GETTING STARTED
After the batteries are installed; the remote
temperature sensor will transmit temperature
readings at about 45 second intervals.
The remote rain gauge will transmit rainfall
data at about 183 second intervals. The main
unit may take up to two minutes to receive the
initial readings. Upon successful reception, the
rainfall reading (0.00) will appear on the top
line of the main unit’s display and the remote
temperature will appear on the line below. The
main unit will automatically update readings at
45-second intervals.
If no signals received from the remote
temperature sensor within two minutes,
dashes [
] will be displayed. Press and
hold the front panel DOWN (
▼
) button on the
main unit for two seconds or until Rain symbol
will start flashing, to initiate a signal search for
the remote rainfall.
Press and hold the back panel DOWN (
▼
)
button on the main unit for two seconds to
initiate a signal search for the remote
temperature.
REMOTE AND INDOOR
TEMPERATURES
The remote temperature information is located
on the middle line of the main unit’s display.
The indoor temperature with the icon IN is
located next to the remote temperature. The
wave icon above the remote channel number
indicates the reception status from the remote
temperature sensor. There are three following
types of the reception status that may be
displayed:
The Unit is in searching mode
Temperature readings are
securely registered
No signals
NOTE
: If the indoor or remote temperature
goes above or below operating range
stated in specifications, the main unit’s
display will show dashes “
”
AUTO-SCANNING
Press and hold the CHANNEL button on the
back on the main unit for 2 seconds – the icon
“
” will appear on the display’s middle line
below the remote temperature channel
number. All 3 remote temperatures will be
displayed one-by-one automatically for
4 seconds each in the following sequence:
Channel 1, Channel 2 and Channel 3. To exit
from scanning mode, press and hold the
CHANNEL button (on the back) for 2 seconds,
and the icon “
” will disappear, returning the
main unit to the default display mode.
CHECKING REMOTE RAINFALL DATA
The remote rainfall information line is located
on the top line of the main unit’s display. The
rain icon “
” is located to the left of the
rainfall reading and indicates the reception
status from the remote rain gauge.
There are three following types of the
reception status that may be displayed:
The Unit is in searching mode
Rainfall readings are
securely registered
No signals detected
Press and hold the MODE button on the front
panel to display the rainfall reading in inches
or mm.
RAINFALL HISTORY
The rainfall history records will be
automatically stored in the memory of the
main unit. There are three historical records
may be displayed – for the past hour, past day
and past week.
To display any of available rainfall history
reading, use any button on the front panel
except the ALARM button. The display
sequence is: LAST HOUR, LAST 24 HOURS,
and LAST 7 DAYS.
To clear the memory, press and hold MEMORY
button on the front panel for two seconds and
all previously stored readings will be erased
(all the historical records will display a default
reading 0.00).
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