c) Switching on/off the alarm function
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y press the “
” (5) button, the alarm time will be shown on the display.
To turn the alarm on or off, press the “
” (5) button again brie
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y. When the alarm function is turned on, the
“
” icon appears at the bottom right above the time display.
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This is not possible if you have turned the alarm off, see b).
d) Stop snooze function (“SNOOZE”) or alarm signal
When the alarm sounds at the set time, it can be interrupted for about 5 minutes by pressing the “SNOOZE”
(3) button. The alarm will then sound again.
To stop the alarm, press the “
” (5) button.
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The snooze function is only available if you have activated the appropriate alarm mode, see b).
Weather Forecast
The weather forecast function is based on the observation of the atmospheric pressure trend during the past
few hours. Based on these values, a weather forecast for the next 12 - 24 hours is estimated. An accuracy
of up to 70% is thus achieved.
After commissioning, the weather station requires about 24 hours to take the
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rst measurements of the
atmospheric pressure and calculate a weather forecast based on them. We recommend (as described in
the programming of time) you set the current weather during the start-up, so as to increase the accuracy of
the display icons.
In areas where there are frequent rapid changes in air pressure (e.g., mountains), less accurate predictions
are obtained than in areas with slow changes.
For example, the change from “sunny” to “precipitation” does not necessarily mean it will rain but it indicates
that the weather will change for the worse.
If “sunny” is displayed at night, this means a starlit night.
Air pressure trend indicator
The atmospheric pressure trend display (2) is at the top left of the display.
Increasing atmospheric pressure (usually a sign of better weather ahead)
Constant atmospheric pressure
Decreasing atmospheric pressure (usually a sign of worse weather ahead)
Replacing the Battery
The battery needs changing, if the display contrast fades or the battery icon appears in the weather station’s
or the soil sensor’s display.
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When the batteries are replaced, all the settings are lost; proceed as you did during the
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rst
start-up.
Disposal
a) General instructions
Dispose of an unserviceable product in accordance with the relevant statutory regulations.
b) Disposal of used batteries/rechargeable batteries
As the end user, you are required by law (Battery Ordinance) to return all used batteries/rechargeable bat-
teries; disposal of them in the household waste is prohibited!
Contaminated batteries/rechargeable batteries are labelled with these symbols to indicate that
disposal in the domestic waste is forbidden. The symbols for the relevant heavy metals are: Cd
= Cadmium, Hg = Mercury, Pb = Lead.
You can return used (rechargeable) batteries free of charge at the of
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cial collection points in
your municipality, our stores, or where ever (rechargeable) batteries are sold!
You thus ful
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l the legal requirements and make your contribution to protecting the environment!
Declaration of Conformity (DOC)
We, Conrad Electronic, Klaus-Conrad-Straße 1, D-92240 Hirschau, hereby declare that this product con-
forms to the fundamental requirements and the other relevant regulations of the directive 1999/5/EC.
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The Declaration of Conformity for this product can be found at www.conrad.com.
Technical Data
a) Weather station
Power supply ........................................2 batteries of type AA/Mignon
Temperature measurement range ........-50 to +70 °C (resolution 0.1 °C, accuracy ± 1.5 °C at 0 to +50 °C)
Maximum number of sensors ...............5
Dimensions ...........................................127 x 102 x 50 mm (W x H x D)
Weight ..................................................approx. 151 g (without batteries)
b) Soil sensor
Power supply ........................................1 battery of type CR2450
Temperature measurement range ........-20 to +60 °C (resolution 0.1 °C, accuracy ± 1.5 °C at 0 to +50 °C)
Protection class ....................................IP44
Transmission frequency........................433 MHz
Range of transmission ..........................Up to 30 m (depending on where it is installed)
Measurement interval ...........................approx. 15 minutes
Dimensions ...........................................44 x 197 x 68 mm (W x H x D)
Weight ..................................................approx. 49 g (battery not included)
These operating instructions are a publication by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Str. 1,
D-92240 Hirschau (www.conrad.com).
All rights including translation reserved. Reproduction by any method, e.g. photocopy, micro
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lming,
or the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor.
Reprinting, also in part, is prohibited.
These operating instructions represent the technical status at the time of printing. Changes in
technology and equipment reserved.
© Copyright 2012 by Conrad Electronic SE.
• Set the current weather using the “+CF” (10) or “-” (12) buttons. This ensures the precise working of the
weather forecast station, because it can link the current atmospheric pressure and the current weather
conditions with each other.
• Exit the set up mode, by pressing the “CLOCK” (11) button brie
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y.
