Page 3 - Table of Contents; Operation using cable connection or
Operation Manual Professional Remote Weather Station 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. Please see www.heavyweather.info for a complete IM, FAQ and downloads of the most current so...
Page 5 - ft cable connection.; Features of Rain sensor; This product is not a toy kept out of the reach of children.; Contents
Features of the Thermo-Hygro Sensor The thermo-hygro sensor measures the outdoor temperature and relative humidity. It also collects the readings from the rain and wind sensors before transmitting the data to the base station by wireless 433MHz or by the 32ft cable included in this set. Features of ...
Page 7 - Setting up using the AC adaptor:; ies above; Note for WWVB Radio Controlled Time:; To operate using cable connection, simply use the enclosed; Wireless 433MHz transmission:
Setting up using the AC adaptor: 1) Power up all the sensors as described in setting up using batter- ies above 2) Using the AC adaptor (included), plug it into the mains outlet and power up the base station by inserting the adaptor jack into the DC 6.0V socket located on the side of the base statio...
Page 8 - Overview; wind; Important Note
1. Low battery indicator 2. WWVB radio controlled time icon 3. Date display 4. Time zone display 5. Date, seconds, alarm time and time zone 6. Alarm icon 7. Weather forecast icons 8. Weather tendency indicator 9. Pressure alarm display 10. hPa/inHg air pressure unit 11. Pressure units (relative or a...
Page 9 - NOTE: The WWVB receiver is located in the base station.; Base Station; NOTE; Base portion
• Signals from the sensors can be received by the base station at points of mounting • Radio controlled time signal can be received at the point of mounting NOTE: The WWVB receiver is located in the base station. Base Station With two foldable legs at the back of the unit, the base station can be pl...
Page 11 - LCD Section 2
Sunny Rainy Cloudy Indoor humidity alarm 35%RH (low) 65%RH (high) Outdoor humidity alarm 45%RH (low) 70%RH (high) Wind chill alarm 50ºF (low) 86ºF (high) Dew point alarm 32ºF (low) 68ºC (high) Rainfall 24h alarm 1.96 inches Rainfall 1h alarm 0.03 inches Wind Speed 1.0 mph (low) 62 mph (high) Wind di...
Page 12 - Basic Programming Modes; temperature/humidity; Notes to Dewpoint and Windchill:
8.85 inHg to 32.45 inHg (standard air pressure at an altitude of 30,000ft is around 8.85 inHg). Relative air pressure is the one value that is calculated back to sea level from the local absolute air pressure and can thus be taken as a reference for weather condition and weather development for the ...
Page 13 - Operation keys
12. Operation keys The base station has 8 keys for easy operation. Please refer to the following table for use and function of each key: Further descriptions of the key functions with regard to their immediate range of applica-tion can be found in the Programming modes: SET - key - In normal mode to...
Page 18 - Alarm setting
4) Using the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) keys select the desired wind direction and use the SET key to confirm or cancel each direction input 5) Press ALARM key to confirm and press the MIN/MAX key to re- turn the normal display mode or press the ALARM once more to toggle to another alarm setting mode. St...
Page 20 - ommended type and replace the cover; Battery change only in the base station:; mended type and replace the cover; Interferences and problems with operation
18. Changing batteries: Battery change only in the thermo-hygro-sensor: 1. Open the battery cover 2. Remove the old batteries and insert with new ones of the rec- ommended type and replace the cover Once the sensor is powered up, press and hold the PLUS (+) key for approx. 2 seconds in the normal di...
Page 22 - WARRANTY INFORMATION
Measuring Range Rel. Humidity : 20% to 95% (if the relative humidity is less than 20% or greater than 95%, it will dis-play 19% or 96%) Resolution : 1% Measuring Range Air Pressure : 8.85 inHg to 32.45 inHg (Standard air pressure at an altitude of 30,000 ft is around 8.85 inHg) Resolution . 0.01 inH...
