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Ambient Weather WS-1173A Advanced Weather Station
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
2.
Getting Started ................................................................................................................................ 2
2.1
Parts List ................................................................................................................................. 2
2.2
Recommend Tools .................................................................................................................. 2
2.3
Thermo-Hygrometer Sensor Set Up ....................................................................................... 2
2.4
Display Console Set Up ......................................................................................................... 3
2.4.1 Radio Controlled Clock (RCC) .............................................................................................. 3
2.4.2
Display Console Layout ..................................................................................................... 4
2.5
Sensor Operation Verification ................................................................................................ 5
3.
Remote Sensor Installation ............................................................................................................. 5
3.1
Sensor Placement ................................................................................................................... 5
3.2
Wireless Reception Considerations ........................................................................................ 6
4.
Console Operation........................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Quick Display Mode ..................................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Set (Program) Mode ...................................................................................................................... 6
4.2.1 Setting Barometric Pressure ................................................................................................. 10
4.2.2
Setting Calibrated Humidity............................................................................................. 11
4.2.3
Setting Calibrated Temperature ........................................................................................ 11
4.3
Alarm Mode ......................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.1 Alarm Display ...................................................................................................................... 12
4.3.2
Alarm Programming ......................................................................................................... 12
4.3.3
Cancelling the Alarm ........................................................................................................ 12
Outdoor Alarm - Temperature vs. Dew Point .................................................................. 13
4.3.4
4.4 Min/Max Mode ........................................................................................................................... 13
4.5
Other Console Features ........................................................................................................ 14
4.5.1
Weather Forecasting ......................................................................................................... 14
4.5.2
Weather Icons ................................................................................................................... 14
4.5.3
Weather tendency indicator .............................................................................................. 14
4.5.4
Storm threshold indicator ................................................................................................. 15
4.5.5
Pressure threshold setting ................................................................................................. 15
4.5.6
Pressure Graph ................................................................................................................. 15
4.5.7
Moon Phase ...................................................................................................................... 15
4.5.8
Sunrise and Sunset ........................................................................................................... 16
4.5.9
Restoring Lost Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Sensor ............................................ 17
4.5.10
Restoring to Factory Default ........................................................................................ 17
5.
Glossary of Terms ......................................................................................................................... 17
6.
Specifications ................................................................................................................................ 18
6.1 Wireless Specifications ............................................................................................................... 18
6.2 Measurement Specifications ....................................................................................................... 18
6.3 Power Consumption .................................................................................................................... 18
7.
Troubleshooting Guide .................................................................................................................. 18
8.
Accessories ................................................................................................................................... 21
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Ambient Weather WS-1173A Advanced Weather Station User Manual Table of Contents Introduction ............................. 2 Getting Started ..........................2 Parts List ..........................2 Recommend Tools ........................2 Thermo-Hygrometer Sensor Set Up ..................2 Display Console Set Up ......................3 2.4.1 Radio Controlled Clock (RCC) ....................3 2.4.2... -
Page 2: Introduction
12.2 Set Mode ........................... 23 1. Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the Ambient Weather WS-1173A Advanced Weather Station with Temperature, Humidity, Barometer, Advanced Forecasting, Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Phase. The following user guide provides step by step instructions for installation, operation and troubleshooting. -
Page 3: Display Console Set Up
Figure 1 2.4 Display Console Set Up Note: To avoid permanent damage, please take note of the battery polarity before inserting the batteries. Place the remote thermo-hygrometer about 5 to 10’ away from the display console (if the sensor is too close, it may not be received by the display console). -
Page 4: Display Console Layout
search will automatically resume every two hours until the signal is successfully captured. The regular RF link will resume once RCC reception routine is finished. In some locations, RCC reception may take a couple of days to receive the signal. The temperature and humidity data will continue to transmit during this period. -
Page 5: Sensor Operation Verification
5. Moon phase indicator 22. Pressure with 24 hour history graph 6. Sunset time 23. Pressure high alarm 7. Indoor temperature low / high alarm 24. Pressure alarm on indicator 8. Indoor temperature display 25. Pressure low alarm 9. Temperature display unit 26. -
Page 6: Wireless Reception Considerations
Note: Make sure the sensor is mounted vertically and not lying down on a flat surface. This will insure optimum reception. 3.2 Wireless Reception Considerations Wireless signals are impacted by distance, interference (other weather stations, wireless phones, wireless routers, TVs and computer monitors), and transmission barriers, such as walls. In general, wireless signals will not penetrate solid metal and earth (down a hill, for example). - Page 7 key or MIN/MAX key for 3 seconds to increase/decrease rapidly. Note: Press the SNOOZE key (or wait 30 seconds for timeout), and the Set Mode will return to Normal Mode. Daylight Savings Time (DST). The DST (ON or OFF) setting will begin flashing. Press the + key to toggle between DST ON and DST OFF.
