FAMILY WEATHER STATION
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1. hP rel wns 1 a LI t Flashing pre The current relative pressure value will start flashing 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to increase or decrease the value Keep holding the key will allow the value to increase faster 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the WEATHER TENDENCY THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING Note This calibration facility is useful for those users living at various elevations above sea level but wanting their air pressure display to be based on sea level elevation 79 WEATHER TENDENCY THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING PRESSURE l hPa Flashing J tyy You may select a definite switching threshold value 2 hPa to 4 hPa for the change in the display of weather icons This represents the sensitivity of the weather forecast the smaller the value selected the more sensitive the weather forecast The default value is 3 hPa 1 The threshold value will start flashing 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to select the value 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the STORM WARNING THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING STORM WARNING THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING You may also define a switching threshold value for the Storm warning display at a decrease of air pressure from 3 hPa to 9 hPa over 6 hours Default 5 hPa 80 PRESSURE rel hPa Flashing wm v 1 The threshold value will start flashing 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to select the value 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the STORM ALARM ON OFF SETTING STORM AL2. Press the ALARM key once The Low Outdoor Humidity alarm display will be shown 5 Press and hold the SET key for about two seconds The humidity digit will start flashing Press the or MIN MAX key to set the low outdoor humidity alarm value 87 Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting The digit will stop flashing Press the SET key to switch on or off the alarm The showing of the icon means that the alarm is switched on Press the HISTORY key or wait for about 30 seconds and the display will return to normal display mode automatically In case the humidity value meets the condition for high alarm or low alarm the value will be blinking along with the corresponding icon HI AL LO AL And the buzzer will ring for two minutes User may press any key to stop the sound WIND SPEED ALARM SETTING The High wind speed alarm can be set by following the steps below In the normal display mode press the ALARM key six times The High wind speed alarm display will be shown WIND SPEED HI aKo cr OL Press and hold the SET key for about two seconds The wind speed digit will start flashing Press the or MIN MAX key to set the high wind speed alarm value Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting The digit will stop flashing Press the SET key to switch on or off the alarm The showing of the icon means that the alarm is switched on Press the ALARM key once to return to the normal display mode 88
3. In case the wind speed exceeds the condition for high wind speed alarm the value will be flashing along with the corresponding high alarm icon HI AL And the buzzer will ring for two minutes User may press any key to stop the sound HYSTERESIS To compensate for fluctuation of the measured data which may cause the weather alarm to sound constantly if the measured reading is close to your set level a hysteresis function has been implemented for each weather alarm For example if the high temperature alarm is set to 25 C and the current value moves to 25 C the alarm will be activated if it has been enabled Now when the temperature drops to 24 9 C or below and thereafter again increases to beyond 25 C the data will be blinking but no alarm will be activated It has to drop to below 24 C with a pre set hysteresis of 1 C so that the alarm can be produced again Hysteresis values for the various weather data types are given in the following table Weather data Hysteresis Temperature 1 C Humidity 3 RH Wind speed 5 km h Note The temperature or humidity data will keep on flashing even after a key has been pressed to stop the alarm or buzzer has been switched off to indicate that the current weather condition is out of the pre set limit s 89 WEATHER FORECAST AND WEATHER TENDENCY WEATHER FORECASTING ICONS Weather forecasting icons is displayed in any of the following combinations at th
4. do not re open the battery compartment cover of either the transmitter or Weather Station as the batteries may spring free from the contacts and force a false reset Should this happen accidentally then reset all units see SETTING UP above otherwise transmission problems may occur During normal operation after the outdoor display shows the weather station will change to receive the outdoor data every 15 minutes until the data is read Then the reception period will return to 4 5 seconds If no reception is possible despite the observation of these factors all system units have to be reset see SETTING UP 105 POSITIONING Prior to permanently affixing any of the units please ensure the following points are considered Cable lengths of the units meet with your distance requirements at the point of fixing Signals from the sensors can be received by the base station at points of mounting The Weather Station The Weather Station has been designed to be hung onto wall or free standing with the two kinds of foldout stand To wall mount Choose a sheltered place Avoid direct rain and sunshine Before wall mounting please check that the outdoor temperature and humidity values can be received from the desired locations To wall mount m 1 Fix a screw not supplied into the desired wall leaving the I K head extended out the by about 5 mm II S 2 Hang the station onto the screw Remember to ensure that it
