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Tools and Materials Needed for Installation

Weather Wizard III

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In addition to the enclosed components, you will need the following tools and
materials to complete the installation. Please be sure you have everything you
need before proceeding with the installation.

• Cable clips or weather-resistant cable ties—with screw holes or other means for

mounting

• Small and medium-sized screwdrivers

• Hand-held magnetic compass or local area map

• Hammer

• Small adjustable wrench

• Duco

Cement (or similar adhesive or glue for gluing plastic). Note that we do not

recommend the use of “super glue” type products.

Optional Tools and Materials

• 9-volt alkaline battery to be used as backup power supply (page 6)

• Carpenter’s level to level the anemometer base (page 10)

• Electric drill with 3/16” (4.8 mm) and/or #29 (0.136” or 3.5 mm) drill bits to drill

pilot holes (page 10 and page 13)

• Electric tape if mounting the anemometer on metal mast or pipe (page 11)

• 2 stainless steel hose clamps if mounting the anemometer on pipe with diameter

greater than 1 1/4” (32 mm) (page 11)

• Standard switch box if mounting the console with the wires running inside the

wall (page 14)

• Medium Phillips screwdriver if mounting the console on a wall (page 15)

Summary of Contents for Weather Wizard III

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Page 2: ...ard station e g Wireless or EZ Mount please refer to the separate installation manual provided before continuing with this installa tion SYSTEM COMPONENTS Your Weather Wizard III consists of the follo...

Page 3: ...your sensors Includes posi tioning for anemometer external temperature sensor with Radiation Shield and Rain Collector with Rain Collector Shelf Radiation Shield Protects the temperature sensor from t...

Page 4: ...ement or similar adhesive or glue for gluing plastic Note that we do not recommend the use of super glue type products Optional Tools and Materials 9 volt alkaline battery to be used as backup power s...

Page 5: ...s any liability for injury or loss resulting from the installation or use of the Weather Wizard III RAIN TEMP WIND WEATHER COMPUTER Anemometer Rain Collector optional External Temp erature Sensor NORT...

Page 6: ...that you also install a 9 volt alkaline battery as a backup power supply In the event of a power outage the battery will power the station Not only will this prevent the loss of stored data in the co...

Page 7: ...y make sure AC power is connected and the console is completely powered up Installing the battery first can cause the console to lock up Once the console is powered up install the backup battery as sh...

Page 8: ...arm into the anemometer base sliding cable through the slot in the base as shown Line up the small hole in the arm with the holes in the base 2 Insert the 4 40 screw into one of the holes in the base...

Page 9: ...e cement s direction follow the instructions below to attach the wind vane and wind cups to the anemometer To Attach the Wind Cups to the Anemometer Arm 1 Push the wind cups onto the smaller of the tw...

Page 10: ...x 2 Test your assembly by spinning the wind cups You should get a speed reading other than 0 on the compass rose in the console display If you do not loosen the set screw and move the wind cups slight...

Page 11: ...r the most representa tive readings the anemometer should be mounted at least 4 feet 1 2 m above the roof line You can do this by mounting the anemometer on your television antenna or on a raised piec...

Page 12: ...tach the Wind Vane To mount the wind vane you will need to look at the console display You may wish to have a friend or family member on the ground do this for you Or you may wish to bring the console...

Page 13: ...of the cable loose until you install the junction box on page 13 INSTALLING THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR Use the following guidelines when deciding where and how to position the external temperatu...

Page 14: ...o the junction box Note Before mounting the junction box make sure that each sensor cable WIND RAIN or TEMP is labelled on either end so as to alleviate confusion both during the installation and when...

Page 15: ...ch the mount ing base to an empty switch box using the two screw holes on the mounting base Outdoors If you prefer to mount your console outdoors please consider the following The console is not weath...

Page 16: ...ainst the wall and use a pencil to mark the location of the two keyholes 2 Use an electric drill with a 36 or 2 5 mm drill bit to make pilot holes in these loca tions 3 Using a screwdriver drive the t...

