La Crosse Technology 2800 User manual

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LaCrosseTechnolog

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HeavyWeather

Pro

SoftwareUser’sGuide

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(for2800seriesweatherstationswithUSBconnectivity)

Revision:1.3

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CONTENTS

Contents........................................................................................................................................................................2

Overview........................................................................................................................................................................6

GettingStarted..............................................................................................................................................................7

Licensing....................................................................................................................................................................7

SystemRequirements...............................................................................................................................................7

SetupYourWeatherStationHardware....................................................................................................................8

DownloadtheSoftware............................................................................................................................................8

Installation.....................................................................................................................................................................8

InstallingtheHeavyWeatherProSoftware..............................................................................................................9

InstallingtheUSBCommunicationDevice..............................................................................................................10

Synchronizing...............................................................................................................................................................11

Whatissynchronizing?............................................................................................................................................11

Synchronizationchecklist........................................................................................................................................11

PuttingtheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareinSynchronizeMode.............................................................................12

SynchronizingDuring(orimmediatelyafter)Installation...................................................................................12

SynchronizingAnyTime(otherthanduringinstallationofthesoftware)..........................................................12

PuttingtheWeatherStationinSynchronizeMode.................................................................................................13

IfSynchronizationisNotSuccessful........................................................................................................................15

RepeatingtheSynchronizationProcess..............................................................................................................15

Operation.....................................................................................................................................................................15

Mainwindow...........................................................................................................................................................15

Menu.......................................................................................................................................................................16

File.......................................................................................................................................................................16

Edit......................................................................................................................................................................17

View....................................................................................................................................................................17

Extras..................................................................................................................................................................18

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Help.....................................................................................................................................................................18

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Options....................................................................................................................................................................18

SettingAlarms.........................................................................................................................................................21

MinMaxValues.......................................................................................................................................................22

GraphicalForecast...................................................................................................................................................22

TemperatureandHumidity.....................................................................................................................................23

DewpointTemperature...........................................................................................................................................23

Whatisthe“dewpoint”?....................................................................................................................................23

Therelationshipbetweendewpoint,Temperatureandrelativehumidity........................................................23

Howdoesthedewpointaffectme?....................................................................................................................23

Minandmaxdewpoint.......................................................................................................................................24

Windchill..................................................................................................................................................................24

Whatiswindchill?..............................................................................................................................................24

Howdoeswindchillaffectme?..........................................................................................................................24

Relative(air)Pressure.............................................................................................................................................25

Whatisrelativepressure?..................................................................................................................................25

Airpressureandweatherforecasting................................................................................................................25

RelativePressureAlarm......................................................................................................................................25

Rain..........................................................................................................................................................................26

Lasthour.............................................................................................................................................................26

Last24Hours......................................................................................................................................................26

Lastweek............................................................................................................................................................27

Lastmonth..........................................................................................................................................................27

Total....................................................................................................................................................................27

WindSpeedandDirection.......................................................................................................................................28

CurrentWindSpeed...........................................................................................................................................28

WindDirectionHistoryIndicators.......................................................................................................................28

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Gust.....................................................................................................................................................................28

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Max.....................................................................................................................................................................28

Alarm...................................................................................................................................................................28

Charts,GraphsandTrends..........................................................................................................................................29

Overview.................................................................................................................................................................29

TheHistoryfile....................................................................................................................................................29

WhatisaTemplate?...........................................................................................................................................29

WhatisaGraph?.................................................................................................................................................30

Mainwindow...........................................................................................................................................................31

TheFileManagementwindow................................................................................................................................32

Historytab..........................................................................................................................................................32

templatetab.......................................................................................................................................................32

Graphtab............................................................................................................................................................32

WorkingwithHistoryDataandFiles.......................................................................................................................33

ViewingHistoryDatarecords.............................................................................................................................33

WorkingWithTemplateFiles..................................................................................................................................34

TheTemplatePropertiesWindow......................................................................................................................34

SavingaTemplateasaGraph.................................................................................................................................36

WorkingwithGraphsandTemplates......................................................................................................................37

OpeningaGraph.................................................................................................................................................37

IdentifyingTheChartType..................................................................................................................................37

MovingtheChart................................................................................................................................................37

ZoomingIn..........................................................................................................................................................37

ZoomingOut.......................................................................................................................................................38

