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Thank you for purchasing the Bushnell Weather FXi, an Internet based 4-day desktop weather forecaster. Designed and engineered with state of the art technology and components, this instrument will provide accurate and reliable weather forecast information for today and the next three days, in any of over 0,000 cities worldwide.
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Names and Functions of Buttons/Keys: Top Rear Button (Black Bar) on Main Unit Toggles the next 3 days’ forecast between: - Hi/Lo temperature - Average wind direction / average wind speed / chance of precipitation - Maximum UV Index / average humidity - Auto-scroll “...
INITIAL SETUP & SOFTWARE INSTALLATION SETTING UP THE MAIN UNIT (RECEIVER) BATTERY INSTALLATION: -Slide open the battery door, install six AA batteries (alkaline or lithium) according to the polarity indicated and close the battery door. USB TRANSMITTER & PC PROGRAM INSTALLATION BATTERY INSTALLATION &...
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-After setting your home location, the weather forecast data for your home city will be updated on your 4-Day Forecast program window automatically via the Internet. You may click UPDATE FORECAST anytime to manually update the forecast display on the program. -You may set up to four additional cities by clicking on the respective tab and selecting “Set Location”.
4-DAY FORECAST INFORMATION As long as your PC is connected to the Internet, and the 4-Day Forecast software is active (it can be left running in the background with minimal CPU usage, while you use your computer for other tasks), the 4-day forecast data displayed on the unit will be updated automatically and sent to the main unit wirelessly via the USB transmitter.
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MAIN UNIT’S DISPLAY B) HI / LO TEMPERATURE FORECAST Press the C/F button to select Celsius (C) or Fahrenheit (F) units for the temperature displays. To view the high & low temperature for the next 3 days, press the MODE button (long black bar on top rear of the main unit) repeatedly until the HI &...
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F) AVERAGE WIND SPEED & WIND DIRECTION FORECAST The average wind speed & direction forecast is shown next to the “WIND” icon. Press the ▲/WIND button to select the units for displaying wind speed (the options are km/h, m/s, knots or mph). Wind direction is displayed using one of 1 different standard abbreviations for compass points: N for north, S for south, SW for south-west and so on.
A) NETWORK TIME (Auto-synchronized clock) The clock on the main unit is synchronized to the Internet network time automatically and is adjusted for optimal accuracy. NOTE: -If your PC is not connected to the Internet for a long period of time, the clock display may not be accurate.
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USB TRANSMITTER The USB transmitter includes a blue light bar. You may disable or enable the continuous light bar function by holding the TRANSMIT button on the USB transmitter. Press the TRANSMIT button to start transmitting RF weather data and set up the RF connection with the main unit.
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HOME WEATHER SETTING Click [SETTING…] to set the home city’s location & unit/time format. Click [SET LOCATION] to set your home location. Click [SAVE] to save your setting and exit. The forecast information will be updated on your 4-Day Forecast program according to your new home location and sent to your main unit automatically.
CITY 1, 2, 3 & 4 SELECT LOCATION Along with your home city, you can preset & monitor the weather forecast for up to 4 additional cities on your PC program. -Click to select “CITY 1”, “CITY 2”, “CITY 3” or “CITY 4” on the top of the 4-Day Forecast program window -Click [SET LOCATION] to select the location -Click [SAVE] to save &...
3 . Ensure all batteries in the main unit & USB transmitter are fresh. Replace the batteries when the low battery indicator appears on the main unit (refer to the “LOW BATTERY INDICATION” section) 4 . If the system tray icon of the 4-Day Forecast program disappears on the lower right of your Window, your program is terminated and is no longer accessing the 4-day forecast from the Internet.
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Lenexa, Kansas 66214 For products purchased outside the United States or Canada please contact your local dealer for applicable warranty information. In Europe you may also contact Bushnell at: This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights which vary from country to country.
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