Thermor 348RX HOME WEATHER STATION WITH WIND SPEED User Manual

Thermor Ltd. HOME WEATHER STATION WITH WIND SPEED

UserManual.wiki >

Thermor >

348RX User Manual HTML Version

User manual



1



HOMEWEATHERSTATIONWITHWINDSPEED

USERMANUAL

1. Features



1.1WeatherForecast‐Sunny,SlightlyCloudy,Cloudy,RainyandCloudburstanimation



1.2Wind‐ WindSpeed,WindChillandGust

 ‐Displaysm/s,knots,kmphandmphuserselectable

 ‐Beaufortscale1~12[calm~hurricane]



1.2Time ‐RadiocontrolledtimewithManualTimesettingoption

 ‐12/24houruserselectable

 ‐DualDailyAlarmfunction

‐   DailySunrise/Sunset,Moonrise/Moonsetfor239citiesinUSA,Canada

&Mexico

‐ MoonPhasedisplay

  ‐PerpetualCalendarUptoYear2099

   



1.3BarometricPressure‐   Currentandpast30hrAbsoluteandRelativeBarometricPressure

reading

 ‐BarometricPressurebarchart

 ‐Measuresmb/hPa,inHguserselectable



 

1.3Humidity   ‐Measurablerange:20~99%

    ‐Max/MinMemory



1.4Temperature  ‐ Indoormeasurablerange:0~50°C[+32~+122°F]

 ‐Measures°C/°Fuserselectable

  ‐ Outdoormeasurablerange:‐20~50°C[‐4~+122°F]

 ‐Max/MinMemory[indoor&outdoor]



1.5WirelessOutdoorSensor‐Low‐batteryindicatorforOutdoorThermoSensor

  ‐ WallMountorTableStand

 ‐OneWirelessThermoSensorIncluded

 ‐433MHzRFtransmittingfrequency

 ‐30meter[98feet]transmissionrangeinanopenarea



2



2. MainUnitAppearance



2.1PartA‐LCD

A1:RadioControlledIcon

A2:Time

A3:Date

A4:DayofWeek

A5:Sunset&SunriseTime

A6:MoonPhase

A7:Moonset&MoonriseTime

A8:Location

A9:BarometricPressureTrend

A10:WeatherForecast

A11:Absolute/RelativeBarometricPressureReading

A12:BarometricPressureBarGraph

A13:Beaufortscale

A14:WindSpeed

A15:WindChill

A16:IndoorTemperature

A17:IndoorHumidity

A18:Channel

A19:OutdoorTemperature

A20:OutdoorHumidity



2.2PartB‐Buttons

B1:“SNOOZE/LIGHT”button

B2:“ALON/OFF”button

B3:“SUN/MOON”button

B4:“MODE/SET”button

B5:“REL/ABS/WEATHER”button

B6:“+(C/F)”button

B7:“‐/inHg/hPa”button

B8:“WINDCHILL/GUST”button

B9:“RESET”button

B10:“CHANNEL”button

B11:“▲/12/24”button

B12:“MAX/MIN”button

B13:“▼/ ”button



3



2.3PartC‐Structure

C1:WallMountHole

C2:BatteryCover

C3:Stand



3. WindspeedwiththermoSensorUnitAppearance.



D1:TransmissionIndicationLED

D2:OutdoorTemp.&Humidity

D3:WindSensorPlug

D4:WindSpeedSensor

D5:WallMountHole

D6:BatteryCover

D7:BatteryCompartment

D8:“C/F”button

D9:“TX”button

D10:Stand



4.GettingStarted:

4.1MainUnit:

z Openmainunitbatterycompartmentcover[C2]

z Insert3xAAbatteriesobservingpolarity[“+”and“–“marks]

z Replacemainunitbatterycompartmentcover[C2]

z UseapintopresstheRESET[B9]buttonontherearofthemainunit,themain

unitisnowreadyforuse



4.2OutdoorRemoteSensor&WindSensor

z Batteriescompartment(D7)ofthermosensorislocatingbehindthebackcover,

unscrewsthebatteriescovertoopen.

z Insert2xAAAbatteriesobservingpolarity[“+”and“–“marks]

z PlugtheWindSpeedsensorintothesideofremotesensor(D3)



4



5.Installation

5.1MainUnit

Themainunitcanbeplacedontoanyflatsurface(C3),orwallmountedbythe

hanginghole(C1)atthebackoftheunit.