Troubleshooting/FAQ................................................................................................................................................39

HeavyWeatherProlosesconnectionwithmyweatherstationovernight.............................................................39

HowDoIExportDataFromHeavyWeather?.........................................................................................................39

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TheWind,OutdoorTemp,DewpointandWindchillareBlank...............................................................................39

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Heavyweatherprodoesnotreconnecttotheweatherstation.............................................................................40

WhydoIseebigspikesinthewindorraindata?...................................................................................................40

Ihavelostconnectionwithmyexternalrainand/orwindsensor(s)......................................................................40

UninstallingHeavyWeather....................................................................................................................................40

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OVERVIEW

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elcometoHeavyWeatherPro,thedisplayandmanagementsoftwareapplicationdesignedfor

usewithyourLaCrosse

®Technologywirelesspersonalweatherstation.

HeavyWeatherProallowsyoutouseaPCtomonitorandrecordweatherdatareceivedfrom

yourLaCrosse

®Technologywirelessweatherstation,viaaproprietaryUSBdevicethatwasprovidedwithyour

2800seriesweatherstation.

Youcanmonitorandrecordavarietyofdatacollectedbyyourweatherstationincludingbothindoorandexternal

valuessampledbythevariousweatherstationsensors.

Youcanalsoreviewweather

historydata,andanalyzetrendsandtendenciesovertimeusingthesoftware'scharts

andgraphingfeatures.

ThefollowingpagesdetailthefeaturesandusageoftheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareapplication.

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GETTINGSTARTED

Let’sgooverthethingsneededtoprepareforinstallingtheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareapplication.

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LICENSING

eavyWeatherProsoftwareislicensedtoyoufreeofchargewiththequalifyingpurchaseofaLaCrosse®

Technologyhardwaremodel.YoumayinstallitononePC,andifdesired,thesameownermayinstallone

additionalcopyononenotebook.Reasonablebackupsofthesoftwaremaybemadefordisasterrecovery

purposes.Ifyoutransferthehardwaretoanewowner,youmustuninstallandtransfer

thesoftwareCDwiththe

unit,safelydestroying,tothereasonableextentpossible,relatedbackupmedia.

LegalNotices

©LaCrosseTechnologyUSA‐Allrightsreserved.

 WereservetherighttodeleteorchangeanyimagewhetherornotuploadedontotheLaCrosse

Technologyserverbya

useroftheHeavyWeathersoftwareproducts.

 TheHeavyWeathersoftwareproductsareprotectedbycopyrightlawsandinternationalcopyright

treatiesandwellasotherintellectualpropertylawsandtreaties.

 TheHeavyWeathersoftwareproductsarelicensedforusewiththeLaCrosseTechnology

®wireless

weatherstationonly.

 TheHeavyWeathersoftwareproductsmaynotbeseparatedforuseonanyotherproductnot

authorizedbyLaCrosseTechnology

®.

 LaCrosseTechnology

®mayprovideyouwithsupportservicesrelatedtotheHeavyWeather

softwareproducts.

 AlltitleandcopyrightsinandtotheHeavyWeathersoftwareproducts(includingbutnotlimitedto

anyimages,photographs,animations,video,audio,musicandtextincorporatedintotheHeavy

Weathersoftwareproducts),theaccompanyingprinted

materials,andanycopiesoftheHeavy

WeathersoftwareproductsareownedbyLaCrosseTechnology

®oritssuppliers.

 YoumaynotcopytheprintedmaterialsaccompanyingtheHeavyWeathersoftwareproducts.

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Thesestatementsareasummarizedversionofthelicenseandlegalnotes.Ifyouhavefurtherquestions,please

contactLaCrosseTechnology

®CustomerSupportat1‐888‐211‐1923.

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SYSTEMREQUIREMENTS

TousetheHeavyWeatherProsoftware,theminimumrequirementsforyourPCareasfollows:

 SupportedOperatingSystems:

 WindowsXP(SP3orgreater)

 WindowsVista(SP1orgreater)

 Windows7

 Internetserviceisrequiredtodownloadthesoftwareandmanuals.Itsongoinguseisonly

requiredifyou

intendtousethetemperatureuploadfeaturesinthesoftware.

