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Alarm Mode

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UV Dose

The UV dose alarm sounds when the accumulated UV dose has exceeded the 
dose you set. The UV dose alarm does not arm unless the initial UV dose for 
the day has been reset. Once the UV dose alarm value is set, clear the accumu-
lated UV dose. See “Clearing Weather Variables” on page 26. 

Setting Alarms

1. Press ALARM to enter the Alarm Mode to view or set the high alarm 

thresholds. The screen displays the current high alarm thresholds. The 
ALARM and HIGHS icons also appear. 

2. Press the right and left arrows to select one of the variables displayed on the 

screen or use the console keys to select any weather variable. Also, press 
HI

/

LOW to display the toggle between the high and low alarm threshold 

settings.

3. Press 2ND then press ALARM to activate the currently selected weather 

variable.

4. Press the right and left arrows to select digits in the threshold value.

5. Press the up and down arrows to change the digit’s value up and down. 

6. Press DONE to finish changing the alarm setting.

7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 to change additional alarm settings.

8. Press DONE to exit Alarm Mode.

Setting the Time Alarm

1. Press ALARM to enter alarm mode. 

The ALARM and HIGHS icons appear. 

2. Press 2ND, then press TIME, then press 2ND

 

again

,

 and then press 

ALARM.

The time field begins blinking. 

3. Press the left and right arrows to select hours, minutes, or AM/PM. 

4. Press up and down arrows to change the digit’s value up and down. 

5. Press DONE to exit Alarm Mode.

Clearing Alarm Settings

1. Press ALARM to enter alarm mode. 

The ALARM and HIGHS icons appear. 

2. Select the alarm setting you wish to clear. 

3. Press 2ND, then press and hold CLEAR until the setting changes to all 

dashes.

You have cleared the alarm setting.

4. Press DONE to exit Alarm Mode.

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Страница 1: ...Vantage Pro2 Console Manual For Vantage Pro2 Vantage Pro2 Plus Weather Stations Davis Instruments 3465 Diablo Avenue Hayward CA 94545 510 732 9229 www davisnet com...

Страница 2: ...ed by turning the equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to cor rect the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separ...

Страница 3: ...Displaying Time Date or Sunrise Sunset 24 Calibrating Setting and Clearing Variables 24 Highs and Lows Mode 27 Alarm Mode 29 Graph Mode 31 Troubleshooting and Maintenance 34 Vantage Pro2 Troubleshooti...

Страница 4: ...t and historical data set and clear alarms change station models enter calibration numbers set up and view graphs select sensors and read the forecast The keyboard consists of 12 command keys located...

Страница 5: ...ather place the console in another location for viewing weather conditions Anemometer Transmitter Kit 6332 Provides more flexible anemometer placement for wireless stations Wireless Leaf Soil Moisture...

Страница 6: ...two toned with a washed khaki crown dark blue brim and embroidered Davis logo Self fabric closure with brass buckle One size fits all WeatherLink for APRS Windows version with streaming data logger se...

Страница 7: ...ower supply The console batteries pro vide backup power for up to four to six weeks Wireless Vantage Pro2 Stations Wireless Vantage Pro2 consoles do not require the use of an AC adapter You may use th...

Страница 8: ...on page 9 for more information Installing Batteries 1 Remove the battery cover located on the back of the console by pressing down on the two latches at the top of the cover 2 Insert three C batteries...

Страница 9: ...nnection see Cabled ISS Assembly in the Integrated Sensor Suite Instal lation Manual Console Location You should place the console in a location where the keyboard is easily acces sible and the displa...

Страница 10: ...kickstand out by pulling on its top edge You ll see the indentation for your finger at the top edge of the console 3 Slide the catch to rest the kickstand in the appropriate angle Choose low angles f...

Страница 11: ...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 12: ...ting Started Guide for more information on connecting your con sole to your computer Setup Mode Commands Setup Mode displays when the console is first powered This mode can be dis played at any time t...