5.2OutdoorThermosensor

Theremotesensorshouldbesecurelymountedontoahorizontalsurface.

Note:Transmissionsbetweenreceiverandtransmittercanreachupto30min

openarea.OpenArea:therearenointerferingobstaclessuchasbuildings,trees,

vehicles,highvoltagelines,etc.

5.3WindSensor

UsingtheU‐bolt,2xnutsand2xwashers,securethewindspeedsensortoastable

mast/antenna/pole.

6.WeatherForecastFunction

6.1Operation

z AfterBatteriesinserted,orholding“WEATHER”button(B5)for3seconds,

weathericonflash(A10)ontheLCD.Enterthecurrentweatherpressing“-”(B7)

or“+“(B6)button.Press“WEATHER”(B5)buttontoconfirmthesetting.The

weatherforecastmaynotbeaccurateifthecurrentweatherenteredisnot

correct.

z ThecurrentweatherstatusshouldbeenteredagainifthealtitudeoftheMain

Unitischanged.(Barometricpressureislowerathigheraltitudelocation.

Therefore,altitudechangewillaffecttheweatherforecast).Theweatherstation

willstartthefirstforecastat6hourslaterafterthecurrentweatherstatusis

entered.



6.2 WeatherConditions

Therearetotally5differentweatherstatusanimationsintheweatherforecast.



Sunny



SlightlyCloudy Cloudy



Rain



Cloudburst



5



Note:



“isshowniftheweatherforecastisRainyORCloudburstandand

outdoortemperatureunder0

C.

z IfthereisanyinconsistencyofweatherforecastbetweenLocalWeatherStationandthis

unit,theLocalWeatherStation'sforecastshouldprevail.Wewillnotholdresponsiblefor

anytroublethatmaycomeupduetowrongforecastingfromthisunit.



7.BarometricPressureReading

Press“‐“button(B7)toselectthebarometricpressurereadoutininHgormb/hPa

7.1 BarometricTrendPointer(A9)

ThetrendpointerdisplayedontheLCD(A9)indicatesthetrendofthe

Barometricpressure.



Indicatingthebarometric

pressuretrendisrising



Indicatingthebarometric

pressuretrendissteady



Indicatingthebarometric

pressuretrendisfalling



7.2 Absolute/RelativeAirPressure

z Pressthe“REL/ABS”button[B5]totogglebetweenAbsoluteorRelativepressure

display.

“Abs”isshownforAbsolutePressure;“Rel”isshownforRelativepressure

z AbsolutepressureistheactualpressuremeasuredbytheMainUnit

z Hold“REL/ABS/WEATHER”button[B5]for3seconds,tosetthecurrentweather

forecastfirstly.Oncethecurrentweatherforecasticonissetandconfirmed,the

relativeairpressuredigitwillbegintoflash.Press“‐”(B7)or“+“(B6)buttonto

setthelocalrelativeairpressure,andpress“REL/ABS/WEATHER”button(B5)to

confirm.

Note:CheckyourlocalweatherstationforSeaLevelpressureinformation



7.3BarometricPressureBarGraph

TheBarometricPressureReadingat0hr,–1hr(pressureonehourago),‐2hr

(pressure2hoursago),‐3hr,‐6hr,‐12hr,‐24hr,‐30hrisrecordedandshownon

BarometricPressureBarGraph[A12].TheGraphisdisplayedinbothhPaand

inHg



Freezing or Snow



6



8.Thermometer

8.1RFTransmissionProcedure:

z Themainunitautomaticallystartsreceivingtransmissionfromoutdoorthermo

sensorforoutdoortemperatureafterbatteriesareinserted.

z Theremotesensorunitwillautomaticallytransmittemperature&humidity

signaltothemainunitafterbatteriesinserted.

z Ifmainunitfailedtoreceivetransmissionfromoutdoorthermosensor(“‐

‐ .–”displayontheLCD),manuallybypressingTX(D9)buttonoftheremote

sensortotransmittemperature&humiditysignaltothemainunitmanually.The

mainunitgivesa“beep”soundifitreceivedthesignal.