5. done on the weather station FUNCTION KEYS Weather Station The Weather Station has five easy to use function keys an E Set key cS key ued 5 cs HISTORY key riko ALARM key J a MIN MAX key 70 SET key Press to enter manual setting modes LCD contrast Manual time setting 12 24 hour time display Calendar setting C F temperature unit Wind speed unit Rainfall unit Pressure unit Relative pressure reference setting Weather tendency threshold setting Storm warning threshold setting and Storm Alarm On Off setting In normal display mode press and hold to switch on off the Buzzer In the weather alarm setting mode press and hold to adjust different alarm value and switch the alarm On Off Press to activate the reset mode when max or min record is shown Stop the alarm during the time alarm or weather alarm ringing Press to change the calendar display to the preset alarm time date weekday date or second in the time display Press to adjust increase the level of different settings Stop the alarm during the time alarm or weather alarm ringing Press to confirm to reset the max min record HISTORY key Press to display the weather data history records Stop the alarm during the time alarm or weather alarm ringing Press to exit manual setting mode and alarm setting mode ALARM key Press to enter the time alarm and weather alarm setting mode Confirm particular alarm sett
6. ens temperature i value 5 om ki MIN icon 2 Max outdoor temperature with the date and time of recording 3 Min outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording 97 4 Max outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording one Se 5 J g5 Time and date N or recording Ww aeie E wi ye sw ge ma Yom MAX outdoor humidity value i J MAX icon 98 Min Wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording DATE TIME Time and date 7 56 1iehs or recording z WW E wi s E lt j sw SE MIN wind chill e value MIN inaa Max Wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording Min Relative pressure with the date and time of recording 99 8 Max Relative pressure with the date and time of recording TIME DATE Time and date gF H l rat or recording w TNE wi Ye a po sw ge PRESSURE MAX relative ba HH p pressure value MAX MAX icon 100 9 Maximum wind speed TIME DATE m 13NC Ti ip g eis Time and date or recording NW een NE w a E Shaa vaa sw Va SE WIND SPEED MAX wind stm Kms speed value paa J MAX eal RESET THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM WEATHER DATA To reset the aforementioned maximum or minimum weather data 1 to 9 you shall need to reset each of the data independently 1 Press MIN MAX key to show the desired weather data For instance if you want to reset the minimum humidity in the normal display y
7. inHg Air pressure tendency indicator for the past 12 hour bargraph format LCD contrast selectable Low battery indicator Wind direction displayed in 16 steps Wind speed displayed in km h mph or m s and Beaufort scale Wind chill displayed in C of F Max wind speed displayed with time amp date of recording High alarm function for wind speed Manual reset of outdoor temperature humidity pressure and windchill data Total rainfall displayed in mm or inch Storm warning alarm Buzzer on off selectable Storage of 200 sets of history weather data recorded in three hour intervals Wireless transmission at 868 MHz Transmission range up to 100 metres The Thermo hygroTransmitter r Remote transmission of the outdoor temperature and humidity to the Weather Station at 868 MHz oe Showerproof casing Wall mounting case To be mounted in a sheltered place HI Avoid direct rain and sunshine 62 The Wind sensor Connected to the thermo hygro transmitter by cable Can be installed onto a mast or a horizontal panel THE RAIN SENSOR Connected to the thermo hygro transmitter by cable To be mounted onto a horizontal panel 63 SETTING UP Wireless transmission at 868 MHz thermo hygro transmitter to weather station TO000 il iets SoK Wind sensor Rain sensor Cable connection between the wind sensor and the
8. locks into place before releasing s 106 The Thermo hygro Sensor Rain Cover Main Unit 1 Y Wall Bracket An ideal mounting place for the thermo hygro sensor would be the outer wall beneath the extension of a roof as this will protect the sensor from direct sunlight and other extreme weather conditions To wall mount use the two screws to affix the wall bracket to the desired wall plug in the thermo hygro sensor to the bracket and secure both parts by the use of the supplied screw and ensure that the cables from the wind and rain sensors are correctly plugged in otherwise data transmission errors could occur 107 The Wind Sensor Vertical mast J LD CPNS pe PRS Wind fan Swiss Horizontal panel Firstly check that the wind fan and the wind vane can rotate freely before fixing the unit For correct and accurate readings it is important to mount the sensor so that the front marked E is pointing in East West direction The wind sensor should now be mounted using the screw or cable tie provided onto a solid wall panel mast or mast to allow the wind to travel around the sensor unhindered from all directions ideal mast size should be from diameter 16 mm to 33 mm Once the wind sensor is fixed onto the mast connect the cable to the corresponding thermo hygro sensor socket so that operatin
