WX 200 Weather Station Software
(630-1015) Features Faxback Doc. # 38353
Welcome to AccuWeather for Windows Weather Station Software, created for
your enjoyment by AccuWeather, Inc., the World's Weather Leader. You are
about to experience the weather in technologically advanced ways that you
never have imagined!
AccuWeather for Windows Weather Station Software lets you instantly view
useful, high-tech displays of the weather conditions recorded by your
Radio shack WX 200 Electronic Weather Station-as they happen-right on your
computer screen. The software also lets you easily organize, illustrate,
and print any of the weather conditions recorded by your WX 200.
Your software also lets you access AccuWeather's AccuData on-line
database. AccuData offers you immediate access to the world's most
comprehensive real-time weather data-base- a resource used around the
clock by some of the most skilled meteorologist in the world.
When you open an AccuData account, AccuWeather gives you free on-line time
to explore their services (the amount of free time you get is shown at the
time you register). You an also sign up for special rate packages and
receive additional discounts on AccuData access.
You can connect to AccuData directly or on the Internet through your
Internet service provider. Once you open an account with AccuData, you
can view and download products, such as worldwide satellite images, NEXRAD
Doppler Radar images, real time lightning data, thousands of forecast
maps, observational data, and more-over 35,000 products in all.
Your software's features let you:
See a Real-Time Display of Weather Conditions-you can view the WX 200's
data output (updated every 10 seconds) as it is received by your computer.
View a Computer Forecast - at the click of a button, the
software displays a preliminary
forecast of weather over the
next 12-24 hours for the area
near where the WX 200 is
located.
Adjust the Observation Interval - you can set the software to save
the current weather conditions
to your hard drive at intervals
of from 1 to 999 minutes. For
example, you can shorten the
interval during stormy weather
to better track changing weather
conditions.
Easily View and Print Stored Data - with a few mouse clicks, you can
view and print the data stored
for up to the last 500 recorded
intervals, or all data stored
for any month.
Store and Compare Your Predictions - the software's monthly almanac
files contain space for you to
enter your specific weather
predictions
(such as the high and low
temperatures) and other weather
observations and comments
(such as your predicted weather
forecast).
Connect to AccuData - AccuWeather's on-line service
lets you view and download
current and past weather
information - color weather maps
(including NEXRAD radar and
satellite images), weather data,
forecasts, warnings, and more-
for your location or from all
around the world.
Software Registration Benefits - include limited, free on-line
(from AccuWeather) time to explore AccuData, an
on-line subscription discount,
and free software upgrades. You
can register by simply opening
an AccuData account or by
calling AccuWeather
(see "Installation," Faxback
Doc. #38354).
Important Note:
This software, the data produced by the Radio Shack WX 200 Electronic
Weather Station, and the information available in the AccuData
database are for educational and hobby use only. Neither Radio Shack
nor AccuWeather shall have any responsibility or liability for any
insistency, inaccuracy, or omissions for weather recorded, reported,
or forecasted by the software, the weather station, or the AccuData
database, or for reliance on such records, reports, data, or
forecasts.
HOW THIS MANUAL IS ORGANIZED
For easy reference as you use your AccuWeather for Windows Weather Station
Software, the faxback documents are divided into the following sections:
"Installation," Faxback Doc. # 38354
guides you through the installation of the software and
gives you a brief overview of how to use it.
"Operation," Faxback Doc. # 38355
is a basic guide to using the software to view, and print the weather
data sent to your computer by your Radio Shack WX 200 Electronic
Weather Station.
"Using AccuData," Faxback Doc. # 38360
briefly describes how to use the software to connect to and use
AccuWeather's AccuData on-line service.
"Maps and Conversion Tables," Faxback Doc. # 38363
provides you with reference maps to help you identify your WX 200's
forecast region and latitude/longitude coordinates, as well as
conversion formulas for common weather condition measurements.
Note:
Your software also includes extensive on-line help files for using
accuData. See "Operation," Faxback Doc. # 38353.
For a complete listing of all WX 200 Weather Station faxback documents, see
the WX 200 Weather Station Catalog Listing, Faxback Doc. # 36757.
(br/km-03/12/1997)