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  • Page 1 Perform as much of th he initial che eck out and operation. 3.Ge etting Sta arted The W WS0300 wea ather station n consists of f a display c console (rec ceiver), a sen nsor array w with Integra ated Outdoo...
  • Page 2 Item Imag g e Thermo o-hygromet ter transmitt (FT007 7TH) Dimen sions (LxH xW): 114.5 5 x 50.0 x 19mm Foot M Mounting (w with pole ins sert) Dimen sions: 84x 1 152 x 216m Mounti ing Bracket t Back Plate e (pole mount) Dimen...

  • Page 3: Recommend Tools

    Item Image Manual Power Adapter Figure 1 3.2 Recommend Tools  ● Precision screwdriver (for small Phillips screws) ● Compass or GPS (for wind direction calibration) ● Adjustable Wrench ● Hammer and nail for hanging remote thermo-hygrometer transmitter. 3.3 Sensor Assembly Set Up The following illustration shows the full segment for Thermo-Hygrometer，WIND,RAIN and UV INDEX sensor.
  • Page 4 3.3.1 Insert batteries into the transmitter. Locate the battery door on the transmitter, push and open the battery compartment, as show in Figure 3. Figure 3 Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor by removing the set screw, as shown in Figure 4.
  • Page 5 Figure 5 Close the battery door. Make sure the gasket (around the battery compartment) is properly seated in its trace prior to closing the door. Tighten the set screw. Note: Do not install the batteries backwards. You can permanently damage the sensors. The solar panel does not charge the batteries, so rechargeable batteries are not needed or recommended.
  • Page 6 Figure 8 displays all four switches in the OFF position (factory default setting). Figure8 2. Channel Number: The WS0300 supports up to eight transmitters. To set each channel number (the default is Channel 1), change Dip Switches 1, 2 and 3, as referenced in Table 1.
  • Page 7 DIP SWITCH FUNCTION DOWN DOWN DOWN Channel 1 DOWN DOWN Channel 2 DOWN DOWN Channel 3 DOWN Channel 4 DOWN DOWN Channel 5 DOWN Channel 6 DOWN Channel 7 Channel 8 DOWN °F °C Table 1 4. Insert two AAA batteries. 5.

  • Page 8: Display Console Set Up

    The display console layout is shown in Figure 10  Note: The following illustration shows the full segment LCD display for description   purposes only and will not appear like this during normal operation. Figure 10 1. Outdoor temperature display 19. Outdoor temperature and humidity 2. WIFI network display 3.
  • Page 9 consumption and extend the service life. Note: The sensor array must be powered and updating before powering up the console, or the console will time out searching for the sensors. Power the console last. Make certain the weather station sensor array is at least 3m away from the console and within 30m of the console.

  • Page 10: Weather Station Installation

    If it does not update, please reference the troubleshooting guide in Section 18. Note: The power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mounted position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.

  • Page 11: Site Survey

    functions, insure proper operation, and familiarize you with the weather station and calibration procedures. This will also allow you to test the wireless range of the weather station. 4.2 Site Survey Perform a site survey before installing the weather station. Consider the following: 1.
  • Page 12 5.Final Installation of Sensors Integrated outdoor transmitter installation. Professional Wireless Weather Station can be used in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Prior to installation, you will need to calibrate the wind direction. 5.1. Northern Hemispheres (NOR). The cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) molded on the body of the outdoor sensor are indicators for the Northern Hemisphere only.
  • Page 13 Figure 13 5.2. Southern Hemispheres (SOU). For Southern Hemisphere installations, ignore these(N, S, E, W) and face the solar panel to the North (and in a sunny position) when it comes to installing the Integrated outdoor transmitter. Step 1: Install the Integrated outdoor transmitter and face the solar panel North. Step 2: Console operation is set to Southern Hemispheres ( SOU in the time area) in Location division.
  • Page 14 Figure 15 .Thermo-hygrometer Transmitter installation. It is recommended you mount the Thermo-hygrometer sensor outside in a shaded area. A north facing wall is preferred because it is in the shade most of the day. Direct sunlight and radiant heat sources will result in inaccurate temperature readings.

  • Page 15: Low Battery Icon

    mount in a well protected area, such as under an eve. Use a screw or nail (not included) to affix the remote sensor to the wall, as shown in Figure 16. Figure 16 6.Low Battery Icon A low battery indicator icon is shown in the display window for thermo-hygrometer sensor.

  • Page 16: Set (Program) Mode

    Six for pressure Seven for sensor dew point 1.Time, Time/Week and Date. Press the CHANNEL/+ or MIN/MAX/- key to toggle between time, time/week and date. 2.Indoor Temperature. Press the CHANNEL/+ or MIN/MAX/- key to toggle between temperature and dew point 3.Rainfall.

