Wagner Meters L620 Owner'S Manual Download Page 4

500-62001-001 Rev.J 

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FCC Compliance Statement 

 
This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the limits 
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against 
harmful interference in residential installations. 
 
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency 
energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the 
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications.  However, there is no guarantee that interference 
will not occur in a particular installation. 
 
If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television 
equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the 
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the 
interference by one or more of the following measures: 
 
•   Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 
 
•   Move the equipment away from the receiver 
 
•   Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that 

to which the receiver powered 

 
•   If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an 

experienced radio/television technician for additional 
suggestions. 

 
 
 
 
 

 

CAUTION:  Only equipment certified to comply with Class B 
(computer input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) should be 
attached to this equipment. 
 
Finally, any changes or modifications to the equipment by the user 
not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void 
the user

’s authority to operate such equipment. 

 
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  Operation is 
subject to the following two conditions: 
   
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 
 
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including 
interference that may cause undesired operation. 
 

Canadian Department of Communications 

Compliance Statement

 

 
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the 
Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations. 
 

Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des 

Communications du Canada

 

 

Cet appareil numerique de la classe B respecte toutes 
les exigences du Reglement sur le material broilleur du 
Canada.

Summary of Contents for L620

Page 1: ...DOCUMENT NO 500 62001 001 REV J WAGNER MODEL L620 DIGITAL RECORDING HAND HELD MOISTURE METER OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...eans without the express written permission of Wagner Electronic Products Inc Technical Support Should you require support please consult your printed documentation to resolve your problem If you are still experiencing difficulty you may contact a Wagner Technical Service representative during normal business hours 7 30 a m to 4 00 p m Pacific Standard Time Monday through Friday Phone 844 786 8457...

Page 3: ...ging Date Format 11 Date Menu Selection 11 Changing Decimal Format 12 Decimal Menu Selection 12 Changing Species 13 Editing Specific Gravity 13 Editing Species Name 13 Mean Std Statistics 14 High Low Statistics 14 Clear Menu 15 Clear Menu Selection 15 Clear Group 16 Clear Readings 16 Clear All Groups 16 Calibration 17 Backlight 18 Battery 18 Restore Factory 18 Technical Notes 19 Factory Species Li...

Page 4: ... an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver powered If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions CAUTION Only equipment certified to comply with Class B computer input output devices terminals printers etc should be attached to this equipment Finally any changes or modifications to the equipment by th...

Page 5: ...ystem that guides the user step by step through the selecting storing and reporting process The meter has auto shut off to extend battery life Like all Wagner Hand Held Moisture Meters moisture readings are virtually unaffected by wood temperature in the normal operating range outside of a kiln environment Contact Wagner technical support for guidelines when wood is below freezing To learn more ab...

Page 6: ...roup A group is a set of readings that belong together You determine which readings belong together Switch to another group by first pressing the GROUP button Press the ARROW buttons to select a different number Press the STORE button to activate the selection The active group number is shown in the bottom right corner of the display Viewing statistics Statistical values such as mean standard devi...

Page 7: ...des Ensure that there is nothing especially your hand or metal under the material you are measuring The actual moisture sensing area is a 2 inch by 2 inch rectangle on the meter s backside opposite side of the panel meter In order to take a valid measurement this sensing area must be completely covered with the wood you are measuring If the sensing area is not completely covered your moisture read...

Page 8: ...rent reading and the active group number When a reading is above 5 the first line becomes a bar graph representing the current reading When storing a valid reading the second line will display the message Storing along with the sample number When attempting to store an invalid reading the second line will display the message Too Low along with the last sample number Display WAGNER L620 V xx xx Rxx...

Page 9: ...ed menu item Locale Battery Backlight Calibration Clear High Low Mean Std Species Display Group 1 Menu Language STORE Press the STORE button to save the change and return to the readings mode Press the STORE button to activate the selected menu item GROUP Press the GROUP button to cancel the change and return to the readings mode Press the GROUP button to return to the readings mode MENU Press the...