Page 17: ...cor rectly accidentally skip past a digit or only want to change certain digits simply press and release ENTER until the desired digit is flashing 6 Press any key or wait four seconds without pressing...

Page 18: ...l highs and lows are displayed by pressing RECL RECALL once or twice The high or low appears in the display along with the word HIGH or LOW and the words which normally accompany the function e g OUTS...

Page 19: ...4 HR appear on the display 2 To display the date press TIME again The date and the symbol MO DAY appear on the display TIME AND DATE DISPLAYS To Change the Time Format 1 Press TIME once or twice to se...

Page 20: ...isplay inside temperature press TEMP The inside temperature reading and the word INSIDE appear on the display 2 To display outside temperature press TEMP again The outside temperature reading and the...

Page 21: ...e does not clear the low temperature and vice versa You must clear each individually High and Low Temperature Alarms For instructions on how to use the high and low temperature alarms see Alarms on pa...

Page 22: ...e Under certain circumstances however the change in wind direction is as important as the direction itself Under these circumstances the Weather Wiz ard III should be set to display in 1 increments Th...

Page 23: ...gh Wind Speed 1 Press WIND once or twice as necessary to select wind speed 2 Press RECL to display the high 3 Press CLEAR and hold it down The display will flash several times and then the high wind s...

Page 24: ...low was recorded and then the date it was recorded 4 Press any key to exit To Clear the Low Wind Chill 1 Press WIND CHILL 2 Press RECL 3 Press CLEAR and hold it down The display will flash several ti...

Page 25: ...oint and will continue to sound until the reading rises above that point The Alarm Display When the alarm sounds the console makes a high pitched beeping sound and immediately displays the function tr...

Page 26: ...mple of Setting an Alarm Low Outside Temperature Alarm Suppose you wanted to set the Weather Wizard III alarm to sound when the outside temperature dropped below 40 F 1 Press TEMP once or twice until...

Page 27: ...de temperature high outside temperature or low outside temperature alarms You must clear each alarm individually TOTAL CLEAR The total clear function automatically clears all of the high and low readi...

Page 28: ...scan routine in addition to the pre programmed scan Note You can enter time and or date into the customized scan routine though they are not included in the pre programmed scan routine To Start and S...

Page 29: ...you entered them To Clear a Customized Scan Routine Press SCAN then ENTER then SCAN again To Change the Customized Scan Routine To change a scan routine follow the instructions above in To Program a...

Page 30: ...ging Calibration Num bers on page 30 Note We do not recommend changing the preset calibration numbers unless you are using a metric rain collector INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE Change CAL if you wish...

Page 31: ...often as you like the console accurately converts rainfall amounts regardless of the type of rain collector you use CHANGING CALIBRATION NUMBERS 1 Press the appropriate key e g TEMP RAIN etc to displ...

Page 32: ...These values will be lost and cannot be restored 3 Remove the battery if applicable and unplug the power adapter from the console All power must be removed from the unit 4 Reattach the power adapter a...

Page 33: ...Check to be sure the power adapter has not come unplugged from the console or outlet If power is interrupted battery may be installed incorrectly Check and re install Battery may be run down or old Re...

Page 34: ...sole s power adapter into a computer grade surge protector to help avoid this problem TEMPERATURE TIPS Outside temperature seems too high Move external temperature sensor out of direct sunlight Check...

Page 35: ...get a reading try moving the wind cups down about 1 16 inch 1 5 mm on the shaft If you still do not get a reading the problem is probably with the anemome ter Call factory for return authorization Wi...

Page 36: ...ints 22 5 on compass rose 1 in digital display Accuracy 7 Wind Speed Range 2 to 175 mph 4 to 280 kph 2 to 152 knots 0 9 to 78 m s Accuracy 5 Wind Chill Range 134 to 98 F 92 to 37 C Accuracy 4 F 2 C Ra...

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