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Solar Weather Centre With Wireless Weather Vane Solar Powered Indoor Receiver Outdoor Weather Data Collector Instruction Manual Product Code: WS5056C...
TECHNICAL DETAILS Thank you for purchasing the Holman 5056 Solar Powered Weather Station. The system consists of a data gathering Solar Powered outdoor weather collector which is mounted on the outside of your home and transmits the collected data wirelessly to a pad inside the house that displays all the readings and results.
INSTALLATION All in one outdoor data collector , solar powered • Frequency: 917MHz • Transmission range: 100 meters in open area. ** Actual distance may be varied depending upon the environment, and can be shortened by interference such as concrete walls. • Solar powered + built-in Rechargeable battery: 3.7V, 1800maH Installation Already fitted with Lithium Poly (LIPO) rechargeable battery. • • Open the battery cover located at the back of the main unit and remove LIPO battery and charge it with the charger supplied. This should not take longer than one hour. SWITCH •...
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OUTDOOR DATA COLLECTOR / MANUAL SETUP Mounting the outdoor weather data collector onto the stainless steel mast For accurate results, the outdoor data collector metal pole should be securely mounted onto a horizontal surface where it is at least 1 meter above the ground, and in an open area away from trees and other coverings where rainfall or wind speed may be reduced and cause Inaccurate readings. Note: Please ensure that the wind speed and wind direction arms are free to move and not touching or resting on anything nearby. There is marks W,S,E,N on the shaft of the wind sensor, please make sure the “N” points to the North direction. Set-up the indoor receiver and outdoor data collector in an OPEN as possible area.
LCD DISPLAY LCD overview 1. Weather 15. Summer/Winter time 27. Indoor temperature 2. Sunshine for LUX symbol (not applicable 28. Max/Min for indoor 3. Rain in Australia) temperature and 4. UV index 16. Outdoor humidity humidity 5. Wind direction 17. Indoor humidity 29. Indoor temperature 6. Wind speed 18. Outdoor temperature trend 7. Date 19. Outdoor temperature 30. Indoor humidity trend 8. Month trend...
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OUTDOOR WEATHER VANE / INITIAL OPERATION 1. Wind Direction 2 .Solar panel 3. RF channel (hold for transmitting RF signal) 4. Rain gauge 5. UV index and LUX sensor 6. Level indicator ( to judge if set up horizontally ) 7. ON/OFF for power 8. Built-in rechargeable battery 9. Wind speed sensor 10. Metal pole 11. Cover for thermometer and hygrometer Initial Operation • Charge the LIPO battery • Turn on the switch • After turning on the switch, the main unit will connect with the out- door data collector by RF signal. The RF signal symbol at the outside unit will flash. • This process takes about 3 minutes. Then the display shows the out door temperature/humidity/wind speed/wind direction/rain fall/UV index, in case of failure of reception, please press“OUT “for more than 3 seconds to receive again.
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INITIAL OPERATION / ALARM Manual time set-up Please Note: The clock automatically changes from set-up mode to time display mode if no keys are pressed for 20 seconds. Press and hold MODE key for 3 seconds to get back to set up mode • Press and hold key “MODE“ for 3 seconds. • The 12hr/24hr will be flashing. Use “+ “ and “- “ to select • Press “MODE “ to confirm. • The DM(date/month/MD(month/date) will be flashing, Use “+ “ and “- “ to select • Press “MODE “ to confirm. • The display for the month will be flashing. Use“+ “ and “- “ to select the month. • Press “MODE “ to confirm. • The display for the date will be flashing. Use “+ “ and “- “ to select the date. • Press “MODE “ to confirm. • The display for the hour will be flashing. Use “+ “ and “-“ to select the hour. •...
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SNOOZE / TIME / TEMPERATURE Daily alarm on/off When in the mode of A1: • Press “- “ to activate the alarm 1 • Press “-“ twice cancel the alarm 1. • Follow the same setting for alarm 2. Information: • The clock automatically changes from set-up mode to time mode if no keys are pressed for 20 seconds. • The alarm sounds for 2 minutes if no key is pressed to stop it. Snooze function To activate the snooze function, follow the steps below • Press the key “SNOOZE/LIGHT“, while the alarm sounds, to activate the snooze function. • If the snooze function is activated, alarm symbol is flashing. • The alarm repeat after 5 minutes. • The snooze function can be stopped by pressing any key. 12/24 hours mode The time display can be in 12hr AM/PM or 24 hour mode, please follow the manual set-up to select °C/°F temperature display The temperature display can be in °C or °F, please follow the manual set-up to select. Max./ Min.
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FORECAST / WIND DIRECTION / RAINFALL Weather forecast Sunny Slightly Sunny Cloudy Rainy Storm Please Note: The changing of the barometric pressure is used to predict the coming weather. The forecast is an indication and the pictures can at times be incorrect. Barometer and bar and data of history for the past 12 hour of air pres- sure.
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UV INDEX / DEW POINT / HEAT INDEX 999.99mm. Please follow the manual set-up to select the mm/inch. • Press “-“ to show the rainfall in 1 hour, press twice for 24 hours, then 3 times for TOTAL. • Press “-“ for more than 3 seconds to clear up the volume accordingly, such as, if showing 1 hour, this clears the data in 1 hour display, others unchanged, if showing 24 hours, clear up the data in 24 hour display, others unchanged. • The max. amount of rainfall that will be recorded is 999.99mm (99.99inch), the display will flashing when the max has been reached, you will need to manually clear out the data, otherwise,the data will no longer record. • To manually clear the Total rainfall, select the Total setting and hold the minus button in for 3 seconds or more and the display will disappear. NOTE: The rainfall measurements update at midnight. If this is in- convenient it is best to make the clock 12 hours out of sync - i.e. PM instead of AM. Then the update occurs at 12noon. So it is easy to see the last 24 hours rain reading. Sunshine LUX reading The range for LUX is 0~120KLUX Hold “IN “for exchange Sunshine and air pressure reading. UV Index The UV index will be display. Feel like and Dew point Press “IN “ to check the DEW POINT and FEEL LIKE Wind chill and Heat Index Press “OUT “ to check the HEAT INDEX and WIND CHILL...
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MOON PHASE / LIVING SPACE HUMIDITY Moon phase display The weather station uses saved data to show the moon phase A C D E F G H A: New moon B: Increasing crescent C: First half D: Increasing 3/4 E: Full moon F: Decreasing 3/4 G: Last half H: Decreasing crescent Living space humidity The weather station uses saved data to determine the humidity in the living space and shows the respective symbols.
Should you have any questions about this product or its operation please telephone our customer service help line on 1300 716 188. Holman offer a 1 year replacement warranty from the original date of purchase. To claim warranty the product must be returned with a copy of the original receipt. We will honour all statutory guarantees that this product is of acceptable quality (Including that it is fit for purpose).
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