Technoline WS 2350 manual

51 Operation M anual Professional R emote Weather Station Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction………… ...... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .... 52 2. Intended use .... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .. 5 2 Weather Station ....... ........ ........ ........ ...[...]

52 Please visit our we b site www .heavyweather.info for downloa ds of complete instruction manual s and the most curren t version of the 'Heavy Weather' software. 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Professi onal Remote W eather Sta- tion. Designed for everyday use, the weather station will p rove to b e an asset of great value[...]

53 itself does not set any limits as to how man y data sets that ca n be transferred to PC. This weather station is designed to work easily w ith your PC. There are no tedious requirements to turn your PC ON or OFF, simply connect and disconnect the PC cable at any time. System Requirements for PC use: The minimum system requirement for use of this[...]

54 4- You should see COM Ports listed w ith numbers after them Ex : Com- munications Port (COM 1), USB to Serial Bridg e (COM 4). If you do not see a COM setting, you r computer does not recogn ize your USB driver. 5- If the USB adapter i s not on COM por t 1, 2, 3 or 4 you will need to change it. 6- Double click the COM Port Ex: (COM 7) this will [...]

55 • Simultaneous display of all weathe r data with individual settings by the user • COM port for easy connection to yo ur PC • All the weather data from the base st at ion and up to 175 sets of weather history data with user ad justable measuring intervals can be recorded and up loaded to your PC Features of the Thermo-H y gro Sensor The th[...]

56 • To operate the wea ther st ation, use only supplied adaptor and batteries of the recommende d type. • Do not leave used-up batteries in the device as these may corrode and release chemicals that may da mage the unit. • Inserting batteries in an incorrect pola rity will cause damage to this product. • This product is not a toy kept out [...]

57 4. Packaged Contents Before setting up, care fully unpack the contents onto a table or flat surface and check that the following are complete: Item: Consisting of: Fittings: Illustration: Base Station • Main unit • AD/DC 230V power Adaptor - op tional use (included) Thermo- Hygro Sensor • Main unit • Rain protectio n cover • 10 meter c[...]

58 Battery compartment Socket for Adaptor 5. Setting up Firstly, choose to use the adaptor (included in this set) or batterie s for operation. Both these methods allow for ope ration of using wireless 433MHz transmission or c able connection betw een the base station and the senso rs and setting up for both methods is as follows: Base Station: Sock[...]

59 Setting up using batteries: Important: To avoid operating problems, please take note of battery polarity if inserting any batteries 1) Pull away the rain cover of the thermo-h ygro sensor to reveal the three sockets (for the wind senso r, rain sensor and the base station) 2) Connect the attached cables of wind and rain senso rs to the correspond[...]

60 4) Open the base station’s battery cover loca ted at the back of the unit and insert 3 x AA, IEC LR6, 1 .5V batteries into the bat- tery compartment and close the bat tery cover Setting up using the AC adaptor: 1) Power up all the sensors as desc ribed in setting up using bat- teries above 2) Using the AC adaptor (included), p lug it into the [...]

61 6. Operation using cable connection or wireless 433MHz Cable Connection: Using this method of operation will provide inte rference free trans- fer of the weather data from the senso rs to the base station. The data sending interval from the sensors to the base station w ill also be more frequent compared to using 433MHz transmi ssion and will re[...]

62 Note: If no outdoor weather data is displayed or the signal to the sensors is lost during setting up, mounting, changing of bat teries to the sensor or plugging or unplugging cabl es, simply press and hold the PLUS(+) key for 2 seconds and a sho rt beep w ill s ound to syn- chronize the base station to sensors. W ithout being synchronized, weath[...]

63 1. Low batter y indicator 2. DCF77 radio c ontrolled time ico n 3. Date display 4. Time zone dis play 5. Date, seconds, alarm time and tim e zone 6. Alarm icon 7. W eather forecast i cons 8. W eather tendenc y indicator 9. Pressure alarm dis play 10. hPa/inHg air pressure unit 11. Pressure units (relative or absol ute) 12. 433MHz recep tion icon[...]

64 8. Function test: Once the weather station is powered up, pe rform a function t est by checking that the weather data is received. To do this, press the either DISPLAY, PRESSURE or WIND keys to toggle th rough the relevant LCD sections: 1) Indoor temperature and humidity 2) Outdoor temperature and humidity 3) Outdoor wind chill 4) Dew point 5) R[...]

65 • Signals from the sensors can be received by the base station at points of mounting • Radio controlled time signal can be received at the point o f mounting Base Station W it h two foldable legs at the back of the unit, the base station can be placed onto any flat surface or wall m ounted at the desired loca- tion by the hanging holes also [...]

