ElEctronic BaromEtEr
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1. If the Electronic Barometer becomes wet or damp immediately dry it with a soft cloth and keep it in a clean and dry place amp To remove salt sand dust and dirt Clean the Electronic Barometer with a damp cloth and dry it carefully Do not use chemical cleaners or detergents 9 Do not touch the LCD screen with your fingers or any other object Clean the LCD screen with a soft slightly dampened cloth Do not press on the screen Do not use chemical cleaners or detergents e 9 Avoid sudden temperature changes Use and keep your Electronic Barometer at normal temperatures between 14 F and 122 F Rapid temperature changes which can occur when you enter or exit a heated area on a cold day may result in he creation of condensation inside the device To avoid this place the device in a bag before exposing it to such temperature changes 9 Do not drop the device Handle your Electronic Barometer with care and attention It may be damaged if it is subjected to impact amp Keep your device away from strong magnetic fields Do not store your Electronic Barometer near equipment which generates magnetic ields The magnetic fields produced by equipment such as radios elevisions microwave ovens computers or cell phones may effect he display damage the data stored in the device s memory or the circuits inside he device Batteries When you turn your device off check the level of your batteries to see if you2. Dual is set according to the time difference and allows you to activate the subsequent display of local time and the time in the second time zone 15 The times are displaved alternativelv DUAL appears on the screen when the function has been activated To stop the DUAL function you need only to set the time diffe rence to in the menu Alarm To activate the alarm select ALARM on the screen The current time flashes To change the time use buttons Each time you press you add or subtract 1 hour 00 will flash on the screen To change the minutes use the buttons Use the ex button to confirm Alarm appears on the screen If the alarm is already on and you wish to change the alarm time e Select to turn the alarm off Select Alarm in the mode menu Proceed as described below to set a new alarm time To turn the alarm off Press on any button Regatta timer The regatta timer is a countdown stopwatch The Electronic Barometer offers you 3 choices of timer Racing timer The Electronic Barometer displays the following message e Racing timer e Stopwatch start Press 10 min before the start The buzzer will go off 10 minutes hen 6 minutes 5 minutes 4 minutes and 1 minute before the start Regatta Timer The Electronic Barometer displays the following message Regatta timer e Stopwatch start Press 10
3. value MAX value MIN or MAX is displayed on the bottom section of the upper screen of your ELECTRONIC BAROMETER In general if no button is pushed within 10 seconds the display returns to the initial display except during setup and when in SET mode OTHER FUNCTIONS This button allows you to set up the following functions Backlighting e Time e Alarm e Timer Buzzer e Setup Pressing lightly on the button turns the device on and Sets the backlighting Backlighting If the Electronic Barometer is running on battery power the device will remain lit for 20 seconds after the last button is pushed The Electronic Barometer s default setting is OFF Pressing on the button lets you turn on the backlighting to its first intensity level The number 1 appears next to the level The Electronic Barometer has 3 levels of intensity 1 2 and 3 Pressing a second time on the button lets you increase the intensity of the backlighting in real time The number O turns the backlighting off A Please Backlighting requires a great deal of energy and thus greatly redu ces battery life Pressing and holding the button will take you to the other setup parameters Time This allows you to manually set up the change to DST and back as well as the second time zone Thr adds 1 hour to the displayed time Ihr subtracts 1 hour from the displayed time
4. 1 mb steps to a maximum of 10 mb or by 0 01 InHg steps to a maximum of 0 3 InHg Leaving Setup Mode The gt appears next to OK press mode The screen appears as follows T 238 um 274 53 rie 1 tal al mts 4 nea MEM MIN MAX This confirmation allows you to leave the setup 9 The chart will be displayed over time USE ALARM FUNCTION The Electronic Barometer allows you to set an alarm for air pressure variations either increasing or decreasing which can be preset at 0 5 to 10 mb for a given time it can be set for a period of 1 hour to 6 hours or for a target air pressure value Setting the Alarm Press the alarm button the next screen will appear in the dialogue zone Choose the ype of alarm that you want decrease increase or targeted value Fa Use the and buttons as above to move through the menu The buttons allow you to increase or decrease the value of the pressure variation from 0 5 to 10 mb by 0 5 mb steps by 0 01 InHg steps from 0 01 nHg to 0 30 and from 1 to 6 hours hour by hour lt is displayed in the lower section of the upper screen of your Electronic Barometer amp The alarm for pressure variations is always based on real pressure changes even if the pressure displayed is the pressure that has been reduced to sea level pressure The alarm is less