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SETUPYOURWEATHERSTATIONHARDWARE

BeforeinstallingtheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareonyourcomputer,youshouldcompletethesetupofyourLa

CrosseTechnology

®wirelessweatherstation.Ifyouhavenotalreadysetupyourweatherstation,pleasetakethe

timetodosobeforecontinuingwiththeinstallationoftheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareapplication.

FordetailedinstructionsregardingthesetupandusageofyourLaCrosseTechnology

®weatherstationhardware,

pleaserefertotheQuickSetupManualprovidedwiththeweatherstation,ortheweatherstationOperations

Manualwhichcanbefoundonlineatwww.lacrossetechnology.com/2812

.

Iftheweatherstationandallsensorsareworkingproperly,theweather

stationshouldbedisplayingvaluesinallofthevariousdatafields,as

shown.

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Ifyourweatherstationisshowingvalueslikethese,itisreceivingdata

fromthesensorsandisreadytobeconnectedtotheHeavyWeatherPro

softwareandyourPC.

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DOWNLOADTHESOFTWARE

Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,ordonothavethelatestversionoftheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareapplication,

youmaydownloaditforfree.

Todownloadthesoftware,gotowww.lacrossetechnology.com/2812

.

Savetheinstallationfiletoyourcomputer(remembertomakeanoteregardingwhereyousaveit–you’llneed

thislater).

Note:Ifyoudonothaveinternetaccesswhereyouareinstallingthesoftware,youwillneedtodownloadthe

softwarefromanotherlocationandsaveit

toCDordisk,orcontactTechnicalSupport.

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INSTALLATION

Ok‐let’stakeasecondanddoublecheckthatwe’rereadytoinstallourHeavyWeathersoftware.Atthispoint,we

shouldhave:

 Theweatherstationitselfsetupandreceivingdatafromtheinternalandexternalsensors.

 Verifiedthatthecomputermeetstheminimumsystemrequirements.

 Downloaded

orotherwiseacquiredthelatestHeavyWeatherProsoftwareapplication.

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Ifyouhavemettheserequirements,we’rereadytoinstallthesoftware.TherearetwopartstoinstallingtheHeavy

WeatherProsoftware:

 InstallingtheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareapplication.

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 InstallingorconnectingtheUSBcommunicationdevicetothePC

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INSTALLINGTHEHEAVY WEATHERPROSOFTWARE

LocatetheHeavyWeatherProapplicationfile(thisisthefileyoudownloadedearlier).Itistypicallynamed

setup_hw_wv5.exe.Doubleclicktheexefiletostarttheinstallationprocess.Whenthedialogbelowappears,click

‘Next’.

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Click“Next”againtoacceptthedefaultlocationforinstallation.

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Note:Ifyouarerunningaprevious3600seriesweatherstation,installthissoftwaretoadifferent

locationtoavoiddeviceconflict.Tochangetheinstallationdirectory,justchangethedestinationfolder

name.

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Click‘Next’againtoacceptthedefaultnamefortheHeavy

Weatherapplication.

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Whenthe‘ReadytoInstall’dialogappears,clickthe‘Install’

buttontobeginthesoftwareinstallationprocess.

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Duringtheinstallation,the‘Installing’showstheinstallation

progress.

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Whenthe‘Completing…’dialogappears,HeavyWeatherProhas

finishedinstalling.

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Click“Finish”tocompletetheinstallationandstarttheHeavyWeatherProapplication(ifthecheckboxlabeled

“LaunchHeavyWeather”isselected).Theinstallationhasalsoaddedanicontothedesktop,andunderPrograms

fromwhichyoucanstarttheapplicationatanytime.

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INSTALLINGTHEUSB COMMUNICATIONDEVICE

ToinstalltheUSBcommunicationdevice,simplyplugitintoanyavailableUSBportonthecomputerwhereyou

haveinstalledtheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareapplication.

NodriverinstallationisnecessarybecausetheUSBdeviceisself‐registering.Once

theHeavyWeatherProsoftwareisinstalledandsynchronized,itwill

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automaticallyconnecttotheUSBdevice.

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AlthoughtheUSBcommunicationdevicecanbeinstalledonanyUSBportconnectedtoyour

computer,usinganon‐poweredUSBhuborextensioncableincreasesthechanceforinterruptions

betweentheUSBcommunicationdeviceandyourcomputer.Whereobstructionsareanissue,agood

quality6ftUSBextensioncable

canbeusedifitisdirectlyconnectedtoeitherapoweredhuboraporton

thecomputeritself.

