User Manual

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The ISS sensors are connected by cables to the Sensor Interface Module (SIM),
located inside the radiation shield. The SIM contains electronics which mea-
sure and store weather values for transmission to the console via cable or radio
waves. The radiation shield’s white plastic plates protect the SIM from sun and
other sources of radiated and reflected heat, and from precipitation.
Before installing the ISS, the radiation shield must be disassembled in order to
perform the following tasks:
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Verify that the rain sensor cable is connected to the SIM
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Connect the anemometer sensor cable to the SIM
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Connect the console cable to the SIM (cabled versions only)
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Make power connections to the ISS
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Install batteries in the SIM and Fan Plate (wireless versions only)
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Change the transmitter ID for wireless communication, if necessary
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Verify that your console is receiving and displaying data
Opening the Radiation Shield
Open up the radiation shield by separating the top and bottom parts as shown
in the following illustrations.
1. Turn the rain collector side of the ISS upside down.
Hold plates
while inverting
Inverting the ISS
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