9. ARM ON OFF SETTING You may also choose to switch On or Off the acoustic Storm warning alarm Default OFF 1 The digit AOF will start flashing 2 Use the key to switch On or Off the alarm AOF OFF AON On 3 Confirm with the SET key and the normal display mode will be shown PRESSURE et ONC Flashing rm Li r Note In case a storm warning alarm is activated the downward weather tendency arrow will 81 be flashing also see clause WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR below TO EXIT THE MANUAL SETTING MODE To exit the manual setting anytime during the manual setting modes press the ALARM key or HISTORY key anytime or wait for the automatic timeout The mode will return to the normal time display TIME ALARM SETTING The alarm time can be set by the use of the ALARM and SET key 1 Press the ALARM key once The ALARM icon and time digits are shown at the top right of the LCD TIME ALARM TNE arm time digi e CLII Amiao Alarm On icon 2 Press and hold the SET key for about two seconds The hour digit of the alarm time will start flashing Press the or MIN MAX key to set the hour of the alarm time 3 Press the SET key to confirm and advance to the minute setting The minute digit will be flashing 82 4 Press the or MIN MAX key to set the minute of the alarm time Press the ALARM key to confirm Wait for about 30 seconds and the display will return to normal display mode auto
10. DOOR TRANSMITTER 868 MHz RECEPTION CHECK The outdoor temperature humidity wind data and rainfall is transmitted from transmitter every 4 5 seconds and the receiver will be synchronized to the transmitter to receiver outdoor data then The transmission range supposedly up to about 100 metres of the Outdoor Thermo hygro transmitter may be affected by the ambient temperature At cold temperatures the transmitting distance may be decreased Please keep this in mind when placing the transmitter If the outdoor data are not being received within 30 seconds after setting up or the outdoor display show in the outdoor section of the Weather Station after 104 consecutive failed attempts during normal operation please check the following points 1 The distance of the Weather Station or transmitter should be at least 1 5 to 2 metres away from any interfering sources such as computer monitors or TV sets 2 Avoid positioning the Weather Station onto or in the immediate proximity of metal doors or window frames 3 Using other electrical products such as headphones or speakers operating on the same signal frequency 868 MHz may prevent correct signal transmission and reception 4 Neighbours using electrical devices operating on the 868 MHz signal frequency can also cause interference 5 Visibility of weather station and transmitter e g through a window increases the range Note When the 868 MHz signal is received
11. FAMILY WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this state of the art weather station as an example of excellent design and innovative measuring technique Featuring time date calendar weather forecast wind direction and speed rainfall outdoor temperature and outdoor humidity air pressure and various alarm settings for different weather conditions this weather station will provide you with various weather information and weather forecast Pages after pages you will discover that the operation of your weather station is really simple TF sisu INSTANT TRANSMISSION 60 FEATURES LCD The Multifunctional Weather Station Foldout stand a D Q 4 ony Ic 0 2 4 Hanging hole pe i I a gt 7 Battery KS compartment 0 oY cover gt lly Function keys Foldout stand II Time display manual setting 12 24 hour time display Calendar display weekday date month year Time alarm function Weather forecasting function with three weather icons and weather tendency indicator Outdoor temperature display in C F Outdoor Humidity display as RH Max Min value of outdoor temperature and humidity display with time amp date of recording Low High outdoor temperature and humidity alarm 61 Relative air pressure displayed in hPa or
12. ITY DISCLAIMER 165 4 x 30 8 x 141 9 mm 57 3 x 62 x 157 mm 250 x 164 x 192 7 mm 140 x 70 x 137 mm The electrical and electronic wastes contain hazardous substances Disposal of electronic waste in wild country and or in unauthorized grounds strongly 111 damages the environment Please contact your local or and regional authorities to retrieve the addresses of legal dumping grounds with selective collection All electronic instruments must from now on be recycled User shall take an active part in the reuse recycling and recovery of the electrical and electronic waste The unrestricted disposal of electronic waste may do harm on public health and the quality of environment As stated on the gift box and labeled on the product reading the User manual is highly recommended for the benefit of the user This product must however not be thrown in general rubbish collection points The manufacturer and supplier cannot accept any responsibility for any incorrect readings and any consequences that occur should an inaccurate reading take place This product is designed for use in the home only as indication of the temperature This product is not to be used for medical purposes or for public information The specifications of this product may change without prior notice This product is not a toy Keep out of the reach of children WASTE DISPOSAL This product has been manufactured using high grade materials and components which c
13. Remove the battery compartment E Covel me 6 om 2 Insert the batteries observing the Mm m correct polarity see the marking in WT IT the battery compartment 7 x 3 Replace the battery cover 0 ony RAGS ams AA N Hs 68 HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES INTO THE THERMO HYGRO TRANSMITTER The outdoor Thermo hygro transmitter works with 2 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V batteries To install and replace the batteries please follow the steps below Aas 1 Uninstall the rain cover of the transmitter 2 Remover the battery compartment cover 3 Insert the batteries observing the correct polarity see the marking in the battery compartment a 4 Replace the battery cover and the rain cover onto the a a unit mi Mil Be HE ji s Note In the event of changing batteries in any of the units all units need to be reset by following the setting up procedures This is because a random security code is assigned by the transmitter at start up and this code must be received and stored by the Weather Station in the first 30 seconds of power being supplied to it 69 BATTERY CHANGE It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units on an annual basis to ensure optimum accuracy of these units Please participate in the preservation of the environment Return used batteries to an authorised depot bc Note The stored History record will not be kept after the battery change is