Forbestperformance,werecommendthattheUSBdevicebeconnectedtoaUSBportdirectlyonyour

computer.AnexternallypoweredUSBhubcanbeused,butavoidusinga

selfpoweredUSBhubor

extensioncablelongerthan6ft.TheseUSBextensiondevicescannotgeneratesufficientpowerto

maintainongoingcommunication.

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SYNCHRONIZING

WHATISSYNCHRONIZING?

SynchronizingistheprocessoftellingtheweatherstationandtheHeavyWeathersoftwarehowtotalktoeach

other.TheweatherstationandtheUSBcommunicationdevicefirstgothroughanidentificationorintroduction

process.Duringthisprocess,theweatherstationwillsendoutasignalidentifyingitselfwitha

specialidentification

code.TheUSBdevicealsosendsoutasignalwithanidentificationcode.Whenthetwodeviceslocateeachother,

theystoretheIDcodeoftheotherdevice,sotheycan‘lockonto’eachother.Thisallowstheweatherstationand

thesoftware(throughtheUSBdevice)

toconnectandcommunicateagain,shouldtheyeverloseconnectionwith

eachother.Italsomeansthatoncetheyarelockedontoeachother,theywon’tinterferewithanotherweather

stationthatmaybenearby(thiskeepstheneighborshappy).

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SYNCHRONIZATIONCHECKLIST

BeforewebegintosynchronizetheHeavyWeatherProsoftwarewithyourLaCrosseTechnology®weather

station,let’smakesurethatallofthecomponentsarereadytogo.

1. Theweatherstationissetupandreceivingdata.

IFYOUHAVENOTYETINSTALLEDANDCONFIGUREDTHEWEATHERSTATION,pleaserefertothe

installationandsetupdocumentationforyourweatherstationbeforecontinuingwith

the

synchronization.

2. TheUSBcommunicationdeviceisinstalledproperly.

IFYOUHAVENOTYETINSTALLEDTHEUSBCOMMUNICATIONDEVICE,pleaserefertothesectionon

installingtheUSBcommunicationdeviceanddothatbeforecontinuing.

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3. TheHeavyWeatherProsoftwareisinstalled.

IFYOUHAVENOTYETINSTALLEDTHEHEAVYWEATHERPROSOFTWARE,pleaserefertothesectionon

installingHeavyWeather

beforecontinuing.

Ok,ifthethingslistedabovearecomplete,let’sbeginthesynchronizationofourweatherstationwithour

computer(USBdevice)!Todothis,weneedto:

1. PuttheweatherstationintoSynchronizemode.

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2. PutthesoftwareintoSynchronizemode.

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PUTTINGTHEHEAVY WEATHERPROSOFTWAREIN SYNCHRONIZEMODE

SYNCHRONIZINGDURING(OR IMMEDIATELYAFTER)INSTALLATION

Ifyoubeginthesynchronizingprocessdirectlyfromtheinstallation,youwillseeadialogonyourcomputerlikethe

onebelow.

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Ifyouseethisdialog,skiptothesectiononPuttingtheWeatherStationin

SynchronizeMode.

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SYNCHRONIZINGANY TIME(OTHERTHANDURINGINSTALLATIONOF THESOFTWARE)

IfforanyreasontheweatherstationandUSBcommunicationdevice/softwareloseconnectionwitheachother

(replacingthebatteries,shutdownofthecomputer,etc),orifyouaresettinguptheHeavyWeatherProsoftware

forthefirsttimeanddidnotsynchronizewiththesoftwareduringinstallation,youcan

alwaysredothe

synchronization.

Tostartthesynchronizationprocessmanually:

 LocatethemenubaratthetopoftheHeavyWeather

Prosoftwareapplication.

 Clickthe“Extras”menuchoice.

 Select“Resynchronize”.

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WhenyouclicktheResynchronizemenuoption,theSynchronizedialog

willappear.

Oncewehavethesynchronizedialog

displayedonyourcomputerwearereadytoputtheweatherstationin

synchronizemode.

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DON’TCLICKTHESYNCHRONIZEBUTTONYET!

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Atthispoint,weneedtoleavethesoftwareportionofthesynchronizationprocessandgettheweatherstation

intosynchronizemode.

