LONG-RANGE WIRELESS WEATHER STATION WITH IN-OUT THERMO-HYGROMETER MODEL : BAA898HG USER'S MANUAL INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the BAA898HG Long-Range Wireless Weather Station with In-Out Thermo-Hygrometer. This unit is an all-in-one weather forecasting device which has multiple weather-related functions. Also, with an internal antenna the reception range of this unit can be up to 100 meters. In addition to indoor temperature and humidity, by means of wireless remote thermo-hygro sensor it can simultaneously monitor temperatures and humidities in up to 3 remote locations. The unit will show temperature and humidity trends as well as record maximum and minimum temperature and humidity readings. As part of the weather forecasting function, the unit has a builtin barometer that displays atmospheric pressure. Using kineticmovement graphic illustrations the unit displays atmospheric pressure trends and displays forecasts as sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, rainy and snowy. 1 Other features of BAA898HG include LCD and key-panel backlight, rotatable display unit for multi-angle viewing and a Daily crescendo alarm and Pre-alarm function with an eight-minute snooze function. No wire installation is required between the main and remote units as this unit operates at 433 MHz. GB GB FEATURES : MAIN UNIT A. LCD DISPLAY A1. WEATHER FORECAST WINDOW - Graphically illustrates a weather forecast - Indicates trends in atmospheric pressure - Indicates when main unit battery is low A2. TEMPERATURE WINDOW - Displays current, minimum or maximum indoor and remote temperature - Indicates temperature trend A3. HUMIDITY WINDOW - Displays current, minimum or maximum indoor and remote humidity - Indicates humidity trend - Displays the Comfort Level - Indicates when the battery of the remote sensor is low A4. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE WINDOW - Displays the current or historical (last 24 hours) barometric reading A5. TIME / DATE / ALARM WINDOW - Displays the current time, date (day, month, and year), daily alarm or Pre-alarm function B. CONTROL BUTTONS - FRONT PANEL B1. [ MODE ] BUTTON - Changes the display mode of the clock, and alters time/ date setting B2. [ ] BUTTON - Displays the daily alarm time and Pre-alarm time period, or changes the corresponding alarm time 2 B3. [ MEMORY ] BUTTON - Displays minimum and maximum temperature and humidity readings, and erases memory data B4. [ CHANNEL ] BUTTON - Displays the temperature and humidity readings of the indoor or remote sensor B5. [ SNOOZE / LIGHT ] BUTTON - Activates the snooze function or turn on the backlight B6. DETACHABLE TABLE - STAND ( [ SNOOZE / LIGHT ] STAND - BUTTON) - Acts as the [ SNOOZE / LIGHT ] BUTTON when attached to the display unit C. CONTROL BUTTONS - SIDE PANEL C1 & C2. UP [ ] & DOWN [ ] BUTTONS - Increase or decrease in the value of a setting respectively. D. CONTROL BUTTONS - BACK PANEL D1. BATTERY COMPARTMENT - Accommodates four (4) pieces of UM-3 or "AA" size batteries D2. [ HISTORY ] BUTTON - Displays the barometric reading for the last 24 hours, or enter the altitude compensation setting 3 GB GB D3. [ mb / hPa - inHg ] SLIDE SWITCH - Selects between "mb / hPa" or "inHg" pressure unit display D4. [ °C / °F ] SLIDE SWITCH - Selects between Centigrade (°C ) or Fahrenheit (°F) temperature unit display D5. [ RESET ] BUTTON - Resets the unit by returning all setting to their default values FEATURES : REMOTE THERMO-HYGRO SENSOR THGR228N a. Two-line LCD Displays the current temperature and humidity monitored by the remote unit b. LED indicator Flashes when the remote unit transmits a reading c. °C/°F slide switch Selects between Centigrade (°C) and Fahrenheit (°F) d. Channel slide switch Designates the remote unit Channel 1, Channel 2 or Channel 3 e. RESET Returns all settings to default values f. Battery compartment Accommodates two (2) pieces of UM-4 or AAA-size batteries g. Battery door h. Wall-mount holder Supports the remote unit in wall-mounting i. Removable table stand For standing the remote unit on a flat surface 4 BEFORE YOU BEGIN INSTALLING THE TABLE STAND Before operation, plug the detachable table stand into the display unit as shown. 2. Position the remote unit and the main unit within effective transmission range. In usual circumstances, the effective range is up to 100 meters. 