General Mini Airflow DAF3010, Mini Airflow DAF3300, Mini Airflow DAF4000 Owner's Instructions Manual

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

You have just acquired a piece of high precision equipment which has been created using the most modern technology. It has been designed to
stand up to intensive use. However, in order to maintain its appearance and its precision, we recommend that you treat it with care and pay
careful attention to these operating instructions.

The

GENERAL® Mini Airflow is fitted with an impeller and with sensors which allow it to carry out measurements in the open air

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t will give you all the information essential for your open air activities such as hang-gliding, rambling, climbing or water sports. It will give you the
instant wind speed and the maximum wind speed (DAF3010, 3300, 4000), ambient temperature and wind chill temperature (3010, 3300, 4000),
an electronic compass (DAF3300, 4000) as well as altitude, pressure, and trends in the weather (DAF4000).

The GENERAL® Mini Airflow ra

nge has been designed to withstand short-term immersion in water at a depth of up to one metre

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MPORTANT !
This instrument is designed as an aid to users who are in an open air environment, but IT CANNOT replace advice and warnings from the local
weather station. This means that you should regularly check and compare the measurements provided by your instrument with the information
put out by the weather station.

Open-air climatic conditions can sometimes change quite dramatically and this can happen very quickly indeed. Sunny weather can, for
example, change to thunderstorm conditions in the space of half an hour and sometimes less. You should therefore always follow basic safety
rules whenever you undertake open air activity.

GENERAL TOOLS® can in no way be held responsible for any consequences, direct or indirect, or for any prejudice, which might result from
the use of this instrument.

Technical specifications:

Size:

41 x 93 x 17 mm

Weight :

52 gr (DAF3010, 3300), 53 gr (DAF4000)

Operational temperatures :

-30°C to +60°C

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II. MAINTENANCE DAF3010, DAF3300, DAF4000

The design and manufacture of this instrument have been the subject of a great deal of care. In order to make best use of the proposed
functions you are advised to use the instrument in accordance with the following observations :

• Avoid at all costs items such as hair, thread, sand and other dust materials getting into the impeller, as they could cause defective
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otation of the impeller and therefore a loss of precision. If a hair or a piece of thread should manage to get into the impeller, extract it

gently using tweezers; in the case of dust or sand, you can run clean water over the impeller

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• Avoid exposing the instrument to extreme climatic conditions for over-long periods. While it uses components resistant to such
temperatures, we recommend that you do not expose your instrument to strong sources of heat, for example under the windscreen of
a vehicle

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• Avoid careless use or sharp impacts.

• DO NOT EXPOSE the instrument to powerful chemicals. Such products could damage it.

III. Switching on DAF3010, DAF3300, DAF4000

To switch on your GENERAL® Mini Airflow, all that you need to is press briefly on the button(represented by

on the diagram below). The
instrument switches on and displays the software version and the instrument model (see fig. D0.0 on the diagram below), after which the
instrument moves into the mode for measuring the current wind speed or to the last mode displayed before the instrument was
switched off.

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IV. Switching off DAF3010, DAF3300, DAF4000

Switching off automatically (Auto-off):

Your GENERAL

®

Mini Airflow goes off automatically 1 minute after the button was last pressed or after the wind was last measured. This means

that it does not stop while the impeller is still turning (more than 10 seconds).

Switching off manually :

In order to switch Mini Airflow off manually (valid in every mode), hold the button pressed down until it switches off, then release

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MPORTANT ! Permanent operation possible :

Either at the time of the manual switching off by releasing the button during the flashing of the large digits, or at the time of automatic switching
off by pressing briefly on the button during the flashing.
During permanent operation, any pressure on the button returns Mini Airflow into automatic off mode

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ote :

if the instrument is on permanently the battery discharges rapidly (400 to 500 hours according to the model).

VI. Battery DAF3010, DAF3300, DAF4000

Your GENERAL

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Mini Airflow gets its power supply from a replaceable lithium battery 3V type CR2032. To change the battery:

IMPORTANT ! This operation must be carried out with care!

A

NY DEFECTIVE MANIPULATION DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY CAN CAUSE LASTING DAMAGE

TO YOUR INSTRUMENT. IN CASE OF DOUBT CONSULT A WATCH REPAIRER.

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. Unscrew the metal back (6 screws).

2.

Unscrew the screw of the battery cover

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3.

Gently remove the cover in order to extract the battery

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. Put in the new battery observing the polarity (+ upwards), then screw back the battery cover. Make sure that the tiny tongue in the

centre of the top is raised so that it touches the metal back

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5.

Before refitting the back make sure that the seal is clean and securely positioned in its slot

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. Refit the back and the 6 screws.

Normal battery life :

DAF3010, DAF3300 :

approximately 30,000 measurements of 1 minute (auto-off) and more than 20 years when off.

DAF4000 : w

ithout records : same as DAF3010, DAF3300.

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ith records : approximately 25,000 measurements of 1 minute (auto-off), but 7 years maximum when off.

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