HONEYWELL WEATHER INFORMATION STATION TN924W USER MANUAL Table of Contents INTRODUCTION INSTALLATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN REMOTE THERMO HYGROMETER SENSOR RAIN GAUGE ANEMOMETER MAIN UNIT WEATHER RADIO CUSTOMIZING YOUR WEATHER RADIO WEATHER STATION CUSTOMIZING YOUR WEATHER STATION BACKLIGHT CONNECTING WEATHER STATION TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER USING DIFFERENT WEATHER STATION WINDOWS WEATHER and PRESSURE WINDOWS TIME WINDOW SUNRISE/SUNSET WINDOW TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WINDOW RAIN WINDOW WIND WINDOW MAINTANANCE TRO
INTRODUCTION STANDARD PACKAGE CONTENTS Thank you for selecting the Honeywell Weather Information Station. This product combines a Public Alert Weather Radio and a Wireless Weather Station. The Weather Radio operates at a NWR (National Weather Radio) frequencies and can receive NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) messages advising or warning you about the hazardous weather and other events within a 40-mile radius.
INSTALLATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN The Weather Station portion of TN924W operates at 433MHz radio frequency, so no wire installation is required between the main unit (receiver) and the remote weather sensors (transmitters). The remote weather sensors include a thermo-hygrometer (temperature and humidity) sensor, anemometer (wind sensor) and a rain gauge (rain sensor).
REMOTE THERMO HYGROMETER SENSOR FEATURES • • • • • Remote data transmission to the main unit via 433 MHz signal 328 feet (100 meters) operating range without interference LCD displays temperature, humidity and channel Five (5) transmission channels selection Case can be wall mounted using built-in hanger mounted on the wall in vertical position Use the wall mount hardware and screws provided when mounting the thermo-hygrometer sensor on the wall • PLACEMENT • The remote thermo-hygrometer sensor should
• C. Rain gauge bucket feet Allows securing the rain gauge on its place G • • • D E H F PLACEMENT • • I D. Funnel-shaped top with battery compartment Contains battery compartment and rainfall counting electronics E. Battery compartment Holds two AA-size batteries F. Screws Secure battery compartment cover G. Built-in leveler Allows leveling rain gauge on the surface H. Bucket see-saw mechanism Collects the rainfall in one of its containers and self-empties once full I.
BATTERY INSTALLATION and ALIGNING Measures wind speed C. ANEMOMETER BASE • Holds battery compartment • Allows mounting the anemometer vertically D. ANEMOMETER ARM Keeps anemometer assembly together • E H G F I Remove four (4) screws from the battery compartment with a small Phillips screwdriver • Open the battery compartment and install 2 “AA” size alkaline batteries (not included) matching the polarities shown • Point the wind vane (A) to the north (use a compass or map if necessary).
• • • • • • • • • • Time • • • • • • • Display Power • • • 24 hour barometric pressure history chart Multiple weather alarms Indoor/Outdoor Temperature & Humidity in up to 5 remote locations (4 additional sensors required) Dew point and comfort level indicators Wind speed and wind gust averages and memory Wind direction Rainfall amount with minimum and maximum memory 200 weather records without PC connection USB port with USB cable and PC software (included) Operating range from 100 feet (30 meters) up
I. BATTERY COMPARTMENT J. REMOVABLE TABLE STAND K. LIGHT SENSOR AUTO/ON/OFF SWITCH L. EXTENDABLE RADIO ANTENNA SIDE M N O M. EXTERNAL ANTENNA SOCKET N. ALERT ON/OFF SWITCH P Q O. ALERT OUT PORT P. POWER ADAPTER PORT Q. USB PORT MAIN DISPLAY UNIT OVERVIEW A. WARNING, WATCH, ADVISORY B. RADIO DISPLAY C. WEATHER STATION DISPLAY D. RADIO CONTROLS PANEL E. WEATHER/SNOOZE F. WALL MOUNT RESSESED OPENING G.SENSITIVITY HIGH/LOW H.