3. Though the remote unit is weather proof, it should be placed away form direct sunlight, rain or snow. BATTERY INSTALLATION: MAIN UNIT 1. Gently open the battery compartment door as shown. You can rotate the display unit freely by moving the unit around. 2. Insert four (4) pieces of UM-3 or "AA" size batteries in accordance with the polarities shown. 3. Close the battery compartment door. NOTES ON OPERATION For best operation: 1. Insert batteries for the main unit first. Then proceed with inserting the batteries for the remote unit. 5 BATTERY AND CHANNEL INSTALLATION: REMOTE UNIT The remote thermo-hygro sensor unit uses two (2) UM-4 or "AAA" size batteries. GB GB Follow these steps to install / replace batteries: 1. Remove the screws on the battery compartment. 2. Select the channel number on the CHANNEL slide switch. 3. Select the temperature display unit on the °C/°F slide switch. Wall-Mount Table-Stand Press the corresponding [ SNOOZE / LIGHT ] button or standbutton once. The backlight will be activated for 5 seconds. 4. Insert the batteries strictly according to the polarities shown therein. 5. Replace the battery compartment door and secure its screws. Replace the batteries when the low-battery indicator of the particular channel lights up on the main unit. Note that once a channel is assigned to a remote unit, you can only change it by removing the batteries or resetting the unit. SETTING THE CLOCK AND CALENDAR 1. Press and hold [ MODE ] button for three seconds. The 12-hr value will flash. Use the [ ] or [ ] buttons to make a selection between 24-hour display or 12-hour display. 2. Press [ MODE ] button again, the hour will flash. Use the [ ] or [ ] button to enter the hours. Holding down either the up or down position will increase or decrease the value rapidly. 3. Press [ MODE ] button again to confirm. Repeat the above steps to set the minute, year, day/month or month/day display format, month, day and language for day-of-week respectively. 4. Press [ MODE ] button to confirm and exit the settings. LCD AND KEY-PANEL BACKLIGHT For easy viewing in the dark this unit is featured with backlight function on the LCD display as well as on the front key-panel. Also, this unit is specially designed so that the backlight can be operated differently no matter it is wall-mounted or being put on the table. 6 5. For the language for day-of-week, you can select E for English, D for German, F for French, I for Italian or S for Spanish. The day-of-week can be expressed as an abbreviation in five different languages. The languages and their selected abbreviations for each day of the week are shown in the language chart below. Day-of-the-week Language English German French Italian Spanish Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 3. Press [ ] or [ setting. ] buttons to make changes to the alarm hour ] and the minute will flash. Enter the value for the 4. Press [ minute by using [ ] or [ ] buttons. 5. Press [ ] to exit. The alarm will be automatically activated. The ALARM ON icon [ ] is shown and the alarm will active at the specified time. To deactivate the daily alarm function, press the [ ] button when the alarm time is displayed. The ALARM ON icon will disappear and [ - : -- ] will be displayed. To activate, press the [ ] button to display the alarm time again. ALARM AND SNOOZE FUNCTION When the daily alarm goes off, the backlight will be on for five seconds and the alarm-on icon will flash. Initially the active alarm will have a gentle sound. The intensity will increase in three stages. Without interruption, the unit will alarm for 2 minutes. To stop the alarm sound, press any button (expect [ MEMORY ] & [ CHANNEL ] buttons). If the [ SNOOZE / LIGHT ] button or stand-button is pressed, the snooze function will be triggered. The alarm sound will stop and the alarm-on icon will blink for eight minutes. After that the alarm will go off again. To deactivate the SNOOZE function, press the [ ] button. Note: When changes are made to the minute, the seconds will start from zero. SETTING THE ALARM To set the Alarm: ] button to display the daily alarm time (the icon 1. Press [ "AL" will be displayed) 2. Press and hold [ hour will flash. ] for three seconds and the value for the 7 GB GB PRE-ALARM FUNCTION FOR CHANNEL 1 REMOTE SENSOR The alarm function also has a pre-alarm