Honeywell TN924W manual

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    HONEYWELL WEA THER INFORMA TION ST A TION TN924W USER MANUAL 2 T able of Contents INTRODUCTION 3 INST ALLA TION 5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN 6 REMOTE THERMO HYGROMETER SENSOR 7 RAIN GAUGE 8 ANEMOMETER 10 MAIN UNIT 12 WEA THER RADIO 19 CUSTOMIZING YOUR WEA THER RADIO 19 WEA THER ST A TION 25 CUSTOMIZING YOUR WEA THER ST A TION 28 BACKLIGHT 28 CONNECTING WEA T[...]

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    3 INTRODUCTION Thank you for selecting the Honeywell Weather Information Station. This product combines a Public Alert W eather Radio and a Wireless Weather Station. The Weather Radio operates at a NWR (National Weather Radio) frequencies and can receive NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric As sociation) messages advising or warning you about the[...]

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    5 INST ALLA TION The Weather Station portion of TN924W operates at 433MHz radio frequency, so no wire installation is required between the main unit (receiver) and the remote weather sensors (transmitters). The remote weather sensors include a thermo-hygrometer (tempe rature and humidity) sensor , anemometer (wind sensor) and a rain gauge (rain sen[...]

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    7 REMOTE THERMO HYGROMETER SEN SOR FEATURES • Remote data transmission to the main unit via 433 MHz signal • 328 feet (100 meters) operating range without interference • LCD displays temperature, humidity and channel • Five (5) transmission channels selection • Case can be wall mounted using built-in hanger A. LED INDICATOR • Flashes on[...]

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    9 C . Rain gauge bucket feet Allows securing the rain gauge on its place D . Funnel-shaped top with battery compartment Contains battery compartment and rainfall counting electronics E. Battery compartment Holds two AA-size batteries F . Screws Secure battery compartment cover G . Built-in leveler Allows leveling rain gauge on the surface H . Bucke[...]

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    11 Measures wind speed C. ANEMOMETER BASE • Holds battery compartment • Allows mounting the anemometer vertically D. ANEMOMETER ARM Keeps anemometer assembly together E. WIND CUPS SHAFT Holds wind cups on the anemometer arm F . BA TTER Y COMP ARTMENT Holds 2 AA-size batteries G. SET OPENING Allows toggling wind direction between fa ctory pre-se[...]

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    13 • 24 hour barometric pressure history chart • Multiple weather alarms • Indoor/Outdoor T emperature & Humidity in up to 5 remote locations (4 additional sensors required) • Dew point and comfort level indicators • Wind speed and wind gust averages and memory • Wind direction • Rainfall amount with minimum and maximum memory •[...]

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    15 SIDE MAIN DISPLA Y UNIT OVERVIEW A. W ARNING, W A TCH, ADVISORY Weather Radio events indicators – W arning (Red), W atch (Orange) and Advisory (Y ellow) Flash for 60 seconds when alert is received B. RADIO DISPLA Y Reflects Weather Radio modes selection and radio signal reception status C. WEA THER ST A TION DISPLA Y Reflects the Weather Stati[...]

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    17 WEA THER ST A TION CONTROLS P ANEL A. UP Selects the next available mode clockwise Increases parameters Activates manual search for atomic time signal Enables or disables time alarms (W) and (S) and Ice W arning Alarm B. DOWN Selects the next available mode anti-clockwise Decreases parameters Activates manual search for signals from the remote w[...]

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    19 WEA THER RADIO ABOUT THE NA TIONAL WEA THER RADIO SYSTEM The National Weather Service ( NWS ) is a government agency within the National Oceanic and At mospheric Administration ( NOAA ) that operates the nationwide radio network known as NOAA Weather Radio ( NWR ). NWR is a nationwide radio stations network continuously broadcasting informati on[...]

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    21 • Press MENU/SELECT button entering into the language programming mode • Press ▲ or ▼ selecting English, Spanish or French • Press MENU/SELECT button to confirm – the unit will beep once confirming the language selection • Press ◄ to exit ALERTS SELECTION Y our Weather R adio contains all NWR events (alerts) pre-programmed; many [...]

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    23 NOTE: The Wea ther Radio may miss alerts while being programmed. When selecting an empty location after ad ding a specific co unty or area to the memory , press ◄ once to select a county from a previously selected state. Press ◄ again to select another state. Based on entered FIPS code, the Weathe r Radio will upda te the name of the locatio[...]

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    25 Every Wednesday between 1 1 AM and 1PM the NWS broadcasts a weekly test alert in the United States. T o find out the specific test schedule in your area, contact your local NOAA or NWS office. On your Weather Radio these alerts are turned off. T o change your alert settings, please see ALERT SELECTION section. For a list of NWS alerts see APPEND[...]

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    27 RAIN WINDOW Displays: • Current amount of precipitation as well as for the last hour , last day , yesterday , last week and last month • Rainfall alert • Remote rain gauge battery status WIND WINDOW Displays: • Wind Chill temperature • T emperature at place of anemometer • Wind direction • Wind speed • Wind gust speed • Alert f[...]

