Davis Instruments Vantage VUE User manual

3465 Diablo Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545-2778 U.S.A.

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For more detailed information, see your Vantage Vue Console manual.

WIND

INSIDE OUTSIDE

RAIN RATE

CHILL

in/hr

F F

Time & Date,

Sunrise/Sunset

Arrow shows

which variable

is selected

Inside & Outside

Temperature

Inside & Outside

Humidity

Barometric

pressure & trend

Rain data &

ET *

Wind Chill/Dew

Point/Heat Index

Weather Center

with additional

information

Wind Rose

Compass

Graph of

selected variable

Antenna icon

shows active

transmission

Moon phase,

alarm

& forecast icons

* ET, optional, available only when used with a Vantage Pro2

Plus or Vantage Pro2 ISS with Solar Radiation sensor.

Current Weather

Mode

Icons

Forecast Icons

See the Vantage Vue Console Manual for a list of all the forecast icons.

Moon Phase Icons

Moon phase icons are for Northern Hemisphere. Icon order is reversed in the

Southern Hemisphere.

Mostly Clear Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy SnowRain

New

Moon

First

Quarter

Full

Moon

Last

Quarter

New

Moon

Waxing

Crescent

Waning

Crescent

Waxing

Gibbous

Waning

Gibbous

Icons

Alarm Bell — Appears when setting an alarm. Blinks on and off

when an alarm is triggered.

Graph — Indicates that graph mode is currently being displayed.

2ND — Indicates that 2ND was pressed and all the alternate key

functions (printed above or below each key) can be used.

Antenna — Displays the current status of the console’s reception.

Antenna with waves indicates signal from a station. Antenna with

no waves indicates resynchronization. No antenna means loss of

signal.

Arrow — Indicates the current variable selected or the variable

currently being graphed if in graph mode.

Umbrella — Appears when it is currently raining.

GRAPH

Setup Mode

To enter Setup Mode:

1. Press and release 2ND and then press SETUP.

2. Press DONE to advance or BAR to step back through setup screens:

•TIME AND DATE — Press <and >to move between segments. Press

+and -to change the value of the flashing segment. Press 2nd and

UNITS to change from 12-hour to 24-hour clock.

•TIME ZONE — Press +and - to cycle through time zones. Press 2ND

then +and -to set UTC offset.

•DAYLIGHT SAVING SETTINGS — Press +or -to choose MANUAL or

AUTO.

•DAYLIGHT SAVING STATUS — If daylight savings setting = AUTO,

displays current status. If daylight savings setting = MAN, press

+or -to turn DST on or off.

•RECEIVING FROM — Displays the transmitter IDs the console is

currently receiving. (It may take several minutes to display all IDs.)

Setup Mode

•ACTIVE TRANSMITTERS — Press <or >to select ID, use +or -to set

to ON (to receive from that station) or OFF. Press GRAPH to change

station type: ISS, VP2, WIND.

•RETRANSMIT — Press +or -to set the retransmit function ON or

OFF.

•LATITUDE & LONGITUDE — Press <or >to move between

segments. Press +or -to change the value of the flashing segment.

Press 2ND and UNITS to toggle between NORTH and SOUTH (for

latitude) or EAST and WEST (for longitude).

•ELEVATION — Press <or >to move between segments. Press +or -

to change the value of the flashing segment. Press 2ND and UNITS to

toggle between FEET and METERS.

•BAROMETRIC REDUCTION — Press +or -to change barometric

setting types: NOAA (default), ALT SETTING (Altimeter), or NONE.

Setup Mode

•WIND CUP (Change only if you are using a Vantage Pro2 ISS or an

anemometer transmitter kit) — Press +or -to change wind cup option:

SMALL, LARGE, or OTHER.

•RAIN COLLECTOR — Used at factory for calibration.

•RAIN SEASON BEGINS — Press +or -to change the month.

•COOLING/HEATING DEGREE DAY BASE — Press <or >to move

between segments. Press +or -to change the value of the flashing

segment. To clear, press 2ND and CLEAR. (Default is “dashed.”)

•COMMENTARY — Press +or -to toggle between the OFF and ON

setting.

•KEY BEEP — Press +or -to toggle between the OFF and ON setting.

Press <or >to change the volume/tone of sound.

•BAUD RATE (Optional, displays with WeatherLink Data logger) —

Press +or -to set the available baud rate values. (Default of 19200 is

fine for most applications.)

To Exit Setup Mode:

Press and hold DONE.

Press LIGHT to toggle between:

• Backlight on • Backlight off

If the console is running on AC power:

• The backlight will remain on until you turn it off.

If the console is running on battery power:

• The backlight will remain on as long as you continue pressing various

keys. If you press any key while the light is on, it will stay on for 60 sec-

onds. Otherwise it will stay on for 15 seconds.

• The backlight will not come on when battery power is low.

Light

Press TEMP to toggle between:

• Outside Temperature • Inside Temperature

Press 2ND and UNITS to change unit of measure.

There are four different units of measure: 0F, 0.0F, 0C, 0.0C.

All temperature-related readings (outside and inside temperature, wind chill,

heat index, and dew point) will read in the same unit of measure. Changing

one from F to C (or vice versa) changes all others.

Only outside and inside temperature can be displayed in tenths of a degree.

Press HUM to toggle between:

• Outside Humidity (%) • Inside Humidity (%)

Temperature

Humidity

Press WIND to toggle between:

• Wind Speed • Wind Direction (degrees)

Press 2ND and UNITS to change unit of measure.

There are four different units of measure for wind speed: 0 mph, 0.0 m/s,

0 km/h, 0 knots

On the compass rose:

Current Wind Direction

Dominant Wind Direction — for a ten-minute period within the last

hour. If dominant wind direction varies, up to six arrows (representing

six ten-minute periods) may be shown.

Current wind direction is the same as one of the dominant wind

directions.

Wind

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