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- Page 1 TOUCH SCREEN WEATHER STATION MODEL WS-3500 Operation Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1 ...... General 2 ....... Important Touch Screen Operating Notes generally applicable 3 ...... Putting into Operation 3.1 ....Wiring the System 3.2 ....Power Supply 3.2.1 ..Batteries 3.2.2 ..AC/DC Mains Adapter 3.2.3 ..Cable Connection 3.3 .... -
Page 3: General
Before inserting batteries to the units, please carefully read the operation manual. The shipping contents of the Touch Screen Weather Station WS-3500 include a Base Station (Receiver), a Thermo-Hygro Sensor (433 MHz Transmitter), the respective Connecting Cables, an AC/DC Mains Adapter and a PC Software Package on CD-ROM. -
Page 4: Important Touch Screen Operating Notes Generally Applicable
Important Touch Screen Operating Notes generally applicable All actions and functions of the Weather Station are started on the Touch Screen by slightly touching (not pressing!) the switching areas appearing in star ( )٭symbols (only in the text section at the bottom of the LCD) or the displayed values respectively. -
Page 5: Putting Into Operation
Touch screen "switching area" on LCD: Touch screen "switching area" on LCD: Date section Time section Pressure History Weather section Tendency section Pressure section Indoor Temperature Indoor humidity section section Buzzer selection key Backlight section Alarm history selection Outdoor humidity Outdoor temperature section section... -
Page 6: Wiring The System
Wiring the System AC/ DC adapter Thermo hygro sensor PC COM Port cable Wireless Transmission Direct cable connection The direct cable connection of Thermo-Hygro Sensor and Base Station can be used in case that: the flexibility of 433 MHz radio transmission is not needed and data transmission absolutely free of any environmental interferences is wanted. -
Page 7: Batteries
3.2.1 Batteries: First insert two Type AA 1.5 V batteries into the battery compartment • of the Thermo-Hygro-Sensor. Immediately following this insert three Type AA 1.5V batteries into • the battery compartment of the Touch Screen Weather Station. Please help in the preservation of the environment and return used batteries to an authorized depot. -
Page 8: Cable Connection
3.2.3 Cable Connection: One further feature of the direct cable connection mentioned in Item 3.1 above is that in case of AC/DC adapter operation power is provided not only to the Base Station but to the Thermo-Hygro Sensor as well by just this AC/DC adapter. System operation with cable connection while at the same Note: time providing power to the Base Station solely by batteries is not... -
Page 9: Placement
completion of the play mode it can be terminated prematurely by once touching the TIME display in the upper left corner of the LCD. Prior to manual setting or reception of radio-controlled time information there will be no recording of weather history data. Placement After the Weather Station has been checked for correct function with regard to the above points and found fit, the mounting of the system... - Page 10 The basic settings can now be performed in the following successive order: LCD Contrast → Contrast can be set in 8 steps from 0 to 7 (Default Time Zone → Time Zones can be set in the range from -12 to +12 hours (Default 0 hours for Central Europe).
- Page 11 • Air Pressure (Press) in hPa or inHg (Default hPa). Relative Air Pressure (Rel. Pressure) → To be set to the locally valid reference air pressure with regard to the local height above sea level (Default 1013,0 hPa). Weather Tendency (Tendency) → Setting to a definite switching threshold (2 hPa to 4 hPa) for a change in display of weather icons (Default 3 hPa).
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Page 12: Display Of Stored Min/Max Values And Alarm Value Settings
Relearn Mode (Relearn Tx) → Allows to newly recognize the outdoor transmitter (e. g. after a battery change in the transmitter) without the necessity of a comprehensive re-setup of all system components → Acknowledge with ٭CONFIRM.٭ Default Settings (Factory Reset) → Allows to clear all weather data form non-volatile buffer memory (EEPROM) and reset of all set and/or stored values to the factory settings set prior to shipment →... - Page 13 the text display section (last two lines at the bottom of the LCD). The display of the values is started by touching the displays ٭MINMAX ٭or ٭ALARMS ٭resp. The continuance of the recalling process is essentially self- explanatory. With ٭MINMAX ٭the below shown menu step is activated, which in return leads to the displays of the stored Min/Max values by use of ٭MIN٭...