WEATHER STATION CONTROLS PANEL A. UP B. DOWN C. SET D. CHANNEL E. MEM F. HISTORY G. ALARM/CHART Selects the next available mode clockwise Increases parameters Activates manual search for atomic time signal Enables or disables time alarms (W) and (S) and Ice Warning Alarm Selects the next available mode anti-clockwise Decreases parameters Activates manual search for signals from the remote weather sensors when depressed and held for 5 sec.
WEATHER RADIO ABOUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER RADIO SYSTEM The National Weather Service (NWS) is a government agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that operates the nationwide radio network known as NOAA Weather Radio (NWR). NWR is a nationwide radio stations network continuously broadcasting information about all types of hazardous events both environmental and technological.
• • • • Press MENU/SELECT button entering into the language programming mode Press ▲ or ▼ selecting English, Spanish or French Press MENU/SELECT button to confirm – the unit will beep once confirming the language selection Press ◄ to exit ALERTS SELECTION Your Weather Radio contains all NWR events (alerts) pre-programmed; many of them are set to ON by default.
NOTE: The Weather Radio may miss alerts while being programmed. When selecting an empty location after adding a specific county or area to the memory, press◄ once to select a county from a previously selected state. Press ◄ again to select another state. Based on entered FIPS code, the Weather Radio will update the name of the location. If the new entered FIPS code does not match any county or area, the message NOT FOUND will be displayed instead of the county name.
Every Wednesday between 11 AM and 1PM the NWS broadcasts a weekly test alert in the United States. To find out the specific test schedule in your area, contact your local NOAA or NWS office. On your Weather Radio these alerts are turned off. To change your alert settings, please see ALERT SELECTION section. For a list of NWS alerts see APPENDIX 2.
CUSTOMIZING YOUR WEATHER STATION It is required to program: • The pressure parameters during Initial Setup (See Weather and Pressure Windows P28) • The time, the date and the weekday language (Time Window: P32) • The location data (Sunrise/Sunset Window: P36) Optional: • The time alarms (Time Window: P32) • The temperature alarms (Temperature and Humidity Window P38) • Daily rainfall alarms (Rain Window P40) • Wind alarms (Wind Window: P41) RAIN WINDOW Displays: • Current amount of precipitation as well as
If you want to use collected weather data in other applications, the software allows storing data on your computer hard drive in text file called RECORDS.txt. This file can be exported to Excel. This file location is: C:/Program Files/WeatherCapture. NOTE: Check our website www.honeywellweatherstations.
• • • displayed Press and hold MEM until the pressure unit is flashing Set the sea level pressure unit by pressing UP or DOWN Press MEM to confirm your selection Rainy Unstable Weather VIEWVING SEA LEVEL PRESSURE HISTORY • In any mode press HISTORY button entering the sea level pressure display • When the SEA LEVEL is displayed, press HISTORY repeatedly viewing the sea level pressure history for the past 24 hours in 1 hour intervals • If no buttons are pressed for 5 seconds, the unit will automatically r
The snooze duration for listed alarms can also be programmed up to 15 minutes. ACCESSING TIME WINDOW Press UP or DOWN until the TIME icon will flash. PROGRAMMING YOUR LOCATION IMPORTANT: There are two options available for programming a location – an auto and manual. In case of an auto programming, select the closest city code from the codes list programmed in the unit, then all necessary location data (longitude, latitude, time zone and daylight savings time adjustment) will be set automatically.
• Set the alarm hour using the UP or DOWN. Press and hold either button for quick digit advance. • Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection • Set the alarm minutes using UP or DOWN. Press and hold either button for quick digit advance • Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection – the snooze interval digits will flash • Set a Snooze interval (all three alarms share same snooze time duration) using UP or DOWN.
ACCESSING SUNRISE/SUNSET WINDOW Press UP or DOWN until the sunrise and sunset icons display will start flashing. on the lower left of the PROGRAMMING YOUR LOCATION • In Sunrise/Sunset Window, press and hold SET until the city code in the Time Window will flash entering the location programming mode. • Select the city code closest to your area by pressing the UP or DOWN. Refer to P. for a list of available codes.
