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Wireless Weather Station

Instruction Manual

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1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................2

2. Inventory of contents ....................................................................................................2

Feature of the base station ............................................................................................2

Feature of wind sensor ..................................................................................................2

Feature of rain sensor ....................................................................................................3

3. Set up guide ...................................................................................................................3

3.1 Battery install ............................................................................................................

3.2 Mounting ...................................................................................................................6

4. LCD overview .................................................................................................................8

4.1 LCD overview ............................................................................................................

4.2 Weather forecasting ................................................................................................. 9

4.3 Weather forecast tendency indicator ...................................................................10

4.4 Storm warning indicator ........................................................................................10

5. Program modes ...........................................................................................................11

5.1 Quick display mode ................................................................................................

5.2 Setting mode ...........................................................................................................12

5.3 History mode ...........................................................................................................12

5.4 Alarm mode .............................................................................................................13

5.5 Min/Max mode .........................................................................................................15

6. Problems and interference with operation................................................................16

7. Specication ...............................................................................................................17

This Operation Manual is part of this product and should be kept in a safe place for

future reference. It contains important notes on setup and operation.

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this Professional Weather Center Designed for everyday use,

the weather station will prove to be an asset of great value for your personal use in the

home or office. Please read this instruction manual thoroughly to fully understand the

correct operation of your weather station and benet from its unique features.

2. Inventory of contents

1) Base station

2) WH1 sensor including thermo-hygro sensor, rain sensor, wind sensor

3) Instruction manual

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2 adjustable hoops (to x the mast to your desired location)

The received data is continuously updated to bring you the latest weather information on

the base station’s LCD. The outdoor thermo-hygro sensors is the main data communication

unit since both the wind and rain sensors are connected to the thermo-hygro sensor for

operating power and rely on it to communicate to the base station. Weather data sent from

the thermo-hygro sensor is transmitted through wireless link.

Additional equipment (not included)

1. 3 Fresh AA 1.5V LR6 Alkaline batteries.

2. 2 Fresh AA 1.5V LR6 Alkaline batteries.

Feature of the base station:

● Indoor and outdoor temperature display in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius (user

selectable)

● Indoor and outdoor relative humidity displays

● Barometric pressure reading in inHg or hPa, absolute or relative (user selectable)

● Detailed display of rainfall data in 1 hour, 24 hours, one week, one month and total since

last reset. (user selectable in mm or inch)

● Wind speed in mph, km/h, m/s, knots or Beaufort (user selectable)

● Wind chill temperature display

● Dew point temperature display

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● Weather forecast display by weather icons (sunny, cloudy, rainy)

● Weather forecast tendency arrow

● Storm warning alarm

● Display of extensive weather data, in all cases with programmable alarm functions for

certain weather conditions as well as records of all minimum and maximum values along

with time and date of their recordings

● Supper bright green LED back light

● DCF Radio controlled time and date with manual setting option

● 12 or 24 hour time display

● Perpetual calendar

● Time zone setting

● Automatic daylight saving time function based on Germany DST system ( for those users

using the clock outside the time zone of Germany, the DST automatic change time will

be delayed or triggered earlier according to the time zone difference accordingly)

● Wall hanging or free standing

● Synchronized instant reception for outdoor weather data as well as radio controlled time

signal

Features of wind sensor

The wind sensor measures wind speed and sends the data to thermo-hygro sensor, which

in turn transmits the data to the base station.

Feature of rain sensor

The rain sensor measures the rainfall and sends the data to thermo-hygro sensor, which

in turn transmits the data to the base station. Operating power is taken from the thermo-

hygro sensor by a cable connection

3. Set up Guide

3.1 Battery install

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Note: To avoid operating problems, please take note of battery polarity before/when

inserting any Alkaline Batteries. Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid

rechargeable batteries. Since the radio controlled time receiver is built inside the

sensor, please do not put the sensor close to area with mass metal or obvious

shielding objects around.

