Document Outline

• Console User’s Manual
• Product # 7470 & 7475
• Health EM ManualTOC.pdf
  • Table of Contents
  • Optional Sensors 1
  • Optional Accessories 2
  • The Keyboard 5
  • Weather Conditions Measured/Calculated 6
  • AutoClear 11
  • Highs and Lows 12
  • Alarms 12
  • Using the Enter Key 15
  • Apparent Temperature (Heat Stress) 17
  • UV Radiation 20
  • Wind Chill 25
  • Outside and Inside Temperature 26
  • Wind 28
  • Solar Radiation 29
  • Barometric Pressure 30
  • Rainfall 33
  • Relative Humidity 35
  • Time 37
  • Highs and Lows 40
  • Alarms 42
  • Enabling/Disabling AutoClear 46
  • General High/Low Clear 46
  • Calibration Numbers 47
  • Display Scan 50
  • Primary Power and Battery Backup Indicators 50
• HEM-Introduction.pdf
  • Chapter 1
    • Introduction to the HealthEnviroMonitor
    • For use by individuals, radio and TV stations, parks, amusement parks, and resorts, the Health En...
    • Optional Sensors
      • The following optional sensors enable the Health EM to measure and calculate specialized weather ...
    • Optional Accessories
      • The following accessories, designed for use with the HealthEM, are available from your dealer or...
• HEM-Overview.pdf
  • Chapter 2
    • HealthEnviroMonitor Overview
    • The Keyboard
      • The HealthEM’s keyboard contains two different types of keys: function keys and operation keys. ...
    • Weather Conditions Measured/Calculated
      • This section outlines each of the weather conditions measured/calculated by the HealthEM. Each s...
      • Heat Stress (Temperature-Humidity Index)
      • UV Radiation
        • Energy from the sun reaches the earth as visible, infrared, and ultraviolet (UV) rays. Exposure t...
    • Index Values
    • Exposure Category
      • Wind Chill
        • Wind chill takes into account how the speed of the wind affects our perception of the air tempera...
      • Outside and Inside Temperature
        • The HealthEM has a built-in temperature sensor which reports inside temperature. You may use eit...
      • Wind
        • The Health EM measures and displays both wind speed and wind direction. In general, wind speed an...
      • Solar Radiation
        • What we call “current solar radiation” is technically known as Global Solar Radiation, a measure ...
      • Barometric Pressure
        • The weight of the air which makes up our atmosphere exerts a pressure on the surface of the earth...
      • Rainfall
        • The HealthEM provides two separate registers for tracking rainfall totals. One is referred to as...
      • Inside and Outside Humidity and Dew-Point
        • Humidity refers to the amount of water vapor in the air. However, the amount of water vapor which...
      • Time
        • The GroWeather has a clock and a calendar for tracking time and date. The calendar automatically ...
      • AutoClear
      • Highs and Lows
        • The HealthEM records highs and lows for many weather conditions. All highs and lows represent th...
    • Condition
    • High
    • Low
    • Time
    • AutoClear
    • Additional
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      • Direction of Gust
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        • Alarms
          • The HealthEM features a set of alarms which can be programmed to sound whenever a reading exceed...
    • Condition
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    • Alarm
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    • Alarm
    • Special Alarm
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      • Rate of Change per Hour
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      • Temperature within 2˚F (1˚C) of Dew-Point
      • Standard “Alarm Clock”
• HEM-Using the HEM.pdf
  • Chapter 3
    • Using the HealthEM
    • Using the Enter Key
      • The ENTER key is used to enter or change data (such as an alarm threshold setting). You should be...
      • Entering Negative Numbers
        • If you want to enter a negative number, first enter the number without the negative sign. Then pr...
      • Example of Using ENTER: Setting the Time
        • You should use the following step-by-step example of using the ENTER key to help you better under...
      • 1. Press TIME until the time display appears.
        • 2. Press UNITS to change from the 12hour format to the 24hour format, as desired.
        • 3. Press ENTER and hold it down.
    • Entering the Hour Digits
      • 4. Release ENTER when the correct entry appears.
      • 5. Press and release ENTER to move to the next digit, the “tens” digit.
      • 6. Press and hold ENTER down.
    • Entering the “Tens” Digit
      • 7. Release ENTER when the correct entry appears.
      • 8. Press and release ENTER to move to the next digit, the “ones” digit.
      • 9. Press and hold ENTER down.
    • Entering the “Ones” Digit
      • 10. Release ENTER when the correct entry appears.
      • 11. If necessary, repeat the steps above to correct your entry for any of the digits.
      • 12. When you have entered the correct time, wait four seconds without pressing any keys.