Indicator displayed Temperature Range Humidity Range Shows current condition COMFORT 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F) 40%RH70%RH Ideal for both relative humidity and temperature WET -5°C to 50°C (23°F to122°F) OVER 70%RH Contains excess moisture DRY 5°C to 50°C (23°F to122°F) BELOW 40%RH Contains inadequate moisture ACCESSING TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WINDOW Press UP or DOWN until the IN icon on the upper right will flash.
RAIN WINDOW The Weather Station records a current the total amount of the rainfall for the last hour, 24 hours, past day, past week and the past month. The rainfall can be displayed in inches or mm. The daily rainfall can be programmed to alert you if the rainfall exceeds a pre-programmed limit. ACCESSING RAIN WINDOW Press UP or DOWN until the RAIN icon on the display starts flashing.
MAINTANANCE ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING ALARMS In the Wind Window press ALARM/CHART to recall • Current wind speed • Wind speed alarm with the “ALARM HI” displayed • Wind gust alarm with the “GUST ALARM HI” displayed • Daily maximum wind speed with “DAILY MAX” displayed If the specific alarm is disabled, “OFF” will be displayed; otherwise the alarm value will be shown. When the wind alarm is displayed, press the UP or DOWN to activate or deactivate it.
TROUBLESHOOTING channel Check here before contacting customer service Issue source Main unit - Radio Main unit - Radio Main unit - Radio Main unit - Radio Main unit - Weather Station Main unit - Weather Station Remote sensor (anemometer, rain gauge or temperature/humidity sensor) Symptom Multiple FIPS codes are stored, but radio responds only to alerts for one area CHECK OP message is displayed WEATHER/SNOOZE is pressed, but there is no broadcast Radio did not receive the TEST signal from NOAA on
APPENDIX 1 – CITY CODES Bangkok, BKK 7 NO Dakar, Senegal DKR 0 US and Canadian Cities Barcelona, Spain BCN 1 SE Dublin, Ireland DUB 0 SE City Cod Atlanta, Ga. ATL Austin, TX Zone DST City Cod Zone -5 SU Memphis, Tenn. MEM -6 SU AUS -6 SU Miami, Fla. MIA -5 SU Baltimore, Md. BWI -5 SU Milwaukee, Wis. MKE -6 SU Birmingham, Ala. BHM -6 SU Minneapolis, Minn. MSP -6 SU Boston, Mass. BOS -5 SU Montreal, Que., Can. YMX -5 SU Calgary, Alba.
APPENDIX 2 – NWR ALERT MESSAGES DST (Daylight Savings Time) definitions: SA = Australian DST. SB = South Brazilian DST - changes annually. SC = Chile DST SE = Standard European DST. SG = Egypt DST SH = Havana, Cuba DST SI = Iraq and Syria DST SK = Irkutsk & Moscow DST SM = Montevideo, Uruguay DST SN = Namibia DST SP = Paraguay DST SQ = Iran DST maybe changed annually. ST = Tasmania DST SU = Standard American DST.
NOTE: *Alert is permanently ON and cannot be changed SPECIFICATIONS Weather Station Radio Frequency: 433 MHz RF Reception range: 100-328 feet (30 -100 m) Barometric Pressure Measuring Range: 14.75 inHg to 32.44 inHg (500 Hpa to 1100Hpa); (374.5 mmHg to 823.8 mmHg) Resolution: 0.003 inHg (0.1 Hpa, 0.08 mmHg) Accuracy: 0.015 inHg (0.5 Hpa; 0.38 mmHg) Sampling interval: 20 minutes Altitude Compensation Range: -657 ft to 16404 ft (-200m to +5000 m) Temperature (Indoor) Operating Range: 14.2°F to 140°F (-9.
Resolution: 0.2°F (0.1°C) Accuracy: 2°F (1°C) Sampling Interval: 10 seconds Temperature (remote) Range: -40°F to 176°F (-40°C to 80°C) Resolution: 0.2°F (0.
FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modification to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.