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4200
Pocket Air FlowTracker
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5-7 to ensure that
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Instruction Manual for
Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker
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800.784.4221
Revised 07/28/10
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- Page 1 Pocket Air FlowTracker with Backlight In a hurry? Be sure to read pages 5-7 to ensure that your Kestrel is setup properly! Instruction Manual for Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker www.kestrelweather.com 800.784.4221 Revised 07/28/10 KestrelStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com Shop for Kestrel products online at:...
- Page 2 Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® TEMPERATURE SENSOR IMPELLER Zytec™ Hermetically sealed precision V-bearings on a user- thermistor coiled to isolate replaceable impeller. from case temperature. IMPELLER COVER Swivel HUMIDITY SENSOR Capacitive cover protects impeller MANUAL MEMORY sensor with secondary when not in use.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
GLOSSARY ................... . 21 the batteries, the Kestrel 4200 will automatically start in the Date and Time Setting mode. (See Date and DEFAULT SETTINGS . -
Page 4: Navigation
Air Velocity User Screens, which simultaneously show 3 current measurements, The Kestrel 4200 is capable of storing up to 1600 data points for each measurement. To review the data, and the Date & Time Screen, which gives the current date and... -
Page 5: Special Functions
Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® SPECIAL FUNCTIONS Backlight Press the button to activate the backlight. The light will remain activated for one minute. Press the User Screens button within one minute to deactivate the light manually. The Kestrel Meter has three User Screens that can be customized to display three Airflow current measurements simultaneously. - Page 6 Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® changing significantly. At that point, the RH value is stable and can be relied upon to be within the button to enter the Max/Average screen. Press the button to begin averaging, and traverse the accuracy specifications.
- Page 7 Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® the altitude readings tend to fluctuate by a few feet.) After obtaining a current altitude from the ALTITUDE In general, changes in barometric pressure associated with weather changes are small over the course of screen, move to the BARO screen and enter this value as your reference altitude by following the same one day, but they will affect the accuracy of the altimeter over time.
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Page 8: Main Setup Menu
Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® MAIN SETUP MENU Store Rate* The frequency at which data sets are Press or to increase or automatically stored. (Battery life may be decrease Store Rate frequency. You can customize your Kestrel Meter in multiple ways. Press the button to access the Main Setup Menu. - Page 9 Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® Units and OFF for each individual measurement. Press the button to highlight the desired measurement. Press the button to return to the Main Setup Menu. Even when measurements are hidden, the Kestrel The units of measure can be adjusted to best suit the application.
- Page 10 Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® Screen Setup Menu. Repeat above process for the other User Screens or press the button to return to containers and saturated salt solutions. NK offers a calibration kit, and instructions are available on www.nkhome.com.
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Page 11: Application Examples
Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® climate control is working properly. Or you can examine the effect on the environment when employees default setting: Metric, Imperial or Defaults. Press the button to reset the factory setting. Press the enter and exit the building. -
Page 12: Glossary
Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® Barometric Pressure 20 min 22 days, 5 hr, 20 min 30 min 33 days, 8 hr The air pressure of your location reduced to sea level. Pressure will change as weather systems move into 1 hr 66 days, 16 hr your location. -
Page 13: Default Settings
Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® Relative Humidity DEFAULT SETTINGS The amount of water vapor actually in the air divided by the maximum amount of water vapor the air could UNIT METRIC IMPERIAL hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage. Wind Functions Station Pressure Temperature Functions... -
Page 14: Frequently Asked Questions
Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS television, computer monitor or some electronic device and it will display a wind speed. Or, wave a magnet (like a refrigerator magnet) back and forth by the Kestrel Meter. If the Kestrel Meter is working properly, What is the most accurate way to measure variable flow with a Kestrel Air Flow Tracker? you will register a wind speed reading, even though there is no impeller installed. -
Page 15: Customer Service
Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® Why doesn’t my Kestrel Meter match the local Weather Report? neglect (including corrosion); damage caused by severe or excessive impact, crushing or me- Obtaining a weather report from a local television station, airport or internet site will give you the weather chanical harm;... - Page 16 Kestrel 4200 Pocket Air Flow Tracker ® ® period will be measured from our date of manufacture, determined by serial number. replacement under our Customer Care Program (even for accidental damage and misuse). Cost of repairs and other important information can be found on our website. We request that you contact NK if you feel your product is not working properly.
- Page 17 Kestrel® Pocket Weather® Meters are designed and manufactured in the USA by: NIELSEN-KELLERMAN 21 Creek Circle, Boothwyn, PA 19061 Phone: (610) 447-1555 Fax: (610) 447-1577 Web: www.kestrelweather.com Email: kestrel@nkhome.com Instruction Manual for Kestrel 4200 version: 4.29 ALL Please register your Kestrel Meter at www.KestrelWeather.com KestrelStore 1.877.766.5412 www. .com...
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