Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 manual Press 2ND then press Lamps to turn on the backlight for

Selecting Units of Measure

									SUN
WIND		N					pm		W/m2
	NW		NE
				YEAR GRAPH
				TEMP OUT		HUM OUT	BAROMETER
W				E	F			hPa
		MPH		TEMP IN		HUM IN
	SW		SE
					F			F	ET
		S
								HEAT INDEX
Last	24 hrs	Every 1	hr						YEAR
				DAILY RAIN			RAIN	YEAR
					in			in	mm
Vertical Scale:				X10	STATION NO.1
		ET					ET		MO
					mm				mm

Solar Radiation, Current ET, ET Month & ET Year

Solar Radiation

Press and release 2ND then press SOLAR to display the current solar radiation reading. Solar radiation is dis-

played as Watts per square meter (W/m2).

Current Evapotranspiration (ET)

Press and release 2ND then press ET to display the cur- rent evapotranspiration reading.

Monthly Evapotranspiration (ET)

2ND SOLAR

RAINDAY

2ND ET

BAR

	Press 2ND then press ET, then repeat this key sequence to display Monthly
	ET.
	Yearly Evapotranspiration (ET)
	Press 2ND then press ET, then repeat this key sequence two more times to
	display the ET reading since January 1st of the current year.
Note:	A solar radiation sensor is required to take all of the readings listed above. (See
	“Optional Sensors” on page 2)
	Lamps
	Press 2ND then press LAMPS to turn on the backlight for the	LAMPS
	screen display. Press 2ND then LAMPS again to turn the back-
		2ND
	light off.
	Use the backlight when the LCD is not clearly visible. When the console is
	battery operated, the backlight remains on as long as keys are pressed or a
	ticker tape message is scrolling across the screen. It automatically turns off
	about ten seconds from the last key press. When battery power is low, the
	backlight does not light.
Note:	When the console receives power from the AC adapter, the backlight remains on
	until it is toggled off. Leaving the backlight on raises the inside temperature reading
	and lowers the inside humidity reading.

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