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3 Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey
3.1 Pre Installation Checkout
Before installing your weather station in the permanent location, we
recommend operating the weather station for one week in a temporary location
with easy access. This will allow you to check out all of the functions, insure
proper operation, and familiarize you with the weather station and calibration
procedures. This will also allow you to test the wireless range of the weather
station.
3.2 Site Survey
Perform a site survey before installing the weather station. Consider the
following:
1. For the best results it is advised to clean the rain gauge every few
months. Make sure to provide easy access to the weather station.
2. Avoid radiant heat transfer from buildings and structures.
3. Avoid wind and rain obstructions.
4. Wireless Range. The radio communication between receiver and
transmitter in an open field can reach a distance of up to 100 meters,
providing there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings, trees,
vehicles, high voltage lines.
5. Radio interference such as PCs, radios or TV sets can, in the worst
case, entirely cut off radio communication. Please take this into
consideration when choosing console or mounting locations. Make
sure your display console is at least five feet away from any electronic
device to avoid interference.
4 Setting Started
If only the original sensor array is paired with the display, the display can be
operated with 2pcs Lithium AA batteries as backup and DC power as main
power source.
