Spectrum Technologies FIELDSCOUT TDR Series User manual

Unbox TDR Soil Moisture
Meter. Pull the clear baery
transport tab out of the display.
For all Meters, locate the TDR
rods and screw them into the
sensor block and ghten.
For TDR350, remove the thumb
screw. Grip and extend the
lower sha to its new
posion, re-insert the thumb
screw and hand ghten.
Press the ON/OFF buon to
turn the unit on. Model #,
Serial # and FirmWare Version
are viewable.
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Quick Start Guide
TDR Soil Moisture Meters
(TDR150, TDR250, TDR350)
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Press MENU/SELECT buon for
the sengs menu.
Press the DOWN arrow to
navigate to Rod Length, then
press SELECT
unl the
correct
rod length
is displayed.
Similarly, select Soil Type,
Moisture Type, Temp Source
and Moisture Type.
Enable GNSS and Bluetooth for
TDR150 & TDR350 meters that
will use the FieldScout App.
Adjust the Current Date, Time
and Time Zone as needed.
To take a measurement,
fully insert the
rods into the soil
and then press the
Read buon.
The results
will display
on the screen.
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For the TDR250, download
data by inserng a FAT32
formaed ash drive into the
USB port on the meter.
Press MENU/SELECT buon for
sengs menu. Scroll to Save to
USB and press MENU/SELECT
buon again.
It will save stored data as a comma
separated text le (csv).
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For TDR150 &
TDR350,
download the
FieldScout App.
Login to SpecConnect
if you have an
account or use
FieldScout Basic
without signing in.
For the app interfacing TDR150
& TDR350, if geo-referencing
data, wait for the GNSS icon
to fully darken before taking
a reading. This ensures the
meter has located at least 10
satellites.
Open the
FieldScout
App, select
Sengs from
the Home
Menu and
choose
the App Mode:
Golf or Farm.

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Freeform Mode
Freeform Mode is available
with SpecConnect only.
For Freeform
Mode, select
Freeform. Iniate
pairing by
tapping Connect
FieldScout
Device via Bluetooth.
Freeform Mode
Fully insert the
rods into the
soil and then
press the Read
buon on your
TDR.
The results will display on the
screen and in the App.
Freeform Mode
Locaons are
tracked
automacally by
GNSS. Data is
instantaneously
sent to
SpecConnect for
viewing as ploed
data points.
Add a new Course
or Farm by
selecng Course
or Farm from the
Home menu.
Start a new
Session by
clicking the +
on the right.
Choose your
product, name
your session
and Save.
Select the
Session and
choose Grid
or Freeform.
Grid Mode
For Grid Mode,
select Grid and then
select the desired
area to measure.
Tap a zone.
Iniate pairing
by tapping
Connect
FieldScout Device via Bluetooth.
Grid Mode
Fully insert the
rods into the soil
and then press the
Read buon on
your TDR.
The results will
display on the screen
and in the App.
Grid Mode
Press the grid icon
to return to the main
grid screen and select
the next sampling
zone and take your
next reading.
Basic Grid Mode is
available with or without a
SpecConnect subscripon.
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Average VWC
is shown in
each grid cell
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Color coded
locaon icons
are shown at every
measurement spot
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Scan the QR code
for informaon
on the TDR350,
TDR250 and
TDR150 meters
and to download
their detailed product manuals.
Scan the QR code
to view the
FieldScout Mobile
App user manual
for addional
details on using
the app.
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