Page 24 - “HEAVY WEATHER” SOFTWARE
“HEAVY WEATHER” SOFTWARE For use with the WS-2310 Weather Station (English version CD-ROM) 1.0 General Information 2.0 System requirements 3.0 Basic settings of the base station and sensors 3.1 Base station (receiver) 3.2 Thermo-hygro sensor 3.3 Wind sensor 3.4 Rain sensor 4.0 Installing the “Heavy ...
Page 27 - Installing the PC software; begin to auto install; CD-ROM to start the installation of the Heavy Weather software; Sunny; PC COM port cable jack
4.0 Installing the PC software First, the weather station and the outdoor sensors should all be connected for operation and checked that it is functioning correctly. After checking, install the “Heavy Weather” PC software as follows: 1) Switch on your PC and insert the Heavy Weather CD-ROM into the ...
Page 31 - Pressure
7.1 Heavy Weather Settings - Global tab: 1) The COM Port used for connection from the PC the base station must be selected in order for correct operation 2) Screen tips On/Off can be selected here. If selected On, screen tips will automatically pop-up to familiarize users with the first time operati...
Page 33 - history file window
History file Right click to enter History File 7.5 Changing of the history file from the history window: As described in features and displayed information above, the weather data is automatically saved from the current period to form a history of the weather events. The illustrations below provide ...
Page 44 - Wind Direction Alarm Setting; Rainfall 24 Hour Alarm Setting; alarm window
8.18 Wind Direction Alarm Setting 1) Place your cursor over the wind direction alarm box and right click the mouse to open the wind direction alarm window 2) Click on the wind direction(s) required for activating the wind direction alarm (the example below uses North East, East and South East direct...
Page 45 - Condition Hysteresis; Temperature
8.20 Rainfall 1 Hour Alarm Setting 1) Place your cursor over the rain 1 hour alarm box and right click the mouse to open the rain 1 hour alarm window 2) Drag the cursor over the sliding scale to set the desired rainfall level or enter the rainfall in the box provided 3) Click the alarm active box to...
Page 46 - Resetting the min/max absolute or relative air pressure
Important! If any alarm has been programmed through the Heavy Weather program to the base station, the alarm status will remain in the PC if there is no connection between the base station and the PC or if the base station did not read the alarm setting before the PC is switched off. In any power re...
Page 50 - Resetting the rain counter for the rain total
9.8 Resetting the min/max wind speed 1) Right click the min/max button to open the wind speed min/max details window 2) Click clear min/max details button to return to the Heavy Weather window Note: The reset values will flash and may not register on the heavy weather display immediate because the p...
Page 53 - if wind factor; With wire data transmission:
10.0 Exiting the Heavy Weather program To close the “Heavy Weather” software, simply click on the “Exit” icon 11.0 Technical Data The following information provides an overview of the technical data of the weather station. Outdoor data Transmission Distance in Open Field : 82ft max. Outdoor Temperat...
Page 55 - Problems and Solutions; Problems Cause Solutions; Loose connection of cables
Weather program only displays the information received by the base station and does not receive any data directly from the sensors. 14.0 Problems and Solutions Problems Cause Solutions Undefined values after starting up on the PC Loose connection of cables - Ensure that the PC COM port cable is prop...
Page 56 - Appendix 1
The following is a working example of how to save text files and create charts on other applications. 1. Using the Heavy Weather program, open the History window and save the weather data from the desired history file as a text file by clicking on the Save as text button, enter a text file name and ...
Page 58 - setting General and this is usable and click the Finish button
5. Next, select the appropriate data type (such as text or numbers) for each column of data. The default setting General and this is usable and click the Finish button 6. The data is then imported into the Excel ready for the user to plot a graph. In this example we will use the indoor temperature.
Page 61 - ready for graph plotting
A) Use the indoor temperature as the example. Go into to a new cell (for example, N3), type “=VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(B3,”,”,”.”))” . Then an Excel readable indoor temperature reading is created B) Then we copy this formula to all cells in column N. A set of valid indoor temperature readings are ready for ...