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Ambient Weather WS-2000 Wi-Fi OSPREY Solar Powered
Wireless Weather Station User Manual
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Warnings and Cautions ................................................................................................................... 2
3. Quick Start Guide............................................................................................................................ 3
4. Pre-Installation Checkout and Site Survey...................................................................................... 3
4.1 Pre Installation Checkout ........................................................................................................ 3
4.2 Site Survey .............................................................................................................................. 3
5. Getting Started ................................................................................................................................ 4
5.1 Parts List ................................................................................................................................. 4
5.2 Recommend Tools ................................................................................................................... 4
5.3 Sensor Array Set Up ................................................................................................................ 5
5.3.1 Install Wind Vane ............................................................................................................... 5
5.3.2 Install Wind Cups ............................................................................................................... 6
5.3.3 Install U-Bolts .................................................................................................................... 6
5.3.4 Install the Rain Gauge Funnel ............................................................................................ 7
5.3.5 Install Batteries................................................................................................................... 8
5.3.6 Install Mounting Pole ......................................................................................................... 9
5.5 Best Practices for Wireless Communication ................................................................................. 9
5.6 Indoor-Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer-Barometer Transmitter .............................................. 10
5.7 Indoor/Outdoor Thermo-Hygrometer, 8 Channel (optional) ................................................. 11
5.8 PM2.5 Air Quality Sensor ..................................................................................................... 13
5.9 Sensor Placement .................................................................................................................. 14
5.10 Best Practices for Wireless Communication ......................................................................... 14
5.11 Display Tablet ....................................................................................................................... 15
6. Display Tablet Operation .............................................................................................................. 16
6.1 Initial Display Tablet Operation ............................................................................................ 16
6.2 Home Screen Display ............................................................................................................ 17
6.3 Display Buttons ..................................................................................................................... 18
6.4 Multi-Chanel and Scroll Mode for Optional Sensors ............................................................ 19
6.5 Other Console Features ......................................................................................................... 19
6.5.1 Weather Forecasting ......................................................................................................... 19
6.5.2 Wireless Signal Quality Icon ............................................................................................ 20
6.5.3 Weather Forecasting Description and Limitations ........................................................... 20
6.5.4 Lightning Icon .................................................................................................................. 21
6.5.5 PM2.5 Sensor (optional) .................................................................................................. 21
6.6 History Mode ........................................................................................................................ 21
6.6.1 Min/Max ........................................................................................................................... 21
6.6.2 Archive Memory Mode .................................................................................................... 22
6.6.3 Graph ................................................................................................................................ 25
6.7 Set Mode ............................................................................................................................... 26
6.7.1 Set Date and Time ............................................................................................................ 27
6.7.2 Set Time Format ............................................................................................................... 29
6.7.3 Set Date Format................................................................................................................ 29
6.7.4 Temperature Units of Measure ......................................................................................... 29