StudSensor™ e50
Stud Finder
The StudSensor™ e FEATURES TWO scanning modes:
s 345$ 3#!. ,OCATES THE EDGES of wood and metal studs up to 3⁄4 in. (19 mm) deep
s $%%03#!.®: Locates the edges of wood and metal studs up to 1 1⁄ in. (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.
Note: This product is intended for use in the U.S.A. and Canada only.
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SpotLite® Pointer |
WireWarning® |
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Indicator |
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TruCal® Icon |
STUD SCAN |
DEEPSCAN® |
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Mode |
Power |
Mode Switch |
Button |
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Battery |
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Door Tab |
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DeepScan, SpotLite, StudSensor, TruCal, WireWarning, and Zircon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Zircon Corporation.
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1. INSTALLING THE BATTERY
Push in the battery door tab at the bottom of the tool and open the door.
Insert a new 9-volt battery, matching the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals to the icons printed on the back. Snap the battery into place and replace the door.
2. 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 3⁄4 in. (19 mm) thick.
Unit will remain off if Power button is not depressed.
3. 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.
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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.
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.
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.
Mark this second spot. Middle of stud is centered between the two marks.
4. 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.
WARNING Electrical field locators may not detect live AC wires if moisture
is present in the wall, or if wires are more than
2 in. (51 mm) from the scanned surface, in plastic conduit or behind a plywood shear wall or metallic wall covering. 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 16 in. (41 cm) and 24 in. (61 cm) stud spacing practices.
WARNING 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.
5. OPERATING TIPS
For optimum scanning results:
s (OLD THE TOOL STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN PARALLEL TO the studs, and do not rotate the tool.
s +EEP TOOL FLAT AGAINST THE WALL AND DO NOT ROCK tilt, or press hard when slowly sliding across the surface being scanned.
s !VOID PLACING YOUR OTHER HAND OR ANY OTHER part of your body, on the surface being scanned.
s $EPENDING 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.
s 4O AVOID SURPRISES REMEMBER THAT STUDS OR JOISTS ARE NORMALLY SPACED IN CM OR IN CM APART AND ARE 1⁄ in.
(38 mm) in width. Anything closer together or a different width may not be a stud, joist, or firebreak.
Always turn off the power when working near electrical wires.
WORKING WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS
StudSensor™ E 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™ E CAN SCAN EFFECTIVELY THROUGH most sheet materials, including:
s "ARE WOOD FLOORING IN $%%03#!.® mode) s ,INOLEUM ON WOOD BASE
s 'YPSUM DRYWALL OVER PLYWOOD SHEATHING s 7ALLPAPERED WALLS IF DRY
s 4EXTURED CEILINGS IF UNIFORM THICKNESS PLACE A thin piece of cardboard on ceiling and scan over it to avoid damage to texturing)
StudSensor™ E IS NOT DESIGNED TO SCAN materials such as:
s #ERAMIC FLOOR TILE
s #ARPETING AND PADDING
s 7ALLPAPER WITH METALLIC FIBERS
s &RESHLY PAINTED WALLS THAT ARE STILL DAMP MAY take one week or longer to dry after application)
s ,ATH AND PLASTER WALLS
s &OIL COVERED INSULATION BOARD
s 'LASS OR ANY OTHER DENSE MATERIAL
FCC Part 15 Class B Registration Warning
4HIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH 0ART OF # 2ULES /PERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED including interference that may cause undesired operation.
6. HELPFUL HINTS (See also number 5, Operating Tips)
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All LCD icons |
s 3CAN BEGAN ON DENSE PART OF WALL OR |
s 4URN UNIT OFF MOVE OVER A FEW INCHES n CM |
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flash and the unit |
over a stud. |
press Power button, and start again. |
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beeps continuously. |
s 5NIT NOT FLAT AGAINST WALL |
s /N ROUGH SURFACES PLACE A THIN PIECE OF CARDBOARD ON |
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s 5NIT TILTED OR LIFTED DURING SCAN |
wall, scanning over it to help slide unit more smoothly. |
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s +EEP HAND AT LEAST IN CM FROM UNIT WHILE YOU |
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CALIBRATE AND SCAN (OLD UNIT WITH THUMB AND INDEX |
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s 3CANNING SURFACE IS TOO DENSE OR TOO |
finger no higher than handgrips. Be careful not to |
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move your fingers after calibration. |
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wet for unit to operate. |
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s !LWAYS HOLD UNIT PARALLEL TO THE STUD AND MOVE IT |
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perpendicular to the stud you’re trying to locate. |
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s )F YOU ARE USING UNIT ON A RECENTLY TAPED PAINTED OR |
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wallpapered wall, allow time to dry and try again. |
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Unable to detect studs |
s 7ALL IS PARTICULARLY THICK OR DENSE |
s 3WITCH TO $%%03#!.® mode to locate the stud. |
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in STUD SCAN mode. |
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s )NTERPRET THE PAIR OF ,#$ BARS CLOSEST TO THE CENTER AS |
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Middle LCD segment |
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stud edge. |
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doesn’t turn on or flash |
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in STUD SCAN mode. |
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The TruCal® icon |
s 5NIT MAY NOT BE FLAT AGAINST THE WALL |
s (OLD UNIT SO TWO 6ELCRO® strips on the back make |
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turns on but, when |
s )F IT IS IN THE $%%03#!.® mode |
contact with wall. |
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scanning, unit doesn’t |
(DEEPSCAN® is lit), you may have |
s 2ECALIBRATE UNIT IN A DIFFERENT PLACE AND RE SCAN AREA |
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do anything else. |
calibrated over a stud. |
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Working in DEEPSCAN® |
s 9OU MAY HAVE CALIBRATED OVER A |
s -OVE UNIT OVER A FEW INCHES n CM AND RECALIBRATE |
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stud. (The error condition is disabled |
s (OLD UNIT SO TWO 6ELCRO® strips on the back make |
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detect studs. |
in DEEPSCAN® mode because it is |
contact with wall. |
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twice as sensitive as STUD SCAN.) |
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s 9OU MAY BE HOLDING THE UNIT LIKE A |
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46 REMOTE AIMING IT AT THE WALL |
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Detects other objects |
s %LECTRICAL WIRING AND METAL OR PLASTIC |
s #HECK FOR OTHER STUDS EQUALLY SPACED TO EITHER SIDE |
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besides studs. |
pipes may be near or touching back |
OR IN OR MM APART OR FOR |
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surface of wall. |
the same stud at several places directly above or |
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below the first scan area. |
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You suspect electrical |
s 7IRES MAY BE SHIELDED BEHIND |
s 5SE EXTRA CAUTION IF THE AREA HAS PLYWOOD THICK WOOD |
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wires, but do not |
metallic wall coverings, plywood |
backing behind drywall, or thicker-than-normal walls. |
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detect any. |
shearwall, or other dense material, |
s )F A SWITCH CONTROLS AN OUTLET MAKE SURE IT IS /. FOR |
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or in conduit. |
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detection, but turned off when working near electrical |
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s 4HE WIRES MAY NOT BE LIVE |
wires. |
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s 7IRES DEEPER THAN IN MM |
Always turn off power when cutting, nailing, or |
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from surface may not be detected. |
drilling near electrical wires. |
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Area of voltage |
s 6OLTAGE DETECTION CAN SPREAD ON |
s 4O NARROW DETECTION TURN UNIT OFF AND ON AGAIN AT THE |
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detection appears much |
DRYWALL AS MUCH AS IN CM |
edge of where wire was detected and scan again. |
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larger than actual wire |
from each side of an actual |
Always turn off power when cutting, nailing, or |
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electrical wire. |
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