Section 3 Operation; The Main Unit; Low Battery Warning - Oregon Scientific WMR968 CABLE FREE User Manual

2. Mount the unit where you want to monitor the readings.
Or you can make use of its table stand to place it on a
flat surface.

THE MAIN UNIT

The main unit gives you all the readings and controls. It
should be placed indoors.
The main unit is powered up by the 12V AC adapter.
To install it,
1. Position the main unit and other units within effective
range 328 ft (100 m).
2. Insert four UM3 or "AA"-sized alkaline batteries for
backup purposes.
3. Mount the main unit safely in place. Or use its table
stand to place it on a flat surface.
4. Connect the AC power adapter to the main unit and a
wall socket.
5. Press the [RESET] button on the main unit to initiate
operation.
The main unit will start searching for signals for about four
minutes. Upon successful reception, the readings will be
displayed. The main unit will update the readings at regular
intervals.
NOTE If the main unit is operating solely on battery power,
the EL backlight and RS232 connection will be disabled.
LOW-BATTERY WARNING
There are low-battery indicators [
gauge, baro-thermo-hygrometer, thermo-hygrometer and
optional remote thermo and thermo-hygro sensors. Replace
the batteries when the respective indicators light up.
NOTE The readings collected from the thermo-hygrometer
and any optional remote thermo and thermo-hygro sensors
share the same display window. The "OUT" and remote
channel will share the same low-battery indicator. When
the battery level of the thermo-hygrometer is low, the low-
battery indicator will turn on. If it is one of the optional
remote sensors, the low-battery indicator will blink. To
locate the channel in question, press the window to scan
through all available devices. The low-battery indicator will
stop blinking if the battery level is low for that one.
] for the main unit, rain
3

SECTION 3 OPERATION

THE MAIN UNIT
A. WEATHER FORECAST AND BAROMETRIC
READING WINDOW
B. INDOOR TEMPERATURE WINDOW
C. INDOOR HUMIDITY WINDOW
D. OUTDOOR/CHANNEL TEMPERATURE WINDOW
E. OUTDOOR/CHANNEL HUMIDITY WINDOW
F. RAINFALL WINDOW
G. CALENDAR CLOCK AND DAILY ALARM WINDOW
H. WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WINDOW
I. CHANNEL BUTTON
J. MEMORY BUTTON
K. ALARM BUTTON
L. SET BUTTON
M. UNIT BUTTON
N. ALARM ON/OFF BUTTON
O. [ ] BUTTON
P. [ ] BUTTON
Q. [ RESET] BUTTON
R. RS232 SERIAL PORT
S. DC 12V JACK