Aercus WS2085, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...WS2085 PROFESSIONAL WIRELESS WEATHER STATION WITH USB UPLOAD ...

Page 2: ...n be a result of incorrect setup please contact our local distributor Greenfrog Scientific www greenfrogscientific co uk and their team will be happy to help Genuine faults can typically be diagnosed without requiring the unit to be returned and replacement parts sent quickly if needed Purchased in AUSTRALIA As many issues can be a result of incorrect setup please contact our local distributor Mon...

Page 3: ...e one USB cable and a downloadable software 7 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 5 11 12 6 13 1 Time 2 Wind Speed and Direction 3 Barometric Pressure 4 Barometric Trend 5 Indoor Temperature 6 Outdoor Temperature 7 Memory 8 Date 9 Rainfall 10 Weather Forecast 11 Indoor Humidity 12 Outdoor Reception Signal 13 Outdoor Humidity Note The presence of the Alarm On icon means that the particular alarm has been enabled ...

Page 4: ...ake this into consideration when choosing standing or mounting locations Reconnecting Lost Signal If no outdoor weather data is displayed as a result of loss of signal during set up mounting changing of batteries in the transmitter or plugging or unplugging cables simply press and hold the DOWN key for 4 seconds then release After this the Base Station will make an initial measurement and start to...

Page 5: ...low batteries and will switch off once the temperature returns to this range also see note above on the use of Alkaline batteries Setup Sensors Figure 1 Figure 2 1 Wind Speed Sensor 2 Wind Vane 3 Thermo hygro sensor 4 Rain collector 5 Bubble level 6 Antenna 7 U Bolt 8 Battery compartment 9 Reset button 10 LED Indicator light on for 4s if the unit power up The LED will flash once every 48 seconds ...

Page 6: ...lts through the respective holes of the metal plate as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 U Bolt installation Loosely screw on the nuts on the ends of the U bolts You will tighten these later during final mounting Final assembly is shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 U Bolts and nuts installed The plate and U bolts are not yet needed at this stage but doing this now may help avoid damaging wind vane and wind speed...

Page 7: ...ht side until the wind vane cannot be removed from the axle Make sure the wind vane can rotate freely The wind vane s movement has a small amount of friction which is helpful in providing steady wind direction measurements Figure 6 Wind vane installation diagram 4 Install Batteries Insert 2xAA batteries into the battery compartment and tighten the screw of battery cover The LED indicator on the ba...

Page 8: ...ed When the outdoor transmitter has been registered the base station will automatically switch to the normal display mode from which all further settings can be performed by the user 5 If there is no temperature reading in the indoor station make sure the units are within range of each other or repeat the battery installation procedure Note Normally radio communication between receiver and transmi...

Page 9: ...operate correctly or accurately Adjust the mounting pipe as necessary If the bubble is close but not quite inside the circle and you cannot adjust the mounting pipe you may have to experiment with small wooden or heavy cardboard shims between the sensor package and the top of the mounting pole to achieve the desired result this will require loosening the bolts and some experimentation Make sure yo...

Page 10: ...troubleshooting purposes You may need to relocate the transmitters or receivers to avoid intermittent communication 3 Line of Sight Rating This device can reach 100 metres in line of sight with no interference barriers or walls but typically you will get 30 metres under most real world installations which include passing through barriers or walls 4 Metal Barriers Radio frequency will not pass thro...

Page 11: ... and you will be in the LCD contrast setting mode level 1 8 default level 5 press the UP or DOWN key to set the value Level 1 will produce the faintest appearance level 8 the darkest Press the ENTER key to select the following Time zone 12 24h time display default 12h Manual time setting hours minutes Press the UP or DOWN key to set each value Note Set your time zone to be your offset against UCT ...

Page 12: ...s already determined by the manufacturer it may not be necessary for the majority of users to perform any further basic settings except for Relative Air Pressure see below Changes however can be easily made Wind Press the MENU key three times to select the WIND section the WIND section digits will start flashing Press the UP or DOWN key to shift the display between Average wind speed and Gust defa...

Page 13: ...splay Maximum rainfall since this was last reset Resetting the maximum rainfall value when both the rain value and MAX icon are flashing hold the ENTER key for 3s the maximum rain value will be reset to the current reading Clearing Total rainfall when both the Total rain value and the word CLEAR are flashing hold the ENTER key for 3s the Total value will be reset to zero 1h 24h Week and Month rain...

Page 14: ... from 3 9hPa default 4hPa Note The prediction is for the upcoming 12 24 hours and does not necessarily reflect the current weather situation It calculates on the basis of the pressure changes that have occurred during the past 24 hours the most likely weather forecast for the upcoming 12 24 hours The weather forecast predicted has a probability of 70 This means that observed over a period of sever...

Page 15: ...e If the alarm is enabled an alarm symbol appears in the display Press the ENTER key to select the following modes then press the UP or DOWN key to set the value Indoor humidity low alarm press ON OFF to enable disable If the alarm is enabled an alarm symbol appears in the display Maximum humidity since last reset Resetting the maximum indoor humidity value when both the indoor humidity value and ...

Page 16: ...ture calibration Outdoor humidity calibration In the calibration mode press the UP or DOWN key to increase or decrease the setting to match the calibrated or known source In the calibration mode press and hold the ON OFF key for 3 seconds and the value will return to the uncalibrated value Note The dew point and wind chill calculation is based on the calibrated value Note To calibrate Barometric P...

Page 17: ...d displayed by means of a PC Software Download Note No CD is contained with this unit please download the current version of Cumulus 1 software and our Basic Installation Guide by entering the link below into your browser s address bar http www aercusinstruments com downloads This software allows the display storage and printing of historical data In addition the software allows the data to be upl...

Page 18: ...transmitter My wind speed appears to be under reporting When set to Average wind speed is measured as the average speed recorded over the 48 second period between transmissions In gusty weather this can appear as though it is under reading Set this to Gust see Wind section above to view the maximum wind speed during each 48 second period My rain gauge is under reporting rainfall or not recording i...

Page 19: ...mption Base station 2XAA 1 5V batteries Remote sensor 2xAA 1 5V batteries Contact Information Purchased in UK EU Please contact our local distributor Greenfrog Scientific www greenfrogscientific co uk and their team will be happy to help Genuine faults can typically be diagnosed without requiring the unit to be returned and replacement parts sent quickly if needed Purchased in AUSTRALIA Please con...

Page 20: ...rrors or their consequences DECLARATION DE CONFORMITE UE Par la présente Aercus Instruments déclare que cette station météo sans fil Modèle WS3085 est conforme aux exigences essentielles et autres dispositions pertinentes de la Directive 1999 5 CE Une copie de la Déclaration de conformité datée et signée est disponible sur simple demande auprès de contact aercusinstruments com CONFORMITE AUX EXIGE...