CONTENTS Measurements And Features ..........4 Getting To Know Your Kestrel ..........6 Buttons .................. 7 Kestrel Options Menu ............7 Kestrel Menu Navigation ........... 8 Weather Mode Screen ............9 Getting Started ..............10 Additional Settings ............10 Altimeter And Barometer ........... 11 Using Min/Avg/Max ............
MEASUREMENTS Icon 5000 5100 5200 5500 5400 Environmental Racing Professional Weather Wind Speed | Air Speed • • • • • (mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt) • • • • • Temperature (˚F | ˚C) •...
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Naturally Aspirated Wet Bulb Temp (˚F | ˚C) FEATURES 5000 5100 5200 5500 5400 Environmental Racing Professional Weather LiNK Connectivity & Kestrel LiNK Mobile App Backlit Display switchable white or • • • • • Night-Vision preserving red optional 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KESTREL FRONT BACK IMPELLER COVER REPLACEABLE IMPELLER TEMPERATURE SENSOR SERIAL NUMBER HUMIDITY SENSOR PRESSURE SENSOR SUNLIGHT AA BATTERY (1) READABLE (Lithium recommended) DISPLAY CAPTURE OPTIONS/EXIT BATTERY DOOR BACKLIGHT DATA TRANSFER PORT SELECT SCROLL/ADJUST LANYARD ATTACHMENT BATTERY DOOR LATCH POWER 1.800.561.8187...
Name Function from the main Options menu by pressing the button POWER Turns Kestrel on and o . from any Weather Measurement Screen or the main Press for on, hold for two Targeting Screen. seconds to turn o . • BLUETOOTH »...
KESTREL MENU NAVIGATION TYPES OF MENU ITEMS » Tasks are executed by highlighting the eld and pressing Select. » The presence of a submenu is indicated by a “…” following a eld. » Highlight the eld and press Select to enter a submenu.
WEATHER MODE SCREENS MORE MEASUREMENTS Data Point Scroll Bar Measurement Data Point Value Graph of Stored Data Log & Icon Units Data Point Time Stamp Current Measurement Screen Min Ave Max Screen Data Graph Screen Data Points Screen Press SELECT to enter settings Press SELECT to start, stop Press...
On or O as desired. 8. SET UNITS. Scroll to and select System. Scroll to and select Note: Note: When taking compass readings, keep the Kestrel as vertical as Units. To change all units select Global, then set Global to possible for maximum accuracy.
Note! You should enter new reference values whenever values on the other. you are using the Altimeter or Barometer functions and your location or the weather conditions have changed. Note! You cannot use your Kestrel as a barometer and altimeter simultaneously. 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www.
USING MIN/ AVG/ MAX CONNECTING TO DEVICES USING LINK Pressing the right scroll button from any Current If your Kestrel is marked LiNK on the bottom front label, Measurement Screen will open the Min/Avg/Max Screen. it can be connected wirelessly to other LiNK-compatible The capture process is linked for all measurement screens, devices.
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CONNECTING TO COMPUTERS USING USB CABLE: will open, allowing you to manage the device’s All Kestrel 5 Series units can connect to a computer via settings. the Data Transfer Port using the USB Data Transfer Cable »...
This can be done by scrolling right and compatible Bluetooth® LE devices. from the desired Current Measurement Screen or » Exported to a PC or Mac using Kestrel LiNK software and a scrolling vertically from another measurement’s Kestrel USB Dongle (available separately). Requires a Kestrel Graph Data Screen.
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» Follow the links at www.kestrelinstruments.com » In the Kestrel LiNK software, choose a data log from the to download Kestrel LiNK to a PC or Mac computer. Logs window and click on the Export to File button.
» Press FIRMLY on the impeller module to remove it. » Insert the new impeller so the side that has the Figure 2 small triangle (close to the perimeter) faces the front of the Kestrel when installed. Figure 1 1.800.561.8187 information@itm.com www.
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5 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Your Kestrel instrument is warrantied to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of FIVE YEARS from the date of its rst consumer purchase. NK will repair or replace any defective product or part when noti ed within the warranty period, and will return the product via domestic ground shipping or NK’s choice...
WIND SPD – Wind Speed is the measurement of the wind the air. passing through the impeller. For greatest accuracy, point the back of the Kestrel directly into the wind. WET BULB – Wet Bulb is the lowest temperature that can be reached in the existing environment by CROSWND –...
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