Taylor 1528 manual

W eatherGuide ™ Syst em with Remote Sensor Instruction Man ual 1 by 1528 MOON PHASE[...]

W elcome t o the T a ylor ® W eat herGuide Syst em. Simple, r eliable, accurate…it allows y ou to monitor indoor or outdoor locations from one room. T he base unit reads indo or conditio ns, while the remote sens or wir elessl y re ports outd oor we ather co nditio ns back to th e base unit for an all-in-one w eather displa y . Plan your work da[...]

T o Po wer your W eatherGuide ™ Base Unit Y ou r W e ath erG uid e™ ba se un it may be powered by ei the r an AC adaptor (included) or 2 AAA batteries (not included). Adaptor po wer – insert the connector end of the adaptor into the jack on the side of the base unit. Pl ug the other end into the proper elect rical outlet. Batter y P ow er –[...]

If the t ransmis sion is su ccessfu l, the r emote sens or read ings and a “ ” icon w ill appe ar on the base u nit. If dashes a re still di spla yed on the receiver unit, press the Tx button again. T o cha nge t he remot e sen sor’ s tem pera - ture dis play to Cel siu s, press th e “ +C/ F” but ton in sid e the rem ote ’ s b att er y [...]

How to Display y our WeatherGuide™ T able top – use the T able Stand on the back of the base and r emote sensor units W all – u se the k eyh ole o n the b ack of t he ba se an d re mot e sens or un its . Base Unit Remote Sensor Base unit location – Pl ace th e unit i ndo ors in a w el l-v ent ilat ed lo cati on a wa y fr om d ire ct su nlig[...]

Atomic Clock a nd Calendar Y our W eatherGuide™ has a radio-controlled clock/calendar that sets itself to the radio signal transmitted b y the U.S. Atomic Clock located in Colorado . T o synchronize the atomic clock: 1. P ress an d hol d the “-P MCE/ RCC ” button on the back of the base unit. The unit will beep . The antenna icon will flash o[...]

7 How to Set the Cl ock Manuall y T o man ually set the clock: 1. P res s and hol d the “SET/ AL ” butto n. The u nit wil l beep . 2. Pr ess “+C/F” or “-PMCE/RCC” to set the seconds to zer o. Press “SE T/AL ” to en ter . 3. Pr ess “+C/F” or “-PMCE/RCC” to cha nge the ho urs. Pr ess “SE T/AL ” to ent er . 4. Pr ess “+C/[...]

Tip: Hol d down th e “+C /F” or “-PMCE /RCC” buttons to a dvance the dig- its quickly . Daylight S avings T ime – to t urn D ST on, press “MODE” until “OFF” appears in the c loc k dig its. P ress an d hol d the “SET/AL ” button until it switches to “ON”. DST is now on. Pr ess “MODE” to return to the clock displa y . Ho[...]

2. Press and hold the “SET/AL ” button. The unit will b eep and the a larm’ s hour digit s will flash. 3. P ress “+ C/F ” or “ -PM CE/ RCC ” to change the hours. Press “SET/AL ” to enter . The minutes will flash. 4. P ress “+ C/F ” or “ -PM CE/ RCC ” to cha nge the minut es. P ress “S ET/ AL ” to enter .The unit will r[...]

T o turn off the alar m: Press “MODE” until the Alarm displa y ap- pea rs. Pres s the “S ET/ AL ” butt on. Th e ala rm ico n wil l dis appe ar . The a lar m is turned off. Snooze f eature Pr ess the “Snooz e/Ligh t” button o n the top of the base unit to silence the alarm for 5 minutes. A icon will flash as long as the snooze is activ e[...]

11 How to r ead your W eatherGuide™ The base unit displa ys indoor conditions from its location. The remote unit will trans mit weather readings fr om its location back to the base unit. Alt erna tely , the remo te se nso r’ s probe cord may be use d. Plug t he probe cor d into the rubber plug on the remote sensor . Allow the end to hang where [...]

12 Auto Scro ll feature – the base unit can be set to a utomatic ally scr oll thr ough r ead- ing s. T o ac tiva te Aut o Scrol l, press th e “Channel” button on the back of the base unit u ntil the a uto scr oll sym bol app ears on the LCD . The base unit w ill autom atically disp lay base a nd remot e readi ngs fo r 10 seconds each. T emper[...]

