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•
Place the protective screen over the top to protect the rain gauge
from the debris
•
Mount the rain gauge using mounting hardware provided
•
Make sure that the rain gauge is in open area where precipitation
falls directly into the gauge’s bucket, ideally 2-3 feet above the
ground
MAIN UNIT
•
Open the battery compartment door
•
Install 2 batteries (UM-3 or “AA” size 1.5V) matching the polarity
as shown in the battery compartment
•
Replace the battery compartment door
LOW BATTERY WARNING
A low-battery indicator [
] will appear on the remote rainfall reading
line of the main unit, warning that the corresponding batteries need
replacement.
HOW TO USE THE TABLE STAND
The main unit has a removable table stand that supports it on the flat
surface.
Attach table stand to the bottom of the main unit in the slots provided
.
The main unit can also be mounted on the wall using the recessed screw
hole. The table stand must be removed prior to mounting.
GETTING STARTED
After batteries are installed, the remote rain gauge will transmit rainfall
data at about 183 second intervals. The main unit may take up to two
minutes to receive the initial readings. Upon successful reception, the
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rainfall reading (
0.00
) will appear on the top line of the main unit’s display.
The main unit will automatically update readings at 45-second intervals.
If no signals received from the remote rain gauge, dashes [
- - -
] will be
displayed.
Press and hold the
DOWN
(
▼
) button on the main unit for two seconds
or until Rain symbol will start flashing, to initiate a signal search for the
remote rain gauge.
REMOTE RAINFALL DATA
The remote rainfall information line is located on the top line of the main
unit’s display.
The rain icon
is located to the left of the rainfall reading and indicates
the reception status from the remote rain gauge.
There are three following types of the reception status that may be
displayed:
The unit is in searching
mode.
Rainfall readings are
securely registered.
No signals detected.
- - -
Press and hold the
MODE
button on the front panel to display the rainfall
reading in inches or mm.
RAINFALL HISTORY
The rainfall history records will be automatically stored in the memory of
the main unit. There are three historical records may be displayed – for
the past hour, past day and past week.
To display any of available rainfall history reading, use
MODE
,
UP
or