5. OFF allows the timer to be deactivated Timer Operation Pressing ON starts the timer The Electronic Barometer then displays Racing timer or regatta or personalized according to your initial selection Start hr min sec Remaining time min sec The screen shows a countdown of the time remaining before the start Alerts 1 each alert the buzzer will beep once for each minute remaining before the start 2 During the last minutes the buzzer will emit two short beeps every 10 seconds 3 During the final 10 seconds the buzzer will emit a short beep every second i e 10 short beeps 4 At the moment of the start the buzzer will emit a succession of very short beeps during the first 5 seconds Buzzer Lets you set the buzzer volume The default setting is the loudest volume level When the buzzer volume has been set to 0 there is no bip when the buttons are pressed SET for Setup Lets you change the initial settings Gale warning icon this icon appears when a drop in air pressure of 3 0 mb or greater over a period of 3 hours or less is detected CHANGING BATTERIES Turn your Electronic Barometer off before changing batteries For the battery chan ging procedure please see page 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AIR PRESSURE Accuracy 0 5 mb Resolution 0 1 mb Linearity 0 2 mb TEMPERATURE Accuracy 0 5 to 25 C Resolution 0 1 C HUMIDITY Accuracy
6. Reminder about Memorized Values Press the button Select RAPPEL by using the ps buttons Press x the recorded values are displayed as follows A cursor appears on the display e The cursor corresponds to the moment that the data was recorded into the device s memory The air pressure and time values appear on the LCD at the top A situation that has been recorded into the device s memory is automatically erased after 48 hours Press to display the chart with the vertical marker A Please note the ZOOM mode should allow the marker s display New Memorization Press the button Select CANCEL confirm with the button Use this procedure for the initial memorization MOON PHASE The Moon icon on upper left corner rotates continuously showing function when it stops for about 3 seconds it displays current moon phase ZOOM FUNCTION The full chart screen displays the ZOOM corresponding to the air pressure on 2 coordinates using dotted lines The horizontal axis corresponds to time One dash or one space corresponds to 1 hour except in the 48hr zoom where these symbols correspond to 2 hours The vertical axis corresponds to air pressure values in mb One dash or one space corresponds to 1 mb ZOOM MB SCALE 2 hours 8 mb 4 hours 10 mb 6 hours 16 mb 12 hours 20 mb 24 hours 20 mb 48 hours 30 mb This func
7. ideas writings and inventions The challenge he undertook was complex and involved the invention of new methods and new tools required a horizon system independent of the sea horizon that was often not visible from the cockpit of a plane Weems worked for years to develop a new kind of sextant and to find someone to manufacture it When an accurate timepiece was needed Weems invented the Second Setting Watch with its inner rotating dial He produced the famous Weems Plotter the more precise and easier to use plotting tool which is still one of our most popular plotters All his life Weems continued to improve the instruments and broaden the applications of his methods until they came to include radio astronomy polar exploration and even space navi gation He published numerous articles and taught navigation at the Naval Academy in the 1920 s He went on to establish his own school in Annapolis to teach The Weems System of Navigation Charles Lindbergh studied with Weems before attempting his trans Atlantic flight Admiral Byrd a classmate of Weems at the Naval Academy came to Weems for instruction before setting out for the North Pole as did many others A century earlier Carl Plath s company in Hamburg Germany Plath had been manufactur ing the finest commercial sextants and magnetic compasses available C Plath developed the first gyrocompass installed on a commercial vessel in 1913 Weems school for navigation had become the
