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Ventus W928-ULTIMATE User Manual

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 1 of 193 professional weather station equipos de precisiÓn gis iberica s.L avda. De españa nº11, 2ªc cáceres 10004 ; tlfe 927-224600 tlfe-fax 927-212207 www.Gisiberica.Com gisiberica@gisiberica.Com.

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 2 of 193 content: section 1 setting up meteotime weather station 1.0 must read before getting start introduction getting start operation instruction weather status cities critical weather message in short form set...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 3 of 193 your professional meteotime weather station consists of: - 4-day weather information, and - wireless indoor/outdoor measuring device for wind, rain, thermo-hygrometer and the atmosphere pressure. This pac...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 4 of 193 section 1 setting up meteotime weather station.

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 5 of 193 1.0 must read before getting start your meteotime weather station is different to traditional weather stations which measure the prevailing conditions only, the data of this weather station is based on th...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 6 of 193 potential sources of interference with all meteotime weather stations, we should take measures to provide best possible radio reception. Hbg and dcf are long wave stations with a broad reach (for example,...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 7 of 193 1.1 introduction the meteotime weather station lcd display shows: today weather information window tomorrow, one-day-after, and two-day-after weather information information window which shows time & date...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 8 of 193 there are total 4 buttons at the right side of main unit and 2 buttons at the backside on the main station for setting up the meteotime weather section, namely:.

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 9 of 193 set - selected city time + date sunrise + sunset - each press of [set] will display the selected city, time + date or sunrise + sunset - press and hold [set] for 3 second to select your country, time zone...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 10 of 193 - 1.2 getting start - insert the 4 batteries for remote units, and then insert batteries for the main unit. - the main unit will automatically scan for the radio-controlled clock signal and the meteotime...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 11 of 193 into another language such as english, spanish, french, italian, dutch, or swedish, please follow the setup as below. When you put in the batteries for the first time, wait until the main unit receives -...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 12 of 193 1.3 operation instruction you are able to use the test function to look for a better location - press test button, “ scan “ is shown in the information window. - pick the unit to find a good location. - ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 13 of 193 - then, press [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] key to select the city, and the city name will be shown in the information window such as means the city ‘frankfurt am main’ - if the city ‘frankfurt am main’ is your selecti...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 14 of 193 remove your selected the city / cities out of memory list - press and hold [ set ] for 3 second, is shown in the information window, then press [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] key to select the country. For example, you ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 15 of 193 set the time zone, language and contrast - press and hold [ set ] for 3 second, is shown in the information window. - press [ set ] again, then is shown in the information window, press [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] ke...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 16 of 193 [ day / night ] [ day/ night ] [ day / night ] day night weather status - press [ set ] key to go back to the display of city sunrise & sunset time time & date. If you would like to read the weather info...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 17 of 193 1.4 weather status there are total 15 weather status for day and 15 weather status for night. Significance day night significance day night sunny (clear at night) heavy rain light cloudy frontal storms m...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 18 of 193 1.5 cities there are a total of 470 cities information included in memory. The cities of the name with * will only have 2-day weather status. Country name city full name city name in short form that show...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 19 of 193 ch/suisse aarau aarau 32 ch/suisse adelboden adelboden 33 ch/suisse altdorf altdorf 35 ch/suisse basel basel 45 ch/suisse bellinzona bellinzona 38 ch/suisse bern bern 32 ch/suisse bienne bienne 32 ch/sui...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 20 of 193 cz/cz rep budejovice budejovice 50 cz/cz rep cheb cheb 50 cz/cz rep decin decin 51 cz/cz rep havlickav brod havl_brod 50 cz/cz rep hradec/kra hradec/kra 50 cz/cz rep olomouc olomouc 50 cz/cz rep ostrava ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 21 of 193 d / ger frankfurt am main frankfurt.M 12 d / ger frankfurt an der oder frankfurt.O 52 d / ger freiburg freiburg 45 d / ger freudenstadt freudenst. 57 d / ger friedrichshafen friedri.Hfn 26 d / ger fulda ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 22 of 193 d / ger mainz mainz 12 d / ger mannheim mannheim 12 d / ger mÜnchen mÜnchen 26 d / ger mÜnster mÜnster 14 d / ger neubrandenburg neubr.Burg 52 d / ger nÜrnberg nÜrnberg 28 d / ger offenburg offenburg 45 ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 23 of 193 dk/denmark esbjerg esbjerg 20 dk/denmark herning herning 20 dk/denmark kØbenhavn kØbenhavn 23 dk/denmark nykoping nykoping 54 dk/denmark odense odense 21 dk/denmark ronne ronne 55 dk/denmark skagen skage...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 24 of 193 france belfort belfort 45 france besancon besancon 11 france beziers beziers 5 france blois blois 2 france bobigny bobigny 2 france bordeaux bordeaux 0 france boulogne boulogne 6 france bourg_en_b bourg_...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 25 of 193 france laon laon 17 france laval laval 3 france le havre le havre 17 france le mans le mans 2 france lille lille 6 france limoges limoges 1 france lons_le_s lons_le_s 7 france lorient lorient 3 france ly...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 26 of 193 france rennes rennes 3 france rodez rodez 4 france rouen rouen 17 france sedan sedan 13 france st_brieuc st_brieuc 3 france st_flour st_flour 4 france st_tropez st_tropez 8 france st-etienne st-etienne 4...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 27 of 193 i / italy brescia brescia 40 i / italy cagliari* cagliari* 73 i / italy catania* catania* 66 i / italy cosenza* cosenza* 66 i / italy edolo edolo 38 i / italy firenze firenze 41 i / italy foggia* foggia*...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 28 of 193 ireland limerick* limerick* 75 lux luxembourg luxembourg 13 monaco monaco monaco 43 n / norway bergen* bergen* 78 n / norway drammen drammen 58 n / norway fredrikstaden fredrikst. 58 n / norway oslo oslo...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 29 of 193 pl/poland olsztyn* olsztyn* 81 pl/poland poznan poznan 52 pl/poland rzeszow* rzeszow* 83 pl/poland szczecin* szczecin* 63 pl/poland torun* torun* 82 pl/poland walbrzych walbrzych 51 pl/poland warszawa* w...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 30 of 193 uk birmingham birmingham 16 uk blackpool blackpool 16 uk bournemout bournemout 18 uk brighton brighton 18 uk bristol bristol 15 uk cambridge cambridge 18 uk cardiff cardiff 15 uk dover dover 18 uk edinbu...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 31 of 193.

