La Crosse Technology 2800 series - Manual

S E T   U P   Y O U R   W E A T H E R   S T A T I O N   H A R D W A R E     Before   installing   the   Heavy   Weather   Pro   software   on   your   computer,   you   should   complete   the   setup   of   your   La   Crosse   Technology ®   wireless   weather   station.   If   you   have   not   ...

    P a g e |   10      rocess.   When   the   ‘Ready   to   Install’   dialog   appears,   click   the   ‘Install’   button   to   begin   the   software   installation   p         During   the   installation,   the   ‘Installing’   shows   the   installation   progress.             When   the   ‘C...

  Although   the   USB   communication   device   can   be   installed   on   any   USB   port   connected   to   your   computer,   using   a   non ‐ powered   USB   hub   or   extension   cable   increases   the   chance   for   interruptions   between   the   USB   communication   device   and   ...

When   you   click   the   Resynchronize   menu   option,   the   Synchronize   dialog   will   appear.   Once   we   have   the   synchronize   dialog   displayed   on   your   computer   we   are   ready   to   put   the   weather   station   in   synchronize   mode.     DON’T   CLICK   THE   SYNC...

DETAILED   INSTRUCTIONS   To   tell   the   weather   station   to   start   communicating   with   the   software,   press   and   hold   the   button   showing   a   down   arrow   until   the   weather   station   beeps   (approximately   3 ‐ 4   seconds).   evice.     device,   it   will        ...

I F   S Y N C H R O N I Z A T I O N   I S   N O T   S U C C E S S F U L   If   the   synchronization   process   is   not   successful;   you   will   see   a   message   similar   to   the   one   to   the   right.   At   this   point,   you   will   need   to   retry   the   E P E A T I N G   T H ...

          M E N U   There   are   several   menu   options   available   from   the   Heavy   Weather   Pro   main   window.   This   section   briefly   describes   the   functions   accessible   through   these   menu   options.       P a g e |   16      Wind   Speed   and   Direction Rain   Total...

V I E W     ™ Show   Current   Weather:   Show   or   hide   the   Current   Weather   window.     ™ History   Files:   show   or   hide   the   History   tab   in   the   file   management   window.     ™   Template   Files:   Show   or   hide   the   Template   tab   in   the   file   management  ...

GEN ERAL   S ETTINGS   Language:   This   option   sets   the   language   for   all   windows   and   dialogs   within   Heavy   Weather   Pro.   If   a   new   language   is   selected,   the   application   must   be   restarted.     Show   Help   as   ToolTips:   Check   this   box   to   enable...

P a g e |   20      button   is   pressed,   the   Heavy   Weather   Pro   application   will   transfer   those   settings   to   the   weather   station   (if   the   weather   station   and   computer   are   synchronized   and   currently   connected   via   the   USB   communications   device)....

DI RECTO RI ES   History   Files   Directory:   This   is   the   path   where   the   history   data   file   will   be   written.   The   path   for   the   history   data   file   can   also   be   modified   through   the   Recording   History   File   setting.   ( ~\My   Documents\HeavyWeather\...

P a g e |   25      R E L A T I V E   ( A I R )   P R E S S U R E   W H A T   I S   R E L A T I V E   P R E S S U R E ?   Relative   (also   referred   to   as   atmospheric)   pressure   is   defined   as   the   force   per   unit   area   exerted   against   a   surface   by   the   weight   of  ...

R A I N   The   entire   lower   portion   of   the   main   Heavy   Weather   Pro   screen   is   devoted   to   rainfall.   This   section   will   talk   about   each   of   these   values   and   what   they   represent.     L A S T   H O U R   The   last   hour   rain   gauge   represents   the...

W H A T   I S   A   G R A P H ?   A   graph   is   the   resulting   image   created   when   we   plot   out   and   connect   the   data   points   in   a   particular   history   file.     To   create   a   graph,   you   must   first   select   a   history   file   and   create   a   template . ...

W O R K I N G   W I T H   T E M P L A T E   F I L E S   Template   files   define   the   properties   needed   to   construct   a   graph   from   a   selected   history   data   file   and   it’s   data   records   (see   What   is   a   Template?   for   details).   A   sample   template   is   p...

Minutes:   The   ‘minutes’   field   can   only   be   modified   if   you   choose   a   Data   Interval   of   User   Defined.   In   this   case,   you   can   specify   how   many   minutes   apart   you   wish   to   place   the   data   points.   The   chart   can   only   be   as   precise   ...

P a g e |   39      T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G   /   F A Q     H E A V Y   W E A T H E R   P R O   L O S E S   C O N N E C T I O N   W I T H   M Y   W E A T H E R   S T A T I O N   O V E R N I G H T .   Many   computers   temporarily   disable   or   “put   to   sleep”   some   of   their   hardw...

P a g e |   40      manually   reconnecting   the   weather   station   to   its   sensors   (initiate   the   re ‐ learn   process   on   the   weather   station   (press   and   hold   the   up   ^   arrow   until   the   weather   station   beeps).     H E A V Y   W E A T H E R   P R O   D O E S ...