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Page 14: Radio Controlled Dcf77 Clock
Because of the constant access to the respective opposite menu item ٭MINMAX ٭resp. ٭ALARMS ٭it is moreover possible at any time to toggle between the MIN/MAX and ALARMS value displays. Any action can immediately be terminated through ٭EXIT.٭ Radio Controlled DCF77 Clock The Radio Controlled DCF77 Clock is normally controlled by the radio signal of the DCF77 time code transmitter and will thus set time and date automatically. - Page 15 Setting the Date The action is started by touching the date display in the DATE section of the Touch Screen. Set the year, month and date of day. Leave the mode with ٭EXIT.٭ Note: By twice touching the DATE section the display will toggle between the following: Date in DD.MM.YY format (24 hour time format) or Date in •...
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Page 16: Weather Tendency
Note: The wake-up alarm is activated/deactivated by twice touching the • TIME section. Here the alarm symbol (((•))) will show or disappear after ٭EXIT( ٭or automatic time-out). When the alarm sounds, user may "touch" any section on the LCD • to stop the alarm. -
Page 17: Air Pressure History
Air Pressure History (Pressure History) The air pressure history shows the progress of the air pressure over a time period of 24 or 72 hours in form of a 7-step bar graph, where the length of the utmost right bar represents the present air pressure and the remaining bars show the progress of the air pressure with regard to the present air pressure. - Page 18 Air Pressure (Pressure) Example for Activating the Displays of Stored Maximum Values Call up the menu on the text section by touching the PRESSURE section. Start with ٭MAX ٭in the menu section. Note: Display of the stored minimum values is from here possible through ٭MIN...
- Page 19 End of Example Example for Setting of Alarms by means of the HI Alarms As in the example above here too call up the menu on the text section by touching the PRESSURE section. Start with ٭ALARM ٭in the menu section. Proceed with ٭HI AL...
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Page 20: Additional Information To Function Outdoor Temperature
End of Example Note: Twice touching the PRESSURE section toggles the displays of the Relative (rel) and Absolute (abs) air pressure. All setting and display facilities only pertain to the respective presently displayed value. Additional Information Function Outdoor Temperature (Outdoor Temp) Note: By twice touching the OUTDOOR section the display will toggle between the following:... -
Page 21: Buzzer
of battery lifetime. It is thus recommended to either operate the Weather Station on the included AC/DC adapter or entirely deactivate the EL backlight (see above). 11.2 Buzzer The buzzer for the acoustic acknowledgement or alarm signals of the Weather Station can be switched ON or OFF by touching the BUZZER section. -
Page 22: Data Recall
For further details to the subject “PC Connection“ and Program utilisation, please see the "Help" File (under the Question mark button in menu bar) of the Heavy Weather Program. (The Wind and Rain measurements are not applicable to the model WS-3500.) -
Page 23: Technical Data
Technical Data 13.1 Outdoor Data: Transmission Range in Open Field: ...100 m max. Measuring Intervals Outdoor Data:.....every 128 s Temperature Range: -40 °C to +59.9 °C (Display “OFL” outside this range) Resolution: ..........0.1 °C Measuring Range Rel. Humidity:....1% to 99% Resolution: ..........1% 13.2 Data Transmission by 433 MHz Signal:... -
Page 24: Pc Connection
replacement for the base station, battery indicator will light up on the LCD. or Mains Voltage: ........AC/DC Adapter INPUT 230VAC / 50Hz (use only included Mains Adapter. Recommended for PC Connection and frequent Backlight) Thermo-Hygro-Sensor: Batteries: ...........2 x 1.5 V Batteries Type AA, IEC LR6 (Alkaline Batteries recommended, Life Cycle approx. -
Page 25: Liability Disclaimer
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER: electrical electronic wastes contain hazardous • substances. Disposal of electronic waste in wild country and/or in unauthorized grounds strongly damages the environment. Please contact your local or/and regional authorities to retrieve the • addresses of legal dumping grounds with selective collection. All electronic instruments must from now on be recycled.