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Mounting the Vantage Connect with a Sensor Suite
If your installation is between 0° and 45° latitude, North or South, and you mount
the Vantage Connect and a Vantage Pro2 or Vantage Vue sensor suite on the same
pole, it is important to make sure the sensor suite does not shadow the Vantage
Connect’s solar panel at midday, especially in the summer. If possible, mount the
sensor suite and Vantage Connect so that they are at least 4 feet (1.2 m) apart. You
can also rotate the Vantage Connect 45° to the east or west (depending on
your location). If you do rotate the Vantage Connect, you may need to return it to
face south (Northern Hemisphere) or north (Southern Hemisphere) in the winter.
You can also add a Davis Angle Shelter Bracket, product number 6671, which will
increase the Vantage Connect’s tilt to 30
°.
Power Up the Vantage Connect
Note: It is important to register your Vantage Connect before powering it up to avoid a delay
in uploading data. If you accidentally power the unit before registering, it will
automatically go to sleep. After 24 hours, it will wake up and check for registration
again. If you already powered up before registering, remove power from the Vantage
Connect, register, then repower.
1. If using cabled Vantage Connect (6621C or 6622C) with a cabled ISS, remove
the plug from one of the holes in the bottom of the shelter. Run the ISS cable
up through the hole. Outside the shelter, wrap a split grommet around the cable
and push the grommet securely into the hole. Plug the cable into the ISS cable
jack.
2. For both wireless and
cabled versions, plug
the main power cable
back into the jack. You
should hear two beeps.
Vantage Connect will now
begin to acquire both the
radio signal from the
weather station as well as
the cell signal. As this is
occurring, you may see the
lights go on an off or blink,
but after about a minute,
the lights will begin to
indicate the status of your connections. You will be able to use the lights to verify
connection or troubleshoot connection problems by watching the LED lights.
The lights flash when Vantage Connect is searching for a signal from the weather
station (upper LED) or a cell signal (lower LEDs). Once the signal is detected, all
Weather Station
Cell Status:
1, 2, 3, 4
Status LEDs
Status LED
on/o
button
Jack for cabled ISS cable or
external temperature probe
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