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Kestrel 5400, 5500, 5500 Fire Weather Pro, 5400 Fire Weather Pro with WBGT, 5400 Fire Weather Pro User Manual

USER GUIDE
Kestrel 5500 Fire Weather Pro
Kestrel 5400 Fire Weather Pro with WBGT
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CAUTION
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WARNING
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Your Kestrel Weather/Environmental Meter is designed to provide accurate measurement of current and historical conditions only. Depending on your
Rapid temperature and humidity changes (i.e., moving your meter from indoors to outdoors) may cause temporarily inaccurate readings of temperature and humidity as well as all readings that rely on either of these values. Before relying on temperature readings from your Kestrel Meter, be sure to let it equilibrate or force air ow over the sensors by waving or slinging your meter through the air. For Humidity readings, wait until your unit’s readings have stabilized, indicating it has equilibrated to its new environment. Humidity readings may take more than 15 minutes to equilibrate to a new environment.
To maximize the accuracy and reliability of your readings:
• Ensure that your Kestrel Meter is in good repair and within factory calibration.
• Take readings frequently and carefully according to the guidelines above.
• Allow your meter’s readings to stabilize after signicant changes in temperature or humidity (i.e., changing location from indoors to outdoors).
• Allow a margin of safety for changing conditions and reading errors (2-3% of reading is recommended).
Use care and good judgment when referring to your Kestrel Meter to make any decisions regarding safety, health or property protection.
To reduce the risk of injury or death to persons, read and follow these guidelines!
Your Kestrel Weather/Environmental Weather Meter may provide one or more of these measurements relating to estimation of danger of injury to people or animals from heat or cold: Heat Stress Index, Wind Chill Index, Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (“WBGT ”), Thermal Work Limit (“TWL”). Note that guidance tables based on these values are based on typical physiological response. Certain individuals or animals may be more susceptible to harm relating to environmental conditions and require additional precautions. For example, very young or elderly individuals, individuals with asthma, and individuals who have not become acclimatized to hot conditions are likely to be more
prone to heat injury.
• Know yourself and the individuals and items you are responsible for.
• Where appropriate, seek the guidance of a medical professional.
• Know what to do in the event of heat or cold injury and be prepared with supplies.
• In the case of heat illness, remember the rule – “Cool rst, transport second.” An inexpensive ice bath can mean the dierence between life and death.
Your Kestrel Weather/Environmental Meter is not a medical device. It is only one source of information and must be employed with care and good judgment.
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location and environment, conditions may change rapidly.
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CONTENTS
Contact .................................................................................. 4
Batteries ................................................................................ 4
Measurements And Features ............................................ 5
Getting To Know Your Kestrel ............................................ 7
Buttons .................................................................................. 8
Kestrel Options Menu ......................................................... 8
Weather Mode Screens ....................................................... 9
Kestrel Menu Navigation ...................................................10
Getting Started .................................................................... 11
Probability of Ignition and Fine Dead Fuel Moisture....12
Congure WBGT ...................................................................13
Custom Flag Settings ..........................................................14
Measuring Direction ........................................................... 14
Altimeter And Barometer ...................................................15
Using Min/Avg/Max ............................................................16
Connecting To Devices Using LiNK ...................................16
Creating, Viewing, & Exporting Data Logs ...................... 18
Thermal Work Limit (TWL) .................................................20
Weather Glossary.................................................................21
Impeller Replacement ........................................................ 23
Warranty Certicate ............................................................24
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CONTACT
This User Guide contains only the information you need to get started using your Kestrel meter. For FAQ’s, chat and e-mail support w
For more information on regional, sport,
or organizational WBGT guidelines, or
for more information on heat stress
safety, visit us as
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BATTERIES
We recommend that ONLY Lithium AA batteries be used in your Kestrel Weather/Environmental Meter to provide the widest operating temperature range and to avoid damage caused by leaking lead-acid batteries. If you must use conventional AA batteries, please do not store your Kestrel Meter with the batteries in place. Damage caused by battery corrosion is not covered under warranty.
WARNING: Lithium is a toxic substance and ingestion may cause serious injury or death. Keep lithium batteries out of the reach of children. If swallowed, immediately seek medical help. Have doctor phone 24-hour hotline at (202) 625-3333, call collect if necessary. Dispose of batteries properly and according to local regulations. Do not puncture or burn batteries. If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.
WARNING: Utilizing the alert light and buzzer in your Kestrel Heat Stress Tracker places a higher demand on the battery. To ensure the alert light and buzzer operate when needed, replace the battery when a third or less of battery life remains, as indicated on start up.
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MEASUREMENTS Icon 5000
Wind Speed | Air Speed (mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt)
Temperature (˚F | ˚C)
Wind Chill (˚F | ˚C)
Relative Humidity (%)
Probability of Ignition
Fine Dead Fuel Moisture
Heat Stress Index (˚F | ˚C)
Dewpoint Temp (˚F | ˚C)
Wet Bulb Temp (˚F | ˚C)
Station Pressure (inHg | hPA | psi | mb)
Barometric Pressure (inHg | hPA | psi | mb)
Altitude(m | ft )
Density Altitude (m | ft)
Wind Direction (Cardinal Points, Degrees)
Crosswind (mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt)
Headwind | Tailwind (mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt)
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MEASUREMENTS
Wet Blub Globe Temperature (WBGT) (˚F | ˚C)
Thermal Work Limit (T WL) (˚F | ˚C)
Globe Temperature (˚F | ˚C)
Naturally Aspirated Wet Bulb Temp (˚F | ˚C)
FEATURES
LiNK Connectivity & Kestrel LiNK Mobile App
Backlit Display switchable white or Night-Vision preserving red
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KESTREL
BLACK GLOBE
SENSOR*
ZONE ALERT
LIGHT*
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
SUNLIGHT READABLE
AY
DISPL
OPTIONS/EXIT
SELECT
POWER
*Only available on 5400 Fire Weather Pro WBGT.
FRONT
REPLACEABLE IMPELLER
CAPTURE BACKLIGHT
SCROLL/ADJUST
IMPELLER COVER
SERIAL NUMBER
PRESSURE SENSOR
DATA TRANSFER
PORT
LANYARD ATTACHMENT
BACK
BATTERY DOOR LATCH
HUMIDITY SENSOR
AA BATTERY (1)
(Lithium recommended)
BATTERY DOOR
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BUTTONS
Button Name Function
POWER Turns Kestrel on and o.
OPTIONS/ EXIT
SELECT Access Settings on any
UP/DOWN Scroll up and down through
LEFT/ RIGHT
CAPTURE Manually capture all
BACK­LIGHT
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Press for on, hold for two seconds to turn o.
Enter the main Options menu or exit a menu.
measurement screen or select a menu option to enter its submenu or conrm a task.
measurement screens or menus. Adjust values when entering text in name menus.
Scroll options left and right. Adjust values in combo menus and setting submenus.
environmental values.
Turn backlight on or o. (Also turns o automatically after one minute.)
KESTREL OPTIONS MENU
Most system-wide and weather setup options are accessed from the main Options menu by pressing the from any Weather Measurement Screen.
• BLUETOOTH
» Bluetooth On/O » Conct
• DATA PORT
• MEMORY OPTIONS
» Clear Log » Auto Store » Store Rate » Overwrite
• GRAPH SCALE
• DISPLAY
» Auto Shutdown » Contrast » Backlight
• SYSTEM
» Time & Date » Compass Cal » Measurements » Units » Lang » Batt » Factory Restore
• ABOUT
» Version » Legal
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