8. purveyor of Weems instruments It was a natural development for Weems com pany to become the North American source for C Plath s fine instruments hence the alliance of two distinguished names Weems and Plath The exceptional workmanship that both Philip Van Horn Weems and Carl Plath required in developing the manufacturing of precision navigation tools remains at the heart of all our products Weems amp Plath is still located in the Chesapeake Bay town of Annapolis where it began so many years ago We are committed to supplying the world with the finest nautical products available while maintaining the high standards of service that have distinguished Weems amp Plath from its inception 3 www weems plath com Thank you for purchasing this device We hope that it will give you full satisfaction The following pages contain important information Please read fully before using your Electronic Barometer CHECK THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE e marine barometer Electronic Barometer 4002 e wall mount screws 4 batteries LRO user s guide The warning A and careful amp symbols are used throughout this user s manual Before using your device please read all of the information preceded by these symbols WARNING For your safety please pay attention to the following warnings when using your ELECTRONIC BAROMETER A Do not open the device This will void the guarantee Do not insert any blade rod scr
9. sensitive at altitude than at sea level Turning off the Alarm Press the button The data previously recorded appears in the dialogue zone The navigational arrow flashes next to STOP YES Select yes lt The icon disappears from the upper screen The dialogue zone returns to the chart mode Modifving an Alarm To modify an alarm you must deactivate the alarm and then set a new one Use the procedure for stopping the alarm described below then the procedure for setting the alarm to enter new data When the alarm goes off a message will be displayed in the char zone showing the alarm settings programmed air pressure change or target value The buzzer goes off for 3 seconds then stops the message remains displayed Pressing on any button will stop the alarm MEMORY FUNCTION GD This function allows you to memorize and recall air pressure data at any time For this function the time is always displayed This function allows the rapid visualization of information and is particularly practical for watch changes Initial Memorization of Information Press the button MEM flashes on the upper screen The Electronic Barometer asks if you wish to memorize the flashes in front of YES or NO ES Use the arrows to select YES e f YES the air pressure value is recorded with the corresponding date and time e If NO the dialogue zone becomes a chart zone and MEM disappears from the Upper screen
10. 5 Resolution 1 CLOCK Time Displav Hour minutes in 12 or 24 hour mode Accuracy 30s per month Date Display Month day year DIMENSIONS 165 x 103 x 30 WEIGHT 215 g without batteries 280 g with batteries ENERGY SOURCE 4 LRO batteries GUARANTEE Your Electronic Barometer is guaranteed for 2 years You must present the stamped and dated dealer s receipt This guarantee is subject to the respect of the conditions for use and maintenance contained in this manual Any modification of the 4002 will result in the voiding of the warranty DISPOSAL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Help our environment and the planet Recycle responsibly SOFTWARE for the PC Interface will be available for purchase at a later date This product is in conformitv with the directives Place vour proof of purchase here Vou will need it in the case vou need to contact us Issued 06 16 2008 Declaration made under the manufacturer s responsibilitv Weems amp Plath 214 Eastern Avenue Annapolis MD 21403
11. ELECTRONIC BAROMETER 4002 Instruction Manual INSTRUCTION MANUAL WARNING 4 DESCRIPTION P6 SETUP eied P9 USE Y EG PS FEAR EN VS P 12 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS P19 GUARANTEE P19 RECYCLING er ry y P S P 20 THE WEEMS amp STORV In Mav of 1919 eight vears before Lindbergh s famous solo flight three small planes set out from Rockaway Naval Airstation NY headed for Plymouth England in an attempt to make the first trans Atlantic flight Only one of them made it Twenty five hundred feet below on board a station tracking ship a young navigator Lt Cdr Philip Van Horn Weems U S Navy gazed up and thought there must be a safer and simpler way than using a small armada of ships as beacons for the flight For centuries man had relied on the heavens on the circling planets and the constant horizon to guide him in his travels An accurate clock compass sextant and charts were the necessary tools for plotting a course but these required time for computations and a place to spread out and study the charts The timeworn system of celestial navigation was ill suited to the cockpit but the airplane was here to stay Lt Cdr Weems a brilliant inventive and determined young man knew as he tracked that first flight that navigation was his destiny and he went on to revo lutionize the field with his
