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On/Off Button

1.  Press and hold the on/off button to start 

scanning. The scanning indicator LED 

will light up.

2.  Release the on/off button to stop scanning.

Calibration

The unit should be calibrated to the surface being measured 

before each use.

1.  Place the unit flat on a wall, then press 

and hold the on/off button. 

2.   The red stud LED lights up and 

the buzzer will sound. The unit will 

begin calibrating. 

Note:

 Do not move the unit until 

calibration is finished.

3.  The red LED will dim and the buzzer stop emitting noise when 

the calibration process is finished. Hold down the on/off button 

and proceed with scanning the wall. 

Indicator LEDs

1.  The red stud indicator LED 

will light up and the unit will 

emit beeps when a stud or 

object is encountered

2.  The red live wire indicator LED will light 

up and the unit will beep when live AC 

cables are detected.

WARNING! 

WIRES DEEPER THAN THE DETECTION 

LIMIT, IN METAL CONDUITS OR BEHIND PLYWOOD 

SHEARWALL WILL NOT BE DETECTED. SHIELDED 

WIRES, DEAD WIRES, OR LIVE WIRES BEHIND 

CASINGS, METAL WALLS OR THICK, DENSE WALLS 

WILL ALSO NOT BE DETECTED AS LIVE WIRES. USE 

CAUTION WHEN DRILLING OR NAILING NEAR THESE.

2. CONTROLS

3. USAGE

OPERATION

SFR-019

The Stud Finder is capable of detecting wood and metal studs, 

live wires, metal and copper pipes behind plasterboard and other 

common building materials.

Locating A Stud

1.  Place the stud finder on the 

surface you wish to nail or 

drill into.

2.  Press and hold the on/

off button to calibrate the 

unit before each use. After 

calibration is finished, slowly 

move the unit horizontally.

3.  The unit will beep and the 

stud indicator LED will light 

up when a stud edge is 

located. Pause and make 

a mark on the wall at the 

marking groove.

4.  The unit will continue to 

beep as you pass across the 

stud. Make another mark 

where the unit stops beeping 

and the stud inidcator LED 

switch off. 

Note: 

Repeating steps 2 to 4 

from the opposite direction of 

the stud will help to identify the edges of the stud more accurately.

WARNING! 

IF THE LIVE WIRE INDICATOR LED LIGHTS 

UP, STOP AND MAKE A SEPARATE MARK ON THE 

WALL. DO NOT DRILL OR NAIL INTO THE SURFACE 

WHERE THE LIVE WIRE IS DETECTED. FAILURE TO 

FOLLOW THIS DIRECTION MAY LEAD TO PERSONAL 

INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND/OR 

SURROUNDINGS.

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WARNING! 

THE STUD FINDER DOES NOT DETECT 

PLASTIC OBJECTS SUCH AS PIPES OR CLIPS. 

PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DRILLING OR 

NAILING INTO SURFACES WHERE WATER PIPES MAY 

BE PRESENT.

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