14. an be recycled and reused Never throw flat batteries and rechargeable batteries in household waste As aconsumer you are legally required to take them to your retail 112 store or to appropriate collection sites according to national or local regulations in order to protect the environment The symbols for the heavy metals contained are Cd cadmium Hg mercury Pb lead This instrument is labelled in accordance with the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE Please do not dispose of this product with other household waste The user is obligated to take end of life devices to a designated collection point for the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment in order to EE censure environmentally compatible disposal TFA Dostmann GmbH amp Co KG Zum Ottersberg 12 D 97877 Wertheim No part of this manual may be reproduced without written consent of TFA Dostmann The technical data are correct at the time of going to print and may change without prior notice DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Herewith we declare that this wireless transmission device does comply with the essentials requirements of R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC A copy of the signed and dated Declaration of Conformity is available on request via info tfa dostmann de www tfa dostmann de 06 12 113
15. d in Beaufort scale EA 7 bft pS w AN s r 0 mais A Pointer indicates the P S sw 45 currently detected wind S direction WIND CHILL WIND SPEED niaL e is 5 C r li alarm symbol Ln lL Lf indicates that the alarm is set On Wind chill Wind speed RAINFALL MEASUREMENT The total rainfall measurement is displayed in the fourth section of the LCD in the unit of mm or inch see VIEWING THE MAXIMUM MINIMUM WEATHER DATA below RAINFALL oo 94 VIEWING THE HISTORY DATA The weather station can store up to 200 sets of weather data which are recorded automatically at three hour intervals after the weather station is powered up at the nearest time of 0 00 03 00 06 00 09 00 12 00 15 00 18 00 and 21 00 For instance if user has manually set the time as 14 52 after installing batteries the first history record will be made at the coming 15 00 automatically Then the second record will be on 18 00 and so on Each weather record includes the Wind direction Wind speed in Beaufort scale Wind chill temperature wind speed Outdoor temp and humidity relative pressure and total rainfall pressure history and weather tendency Also the time and date of recording will be displayed Note In order to acquire the correct time of recording of the history records you shall manually set the current time as soon as installing batteries to the weather station Afterwards you should avoid changing the pre set
16. e right bottom part of LCD TENDENCY TENDENCY TENDENCY a x Satie Sunny Cloudy with sunny Rainy intervals For every sudden or significant change in the air pressure the weather icons will update accordingly to represent the change in weather Every time a new average pressure value has been obtained once per minute this value is compared with an internal reference value If the difference between these values is bigger than the selected weather tendency threshold the weather icon changes either for worse or for better In this case the current pressure value becomes the new weather tendency reference If the icons do not change then it means either the air pressure has not changed or the change has been too small for the Weather station to register So you may adjust the sensitivity of the pressure change checking in the setting mode see WEATHER TENDENCY THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING above However if the icon displayed is a sun or raining cloud there will be no change of icon if the weather gets any better with sunny icon or worse with rainy icon since the icons are already at their extremes 90 The icons displayed forecasts the weather in terms of getting better or worse and not necessarily sunny or rainy as each icon indicates For example if the current weather is cloudy and the rainy icon is displayed it does not mean that the product is faulty because it is not raining It simply means that the air pressure has dropp
17. ed and the weather is expected to get worse but not necessarily rainy Note After setting up readings for weather forecasts should be disregarded for the next 12 24 hours This will allow sufficient time for the Weather station to collect air pressure data at a constant altitude and therefore result in a more accurate forecast Common to weather forecasting absolute accuracy cannot be guaranteed The weather forecasting feature is estimated to have an accuracy level of about 75 due to the varying areas the Weather station has been designed for use In areas that experience sudden changes in weather for example from sunny to rain the Weather Station will be more accurate compared to use in areas where the weather is stagnant most of the time for example mostly sunny If the Weather station is moved to another location significantly higher or lower than its initial standing point for example from the ground floor to the upper floors of a house discard the weather forecast for the next 12 24 hours as the Weather Station may mistake the new location as being a possible change in air pressure when really it is due to the slight change of altitude WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR Working together with the weather icons is the weather tendency indicators arrow located on the left and right sides of the weather icons When the indicator points upwards it means that the air pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to 91 impr
