HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Connecting Original Weather Stations
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5. Connect the short data logger cable to the cable jack marked “WeatherLink”
on the bottom of your weather station console.
6. Restore power to the console by reattaching the power adapter and battery
backup.
The console should beep three times. The third beep, which should occur
within 30 seconds, indicates that the data logger is operating correctly.
7. Place the data logger inside the mounting base.
8. Reattach the mounting base to the weather station.
As you do so, guide all the cables through the slots on the mounting base.
9. Connect the serial port adapter to a USB port on your Macintosh computer
and install it according to the manufacture’s instructions.
Note: You must install the serial port adapter before you connect the data logger to the
adapter.
10. Connect the 9-pin DIN connector to the serial port adapter.
11. Connect the long data logger cable to the DIN connector.
The cable connecting the data logger to the computer is 8’ (2.4 m) long. If you
need to place the station console more than 8’ from the computer, use a 40’ (12
m) standard 4-conductor extension cable. Do not attempt to use more than 40’
of extension cable, or the data logger may have difficulty communicating with
the computer.
Remote Connection for Original Weather Stations
You can connect your computer to a remote weather station using a modem. This
involves using the data logger to connect the weather station console to a modem
at the remote site. Your computer can then use a modem to communicate to the
remote weather station via a phone line.
At Your Computer:
1. If you don’t have a modem, install and set up an internal or external modem
according to the instructions supplied by the manufacturer.
2. Connect the modem to the phone line.
At Your Weather Station Console:
3. Make a note of the barometric pressure, total rainfall, and (if applicable)
calibration numbers.
You must remove power from the weather station to install the WeatherLink
data logger, which will cause these values to be erased. Use WeatherLink to
reenter these values after restoring power to the station.
4. Place the external modem in a location where it can connect to both the data
logger and the phone jack. Do not turn the modem on at this time.
5. Remove the mounting base from the weather station.
6. Remove all power from the weather station by removing the power adapter
and battery backup.
Failure to remove power before installing the data logger may cause damage
to the data logger and/or station.
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