For use by individuals, radio and TV stations, parks, amusement parks, and
resorts, the Health EnviroMonitor (Health EM) monitors the weather conditions that may contribute to health hazards: sunburn, skin cancer, heat stress,
and hypothermia. This integrated weather station, computer, and data logger
measures/calculates, displays, and stores wind speed and direction, wind run,
solar radiation, solar energy, air temperature, heat stress and wind chill (apparent temperature), humidity, barometric pressure, UV radiation, UV dose, rainfall, and rate of rainfall. Current values, high and low values, cumulative totals,
and daily averages are available for display at the push of a button. The system
can even sound an alarm when values exceed a threshold set by the user.
O
PTIONAL SENSORS
The following optional sensors enable the Health EM to measure and calculate
specialized weather information. All optional sensors are available from your
dealer or may be ordered directly from Davis Instruments.
• Anemometer
Enables you to measure and display wind speed, wind direction, and
wind chill (with temperature sensor). The Health EM will also use the
wind speed reading in calculating temperature-humidity-sun-wind
index.
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EALTH ENVIROMONITOR
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NTRODUCTION TO THE
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EALTH ENVIROMONITOR
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VERVIEW
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T
HE KEYBOARD
The Health EM’s keyboard contains two different types of keys: function keys
and operation keys. The larger and more square keys are the function keys and
are used to display the various conditions measured and calculated by the
Health EM. The smaller and more rounded keys are operations keys and are
used to view or use the various features of the Health EM.
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SING THE ENTER KEY
U
The ENTER key is used to enter or change data (such as an alarm threshold setting). You should become familiar with the use of this key, since it serves many
purposes in operating the Health EM. The ENTER key has two basic modes of
operation, each of which is explained below.
• Press and release
In general, each digit in a value is changed separately. The “active” digit
(the one which is currently ready to be changed) flashes on and off in the
display . Pr essing and releasing ENTER cycles thr ough all available digits
in a value, making each digit active in turn. Each time you press and
release ENTER, the next digit becomes active. When you first begin to
change a value, the leftmost digit will be active. Pressing and releasing
ENTER will cause the second digit (from the left) to become active, and
so on. When you get to the last digit in a value, pressing and releasing
ENTER makes the first digit (the leftmost digit) active once again.
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SING THE HEALTH
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EALTH ENVIROMONITOR SYSTEM CONSOLE QUICK REFERENCE
UNCTION KEYS
The lists below indicate what condition appears
when you press each function key. Each time you
press the key, the next item in the list appears.
F
ET (Evapotranspiration)
Daily ETo Sum
Total ETo for the Period
Average Daily ETo for the Period
Period Start Date
ETo AutoClear Status
DEG DAYS (Growing Degree-Days)
Daily Degree-Day Sum
Total Degree-Days for the Period
Average Daily Degree-Days for the Period
Base Degree-Day Threshold
Upper Degree-Day Threshold
Period Start Date
Degree-Day Auto Clear Status
TEMP (Temperature)
Current Air Temperature
Current Soil Temperature
Current Temperature-Humidity Index
Current Wind Chill
Temperatur e AutoClear Status
WIND (Wind)
Current Wind Speed
Daily Wind Run
Average Daily Wind Run for the Period
Current Wind Direction
Period Start Date
Wind AutoClear Status
SUN (Solar Radiation)
Current Solar Radiation Intensity
Daily Incident Solar Energy Sum
Average Daily Solar Energy for the Period
Period Start Date
Daily Solar Energy AutoClear Status
RAIN (Rainfall)
Daily Rainfall and Rate of Rainfall
Total Rainfall
Rainfall AutoClear Status
BAR (Barometric Pressure)
Current Barometric Pressure
HUM (Relative Humidity)
Current Relative Humidity
Relative Humidity AutoClear Status
DEW (Dew Point/Leaf Wetness)
Current Dew Point
Current Leaf Wetness
TIME (Time and Date)
Current Time
Current Date
Current Y ear
AutoClear Time
Period Start Date
IGHS AND LOWS
See “Highs and Lows” on page 13 for a list of highs
and lows stored by the console.
