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TP2700WC
PROFESSIONAL WEATHER
STATION
Operations Manual

About This Manual

Thank you and congratulations on selecting this professional
weather station! We are positive you will enjoy the benefits of
accurate weather readings and the precise radio controlled time
information that our instruments offer.
This manual will guide you step-by-step through setting up your
device. Use this manual to become familiar with your professional
weather station, and save it for future reference.
Glossary of Common Terms
DCF/WWVB/MSF
The DCF, WWVB or MSF time signal is an AM modulated
time-of-day signal broadcasted by the Federal Government of
Germany, NIST from USA or National Physical Laboratory. The
time base is generated from an atomic time generator which is
accurate to 10 billions of one second. This weather station uses
WWVB only.
LCD
"LCD" is an acronym for "Liquid Crystal Display".
This is a
common type of display screen used in televisions, computers,
watches, and digital clocks.
8000040 Rev 3
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  • Page 1: About This Manual

    TP2700WC PROFESSIONAL WEATHER STATION Operations Manual About This Manual Thank you and congratulations on selecting this professional weather station! We are positive you will enjoy the benefits of accurate weather readings and the precise radio controlled time information that our instruments offer.

  • Page 2: Wind Direction

    BAROMETER & BAROMETRIC PRESSURE A barometer is a device that measures the pressure of the air pushing on it—this measurement is called the barometric pressure. We don’t actually feel the barometric pressure because the air pressure is pushing equally in every direction. RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE Relative air pressure is the same as the barometric pressure.
  • Page 3 OVERVIEW Base Station / Display console 5VDC interf Note: The unit can be powered with USB or via the 5VDC Connector in addition to 3 AA batteries. Item Display Console / Base Station Outdoor Sensor Array (Thermo-hygrometer Transmitter with Solar Panel / Rain Gauge / Wind Speed Sensor/ Wind Direction) CD contains PC software USB Cable for connecting to a PC...
  • Page 4 Features  Time, date, and Moon phase  Indoor temperature and humidity  Outdoor temperature and humidity  Wind chill, wind direction  Rainfall  Display rain level and rainfall data in 24 hours, one week, one month, one year, total rain and rainfall event ...
  • Page 5 Setting up the Base Station and transmitter Thermo-hygro Sensor / Transmitter Setting up using batteries Indicator Sensor Sockets Battery cover Battery Compartme 1) Insert two AA 1.5V alkaline rechargeable batteries or AA Lithium batteries first into the battery compartment of the transmitter and immediately afterwards three AA 1.5V alkaline or Lithium batteries in the Base Station, observing the correct polarity.
  • Page 6 Base Station startup, there is no communications with the computer and normal communications will only resume after the startup has completed. RF (Radio Frequency) Receiving Mode 1. After power-on, the Base Station also enters the RF receiving state for 180s. During this time it will search for the transmitter signal.
  • Page 7 5. If there are no outdoor readings on the Base Station, make sure the units are within range of each other or repeat the battery installation procedure. Radio Controlled Clock (RCC) 1. When the Base Station is first powered up it will try to get data from the outdoor transmitter for 30 seconds and then it begin RCC clock reception.
  • Page 8 Commonly the radio communication between receiver and transmitter in the open field can reach a distance of up to 330 feet providing that there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines, etc. Radio interferences such as PC screens, radios or TV sets can, in bad cases, entirely cut off radio communication.
  • Page 9 Anemometer Wind direction sensor Mounting the dual wind sensor holder 8000040 Rev 3...
  • Page 10 Transmitter with solar panel. Mounting the rain sensor Attach the sensor array to the pole Mounting the transmitter is similar with the two adjustable hose clamps. to mounting the rain sensor 8000040 Rev 3...
  • Page 11 Note: The tilt in the solar panel cover should be facing toward the Equator. South in the Northern hemisphere and North in the Southern hemisphere. You can adjust by rotating the entire transmitter assembly around the pole.  The anemometer’s cable is connected to the input on the wind direction sensor.
  • Page 12 Solar panel facing south if you reside in the northern hemisphere; Solar panel facing north if you reside in the southern hemisphere. Display Unit 1. Base Station / Display Console Layout 1.Time 2. Indoor Temperature 3. Indoor Humidity 4. Barometric Pressure 5.