Performing a sensor search
• Press and hold the “CH” (1) button for about 3 seconds, until the soil sensor indicators in the weather
station‘s display start to
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ash.
• The sensor search stops automatically after a few minutes (if it is to be ended prematurely, press the “CH”
(1) button for about 3 seconds).
• While a sensor search is active in the weather station (the soil sensor indicators
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ash), hold the “TX C/F”
(16) button in the soil sensor‘s battery compartment pressed (about 3 seconds) until the LED (17) above
the soil sensor indicator
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ashes brie
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y.
In so doing, a data packet is transmitted and the weather station detects the soil sensor (the corresponding
channel number and associated readings appear on the display).
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If more than one soil sensor is used, then a separate channel must be assigned to each soil
sensor! A maximum of
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ve soil sensors may be used.
Switching the display between °C and °F.
Select the desired temperature unit at the weather station by pressing the “+CF” (10) button brie
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y. For the
soil sensor, the “TX C/F” (16) button in the battery compartment has to be pressed brie
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y.
Switching soil sensors
If more than one soil sensor is registered at the weather station; press and release the “CH” (1) button
several times, to select the desired soil sensor and its readings. The current channel number is indicated on
the display (e.g. “CH1”, “CH2”, etc.).
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An automatic change between the readings from the soil sensors can also be activated. Press
the “CH” (1) button several times until the “
” icon appears below the channel number. To dis-
able this mode, simply select one of the registered soil sensors by pressing the “CH” (1) button
brie
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y.
For each channel, the soil moisture measured by the soil sensor is displayed as a bar graph. “DRY” stands
for dry soil, “WET” for moist soil.
Placing the soil sensor
The the soil sensor’s measurement probe should be placed near the plant’s roots, where it takes up its
nutrients and water. When inserting the soil sensor next to the plant, make sure you do not push the meas-
urement probe into the roots of the plant, and damage them. Moreover, this will lead to faulty measurements.
Never push the soil sensor into the soil or the root ball of the plant by applying force.
Watering of the plant monitored by the soil sensor should be done depending on the type of plant - some
plants need more water, others less. The season and the weather in
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uence the water needs. For more
information on your plant, refer to appropriate subject literature or consult a speciality store.
Viewing or resetting MAX/MIN values
• Press the “MAX/MIN” (4) button brie
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y to switch between the display of the maximum values (“MAX” in the
display), the minimum values (“MIN”) and the current readings.
• If necessary, select one of the soil sensors, whose maximum / minimum values you would like to read, by
pressing the “CH” (1) button, see above.
• Hold the “MAX/MIN” (4) button pressed for 3 seconds, to erase the maximum / minimum values from the
memory.
Switching the watering alarm on/off
Weather station:
The “WATER AL” (2) button must be pressed brie
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y, to turn the watering alarm on/off.
When the alarm is turned on, the “
” icon will appear at the bottom left of the display.
If the soil is too dry, the weather station beeps once a minute and the “
” icon
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ashes.
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Between 9 pm and 9 am, no beep is emitted (sleep mode).
Soil sensor:
Here, a separate watering alarm can be turned on or off. Open the soil sensor’s battery com-
partment and hold the “AL ON/OFF” button down for about 3 seconds.
When the alarm is turned on, the “
” icon appears at the top left of the soil sensor’s display.
If the soil is too dry, the soil sensor beeps once a minute and the “
” icon
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ashes.
Alarm function
a) Viewing the alarm time
Brie
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y press the “
” (5) button, this displays the current alarm time. Then wait a few seconds, the time
reappears.
b) Setting the alarm
• Brie
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y press the “
” (5) button, this displays the current alarm time.
• Press and hold the “
”(5) button for 3 seconds, the hours of the alarm time then
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ash.
• Set the hours of the alarm time with the “+CF” (10) or “-” (12) buttons. For a quick adjustment hold the
corresponding button for a while longer.
• Brie
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y press the “
” (5) button, the minutes of the alarm time
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ash.
• Set the minutes of the alarm time with the “+CF” (10) or “-” (12) buttons. For a quick adjustment hold the
corresponding button for a while longer.
• Brie
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y press the “
” (5) button. The alarm mode now
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ashes above the time display. You can select this
using the “+CF” (10) or “-” (12) buttons:
“AL
Z
Z
” display:
Alarm function with snooze mode
Indicator “AL”
Alarm function without snooze mode
No display:
Alarm function is deactivated
• Press the “
” (5) button brie
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y, the setting mode is exited and the time reappears.
