Installing Batteries | Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 specs

Installing Batteries

3.Insert the power adapter plug into the console power jack, then plug the other end of the adapter into an appropriate power outlet.

4.Check to make sure the console runs through a brief self-test procedure successfully. On power up, the console displays all the LCD segments and beeps twice. A message displays in the ticker banner at the bottom of the console, followed by the first screen that displays during Setup Mode. Press DONE to skip the message and enter into Setup Mode.

Setup Mode guides you through steps required to configure the station. See “Setup Mode” on page 9 for more information.

Installing Batteries

1.Remove the battery cover located on the back of the console by pressing down on the two latches at the top of the cover.

Battery

Battery

Battery

2.Insert three C batteries into the battery channel, negative (or flat) termi- nal first.

3.Replace the battery cover.

Connecting Cabled Stations

Cabled Vantage Pro2 stations come with 100 feet (30m) of cable. This cable is used for connecting the console to the ISS. Maximum cable length from ISS to the console using Davis Instruments cables is 1000 feet. To connect the console to the ISS:

1.Firmly insert the console end of the straight-through four-conductor wire into the console receptacle marked “ISS” until it clicks into place.

Do not force the connector into the receptacle

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Davis Instruments Vantage Pro2 manual Installing Batteries, Connecting Cabled Stations

Contents

Vantage Pro2 Console Manual Vantage Pro2 Console Display Features Vantage Pro 2 Console Manual Table of Contents Console Features Chapter Welcome to Vantage Pro2Keyboard & Display Printed on that key Vantage Pro Options Console ModesOptional Sensors Optional WeatherLink Software Optional Accessories Chapter Installing the Console Powering the ConsoleInstalling the AC Power Adapter Ies provide backup power for up to four to six weeks Installing Batteries Connecting Cabled Stations Installation Manual Console LocationTested and established Cabled console Table & Shelf Placement Wall Mounting Setup Mode Commands Chapter Using Your Weather StationSetup Mode Screen 1 Active Transmitters Screen 1 Active Transmitters Screen Screen 2 Configuring Transmitter IDs Wireless OnlyScreen 3 Retransmit Wireless Only Screen 4 Time & Date Screen 5 Latitude Screen 6 Longitude Screen 7 Time Zone Screen 8 Daylight Savings Settings Screen 9 Daylight Savings Status Screen 10 Elevation Screen 11 Wind Cup Size Screen 12 Rain Collector Data logger installed on the console Press and release 2ND and press Units onceScreen 13 Rain Season Screen 14 Serial Baud Rate Current Weather Mode Clear All Command Selecting Units of Measure Selecting Weather Variables Selected variable’s units will change. Repeat Press Wind to select wind speed Press 2ND then press Chill to select Wind Chill Wind Chill is displayed in either Fahrenheit ºF or Cen Press 2ND then press Heat to display the Heat Index Ticker at the bottom of the screen Press Rainday to display the rain accumulated since 12 midNight. Any rain accumulated in the last 24 hours displays Press 2ND then press Lamps to turn on the backlight for Screen display. Press 2ND then Lamps again to turn the back Calibrating, Setting, and Clearing Variables Calibrating Temperature And HumidityDisplaying the Forecast Displaying Time & Date or Sunrise & Sunset Reading After a moment, the variable you’ve selected beginsCalibrate Wind Direction Reading Clearing Weather Variables Setting Weather VariablesCalibrating Barometric Pressure Highs and Lows Mode Viewing Highs and Lows Alarm Mode Four Special Alarms Clearing Alarm Settings Setting AlarmsSetting the Time Alarm Press Done to silence an alarm when it sounds Graph ModeSilencing Alarms Viewing Graphs Weather Variable Available Graphs Problem Solution Chapter Troubleshooting and MaintenanceVantage Pro2 Troubleshooting Guide Rain Console Diagnostic Screens Accessible to a cabled weather station Number of packets containing errors that were received Number of missed data packets Reception Diagnostic Screen Console Maintenance One Year Limited Warranty Appendix a Weather Data 30% even though water vapor content does not change SorTive humidity Ity has a large capacity to absorb extra water vapor Barometric Pressure Skin Phototype Skin color Tanning & Sunburn history Pro2 displays UV readings in two scales MEDs and UV IndexMED for persons with very light skin Skin Type Skin Color History of Tanning & Sunburning III Index Values Exposure Category Console Appendix B SpecificationsWireless Communication Specifications Console Data Display Specifications Weather Data Specifications Variable Required Sensors Thsw Vantage Pro2 Console Icons Forecast