4
Install the Rain Collector Tipping Spoon
Assembly
1. Locate the tipping spoon assembly slot on the
underside of the sensor suite base.
2. Insert the wider end of the tipping spoon assembly
into the slot first, sliding it under the raised lip of the
slot.
3. Fit the narrow end into the slot and tighten the
thumbscrew securely.
Install the Debris Screen
The Vantage Vue sensor suite rain collector debris
screen captures debris that may otherwise clog your rain
collector.
1. Locate the small black plastic sensor suite debris screen in
your hardware package.
The debris screen has four small tabs that hold it in place
in the base of the rain collector.
2. Holding the sensor suite assembly with one hand, and
holding the debris screen by the top, press it into the
opening in the rain collector until the tabs snap into the
opening.
Apply Battery Power
The Vantage Vue sensor suite stores energy from
the solar panel for power at night. A 3-volt
lithium battery provides a backup power source.
The battery compartment is located on the
underside of the sensor suite base. The battery is
shipped installed in the battery compartment
with a battery pull tab to prevent battery power
connection until set up.
1. Unscrew the thumbscrew to remove the
battery compartment door.
2. Hold the battery so it does not fall out and
remove the battery pull tab.
To verify power, wait 30 seconds then push
and release the white transmitter ID button next to the battery compartment. The green
transmitter ID LED next to the battery compartment will illuminate when you press the
button.
Note:
Press the button once and release it. Do not press it multiple times or hold it down.
When you release the button, the LED will blink once (indicating transmitter ID 1), then
begin to flash every 2.5 seconds to show transmission of a data packet. This flashing will
stop within a few minutes to conserve battery life.
3. Replace the battery compartment door.
Tipping spoon
assembly
Tipping spoon
assembly slot
3-Volt Lithium
Battery
(Factory-installed)
Battery
compartment
cover
Transmitter ID
LED
Transmitter ID
Button
Pull tab
