Technoline WS 1600 manual

59 FAMILY WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual INTRODUCT ION: Congratulations o n purchasing this state-of-the-art weather station as an example o f excellent design and innovative m easuring techniq ue. Featuring time, date, calendar, weather forecast, wind direction and speed, r ainfall, outdoor t emperature and outdoor humidity, air p ressure and [...]

60 FEATU RES: The Multifunc tional Weather S tation • Time display (man ual setting) • 12/24 hour time display • Calendar displa y (weekday, date, month, year) • Time alarm functi on • W eather forecasting function with 3 weather icons and weathe r tendency indicator • Outdoor tempe rature display in °C /ºF • Outdoor Humi dity displ[...]

61 • Relative air pres sure displa yed in hPa or inHg • Air pressure tend ency indicator f or the past 12 ho ur (bargraph fo rmat) • LCD contrast sel ectable • Low batter y indicator • W ind dir ection dis played in 16 step s • W ind speed displayed in km/h, mp h or m/s, and Be aufort scale • W ind chill displayed in ° C of ° F • [...]

62 The Wind sen sor • Connected to the thermo-hygro tr ansmitter b y cable • Can be installed onto a mast or a horizontal p anel THE RAIN SENS OR • Connected to the thermo-hygro tr ansmitter b y cable • To be mounted onto a horizontal panel[...]

63 Cable connection between the wind sensor and the thermo-hygro transmitter Cable connection between the rain sensor and the thermo-hygro transmitter W ireless transmission at 868 MHz - thermo- hygro transmitter to weather station Weather station Wind sensor Rain sensor SETTING UP: Note: W hen putting the Weather Station into operation, it is impo[...]

64 important to test all components f or correct functio n before placing and mounting them at their final destinations (See Positioning below) 1. Unwind the cable s of the Rain and the W ind sensors. Connect the Rain and the Wind sensor s to the Thermo- hygro transm itter by plugging t he connector heads of the t wo sensors into t he appropriate s[...]

65 4. Afterwards, the Weather Station will start receivi ng data from the transmitter. The outdoor temp erature, hum idity windchill and wind speed s hould then be displayed on the W eather Station. If this does not happen after 30 seconds, th e batteries will nee d to be remov ed from both units. You will have to st art again from step 1. 5. You m[...]

66 Note : • After batteries ar e installed in tr ansmitter, user shall also power up the weather station to receive t he signal from t he transmitter as soon as possi ble. If the weather statio n is powered after a bout more than 5 hours the tran smitter is powered, the wea ther station will never receive sign al successfully fr om this transmitt[...]

67 HOW TO INST ALL AND REP LACE THE BAT TERIES INTO THE WEATHER STATION The W eather Station works with 3 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batte ries. W hen the batteries need to be repl aced, the low batt ery symbol will appear on the L CD. To install and replace the batterie s, please follo w the steps belo w: 1. Remove the batte ry compartmen t cover. 2. Ins[...]

68 HOW TO INST ALL AND REP LACE THE BAT TERIES INTO THE THERMO- HYGRO TRANSMITTER The outdoor The rmo-hygro transm itter works with 2 x AA IEC LR 6, 1.5V batter ies. To install and repl ace the batteries, pl ease follow th e steps belo w: 1. Uninstall the rain cover of the transm itter. 2. Remover the batt ery compartme nt cover. 3. Insert the batt[...]

69 BATTERY CH ANGE: It is recomme nded to replace the batteries in all u nits every two- year to ensure optimum accu racy of these units . Please partici pate in the pres ervation of the environme nt. Return used batterie s to an authorise d depot. Note: The stored His tory record will no t be kept after the battery change is done on the weather st[...]

70 SET key • Press to enter ma nual setting mod es: LCD contr ast, Manual time s etting, 12/2 4 hour time displa y, Calendar setti ng, ºC/ ºF tempera ture unit, W ind speed unit, Rainfall unit, P ressure unit, Relati ve pressure ref erence setting, W eather tendency threshol d setting, Storm warning thr eshold setting an d Storm Alarm On/ Off s[...]

71 • Press to exit the m anual setting m ode • Stop the alarm du ring the time ala rm or weathe r alarm ringing • Press to exit ma x/ min record dis play mode MIN/MAX ke y • Press to displa y minimum and ma ximum records of various weath er data • Press to adjust ( decrease) the l evel of different s ettings • Stop the alarm du ring the[...]