12. e compartment Battery life is approximately 5 months of standard use Frequent use of the bac klighting function can greatly diminish battery life When on board we recommend using a 12 volt source Use of a 12V Electrical Source Insert the plug into the appropriate socket Press the on off button The VION logo appears on the screen for a few seconds Proceed with the basic settings BASIC SETTINGS The settings are carried out by means of the buttons A ox Select these settings and either increase or decrease the values displayed Q Return to the previous step ok Validates the information and takes you to the next step kal Language Settings This is the initial setting The Electronic Barometer can be used in the following lan guages French English German Dutch ltalian Spanish and Swedish Setting the time and the date Select the am pm or 24 hr display and press The default setting for the time is 00h00 or 12h00 am Change the value bv pres sing the buttons and press 1241 For the minutes 00 blinks Change the value by pressing the 141 buttons and press e The date is in the day month year format dd mm yyyy Year 2008 is the default setting and flashes change the value by pressing the buttons and press ox Month O1 is the defa
13. ewdriver or other object in the air vents doing so could damage the device and void the guarantee A Handle the batteries carefully e The use of LRO AA batteries is recommended Please respect the polarity when inserting batteries Do not place the batteries near a flame or a source of heat Batteries have a tendency to leak when they have been completely discharged To avoid damaging the device please remove the batteries when they are fully discharged When you are not using the batteries put the battery cover in place Keep the batteries in a cool place Only use new batteries A Keep this device away from children Please pay careful attention that children do not place the batteries or other small parts of the device in their mouths The descriptions and characteristics that appear in this document are furnished as general information and not as a contractual obligation entered into by the seller As we are always concerned with the quality of our products we reserve the right to carry out without prior warning any changes or improvements The manufacturer and their distributors cannot be held responsible for any damage arising from the use of this device by yourself or a third party The contents of this manual cannot be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express consent of the manufacturer PRECAUTIONS For vour safetv please pav attention to the following warnings when using vour Electronic Barometer
14. min before the start The buzzer will go off 5 minutes 4 minutes and 1 minute before the start Personalized timer a maximum of three alerts can be set Setting the timer Press the button Select Timer in the menu by pressing on Select the desired timer racing Regatta Personalized Press For the racing timer and the regatta timer Enter the starting time flashes in front of hours OOhr use the and buttons to display the hour ihen flashes in front of minutes OOmin use the and buttons to display the minutes The Electronic Barometer displays a confirmation message Racing Timer or regatta Start min sec For the Personalized Timer The Electronic Barometer asks for the number of alerts flashes in front of O use the and buttons to display 1 2 or 3 Then set the alert delay before the start Alert 1 minutes Alert 2 minutes Alert 3 minutes The maximum delay is 9 minutes Enter the start time Proceed with the racing or regatta timers Changing the Timer To change the timer settings you must cancel the timer and enter the new information Press the button e In the menu select Timer with The Electronic Barometer displays Racing TIMER or regatta or personalized according to your initial selection Start in min sec gt ON OFF
15. o one of the boat s walls Fasten the holder to the wall Place the barometer into the holder Replace and tighten the retaining screws on top of unit avoid over tightening e The installation of the batteries should be done before placing the device into the holder SETUP Follow the procedure described below very carefully The initial setup is carried out step by step in the order that the parameters are displayed We suggest that you follow the menu The choices are indicated on the LCD screen by means of a small arrow gt located next to the parameters to be selected You must enter all data before leaving the se up mode 9 At each step you may return to a previous step by pressing the return button All validated data is recorded and stored in the device s memory Manual calibration of air pressure is possible with a maximum of 10 mb e The setup must be carried out again each time you change the de vice s batteries When changing the batteries system memory is main ained for 30 seconds This period begins when the batteries have been removed and ends when new batteries have been inserted Should this period be exceeded all of the data in the device s memory will be erased Battery Use Insertion Remove the holder from the wall mount Open the battery compartment e Insert the 4 batteries Be careful to correctly position them according to their polarities Close th
