Bluetooth-enabled Field Scout device and FieldScout Mo- bile. Please read this manual thoroughly before launching the units. For customer support, or to place an order, call Spectrum Technologies, Inc. at (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...
OVERVIEW Thank you for purchasing the FieldScout Bluetooth Device for TDR 300, or the Bluetooth-enabled TruFirm. Bluetooth Smart technology allows FieldScout data to stream to a smartphone when paired with the free iPhone or Android FieldScout Mobile app (item 6453BTA). FieldScout Mobile is designed to collect, store, and analyze measurement data from FieldScout meters equipped with a Bluetooth Smart radio.
GETTING STARTED Get your Bluetooth-enabled FieldScout TDR 300 or TruFirm working with FieldScout Mobile in the following eight steps. Get the app: Attach Bluetooth Device (TDR 300 FieldScout Mo- only). Turn on FieldScout Meter bile and Bluetooth Search ‘FieldScout’ TruFirm: Press the ON button to power-up in the Apple App both the meter &...
TDR Bluetooth Device The FieldScout Bluetooth Device (item 6453BT) con- nects to the data port of the TDR 300 meter. The TDR 300 meter must be running firmware version 6.5 or higher to be compatible with the Bluetooth Device. The FieldScout Bluetooth Device is powered by a CR2032 battery (included) and attached to the meter with Velcro.
Pairing FieldScout Device with FieldScout Mobile The Bluetooth radio must be paired with the smartphone running Field- Scout Mobile. For the TDR meter, activate the Bluetooth Accessory (p. 5). For the TruFirm meter, the radio is activated when the meter is powered up.
Managing Courses/Farms And Sessions Before a new data collection session can be created, the location on which that data will be taken must be selected. For the Golf setting, this will be a Course. For the Agriculture setting, this will be a Farm. Selecting an Existing Course/Farm From the Home screen, tap the Course/Farm but- ton.
MAIN SCREEN After selecting a session (p. 7) you will be taken to the Main screen. Here you can review the averaged data by hole and surface or access the measurement screen. In Golf mode, select the hole number and surface type. Tap a zone to access the Take Readings screen (p.
Take Reading Screen The Take Reading screen is displayed while making measurements. The value measured by the FieldScout meter will be instantly transmit- ted to the app and displayed in the center of the screen. Readings are automatically accepted and the zone’s reading counter and average value are modified.
Customizing the Shape of the Sampling Site The Zone Editing menu (Fig. 1) is accessed by pressing an holding on any zone in the Main screen (p. 8). From here you can customize the configura- tion of zones at a given sampling location. This is useful for non-rectangular shaped sites such as a golf course green.
Settings Screen The Settings screen (Fig. 1) can be accessed from the Settings button on the Home screen. This screen is used to select the Golf or Agriculture/ Other mode. Within either mode, it is possible to choose which color scheme is used in the Main screen (p.
GUIDED & FREEFORM MODE The Pro version of the app (available for users with a SpecConnect account) offers two alternatives to how the site is sampled. These are the Guided and Freeform modes. These modes are selected from the bottom of the Main screen (p. 8). Guided mode allows taking a...
Satellite Images FieldScout Pro users can overlay measurement data on top of a satellite image of their site. The far-right image be- low illustrates how the combined data screen will look. Click the satellite button at the bottom of the Main screen to add the map.
Sending Data to SpecConnect FieldScout Pro users will automatically transmit their measurement data from the app to their SpecConnect web portal account when their phone is connected to a WiFi network or allows the use of cellular data. The Spec- Connect icon in the top right indicates if the data is synced (red) or not (gray).
SPECIFICATIONS Compatibility Apple Bluetooth Smart devices • ⇒ iPhone (6 Plus, 6, 5S, 5C, 5, 4S) ⇒ iPad (Air, Mini, 3rd & 4th gen) ⇒ iPod Touch (5th and 6th gen) Android Bluetooth Smart devices (v4.3 or later) • ⇒ Samsung Galaxy series ⇒...
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RMA number or for the loss of the package by any shipping company. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Spectrum Technologies, Inc. 3600 Thayer Court Aurora, IL 60504 USA Model Numbers: 6453BT, 6491S, 6490S...
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