72 Wind direction display and wind speed in Beaufort scale Calendar display Weather tendency indicator Time display Time alarm icon Air pressure history histogram Outdoor relative humidity in % Weather forecast icon Relative air pressure display in hPa or inHg Wind speed in km/h, mph or m/s Wind Chill in ° C or ° F Wind speed Hi/ Lo alarm icon Ou[...]

73 MANUAL SETTIN G: The following man ual settings ca n be changed o nce the SET k ey is pressed: • LCD contrast set ting • Manual time s etting • 12/24 hour time display • Calendar settin g • °C/ °F temperat ure unit setting • W ind speed unit • Rainfall unit settin g • Air pressure u nit setting • Relative pressur e reference [...]

74 MANUAL TIME SETTING: You then ma y manually set the tim e of the clock b y following the ste ps below: 1. The hour digit will start flashin g. 2. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to s et the hour. 3. Pre ss the SET key to switch to the minutes. T he minute di git will start flashin g. 4. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to s et the minute. 5. Co nfirm the tim e[...]

75 Year "Date. Month." (for 24h time display) "Month. Date." (for 12h time display) 2. Co nfirm with the SET ke y and enter the CALEND AR SETTIN G . CALENDAR SE TTING: The date defaul t of the W eather Station is 1. 1. of year 2005. Th e date can be set manually by proce eding as follo ws. 1. The year digit starts flashing . 2. [...]

76 °C/°F TEMP ERATURE UNIT SE TTING The temperature display can be selected to sho w temperature data i n °C or °F. (default °C) 1. The t emperatu re unit is flashi ng 2. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to t oggle between “ °C” or “°F”. Confirm with the SET ke y and ente r the WIND SPEE D UNIT SETT ING WIND SPEED UNI T SETTING The wind spee[...]

77 RAINFALL UNI T SETTING The total rainfall unit can be set as mm or inch. T he default unit is m m. 1. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to t oggle between t he unit “mm” or “ Inch” 2. Co nfirm the u nit with the SET k ey and enter the R ELATIVE AIR PR ESSURE UNIT SETTING RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE UNI T SETTING The relative air p ressure can be set as[...]

78 RELATIVE PRE SSURE REFER ENCE VALUE S ETTING Note: The default ref erence pressure val ue of the baromet er is 1013 hP a when batteries are first inserted. For an exact me asurement, it is necessary to firs t adjust the barometer t o your local relati ve air pressure (r elated to eleva tion above s ea level) . Ask for the current atmos pheric pr[...]

79 WEATHER TENDE NCY THRESHO LD VALUE SE TTING You may select a definite switchin g threshold value , 2 hPa to 4 hPa for the change in the display of weather icons. This represents th e "sensitivity" of t he weather for ecast (the smaller the v alue selected, the more sensitiv e the weather forec ast). The def ault value is 3 hPa. 1. The [...]

80 1. The threshold val ue will start flas hing. 2. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to selec t the value. 3. Confirm with the SET ke y and ente r the STORM ALARM ON/ OF F SETTING . STORM AL ARM ON/ OFF SE TTING You may also ch oose to switch O n or Off the aco ustic Storm war ning alarm (Default OFF). 1. The digit "AO F" will start flashing . 2.[...]

81 Alarm-On icon be flashing. (Also see clause WE ATHER TENDENC Y INDICATOR below ) TO EXIT THE M ANUAL SETTIN G MODE To exit the manu al setting anytime during the ma nual setting mod es, press the ALARM key (or H ISTORY ke y) anytime or wait f or the automatic tim eout. The m ode will return to th e normal time dis play. TIME ALARM SETTING The al[...]

82 4. Pre ss the + o r MIN/MAX ke y to set the m inute of the alarm tim e. Press the ALARM key to c onfirm. W ait for about 30 seconds and the displa y will return to normal displa y mode automatic ally. 5. I n the normal dis play mode, p ress the ALAR M once key to g o to the time alar m setting mode agai n. Then press s hortly the SET k ey to swi[...]

83 The W eather Station can be set to alert when a specific weathe r condition is re ached. The following W eather Alarm settings can be a djusted in the ALARM settin g mode. • High outdoor tem perature alarm • Low outdoor tem perature alarm High wind speed Alarm- On icon Outdoor humidity Alarm-On icon Outdoor t emp Alarm- On icon[...]

84 • High outdoor hum idity alarm • Low outdoor hum idity alarm • High wind speed alarm Default alarm values: Low 0 ° C Temperature High 40 ° C Low 45% Relative Humidity High 70% W ind speed High 100 km/h HIGH A ND LOW OUTDOOR TE MPERATU RE ALARM SETT ING Note: The High and Lo w outdoor temp erature alarm can be set On/ Off in dependentl y,[...]

