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Acu-Rite 621 manual

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    Instruction Manual SAVE THIS MANU AL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Questions? Contact Cust omer Suppor t at ( 8 77) 22 1 - 1 25 2 or visit www . AcuRite .com. CONTENTS Unpac king Instr uctions ........... 2 P ackage Contents .................. 2 Product R egistration ............... 2 Features & Benets: Sensor ..... 2 Features & Benets: Displ[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Congratulations on y our new A cuRite product. T o ensure t he best possible product perf ormance, please read t his manual in its entirety and retain it for future ref erence. Unpac king Ins tructions Remo v e the protective lm t hat is applied to the LCD screen prior to using this product. Locate the t ab and peel of f to remov e. Pac kage C[...]

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    3 Features & Benets DISPL AY UNIT 1. 1 2 to 24 Hour Weather For ecast Self-Calibrating Forecasting pulls data from the outdoor sensor to generate your personal forecast. 2. Learning Mode Icon Disappears af ter weather forecast self-calibration is complete. 5 4 6 7 8 1 3 2 12 11 9 10 3. Sensor Low Battery Indicat or 4. Current Outdoor Tempera[...]

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    4 SETUP Install or Replace Batteries AcuRite recommends high quality alkaline batteries f or the best product per for mance. Heavy duty or rec hargeable batteries are not recommended. The outdoor sensor requires lithium batt eries in low temperature conditions. Cold temperatures can cause alkaline batteries to function im properly . Use lithium bat[...]

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    5 Intelli-T ime ® Cloc k Intelli-T ime products are pre-progr ammed with t he correct time and date. Intelli-T ime tec hnology instr ucts the time and dat e to set t hemselves. All y ou need to do is select your Time Zone and Daylight Sa ving Time pref erences. The cloc k will then automaticall y set itself and c hange for Day light Saving T ime. [...]

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    6 Placement for Maximum Accuracy AcuRite sensors are sensitive to surrounding envir onmental conditions. Proper placement of bot h the display unit and outdoor sensor are cr itical to the accuracy and perf ormance of t his product. Display Unit Placement Place the displa y unit in a dr y area free of dir t and dust. Display unit stands upr ight for[...]

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    7 Using t he Weather For ecaster Lear ning Mode S elf-Calibrating Forecasting uses a unique algorithm t o analyze c hanges in pressure o v er a time period (called Lear ning Mode) to deter mine your altitude. Af ter 1 4 days, t he Learning Mode icon disappears from the displa y screen. At this point, t he self-calibrated pressure is tuned in to you[...]

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    8 Troubleshooting No outdoor sensor reception no bars If the wireless signal indicator shows no bars: • Relocate t he display unit and/or the outdoor sensor . The units must be within 1 65 f t (50 m) of eac h ot her . • Make sure both units are placed at least 3 fee t (.9 m) away from electronics that may inter f ere with t he wireless communic[...]

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    9 Replace Intelli-T ime Batter y Intelli-T ime tec hnology is pow ered b y a pre-installed coin-cell batter y t hat stores the time and dat e settings. The batter y has a shelf lif e of sev eral y ears. T o replace t he Intelli-T ime batter y: 1 . Locate t he coin cell batter y compar tment door on the bac k of t he display unit, inside the batt er[...]

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    10 TEMPERA TURE RANGE Outdoor: -40 º F to 1 58 º F; -40 º C to 70 º C Indoor: 32 º F to 1 22 º F; 0 º C to 50 º C WIRELESS RANGE 1 65 ft / 50 m depending on home constr uction materials OPERA TING FREQUENCY 433 MHz POWER Display: 2 x AA alkaline batteries Sensor: 2 x AA akaline or lithium batter ies D A T A REPORTING 30 second updates FCC I[...]

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    11 At AcuRite, we proudly uphold our commitment to quality tec hnology . Chaney Instrument Co. warrants that all products it manufactures to be of good material and workmanship, and to be free of defects when properly installed and operated for a period of one year from the date of purchase. W e recommend t hat you visit us at www .AcuRite.com for [...]

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    Chaney Instrument Co. All rights reserved. AcuRite is a registered trademark of the Chaney Instrument Co., Lake Geneva, WI 53147. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. AcuRite uses patented technology . Visit www.AcuRite.com/patents for details. Printed in China 0062 1 INST 1 21 71 4 It’ s more than accu[...]