8.2Temperature&Humidity

(1)Maximum/MinimumTemperatureandHumidity

z Press“MAX/MIN”button(B4)toshowthemaximumrecordedIndoor/Outdoor

TemperatureandHumidity.“MAX”isshownontheLCD

z Press“MAX/MIN”button(B4)againtoshowtheminimumrecorded

Indoor/OutdoorTemperatureandHumidity.“MIN”isshownontheLCD.

z Hold“MAX/MIN”button(B4)for3secondstocleartherecordedoutdoor

maximumandminimumreading.



(2) Celsius/Fahrenheit

z Press“°C/° F ” button(B6)toselectIndoor&OutdoorTemperatureinCelsius

modeorFahrenheitmode.

z Pressthe“°C/° F ” button[D8]ontherearthermosensorinsidethebattery

compartmenttoselectthetemperaturetobedisplayedinCelsiusorFahrenheit

mode

z Ifthetemperatureisoutofthemeasurablerange,LL.L(beyondtheminimum

temperature)orHH.H(beyondthemaximumtemperature)willbeshownonthe

LCD.



9.WindSpeed

z Plugthewindsensorintothesideoftheremotesensor(D3).

z Thewindspeedreadingwillchangefromdashes(‐‐.–)to“0.0”indicatingthat

thewindspeedsensorisconnectedtotheremotesensor.

z Pressthe“WindChill/Gust”(B8)buttontotogglewindchillorgustdisplay

z Holdthe“WindChill/Gust”(B8)buttonfor3secondstochangethewindunit:

m/sÆknotsÆkmphÆmph

z Windspeedbar



7



z Windspeedbardisplaywith1‐12Beaufortunit



10.TimeandAlarmSetting

10.1 Radio Controlled Clock:

z At2minutesafterbatterieshavebeeninsertedintothemainunit,theclock

automaticallystartstoscantheWWVBtimesignal.RadioControlIcon“ ”(A1)

flashesonLCD.



(A1)flashes,，

Indicatingnowisreceiving

WWVBsignal

(A1)turnson,

Indicatingsignalreceived

successfully

(A1)disappear,

Indicatingsignalreception

failed



z TheclockautomaticallysynchronizedwiththeWWVBradiosignaleverydayat

2:00a.m.tomaintainaccuratetimekeeping.IfsynchronizationwiththeWWVB

radiosignalfails,“ ”onLCDdisappearandtheclockthenattemptsto

synchronizewiththeWWVBradiosignalat3:00am,4am,and5am.

z Theclockcanbesettoscantheradiosignalmanuallybyholding“ ”button

(B13)for3seconds.Eachreceptiontakesseveralminutes.IftheWWVBsignal

receptionfail,scanningstops(“ ”disappearfromtheLCD)andtheclockthen

attempttoscantheradiosignalagainonnextfullhour.E.g.scanningfailedat

8:20a.m.,itwillscanagainat9:00a.m.

z StopscanningWWVBradiosignalbyholding“ ”button(B13)for3seconds.

z “DST”shownontheLCDifitisinDaylightSavingTimeMode

Note:

ButtonswillnotfunctionwhilescanningforWWVBradiosignalunlesstheyarewell

receivedorstoppedmanually.

10.2ManualTimeSetting:

z Hold“MODE”button(B4)for3secondstoenterClock/Calendarsettingmode.

z Press“▲”(B11)or“▼”(B13)buttontoadjustthesettingandpress“MODE”

button(B4)toconfirmeachsetting.



8



z Thesettingsequenceisshownasfollow:Hour,Minutes,Second,Year,Month,

Day,Country,City.

Note:

(1) Secondadjustedtozeroonly.

