Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AWS888 Oregon
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1 EN T ABLE OF CONTENTS About this guide ......................................................... 2 Product overview ....................................................... 2 Main unit ............................................................... 2 Remote unit .
EN 2 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Congratulations on your selection of the World’s first Colour Weather Station (A WS888) from Oregon Scientific TM . This powerful device bundles animated weather forecasting, b.
3 EN FRONT VIEW 1. Colour display 2. / - Increase / decrease setting 3. ENTER - select option BACK VIEW / BA TTERY COMP ARTMENT 1. RESET 2. SEARCH 1 2 3 1 2 AWS888 English r23 op 10/14/03, 4:32 PM 3 B.
EN 4 REMOTE UNIT (RTGR328N) This sensor works as an RF clock receiver for this main unit but does not work with previous models. If you want to purchase additional remote sensors, select a model that does not include the RF function such as: • THGR228N / THGR238N (3-channel sensor) • THGR328N (5-channel sensor) NOTE LCD DISPLA Y (HOME MENU) 1.
5 EN FRONT 1. LCD display 2. LED status indicator 3. V entilation duct 1 2 3 LCD 1. RF clock reception 2. Channel no. 3. Low battery indicator 4. T ime 5.
EN 6 BACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. W all mount (recess hole) 2. CHANNEL switch 3. RESET 4. ° C/ ° F switch 5. SEARCH button 6. EU/UK radio signal format switch 7. Battery compartment 8. Fold-out stand FOLD-OUT ST AND 1. Fold-out the stand. 2. Lock it into place.
7 EN GETTING ST ARTED BA TTERIES Batteries for the remote and main units are supplied with this product. Press the RESET button whenever you change batteries. Insert the batteries in the remote unit before you set up the main unit. Do not use rechargeable batteries.
EN 8 When the remote unit receives the radio-controlled clock signal and is paired up with the main unit, the clock in the main unit will automatically be updated. RADIO SIGNAL REMOTE SENSOR SEARCHING The RADIO SIGNAL FORMA T switch is located inside the battery compartment.
9 EN MAIN UNIT SENSOR SEARCHING Press and hold SEARCH for 2 seconds to manually activate sensor searching. The search icon will blink until the remote signal is found or the search period times out.
EN 10 CLOCK SETTING Auto-synchronization should be deactivated before you manually set the clock. T o do this, follow the instructions stated below and turn the RF CLOCK function OFF in CLOCK SETTING mode. 1. From the HOME MENU access the GENERAL SETTING mode.
11 EN ALARM SETTING When activated, the alarm starts quietly , then gradually becomes louder until it crescendos at 1 minute; it shuts off at two minutes. Alarm 1 Set Hour , Minute, Alarm type and Alarm on or off Alarm 2 Set Hour , Minute, Alarm type and Alarm on or off Return to previous page Exit 1.
EN 12 WEA THER SETTING MODE In this mode you can adjust various weather calibration settings, such as the unit of temperature and barometric display along with altitude settings for more accurate weather forecasting. 1. From the HOME MENU access the GENERAL SETTING mode.
13 EN CLOCK-ALARM MODE This is basically a viewing mode where time, date and alarm information is conveniently displayed. In this mode you can turn alarms 1 or 2 ON/OFF .
EN 14 BAROMETER DISPLA Y This product tracks barometric pressure changes over the past 24 hours to provide a weather forecast. Y ou can display current and past readings by pressing the / keys. From the barometer display: THERMO AND HYGRO MEMOR Y T emperature and humidity are stored in the main memory .
15 EN When the desired channel has been selected: • MAX: Press and HOLD for 2 seconds. • MIN: Press and HOLD for 2 seconds. CLEAR MIN / MAX RECORDS Press and hold and (simultaneously) for 2 seconds until you hear a beep. CURRENT THERMO-HYGRO DISPLA Y Press CHANNEL to switch between 5 outdoor channels.
EN 16 SYSTEM SETTINGS • V olume: Adjust system volume levels • Language: Select the display language, English, German, French, Italian or Spanish. • Silence mode: (ON) No sound will be heard in animated display mode or the main menu. • Auto rotation frequency: Adjust rotation speed (normal, fast, slow).
17 EN CLOCK ALARM DISPLA Y MODE This is a display mode that presents the time, date, and alarm one of the following ways: *In Classic display mode, the hourly chime is animated with a cuckoo bird and cuckoo sound. Y ou can set which clock is displayed from the CLOCK SETTNG mode.
EN 18 LOW BA TTER Y DETECTION When battery levels get too low , the icon will appear . Also, when no adaptor is connected, the icon will be displayed. The battery / adaptor status can be seen on: • .
19 EN T emp Shows “LLL” or “HHH” T emperature is out-of-range Set altitude / unit Calendar Unusual date / month Change language TROUBLESHOOTING Check here before contacting our customer service department. Clock Cannot adjust clock Disable auto- synchronization Clock Cannot auto- synch 1.
EN 20 Power Main unit 7.5V AC adaptor 4 x UM-3 (AA) 1.5V alkaline batteries (back-up) Remote unit 2 x UM-3 (AA) 1.5V alkaline batteries ABOUT OREGON SCIENTIFIC V isit our website (www .
21 EN Additional information: The product is therefore conform with the Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EC, the EMC Directive 89/336/EC and R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC (appendix II) and carries the respective CE marking.
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