• To view the high or low, press the appropriate
• To clear a high/low, press the appropriate
See “Alarms” on page 14 for a list of available
alarms.
• To view an alarm threshold, press the appro-
• To set an alarm, press the appropriate keys to
• To silence an alarm, press Clear.
• To clear an alarm, press the appropriate keys
The console uses a single time period for all values
which accumulate totals or calculate averages over
an interval. See “Period” on page 12 for a list of values accumulated or averages calculated during the
period.
• To clear all ”period” information and start a
The console may be set to automatically clear some
or all daily values at the same time each day. See
“AutoClear” on page 13 for a list of all information
which may be cleared using AutoClear.
• To enable/disable AutoClear for a condition
• To set the time at which AutoClear clears val-
To select the unit of measur e in which a condition is
displayed, press the appropriate function key to
display the desired condition. Press UNITS until
the desired unit of measure appears in the display.
H
function key to display the desired condition.
Press Recall to view the high/low. Wait a few
seconds and the time at which the high/low
occurred will appear. Press Recall again to
view the low if both a high and low are stored.
keys as necessary to display the desired high/
low. Press and hold Clear until the high/low
value is cleared.
LARMS
A
priate function key to display the desired condition. Press Alarm to view the threshold.
display the desired alarm threshold. Use Enter
to set the threshold.
to display the desired alarm threshold. Press
and hold Clear until the alarm threshold is
cleared.
P
new period, press TIME as necessary to display the period start date. Press and hold
Clear until the period information is cleared.
or group of conditions, press the appropriate
function key as necessary to display the AutoClear status. Press Enter to toggle the AutoClear setting between OFF and ON.
ues, press TIME as necessary to display the
AutoClear time. Use Enter to set the desired
time.
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Using the Health EM
• Press and hold
Pressing and holding ENTER makes the next digit in the value active
to begins cycling through all available entries for the active digit (or digits). As long as you hold ENTER down, the station will continue to cycle
through all possible entries for that digit. When the desired entry
appears, release ENTER.
Note:
To protect against accidental changing of the barometric pressure once it has been set, you
must press and hold ENTER for at least 8 second before changing the barometric pressure
value. As you hold ENTER for those 8 seconds, the entire value will flash as a further
reminder.
Entering Negative Numbers
If you want to enter a negative number , first enter the number without the negative sign. Then press and release ENTER until the appropriate digit (the one
where you want to place the negative sign) begins to flash. Hold ENTER as this
digit cycles through the available entries, one of which will be a negative sign if
a negative entry is valid.
Example of Using ENTER: Setting the Time
You should use the following step-by-step example of using the ENTER key to
help you better understand its use.
1. Press TIME until the time display appears.
2. Press UNITS to change from the 12-hour format to the 24-hour format, as desired.
The 12-hour format is indicated by the symbol AM or PM. The 24-hour format is indicated by the symbol 24HR.
3. Press ENTER and hold it down.
The two left hand digits, which represent the hour, will begin to flash and
then cycle through the possible entries. (Note that the two digits which represent the hour are linked together when using the ENTER key.) If you are
using the 12-hour format, the digits cycle from 12 AM to 11 PM. If you are
using the 24-hour format, the digits cycle from 0 to 23.
and
E
NTERING
THE
H
OUR
D
IGITS
4. Release ENTER when the correct entry appears.
5. Press and release ENTER to move to the next digit, the “tens” digit.
The “tens” digit begins to flash.
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Apparent Temperature (Heat Stress)
6. Press and hold ENTER down.
The “tens” digit will begin to cycle through the possible entries (0 to 5).
E
NTERING
THE
“T
ENS
” D
IGIT
7. Release ENTER when the correct entry appears.
8. Press and release ENTER to move to the next digit, the “ones” digit.
The “ones” digit begins to flash.
9. Press and hold ENTER down.
The “ones” digit will begin to cycle through the possible entries (0 to 9).
NTERING
THE
NES
E
“O
” D
IGIT
10.Release ENTER when the correct entry appears.
11. If necessary, repeat the steps above to correct your entry for any of the digits.
12. When you have entered the correct time, wait four seconds without pressing any
keys.
