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Air temperature
Thedisplayoftheremotesensorwillautomaticallyswitchbetweensoilmoisture,soiltemperatureandair
temperature.
Soil moisture sensor
Do not insert the probe into
the soil beyond this line
Air temperature sensor
Soil temperature sensor
Airtemperature
Press[Tx/C/F]button(20)insidethebatterycompartment(19)toselectbetween°Cor°F.
Ingeneral,plantgrowthispromotedwhenairtemperaturerisesandinhibitedwhenthetemperaturefalls.
However,thegrowthratedoesnotcontinuetoincreaseindefinitelywithtemperaturerise.Hightempera-
tureinjuryduetodesiccation(drying)andthemetabolicrateeventuallyrunsoutofcontrol.
Eachspecieshasaminimumtemperature,belowwhichitfailstogrow;anoptimumatwhichthegrowth
rateishighest;andamaximum,abovewhichgrowthcomestoanend.
Cleaning and Care
•Beforecleaningthedevice,disconnectitfromthepowersupply(Removebatteries)!
•Onlyuseadryclothtocleantheexteriorofthedevice.Donotuseanycleaningfluidtoavoiddamaging
theelectronics.
•Useasoftanddampclothtocleantheremotesensor.Donotusesolventscleaningmaterialstoclean
theunit.
•Alwayscleananddrythesensorstwometalpinslocatedonthebottomoftheprobebeforeuseortaking
anotherreadingfordifferentpotsorlocations.Incasethereareanyoxidesordirtformedonthetwo
metalpins,slightlypolishthesurfaceofthemetalpins
Operating tips and Notes
•Theunitcanonlybeusedinsoil.Pleasedonotplacetheprobeinwaterorothersubstances.
•Donotusetheprobetobreakupthesoil.
•Thesameplantatdifferentsoildepthlevelshasdifferentmoisturelevels.
•Donotleavetheremotesensoroutdoorswhentheairtempisbelow0°C.
•Checksmallpotsmoreoftenthanlargeones,astheycandryoutmorequickly.
The Main Unit
Key Operations
[CH]
•Selectchannelfromchannel1,2,3,4,5andauto-scroll
•Holdtosearchforremotesensor
[WATER AL]
•Presstoenable/disablethewateringalarm
iconappearswhenitisenabled
