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WeatherMaster MULTI-CHANNEL WIFI WEATHER STATION WITH INTERNET PUBLISHING...
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Use this manual to become familiar with your professional weather station and save it for future reference. For optimal performance from your Aercus Instruments WeatherMaster we strongly recommend you read this manual thoroughly before beginning installation.
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Genuine faults can typically be diagnosed without requiring the unit to be returned and replacement parts sent quickly if needed. For all others, please contact the seller who sold you this item. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster P a g e...
4.6.2 Key functions ..................30 4.6.3 Main interface icons ................31 4.7 Multiple Channel Selection and Scroll Mode ..........33 4.8 History Mode ....................34 4.8.1 View and Reset MAX/MIN ..............34 Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster P a g e...
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4.12 Factory reset ....................78 4.12.1 Re-register indoor transmitter ............. 78 4.12.2 Re-register outdoor transmitter ............79 4.12.3 Automatic Clear Max/Min ..............79 4.12.4 Reset to Factory ..................79 4.12.5 Clear History ..................79 Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster P a g e...
This will allow you to check out all the functions, ensure proper operation, and familiarise yourself with the weather station and calibration procedures. This will also allow you to test the wireless range of the weather station. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster P a g e...
Please take this into consideration when choosing console or mounting locations. Make sure your display console is at least 1.5m away from any electronic device to avoid interference. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster P a g e...
RF reception in the console, when placed too close to the console. Please keep the console display 50cm/2ft from the power adapter to ensure best RF reception. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster P a g e...
Note: The USB port in the console of weather station is only for firmware updates, not for data communication and a USB cable is not included. An SD card (not included ) can also be used for the firmware update. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster P a g e...
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5 Rain collector 11 LED (red) 6 Bubble level Indoor sensor: Figure 2: Indoor sensor 2 display variations The indoor sensor will display indoor temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure alternately. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 10 | P a g e...
WH31 Multi-channel temperature and humidity sensor WH51 Soil moisture sensor WH41 outdoor PM2.5 air quality sensor WH43 indoor PM2.5 air quality sensor WH41 and WH43 share the four channels WH55 Water leak alarm Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 11 | P a g e...
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Note:For optional sensors, the console will display current data, and historical data is saved on an SD card. If you are uploading to the internet, some websites do not support additional sensor data. We recommend Ecowitt.net. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 12 | P a g e...
90-degree angle and has a curved profile (which will end up “hugging” the mounting pole). Once the metal plate is inserted, insert both U-bolts through the respective holes of the metal plate as shown in Figure Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 13 | P a g e...
The wind vane’s movement has a small amount of friction, which is helpful in providing steady wind direction measurements Figure 5: Wind vane installation diagram Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 14 | P a g e...
Philips screwdriver (size PH0), as shown on the right. Make sure the cup assembly can rotate freely. There should be no noticeable friction when it is turning. Figure 6: Wind speed cup installation diagram Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 15 | P a g e...
Insert 2xAA batteries into the battery compartment and tighten the screw of battery cover. The LED indicator on the back of the transmitter will turn on for 4 seconds and flash once every 16 seconds. Figure 8: Battery installation diagram Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 16 | P a g e...
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We do not recommend rechargeable batteries. They have lower voltages, do not operate well at wide temperature ranges and do not last as long, resulting in poorer reception. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 17 | P a g e...
If you handle the sensor array when it is powered up and transmitting, you can generate false wind reading as you move and rain readings if to tip the array. Please remember to reset your readings. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 18 | P a g e...
Note: To avoid permanent damage, please take note of the battery polarity before inserting the batteries. Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor. Insert two AA batteries (See Figure 11) Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 19 | P a g e...
Figure 11: Indoor sensor battery installation 4.4 Multi-channel temperature and humidity sensor (Optional) The WeatherMaster supports up to 8 additional thermo-hygrometer sensors (WH31), which can be viewed on the display tablet and Internet. Note: Do not use rechargeable batteries. We recommend fresh alkaline batteries for outdoor temperature ranges between -10°C and 60°C and...
Temperature Units: To change the transmitter display units between °C and °F, change dip switch 4, as referenced in Figure . Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 21 | P a g e...
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Channel Number: This device supports up to eight channels. To change the channel number, set dip switches 1, 2 and 3, as referenced in Figure . Switch in down position. Switch in up position. Figure 13: Dip Switch diagram Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 22 | P a g e...
Use a screw or nail to attach the remote sensor to the wall, as shown in Figure 1 -or- Hang the remote sensor using a cord, as shown in Figure 1 Figure 15: Indoor sensor mounting Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 23 | P a g e...