Page 10: ...e are dependent on your locale Press the STORE button to activate the language for the meter text Display Locale Language Language English STORE Press the STORE button to activate the selected menu item Press the STORE button to activate the language for the meter text GROUP Press the GROUP button to return to the readings mode Press the GROUP button to return to the readings mode MENU Press the M...

Page 11: ...D YY item will format the date in the month day year order Selecting the DD MM YY item will format the date in the day month year order Display Date MM DD YY STORE Press the STORE button to activate the selected menu item GROUP Press the GROUP button to return to the readings mode MENU Press the MENU button to activate the selected menu item ARROWS Press the ARROW buttons to scroll through the men...

Page 12: ...enu item Period Comma Selecting the Period format will use the period character as the decimal separator Selecting the Comma format will use the comma character as the decimal separator Display Decimal Period STORE Press the STORE button to activate the selected menu item GROUP Press the GROUP button to return to the readings mode MENU Press the MENU button to activate the selected menu item ARROW...

Page 13: ...ctivate changes Display Species SG Walnut Black 41 Edit SG Walnut Black 45 Edit Name Walnut Black 45 STORE Press the STORE button to activate the selected species Press the STORE button to save and activate changes Press the STORE button to save and activate changes GROUP Press the GROUP button to return to the readings mode Press the GROUP button to cancel changes and return to the readings mode ...

Page 14: ... contain readings will be shown Press the STORE button to return to the readings mode Display Mean Std GRP 8 3 4 7 0 High Low GRP 11 0 6 1 1 STORE Press the STORE button to return to the readings mode Press the STORE button to return to the readings mode GROUP Press the GROUP button to advance to the next valid group Press the GROUP button to advance to the next valid group MENU Press the MENU but...

Page 15: ...l through the Clear menu Press the STORE button to activate the selected item Group Readings All Groups Display Clear Group STORE Press the STORE button to activate the selected item GROUP Press the GROUP button to return to the readings mode MENU Press the MENU button to activate the selected item ARROWS Press the ARROW buttons to scroll through the menu ...

Page 16: ...n and return to the readings mode Display Group 0 Reading GRP 17 6 10 5 All Groups Yes STORE STORE Press the STORE button to clear the selected group Press the STORE button to clear the selected reading Press the STORE button to clear all groups GROUP Press the GROUP button to advance to the next valid group Press the GROUP button to advance to the next valid group Press the GROUP button to return...

Page 17: ... the meter in midair so the bottom is several feet from any object The correct reading for air is 0 MC If the reading is outside the range 2 to 2 MC the unit is out of calibration 3 Place the CVB rubber feet down on a metal surface such as a file cabinet a piece of sheet metal etc 4 Orientate the long axis of the hand meter with the long axis of the CVB Press the hand meter sensor in the center of...

Page 18: ...all changes made to the species list Press the STORE button to restore factory settings Press the GROUP or MENU button to cancel the operation and return to the readings mode Display Backlight ON xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4 0 Volts Factory Yes STORE STORE Press the STORE button to change the state of the backlight Press the STORE button to return to the readings mode Press the STORE button to restore factory...

Page 19: ...d 500 Automatic Menu Escape When in the menu system and 15 seconds of no key presses the meter will automatically return to the MC Reading mode ready to store the next reading in the current group Repeat Key If a key button is held down for more than one 1 second then the key pressed is repeated at a rate of one 1 repeat each second After 5 repeats the rate doubles and after an additional 5 repeat...

Page 20: ...fferent SG median value based on your geographic region Additionally the following resource is available to obtain specific gravity values for species not found in the L620 http www wagnersg com Species SG Alder Red 41 Cedar East Red 47 Cedar West Red 32 Cherry Black 50 Douglas Fir 48 Fir Balsam 35 Fir Cal Red 38 Fir Subalpine 32 Fir White 39 Hemlock East 40 Hemlock West 45 Hickory Nutmeg 60 Hicko...