1)Pull away the shower proof casing of the thermo-hygro sensor to reveal the two sockets

(for the wind sensor and rain sensor)

2)Connect the attached cables of wind and rain sensors to the corresponding sockets

of the thermo-hygro sensor by clicking them into place. Make sure that rain and wind

sockets not swapped when plugging the phone jacket.

3)Open the base station’s battery cover located at the back of the unit and insert 3 x AA,

1.5V Alkaline batteries into the battery compartment and close the battery cover

4)Open the battery cover of the thermo-hygro sensor located below the two sockets and

insert 2 x AA, 1.5V Alkaline batteries and close the cover

Every time the thermo-hygro sensor is powered up (for example after a change of

batteries), the LED indicator will light up for 4 seconds (if no LED light up or is lighted

permanently, make sure the battery is inserted the correct way or a proper reset is

happened). After the thermo-hygro sensor is powered up, the sensor will transmit weather

LED Indicato

Sensor Sockets

Battery

Compartment

Battery cover

Thermo-hygro Sensor

Setting up using batterie

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data for 24s, and then the sensor will start radio controlled time reception. During the RCC

time reception period (maximum 5 minutes), no weather data will be transmitted. The LED

indicator will be blinking 5 times once RCC signal was synchronized and the LED indicator

will not light during any future regular RCC reception routines. Regular RF link will be

established once RCC reception routine is nished.

When the base station is powered up, a short beep will sound and all LCD segments

will light up for about 3 seconds before it enters into learning mode to learn the sensors

security code.

Note: DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY during the rst 10 minutes learning period or before

radio controlled time is displayed on the receiver. After both outdoor weather data and

radio controlled time are displayed you can place your remote sensor outdoors and set

your time (if no RCC reception is possible). If there is no temperature reading in the indoor

station, make sure the units are within range of each other or repeat the battery installation

procedure. If a key is pressed before the weather station receives the temperature signal,

you will need to follow the battery installation procedure again. Please wait minimum

10seconds before re-insert the battery again to make a proper reset for both

transmitter and receiver.

Note : If a battery change on the transmitter side happened, the base station will be

resynchronized to the transmitter again within the next 3 hours. If you want to shorten the

receiving data time, the base station has to re-install the battery so that it can have the

new security code learnt right way, but the previous weather data and alarm value settings

in base station will be lost.

Note for Radio Controlled Time DCF:

The time and date display is based on the signal provided by the highly accurate

government operated atomic clock. The outdoor sensor will continue to scan for the

radio controlled time signal each day despite it being manually set. If reception has been

unsuccessful, then the radio controlled time icon will not appear but reception will still be

attempted continually. If reception has been successful, the received time and date will

overwrite the manually set time and date.

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Note:

When batteries require replacement for the base station, the low battery indicator

will light up on the LCD.

Please participate in the preservation of the environment by properly

disposing of all used-up batteries and accumulators at designated disposal

points. Never dispose of batteries in a re as this may cause explosion, risk

of re or leakage of dangerous chemicals and fumes

3.2 Mounting

1) Base station

With one foldable leg at the back of the unit, the base station can be placed onto any at

surface or wall mounted at the desired location by the hanging holes also at the back of the

unit. It is important to check that outdoor sensor data can be received before permanently

mounting any of the units

2) Remote sensor

For accurate results, the remote sensor mast should be securely mounted onto a

horizontal surface and in an open area away from trees or other coverings where rainfall or

wind speed may be reduced causing inaccurate reading

a). mounting the wind sensor onto a master

Firstly, check that the wind-fan can rotate freely before xing the unit. The wind sensor

should now be mounted using the screw onto a mast provided to allow the wind to travel

around the sensor unhindered from all directions.

Front Back

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b.) Mounting the rain sensor

c.)Mounting the thermo-hygro sensor same as rain sensor

d.) Fix the whole set to a pole with the two adjustable hoops.

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Once the wind sensor and rain sensor are xed onto the mast, connect the cable to the

corresponding thermo-hygro sensor socket.