The following is a table of reception loss vs. the transmission medium. Each “wall” or obstruction decreases the transmission range by the factor shown below. Medium RF Signal Strength Reduction Glass (untreated) 5-15% Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 24 | P a g e...
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Plastics 10-15% Wood 10-40% Brick 10-40% Concrete 40-80% Metal 90-100% Table: RF Signal Strength reduction Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 25 | P a g e...
/ distance; daily counts (optional sensor) Outdoor Feels Like/Dew Indoor humidity point/Humidity/10Min. Average Wind Direction/Max Daily Gust PM2.5 concentration (optional RF signal bar for multi-channel sensor) temperature and humidity sensor(optional sensor) Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 26 | P a g e...
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Weather forecast array Wind direction/Wind ABS/REL Barometer speed/Gust Water Leak Alarm (optional Moon Phase Senor) Indoor temperature Date and time Solar Radiation Soil moisture (optional sensor) Table: Display console detailed items Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 27 | P a g e...
This may take up to 3 minutes. Dark Background Display Light Background Display Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 28 | P a g e...
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Note: Sunrise/sunset time display will only work properly when latitude and longitude have been set up correctly. Location setup can be carried out under setup menu. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 29 | P a g e...
Multiple Channel temp& humidity and scroll automatically mode History key Press this key once to view Max/Min record and twice to enter History mode. Setting key Press this key to enter Setup Mode Table: Console buttons Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 30 | P a g e...
16 to 21 -17 to -12 21 to 26 -12 to -6 26 to 32 -6 to 0 32 to 38 0 to 4 38 to 43 4 to 10 > 43 Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 31 | P a g e...
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70 to 80 20 to 30 80 to 90 30 to 40 90 to 99 40 to 50 100% 4.6.3.3 Wind direction Current wind direction indication , 10-minute average wind direction indication Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 32 | P a g e...
Note: For multi-channel sensors, only the current data from each sensor can be viewed on the console, and no history data will be saved or uploaded to any internet servers. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 33 | P a g e...
Press this key to select the weather MAX/MIN record which need to clear Enter key While the desired weather MAX/MIN record selected , press this key to popup Message Box ”Clear the Max/Min record?”. Press Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 34 | P a g e...
While in normal display, press the key twice to enter History Record Mode. Figure 19: History record screen Icon Description File Select key Press this key to clear all history record Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 35 | P a g e...
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While in History Record Mode, press key to popup the Message Box: “Clear the history record?” Press “Yes” to clear all history records saved on console. Press key to return to History record Mode. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 36 | P a g e...
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Figure 20: Clear history record screen 4.8.2.2 View a specific page of history While in History Record Mode, press the key to enter the page selection mode: Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 37 | P a g e...
Figure 22: Graph Screen Press to shift the data display of 12/24/48/72H. Press to view the graph of the following data: Indoor outdoor temperature Dew Point and Feels like Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 38 | P a g e...
Press to scroll to the character and press to select the character. Press to return to the Channel Data page. Press key to page down. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 39 | P a g e...
Figure 23: Channel Data Screen 4.9 Setup Mode While in normal display, press the key to enter Setup Mode. You can select the below sub-mode by pressing the Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 40 | P a g e...
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Down arrow key Press this key to change the activated option field Set key Press this key to select the Setting sub-Mode Return key Press this key to return to previous mode Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 41 | P a g e...
Press to set the second, and the second digit will turn red, press the key to change the second setting Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 42 | P a g e...
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Automatically synchronize with internet time server” and press” update” to synchronize with time server immediately. Console time will be updated at 2:01am automatically when internet access is available. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 43 | P a g e...
(Beaufort scale), ft/s, m/s, km/h and knots. 4.9.7 Rainfall unit setup Press to change the rainfall units of measure between in and mm Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 44 | P a g e...
Figure 26: Multi channel sensor Setup Screen Press key to select the sensor name field to change. Once highlighted in green, press the buttons to bring up the on-screen keyboard. Navigate using to select each Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 45 | P a g e...
Register sensor field, press the key to register the selected sensor 4.9.10 Backlight setting While in Setup Mode, press key to select Backlight Setup field, press key to enter backlight setup mode: Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 46 | P a g e...
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Press this key to select the unit or scroll values Select key Press this key to select the unit or scroll values. Left key Press this key to select the set value. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 47 | P a g e...
60s if you are within the off period. 4.9.11 Longitude and Latitude setup While in Setup Mode, press key to select Longitude and Latitude Setup field followed by Figure 29: Longitude and Latitude Setting Screen Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 48 | P a g e...
The supported services are shown in the table below: Service Website Description Ecowitt ecowitt.net Ecowitt is a new weather Weather server that can host several sensors that other services Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 49 | P a g e...
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The reason is that the data will not be correct the rain bucket may be tripped during handling, causing rain to be falsely registered. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 50 | P a g e...
