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Meter Settings
The Meter Settings screen in the Field Scout software is
used to configure the meter and data logger for your spe-
cific application. It is accessed by clicking the
Meter Set-
tings
button or selecting
Edit Logger’s Name and Set-
tings
from the
Logger
menu. The fields are described
below.
Meter Name:
The name given the meter will be the title
on the first line of the downloaded text file.
Logger Settings:
The data logger is enabled and disabled
by checking the first box. If the data logger is enabled, it
will search for a GPS signal when the meter is turned on.
If a signal is found, position data will be stored along with
the soil moisture data. If no GPS signal is available when
the logger is turned on, the logger will no longer look for
one when measuring and recording soil moisture data. If
the second box is checked, the logger will store the GPS
value
only
if it has been differentially corrected. If the
differential correction is not found, only the soil moisture
value will be stored in the data file. A time-zone correc-
tion should be entered in the third box. Appendix 2 lists
time zone corrections for several cities.
The Meter Settings screen in the Field Scout software is
used to configure the meter and data logger for your spe-
cific application. It is accessed by clicking the
Meter Set-
tings
button or selecting
Edit Logger’s Name and Set-
tings
from the
Logger
menu. The fields are described
below.
Meter Name:
The name given the meter will be the title
on the first line of the downloaded text file.
Logger Settings:
The data logger is enabled and disabled
by checking the first box. If the data logger is enabled, it
will search for a GPS signal when the meter is turned on.
If a signal is found, position data will be stored along with
the soil moisture data. If no GPS signal is available when
the logger is turned on, the logger will no longer look for
one when measuring and recording soil moisture data. If
the second box is checked, the logger will store the GPS
value
only
if it has been differentially corrected. If the
differential correction is not found, only the turf color data
will be stored in the data file. A time-zone correction
should be entered in the third box. Appendix 1 lists time
zone corrections for several cities.
