Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product W194 Ventus
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ADV ANCED WE A T HER ST A TION W ITH SA T ELIT TE DA TA Own er ’ s M anual Thank you for purchasing t he new generat ion of our In ternet based 10-day foreca st weather s tation.
Quick start guide for basi c setup 1) Connect 6.0V a dapter to th e main unit and i nsert 6 pie ces of A A batteries 2) Install 2 pieces of AAA batt eries in the rem ote sensor 3) Set the press ure unit, sea leve l pressure read ing & curr ent local weather c ondition icon us ing [UP] or [DOW N] button on the m ain unit.
Name and Fun ctions of B uttons on Main Unit: T op Key [MODE/SNOOZE/ LIGHT] - T oggle the next 3 d ays’ f orec ast between - Hi/Lo tem perature - Average wind direc tion / averag e wind speed / c ha.
INST ALLA TION SETTING UP THE MAIN UNIT (RECEIVER) BA TTER Y & A DAPTER I NST ALLA TION: Main Power Sourc e: Plug i n the 6.0V adap ter into the adap ter sock et at the back f or basic operatio n .
- W hen RF connection is established , the respecti ve tem perature of the select ed channel wi ll appear on the main unit - Replace the co ver and tighten th e screws on t he remote sens or PC TR A N.
effective transm ission range fr om the transm itter . Shorten t he distance if necess ary for best recep tion. - T o searc h for RF signal from a new PC T ransmitter , pr ess [PC SEARCH] button o n the m ain unit repeatedl y until the RF ante nna icon f lashes.
C) BAROMET RIC PRESSURE & LOCAL W EA THER FORECAST A pressur e sensor is built in the main u nit to provide loc al weather f orecast & press ure reading. Press [BARO] rep eatedl y to show the past 12 hour s of press ure measur ements. “0 Hr” represents the cur rent pressure read ing.
W hen your PC is online, 4-da y regional forec ast data will be updat ed from the Internet autom atically an d send to the m ain unit wirelessl y via the PC trans mitter REGIONAL W EA THER FO RECAST 4.
NOTE: If your PC is not onl ine for m ore than 10 days, toda y’s regional weather f orecast will be rep laced b y local weather for ecast m easured by the built-in pres sure sens or and the “LO CAL” icon will a ppear .
Flashing indicates the m ain unit is search ing & receivin g RF signal f rom PC trans mitter Fail to receive RF signal fr om PC transm itter (see “EST ABLISH RF C ONNECT ION W ITH MAIN UINIT ” section to reconnect th e PC trans mitter) H) LAST UPDA TE OF REG IONAL FORECAST It shows the las t update of r egional forecas t from the In ternet.
B) SUNRISE / SUNSET TIME T o view the sunr ise and suns et time of your home cit y , press [CLOCK ] button repeate dly until the res pective “SUNRISE” or “ SUNSET” ic on appears C) ALARM TIME Press [ALARM ] button to vie w the alarm time and “AL“ icon wil l appear .
PC PROGR AM After installation, a small toolb ar icon of your PC program appears on the lower right of the W indow indicating your program is running an d it will autom atically access 4-day forecast inform ation when your PC is online. Y ou may open the a bove PC program window b y double click ing this toolbar ico n to vie w the full details.
UPDA TE FORECAST Click [UPDA TE FORE CAST ] to manually recei ve 4-day forecast f rom the Internet and disp lay on the program SEND TO RECEIVER Click [SEND TO RECEIVER] to m anuall y send the 4-day forec ast data to the m ain unit via the PC transm itter .
TROUB LESHOOTING 1. Ensure that you are using W indows 2000, XP or Vista and your PC is c onnected to the Internet. Tr y browsing thro ugh a couple of websites t o make s ure.
SPECIFIC A TION S Software : Com patibl e with W indows 2000, XP & Vista USB : 1.1 or above Indoor T emperature: 0 C to + 50 C (+32 F to + 122 F) Remote sens or : -20 C to +60 C (-4 F to +140 F) Channel : Maximum 3 rem ote sensors Transmission : U p to 100M (330 ft.
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