18. g power supply can be received and data can be transmitted to the base station 108 The Rain Sensor oe For best results the rain sensor should be securely mounted onto a horizontal surface about one meter above the ground and in an open area away from trees or other coverings where rainfall may be reduced causing inaccurate readings When securing into place check that rain excess will not collect and store at the base of the unit but can flow out between the base and the mounting surface testing by pouring clean water After mounting the rain sensor connect the cable to the thermo hygro sensor at the corresponding socket so power supply can be received and data be transmitted to the base station The rain sensor is now operable For testing purposes very slowly pour a small amount of clean water into the rain sensor funnel The water will act as rainfall and will be received and displayed at the base station after about two minutes delay i e when the reading interval is reached 109 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Extreme temperatures vibration and shock should be avoided as these may cause damage to the units and give inaccurate forecasts and readings When cleaning the display and casings use a soft damp cloth only Do not use solvents or scouring agents as they may mark the LCD and casings Do not submerge the units in water Immediately remove all low powered batteries to avoid leakage and damage Replace only with ne
19. he Weather Station If this does not happen after 30 seconds the batteries will need to be removed from both units You will have to start again rom step 1 You may then check all cables for correct connection and all components for correct function by manually turning the wind gauge moving the weather vane ilting the rain sensor to hear the impact of the internally moving seesaw etc see POSITIONING below Time and date shall be manually set see MANUAL SETTING below After the Weather Station has been checked for correct function with regard to he above points and found fit the initial set up of the weather station system is inished and the mounting of the system components can take place It must be ensured however that all components work properly together at their chosen mounting or standing locations If e g there appear to be problems with he 868 MHz radio transmission they can mostly be overcome by slightly changing the mounting locations The radio communication between the receiver and the transmitter in the open field reaches distances of max 100 metres provided there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings trees vehicles high voltage lines etc 8 Radio interferences created by PC screens radios or TV sets can in some cases entirely cut off radio communication Please take this into consideration when choosing standing or mounting locations 66 Note After batteries are installed in transmitter user
20. he right compares the result The 0 in the middle of this scale determines the current air pressure The vertical axis represents the air pressure changes in hPa 4 2 0 2 4 0 represents the current air pressure The newly measured pressure was compared to the previously recorded pressure reading The pressure change is expressed by the difference between the current Oh and the past readings in division of 2 hPa or 0 06 inHg If the bars are rising it indicates that the weather is getting better due to an increase in air pressure If the bars go down it indicates a drop of the air pressure and the weather is expected to get worse from the present time 0 At every full hour the current air pressure is used as a basis for the display of a new graph bar The existing graph is then moved one column to the left Note For accurate barometric pressure trend the Weather Station should operate at the same altitude For example it should not be moved Should the unit be moved for instance from the ground to the second floor of the house the readings for the next 12 24 hours shall be discarded WIND DIRECTION AND WIND SPEED MEASUREMENT In normal display mode the second section of the LCD shows the following wind data Wind direction shown on the a compass scale of 16 divisions and wind speed in Beaufort scale Wind chill in C or F Wind Speed in km h mph or m s 93 NW en a Text showing wind a once spee
21. her forecast Y icon Transmitter low eal transmitter signal reception icon indicator 73 MANUAL SETTING The following manual settings can be changed once the SET key is pressed LCD contrast setting Manual time setting 12 24 hour time display Calendar setting C F temperature unit setting Wind speed unit Rainfall unit setting Air pressure unit setting Relative pressure reference value setting Weather tendency threshold value Storm warning threshold value Alarm On Off setting LCD CONTRAST SETTING L E cl 5 Digit flashing The LCD contrast can be set within eight levels from LCD 1 to LCD 8 default setting is LCD 5 1 2 3 Press the SET key the contrast level digit will start flashing Use the or MIN MAX key to adjust the level of contrast Confirm with the SET key and enter the MANUAL TIME SETTING 74 MANUAL TIME SETTING You then may manually set the time of the clock by following the steps below Minutes flashing TIME Hour l fl wow C Jl flashing ay Loo The hour digit will start flashing Use the or MIN MAX key to set the hour Press the SET key to switch to the minutes The minute digit will start flashing Use the or MIN MAX key to set the minute Confirm the time with the SET key and enter the 12 24 HOUR TIME DISPLAY SETTING MRW PS 12 24 HOUR TIME DISPLAY SETTING TIME na c 2 uh Digit flashing The time can be set to view as 12 hour or 24 ho
