Radio Shack Weather Radio - Manual (Page 7)

7 Preparation
• level
• two screws (if you plan to mount the
monitor on a wall)
• mast, 1–1 1 /
4
inches (2.54–3.18 cm) in
diameter (to mount the anemometer)
• batteries (not supplied):
monitor: 4 AA
Indoor thermo/hygro/baro sensor: 4 AAA
backup power for
solar transmitters (3): 2 AA (each)
Notes:
• For the best performance and longest
life, we recommend RadioShack alka-
line batteries.
• We recommend that you use lithium bat-
teries in any component that could be
exposed to temperatures between –4°
and –58°F (–20° and –50°C) or colder.
UNDERSTANDING THE MONITOR AND ITS DISPLAY
The weather station’s monitor is divided into various windows: barometric pressure and current
outdoor general condition, barometric bar chart, indoor temperature, outdoor temperature, rain-
fall, clock, and wind speed and wind direction. Each window displays related information for
that item.
The monitor lights for about 12 seconds and a tone sounds each time you press the screen.
The following chart describes each icon or control.
Icon/
Control
Description Function
barometric pressure
(absolute/
sea level) Repeatedly press to toggle between the absolute and sea level baro-
metric pressure readings. (See “Using the Barometric Pressure Win-
dow” on Page 18.)
indoor temperature Repeatedly press to toggle among the indoor temperature and the
indoor dew point temperature. (See “Using the Indoor Temperature
Window” on Page 20.)
outdoor
temperature/channel Repeatedly press to toggle between the outdoor temperature, dew
point temperature, and windchill. The channel number appears inside
the icon. (See “Using the Outdoor Temperature Window” on
Page 21.)
rain Press to view the rainfall measurement. (See “Using the Rain Win-
dow” on Page 24.)
relative
humidity Press to view the relative humidity. (See “Viewing and Resetting Max/
Min Relative Humidity Records” on Page 23.)
clock Repeatedly press to toggle between the time and date. (See “View-
ing the Time/Date/Day of the Week” on Page 17.)
wind Repeatedly press to toggle between the average wind speed and the
gust wind speed. (See “Using the Wind Window” on Page 25.)
CHANNEL control Repeatedly press to toggle among the outside channels.