User manual

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Problem
Solution
sensor array and console. For cold weather
environments, install lithium batteries.
5. The maximum line of sight communication
range is 300’ but most users will get 100’ or less
due to environmental conditions. Move the
sensor and remote closer together.
6. If the sensor assembly is too close (less than
5’), move the sensor assembly away from the
display console.
7. Make sure the remote sensors are not
transmitting through solid metal like aluminum
siding (acts as an RF shield), or earth barrier
(down a hill).
8. Move the display console around electrical
noise generating devices, such as computers,
TVs and other wireless transmitters or
receivers.
9. Move the remote sensor to a higher location.
Move the remote sensor to a closer location.
Temperature sensor reads too high in
the day time.
In hot weather climates, the rain guard and solar shield may
not be effective enough. Consider the following radiation
shield:
http://www.ambientweather.com/amwesrpatean.html
Indoor and Outdoor Temperature do
not agree
Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize due to
signal filtering. The indoor and outdoor temperature sensors
should agree within 4 °F (the sensor accuracy is ± 2 °F)
Indoor and Outdoor Humidity do not
agree
Allow up to one hour for the sensors to stabilize due to
signal filtering. The indoor and outdoor humidity sensors
should agree within 10 % (the sensor accuracy is ± 5 %)
Humidity reads – instead of a value.
If the humidity falls outside the measurement range (10 to
99%), the humidity will display “—“
Absolute pressure does not agree with
official reporting station
You may be viewing the relative pressure, not the absolute
pressure.
Select the absolute pressure. Make sure you properly
calibrate the sensor to an official local weather station.
Reference Section Barometric Pressure6.5 for details.
The barometer is only accurate to ± 0.08 inHg within the
following relative pressure range: 27.13 to 32.50 inHg,
which corresponds to an altitude of -2,200 to 2,700 feet. At
higher altitudes, expect some non-linearity or error.
Rain gauge reports rain when it is not
raining
An unstable mounting solution (sway in the mounting pole)
may result in the tipping bucket incorrectly incrementing
rainfall. Make sure you have a stable mounting solution.
Move the rain gauge from the pole mount to a flat, stable
mount (fixed, flat structure).
Software does not recognize weather
station
Make sure the USB cable is plugged in and recognized by
the PC operating system. If it is not recognized, try a