After four seconds, the Health EM saves the entry and returns to normal
operation. The time you just entered will appear in the display as the current
time.
A
PPARENT
T
EMPERATURE
(H
EAT
S
TRESS
)
The Health EM displays the current outside T-H index, the current outside
T-H-S-W index, and the current inside T-H index. In addition, you may view
the high for any of these conditions along with the time at which they occurred.
You may display all conditions in ˚F or ˚C.
Note:In order to get the most accurate solar contribution to T-H-S-W index readings, you must calibrate
the Health EM for your latitude and use the Sensor Tilt Bracket. See “Calibration Numbers” starting
on page 47 for details on calibrating the Health EM for your latitude.
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Using the Health EM
Viewing Apparent Temperature
1. To display the current outside T-H index, press HEAT STRESS.
The current outside T-H index appears on the right of the display.
C
URRENT
O
UTSIDE
T-H I
NDEX
2. To display the current outside T-H-S-W index, press HEAT STRESS again.
The current outside T-H-S-W index appears on the right of the display.
C
Note:If the station does not have a solar radiation sensor, the SUN segment will be absent from the
display . Likewise, if the station does not have an anemometer, the WIND segment will be absent
from the display.
URRENT
T-H-S-W I
NDEX
3. To display the current inside T-H index, press HEAT STRESS.
The current inside T-H index appears on the right of the display.
C
URRENT
I
NSIDE
T-H I
NDEX
4. T o display the status of the AutoClear function for high outside T-H index, high outside
T-H-S-W index, and high inside T-H index, press HEAT STRESS again.
If the AutoClear function is enabled, the word On appears on the right of
the display. If the AutoClear function is disabled, the word
OFF
appears
on the right of the display. (See “Enabling/Disabling AutoClear” on page 46
for instructions.)
Note:You cannot enable/disable the AutoClear function separately for outside T-H index, outside
T -H-S-W index, and inside T-H index. These functions are “linked” and AutoClear for them must
be either enabled or disabled together.
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Apparent Temperature (Heat Stress)
5. Continuing to press HEAT STRESS will cycle through the apparent temperature dis-
plays in a continuous loop.
Selecting Units of Measure
To select the desired unit of measure, simply press UNITS while viewing
any of the apparent temperature displays (except Auto Clear). As you press
UNITS, the Health EM alternates between ˚F and ˚C. All temperature information (including temperature, wind chill, and dew-point) will appear in
the units of measure you select.
S
U
NITS
OF
M
EASURE
AMPLE
High Apparent Temperature
The Health EM displays the high outside T-H index, the high outside T-H-S-W
index, and the high inside T-H index along with the time at which it occurred.
For information on displaying and clearing highs and lows, see “Highs and
Lows” starting on page 40.
Alarms
You may set a high alarm for outside T-H index, outside T-H-S-W index, and
for inside T-H index. (See “Alarms” on page 42.)
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Using the Health EM
UV R
ADIATION
The Health EM displays the current UV radiation intensity, “daily” UV radiation dose, the UV radiation dose rate per hour, the accumulated UV radiation
dose during a user-defined period, and the average daily dose of UV radiation
during a user-defined period. In addition, you may view the highest UV radiation intensity along with the time at which it occurred. You may display current UV radiation intensity using either MEDs or the UV Index. All other UV
radiation conditions are displayed in MEDs.
Viewing UV Radiation
1. To display the current UV radiation intensity, press UV.
The current intensity of UV radiation appears on the right side of the display. If displaying in MEDs, the skin factor appears on the left of the display.
C
URRENT
UV R
ADIATION
I
NTENSITY
2. To display the “daily” UV radiation dose, press UV again.
The accumulated “daily” UV radiation dose appears on the right side of the
display. The skin factor appears on the left of the display.
“D
AILY
” UV R
ADIATION
D
OSE
Daily UV dose represents the UV dose since the last time you (or AutoClear)
cleared the daily UV dose register. For instructions on clearing daily UV
dose, see “Clearing Daily and Total UV Dose” on page 23.
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UV Radiation
3. To display the accumulated UV radiation dose during the “period,” press UV again.
The accumulated UV radiation dose appears on the right side of the display.
