Home Weather Station with PC Interface and Modems Instruction Manual
HOME WEATHER STATION (HWS) with PC Interface and Modems Instruction Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Safety Notes 3. Weather Station Function and Features Features of the Home Monitor Features of the Thermometer-Transmitter Sensor Features of the Wind Sensor Features of the Rain Sensor 4. Components of your Home Weather Station 5. Mounting A. Home Monitor B. Wind Sensor • Cable Preparation for Vertical Mounting • Cable Preparation for Horizontal Mounting C. Rain Sensor D.
This instruction manual is part of this product and should be kept in a safe place for future reference. It contains important information on setup and operation. 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Bios Weather Home Weather Station with PC Interface with Modems. Developed with state of the art technology and digital electronics, this device provides instant readouts of the weather conditions around you.
Features of the Home Monitor • Displays time and date with alarm clock • Displays weather conditions and records minimum and maximum values • Displays indoor and outdoor temperature in Celsius (ºC) or Fahrenheit (ºF) -- user selectable • Displays indoor relative humidity (RH%) • Displays barometric (air) pressure reading in millibars (mb) or inches of mercury (inHg) -- user selectable • Displays cumulative rainfall data since last reset in centimeters (cm) or inches (in) -- user selectable • Displays wind s
Features of the Wind Sensor The wind sensor measures wind speed and wind direction and sends the data to the thermometer-transmitter sensor, which in turn transmits the data to the home monitor. Operating power is taken from the thermometertransmitter sensor by cable connection. The wind sensor consists of the main unit with wind vane, 9m/30 ft. cable (already attached to the main unit) mast, and base bracket.
5. MOUNTING CAUTION: Great care must be taken when mounting the HWS components. The manufacture/supplier cannot be held liable for personal or property damage when setting up the components. Please use caution when choosing a mounting point. Prior to drilling mounting holes and permanently affixing any of the units, please ensure the following points are considered: 1. Cable lengths of the units meet with your distance requirements at mounting points. 2.
B. Wind Sensor First, choose whether the wind sensor will be mounted vertically or horizontally (on a mast). Make sure that you position the wind sensor in a free, open area that is not protected by objects, which may distort or interfere with the wind (e.g. large buildings, trees, chimney, etc.). NOTE: Make sure the following contents have been included with your HWS for mounting the wind sensor: • • • • • 2 x U-bolts to secure to a mast 8 x washers 4 x nuts 8 x 0.
NOTE: Make sure that when you are securing the base bracket with the 2.75" screws, you are aware of the cable. Prevent driving a screw through the cable! NOTE : For proper wind speed measurement ensure the vertical joining section is at 90º to the horizon (Fig.A). Horizontal Mounting Cable Preparation for Horizontal Mounting 1. Run the cable that is already fastened to the wind sensor through the horizontal joining section (see below). 2.
HORIZONTAL MOUNT C. RAIN SENSOR NOTE: Make sure the following contents have been included with your HWS for mounting the rain sensor. • 2 x 2.75" screws (to fix rain sensor to a flat surface) Place the rain sensor as far away as possible from tall buildings, trees or other obstructions. It is suggested that the rain sensor should be no closer to tall objects or obstructions than twice the height of the object compared to the sensor.
NOTE: Make sure the following contents have been included with your HWS for mounting the transmitter: • 2 x 1.75" wall mounting screws • plastic anchors for screws Wall Mount 1. Affix the wall bracket onto a desired wall using the 1.75" screws provided 2. Insert the plastic plug on the back of the thermometer-transmitter sensor into the wall bracket socket. Vertical Mount 1. Affix the wall bracket onto a flat, horizontal surface using the 1.75" screws provided. 2.
1. Plug in the AC/DC adaptor (for the home monitor) to the power outlet in your wall. 2. Insert the adaptor into the DC socket located on the right side of the home monitor. 3. Once the adaptor has been plugged in, "IO" will flash on the top left side of the LCD and "---" will appear in the center of the compass rose. See diagram A. 4. Remove the battery cover on the thermometer-transmitter sensor. 5. Insert 4 x "AA" batteries according to the correct polarity. 6.
USB COMM. PHONE DCC 6V Weather Analyzer Software and the PC Modem Once the weather station and modem is set up in one location you are now ready to install the Weather Analyzer software onto your PC and the PC modem in a different location. To install the Weather Analyzer software please refer to the Weather Analyzer software instruction manual enclosed with this unit. (Section 3: Installing the PC Software). B. PC Modem 1.
10. CHANGING BATTERIES IN THE TRANSMITTER 1. Press and hold the DISPLAY button until the LCD exits the normal display mode and "IO" begins to flash in the top left corner. 2. Follow steps 5-9 in the "Powering Up Your HWS" section above. 11. WIRELESS TRANSMISSION The HWS utilizes a transmitter, which broadcasts at 433 mHz approximately every 128 seconds to conserve battery life. Like a cell phone signal, the transmission strength is affected by many external objects that cause electromagnetic interference.
. BUTTON BREAKDOWN (Quick Reference) No. BUTTON 1. ALARM Button 2. "+" Button and 3. "-" Button 4. Display Button MIN Button 5. and 6. 7.