  • Page 13: Table Of Contents

    13. Wind direction 14. Rain fall 15. Wind speed 16. Dew point 17. Outdoor Humidity 18. Outdoor Temperature 19. UV index 20. Light 21. Date 22. Moon Phase 2. Initial Base Station / Display Console Set Up Install three AA Alkaline or Lithium batteries to the Base Station. Observe proper battery polarity.
  • Page 14 2.3 Key function Enter the setting mode – hold for 3 seconds SET: HISTORY: Display history records / return to normal mode from setting mode ALARM: Display high or low alarm function / turn on/off the alarm MAX/MIN: Display the MAX, MIN value Increase the setting parameter / Move to next message of the selected segment on the message panel...
  • Page 15 Base Station / Display Console Operation Program mode The screen is divided into 10 segments for selection and there is a message display panel on the bottom. There are six program modes: normal, setting mode, history mode, alarm mode, max/min mode and calibrated mode. All the modes can be exited at any time by pressing the HISTORY key, or waiting for a 30 second timeout to take effect.
  • Page 16 Note: Press + to fast switch to next message Press – to fast switch to previous message Press left or right to select different segments  Time and date Day of week and year (TUESDAY 2014) Alarm time Moon phase. (see Moon phases section later in this manual) If device has received the RCC time successfully and the time is DST, it will display “DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME”...
  • Page 17 successfully, it will display the transmitter ID for 120 seconds Note: Time Zones: For Europe: 0 for GMT+1 time zone, 1 for GMT+2 time zone, -1 for GMT time zone. For America: -4 for Atlantic time zone, -5 for Eastern Time zone, -6 for Central Time Zone, -7 for Mountain Time zone, -8 for Pacific time zone, -9 for Alaska time zone, -10 for Hawaii time zone.
  • Page 18 The max and min temperature / humidity of the day The max and min temperature / humidity since last reset  Barometric The max and min absolute barometric of the day The max and min absolute barometric since last reset The max and min relative barometric of the day The max and min relative barometric since last reset ...
  • Page 19 The max wind speed of the day The max wind speed since last reset The max gust of the day The max gust since last reset  Wind chill, dew point, heat index The max of dew point, heat index of the day The min of wind chill, dew point of the day The max of dew point, heat index since last reset The min of wind chill, dew point since last reset...
  • Page 20 TIME SETTING UNIT SETTING Record save interval Rain sensor setting Barometric setting Contrast setting Key Beep Setting REREGISTER Transmitter Calibration setting Transmitter ID Choose one option and then press “Right” button. This allows you to enter the sub menu. Press + / - key to transfer the unit or change the value. Hold the + / - key for 2 seconds to increase / decrease digits in large steps.
  • Page 21  UNIT SETTING Light unit select (lux, fc, w/m2) Temperature unit select (C, F) Pressure unit select (hpa, inhg, mmhg) Wind speed unit select (km/h, m/s, bft, mph, knots) Rainfall unit select (mm, inch) Save record interval time setting: 16S, 32S, 48S, 1M, 2M, …, ...

  • Page 22: Outdoor Humidity

     Register new transmitter (REREGISTER ON / OFF)  Calibration setting a) LIGHT FACTOR LUX index calibration coefficient: default 1. (Range is 0.1-10) b) UV FACTOR UV factor calibration coefficient: default 1 (Range is 0.1-10) c) IN TEMP CORRECT Indoor temperature can be calibrated within measuring range d) IN HUMI CORRECT Indoor humidity can be calibrated within measuring range e) OUT TEMP CORRECT...
  • Page 23 Hemisphere installations, the wind direction needs to change by 180° WIND FACTOR Wind speed calibration coefficient: default 1 (range is Range is 0.1-2.5) RAIN FACTOR Rain factor calibration coefficient: default 1 (range is Range is 0.1-2.5) RAIN DAY CORRECT Calibration for total rain falls of 1 day. (Range is 0-9999mm) m) RAIN WEEK CORRECT Calibration for total rain falls of 1 week (Range is 0-9999mm) RAIN MONTH CORRECT...
  • Page 24 In normal mode, press ALARM key you will enter high alarm mode, press ALARM key again and you will switch to low alarm mode.  HIGH ALARM SETTING Press Left/Right key to transfer among the different segments and press +/- key to adjust the value of the high alarm. TIME ALARM –...