Страница 13: ...ext screen The console can receive signals from up to eight transmitters total but there is also a limit on the number of certain types of transmitters The table below lists the maximum number for eac...

Страница 14: ...endix C on page 51 for configuring repeaters on the console Screen 3 Retransmit Wireless Only Press DONE and go to Screen 4 Time Date on page 12 if you have a cabled station The console can take data...

Страница 15: ...r the hour or minute setting then press 2ND and immediately press UNITS This toggles the clock setting between the two clock types To choose between a MM DD or DD MM display for the date first select...

Страница 16: ...through Greenwich England Longitude is used with latitude to identify your position on earth 1 Press the right and left arrows to move between fields 2 Press the up and down arrows to change the setti...

Страница 17: ...ht Savings Time in these areas based on the time zone setting in screen 7 Weather stations located outside of North America Europe and Australia or in areas that do not observe daylight savings time s...

Страница 18: ...e 0 immediately to the left of the left most non zero digit the second zero from the left in 0026 for example or the first zero from the left in 0207 and press the up and down arrows to switch from a...

Страница 19: ...dard measure ment or the metric adapter installed in the rain bucket Note If necessary the console can be configured to calculate the 0 01 measurements and convert these to metric measurements roundin...

Страница 20: ...hat a WeatherLink data logger installed on the console The console uses a serial or USB port to communicate with a computer If you are connecting the console directly to your computer leave the settin...

Страница 21: ...ables You can select any variable not currently on the screen to display it Selecting Weather Variables Select a weather variable to display it s data on the screen if it isn t already visible or to g...

Страница 22: ...ss UNITS Repeating these steps cycles through the units available for Baro metric pressure millibars millimeters inches and hectoPascals Wind Speed and Direction 1 Press WIND to select wind speed 2 Wi...

Страница 23: ...ur console The order the optional sensors readings display depends on your station configuration Temperatures for temperature stations display with soil temperature and moisture stations displaying co...

Страница 24: ...urs of data in order to be calculated so it won t display right away on a new station The pressure trend is indicated on the console screen as long as the required data is available UV Ultraviolet Rad...

Страница 25: ...rd Monthly rain displays the precipitation accumulated since the calendar month began Month to date precipitation is displayed in inches or millimeters mm Year to date precipitation Press RAINYR a thi...

Страница 26: ...ess ET then repeat this key sequence two more times to dis play the ET reading since January 1st of the current year Note A solar radiation sensor is required to take readings listed above See Optiona...

Страница 27: ...iming severity and windy conditions Forecast Icons The forecast icons show the predicted weather for the next 12 hours If rain and or snow is possible but not necessarily likely the partly cloudy icon...

Страница 28: ...Reading You can use this procedure to correct the anemometer reading This is useful if the anemometer does not point north in your installation 1 Check the current direction of the wind vane on the an...

Страница 29: ...ted Monthly Rain Sets the current months total rain Does not affect yearly rain total Yearly Rain The sets the current year s rain total Daily ET Evapotranspiration This sets the daily ET total Monthl...

Страница 30: ...ing the key until the value changes to zero or in the case of the barometer the raw barometer value Clearing the barometer value also clears the elevation setting Clear All Command This command clears...

Страница 31: ...t is the present day As you move backward and forward the flashing dot changes to show what value you re looking at Weather Variable High Low Day Time Date Month Year Additional Information Outside Te...

Страница 32: ...nd again for each new alarm If more than one alarm is active the description for each active alarm cycles onto the screen every four seconds A symbol appears at the end of the alarm text if more than...

Страница 33: ...currently selected weather variable 4 Press the right and left arrows to select digits in the threshold value 5 Press the up and down arrows to change the digit s value up and down 6 Press DONE to fi...

Страница 34: ...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 cu...

Страница 35: ...4 hours 5 Press the up and down arrows to shift the graph s time span If you press the down arrow the graph shifts from the last 24 hours to the last 24 days Now each dot represents the high recorded...

