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FT0360

Professional WiFi Weather Station

User Manual

1. Introduction..........................................................................1

2. Warnings and Cautions........................................................1

3. Getting Started.....................................................................1

3.1 Parts List.........................................................................1

3.2 Recommend Tools.........................................................5

3.3 Sensor Assembly Set Up................................................5

3.3.1 Wind Vane Installation..............................................6

3.3.2 Wind Cup Installation

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3.3.3 Rain Gauge Installation............................................9

3.3.4 Battery Installation..................................................10

3.3.5 Reset Integrated Outdoor Sensor...........................11

3.4 Display Console............................................................11

3.4.1 Layout of Display Console.....................................11

3.4.2 Setup the Display Console ....................................12

3.4.3 Connect Sensors with Display Console.................13

3.5 Sensor Operation Verification.......................................14

3.6 WiFi Setup Guide.........................................................15

4. Sensors Pre-Installation.....................................................15

4.1 Test the Sensors Before Installation.............................15

4.2 Site Survey Before Installation......................................15

4.3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication.................16

5. Final Installation of Sensors...............................................18

5.1 Integrated outdoor Sensor Installation..........................18

Summary of Contents for FT0360

Page 1: ...allation 10 3 3 5 Reset Integrated Outdoor Sensor 11 3 4 Display Console 11 3 4 1 Layout of Display Console 11 3 4 2 Setup the Display Console 12 3 4 3 Connect Sensors with Display Console 13 3 5 Sens...

Page 2: ...alue 30 8 3 Setting the Alarms 31 8 4 Alarm and Key Beeper ON OFF 33 9 Optional Calibration Mode 33 9 1 Calibration of Temperature Mode 34 9 2 Calibration of Humidity Mode 35 9 3 Calibration of Sensor...

Page 3: ...g 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 on t...

Page 4: ...5 135 18mm LCD Dimensions 5 12 x 3 16inch 130 80mm 1 Integrated Outdoor Transmitter Dimensions 15x7 1x11inch 380x180x280mm 1 Wind Vane Dimensions 6 7x1 6x2inch 170x40 x 50mm 1 Wind speed Dimensions 5...

Page 5: ...Washer Metal gasket 4 Pole Mounting U bolt Nuts M5 2 U Bolt M5 Dimensions 2 4x2 4x0 2inch 60x60x5mm 1 L shaped Stainless Steel base Dimensions 3x1 6x0 6inch 75x40x15mm 1 Wrench M5 Dimensions 2 6x0 8x...

Page 6: ...driver M3 Dimensions 0 4x3 5inch 10x90mm 2 Wind Vane and wind Cup mounting screws 3 Dimensions M2 6mm 0 23inch 2 Wind Vane and wind Cup Waterproof rubber plug Dimensions 0 16x0 12inch 4 x 3mm 1 Manual...

Page 7: ...on Adjustable Wrench 3 3 Sensor Assembly Set Up Note The outdoor sensor array must be powered and updating before powering up the console or the console will stop scanning and connecting with the sens...

Page 8: ...6 3 3 1 Wind Vane Installation 1 Find the S Letters on the wind vane shaft 2 Align the wind vane with the shaft axie and push into the top of the wind vane sensor...

Page 9: ...7 3 Tighten the set screw with screwdriver until the wind van cannot be removed from the axle 4 Insert the waterproof rubber plug into the wind vane hole and rotate to make sure it spin freely...

Page 10: ...3 2 Wind Cup Installation 1 Align the wind cup with the shaft axle and push into the top of the wind speed sensor 2 Tighten the set screw with screwdriver until the wind van cannot be removed from the...

Page 11: ...of rubber plug into the wind vane hole and rotate to make sure it spin freely 3 3 3 Rain Gauge Installation 1 Align the rain collector with the bucket notch and push into the top of the bucket Insert...

Page 12: ...ke sure it installed tightly 3 3 4 Battery Installation 1 Locate the battery door on the back push outwards firstly and push upwards to open the battery door Battery Door 1 Push battery box outwards a...

Page 13: ...ower up after inserting the batteries press the reset button as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 3 4 Display Console 3 4 1 Layout of Display Console The full segment LCD display for feature description purp...

Page 14: ...lay console with power adapter BL ON will display in the time area for three seconds when powered up Conversely The AC OFF icon will display Note It is recommended to plug in the power adapter to redu...

Page 15: ...and unfold out the desk stand to place the console in the upright position Note The battery is a back up of weather station console saving console settings when powered off from adaptor 3 4 3 Connect...

Page 16: ...ft 3m to 100ft 30m If the weather station sensors is too close or too far away it may not receive a proper signal 3 5 Sensor Operation Verification The following steps verify proper operation of the s...

Page 17: ...0 minutes for both sensors to stabilize 3 6 WiFi Setup Guide For weather station models with WiFi function you can start to set up wifi connection and weather data uploading For details of this part p...

Page 18: ...ll building the wind and rain will not be accurate 4 Wireless Range The radio communication between display console and transmitter in an open field can reach a distance of up to 330ft 100m assume the...

Page 19: ...ne of sight no interference barriers or walls but typically you will get 100ft maximum under most real world installations which include passing through barriers or walls 4 Metal Barriers Radio freque...

Page 20: ...r to installation you will need to calibrate the wind direction Note There are four alphabet letter of N E S and W around the wind direction N is North E is East S is South W is West Northern Hemisphe...

Page 21: ...operation set to Northern Hemispheres NOR in the time area in Location division Check the detailed step of setting the time area in the part 17 of Chapter 7 2 5 1 2 Southern Hemispheres SOU Reference...