      • Apparent Temperature (Heat Stress)
        • The HealthEM displays the current outside TH index, the current outside THSW index, and the ...
        • Viewing Apparent Temperature
        • 1. To display the current outside TH index, press HEATSTRESS.
    • Current Outside TH Index
      • 2. To display the current outside THSW index, press HEATSTRESS again.
    • Current THSW Index
      • 3. To display the current inside TH index, press HEATSTRESS.
    • Current Inside TH Index
      • 4. To display the status of the AutoClear function for high outside TH index, high outside THS...
      • 5. Continuing to press HEATSTRESS will cycle through the apparent temperature displays in a cont...
      • Selecting Units of Measure
    • Sample Units of Measure
      • High Apparent Temperature
        • The HealthEM displays the high outside TH index, the high outside THSW index, and the high i...
      • Alarms
      • UV Radiation
        • The HealthEM displays the current UV radiation intensity, “daily” UV radiation dose, the UV radi...
        • Viewing UV Radiation
        • 1. To display the current UV radiation intensity, press UV.
    • Current UV Radiation Intensity
      • 2. To display the “daily” UV radiation dose, press UV again.
    • “Daily” UV Radiation Dose
      • 3. To display the accumulated UV radiation dose during the “period,” press UV again.
    • Accumulated UV Radiation Dose
      • 4. To display the average daily dose of UV radiation during the “period,” press UV again.
    • Average Daily UV Radiation Dose
      • 5. To display the date on which the current period started and the number of days in the current ...
    • Period Information
      • 6. To display the status of the AutoClear function for high UV radiation intensity and high daily...
      • 7. Continuing to press UV will cycle through the UV displays in a continuous loop.
      • Setting Skin Factor
        • MEDs may be scaled to take into account skin type because different skin types burn at different ...
    • Skin
    • Type
    • History of Sunburning and Tanning
    • Skin Factor
    • Range
      • 1. To change the skin factor, press UV as necessary to view any UV display in which the skin fact...
        • 2. To change the skin factor, press and release ENTER.
        • Selecting Radiation Intensity Scale
      • MEDs and UV Index
        • High UV Radiation Intensity
          • The HealthEM displays the high UV radiation intensity along with the time at which it occurred. ...
        • Clearing Daily and Total UV Dose
          • You may clear daily or total UV dose at any time to begin a new total.
        • 1. Press UV as necessary to display either daily or total UV dose.
          • 2. Press and hold down CLEAR until the UV dose total resets to zero.
      • Daily UV Dose Cleared
        • Clearing Period Information/Starting a New Period
          • Beginning a new period clears all data from the previous period. The system stores the beginning ...
        • 1. Press UV as necessary to display the period information.
          • 2. Press and hold down CLEAR.
      • Display Toggle During Period Clear
        • 3. To clear the UV period totals and begin a new period, hold down CLEAR until the display stops ...
        • Alarms
        • Wind Chill
          • The HealthEM displays the wind chill as well as the low wind chill along with the time at which ...
          • Viewing Wind Chill
          • 1. To display the current wind chill, press WINDCHILL.
      • Current Wind Chill
        • 2. To display the status of the AutoClear function for low wind chill, press WINDCHILL again.
        • 3. Continuing to press WINDCHILL will alternate between the wind chill and AutoClear displays.
        • Selecting Units of Measure
      • Sample Units of Measure
        • Low Wind Chill
          • The HealthEM displays the low wind chill along with the time at which it occurred. For informati...
        • Alarms
        • Outside and Inside Temperature
          • The HealthEM displays the current outside and inside temperature. In addition, you may view the ...
          • Viewing Temperature
          • 1. To display the current outside temperature, press TEMP.
      • Current Outside Temperature
        • 2. To display the current inside temperature, press TEMP again.
      • Current Inside Temperature
        • 3. To display the status of the AutoClear function for high and low outside and inside temperatur...
        • 4. Continuing to press TEMP will cycle through the outside and inside temperature displays in a c...
        • Selecting Units of Measure
      • Sample Units of Measure
        • High and Low Temperature
          • The HealthEM displays the high and low outside and inside temperature along with the time at whi...
        • Alarms
        • Wind
          • You may select to display current wind speed and current wind direction (in degrees) on the right...
          • The Compass Rose
            • Wind speed and direction are also displayed in the compass rose on the left of the display. The c...
          • Viewing Wind Conditions
          • 1. To display the current wind speed, press WIND.
      • Current Wind Speed
        • 2. To display the wind direction in degrees, press WIND again.
      • Wind Direction
        • 3. To display the status of the AutoClear function for high wind speed, press WIND again.