T o Vie w Minimum/Maximum temperature/hum idity readings Y our W eatherGuide™ will store the last recor ded high and low temperatures and hu mi dit y ov er a 2 4 hou r pe rio d. The 2 4 hou r period starts when the batteries are in- sta lled. 1. Press the “Min/Max” button once to see the h igh est te mpe rat ure/h umi dit y of th e da y . 2. [...]

Baro metric Pressure Readings Bar ometri c press ure r efers t o the pre ssure e xerted b y the atmos phere at a gi ven alt itu de . I t may be exp ressed i n eit her m ill iba rs (mb)/ hectopascal s (hPa), or inc hes of mer cur y (inHg). A rising or fa lling barometric pressure r e ading indic ates the likelihood of fa ir or poor weather condition[...]

15 15 For t he most accurat e barom etric pre ssure readings, y ou should program y our curr ent Altitude into your W eatherGuide™. If the curr ent altitude is unknown, one ref erence for altitude maps in the US is: http://www .ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/topo/state.html. T o pr ogram altitude: 1. Pr ess and h old the “HIS T OR Y” butto n. The unit wil[...]

Comfort Le vel Readings Y our W eather Guide™ c ombine s temper atur e and hum idity r eadin gs to determine an indoor comfort lev el. If the displa y shows WET or DR Y condition s, you ma y wish to adju st indoor tempe rature or humidity conditions to reach a com for table reading. One of these Comfort Lev el icons will appear above the clock d [...]

Humidity T rend Indicator s Y our W eatherGuide™ will indicate if humidity lev els are rising, falling, or steady . indicates Rising Humidity r eadings (humid- ity has gone up mor e than 2 degrees in an hour) indicates Steady Humidity r eadings indicates Falling Humidity (humidity has gone d own mo re than 2 de grees i n an hour) Humidity trendin[...]

Moon Phase and Tide The Moon pha se will autom atically displ a y acc ording to the current calendar . Tide levels w ill display as High, Medium or Low based on the curr ent Moon Phase . New Moon - The Moon's dark side is facing the Earth. The Moon is not visible (except during a solar eclipse). W axing Cr escent - The Moon is partly lit by di[...]

Backlight F eature The base unit has a backlight for easy vie wing of the screen. Press the “Snooze/Light” button to turn the backlight on for 3 seconds. Press SNOOZE/LIGHT for a 3 second backlight T o Switch Betw een °F and °C Pr ess the “+C/F ” butto n to swit ch betw een Fah renhe it an d Cels ius t emp era ture di s- pla ys. Low Batte[...]

T roubl e-Shooting Disconnected Signals If th e rec eive r unit do es not r ecei ve a tr ansmi ssion f rom a r emo te chan - nel f or 1 hour , the d ispla y will sh ow das hes.T o cor rec t this pr obl em: 1. Check that the remote i s properly positioned, within the appr o- pri ate tr ans mis sio n ran ge . T ransmi ssi ons a re vast ly affe cte d [...]

21 T ransmission Collision Signals f rom othe r household de vices, such as do orbells, home s ecurity systems and entry controls, ma y interfere. This is normal and does not affect the general performance of thi s product. The transmission will resume once the interf erence recedes. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with th[...]

Pr ecautions 1. The rec eiver i s inte nde d for in doo r use o nly . I t is no t sea led against moisture and could be dam aged if used outdoors. 2. Do not immerse the unit in water . If you spill liquid on it, dr y im- mediately with a soft, lint-free cloth. 3. Do not clean the unit with abrasiv e or corrosiv e materials. This ma y scratch plasti[...]

Specifications Range of temperature measur ement: Receiver unit (indoor onl y): 14°F to 158°F (-10°C to 70°C) Remote unit: -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C) Indoor Humidity: 20% - 99% RH Resolution: 0.1 degree for temperature, 1% for humidity T emperatur e/Humidity trends – rising, falling or steady Minimum/Maximum dail y temperature/humidit[...]

1528 8.08 24 One Y ear W arranty This pr oduct is warranted ag ainst defects in materia ls or workmanship for one (1) y ear from date of original pur chase . It does not cover damages or wear r esulting from accident, misuse , abuse , commercial use, or unauthorized adjustment and/or repair . Should this product re- quire service (or replacement at[...]