USER GUIDE
Kestrel 5500 Fire Weather Pro
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Page 1: ...USER GUIDE Kestrel 5500 Fire Weather Pro Kestrel 5400 Fire Weather Pro with WBGT www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...
Page 2: ...2 3 ofreadingisrecommended UsecareandgoodjudgmentwhenreferringtoyourKestrelMetertomakeanydecisionsregardingsafety healthorpropertyprotection To reduce the risk of injury or death to persons read and follow these guidelines YourKestrelWeather EnvironmentalWeatherMetermayprovideoneormoreofthesemeasurementsrelatingtoestimationofdangerof injurytopeopleoranimalsfromheatorcold HeatStressIndex WindChillI...
Page 3: ...ability of Ignition and Fine Dead Fuel Moisture 12 Configure WBGT 13 Custom Flag Settings 14 Measuring Direction 14 Altimeter And Barometer 15 Using Min Avg Max 16 Connecting To Devices Using LiNK 16 Creating Viewing Exporting Data Logs 18 Thermal Work Limit TWL 20 Weather Glossary 21 Impeller Replacement 23 Warranty Certificate 24 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664...
Page 4: ... necessary Dispose of batteries properly and according to local regulations Do not puncture or burn batteries If the battery compartment does not close securely stop using the product and keep it away from children WARNING Utilizing the alert light and buzzer in your Kestrel Heat Stress Tracker places a higher demand on the battery To ensure the alert light and buzzer operate when needed replace t...
Page 5: ...gnition Fine Dead Fuel Moisture Heat Stress Index F C Dewpoint Temp F C Wet Bulb Temp F C Station Pressure inHg hPA psi mb Barometric Pressure inHg hPA psi mb Altitude m ft Density Altitude m ft Wind Direction Cardinal Points Degrees o Crosswind mph fpm Bft m s km h kt o Headwind Tailwind mph fpm Bft m s km h kt o o optional www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...
Page 6: ...TWL F C Globe Temperature F C Naturally Aspirated Wet Bulb Temp F C FEATURES 5000 Environmental 5500 Weather 5400 HST 5500 Fire 5400 Fire LiNK Connectivity Kestrel LiNK Mobile App N A o o o o Backlit Display switchable white or Night Vision preserving red N A o optional www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...
Page 7: ...RONT OPTIONS EXIT POWER BACKLIGHT SCROLL ADJUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR REPLACEABLE IMPELLER SELECT BATTERY DOOR LATCH HUMIDITY SENSOR BATTERY DOOR IMPELLER COVER CAPTURE SUNLIGHT READABLE DISPLAY BLACK GLOBE SENSOR ZONE ALERT LIGHT Only available on 5400 Fire Weather Pro WBGT www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...
Page 8: ...in combo menus and setting submenus CAPTURE Manually capture all environmental values BACK LIGHT Turn backlight on or off Also turns off automatically after one minute Most system wide and weather setup options are accessed from the main Options menu by pressing the button from any Weather Measurement Screen BLUETOOTH Bluetooth On Off Conct DATA PORT MEMORY OPTIONS Clear Log Auto Store Store Rate ...
Page 9: ...Detail Screen to view logged data points Data Points Screen Press LEFT RIGHT to scroll through data points Press OPTIONS to exit Data Log Details Screen MORE MEASUREMENTS MORE MEASUREMENTS Data Point Time Stamp The UP DOWN buttons navigate between all weather measurements set to On in Options Measurements The LEFT RIGHT buttons scroll between the three display screens for the measurement The OPTIO...
Page 10: ...ow indicates there are additional fields off screen Locked values are either driven by another value or cannot be edited on the current screen Locked values may have submenus which are entered by pressing select Navigation buttons indicate available actions on the current screen WBGT Out F 88 5 Zone Red WBGT MEASUREMENT SCREEN Indoor Outdoor Setting Units WBGT Measurement Zone Selected Guideline C...
Page 11: ...any large metal objects Start the calibration routine Rotate the Kestrel around its vertical axis 3 times keeping the unit as vertical as possible and taking approximately 10 seconds per full rotation You may need to restart the routine a few times until you get the timing correct Note Whentakingcompassreadings keeptheKestrelas verticalaspossibleformaximumaccuracy 9 SET BACKLIGHT COLOR Scroll to a...
Page 12: ...ce the back of the Kestrel away from the slope face then press Select 3 Scroll to Slope and set it to match the slope of the location of interest 4 Scroll to Fire Elevation and set it to match the relative position of the location of interest Warning ItisimportanttoensuretheDateandTimesettingsinyour KestrelarecorrectwhenusingPIGandFDFMmeasurements After removingthebattery DateandTimewillneedtobere...
