Kestrel 5500 Quick Start Manual

QUICK START GUIDE

Kestrel 5500 Weather Meter

www.kestrelinstruments.com

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CAUTION

!

WARNING

!

Your Kestrel Weather/Environmental Meter is designed to provide accurate

measurement of current conditions only. Depending on your location and

environment, conditions may change rapidly.

Rapid temperature and humidity changes (i.e., moving your meter from indoors to outdoors) may cause inaccurate readings of
temperature and humidity as well as all readings that rely on either of these values. Before relying on readings from your Kestrel Meter, be
sure to either a) force air ow over the sensors by waving or slinging your meter through the air; or b) wait until your unit’s readings have
stabilized, indicating it has equilibrated to its 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.

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 [phone],
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.

BATTERIES

This Quick Start Guide contains only the information you
need to get started using your Kestrel meter. For a full
user manual with in-depth explanations of these topics,
FAQ’s, chat and e-mail support, visit

www.kestrelinstruments.com.

CONTACT US AT

[phone] Toll Free North America

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Twitter: @KestrelWeather

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CONTENTS

Measurements And Features ............................................ 5

Getting To Know Your Kestrel ............................................ 7

Buttons .................................................................................. 8

Kestrel Options Menu ......................................................... 8

Kestrel Menu Navigation ................................................... 9

Weather Mode Screen ........................................................10

Getting Started .................................................................... 11

Additional Settings ............................................................11

Altimeter And Barometer ...................................................12

Using Min/Avg/Max ............................................................13

Connecting To Devices Using Link ...................................13

Creating, Viewing, & Exporting Data Logs ......................15

Weather Glossary.................................................................17

Impeller Replacement ........................................................18

Warranty Certicate ............................................................19

MEASUREMENTS Icon 5000

Environmental

5100

Racing

5200

Professional

5500

Weather

5400

HST

Wind Speed | Air Speed
(mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt)

• • • • •

Temperature (˚F | ˚C)

• • • • •

Wind Chill (˚F | ˚C)

• • • • •

Relative Humidity (%)

• • • • •

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)

• o

Crosswind
(mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt)

• o

Headwind | Tailwind
(mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt)

• o

o

optional

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MEASUREMENTS

Icon 5000

Environmental

5100

Racing

5200

Professional

5500

Weather

5400

HST

Moisture Content | Humidity Ratio (Grains) (gpp, g/kg)

• •

Air Density (lb/ft3, kg/m3)

• •

Relative Air Density (RAD) (%)

• •

Evaporation Rate (lb/ft2/hr, kg/m2/hr)

•

Volume Air Flow (%)

•

Delta T (˚F | ˚C)

•

Wet Blub Globe Temperature (WBGT) (˚F | ˚C)

•

Thermal Work Limit (TWL) (˚F | ˚C)

•

Globe Temperature (˚F | ˚C)

•

Naturally Aspirated Wet Bulb Temp (˚F | ˚C)

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FEATURES

5000

Environmental

5100

Racing

5200

Professional

5500

Weather

5400

HST

LiNK Connectivity & Kestrel LiNK Mobile App

N/A

o o o o o

Backlit Display switchable white or
Night-Vision preserving red

N/A

• • • • •

o optional

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KESTREL

BACK

DATA TRANSFER

PORT

SERIAL NUMBER

AA BATTERY (1)

(Lithium recommended)

LANYARD
ATTACHMENT

PRESSURE
SENSOR

FRONT

OPTIONS/EXIT

POWER

BACKLIGHT

SCROLL/ADJUST

TEMPERATURE

SENSOR

REPLACEABLE
IMPELLER

SELECT

BATTERY DOOR LATCH

HUMIDITY SENSOR

BATTERY DOOR

IMPELLER COVER

CAPTURE

SUNLIGHT
READABLE

DISPLAY