66 1. Unlo ck the mounting bracket from the remote wind speed sen- sor leaving the wire going through the bracket. 2. Plac e the mounting bracket over the desired location. 3. Through the two screw holes of the bracket, mark the mounting surface with a pencil. 4. Scre w the mounting bracket onto the mounting surface. En- sure that the screws are ti[...]

67 Mounting the Rain Sensor For best results, the rain sensor should be securely mounted onto a horizontal surface about 1 meter abo ve the ground and in an open area away from trees or other coveri ngs where rainfall may be reduced causing inaccurate readin gs. W he n securing into place, check that rain excess will not collect and store at the ba[...]

68 An ideal mounting place for the thermo-hygro senso r w ould be the outer wall beneath the extension o f a roof, as this will protect the sensor from direct sunlight and oth er ex treme weather conditions. To wall mount, use the 2 screws to affi x the wall brack et to t he desired wall, plug in the thermo-hygro sensor to the bracket and secure bo[...]

69 Factory default settings: The foll owing table shows th e factory default values of the weather station: Matter: Default Setting: Time 0:00 Date 01.01.2001 Time zone 0 Alarm time 0:00 Relative air pressure 1013.0 hPa Weather-picture thre shold 3 hPa LCD contrast leve l 5 (1-8 levels) Rainfall per impul se 0.518mm Storm alarm 5 hPa Relative air p[...]

70 11. Function Description of the Weathe r Station After setting up, the following data will be displayed in different sections on the LCD. If this is not the case pleas e observe the notes on “ Interferences ” below. Time & Date (LCD Section 1) If the DCF77 icon (icon 2) is ON and not f lashing, it means that the DCF77 radio-controlled ti[...]

71 Sunny Rainy Cloudy Notes to hPa sensitivit y setting for weather forecasting: The hPa (Hekto-Pascal) pressure sen sitivity can be set to suit the user’s requirement for weather forecasting from 2 hPa to 4 hPa (see Basic Programming below). For areas that experience fre- quent changes in air pressure (which does not n ecessarily reflect a chang[...]

72 to represent readings your their area (see Basic Programmi ng Modes below). Weather Data (LCD Section 2) Indoor temperature and humidity are displayed simultaneously in this section. Use the DISPLAY key to toggle t hrough the displays for other weather information: - Outdoo r temperature/humidity - Outdoo r wind chill - Outdoo r dew point - Rain[...]

73 SW) as well as numerical wind speed displa y inside the compass circle. 12. Operation keys The base station has 8 keys for easy operation. Please refer to the following table for use and functi on of each key: Further descrip- tions of the key functions with rega rd to their immediate range of application can be found in the Prog ramming modes: [...]

74 DISPLA Y - key - Toggle between the following current/ max- imum/ minimum display mode s: - Indoo r temperature and humidity - Outdoo r temperature and humidity - Outdoo r wind chill - Outdoo r dew point - Rainfall (24h, 1h , total) WIND - key To tog gle between the following settings: - Wind speed - Wind direction - Wind direction display in de[...]

75 - In normal display mode to re-enter data learning mode (long p ressing for 2 seconds) MINUS(-) – key - I n norma l display mode to enable/disable the buzzer alarm (long pre ssing) - To decrease the va lues in the setting modes - In basic programming mode acoustic storm alarm ON/OFF - To turn the alarms off 24 hou rs when the alarm is sounding[...]

76 11. W eath er forecast sensitivity setting 2 hPa – 4 hPa (default 4 hPa) 12. Storm warning sensitivity s etting 3 hPa - 9 hPa (default 5 hPa) 13. Acoustic storm alarm On/OFF (defa ult ON) To change any of the above values, once your are in the setting mode, use the PLUS(+) or MINUS(-) keys to select the values fol- lowed by the SET key to ente[...]

77 Entering each MIN/MAX mode In the normal display mode for e.g. the indoor temperature and humidity, press MIN/MAX key to toggle the display between the maximum, minimum and current re cords. W hile the maximum or minimum values are shown press the DISPLAY key onc e to show the time and date that value was received. Now press the MIN/MAX key to t[...]

78 minimum or maximum record will be reset to current reading to- gether with the current time and date with the ex ception of the fol- lowing:  The first case is Rainfall Total , w hich has n either maximum nor minimum records since it will show only the total rainfall. Press- ing the MINUS(-) key, will reset the rainfall total value to zero an[...]

79 Note: The alarm icon will automatically appear upon pressing the SET key to tell the user the alarm is activated. Further pressing the SET key will deactivate/reacti vate the alarm. Time alarm setting 1) Press the ALARM key to enter the norm al time alarm 2) Press and hold the SET key to enter the alarm h our time set mode (the hour digits will [...]

80 2) Contin ue to press the ALARM key until you reach the outdoor temperature high alarm set mode 3) Press and hold the SET key to enter the outdoor temperature high setting values (tempe ratu re digits will st art flashing) and set the desired outdoor temperature hi gh by using the PLUS(+) or MINUS (-) keys 4) Press ALARM key to con firm a nd pre[...]

