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Vantage Pro2 Station AlarmsVantage Pro2 Station Alarms

Variable

Alarms

Barometric Pressure Trend

Storm Warning - uses trend value falling rate

Storm Clearing - uses trend value rising rate

Evapotranspiration

ET Alarm - uses total ET for the day

Humidity, Inside 

High and Low

Humidity, Outside

High and Low

Dew Point

High and Low

Leaf Wetness

High and Low

Rain

Flash Flood Alarm - uses current 15 minute rainfall total

24 Hour Rain Alarm - uses current 24 hour rainfall total

Storm 

Storm Alarm - uses current storm rainfall total

Rain Rate

High

Soil Moisture

High and Low

Solar Radiation

High 

Inside Temperature

High and Low

Outside Temperature

High and Low

Extra Temperature

High and Low

Heat Index Temperature

High

THSW Index Temperature

High

Wind Chill Temperature

Low

UV Radiation Index

High

UV Radiation MED

High - uses the current total if variable has been reset

Wind Speed

High

Time & Date

Yes - the alarm sounds for 1 minute.

Содержание Vantage Pro2 Plus

Страница 1: ...Console USER MANUAL Davis Instruments 3465 Diablo Avenue Hayward CA 94545 2778 U S A 510 732 9229 www davisinstruments com R For Vantage Pro2 and Vantage Pro2 Plus Weather Stations...

Страница 2: ...d and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If thi...

Страница 3: ...ind Cup Size Rain Collector 17 Screens 13 14 Rain Season Serial Baud Rate 18 Current Weather Mode 20 Selecting Units of Measure 20 Displaying the Forecast 26 Calibrating Setting and Clearing Variables...

Страница 4: ...ate 7 2ND Button Indicator 8 Barometric Trend Arrow 9 Graph Icon 10 Current Rain Icon 11 Station Number Indicator 12 Weather Ticker 13 Graph Field 14 Alarm Icon N S W E NE SE NW SW GRAPH 2nd Vertical...

Страница 5: ...onsole using a straight through four conductor cable A wireless Vantage Pro2 station transmits outside sensor data from the ISS to the console via a low power radio Wireless consoles have an antenna t...

Страница 6: ...sole case To select the secondary function press and release 2ND on the front of the console upper right corner and then immediately press the key for that function After pressing 2ND the 2ND icon dis...

Страница 7: ...ta on the WeatherLink Cloud with any con nected device or smart phone or on your computer with free WeatherLink Com puter Software WeatherLink Computer Software Free to download from WeatherLink com V...

Страница 8: ...abled system by adding this radiation shield Wireless Repeaters 7627 7654 Extend the range of transmission between your sensor suite and the console with repeaters and long range repeaters Solar Power...

Страница 9: ...e the use of an AC adapter You may use the included adapter if you wish but the three C cell batteries should power a wireless console for up to nine months Note When using an AC Power adapter be sure...

Страница 10: ...tup Mode Setup Mode guides you through steps required to configure the station See Setup Mode on page 11 for more information Installing Batteries 1 Remove the battery cover located on the back of the...

Страница 11: ...ed Once the console is powered it automatically enters Setup Mode You can step through the Setup Mode options or exit the Setup Mode to test the connection and sensor readings in Current Weather Mode...

Страница 12: ...mplete circle Avoid forcing the console antenna when rotating it Table Shelf Placement The console kickstand can be set to three different angles allowing five different display angles 1 Install the t...

Страница 13: ...Console Location 9 4 Install the two rubber channel feet on the kickstand If necessary pull up on the stand to close it It will be a little tight so it s okay to push hard enough to get it to slide...

Страница 14: ...running inside the wall mount the console over an empty switch box 2 Use a drill and a 3 32 or 7 64 2 5 mm drill bit to drill two pilot holes for the screws 3 Using a screwdriver drive the two 6 x 1...

Страница 15: ...rLink Getting Started Guide for more information on connecting your console to your computer Setup Mode Commands Setup Mode displays when the console is first powered This mode can be displayed at any...

Страница 16: ...so be displayed 2 Press DONE to move to the next screen The console can receive signals from up to eight transmitters total but there is a limit on the number of certain types of transmitters The tabl...

