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FT-0310 

Professional WIFI Weather Station  

User Manual 

 

1.Introduction 

Thank you for your purchase of the FT0310 

Professional WIFI Wireless Weather station

The following user guide provides step by step instructions for installation, operation

,

 and 

troubleshooting. 

2.Warnings 

Warning: 

Any metal object may attract a lightning strike, including your weather sta-

tion mounting pole. Never install the weather station in a storm.  

Warning: 

Installing your weather station in a high location may result in injury or 

death. Perform as much of the initial check out and operation. 

3.Getting Started 

The FT0310 weather station consists of a display console (receiver), a sensor array with 
Integrated Outdoor Transmitter and mounting hardware. 
 

Parts List 

The FT0310 weather station consists of the following parts (as referenced in Figure 1 ).  

QTY

 

Item

 

Image

 

Display Console

 

Frame Dimensions (Lx H x W): 
215X22X158mm 
LCD Dimensions (L x W): 170 x 125mm 

 

Integrated Outdoor Transmitter 

Dimensions (L x H x W)

330x150x280mm 

 

Summary of Contents for FT-0310

Page 1: ...eather station in a storm Warning Installing your weather station in a high location may result in injury or death Perform as much of the initial check out and operation 3 Getting Started The FT0310 w...

Page 2: ...pole insert Dimensions 84x 152 x 216mm 1 Mounting Bracket Back Plate pole mount Dimensions 76 x 102 x 38mm 1 Mounting Pole Dimensions 76 x 76 x 25mm 2 Pole mounting nuts M3 bolts 3 4 Pole mounting nut...

Page 3: ...ation Adjustable Wrench 3 3 Sensor Assembly Set Up The following illustration shows the full segment for Thermo Hygrometer WIND RAIN and UV INDEX sensor Display purposes only as shown in Figure 2 Figu...

Page 4: ...4 Figure 3 Remove the battery door on the back of the sensor by removing the set screw as shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Inserting 3xAA batteries in the battery compartment as show in Figure 5...

Page 5: ...panel does not charge the batteries so rechargeable batteries are not needed or recommended Note We recommend installing Lithium AA batteries for sensors The sensor LED indicator will light for 3 seco...

Page 6: ...ainfall units of measure 9 Date display 10 Time alarm icon 11 Time and Year 12 UV Index display 13 Sunshine intensity 14 MOON phase 15 Sunlight units of measure 16 Indoor Dew point display 17 Indoor D...

Page 7: ...ote The character contrast is best from a slightly elevated viewing angle Figure 11 Replace the battery door and fold out the desk stand and place the console in the upright position The unit will ins...

Page 8: ...e once per year and change the batteries every two years Provide easy access to the weather station 2 Avoid radiant heat transfer from buildings and structures In general install the sensor array at l...

Page 9: ...s through metal barriers such as aluminum siding If you have metal siding align the remote and console through a window to get a clear line of sight The following is a table of reception loss vs the t...

Page 10: ...Hemispheres SOU For Southern Hemisphere installations ignore these N S E W and face the solar panel to the North and in a sunny position when it comes to installing the Integrated outdoor transmitter...

Page 11: ...le brackets with foot mounting two 3 bolts and M3 nuts as shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 Tighten the mounting pole to your existing mounting pole with the four 5 Bolts and M5 Nuts assembly or fix on the...

Page 12: ...igure 15 6 Low Battery Icon A low battery indicator icon is shown in the display window for Integrated outdoor trans mitter When the low battery icon appears the battery voltage is lower than 3 6V rep...

Page 13: ...CHANNEL or MIN MAX key to toggle between AT Apparent Temperature and dew point 4 Wind Average Press the CHANNEL or MIN MAX key to toggle between cur rent 2mins and 10 minutes 5 Absolute Pressure and...

Page 14: ...f measure Press key or key to toggle the rainfall units between mm and inch 13 Barometric Pressure Display Units default hPa Press the SET MODE key again to change the pressure units of measure Press...

Page 15: ...f the LED is off Press the SNOOZE button once The backlight will turn on for five sec onds and if no operation is performed for three seconds the backlight will turn off The backlight operation is dif...

Page 16: ...outdoor dew point and relative pressure Press ALARM key again to view the LOW alarms along with the alarm clock time the same way HI alarms Press the SNOOZE key at any time to return to the normal mo...

Page 17: ...te To prevent repetitive temperature alarming there is a 0 5 C tolerance band For example if you set the high alarm to 26 7 C and silence the alarm the alarm icon will continue to flash until the temp...

Page 18: ...has connected to the internet it will attempt to connect to the internet time server to obtain the time Once the connection succeeds and the console s time has updated the SYNC icon will appear on the...

Page 19: ...ow an email will be received in your registered mailbox Figure 19 4 As shown below open your mail and log in to the Web address in the mail Figure 20 5 As shown below click here to enter the homepage...

