Oregon Scientific BAR888 User manual

Weather Forecast Multi-channel
In-out Thermometer with
Cable Free Sensor and
Radio Controlled Clock
Model: BAR888
ser Manual
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CONTENTS
Contents ................................................................ 1
Introduction ........................................................... 1
Main Features: Main Unit ..................................... 2
Front View........................................................... 2
Back View ........................................................... 2
Main Features: Remote Unit ................................ 3
Before ou Begin .................................................. 3
Remote Unit Setup ................................................ 3
Main Unit Setup ..................................................... 4
Low Battery Warning ............................................ 4
Table Stand or Wall Mount ................................... 4
Main Unit ............................................................. 4
Remote Unit ........................................................ 4
The Reset Button .................................................. 4
Getting Started ...................................................... 4
Check Remote and Indoor Temperatures ........... 5
Read the Kinetic Wave Display ............................ 5
Maximum and Minimum Temperatures ............... 5
Disconnected Signals ........................................... 5
Transmission Collision ......................................... 5
Switching Between °C and °F .............................. 5
Weather Forecast Function .................................. 5
Read the Pressure Trend ...................................... 6
Calendar Clock Display Modes ............................ 6
About Radio Reception ........................................ 6
Set the Clock Manually ......................................... 6
Set and Arm the Alarm.......................................... 7
Stop the Alarm ....................................................... 7
Specifications ........................................................ 7
Temperature Measurement ................................ 7
Barometric Pressure Measurement .................... 7
Radio ontrolled lock ....................................... 7
Power .................................................................. 7
Weight ................................................................. 8
Dimension ........................................................... 8
Safety and Care ..................................................... 8
About Oregon Scientific ....................................... 8
EC-Declaration of Conformity .............................. 8
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for selecting the BAR888 Weather Forecast,
Multi-channel In / Out Thermometer with 433MHz cable
free sensor and radio controlled calendar clock. The
main unit BAR888 has a built in barometer,
thermometer and clock station and is capable of
keeping track of minimum and maximum temperatures
in different locations via transmissions from the
THR128 remote thermo sensor. The current time and
date is automatically synchronized when brought within
an approximate 1500km radius of the radio signal
generated from Frankfurt Germany (D F77). The time
and date can also be set manually when out of range.
The basic package includes:
• Main Unit BAR888
• Remote Sensor THR128
Main Unit Features Include:
• Large readouts
• Support for up to three remote sensor units
(optional)
• Maximum and minimum temperature record for
different locations
• Wireless 433MHz frequency can be used in
U.S. and most places in ontinental Europe
• Three language display
• rescendo alarm
• Interchangeable display modes
Weather Forecast Multi-channel
In-out Thermometer with
Cable Free Sensor and
Radio Controlled Clock
Model: BAR888
User Manual
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MAIN FEATURES: MAIN UNIT
FRONT VIEW
1. Radio Reception Signal
Indicates the condition of radio reception
2. MODE/SET Button
Toggles between display modes, confirms entry,
and adjusts values
3. ALARM / 24hr OFF Button
Sets the time for the alarm
4. ALARM ON / OFF Button
Enable or disable the alarm
5. FIVE-LINE Display
Facilitates easy reading of weather forecast,
remote and indoor temperatures, and calendar
clock
6. CHANNEL Button
Selects among different channels
7. MEMOR Button
Recalls the maximum or minimum temperature
of individual channels
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8. °C / °F Slide Switch
Selects between degree entigrade (°) and
Fahrenheit (°F)
9. UP (+) Button
Increases the value of a setting
10. DOWN (-) Button
Decreases the value of a setting
11. RESET Button
Returns all settings to default values
12. Battery Compartment
Takes 4 x 1.5V AA-size batteries
13. Removable Table Stand
For standing the main unit on a flat surface
14. Wall-Mount Recess Hole
For mounting the main unit on a wall
15. Back Cover
Back plate of the main unit
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1. LCD
Displays the current temperature monitored by the
remote unit
2. LED Indicator
Flashes when the remote unit transmits a reading
3. °C / °F Slide Switch
Selects between entigrade (°) and Fahrenheit (°F)
4. RESET Button
Returns all settings to default values
5. Channel Selection Switch
Designates the remote unit hannel 1, 2, or 3
6. Battery Compartment
Accommodates two AAA-size batteries
7. Battery Door
8. Wall-Mount
Used to attached the remote unit to a wall
9. Removable Table Stand
For positioning the remote unit on a flat surface
MAIN FEATURES: REMOTE UNIT BEFORE OU BEGIN
Position the remote and main units within effective
transmission range which in usual circumstances, is
20 to 30 meters.