Thereasonweneedtonowpreparetheweatherstationforsynchronizationisthatoncethe

Synchronizebuttonispressed,thesoftwarewillscanforaweatherstationforapproximately30seconds.

Thesameistrueoftheweatherstation–onceitisputintosynchronizemodeitwillscan

foraUSBdevice

forapproximately30seconds.Weneedtohaveboththesoftwareandtheweatherstationinsynch

modeatthesametimeforthesynchronizationtobesuccessful.

Placetheweatherstationapproximately3to6feetfromtheUSBcommunicationsdevice(theUSBdeviceis

attachedtoyourcomputeratthispoint).

Note:Thesoftwarewillrefertothisasthe‘USB‐Stick’.

Withthesynchronizedialog

displayedonyourcomputer,continuetothesectiontitledPuttingtheWeather

StationinSynchronizeMode.

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PUTTINGTHEWEATHERSTATION INSYNCHRONIZEMODE

Tosynchronizetheweatherstationwithourcomputer,weneedtoputtheweatherstationintoscanor

synchronizemode.

QUICKINSTRUCTIONS

Ontheweatherstation,pressandholdthebuttonshowingadownarrowuntiltheweatherstationbeeps

(approximately3‐4seconds).Nextclickthesynchronizebuttononthesoftware(the‘Synchronize’messagebox

shouldstillbedisplayedonyourcomputer)andtheweatherstationwillattempttosynchronizetoyour

PC.Within

aminuteortwo,datafromtheweatherstationwilldisplayontheCurrentWeathertabonyourcomputer.

Fordetailedinstructions,continuetothenextsection.

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DETAILEDINSTRUCTIONS

Totelltheweatherstationtostartcommunicatingwiththe

software,pressandholdthebuttonshowingadownarrow

untiltheweatherstationbeeps(approximately3‐4seconds).

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Whenyouhearthebeep,thisindicatesthattheweather

stationisnowsearchingfortheUSBcommunicationdevice.

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While

theweatherstationsearchesforaUSBcommunication

device,itwilldisplay‘SCn‐PC’nexttothetime.

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Theweatherstationshouldnowbeinscanmode.Nowonyour

computer,clicktheSynchronizebutton

.

WhentheweatherstationfindstheUSBdevice,itwillbeepand

thedisplaywillshow‘PC’inthelowerline(unlessthedateis

beingdisplayed).Thesoftwarewillthenupdatewiththecurrent

weatherdatafromthedisplay.

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Thisindicatesthattheweatherstationhassuccessfullyconnected

(“synchronized”)withtheUSBcommunications

device(software).

Note:Ifthedateisbeingdisplayed,youwillnotsee“PC”.

Note:Itcantakeupto30secondsforthesynchronizationtocomplete.

Note:Youmayhavetotrythesynchronizationprocessmorethanonce.

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IFSYNCHRONIZATIONISNOT SUCCESSFUL

Ifthesynchronizationprocessisnotsuccessful;youwillseeamessage

similartotheonetotheright.Atthispoint,youwillneedtoretrythe

synchronization.

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REPEATINGTHESYNCHRONIZATIONPROCESS

Torepeatthesynchronizationprocess,weneedtoputboththe

weatherstationandthesoftwareintosynchmodeagain.Todothispressthedownarrowonthedisplay,then

clicktheSynchronizebuttononthe‘Synchronizemessagebox(onthesoftware).

Pleaserefertotheprecedingsectionsfordetails

onthesynchronizationprocess.

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OPERATION

ThissectioncoverstheoperationofyourHeavyWeatherProsoftwareapplication.

Note:Inthisdocument,wewillnotaddresstheoperationofyourweatherstation,exceptwhereit

pertainstotheHeavyWeathersoftwareapplication.Formoreinformationregardingtheoperationof

yourLaCrosseTechnology

®weatherstation,pleaserefertothedocumentationprovidedforyourspecific

model.

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MAINWINDOW

ThemainwindowofHeavyWeatherProiswhereyoucanreviewalloftheweatherattributesreportedfromyour

weatherstation.

TheleftsideofthemainwindowisreferredtoastheFileManagementwindow.Wetalkmoreaboutthisinthe

sectiononChartsandGraphssincethat

iswhereitismainlyused.

