HeavyWeather WS-3600, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...26 TOUCH SCREEN WEATHER STATION MODEL WS 3600 Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ... Functions 9 1 Air Pressure 10 Operating and Setting of Function Rain 11 Additional Information to Function Outdoor Temperature 12 Additional Information to Function Wind 12 1 Operating and Setting of Function Wind Direction 13 Operating and Setting of Functions Backlight Buzzer and Alarm in the WIND Section 13 1 EL Backlight 13 2 Buzzer 13 3 Alarm 14 PC Connection 14 1 Data Storage 14 2 Data Reca...

Page 3: ...nd Air Pressure History Pressure Pressure History Indoor Temperature and Humidity Indoor Temp Humidity Wind Rain Rain Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Outdoor Temp Humidity Furthermore the display of a number of additional data can be realised by use of certain switching combinations see further down Note In case the menu is used all these indications are temporarily replaced by the menu steps dir...

Page 4: ...y activated by use of the Touch Screen no further action is activated for about 30 seconds the active process is automatically terminated and switched back to the normal display mode automatic time out 3 Putting into Operation At first it is to decide whether battery supply or mains supply AC DC mains adapter included will be used to operate the system Both methods allow the connection of Thermo H...

Page 5: ...teries into the battery compartment of the Thermo Hygro Sensor Immediately following this insert three Type AA 1 5V batteries into the battery compartment of the Touch Screen Weather Station 3 2 2 AC DC Mains Adapter Firstly also insert two Type C 1 5 V batteries into the battery compartment of the Thermo Hygro Sensor Immediately following this connect the AC DC mains adapter to the Base Station a...

Page 6: ...respectively connecting the AC DC adapter the LCD of the Weather Station will for a few seconds display all possible display segments for checking Immediately after this the unit will enter the so called play mode during which for about 15 minutes all measured and received weather data are being switched through updated and displayed During this time period there will be no reception of the DCF77 ...

Page 7: ...tween receiver and transmitter in the open field reaches distances of 100 meters maximum providing that there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings trees vehicles high voltage lines etc Radio interferences as they are created by PC screens radios or TV sets can in bad cases entirely cut off radio communication Please take this into consideration when choosing standing or mounting location...

Page 8: ...t 0 hours for Central Europe DCF77 Radio Controlled Clock RCC ON OFF In setting OFF the clock is operating as a normal Quartz clock Default RCC ON 12 24 hour Time Display Format Default 24 h Format Units Temperature Display Temp in C or F Default C Wind Speed Display Wind in km h mph m s knots or Beaufort Default km h Rain Amount Display Rain in mm or inch Default mm Air Pressure Press in hPa or i...

Page 9: ...y at a decrease of air pressure from 3 hPa to 9 hPa over 6 hours Default 5 hPa Activate Deactivate storm warning alarm with ON OFF resp Default OFF Relearn Mode Relearn Tx Allows to clear all weather data in non volatile buffer memory EEPROM and to newly recognize the outdoor transmitter e g after a battery change in the transmitter without the necessity of a comprehensive re setup of all system c...

Page 10: ...ir respective display sections To recall named measuring and alarm values the menu shown below will have to be activated by touching the Touch Screen in the center of the text display section last two lines at the bottom of the LCD The display of the values is started by touching the displays MINMAX or ALARMS resp The continuance of the recalling process is essentially self explanatory With MINMAX...

Page 11: ...ssible at any time to toggle between the MIN MAX and ALARMS value displays Any action can immediately be terminated through EXIT 6 Radio Controlled DCF77 Clock The Radio Controlled DCF77 Clock is normally controlled by the radio signal of the DCF77 time code transmitter and will thus set time and date automatically Under bad reception conditions however both can be set manually as follows Setting ...

Page 12: ...n the display will toggle between the following Date in DD MM YY format 24 hour time format or Date in MM DD YY format 12 hour time format Weekday Engl abbrev Date of Day Month 24 hour format or Weekday Month Date of Day 12 hour time format Seconds Set Wake up Alarm Time Setting of Wake up Alarm The action is started by touching the time display in the TIME section Start ALARM in the menu section ...