(2) TheTimeSettingModewillautomaticallyexitin15secondswithoutany

adjustment.



10.312/24HourDisplaymode:

Press“12/24”button(B11)toselect12or24hoursmode.

10.4DualDailyAlarmFunction:

z Press“MODE”button(B5)toselecttoview:



TimeAlarmTime1(AlarmIcon“ “flashontheLCD)AlarmTime2

(AlarmIcon“ “flashontheLCD)

z WhenviewingAlarmTime1orAlarmTime2,hold“MODE”button(B4)for3

secondstoenterthatAlarmTimesetting.Press“▲”(B11)or“▼”(B13)button

toadjustthealarmtime,press“MODE”button(B4)toconfirmthesetting.

z WhenviewingAlarmTime1orAlarmTime2,press“ALON/OFF”(B2)buttonto

switchthatalarmONorOFF.Ifitison,alarmicon“ ”or“”willbeshown

ontheLCD.

z WhenAlarming,press“SNOOZE”button(B1)toactivatethesnoozealarm,alarm

icon(“ ”or“”)flashesonLCD.Thealarmwillsnoozeforapproximately

5minutes,thenitalarmsagain.

z Pressanyof“SUN/MOON”(B3),“MODE/SET”(B4),“A L AR MON/OFF”(B5),

“▲/12/24”(B7)or“▼/”(B8)buttontostopthesnoozealarm.Otherwise,the

alarmsignalsoundsforabout2minutes,thenstopsautomatically.



11.Sunrise/Sunset,Moonset/MoonriseDisplayFunction

z AftersettingtheCalendar,LocalCountryandhomecityintheTimeSetting

Mode,themainunitcalculatestheSunrise/Sunset&Moonrise/Moonset.The

Sunrise/Sunset&Moonrise/Moonsettimedigitsblinkduringthecalculation.

z Pressthe“SUN/MOON”button(B3)tothedisplaytheSunHoursoftheselected

day.

z Holdthe“SUN/MOON”button(B3)for3secondstoenterSunrise/Sunset,



9



Moonrise/MoonsetTimesearchmode,locationdigits(A8)blink.

z Enterthe“Country”,“City”,“Year”,“Month”and“Day”whichyouwouldliketo

check.Pressthe“▲”[B11]or“▼“[B13]buttontoadjustandpressthe

“SUN/MOON”button(B3)toconfirmsetting.

z TheSunrise/Sunset,Moonrise/Moonsettimedigitsblinkduringthecalculation.

Aftercalculation,Sunrise/SunsetandMoonset/Moonrisetimeisshown.

z Ifmoonriseormoonsetoccursatnextday,then“MOONRISE+1”or“MOONSET

+1”willbedisplayed.Ifthereisnomoonriseormoonsetoccuronsomeday,

““willbedisplayedontheLCD

z TheSunrise/SunsetandMoonrise/Moonsettimedisplayisjustforreferenceonly.

ForexactSunrise/SunsetandMoonrise/Moonsettime,pleaserefertoyourLocal

WeatherStation

Note:

DuringDaylightSavingTimeinCanadaandtheUSA,selectDSTmodemanually

toadjustthesunriseandsunsettimes.

(1) Hold"▲"button(B11)for3secondstoselectDSTmodeorexitDSTmode.

(2) IfinDSTmode,“DST"iconwouldbedisplayontheLCD,andthecurrent

SUNSET/SUNRISEtimeswouldbeadjusted(+1hour)accordingly.



12.MoonPhaseDisplay



A:NewMoonB:WaxingCrescent C:FirstQuarter

D:WaxingGibbousE:FullMoon F:WaningGibbous

G:LastQuarterH:WaningCrescent



13.Lowbatteryindication:

Thelowbatteryicon“”willappearindicatingthatoutdoorremotesensoris

inlowbatterystatus.Thebatteriesshouldbereplaced.



14.Backlight

Press“SNOOZE/LIGHT”button(B1),backlightstatesfor3seconds.

TheMoonPhase(A8)ofeachdayisshownontheLCD.