  • Page 17: Sensor Search Mode

    midnight) or manually. Press the [+] key or [-] key to switch between “Clears 24h” and Clears Manually. 10. Temperature Units of Measure (default: °C):. Press the SET(MODE) key again to change the temperature units of measure (the UNITSET icon will be displayed). Press the [+] key or [-] key to switch between °F and °C units of measure.

  • Page 18: Reset Min/Max Record

    After selecting one of the above options, press the SET(MODE) key to resync, and the display will return to normal mode. Do not press any buttons until the synchronization is complete. The remote search icon will display constantly for 3 minutes until the signal is reacquired.

  • Page 19: Alarm Mode

    It is not recommended leaving the backlight on for a long period of time when operating on batteries only, or the batteries will run down quickly. 8.Alarm Mode The WS0300 includes the following alarms: Time (There are two alarms for time. Alarm 1 and Alarm 2) Outdoor Temperature...

  • Page 20: Setting The Alarms

    2 time and HI alarm parameters of indoor dew point, 24h rainfall, outdoor dew point, relative pressure and Sensor(CH1) heat index. Press ALARM key again to view the LOW alarms along with the alarm clock time the same way HI alarms. Press the SNOOZE key at any time to return to the normal mode.

  • Page 21: Alarm And Command Key Beeper On/Off Mode

    25. Indoor humidity high alarm 26. Indoor humidity low alarm 27. Indoor dew point high alarm 28. Indoor dew point low alarm 29. UV Index high alarm 30. Sunlight high alarm 31. Sensor(CH1) Temperature high alarm 32. Sensor(CH1) Temperature low alarm 33.
  • Page 22 updated, the SYNC icon will appear on the LCD. The time will automatically synchronize to the internet per an hour. Note:Time synchronize method: Synchronized through internet UTC time server. WiFi Connection and Weather Servers 11. Register with WeatherCloud.net Note: This is best done on a computer desktop or laptop. Visit : and enter a Username, Email and Password(It is your Login https://weathercloud.net/...
  • Page 23 Figure 19 4) As shown below, open your mail and log in to the Web address in the mail. Figure 20 5) As shown below, click “here” to enter the homepage of the weathercloud website. Figure 21 6) As shown below, enter the email address and password you just registered to enter the weathercloud website.
  • Page 24 Figure 22 11.2 Add a weather station device (it may take a few minutes). Figure 23 1) After sign up you will be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” and enter your station’s information: Blanks with red * must be filled in.
  • Page 25 Figure 24 Note: You can select any Model number and Link type in the above blanks. 2) As shown below, click Get coordinates to identify your location of on the map, then click Done to confirm.. Figure 25 3) As shown below, click Create. Figure 26 4) As shown below, after registering successfully, please record the Weathercloud ID and Key information for later use.

  • Page 26: Register At Wunderground.com (Weather Underground)

    Figure 27 12. Register at Wunderground.com (Weather Underground) Note: The Weather Underground website is subject to change. Visit: , and select the Join link in the upper right and corner and https://Wunderground.com create a Free Account. 1) as shown below，Click Join Figure 28 2) As shown below, enter a Username, Email and Password(It is your Login password of the websiteIt, not your email password.So no privacy will be exposed).
  • Page 27 Figure 29 3) As shown below, registration is done successfully. Figure 30 4) As shown below, click Log in and enter the email address and password you just registered.
  • Page 28 Figure 31 5) As shown in the below, click My Profile. Then enter Member Settings. Figure 32 6) As shown below, click Update home location. Figure 33 7) As shown below, you will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Add New Device...
  • Page 29 Figure 34 8) As shown below, click Personal Weather Station. Figure 35 9) As shown below, select Address by inputting an address or select Manual to position your address automatically. Then click Next:...
  • Page 30 Figure 36 10) As shown below, you will then be prompted to add a device/ Select “Create device” , then click I Accept and Next: Blanks with red (Required) must be filled in. Note: You can select any wifi weather station model in Device Hardware blank. Figure 37...
  • Page 31 11) As shown below, after registering the host successfully, please record Station ID and Station Key information for later use (refer to 13.6). Figure 38 12) As shown below, registration is done successfully. Figure 39 13.WiFi Setup(Connect your Device to the Console’s WiFi)  When you first power up(AC) the console, or press and hold the MIN/MAX/- button for three seconds in normal mode, the console icon(behind the Outdoor humidity)) will flash to signify that it has entered WAP (wireless access point) mode, and is ready to enter for WIFI settings.
  • Page 32 Figure 40 13.2: Example 2. Connect to the console WiFi server with a Mac. Choose the Settings icon Network . Connect to the WeatherHome------ WiFi network, as shown in Figure 41 (your WiFi network name may be slightly different, but will always begin with WeatherHome------ ).
  • Page 33 Figure 42 13.4: Example 4. Connect to the console WiFi server with an Android. From the Apps icon, choose the Settings icon and Wi-Fi. Connect to the WeatherHome------ WiFi network, as shown in Figure 43 (your WiFi network name may be slightly different, but will always begin with WeatherHome------ ).
  • Page 34 13.6. Enter the following information into the web interface (Figure 44). Make sure all of the information is entered prior to selecting Save. If you choose not to upload Wunderground.com, or upload weathercloud.net, leave the check boxes unchecked. Figure 44...
  • Page 35 Notes: Hidden SSIDs. If you have a hidden SSID, enter the SSID manually. Time Zone Settings(default: 0h). based on the number of hours from Coordinated Universal Time, or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The following table provides times zones throughout the world. Locations in the eastern hemisphere are positive, and locations in the western hemisphere are negative.
  • Page 36 Hours from Time Zone Cities 9 JST: Japan Standard Tokyo 10 GST: Guam Standard Sydney 11 --- Magadan 12 IDLE: International Date Line East Wellington, New Zealand NZST: New Zealand Standard 13.7. If all of the information you entered is correct press save to confirm(Figure 45). If it does not, check your web interface information again.

