DAVIS Vantage Pro Console Getting Started Manual
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- Page 1 WeatherLink ® Vantage Pro Getting Started Guide Product #6510...
- Page 2 •Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the re- ceiver is connected •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications not expressly approved in writing by Davis Instruments may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Product Number: 6510C Davis Instruments Part Number: 7395.160...
- Page 3 N T R O D U C T I O N Welcome to Davis Instruments’ WeatherLink! The data logger and software allow you to connect your personal computer to Davis weather stations to store, view, plot, analyze, export, and print weather data collected by your Davis station.
- Page 4 A R D W A R E N S T A L L A T I O N Hardware Requirements A R D W A R E WeatherLink allows two types of installation: direct connection and phone modem connection. Direct connection means connecting the computer directly to the station.
- Page 5 (DB-9) YPICAL IRECT ONNECTION A R D W A R E N S T A L L A T I O N Typical Direct Connection Vantage Pro console data logger battery cover 8' (2.5 m) data logger cable Connection Options...
- Page 6 first using a direct connection like that shown in the section above. O D E M N S T A L L A T I O N YPICAL HONE ODEM NSTALLATION Vantage Pro console data logger battery cover 8' (2.5 m) data logger cable...
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Page 7: Phone Modem Installation Instructions
Do not use a DB25 (not included) adapter and a gender changer to attach the logger to a modem because it will not work. Do not use an older Davis tele- phone modem adapter, either, as it will not work. - Page 8 N S T A L L A T I O N Typical Phone Modem Installation 12. Set the Baud rate on the Vantage Pro console. Enter Setup on the console by pressing and holding the DONE key, then press- ing the DOWN arrow key. Use the BAR and DONE keys to scroll through the setup screens until you reach the BAUD RATE setup screen.
- Page 9 O F T W A R E This chapter covers software installation and setup. N S T A L L I N G T H E 1. Place the Install Disk in your CD ROM drive. 2. The install program should start automatically. If the install program does not start, choose Run from the Start menu, type D:\SETUP (or E:\SETUP, substituting the correct drive letter for D or E), and choose OK to begin the installation.
- Page 10 O F T W A R E N S T A L L A T I O N A N D Station Setup About the Walkthrough The software includes a station setup walkthrough that steps you through the sta- tion configuration procedure. After adding a new station, the software automati- cally asks you whether or not you want to be walked through the configuration procedure.
- Page 11 Set Station Alarms Set alarm thresholds on the station. Set Auto Download Time(s) Specify the stations and the times at which you want data automatically downloaded to your computer each day. At each step in the walkthrough procedure, the software will provide confirma- tion boxes prompting you to indicate whether or not you wish to continue.
- Page 12 O F T W A R E N S T A L L A T I O N A N D Finding the Correct Serial Port 4. Choose Loopback. The software will search all standard serial ports and inform you of the COM port at which the loopback connector is located.
- Page 13 The second beep will be for the logger (if installed) and the third beep is for the display. If you do not hear one or more of these beeps, contact Davis Instruments at 510-732-7814. (You’ll only hear two beeps if you don’t have the data logger installed.) If you hear all three beeps, See “Finding the Correct Serial Port”...
- Page 14 R O U B L E S H O O T I N G U I D E Program Problems Your serial port uses a non-standard device name. WeatherLink recognizes serial ports named COM1 through COM10 only. To use a modem, you must specify the underlying COM port on your PC. To find out which port the modem’s connected to, you can look in Win- dows’...
- Page 15 WeatherLink says “No new data to download” but I know there’s data there. What can I do? Vantage is smart enough to send only data it hasn’t already sent to the com- puter. So, when you initiate a new download, the program will retrieve the first record after the last record shown in the WeatherLink’s Browse Window.
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Page 16: Main Program Window
Open Bulletin Station Window Download Strip Chart Window Main Program Window Ctrl-A..Set Alarms Ctrl-B..View Bulletin Ctrl-C..Station Configuration Ctrl-G..Degree-Days Report Ctrl-H.