Fine Offset Electronics WH18B User Manual

PROFESSIONAL WEATHER STATION

(WIND AND AIR PRESSURE)

Operation Manual

About this manual

Thank you and congratulations on selecting this professional weather station! We are positive you will enjoy the benefits of accurate weather readings that our instruments offer. This manual will guide you step-by-step through setting up your device. Use this manual to become familiar with your professional weather station, and save it for future reference.

Glossary of Common Terms

LCD

―LCD‖ is an acronym for ‖Liquid Crystal Display‖. This is a common type of display screen used in televisions, computers, watches, and digital clocks.

BAROMETER & BAROMETRIC PRESSURE A barometer is a device that measures the pressure of the air pushing on it—this measurement is called the barometric pressure. We don’t actually feel the barometric pressure because the air pressure is pushing equally in every direction.

RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE Relative air pressure is the same as the barometric pressure. The calculation of relative air pressure is a combination of the absolute air pressure and the altitude.

ABSOLUTE AIR PRESSURE Absolute air pressure is the actual air pressure on the barometer without regard to altitude.

INCHES OF MERCURY (inHg) Inches of Mercury is the common unit of measurement for air pressure in the United States.

HECTOPASCALS (hPa) Hectopascals are the common units of measurement for air pressure in the International System (SI) of measurement. The hectopascal holds the same value

Important Note:

The Professional weather station includes a base station (receiver), a transmitter unit, one wind direction sensor, one wind speed sensor, one rain gauge, USB cable and a PC software package on CD-ROM.

An added feature of the Weather Station is the readout of all measured and displayed time and weather data on a PC.

Display console

QTY

Item

Display Console

Outdoor sensor(Thermo-hygrometer with solar panel / Rain Gauge / Wind Speed Sensor/ Wind Direction)

CD contains PC software

Pole

pole mounting clamps

User manual

AA rechargeable batteries

DC connector

USB interface

OVERVIEW

Note:

Adaptor is not included.

Features

 Time and date, Moon phase.  Indoor temperature and humidity  Outdoor temperature and humidity  Wind chill, wind direction.  Rainfall  Display rain level and rainfall data in 24 hours, one week, one month, one year, total rain

and rainfall event.

 Wind speed in mph, km/h, m/s, knots or Beaufort  The direction of the wind with 360 degree  Wind chill, dew point and heat index temperature display.  Barometric, weather forecast.  MAX, MIN value with time stamp.

LED Indicator

Sensor Sockets

Battery

Compartment

Battery cover

Thermo-hygro Sensor Setting up using batteries:

 High/ low alarm.  With message panel showing indication of alarms/Min/Max data, with time stamps  Light and UV index  Save the data when batteries are changed  PC software  Upload the data to internet (optional)

Set up Guide

Before placing and installing all components of the weather station at there final destination, please set up the weather station with all parts being nearby for testing the correct function.

Setting up the base station and transmitter

1) Insert 2XAA 1,5V alkaline rechargeable batteries first into the battery compartment of the remote sensor and immediately afterwards 3XAA 1,5V alkaline batteries in the base station, observing the correct polarity. When battery is first inserted, the red LED light on the remote sensor will be light up for 3-4 seconds. (If no LED light up or is lighted permanently, make sure the battery is inserted the correct way or a proper reset is happened)

2) When the base station is powered up, the LCD display activates for 3 seconds and after the ―Beep‖, it begins measuring indoor temperature, humidity and air pressure. The unit then enter the RF(Radio Frequency) state, where it receives data from the remote sensor.

RF (Radio Frequency) Receiving Mode

1. After power-on, the weather station enters RF receiving state for 180s

2. Base station receive the temperature, humidity, wind speed and rain data each 48s, receive illuminance date each 60s. If there is no new effective signal from the sensor in constance receiption failure in 10minutes, the outdoor temperature and humidity will display ―----‖. If base

station didn’t receive the signal in 240 minutes, the base station will start search and register new sensor.

3. If the outdoor data lost or a battery change for the transmitter, press the reset button on the solar power cabinet to re-send the signal and set the reregister on at display console to register new transmitter.

4. Do not press any key before outdoor sensor data received, otherwise the outdoor sensor learning mode will be terminated. When outdoor transmitter has been registered, the base station will automatically switch to the normal display mode from which all further settings can be performed by the user.

5. If there is no temperature reading in the base station, make sure the units are within range of each other or repeat the battery installation procedure.

Note: Commonly the radio communication between receiver and transmitter in the open field can reach a distance of up to 330 feet providing that there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines, etc. Radio interferences such as PC screens, radios or TV sets can, in bad cases, entirely cut off radio communication. Please take this into consideration when choosing standing or mounting locations.

Mounting the sensor

Important Notes:

On the edge of wind direction sensor, there are four alphabet letter of ―N‖,‖E‖,‖S‖and ―W‖

representing for the direction of North, East, South and West. Wind direction sensor has to be adjusted so that the directions on the sensor are matching with your real location. Permanent wind direction error will be introduced when the wind direction sensor is not positioned correctly during installation.

Anemometer wind direction sensor

Mounting the dual wind sensor holder

Mounting the rain sensor Thermo-hygro sensor with solar panel

Mounting the thermo-hygro sensor Fix the whole set to a pole

same as rain sensor

with the two adjustable hoops.

 The anemometer’s cable is connected

to the input on the wind direction sensor.

