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rain (referred to as resolution). The accumulated rainfall can
be compared to a sight glass rain gauge with an aperture of at
least 4”.
Note:
that debris and insects can collect inside the tipping
mechanism (they make a good spiders nest). Carefully remove
the funnel and inspect the tipping mechanism for debris prior
to calibration.
Sunlight Calibration
In the calibration mode, press the
SET
button again and the
sunlight value will flash (the default is 1.00).
Press the
C
key or
MAX/MIN/-
key to adjust the
sunlight calibration factor from 0.75 to 1.25, where:
Calibrated Sunlight = Calibration factor x Measured Sunlight
Press and hold the
C
or
MAX/MIN/-
key for three
seconds to increase or decrease rapidly.
Press the
ALARM
key to reset current value.
10. Other Features of Display Console
10.1 Weather Forecasting
Note:
The weather forecast or pressure tendency is based
on the rate of change of barometric pressure. In general, when
the pressure increases, the weather improves (sunny to partly
