How to read temperature and other displays (continued)
In normal mode, press the “Heat Index/Dew Point” button on the front of the home receiver once. The “HEAT INDEX” icon will appear. The heat index will appear in the lower left display. Press the “CHANNEL” button to toggle between indoor home receiver and outdoor remote sensor heat indexes. Press the “Heat Index/Dew Point” button twice to return to normal mode.
During conditions indicating a high heat index, a Heat Index Alert Indicator will appear on screen:
CAUTION | Exercise more fatiguing than usual |
EXTREME CAUTION | Heat cramps, exhaustion possible |
DANGER | Heat exhaustion likely |
EXTREME DANGER | Heat stroke imminent |
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INDOOR/OUTDOOR DEW POINT
Dew point is the saturation point of the air, or the temperature to which the air has to be cooled in order to get condensation.
In normal mode, press the “Heat Index/Dew Point” button on the front of the home receiver twice. The “DEW POINT” icon will appear. The dew point will appear in the lower left display. Press the “CHANNEL” button to toggle between indoor home receiver and outdoor remote sensor dew points. Press the Heat Index/Dew Point button once to return to normal mode.
INDOOR/OUTDOOR COMFORT LEVEL
The effects of temperature and humidity are combined and determine an Indoor/Outdoor Comfort level, which appears next to the humidity display on the LCD screen:
COMF | Comfortable level, ideal range for both |
| temperature & humidity |
WET | Contain excess moisture |
DRY | Contain inadequate moisture |
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