For best operation:
1. Assign different channels to different remote units.
2. Insert batteries for remote units before doing so
for the main unit.
3. Place the main unit as close as possible to the
remote unit. Reset the main unit after installing
batteries to ensure easier synchronization
between the transmission and reception of
signals.
The effective range is affected by the building
materials and where the main and remote units are
positioned. Try various set-ups for best result.
Though the remote units are weather proof, they
should be placed away from direct sunlight, rain, or
snow.
REMOTE UNIT SETUP
For best results, use lithium ion batteries in the
remote sensing unit if the outdoor temperature falls
below -5 ° (41 °F), other battery types will not function
at such low temperatures.
If there is a clear plastic tab in the battery
compartment, please remove it before installing the
batteries.
To install the batteries and change the channel:
1. Remove the screws on the battery compartment.
2. Select the channel number on the CHANNEL
slide switch.
3. Select the temperature display unit on the °/°F
slide switch.
NOTE
NOTE
4. Insert the batteries strictly according to the
polarities shown.
5. Replace the battery compartment door and secure
its screws.
6. Using a blunt stylus such as a paper clip, press
RESET.
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Replace the batteries when the low-battery indicator
of the particular channel lights up on the main unit.
Note that once a channel is assigned to a remote unit,
you can only change it by replacing the batteries or
resetting the unit.
MAIN UNIT SETUP
To install the batteries:
1. Slide open the battery compartment door.
2. Insert the batteries according to the polarities
shown.
3. Replace the battery compartment door.
hange the batteries when the low-battery indicator
for the indoor temperature lights up.
If there is a clear plastic tab in the battery
compartment, please remove it before installing the
batteries.
LOW BATTER WARNING
When it is time to replace batteries, the low-battery
indicator will show up when the respective channel is
selected. The battery level of the main unit will be
shown on the indoor temperature display when it is
running low.
TABLE STAND OR WALL MOUNT
The main unit has a retractable table stand, which when
flipped open, can support the unit on a flat surface. Or
you can flip close the stand and mount the unit on a
wall using the recessed screw hole.
MAIN UNIT
The main unit comes with a wall-mount holder and a
removable stand. Use either to hold the unit in place.
NOTE
2.Flip up the stand
1. Lift up the back cover
3. lose the back cover
Table StandWall-mount
REMOTE UNIT
THE RESET BUTTON
This button is only used when the unit is operating in
an unfavorable way or malfunctioning. Insert a pointed
object such as an unfolded paper clip into the reset
hole, then press and hold. All settings will return to
their default values.
GETTING STARTED
Once batteries are in place for the remote units, they
will start transmitting temperature readings at
30-second intervals.
The main unit will also start searching for signals for
about a minute once batteries are installed. Upon
successful reception, the individual channel
temperatures will be displayed on the 2nd line and the
indoors temperature on the 3rd line. The main unit will
automatically update its readings at about 30-second
intervals.
If no signals are received, blanks “ ” will be
displayed and the kinetic wave icon will show “ ”.
Press CHANNEL and MEMOR simultaneously to
enforce another search for about 30 seconds. This is
useful in synchronizing the transmission and reception
of the remote and main units.
Repeat this step whenever you find discrepancies
between the reading shown on the main unit and the
respective remote unit.
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CHECK REMOTE AND INDOOR
TEMPERATURES
The indoor temperature is shown on the 3rd line of
the display.
To check the temperature at a remote sensors location,
you need to select its channel. Press CHANNEL to
go from one channel to another. The kinetic wave
display on the channel number indicates the reception
of that particular channel is in good order.
If no readings are received from one particular channel
for more than two minutes, blanks “ ” will be
displayed until further readings are successfully
searched. heck that the remote unit is sound and
secure. You can wait for a little while or press
CHANNEL and MEMOR simultaneously to enforce
an immediate search. No reading will be shown if no
remote unit is assigned to a selected channel.
The temperature trend indicator on the screen shows
the trend of samplings collected at a particular remote
site. Three trends, rising, steady, and falling will be
shown.
Rising Steady Falling
Arrow
indicator
Temperature
Trend
If the temperature goes above or below the
temperature measuring range of the main unit or the
remote unit (stated in specification), the display will
show “HHH” or “LLL”.
READ THE KINETIC WAVE DISPLA
The kinetic wave display shows the signal receiving
status of the main unit. There are three possible forms:
The unit is in searching
mode.
Temperature readings are
securely registered.
No signals.
