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308-1425BCA FAQS 

 

 

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CONTENTS 

308-1425BCA FAQS

 .................................................................................................................. 1 

AC Power

 .................................................................................................................................. 2 

Batteries

 .................................................................................................................................... 2 

Weather Station Factory Restart

 ............................................................................................... 2 

Outdoor Temperature Sensor

 ................................................................................................... 3 

Compatible Outdoor sensors

 ................................................................................................... 3 

Quick Connect

 ........................................................................................................................ 3 

Outdoor Temperature Signal Strength

 ...................................................................................... 3 

Dashes show for Outdoor Temperature

 ................................................................................... 3 

Power Requirements

 ............................................................................................................... 4 

Inaccurate Outdoor Temperature Reading

 ............................................................................... 4 

Intermittent Outdoor Temperature

 ............................................................................................ 4 

Outdoor Temperature is stuck or HH.H, LL.L

 ............................................................................ 5 

Outdoor sensor drains batteries quickly

 ................................................................................... 5 

Outdoor Humidity goes to dashes when temperature is cold.

 ................................................... 5 

Outdoor sensor fell. The sensor no longer works

 ..................................................................... 5 

Temperature/Humidity Trend Arrows

 ....................................................................................... 6 

MIN/MAX Temperature readings

 .............................................................................................. 6 

Heat Index/Dew Point

 .............................................................................................................. 7 

Mounting/Positioning Outdoor sensor

 ...................................................................................... 7 

Position Weather Station

 .......................................................................................................... 8 

Distance/Resistance/Interference

 ............................................................................................. 8 

Temperature Alerts

 ................................................................................................................ 9 

Explanation: The outdoor and indoor temperature alerts are set in two separate steps.

 ............ 9 

Weather Station

 ........................................................................................................................10 

Power Requirements

 ..............................................................................................................10 

12-Hour or 24-Hour time format

 ...............................................................................................10 

Fahrenheit/Celsius

 ..................................................................................................................10 

Backlight

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Dashes, HH.H, LL.L or stuck Indoor Temperature/Humidity

 ......................................................11 

Inaccurate Indoor Temperature Reading

 .................................................................................11 

Set Time Alarm

 .......................................................................................................................11 

Activate/Deactivate time alarm

 ................................................................................................11 

Snooze Alarm

 .........................................................................................................................12 

No WWVB Tower Icon

 ............................................................................................................12 

Summary of Contents for 308-1425BCA

Page 1: ...e 4 Outdoor Temperature is stuck or HH H LL L 5 Outdoor sensor drains batteries quickly 5 Outdoor Humidity goes to dashes when temperature is cold 5 Outdoor sensor fell The sensor no longer works 5 Te...

Page 2: ...n voltage longer in storage However the environment the batteries reside in for the 10 years can deplete the power Use Alkaline or Lithium batteries in the outdoor sensor A minimum voltage of 1 48V fo...

Page 3: ...batteries This is not the same as a thorough factory reset 1 Bring the outdoor sensor and weather station together inside and place the units 5 10 feet apart with nothing between them 2 Hold the HEAT...

Page 4: ...the home it will read inside temperature humidity When the outdoor sensor reads high during the day but not at night it is a positioning problem Look for heat sources such as sunlight door or window f...

Page 5: ...st lost or intermittent Outdoor sensor drains batteries quickly Test a new set of alkaline batteries Write down the date of installation and the voltage of the batteries When the batteries fail please...

Page 6: ...rrows Explanation The indoor and outdoor temperature 2 F 1 C and humidity 3 RH trend indicators update every 30 minutes or less These trends represent temperature changes over the past three hours Exa...

Page 7: ...ts the higher the moisture content of the air at a given temperature View Dew Point Temperature From the default time display press the HEAT DEW button twice and Dew Point will show instead of the out...

Page 8: ...2 Insert the mounting screw through the front of the outdoor sensor and into the wall Tighten the screw to snug do not over tighten Position Weather Station The weather station has a pull out stand to...

Page 9: ...y signal Stucco has a metal mesh that absorbs signal Avoid transmitting antennas ham radios emergency dispatch centers airports military bases etc Electrical wires utilities cable etc Vegetation is fu...

Page 10: ...ow Turn alert OFF In normal mode hold and release the ALERT button to select the alert With HI or LO alert selected press the button to disarm that alert Weather Station Power Requirements This weathe...

Page 11: ...is inaccurate it is often due to the location of the display or overpowered under powered batteries You can test the accuracy at you home Side by side test Bring the outdoor sensor in the house and pl...

Page 12: ...r location Adjust the time zone in the Program Menu Check that the DST indicator is correct for your location most areas observe DST so this should be ON Adjust the DST indicator in the Program Menu M...

Page 13: ...As the Weather station builds memory it will compare the current average pressure to the past forty day average pressure for increased accuracy The longer the Weather station operates in one location...

Page 14: ...full moon the illuminated portion will decrease or wane until the new moon occurs First Quarter and Last Quarter moons occur when the moon is at a 90 degree angle to the earth and sun We see half of t...

Page 15: ...ert batteries into the weather station Weather station drains batteries quickly Test a new set of alkaline batteries Write down the date of installation and the voltage of the batteries When the batte...

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