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Operation Manual

1. Introduction

Professional Remote Weather Station

Thank you for purchasing this Professional Remote Weather Station.

Designed for everyday use, the weather station will prove to be an asset of

great value for your personal use in the home or office. Please read this

instruction manual thoroughly to fully understand the correct operation of your

weather station and benefit from its unique features.

Table of Contents

Page

1. Introduction. ................................................................................... 2

Intended Use

2. Intended

use. ................................................................................. 2

Weather Station. ............................................................................ 2

Weather Station

System requirements for PC use................................................... 2

The base station measures the indoor environment of its surrounding area and

receives weather data from the following three outdoor sensors:

Features of the base station. ......................................................... 3

Features of the thermo-hygro sensor. ........................................... 3

1) Thermo-Hygro

Sensor

Features of the wind sensor .......................................................... 3

2) Wind

Sensor

Features of the rain sensor............................................................ 3

3) Rain

Sensor

3. Safety

Notes .................................................................................. 4

4. Packaged

contents ........................................................................ 5

The received data is continuously updated to bring you the latest weather

information on the base station’s LCD. The outdoor thermo-hygro sensor is

the main data communication unit since both the wind and rain sensors are

connected to the thermo-hygro sensor for operating power and rely on it to

communicate to the base station. Weather data sent from the thermo-hygro

sensor can be done by wireless 433MHz transmission (up to 100ft in open

space) or by cable connection.

5. Setting

up....................................................................................... 6

Operation using cable connection or wireless 433MHz................. 9

7. LCD

overview .............................................................................. 10

8. Function

test ................................................................................ 11

Mounting ...................................................................................... 12

10. Resetting & factory settings......................................................... 14

11.

Function description .................................................................... 16

12. Operation

keys ............................................................................ 19

Using the enclosed 6.5ft computer cable and CD-ROM, you can install the

Heavy Weather software to your PC and access the latest weather information

from your PC and upload up to 175 sets of recorded weather data received by

the base station. Recorded data can be used to generate statistics and charts

onto your spreadsheets (175 sets of data is stored in the base even if the PC

is switched OFF). The software itself does not set any limits as to how many

data sets can be transferred to PC.

13. Basic programming modes.......................................................... 21

14. MIN/MAX programming modes ................................................... 22

15. Alarm programming modes ......................................................... 23

16. Auto-memory for stored values ................................................... 30

17. Accessories:

extensions cables................................................... 30

18. Changing

batteries ...................................................................... 31

19.

Problems and interference with operation ................................... 32

20.

Transmission range ..................................................................... 33

This weather station is designed to work easily with your PC, simply connect

and disconnect the PC cable at any time.

21. Cleaning and maintenance.......................................................... 33

22.

Specifications .............................................................................. 34

23. Warranty

Information ................................................................... 36

System Requirements for PC use:

The minimum system requirement for use of this “Heavy Weather” software is:

This Operation Manual is part of this product and should be kept in a

safe place for future reference. It contains important notes on setup and

operation.

Operating system: Windows 98 or above

Processor: Pentium 166 MHz or above

RAM: 32MB of RAM or above

Hard disk: 20MB free space

Please see www.heavyweather.info for a complete IM, FAQ and

downloads of the most current software.

CD-ROM drive

For full details on operation and installation of the “Heavy Weather” software

refer to the PC manual in PDF format on the CD-ROM.

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Summary of WS-2315CH

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Operation manual 1. Introduction professional remote weather station thank you for purchasing this professional remote weather station. Designed for everyday use, the weather station will prove to be an asset of great value for your personal use in the home or office. Please read this instruction ma...
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Features of the base station: 3. Safety notes • receives and displays the wwvb radio controlled time and date • damage caused by failure to comply with this instruction manual will invalidate any guarantee! The manufacturer and supplier will not be held liable for damages due to failure to comply wi...
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4. Packaged contents 5. Setting up before setting up, carefully unpack the contents onto a table or flat surface and check that the following are complete: first, choose to use the adaptor (included in this set) or batteries for operation. Both these methods allow for operation using wireless 433mhz...
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1) pull away the rain cover of the thermo-hygro sensor to reveal the three sockets (for the wind sensor, rain sensor and the base station) setting up using batteries: 2) connect the attached cables of wind and rain sensors to the corresponding sockets of the thermo-hygro sensor by clicking them into...
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6. Operation using cable connection or wireless 433mhz 7. Lcd overview cable connection: the following illustration shows the full segments of the lcd for description purposes only and will not appear like this during normal operation and use. Using this method of operation will provide interference...
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Base station 8. Function test with two foldable legs at the back of the unit, the base station can be placed onto any flat surface or wall mounted at the desired location by the hanging holes also at the back of the unit. It is important to check that the 433mhz (if using wireless connection) and th...
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Mounting the thermo-hygro sensor mounting the rain sensor for accurate results, the rain sensor should be securely mounted onto a horizontal surface about 2-3ft above the ground and in an open area away from trees or other coverings where rainfall may be reduced causing inaccurate readings. When sec...
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11. Function description of the weather station do not remove batteries or unplug the ac adaptor of the base station otherwise all 175 sets of recorded weather history data for transferring to the pc will be lost (for full details of pc use, please see pc user manual in the enclosed heavy weather cd...
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Weather forecasting (lcd section 1) weather data (lcd section 2) the three weather icons sunny, cloudy and rainy represent the weather forecasting. There are also two weather tendency indicators to show the air pressure tendency either side of the weather icons. Indoor temperature and humidity are d...
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12. Operation keys the base station has 8 keys for easy operation. Please refer to the following table for use and function of each key: further descriptions of the key functions with regard to their immediate range of application can be found in the programming modes: set - key - in normal mode to ...
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• if reception has been successful, the received time and date will overwrite the manually set time and date and no further reception is attempted until the following day 13. Basic programming modes 14. Min/max programming modes manual setting modes the manual setting mode allows the user to change ...
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While any of these values are displayed, that particular minimum or maximum record will be reset to current reading together with the current time and date with the exception of the following: 2) press and hold the set key to enter the alarm hour time set mode (the hour digits will flash) and set th...
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2) continue to press the alarm key until you reach the indoor humidity high alarm set mode 3) press and hold the set key to enter the indoor humidity high setting values (% digits will start flashing) and set the desired indoor humidity high by using the plus (+) or minus (-) keys 4) press alarm key...
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Pressure high alarm and low alarm setting 1) press the alarm key to enter the normal time alarm 2) continue to press the alarm key until you reach the pressure high alarm set mode 3) press and hold the set key to enter the pressure setting values (digits will start flashing) and set the desired pres...
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16. Auto memory for stored values when a set weather alarm condition has been activated, that particular alarm will sound and flash for approximately 2 minutes but will continue to flash until weather conditions have become more steady. The base station has a memory back up system, which is used to ...
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For best results, do not to add more than 32ft of extension cable from item to item onto the existing cable lengths as this may reduce reception levels. Again, reception and interference levels will greatly depend on the surrounding environment at your point of mounting. 19. Problems and interferenc...
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20. Transmission range 22. Specifications outdoor data the transmission distance from the thermo-hygro sensor to the base station in open space under optimum conditions is 100ft. Although the signal transmission may travel though solid surfaces or objects, the following points should be avoided if p...
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Greater than 95%, it will display 19% or 96%) resolution : 1% measuring range air pressure : 8.85 inhg to 32.45 inhg (standard air pressure at an altitude of 30,000 ft is around 8.85 inhg) resolution . 0.01 inhg relative humidity checking interval : every 30 seconds alarm duration : 2 minutes (appro...