Oregon Scientific BAR218HGX User manual

Weather@Home
Bluetooth-enabled
Weather Station
USER MANUAL
BAR218HGX
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Weather@Home
Bluetooth-enabled Weather Station
Model: BAR218HGX
User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction-----------------------------------------------------------------3
Overview---------------------------------------------------------------------3
Front view----------------------------------------------------------------3
Rear view ----------------------------------------------------------------4
Remote sensor (THGR511) -----------------------------------------4
Getting started-------------------------------------------------------------5
Insert batteries----------------------------------------------------------5
Remote sensor ------------------------------------------------------------5
Sensor data transmission--------------------------------------------5
Clock--------------------------------------------------------------------------6
Manually set clock-----------------------------------------------------6
Weather forecast----------------------------------------------------------6
Weather warning message --------------------------------------------6
Temperature and humidity---------------------------------------------6
Ice warning --------------------------------------------------------------7
Weather trends ---------------------------------------------------------7
Moon phase-----------------------------------------------------------------7
Backlight---------------------------------------------------------------------7
Reset--------------------------------------------------------------------------7
Connect with your mobile device -----------------------------------8
Pairing your weather station ----------------------------------------8
Settings-------------------------------------------------------------------9
View current readings ------------------------------------------------10
View history readings-------------------------------------------------10
Precautions-----------------------------------------------------------------11
Specications--------------------------------------------------------------12
About Oregon Scientic------------------------------------------------12
Eu-Declaration of conformity-----------------------------------------12
Disposal Information for Users --------------------------------------13
FCC & IC statement ------------------------------------------------------13
Declaration of conformity --------------------------------------------14
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for selecting our Oregon ScienticTM
Weather@Home Bluetooth-enabled Weather Station.
In addition, it is also carried out the changeable display
between indoor and outdoor temperatures.
NOTE Please keep this manual handy as you use
your new product. It contains practical step-by-step
instructions, as well as technical specications and
warnings you should know about.
OVERVIEW
FRONT VIEW
1. Remote sensor reception indicator and outdoor
channel selected
2. : Outdoor remote sensor battery low
3. : Next 12 hour Weather forecast and
pressure trend
4. / / / / : weather
warning message
5. Indoor temperature reading (current/MAX/MIN)
with temperature trend
6. BLE connection indicator
7. : Main unit battery low
8. Ice alert LED indicator
9. MODE: Change settings / display
10. MEM: View current, maximum and minimum
temperature / humidity
11. LIGHT: Activate backlight
12. / : Increase / decrease value of the settings;
toggle only button to select outdoor channels
(1-5); activate / deactivate pairing mode.
13. AM/PM : Morning/afternoon
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MD/DM/Yr: Calendar / clock with weekday (hour :
minute with second display)
14. Indoor humidity reading (current / MAX / MIN) with
humidity trend
15. Moon phase display
16. Outdoor humidity (current /MAX/MIN) with
humidity trend
17. Outdoor temperature reading (current/MAX/MIN) with
temperature trend
REAR VIEW
1. °C / °F: Select temperature unit
2. RESET: Reset the unit to default settings
3. Battery compartment
REMOTE SENSOR (THGR511)
1
3
4
5
2
1. LED status indicator
2. Wall mount hole
3. Battery compartment
4. RESET hole
5. CHANNEL switch
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GETTING STARTED
INSERT BATTERIES
1. Remove the battery compartment.
2. Insert the batteries, matching the polarities (+/-).
3. Press RESET after each battery change.
LOCATION MEANING
Clock / alarm area Main unit batteries low
Outdoor temperature
area Sensor batteries low
REMOTE SENSOR
The main unit can collect data from up to 5 sensors.
To set up the sensor:
1. Open the battery compartment.
2. Select a channel then press RESET.
3. Close the battery door.
4. Place the sensor within 98 ft (30 m) of the main unit
using the table stand or wall mount.
TIP Ideal placements for the sensor would be in any
location on the exterior of the home at a height of not
more than 5 ft (1.5 m) and which can shield it from direct
sunlight or wet conditions for an accurate reading.
150cm(5ft)
NOTE Use alkaline batteries for longer usage and
consumer grade lithium batteries in temperatures
below freezing.
SENSOR DATA TRANSMISSION
To search for a sensor:
Press and hold and MODE at a time.
