Elite iGATE G500 Series, Operator'S Handbook Manual

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DYNAMIC WEATHER
In addition to setting static (unchanging) weather conditions, the
METEO page also allows you to create dynamic (changing) weather
conditions. Dynamic weather is set up by first specifying a time peri-
od with in which these changes will occur by dialing in values (min-
utes) in each of the windows under the corresponding “Between”
column. This is the dynamic weather time interval and determines
both when and over what period of time the weather conditions will
change. Next, define the conditions that will exist at the beginning
(the “From” weather) and end (the “To” weather) of the specified
period of time. To set the initial “From” weather simply click on
the appropriate UP and DOWN arrow buttons to adjust the value
of the desired weather parameter(s). Repeat this in the same way to
set the “To” parameters. It is important to remember that the inten-
sity or rate-of-change of the weather is also controlled by the proce-
dure described in the previous section. For example, large parameter
variances in relatively short time intervals produce rapidly changing
weather as opposed to small parameter variances over longer time
intervals.
NOTE: “From” column UP/DOWN but-
tons will remain grayed-out (not active)
until a dynamic weather time interval is
entered.
ACTUAL WEATHER COLUMN
The “Actual” weather column at the far
right of the METEO page displays the
current actual weather parameter values
and cannot be adjusted. Think of it as a
“snap shot” of the weather conditions
at the current location and time. This
is especially useful if dynamic weather
has been set up and you would like to
see the exact current conditions change
over the time period specified.