Setting Up - TFA Dostmann 35.1023 Manual De Uso

On the side of the counting seesaw for the rain volume in the bottom part of the
sensor there is a bar magnet mounted in the center initialising the counting pulses
for the electronics.
The top of the housing has now to be replaced in such a way that the solar cell is
also placed on the side of the magnet with the electronics part also directly opposite
and the three retaining hooks exactly fitting into the holders in the bottom part.
Turn the upper part carefully in a counter-clockwise direction until the retaining
hooks tightly lock into place.
The Remote Rain Volume Sensor is now operable. For testing purposes very slowly
pour a small amount of water into the funnel. The collected amount will later be
computed and displayed in Liter/m
Note!
When mounting the Remote Rain Volume Sensor make sure that the collected
water can drain off easily without any obstruction (even in case of sleet or
snow).

8. Setting Up

Before setting up, the Intended Use as well as the various Safety
Notes and the Specifications have to be closely observed. Make
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sure before setting up that the device does fit the intended
purpose for which you want to use it.
Activating the Sensors
The Outdoor Sensors for wind measurement, acquisition of rain volume and
measurement of outdoor temperature and humidity are for power supply equipped
with a solar cell as well as a Lithium buffer battery for periods of darkness and bad
weather. In order to protect the precious batteries from over-discharging during
long storage periods without incidence of light to the solar cell (e.g. when packaged),
the power supply is only activated by means of a small magnet which must be
inserted into the sensor from the outside prior to first setup. The magnet belonging
to the respective sensor should thus only be inserted a short time before the Base
Station is put into operation.
Important Note!
In order to unambiguously assign the sensor data the Base Station should
only be put into operation after all sensors have been operating for at least 10
minutes.
This point is important since all sensors will at first work in a test mode for up to 10
minutes after the supply power has been applied (insertion of magnets into the
Outdoor Sensors and insertion of batteries into the Indoor Sensor). During this test
phase the data transmission takes place at a 4 second pace (approx.) rather than
the 3 minute scan applying later on.
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or mm in the Base Station.