10



15.Precautions

z Useapintopresstheresetbutton(B9)iftheUnitdoesnotworkproperly.

z Avoidplacingtheclocknearinterferencesources/metalframessuchascomputerorTVsets.

z Theclocklosesitstimeinformationwhenthebatteryisremoved.

z Donotexposeittodirectsunlight,heavyheat,cold,highhumidityorwetareas

z Theoutdoorsensormustnotbesetupandinstalledunderwater.Setitupinawaydirect

sunlightandRain

z Nevercleanthedeviceusingabrasiveorcorrosivematerialsorproducts.Abrasivecleaning

agentsmayscratchplasticpartsandcorrodeelectroniccircuits

z IfthereisanyinconsistencyofweatherforecastbetweenLocalWeatherStationandthisunit,

theLocalWeatherStation'sforecastshouldprevail.Themanufacturerwillnottake

responsibleforincorrectforecastingfromthisunit



Countries and Cities : there are 3 countries can be chosen from the Time Setting

Mode. They are listed in the following table.



USAUSAIowaIAMississippiMS

AlaskaAKWaterlooALOGreenwoodGWO

JuneauJNUDesMoinesDSMHuntsvilleHUV

AlabamaALDavenportDVNJacksonJAN

BirminghamBHMSiouxCitySUXTupeloTUP

GadsdenGADIdahoIDMontanaMT

MontgomeryMGMBoiseBOIBillingsBIL

MobileMOBGibbonsvilleGIBFt.PeckFTP

ArkansasARPocatelloPIHGreatFallsGFT

FortSmithFSM SandpointSZTHelenaHLN

LittleRockLITIllinoisILSidneySDY

TexarkanaTXKChampaignCMIWhitefishWTF

ArizonaAZChicagoORDNorthCarolinaNC

FlagstaffFLGSpringfieldSPIAshevilleAVL

PhoenixPHXIndianaINCharlotteCLT

TucsonTUSEvansvilleEVVFayettevilleFAY

YumaYUMTerreHauteHUFWilmingtonILM

CaliforniaCAIndianapolisINDWinston‐SalemINT

BakersfieldBFLSouthBendSBNWilliamstonMCZ

BlytheBLHKansasKSRaleigh RDU

EurekaEKADodgeCityDDCNorthDakotaND

FresnoFATWichitaK32BismarckBIS



11



FortBraggFTBKansasCityKCKBowbellsBWB

LosAngelesLAXWakeeneyOH1FargoFAR

ReddingRODTopekaTOPGrandForksGFK

SacramentoSACKentuckyKYNebraskaNE

SanDiegoSANFrankfortFFTGrandIslandGRI

SanBernardinoSBDLexingtonLEXLincoinLNK

SanFranciscoSFOLouisvilleLOUOmahaOMA

ColoradoCOLouisianaLASidneySNY

DenverDENBatonRougeBTRValentineVTN

DurangoDROLakeCharlesCWFNewHampshireNH

FortCollinsFNLNatchitochesIERConcordCON

GrandJunctionGJTNewOrleansNEWNewJerseyNJ

BurlingtonITRShreveportSHVNewarkEWR

PuebloPUBMassachusettsMATrentonTTN

ConnecticutCTBostonBOSNewMexicoNM

HartfordHFDMarylandMDAlbuquerqueABQ

DistrictofColumbiaDCBaltimoreBWIMagdaleneMAG

WashingtonDCAMaineMERoswellROW

DelawareDEAugustaAUGRatonRTN

Dover0N5BangorBGRSantaFeSAF

FloridaFLGCaribouCARNevadaNV

KeyWestEYWPortlandPWMAustinAIN

JacksonvilleJAXMichiganMIACarsonCityCXP

MiamiMIAKalamazooAZOElyELY

OrlandoORLDetroitDETLasVegasLAS

PensacolaPNSFlintFNTWellsLWL

TallahasseeTLHLansingLANRenoRNO

TampaTPARogersCityPZQNewYorkNY

GeorgiaGAMarquetteSAWAlbanyALB

AlbanyABYTraverseCityTVCBuffaloBUF