  • Page 25: Date

    In TEMP LOW ALARM – Set outdoor temperature low alarm Out HUMI LOW ALARM – Set outdoor humidity low alarm ABS BARO LOW ALARM – Set absolute barometric low alarm REL BARO LOW ALARM – Set relatively barometric low alarm WIND CHILL LOW ALARM –...

  • Page 26: Rain Fall

    Today max: The Maximum of 1 day Total max: The Maximum of total since last reset LIGHT TODAY MAX, LIGHT TOTAL MAX – Maximum Light UV TODAY MAX, UV TOTAL MAX – Maximum UVI IN TEMP TODAY MAX, IN TEMP TOTAL MAX – Maximum Indoor temperature IN HUMI TODAY MAX, IN HUMI TOTAL MAX –...
  • Page 27 RAIN YEAR TOTAL MAX – Maximum Rainfall within 1 year  Today min and Total min: Today min: The Maximum of 1 day Total min: The Maximum of total since last reset IN TEMP TODAY MIN, IN TEMP TOTAL MIN – Minimum Indoor temperature IN HUMI TODAY MIN, IN HUMI TOTAL MIN –...

  • Page 28: Moon Phase

    message like “HISTORY P/R 1.01” and “YEAR / SECOND 13.06”. In the example above: P means PAGE, R means RECORD. 1 is PAGE No., 01 is record No. Every page includes 32 records of history data. “YEAR / SECOND 13.06” is a time stamp of the record. 13 means 2013 year, 06 is the seconds stamp.
  • Page 29 Note: For the moon phases to display correctly you must manually set the time on the Base Station / display console after any Base Station reset. Icon: Northern Icon: Southern Moon Phase Description Hemisphere Hemisphere NEW MOON WAXING CRESCENT MOON FIRST QUARTER MOON WAXING GIBBOUS...
  • Page 30 0-1mph（0-1.6kph） Calm Light air 1-3mph（1.6-4.8kph） Light breeze 3-7mph（4.8-11.3kph） 7-12mph（11.3-19.3kph） Gentile breeze 12-18mph（19.3-29.0kph） Moderate breeze 18-24mph（29.0-38.6kph） Fresh breeze 24-31mph（38.6-49.9kph） String breeze 31-38mph（49.9-61.2kph） Near gale 38-46mph（61.2-74.1kph） Gale 46-54mph（74.1-86.9kph） Strong gale Storm 54-63mph（88.5-101.4kph） 66-73mph(103-117.5kph) Violent storm 74mph or above（119.1kph） Hurricane Specification  Factory Default Settings EU (DCF, MSF) Version: Time: 1/1/2000 0:00:00 ...
  • Page 31 km/h) Average wind speed / gust wind speed (default: average wind speed) Pressure units: hpa, mmHg, inHg (default: hpa) Weather forecast: 2, 3, 4 (default: 2) 10) Storm: 39 (default: 4) 11) Time format of history graph: 12h, 24h (default: 12h) 12) Pressure display: absoluteness or relative (default: relative) 13) Forecast : sun, partly cloudy, cloudy, rain, rain storm...
  • Page 32 140F) (default: -10.0C, disable) 26) Outdoor humidity high alarm: 1%  99% (default: 75%, disable) 27) Outdoor humidity low alarm: 1%  99% (default: 45%, disable) 28) Wind chill temperature low alarm: -40.0  60.0C (-40F  140F) (default: 0.0C, disable) 29) Dew point temperature high alarm: -40.0 ...

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting Guide

     Specifications Indoor temperature measure range: -40 to 60C Outdoor temperature measure range: -40 to 60C Humidity measuring range: 1% to 99% Wind speed measure range: 0 to 50.0m/s Wind direction: 0 to 359 degree Rainfall range: 0 to 9999.9 mm Light range: 0 to 300000.0 lux UVI range: 0 to 15 index (0 to 20000 w/m2) Troubleshooting Guide...
  • Page 34 Problem Solution transmitter. Always wait at least 2 minutes after removing batteries before re-inserting to the transmitter. If the batteries were recently replaced, check the polarity. If the sensor is flashing every 48 seconds, proceed to the next step. There may be a temporary loss of communication due to reception loss related to interference or other location factors, or the batteries may have been changed in the...
  • Page 35 Problem Solution 5. If the search icon turns off and the outdoor temperature and humidity still showing dashes (--), the remote sensor may be defective. If the sensor properly syncs up, proceed to the next step “How to prevent intermittent wireless commun- ication”.
  • Page 36 Problem Solution as an RF shield), or earth barrier (down a hill). 5. Move the Base Station away from electrical noise generating devices, such as computers, other wireless transmitters or receivers. 6. Move the remote sensor to a higher location or Move the remote sensor closer...
  • Page 37 Problem Solution Relative pressure 1. You may be viewing the relative does not agree with pressure, not the absolute pressure. official reporting 2. Make sure you properly calibrate the station. barometer to an official local weather station (reference Section 2.1) 3.