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 32 of 193.

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 33 of 193 1.6 critical weather message in 10 letters short form in different languages english english short form in information window german german short form in information window heavy weather heavy.Weath. Sch...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 34 of 193 thunderstorm nighttime thunder nachts starke gewitter gewitter_n foehn foehn fÖhn fÖhn bise bise bise bise mistral mistral mistral mistral scirocco scirocco scirocco scirocco tramontana tramontana tramon...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 35 of 193 zware sneeuwval overdag zw sneeuw nevadas fuertes dia nev.Fuer_d zwaar onweer overdag zw onweer tormenta fuerte dia tormen.F_d dichte mist's nachts d mist_n niebla densa noche nieb.Den_n zware regen's na...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 36 of 193 forte nevicata nevicata forte chute neige forte.Neige kr. SnÖfall forte temporale temporale orage violent orage voil. Kraft.Askv forti irradiazoni uv high uv forte irradiation uv forte uv hÖg uv str fitt...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 37 of 193 1.7 setup manul in 10 letters short form in different languages english english short form in information window german german short form in information window dutch (niederlandisch) dutch short form in ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 38 of 193 french french short form in information window swedish short form in information window cherche sig cherche.Sig sÖk signal choix de la ville choix_vill vÄlj stad choix du pays choix_pays vÄlj land fuseau...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 39 of 193 section 2 setting up wireless indoor/outdoor measuring device for wind, rain, thermo-hygrometer and the atmosphere pressure.