AugustaAGSMinnesotaMNNewYorkCityJFK

AtlantaATLAlbertLeaAELLakePlacidLKP

ColumbusCSGBemidjiBJISyracuseSYR

MaconMACDuluthDLHOhioOH

SavannaSAVGrandProtageGPOCleveland CLE

HawaiiHIInternationalFallsINLColumbusCMH

HonoluluHNLSt.PaulSTPCincinnatiISZ

HiloITOMissouriMOToledoTOL

KahuluiOGCJeffersonCityJEFYoungstownYNG

WaimeaWAIKansasCityMKCOklahomaOK



12



MemphisMPHBoiseCity17K

PoplarBluffPOFLawtonLAW

SpringfieldSGFOklahomaCityOKC

St.LouisSTLTulsaTUL



OregonORUtahUTWestVirginiaWV

BurnsBNOSalineSALCharlestonCRW

EugeneEUGSt.GeorgeSGUWheelingHLG

MedfordMFRSaltLakeCitySLCWyomingWY

PortlandPDXThompsonTSNBuffaloBYG

SalemSLEVirginiaVACasperCPR

PennsylvaniaPAViennaDONCheyenneCYS

HarrisburgCXYLynchburgLYHLittleAmericaLAA

PhiladelphiaPHLNorfolkORFWestYellowstoneWYE

PittsburghPITRichmondRICCanada CAN

ScrantonSCRRoanokeROACalgaryCAL

PuertoRicoPRVermontVT CharlotteTown CHT

SanJuanSJUBurlingtonBTVEdmontonEDM

RhodeIslandRIMontpelierMPRFrederictonFRE

ProvidencePVDWashingtonWAHalifaxHAL

SouthCarolinaSCRAberdeenABEMontrealMON

CharlestonCHSWallaWallaALWOttawaOTT

ColumbiaCUBKettleFallsKTFQuebecQUE

GreenvilleGMUMountVernonMVNReginaREG

SouthDakotaSDOlympiaOLMSudburySUD

SiouxFallsFSDSeattleSEAThunderBayTHU

PierrePIRSpokaneSFFTorontoTOR

RapidCityRAPTonasketTONVancouverVAN

TennesseeTNYakimaYKMWinnipegWIN

NashvilleBNAWisconsinWIMexicoMEX

ChattanoogaCHAWausauAUWChihuahuaCHH

KnoxvilleDKXGreenBayGRBDurangoDUR

MemphisMFRLaCrosseLSEGuadalupeGUA

TexasTXMadisonMSNHermosilloHER

AbileneABIMilwaukeeMWCMexicoCityMEC

AmarilloAMASpoonerSSQ

AustinAUS

BrownsvilleBRO

Dallas/Ft.WorthDFW



13



ElPasoELP

HoustonHOU

LaredoLRD

OdessaODO

SanAntonioSAT

16.Specifications

IndoorData:

Temperaturerange:0to50°C[+32to+122°F]

TemperatureUnitsMeasured:°Cor°F[switchable]

HumidityRange:20%to99%

AirPressureRange:850–1050hPa

AirPressureUnitsMeasured:mb/hPa,inHg[switchable]

WeatherForecast:5icons[sunny,slightlycloudy,cloudy,rainy

cloudburst

]

OutdoorData:

Transmissiondistance:

(openarea)30m@433MHz

Temperaturerange:‐20°Cto50°C[‐4to+122°F]

Mount:wall/table

MainUnitDimensions:W118xh200xd27mm

RemoteSensorDimensions: w62xh95xd25mm

WindSensorDimensions:W73xh68xL203mm

BatteryRequirements:

BaseStation[indoor]:3xAAbatteries

Sensors[outdoor]:2xAAAbatteries



FCC Statement

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject

to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These

limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses

and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Thermor 348RX HOME WEATHER STATION WITH WIND SPEED User Manual

Thermor Ltd. HOME WEATHER STATION WITH WIND SPEED

User manual

Navigation menu

Namespaces

Views

Navigation