much more. Simply scan the QR code on page
49 to arrive at the app location.
Wagner hand-held moisture measurement
technology is virtually unaffected by wood
temperature.**
Since 1965, Wagner Meters has been
providing quality moisture measurement
equipment and W agner’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 Wagner Meters expert at 844-689-0660 if your
wood is very hot or frozen.
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ORION 950 PARTS
®
QUICK ST ART
BASIC USE FOR SOLID WOOD
LCD
ON/ HOLD
BUTTON
DEPTH
BUTTON
DATA
BUTTON
AUDIO
BUTTON
BATTERY
COMPART-
MENT
(Meter Serial
Number is
located in this
compartment)
SPECIES/
MATERIAL
BUTTON
With your Orion® 950
turned OFF, press and
release the ON/HOLD
button. Meter will turn
UP BUTTON
DOWN
BUTTON
model number, followed by the rmware
revision number. If this is the rst time
on and briey display the
you are using your new Orion® 950,
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 19 regarding the
SENSOR
PLATE
SPECIES/MATERIAL button.
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. Press the ON/
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HOLD button to store the setting and return
the meter to the Reading Mode.
reading taken. Move the meter to the next
sample for more readings.
Press the DATA button
and the word DATA will
appear briey on the display,
immediately followed by the
word OFF. Next, using the
UP or DOWN button, either turn data ON for
collecting data manually or to AUTO if you
want the data collected automatically. Once
you have made your selection, press the ON/
HOLD button to activate the selected data
storage function.
If you chose the ON mode for collecting
the data, place the meter on the wood to be
measured and press the ON/HOLD button
briey to gather a data point. You will hear a
beep as the data is gathered. The number of
the data point will be displayed and then the
moisture recorded will be displayed.
If you choose the Automatic mode, place
the meter on the wood to be measured. Wait
briey until you hear a beep. The meter will
display the reading number and then the
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When done sampling wood, turn the
Automatic Data Recording mode OFF by
hitting the data button again. This will
stop the recording of data.
After the data has been collected, press
the DATA button twice and the maximum
reading will be shown (MAX). Subsequent
presses of the DATA button will show
the minimum (MIN) average of all stored
readings (A VG). Press the DAT A button once
more and all individual recorded readings
can be viewed (REC). Use the UP or DOWN
button to scroll through the individual
readings. To clear individual readings, press
the UP and DOWN buttons simultaneously.
CLRD will show on the display followed by
NO. Press the UP or DOWN button to select
YES, then press the DA TA button to clear the
reading. Press the DATA button once more
and CL ALL will ash, followed by NO. To
clear all data, use the UP or DOWN button to
select YES and then press the DATA button
to activate the clear function. (Note: There is
no prompt after pressing the DATA button.
All stored data will be erased.)
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 S ta n d ar d
Measurement mode.
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).
Press the SPECIES/
MATERIAL button four
times and the Relative
Humidity mode will display
RH for 3.5 seconds, then it
will display the ambient Relative Humidity
(e.g., 34.5%). After 3.5 seconds, the mode
will c h an g e t o temperature and DEG (shown
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on page 21) will display, then toggle to the
ambient temperature (e.g., 75.1F). Note:
The temperature display can be changed to
Celsius (e.g., 24.0C) by pressing either the
up or down arrow key.
On the fth press of the SPECIES/
MATERIAL button, EMC will be
displayed, then the display will show the
equilibrium moisture content based on the
ambient relative humidity and temperature
(e.g., 7.5%).
After the sixth press of the SPECIES/
MATERIAL button, the display will show
DP for 3.5 seconds, then will display the
dew point temperature (e.g., 39.1F). Note:
The temperature display can be changed to
Celsius (e.g., 3.9C) by pressing either the
UP or DOWN arrow key.
On the seventh press of the SPECIES/
MATERIAL button, the display will show
GPP for 3.5 seconds, then the display will
show the grains per pound (e.g., 37.1).
Note: The display can be changed to grains
per kilogram (e.g., 5.2) by pressing either
the UP or DOWN arrow key.
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.
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CORRECT USAGE GUIDELINES
FOR YOUR ORION® 950
MOISTURE METER
To make sure that you are getting the most
accurate readings from your Orion® 950
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.
3. Your Orion® 950 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), you
should 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).
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.
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