Operating Instructions Combination Weather Sensor KS 300-2US ELV Electronics Ltd.
These operating instructions belong with this product. They contain important information for putting it into service and operating it. This should be noted also when this product is passed on to a third party. Therefore look after these operating instructions for future reference! A list of contents with the corresponding page numbers can be found in the index on page 4. 1st English edition May 2006 Documentation © 2006 ELV Electronics Limited All rights reserved.
Introduction Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing this product. The product has been EMC-tested and thus meets the requirements of the valid national guidelines. See also FCC-Information. In order to maintain this condition and ensure safe operation, you, as the user, have to observe this operating manual. Prior to using the product for the first time, please read the entire operating manual and observe all operating and safety instructions.
Table of Contents Page 1. Intended use...........................................................................................................................5 2. Scope of delivery....................................................................................................................6 3. Terminology............................................................................................................................6 4. Features and functions.............................................
1. Intended use The combination weather sensor is a high-quality universal weather measuring system which processes a large quantity of weather data and additional information. All relevant data are transmitted to an optional base unit. The forecasts of the base station serve only the purpose of orientation. They do not represent an absolutely true forecast.
2. Scope of delivery • Combination sensor KS 300-2US • Metal rods/pegs for the combination sensors • Operating manual 3. Terminology An exclamation mark in a triangle indicates important instructions in the operating manual which must be observed under all circumstances. F You will see the „hand” symbol for special tips and instructions concerning operation. 4. Features and functions • Radio transmission of: - rain quantity - immediate rain detection - wind velocity - temperature - humidity 5.
Do not leave the packaging material lying around. Plastic foil and bags, polystyrene parts etc. are dangerous toys in the hands of children. Handle the product with care! Blows or impact, or dropping it even from a small height will damage it. 6. Battery and environment instructions • Batteries do not belong in the hands of children. • Observe the right polarity when inserting the batteries/accumulators. • Do not leave batteries lying around. Pets or small children may swallow them.
Commissioning the combination sensor • Open the casing of the sensor. First of all, turn the lower casing cover slightly in the direction of the arrow (1) as shown below and then carefully lower the casing cover. • Now insert three batteries (LR6/mignon/AA) with the correct polarity into the battery compartment (see illustration below on the right). Use preferably alkaline batteries.
8. Changing battery F Depending on which batteries or accumulators you use, the replacement interval can be very different. High-quality alkaline batteries keep the longest, accumulators for cheap zinc-carbon batteries require more frequent changing. Combination sensor, outdoor sensor When the display of the sensor concerned fails for more than 24 hours, the batteries are to be replaced with new ones as described in section 7.
9. Troubleshooting Observe the safety instructions contained in these operating instructions Problem Remedy No reception • • • • The distance between the base station and outdoor sensors is too great. Alter the position of the outdoor sensors. Objects or shielding materials are obstructing the radio reception. Alter the position of the outdoor sensors and the base station. The batteries of the outdoor sensors are too weak or flat.
10. Range The transmission range of the radio signals to the base station is 100 m under optimum conditions. This is often described as the „free field range”. F This ideal arrangement (e.g. base station and outdoor sensor on a smooth, level field without trees, houses etc.) is, however, never found in practice. Normally, the base station is set up in the house, the combination in the garden and further outdoor sensors, for example in ancillary buildings (e.g. in an aviary) or garage.
11. Maintenance and cleaning a) General Check the technical safety of the product regularly, e.g. damage to the housing.
F Make a note of the orientation; the connection cable of the rainfall sensor can be found at one side. • Remove the count rocker. F Make a note of the orientation; there is a small magnet at one side of the count rocker. • Now clean the components of the rain gauge. Think also of the drain hole in the plastic lower part of the rain gauge which you have pushed downwards at the metal pipe. • To reassemble, place the count rocker first of all in the holder.
• Place the cone collector from the top onto the sensor carrier and snap it in by turning it to the left. • Push the lower part of the rain gauge housing upwards and lock it by turning it to the right until it snaps in. F The drain holes in the lower part of the housing have to point to the outside so that the water does not run on to the metal stands. 12.
13. Disposal a) General Dispose of the unusable product according to valid legal regulations b) Disposing of used batteries and accumulators You, as ultimate consumer, are required by law (battery regulations) to return all used batteries. Disposing of used batteries with domestic waste is prohibited! Batteries / accumulators containing toxins are marked by appropriate symbols which refer to the prohibition of disposal with domestic waste.
14. Technical data Measuring interval of the outdoor sensors:.......................................................approx. 3 minutes Measuring interval of the indoor sensor:.........................................................approx. 10 minutes Transmission frequency:............................................................................................. 433.92 MHz Range in the free field:......................................................................
15. FCC Information FCC ID: RNT-KS300US Changes or modifications not expressly approved in writing by ELV Electronics Limited may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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