YSI 6200 - Manual (Page 28)

YSI 6200 DAS USER Manual
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If you have difficulty viewing the readings on a sheet, you have two options. One...click and
hold on a vertical line that separates description headers. While holding the mouse button down
you can resize the column width. Two...Click on 6200, Data Table Setup, Font/Color...
The default font/size is Arial/11. Change this to suit your needs. For example, changing the size
from 11 to 9 will fit more information on one screen without the need to scroll.
2.7 Testing Sensor Function
Now that you are able to view readings, you may wish to perform some preliminary tests of
sensor function. As you have seen some readings display 0.000 in the checkout testing. For
example, rain fall and accumulation, wind speed and direction and solar radiation probably have
zero readings. Here are some quick tests you can perform.
For wind speed/direction locate the plastic arrow protruding from the MET Suite head assembly.
Rotate the MET head assembly on the support so that the arrow points north (0 degrees). East
would be 90, south 180 and west 270 degrees. Direction will not be displayed unless there is
measurable wind speed. To check wind speed set up a small fan to provide continuous air
motion in front of the propeller. During interrogation of the 6200 DCP, EcoWatch DCP will
upload readings showing wind speed and direction. In the example below the wind speed is
about 5.4 mph and the direction is 0
°
, which is due north.
For rain rate/accumulation testing, remove the top assembly of the rain gauge to locate the
tipping buckets. Carefully tip the buckets from one position to the other 5 to 10 times in