22. ing 71 Press to exit the manual setting mode Stop the alarm during the time alarm or weather alarm ringing Press to exit max min record display mode MIN MAX key Press to display minimum and maximum records of various weather data Press to adjust decrease the level of different settings Stop the alarm during the time alarm or weather alarm ringing LCD SCREEN The LCD screen is split into five sections displaying the following information Time and date Wind data Outdoor temperature and humidity Air pressure and Rainfall data Air pressure history and Weather forecast OV ON 72 Time display Wind Chill in C or F Outdoor temperature in C or F Outdoor temp alarm icon Relative air pressure display in hPa or inHg history histogram Low battery KD indicator Time alarm icon TIME S DATE mri N s IaH o Mi i I catendar display WIND N Buzzer 0 Buzzer off indicator NW NE eO fm w lt Tort Wind direction display a and wind speed in sw sE Beaufort scale S i WIND CHILL WIND SPEED Hi ALIO Wing speed Hi wm C cme alarm icon hd 1C Wind speed in km h mph or m s OUTDOOR TEMP HUMIDITY HIAL ico Outdoor relative HIAL C ug RH humidity in da ai ESSURE Outdoor re g e m m Humidity alarm N CLs ay aes E PRESSURE HISTORY TENDENCY Mea rainfall in mm or Weather tendency indicator inHg 12h HISTORY Weat
23. ing on the LCD for time alarm On the other hand when the buzzer is turned off and any weather alarm is activated the particular weather digits will flash to show user that the weather condition is being out of the preset threshold value yet the buzzer will not sound To switch off the buzzer 1 In normal display mode press and hold the SET key until the icon BUZZER OFF is shown at the right side above the Wind direction scale The LCD will change to setting mode 2 Press ALARM key once to return to the normal display mode The BUZZER OFF icon will still be shown TIME DATE 434 ho ig WIND BUZZER OFF BUZZER OFF icon N NW a NE 103 To re enable the buzzer 1 When the BUZZER OFF icon is shown on LCD press the SET key shortly and the BUZZER OFF icon will disappear 2 Press ALARM key once to return to the normal display mode The BUZZER OFF icon will no longer be shown Then the alarm will sound normally LOW BATTERY INDICATOR The low battery indicator of the weather station and the transmitter will be displayed at the top and bottom portion of the LCD respectively when the battery power is low It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units on an annual basis to ensure optimum accuracy of the system Note After battery change both the Weather Station and the transmitters need to be reset see note SETTING UP The History data record will be clear after the battery change OUT
24. m settings can be adjusted in the ALARM setting mode High outdoor temperature alarm Low outdoor temperature alarm 84 High outdoor humidity alarm Low outdoor humidity alarm High wind speed alarm Default alarm values Temperature kow Oe High 40 C Relative Low 45 Humidity High 70 Wind speed High 100 km h HIGH AND LOW OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE ALARM SETTING Note The High and Low outdoor temperature alarm can be set On Off independently according to your needs Set the Outdoor temperature alarm value High or Low alarm value 1 In the normal display mode press the ALARM key twice The High Outdoor Temperature alarm display will be shown OUTDOOR TEMP High aama HIAL mre C Oho Alarm O icon 85 2 Press and hold the SET key for about two seconds The temperature digit will start flashing Press the or MIN MAX key to set the high outdoor temp alarm value Keep holding the key will allow the value to increase faster 3 Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting The digit will stop flashing Press the SET key to switch on or off the alarm The showing of the icon means that the alarm is switched on 4 Press the ALARM key once The Low Outdoor Temperature alarm display will be shown 5 Press and hold the SET key for about two seconds The temperature digit will start flashing Press the or MIN MAX key to set the low outdoor temp alarm value Kee
25. matically 5 In the normal display mode press the ALARM once key to go to the time alarm setting mode again Then press shortly the SET key to switch on or off the time alarm The showing of the icon means that the time alarm is switched on 6 Press the HISTORY key or wait for about 30 seconds and the display will return to normal display mode automatically Note The alarm ringing duration is two minutes To stop the alarm press any key during the alarm ringing WEATHER ALARM OPERATIONS The Weather alarms are settable for when certain weather conditions are met according to your requirements For example you can set the thresholds for the outdoor temperature to 40 C high and 10 C low whilst only enabling the high alarm and disabling the low alarm i e temperatures lt 10 C won t trigger alarm but temperatures gt 40 C will 83 TIME DATE mri wn Ut tut 2 34 ofa WIND N NW Hil NE we Tot gt sw 7 1 ge WIND CHILL wno speen ni at High wind wcrc 5 rm speed Alarm ht Lia On icon OUTDOOR TEMP DEW POINT HUMIDITY HIAL o HIAL 1 c Outdoor temp IE oHa Alarm On icon PRESSURE RAINFALL Outdoor e y e gm m humidity ILL IL cu Alarm On icon PRESSURE HISTORY TENDENCY 40 12 40 06 42 6h 3h Oh hPa HISTORY inHg 12h The Weather Station can be set to alert when a specific weather condition is reached The following Weather Alar