④ Select More | Register Your PWS (5) again. This time you will be asked details about your weather station. Go ahead and fill out the form. Select Other as your hardware type After completing the weather station, you will see something like this: Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 51 | P a g e...
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⑤ Take note of the station ID and station key and enter it in the Weather Server: 4.9.16.2 Registration on console display Press key to enter Weather Server set up mode. Enter the Station ID and Password obtained from Wunderground.com. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 52 | P a g e...
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Figure 30: WU Server setup screen scroll value scroll value Scroll field Scroll field return down down Setup Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 53 | P a g e...
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In the meantime, 1) Navigate to wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ICCCCxxx where ICCCCxxx is your station ID in your phone browser 2) Tap the three dots menu on Android, or the Square icon in iOS. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 54 | P a g e...
You will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” and enter your station’s information: After registering your station, take note of the “Weathercloud ID” and “Key” presented to you. Enter these values in the Weather Server: Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 55 | P a g e...
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Click “Sign Up” You will be presented with the screen below where you will choose to either create a new account or use an already existing account. Click the desired option. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 56 | P a g e...
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If you chose “New Account” you will be presented with a form to fill out: The actual form is longer, but all questions should be self-explanatory. Complete and submit the form. You will receive the following notice on completion: Confirm your email with WOW Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 57 | P a g e...
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You will be presented with a form where you detail your station’s location and a bunch of other settings related to how you wish the site to operate. After you complete the setup, you should see: Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 58 | P a g e...
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You will also need to establish a unique 6 digits PIN that you should keep secret. It is the “Authentication Key.” Setup this number by clicking on “Edit Site”) and filling out the with a 6-digit number of your choice: Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 59 | P a g e...
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You will need both “Site ID” and “Authentication Key” to setup the upload configuration for WOW in the Weather Server. Figure 32: WOW Server setup screen scroll value scroll value Scroll field Scroll field return to down down Setup Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 60 | P a g e...
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MAC address found on Ecowitt Server setup screen (Error! Reference source not found.), Note that this is an example only and your MAC address will be different. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 61 | P a g e...
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Note: Please put in the correct time zone to get the correct time. Because the time will be updated to internet time automatically while WIFI connection. Once registered, select the dashboard to view your data, as shown below: Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 62 | P a g e...
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Press the “setup” button to enter Customized setup screen, Figure 34: Server setup screen Select Enable button and select the protocol type. The website should use either the Wunderground or Ecowitt format for data transfer. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 63 | P a g e...
4.9.18 Wi-Fi scan Note: Your WeatherMaster can only connect on 2.4GHz WiFi. Ensure that your WiFi is available on 2.4GHz and configure mesh systems to keep a stable 2.4GHz signal for your WeatherMaster Figure 35: Select Wi-Fi Network Screen Press key to select the Wi-Fi network.
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3) Repeat for the password. 4) Press to highlight the “OK” button beside “Connect” to start connecting. After connected successfully, the status will display” Connected”. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 65 | P a g e...
4.9.20 More This screen is for optional sensors calibration and all sensor ID setup. Press key to enter More mode. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 66 | P a g e...
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Figure 36: optional sensors calibration and sensor ID setup Press key to select setting field, press the key to enter option sensors calibration mode or Sensor ID setup mode. Figure 37: Soil Moisture Calibration Screen Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 67 | P a g e...
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Press this key to select the set value Up arrow key Press this key to change the activated option field Down arrow key Press this key to change the activated option field Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 68 | P a g e...
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Return key Press this key to return to previous mode Figure 39: Sensors ID setup Screen Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 69 | P a g e...
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This screen list all the sensors can work with WeatherMaster console. This package just included WH65 outdoor sensor array and T&HP (temperature, humidity and pressure) indoor sensor. These two sensors signal reception status and ID number will automatically display on the screen if console receives the sensors signal.
4.10 Alarm Setup Mode Figure 40: Alarm Setting Screen Icon Description Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 71 | P a g e...
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When weather alarm condition has been triggered, that alarm will sound for 120 second and the corresponding icon will flash until the weather condition does not meet the user set level. Press any key to mute the alarm. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 72 | P a g e...
Down arrow key Press this key to change the activated option field Set key Press this key to select the setup sub-mode Return key Press this key to return to previous mode Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 73 | P a g e...
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Apply an offset if the weather station was not Rain Value operating for the entire month. Yearly Rain Offset Current Apply an offset if the weather station was not Value operating for the entire year. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 74 | P a g e...
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(the pressure your location would be at if located at sea-level) is generally higher than your measured pressure. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 75 | P a g e...
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(6) Wind speed is the most sensitive to installation constraints. The rule of thumb for properly installing a wind speed sensor Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 76 | P a g e...
