Ventus W193-R Bedienungsanleitung Seite 4

Cautions:
- To prevent false rainfall readings caused by water splashes, do not choose a location that is not
level or that is too close to the ground, a swimming pool, lawn sprinklers, or anywhere water
might accumulate or run off.
The screen on the cylinder of the rain gauge filters most debris (such as leaves) that might fall
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into the rain gauge. To avoid frequent build-up of debris in the cylinder, do not mount the rain
gauge too close to the trees or plants
2. Battery Installation for the rain gauge
- Press the tabs back as indicated below to unlock the rain gauge cover
Lift the rain gauge cover off its base. Then carefully remove the packing tape from the bucket
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assembly
- Open battery cover and insert 2 pieces of AA batteries according to the polarity indicated. Close
the battery cover
Replace & lock the rain gauge cover on the base
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3. Testing the effective transmission range & setting up the RF connection
- Shortly after the battery installation of the rain gauge, press and hold [RAIN SEARCH] button on
the main unit for 3 seconds to search for RF signal from the remote rain gauge.
The rainfall reading "- - - -" will flash and the main unit is now searching for remote rain gauge.
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Daily rainfall reading (in this case "0" mm or inch) will appear within 3 minutes if the RF
transmission is successful and the main unit & rain gauge are now within the effective
transmission range.
- If daily rainfall "- - - - " stop flashing and stay on the display after 3 minutes of searching, the RF
transmission is failed. Shorten the distance between the main unit & rain gauge if necessary.
Press and hold [RAIN SEARCH] button again to search for remote rain gauge. Repeat above
step until a valid rainfall reading appears.
Searching mode display:
"- - - -" flashes on the rainfall display
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