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    29 If you want to use collected weather data in other applications, the software allows storing data on your computer hard drive in text file called RECORDS.txt. This file can be exported to Excel. This file location is: C:/Program Files/W eatherCapture . NOTE : Check our website www .honeywellweatherstations.com periodically for useful tips and th[...]

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    31 displayed • Press and hold MEM until the pressure unit is flashing • Set the sea level pressure unit by pressing UP or DOWN • Press MEM to confirm your selection VIEWVING SEA LEVEL PRESSURE HIST OR Y • In any mode press HISTOR Y button entering the sea level pressure display • When the SEA LEVEL is displayed, press HISTORY repeatedly v[...]

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    33 The snooze duration for listed alarms can also be programmed up to 15 minutes. ACCESSING TIME WINDOW Press UP or DOWN until the TIME icon will flash. PROGRAMMING YOUR LOCA TION IMPORT ANT : There are two options available for programming a location – an auto and manual . In case of an auto programming , select the closest city code from the co[...]

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    35 • Set the alarm hour using the UP or DOWN . Press and hold either button for quick digit advance. • Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection • Set the alarm minutes using UP or DOWN . Press and hold either button for quick digit advance • Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection – the snooze interval digits will flash • Set a Snooze inte[...]

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    37 ACCESSING SUNRISE/SUNSET WINDOW Press UP or DOWN until the sunrise and sunset icons on the lower left of the display will start flashing. PROGRAMMING YOUR LOCA TION • In Sunrise/Sunset Window , press and hold SET until the city code in the Time Window will fla sh entering the location programming mode. • Select the city code closest to your [...]

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    39 Indicator displayed Temperature Range Humidity Range Shows current condition COMFORT 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F) 40%RH- 70%RH Ideal for both relative humidity and temperature WET -5°C to 50°C (23°F to122°F) OVER 70%RH Contains excess moisture DRY 5°C to 50°C (23°F to122°F) BELOW 40%RH Contains inadequate moisture ACCESSING TEMPERA TU[...]

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    41 RAIN WINDOW The Weather Station records a current the total amount of the rainfall for the last hour , 24 hours, past day , past week and the past month. The rainfall can be displayed in inches or mm . The daily rainfall can be programmed to alert you if the rainfall exceeds a pre-programmed limit. ACCESSING RAIN WINDOW Press UP or DOWN until th[...]

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    43 ACTIV A T ING OR DEACTIV A TING ALARMS In the Wind Wind ow press ALARM/CHA RT to recall • Current wind speed • Wind speed alarm with the “ ALARM H I” displayed • Wind gust alarm with the “GUST ALARM HI ” displayed • Daily maximum wind speed with “ DAIL Y MAX ” displayed If the specific alarm is disabled, “OFF” will be dis[...]

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    45 TROUBLESHOOTING Check here before contacting customer service Issue source Symptom Solution Main unit - Radio Multiple FIPS codes are stored, but radio responds only to alerts for one area Make sure your radio location mode is set to MUL TIPLE option Main unit - Radio CHECK OP message is displayed 1Move unit close to the window as it lost NOAA r[...]

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    47 APPENDIX 1 – CITY CODES US and Canadian Cities City Cod Zone DST City Cod Zone DST Atlanta, Ga. ATL -5 SU Memphis, Tenn. MEM -6 SU Austin, TX AUS -6 SU Miami, Fla. MIA -5 SU Baltimore, Md. BWI -5 SU Milwaukee, Wis. MKE -6 SU Birmingham, Ala. BHM -6 SU Minneapolis, Minn. MSP -6 SU Boston, Mass. BOS -5 SU Montreal, Que., Can. YMX -5 SU Calgary, [...]

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    49 DST (Daylight Savings Time) defi nitions : SA = Australian DST . SB = South Brazilian DST - changes annually . SC = Chile DST SE = Standard European DST . SG = Egypt DST SH = Havana, Cuba DST SI = Iraq and Syria DST SK = Irkutsk & Moscow DST SM = Montevideo, Uruguay DST SN = Namibia DST SP = Paraguay DST SQ = Iran DST maybe changed annually [...]

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    51 52 NOTE: *Alert is permanently ON and cannot be changed SPECIFICA TIONS Weather Station Radio Frequency : 433 MHz RF Reception ra nge : 100-328 feet (30 -100 m) Barometric Pressure Measuring Range: 14.75 inHg to 32.44 inHg (500 Hpa to 1 100Hpa); (374.5 mmHg to 823.8 mmHg) Resolution: 0.003 inHg (0.1 Hpa, 0.08 mmHg) Accuracy: 0.015 inHg (0.5 Hpa;[...]

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    53 Resolution: 0.2°F (0.1°C) Accuracy: 2°F (1°C) Sampling Interval: 10 seconds T emperature (remote) Range: -40°F to 176°F (-40°C to 80°C) Resolution: 0.2°F (0.1°C) Accuracy: 2°F (1°C) T ransmitting Interval: around 47 seconds Humidity (Indoor) Operating Range: 0% to 99% Resolution: 1% Accuracy: 5% Sampling Interval: 10 seconds Humidity[...]

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    55 FCC ST A TEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not caus e har mful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Changes or modification to this unit not exp[...]