Acu-Rite 1035 manual

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    Professional W eather Cent er model #0 1 035 Instruction Manual LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY Chaney Instrument Company warrants that all pr oducts it manufactur es to be of good material and workmanship and to be fr ee of defects if pr operly install ed and operated for a period of one year fr om date of pur chase. REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY I[...]

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    Introduction The AcuRite® Professional W eat her Center wit h Integrated Multi-Sensor collects outside weather data and sends t he data via wireless signal to the included Displa y Console via a low-pow er radio frequency . This weather cent er has been designed to be easy to install and use, wit hout com promising an y of t he professional weathe[...]

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    Install 6 “ AA ” Alkaline Batter ies Connect pow er adaptor Remo ve Batter y Compar tment Cov er Inst alling Batteries - Display Console The display console will operate under batter y pow er OR A C pow er alone, how ev er , it is recommended t hat batter ies be installed to retain records and to ensure continued operation during a pow er outag[...]

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    Inst alling t he Wireless 5-in-1 Multi-Sensor Af ter ins talling batteries in to the Wirel ess Mul ti-sens or , you must choose a l ocation to instal l the senso r . T o ensur e that y our pro fessional weather center pe r forms at its best, follo w these guide lines to c hoose a moun ting lo cation for the wir eless m ulti-se nsor: INSTALL AWAY FR[...]

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    Setting t he T ime & Date Af ter powering on the displa y console, you must set y our local time and date. It is impor tant to do t his as soon as possible, as the hist or y functions will utilize the cloc k and calendar to time st amp records and data of interest. The default select ed weather categor y on the display should be “SET CL OC K?[...]

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    9 8 2. Connect USB cable to display console 3. Connect USB cable to your PC 1 . Go t o www .acurit e.com and clic k on the “My Bac kyard W eat her” link and f ollow the on-screen instructions for installing sof tware for your USB connected weather station display console. USB PC Connection (optional) Display Features Language Selection wind spe[...]

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    SETUP 1 1 1 0 USB Connectivity (optional) USB Modes Over view Setting USB Mode Once you hav e installed t he sof tware from the website and connected the USB cable t o your PC, y ou must c hoose a USB mode to t ake advantage of the USB connectivity .. The display console has 5 1 2kb of int ernal memor y*, whic h is enough space to log (save) about [...]

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    WEATHER SELECT: The “ W eat her Select” area of the display f eatures heat inde x, dew point, wind c hill calculations, as well as indoor tem perature and humidity . Rainfall rate (inc hes per hour) can also be view ed in t he weather select area. T o c hange t he “ W eather Select” cat egor y , press the selection ar ro w button just to t [...]

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    The display console features WIND SPEED PEAK, A VERAGE, CURRENT WIND SPEED, CURRENT WIND DIRECTION , and WIND DIRECTION RECENT HISTOR Y INDIC A T ORS. All of t he wind data points are displayed in the center and upper lef t por tion of the display . WIND SPEED PEAK: The WIND SPEED PEAK will display t he highest wind speed recorded in the previous 6[...]

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    PRESSURE: The display console features a pressure read-out, just to the right of t he forecast icon. The pressure readout area will also indicate if t he pressure is F ALLING, S TEAD Y , or RISING. Weat her Forecas t USE Atmospheric Pressur e USE FORECAST: futur e forecas t icon The display console features a weather f orecast icon which gives you [...]

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    RAINFALL EVENT: The “RAINF ALL EVENT” display will give you the rainfall tot al from the cur rent rain e vent. A w eat her system may come into your ar ea ver y slowly , and ma y rain o ver man y hours or days without many breaks. The rainfall ev ent tot al accounts for t his and will continue to display t he tot al until the rain event is o ve[...]

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    WEATHER AL ARMS: Eac h weather categor y (e xample- “OUTDOOR TEMP” categor y shown belo w) f eatures alarm optio ns. The alarm options are displayed to the lef t of the cur rently selected weather cat egor y . Alarms are all set to “OFF” by default upon powering on the display console. NOTE: Some w eat her cat egories will only ha ve either[...]

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    RAIN AL ARM NOTE: The “RAIN AL ARM” can eit her be set to ON or OFF , no numerical value can be set. If set to “ON”, t he rain alarm will sound as soon as the f irst amount of rain is recorded. STORM AL ARM NO TE: The “STORM AL ARM” can eit her be set to ON or OFF , no numer ical value can be set. If set to “ON”, t he STORM alarm wi[...]

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    Cust omizing t he Weat her T ic ker TM EXTRA WEATHER TICKER MESSAGES: In addition to t he automatic general daily messages, t here are e xtra automatic messages whic h pro vide additional interesting det ails about the cur rent weather conditions. Below is an o ver view of t he extr a WEA THER TIC KER TM messages. • NEW HIGH TEMPERA TURE RECORD _[...]

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    DISPL AY CONSOLE MAINTENANCE: Clean with a sof t damp clot h, do not use caustic cleaners or abrasiv es as t hese will damage the f inish on t he display console. K eep away from dust and dir t and moisture, dust v entilation por ts regularly wit h a gentle puf f of air , t his will keep the indoor temperature and humidity accurate. INTEGRATED WIRE[...]

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    CALIBRATION TROUBLESHOOTING Set Wireless I.D. This wireless ther mometer uses long range 433mhz radio frequency for communication. In the event that you have reception problems due to inter f erence, both t he main unit and the wireless sensor have a selectable wireless ID. The ID switches are located wit hin the batt er y compar tments of t he dis[...]

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    Integ r ated Multi-Sensor Features Display Console Features wind speed anemometer solar panel mounting point wind direction vane rainfall collector bac klight touc h control histor y records button batter y access and A C adaptor/USB por t (BA CK) weather tic ker buttons alarm function buttons weather select button temperature and humidity batter y[...]