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  • Page 1 ™ Vantage Pro2 Console Manual ™ ™ For Vantage Pro2 & Vantage Pro2 Plus Weather Stations Davis Instruments, 3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545 • 510-732-9229 • www.davisnet.com...
  • Page 2 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modification not expressly approved in writing by Davis Instruments may void the warranty and void the user's authority to operate this equipment. IC: 378810-6312 EC EMC Compliance This product complies with the essential protection requirements of the EC EMC Directive 89/336/EC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Welcome to Vantage Pro2™ ............1 Console Features................ 1 Vantage Pro Options ..............2 Installing the Console ..............4 Powering the Console ..............4 Installing the AC Power Adapter..........4 Installing Batteries ..............5 Connecting Cabled Stations............5 Console Location ...............

  • Page 4: Welcome To Vantage Pro2

    Chapter 1 Welcome to Vantage Pro2™ Welcome to your Vantage Pro2 Weather Station console. The console dis- plays and records your station’s weather data, provides graph and alarm functions, and interfaces to a computer using our optional WeatherLink software. Vantage Pro2 stations are available in two basic versions: Cabled and Wireless.

  • Page 5: Vantage Pro Options

    Vantage Pro Options Console Modes The console operates in five basic modes: Setup, Current Weather, Highs and Lows, Alarm, and Graph. Each mode lets you to access a different set of console functions or to display a different aspect of your weather data. Vantage Pro Options Optional Sensors Vantage Pro2 stations are extremely flexible.
  • Page 6 Creates a dialup connection between the station and the computer. Extension Cables (#7876) Allows you to place the Cabled Vantage Pro2 ISS further away from the console using the extension cable provided by Davis Instruments. Maxi- mum cable length is 1000’ feet (300 m). •...

  • Page 7: Installing The Console

    Chapter 2 Installing the Console The Vantage Pro2 console is designed to give extremely accurate readings. As with any precision instrument, use care in its assembly and handling. Although installing the console is relatively simple, following the steps outlined in this chapter and assembling the Vantage Pro2 correctly from the start will help ensure that you enjoy all of its features with a minimum of time and effort.

  • Page 8: Installing Batteries

    Cabled Vantage Pro2 stations come with 100 feet (30m) of cable. This cable is used for connecting the console to the ISS. Maximum cable length from ISS to the console using Davis Instruments cables is 1000 feet. To connect the console to the ISS: 1.

  • Page 9: Console Location

    Console Location To ISS 2. Ensure that the ISS cable is not twisted through the access port. Note: The ISS must be assembled and connected to the console so that it is receiving power before the console connection can be tested. Once the console and ISS are both powered up, cable connection should be tested and established.
  • Page 10 Console Location • Avoid positioning a wireless console near large metallic surfaces such as refrigerators. Table & Shelf Placement The console kickstand can be set to three different angles allowing five dif- ferent display angles. 1. Install the two round rubber feet on the bottom of the console. The rubber feet help prevent damage to furniture and surfaces.
  • Page 11 Console Location Wall Mounting The console mounts to the wall using two keyholes located on the back of the case. To mount the console on a wall: 1. Use a ruler to mark two mounting hole positions on the wall 8 inches (203 mm) apart.

