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- Page 1 TOUCH SCREEN WEATHER STATION MODEL WS-3600 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 ..... System Start 3.4 ..... -
Page 3: General
General The shipping contents of the Touch Screen Weather Station WS-3600 include a Base Station (Receiver), a Thermo-Hygro Sensor (433 MHz Transmitter), one each Rain Sensor and Wind Sensor, 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: Power Supply
to the Thermo-Hygro Sensor by plugging them into their respectively marked receptacles. 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 • data transmission absolutely free of any environmental •... -
Page 6: 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. Note: System operation with cable connection while at the same time providing power to the Base Station solely by batteries is not recommended due to the considerably... -
Page 7: Placement
Note: In case the user wants to start the system without waiting for completion of the play mode it can be terminated prematurely by once touching the TIME display in the upper left corner of the LCD. 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 components can take place. - Page 8 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 4). Time Zone → Time Zones can be set in the range from -12 to +12 hours (Default 0 hours for Central Europe).
- Page 9 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 10: Display Of Stored Min/Max Values And Alarm Value Settings
Note: It will take 5 minutes for the factory reset process. During this period, the text “Factory Reset In Progress” will be shown. After the reset process is finished, the LCD will switch off and the text “Remove Battery” will be displayed. Remove the battery and perform system start again. -
Page 11: Radio Controlled Dcf77 Clock
The following menu item will appear upon touching the display ٭ALARMS ٭and will analog to the last described step lead through ٭LO AL ٭resp. ٭HI AL ٭to the displays of the set low resp. high alarm values, which on their part again can be directly selected. - Page 12 Set the hours and minutes. Leave the mode with ٭EXIT ٭or wait for automatic time-out. 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.٭...
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Page 13: 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). Weather Tendency Call up the tendency display by touching the weather symbol in the TENDENCY section. - Page 14 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. Note: The time resolution of the bar graph can be changed from fine (0 to -24 h) to coarse (0 to -72 h) and back by once touching the PRESSURE HISTORY section.
- Page 15 Resetting of the displayed value to the present value with ٭CONFIRM.٭ Without resetting advance with ٭EXIT.٭ 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.
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Page 16: Operating And Setting Of Function Rain
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. Operating and Setting of Function Rain Note: Besides the direct setting of the units for the rain amount in the basic setup procedure there is the possibility to toggle between the following displays by twice touching the left... -
Page 17: Additional Information To Function Outdoor Temperature
AL resp. LO AL selection and immediately proceed to the HI alarm setting as already described in Item 9 above. Note: The setting facility for the alarms is only offered during display of the rain amounts of the last hour resp. the one of the last 24 hours. -
Page 18: Operating And Setting Of Functions Backlight, Buzzer And Alarm In The Wind Section
In the display function Wind Direction the display of minimum or maximum values is unnecessary. There is however the possibility to realize wind direction alarms. Start the menu in the text section by touching the center of the WIND section. Proceed with ٭DIR AL.٭... -
Page 19: Buzzer
Note: In case the Touch Screen Weather Station is battery operated the repeated use of the EL backlight will result in a considerable decrease 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). -
Page 20: Data Recall
In case the memory capacity of the Weather Station is exhausted the oldest data sets stored will be overwritten by the new ones entered. 14.2 Data Recall The weather data stored can only be read out, processed and displayed by means of a PC. Also the settings of the storing intervals from 1 minute to 24 hours for the storage of data sets can only be performed by means of a PC. -
Page 21: Data Transmission By 433 Mhz Signal
Rain Volume Display:......0 to 999.9 mm (1 hr, 24 hrs.) 0 to 9999 mm (last week, last month) 0 to 9999 mm (total volume) Resolution: ...........0.518 mm Wind Speed..........0 to 180 km/h or 1 to 50 Resolution: ...........0.1 m/s Wind Direction: ........Graphic Resolution 22,5 Degrees, Numeric Resolution Character Format... -
Page 22: Power Supply
Resolution: ...........0.1 hPa Alarm Duration: ........about 2 minutes 15.5 Power Supply: Base Station: Batteries: ..........3 ea. 1.5 V Batteries Type AA, IEC LR6 (Alkaline Batteries recommended, Life Cycle without EL backlight appr. 1 year). When batteries require replacement for the base station, the low battery indicator will light up on the LCD. -
Page 23: Dimensions
Storage Intervals: .........1 min through 24 h, settable Data Volume: Base Station: ........1750 Data Sets max. in Ring Buffer EEPROM PC: ............Volume of Main Memory max. 15.7 Dimensions: Base Station: ........225.1 x 154.6 x 32.2 mm Thermo-Hygro-Sensor: ......79.4 x 189.3 x 89.8 mm Rain Sensor:.........140 x 137 x 70 mm Wind Sensor:........291 x 197 x 60 mm Liability disclaimer... - Page 24 This product is only designed to be used in the home as • indication of the future weather and is not 100% accurate. Weather forecasts given by this product should be taken only as an indication and not as being totally accurate. The specifications of this product may change without prior •...
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