Davis Instruments Vantage VUE Console Manual

Alarm Mode
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Vantage Vue Alarms
Special Alarms
ET (Evapotranspiration) (Optional)
Note: The ET Alarm is only available when the console is receiving data from a Vantage Pro2
Plus or Vantage Pro2 with solar radiation sensor. If your Vantage Vue console is not
listening to a Vantage Pro2 Plus ISS, you cannot set an ET alarm.
ET is updated once an hour, on the hour. If during a given hour the ET value
exceeds the alarm threshold, the ET alarm sounds at the end of that hour. This
is true for daily, monthly, and yearly ET alarms. See “Evapotranspiration (ET)”
on page 46 for a description of this variable.
Barometric Pressure
The Vantage Vue allows you to set two barometric pressure alarms: a “rise”
alarm and a “fall” alarm. You may select any rate of change per three hours
between 0.00 and 0.25 inches (6.35 mm) Hg, (8.5 mb, hPa). The alarm will
sound if the rate of change (in either direction) exceeds the threshold you set.
This alarm is updated every minute.
Setting Alarms
1. Press and release 2ND then press ALARM to enter the
Alarm Mode to view or set the high alarm thresholds.
The screen displays the current high alarm thresholds. The icon
displays and “HIGH ALARMS” displays in the Weather Center.
Variable Alarms
Barometric Pressure Trend
Storm Warning - uses trend value rising rate
Storm Clearing - uses trend value falling rate
Evapotranspiration* ET Alarm - uses total ET for the day
Humidity, Inside High and Low
Humidity, Outside High and Low
Dew Point High and Low
Rain
Flash Flood Alarm - uses current 15 minute rainfall
total
24 Hour Rain Alarm - uses current 24 hour rainfall total
Storm Storm Alarm - uses current storm rainfall total
Rain Rate High
Inside Temperature High and Low
Outside Temperature High and Low
Heat Index Temperature High
Wind Chill Temperature Low
Wind Speed High and 10-Minute Average
Time & Date The alarm sounds for 1 minute.
*Evapotranspiration measurements are only available when receiving data from Vantage
Pro2 Plus stations or other Vantage Pro2 ISS stations in which a solar radiation sensor
has been installed.

Davis Instruments Vantage VUE Specifications

General

Console Display Type	LCD
Wind Direction Range	0 to 360°
Wind Direction Accuracy	±3°
Temperature Accuracy	±1°F (±0.5°C)
Humidity Accuracy	±3%
Solar Radiation Range	0 to 1800 W/m²
Solar Radiation Accuracy	±5%
UV Index Range	0 to 16
Wireless Transmission Range	1000 feet (300 meters)
Update Interval	2.5 seconds
Temperature Range	-40°F to +150°F (-40°C to +65°C)
Humidity Range	0 to 100% RH
Rain Collector Resolution	0.01 inches (0.2 mm)
Wind Direction Resolution	1°
Power Source (Integrated Sensor Suite)	Solar panel with battery backup
Power Source (Console)	AC adapter or 3 C batteries
Wind Speed Accuracy	±2 mph (±3 kph) or ±5%, whichever is greater
Rainfall Accuracy	±4%
Operating Temperature	-40°F to +140°F (-40°C to +60°C)
Wind Speed Range	0 to 150 mph (0 to 241 km/h, 0 to 67 m/s)