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DIGITAL   WEATHER   FORECASTER

WITH   REMOTE   THERMO-HYGRO

SENSOR   AND   RADIO   CONTROLLED

CLOCK

MODEL NO.: BAR182HG

USER’S MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the Weather forecaster with

cable free sensor and radio-controlled calendar clock (BAR182HG).
This  unit  has  a  large  four-line  liquid  crystal  display  (LCD)  for

displaying weather forecast information, in/outdoor temperatures

and  relative  humidity,  radio  frequency  (RF)  controlled  calendar

clock, clock display of 2nd time-zone and dual daily alarms. Also,

the main unit can support up to three remote sensors.
Other  features  include  weekday  display  in  four  abbreviated

languages,  crescendo  alarm  and  interchangeable  clock  display

modes.

MAIN FEATURES: MAIN UNIT

MODEL NO. BAR182HG

CLOCK

ON 

ON 

OFF

OFF

ON 

ON 

OFF

OFF

HI 

HI 

LO

RESET

TEMP     

RH

  

AL

A

I

A1

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

R

S

Q

L

M

N

O

P

Summary of Contents for BAR182HG

Page 1: ... LCD for displaying weather forecast information in outdoor temperatures and relative humidity radio frequency RF controlled calendar clock clock display of 2nd time zone and dual daily alarms Also the main unit can support up to three remote sensors Other features include weekday display in four abbreviated languages crescendo alarm and interchangeable clock display modes MAIN FEATURES MAIN UNIT ...

Page 2: ...ure and humidity readings and erases memory data I CHANNEL BUTTON Toggles among the remote sensor channels CLOCK J ON OFF BUTTON Enables or disables the daily alarms K BUTTON Decreases the value of a setting L I BUTTON Advances the value of a setting TEMP RH ALARM M ON OFF BUTTON TEMP RH ALARM Enables disables HI LO temp alarm and HI LO RH alarm N HI LO BUTTON TEMP RH ALARM Set the upper or lower ...

Page 3: ...ESET Returns all settings to default values F BATTERY COMPARTMENT Accommodates two UM 4 or AAA size batteries G BATTERY DOOR H WALL MOUNT HOLDER Supports the remote unit in wall mounting I REMOVABLE TABLE STAND For standing the remote unit on a flat surface BEFORE YOU BEGIN For best operation 1 Assign different channels to different remote units 2 Insert batteries for remote units before doing so ...

Page 4: ...aline batteries 4 Replace the battery compartment door and the table stand BATTERY AND CHANNEL INSTALLATION REMOTE UNIT The remote thermo hygro sensor unit uses two 2 UM 4 or AAA size alkaline batteries Follow these steps to install replace batteries 1 Remove the screws on the battery compartment 2 Select the channel number on the CHANNEL slide switch 3 Select the temperature display unit on the C...

Page 5: ... Remote unit Wall mount Table Stand THE RESET BUTTON This button is only used when the unit is operating in an unfavorable way or malfunctioning Use a blunt stylus to hold down the button All settings will return to their default values GETTING STARTED Once batteries are placed in a given remote sensor unit it will start transmitting information at 40 second intervals Also for approximately a 3 mi...

Page 6: ...ed in the box under the kinetic wave DISCONNECTED SIGNALS If without obvious reasons the display for a particular channel goes blank press CHANNEL MEM to enforce an immediate search If that fails check 1 The remote unit of that channel is still in place 2 The batteries of both the remote unit and main unit Replace as necessary Note that when the temperature falls below freezing point the batteries...

Page 7: ... mode Press and hold CHANNEL for 2 seconds To deactivate the remote sensor scanning mode Presseither CHANNEL MEM HI LO I ON OFF TEMP RH AL THE COMFORT LEVEL ICONS The comfort level indicators COM WET or DRY will tell you if the current environment is comfortable too wet or too dry The comfort indicator will appear on the display when the follow ing conditions are satisfied Indicator displays on th...

Page 8: ...ed 2 Press MEM once to display the maximum temperature and humidity and again the minimum temperature and humidity The respective indicators MAX or MIN will be displayed To clear the memory Press and hold MEM for 2 seconds If you press MEM now the maximum and minimum recordings will have the same values as the current ones until different readings are recorded HOW TO USE CHANNEL 1 TEMPERATURE HUMI...

Page 9: ...the alarm If in another channel other than channel one is selected when the alarm activates the display will switch to channel 1 and the display will flash If left untouched the alarm will activate for a 1 minute Press CHANNEL MEM HI LO I ON OFF to TEMP RH AL momentarily stop the alarm The alarm will activate again if the limit continues to exceed the set limit Note If a second limit is passed whi...

Page 10: ...zone Day Month of alternate time zone Each press on the MODE button will toggle the display in the above order Note The bottom line of the display will be replaced by the alarm time if the ALARM button is pressed ABOUT RADIO RECEPTION The BAR182HG is designed to automatically synchronize its calendar clock once it is brought within range of the Frankfurt DCF77 radio signal When the BAR182HG is wit...

Page 11: ... For the language display you can choose among English E German D French F and Italian I Weekday is in the usual sequence of Monday through Sunday For the 2nd time zone which is indicated by the ZONE icon enter the hour offset using the and CLOCK buttons and the BAR182HG will calculate the second zone time accordingly If there is an item you do not wish to change simply press MODE to bypass the it...

Page 12: ...ignation of C or F on the main display unit will override the display selection made on the remote sensor Whatever the display unit of the remote sensor is it will only apply to the remote sensor itself and the temperature unit will automati cally be converted to the one of the main unit i e C MAINTENANCE When handled properly this unit is engineered to give you years of satisfactory service Here ...

Page 13: ...ions to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment R TTE Compliance Note This device complies with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R TTE 1999 5 EC Directive if used for its intended use and that the following standard s has been applied Electromagnetic compatibility Article 3 1 b of the R TTE Dire...

Page 14: ...14 GB COUNTRIES RTTE APPROVAL COMPLIED Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden UK and Ireland ...

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