General Tools and Instruments WS831DL - Manual (Page 5)

TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT DISPLAYS
With Temperature and Humidity icon flashing, press the SET button to alternate between “temperature
and relative humidity” or “dew point and relative humidity.”
TEMPERATURE IN CELSIUS OR FAHRENHEIT
With Temperature and Humidity icon flashing, press and hold the SET button to alternate between
temperature: Celsius (ºC) or Fahrenheit (ºF).
ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE TEMPERATURE ALERTS
With Temperature and Humidity icon flashing, press the ALARM/CHART button to recall a current
temperature for the corresponding channel, the upper temperature alert with
icon, or lower
temperature alert with icon
(if disabled, displays OFF). Once the above alerts have been set, press UP▲ or DOWN▼ until to enable
or disable the corresponding alert.
PROGRAMMING CH1 – CH3 TEMPERATURE ALARMS
• In the Temperature and Humidity Mode, press ALARM/CHART selecting the desired alarm.
• Press and hold ALARM/CHART button until the remote temperature and
or icon starts
flashing.
• Adjust the temperature digits for the Temperature Alert using the UP▲ or DOWN▼. Press and hold
either button for fast digits advance.
• Press the ALARM/CHART to confirm selection and return to the temperature alert selection
screen.
DISABLING TEMPERATURE ALARM(S)
With the Temperature & Humidity icon flashing, press the ALARM/CHART button to disable the alarm(s).
VIEWING THE MAX/MIN CHANNEL TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
With the Temperature & Humidity icon flashing, press the MEMORY button to recall a current
temperature and humidity, minimum temperature and humidity or maximum temperature and humidity
at the remote location.
To clear the temperature and humidity’s memories, press and hold the MEMORY button.
RAIN WINDOW
The main unit records the total amount of the rainfall for the last hour, 24 hours, past day, past week
and the past month. The rainfall can be displayed in mm or inches. There is a daily rainfall alert that
can be programmed in the unit if the daily rainfall exceeds a pre-programmed limit.
SELECTING RAIN WINDOW
Press main unit UP▲ or DOWN▼ until the RAIN icon on the display starts flashing.
Display:
VIEWING RAIN STATISTICS
With the rain icon flashing Press either SET or MEMORY button to recall a rain statistics for the past
hour, past
24 hours, yesterday, past week or past month.
NOTE: Last Hour rainfall value is displayed as a rate of rain in either “inch/hr” or “mm/hr”.
RAINFALL MEMORY RESET
With the icon flashing, press and hold the MEMORY button to reset all rainfall statistics.
SETTING RAIN DISPLAY; INCHES OR MM
With the icon flashing, press and hold the SET button to toggle rainfall data units between mm and
inches.
ENABLING OR DISABLING DAILY RAINFALL ALERT
• With the icon flashing, press the ALARM/CHART button to display either the current rainfall
statistics or the daily rainfall alert with “ALARM HI” displayed.
• If the alert is disabled, the “OFF” will be displayed; otherwise the rainfall alert value will be shown.
• When the rainfall alert is displayed, press the UP▲ or DOWN▼ to enable or disable it.
SETTING UP DAILY RAINFALL ALERT
• With the icon flashing, press ALARM/CHART to display the rainfall alert.
• Press and hold ALARM/CHART until the rainfall alert “ALARM HI” will flash.
• Set the desired value for the Rainfall Alert by using UP▲ or DOWN▼. Press and hold either button
for fast digits advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection and the unit will return to the rainfall alert display.
DISABLING THE DAILY RAINFALL ALERT
In the Daily Rainfall Alert Mode press the ALARM/CHART button to disable the alert.
WIND WINDOW
Wind direction is shown by compass points (i.e. NW) or in bearings starting from north (i.e. 22.5º). The
unit displays anemometer temperature or wind chill, average wind speed (over the past 10 minutes),
gust, and wind other information. It records the maximum wind speed and gusts collected during the
day. Wind speed and gust alerts can be programmed based on pre-configured limits. Wind speed is
displayed in km/h, mph, m/s or knots.
SELECTING WIND WINDOW
Press main unit UP▲ or DOWN▼ until the WIND icon on the display starts flashing.
