Orion Car Audio 420 manual

Orion 420 Weather Station 1 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Orion 420 Weather Station™ User Manual Version 1.04 All specificat ions subj ect to change without notice. Printed in U . S. A.[...]

2 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ © Copyright 2005, 2006 , 2007, 2 008 Colum bia W eather Systems , Inc. All Rights Reserved . Proprietar y Notice: Orion, Orion 420, Or ion 510, Capr icorn 2000, Capricor n 2000MP and Capricor n 2000EX are tr a[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 3 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. W elcom e! W elcome to the Colum bia W eather System s family of users and congratulat ions on your purchas e of the Orion W eather Station. The Or ion 420 W eather Station is q [...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 5 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Import ant Notice : Ship ping Dam age BEFORE YOU RE AD ANY FURT HER, please in spect all syst em compon ents for ob vious shipp ing damage. T he Orion 420 is a high precision ins[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 7 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Table of Conten ts WELCOME! .................................................................................................. 3 IMPORTANT NOTICE : SHIPPING DAMAGE ..............[...]

8 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ C LEANING .......................................................................................................................... 35 R EPLACING THE PTU M ODULE ...............................................[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 9 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. SECTI ON 1: INT RODUCT ION The Orio n 420 Wea ther Stati on Utilizing cutt ing-edged u ltrasonic tech nolog y at an amazi ngly aff ordable price, the Orion 420 W eather Station i[...]

10 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Features: • Six mos t essential weather param eters meas ured in one instrum ent • Accurate and s table m easurem ent • Ultrasonic wind sensor and im pact precipitati on sensor • No m oving parts m ean[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 11 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Rainfall Range: cum ulative Collection Area: 60 cm 2 Accurac y: ± 5% (spatial variations m ay exist) Resolution 0. 01 in. (0.25 4mm ) Units Avai lable: mm , inches Input Voltag[...]

12 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Principles of Me asurement s Wind Measure ment Both wind sp eed and dir ection are m easured usi ng advance d ultrasonic technolo gy. The sensor utilizes ultrasound t o determ ine horizontal wind readings . Th[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 13 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Relative hum idity m easurem ent is based on a c apacitive th in film polymer HUMI CAP®180 s ensor. The sensor is h ighly accurate with negl igible h ysteresis and exc ellent l[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 15 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. SECTI ON 2: PHYS ICAL DESCRIP TION Orion Sens or Transmi tter The Or ion Sensor Tr ansmitter is an al l-in-one s ensor unit co ntaining ultraso nic win d speed and d irection se[...]

16 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ 4: Humidit y and tem perature sensor i nside the S ensor Modu le Bottom of the Transm itter 1: Alignm ent direction s ign 2: Service port 3: W ater tight cable gla nd 4: Unused cab le gland , covered Mounting [...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 17 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Terminal Number Signal Color 3 TX- Orange 5 RXD Black 6 SGND Green 19 VIN- W hite 20 VIN+ Red For heated se nsor transm itters, term inal 17 (HT G-) is connect ed to the B lue w[...]

18 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Heating (Opt ional) Heating elem ents located below the precipitati on sensor and inside the wind trans ducers k eeps the precipitation and wind se nsors f ree from snow and ice. A heat ing tem perature sens o[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 19 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. SECTI ON 3: INST ALLA TION Weather St ation S ystem Co nfiguratio ns[...]

20 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Installatio n O verview Unpack ing the Unit Installing Sensor Trans mitter Installing the O rion 420 W eatherproof Enclosure Connecting th e Sensor T ransm itter to the enclosur e Connecting th e enclosure t o[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 21 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Save the sh ipping carton and pac king m aterial in case the unit needs to be return ed to the f actory. If the system does not operat e or calibrate properl y, see Section 6: M[...]

22 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Installing the Orion Sensor Transmitter Site Selec tion: Finding a su itable site f or the sensor tr ansm itter is important f or getting re presentati ve ambient meas urements. The s ite should repres ent the[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 23 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. 1. If the sensor transm itter is alread y mounted, loose n the fix ing screw on th e mounting ada pter. 2. Use a com pass to determ ine that the tr ansducer he ads are ex actly [...]

24 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Routing Cable Use plastic ti e wraps s ecure the cabl e to m ast. Be sure that on e is used a t the mast bas e. Tighten the tie wraps sec urely and clip off any exc ess length w ith a wire c utter tool. Route [...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 25 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. For heated se nsor transm itters, c onnect the bro wn wire along with the r ed wire to p osition 1 and c onnect the blue wire along with t he white a nd bare to term inal 2. Con[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 27 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Section 4: Option al Sen sor Mount ing Hardw are Fiberglass an d steel 10- foot m asts are available f or use with either Roof Mounting Hardware K it (Cat. No. 88002) or W all M[...]

28 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Wall Mou nting The f igure and table be low illustrates and descr ibes the indi vidual parts in the W all Mounting K it (Catalog No. 88003) . Items includ ed in the k it are mark ed with an aster isk (*). Indi[...]

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30 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Tripod Tripod Mo del T-1000 is d esigned to pro vide up t o 10 feet of s table, secure s upport f or your meteor ological sensor s. The T -1000 is construc ted from welded aluminum and is po wder coated f or a[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 31 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Tripod T-1000 (Catalog N o. 88007) P arts List: Item # Description Qt y 1 Body/Mast Ass embl y 1 2 Legs 3 3 Retainer Pi ns 4 4 Guy W ire Ring with 1 3 W ires and Turnbuck les Op[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 33 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Section 5: Operati on The Or ion 420 outputs the follo wing 8 param eters in 4- 20 mA cur rent signals: Channel 1: W ind Directio n Description: I nstantane ous wind dir ection.[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 35 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. SECTI ON 6: MAINT ENAN CE This chapter contains ins tructions f or the basic m aintenance of the sensor tr ansm itter. Cleaning To ensur e the accurac y of m easurement r esults[...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 37 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Section 7: T roubles hooting This chapter describes c omm on problems , their probable caus es and r emedies. Problem Possible Cau se Action W ind measurem ent failure. Both th [...]

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Orion 420 Weather Station 39 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. SECTI ON 8: USER SUP PORT INF ORM A T ION This sec tion consists of th e f ollowing item s: 1. One-Year Lim ited W arranty: Please re ad this doc ument car efully. 2. Return for[...]

40 Orion 420 Weather Station ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___  Write the RMA num ber on t he outside of the box. C. Shipping  Send freight prepai d (UPS r ecommended) .  Insurance is recom mended. (T he fac tory can provide the c urrent repl acem ent value of th[...]

Orion 420 Weather Station 41 ____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ___ Columbia Weather System s, Inc. Columb ia W eather Systems, Inc. 2240 NE G riffin Oaks Street, Suite 100 Hillsboro, OR 9 7124-6463 Telephone (503) 629-08 87 Fax (503) 629-08 98 Web Site http://www.co lumbia we[...]