PCE Instruments PCE-FWS-20, Manual

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6 Operation
6.1 System Start
Insert two pieces of LR6 (AA size) batteries into the transmitter, the LED located in the middle front case
of transmitter will be turned on for 4 seconds, and then it will be off and start to work normally. The
transmitter will make a data transmission and then start radio controlled time reception routine. If time
signal can be detected correctly, then the LED will start to flash 5 times indicating time signal has been
found correctly. When time signal is bad and reception is not possible, the transmitter will terminate radio
controlled time reception within one minute and resume normal mode. When there is a data transmission
happened, the LED will be on for 20ms. During radio controlled time reception period, there is no
transmission and normal transmission will only resume after time reception routine is complete. The
longest time for radio controlled time reception is 5 minutes.
After inserting the batteries into the Weather Station, all LCD segments will be turned on for a few
seconds; all possible display segments are turned on for checking.
After this, the weather station will make initial measurement and start to register the transmitter (the radio
reception icon will be turned on). Before there is outdoor data received, it is not allowed to touch the LCD;
otherwise the outdoor sensor learning mode will be terminated right after the touch of LCD. When outdoor
transmitter has been registered, the Touch Screen Weather Station will automatically switch to the normal
display mode from which all further settings can be performed by the user.
If no RCC signal is detected in the initial setup, the transmitter will try once every hour to get an RCC
signal until a signal is received. Once the transmitter receives the RCC signal it will transmit the signal to
the monitor. On the monitor the RCC icon will be displayed, if the monitor doesn’t receive the RCC signal
or loses the signal the RCC icon will not be display.
Note: The best condition for reception is at night, between midnight and 6:00am – when there is less
atmospheric interference.
6.2 Positioning
Once you have verified that all of the components of the weather station are working, they can be
positioned in their permanent places. Before permanently mounting, make sure that all components work
properly together at their chosen mounting or standing locations. If e.g. there appear to be problems with
the 868 MHz radio transmission, they can mostly be overcome by moving the mounting locations.
Note: Commonly the radio communication between receiver and transmitter in the open field can reach a
distance of up to 330 feet providing that there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings, trees,
vehicles, high voltage lines, etc.
Radio interferences such as PC screens, radios or TV sets can, in bad cases, entirely cut off radio
communication. Please take this into consideration when choosing standing or mounting locations.
6.3 Setting Up
Note: Because of the default settings already determined by the manufacturer it may not be necessary for
the majority of users to perform – except the Relative Air Pressure (see further down) - any further basic
settings. Changes, however, can be easily made.
For basic settings, the following menu is started by touching the Touch Screen in the desired display
area.
The basic settings can now be performed in the following successive order:
Note: setting procedure can be exited at any time by touching any other function area (except
“+”, “-” or “ON/OFF”).