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FT0365 Professional WiFi Weather Station

User Manual

1. Introduction..........................................................................3

2. Warnings and Cautions........................................................3

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

3.1 Parts List.........................................................................3

3.2 Recommend Tools.........................................................7

3.3 Sensor Assembly Set Up................................................7

3.3.1 Install Integrated Outdoor Sensor Battery

..............8

3.3.2 Wind Cup Installation.............................................10

3.3.3 Rain Gauge Installation..........................................12

3.3.4 Battery Installation ................................................13

3.3.5 Reset Integrated Outdoor Sensor .........................15

3.4 Display Console................................................16

3.4.1 Layout of Display Console.....................................16

3.4.2 Setup the Display Console ....................................17

3.4.3 Connect Sensors with Display Console.................18

3.5 Sensor Operation Verification.......................................19

3.6 WiFi Setup Guide.........................................................20

4. Sensors Pre-Installation.....................................................20

4.1 Test the Sensors Before Installation.............................20

4.2 Site Survey Before Installation......................................21

4.3 Best Practices for Wireless Communication.................21

5. Final Installation of Sensors...............................................23

5.1 Integrated outdoor Sensor Installation..........................23

6. Low Battery Icon................................................................28

7. Display Console Operation................................................28

7.1 Quick Display Mode......................................................28

Summary of Contents for FT0365

Page 1: ...grated Outdoor Sensor 15 3 4 Display Console 16 3 4 1 Layout of Display Console 16 3 4 2 Setup the Display Console 17 3 4 3 Connect Sensors with Display Console 18 3 5 Sensor Operation Verification 19...

Page 2: ...and Key Beeper ON OFF 38 9 Optional Calibration Mode 38 9 1 Calibration of Temperature Mode 39 9 2 Calibration of Humidity Mode 40 9 3 Calibration of Sensors Mode 40 10 Other Features of Display Conso...

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: ...ions 6 5X 5 32X 0 71inch 165 135 18mm LCD Dimensions 5 12 x 3 16inch 130 80mm 1 7 in 1 Design Integrated Outdoor Transmitter Dimensions LxHxW 330x120x270mm 1 Wind speed Dimensions 146 x 146 x 46mm Opt...

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: ...wdriver M3 Dimensions 0 4x3 5inch 10x90mm 2 Wind Vane and wind Cup mounting screws 3 Dimensions M2 6mm 0 23inch One is a spare part 2 Wind Cup Waterproof rubber plug Dimensions 0 16x0 12inch 4 x 3mm 1...

Page 7: ...S for wind direction calibration 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 scannin...

Page 8: ...tall wind speed Push the wind speed into the shaft as shown in Figure 3 Tighten the set screw with as shown in Figure 4 Insert white waterproof rubber at the top of the wind speed Make sure the wind s...

Page 9: ...9 Figure 3...

Page 10: ...10 Figure 4...

Page 11: ...11 Figure 5 3 3 2 Install Rain Gauge Debris Filter Pre installed to prevent debris from entering the rain gauge As show below photo...

Page 12: ...12 Figure 6 3 3 3 Insert batteries into the transmitter Locate the battery cover on the transmitter push and open the battery compartment as show in Figure 8...

Page 13: ...13 Figure 8 Remove the battery cover on the back of the sensor as shown in Figure 9...

Page 14: ...14 Figure 9 Inserting 3xAA batteries in the battery compartment as show in Figure 10...

Page 15: ...10 Close the battery cover Note Do not install the batteries backwards You can permanently damage the sensors The solar panel does not charge the batteries so rechargeable batteries are not needed or...

Page 16: ...ight for 3 seconds and then flash once per 16 seconds thereafter Each time it flashes the sensor is transmitting data Place the battery cover and push it to close the compartment Note If the sensor do...

Page 17: ...17 3 4 Display Console 3 4 1 Layout of Display Console The following illustration shows display console features in normal mode as below...

Page 18: ...mperature units F or C 17 Indoor temperature display 18 WiFi network signal icon 19 Wind direction icon 20 Outdoor temperature display 3 4 2 Setup the Display Console 1 Plug in the display console wit...