  • Page 12: Using Your Weather Station

    Chapter 3 Using Your Weather Station The console LCD screen and keyboard provide easy access to your weather information. The large LCD display shows current and past envi- ronmental conditions as well as a forecast of future conditions. The key- board controls console functions for viewing current and historical weather information, setting and clearing alarms, changing stations types, viewing and/or changing station settings, setting up and viewing graphs,...
  • Page 13 Setup Mode • Exit Setup Mode by pressing and holding DONE until the Current Weather screen displays. Screen 1: Active Transmitters Screen 1 displays the message “Receiving from...” and shows the transmit- ters being received by the console. In addition, an “X” blinks in the lower right-hand corner of the screen every time the console receives a data packet from a station.
  • Page 14 Setup Mode Screen 2: Configuring Transmitter IDs — Wireless Only If you have a cabled station, press DONE and see “Screen 4: Time & Date” on page 12. Setup screen 2 allows you to change the ISS transmitter ID and to add or remove optional transmitter stations.
  • Page 15 Setup Mode on, the console becomes another transmitter that requires its own unique ID to transmit the data received from the ISS. Screen 3: Retransmit 1. Press the up or down arrow to turn the retransmit function on and off. The first available transmitter ID not used by the ISS or any optional sensor is automatically assigned.
  • Page 16 Setup Mode To change the time and date: 1. Press the right and left arrows to select the hour, minute, month, day or year. The selected time or date setting blinks on and off. 2. To change a setting, press the up and down arrows to adjust the value up or down.
  • Page 17 Setup Mode Screen 6: Longitude The console uses longitude along with latitude to determine your location, allowing it to adjust the forecast and calculate the times for sunset and sun- rise. See Screen 5: Latitude for information on determining your latitude. Screen 6: Longitude •...
  • Page 18 Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. Hayward, California, the home of Davis Instruments, observes Pacific Stan- dard Time. The UTC offset for Pacific Standard Time is -8:00, or eight hours behind Universal Time (UTC).
  • Page 19 Setup Mode Screen 9: Daylight Savings Status Use this screen to either verify the correct automatic Daylight Savings sta- tus or to set Daylight Savings manually. Screen 9: Daylight Savings Status 1. Press the up and down arrows to turn Daylight Savings Time on or off on the appropriate days of the year, if Day Savings setting is MANUAL.
  • Page 20 Setup Mode 1. Press the left and right arrows to move from one numeral in the elevation to another. 2. Press the up and down arrows to adjust a numeral up or down. 3. To switch between feet and meters, press 2ND then press UNITS. 4.
  • Page 21 Setup Mode Screen 12: Rain Collector The tipping bucket in the Vantage Pro2 rain collector has been calibrated at the factory to measure 0.01'' of rain with each tip. The ISS comes equipped with a metric adapter that, once installed, takes 0.2 mm readings for every tip of the bucket.
  • Page 22 2. Press DONE to move to the next screen. Note: This setting determines when the yearly rain total is reset to zero. Davis Instruments recommends a January rain season setting (the default), unless you reside in the west coast of the United States, the Mediterranean coast, experience dry winters in the Southern Hemisphere, or or are performing hydrology studies in any of these cli- mates.

  • Page 23: Current Weather Mode

    Current Weather Mode highest setting your modem can handle. The console must be equipped with a WeatherLink data logger to communicate with a computer. Screen 14: Baud Rate Note: The baud rate setting on your console must match the serial port setting in the soft- ware on your computer.

  • Page 24: Selecting Units Of Measure

    Selecting Units of Measure forecast or special message from your station, and a graph of the currently selected variable. A few variables are always visible on the console screen while most variables share their location with one or more variables. You can select any variable not currently on the screen to display it.
  • Page 25 Selecting Units of Measure displayed in millibars, millimeters, inches, or hectoPascals. Note that you can set each variable’s units independently, and at any time, as you like. To change units: 1. Select the weather variable. See “Selecting Weather Variables” on page 21. 2.
  • Page 26 Selecting Units of Measure Each consecutive press of TEMP displays temperature readings for any optional temperature, temperature/humidity, soil temperature, soil mois- ture stations also connected to your console. The order the optional sen- sors readings display depends on your station configuration. Temperatures for temperature stations display, with soil temperature and moisture stations displaying consecutively.
  • Page 27 Selecting Units of Measure Barometric Pressure Press BAR to select barometric pressure. Barometric pressure may be displayed in inches (in), millimeters (mm), millibars (mb) or hectoPascals (hPa). Pressure Trend The pressure trend arrow indicates the current barometric trend, measured over the last three hours. The pressure trend is updated every 15 minutes.
  • Page 28 Selecting Units of Measure RAIN STORM RAIN YEAR WIND TEMP OUT HUM OUT BAROMETER RAIN TEMP IN HUM IN HEAT INDEX Last 24 hrs Every 1 DAILY RAIN RAIN YEAR STATION NO.1 Vertical Scale: DAILY RAIN RAIN RATE in/hr Daily Rain, Rain Storm, Rain Year, Rain Month, & Rain Rate Rain Rate Press RAINYR to display the current rain rate.
  • Page 29 Selecting Units of Measure WIND YEAR GRAPH TEMP OUT HUM OUT BAROMETER TEMP IN HUM IN HEAT INDEX YEAR Last 24 hrs Every 1 RAIN YEAR DAILY RAIN STATION NO.1 Vertical Scale: Solar Radiation, Current ET, ET Month & ET Year Solar Radiation SOLAR Press and release 2ND then press SOLAR to display the...

