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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
specific application. 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 disa-
bled by checking the first box. If the data logger is ena-
bled, 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 sig-
nal is available when the logger is turned on, the logger
will no longer look for one when measuring and re-
cording soil moisture data. If the second box is
checked, the logger will store the GPS value
only
if it
has been differentially corrected. In general, this option
should remain unchecked. If the differential correction
is not found, only the soil moisture value will be stored
in the data file. A time
-
zone correction should be en-
tered in the third box.