Страница 17: ...Press DONE to move to the next screen Note This screen contains functionality for enabling repeaters If the word Repeater displays in the right corner of the screen and you are not using repeaters as...

Страница 18: ...24 hour clock default in EU and UK models first select either the hour or minute setting then press 2ND and immediately press UNITS This toggles the clock setting between the two types To choose betw...

Страница 19: ...with a combination of US time zones and the names of major cities representing time zones around the world You can also configure your time zone using the Universal Time Coordinate UTC offset Screen 7...

Страница 20: ...utomatic daylight saving status or to set daylight saving manually Screen 9 Daylight Saving Status 1 If Daylight Saving setting is MANUAL you will have to set the time correctly when it changes Howeve...

Страница 21: ...left of the left most non zero digit has been selected 5 Press DONE to move to the next screen Screen 11 Wind Cup Size Vantage Pro2 stations come standard with large wind cups Switch this setting to S...

Страница 22: ...units used to display rain data toggle between inches and millimeters each time you repeat this key sequence To Display Rain in Metric Units in WeatherLink Refer to the WeatherLink Online Help for ins...

Страница 23: ...puter 1 Press the and keys to select the baud rate Your Vantage Pro2 console supports baud rates of 1200 2400 4800 9600 14400 and 19200 2 You have completed the console setup To exit Setup Mode press...

Страница 24: ...mmand key secondary functions are enabled during this time The keys return to normal operation after the icon disappears Select a variable and press GRAPH to graph the variable in the Current Weather...

Страница 25: ...to display the wind direction in degrees instead of the wind speed When displayed in degrees Due North displays as 360 Each additional WIND key press toggles the display between wind speed and wind di...

Страница 26: ...humidity Each consecutive press of HUM displays humidity readings for any optional humidity leaf wetness and leaf temperature stations also connected to your console The order of the optional sensors...

Страница 27: ...and UV again to display the accumulated UV index for the day The accumulated UV index is the total ultraviolet radiation that the sensor has read throughout the day The accumulated UV index for the da...

Страница 28: ...ing of your rain season in Setup Mode See Screen 13 Rain Season on page 18 Year to date precipitation is displayed in inches in or millimeters mm Daily Rain Press RAINDAY to display the rain accumulat...

Страница 29: ...Use the backlight when the LCD is not clearly visible When the console is battery operated the backlight remains on as long as keys are pressed or a ticker tape message is scrolling across the screen...

Страница 30: ...both the rain and snow icons display together a chance of rain freezing rain sleet and or snow is likely Displaying Time Date or Sunrise Sunset Your console shows the sunrise and sunset time in the sa...

Страница 31: ...d SET 4 The wind direction variable will begin to blink 5 Continue holding the key until the CAL message appears in the ticker The ticker displays the current wind direction calibration value 6 Press...

Страница 32: ...monthly and yearly rain totals Clear the daily rain total if the station accidentally recorded rain when the ISS was installed Monthly rain Clears the monthly rain total Does not affect the yearly rai...

Страница 33: ...th Highs Month Lows Year Highs and Year Lows The HIGH or LOW icon as well the DAY MONTH or YEAR icon lights to display which High Low screen you ve selected 3 Press the and keys to scroll back and for...

Страница 34: ...il you clear the alarm or the condition clears If you re using the AC adapter the alarm will continue sounding as long as the condition exists The alarm will sound again for each new alarm If more tha...

Страница 35: ...gh alarm thresholds The ALARM and HIGHS icons also appear 2 Press the and keys to select one of the variables displayed on the screen or use the console keys to select any weather variable Also press...

Страница 36: ...in Flash Flood Alarm uses current 15 minute rainfall total 24 Hour Rain Alarm uses current 24 hour rainfall total Storm Storm Alarm uses current storm rainfall total Rain Rate High Soil Moisture High...

Страница 37: ...old the ALARM key until all the fields become dashed Silencing Alarms 1 Press DONE to silence an alarm when it sounds Graph Mode The Vantage Pro2 console includes a powerful Graph Mode that allows you...

Страница 38: ...the last 24 months As before use the and keys to move between months Press HI LOW to shift between the highs and lows By pressing the key again the graph shifts one more time to show the highs of the...

Страница 39: ...C C H L H L Outside Temperature C C H L H L H L Heat Index Temperature C C H H Temp Hum Sun Wind THSW Index C C H H Wind Chill Temperature L L L L UV Radiation Index A A H C UV Radiation MED Minimal...

