HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Connecting Vantage Pro Weather Stations
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Remote Connection Hardware Requirements
In addition to the provided hardware and the computer equipment listed above,
the following hardware is required for a phone modem connection.
• One external modem to connect to the data logger at the remote site.
• One internal or external modem connected to your Macintosh computer
• Modems must be Hayes
®
–compatible and able to send data at 9600 baud for
use with Vantage Pro stations or at 1200 or 2400 baud for use with a Monitor
II, Wizard II, or Perception II weather station..
• Telephone Modem Adapter
The Telephone Modem Adapter is specially wired to provide the connection
between the data logger and the modem.
• Use a #6533 adapter with Vantage Pro Stations.
• Use a #7870 adapter with Wizard III, Monitor II, and Perception stations.
Connecting Vantage Pro Weather Stations
The instructions below explain how to connect your Vantage Pro weather station
directly to your computer. Note that if you extend the cable run beyond 48'
(14.4 m), the computer may have difficulty communicating with the station.
Local Connection for Vantage Pro Weather Stations
1. Enter the console’s Setup Mode by pressing and holding the [DONE] key,
then pressing the [-] key.
Entering Setup Mode ensures that the station is not writing any data and
saves the current daily totals, highs, and lows to memory.
2. Remove the battery cover from the console back and remove all power by
removing the batteries and AC-power adapter, if present.
Failure to remove power to the console before installing the data logger may
cause damage to the data logger or console.
3. Carefully insert the data logger into the large receptacle jack marked
EXPANSION inside the battery compartment
Guide the data logger cable through the square slot below the receptacle.
Note: Make sure that whenever you connect or disconnect the logger from the
console that the console is NOT powered up. Plugging or unplugging the
data logger while power is applied can lock up or damage the logger.
4. Restore power to the weather station by reinstalling the batteries and reat-
taching the power adapter, if present.
The weather station should beep three times; each beep should occur within
about one second of the others.
5. Replace the battery cover, ensuring that the data logger cable exits through
the square slot.
6. 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.
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