The sensor reception icon in the remote sensor
area shows the status:
ICON DESCRIPTION
Main unit is searching for sensor(s).
A channel has been found.
The sensor cannot be found.
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TIP
The transmission range may vary depending
on many factors. You may need to experiment with
various locations to get the best results.
CLOCK
MANUALLY SET CLOCK
1. Press and hold MODE.
2. Press or to change the settings.
3. Press MODE to conrm.
4. The settings order is: 12/24 hour format, hour,
minute, year, calendar format (day-month / month-
day), month, day and language.
The language options are English (E), German (D),
French (F), Italian (I), and Spanish (S).
To select display mode:
Toggle MODE to choose among clock with seconds /
weekday / calendar / moon phase.
WEATHER FORECAST
This product forecasts the next 12 hours of weather
within a 19-31 mile (30-50 km) radius.
Sunny
Partially Cloudy
Cloudy
Rainy
Snowy
WEATHER WARNING MESSAGE
The weather warning messages provide indications of
probable circumstances that may arise based on the
weather station’s calculations. The meanings for the
warnings are illustrated below:
WARNING MESSAGE
Risk of high temperatures
Risk of fast wind speeds
Risk of a storm
Risk of foggy conditions
Risk of icy conditions
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
To select temperature unit:
• Select °C or °F for temperature readings by a pin
or the top of a pen.
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To select an outdoor sensor’s readings:
• Toggle to select your desired sensor reading.
To auto-scan among sensors:
•Press and hold and MEM at a time to display
each sensor’s data for 3 seconds.
• To end, press .
To display current, minimum and maximum
records of the day from a selected sensor:
• Toggle MEM.
To clear the records:
• Press and hold MEM.
ICE WARNING
If the channel 1 sensor falls from 37°F to 28°F (3°C to
-2°C), LED indicator will ash, and will stop ashing
once the temperature is out of this range.
• Press and at the same time to disable the ice
alert warning.
NOTE
As ice alert is only applicable to channel 1,
to prevent ashing of LED, select channel 2 or 3 on
outdoor sensor.
WEATHER TRENDS
The temperature, humidity and pressure trend icons
are based on recent sensor readings.
RISE STEADY FALL
MOON PHASE
In moon phase mode, press or to scan through
the years (2001 to 2099).
New moon Full moon
Waxing crescent Waning gibbous
First quarter Third quarter
Waxing gibbous Waning crescent
NOTE
Star icons around the moon phase will be
displayed from 6 o’clock in the evening to 6 o’clock the
next morning.
BACKLIGHT
Press LIGHT to activate backlight for 5 seconds.
RESET
Press RESET to return to the default settings.
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CONNECT WITH YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
You can remotely set the
weather station and read the
weather information through
Bluetooth®4.0 using your mobile
device with the downloaded
application from the Apple Store
and the Google Play Store. To
quickly nd the application, type
‘Weather@Home’ as keyword in
the search engine.
Ensure your mobile device is
compatible with iOS 8 or Android 4.4 with Bluetooth®4.0.
PAIRING YOUR WEATHER STATION
First of all, you need to pair your weather station with
your mobile device. will
ash on the screen of the
weather station while pairing
and be on after successful
pairing.
Press and hold to enable a pair-up for the main unit
for 30 seconds.
1. Open the App, tap Connect. It will search the
weather station automatically.
2. Once the pairing is successful, the station and
channel numbers will display.
3. Tap on each channel to rename it. (Up to 20
characters including space are allowed). Tap
if completed. Tap to exit.
To remove the weather station:
Tap Remove Station on STATION screen, the
weather station will be unpaired and its data will be
removed from the App.
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To reposition the sensors
on screen:
1. On STATION screen, tap
.
2. Press and hold at the
right side of a sensor. Drag
it to your desired position.
3. Tap to conrm.
SETTINGS
You can set your weather station through the
application, such as measurement units.
The settings are as follows:
• Temperature
• Barometric
• Rainfall (not available in BAR218HGX)
• Wind speed (not available in BAR218HGX)
• Altitude
• Show Unavailable Sensor
• Automatically Sync Time
• Show Sea Level Pressure
To select the measurement unit:
1. Tap to view the measurement unit options.
2. Tap on your desired unit.
3. Tap to go back to the previous screen.
To set altitude:
The altitude reects the distance from sea level at
your position.
1. Fill in the altitude of your main unit in the blank.
2. Tap Done.
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