Страница 40: ...eption Problems on page 38 A reading has exceeded the limits indicated in the specifications table Calibration numbers may be causing readings to exceed display limits Check calibration number and adj...

Страница 41: ...on number and adjust if necessary Sprinklers may be hitting the ISS radiation shield Relocate See ISS manual Inside temperature sensor reading seems too low Make sure the console or other temperature...

Страница 42: ...t a few minutes while the console lists all the stations transmitting within range See Screen 1 Active Transmitters on page 12 for more information If the console does not detect your transmitter chec...

Страница 43: ...tion that is displayed in this screen includes Screen 1 Statistical Diagnostics Screen Note All values with a mark the value as being for Davis Instruments Internal use All values with a mark values t...

Страница 44: ...nge displayed is from 5 to 60 When the noise level is high try to move the console closer to the station to get a stronger signal Small background noise level does not always guarantee good reception...

Страница 45: ...field should generally be between 20 and 60 If a packet is not received successfully the signal strength field is dashed out 5 Current frequency correction factor Shows the Automatic Frequency Control...

Страница 46: ...ated on the back of the console by pressing down on the two latches at the top of the cover 3 Place the console face down on a flat firm surface 4 Insert a fingertip between the two exposed batteries...

Страница 47: ...rature readings Wind Chill Heat Index and the Temperature Humidity Sun Wind THSW Index Apparent temperatures use additional weather data to calculate what a human body perceives the temperature to be...

Страница 48: ...ge the humidity to 60 If that same parcel of air is then warmed so that it has a capacity for 20 g of water vapor the relative humidity drops to 30 even though water vapor content does not change Rela...

Страница 49: ...justed to the equivalent sea level pressure This adjusted pressure is known as barometric pressure In reality the Vantage Pro2 measures atmospheric pressure When you enter your location s altitude in...

Страница 50: ...that even low UV doses can be harmful UV MEDs MED Minimum Erythemal Dose is defined as the amount of sunlight exposure necessary to induce a barely perceptible redness of the skin within 24 hours afte...

Страница 51: ...Light Brown Burns moderately tans gradually IV Moderate Brown Burns minimally tans well V Dark Brown Burns rarely tans profusely VI Black Never burns deep pigmentation a Developed by T B Fitzpatrick o...

Страница 52: ...to 15 Leaf wetness requires an optional Leaf Soil Moisture Temperature Station and is only available for Wireless Vantage Pro2 Stations Soil Moisture Soil Moisture as the name suggests is a measure of...

Страница 53: ...Cabled approximately 1 month Connectors Modular RJ 11 Housing Material UV resistant ABS plastic Console Display Type LCD Transflective Display Backlight LEDs Dimensions Console with antenna 10 625 x...

Страница 54: ...aph Time Span 24 Intervals Current Interval see Graph Intervals to determine time span Graph Variable Span Vertical Scale Automatic varies depending upon data range maximum and minimum value in range...

Страница 55: ...onthly Yearly to 199 99 1999 9 mm greater of 5 or 0 01 0 25 mm Inside Humidity sensor in console 1 minute 1 1 to 100 2 RH Outside Humidity 1 minute 1 1 to 100 2 RH Extra Humidity 1 minute 1 1 to 100 2...

Страница 56: ...Dose requires UV Sensor 1 minute 0 1 MED 20 1 MED 20 0 to 199 MEDs 5 Wind Direction 2 5 seconds 1 0 to 360 3 Compass Rose 2 5 seconds 22 5 16 compass pts 0 3 compass pt Wind Speed 2 5 seconds 1 mph 1...

Страница 57: ...ing Transmitter IDs Wireless Only on page 12 for more information on configuring Transmitter IDs 4 Press 2ND and then press WIND to enter Repeater Setup Mode and to select a Repeater ID Pressing 2ND a...

Страница 58: ...y The repeater s information also displays at the bottom of the console s diagnostics screens Clearing Repeater ID If a repeater ID is being displayed in Screen 2 and you are not using a repeater with...

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Страница 60: ...Indicates that console key secondary functions are enabled Rain Appears when the console is currently detecting rain Barometric Pressure Trend Arrows show direction of pressure change for last three...

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