Spectrum Technologies 6453BT, 6453BTA, 6491S, 6490S Product Manual

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FieldScout Bluetooth

Device & Mobile App

PRODUCT MANUAL

Items 6453BTA, 6453BT, 6491S, 6490S

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CONTENTS

Overview 3

Home Screen 3

TDR Bluetooth Device 5

Pairing FieldScout Device with FieldScout Mobile 6

Managing Courses/Farms and Sessions 7

Main Screen 8

Take Reading Screen 9

Customizing the Shape of the Sampling Site 10

Settings Screen 11

Specifications 15

Guided & Freeform Mode 12

Satellite Images 13

Sending Data to SpecConnect 14

Getting Started 4

This manual will familiarize you with the features and operation of

your new 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

[phone] or [phone]

between 7:30 am and 5:30 p.m. CST

FAX [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail]

www.specmeters.com

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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.

To log in as a FieldScout Mobile—Pro user requires a SpecConnect
FieldScout Pro subscription (item 3035) and uses the same login cre­dentials as the SpecConnect web portal & app (purchased separately,
contact Spectrum to place an order). The FieldScout Mobile—Pro app
automatically uploads measurement data to the SpecConnect web por­tal and launches enhanced features in the app not available in Field­Scout Mobile—Basic. Enhanced features include Guided mode &
Freeform mode, overlaying measurements on satellite imagery, writing
notes/ comments associated with zones or sessions, and sharing infor­mation with other FieldScout Mobile—Pro users.

The FieldScout Bluetooth Device (item 6453BT) mounts to the frame of
the TDR 300 and a cable plugs into the TDR’s computer port. TruFirm
meters (item 6490S) are available with a Bluetooth Smart radio in­stalled internally. Bluetooth capability can be added to a TruFirm meter
with the TruFirm Bluetooth radio board (item 6491S).

Fig. 1: Home screen

Home Screen

The Home screen (fig. 1) is displayed
when the app is opened. From the
Home screen, you can navigate imme­diately to a Course/Farm, an existing
Session, the Settings screen, Reports,
and the About Spectrum page. The
Home screen is also where you download data as
well. From any other screen, the Home screen can
be accessed by tapping the icon with 3 parallel,
green lines (fig. 2) and selecting “Home” from the
menu.

Fig 2. App
menu button

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Get your Bluetooth-enabled FieldScout TDR 300 or TruFirm working
with FieldScout Mobile in the following eight steps.

GETTING STARTED

Get the app:
FieldScout Mo­bile

Search ‘FieldScout’
in the Apple App
Store or Android
Google Play Store
and download it.

Attach Bluetooth Device (TDR 300
only). Turn on FieldScout Meter

and Bluetooth

TruFirm: Press the ON button to power-up
both the meter & the Bluetooth.

TDR 300: Press the ON button on
both the meter & the Bluetooth
Device to power-up.
(LED will indicate the
Bluetooth status, flashes
red when ready to pair)

Connect App to
Bluetooth

Scan for devices and
select:

TDR 300: FieldScout
Bluetooth
TruFirm: TruFirm
Bluetooth

Take
Measurements

Readings will stream
to the app, Bluetooth
LED will flash green

Use the grid icon to
return to the main
screen and
go to the
next zone.

Open Field­Scout Mobile

Select Basic login or
use SpecConnect
credentials for Field­Scout Pro login.

Add New
Course or Farm

Select
Course or
add New
Course (and
Farm)

Each course is a
location and can be
sub-divided into
holes and surfaces.

Start New
Session

A session
represents
a sampling
date/time.

Select meter type.

Reports use sessions
to organize data.

Identify Sam­pling Location

On the main screen,
select the desired
hole & surface.

Tap a zone to initiate
pairing procedure.

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TDR Bluetooth Device

The FieldScout Bluetooth Device (item 6453BT) con­nects 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.

Installing and Activating the FieldScout Bluetooth Device

1. Remove the screw from the back of the device and insert the battery
(+ side up). The LED will briefly glow red after the battery is inserted. Re­place the back and tighten the screw.

2. Place one piece of Velcro on the flat plate at the front of the meter and
the second piece on the back of the FieldScout Bluetooth Device. Attach
the device to the meter (figure 1).

3. Plug the cable into the data port on the bottom of the TDR's console
(figure 2).

4. Power on the FieldScout Bluetooth Device by pressing the green On/
Reset button. The LED will glow red for 2 seconds and then will start to
blink red. The red blinking indicates it is ready to pair with a smart phone
or tablet running FieldScout Mobile (see p. 6). If the device is not paired
within 2 minutes, the LED will cease blinking and the On/Reset button
must be pressed again to restart the process. After the device success­fully pairs with the app, the LED will glow green for a couple seconds. A
single green flash will then occur each time data is transmitted from the
TDR 300 to the smart phone or tablet.

Note: When the TDR’s internal data logger is full, the meter’s display will
not function properly. Unless you are using the internal logger as a back-

up, the TDR logging function should be
disabled in FieldScout software.

Fig. 2: Cable plugged into data port

Fig. 1: Device attached to flat plate