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4.
Weather Station Installation
4.1
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.
4.2
Site Survey
Perform a site survey before installing the weather station. Consider the following:
1.
You must clean the rain gauge 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
least 5’ from any building, structure, ground, or roof top.
3.
Avoid wind and rain obstructions. The rule of thumb is to install the sensor array at least four
times the distance of the height of the tallest obstruction. For example, if the building is 20’
tall, install 4 x 20’ = 80’ away. Use common sense. If the weather station is installed next to a
tall building, the wind and rain will not be accurate.
4.
Wireless Range. The radio communication between receiver and transmitter in an open field
can reach a distance of up to 330 feet, providing there are no interfering obstacles such as
buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines. Wireless signals will not penetrate metal
buildings.
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.
6.
Visit Ambient Weather Mounting Solutions for assistance and ideas for mounting your
weather station:
http://www.ambientweather.com/amwemoso.html
4.3
Final Installation of Sensor Array
Mount the weather station in the permanent location. Confirm the weather station data is still updating
on the display console.
5.
Console Operation
Note:
The display console has five keys for basic operation:
SET
key,
+
key,
HISTORY
key,
ALARM
key and
MIN/MAX
key.
5.1
Set Mode
While in the normal mode, press the
SET
key for 3 seconds to enter the Set Mode. The Set mode can
be exited at any time by either pressing the
HISTORY
key or waiting for the 10-second time-out to
take effect. You can skip over any setting by pressing the
SET
key again.
Holding the
+
key
(increase) or
MIN/MAX
key (decrease)
when in the Set mode will change values
rapidly.