85 2. Press and hold the SET ke y for about 2 seconds. T he temperatu re digit will start flashing. Pr ess the + or MIN/ MAX k ey to set the high outd oor temp alarm value. (Keep h olding the key will allow the valu e to increase fast er.) 3. Press the ALAR M key to confirm t he setting. The digit will stop flashi ng. Press the SET ke y to switch o[...]

86 HIGH A ND LOW OUTDOOR HUMIDITY A LARM SETTING Note: The High and Lo w outdoor hum idity alarm can be set On/ Off in dependently ac cording to your needs. Set the Outdoor temperature alarm value (H igh or Low al arm value): 1. In the normal dis play mode, press the ALAR M key four times. T he High Outdoor Humi dity alarm displa y will be shown. 2[...]

87 6. Press the ALAR M key to confirm t he setting. The digit will stop flashi ng. Press the SET ke y to switch on or off the alarm. (The s howing of the ico n (((  ))) means that the alarm is switched on.) 7. Press the H ISTORY key or wait f or about 30 s econds and the display will return to normal dis play mode a utomaticall y. In case the hu[...]

88 In case the wind speed exceeds the condition for high wind speed alarm, the v alue will be flashing, al ong with the co rresponding hi gh alarm icon ("H I AL"). And th e buzzer will ring f or 2 minutes. Use r may press an y key to stop th e sound. HYSTERESIS To compensate f or fluctuation of the measured dat a, which may ca use the wea[...]

89 WE A T HER FORECAST A ND WEATH ER TENDENCY: WEATHER FOREC ASTING IC ONS: W eather forecasting icons is displa yed in an y of the following c ombinations at t he right bottom pa rt of LCD: For every sudde n or significant ch ange in the air p ressure, the weather icons w ill update accordingl y to represent the change in weather. (Every time a n [...]

90 The icons displa yed forecasts th e weather in terms of getting bette r or worse and not necessarily sunn y or rainy as eac h icon indicates . For example, i f the current weather is cloudy and th e rainy icon is displ ayed, it does n ot mean that t he product is faulty because it is no t raining. It simpl y means that the air pressure has dropp[...]

91 improve, but w hen indicator points downwards, th e air-pressure is dropping an d the weather is exp ected to become worse. Taking this into account, one ca n see ho w the weather has cha nged and is expect ed to change. For example, if the in dicator is pointing d ownwards togeth er with cl oud and sun icons, then the last noticeabl e change in[...]

92 The horizontal a xis represents th e last 12 hours air pressure rec ording (-12, -9 , -6, -3 and 0 hour). The bars are plotte d at each of th e 5 steps and giv e the trend ov er the recorded perio d. The scale on the right compares the result. The " 0" in the middle of this scale determin es the current air pressure. The vertical axis [...]

93 RAINFALL ME A SUREMENT The total rainfall m easurement is displayed in t he fourth section of the LCD, in the unit of mm or inch. (s ee VIEWING THE M AXIMU M/ MINIMUM WEATHER DAT A below) Pointer indicates the currently detected wind direction Text showing wind speed in Beaufort scale Wind speed This alarm symbol indicates that the alarm is set [...]

94 VIEWING THE HIS TORY D ATA The weather stati on can store u p to 200 sets of weather data which are recorded automatically at 3-hour intervals af ter the weather station is po wered up, at the nearest time of 0 :00, 03:00, 06:00 , 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00. For instance, if use r has manually set the time as 14: 52 after installing ba[...]

95 2. Press MIN/ MAX to view older r ecords. (Press MIN/MA X and + key to vi ew "Previous" an d "Next" record respectively. The records ar e made at 3-hou r intervals) Note: • The stored histo ry records will n ot be retained afte r battery chan ge or wheneve r battery is remove d. • The total rainfall v alue will be e xhibi[...]

96 VIEWING THE M AXIMUM/ M INIMUM WEATHER D ATA The weather stati on will record the maxim um and minimum valu e of the variou s weather data with time and date o f recording automa tically. The follo wing stored maximum and m inimum weathe r data can be vi ewed by pressing the MIN/MAX key in normal displa y mode. 1. Min outdoor temperature wi th t[...]

97 4. Max outdoor humidity with th e date and time of recording MAX icon MAX outdoor humidity value Time and date or recording[...]

98 5. Min Wind c hill temperature wi th the date and time of recordin g 6. Max Wind c hill temperature wi th the date and time of recordin g 7. Min Relati ve pressure with th e date and time of recording MIN icon MIN wind chill value Time and date or recording[...]