26. mile per hour or m s metre per second The default unit is km h 1 Use the or MIN MAX key to toggle between the unit km h mph or m s 2 Confirm with the SET key and enter the RAINFALL UNIT SETTING 77 RAINFALL UNIT SETTING ir AL The total rainfall unit can be set as mm or inch The default unit is mm 1 Use the or MIN MAX key to toggle between the unit mm or Inch 2 Confirm the unit with the SET key and enter the RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE UNIT SETTING x Flashing ce RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE UNIT SETTING Le pipet Flashing The relative air pressure can be set as hPa of inHg The default unit is hPa 1 Use the or MIN MAX key to toggle between the unit hPa or inHg 2 Confirm the unit with the SET key and enter the RELATIVE PRESSURE REFERENCE VALUE SETTING 78 RELATIVE PRESSURE REFERENCE VALUE SETTING Note The default reference pressure value of the barometer is 1013 hPa when batteries are first inserted For an exact measurement it is necessary to first adjust the barometer to your local relative air pressure related to elevation above sea level Ask for the current atmospheric pressure of your home area local weather service www optician calibrated instruments in public buildings airport The relative air pressure can be manually set to another value within the range of 919 to 1080 hPa 27 17 to 31 90 inHg for a better reference PRESSURE
27. ou shall press the MIN MAX key three times to show the min humidity value 2 Press and hold the SET key for about two seconds then the RESET icon will appear at the bottom part of the LCD 101 3 Press the key once then the stored value will be reset to the current value and current time 4 Press the ALARM key to return to normal display mode 10 Total rainfall amount The total rainfall measurement is displayed in the fourth section of the LCD in the unit of mm or inch It shows the total rainfall accumulated since last reset of the weather station In normal display mode press the MIN MAX key ten times to show the total rainfall value The RESET icon will also be shown at the same time TIME DATE d tg j 295 The total rainfall value is O counted from this time and NW acta NE date wi Ye Gi Ser sw ge RAINFALL gp 1 Total rainfall value RESET 102 To reset the rainfall reading press the key once when the Rainfall value and Reset icon is shown Then the total rainfall amount will be reset to zero and the time updated to current time Note After power up the time and date and total rainfall is displayed as After time is adjusted manually the set time will be shown SWITCHING ON OFF THE BUZZER User may choose to turn off the buzzer so that when the time alarm is switched on and activated the buzzer will not sound but we can still see the alarm icon flash
28. ove but when indicator points downwards the air pressure is dropping and the weather is expected to become worse Taking this into account one can see how the weather has changed and is expected to change For example if the indicator is pointing downwards together with cloud and sun icons then the last noticeable change in the weather was when it was sunny the sun icon only Therefore the next change in the weather will be cloud with rain icons since the indicator is pointing downwards Note Once the weather tendency indicator has registered a change in air pressure it will remain permanently visualized on the LCD AIR PRESSURE HISTORY ELECTRONIC BAROMETER WITH BAROMETRIC PRESSURE TREND The bottom section of the LCD also shows the relative air pressure value and the air pressure history Depending on programming conditions display of the history of air pressure in form of a graph consisting of vertical bars The bar graph of the electronic barometer shows the air pressure history of the past 12 hours in five three hour steps PRESSURE HISTORY 0 12 4 0 06 2 mz i i i Air pressure 0 0 06 MEEME i i Gl EE 2 Air pressure changes in inHg 0 0 12 a a a a a 4 changes in hPa inHg 12h 9h 6h 3h Oh hPa 92 The horizontal axis represents the last 12 hours air pressure recording 12 9 6 3 and 0 hour The bars are plotted at each of the five steps and give the trend over the recorded period The scale on t
29. p holding the key will allow the value to increase faster 6 Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting The digit will stop flashing Press the SET key to switch on or off the alarm The showing of the icon means that the alarm is switched on 7 Press the HISTORY key or wait for about 30 seconds and the display will return to normal display mode automatically In case the temperature value meets the condition for high alarm or low alarm the value will be blinking along with the corresponding icon HI AL LO AL And the buzzer will ring for two minutes User then may press any key to stop the ring User may quit the alarm setting and return to the normal display mode by pressing the HISTORY key 86 HIGH AND LOW OUTDOOR HUMIDITY ALARM SETTING Note The High and Low outdoor humidity alarm can be set On Off independently according to your needs Set the Outdoor humidity alarm value High or Low alarm value lt In the normal display mode press the ALARM key four times The High Outdoor Humidity alarm display will be shown HUMIDITY HIAL par O e 2 Press and hold the SET key for about two seconds The humidity digit will start flashing Press the or MIN MAX key to set the high outdoor humidity alarm value 3 Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting The digit will stop flashing Press the SET key to switch on or off the alarm The showing of the icon means that the alarm is switched on 4
30. shall also power up the weather station to receive the signal from the transmitter as soon as possible If the weather station is powered after about more than five hours the transmitter is powered the weather station will never receive signal successfully from this transmitter In this case user will need to reinstall the batteries from the transmitter to redo setting up procedures After batteries are installed there will be synchronisation between weather station and the receiver At this time the signal reception icon will be blinking When the signal is successfully received by the weather station the icon will be switched on If not successful the icon will not be shown in LCD So the user can easily see whether the last reception was successful icon on or not icon off On the other hand the short blinking of the icon shows that a reception is being done now PRESSURE HISTORY TENDENCY 0 12 4 006 m o 0o06 00 12 a Ee 3h Oh 4 inHg 12h 9h 6h hPa i i w Transmitter signal HISTORY reception icon 67 HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES INTO THE WEATHER STATION The Weather Station works with 3 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V batteries When the batteries need to be replaced the low battery symbol will appear on the LCD To install and replace the batteries please follow the steps below _ O 1