 The wind direction sensor’s cable is

connected to the input marked Wind on the thermo-hygro sensor

 The rain sensor’s cable is connected to

the input marked Rain on the solar panel

 The solar panel’s cable is connected to

the input marked Rain on the thermo-hygro sensor.

The solar transmitter

The solar transmitter makes use of solar energy to power the instruments they are connected to. Note: It use AA size alkaline rechargeable batteries. For the solar transmitters to function properly, make sure the solar receptors on the transmitters are exposed to sunlight and the connectors of the connection cable are securely plugged in.

For best results, direct solar panel as follows: Solar panel facing north if you reside in the southern hemisphere; Solar panel facing south if you reside in the northern hemisphere.

Display Unit

1. Display Console Layout

1.Time

2.Indoor Temperature

3.Indoor Humidity

4.Barometric Pressure

5. Barometric Pressure graph

6.Weather icon

7. Message panel showing indication of alarms/Min/Max data

8. Minimum

9.Time stamp

10.RF signal

11.Memory status

12.Wind direction

13.Rain fall

14.Wind speed

15.Dew point

16. Outdoor humidity

17.Outdoor Temperature

18.UV

19.Light

20.Date

2.Initial Display Console Set Up

2.1 The unit will turn on all segments of the LCD for 3 seconds after power on and display setting value. Then the unit will start to register the outdoor channel which takes 3 minutes.

2.2 Full display

2.3 Key function

SET: Enter the setting mode HISTORY: Display history records / return to normal mode ALARM: Display high or low alarm function / turn on/off the alarm MAX/MIN: Display the MAX, MIN value

: Increase the setting parameter/ Move to next message of the selected segment

on the message panel

: Decrease the setting parameter/ Move to previous message of the selected

segment on the message panel

: Move to previous segment/move to main menu during setting. : Move to next segment/ move to sub menu during setting.

Console Operation

Program mode

The screen is divided into 10 segments for selection and there are message display panel on the bottom.

There are six program modes: normal, setting mode, history mode, alarm mode, max/min mode and calibrated mode. All the modes can be exited at any time by pressing the HISTORY key, or waiting for a 30 second timeout to take effect.

Normally, if the segment selected has multi parts, press SET key to choose different part. Example: the current section is RAIN, you can press SET key to select among RAIN RATE, RAIN EVENT, DAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR and TOTAL.

1. Quick Display Mode(Update every 5 Seconds) In the normal mode and once some segment is selected ( Different segments can be chosen by pressing‖ ‖ or ‖ ‖ key. And the default selected segment is time and date), there will be messages take turns to show on the message panel. If there are alarms occurred, the alarm information will be displayed in real time as well. The messages are showing one by one automatically or you can transfer by pressing‖ ‖ or ― ‖ button.

Note: Press fast switch to next message

Press fast switch to previous message. Press or select segments.

 Time and date

a) Week and year (TUESDAY 2013) b) Alarm time c) Moon phase. (see moon phases part illustration on Page 19) d) The DST flag is ON, will display ―DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME‖. e) If device is connected to outdoor transmitter successfully, it will display transmitter ID

for 120 second.

 Light and UVI

a) The max light of the day. b) The max light since last reset c) The max UVI of the day. d) The max UVI since last reset.

 Indoor temperature

a) The max and min temperature/ humidity of the day. b) The max and min temperature/ humidity since reset.

 Outdoor temperature/ humidity

a) The max and min temperature/ humidity of the day b) The max and min temperature/ humidity since last reset.

 Barometric

a) The max and min absolute barometric of the day b) The max and min absolute barometric since last reset. c) The max and min relatively barometric of the day d) The max and min relatively barometric since last reset.

 Wind and gust speed

a) The max wind speed of the day b) The max wind speed since last reset. c) The max gust of the day d) The max gust since last reset.

 Wind chill, dew point, heat index

a) The max of dew point, heat index of the day. b) The min of wind chill, dew point of the day. c) The max of dew point, heat index since last reset. d) The min of wind chill, dew point since last reset.

 Rainfall

a) The max Rainfall of rainfall rate of the day.

b) The max Rainfall since last reset (including rainfall rate during 1 day, 1 week, 1 month,

and 1 year).

2. Setting Mode

2.1 In normal mode, press SET key for 2 seconds to enter the setting mode.

Then press ‖ ‖button, you will transfer among the main menu with options of : TIME SETTING UNIT SETTING Record save interval Rain sensor setting Barometric setting Contrast setting Key Beep Setting REREGISTER Transmitter Calibration setting Transmitter ID IP address (this function is only available in Network version)

Choose one option and then press ‖ ‖ button, you will enter the sub menu. Press / key to transfer the unit or change the value. Hold the / key for 2 seconds will increase/decrease digits in great steps. Press HISTORY key or wait for 30 seconds at any time, device will return to normal mode.

Sub menus of every option:

 TIME SETTING

a) 12H/24H format select b) MM-DD-YYYY / DD-MM-YYYY / YYYY-MM-DD select c) Set time (hour, minute) d) Set clock (month, day, year) e) Time Zone select f) Daylight saving settings (DST ON/OFF) g) Set NORTH or SOUTH for moon phase h) RCC ON/OFF select (if have RCC function)

 UNIT SETTING

a) Light unit select (lux, fc, w/m2) b) Temperature unit select (C, F) c) Pressure unit select (hpa, inhg, mmhg) d) Wind speed unit select (km/h, m/s, bft, mph, knots) e) Rainfall unit select (mm, inch)

 Save record interval time setting:16S, 32S, 48S, 1M, 2M, …, 239M, 240M. S; Seconds M: Minute

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