Page 20: ...20 Figure 21 6 As shown below enter the email address and password you just registered to enter the weathercloud website Figure 22 11 2 Add a weather station device it may take a few minutes...

Page 21: ...te device and enter your station s information Blanks with red must be filled in Figure 24 Note You can select any Model number and Link type in the above blanks 2 As shown below click Get coordinates...

Page 22: ...rcloud ID and Key information for later use Refer to 13 6 Figure 27 12 Register at Wunderground com Weather Underground Note The Weather Underground website is subject to change Visit https Wundergrou...

Page 23: ...below enter a Username Email and Password It is your Login password of the websiteIt not your email password So no privacy will be exposed Click Sign up for free Figure 29 3 As shown below registrati...

Page 24: ...shown below click Log in and enter the email address and password you just registered Figure 31 5 As shown in the below click My Profile Then enter Member Settings Figure 32 6 As shown below click Upd...

Page 25: ...e prompted to add a device Select Add New Device Figure 34 8 As shown below click Personal Weather Station Figure 35 9 As shown below select Address by inputting an address or select Manual to positio...

Page 26: ...own below you will then be prompted to add a device Select Create de vice then click I Accept and Next Blanks with red Required must be filled in Note You can select any wifi weather station model in...

Page 27: ...re 37 11 As shown below after registering the host successfully please record Station ID and Station Key information for later use refer to 13 6 Figure 38 12 As shown below registration is done succes...

Page 28: ...he console s network name begins with WeatherHome followed by a unique code Note that when the console programming is complete you will resume your default WiFi connection Note that you cannot connect...

Page 29: ...begin with WeatherHome Figure 41 13 3 Example 3 Connect to the console WiFi server with an iPhone or iPad Choose the Settings icon and Wi Fi Connect to the WeatherHome WiFi network as shown in Figure...

Page 30: ...dress into any browser s address bar http 192 168 5 1to access the console s web interface Note Some browsers will treat 192 168 5 1 as a search so make sure you include the header http or http 192 16...

Page 31: ...Time Zone Settings default 0h based on the number of hours from Coordinated Uni versal Time or Greenwich Mean Time GMT The following table provides times zones throughout the world Locations in the ea...

Page 32: ...O USA 6 CST Central Standard Chicago IL USA 5 EST Eastern Standard New York NY USA 4 AST Atlantic Standard Caracas 3 S o Paulo Brazil 2 AT Azores Azores Cape Verde Is lands 1 WAT West Africa 0 GMT Gre...

Page 33: ...console WiFi Other wise the console will automatically exit WAP mode Figure 46 Figure 46 If the connection is successful the Wi Fi console s status Wi Fi icon will stop flashing and remain on NOTE Whe...

Page 34: ...her data of your weather station automatically 14 Upgrade firmware You may get the latest firmware of the console as below 14 1 When you first power up AC the console or press and hold the MIN MAX WiF...

Page 35: ...essfully when press Upgrade key Then you will see Figure 51 NOTE In this upgrade only Wifi firmware is updated The console does not reset 14 7 Once the upgrade is completed the console will automatica...

Page 36: ...ply a tool for projecting weather conditions and is never to be relied upon as an accurate method to predict the weather 15 2 Weather Icons Condition Icon Description Sunny Pressure is rising and the...

Page 37: ...ex and Wind Chill At temperatures less than 4 4C 40 F the wind chill is displayed as shown in the National Weather Service Wind Chill Table below Figure 17 At temperatures greater than 26 7C 80 F the...

Page 38: ...shold Setting The pressure threshold the negative or positive rate of change of pressure signifying a change in the weather can be adjusted from 2 mbar hour to 4 mbar hour default level 2 mbar hour Th...

Page 39: ...0 1 m s Barometric Pressure 300 to 1100 hpa 3 hpa 0 1 hpa 16 3 Power Consumption Base station display console 3 x AAA 1 5V Alkaline or Lithium batteries not included Adaptor 6V 500mA included Integrat...

Page 40: ...F transmission in open air 20meter 80 feet 17 Maintenance 1 Clean the rain gauge of Integrated Outdoor Transmitter once every 3 months Unscrew the rain collector funnel by turning it 30 counter clockw...

Page 41: ...less than 1 5m move the sensor assembly away from the display console Make sure the remote sensor LCD display is working and the transmitter light is flashing once per 60 seconds Install a fresh set...

Page 42: ...oes not display on console Check your router for problems 1 Check WiFi symbol on the display If wireless connectivity is successful the WiFi icon will be displayed in the time field 2 Make sure your m...

Page 43: ...haracter a limitation of Wundeground com not the station Example worknet is not a valid pass word but worknet is valid 2 Confirm your station ID is correct 3 Make sure the date and time is correct on...

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