. SETTING THE HOME MONITOR NOTE : If you press the DISPLAY button, the LCD screen will display certain sections. Continually press the DISPLAY button to get through the different display sections eventually returning to the "Normal Display Mode". If you pause at any time for more than 7 seconds while setting the time, date or measurement preferences, the home monitor will automatically exit the "Set Display Mode". "Set Display Mode" - Personalized Settings Time: 1.
Outdoor Temperature Alarm 15. Press the ALARM button again to progress to the outdoor temperature alarm. 16. "TEMP" and "OUTDOOR" will begin to flash. 17. Repeat steps 11-14 to set your outdoor temperature alarm. NOTE: • When the clock alarm sounds, the “((•))” logo on the LCD will begin to flash to the right of the time. • When the temperature alarm sounds, the LCD will indicate which alarm is ringing by flashing "INDOOR" or "OUTDOOR" and the “((•))” logo.
20. INDOOR/OUTDOOR BATTERY LEVEL The battery level shows the actual voltage of the battery in the transmitter and the home monitor. The battery level is represented by three levels: When there are no batteries in the home monitor or transmitter the battery icon will not appear. 21. MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM MEMORY RECALL Press the MIN button to recall all the minimum recorded weather measurements. (Including Wind Chill, Wind Speed, Indoor Temperature, Outdoor Temperature, Pressure and Humidity).
NOTE: • The trend chart will not appear on the LCD after powering up the home monitor for the first time. It has to collect air pressure data for 24 hours before it can display a trend. • If at anytime power is lost to the home monitor, all trend information will be erased and must be collected again for 24 hours to display a trench once the power is restored. 25. WEATHER FORECASTING • Weather forecasting is an extremely complex science.
TABLE 1: Elevation of Major Cities in Canada Above Sea Level Above Sea Level NOTE: The elevation in meters (m) and feet (ft) refers to the elevation of the observing location above mean sea level according to Environment Canada: http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climateData/canada_ e.
28. TROUBLESHOOTING LCD is blank A. This occurs because there is no power supplied to the main unit. 1. Check the AC power connections to the receiving unit and the power from the wall outlet. 2. Check the batteries and replace if needed (View Section 10: Changing Batteries in the Transmitter). 3. Check the polarity of the batteries in the battery compartment. 4. Press the DISPLAY button to see if you are in a particular display mode screen.
to the home monitor. (View Section 11: Wireless Transmission). 2. Check the batteries in the transmitter. Replace if needed. (View Section 10: Changing Batteries in the Transmitter). 3. Make sure that the wind speed sensor cord is securely fastened in the "wind" slot on the transmitter. (View Section 6: Connecting the Sensors). 4. Bring the monitor beside the transmitter and remove all the batteries.
3. Electromagnetic interference can occur from different sources that transmit radio waves that may aff affect how the main unit receives data from the transmitter (if at all). It is recommended that you place the transmitter and monitor significantly close together if there is a large amount of electromagnetic interference in your area. Even interference from appliances in your home may cause transmission to stop. 4. Bring the monitor beside the transmitter and remove all the batteries.
Pressure reading is too high / low / changed The pressure sensor in your weather station is very sensitive to voltage changes if you scroll through the display screen (using the DISPLAY button) or plug in the AC adaptor with the batteries in it, the pressure may change because the voltage to the sensor has either increases or decreased. After a very short period of time, the pressure sensor will adjust itself back to the correct pressure readings.
from the direction of that tree. 3. Wind speed and directional data will not change if there is "transmission interference". That means that some of the data transmitted has been corrupted by other sources emitting waves. This could be anything wiring in walls, appliances, other electrical devices operating in proximity of the monitor or transmitter, or between the two. 4. Freezing rain can cause the wind speed cups to stop moving, thus constantly displaying 0.0 wind speed.
In colder temperatures, battery life is much less - not that the use of lithium batteries allow the chemical reaction that is creating power to occur in colder temperatures (-40ºC / -40ºF) compared to alkaline batteries, which fail at approximately -10ºC (14ºF), but it does not necessarily mean that the battery's charge will last longer. Consider the amount of times you must recharge your cell phone or digital camera. All of these items, including the HWS, use a lot of power to perform perfectly.
Analyzer Software. 4. If you have an answering machine or voice mail it is very important to have the rings set to a higher number than the HWS modem (over 5 rings), otherwise the answering machine or voice mail will pick up first and there will be no connection between the two modems.
29. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Reading Range Accuracy/Precision Outdoor Temperature -40 °C to 60 °C (-40 °F to 140 °F) +/- 2 °C (+/- 4ºF) Indoor Temperature -0°C to 40°C (32 °F to 104 °F) +/- 2 °C (+/- 4ºF) Humidity 20 % to 95 % relative humidity +/- 7 % Wind Speed 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 60 mph) +/-4 km of the range (km/h or mph) Air Pressure 840 – 1200 mb (24.8-35.4 inHg) +/- 4 mb (+/- 0.2 inHg) Wind Direction 16 directions Rainfall 0 to 99.9 cm (0 to 39.3 in) +/- 0.05 cm (+/- 0.
31. RESOURCES TO LOOK AT... National Weather Services http://www.nws.noaa.gov US Environment Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov Environment Canada: http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climateData/canada_e.html Real Estate Journal – Wall Street Journal (for US city elevation information): http://homes.wsj.com/cityprofiles/ 32. FCC INFORMATION Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment.
