AcuRite 00896 User Manual

User Manual

Digital Wireless Rain Gauge

Rain Gauge Specifications:

- Outdoor rain gauge transmitter measures the rainfall and transmits the data
to an indoor rain monitor base unit which shows the rainfall information on
the LCD display.

- The display shows on of 3 available rain modes. No rain / Light rain /
Heavy rain.

- Range of rainfall measurement on the LCD display:

o IN (inch): 00.00 ~ 99.90
o MM (millimeter): 000.0 ~ 999.9

- Rainfall measurement can register accumulation up to:

o 99.90IN under inch display mode
o 999.9MM under millimeter display mode

- Transmission range is up to 100 feet in an open area without interference.
Interference from such things as metal siding or wall studs and security
systems can reduce the effective transmission range.

- Power requirement:

o Indoor rain monitor requires 2 “AAA” alkaline batteries (not

included).

o Outdoor rain gauge transmitter: 2 “AA” alkaline batteries (not

included).

Important Information:

1) For the initial set-up put the batteries in the indoor rain monitor base unit

first and then into the outdoor rain gauge transmitter.

2) For the outdoor rain gauge transmitter, please make sure the counting lever
inside the unit is placed in an upright position and is free to swing smoothly.

3) For the best reception and to avoid the outdoor rain gauge being immersed in
water while it is raining, please place the outdoor rain gauge on a flat surface
above ground level.

4) Do not store or locate the outdoor rain gauge and a counting lever close to
any source of magnetic interference or electrical equipment.

USING MANUAL

Know Your Product

Outdoor Rain Gauge Transmitter

- Measures the rainfall using the internal counting lever and transmits
rainfall & rain mode information to the indoor rain monitor base unit.

- Lever resolution: each lever swing = 0.02 inch (0.508 millimeter).

- Low battery condition will be detected and displayed on the indoor rain

monitor.

Indoor Rain Monitor

- LCD display

o 4 digit display for rainfall measurement

! IN (inch): 00.00 ~ 99.90
! MM (millimeter): 000.0 ~ 999.9

o IN / MM indicator
o 3 rain mode indicators (No rain / Light rain / Heavy rain)
o Antenna wave icon to show synchronization and connection status
o Low battery indicators for outdoor rain gauge and indoor rain monitor

- Function keys

o Reset key

! Press the Reset key for 1 second to clear all information on

the LCD display. The rainfall data can be reset at any time. If
not reset the display will show the total of all rainfall since
the unit was activated or until the maximum allowable display
is reached. To monitor rainfall in a given time period it will
be necessary to reset the unit at the start of the time you
wish to measure.

o IN/ MM (Inch / Millimeter) selection key

! Press the selection key for 2 seconds to view a rainfall

measurement in “IN” or “MM” display format.

o Light key

! Press the Light key, the backlight will be turned on for 5

seconds.

o Alarm On/Off switch (located on back of unit)

! To turn on the rain alert function, slide the Alarm switch to

“On” position.

! To turn off the rain alert function, slide the Alarm switch to

“Off” position.