4. LCD overview

4.1 LCD overview

The following illustration shows the full segments of the LCD for description purposes only

and will not appear like this during normal operation and use.

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1. Time

2. Alarm on indicator

3. Day of week/ time zone / history

4. Date

5. Indoor temperature display

6. Indoor humidity display

7. Indoor temperature and humidity low

alarm and high alarm

8. Temperature display unit

9. General indoor alarm icon

11. Wind chill and dew point

temperature display

12. Outdoor temperature and humidity

display

13. Outdoor temperature and humidity

low alarm and high alarm

14. Temperature display unit

15. General outdoor alarm icon

16. Weather forecast icon

17. Weather tendency indicator

18. Pressure unit (relative or absolute)

19. Pressure with 24 hour history graph

Pressure low alarm and high alarm

21. Pressure display unit (inHg or hPa)

22. Pressure alarm on indicator

23. Wind speed display unit (m/s, km/h,

knots, chill mph, bft)

24. Wind speed high alarm

25. Wind alarm on indicator

26. Rainfall display unit (mm/in)

27. Rainfall 1h, 24h, week, month or total

hour display

28. Rainfall alarm on indicator

29. Radio controlled time version DCF

Radio controlled time icon

4.2 Weather forecasting

Sunny Partly Cloudy Cloudy Rainy

The four weather icons Sunny, partly Cloudy, Cloudy and Rainy represent the weather

forecasting. For every sudden or signicant change in air pressure, the weather icons will

update accordingly to represent the change in weather.

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10. MIN/MAX information

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4.3 Weather forecast tendency indicator

The weather tendency indicators arrow is located between the weather icons to show

the air pressure tendency and provide a forecast of the weather to be expected by the

decreasing or increasing air pressure. The rightward arrow means that the air pressure is

increasing and the weather is expected to become better. The leftward arrow means that

the air pressure is decreasing and the weather is expected to become worse.

The change of weather forecast icon is in accord to the relationship between current

relative pressure and the pressure change since last twelve hours. If the weather is

changing, weather tendency indicator (animated arrows) will be ashing. And after the next

three hours if weather conditions have become stable, the arrows will x indicating a stable

condition happened.

Examples of changing weather icons:

4.4 Storm warning indicator

The storm threshold can be set to suit the user’s requirement for storm forecasting from

storm forecasting will be activated, the clouds with rain icon and tendency arrows will ash

for 3 hours indicating the storm warning feature has been activated.

3-9hPa (default 4hPa). When there is a fall over pressure threshold within 3 hours, the

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Notes to pressure sensitivity setting for weather forecasting:

The pressure threshold can be set to suit the user’s requirement for weather forecasting

from 2-4hPa (default 2hPa). For areas that experience frequent changes in air pressure

requires a higher setting compared to an area where the air pressure is stagnant. For

example if 4hPa is selected, then there must be a fall or rise in air pressure of at least

4hPa before the weather station will register this as a change in weather.

5.Program Mode

The base station has ve keys for easy operation: SET key, + key, ALARM key, HISTORY

key and MIN/MAX key. And there are ve program modes available: Quick Display Mode,

Setting Mode, Alarm Mode

，

History Mode and Min/Max Mode.

The program mode can be exited at any time by either pressing the HISTORY key, or

waiting for the 10-second time-out to take effect.

5.1 Quick Display Mode

- While in Normal Mode, press the SET key to enter the Quick Display Mode as follow:

1. Outdoor Temperature / Wind chill / Dew point (press the + key or MIN/MAX key shifts

the display between outdoor temperature, wind chill and dew point)

2. Absolute pressure / Relative pressure (press the + key or MIN/MAX key shifts the

display between the absolute pressure and relative pressure)

3. Wind speed / Gust speed (press the + key or MIN/MAX key shifts the display

between the wind speed and gust speed)

4. 1 hour/ 24 hour / week/ month / total rainfall quantity (press the + key or MIN/MAX

key shifts the display between the selectable rainfall quantities), while display the

rainfall total quantity, pressing the SET key for two seconds will reset the rainfall total

value to zero and the time recording to current time.

