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Selecting Units of Measure

To change units:

1.Select the weather variable.

See “Selecting Weather Variables” on page 21.

2. Press and release 2ND then press UNITS.

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The selected variable’s units will change. Repeat

 

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For example, to change the Barometric pressure units, first select Baro- metric pressure by pressing BAR. Next, press and release 2ND, then press UNITS. Repeating these steps cycles through the units available for Barometric pressure: millibars, millimeters, inches, and hectoPas- cals.

 

 

 

 

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Displaying Units:

Barometric Pressure Units: millibars (mb), millimeters (mm) and inches (in)

Wind Speed and Direction

1. Press WIND to select wind speed.

WIND

2. Wind speed may be displayed in miles per hour (m.p.h.), kilometers per hour (km/h), meters per second (m/s), and

knots (knots). The 10 minute average wind speed will be displayed in the ticker.

A solid arrow within the compass rose indicates the cur- rent wind direction. Arrow caps indicate up to six differ- ent 10-minute dominant wind directions to provide a history of the dominant wind directions for the past hour.

3.Press WIND a second time to display the wind direction in degrees instead of the wind speed.

Each additional WIND key press toggles the display between wind speed and wind direction in degrees.

Outside and Inside Temperature

1. Press TEMP to select outside temperature.

Temperature may be displayed in degrees Fahrenheit (ºF)

or Centigrade (ºC).Temperatures can also be displayed in TEMP degrees or in tenths of a degree.

2.Press TEMP again to select inside temperature.

Each consecutive press of TEMP displays temperature readings for any optional temperature, temperature/humidity, soil temperature, soil mois- ture stations also connected to your console. The order the optional sen-

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Contents Vantage Pro2 Console Manual Vantage Pro 2 Console Manual Vantage Pro2 Console Display FeaturesTable of Contents Chapter Welcome to Vantage Pro2 Console FeaturesKeyboard & Display Printed on that keyConsole Modes Vantage Pro OptionsOptional Sensors Optional WeatherLink SoftwareOptional Accessories Powering the Console Chapter Installing the ConsoleInstalling the AC Power Adapter Ies provide backup power for up to four to six weeksConnecting Cabled Stations Installing BatteriesConsole Location Installation ManualTested and established Cabled consoleTable & Shelf Placement Wall Mounting Setup Mode Chapter Using Your Weather StationSetup Mode Commands Screen 1 Active Transmitters Screen 1 Active TransmittersScreen 3 Retransmit Wireless Only Screen 2 Configuring Transmitter IDs Wireless OnlyScreen Screen 4 Time & Date Screen 5 Latitude Screen 7 Time Zone Screen 6 LongitudeScreen 8 Daylight Savings Settings Screen 10 Elevation Screen 9 Daylight Savings StatusScreen 11 Wind Cup Size Screen 12 Rain Collector Press and release 2ND and press Units once Data logger installed on the consoleScreen 13 Rain Season Screen 14 Serial Baud RateClear All Command Current Weather ModeSelecting Weather Variables Selecting Units of MeasurePress Wind to select wind speed Selected variable’s units will change. RepeatWind Chill is displayed in either Fahrenheit ºF or Cen Press 2ND then press Chill to select Wind ChillPress 2ND then press Heat to display the Heat Index Night. Any rain accumulated in the last 24 hours displays Press Rainday to display the rain accumulated since 12 midTicker at the bottom of the screen Screen display. Press 2ND then Lamps again to turn the back Press 2ND then press Lamps to turn on the backlight forCalibrating Temperature And Humidity Calibrating, Setting, and Clearing VariablesDisplaying the Forecast Displaying Time & Date or Sunrise & SunsetCalibrate Wind Direction Reading After a moment, the variable you’ve selected beginsReading Calibrating Barometric Pressure Setting Weather VariablesClearing Weather Variables Highs and Lows Mode Viewing Highs and Lows Four Special Alarms Alarm ModeSetting the Time Alarm Setting AlarmsClearing Alarm Settings Silencing Alarms Graph ModePress Done to silence an alarm when it sounds Viewing Graphs Weather Variable Available Graphs Vantage Pro2 Troubleshooting Guide Chapter Troubleshooting and MaintenanceProblem Solution Rain Accessible to a cabled weather station Console Diagnostic ScreensNumber of missed data packets Number of packets containing errors that were receivedReception Diagnostic Screen One Year Limited Warranty Console MaintenanceAppendix a Weather Data Sor 30% even though water vapor content does not changeTive humidity Ity has a large capacity to absorb extra water vaporBarometric Pressure MED for persons with very light skin Pro2 displays UV readings in two scales MEDs and UV IndexSkin Phototype Skin color Tanning & Sunburn history III Skin Type Skin Color History of Tanning & SunburningIndex Values Exposure Category Wireless Communication Specifications Appendix B SpecificationsConsole Console Data Display Specifications Variable Required Sensors Weather Data SpecificationsThsw Forecast Vantage Pro2 Console Icons