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The hand-held wall scanner can also detect the presence of a metallic
item (such as a drywall screw or nail plate) in a wood stud when
Residential/Wood Stud is selected as the Construction Type. When a
metallic item is detected in a wood stud, it will be indicated as below:
Scan at several heights to locate the metallic item.
NOTE
: The metal sensing is located at the bottom of the unit.
Live Electric Indication
When the hand-held wall scanner is in the vicinity of live electric, the
lightning icon will blink.
NOTE
: If a power line is not live or shielded in metal conduit, it will not
be detected as live electric. The hand-held wall scanner may detect the
metal or plastic of the wire.
Construction Type
The appropriate construction type for each application can be selected
in the menu. Options include: Residential/Wood Stud, Commercial/
Steel Stud, or Concrete. Selecting the construction type that most
MAIN VIEWING SCREEN
The main viewing screen contains several sections of information.
P
Q
R
O
S
O. Main Scanning Window
P. Live Electric Indication
Q. Construction Type
R. Battery Fuel Gauge
S. Tracking Bar
Main Scanning Window
The main scanning window (O) will give a graphical representation of
the embedded material identifi ed below the wall surface.
Embedded materials identifi ed include wood, ferrous metal, non-
ferrous metal, and plastic.