Страница 36: ...e C C H L H L Dew Point C C H L H L Leaf Wetness C C H L Rain T T T T T T Storm Rain Rate H H H H H H Soil Moisture C C H L Solar Radiation A A H Inside Temperature C C H L H L Outside Temperature C C...

Страница 37: ...onsole is sluggish or does not work at low temperatures The console and display may not work below 32 F 0 C Use an External Temperature sensor in low temperature locations or install the console indoo...

Страница 38: ...temperature sensor reading seems too low Make sure the console or other temperature sensor is not in contact with an exterior wall that cools down when outside temperature drops Make sure the console...

Страница 39: ...SS Refer to the ISS Installation Manual for instructions on how to check the ISS for potential transmission problems Console Diagnostic Screens In addition to logging weather data the console continuo...

Страница 40: ...r of times the reed switch was seen open is displayed Use WIND to toggle between these two values Note The time of day and date displays can be toggled in both statistical and reception diagnostic scr...

Страница 41: ...ackground Noise Level displays the receiver gain is automatically adjusted to obtain the best sensitivity and does not need to be controlled manually 13 Alternate View Receiver Gain Status Some versio...

Страница 42: ...ut 5 Current frequency correction factor 6 Frequency index of the next packet to be received 7 Current number of consecutive packets missed 8 The number of times that the Phase Lock Loop did not lock...

Страница 43: ...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 then pr...

Страница 44: ...nt temperature readings Wind Chill Heat Index and the Temperature Humidity Sun Wind THSW Index Appar ent temperatures use additional weather data to calculate what a human body perceives the temperatu...

Страница 45: ...we use the term humidity in the manual and on the screen we mean relative humidity It is important to realize that relative humidity changes with temperature pres sure and water vapor content A parcel...

Страница 46: ...de For example atmospheric pressure is greater at sea level than on a mountaintop To com pensate for this difference and facilitate comparison between locations with different altitudes atmospheric pr...

Страница 47: ...MED Minimum Erythemal Dose is defined as the amount of sunlight expo sure necessary to induce a barely perceptible redness of the skin within 24 hours after sun exposure In other words exposure to 1 M...

Страница 48: ...mentation a Developed by T B Fitzpatrick of the Harvard Medical School More about the Fitzpatrick Skin Types is available in Fitzpatrick TB Editorial the validity and practicality of sun reactive skin...

Страница 49: ...ace of the sensor is The leaf wetness reading ranges from 0 dry to 15 Leaf wetness requires an optional Leaf Soil Moisture Temperature Station and is only available for Wireless Vantage Pro2 Stations...

Страница 50: ...no AC power Wireless up to 9 months Cabled 1 month approximately Connectors Modular RJ 11 Housing Material UV resistant ABS plastic Console Display Type LCD Transflective Display Backlight LEDs Dimen...

Страница 51: ...vari able selected Graph 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 m...

Страница 52: ...eater of 5 or 0 01 0 25 mm Inside Humidity Included in Console 1 10 to 90 5 RH Outside Humidity ISS or Temp Hum Station 1 0 to 100 3 RH 4 above 90 Extra Humidity ISS or Temp Hum Station 1 0 to 100 3 R...

Страница 53: ...MED 20 1 MED 20 0 to 199 MEDs 5 Wind Direction Anemometer 1 0 to 360 7 Compass Rose 22 5 16 compass pts 0 3 compass pt Wind Speed large cups 1 mph 1 kt 0 5 m s 1 km h 2 to 150 mph 2 to 130 kts 3 to 24...

Страница 54: ...he down arrow to enter Setup Mode 2 If Setup Mode has previously been completed press DONE to display Screen 2 Configuring Transmitter IDs 3 See Screen 2 Configuring Transmitter IDs Wireless Only on p...

Страница 55: ...icker tape the transmitter is being repeated and received by the console successfully The repeater s information also displays at the bottom of the console s diagnostics screens Clearing Repeater ID I...

Страница 56: ...tecting rain Barometric Pressure Trend Arrows show direction of pressure change for last three hours Contacting Davis Technical Support If you have any questions or encounter problems installing or op...

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