Program Problems
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Program Problems
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The barometer graph on the Bulletin does not “fill in” completely.
When you first load the bulletin, the barometer graph will only fill in
completely when you have data in your database for the last six hours. Make
sure of the following:
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There is data in your database for the span of the barometer graph.
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The time and date of the stored barometer data is correct in your database.
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The time and date on the PC is correct.
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The time and date on the weather station are correct.
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In the
Station Configuration
dialog box, set the
Download archive data
when Bulletin or Summary is started
drop-down box to
Always
or to
Confirm each time
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No wind direction reading (or dashes instead of a reading) appears in my database.
Be aware that if there is no wind speed when the direction is being sampled,
wind direction is not recorded. During intervals with very little wind speed, no
direction may be recorded.
Note: Because high wind speed is sampled more often, it is possible to have a high wind speed
but no wind speed or direction.
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WeatherLink says “No new data to download” but I know there’s data there. What
can I do?
The Vantage Pro2 system is smart enough to send only data it hasn’t already
sent to the computer. So, when you initiate a new download, the program will
retrieve the first record after the last record shown in the WeatherLink’s
Browse Window
. Reboot and reseat the data logger. Follow the steps on
page 15, Communications Problems. Older data may still be in the data logger,
if you have not cleared its memory. To see how many of these older records
are stored in the logger, create a new station (File>New Station) and download
the data into this new database. Because there are no records stored in the
database you just created, WeatherLink will download everything it has stored.
Next, try clearing the archive memory using the clear dialog box. You will lose
any data not already downloaded in your archive memory, but all of your cali-
bration numbers and alarm settings will remain intact. If this doesn’t work,
reboot your weather station (that is, remove and then restore all power to the
station).
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When viewing data, dashes appear in place of a value for functions other than wind
direction. Why?
If no data was recorded by a sensor (for example, the sensor was disconnected
or radio interference blocked reception), or if bad data was recorded for a
sensor (for example, the sensor was malfunctioning), the software dashes out