        • 4. Continuing to press WIND will cycle through the wind displays in a continuous loop.
        • Selecting Units of Measure
          • To select the desired unit of measure, simply press UNITS while viewing the wind speed display. A...
      • Sample Units of Measure
        • High Wind Speed
          • The HealthEM displays the high wind speed along with the time at which it occurred and the direc...
        • Alarms
        • Solar Radiation
          • The HealthEM displays the current solar radiation intensity and the highest solar radiation inte...
          • Viewing Solar Radiation
          • 1. To display the current solar radiation intensity, press SUN.
      • Current Solar Radiation Intensity
        • 2. To display the status of the AutoClear function for the high solar radiation intensity, press ...
        • 3. Continuing to press SUN will alternate between the two solar radiation displays.
        • High Solar Radiation Intensity
          • The HealthEM displays the high solar radiation intensity along with the time at which it occurre...
        • Barometric Pressure
          • The HealthEM displays current barometric pressure in inches of Hg (in), millimeters of Hg (mm), ...
          • Barometric Trend Indicator
            • The barometric trend indicator, which appears on the bottom right hand corner of the display, giv...
      • Steady Barometric Pressure Indicator
      • Rising Barometric Pressure Indicator
      • Falling Barometric Pressure Indicator
        • Viewing Barometric Pressure
        • 1. To display current barometric pressure, press BAR.
      • Current Barometric Pressure
        • Selecting Units of Measure
          • To select the desired unit of measure, simply press UNITS while viewing the current barometric pr...
      • Sample Units of Measure
        • Entering Barometric Pressure
          • Because atmospheric pressure varies with both altitude and local weather conditions, you must ent...
        • 1. Determine the current barometric pressure.
          • 2. Press BAR to display current barometric pressure.
          • 3. Press and hold down ENTER until the barometric pressure reading stops flashing.
          • 4. Use ENTER to set the correct barometric pressure.
          • 5. When finished setting the barometric pressure, press any function key to exit.
          • Alarms
            • You may set a special barometric pressure alarm which will alert you to changes in the barometric...
        • Rainfall
          • You may display the daily rainfall and the total rainfall on the right side of the display. Whene...
          • Viewing Rainfall
          • 1. To display “daily” rainfall, press RAIN.
      • Daily Rainfall
        • 2. To display the total rainfall, press RAIN again.
      • Total Rainfall
        • 3. To display the status of the AutoClear function for daily rainfall and for the high rate of ra...
        • 4. Continuing to press RAIN will cycle through the rain displays in a continuous loop.
        • Selecting Units of Measure
          • To select the desired unit of measure, simply press UNITS while viewing any of the rainfall displ...
      • Sample Units of Measure
        • Entering Total Rainfall
          • You may have previously recorded rainfall amounts which you want reflected in the HealthEM’s tot...
        • 1. Press RAIN as necessary to display total rainfall.
          • 2. Use ENTER to set the desired amount of total rainfall.
          • 3. When finished entering the total rainfall amount, press RAIN.
          • High Rate of Rainfall
            • The HealthEM displays the high rate of rainfall along with the time at which it occurred. For in...
          • Clearing Daily and Total Rainfall
            • You may clear daily and/or total rainfall at any time to begin a new total.
        • 1. Press RAIN as necessary to display either daily or total rainfall.
          • 2. Press and hold down CLEAR until the rainfall total resets to zero.
      • Total Rainfall Cleared
        • Alarms
          • You may set a high alarm for daily rainfall. (See “Alarms” on page42.)
        • Relative Humidity
          • The HealthEM displays the current outside and inside humidity and the current dew-point. In addi...
          • Viewing Humidity
          • 1. To display the current outside humidity, press HUM.
      • Current Outside Humidity
        • 2. To display the current inside humidity, press HUM again.
      • Current Inside Humidity
        • 3. To display the current dew-point, press HUM again.
      • Current Dew-Point
        • 4. To display the status of the AutoClear function for high and low outside and inside humidity (...
        • 5. Continuing to press HUM will alternate between the humidity and dew-point displays.
        • Selecting Units of Measure
      • Sample Units of Measure
        • High and Low Humidity
          • The HealthEM displays the high and low outside and inside humidity along with the time at which ...
        • Alarms
        • Time
          • The HealthEM displays the current time, date, year, and the time at which the HealthEM performs...
          • Displaying Time Functions
          • 1. To display the current time, press TIME.
      • Time
        • 2. To display the current date, press TIME again.
      • Date
        • 3. To display the current year, press TIME again.
      • Year
        • 4. To display the time at which the HealthEM executes the AutoClear function each day, press TIM...