Page 13: ...ts Be sure to take measurements in the same solar radiant heat environment as the people you are monitoring 1 POWER ON KESTREL Press to power on Kestrel 2 CONFIGURE WBGT SETTINGS 1 Scroll to the WBGT Current Measurement Screen and press select 2 Set Type to either Indoor or Outdoor depending on your environment 3 To use the colored WBGT zones also known as Flag Settings scroll to Zones and set to ...
Page 14: ...d value 4 The threshold for a zone cannot be greater than the zone above or less than the zone below it 5 Zone thresholds cannot be adjusted if the Status is set to Off 6 If the Status of a zone is set to OFF and the thresholds of the zones above and below are set one tenth of a degree apart the minimum resolution available the Status of the intermediary zone cannot be set to On Warning WhiletheKe...
Page 15: ...on either screen to automatically update reference values on the other Note YoucannotuseyourKestrelasabarometerandaltimeter simultaneously ALTIMETER AND BAROMETER SETTING REFERENCE VALUES ON BARO MEASUREMENT SCREEN Scroll to the Baro measurement screen and select Settings Adjust either the Altitude or the Barometric Pressure value to a local known value obtained from a mapping reference GPS or acc...
Page 16: ...h Smart also known as Bluetooth LE which is available in most iOS devices released after 2014 and Android devices released after 2015 as well as in a USB Dongle available from Kestrel that supports connectivity to Windows and Mac OS devices LiNK enabled Kestrel units can connect to mobile devices running Kestrel LiNK to install firmware updates LiNK enabled units can can be run wirelessly to compu...
Page 17: ...o communicate CONNECTING TO A NEW LiNK COMPATIBLE DEVICE Follow directions for your LiNK compatible Device to power it on and put it in pairing mode On the Kestrel open the Options Menu and select Bluetooth Set Bluetooth to On Set Conct to Device Scroll to Name and select New then wait for the list of available devices in range to populate Select a device from the available list Once connected the...
Page 18: ...w the data log to wrap once full and Off to stop logging when full When Auto Store is set to On the Kestrel unit will automatically begin logging at the rate set in Store Rate CREATING VIEWING EXPORTING DATA LOGS MANUAL DATA LOGGING Individual data points can be added to the log at any time by pressing the Capture button Manual capture simply adds every measurement to the data log at the capture t...
Page 19: ...your computer 1 Connect your LiNK enabled Kestrel Meter to your computer wirelessly Purchase a Kestrel LiNK Dongle and install in your computer s USB port Follow the instructions in the Pairing with a Computer Mobile Phone or Tablet section of this manual along with the Kestrel LiNK program to pair the Kestrel and your computer 2 Connect your Kestrel 5 Series Meter to your computer using a Kestrel...
Page 20: ...ate more heat from their body TWL provides four work level recommendations Unrestricted Acclimatization Buffer and Withdraw to help guide work management in thermally dangerous conditions THERMAL WORK LIMIT TWL TWL w m2 154 2 Acclime TWL CURRENT MEASUREMENT SCREEN Unacclimatizedworkersaredefinedasnewworkerswhohavebeenoffworkformorethan14daysduetoillnessorleave outsidethetropics Measurement Icon Un...
Page 21: ...WEATHER GLOSSARY CONFIGURING TWL In the Settings Menu of the TWL Current Measurement Screen scroll to and select the clothing setting that most closely reflects the clothing worn by the people you are monitoring A check mark will appear next to the chosen clothing setting Clothing Setting Options Men s business suit Long sleeve shirt tweed suit jacket long loose trousers Short sleeve shirt denim s...
Page 22: ...rmal Work Limit is a measure of the heat energy a person can dissipate from their surface area in Watts per square met DEW POINT Dew Point is the temperature at which water vapor will begin to condense out of the air WET BULB Wet Bulb is the lowest temperature that can be reached in the existing environment by cooling through evaporation Wet Bulb is always equal to or lower than ambient temperatur...
Page 23: ... remove it Insert the new impeller so the side that has the small triangle close to the perimeter faces the front of the Kestrel when installed Figure1 IMPELLER REPLACEMENT Orient one arm of the module straight up Figure 2 The impeller can be pushed in from either side Figure2 www CanarySense com Shop for Gas products online at 1 888 610 7664 ...
Page 24: ...ranty registration or proof of purchase is provided the warranty period will be measured from the meter s date of manufacture Except for the warranties set forth herein NK disclaims all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Any implied warranties that may be imposed by applicable la...