31. thermo hygro transmitter Cable connection between the rain sensor and the thermo hygro transmitter Note When putting the Weather Station into operation it is important to perform in close proximity e g on a table a complete wiring and set up of the system This step is 64 important to test all components for correct function before placing and mounting them at their final destinations See POSITIONING below f Unwind the cables of the Rain and the Wind sensors Connect the Rain and the Wind sensors to the Thermo hygro transmitter by plugging the connector heads of the two sensors into the appropriate sockets of the Thermo hygro transmitter Sockets for wind and rain sensor First insert the batteries into the Thermo hygro transmitter see HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES INTO THE THERMO HYGRO TRANSMITTER below Then insert the batteries into the Weather Station see HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES INTO THE WEATHER STATION below Once the batteries are installed all segments of the LCD will light up briefly and a short signal tone will be heard It will then display the time as 0 00 the 65 No Note date as 1 1 05 the weather icons and air pressure value will be shown for outdoor data Afterwards the Weather Station will start receiving data from the transmitter The outdoor temperature humidity windchill and wind speed should then be displayed on t
32. time as it will also alter the recorded time of recording of each history record which may lead to confusion To view the weather history 1 Press the HISTORY key The latest weather record will be shown with the date and time of recording The HISTORY icon will be displayed at the bottom of the LCD 95 TIME WIND wt WIND CHILL PRESSURE HISTORY icon J NW lt p sw DATE 9 234 ey AG 8B N NE tania J G A SE wano speen Hi aL HEN t OUTDOOR TEMP DEW POINT vp TE na 28 oy 48 RAINFALL o m m M m ua ts ut PRESSURE HISTORY TENDENCY HISTORY Press MIN MAX to view older records Press MIN MAX and key to view Previous and Next record respectively The records are made at three hour intervals Note The stored history records will not be retained after battery change or whenever battery is removed The total rainfall value will be exhibited in whole number no decimal place in the history record 96 VIEWING THE MAXIMUM MINIMUM WEATHER DATA The weather station will record the maximum and minimum value of the various weather data with time and date of recording automatically The following stored maximum and minimum weather data can be viewed by pressing the MIN MAX key in normal display mode 1 Min outdoor temperature with the date and time of recording Time and dte g 35 191205 or recording T ce w a Z 7 E sw Io s MIN outdoor
33. ur format The default time display mode is 24 h To set to 12 h time display 1 Use the or MIN MAX key to toggle the value 75 2 Confirm with the SET key and enter the CALENDAR SETTING CALENDAR SETTING Date Month for 24h time display Month Date for 12h time display DATE r HEETE a The date default of the Weather Station is 1 1 of year 2005 The date can be set manually by proceeding as follows 1 The year digit starts flashing 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to set the year The range runs from 00 2000 to 99 2099 3 Press the SET key to confirm the year and enter the month setting The month digit will start flashing 4 Use the or MIN MAX key to set the month 5 Press the SET key to confirm the month and enter the date setting mode The date digit will start flashing 6 Use the or MIN MAX key to set the date T Confirm all calendar settings with the SET key and enter the C F TEMPERATURE UNIT SETTING 76 C F TEMPERATURE UNIT SETTING or la Flashing The temperature display can be selected to show temperature data in C or F default C 1 The temperature unit is flashing 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to toggle between C or F Confirm with the SET key and enter the WIND SPEED UNIT SETTING WIND SPEED UNIT SETTING Lie jl I F f F ashing The wind speed unit can be set as km h kilometre per hour mph
34. w batteries of the recommended type Do make any repair attempts to the units Return it to their original point of purchase for repair by a qualified engineer Opening and tampering with the units may invalidate their guarantee Do not expose the units to extreme and sudden temperature changes this may lead to rapid changes in forecasts and readings and thereby reduce their accuracy SPECIFICATIONS Temperature measuring range Outdoor 40 C to 59 9 C with 0 1 C resolution 40 F to 140 F with 0 2 F resolution OF L displayed if outside this range Relative humidity measuring range Outdoor 1 to 99 with 1 resolution displayed if lt 1 99 displayed if gt 99 110 Wind speed Wind chill Relative pressure pre set range Rainfall Outdoor data reception Air pressure checking interval Transmission range Power Weather Station Thermo hygro transmitter Battery life approximatel 0 to 50 m s 0 to 111 8 mph displayed OF L when gt 50 m s 40 C to 59 9 C 40 F to 140 F displayed OF L if outside this 919 to 1080 hPa 27 17 to 31 90 inHg 0 to 9999 mm 0 to 393 6 displayed OF L when gt 9999 mm every 4 5 seconds every 15 seconds up to 100 meters in open space 3 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V 2 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V y 12 months Alkaline batteries recommended Dimensions L x W x H Weather Station Thermo hygro transmitter Wind sensor Rain sensor LIABIL
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