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Wind area on the weather station is blank (no dashes or numbers)
Check that other areas of the weather station read properly.
Check
batteries
in the weather station.
The weather station and wind sensor need testing.
Wind direction shows dashes
If the speed is working, then the wind transmitter is bad.
Wind direction is incorrect
Reset Wind Direction.
Remove the battery cover (not the batteries) from the wind sensor.
Manually point the wind direction vane to the North (use a compass or map if necessary).
Press the SET opening located inside battery compartment with a paper clip or similar tool. This will
set the local wind direction to North.
Only press set once.
Continued presses of the SET opening, toggles the wind direction between the
factory defaults preset or manual set direction.
Note:
Repeat this procedure every time when changing the batteries.
Watch for the next update on the weather station to ensure the direction changed to North.
Wind transmitter is frozen
Freezing rain and wet snow can clog the wind transmitter and prevent it from reading speed or
temperature.
Bring the transmitter in the house for 2-3 days. The transmitter will need to thaw out and dry out for
prevent refreezing.
Wind alerts
The weather station provides the option to set
Wind Speed Hi alert
and
Wind Gust Hi alert
.
To set alerts:
1.
With the wind icon flashing, press ALARM/CHART button to select the desired alarm.
2.
Hold
the ALARM/CHART button until the wind alert and corresponding icon flash.
3.
Set the alert using UP or DOWN arrow button.
4.
Press and hold either button for fast digits advance.
5.
Press ALARM/CHART button to confirm your selection and return to the wind alert selection
screen.
To disable alerts:
1.
Press the ALARM/CHART button to view the wind alert.
2.
Press the UP or DOWN arrow button until the wind alert reads
OFF.
Note:
The wind speed alert is set at 5 mph default and the wind gust alert is set to 7 mph default to
prevent false alerts from small fluctuations.
Wind MIN/MAX
The weather station records the maximum wind speed and wind gusts collected during the day. Alerts
for wind speed and wind gust are programmable.
View:
With the wind icon flashing, press and release the MEMORY button to view:
Current average wind speed
Daily maximum wind speed
Gust speed
Daily maximum gust speed
Reset:
With the wind icon flashing,
hold
the MEMORY button to reset all wind statistics.
