Ambient Cirrus User manual

Cirrus
7Day Weather Forecaster
Quick Start Guide and User Manual
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Cirrus
7Day Weather Forecaster
Quick Start Guide
and User Manual

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Contents
Welcome to Ambient Devices
Quick Start Guide
Getting to know your Cirrus Forecaster
Additional Forecaster Features
Troubleshooting Guide
Safety and Compliance Notices
Limited Warranty
No Guarantee
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4Welcome
Our goal at Ambient Devices is to deliver the information
you need, whenever and wherever you want it. Ambient
products bring you up to date with only a glance, whether
you’re looking for weather forecasts, stock market tracking,
sports updates, or personal information.
Since our products receive updates wirelessly via the Ambi-
ent Information Network, they are easy to set up and easy to
use. Why bother going online or opening the morning paper
for the information you need every day? Ambient products
create a seamless link between you and the information you
care about.
To learn about other products in the Ambient Devices line,
visit ambientdevices.com.
Welcome to Ambient Devices!

Quick Start Guide

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The Cirrus 7 Day Weather Forecaster was designed to make setup
quick and easy. Follow the steps below to start receiving weather info
for your area:
Plug it in. Your device comes with an adapter that plugs into the wall.
Select your time zone. Click the ‘Timezone’ button on the back of
the device, and use the silver jog wheel to scroll to the correct zone
for your area.
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Check your signal strength. In the upper left corner of your fore-
caster’s screen, you’ll see up to three bars indicating signal strength.
If you have zero or one bars, move the device to a location where it
receives a stronger signal.
Sit back and relax! When the Cirrus receives its first update its
clock will set automatically, and it will display weather information
for over 150 U.S. cities. While you wait for your first update, you
can review the available list of cities by using the wheel on the right
side of the device.
*Please note that it may take up to 4 hours for the forecaster to receive
its first update.

Getting to Know
Your Cirrus Forecaster

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Signal strength
indicator
Favorites
button
Self-setting
network time
Brightness
button
Weekly forecast
Current temperature
Message button
Today’s forecast weather
conditions / messaging inbox
Jog wheel
UV Index
Wind speed
and direction
Today’s hi/lo
Favorite city
indicator
Getting to know your Cirrus Forecaster

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Getting to Know Cirrus
Selecting forecast locations
Your forecaster receives weather information for 152 U.S. cities, up-
dated several times per hour. Cities are listed alphabetically by state.
To scroll up or down through the list of forecast locations, use the
silver jog wheel on the right side of the device. Moving the wheel
up or down once will bring you to the next city up or down on the
list, while holding the wheel up or down will allow you to advance
quickly through the available locations.
Favorites
Your Cirrus Forecaster can save up to five cities as weather favorites.
Using these presets allows you to quickly jump between the forecast
locations you’re most interested in.
selecting favorite weather locations
To select a weather favorite, first use the jog wheel to find the city

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you want to save as a preset. When you’ve selected the city, press
and hold the button until you see the ‘Favorite’ label appear next
to the city name.
browsing favorites
Once you have set your favorites you can jump between them by
pressing the button. Each press will move you to the next favor-
ite forecast location.
removing favorites
The Cirrus can hold up to five favorites. If you’d like to remove a
weather favorite, simply press and hold the again while you’re
viewing that city, and you’ll see the ‘Favorite’ label disappear.

Additional Forecaster Features

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Weather at a glance
In addition to showing temperature information by degrees, your
Cirrus Forecaster provides a glanceable indicator of the current
temperature. The Ambient logo on the device’s jog wheel glows
different colors depending upon the temperature for the forecast
location you’re viewing. If the logo is red, no need to take your
jacket to work!
*Please consult your Cirrus packaging for a diagram of the color /
temperature scale.
Additional Forecaster Features

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Additional Features
UV index
Your forecaster displays the current UV index. The UV index provides
a daily forecast of the expected risk of overexposure to the sun. The
index predicts UV intensity levels on a scale of 1 to 11+, where 1 in-
dicates a low risk of overexposure and 11+ signifies an extreme risk.
The UV index takes into account cloud cover and other local condi-
tions that affect the amount of UV radiation reaching the ground.
UV Index Number Exposure Level
2 or Less Low
3 to 5 Moderate
6 to 8 High
8 to 10 Very High
11+ Extreme

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Wind Speed
The Ambient Cirrus displays current wind speed and direction. By
default, wind speed is measured in miles per hour, and will change
to kilometers per hour if you change the temperature scale from
Celsius to Fahrenheit (see page 23).
InTouch TextTM Messaging
Your device’s messaging feature allows you to receive messages sent
to the device via email or through the ambientdevices.com website.
To get pricing and content information about your forecaster’s
optional messaging feature, create a user account for the device at
myAmbient.com.

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Messages are sent to the Cirrus from your online account – once
you’ve signed up, simply log in and type your message. You can also
send messages quickly via a personal email account. Your device will
receive the message within moments!
For complete instructions go to myAmbient.com and follow the
instructions to register your device. You will need to enter your serial
number and security code, which are both printed on a sticker that
can be found on the rear of the device.
receiving a message
The messaging section of your forecaster’s display is at the very bot-
tom of the screen, When you receive your first message the ‘1’ icon

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will begin to flash, the Ambient logo dial will begin to pulse, and
you will see the first 25 characters of your message appear near the
bottom of the screen. Press the button on the right side of the
device to mark your message as ‘read’ (the numbered icon will stop
blinking). For longer messages, use the jog wheel after pressing
to move back and forth through the message text. When additional
messages arrive, press the button a second time to read your
second message.
Your device is capable of storing up to five messages at a time.
When you receive a second message, it will become Message #1,
and your original message will be bumped to the #2 position. Once
you’ve read your message, the corresponding number on your

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screen will remain lit (to show that the message is still available for
reading), but the number will stop blinking and the Ambient logo
will return to a steady glow. All messages sent to your device can
also be forwarded to a personal email account for storage.

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Forecaster Settings
You can adjust brightness levels for your forecaster’s screen by using
the button on the right side of the device. Additional device
settings can be adjusted using the ‘Setup’ button on the back face
of the device.
Press ‘Setup’ once to enter the settings menu. Your device’s screen
will show the current Celsius/Fahrenheit setting. Use the scroll
wheel to switch back and forth between degree settings. When the
displays shows the temperature scale you want, wait several seconds
for the setting to be saved. Your screen will then return to normal
viewing mode.
To change additional device settings, press ‘Setup’ once to reach
each setting listed below. For example, if your device is displaying

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Celsius/Fahrenheit settings options, press ‘Setup’ once to reach the
‘Auto-show Messages’ setting.
Celsius/Fahrenheit: Use the jog wheel to switch back and forth
between °C/°F. Setting temperature scale to Celsius also changes
wind speed scale to km/h.
Auto-show Messages: When OFF is selected, new Message text is
hidden until user presses the button
Pollen/Air Quality Alerts: Use the jog wheel to turn text alerts on/off
Clock 12 hr/24 hr time: Use the jog wheel to switch back and
forth between clock settings
Serial Number: Displays your device’s unique serial number