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)