User's Manual

isfacinginthedirectionofthedevice.
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Onceallsensorsareplacedontopofthegroundinthecorrectzones,gobacktothe
abovegrounddeviceandrestartit(ifaPH100‐Bdevice)orstartthesensorpairing
activity.
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3.Gobacktothezoneonesensor.Digaholeusingasmallshovelorahole‐cutter
approximatelyoneandquartertimesthelengthofthesensorandthreetimesthe
width(keepinginmindtheorientation.Burrythesensorandensureitisheardat
theintendedBaseStationorController.
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PlacementofTheSensor
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1.Usinga1.5”puttyknifeorsomethingsimilar,createahorizontalslitinthesoil,so
thecenteroftheslitis1.5”to1.75”belowthetopofthesoilandwithintheroot
zoneoftheplant.
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2.Takesomedirtfromtheholeandperformafieldtesttoidentifythesoil’sphysical
propertieswhichwillbeusedlaterforsettingthezoneWetnessSettings(fieldtest
instructioncanbefoundinthemanualinAppendixB).
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3.Turnthesensoronusingtheturnswitchatthebacksideofthesensor.Ensure
steps4–6arecompletedwithin1minuteofpoweringonofthesensor.Makesure
thewhiskerisattachedtothesensorbodypriortopoweringonofthesensor.
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4.Insertthesensorbladeintotheslityoucreatedwithoutwigglingorapplyingany
side‐to‐sidepressureonthesensorblade.
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5.Placethewhisker,loopsidedownsothatthetopisoutofthegroundatalevel
thatisclosetothelengthofthegrassorwhereitcanbecoveredbyathinlayerof
mulch,(Ifsensorislocatedinaplantingbed).
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6.Burythesensorandwhisker,makingsuretopackthesoilfirmlyasyoufillthe
holeandplacetheturfcapbackon.
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Operations
Oncethesensorisinstalleditwillrequirenointerventionfromuser,withthe
exceptionofchangeofbattery.Thedevicereportsitsbatterylevel.
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