- Page 8 Time Zone Settings. Press the SET key again to adjust the Time Zone (TZ) setting. Press the + key or MIN/MAX key to adjust the time zone from -12 to 12, based on the number of hours from Coordinated Universal Time, or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The following table provides times zones throughout the world.
- Page 9 MIN/MAX key to adjust the latitude decimal number up or down. Note: North America is located in the northern hemisphere. Therefore, there is no need to change this setting for the United States and Canada. Note: To determine your latitude and longitude, we recommend visiting: http://www.bing.com/maps/ and enter your street address.
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Page 10: Setting Barometric Pressure
13. Indoor Humidity Calibration (default is measured indoor humidity). Press the SET key to adjust the indoor humidity. Press the + key or MIN/MAX key to adjust the humidity up or down in 1% increments. Reference Section 4.2.2 Setting Calibrated Humidity for more details on this feature. 14. -
Page 11: Setting Calibrated Humidity
To calibrate humidity, you will need an accurate source, such as a sling psychrometer or Humidipaks One Step Calibration kit, available from Ambient Weather, which uses a salt bath. To calibrate the indoor or outdoor humidity, in the Set Mode with the indoor or outdoor humidity... -
Page 12: Alarm Mode
level and not the calibrated temperature level. Only the console will show the calibrated value. Note: The dew point calculation is based on the calibrated temperature level. 4.3 Alarm Mode 4.3.1 Alarm Display While in Normal Mode, press the ALARM key to enter the High Alarm Mode. Press the ALARM key again to enter the Low Alarm Mode. -
Page 13: Min/Max Mode
Press any key to cancel the alarm. When an alarm condition is activated again within 10 minutes, the alarm will not sound but will continue to flash until the weather condition is stable. This feature is useful to avoid repeated triggering for the same alarm value. -
Page 14: Other Console Features
In the minimum reading Mode, press the key to display the minimum values with the time and date time stamp at which the minimum value occurred (the minimum value will begin flashing). 1. Indoor humidity minimum 2. Indoor temperature minimum 3. -
Page 15: Storm Threshold Indicator
the weather tendency indicator (animated arrows) will flash for three hours, indicating the weather is expected to change. If the weather conditions become stable and no new weather change conditions are met, then the arrows will be fixed. Example 1: Pressure is decreasing, weather is deteriorating. Example 2: Pressure is increasing, weather is improving. -
Page 16: Sunrise And Sunset
Waxing First Waxing Full Waning Third Waning Crescent Quarter Gibbous Gibbous Quarter 4.5.8 Sunrise and Sunset To determine your longitude and latitude, we recommend the following website: www.bing.com/maps Reference Figure 5 below: 1. Enter your address and select the search button 2. -
Page 17: Restoring Lost Outdoor Temperature And Humidity Sensor
Figure 5 4.5.9 Restoring Lost Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Sensor If the signal is lost between the remote sensor (or transmitter) and the display console (or the receiver), to resynchronize, while in normal mode, press and hold the key for 10 seconds. The transmitter search icon will appear in the outdoor temperature and humidity section. -
Page 18: Specifications
Range Range is defined as the amount or extent a value can be measured. Relative Barometric Relative barometric pressure, corrected to sea-level. To compare Pressure pressure conditions from one location to another, meteorologists correct pressure to sea-level conditions. Because the air pressure decreases as you rise in altitude, the sea-level corrected pressure (the pressure your location would be at if located at sea-level) is generally higher than your measured pressure. - Page 19 Problem Solution while in the search mode. 2. Check the remote sensor is powered up and displaying the temperature and humidity on the LCD display. 3. Install a fresh set of batteries in the remote thermo-hygrometer. For cold weather environments, install lithium batteries. 4.
- Page 20 Problem Solution setting is correct. The forecast icon is not accurate The weather station console must run for several days to trend barometric pressure. The weather forecast is an estimation or generalization of weather changes in the next 24 to 48 hours, and varies from location to location.
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Page 21: Accessories
AA lithium batteries for cold weather Battery (2-pack) - Batteries climates. for Long Life and Cold Climates Ambient Weather Solar Radiation Shield improves temperature SRS100LX Temperature accuracy for hot weather climates. Remove and Humidity Solar the rain guard and install over Radiation Shield thermo-hygrometer. -
Page 22: Warranty Information
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:... -
Page 23: Set Mode
12.2 Set Mode Command Mode Settings [SET] + 3 seconds Enter Set Mode, Daylight Savings Time (DST) Press [+] to toggle OFF and ON [SET] Time Zone (TZ) Press [+] to increase. [MIN/MAX] to decrease [SET] 12/24 Hour Format Press [+] to toggle between 12 hour (12h) and 24 hour (24h) format [SET] Latitude Location Hemisphere (LA) Press [+] to toggle between Northern (Nth) and Southern hemisphere (Sth)
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