Page 19: ...attery door 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...

Page 20: ...t and average rainfall UV and Sunlight index Dew point and feels like will show up on the display console Note Make sure that the distance between weather station sensors and display console should be...

Page 21: ...indoor and outdoor humidity match closely with the console and sensor array in the same location about 5 to 10 1 5 to 3 meters apart The sensors should be within 10 the accuracy is 5 Allow about 30 m...

Page 22: ...of the tallest obstruction For example if the building is 20ft 6m tall install 4 x 20 6 56ft 17m away Use common sense If the weather station is installed next to a tall building the wind and rain wil...

Page 23: ...itters or receivers to avoid intermittent communication 3 Line of Sight Rating This device is rated at 300ft line of sight no interference barriers or walls but typically you will get 100ft maximum un...

Page 24: ...Northern and Southern Hemispheres Prior to installation you will need to calibrate the wind direction 5 1 Northern Hemispheres NOR The cardinal directions S molded on the body of the outdoor sensor ar...

Page 25: ...lphabet letter of S besides the wind direction representing for the direction of South Wind direction sensor has to be adjusted so that the directions on the sensor are matching with your real locatio...

Page 26: ...26 Northern Hemispheres Southern Hemispheres...

Page 27: ...panel North Step 2 Console operation is set to Southern Hemispheres SOU in the time area in Location division Note Console has to be location division setting so that the directions on the sensor are...

Page 28: ...28 Figure 14 The washers are placed over a bolt before the nut is screwed on...

Page 29: ...29 Figure 15 Tighten the mounting pole to your existing mounting pole with the two 5 U Bolts and M5 Nuts assembly wrench tightens all four nuts taking care to so evenl y as shown in Figure 16...

Page 30: ...nsor to make sure sensor array is completely level If the sensor is not level the rain gauge UV and solar radiation sensors will not measure properly 6 Low Battery Icon A low battery indicator icon is...

Page 31: ...or easy operation MAX MIN key ALARM key SET key CHANNEL and SNOOZE LIGHT key Note To exit the Quick Display Mode at any time press the SNOOZE key of the display console While in Normal Mode press do n...

Page 32: ...am Mode While in Normal Mode press and hold the SET key for at least three seconds to enter the Set Mode The first setting will begin flashing You can press the SET key again to skip any step as defin...

Page 33: ...y or MAX MIN key to adjust the calendar month 6 Change Day Press the SET key again to set the calendar day Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to adjust the calendar day 7 Change Year Press the SET k...

Page 34: ...ure Display Units default InHg Press the SET key again to change the pressure units of measure Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to toggle the pressure units between mmHg inHg or hPa 14 Pressure Th...

Page 35: ...arch icon will be displayed constantly for 3 minutes Once the signal is reacquired the remote search icon will turn off and the current values will be displayed 7 4 Max Min Viewing and Reset Mode 7 4...

Page 36: ...e or dew point and indoor temperature and humidity Press the MAX MIN key for three seconds to clear all Min values pressure temperature and humidity minimum values Press the SNOOZE key to exit the min...

Page 37: ...o AC adapter power the time area will display BL ON and the backlight will remain on It is not recommended leaving the display backlight on for a long period of time when operating on batteries only o...

Page 38: ...midity outdoor temperature and humidity 1h rainfall wind gust wind average wind direction absolute pressure UV index Sunlight are displayed Press SET key to view Alarm 2 time and HI alarm parameters o...

Page 39: ...r press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to increase or decrease the alarm settings or press and hold the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decrease the alarm settings rapidly...

Page 40: ...larm icon will continue to flash until the humidity falls below 56 at 1 Alarm hour alarm 1 2 Alarm minute alarm 1 3 Alarm hour alarm 2 4 Alarm minute alarm 2 5 Wind Gust HI alarm 6 Wind average HI ala...

Page 41: ...le The outdoor remote sensor s always displays the un calibrated or measured value Note The measured humidity range is between 10 and 99 Humidity cannot be accurately measured outside of this range Th...

