Setup Mode
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Screen 12: Rain Collector
The tipping bucket in the Vantage Pro2 rain collector has been calibrated at
the factory to measure 0.01'' of rain with each tip. The ISS comes equipped
with a metric adapter that, once installed, takes 0.2 mm readings for every
tip of the bucket. Determine which measurement you want your rain col-
lector to take and configure your console and rain collector accordingly.
Screen 12: Rain Collector Settings
To configure your console for inch measurements:
1. Press the up and down arrows to display the .01'' setting.
2. Press DONE to use the selected setting and move to the next screen.
To configure your console for 0.2 mm measurements:
1. Press the up and down arrows to display the 0.2 mm setting.
2. Press DONE to use the selected setting and move to the next screen.
Note: See the Integrated Sensor Suite Manual for instructions on installing the metric rain
adapter. The 0.1mm setting does not provide correct rain measurements with either
the standard measurement or the metric adapter installed in the rain bucket.
Note: If necessary, the console can be configured to calculate the 0.01'' measurements and
convert these to metric measurements, rounding to the nearest 0.1 mm or can be
configured to calculate the 0.2 mm measurements and convert them to the U.S. stan-
dard, rounding to the nearest .01''.
To Display Rain in Metric Units on the Console
Even if you configure to read 0.2 mm measurements set in screen 12 of the
Setup Mode, you have to configure your Current Weather Mode to display
the same readings. To display metric rain readings in the Current Weather
Mode, once you have completed or exited the Setup Mode:
1. Press RAINYR to display the current rain rate.
Selecting Metric units for one rain variable also sets all the
other rain variables to Metric units.
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