The skin factor appears on the left of the display. The “period” represents a
number of days during which you have accumulated UV radiation dose
information. The “period” totals give you an extra UV radiation register so
that you may track UV information over a couple of days, a week, a month,
a year , or any other span of time which you desire. For information on clearing the “period” (and beginning a new “period”), see “Clearing Period
Information/Starting a New Period” on page 24.
A
CCUMULATED
UV R
ADIATION
D
OSE
4. To display the average daily dose of UV radiation during the “period,” press UV again.
The average daily dose of UV radiation during the “period” appears on the
right side of the display. The skin factor appears on the left of the display.
The “period” represents a range of days over which you have calculated the
daily average dose. Depending on how often you clear the period, you may
track average daily UV radiation dose over a couple of days, a week, a
month, a year, or any other span of time which you desire. For information
on clearing the “period” (and beginning a new “period”), see “Clearing
Period Information/Starting a New Period” on page 24.
A
D
VERAGE
AILY
UV R
ADIATION
D
OSE
5. To display the date on which the current period started and the number of days in the
current period, press UV again.
The day on which the current period started appears on the right of the display. The number of days in the current period appears on the left of the display.
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ERIOD
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Using the Health EM
6. To display the status of the AutoClear function for high UV radiation intensity and high
daily UV radiation dose, press UV again.
If the AutoClear function is enabled, the word On appears on the right of
the display. If the AutoClear function is disabled, the word OFF appears
on the right of the display. (See “Enabling/Disabling AutoClear” on page 46
for instructions.)
Note:You cannot enable/disable the AutoClear function separately for “daily” UV radiation dose and
UV radiation dose rate. These functions are “connected” and AutoClear for them must be either
enabled or disabled together.
7. Continuing to press UV will cycle through the UV displays in a continuous loop.
Setting Skin Factor
MEDs may be scaled to take into account skin type because different skin types
burn at different rates. You may change the scale to reflect your skin type, if
desired. The table below may give you guidance in determining the skin factor
you wish to use. The lower the skin factor , the longer it takes skin to burn. Note
that MEDs, as a standard unit of measure, are based on a skin factor of 1.0.
S
KIN
YPE
T
ISTORY
H
OF
S
UNBURNING
AND
ANNING
T
S
F
KIN
ACTOR
ANGE
R
IAlways burns easily, never tans1.2 to 1.4
IIAlways burns easily, tans minimally0.9 to 1.1
IIIBurns moderately, tans gradually and uniformly0.7 or 0.8
IVBurns minimally, always tans well0.5 or 0.6
VRarely burns, tans profusely0.4 or 0.5
VINever burns, deeply pigmented0.3 or 0.4
Note:Be aware that skin types are only related to the sun burning effects of UV. Other UV-related health
problems such as cataracts and immune system suppression are unrelated to skin type. Therefore,
changing skin factors may cause the Health EM to underrepresent the danger of UV exposure.
1. To change the skin factor, press UV as necessary to view any UV display in which the
skin factor appears.
2. To change the skin factor, press and release ENTER.
Each time you press ENTER, the skin factor (which appears on the left of the
display) increases by 0.1. When you get to 1.4, pressing ENTER returns the
skin factor to the minimum, 0.1.
Note:Changing skin factor does not affect the stored radiation data. Y ou may scan through skin factors
to observe the effect of current UV intensity and dose on various skin types.
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Selecting Radiation Intensity Scale
T o select the desir ed UV radiation intensity scale, simply pr ess UNITS while
viewing the current UV radiation intensity display. As you press UNITS, the
Health EM alternates between MEDs and the UV Index.
UV Radiation
MED
S AND
UV I
NDEX
High UV Radiation Intensity
The Health EM displays the high UV radiation intensity along with the time at
which it occurred. For information on displaying and clearing highs and lows,
see “Highs and Lows” starting on page 40.
Clearing Daily and Total UV Dose
You may clear daily or total UV dose at any time to begin a new total.
Note:
Clearing total UV dose resets the period. See “Clearing Period Information/Starting a New Period” on
page 24 for information on the period.
