WX 200 Weather Station (630-1015) Special Features Faxback Doc. # 38349 USING MODE SCAN To set the weather station so it can continuously scans all conditions in all modes, one after the other for about 5 seconds each, hold down UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW for about 2 seconds until the weather station beeps. To turn off mode scan, press any key except LIGHT. USING THE DISPLAY'S BACK LIGHT You can turn on the display's back light for easy viewing in the dark. Press LIGHT to turn on the display light for 8 seconds elapse, press LIGHT again. To turn on the light so it stays on, hold down LIGHT for about 2 seconds until the weather station beeps. Press LIGHT again to turn it off. NOTE: The display light will not turn on while AC power is disconnected or interrupted. SETTING THE MEASUREMENT UNIT To change the unit of measurement on the display (Fahrenheit to Celsius, for example) for all modes that use that unit, repeatedly press UNIT until you see the measurement unit you want to use. Available/Default Measurement Units Here is a table of all measurement units you can select for the time and date and each weather condition. A check appears next to each unit that the weather station is set to use as a default. NOTE: Since relative humidity can be measured only as a percentage, it is not included in this table. Mode(s)/Function(s) Unit Time Format 12 hour (12 hr) check 24 hour (24 hr) Date Format Month Day (MM DD) check Day Month (DD MM) Temperature/Dew Point Degrees Fahrenheit (F) check Temperature/Wind Chill Degrees Celsius (C) Wind Speed Miles per Hour (MPH) check Knots (KNOTS) Meters per Second (m/s) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Rainfall Amount Inches (in) check Millimeters (mm) Rainfall Rate Inches per Hour (in/hr) check Millimeters per Hour (mm/hr) Barometric Pressure Inches of Mercury (in) check Millimeters of Mercury (mm) Hecto-Pascals (hpa) Millibars (mb) CONNECTING THE WX 200 TO A PC Using an optional serial cable (up to 10 feet long, maximum) and the supplied software, you can connect the WX 200 to a PC, then view on the PC any data recorded by the weather station. NOTE: Your local Radio Shack store has the required cable. To connect the weather station to a PC, plug one end of a serial PC cable into the RS-232 jack on the left side of the display unit, then plug the other end into the appropriate port on your PC. NOTES: The weather station sends data through its RS-232 jack every 10 seconds at a rate of 9600 bps. For instructions on using the supplied software or viewing the data sent from your weather station, see the software's separate owner's manual. (LB/km-03/12/1997)