Page 22: ...cation division Check the detailed step of setting the time area in the part 17 of Chapter 7 2 Note The location division NOR or SOU on the Display Console and the directions of the sensor have to be...

Page 23: ...ted outdoor sensor to the mounting pole U Bolts accept a mounting pole not included diameter of 30 45mm 1 Insert the iron pipe Mounting pole into the U bolt 2 Place the washer and the nuts on the U bo...

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Page 25: ...ery types such as alkaline and lithium together 7 Display Console Operation 7 1 Quick Display Mode Note The display console has five keys for easy operation MAX MIN key ALARM key SET key CHANNEL and S...

Page 26: ...Average Press the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key to toggle between current 2mins and 10 minutes 5 Absolute Pressure and Relative Pressure Press the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key to toggle between absolute pressure a...

Page 27: ...hange Minute Press the SET key again to set the minute Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key key to adjust the minute up or down 5 Date Format default D M Press the SET key again to enter the Day Month...

Page 28: ...infall units of measure Press CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to toggle the rainfall units between mm and inch 13 Barometric Pressure Display Units default hPa Press the SET key again to change the pressur...

Page 29: ...r Search Mode If Integrated Outdoor Transmitter data is lost touch and hold the CHANNEL button for 3 seconds the search icon will be displayed constantly for 3 minutes Once the signal is reacquired th...

Page 30: ...ss the SET key to view min values of pressure ABS or REL outdoor temperature and humidity AT or dew point and indoor temperature and humidity temp or dew point Press the MAX MIN key for three seconds...

Page 31: ...a To turn off the display backlight at any time press and hold the SNOOZE key for two seconds BL OFF icon will be displayed for three seconds in the date area Note If the display console plugged into...

Page 32: ...rms Value To view the current alarm settings press the ALARM key to enter the alarm mode HI AL 1 will be displayed in the date area At the same time Alarm 1 time and HI alarm parameters of indoor temp...

Page 33: ...normal mode Note Press the SNOOZE key at any time to return to the normal mode in HI Low alarm mode 8 3 Setting the Alarms Press ALARM key to enter the alarm mode Press and hold the SET key for three...

Page 34: ...26 7 C to activate again 1 Alarm hour alarm 1 2 Alarm minute alarm 1 3 Alarm hour alarm 2 4 Alarm minute alarm 2 5 Outdoor temp HI alarm 6 Outdoor temp low alarm 7 Outdoor humidity HI alarm 8 Outdoor...

Page 35: ...rm sound In normal mode press and hold the ALARM key for three seconds to toggle the BZ ON beeper on or BZ OFF beeper off depending on the current setting Display console return to normal mode without...

Page 36: ...on or newspapers They are in a different location and typically update once per hour The purpose of your weather station is to measure conditions of your surroundings which vary significantly from loc...

Page 37: ...ey to increase or decrease the humidity reading in increments of 1 Press and hold the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decrease rapidly Press the ALARM key to reset current...

Page 38: ...er to the next Absolute Pressure Calibration In the calibration mode the ABS symbol will display at the pressure section the absolute pressure value will flash The default value is 0 00 inHg Press the...

Page 39: ...essure sources measure 25 00 inHg The display console pressure reads 24 85 inHg Offset 25 00 24 85 0 15 inHg Note The display console displays two different pressures absolute measured and relative co...

Page 40: ...ometer conditions such as the website of Weather com or Wunderground com and set your weather station to match the official reporting station Wind Speed Calibration In the calibration mode press the S...

Page 41: ...es wind speed bearings any moving part wears over time To correct for wear the correction value can be increased until the wind cups must be replaced Without a calibrated source wind speed is a diffic...

Page 42: ...hanism for debris prior to calibration Sunlight Calibration In the calibration mode press the SET button again and the sunlight value will flash the default is 1 00 Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN ke...

Page 43: ...he pressure decreases the weather degrades cloudy to rain The weather forecast is an estimation or generalization of weather changes in the next 24 to 48 hours and varies from location to location The...

Page 44: ...previous condition is cloudy Cloudy Pressure is falling and the previous condition is partly cloudy or Pressure is rising and the previous condition is rainy Rainy Pressure is falling and the previous...

Page 45: ...ature 10 4 1 Feels Like Temperature Feels like temperature is a combination of Heat Index and Wind Chill 1 Temperatures less than 4 4 C 40 F the wind chill is displayed as shown in the National Weathe...

Page 46: ...d and is more appropriate to outside conditions because it includes wind and was intended as an assessment of what exposed body surfaces feel like in cold windy conditions Regression equations of this...

Page 47: ...To reset the display console to factory default WiFi network Weather server and display press the MAX MIN key while plugging in power adaptor at the same time Take out batteries before starting the re...

Page 48: ...batteries in the remote sensor For cold weather environments install lithium batteries Make sure the remote sensors are not transmitting through solid metal acts as an RF shield or earth barrier down...

Page 49: ...sensors to stabilize due to signal filtering The indoor and outdoor humidity sensors should agree within 10 the sensor accuracy is 5 Use the calibration feature to match the indoor and outdoor humidit...

Page 50: ...Outdoor Humidity 10 to 99 5 only guaranteed between 20 to 90 1 UV Index 1 to 15 1 1 Sunlight 0 to 200klux 15 15 Rain 0 to 9999mm 15mm 1 mm 15mm to 9999mm 7 1000mm 0 3mm 1000mm 1mm Wind Direction 0 360...

Page 51: ...ries or Lithium batteries not included the batteries provide backup power when there is limited solar energy Note Solar panel doesn t charge the battery and it is an auxiliary power supply Adapter 5 9...

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