  • Page 30: Displaying The Forecast

    Displaying the Forecast Displaying the Forecast Your console generates a weather forecast based on the barometric reading & trend, wind speed & direction, rainfall, temperature, humidity, latitude & longitude, and time of year. Included in the forecast is a prediction of the sky condition (sunny, cloudy, etc.) and changes in precipitation, tempera- ture, wind direction or wind speed.
  • Page 31 Calibrating, Setting, and Clearing Variables 1. Select a variable to be calibrated. See “Selecting Weather Variables” on page 21. 2. Press and release 2ND, then press and hold SET. ALARM After a moment, the variable you’ve selected begins to blink. Keep holding SET until the Calibration Off- set message displays in the ticker.
  • Page 32 Calibrating, Setting, and Clearing Variables Calibrating Barometric Pressure Before calibrating the barometric pressure, be sure the station is set to the correct elevation. 1. Press BAR to select barometric pressure. 2. Press and release 2ND, then press and hold SET. The pressure variable blinks.

  • Page 33: Highs And Lows Mode

    Highs and Lows Mode • Daily rain - Clearing the daily rain value is reflected in the daily rain total, the last 15 minutes of rain, the last three hours of rain sent to the forecast algorithm, the umbrella icon, and the monthly and yearly rain totals.
  • Page 34 Highs and Lows Mode Day, Weather Variable High Time & Month Year Additional Information Date Outside Temperature Inside Temperature Yes* Outside Humidity Yes* Inside Humidity Yes* Barometer Yes* Heat Index Yes* Temp/Hum/Wind/Sun Yes* requires solar radiation sensor (THSW) Index Wind Chill Yes* Wind Speed Includes direction...

  • Page 35: Alarm Mode

    Alarm Mode 4. Use the console keys to select a different weather variable. The console’s time display shows the time of the selected variable’s high or low. 5. Press DONE to exit the Highs and Lows mode. The console screen switches to the Current Weather mode.
  • Page 36 Alarm Mode Time The time alarm is a standard “alarm clock” alarm. It sounds for one minute at the set time. Make sure you choose AM or PM, if you’re in 12-hour mode. UV Dose The UV dose alarm sounds when the accumulated UV dose has exceeded the dose you set.

  • Page 37: Graph Mode

    Graph Mode 2. Select the alarm setting you wish to clear. 3. Press 2ND, then press and hold CLEAR until the setting changes to all dashes. You have cleared the alarm setting. 4. Press DONE to exit Alarm Mode. Silencing Alarms 1.
  • Page 38 Graph Mode Viewing Graphs Although the graphs available may vary for each weather variable, you dis- play the graphs in the same way. 1. Press GRAPH to enter Graph Mode. GRAPH TEMP OUT Only the date, graph, graph icon, and selected variable are visible.
  • Page 39 Graph Mode View graphs of all other variables the same way. 1. Select the variable you want to view. 2. Press GRAPH. 3. Use the left and right arrows to select different variables. 4. Press the up arrow to shorten the time range. 5.

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Vantage Pro2 Troubleshooting Guide While your Vantage Pro2 weather station is designed to provide years of trouble-free operation, occasional problems may arise. If you are having a problem with your station, please consult this troubleshooting guide before calling Davis technical support.
  • Page 41 Vantage Pro2 Troubleshooting Guide 4-1: T ABLE ROUBLESHOOTING UIDE Problem Solution Check calibration numbers for temperature. Remember, dew point Dew Point reading seems depends on temperature and outside humidity. Make sure they’re too high or too low working. Outside temperature sensor Check calibration number and adjust if necessary.

  • Page 42: Console Diagnostic Screens

    Console Diagnostic Screens The console’s reception status displays at the lower right corner of the screen. • An “X” flashes for every data packet received by the console. • An “R” is shown when the console is trying to re-establish a lost con- nection.
  • Page 43 Console Diagnostic Screens • Press the right arrow to display signal statistics for the next installed transmitter ID. • Press HI/LOW to toggle Gain on and off. The message in the ticker indicates the current Gain status. The Receiver Gain setting provides some control over the receiver sensitivity.
  • Page 44 Console Diagnostic Screens 5. Percentage of packets received without errors. 6. Total number of packets received. 7. Number of times the console resynchronized with the transmitter. 8. Maximum number of packets missed in a row without resynchroniza- tion. 9. Current number of consecutive misses. The counter increments when the console is synchronized but the packet is missed.