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Do not compare your readings obtained from sources such as the internet, radio, television or newspapers. The purpose Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 77 | P a g e...
Press key to popup the Message Box ”Register a new indoor transmitter?” Press to select Yes or No. Press the key to confirm the selection. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 78 | P a g e...
4.12.5 Clear History Press key to select Clear History. Press key to popup the Message Box ”Clear the history record?” Press select Yes or No. Press the key to confirm the selection. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 79 | P a g e...
Message Box ”Copy history data to SD card?” Press to select OK or Cancel. Press the key to confirm the selection. Note: You need to insert a SD card(not included) into the console before using this function. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 80 | P a g e...
The actual display console may be with higher firmware version than this manual described because we will update the firmware occasionally. 4.12.9 Language Press key to select Language. Press key to switch different language display. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 81 | P a g e...
55 - 63 mph, or 88 - 102 km/h Storm 64 - 73 mph, or 102 - 117 km/h Violent storm 74 mph and above, or 117 km/h Hurricane and above Table: Beaufort wind force scale Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 82 | P a g e...
Snow Storms Pressure rapidly decreases, freezing Note: When outdoor temperature is below 0°C and the forecast is Rainy or Stormy, the LCD will display Snowy and Snow Storms. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 83 | P a g e...
In the event of 0%, the word “New Moon” will appear in its place. Moon Phase Image Moon Phase Image Day 1 Day 14 Day 2 Day 15 Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 84 | P a g e...
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Day 20 Day 8 Day 21 Day 9 Day 22 Day 10 Day 23 Day 11 Day 24 Day 12 Day 25 Day 13 Day 26 Full Moon New Moon Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 85 | P a g e...
3) Replace batteries every 1 year of as needed. If left in too long, the batteries may leak due to environmental challenges. In harsh environments, inspect the batteries every 3 months (while cleaning the solar panel). Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 86 | P a g e...
Radio Frequency (RF) sensors cannot transmit through metal barriers (example, aluminum siding) or multiple, thick walls. Move the display console around electrical noise-generating devices, such as computers, TVs and other wireless transmitters or receivers. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 87 | P a g e...
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Replace the batteries in the outdoor sensor array. If the batteries were recently replaced, check the polarity. If the sensor is flashing every 16/48 (depending on model) seconds, proceed to the next step. There temporary loss Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 88 | P a g e...
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Use the calibration feature to offset installation issues related to radiant heat sources. Reference 5.12. If directly in direct sunshine for extended periods, the body of the sensors will heat enough to cause overreading. Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 89 | P a g e...
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Check your router firewall settings. The console sends data via port 80. No WiFi connection Check for WiFi signal strength symbol on the Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 90 | P a g e...
Still commonly in used in some locales to indicate wind force. DEW POINT The temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with water vapor. When Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 91 | P a g e...
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One knot is equivalent to one nautical mile and is sometimes used to indicate wind speed. LUX (lx) The unit of illuminance (a measure of the intensity of illumination on a surface) as used Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 92 | P a g e...
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An index of 10 corresponds roughly to midday summer sunlight with a clear sky when the UV Index was originally designed, but values above 10 are sometimes possible. Levels above 8 are Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 93 | P a g e...
Humidity resolution: 1% Humidity accuracy: ± 5% (between 20% and 90%) Pressure range: 300hpa to 1100hpa Pressure resolution: 0.1hPa Pressure accuracy: ±3 hPa (between 700 and 1100hPa) Sensor reporting interval: 60 seconds Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 94 | P a g e...
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Battery life: 12 months for console and 24 months for indoor sensor (use Lithium batteries in cold weather climates) Transmission Range: Up to 100m (line of sight) Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 95 | P a g e...
This handbook may contain mistakes and printing errors. The information in this handbook is regularly checked and corrections made in the next issue. We accept no liability for technical mistakes or printing errors - or their consequences. Manual version: 2021/1.1 Aercus Instruments™ - WeatherMaster 96 | P a g e...
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COUNTRIES RTTE APPROVAL COMPLIED All EU countries DECLARATION DE CONFORMITE UE Par la présente, Aercus Instruments, déclare que cette station météo sans fil (Modèle : WeatherMaster) est conforme aux exigences essentielles et autres dispositions pertinentes de la Directive 1999/5/CE. Une copie de la Déclaration de conformité...
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DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITÀ UE Con la presente, Aercus Instruments dichiara che questa Stazione Meteorologica Wireless (modello: WeatherMaster) è conforme ai requisiti essenziali e alle altre disposizioni pertinenti della Direttiva 1999/5 / CE. Una copia della Dichiarazione di Conformità, firmata e datata, è disponibile su richiesta all'indirizzo contact@aercusinstruments.com.
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