Page 42: ...ess and hold the SET and CHANNEL keys at the same time for five seconds to enter the temp calibration mode The indoor temperature will begin flashing Press the CHANNEL key or MAX MIN key to increase o...

Page 43: ...calibration mode To exit the humidity calibration mode at any time press the SNOOZE LIGHT or SET button If no operation is performed the calibration mode will timeout in 30 seconds Note The Humidity...

Page 44: ...increase or decrease rapidly Press the ALARM key to reset current value Example The calibrated pressure sources measure 28 37 inHg The display console pressure reads 28 75 inHg Offset 28 37 28 75 0 38...

Page 45: ...your location would be at if located at sea level is generally higher than your measured pressure Thus your absolute pressure may read 28 62 inHg 969 mb at an altitude of 1000 feet 305 m but the rela...

Page 46: ...d hold the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decrease rapidly Press the ALARM key to reset current value Note The wind gust is also affected by the wind speed calibration factor...

Page 47: ...MIN key to adjust the rain calibration factor from 0 75 to 1 25 where Calibrated Rain Calibration factor x Measured Rain Press and hold the CHANNEL or MAX MIN key for three seconds to increase or decr...

Page 48: ...to increase or decrease rapidly Press the ALARM key to reset current value To exit the Sensor calibration mode at any time press the SNOOZE LIGHT button on the display console If no operation is perfo...

Page 49: ...be relied upon as an accurate method to predict the weather 10 2 Weather Icons Condition Icon Description Sunny Pressure is rising and the previous condition is partly cloudy Partly Cloudy Pressure is...

Page 50: ...s cloudy snowy icon will display on rainy day and outdoor temperature below 0 10 3 Moon Phase The following moon phases are displayed based on the calendar date 10 4 Feels Like Temperature Feels like...

Page 51: ...C 40 F the wind chill is displayed as shown in the National Weather Service Wind Chill Table below 2 Temperatures greater than 26 7 C 80 F the heat index is displayed as shown in the National Weather...

Page 52: ...g the higher sensitivity for weather forecast changes Locations that experience frequent changes in air pressure require a higher setting compared to locations where the air pressure is typically stag...

Page 53: ...3 months 8 1 Clean the rain collector 1 Clean the rain gauge of Integrated Outdoor Transmitter once every 3 months Gently remove the Debris Filter from the rain collector Clean and remove any debris...

Page 54: ...54 Figure 17 2 Replace the Integrated Outdoor Transmitter batteries once every 1 2 years 8 2 Replace or Clean the thermo hygrometer sensor...

Page 55: ...lean the thermo hygrometer sensor of Integrated Outdoor Transmitter 1 Unscrew and remove the 2 screws at the bottom of the radiation shield 2 Gently remove the four shields The top shield does not nee...

Page 56: ...r Carefully remove the old TH sensor and replace the new one do not let the sensors inside get wet Do not identify the direction of the sensor but pay attention to that it must be installed in place a...

Page 57: ...57 Figure 20...

Page 58: ...e 21 Clean the shield with water to remove any insects or dirt Reinstall parts after fully cleaned or replace The parts must identify the direction with symbol otherwise the installation will not be s...

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Page 61: ...22 4 Clean the shield with water to remove any insects or dirt Reinstall parts after fully cleaned or replace The parts must identify the direction with symbol otherwise the installation will not be...

Page 62: ...L button for 3 seconds choose the lost sensor and the remote search icon will be constantly displayed Once the signal is reacquired the remote search icon will turn off and the current values will be...

Page 63: ...er down a hill Move the display console around electrical noise generating devices such as computers TVs and other wireless transmitters or receivers Move the remote sensor to a higher location Move t...

Page 64: ...or humidity sensors should agree within 10 the sensor accuracy is 5 Use the calibration feature to match the indoor and outdoor humidity to a known source Display console contrast is weak Replace cons...

Page 65: ...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 36...

Page 66: ...included Integrated Outdoor Sensor 3xAA alkaline batteries or Lithium batteries not included the batteries provide backup power when there is limited solar energy Note Solar panel doesn t charge the...

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