Therightsideofthemainwindowisatabbeddialog,whichmeansitcandisplayseveralwindowsatonce,with

eachwindowdistinguishedbyatabatthetop.WhenwearelookingatCurrentWeather,thiswindowwillshowall

ofthe

weatherpropertiescollectedfromtheinternalandexternalsensors.Thissectionwilltalkaboutthose

propertiesindetail.

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MENU

ThereareseveralmenuoptionsavailablefromtheHeavyWeatherPro

mainwindow.Thissectionbrieflydescribesthefunctionsaccessible

throughthesemenuoptions.



FILE

 NewTemplate:createanewtemplatefile.



 Open:Openanexistingsavedtemplateorgraphfile

.

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 SaveasGraph:SavethecurrentdataplotasaGraphfile.



 Exportastext:Exportthehistoryrecordsasacomma‐delimitedtextfile.(forimportintoaspreadsheet

application–youmustbeontheDatatabpagetoexporthistoryinformation)



 Print:To

printacurrentplotorGraph(Note:historydatamustfirstbeexportedtobeprinted).



 Exit:ClosetheHeavyWeatherProapplication.

EDIT

 DeleteDatasets:

Thisallowsyoutodeleteoneormorerecordsfromadataset.Todeletea

record,makesureyouhavetheCurrentWeatherwindowdisplayed.



ThenSelecttheDatatabinthelowerleftcorneroftheWeather/Datawindow.

BydefaulttheDatatabwillopenthe

currenthistory.datfilewhichisactivelyreceivingdatafromthe

weathersensors.Ifyouwishtoeditadifferenthistoryfile,thenyouneedtoopentheHistorytab

inthe

FileManagement

window.ThehistoryrecordsforthathistoryfilewillbedisplayedintheDatawindow.

Selecttherow(s)youwishtodeleteandclick‘Deletedatasets…’.

Warning:Doublecheckthatyouareonthecorrecthistory.datfilebeforeyoubegindeletinganydata.

Inanyevent,werecommendthatyoumaintainasavedcopyofthehistory.datfileatalltimes.

Note:Youcanalsodeleterecordsfromahistoryfilebyselectingthemandhittingthe

Deletekeyon

yourkeyboard.



 Properties:

Thisoptionallowsyoutoset/alterallpropertiesofyourtemplate.FordetailsseetheWorkingwith

TemplateFilessection.



Toviewthepropertiesofatemplate,youmustselectandopenthetemplate,thenclickProperties.



Note:Ifagraphisdisplayed,youcanviewitspropertiesbuttheycannotbechanged.Agraphisa

permanentchartofdatapoints.Ifthepropertiesofagraphneed

tobechanged,anewgraphmust

becreated.

VIEW



 ShowCurrentWeather:ShoworhidetheCurrentWeatherwindow.

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 HistoryFiles:showorhidetheHistorytabinthefilemanagementwindow.

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 TemplateFiles:ShoworhidetheTemplatetabinthefilemanagementwindow.

 GraphFiles:ShoworhideGraphtab/windowsinthefilemanagementwindow.

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 ShowDataToolTips

Ifthisoption

isselected,wheneverthemousepointerpassesoveragraphline,asmallpop‐upwindow

willdisplayinformationaboutthedatapointsincludingcorrespondingdate,time,subjectandvalue.

EXTRAS

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 Options...

Thisisthegeneralsettingforthedisplayofthelanguage,

unitmeasureanddateformatonALLplot/graph/template.

Onceitisselected,itwouldaffectallopenedgraphsand

template.SeetheOptionsWindowsection

formore

detailsonavailableselectionsfromthiswindow.

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 Resynchronize...

ThisallowsyoutoinitiatethesynchronizeprocessbetweentheweatherstationandtheUSB

communicationsdevice.PleaserefertothesectiononSynchronizing

formoredetails.

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 ShowCurrentWeatherDataFile...

Thisallowsyoutoopenawindowsexplorerwindowwerethecurrentweatherdatafileisselected.The

currentweatherdatafilecontainsallcurrentweatherdata.Itisrefreshedwiththenewestweatherdata

everytimenewweatherdatahasbeen

receivedfromtheweatherstation.Thefilecanbeusedbythird‐

partyapplicationstoprocessthecurrentweatherdata.

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HELP

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 Help:OpentheHelpDocument

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 VisittheHeavyWeatherHomepage:

http://www.heavyweather.info

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 AboutHeavyWeather:DisplaycopyrightandversionoftheHeavyWeatherProapplication.