      • Time of AutoClear
        • 5. Continuing to press TIME will cycle through the time displays in a continuous loop.
        • Selecting Display Format
          • To select the desired display format, simply press UNITS while viewing either the time or the dat...
      • Sample Display Formats
        • Entering Time, Date, or Year
        • 1. Press TIME as necessary to display the time, date, or year, as desired.
          • 2. Use ENTER to set the time, date, or year.
          • 3. Press TIME to exit.
          • Setting the Time for AutoClear
        • 1. Press TIME until the AutoClear screen appears.
      • AutoClear Time
        • 2. Use ENTER to set the time at which you wish to have the AutoClear values cleared (see “AutoCle...
        • 3. Press TIME to exit.
        • Highs and Lows
          • The HealthEM stores highs/lows for many of its functions. The table contained in “Highs and Lows...
      • Sample High/Low Displays
        • Displaying Highs and Lows
        • 1. Press the appropriate key as necessary to display the desired weather condition.
          • 2. To view the high/low, press Recall.
          • 3. To view the time at which the high/low occurred, watch the display without pressing a key.
          • 4. If a function stores/displays both a high and a low, press Recall again to view the low.
          • 5. To view the time at which the low occurred, watch the display without pressing a key.
          • Clearing Highs and Lows
            • Clearing a high or a low value erases the currently stored value in order to obtain a new high/lo...
        • 1. Press the appropriate key as necessary to display the desired weather condition.
          • 2. Press RECALL as necessary to display the high or low for that condition.
          • 3. Press and hold down CLEAR until the high/low value is cleared.
          • 4. Press any function key to exit.
        • Alarms
          • All alarms (except barometric pressure, dew-point, and time) behave in basically the same way. Th...
          • The Alarm Display
            • When an alarm is triggered, the HealthEM beeps and immediately displays the weather function tri...
      • Sample Alarm Displays
        • Viewing an Alarm Threshold
        • 1. Press the appropriate key(s) to display the desired weather condition.
          • 2. Press ALARM.
          • 3. To display the low alarm threshold for a weather condition with two alarms press ALARM again.
          • 4. Press any function key to exit.
          • Setting a Normal Alarm Threshold
            • Follow the procedure below for instructions on setting a standard high or low alarm threshold. Sp...
        • 1. Press the appropriate key(s) to display the desired weather condition.
          • 2. Press ALARM as necessary to display the desired alarm threshold.
          • 3. Use ENTER to set the alarm.
          • 4. Press any function key to save and exit.
          • Example of Setting an Alarm Threshold: Low Outside Temperature Alarm
            • This example shows you how to set the HealthEM’s low outside temperature alarm to 32˚F.
        • 1. Press TEMP as necessary to display outside temperature.
      • Outside Temperature
        • 2. Press UNITS as necessary to select ˚F.
        • 3. Press ALARM twice to display the low alarm threshold.
      • Outside Temperature Low Alarm Threshold (No Setting)
        • 4. Use ENTER to set the alarm to 32˚F.
      • Low Outside Temperature Alarm Threshold (32˚F)
        • 5. Press TEMP to save and exit.
        • Setting the Barometric Pressure Alarm
          • This section describes the barometric pressure alarm. The barometric pressure alarm is a special ...
        • 1. Press BAR to display the current barometric pressure.
          • 2. Press ALARM to display the barometric pressure alarm threshold.
          • 3. Press and hold down ENTER.
          • 4. Release ENTER when the desired setting appears.
      • Barometric Pressure Alarm (1.5 mm Per Hour)
        • 5. Press BAR to save and exit.
        • Setting the Dew-Point Alarm
          • This section describes the dew-point alarm. The dew-point alarm is a special alarm in that it is ...
        • 1. Press HUM as necessary to display the current dew-point.
          • 2. Press ALARM to display the dew-point alarm threshold.
          • 3. Press ENTER to activate the alarm.
      • Dew-Point Alarm (2˚F)
        • 4. Press DEW to save and exit.
        • To Silence an Alarm
          • To silence an alarm that has been triggered, press CLEAR. The beeping sound stops, though the ala...
        • To Clear an Alarm
        • 1. Press the appropriate key(s) to display the desired weather condition.
          • 2. Press ALARM as necessary to display the desired alarm threshold (high or low) for that function.
          • 3. Press and hold down CLEAR until a series of dashes replaces the alarm threshold on the display.
      • Alarm Cleared
        • 4. Press any function key to exit.
        • Enabling/Disabling AutoClear
          • The general procedure for enabling and disabling the AutoClear function for individual weather co...