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 40 of 193 2.0 introduction main unit it measures indoor temperature and humidity, and displays weather data collected by the remote weather sensors. It also provides indication of the indoor/outdoor temperature, p...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 41 of 193 2.1 features of wireless in/outdoor measuring devices pressure -current or historical pressure (mbar/ hpa, mmhg or inhg) -altitude or sea level pressure adjustment for atmospheric pressure compensation -...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 42 of 193 2.2 installing your weather station setting up the remote weather sensors before starting up the main console unit, setup all the remote sensors first. When placing the sensors, make sure that they are w...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 43 of 193 5. The sensor must be accurately level for optimum performance. To check if the sensor is level, remove the lid and check if the ball bearing inside is at the midpoint of the leveler. Additionally, a bub...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 44 of 193 - aim for maximum exposure of the anemometer to the commonest wind directions in your area. - the official mounting location for anemometers is 10m (33 ft) above ground level in a clear unobstructed loca...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 45 of 193 2.3 buttons and controls there are total 6 buttons at the backside of main unit and 1 button at the right side on main station for setting up the wireless in/outdoor measuring devices for wind, rain, the...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 46 of 193 ▲ -switches to next mode in anti-clockwise direction -increment for setting parameters ▼ -switches to next mode in clockwise direction -decrement for setting parameters set -rotates display for current m...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 47 of 193 2.4 navigating between different modes to navigate between the different modes from the main console unit, press [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] to cycle through the modes in a clockwise direction or anti-clockwise direc...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 48 of 193 2.4.3 rain mode - precipitation amount for last hour, last 24 hour, yesterday, last week and last month - rainfall alert 2.4.4 wind mode - wind chill - temperature at place of anemometer - wind direction...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 49 of 193 2.5 setting pressure parameters during initial start-up this part of the display indicates the current pressure, sea level pressure, and moon phase. A number of historical statistics can also be viewed, ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 50 of 193 press [ set ] to confirm your selection. 4. Upon completion the display will be returned to pressure mode. Setting the pressure and altitude units 1. Set local pressure units: press [ set ] until local p...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 51 of 193 viewing moon phase history and forecast 1. In pressure mode, press [ memory ]. 2. “+ 0 days” should be flashing. 3. View moon phase history / forecast: [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] to choose number of days forward (+ ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 52 of 193 2.6 indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity the weather station supports up to 5 remote thermo-hygrometer sensors, each sensor corresponding to a separate channel for the temperature and relative hum...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 53 of 193 2. When the above alerts are displayed, pressing [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] will activate/deactivate the corresponding alert. Setting up the temperature alerts 1. In temperature and humidity mode, press [ alarm/char...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 54 of 193 press and hold [ ▼ ] to enforce a search..

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 55 of 193 2.7 wireless outdoor rain guage the main unit records the total amount of rainfall for the last hour, last 24 hours, yesterday, last week and last month. The rainfall may be displayed in mm or inches. A ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 56 of 193 disabling when daily rainfall alert is activated to disable rainfall alert: press [ alarm/chart ] to disable the alert..

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 57 of 193 2.8 wireless outdoor anemometer (solar cell wind sensor) the wind direction is shown by an animated compass display. Its angle can be displayed as compass points (i.E. Nw) or in bearings from the north (...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 58 of 193 activating/deactivating wind alerts 1. Each press of [ alarm/chart ] rotates wind speed display between: - current wind speed - wind speed alert (“alarm hi” displayed) - gust alert (“gust alarm hi” displ...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 59 of 193 3 led backlight options the backlight of the main unit can be turned permanently on/off or automatically toggled when environment lighting level is low. Use the light sensor switch at the back of the uni...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 60 of 193 sensitivity switch also on the back of the main unit note: main unit must be powered with ac/dc adaptor for automatic backlight control function 4 linking the weather station to a computer data collected...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 61 of 193 5 maintenance changing batteries if the low battery indicators light up, replace the batteries for the corresponding unit immediately. Changing batteries for the remote sensors 1. Replace the batteries f...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 62 of 193 if the above does not solve the problem, check the wireless transmission path from the corresponding sensor to the main console unit and change their locations if necessary. Although wireless signals can...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 63 of 193 6 technical specifications receiver (supply=6.0v, ta=23°c) and sensor unit (supply=3.0v, ta=23°c) rf transmission frequency 434 mhz rf reception range thermo-hygro sensor 100 meters maximum (line of sigh...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 64 of 193 hardware requirement for running pc software weatherview operating system: windows 98 se or above memory: ram 32 m byte or more hard disk: 20 m byte free space or more optical device: 2x cd-rom drive pow...

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    Weather station user guide model: ventus w928-ultimate version 3.0 date 25.9.2008 page 65 of 193 ec-declaration of conformity product : dv928 (470 cities) this product contains the approved transmitter and complies with the essential requirements of article 3 of the r&tte 1999/5/ec directives, if us...