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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

327-1417 FAQS

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Batteries

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Weather Station Factory Restart

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Battery Change

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Power requirements

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Compatible Sensors

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Add-on Sensors

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Thermohygro Sensor

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Dashes shown for outdoor temperature/humidity

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Inaccurate outdoor temperature/humidity

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Outdoor Readings are stuck or OFL

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Intermittent Sensor Readings

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sensor drains batteries quickly

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Humidity shows OFL but temperature works

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Fahrenheit/Celsius

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HI | LO Temperature/Humidity Records

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Reset HI | LO Temperature/Humidity Records

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Wind Speed Sensor

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Wind Cups spinning slow or not spinning

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Replace wind cups

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Wind speed is 0.00

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Wind speed is inaccurate

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Understanding wind readings

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Reset Wind Speed History

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Sensor area is blank (no dashes or numbers)

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Alerts: Wind, Temp, humidity

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Active Alert

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Mounting/Positioning

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Distance/Resistance/Interference

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Weather Station

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Summary of Contents for 327-1417

Page 1: ...dity 4 Inaccurate outdoor temperature humidity 4 Outdoor Readings are stuck or OFL 4 Intermittent Sensor Readings 4 sensor drains batteries quickly 5 Humidity shows OFL but temperature works 5 Fahrenh...

Page 2: ...aline batteries make less noise which reduces the chance of RF radio frequency interference from the battery compartment A minimum voltage of 1 48V for each battery is necessary for proper performance...

Page 3: ...ve 433MHz sensors will read to this wind speed station ADD ON SENSORS You can add up to two TX141TH BCH sensors for extra temp humidity readings on channels 2 or 3 Wind Sensor uses channel 1 1 Remove...

Page 4: ...high during the day but not at night it is a mounting problem Side by side test Bring the thermo hygro sensor in the house and place it next to the Wind speed station for 2 hours Compare indoor and ou...

Page 5: ...ning the problem Check the distance and resistance between the sensor and Wind speed station Sensors at the end of the range may work while batteries are fresh but not after they drain a bit Check for...

Page 6: ...cups 1 Loosen the screw on side of cups 2 Remove cups 3 Install new cups 4 Tighten screw Note The screw in the wind cups will fit on the flat side of the metal stem on the sensor WIND SPEED IS 0 00 C...

Page 7: ...seconds all readings default back to the 1 hour top wind speed Color Wind Speed Graph The wind speed graph with color sections is based on current wind speed One segment will flash indicating current...

Page 8: ...RH to 99 RH Outdoor HIGH Humidity ON OFF Outdoor HIGH Humidity Value 10 RH to 99 RH Indoor LOW Temperature ON OFF Indoor LOW Temperature Value 32 F to 99 F 0 C to 37 C Indoor HIGH Temperature ON OFF...

Page 9: ...ck using a nail or insert one mounting screw through the front Mount the TX141TH BCH sensor on a north facing wall or in any shaded area Under an eave or deck rail is preferred The maximum wireless tr...

Page 10: ...isture and reduces signal Dirt Receiving a signal through a hill is difficult WEATHER STATION 12 HOUR TIME FORMAT Time display 12 hour or 24 hour format Default is 12 hour time Use the Program Menu to...

Page 11: ...will flash Press and release the or button to select the correct year Confirm with the SET button and move to the month 9 The month will flash Press and release the or button to select the correct mo...

Page 12: ...backlight is on continuously when operating the Forecast Station with the 5 volt a c adapter Note When the Adapter is NOT in use the Hi Low Off light feature is not available Try this exercise in a d...

Page 13: ...ourly and daily then stored in nonvolatile memory IMPORTANT As the Wind speed station builds memory it will compare the current average pressure to the past forty day average pressure for increased ac...

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