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La Crosse Technology 2800 manual Contents

Models: 2800

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Contents	2
Overview	6
Getting Started	7
Licensing	7
System Requirements	7
Set up Your Weather Station Hardware	8
Download the Software	8
Installation	8
Installing the Heavy Weather Pro Software	9
Installing the USB Communication Device	10
Synchronizing	11
What is synchronizing?	11
Synchronization checklist	11
Putting the Heavy Weather Pro software in Synchronize Mode	12
Synchronizing During (or immediately after) Installation	12
Synchronizing Any Time (other than during installation of the software)	12
Putting the Weather Station in Synchronize Mode	13
If Synchronization is Not Successful	15
Repeating the Synchronization Process	15
Operation	15
Main window	15
Menu	16
File	16
Edit	17
View	17
Extras	18
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Software User’s Guide Heavy Weather ProLa Crosse Technology for 2800 series weather stations with USB connectivityCONTENTS Help Gust The Wind, Outdoor Temp, Dewpoint and Windchill are Blank Why do I see big spikes in the wind or rain data?Uninstalling Heavy Weather Heavy weather pro does not reconnect to the weather stationOVERVIEW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS GETTING STARTEDLICENSING ∙ Windows XP SP3 or greater ∙ Windows Vista SP1 or greater ∙ WindowsDOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE SET UP YOUR WEATHER STATION HARDWAREINSTALLATION ∙ Verified that the computer meets the minimum system requirements∙ Installing or connecting the USB communication device to the PC INSTALLING THE HEAVY WEATHER PRO SOFTWARE∙ Installing the Heavy Weather Pro software application INSTALLING THE USB COMMUNICATION DEVICE SYNCHRONIZING WHAT IS SYNCHRONIZING?SYNCHRONIZATION CHECKLIST PUTTING THE HEAVY WEATHER PRO SOFTWARE IN SYNCHRONIZE MODE SYNCHRONIZING DURING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATIONSYNCHRONIZING ANY TIME OTHER THAN DURING INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE 1. Put the weather station into Synchronize modeNote The software will refer to this as the ‘USB‐Stick’ PUTTING THE WEATHER STATION IN SYNCHRONIZE MODEQUICK INSTRUCTIONS DON’T CLICK THE SYNCHRONIZE BUTTON YETNote It can take up to 30 seconds for the synchronization to complete DETAILED INSTRUCTIONSNote If the date is being displayed, you will not see “PC” Note You may have to try the synchronization process more than onceOPERATION IF SYNCHRONIZATION IS NOT SUCCESSFULREPEATING THE SYNCHRONIZATION PROCESS MAIN WINDOWP a g e MENUFILE EDIT VIEWOPTIONS EXTRASHELP Language GENERAL SETTINGSWEATHER STATION SETTINGS Show Help as ToolTipsPC SOFTWARE UNITS DIRECTORIES SETTING ALARMSNote Wind Direction and Wind Gust provide a single alarm value Note It is recommended that the directories be kept on the C\ driveMIN MAX VALUES GRAPHICAL FORECASTWHAT IS THE “DEWPOINT”? TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITYDEWPOINT TEMPERATURE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEWPOINT, TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITYWINDCHILL WHAT IS WIND CHILL?MIN AND MAX DEWPOINT HOW DOES WIND CHILL AFFECT ME?RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE WHAT IS RELATIVE PRESSURE?RELATIVE PRESSURE ALARM AIR PRESSURE AND WEATHER FORECASTINGLAST 24 HOURS RAINLAST HOUR TOTAL LAST WEEKLAST MONTH Note This value will be 0.00 until a full week has been recordedWIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WIND DIRECTION HISTORY INDICATORSALARM CURRENT WIND SPEEDOVERVIEW CHARTS, GRAPHS AND TRENDSWHAT IS A TEMPLATE? THE HISTORY FILEWHAT IS A GRAPH? There are two parts of the main window File Management Current Graph Chart or History DataMAIN WINDOW P a g eTEMPLATE TAB THE FILE MANAGEMENT WINDOWHISTORY TAB GRAPH TABWORKING WITH HISTORY DATA AND FILES VIEWING HISTORY DATA RECORDSGENERAL PROPERTIES WORKING WITH TEMPLATE FILESTHE TEMPLATE PROPERTIES WINDOW GRAPH PROPERTIESIndoor, Outdoor, Dewpoint and Windchill DATA PROPERTIESMin and Max TypeSTATUS SAVING A TEMPLATE AS A GRAPHWORKING WITH GRAPHS AND TEMPLATES IDENTIFYING THE CHART TYPEMOVING THE CHART OPENING A GRAPHZOOMING OUT Here is our area of interest, zoomed inHOW DO I EXPORT DATA FROM HEAVY WEATHER? TROUBLESHOOTING / FAQHEAVY WEATHER PRO LOSES CONNECTION WITH MY WEATHER STATION OVERNIGHT THE WIND, OUTDOOR TEMP, DEWPOINT AND WINDCHILL ARE BLANKHEAVY WEATHER PRO DOES NOT RECONNECT TO THE WEATHER STATION WHY DO I SEE BIG SPIKES IN THE WIND OR RAIN DATA?UNINSTALLING HEAVY WEATHER I HAVE LOST CONNECTION WITH MY EXTERNAL RAIN AND/OR WIND SENSORS