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The EXO Handheld has a menu-based interface: 

1. Press the Handheld key.

2. Highlight 

Display

 and press the Enter key.

3. Highlight 

Date/Time

 and press the Enter key.

4. Highlight 

Date Format 

and press the Enter key.  

 

    Select the desired date format, and then press the 

 

    Enter key. 

5. Highlight 

Date

 and press the Enter key. Use the 

 

    keypad to enter the correct date, highlight 

ENTER

 on  

    the display, and press the Enter key.

6. Highlight Time Format and press the Enter key. 

 

    Select the desired time format, and then press the 

 

    Enter key.

7. Highlight 

Time

 and press the Enter key. Use the 

 

    keypad to enter the correct time, highlight 

ENTER 

on  

    the display, and press the Enter key.

8. Press Esc to return to the Dashboard. 

Parameters that appear in the Dashboard for each sensor 

can be selected under the Handheld Display menu. 

 

The units chosen to be displayed will also appear in logged 

data files. To set the displayed measurement units:

1. Press the Handheld key.

2. Highlight 

Display

 and press the Enter key.

3. Highlight 

Units 

and press the Enter key .

4. Select the units you would like to display in the 

 

    Dashboard by highlighting them and pressing the Enter 

 

    key. Check boxes indicate that more than one 

 

    measurement unit can be displayed for the sensor.

 

    (e.g. Dissolved oxygen can be displayed as DO mg/L 

 

    and DO %). 

 

 

    Circles indicate that only one measurement unit 

 

    can be displayed for the sensor (e.g. Temperature can’t be 

 

    displayed as °C and °F).  

5. Press the left arrow key to return to the previous screen 

 

    or press Esc to return to the Dashboard.

Dashboard: 

View and log live data 

from the sonde.

The Dashboard is the main display 

and does not have a hot key. 

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April 2016 Rev A 

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Navigation

Menu Functions

Setting Date and Time

Setting Displayed Units

Keypad

Press the Esc key to return to 

the Dashboard screen or to exit 

an alpha/numeric entry screen.  

Brightness Control

Activate Help Menu with 

built-in product manual.

Press the hot keys to access 

the Handheld, Deploy, 

Calibration, and Data menus. 

To navigate through the menus, 

use the up and down arrow 

keys to highlight a desired menu 

option with the highlight bar.

 

Press the Enter key to 

choose a selection. 

Deploy: 

View and edit a 

sonde’s deployment settings 

or check the status of a 

current deployment.

Use the left arrow key to 

go back one screen. 

Handheld: 

Edit handheld 

settings such as date/time, 

displayed measurement units, 

and logging options.

Calibration: 

Calibrate sensors 

installed in the sonde, check the 

system’s SmartQC status, and 

setup calibration reminders.

Note: 

User calibration is highly 

recommended before use.

Data: 

View, delete, or backup 

logged data or calibration 

records stored on the handheld; 

transfer data from the 

connected sonde. 

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