Page 21: ...0 66 Hickory Pecan 0 62 Hickory Pecan Water 0 72 Hickory True Mockernut 0 75 Hickory True Pignut Spec Gravity Hardwood Species 0 72 Hickory True Shagbark 0 69 Hickory True Shellbark 0 55 Holly American 0 70 Hophornbeam Eastern 0 55 Laurel California 0 69 Locust Black 0 64 Madrone Pacific 0 50 Magnolia Southern 0 48 Maple Bigleaf 0 57 Maple Black 0 60 Maple Hard 0 54 Maple Red 0 47 Maple Silver 0 4...

Page 22: ... 0 52 Larch Western 0 35 Pine Eastern White 0 43 Pine Jack 0 51 Pine Loblolly 0 41 Pine Lodgepole 0 59 Pine Longleaf 0 52 Pine Pitch 0 56 Pine Pond Spec Gravity Softwood Species 0 40 Pine Ponderosa 0 46 Pine Red 0 48 Pine Sand 0 51 Pine Shortleaf 0 59 Pine Slash 0 44 Pine Spruce 0 36 Pine Sugar 0 48 Pine Virginia 0 35 Pine Western White 0 40 Redwood Old Growth 0 35 Redwood Young Growth 0 42 Spruce...

Page 23: ...u 0 54 Mersawa 0 32 Obeche 0 35 Okoume 0 68 Opepe 0 49 Parana Pine 0 66 Peroba de campos 0 71 Peroba rosa 0 42 Primavera 0 71 Purpleheart 0 45 Radiata Pine 0 56 Ramin 0 55 Roble Tabebuia spp Robble group 0 84 Rosewood Brazilian Dalbergia nigra 0 79 Rosewood Indian 0 60 Sapele 0 44 Spanish Cedar 0 57 Teak ...

Page 24: ... ESD damage The instruments are tested to withstand a 15 KV static charge but not the typical 150 250 KV found in a veneer charge The veneer table should be earth grounded with a metal wand attached by wire to the table The wand must then be run up and down the edge of a veneer stack to discharge static or the person using the moisture meter must have a Velcro wristband with a tethered strap which...

Page 25: ...various drying processes for green lumber can leave wet cores and pockets moisture continues to pass from fiber to fiber within the wood until it has equalized throughout the whole board and then to surrounding humidity levels Determining if a board or load of lumber will equalize within tolerance levels can be difficult and tricky but Wagner Hand Held Moisture Meters provide this information auto...

Page 26: ...ts at the depth that you ve been able to drive the pins and only in a line between the non insulated portion of the pins often only the tips In contrast Wagner Hand Held Moisture Meters generate a three dimensional field that measures a 2 1 2 wide 2 1 2 long 1 minimum thick volume of wood under the entire sensor Q How does this difference in measuring techniques affect accuracy A If you re using a...

Page 27: ... of the core Can I measure accurately through laminated materials A If you re measuring an all wood door with a very thin veneer wood laminate you can probably use a correction factor to determine the moisture content of the core material Note If you re measuring a door that has a plastic laminate or Formica type laminate the Formica laminate is going to have its own density which is going to affe...

Page 28: ...te to be used on an abusive production line A The Wagner L620 Moisture Meter is a tough production line model It can be damaged by being dropped or slammed down hard on wood surfaces as can any meter If a large volume of wood is to be measured an in line system should be used Q How accurate is the Wagner Hand Held Moisture Meter A The Wagner Hand Held Moisture Meter is as accurate or more accurate...

Page 29: ... care and maintenance as recommended in the manual the meter should stay in calibration however because Wagner Meters has no control over the manner in which the unit will be used it makes no warranty that the meter will stay in calibration for any specific period of time Wagner Meters recommends purchasing a calibration block or returning the unit to the factory for diagnostic check up and recali...

Page 30: ...nty repairs Customer must pay the expense of shipping the product to Wagner Wagner will pay the cost of return shipment by surface carrier within the Continental United States Customer must pay all extra costs of expedited shipping or shipment to and from locations outside of the Continental United States Email support wagnermeters com Web www wagnermeters com International Repair Service Call or ...

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