NOTE: The wind speed alert is set at 5 mph default and the wind gust alert is set to 7 mph default to
prevent false alerts from small fluctuations.
CONFIGURING WIND DISPLAY
With the Wind icon flashing, press the SET button to alternate between “wind chill with direction in
bearings”, “wind chill with direction in compass points”, “anemometer temperature & wind direction in
compass points” or “anemometer temperature and wind direction in bearings.”
SETTING WIND SPEED IN KM/H, MPH, M/S OR KNOTS
With the icon flashing, press and hold the SET button to set the wind speed units in km/h, mph, m/s or
knots.
VIEWING WIND STATISTICS
With the icon flashing, press the MEMORY button to recall a current wind speed, a daily maximum wind
speed with “DAILY MAX” displayed, a gust speed with a “GUST” displayed and a daily maximum gust
speed with a “GUST DAILY MAX” displayed.
RESETTING THE WIND STATISTICS MEMORY
With the icon flashing, press and hold MEMORY to reset all wind statistics.
ENABLING OR DISABLING THE WIND ALERTS
With the icon flashing, press the ALARM/CHART button to recall a current wind speed, a wind speed
alert with the “ALARM HI” displayed or gust alert with the “GUST ALARM HI” displayed. If the alert is
disabled, “OFF” will be displayed; otherwise the alert value is shown.
When a wind alert is displayed, press UP▲ or DOWN▼ to activate or deactivate it.
WIND ALERT PROGRAMMING
• With the icon flashing, press ALARM/CHART to select the desired alarm.
• Press and hold ALARM/CHART button until alert and corresponding icon will flash.
• Set the alert using UP▲ or DOWN▼. Press and hold either button for fast digits advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm your selection and return to the wind alert selection screen.
DISABLING THE WIND ALERT
To disable wind alert press ALARM/CHART.
LED BACKLIGHT OPTIONS
The main unit backlight can be turned on, off or automatic depending on light conditions. The
sensitivity of the backlight sensor can be adjusted to high or low using the switch, located on the back
panel.
NOTE: For continuous backlight control the AC/DC adaptor must be plugged in.
TIME ALARM SETTINGS
There are two time alarms available on the main unit: Weekday alarm (W), and Single alarm (S)
• If Weekday alarm is activated, it will sound at the set time and the alarm icon will flash Monday
through Friday.
• If Single day alarm is activated, it will sound at the set time and the alarm icon will flash only for
this specific day and will not activate on subsequent days.
NOTE: The snooze duration for listed alarms can also be programmed up to 15 minutes.
ENABLE/DISABLE TIME ALARMS
• Press the ALARM/CHART to display the Weekday Alarm or Ice Warning Alarm (Pre-Alarm) time. If
these alarms are not set, the abbreviation OFF will be displayed.
• To enable or disable any of these alarms, press UP▲ or DOWN▼.
NOTE: Press SET anytime during alarm programming mode to return to the default clock display.
PROGRAMMING TIME ALARMS
With the Clock and Alarm icon flashing, press the ALARM/CHART to select the desired alarm.
• Press and hold ALARM/CHART button until the hour digit will flash.
• Set the alarm hour using UP▲ or DOWN▼. Press and hold either button for quick digit advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection.
• Set the alarm minutes using UP▲ or DOWN▼. Press and hold either button for quick digit
advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm selection.
• Set a Snooze interval (all three alarms share same snooze time duration) using UP▲ or DOWN▼.
Press and hold either button for quick digit advance.
• Press ALARM/CHART to confirm your selection.
After programming is completed, the display will return to the alarm selection screen.
DISABLE/ENABLE SNOOZE FUNCTION
To enable a snooze function press LIGHT/SNOOZE button.
Rain Alert
Sensor Battery Status
Rain Icon
Rain Statistic
Rain Rate Display
Rainfall
Wind Chill Temperture/
Temp. at Wind Sensor
Wind Speed/Guest/
Max. Wind speed/
Max. Guest/
Wind Alert/ Gust Alert
Wind Direction Animate
Compass Display
Wind Direction in Compass
Points/Bearings
Wind Icon
Sensor Battery
Status