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Maintenance - General WS831DL User Manual

Wireless data logging weather station

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SELECTING WIND WINDOW
Press main unit UP▲ or DOWN▼ until the WIND icon
NOTE: The wind speed alert is set at 5 mph default and the wind gust alert is set to 7 mph default to
prevent false alerts from small fluctuations.
CONFIGURING WIND DISPLAY
With the Wind icon flashing, press the SET button to alternate between "wind chill with direction in
bearings", "wind chill with direction in compass points", "anemometer temperature & wind direction in
compass points" or "anemometer temperature and wind direction in bearings."
SETTING WIND SPEED IN KM/H, MPH, M/S OR KNOTS
With the icon flashing, press and hold the SET button to set the wind speed units in km/h, mph, m/s or
knots.
VIEWING WIND STATISTICS
With the icon flashing, press the MEMORY button to recall a current wind speed, a daily maximum wind
speed with "DAILY MAX" displayed, a gust speed with a "GUST" displayed and a daily maximum gust
speed with a "GUST DAILY MAX" displayed.
RESETTING THE WIND STATISTICS MEMORY
With the icon flashing, press and hold MEMORY to reset all wind statistics.
ENABLING OR DISABLING THE WIND ALERTS
With the icon flashing, press the ALARM/CHART button to recall a current wind speed, a wind speed
alert with the "ALARM HI" displayed or gust alert with the "GUST ALARM HI" displayed. If the alert is
disabled, "OFF" will be displayed; otherwise the alert value is shown.
When a wind alert is displayed, press UP▲ or DOWN▼ to activate or deactivate it.
WIND ALERT PROGRAMMING
• With the icon flashing, press ALARM/CHART to select the desired alarm.
• Press and hold ALARM/CHART button until alert and corresponding icon will flash.
• Set the alert using UP▲ or DOWN▼. Press and hold either button for fast digits advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm your selection and return to the wind alert selection screen.
DISABLING THE WIND ALERT
To disable wind alert press ALARM/CHART.
LED BACKLIGHT OPTIONS
The main unit backlight can be turned on, off or automatic depending on light conditions. The
sensitivity of the backlight sensor can be adjusted to high or low using the switch, located on the back
panel.
NOTE: For continuous backlight control the AC/DC adaptor must be plugged in.
TIME ALARM SETTINGS
There are two time alarms available on the main unit: Weekday alarm (W), and Single alarm (S)
• If Weekday alarm is activated, it will sound at the set time and the alarm icon will flash Monday
through Friday.
• If Single day alarm is activated, it will sound at the set time and the alarm icon will flash only for
this specific day and will not activate on subsequent days.
NOTE: The snooze duration for listed alarms can also be programmed up to 15 minutes.
ENABLE/DISABLE TIME ALARMS
• Press the ALARM/CHART to display the Weekday Alarm or Ice Warning Alarm (Pre-Alarm) time. If
these alarms are not set, the abbreviation OFF will be displayed.
• To enable or disable any of these alarms, press UP▲ or DOWN▼.
NOTE: Press SET anytime during alarm programming mode to return to the default clock display.
PROGRAMMING TIME ALARMS
With the Clock and Alarm icon flashing, press the ALARM/CHART to select the desired alarm.
• Press and hold ALARM/CHART button until the hour digit will flash.
• Set the alarm hour using UP▲ or DOWN▼. Press and hold either button for quick digit advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection.
• Set the alarm minutes using UP▲ or DOWN▼. Press and hold either button for quick digit
advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection.
• Set a Snooze interval (all three alarms share same snooze time duration) using UP▲ or DOWN▼.
Press and hold either button for quick digit advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm your selection.
After programming is completed, the display will return to the alarm selection screen.
DISABLE/ENABLE SNOOZE FUNCTION
on the display starts flashing.
To enable a snooze function press LIGHT/SNOOZE button.
NOTE: Alarm will automatically "snooze" if no buttons are pressed after the alarm sounds for 2
minutes.
This will occur three times only.
DISABLE ALARM(S):
Press ALARM/CHART to disable the alarm (s).
NOTE: For weekday alarm, pressing ALARM/CHART will only disable the alarm for the current day. The
alarm will activate again on the next day, Monday through Friday.
ATOMIC TIME RECEPTION
The purpose of the atomic clock is to provide consistently accurate time and date automatically. The
radio controlled clock searches for, and periodically synchronizes to, the NIST (National Institute of
Standards and Technology) Atomic clock signal transmitted from Colorado, throughout the entire
continental United States.
• During night-time hours, atmospheric conditions improve radio signal reception. A single daily
reception is sufficient enough to keep the clock accuracy within milliseconds.
• Unit should be positioned 8 feet (2 meters) from interference sources such as a TV, computer,
microwave, etc.
• The signal reception is weakened within concrete walls found in basements or office buildings.
Place the unit near the window for best reception.
Once the atomic time signal is received, the date and time will be set automatically, and the
will appear. Your atomic clock is programmed to search for the atomic time signal daily each hour
between 1:00 am and 4:30 am. Once the time signal has been successfully received, the time and date
will be updated automatically.
To manually enable or disable the atomic time receiver:
• Press and hold UP - if atomic time reception is activated, a triangular tower icon will start flashing
next to the clock icon. If reception is disabled, the triangular tower icon will disappear.
Icon
(Flashing)
(no circle)
(one circle)
REMOTE SENSOR STATUS
The wave icon above the current channel display shows the connection status of the corresponding
remote sensor:
Icon
ACTIVATE SEARCH FOR REMOTE SENSORS
Normally the main display will automatically find and display measurement results from the remote
sensors. However, occasionally other radio transmission sources (TV, Cordless or Cell Phones etc) can
interrupt the sensor signal. If this happens simply press and hold the DOWN button to activate a search.
MEMORY RESET PROCEDURE
These steps will completely reset all of the parameters stored in memory.
• On the main unit press and hold SNOOZE and UP buttons for 4 seconds until the backlight
will flash.
• Press SET button clearing the memory -the main unit will start beeping with 1 second delay.
• Wait until the beeping will cease.
• Disconnect Remove the batteries from the back of the main display unit and wait 10 seconds.
• Reinstall the batteries.

