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5)Oncethewirelesssynchronizationiscompleted,thecorrespondingchanneldatawillbedisplayedon
themainunit.
7)Ifthewirelessconnectionfails,shortenthedistancebetweentheremotesensorandthemainunitand
repeatabovesteps.
Tosetupfurtherremotesensors,selectadifferentchannelnumberforeachnewsensorandfollowabove
procedure.
Setting up the soil moisture sensor
1)Always clean the soil moisture sensor (15) before use or taking other readings for different pots or
locations.
2)Carefully push the probe into the soil to avoid
damagetothesensor’stwometalpins
3)Inserttheprobestraightupanddownasvertically
aspossible,abouthalfwaybetweentheplantstem
and the edge of the pot. For pots over 12 inch in
diameterpositiontheprobeaboutathirdoftheway
betweenthestemandtheedgeofthepot.
4)Pushtheprobedownuntilthesoilmoisturesensor
(or soil temperature sensor) reaches the root (or
seedbed) level or about two thirds of the depth of
thepot.Neverinserttheprobebeyondthelevelas
indicatedbelow.
Soil moisture level
Thedisplayoftheremotesensorwillautomaticallyswitchbetweensoilmoisture,soiltemperatureandair
temperatureindication.
Moisture Levels:
1
2
3
4
Wet:
4bars
Soil moisture sensor
Do not insert the probe into
the soil beyond this line
Display
Operating indicator
Slightlywet:
3bars
Slightlydry:
2bars
Dry:
1bar
Soilmoisturelevel(total4levels)
Note:
•Theremotesensormeasurescurrentelectricflowbetweenthetwometalpinsontheprobeandconverts
thesignalintosoilmoisturelevelindication.Duetothefactthatelectricalconductivityvariesbetween
differenttypesanddensitiesofsoilandfertilizeraswellasthepositioninganddepthoftheprobe,the
moisturelevelreadingmayvaryaccordingly,andthisisnormal.Thesoilmoisturelevelistoprovide
generalreferenceofthesoilmoistureconditiononly,andnoliabilityistakenbythemanufacturerforany
lossordamagecausedtoyourplants.
•The remote sensor may not be able to measure the soil moisture accurately for very coarse or
compressedhardsoilsduetothenon-conductiveairgaporspacinghiddeninsidethesoil.Inthiscase
thesoilmoisturereadingmaybelowerthanexpected,andthisisnormal.
•Thesensingcycleofthesoilmoistureisaround10minutes.Afterwatering,waitforaround10minutes
ormorebeforethesoilmoisturelevelisupdatedonthedisplayandallowtimeforthewatertopenetrate
intothesoil.
•Theoperatingtemperaturerangeoftheremotesensorisfrom0°Cupto50°C.It’sreadingaccuracy
andfunctioncannotbeguaranteedwhenitisoutoftherangeoftheoperatingtemperature.
Soil moisture sensor
Do not insert the probe into
the soil beyond this line
Display
Operating indicator
