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AUTO SCANNING FUNCTION

The auto scanning function is avalibable for the outdoor/channel window for both the temperature and humidity.

To use it,

1. Press the outdoor/channel temperature or humidity window.

To clear the record,

1.Press the wind speed and direction window.

2.Press and hold [MEMORY].

As for the wind direction, it is displayed in a digital compass with bearing readouts.

2.Press and hold [U] . The main unit will start scanning from the active temperature and humidity display. Each channel will be displayed for about 4 seconds.

To exit the auto scanning routine, press any window or control button.

RAINFALL

The rate of rainfall can be displayed in mm/hr or in/hr.

To select the display unit,

1.Press the rainfall window.

2.Press [UNIT] for the desired setting.

To display the yesterday’s rainfall and the total rainfall from the last cleared date,

1.Press the rainfall window.

2.Press [MEMORY] for the desired record. Yesterday rainfall will be displayed with “YESTERDAY” shown in the rainfall window. Total rainfall will be displayed with "TOTAL" shown in the rainfall window. The time and date of the record will be displayed alternatively with “SINCE” icon in the clock window for total rainfall.

Note: Yesterday’s rainfall record will be updated when the real time clock runs from 11:59:59 pm to 12:00:00 am. And it is counted for 12:00:00 am of one day to 12:00:00 am on the next day.

If the rain sensor detects no rainfall for about two consecutive hours, the current rate of rainfall will be displayed as zero.

To clear the total rainfall,

1.Press the rainfall window.

2.Press and hold [MEMORY] till the key tone is heard.

The yesterday’s rainfall record will not be affected when you clear the total rainfall.

WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION

WEATHER ALARMS

Weather alarms are used to alert you to certain weather conditions. Once activated, the alarm will go off when a certain set criterion is met.

You can set alarms for:

·Indoor, outdoor and channel high temperatures

·Indoor, outdoor and channel low temperatures

·Indoor, outdoor and channel dew point approaching

·Indoor, outdoor and channel high humidity

·Indoor, outdoor and channel low humidity

·High rainfall rate

·Pressure drop

·High gust wind

·Low wind chill

To set a weather alarm,

1.Press the window containing the weather element you want to set.

2.Press [ALARM]. The current alarm setting will be displayed.

3.Press and hold [SET].

4.Press [U] and [V] for the desired setting.

5.Press [SET].

For temperatures and humidity, the high and low alarms can be set in sequence. After entering the value for one alarm, you will be prompted to enter the value for the other.

A weather alarm is activated once set. When the set criteria is met, an alarm will go off and the current reading will flash together with the corresponding indicator.

If that happens in the outdoor/channel temperature or humidity window, the “OUT” indicator will flash to show that the criteria set for the outdoor thermo-hygrometer has been met. If it is one of the separate sensors, the [CHANNEL] indicator will flash. Press the window repeatedly to locate the channel in question.

The current wind speed and direction are displayed in the wind speed and direction window.

To display the average wind speed, press the window till the “AVERAGE” icon is displayed.

The wind speed can be displayed in m/s, kph, mph or knots.

To select the display unit,

1.Press the wind speed and direction window.

2.Press [UNIT] for the desired setting.

To display the maximum speed and direction for gust wind in record,

1.Press the wind speed and direction window.

2.Press [MEMORY]. The time and date of the record will also be displayed aternatively with “STAMP” icon in the clock window.

When a weather alarm goes off, press any button to stop the alarm. The alarm is still active until you deactivate the function or the criteria is no longer met.

To do so,

1.Press the window containing the weather element you want to set.

2.Press [ALARM].

3.Press [ALARM ON/OFF] to deactivate the function.

To turn on the function again, simply follow the same procedure and press [ALARM ON/OFF].

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Oregon Scientific WMR968 user manual Auto Scanning Function, Rainfall, Wind Speed and Direction Weather Alarms

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