  • Page 45: Console Maintenance

    Console Maintenance 5. Current frequency correction factor. 6. Frequency index of the next packet to be received. 7. Current number of consecutive packets missed. 8. The number of times that the Phase Lock Loop did not lock. 9. Current streak of consecutive packets received. Console Firmware Versions In some cases, the problem may be that your console firmware doesn’t support what you are trying to do.

  • Page 46: Weather Data

    Appendix A Weather Data Refer to this appendix to learn more about the weather variables that are measured, displayed, and logged by your Vantage Pro2 Station. Some weather variables require optional sensors. See “Optional Sensors” starting on page 2. Wind The anemometer measures wind speed and direction, and is part of the Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS).
  • Page 47 Note: Vantage Pro2 measures Heat Index only when the air temperature is above 57° F (14° C), because it’s insignificant at lower temperatures. (Below 57°, Heat Index = the air temperature.) The Heat Index is not calculated above 135° F (52° C). Temperature/Humidity/Sun/Wind (THSW) Index The THSW Index uses humidity and temperature like the Head Index, but also includes the heating effects of sunshine and the cooling effects of...
  • Page 48 You can also use dew point to predict the minimum overnight temperature. Provided no new fronts are expected overnight and the afternoon Relative Humidity is greater than or equal to 50%, the afternoon’s dew point gives you an idea of what minimum temperature to expect overnight, since the air can never get colder than the dew point.
  • Page 49 from the sun and the reflected component from the rest of the sky. The solar radiation reading gives a measure of the amount of solar radiation hit- ting the solar radiation sensor at any given time, expressed in Watts/sq. meter (W/m ).
  • Page 50 Table A-2: E NVIRONMENT ANADA YPES AND EACTION TO THE Skin Type Skin Color History of Tanning & Sunburning White Always burns easily, never tans White Always burns easily, tans minimally Light Brown Burns moderately, tans gradually Moderate Brown Burns minimally, tans well Dark Brown Burns rarely, tans profusely Black...
  • Page 51 A-3: UV I ABLE NDEX Index Values Exposure Category 0 - 2 3 - 4 Moderate 5 - 6 High 7 - 9 Very High Extreme Evapotranspiration (ET) Evapotranspiration (ET) is a measurement of the amount of water vapor returned to the air in a given area. It combines the amount of water vapor returned through evaporation (from wet vegetation surfaces and the stoma of leaves) with the amount of water vapor returned through transpiration (exhaling of moisture through plant skin) to arrive at a total.

  • Page 52: Specifications

    Appendix B Specifications See complete specifications for your Vantage Pro2 Station at our website: www.davisnet.com. Console Console Operating Temperature ..+14° to +140°F (-10° to +60°C) Display Temperature ....+32° to +140°F (0° to +60°C) Non-operating Temperature .

  • Page 53: Console Data Display Specfications

    Console Data Display Specfications Console Data Display Specfications Historical Data ..... Includes the past 24 values listed un- less otherwise noted; all can be cleared and all totals reset.

  • Page 54: Weather Data Specifications

    Weather Data Specifications Weather Data Specifications Note: These specifications include optional sensors that may not be installed in your Vantage Pro2 Station. Weather Data Specifications Nominal Accuracy Variable Required Sensors Resolution Range (+/-) 26” to 32” Hg; 660 to Barometric 810 mm;...
  • Page 55 Weather Data Specifications Weather Data Specifications Nominal Accuracy Variable Required Sensors Resolution Range (+/-) Solar Radiation Solar sensor 1 W/m 0 to 1800 W/m 5% of full scale Inside +32° to +140°F; 0 to Included in Console 0.1°F; 0.1°C 1°F; 0.5°C +60°C Temperature ISS, Temp Station...

  • Page 56: Vantage Pro2 Console Icons

    — E-mail to Technical Support. info@davisnet.com — General e-mail. www.davisnet.com — Davis Instruments web site. See the Weather Support section for copies of user manuals, product specifications, application notes, and information on software updates. Watch for FAQs and other...

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