  • Page 38: General Information

    WeatherSmart PC Software User Manual 1.0 General Information The Weather Station is a weather monitoring device that displays and records the weather data from internal and external sensors. Besides the indoor temperature, indoor humidity and air pressure measured by internal sensor, it will receive the outdoor temperature and humidity, wind and rainfall.

  • Page 39: System Requirements

    your fingertips. 2.0 System Requirements To install the “Weather Smart” software onto your PC, the minimum requirements for the PC are as follows: Operating System: Windows NT4 (Service Pack >= 6a), Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista. Windows 7, Windows 8 Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Processor: Pentium III 500 MHz or above Memory: at least 128MB, 256MB recommended...
  • Page 40 Click next and select the additional tasks Click next and setup is now ready to begin installing Weather Smart on your computer Click install, software will be installed automatically Press Finish to finish the installation process and exit. If you tick “Launch Weather Smart” the software will start to Normally the installation process will install a launch icon on your desktop.
  • Page 41 All the settings from the base unit are mirrored into the PC software, so once you have done your settings on the base unit, then you don’t need to make any setting changes on the PC software. However, you can still easily make any setting changes you wanted on the PC and the Base Station will be updated automatically (the setting changes will be refreshed after 1 minute).
  • Page 42 4.1 System option 4.1.1 Clicking System button enters the Setting menu 8000040 Rev 3...
  • Page 43 This section is used to set up PC software display and Base Station unit of measure, time zone and other settings. Once you made your choice, press Save to make the settings effective. 4.1.2 Select Alarm to enter the Alarm page This section is used to set the desired time alarm, high or low alarm values for the Base Station, as well as enable or disable the corresponding alarm functions.
  • Page 44 This is where you can clear all the min/max readings from the Base Station. Press clear to clear the data or exit to return to the main page. Select Max/Min to enter the Max/Min page 8000040 Rev 3...
  • Page 45 This section is used to display the recorded min and max value recorded with time stamp. 4.1.4 Click Language button, enters the Language menu 4.2 Record option 4.2.1 Select History to enter the History page 8000040 Rev 3...
  • Page 46 This page is used to display recorded historical data in a spread sheet format. If you wanted to see all history data in a desired time period, choose the time duration and press Search to reload the history data. With the Export button, you can export the selected history data into an excel compatible format file for other application purposes.
  • Page 47 On this page, you can see the history data plotted in graph format for easier observation. If you want to see more detail, just use your mouse to select the area you want and the display will zoom to that area. Note: The software won’t show your mouse movements as a box but it will accept your drawn invisible box and zoom the display.
  • Page 48 With the Export as image button, you can export the selected graph into a .jpeg format file. You can move the Y axis by using the mouse scroll function to move the scale up and down. What to do if graph function is not working To get the graph function working properly, please follow the following steps: 1.
  • Page 49 4. Double click “reg_graph.bat” file and it should register the graphic driver again. If successful, then the following window will be displayed: 4.3 Upload Click UPLOAD to open the Upload Page. This is where you can set the software to upload the data to Weather Underground. First you must create a free account for your weather station at wunderground.com.
  • Page 50 At the bottom of the main screen you will see a success icon if the data is being successfully uploaded to weather underground. Help option Click “About weather smart” Button to see the program version number. Special Notes about time synchronization between PC and 8000040 Rev 3...
  • Page 51 PC and the Base Station. Legal Notes  Tycon Systems Inc. reserves the right to delete or change any image whether or not purposely uploaded onto the server by a user of the Professional Weather Station and the WeatherSmart Software products.

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