  • Page 37: Upgrade Firmware

    server. If the icon disappears, the console is not connected to the weather server for more than 30 minutes. 13.9 Viewing your Data on Weather Underground Visit:http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather- station/dashboard?ID=STATIONID where STATIONID is your personal station ID (example, KCALOSAN782). Figure 47 Multiple Sensor Features Wunderground.com does not support multiple sensor channels.
  • Page 38 Figure 48 14.4.Once connection succeeds, it will jump to “Upload Setting” screen automatically. Figure 49 14.5. Press Select File key to select the upgraded firmware as figure 50. Figure 50 14.6. If update successfully when press Upgrade key. Then you will see. Figure 51 NOTE: In this upgrade only Wifi firmware is updated.

  • Page 39: Weather Icons

    15. Other Console Features The following section describes additional features and display icons. 15.1 Weather Forecasting  Note: The weather forecast or pressure tendency is based on the rate of change of barometric pressure. In general, when the pressure increases, the weather improves (sunny to partly cloudy) and when the pressure decreases, the weather degrades (cloudy to rain).
  • Page 40 15.4 Feels Like Temperature  and AT  Feels like temperature is a combination of Heat Index and Wind Chill. At temperatures less than 4.4C(40°F), the wind chill is displayed, as shown in the National Weather Service Wind Chill Table below: Figure 17 At temperatures greater than 26.7C(80°F), the heat index is displayed, as shown in the National Weather Service Heat Index Table below:...

  • Page 41: Pressure Threshold Setting

    Figure 18 When the temperature is between 4.4C (40°F) and 26.7C (80°F), the OUT temperature is displayed (Feels Like temperature is the same as OUT temperature). The concept of apparent temperature (AT) is a linear regression that is not restricted, and is more appropriate to outside conditions because it includes wind.

  • Page 42: Measurement Specifications

    Integrated Outdoor transmitter interval: 16 seconds 16.2 Measurement Specifications   The following table provides specifications for the measured parameters. Measurement Range Accuracy Resolution Indoor Temperature 0 to 60 °C ± 1 °C 0.1 °C Outdoor Temperature -40 to 60 °C ± 1 °C 0.1 °C Indoor Humidity 10 to 99 %...

  • Page 43: Maintenance

    Minimum 12 months for sensors (use lithium batteries in cold weather climates less than -20 °C)   16.4 WiFi Specifications  1. WIFI Standard: 802.11 b/g/n 2. WiFi Console RF Frequency: 2.4 GHz 3. Setup User Interface (UI) support setup device: Build-in WiFi with WAP mode smart device, including laptops, computers, smart phones and smart pads.
  • Page 44 Problem Solution Wireless remote not reporting in to If any of the sensor communication is lost, dashes (--.-) console. will be displayed on the screen. To reacquire the signal, press and hold the CHANNEL/+ button for 3 seconds, There are dashes (--.-) on the display choose the lost sensor and the remote search icon console.
  • Page 45 Problem Solution WiFi does not display on console. Check your router for problems. 1. Check WiFi symbol on the display. If wireless connectivity is successful the WiFi icon will be displayed in the time field. 2. Make sure your modem WiFi settings are correct (network name, and password).

  • Page 46: Fcc Statement

    FCC Statement Statement according to FCC part 15.19: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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