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- Page 1 User’s manual Catalog # 6110FS SC 900 Soil Compaction Meter Spectrum Technologies, Inc. Spectrum 12360 S Industrial Dr. East Plainfield, IL 60585 (800) 248-8873 or (815) 436-4440 Technologies, Inc. FAX: (815) 436-4460 E-Mail: info@specmeters.com www.specmeters.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Field Scout SC 900 Soil Compaction Meter. Please read this manual thoroughly before using your instrument. For customer support, or to place an order, call Spectrum Technologies, Inc. (800)248-8873 or (815) 436-4440 between 7:30 am and 5:30 p.m. CST, FAX (815)436-4460, E-Mail: info@specmeters.com. -
Page 3: General Overview
PSI or kPa. must ship the product(s), properly packaged against further damage, back to Spectrum (at your expense) with The Field Scout’s shaft-mounted probe allows the user to the RGA number marked clearly on the outside of the easily and rapidly take many measurements. -
Page 4: Taking Compaction Measurements
3. Attach new cone into meter shaft 4. Tighten to a snug fit with hands or pliers. Be solved the compaction problems. careful not to imprint the cone with pliers. Replacement cones can be ordered from Spectrum Technologies or an authorized Spectrum Dealer. -
Page 5: Depth Sensor
Appendix 1 Depth Sensor Determining When to An ultrasonic sensor lo- Replace Cone cated at the base of the meter is used to measure the depth of penetration. Repeated soil sampling will wear down the metal cone. The field of view ex- Periodically measure the diameter of the cone using a tends about 30 from the... -
Page 6: Meter Operation
Meter operation Meter operation Meter operation Meter operation Appendix 1 Time zone corrections The ON switch turns the meter/ datalogger on and off. When the meter Time Zone City is turned on, it will display the battery Correction status for 3 seconds. For the next 3 sec- Dublin, Lisbon, London onds, it will display how much logger memory has been used and, if the logger was enabled in... - Page 7 Meter operation (cont.) Meter operation (cont.) Meter operation (cont.) Meter operation (cont.) Specifications Immediately after the meter has suc- Measurement Cone Index (PSI or kPa) cessfully taken a full profile measure- DELETE Units ment, but before measuring another profile, the DELETE button will delete 1”...
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Page 8: Connecting To A Computer
Connecting to a Meter dimensions Computer The following are the dimensions of the SC 900 Soil SC 900 Compaction Meter. data port 12” Meter 7.25” The data port on the underside of the SC 900 meter (shown above) can be accessed by removing the plastic screw. -
Page 9: Identifying The Com Port
Identifying the Identifying the Identifying the Identifying the Data Management Data Management Data Management Data Management Correct Com Port Correct Com Port Correct Com Port Correct Com Port T h e c o m p u t e r Communications Port to which the PC-3.5 serial cable is connected can be identified by using a... -
Page 10: Connecting To A Gps Unit
GGA data string Indicates the batteries need Low Battery to be changed. The battery compartment is located be- neath the face of the meter. SC900 Meter Unit Spectrum GPS computer GPS/DGPS interface cable Cable Connecting the SC900 meter to a GPS unit... -
Page 11: Calibration/Battery Change
Calibration/ Calibration/ Calibration/ Calibration/ Warning Battery Change Battery Change Battery Change Battery Change Messages If the meter is unable to successfully measure a soil Calibration compaction profile, it will display one of the following warning messages and no data will be sent to the data- The reading of the meter’s load cell can be recalibrated logger. -
Page 12: Main Toolbar
Main Toolbar Main Toolbar Main Toolbar Main Toolbar Measurement Procedure (Cont.) depth measurement on the display will increase in 1-inch increments. The cone index will change in response to soil compaction differences. 4. Push probe into ground slowly and evenly so that there is not any side stress on the shaft. - Page 13 Main Toolbar (Cont.) Main Toolbar (Cont.) Main Toolbar (Cont.) Main Toolbar (Cont.) Measurement Procedure Recording the best quality data requires some practice. Your objective is to uniformly push the probe into the ground using an even motion. The programmed rate,specified in the ASAE standards, is approximately 2 seconds per 2 inches.
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Page 14: Meter Settings
Meter Settings Meter Settings (cont.) 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 compaction value will be stored in the data file. A time-zone correction should be entered in the third box.
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