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
The maximum and minimum recorded indoor
temperatures and those of each channel will be
automatically stored in memory. To display them:
1. Select the channel to be checked.
2. Press MEMOR once to display the maximum
temperature and again the minimum temperature.
The respective indicators, MAX or MIN will be
displayed.
To clear the memory, press and hold MEMOR for
two seconds. The maximum and minimum
temperatures will be erased. If you press MEMOR
now, the maximum and minimum temperatures will
have the same values as the current ones until new
readings are recorded.
DISCONNECTED SIGNALS
If without obvious reason the display for a particular
channel goes blank, press CHANNEL and MEMOR
to enforce an immediate search. If that fails, check:
1. The remote unit of that channel is still in place.
2. The batteries of both the remote unit and main
unit. Replace as necessary.
3. The transmission is within range and path is clear
of obstacles and interference. Shorten the
distance when necessary.
For best results, use lithium ion batteries in the remote
sensing unit if the outdoor temperature falls below
41 °F (-5 °), other battery types will not function at
such low temperatures.
TRANSMISSION COLLISION
Signals from other household devices, such as door
bells, home security systems and entry controls, may
interfere with those of this product and cause
temporarily reception failure. This is normal and does
not affect the general performance of the product. The
transmission and reception of temperature readings
will resume once the interference recedes.
SWITCHING BETWEEN °C AND °F
The unit of temperature display is selected on the °/°F
slide switch. Select ° for entigrade or °F for Fahrenheit.
The remote temperature display shown on the
main unit is dominated by the selection on the °/°F
slide switch of the main unit. Whatever the display units
of the remote sensors are, they will be automatically
converted to the chosen one of the main unit.
WEATHER FORECAST FUNCTION
Your BAR888 detects barometric pressure changes
and the L D displays the illustrated weather symbols
which indicates the weather forecast for 12 to 24 hours
ahead, for an area with a radius of about 30-50 km.
NOTE
Indicator
displays on
the unit
Forecast Sunny Slightly
loudy
loudy Rainy
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Important:
1. The accuracy of weather forecasting when using
pressure trend alone is about 70 to 75 percent
and, therefore, the manfuacturers and suppliers
cannot be held responsible for any inconveniences
caused by an inaccurate weather forecast.
2. The weather forecast symbols may not reflect
current weather condition. The symbols are
forecasting the future.
3. A “SUNNY” forecast covering the night-time
reflects fine clear weather.
HOW TO READ THE PRESSURE TREND
The BAR888 gives you the pressure trend for the last
hour. It is indicated by the arrow displayed in the right
hand side of the upper display. An upward pointing
trend arrow indicates that it is likely that the weather is
improving or may be getting worse if the trend arrow
is falling. Here is what it can look like:
Pressure
Trend Rising Steady Falling
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Arrow
indicator
CALENDAR CLOCK DISPLA MODES
The BAR888 supports different display modes.
MODE 1. Hour-Minute-Second
Month-Day
MODE 2. Hour-Minute-Day of the Week (of local time)
Day-Month (of local time)
Press MODE, to change from one display mode to
the next
The bottom line of the display will be replaced
by the alarm time if the 24hr OFF button is pressed.
NOTE
- Strong
- Weak
- No signal
- Receiving
ABOUT RADIO RECEPTION
The BAR888 is designed to automatically synchronize
its current time and date when brought within an
approximate 1500km radius of the radio signal
generated from Frankfurt Germany (D F77).
When the BAR888 is within range, its radio-control
mechanism will override all manual settings.
When the unit receives radio signal, the radio reception
signal will start to blink. A complete reception generally
takes about 2 to 10 minutes, depending on the strength
of the radio signal.
When reception is complete, the radio reception signal
will stop blinking. The signal strength indicator from
the last full hour will be shown.
For better reception, place the clock away from metal
objects and electrical appliances to minimize
interference.
If you wish to turn off the auto-reception feature, press
and hold - for three seconds. The radio reception signal
will disappear. The unit will not respond to radio signals.
To activate the feature again, press and hold the
+ button for three seconds.The radio reception signal
will start blinking to initiate reception automatically.
SET THE CLOCK MANUALL
To manually set the clock:
1. Press and hold MODE / SET until the hour flashes.
2. Press + or - to set the hour, then press MODE / SET
to confirm.
3. Repeat step 3 to set the minutes, year, month,
day, and display language.
The time and date is displayed in 12-hour
clock and month-day format. For the language display,
you can choose among English (E), French (F), and
Spanish (S).
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Tips:
•If there is an item you do not wish to change,
simply press MODE / SET to bypass that
setting.
•Press and hold + / - to rapidly change a value.
