Oregon Scientific WMR968 manual

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    1 GB CABLE FREE TM WEATHER STATION MODEL: WMR968 USER’S MANUAL SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchasing the WMR968 Cable Free TM Weather Station. An all-purpose easy-to-use system, the WMR968 lets you monitor the following weather elements: - Air temperature - Relative humidity - Barometric pressure - Wind speed and direction - R[...]

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    2 GB 3. Align the red markings on the wind vane ’ s shaft. 4. With the aid of a compass, face the red marking south before mounting the anemometer. 5. Mount the anemometer and its solar transmitter safely in place. The wind speed and direction window on the main unit should read 180 ° if the main unit is installed. THE THERMO-HYGROMETER The ther[...]

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    3 GB THE MAIN UNIT The main unit gives you all the readings and controls. It should be placed indoors. The main unit is powered up by the 12V AC adapter. To install it, 1. Position the main unit and other units within effective range (109 yards). 2. Insert four UM3 or “ AA ” -sized alkaline batteries for backup purpose. 3. Mount the main unit s[...]

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    4 GB BACKLIGHT The main unit, when connected to the AC power, is equipped with an automatic backlight. Every time you press a window on the main unit, the backlight will come on for a few seconds. This function will be disabled for sole battery operation. The backlight will also come on for a few seconds when the alarm is triggered. CALENDAR CLOCK [...]

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    5 GB To select the display unit, 1. Press the indoor temperature window. 2. Press [UNIT] repeatedly for the desired setting. The selected unit will apply to all temperature displays in this window. Note: The unit of all temperature related display will be changed simultaneously. To display the dew point temperature, press the indoor temperature win[...]

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    6 GB 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. 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 c[...]

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    7 GB DISCONNECTED SIGNALS If without obvious reason the display for the main unit goes blank or “ ” are displayed, press and hold [CHANNEL] to enforce an immediate search. If that fails, check: - All weather instruments are still in place. - The batteries of the main unit and individual weather instruments are still good. Replace them if necess[...]

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    8 GB THGR968 : Weight : 111.5 g Dimension : 113.5 (L) x 42.5 (W) x 107.5 (H) Power : Main : solar cell (STR918) RGR968 : Weight : 276 g Dimension : Ø 113.5 x 145 (H) Power : Main : sole cell (STR918) BTHR968 : Weight : 78.4 g Dimension : 180 (L) x 70 (W) x 19 (H) Power : 4 x UM4 - “ AAA ” size alkaline battery STR928 : Weight : 266 g Dimension[...]

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    9 GB CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE Should you have questions about this project or require additional assistance, please contact our 24-7-365 customer service department at 800-853-8883 or via email at helpme@oscientific.com. Product Name : CABLE FREE WEATHER STATION Model Number : WMR968 Responsible Party : Oregon Scientific, Inc.19861 SW 95th Place Tualati[...]