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Operation Manual

Professional Remote Weather Station

Table of Contents

Page

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

2. Intended

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Safety

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

4. Packaged

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

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

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

21.

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

22.

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

23. Warranty

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

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.

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

downloads of the most current software.

1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this Professional Remote Weather Station. De-

signed 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.

Intended Use

Weather Station

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

receives weather data from the following three outdoor sensors:

1) Thermo-Hygro

Sensor

2) Wind

Sensor

3) Rain

Sensor

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.

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.

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

and disconnect the PC cable at any time.

System Requirements for PC use:

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

Operating system: Windows 98 or above

Processor: Pentium 166 MHz or above

RAM: 32MB of RAM or above

Hard disk: 20MB free space

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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Operation manual professional remote weather station table of contents page 1. Introduction. ................................................................................... 2 2. Intended use. ................................................................................. 2 weather station. ......
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Features of the base station: • receives and displays the wwvb radio controlled time and date • display of extensive weather data, in all cases with programmable alarm functions for certain weather conditions as well as records of all minimum and maximum values along with time and date of their reco...
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4. Packaged contents before setting up, carefully unpack the contents onto a table or flat surface and check that the following are complete: item: consisting of: fittings: illustration: base station • main unit • ad/dc 120v power adaptor - optional use (included) thermo- hygro sensor • main unit • ...
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Setting up using batteries: important: to avoid operating problems, please take note of battery polar- ity if inserting any batteries 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) 2) connect the attached cab...
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1. Low battery indicator 2. Wwvb radio controlled time icon 3. Date display 4. Time zone display 5. Date, seconds, alarm time and time zone 6. Alarm icon 7. Weather forecast icons 8. Weather tendency indicator 9. Pressure alarm display 10. Hpa/inhg air pressure unit 11. Pressure units (relative or a...
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8. Function test once the weather station is powered up, perform a function test by checking that the weather data is received. To do this, press the display, pres- sure or wind keys to toggle through the relevant lcd sections: 1) indoor temperature and humidity 2) outdoor temperature and humidity 3...
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Mounting the rain sensor for accurate results, the rain sensor should be securely mounted onto a hori- zontal 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 securing into place, check that ra...
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Do not remove batteries or unplug the ac adaptor of the base station other- wise 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-rom). However if you wish to make a full rese...
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Sunny rainy cloudy weather forecasting (lcd section 1) 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. Notes to inhg sensitivity setting for weather f...
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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 func- tions with regard to their immediate range of application can be found in the programming modes: set - key - in normal mode t...
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13. Basic programming modes manual setting modes the manual setting mode allows the user to change several basic settings, which is done by accessing one mode after the other simply by pressing the set key. After the final mode, or if no key is pressed for 30 seconds, the manual setting returns to t...
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The first case is rainfall total, which has neither maximum nor minimum records since it will show only the total rainfall. Pressing the minus (-) key will reset the rainfall total value to zero and the time recording to cur- rent time. The second case is rainfall 24h or 1h, which records maximum ra...
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3) press and hold the set key to enter the indoor humidity high setting val- ues (% digits will start flashing) and set the desired indoor humidity high by using the plus (+) or minus (-) keys 4) press alarm key to confirm and press the min/max key to return to the normal display mode or press the a...
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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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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. Weather alarms the weather alarms are settable for when certain weather conditions are met accord...
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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. Note: it is important to kee...
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20. Transmission range the transmission distance from the thermo-hygro sensor to the base station in open space under optimum conditions is 100ft. Although the signal transmis- sion may travel though solid surfaces or objects, the following points should be avoided if possible: • high frequency inte...
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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 (approx.) power consumption base station batteries :...