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S82967 FAQS

We are weather enthusiasts like you and know proper running equipment is important. These

FAQS provide valuable information on setup, positioning, and troubleshooting your station.

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CONTENTS

S82967 FAQS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Contents .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1

GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................................. 2

BATTERIES: What do I need to know about batteries? ................................................................................................... 2

Can I operate My station on battery power only? ............................................................................................................ 2

BATTERIES: What do the battery icons mean? ................................................................................................................ 2

Sensor and Station ............................................................................................................................................................. 2

What are the power requirements? .................................................................................................................................. 3

Will this station work in other countries? .......................................................................................................................... 3

SETUP: How do I setup my station? .................................................................................................................................. 3

MOUNTING: Where do I position my sensor & station? .................................................................................................. 3

Position Station ................................................................................................................................................................... 3

What is Distance | Resistance | Interference? .................................................................................................................. 4

How do I view my HI and LO Temperature/Humidity Readings? ................................................................................... 4

How do I reset the Temperature/Humidity Readings? .................................................................................................... 5

What is HEAT INDEX and Dew Point Temperature? ....................................................................................................... 5

How do I Set Alerts? ........................................................................................................................................................... 5

How do I Disarm alerts? ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

What happens when an alert sounds? ............................................................................................................................. 6

TIME: Does this station have Atomic Time? ..................................................................................................................... 6

How do I manually set the time? ....................................................................................................................................... 6

BACKLIGHT: Does this station have a backlight? ............................................................................................................ 7

WHAT IS Auto Dim backlight? ........................................................................................................................................... 8

WEEKDAY: How do I correct the day of the week? ........................................................................................................ 8

Does this station have 12 hour and 24 hour time options? ............................................................................................. 8

TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................................................................... 8

Summary of content (11 pages)

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S82967 FAQS We are weather enthusiasts like you and know proper running equipment is important. These FAQS provide valuable information on setup, positioning, and troubleshooting your station. We recommend Adobe Reader version 10 or greater available at: http://get.adobe.com/reader CONTENTS S82967 FAQS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Contents ..............................
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How do I change batteries in my sensors without losing data? ..................................................................................... 8 FACTORY RESET: How do I factory reset my station? .................................................................................................... 9 DASHES TEMP/HUMIDITY: Why does my thermo-hygro sensor show dashes on the station? ................................. 9 Why don’t my temperature/humidity readings on my station match the weather report? .........
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WHAT ARE THE POWER REQUIREMENTS? TX141TH-Bv2: 2-AA batteries S82967: 5 volt power cord (required) and 2-AA batteries for optional backup of your time and date. Power cord is required. WILL THIS STATION WORK IN OTHER COUNTRIES? • No. This station will only work on 120 volt systems. SETUP: HOW DO I SETUP MY STATION? 1. Insert 2-AA batteries into your Outdoor Sensor. 2. Insert the 5 volt power cord into an outlet, then into your station. Optional: Insert 2-AA batteries for backup. 3.
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• • • This station must operate with the 5 volt power cord in order to receive sensor updates. Operation on battery power will only maintain time/date settings if you need to move your station. Best reception occurs when only one wall is between your station and your sensor outside. Position you station six feet from other electronics and wireless devices. If you suspect RF (radio frequency) interference, simply move your weather station a few feet.
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• • Indoor HI Humidity Indoor LO Humidity • Heat Index • Dew Point Note: Heat Index and Dew Point do not have a time/date of occurrence. HOW DO I RESET THE TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY READINGS? Your temperature and humidity readings are reset individually. 1. Press and release the TEMP button to view the reading you wish to reset. 2. Hold the MINUS button for 5 seconds to reset individual temperature or humidity value to current temperature, humidity, time and date. 3.
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Alert Setting Order: • Outdoor HI Temperature • Outdoor LO Temperature • Outdoor HI Humidity • Outdoor LO Humidity • Indoor HI Temperature • Indoor LO Temperature • Indoor HI Humidity • Indoor LO Humidity HOW DO I DISARM ALERTS? 1. Hold the ALERTS button 3 seconds to enter alert set mode. 2. Press and release ALERTS button until you see the alert you wish to disarm. 3. Press the + or - buttons to disarm the alert. The alert text goes from ON to OFF. 4. Press the LIGHT button to exit.
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Settings order: • Language (English, Spanish, French) • Beep ON/OFF • 12/24 Time • Hour • Minutes • Year • Month • Date • Temperature Fahrenheit/Celsius Full Program Menu: 1. Hold the SET button for 2 seconds to enter setting mode. ENGLISH will flash. Press the + or button to select ESPANOL, or FRANCAIS. Note: When Español or Francais are selected, the reset of the menu items will be in that language. 2. Press SET to confirm and move to beep sound. BEEP ON will show. ON flashes.
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WHAT IS AUTO DIM BACKLIGHT? AUTO DIM allow you to set a time for your backlight to dim to level 1 and then return to level 5. This is a handy feature to dim the backlight at the same time every night for sleep. Set Auto Dim (Hour only). 1. Hold the AUTO DIM button 2 seconds to enter dimmer set mode. AUTO DIM OFF will show. 2. Press the + or – buttons to turn dimmer (ON). AUTO DIM ON will show. 3. Press the AUTO DIM button to select start time (Hour) for dimmer. START TIME and the hour will flash. 4.
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• • • When Battery Indicator shows next to the word Outdoor, replace batteries in your Outdoor Sensor. Then hold the SENSOR button for 3 seconds and your station will search for your sensor. When changing the batteries in the station, continue using the power cord. After replacing the batteries, no other action is needed. The batteries in the station only maintain time/date in the event of a power outage.
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WHY DON’T MY TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY READINGS ON MY STATION MATCH THE WEATHER REPORT? • Your temperature and humidity readings are from you sensor at your location. Your local reporting station can be miles away so readings will differ. TEMP ACCURACY: WHY DOES MY THERMO-HYGRO SENSOR READ INCCURATELY? • • • • • • The thermo-hygro sensor reads the environment. If your sensor reads high during the day but not at night it is a mounting problem.
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If a miss happens: • If sensor loses connection to the station for any reason, the station will show dashes after 30 minutes. • The station will search for 5 minutes every hour to reconnect with sensor. • Be sure you have good batteries. Manually search for your sensor by holding the SENSOR button for three seconds. Try this: • Bring your sensor within 10 feet of your station and make sure it is connected to the station.