Page 13: ...onds to the presently displayed weather symbol Sunny Fair Cloudy with sunny intervals or Rainy Note Up and down arrow indicate weather tendency Advanced storm warning is displayed by Rainy symbol with a flashing down arrow Every minute when a new pressure reading is obtained this value is compared to pressure readings from last 2 hours and the biggest resulting difference is displayed in the diffe...

Page 14: ... Humidity Outdoor Temperature Outdoor Temp Wind Chill Dew Point Outdoor Humidity Outdoor Humidity Wind Speed Wind Gust Important Note Since operating procedures and settings are identical all steps to be carried out on the Touch Screen Weather Station for above functions shall be explained only once by means of the following example Air Pressure 9 1 Air Pressure Pressure Example for Activating the...

Page 15: ...ng the PRESSURE section Start with ALARM in the menu section Proceed with HI AL in the menu section Note Setting of the LO alarms is from here possible through LO AL analog to this example Setting of high alarm value with UP or DOWN Proceed with ON OFF Activate or deactivate the alarm with ON or OFF Terminate with EXIT Note Activation or deactivation of the alarm Display or deletion of the symbol ...

Page 16: ...The rain amounts of the last week and of the last month do not represent the amounts collected up to the present point of time but those of the last complete week or the last complete month respectively All setting and display facilities only pertain to the respective presently displayed value Important Note Operation and settings of the function Rain are essentially corresponding to the ones desc...

Page 17: ...n be erased through RAIN TOTAL followed by CONFIRM 11 Additional Information to Function Outdoor Temperature Outdoor Temp Note By twice touching the OUTDOOR section the display will toggle between the following Outdoor Temperature Outdoor Temp Wind Chill Dew Point All setting and display facilities only pertain to the respective presently displayed value 12 Additional Information to Function Wind ...

Page 18: ...h UP or DOWN and switched ON or OFF with Wind Direction ON OFF in the upper left part of the menu display Activation or deactivation of every respective wind direction alarm with ON or OFF in the menu step shown below Leaving the mode with EXIT 13 Operating and Setting of Functions EL Backlight Light Buzzer and Alarm in the WIND Section 13 1 EL Backlight Light For better readability of the LCD the...

Page 19: ...ion will numbered and sorted according to the time of appearance with NEXT all those set and activated alarms outside the wake up alarm be displayed that have reached an alarm condition since their last deletion Here for every respective alarm the time and date of appearance can be displayed by touching ALARM 14 PC Connection As an important feature exceeding the mere display on the Touch Screen t...

Page 20: ...tware allows the display of all present weather data with graphic symbols It further allows the display storage and printing of history data sets whose volume exceeding the maximum 1750 data sets of the Weather Station is only limited by the capacity of the PC s main memory Furthermore the present weather data can be tied on to web sites by means of the Web Publisher software History data can be d...

Page 21: ...Min if the Base Station does not receive any data after 5 successive attempts all displays outside the rain amount are 15 3 Data Transmission by Cable Measuring Intervals Thermo Hygro Sensor 128 s at Wind Factor 10 km h here no Wind Gust display or 32 s at Wind Factor 10 km h here with Wind Gust display 10 Min if the Base Station does not receive any data after 5 successive attempts all displays o...

Page 22: ...tor will light up on the LCD or Mains Voltage AC DC Adapter INPUT 230VAC 50HZ use only the included Mains Adapter Recommended for PC Connection and frequent use of EL Backlight Thermo Hygro Sensor Batteries 2 ea 1 5 V Batteries Type C Alkaline Batteries recommended Life Cycle appr 2 5 years or Power provided via Cable from the Base Station by using the AC DC Adapter 15 6 PC Connection Wiring COM P...

Page 23: ...ddresses of legal dumping grounds with selective collection All electronic instruments must from now on be recycled User shall take an active part in the reuse recycling and recovery of the electrical and electronic waste The unrestricted disposal of electronic waste may do harm on public health and the quality of environment This product must however not be thrown in general rubbish collection po...

Page 24: ...y accurate The specifications of this product may change without prior notice This product is not a toy Keep out of the reach of children No part of this manual may be reproduced without written consent of the manufacturer R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Summary of the Declaration of Conformity We hereby declare that this wireless transmission device does comply with the essential requirements of R TTE ...