99 8. Max Relati ve pressure with th e date and time of recording MAX icon MAX relativ e pressure value Time and date or recording[...]

100 9. Maximum wi nd speed RESET THE M AXIMUM AND M INIMUM WEATHE R DATA To reset the af orementioned ma ximum or minimum weather data 1. to 9., you shall need to reset e ach of the data i ndependentl y. 1. Press MIN/MA X key to show the desired weather dat a. For instance, if you want to reset the minim um humidit y, in the normal displa y you sha[...]

101 3. Press the + k ey once, then the st ored value will b e reset to the curr ent value a nd current time. 4. Press the ALAR M key to return t o normal displa y mode. 10. Total rainfall amount The total rainfall m easurement is displayed in t he fourth section of the LCD, in the unit of mm or inch. It shows the tot al rainfall accumul ated since [...]

102 To reset the rai nfall reading, press the + k ey once when the Rai nfall value an d "Reset" icon is sh own. Then the t otal rainfall amoun t will be reset t o 0, and the time updated to curr ent time. Note: After power up, th e time and dat e and total rainfall is displayed as "- - -". After tim e is adjusted manuall y, the [...]

103 To re-enable t he buzzer: 1. W hen the BUZZER OFF icon is sh own on LCD, press the SET k ey shortly and the BUZZER O FF icon will disa ppear. 2. Press ALAR M key once to return to the norm al display mode. T he "BUZZER OFF" icon will n o longer be sh own. Then the alarm will sound no rmally. LOW BATT ERY INDICATOR The low batter y ind[...]

104 consecutive faile d attempts durin g normal operation ). Please check the following points: 1. The distance of t he Weather St ation or transmi tter should be at le ast 1.5 to 2 metres awa y from any interfering sources such as c omputer monito rs or TV sets. 2. Avoid positioni ng the W eather Station onto or in t he immediate pro ximity of met[...]

105 POSITIONING: Prior to permane ntly affixing an y of the units, ple ase ensure the following point s are considered: • Cable lengths o f the units meet with your distance requirements at the point of fixing • Signals from the sensors can be received b y the base station at p oints of mounting The Weather S tation The W eather Station has bee[...]

106 The Thermo-h ygro Sensor An ideal mountin g place for the the rmo-hygro sens or would be the outer wall b eneath the extension of a roof, as this wi ll protect the sen sor from direct sunlight and oth er extreme weather conditions. To wall mount, use the 2 scre ws to affix the wall bracket to the desir ed wall, plug in the thermo-h ygro sensor [...]

107 The Wind Se nsor Firstly, check th at the wind-fan a nd the wind-van e can rotate freel y before fixin g the unit. For correc t and accurate re adings it is impo rtant to mount th e sensor so that the front (marked E) is pointing in Ea st-West directi on. The wind se nsor should no w be mounted using th e screw or cable tie provided onto a soli[...]

108 The Rain Se nsor For best results, the rain sensor should be securel y mounted onto a horizontal surface about 1 meter above the ground and in an ope n area away from t rees or other coverings wher e rainfall may be reduced causin g inaccurate re adings. W hen securing into place, check that rain excess will not collect an d store at the base o[...]

109 CARE AND M AINTENANCE: • Extreme temp eratures, vibrati on and shock should b e avoided as th ese may cause damage to the units and gi ve inaccurate fo recasts and rea dings. • W hen cleaning the display and casi ngs, use a soft dam p cloth onl y. Do not use solvents or scou ring agents as t hey may mark the LCD and c asings. • Do not sub[...]

110 W ind speed : 0 to 50 m/s (0 t o 111.8 mph) (displayed "OF.L" when > 50m/s ) W ind chill : -40ºC to +59.9ºC ( -40°F to +140° F) (displayed "OF.L" i f outside this) Relative pressur e pre-set range : 919 to 1080 hPa (27.17 to 31.9 0 inHg) Rainfall : 0 to 9999 mm ( 0" to 393.6") (displ ayed "OF.L" wh[...]

111 damages the envi ronment. • Please contact your local or/and regional authoriti es to retrieve th e addresses of legal dumpi ng grounds with s elective collection . • All electronic ins truments must f rom now on be re cycled. User sh all take an active part in t he reuse, rec ycling and recover y of the electrical a nd electronic waste. ?[...]

112 R&TTE Directi ve 1999/5/EC Summary of th e Declaration of C onformit y : W e hereby declare th at this wireless transmission dev ice does compl y with the essential requirements of R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.[...]