81 3) Press and hold the SET key to enter the outdoor humidity high setting values (digits will start flashing ) and set the desired out- door humidity high by using the PLUS(+ ) or MINUS (-) keys 4) Press ALARM key to con firm a nd press the M IN/MAX key to return to the normal display mode or press the ALARM key once more to toggle to the outdoor[...]

82 4) Press ALARM key to con firm a nd press the M IN/MAX key to return to the normal display mode or press the ALARM key once more to toggle to the dew point low alarm se t mode. 5) Press and hold the SET key to enter the dew point low setting values (digits will start flashing) and set the desired dew point low by using the PLUS(+) or MINUS(-) ke[...]

83 3) Press and hold the SET key to enter the pressure setting values (digits will start flashing) and set the desired pressure high b y using the PLUS(+) or MINUS (-) keys 4) Press ALARM key to con firm a nd press the M IN/MAX key to return to the normal display mode or press the ALARM key once more to toggle to the pressure low alarm set mode. 5)[...]

84 4) Using the PLUS(+) or MINUS (-) keys select the desired wind direction and use the SET key to confirm or cancel each direc- tion input 5) Press ALARM key to con firm a nd press the M IN/MAX key to return the normal display mode or press the ALARM once more to toggle to another alarm setting mode. Storm warning alarm setting Unlike the other we[...]

85 not sound regardless if that particular alarm has been set to the ON. To deactivate the BUZZER OFF, press the MINUS(-) key onc e more. General Alarm Icon The general alarm icon on the bottom right corner of the LCD w ill appear when any weather alarm is activate d to show the user that a set weather condition has been reach ed. The activated ala[...]

86 A larm setting Minimum Maximum Storm threshold 3 hPa 9 hPa Air Pressure 920.0 hPa 1080.0 hPa Outdoor Tempera- ture -30.0° C +69.9° C Indoor Temperature -9.9° C. No alarm will sound if the mini mum indoor temperature alar m is set below -9.9º C. +59.9° C Humidity (all) 1% RH 99% RH Rainfall 24h 0.0 mm 1000 mm. Rainfall 1h 0.0 mm 1000 mm Wind[...]

87 16. Auto memory for stored values The base station has a memory back up system, which is used to memorize user-defined settings for when the batteries are changed or if a power failure occurs. User define d units are automatically updated each time these are changed. The base station w ill me- morize the following user defined units : • Time z[...]

88 reception difficulties. Interference levels w ill g reatly depend on the surrounding area for example set ting up on or near metal piping may considerably reduce receptio n. For best results, do not to add more than 10 mete rs of ex tension cable from item to item onto the existing cable lengths as this may reduce reception levels. Again, recept[...]

89 Note: W he n batteries requi re replacement for the base sta tion, the low battery indicator will light up on the LCD. Please participate in the preservation of the envi- ronment b y p roperly disposing of all used-up batte- ries and accumulators at designated disposa l points. Never dispose of batteries in a fi re as this may cause explosion, r[...]

90 Reception then no reception - loss of transmission signal from the sensor to the base station Press and hold the PLUS(+) key for 2 seconds to synchronize the base station to the sensors for weather d ata reception. If still no signal, then change the sensor batteries and syn- chronize the units again. Poor contrast LCD or no reception or low bat[...]

91 - Devices working close by (example a neighbo r’s house) may also influence reception. - Poorly shielded PCs can cause interferences that will reduce or in some cases stop reception 21. Cleaning and Maintenance - Clean the housing and screen of the base station only with a soft damp cloth. Do not use abrasives or solvents. - Ensure that the ra[...]

92 W in d Speed : 0 to 180 km/h or 0 to 50 m/s Resolution : 0.1m /s W in d Direction : Graphi c Resolution 22.5 Degrees, Numerical Reso lution, Letter format 433MHz data transmission: Measuring interval thermo-hygro sensor : 32 sec (if wind fac- tor>10m/s) or 128sec (if wind factor<10m/s) 10 mi- nutes (if the base station fails to receive any[...]

93 Power consumption Base Station Batteries : 3 x AA, IEC LR6, 1. 5V (Alkaline recommended) or AC power : INPUT 230V C 50 HZ (use the provided AC/DC adap- ter only) Thermo-hygro sensor : 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1. 5V Battery life using 433MHz: : approximately 12 months (alkaline batteries recommended) Battery life using cable connection : approximately 6 [...]

94 • As stated on the gift box and labeled on the produc t, reading the “User manual” is highl y rec ommended for the benefit of the user. • The manufacturer and supplier cannot accept any responsibili- ty for any incorrect readings and an y con sequences that occ ur should an inaccurate reading take place. • This product is not to be use[...]