Tycon Power TP2700WC User Manual

TP2700WC

PROFESSIONAL WEATHER STATION

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 and the precise radio controlled time information 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

DCF/WWVB/MSF

The DCF, WWVB or MSF time signal is an AM modulated time-of-day signal broadcasted by the Federal Government of Germany, NIST from USA or National Physical Laboratory. The time base is generated from an atomic time generator which is accurate to 10 billions of one second. This weather station uses WWVB only.

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 the absolute air pressure adjusted for 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.

Important Note:

The Professional weather station includes a base station (receiver), a transmitter unit with solar sensor, 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 through a USB connection..

QTY

Item

Display Console / Base station

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

CD contains PC software

USB Cable for connecting to a PC

Pole

pole mounting clamps

User manual

AA rechargeable batteries for the Transmitter

5VDC connector

USB interface

OVERVIEW

Base Station / Display console

Note: The unit can be powered with USB or via the 5VDC Connector in addition to 3 AA batteries.

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 degrees  Wind chill, dew point and heat index temperature display.  Barometric Pressure History, weather forecast.

LED Indicator

Sensor Sockets

Battery

Compartment

Battery cover

Thermo-hygro Sensor / Transmitter Setting up using batteries:

 MAX, MIN value with time stamp.  High / low alarms.  With message panel showing indication of alarms/Min/Max data, with time stamps  Light and UV index  Data saved in non-volatile memory. Unlimited storage on PC.  Windows software  Upload weather data to Weather Underground

Set up Guide

Before placing and installing all components of the weather station at their final destination, please set up the weather station with all parts nearby in order to test for correct function.

Setting up the base station and transmitter

1) Insert two AA 1,5V alkaline rechargeable batteries or AA Lithium batteries first into the battery compartment of the transmitter and immediately afterwards three AA 1,5V alkaline or Lithium batteries in the base station, observing the correct polarity. When battery is first inserted, the red LED light on the remote sensor will light up for 3-4 seconds. (If no LED light or it is lit permanently, make sure the battery is inserted the correct way. Try resetting by removing the batteries, waiting 2 mins and re-inserting)

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 enters the RF (Radio Frequency) state, where it receives data from the remote sensor transmitter and RCC (Radio Controlled Clock) at the same time. During base station startup, there is no communications with the computer and normal communications will only resume after the time reception routine has completed. The longest time for radio controlled time reception is 8 minutes.

RF (Radio Frequency) Receiving Mode

1. After power-on, the base station also enters the RF receiving state for 180s. During this time it will search for the transmitter signal. When it receives the transmitter signal and registers the

transmitter, it will display outdoor temperature, humidity, rain, and wind readings. The light readings are a separate RF channel and may appear before or later than the other outdoor readings.

2. Base station receives the temperature, humidity, wind speed and rain data each 48s and receives light data each 60s. If there is no signal received from the transmitter for 10 minutes, the outdoor temperature and humidity will display “----”. If the base station doesn’t receive the signal in 240 minutes, the base station will start to search for and register a new transmitter.

3. If the outdoor data is lost or a battery is changed in the transmitter, press the reset button on the bottom of the solar panel housing to send a reset signal to the base station. This will cause the base station to search for and re-register the transmitter.

4. Do not press any key until the outdoor transmitter data is received, otherwise the outdoor sensor search and register mode will be terminated. When the 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 are no outdoor readings on the base station, make sure the units are within range of each other or repeat the battery installation procedure.

Radio Controlled Clock (RCC)

1. When the base station is first powered up it will get data from the outdoor transmitter and then should start to receive RCC clock data within 1-2 minutes.

2. If it fails to receive the RCC clock data, the base station will try to retrieve RCC clock data at a pre-determined time automatically: 2:00, 8:00, 14:00, and 20:00; until it receives the RCC data, then it will stop trying to receive until the next day.

3. Exit conditions for RCC Clock Reception routine:

3.1 Any key is pressed on the base station.

3.2 Eight (8) minute auto time out reached.

3.3 Receive success.

4. If RCC is received successfully, the signal icon will be displayed near the memory

indicator window. Otherwise the icon will be hidden. If the RCC isn’t received it could be due to

the location of outdoor transmitter or possibly that the proper RCC signal isn’t available in your

area. You can try re-positioning the outdoor transmitter so it has a clear view of the sky or you can disregard and set the base station time manually.

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 the directions of North, East, South and West. These are located just under the rotating hub. The entire sensor array has to be rotated so that the direction indicators on the wind direction sensor are aligned with North, South East and West at your actual location. The screw head attaching the wind direction sensor will be pointing North in a proper install. A permanent wind direction error will be introduced if the wind direction sensor is not positioned correctly during installation.

Anemometer Wind direction sensor

Mounting the dual wind sensor holder

Mounting the rain sensor Transmitter with solar panel

Mounting the Transmitter Fix the whole set to a pole

is same as rain sensor. with the two adjustable hose clamps.

Note: The tilt in the solar panel cover should be facing toward the Equator. South in

the Northern hemisphere and North in the Southern hemisphere. You can adjust by

rotating the entire transmitter assembly around the pole.

 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

Transmitter

 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 Transmitter

The Solar Panel Module

The solar panel module makes use of solar energy to power the Transmitter. Note: It can be used with AA size alkaline rechargeable batteries or AA Lithium Batteries. For the solar panel modules to function properly, make sure the solar receptors on the top are exposed to sunlight and the connectors of the connection cables are securely plugged in.

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

Display Unit

1. Base Station / Display Console Layout

1.Time

2. Indoor Temperature

3. Indoor Humidity

4. Barometric Pressure

5. Barometric Pressure graph

6. Forecast icon

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

8. Minimum

9. Time / Date stamp

10．RF signal – Signal from Transmitter

11. Memory status

12. RCC Clock signal

13. Wind direction

14. Rain fall

15. Wind speed

16. Dew point

17. Outdoor Humidity

18. Outdoor Temperature

19. UV index

20. Light

21. Date

22. Moon Phase

2. Initial Base Station / Display Console Set Up

Install three AA Alkaline or Lithium batteries to the base station. Observe proper battery polarity.

2.1 The unit will turn on all segments of the LCD for 3 seconds after power reset and display setting value (RCC and RF frequency option). Then the unit will start to register the outdoor Transmitter which takes about 3 minutes. When the registration process is finished, the unit will enter the RCC receive mode.

2.2 Full display

2.3 Key function

SET: Enter the setting mode – hold for 3 seconds HISTORY: Display history records / return to normal mode from setting 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

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

Base Station / Display Console Operation

Program mode

The screen is divided into 10 segments for selection and there is a 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 multiple parts, press SET key to choose a 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 (Updates every 5 Seconds) In the normal mode and once some segment is selected ( Different segments can be chosen by pressing” Left ” or ” Right” key. And the default selected segment is time and date), there will be different messages that show on the message panel. If any alarms occurred, the alarm information will be displayed in real time as well. The messages will rotate automatically or you can transfer between messages manually by pressing”+” or “-” button.

Note: Press + to fast switch to next message

Press – to fast switch to previous message. Press left or right to select different segments.

 Time and date

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