ASSISTANT AH-1978 User Manual

Operation manual, Weather station with colour display, Model ah-1978

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BATTERY & ADAPTER INSTALLATION

Home Receiver Unit:

Main Power Source: Plug in the 6.0 V adapter into the adapter

socket at the back for basic operation and continuous backlight.

Backup Power: Open the battery door, install 3 pieces of AAA

backup batteries according to the polarity indicated, close the

battery cover.

Remote Sensor:

Loosen the screws on the battery door with a small

screwdriver, insert 2 pieces of AAA batteries according to the

polarity indicated. Replace the cover and tighten the screws.

INITIAL SETTING

After battery installation of the main unit, the weather icons

will flash. Press [UP] or [DOWN] to select local weather condition

as initial setting. Press [CLOCK] to confirm and exit. (Refer

“WEATHER FORECAST” section for details).

SETTING UP THE WIRELESS THERMO-HYGROMETER:

1. For the first installation, always turn on the home unit and

then the remote sensor. Set Channel 1 for the first remote sensor.

Set channel 2 and channel 3 for the 2

nd

and 3

rd

sensor.

2. Press and hold [SNOOZE/CHANNEL/LIGHT] button on

main unit until a beep is sound to search for remote sensor.

Temperature & humidity readings will flash indicating it is in the

searching mode.

3. Press the [Tx] button inside the battery compartment of

remote sensor to transmit RF signal.

4. When RF connection is established, the respective

temperature & humidity of the selected channel will appear on

the main unit.

WEATHER FORECAST

The unit predicts weather condition of the next 12 – 24 hours

based on the change of atmospheric pressure. The coverage area

is around 30 – 50 km. The weather forecast is based on atmo-

spheric pressure change and is about 70-75% correct. As weath-

er conditions cannot be 100% correctly forecasted, we cannot be

responsible for any loss caused by an incorrect forecast.

SUNNY

PARTLY

CLOUDY

CLOUDY

RAINY

STORMY

To obtain an accurate weather forecast, you need to input

your current weather condition as initial setting. After the re-

set of the unit, Press [UP] or [DOWN] to select the local weath-

er condition as initial weather forecast setting. Press [CLOCK] to

confirm and exit.

You may also set the weather forecast by holding [CLOCK]

button to enter the setting mode. Press [CLOCK] repeatedly to

skip the clock & calendar setting until the weather icon flashes.

Press [UP] or [DOWN] to select local weather condition. Press

[CLOCK] to confirm and exit.

12/24hr format > Hr > Min > Yr > D/M or M/D format >

Month > Date > Weather Forecast > EXIT

NOTE:

Different geographical location such as inland area or coastal

region has different weather forecasting response. In case your

weather forecast always show rainy or stormy over a long peri-

od of time and does not reflect the actual weather condition, it is

necessary to follow above setting procedure for fine tuning the

weather forecast’s accuracy.

IN/OUT TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY

Temperature reading is located on the lower left of the display

and humidity is on the lower right.

Press [C/F] button to select temperature unit C/F.

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WEATHER STATION WITH COLOUR

DISPLAY

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Press [SNOOZE/CHANNEL/LIGHT] button to select indoor,

Ch1, Ch2, Ch3 and auto-channel scrolling [

] display modes.

COLOR BAR GRAPHS

The color graphs are designed as an intuitive way to gauge

the weather at a glance.

The left color bar graph represents the respective In/

Out temperature of the current display mode. The right

graph represents the respective In/Out humidity. As the

measurements change, the number of illuminated bars

changes automatically.

MAXIMUM/MINIMUM MEMORY

Press [MEM] button repeatedly to view the maximum &

minimum values of temperature & humidity readings. To clear

the memory record, hold [MEM] button while the respective

values are displaying on screen.

TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY TREND INDICATOR

The icons will indicate Rising, Steady, Falling if the temperature

or humidity change is more than 1 degree C (or 2 degree F) within

an hour.

CLOCK & CALENDAR

Press [CLOCK] to toggle display between time, calendar and

day of the week.

Hold [CLOCK] button to enter clock setting mode. Using [UP]

or [DOWN] to adjust and [CLOCK] to confirm, the following

values can be set in sequence:

12/24hr format > Hr > Min > Yr > D/M or M/D format > Month

> Date > Weather Forecast > EXIT

HOME TIME WORLD (ZONE) TIME

Hold [ZONE] to enter world (zone) time setting mode. Press

[UP] or [DOWN] to enter the desired hour offset value from –12

to +12 hours. Press [CLOCK] to confirm and exit.

Press [ZONE] button to toggle between home time and world

(zone) time. “ZONE” icon appears when world (zone) time is se-

lected. When zone time is not used, set zone time to “0”.

ALARM SETTING

Press [ALARM] to show alarm time and “AL” icon will appear.

Press again to enable or disable the alarm. Bell icon “ ” appears

when alarm is enabled.

Hold [ALARM] to enter alarm time setting mode. Press [UP] or

[DOWN] to enter the desired Hr/ Min values and press [ALARM]

to confirm setting.

SNOOZE & BACKLIGHT

When alarm is going off, press [SNOOZE/CHANNEL/

LIGHT] to trigger snooze alarm and “Zz” icon will appear. To

stop alarm for one day, press [ALARM] key.

Press [SNOOZE/CHANNEL/LIGHT] for an extended back-

light if adapter is not connected.

Press [LIGHT ON/OFF] to turn on or off the backlight when

adapter is connected.

LOW BATTERY INDICATION

Low battery indication is available for the home unit itself and

all of the 3 remote channels. Replace the batteries and follow the

setup procedure in this instruction manual.

BATTERY DISPOSAL

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended

by the manufacturer.

Please disposal of old, defective batteries in an environmentally

friendly manner in accordance with the relevant legislation.

SPECIFICATIONS

Indoor

Temperature:

0 C to + 50 C (+32 F to +122 F)

Humidity:

20% - 99% RH

Remote sensor -20 C to +60 C (-4 F to +140 F)

Channel:

max. 3 remote sensors

Transmission:

up to 30M in open area, RF434 MHz

Resolution:

0.1 degree C for temperature, 1% for

humidity

Power:

6.0V adapter & AAA x 3 pcs for main unit

AAA x 2 pcs for remote sensor

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Model AH-1978

Thank you for purchasing the new generation color

weather station. Designed and engineered with the state-of-

art technology and components, this instrument will provide

accurate and reliable measurement of weather forecast, indoor/

outdoor temperature & humidity as well as an alarm clock. Read

this manual carefully to fully explore the features and functions

of the new product.

NAME AND FUNCTIONS OF BUTTONS

Press Functions

Hold 3 seconds

SNOOZE/

CHANNEL/

LIGHT

Select indoor, Channel 1,2,3,
auto scroll [

]

Trigger snooze alarm & extend
backlight

Search for

remote sensor

CLOCK

Read time, calendar and day-

of-week

Set Clock,

Calendar &

Weather

ALARM

Read alarm time; enable/

disable alarm

Alarm time

setting

MEMORY

Read max/min temperatures

& humidity

Clear memory

record

ZONE/

DOWN

Toggle time & Zone time/

1 step backward in setting

Zone time

setting/Fast

backward

UP

1 step forward in setting

Fast advance

C/F

Toggle degree C & F unit

LIGHT ON/

OFF

Turn on/off continuous

backlight when adapter is

connected

OPERATION MANUAL

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