User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to Vantage VueTM
- Installing the Console
- Using Your Weather Station
- Console Modes
- Setup Mode
- Setup Mode Commands
- Screen 1: Time & Date
- Screen 2: Time Zone
- Screen 3: Daylight Saving Settings
- Screen 4: Daylight Saving Status
- Screen 5: Active Transmitters
- Screen 6: Configuring Transmitter IDs
- Screen 7: Retransmit
- Screens 8 and 9: Latitude and Longitude
- Screen 10: Elevation
- Screen 11: Barometric Reduction Setting
- Screen 12: Wind Cup Type (Optional)
- Screen 13: Rain Collector
- Screen 14: Rain Season
- Screens 15 and 16: Cooling and Heating Degree Day Base
- Screens 17 and 18: Commentary and Key Beep
- Screen 19: Baud Rate (Optional)
- Exiting Setup Mode
- Clear All Command
- Current Weather Mode
- Displaying Weather Variables
Displaying Weather Variables
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Time and Date, Sunrise and Sunset Time, Moon Phase,
Forecast Icons
The time and date display in the upper left hand corner of the console screen,
above the compass rose.
• Press TIME to display the sunrise and sunset time for the cur-
rent day. Press TIME again to redisplay the time and date.
The phase of the moon is described in
the Weather Center section of the
console when the sunrise and sunset
times are displayed. The Moon Phase
Icon corresponds to the moon phase
description in the Weather Center. See
“Moon Phases” on page 42.
The current forecast icon displays
underneath the current moon phase
icon. The forecast icons show what
weather conditions may occur within
the next 12 hours. See “Forecast” on
page 43 for more information on the forecast icons and descriptions of the
forecasted weather they represent.
Note: See “Screen 1: Time & Date” on page 7 to change the console time and date or to select
a 12- or 24-hour clock.
Wind Speed and Direction
Wind speed and direction are displayed in the compass rose in the left section
of the console screen:
1. Press WIND to select wind speed.
Wind speed may be displayed in miles per hour (m.p.h.),
kilometers per hour (km/h), meters per second (m/s), or
knots. See “Selecting Units of Measure” on page 26 for more
information on changing the unit of measure. The graph will show the last
25 hours of readings.
TIME
N
S
WE
NE
SE
NW
SW
MPH
WIND
am
pm
Sunrise Sunset
F F
INSIDE OUTSIDE
RAIN DAYDEW
in
in
F
Sunrise and sunset times, moon phase
and forecast icons, with the moon
phase listed in the Weather Center
N
S
WE
NE
SE
NW
SW
MPH
WIND
am
INSIDE OUTSIDE
RAIN RATE
CHILL
in/hr
mb
F F
F
Wind speed, direction and wind
information displayed in the Weather Center
WIND