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13. Basic
Programming
Modes
Manual Setting modes
The manual setting mode allows the user to change several basic
settings, which is done by accessing one mode after the other simply
by pressing the SET key. After the final mode, or if no key is pressed
for 30 seconds, the manual setting returns to the normal display
mode.
The manual setting takes the user through the following modes:
1. 8 level LCD contrast setting (default level 5)
2. Manual time setting (hours/minutes)
3. 12/24h time display select (default 12 hours)
4. Calendar setting (year/month/date)
5. Time zone setting from 0 to +12 hrs, -1, -2, -3, AT -4, ET -5,
CT -6, MT -7, PT -8, AL -9, HA -10, -11, -12 (default ET -5)
6. Temperature display unit degree Celsius or Fahrenheit (default
degree Fahrenheit)
7. Wind speed display units in m/s, km/h, mph, Beaufort, knots
(default setting mph)
8. Rainfall display in mm or inch (default setting inch)
9. Air pressure display in hPa or inHg (default setting inHg)
10. Relative air pressure setting from 27.10 inHg – 31.90 inHg
(default 29.98 inHg)
11. Weather forecast sensitivity setting 6, 9, 12 inHg (default
setting 9 inHg)
12. Storm warning sensitivity setting 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 29 inHg
(default 9 inHg)
13. Audible storm alarm On/OFF (default ON)
To change any of the above values, once you are in the setting mode,
use the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) keys to select the values followed by
the SET key to enter the next setting. Continue to press the SET key
to toggle through the setting mode until the LCD returns to the normal
display mode or press the MIN/MAX key at any time to exit.
Note!
Keeping the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) key depressed when setting
certain units in the manual setting mode will increase/decrease digits
in greater steps.
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Manual time setting
The base station will continue to scan for the radio controlled time
signal from 12am-6 am (1am-6pm summer time) each day despite it
being manually set. During reception attempts the WWVB tower icon
will flash.
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If reception has been unsuccessful, then the WWVB tower icon
will not appear but reception will still be attempted the following
hour within the time frame
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If reception has been successful, the received time and date
will overwrite the manually set time and date and no further
reception is attempted until the following day
14. MIN/MAX
Programming
Modes
MIN/MAX display Mode
The MIN/MAX Mode provides the user with information about the
MIN/MAX values of all weather data together with the time and date
at which these values were recorded.
Entering each MIN/MAX mode
In the normal display mode for e.g. the indoor temperature and
humidity, press MIN/MAX key to toggle the display between the
maximum, minimum and current records. While the maximum or
minimum values are shown press the DISPLAY key once to show the
time and date that value was received. Now press the MIN/MAX key
to toggle from the minimum and maximum readings and the time and
dates the records were received are also shown. Still in the MIN/MAX
mode (where the time and date for a value are shown), press the
DISPLAY key to move through each respective unit as follows:
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Indoor temperature
(max or min with time and date)
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Indoor humidity
(max or min with time and date)
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Outdoor temperature
(max or min with time and date)
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Outdoor humidity
(max or min with time and date)
•
Outdoor wind chill
(max or min with time and date)
•
Outdoor dew point
(max or min with time and date)
•
Rainfall 24 hours
(max or min with time and date)
•
Rainfall 1 hour
(max or min with time and date)
•
Rainfall total
(max only with time and date)
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When in any of the above modes, press the MIN/MAX key to toggle
between the maximum or minimum values of those records and their
respective time and dates will also be shown.
For the wind and pressure minimum and maximum readings, the
same would apply except that the WIND or PRESSURE keys would
be used instead of the DISPLAY KEY.
Exiting the MIN/MAX modes
If the maximum and minimum modes with times and dates are
displayed, press the PLUS (+) key twice to return the normal display
mode.
Resetting the MIN/MAX records
While in the minimum or maximum mode, the time and dates are also
displayed along with the recorded values. If the MINUS (-) key is
pressed while any of these values are displayed, that particular
minimum or maximum record will be reset to current reading together
with the current time and date with the exception of the following:
The first case is Rainfall Total, which has neither maximum nor
minimum records since it will show only the total rainfall. Pressing
the MINUS (-) key will reset the rainfall total value to zero and the
time recording to current time.
The second case is Rainfall 24h or 1h, which records maximum
rain count only for these respective times. Pressing the MINUS
(-) key in either of these two modes will reset the rain count to the
current rain count and time and date.
15. Alarm
Programming
Modes
Alarm Modes
As well as the normal time alarm, this feature will allow users to set a
range of specific alarms to meet specific weather and temperature
conditions set by the user. The weather station allows for the
following 13 alarms modes to be set:
1. Time
alarm
2. Indoor temperature high alarm and low alarm
3. Outdoor temperature high alarm and low alarm
4. Indoor humidity high alarm and low alarm
5. Outdoor humidity high alarm and low alarm
6. Wind chill high alarm and low alarm
7. Dew point alarm high alarm and low alarm
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8. Rainfall 24h alarm
9. Rainfall 1h alarm
10. Pressure high alarm and low alarm
11. Wind speed high alarm and low alarm
12. Wind direction alarm
13. Storm warning alarm
Setting Alarms
For alarm setting, press the ALARM key once while in normal
operation mode to enter the normal alarm time and by further
pressing the ALARM key will toggle through each of the alarm modes:
Note:
The alarm icon will automatically appear upon pressing the SET
key to tell the user the alarm is activated. Further pressing the
SET key will deactivate/reactivate the alarm.
Time alarm setting
1) Press the ALARM key to enter the normal time alarm
2) Press and hold the SET key to enter the alarm hour time set
mode (the hour digits will flash) and set the desired hour by using
the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) keys
3) Press the SET key to enter the alarm minute time set mode (the
minutes digits will flash) and set the desired minutes using the
PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) keys
4) Press ALARM key to confirm followed by the MIN/MAX key to
return to the normal display mode.
Indoor temperature high alarm and low alarm setting
1) Press the ALARM key to enter the normal time alarm
2) Press the ALARM key again to enter indoor temperature high
alarm set mode
3) Press and hold the SET key to enter the indoor temperature high
setting values (digits will start flashing) and set the desired indoor
temperature high by using the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) keys
4) Press ALARM key to confirm and press the MIN/MAX key to
return to the normal display mode or press the ALARM once more
to toggle to the indoor temperature low alarm set mode.
5) Press and hold the SET key to enter the indoor temperature low
setting values (temperature digits will start flashing) and set the
desired indoor temperature low by using the PLUS (+) or MINUS
(-) keys.