- Press the SET key to accept the change and advance to the next display mode.

Continue to press the SET key to toggle through the display mode until return to the

normal Mode

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5.2 Setting Modes

- Press the SET key for 3 second while in normal mode to enter the normal Setting mode

- Press the SET key to select the following setting in sequence :

1.Time Zone Setting

2.12/24 hour format

3.Manual time setting (hours/minutes)

4.Calendar setting(year /month/ date, weekday will be calculated thus no need to set

weekday)

5.Temperature display unit degree Celsius or Fahrenheit

6.Air pressure display units in hPa or inHg

7.Relative pressure setting from 919.0hPa – 1080.0hPa (default 1013.2hPa)

8.Pressure threshold setting (default 2hPa)

9.Storm threshold setting (default 4hPa)

10.Wind speed and gust display units in km/h, mph, m/s, knots, bft

11.Rainfall display units in mm or inch

- In the setting modes, press + key or min/max key to select the units or scrolls the value.

Holding the + key or min/max key for 3 second will increase/decrease digits in great

steps.

- Press HISTORY key or key idle 10 second, the setting mode will return to Normal Mode

Note: Please set the units rstly before change units’ value. During change of units setting,

the previous set value will be changed according to the new units. However it might cause

resolution loss due to its internal calculation algorithm.

5.3 History Modes

- While in Normal Mode, press the HISTORY key to enter the History Mode.

- In the History Mode, press the + key to select the record over the past 24hours at

increments of -3 hours,

- -6 hours, -9 hours, -12 hours, -15 hours, -18 hours, -21 hours, -24 hours

- Press the HISTORY key or key idle 10 second to return to Normal Mode

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5.4 Alarm Modes

- While in Normal Mode press the ALARM key to enter the High Alarm Mode

- Press the ALARM key again to enter Low Alarm mode

Remark: after the initial pressing of ALARM key, the display will be refreshed to show

current high, low alarm values. Normal alarm value will be displayed only for those

already activated, all other not activated values will be displayed with “- - -“or “- -“instead.

- Press the ALARM key again to return the Normal Mode

- In the High Alarm Mode press the SET key to select the following alarm modes:

1. Time alarm (at low alarm setting mode, the same time alarm setting sequence will

repeat)

2. Indoor humidity high alarm

3. Indoor temperature high alarm

4. Outdoor humidity high alarm

5. Outdoor temperature high alarm

6. Wind chill high alarm

7. Dew point high alarm

8. Pressure high alarm

9. Wind speed high alarm

10. Gust speed high alarm

11. 1Hour rain high alarm

12. 24 hour rain high alarm

- In the Low Alarm Mode press the SET key to select the following alarm modes:

1.Time alarm (at high alarm setting mode, the same time alarm setting sequence will

repeat)

2. Indoor humidity low alarm

3. Indoor temperature low alarm

4. Outdoor humidity low alarm

5. Outdoor temperature low alarm

6. Wind chill low alarm

7. Dew point low alarm

8. Pressure low alarm

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- In the alarm modes, Press + key to changes or scrolls the value upward, or press min/

max key to change or scrolls the alarm value downward. Hold the + key or min/max key for

3 second to change the number in great step. Press the ALARM key to choose the alarm

on or off (if alarm is enabled, the speaker icon on the LCD will be turned on indicating the

alarm function has been enabled). Press the SET key to toggle through each alarm mode

until it returns to the normal display mode.

- Press HISTORY key or key idle 10 second at any time, the alarm mode will return to

Normal Mode

Canceling the Temperature Alarm While Sounding

a. When a set weather alarm condition has been triggered, that particular alarm will sound

for 120 second and ash until the weather condition doesn’t meet the user set level.

Press any key to mute the alarm. When weather alarm condition was activated again

within 10 minutes, alarm will not sound but will continue to ash until weather conditions

have become more steady. This feature is useful to avoid repeated triggering for the

same alarm value.

b. The alarm will reactivate automatically once the value has fallen below the set value.

