User manual LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY WS-2811 REV 1.3

[. . . ] La Crosse Technology ® Heavy Weather Pro Software User's Guide (for 2800 series weather stations with USB connectivity) Revision: 1. 3 CONTENTS Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Rain: Select the format in which the rain is displayed on the weather station (mm (millimeter) or inch). 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). 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). Temperature: Select the unit of measure used when displaying temperature in the Heavy Weather Pro application (°C or °F). Air Pressure: Select the unit of measure for displaying air pressure in the Heavy Weather Pro application (hpa or inhg). Wind speed: Select the wind speed measurement unit for display in the Heavy Weather Pro application (m/s, knots, bft, km/h, and mph). Rain: Select the format in which the rain is displayed in the Heavy Weather Pro application (mm or inch). P a g e | 20 DIRECTORIES History Files Directory: This is the path where the history data file will be written. The path for the history data file can also be modified through the Recording History File setting. (~\My Documents\HeavyWeather\History by default) Template Files Directory: Represents the path where template files are stored. Graph Files Directory: This is the path where the graph files are stored. (~\My Documents\HeavyWeather\Graphs by default) Note: It is recommended that the directories be kept on the C:\ drive. SETTING ALARMS Your weather station offers the ability to set alarm values for many of the monitored properties. Heavy Weather Pro allows you to configure these alarms right from your computer. These alarm settings are then also transferred to the weather station. To set an alarm, locate the icon that looks like an alarm clock next to the value you wish to set an alarm for. Note that there is both a high and low alarm value for most of the properties, and be sure to choose the one correct one (or both) for your needs. Double click the alarm clock icon and the alarm configure window for that property will appear. Move the slider control up to increase the alarm trigger value, and down to decrease the trigger value. Click the "Active" checkbox to enable the alarm, click the Ok button, and you're all set! When the temperature reaches the trigger value that you have set, the weather station will beep and the alarm icon will flash red to alert you that an alarm has been activated. [. . . ] To export history data, first select the history tab in the File Management window. Then select the file you wish to export, and click the menu option Export as text. Heavy Weather Pro will create a commadelimited text file at the chosen location. To import into Excel: In Heavy Weather 1. 1, Doubleclick the history file name that you wish to export, from the left hand column. [. . . ]