SET AND ARM THE ALARM
To set the alarm,
1. Press 24hr OFF once to display the alarm time.
The alarm time that was last set will be displayed.
If you have never set the alarm before, the time
will be displayed as 12:00am.
2. Press 24hr OFF for three seconds. The hour
digits will blink.
3. Enter the hour using + / -.
4. Press 24hr OFF. The minute digits will blink.
5. Enter the minutes using + / -.
6. Press 24hr OFF to exit.
You can arm or disarm an alarm by pressing the
ON / OFF button; an icon will show when the
alarm is activated.
STOP THE ALARM
To stop an alarm, you can use either 24hr OFF or
ON / OFF.
•Pressing 24hr OFF will stop the alarm, but
it will remain armed and will go off at the set
time the next day.
•Pressing ON / OFF will stop the alarm and
deactivate it altogether.
SPECIFICATIONS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
Main unit
Indoor Temperature measurement
Displayed IN temperature -9.9° to +70.0°
range (14.2°F to 158.0°F)
Proposed operating range -5.0° to +50.0°
(23.0°F to 122.0°F)
Temperature resolution 0.1° (0.2°F)
Remote Temperature measurement
Displayed OUT temperature -50.0° to +70.0°
range (-58.0°F to 158.0°F)
Proposed operating range -5.0° to +50.0°
(23.0°F to 122.0°F)
Temperature resolution 0.1° (0.2°F)
Remote unit
Displayed range -50.0° to +70.0°
(-58.0°F to 158.0°F)
Proposed operating range -20.0° to +60.0°
with alkaline batteries (-4.0°F to 140.0°F)
Temperature resolution 0.1° (0.2°F)
RF Transmission Frequency 433 MHz
No. of Remote unit Maximum of 3
RF Transmission Range Maximum 30 meters
(100 feet)
Temperature sensing cycle Approximately
30 seconds
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
Pressure measuring range 795 to 1050 mb/ hPa
(23.48 to 31.01 inHg)
Pressure sampling cycle 15 minutes
RADIO CONTROLLED CLOCK
Maintime set and synchronized by Radio Signal
from Frankfurt Germany (D F77).
12 h display with hh:mm:ss
Day of week selectable in 3 language (E,F,S)
2-minute crescendo alarm
POWER
Main unit 4 x UM-3 “AA”
1.5V alkaline battery
Remote sensing unit 2 x UM-4 "AAA"
1.5V alkaline battery
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EC-DECLARATION OF CONFORMIT
This product contains the approved transmitter module
that complies with the essential requirements of
Article 3 of the R&TTE 1999 / 5 / E Directive, if used
as intended and the following standards have been
applied:
Safety of information technology equipment
(Article 3.1.a of the R&TTE Directive)
Applied Standard EN 60950 : 2000
Electromagnetic compatibility
(Article 3.1.b of the R&TTE Directive)
Applied Standards
ETSI EN 301 489-1-3 (Ver.1.4.1) : 2002-08
Efficient use of radio frequency spectrum
(Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive)
Applied Standards
ETSI EN 300 220-3 (Ver1.1.1) : 2000-09
Additional information:
The product herewith complies with the requirements
of the Low Voltage Directive 73 / 23 / E , the EM
Directive 89 / 336 / E and carries the E marking
accordingly.
WEIGHT
Main unit 306gm
(10.79 ounces)
Remote sensing unit 100 gm
(3.53 ounces)
DIMENSION
Main unit 182 x 133 x 28 mm
(7.17 x 5.24 x 1.10 inches)
Remote sensing unit 92 x 60 x 21 mm
(3.62 x 2.36 x 0.83 inches)
SAFET AND CARE
This product is designed to give you years of service
if handled properly. Observe the following guidelines:
• lean the unit with a damp cloth and mild detergent.
Avoid dropping the unit or placing it in a high-traffic
location.
• Never immerse the unit in water. This can cause
electrical shock and damage the unit.
• Do not subject the main unit to extreme force, shock,
or fluctuations in humidity.
• Do not tamper with the internal components.
• Do not mix new and old batteries or batteries of
different types. Do not use rechargeable batteries
with this product.
• Remove the batteries if storing this product for a
long period of time.
• Do not scratch the L D display.
• Do not make any changes or modifications to this
product. Unauthorized changes may void your right
to use the product.
• The technical specifications for this product and the
contents of the user guide are subject to change
without notice.
• Images not drawn to scale.
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Agrate Brianza (MI) / Italy January 2004
Manufacturer’s EU R&TTE Representative
COUNTRIES RTTE APPROVAL COMPLIED
All E countries, Switzerland
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