Davis Instruments Metric Rain Calibration Insert, 6310, 6310EU, 6310UK, 6310C Setup Instructions

METRIC RAIN COLLECTOR SETTINGS

ADDITIONAL SETUP I NSTRUCTIONS FOR VANTAGE PRO

Product #6310, 6310EU, 6310UK, 6310C, 6310CEU, 6310CUK

Metric Rain C oll ector Set ting s

Use this procedure to set up your rain collector and Vantage Pr o con­sole for viewing rain collection data in millimeters.

1. During setup configure you r V antage Pr o console for the .01 inch
rain collector. Alt hough the con s ol e Setup Sc r een 12 allows you
to selec t e it her .0 1 inc h , .2 mm, or .1 mm ra in col l ector, all Van­tage Pro rain collectors ar e cu rrently calibrated for .01 inch.

Console Setup Screen #12:

Use the “.01 IN” Rain

Collector setting.

Note:Do not select .2m m in th e con s ole Setup Screen 12 .

To Dis play R ain D ata in Met ric Un its on t he Co ns ole

Use this key sequence to change the Rain data units displayed on
your console:

1. Press the Rain key

2. Press the 2nd ke y.

3. Press the Units key.

Press this key to select Rain

Press this key to use “secondary”

key value

Press this key to chan ge the

Rain display units

4. The units used to display Rain data will toggle between inches
and millimeters each time you repeat this key sequence.

Note:The Vantage Pro rain collector measures rain in .01 inch increments.

When you select metric units for display, .01 inch increments are con­verted into millimeters.

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To Dis play R ain D ata in M et ric Un its in Weath erLin k S oftware

1. In the Weatherlink Software, select the “.01 in” rain collector in the
Stati on Config dialog box found in the Setup menu.

Use the “.01 in” Rain Collector setting.

Note:Do not sele ct .2 mm or .1 in in the S tation Configuration di alog box. The

.2 mm and .1 in settings are not currently supported by the rain collector
shipped with Vantage Pro .

2. Select “mm” for rain in the Select Units dialog box.

Select the “mm” set -

ting for Rain in the

Choose Units dialog

box.

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