1. Press UV as necessary to display either daily or total UV dose.
2. Press and hold down CLEAR until the UV dose total resets to zero.
D
UV D
AILY
OSE CLEARED
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Using the Health EM
Clearing Period Information/Starting a New Period
Beginning a new period clears all data from the previous period. The system
stores the beginning date of the period, which you may display along with the
number of days which have elapsed since the beginning of the period. A new
total UV radiation dose begins to accumulate and the Health EM begins to calculate a new average daily UV radiation dose. To clear period information and
begin a new period you may clear total UV dose as described in “Clearing
Daily and Total UV Dose” on page 23 or as described below.
Note:
The system records the start time of the period to the nearest 90 minutes. Therefore, all average values are exact to the nearest 90-minute mark throughout the period. However, averages calculated
during the period are most accurate when the period length is an exact number of days (that is, if
you display the average at the same time of day at which the period started). When the length of the
period is displayed, the GroWeather rounds down to the nearest whole day COMPLETED.
1. Press UV as necessary to display the period information.
2. Press and hold down CLEAR.
As you hold down CLEAR, the display alternates between showing the
number of days in the period and the word
(
0000
) on both sides of the display. This provides you ample warning that
ALL
and showing zeros
the Health EM is preparing to clear the period information and begin a new
period.
D
ISPLAY TOGGLE DURING PERIOD CLEAR
3. To clear the UV period totals and begin a new period, hold down CLEAR until the display stops flashing and the period information display returns to normal.
When the display stops flashing, it means that the Health EM has cleared
the UV period totals and begun a new UV period.
Alarms
You may set a high alarm for current UV radiation intensity and “daily” UV
radiation dose. (See “Alarms” on page 42.)
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IND CHILL
W
The Health EM displays the wind chill as well as the low wind chill along with
the time at which it occurred. You may display wind chill in ˚F or ˚C.
Viewing Wind Chill
1. To display the current wind chill, press WIND CHILL.
The current wind chill appears on the right side of the display.
CURRENT WIND CHILL
2. To display the status of the AutoClear function for low wind chill, press WIND CHILL
again.
If the AutoClear function is enabled, the word On appears on the right of
the display. If the AutoClear function is disabled, the word OFF appears
on the right of the display. (See “Enabling/Disabling AutoClear” on page 46
for instructions.).
3. Continuing to press WIND CHILL will alternate between the wind chill and AutoClear
displays.
Wind Chill
Selecting Units of Measure
T o select the desir ed unit of measure, simply pr ess UNITS while viewing the
any of the wind chill displays (except Autoclear). As you press UNITS, the
Health EM alternates between ˚F and ˚C. All temperature information
(including apparent temperature, temperature, and dew-point) will appear
in the units of measure you select.
SAMPLE UNITSOF MEASURE
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Using the Health EM
Low Wind Chill
The Health EM displays the low wind chill along with the time at which it
occurred. For information on displaying and clearing highs and lows, see
“Highs and Lows” starting on page 40.
Alarms
You may set a low alarm for wind chill. (See “Alarms” on page 42.)
OUTSIDEAND INSIDE TEMPERATURE
The Health EM displays the current outside and inside temperature. In addition, you may view the high and low outside and inside temperatures along
with the time at which they occurred. You may display outside and inside temperature in ˚F or ˚C and at a resolution of either 0.1˚ or 1˚.
Viewing Temperature
1. To display the current outside temperature, press TEMP.
The current outside temperature appears on the right of the display.
CURRENT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE
2. To display the current inside temperature, press TEMP again.
The current inside temperature appears on the right of the display.
CURRENT INSIDE TEMPERATURE
3. To display the status of the AutoClear function for high and low outside and inside
temperature, press TEMP again.
If the AutoClear function is enabled, the word On appears on the right of
the display. If the AutoClear function is disabled, the word OFF appears
on the right of the display. (See “Enabling/Disabling AutoClear” on page 46
for instructions.)
Note: You cannot enable/disable the AutoClear function separately for outside and inside temperature.
These two functions are “linked” and AutoClear for them must be either enabled or disabled
together.
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