feature which can alert the user before the preset alarm time when weather condition changes. This pre-alarm function applies to Channel 1 Remote Sensor only. To enable this function: 1. First activate the alarm function. Then enter the Pre-Alarm mode by pressing the [ ] button twice. The "PRE-AL" icon will be displayed. ] button for 3 seconds to set the 2. Press and hold the [ operating time interval for this pre-alarm function. Use the [ ] or [ ] button to select from the 4 time-intervals: 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes. ] button to confirm and exit. The pre-alarm 3. Press the [ function will be enabled automatically which is indicated by the appearance of the [ ] symbol. 4. To disable this function, press the [ ] button in the Pre-Alarm mode. The [ ] symbol will disappear and [ - : -- ] will appear to indicate disable of this function. The pre-alarm will operate during the selected time interval before the daily alarm time. During the pre-alarm operating period, if the temperature recorded at Channel 1 remote sensor falls to or below 2.0ºC, the pre-alarm will be triggered. For example, if the daily alarm is set to go off at 7:00 am and the pre-alarm operating time interval is set to 45 8 minutes, the pre-alarm will start to operate at 6:15 am (45 minutes before 7:00 am). The Pre-Alarm icon will flash and the backlight will be turned on for 5 seconds. An alarm sound will also go off for 2 minutes as that of the daily alarm and the snooze function will also be activated if the [ SNOOZE / LIGHT ] button or standbutton is pressed. Note: The daily alarm will NOT function until the next day if the pre-alarm has been triggered beforehand. Deactivation of the alarm function will disable the pre-alarm feature automatically. NOTE ON REMOTE READINGS Once batteries are in place in the remote unit, it will start transmitting samplings at 40-second intervals. If no signals are received when the remote sensor display is selected, "--- " will be displayed. To force the main unit to search for remote sensor signals, press [ MEMORY ] and [ CHANNEL ] simultaneously. If that fails, check that the remote sensor is still in place. Make sure the transmission is within range and the path is clear of obstacles and interference. Repeat this procedure whenever you find discrepancies between the display on the main unit and the display on the remote sensor. CHECKING INDOOR AND REMOTE TEMPERATURES & HUMIDITIES To display the indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity readings, press the [ CHANNEL ] button to toggle among the indoor, Channel 1, 2 and 3 displays. The temperature can be shown in Centigrade (°C) or Fahrenheit (°F). Select the appropriate reading by using the [ °C / °F ] slide switch (located in the battery compartment). Slide the switch to °C for Centigrade or °F for Fahrenheit. If the reading goes above or below the specified amounts, the display will show a flashing "HHH" or "LLL". This unit has an auto-scan function that can sequentially display the indoor and remote readings. To activate this function, press and hold the [ CHANNEL ] button for 3 seconds. To deactivate press the [ CHANNEL ] button again. erased. Subsequently, if you press [ MEMORY ] after the memory has been erased, the maximum and minimum readings will have the same values as the current ones. TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY TREND The temperature and humidity trend indicator shows the trend of temperatures and humidities collected at that particular sensor. Three trends: rising, steady, and falling will be shown. Arrow indicator Temperature Trend Rising Steady Falling NOTE ON °C AND °F The outdoor temperature display on the main unit is dominated by the selection on the [ °C / °F ] slide switch of the main unit. Whatever the display unit of the remote sensor is, it will only apply to the remote sensor itself and the temperature will be automatically converted to the chosen one of the main unit. Arrow indicator Humidity Trend Rising Steady Falling MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES & HUMIDITIES The maximum and minimum recorded temperatures and humidities will be automatically stored in memory. To display them, press [ MEMORY ] . Press [ MEMORY ] again to alternate between the maximum, minimum and current readings. The respective MAX or ...