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Ventus W161 Owner's Manual

Ventus wireless weather station with fm radio

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W161
VENTUS WIRELESS WEATHER STATION WITH FM RADIO
Thank you for purchasing the new generation color weather station. Designed and engineered with
the state-of-art technology and components, this instrument will provide accurate and reliable
measurement of barometric pressure, weather forecast, in/ out humidity, temperature, heat index,
dew point as well as moon phase and radio-controlled clock. Read this manual carefully to fully
explore the features and functions of the new product.
Name and Functions of Buttons:
CLOCK
ALARM
▲ UP
▼ Down
CHANNEL/
SEARCH
MEMORY
HEAT INDEX/
DEW POINT
PRESSURE
SNOOZE/LIGHT
ZONE
C/F
RESET
Press Functions
Read time, calendar and day-of-week
Read alarm time; enable/disable alarm
1 step forward in setting
1 step backward in setting
Select indoor, Channel 1,2,3, auto scroll
Read max/min temperatures & humidity
Read Heat Index & Dew Point
Toggle pressure unit hPa, inHg & mb
Trigger snooze alarm & extend backlight
Toggle RC time & Zone time
Toggle degree C & F unit
Search for Radio-Controlled time
System reset
Owner's Manual
Hold 3 seconds
Set Clock & Calendar
Alarm time setting
Fast advance
Fast backward
Search for remote sensor
Clear memory record
Altitude setting
Zone time setting

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  • Page 1 W161 VENTUS WIRELESS WEATHER STATION WITH FM RADIO Owner’s Manual Thank you for purchasing the new generation color weather station. Designed and engineered with the state-of-art technology and components, this instrument will provide accurate and reliable measurement of barometric pressure, weather forecast, in/ out humidity, temperature, heat index, dew point as well as moon phase and radio-controlled clock.
  • Page 2 BATTERY & ADAPTER INSTALLATION Home Receiver Unit: Main Power Source: Plug in the 6.0V adapter into the adapter socket at the back for basic operation and continuous backlight. Backup Power: Lift off the battery cover, install 3 pieces of AA backup batteries according to the polarity indicated, close the battery cover.
  • Page 3 WEATHER FORECAST & BAROMETRIC PRESSURE The unit predicts weather condition of the next 12 – 24 hours based on the change of atmospheric pressure. The coverage area is around 30 – 50 km. The weather forecast is based on atmospheric pressure change and is about 70-75% correct.
  • Page 4 IN/OUT HEAT INDEX ALERT INDICATOR Heat index alert indicators of the respective indoor or outdoor channels Caution Exercise more fatiguing than usual Extreme caution Heat cramps, exhaustion possible Danger Heat exhaustion likely Extreme danger Heat stroke imminent IN/OUT DEW POINT Dew point is the saturation point of the air, or the temperature to which the air has to be cooled in order to get condensation.
  • Page 5 the following values can be set in sequence: 12/24hr format > Hr > Min > Yr > D/M or M/D format > Month > Date > EXIT MOON PHASE Moon phase is displayed according to the current calendar. HOME TIME, WORLD (ZONE) TIME Hold “ZONE”...
  • Page 6: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Indoor Temperature: 0 C to + 50 C (+32 F to +122 F) In/Out Humidity : 20% - 99% RH Remote sensor : -20 C to +60 C (-4 F to +140 F) Channel max. 3 remote sensors Transmission up to 75M (246 ft.) in open area, RF434 MHz Resolution 0.1 degree C for temperature, 1% for humidity...