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Weather Station 
Dial-Up Modem

 

Operation Manual 

Catalog No. 3387 

Technologies, Inc.

 

Spectrum

 

Summary of Contents for 3387

Page 1: ...Weather Station Dial Up Modem Operation Manual Catalog No 3387 Technologies Inc Spectrum ...

Page 2: ...on Bulletin 10 Warranty 11 This manual will familiarize you with the features and operation of your new Dial Up Modem Please read this manual thoroughly before using your instrument For customer support or to place an order call Spectrum Technologies Inc at 800 248 8873 or 815 436 4440 between 7 30 am and 5 30 p m CST FAX at 815 436 4460 or E Mail at info specmeters com Spectrum Technologies Inc 1...

Page 3: ...ponents of the dial up modem are as follows 1 Modem module 2 Two 40 foot 4 wire telephone cables 3 A C adaptor 100 and 200 ft cables item s 3660 100 and 3660 200 are available that allow you to extend the distance between the weather station and the modem or between the modem and the telephone wall jack Note SpecWare Pro Software is required to use the dial up modem Voltage Range 8 15 Volts DC Cur...

Page 4: ...e modem to a telephone wall jack The modem is powered via a DC power jack that is plugged into an A C power adaptor The A C adaptor plugs into the mo dem s DC power jack Plug the phone line in the port marked line Nothing is plugged into the port marked phone Note The modem is not waterproof If it cannot be lo cated indoors it should be housed in a waterproof enclo Installation Figure 1 Connection...

Page 5: ... new weather station click the WatchDog Manger button from the SpecWare toolbar or select WatchDog Manger from the Logger menu This will bring up the WatchDog Manager screen fig 2 Click the New Station button in the lower left corner to create a new station or select an existing station Click on Properties to bring Up the WatchDog Properties Screen fig 3 Figure 3 Remote Weather Station Properties ...

Page 6: ...included for clar ity but is not necessary After clicking the OK button this station will be available in the WatchDog Manager screen and can be read out and or launched from your computer Contacting the Weather Station To connect to a station that has already been set up on your computer see previous section Select the station from the list of available stations in WatchDog Manager If you need to...

Page 7: ...ith the same configura tion as when it was last downloaded From the Watch Dog Manager screen fig 2 you can opt to download the station s data logger Readout To modify the data logger configuration in the Launch Options screen click on the more button Refer to the SpecWare Software User s Guide for details on launching WatchDog data loggers ...

Page 8: ...itialized prior to shipment To adjust how SpecWare communicates with the computer modem select the Preferences option in the File menu On the Communications tab see fig 4 are the Modem Dial out options The Com Port selected must be the one associated with your computer modem on many com puters this will be Com 2 Most computers communi Figure 4 Communications tab of Preferences screen ...

Page 9: ...0 1200 1200 1200 1200 However if this string does not work for your modem contact Spectrum Technologies for technical support Finally there should be some time allowed between when a connection is established and when SpecWare begins communicating with weather station There fore the Wait after Connect field should not read 0 seconds A wait time of 3 seconds should be sufficient ...

Page 10: ...y click on the Get Current Conditions button in the WatchDog Manager screen fig 2 Refer to the SpecWare Software User s Guide for details on the Weather Monitor screen Note There is a button for the Weather Monitor screen in the SpecWare toolbar Weather Station Bulletin Figure 5 Weather Bulletin information screen ...

Page 11: ...stomer error or negligence or if there has been an unauthorized modification Returning Products to Spectrum Before returning a failed unit you must obtain a Returned Goods Authorization RGA number from Spectrum You must ship the product s properly packaged against further damage back to Spectrum at your expense Clearly mark the RGA number on the outside of the package Spectrum is not responsible f...

Page 12: ...Spectrum Technologies Inc 12360 S Industrial Dr E Plainfield IL 60585 800 248 8873 or 815 436 4440 FAX 815 436 4460 E Mail info specmeters com www specmeters com Technologies Inc Spectrum ...

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