The outdoor weather alarm

When a set outdoor weather alarm has been triggered, it will ash on the LCD display and

the general outdoor alarm icon and high/low alarm icon will ash accordingly. For example,

in outdoor temperature display mode, when dew point high alarm is triggered DEW POINT

icon will ash along with general outdoor alarm icon and high alarm icon ashing, telling

that the current alarm source is from dew point.

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5.5 Min/Max Mode

- While in Normal Mode, press the min/max key to enter the maximum mode,

- press min/max key again to enter the minimum mode

- Press min/max key again to return the Normal Mode

- In the maximum reading Mode, press the + key to display the following maximum values

together with the time and date stamp when these values were recorded, if press SET

key in the following individual minimum value will be reset to current reading together

with the current time and date.

1.Indoor humidity maximum

2.Indoor temperature maximum

3.Outdoor humidity maximum

4.Outdoor temperature maximum

5.Wind chill temperature maximum

6.Dew point temperature maximum

7.Pressure maximum

8.Wind speed maximum

9.Gust speed maximum

10.1Hour rain maximum

11.24 hour rain maximum

12.Week rainfall maximum

13.Month rainfall maximum

-In the minimum reading Mode, press the + key to display the following minimum values

together with the time and date at which these values were recorded, if press SET key in

the following individual maximum value will be reset to current reading together with the

current time and date.

1. Indoor humidity minimum

2. Indoor temperature minimum

3. Outdoor humidity minimum

4. Outdoor temperature minimum

5. Wind chill temperature minimum

6. Dew point temperature minimum

7. Pressure minimum

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- Press the HISTORY key or key idle 10 second, the Min/Max mode will return to Normal

Mode

6.Problems and interference with operation

Problem & cause Remedy

Distance between transmitters and

receiver too long

Reduce distance between transmitters and

receiver to receive signal

High shielding materials between

the units (thick walls, steel, concrete,

isolating aluminum foil and etc.)

Find a different location for sensors and/or

receiver. See also item ‘transmission range’

below

Interference from other sources (e.g.

wireless radio, headset, speaker, etc.

operating on the same frequency)

Find a different location for the sensors and/

or base station. Neighbors using electrical

devices operation on the same signal

frequency can also cause interference with

reception

No reception after adding extension

cables

Find a new location for the sensors and/or

base station.

Poor contrast LCD or no reception or

low batteries in sensors or receiver

Change batteries

Temperature, humidity, or air pressure

is incorrect.

Check/replace batteries. If multiple remote

sensors are in use, check location with

corresponding “boxed numbers”. Or move

away from sources of heat/cold. Adjust

relative air pressure to a value from a

reliable source (TV radio, etc.).

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7. Specications

Outdoor data

Transmission distance in open eld : 150meter max.

Frequency : 433MHz or 868MHz (selected by solder option)

Temperature range : -40

℃

to +65

℃

(show OFL if outside range)

Resolution : 0.1

℃

Measuring range rel. humidity : 1%

～

99%

Rain volume display : 0 - 9999mm (show OFL if outside range)

Resolution : 0.3mm (if rain volume < 1000mm)

1mm (if rain volume > 1000mm)

Wind speed : 0~180km/h (show OFL if outside range)

Measuring interval thermo-hygro sensor : 48 sec

Water proof level : IPX3

Indoor data

Pressure / temperature : 48 sec

Indoor temperature measure range : 0

℃

to +60

℃

(reading range: -20

℃

to +65

℃

)

Resolution : 0.1

℃

Measuring range rel. humidity : 1%

～

99%

Resolution : 1%

Measuring range air pressure : 919hPa – 1080hPa

Resolution/Accuracy : 0.1hPa / 1.5hPa

Alarm duration : 120 sec

Power consumption

Base station : 3XAA 1.5V LR6 Alkaline batteries

Remote sensor : 2xAA 1.5V LR03 Alkaline batteries

Battery life : Minimum 12 months for base station

Minimum 24 months for thermo-hygro sensor