Oregon WMR112A User Manual

CABLE FREE WEA THER

STATION

MODEL: WMR112A

USER’S MANUAL

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchasing the WMR112A Cable Free Weather Station. An all-purpose easy-to-use system, the WMR112A lets you monitor the following weather elements:

- Air temperature

- Relative humidity

- Barometric pressure The WMR112A is also equipped with:

- RF calendar clock with daily alarm

- Weather forecast within 32 to 48 km (20- to 30-mile) radius

- Weather alarms

- Memory for maximum and minimum readings

- Touch-screen plus key button operation

PACKAGE

The original WMR112A includes the following:

- Main unit (WMR112A)

- Baro-thermo-hygrometer (BTHR968)

- Thermo-hygrometer (THGR268)

- 12V AC adapter

The WMR112A can support up to seven different remote instruments. You can connect up to three optional thermo or thermo-hygro sensors to the system.

Optional items include:

- Anemometer (WGR968)

- Rain gauge (RGR968)

- Thermo sensor (THR238/THC268)

- Outdoor Thermo-hygrometer(THGR968)

Contact an authorized dealer for optional items.

THE THERMO-HYGROMETER

The thermo-hygrometer measures outdoor temperature and humidity. It uses two (2) UM-3 or “AA” size batteries.

Follow these steps to install / replace batteries:

1. Remove the screws on the battery compartment.

RESET

2. Assign a channel to the sensor by changing the channel switch in the battery compartment of the remote sensor.

3. Select the unit of measurement for the temperature display on the degrees C and degrees F slide switch

4. Insert the batteries strictly according to the polarities shown therein.

5. Press the [RESET] button.

6. Replace the battery compartment door and secure its screws.

THE BARO-THERMO-HYGROMETER

The baro-thermo-hygrometer measures the atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity.

The sensor uses four UM4 or “AAA”-sized batteries.

To install it,

1. Insert alkaline batteries accordingly.

2. Mount the unit where you want to monitor the readings. Or you

can make use of its table stand to place it on a flat surface.

SECTION 2 INSTALLATION

The WMR112A operates at 433MHz. No wire installation is required among units.

The WMR112A has an effective range of 300 feet in an open area. Position the units within the range and be sure the transmission path is clear of interference and obstacles.

Note: The thermo-hygrometer should be installed outdoors and in locations that best measure the weather elements which the instruments are designed for. As for the baro-thermo-hygrometer, it must be installed indoors. If you have any optional thermo or thermo-hygro sensors, they can be installed outdoors or indoors.

THE MAIN UNIT

The main unit gives you all the readings and controls. It should be placed indoors.

The main unit is powered up by the 12V AC adapter.

To install it,

1. Position the main unit and other units within effective range

(300 feet).

2. Insert four UM4 or “AAA”-sized alkaline batteries for backup

purpose.

'AAA' UM4 1.5V

3. Mount the main unit safely in place. Or use its table stand to place it on a flat surface.

open

4. Connect the AC power adapter to the main unit and a wall socket.

C INDOOR HUMIDITY WINDOW D OUTDOOR/CHANNEL TEMPERATURE WINDOW E OUTDOOR/CHANNEL HUMIDITY WINDOW F RAINFALL WINDOW

Will display readings only with the optional item: Rain gauge (RGR968)

G RF CALENDAR CLOCK AND DAILY ALARM WINDOW H WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WINDOW

Will display readings only with the optional item: Anemometer (WGR968)

I CHANNEL BUTTON J MEMORY BUTTON K ALARM BUTTON L SET BUTTON M UNIT BUTTON N ALARM ON/OFF BUTTON O [

] BUTTON

P [

] BUTTON

DC 12V

5. Press the [RESET] button on the main unit to initiate operation.

The main unit will start searching for signals for about four minutes. Upon successful reception, the readings will be displayed. The main unit will update the readings at regular intervals.

LOW-BATTERY WARNING

There are low-battery indicators [

] for the main unit, baro-

thermo-hygrometer, thermo-hygrometer and optional remote thermo and thermo-hygro sensors. Replace the batteries when the respective indicators light up.

