USER GUIDE Kestrel 5500 Weather Meter www.kestrelinstruments.
CONTENTS Measurements And Features ............................................ 4 Getting To Know Your Kestrel ............................................ 6 Buttons .................................................................................. 7 Kestrel Options Menu ......................................................... 7 Kestrel Menu Navigation ................................................... 8 Weather Mode Screen ........................................................ 9 Getting Started .......
MEASUREMENTS 5000 5100 Racing Professional Weather 5500 5400 Wind Speed | Air Speed (mph | fpm | Bft | m/s | km/h | kt) • • • • • Temperature (˚F | ˚C) • • • • • Wind Chill (˚F | ˚C) • • • • • Relative Humidity (%) • • • • • Heat Stress Index (˚F | ˚C) • • • • • Dewpoint Temp (˚F | ˚C) • • • • • Wet Bulb Temp (˚F | ˚C) • • • • • Station Pressure (inHg | hPA | psi | mb) • • • • • Barometric Pressure (inHg | hPA | psi | mb) • • • • • Altitude(m | ft
MEASUREMENTS Icon 5000 Environmental 5100 5200 Racing Professional Moisture Content | Humidity Ratio (Grains) (gpp, g/kg) • • Air Density (lb/ft3, kg/m3) • • Relative Air Density (RAD) (%) • • Evaporation Rate (lb/ft2/hr, kg/m2/hr) • Volume Air Flow (%) • Delta T (˚F | ˚C) • 5500 Weather 5400 HST Wet Blub Globe Temperature (WBGT) (˚F | ˚C) • Thermal Work Limit (TWL) (˚F | ˚C) • Globe Temperature (˚F | ˚C) • • Naturally Aspirated Wet Bulb Temp (˚F | ˚C) FEATURES 5000 5100 Ra
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR KESTREL BACK FRONT REPLACEABLE IMPELLER TEMPERATURE SENSOR SERIAL NUMBER PRESSURE SENSOR SUNLIGHT READABLE DISPLAY OPTIONS/EXIT SELECT IMPELLER COVER HUMIDITY SENSOR AA BATTERY (1) (Lithium recommended) CAPTURE BACKLIGHT BATTERY DOOR DATA TRANSFER PORT SCROLL/ADJUST LANYARD ATTACHMENT BATTERY DOOR LATCH POWER 6
KESTREL OPTIONS MENU BUTTONS Button Name Function POWER Turns Kestrel on and off. Press for on, hold for two seconds to turn off. OPTIONS/ EXIT Enter the main Options menu or exit a menu. SELECT Access Settings on any measurement screen or select a menu option to enter its submenu or confirm a task. UP/DOWN Scroll up and down through measurement screens or menus. Adjust values when entering text in name menus. LEFT/ RIGHT Scroll options left and right.
KESTREL MENU NAVIGATION TYPES OF MENU ITEMS »Tasks are executed by highlighting the field and pressing Select. »The presence of a submenu is indicated by a “…” following a field. » Highlight the field and press Select to enter a submenu. » Adjust a setting by pressing left or right. » An arrow indicates there are additional fields off screen. » Adjust the value of a Combo Field by pressing left or right. » Enter the Combo Field sub menu by pressing select.
WEATHER MODE SCREENS MORE MEASUREMENTS Measurement & Icon Graph of Stored Data Log Units Data Point Scroll Bar Data Point Value Data Point Time Stamp Current Measurement Screen SELECT to enter settings Press menu for that measurement. Min Ave Max Screen SELECT to start, stop Press and clear the Min/Avg/Max tracking. Data Graph Screen SELECT to enter Press the Data Log Detail Screen to view logged data points. Data Points Screen Press LEFT/RIGHT to scroll through data points.
GETTING STARTED 1. INSTALL BATTERY. Slide the battery door latch and open door. Insert the provided AA lithium battery as indicated by the label. Replace the battery door, ensuring it “clicks” fully into place. 2. POWER ON KESTREL. Press to power on Kestrel. 3. ENTER OPTIONS MENU. Press to enter the Options Menu. 4. CALIBRATE THE COMPASS. Scroll to and select System. Scroll to and select Compass Cal.
ALTIMETER AND BAROMETER The Kestrel employs a stable, accurate pressure sensor to measure station pressure, the unadjusted air pressure in your location. » To use your Kestrel to measure barometric pressure (station pressure adjusted for local elevation), you must enter a correct reference value for your altitude. Accurate barometric readings require that no elevation changes be made while taking measurements.
USING MIN/ AVG/ MAX Pressing the right scroll button from any Current Measurement Screen will open the Min/Avg/Max Screen. The capture process is linked for all measurement screens, capturing Min/Avg/Max values on one measurement screen will capture Min/Avg/Max values over the same time period for all measurements. Each new Min/Avg/Max capture overwrites the previously captured value from all measurements. CAPTURING MIN/AVG/MAX VALUES: » Scroll to the Min/Avg/Max Screen of the desired measurement.
» Ensure the computer or mobile device is searching and in range. When Status changes from Available to Connected, the pairing is active and your Kestrel is ready to communicate. CONNECTING TO A NEW LINK-COMPATIBLE DEVICE: » Follow directions for your LiNK-compatible Device to power it on and put it in pairing mode. » On the Kestrel, open the Options Menu and select Bluetooth. Set Bluetooth to On. » Set Conct to Device.
CREATING, VIEWING, & EXPORTING DATA LOGS In addition to taking live measurements, your Kestrel 5 Series weather meter is a powerful data logger. The Kestrel will automatically create a time stamped data log of all measurements at the logging interval you set. Additional log points can also be captured manually. Logged data can be accessed four ways: » Viewed on the Kestrel Meter on the Data Graph Screen and Data Log Detail Screens. » Kestrel LiNK mobile apps available in the App Store and Google Play Store.
type. Adjust the Set High and Set Low values to bound the desired display values. EXPORTING DATA LOGS TO A MOBILE DEVICE: » Follow the links at www.kestrelinstruments.com to locate Kestrel LiNK in the App or Play store and install on your mobile device. » Follow the directions in the Kestrel LiNK app and in the section of this manual titled Pairing with a Computer, Mobile Phone or Tablet: to connect the mobile device to the Kestrel.
WEATHER GLOSSARY DIRECTION – Compass heading in true or magnetic WIND SPD – Wind Speed is the measurement of the wind passing through the impeller. For greatest accuracy, point the back of the Kestrel directly into the wind. CROSWND – Crosswind uses the internal compass and a user selected heading to calculate the crosswind component of the full wind. HEADWND – Headwind uses the internal compass and a user selected heading or target direction to calculate the headwind component of the full wind.
IMPELLER REPLACEMENT Press only the sides of the impeller when removing and inserting to avoid damaging the precision hub bearing. [ Figure 1] . » » Press FIRMLY on the impeller module to remove it. Insert the new impeller so the side that has the small triangle (close to the perimeter) faces the front of the Kestrel when installed. » Orient one “arm” of the module straight up . [ Figure 2]. The impeller can be pushed in from either side.
5 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Your Kestrel instrument is warrantied to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of FIVE YEARS from the date of its first consumer purchase. NK will repair or replace any defective product or part when notified within the warranty period, and will return the product via domestic ground shipping or NK’s choice of method of international shipping at no charge.
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