English dropdown-ico

Davis Instruments 7855 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Davis Instruments 7855, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Davis Instruments 7855 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Davis Instruments 7855. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Davis Instruments 7855 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Davis Instruments 7855
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Davis Instruments 7855 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Davis Instruments 7855 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Davis Instruments 7855 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Davis Instruments 7855, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Davis Instruments service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Davis Instruments 7855.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Davis Instruments 7855 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    [...]

  • Page 2

    Product Number: 7855 Part Number: 7395.180 Rev. C May 15, 2008 WeatherLink ® for Weather Monit or II ® , Weather Wiza rd III ® , and Percept ion II ® , Mac OS X Version WeatherLink, Weather Monitor II , Weather Wizard III, an d Per ception II are tra demarks of Davis Instruments Corp. Hayes is a registered trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Produ[...]

  • Page 3

    1 W elcome to W eatherLink! W elcome to Davis Instruments’ W eatherLi nk for W eather W izard III, Monitor II, and Perception II for Macintosh OS X (# 7855). The W eatherlink software and data logger allow you to connect your Apple Macinto sh computer running OS X to a Davis weather station so you can store, view , plot , analyze, export, print, [...]

  • Page 4

    2 Hardware Installation • S tandard 4-Conductor Extension Cable — Use one 40’ (12 m) extension cable (#7876-040) to extend the dist ance between your station and the computer . (48’ (14.4 m) maximum) Hardware Inst allation Y ou can connect a computer directly to your weather station u sing the W eatherLink data logger (local connectio n), o[...]

  • Page 5

    3 Connecting the W eather Station Connecting the Weather S t ation The instructions below explain how to connect your W eather Monitor II, W eather Wizard III, or Per ception II weathe r station di rectly to your computer . Note that if you extend the cable run beyond 48' (14.4 m), the software may have difficulty communicating with the statio[...]

  • Page 6

    4 Connecting the W eather Station 4. A small switch near the data logg er cables controls the baud rate. The default setting is 2400 baud. If you need to run at 1200 baud, change th e setting before connecting the data log ger to the console. 5. Connect the short data logger cable to the cable jack marked “W eather- Link” on the bottom of your [...]

  • Page 7

    5 Connecting the W eather Station 2. Place the external modem in a location where it can connect to both the data logger and the phone jack. Do not turn the modem on at this time. 3. Remove the mounting base from the weather station . 4. Remove all power from the weather statio n by removing the power adapter and battery backup. Note: Failure to re[...]

  • Page 8

    6 About Phone Modem Co nnections 9. T urn the modem on. Note: It is very important to follow the order of these instructions. The modem must b e con- nected and turned on before you apply power to the weather station console. 10. Restore power to the weather statio n console by reattaching the power adapter . The weather station should beep three t[...]

  • Page 9

    7 Software Installation and Setup Sof tware Inst allation and Setup This chapter covers software installation and setup. Inst alling the Sof tware 1. Place the Install Disk in your CD ROM drive. 2. Copy “install.sit” from the CD to y our desktop and open it. The installation software will automatically extract itself. 3. Run “install”. 4. F[...]

  • Page 10

    8 Software Installation and Setup About the W alkthrough W eatherlink includes a W alkthrough option that steps you through the station configuration procedure. After addi ng a new station, the software automatically asks if y ou want to use W a lkthrough to set up your station. Y ou can, of course, choose “No” and set up the station by choosin[...]

  • Page 11

    9 Communications Problems T roubleshooting Guide The following section answers some of the most comm only asked questions about W eatherLink. ® Please consult this guide and the on-line help files before contacting T echnical Support (see page 13). Communications Problems V Why can't the software communicate with the dat a logger and statio n[...]

  • Page 12

    10 Communications Pro blems Checking the Communications Port The W eatherLink software includes a procedure for testing the communica- tions port to which your station is connected. Using the T est command will help you determine whether the communi cations port or the data logger is causing a communication problem. 1. Select Communications Config [...]

  • Page 13

    11 Program Problems Program Problems V The barometer graph on the Bulletin does not “fill in” completely . When you first load the bulletin , the barometer graph will only fill in com- pletely when you have data in your database for the last six hours. Make sure of the following: • There is data in your database for the span of the barometer [...]

  • Page 14

    12 Program Problems Next, try clearing th e archive memory using the clear dialog box. Y ou will lose any data not already downloaded in your archi ve memory , but all of your calibration numbers and alarm settings will remain intact. If this doesn’t work, reboot your weather station (t hat is, remove, then restore all power to the station). V Af[...]

  • Page 15

    13 Contacting Davis T echnical Su pport Cont acting Davis T echnical Support If you have questions about the software, or enco unter problems installing or using the software, please contact Davi s T echnical Support. Most questions can be answered on the phone. Note: Sorry , we ar e unable to accept collect calls. Phone Support: (510) 732-7814 –[...]

  • Page 16

    T oolbar Icons Hot Keys Open Station Exit Program Print Window This MonthÕs NOAA Summary Database Window View Help On-Line (Hang Up) Yearly Rainfall Plot Window Strip Chart Window Bulletin Window Download Main Program Windo w Ctrl-A . . . . . .Se t Alarms Ctrl-B . . . . . .View Bulletin Ctrl-C . . . . . .Station Configuratio n Ctrl-G . . . . . .De[...]