Table of Contents Contents Charging Batteries Starting the Software GPS Setup Control Menu Unit Settings Material Details Edit Material Project Details Soil Reading Data Management Upload Material Replacement Parts 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com...
Contents Fold open compartment contents Charger AC Cord DC Cord Handle Slot for SDG 200 and Standardization Plate Case SDG200 Standardization Plate DC Cord AC Cord Handle Charger...
Charging Batteries 1. Turn the SDG 200 unit OFF. 2. Connect the charger to the charger connector located on the back of the SDG 200. 3. Plug the charger into a standard AC outlet. 4. The red indicator lamp will turn green to indicate that the batteries are charged.
Starting the Software Pressing the ON button will power on the SDG 200. After a few seconds the TransTech splash screen will appear followed by the Main Menu screen. The Main Menu screen will display five options, Start SDG200, GPS Control, Calculator, Contact TransTech and Update Software.
Unit Settings Unit Settings GPS Setup From the Main Menu, press GPS CONTROL. GPS status can be toggled ON or OFF. When enabled the satellite dish icon on the status bar at the bottom of the display turns from red to green. GPS formatting can also be toggled from the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid to Latitude/Longitude (LAT-LON).
Control Menu Data Logging Data Logging From the Main Menu, press Start SDG 200 to enter the Control Menu. From this menu, you will select units as well as material and project information.
Unit Settings From the Control Menu, press Units. Density, Depth and Temperature can be toggled independently between system international (SI “metric”) and U.S. customary units. For example, you can set the density to lb/ft while the depth is set to inches and temperature is set for celsius. 1-800-724-6306 •...
Material Details From the Control Menu, press Material to enter the Material Details screen. The SDG 200 will store twenty detailed materials. The material highlighted in green on the left is displayed in detail on the right. To edit the details of this material, press Edit Material.
Edit Material There are fifteen material properties for each material. Eight of these material properties are listed on page one of the edit material screen and the remaining seven are listed on page 2. Each can be edited individually by pressing its corresponding label which prompts a keyboard or alpha numeric keypad.
Project Details Keep track of your projects by entering detailed information into the project details screen. From the Control Menu, press Project. The green highlighted project is the CURRENT PROJECT. Readings taken will store in a text file with a .mnt extension using the CURRENT PROJECT NAME. You may revisit each project at any given time to continue taking readings.
Soil Readings From the Control Menu, press Measure to enter the Soil Reading screen. The name of the material to be tested and project are displayed for verification in the bottom right corner. The temperature of the soil is displayed on the left side of the screen, below that the GPS information is displayed.
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Soil Readings After the fifth measurement has been taken, the in-place density and moisture content will be calculated and displayed on the screen. Here you can choose to Accept or Reject the recording of the averages into the data file. If you press Accept, you will enter the Enter Location screen allowing for a description of the location to be entered as well as the operator name.
Once confirmed and deleted, you will no longer be able to retrieve the measurement data. Printing a Project File - Plug in your TransTech printer, use the up and down arrows to scroll, highlight the desired project and press Print.
SDG 200 Operator’s Handbook for details on how to generate text files. Once your files are loaded onto a USB flash drive, insert the drive into the USB port on the back of the SDG 200. From the Control Menu, press Material, then press Upload Material.
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Upload Material Be sure to have your USB drive inserted into the USB port located on the back of the gauge then press Upload. The file name of the materials located on the USB drive will appear on the left and some details identifying that specific material will be displayed on the right.
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Upload Material Note: Be sure that the units of the gauge are set for the same units as the material you are uploading. If the gauge was set in U.S. Customary units (ex: 150 lb/ft ) and you upload the material in SI units (2402.8 kg/m ) the gauge will notify you that the density is out of range.
Replacement Parts To order parts call the TransTech service department at 1-800-724-6306 7500-0320 SDG 200 AC Charger 7500-0292 SDG 200 DC Vehicle Charger 7500-0235 SDG 200 Extension Handle Kit 1400-0028 SDG 200 StrongHold Carry Case 8000-0061 SDG 200 Replacement StandOff Feet Kit...
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Replacement Parts To order parts call the TransTech service department at 1-800-724-6306 8000-0063 SDG 200 Generation 1 Battery (3 Pack) 7500-0354 SDG 200 Generation 1 Battery Cap with Spring 7500-0356 SDG 200 Generation 2 Battery 7000-0336 SDG 200 Generation 2...
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