Note: The readings collected from the thermo-hygrometer and any optional remote thermo and thermo-hygro sensors share the same display window. The “OUT” and remote channel will share the same low-battery indicator.When the battery level of the thermohygrometer or the optional remote sensors is low, the lowbattery indicator will blink. To locate the channel in question, press the window to scan through all available devices. The lowbattery indicator will stop blinking if the battery level is low for that one.

SECTION 3 OPERATION

THE MAIN UNIT

A WEATHER FORECAST AND BAROMETRIC READING

WINDOW

B INDOOR TEMPERATURE WINDOW

A B D F G H

K L

Q [ RESET] BUTTON R DC 12V JACK

MEM

BARO

2 0 2 4 6 6

1224

%RH

TEMP

OUT

%RH

TEMP

mm/hr

RAIN

CLOCK

WIND

BEARING

GUST

kph

ALARM

MEMORY

reset

CHANNEL

SET

UNIT

open

DC 12V

C E

I M P

THE RF CALENDAR CLOCK

The calendar clock is radio-controlled. It automatically synchronizes its current time and date when it is brought within range of the radio signal generated from U.S. Atomic Clock.

You can also set the calendar clock manually.

To do so,

1. Press the RF calendar clock and alarm window.

2. Press and hold [

] to disable the radio reception function.

3. Press and hold [SET] till the digit flash.

4. Use [ ] and [ ] to change to the desired setting.

5. Press [SET] for the next item setting.

6. Repeat from Step 4 to finish all the settings for:

- Clock display formats (12hr or 24hr)

- Display language of the day-of-the-week

- Clock

- Calendar display formats (Month-Day, Day-Month)

- Calendar For the display language, you can choose:

- English (E)

- German (D)

- French (F)

- Italian (I)

- Spanish (S)

7. Press [SET] to confirm. The calendar clock and alarm window has three displays: clock

with seconds, clock with day-of-the-week and calendar. To change from one display to another, press the window once.

ABOUT RADIO CONTROLLED CLOCK RECEPTION

Whenever the WMR112A is brought within range of the radio signal with its radio reception function activated, it will search for the clock signal at a predefined time on each day while the manual calendar clock settings will be overridden.

When the unit is new and just out of the box, synchronization with the U.S.atomic clock can take upto 72 hours. The unit will receive the mostdependable and interference free signal automatically between Midnightand 4 AM.

While receiving the signal the radio reception indicator will blink. A complete reception generally takes 2 to 10 minutes, depending on the strength of the radio signal.

The indicator will stop blinking when the reception is complete. The status of reception will be shown:

For best signal reception, place the unit away from other equipment that emit RF or microwave signals such as TV's, radios, PC'sor microwave ovens. Other causes for signal interference include electrical power transmission towers, steel reinfoced concrete construction, and/or metal siding.

After receiving the initial signal, updates are accomplished with greaterease. Even though there are areas that may have more difficulty in receiving a signal, the RF clock contains very accurate quartz movement and will retain precise time even if a signal is missed on a rare occasion.

To disable the radio reception function:

1. Press the RF calendar clock and alarm window.

2. Press and hold [

] to disable the function. The radio reception

indicator will disappear.

To enable the function again,

1. Press the RF calendar clock and alarm window.

2. Press and hold [

] to enable the function. The radio reception

indicator will blink.

The status of reception will be shown

THE DAILY ALARM

To set the daily alarm,

1. Press the RF calendar clock and alarm window.

2. Press [ALARM] and the

indicator will be display to indicate

that you are in the alarm mode.

3. Press and hold [SET] till the hour digit flash.

4. Use [

] and [ ] to change to the desired setting.

5. Press [SET] for minutes setting.

6. Use [

] and [ ] to change to the desired setting.

7. Press [SET] to confirm. Note: the window will show “

” if no alarm is armed.

Once set, the alarm clock will be activated automatically and the alarm indicator will light up. When an alarm goes off indicator will flash and a beep sound will be activated for 1 minute. Press any button to stop it. The alarm is still active and will go off again the next day.

To deactivate the function,

1. Press the RF calendar clock and alarm window.

2. Press [

]. The alarm indicator will disappear.

Strong

Weak

No signal

Receiving

WEATHER FORECAST

The weather forecast is displayed in the weather forecast and barometric reading window.

There are four readings for the forecast: sunny, slightly cloudy, cloudy and rainy.

Indicator

displays on

the unit

Forecast Sunny Slightly Cloudy Cloudy Rainy

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