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OPTIONS

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FromtheOptionswindow,youcanconfigureallofthevariousHeavyWeatherProapplicationsettings.

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GENERALSETTINGS 

Language:

ThisoptionsetsthelanguageforallwindowsanddialogswithinHeavyWeatherPro.Ifanewlanguageisselected,

theapplicationmustberestarted.

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ShowHelpasToolTips:

Checkthisboxtoenabletooltiphelpwhereveritisavailable.

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RecordingHistoryFile:

Thisisthepathtothe

historydatastorage

file.Youcanchangethelocationandname

ofthehistorydatafilehere.Ifyouchange

thefilename,anewhistorydatafilewillbe

createdatthenextinterval(seeRecording

Interval).

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New:

Thisbuttonwillcreateanewhistoryfile.

Thenewhistoryfile

willbeplacedinthe

locationspecifiedintheRecordingHistory

Filetextbox.

Example:Ifafilenamedhistory.dat(the

defaulthistoryfile)alreadyexists,thenew

filewillbecreatedwiththename

history1.dat.Ifhistory1.datalreadyexists,

thenewfilewillbenamedhistory2.dat

andsoon.

Creating

anewhistoryfilewill

causeallcurrentdatatobewritten

tothisnewfilename.

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Ifyouplantotrackandstoredata,werecommendthatyouuseafilenameotherthan“history”or

“weather”.Typically,filenamesmuststartwithaletterandnothavespacesinthemtoworkproperly

withotherprograms.

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Note:Youcanalsocreateanewhistoryfilebyusingtheapplicationmenuoptions.GotoExtras,

options,andclickthesquarebuttonattheendofRecordingHistoryfile.Typeanewfilenameandclickok.

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WEATHERSTATIONSETTINGS

Severaloftheweatherstation’spropertiescanbeconfiguredfromthesoftware.Thesepropertiesarelistedunder

theWeatherStationSettingssectionoftheOptionswindow.WhenthesepropertiesarechangedandtheOk

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buttonispressed,theHeavyWeatherProapplicationwilltransferthosesettingstotheweatherstation(ifthe

weatherstationandcomputeraresynchronizedandcurrentlyconnectedviatheUSBcommunicationsdevice).

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Time:

Selecteithera12or24hourformatforthetimedisplayedontheweatherstation.

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RecordingInterval:

ThisoptionallowsyoutocontrolhowoftenHeavyWeatherProwillsampleandstorethedatareportedbythe

weatherstation.Note:Rainamountsareatotalbasedonthestoredamountandtheupdateamountwhenthe

dataissampled.

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WindSpeed:

Selecttheformatin

whichthewindspeedisdisplayedontheweatherstation(m/s(meterspersecond),knots,bft

(beaufort),km/h(kilometersperhour),andmph(milesperhour)).

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Temperature:

Selecttheformatinwhichthetemperatureisdisplayedontheweatherstation(°C(Centigrade)or°F(Fahrenheit)).

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AirPressure:

Selecttheformat

inwhichtheAirPressureisdisplayedontheweatherstation(hpa(hectopascal)orinhg(inches

ofmercury)).

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Rain:

Selecttheformatinwhichtherainisdisplayedontheweatherstation(mm(millimeter)orinch).

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PCSOFTWAREUNITS

Date:

ThisoptionspecifiestheformatofthedatewhenviewingthehistoryrecordsintheDatawindow(seeWorking

withHistoryfiles).

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Time:

Selecteither12or24hourformatforthetimedisplayedinthehistorydatafile.Thisisseenwhenviewingthe

historydatarecordsintheDatawindow(seeWorkingwithHistoryfiles

).

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Temperature:

SelecttheunitofmeasureusedwhendisplayingtemperatureintheHeavyWeatherProapplication(°Cor°F).

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AirPressure:

SelecttheunitofmeasurefordisplayingairpressureintheHeavyWeatherProapplication(hpaorinhg).

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Windspeed:

Selectthewindspeedmeasurementunitfordisplay

intheHeavyWeatherProapplication(m/s,knots,bft,km/h,

andmph).

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Rain:

SelecttheformatinwhichtherainisdisplayedintheHeavyWeatherProapplication(mmorinch).

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