          • 1. Press the appropriate key(s) to display the desired weather condition’s AutoClear display.
      • Typical AutoClear Status
        • 2. Press ENTER to alternate the status between on and off.
        • 3. Press any function key to save and exit.
        • General High/Low Clear
          • The HealthEM includes a general clear feature which enables you to quickly clear most of the hig...
          • To Use General Clear Feature
          • 1. Press a function key to display any condition other than “daily” rainfall, total rainfall, or UV.
            • 2. Press and hold down CLEAR.
            • 3. When the display stops flashing, release CLEAR.
        • Calibration Numbers
          • Calibration numbers exist for many conditions and enable you to adjust the displayed value to you...
          • T-H-S-W Index Latitude
            • The T-H-S-W index uses a latitude calibration to estimate the position of the sun and increase th...
          • Inside and Outside Temperature
            • You may use temperature CAl to adjust the temperature up or down a specific number of degrees. No...
          • Outside Humidity
            • You may use humidity CAl to adjust the humidity up or down a specific number of percentage points...
          • Wind Speed
            • You may change the wind CAL to adjust the wind speed readings according to the equation shown bel...
          • Rainfall
            • Rainfall CAL determines how much rainfall each increment (pulse) represents. The default rainfall...
    • Rain Collector’s
    • “Native” Increment
    • Display Units
    • Rainfall CAL
      • Changing Calibration Numbers
      • 1. Press the appropriate function key as necessary to display the reading for which you wish to c...
        • 2. Use ENTER to set CAL.
        • 3. When finished, press any function key to save the new CAL and exit the calibration display.
        • T-H-S-W Index Latitude Calibration
          • The procedure for setting the latitude CAL differs slightly. Instead of entering a number, you mu...
        • Resetting Calibration Numbers to Default
          • To completely reset all calibration numbers to their default settings, follow the procedure below...
      • 1. Write down the total rainfall, barometric pressure, and all alarm settings. You will need to r...
        • 2. If desired, write down all highs, lows, daily rainfall, and UV period information. These value...
        • 3. Disconnect all power sources from the station, including the power adapter, battery backup, so...
        • 4. Reattach the power adapter and insert the battery.
        • 5. Re-enter the total rainfall, barometric pressure, and all alarm settings.
      • Display Scan
        • The HealthEM comes with two pre-programmed scan routines which continuously cycle through variou...
        • Starting the Scan Routines
        • 1. To start the short scan routine, press SCAN.
          • 2. To start the long scan routine, press SCAN again.
          • Stopping a Scan Routine
            • A scan routine will continue until you manually stop it or an alarm is triggered. To stop a scan ...
      • Primary Power and Battery Backup Indicators
        • The HealthEM display contains two “troubleshooting” indicators which help protect against accide...
        • Flashing of the POWER indicator indicates low power state or a disruption of the primary power so...
      • POWER Indicator
      • BATT Indicator
• HEM--Back Cover.pdf
  • Health EnviroMonitor System Console Quick Reference
    • Function Keys
      • The lists below indicate what condition appears when you press each function key. Each time you p...
      • ET (Evapotranspiration)
      • DEG DAYS (Growing Degree-Days)
      • TEMP (Temperature)
      • WIND (Wind)
      • SUN (Solar Radiation)
      • RAIN (Rainfall)
      • BAR (Barometric Pressure)
      • HUM (Relative Humidity)
      • DEW (Dew Point/Leaf Wetness)
      • TIME (Time and Date)
    • Highs and Lows
      • See “Highs and Lows” on page13 for a list of highs and lows stored by the console.
        • • To view the high or low, press the appropriate function key to display the desired condition. P...
        • • To clear a high/low, press the appropriate keys as necessary to display the desired high/ low. ...
    • Alarms
      • See “Alarms” on page14 for a list of available alarms.
        • • To view an alarm threshold, press the appropriate function key to display the desired condition...
        • • To set an alarm, press the appropriate keys to display the desired alarm threshold. Use Enter t...
        • • To silence an alarm, press Clear.
        • • To clear an alarm, press the appropriate keys to display the desired alarm threshold. Press and...
    • Period Information
      • The console uses a single time period for all values which accumulate totals or calculate average...
        • • To clear all ”period” information and start a new period, press TIME as necessary to display th...
    • AutoClear
      • The console may be set to automatically clear some or all daily values at the same time each day....
        • • To enable/disable AutoClear for a condition or group of conditions, press the appropriate funct...
        • • To set the time at which AutoClear clears values, press TIME as necessary to display the AutoCl...
    • Choosing Units of Measure
      • To select the unit of measure in which a condition is displayed, press the appropriate function k...