MAINTENANCE

CHANGING BATTERIES
The battery status of each weather sensor is checked every hour. If the low battery indicator lights up,
replace the batteries in the corresponding unit.
CHANGING BATTERIES IN THE MAIN UNIT
• First connect the AC/DC adaptor provided to the main unit to avoid losing any data.
• Remove the battery compartment door at the back and replace all batteries. Do not mix old
and new batteries.
• Replace the battery compartment door.
CHANGING REMOTE SENSOR BATTERIES
• Replace the batteries following the setup instructions for the corresponding sensor.
• When the batteries are properly installed, the remote sensor will resume sending signals
to the main unit.
• To enforce an immediate remote signals search, press and hold DOWN on the main unit.
CLEANING
The main unit and remote sensor casings can be cleaned with a damp cloth. Small parts can be
cleaned with a cotton tip or pipe-cleaner. Never use abrasive cleaning agents and solvents. Do not
immerse units with electronic parts under water.
Atomic Time Reception Strength
Undefined data
Reception failed for 24 hours
Weak signal, but can be decoded
Strong signal
Status
Searching for the signals from the remote sensor
Corresponding remote sensor signal received successfully
No signals received for over 15 minutes
NORTH AMERICA
Time Zone
Offset
New Orleans, La.
-6
Oklahoma City, Okla.
-6
San Antonio, Tex.
-6
St. Louis, Mo.
-6
Atlanta, Ga.
-5
Boston, Mass.
-5
Baltimore, Md.
-5
Cleveland, Ohio
-5
Columbus, Ohio
-5
Cincinnati, Ohio
-5
Washington, D.C.
-5
Detroit, Mich.
-5
Havana, Cuba
-5
Indianapolis, Ind.
-5
Jacksonville, Fla.
-5
Miami, Fla.
-5
New York, N.Y.
-5
Philadelphia, Pa.
-5
Pittsburgh, Pa.
-5
Tampa, Fla.
-5
Montreal, Que., Can.
-5
Ottawa, Ont., Can.
-5
Toronto, Ont., Can.
-5
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Code
MSY
OKC
SAT
STL
ATL
BOS
BWI
CLE
CMH
CVG
DCA
DTW
HAV
IND
JAX
MIA
NYC
PHL
PIT
TPA
YMX
YOW
YTZ

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