16. records air pressure over the preceding 48 hours with a zoom function for 24 12 6 4 or 2 hours Or gt Help zone for the use of the pull down menus Adjustable orange backlighting with three intensity levels Advanced recording function e The cursor system permits the analysis of the pressure curve by displaying the time and pressure values for each point With information about the minimum and maximum for greater precision in the observation of a potential change in pressure that could indicate a change in the weather Navigation Buttons gt Mode button Used for the following settings Time summer winter dual Alarm Buzzer volume and stop settings Reset gt MEM button Used for entering data into the system s memory or as a return button gt HIST button Used to display records or to increase values during setup ZOOM button Used to select the zone to ZOOM or to decrease values during setup gt ALR Button OK Used to activate the alarm or as an OK button to validate setup information INSTALLATION We strongly recommend that you firmly attach the holder to the wall and not sim ply place the Electronic Barometer on a flat surface Positioning the Electronic Barometer Remove the screws which are used to fasten the device to the wall mount Gently lift the tabs on the bottom of the mount e The 2 holes in the center of the mount are used to insert 2 screws int
17. should change them You should do this when the energy level indicates that this is required n cold weather batteries tend to run down more quickly DESCRIPTION PRINCIPLE CHARACTERISTICS Professional quality air pressure detector linearity 0 2 mb Multiple Functions Including Audible gale warnings 2 to 48 hour history display Temperature and Humidity display Dual time zones Regatta timer Moon phases OPERATION ON OFF button on the side of the device on the bottom turns the Electronic Barometer on and off When the Electronic Barometer is off it stops working completely even if the batteries remain in the device No data will be saved in the device s memory Furthermore when the device is turned on again the setup procedure will have to be repeated SCREEN DESCRIPTION 2 38 204 OI 1 Chat Dal abs ro FUNCTIONS gt Moon phases gt Alarm gt Date and Time dual times with a 2 time zone intermittent display gt Temperature indicator IN gt Previous Temperature and Hygrometry gt Strong wind warning gt Air pressure absolute value or reduced to sea level pressure in mb or InHg gt Min Max and low battery warning gt Active alarm indicator gt Buzzer mode indicator sound deactivated gt Memory input indicator mini maxi and low battery warning gt Full display zone Display of a chart which
18. tion allows you to select the ZOOM the chart screen with a choice of 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours 12 hours 24 hours or 48 hours Press the button xh flashes on the screen x corresponding to the value of the zoom selected Use the buttons to change the ZOOM value Press lok to confirm 9 The display is composed of a series of points 1 2 l U 2 o o ji o o 1 o GW 4 M Mm TG M 1 2 4 6 H H 1 H 7 l 1 L E Z d 2 E z k o o i o 3 o E o o MN M 3 M d M 12 24 c 48 H 4 H 8 H When you select the ZOOM your Electronic Barometer indicates in the selection screen The number of horizontal points corresponding to 1 millibar or InHg Reminder 1 millibar 0 029InHg The number of horizontal points corresponding to 1 hour HISTORY FUNCTION P When this function is used the same ZOOM level is used as that for the chart display Press on the button The chart is displayed and a vertical cursor on the curve allows you to see the curve values e Use the buttons to move the cursor moves the cursor towards the right moves the cursor towards the left On the upper screen the information displayed is replaced by the air pres sure and time values that correspond to the position of the cursor on the curve in the complete chart zone When the cursor passes over a MIN
19. ult setting and flashes change the value by pressing the buttons and press e Day 01 is the default setting and flashes change the value by pressing the buttons and press xl Choice of Measurement Units The units used for air pressure altitude and temperature are adjustable Pressure Altitude Temperature Mb Meter G InHg Feet F gt blinks next to the unit To select the unit of measurement press the buttons and press The validation of a value takes you automatically to the next step Altitude Setting Altitude the value O is the default setting You can select an altitu de between O and 3995m Should you wish to modify the altitude setting press the buttons Each time you press a button the value changes by 5 meters then by 50 meters or by 15 feet then by 150 feet Choice of Displaved Pressure The pressure value can be displaved either in absolute pressure or in pressure at sea level If the altitude O there is no difference between the real and the reduced Select the display mode with gt and press Pressure Setting Adjustment You can adjust the pressure value To do this use the button When the desired value is displayed press x Each time you press the pressure increases or decreases by 0
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