Check to ensure that the plastic vane is properly inserted onto its shaft. You should see the silver, metal shaft sticking out of the hole at the bottom of the plastic vane. It will only stick out about 1mm. For further instructions on installing your vane please refer to your Vantage Vue Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) Installation Manual.
If your vane is properly installed and you still do not have an accurate wind direction reading, you can adjust the value of the wind direction from the Vantage Vue console. See your Vantage Vue Console Manual for specific instructions on calibrating your wind direction.
When setting up your station for the first time it is important that you keep the console and ISS at least 10 feet (3 meters) apart. Their radios are strong and if they are too close to each other they may not communicate properly.
Also note that it may take up to 10 minutes for the console and ISS to properly synchronize with each other.
If the console and ISS are more than 10 feet (3 meters) apart and you have waited longer than 10 minutes, please refer to the Vantage Vue Console and ISS Manual for details on checking that both your ISS and console are transmitting and receiving on the same ID channel. If you still have a problem, contact Technical Support.
You can turn the key beep off in "Console Setup."
1) Press 2nd then press done. Your screen should say "Enter Time."
2) Now press Bar one time. You should now be at a screen that says, "Key Beep On."
3) Simply press the arrow left (<) or arrow right (>) key to change the setting to "Off"
4) Next press and holdDone to exit this setup mode.
You can adjust the contrast of the Vantage Vue console’s LCD screen.
1) While looking at the current weather screen press and release 2nd once.
2) Then repeatedly press either the plus button (+) to increase contrast or repeatedly press the minus button (-) to decrease contrast.
Yes. The Vantage Vue and Vantage Pro2 systems are cross compatible. You can use a Vue console with a Pro2 system, or you can use a Pro2 console with a Vue system. Vantage Pro2 and Vantage Vue are not compatible with original Vantage Pro.
No. The Vantage Vue console will support a single Integrated Sensor Suite (Vue or Pro2) and an anemometer transmitter kit. Keep in mind that you can only have one anemometer. If you use an anemometer transmitter kit and another anemometer your initial anemometers' data will not be displayed or logged.
No. We were careful to design the size and shape of the vane fins to ensure accurate wind direction even when in the shadow of the mounting pole. Further, we tested this design in multiple locations and winds, including a world class wind tunnel used by NASA. We discovered that the design of the vane accurately records wind direction from any aspect.
Be sure to wait for a few minutes. Our new hopping radio technology can take a bit longer to first acquire a signal. If you have waited for more than five minutes and the console and transmitter are very close to each other, remove the white plastic cover from the center of the transmitter board and see if there are two jumpers attached to the board. If so, remove them and repower your transmitter board by plugging a power adapter (not connected to AC power) into the jack on the transmitter board for one minute. This will reset the board after you have removed the jumpers. For assistance please call Technical Support at 510-732-7814.
No it is not. The Vantage Pro2 employs new frequency hopping technology and has a signal strength that is roughly 8 times stronger. The Vantage Pro 2 cannot acquire signals from the original Vantage Pro and visa versa.
All you need to do is hold the "Done" button down for a few seconds. The current reading screen will come up. Once the stations signal is acquired the readings will be displayed. This may take a few minutes.
Make sure the wind cups are pushed all the up on the shaft. Sometimes the wind cups "stick" about half way up and you might think that they are all the way up on the shaft. Give them an extra hard push and make sure. If they are all the way up on the shaft when you tighten the set screw the Allen wrench should be right up against the drip ring.
This is caused by electrical noise introduced into the USB port on the PC. Solutions are:
1. Eliminate the source of the noise (paper shredder, fan, etc.).
2. Do not use an AC adapter on your Vantage Pro console. Most noise is picked up on the AC adapter cable. Eliminating the adapter can prevent the entry point for the noise. The console's three C batteries can last up to one year and you will receive a message on the console when they start to get low.
3. Attach a ferrite cylinder on the AC adapter cable to help filter out the noise. These can be purchased at many electronic supply stores. Digikey's (www.digikey.com) part number 240-2245-ND works well.
Check the set up on your Vantage Pro2 display. Push and hold the "Done" button. While you are holding the "Done" button push the "-" button. If your screen says “Receiving From” you are now in the set up mode. Now quickly push and release the "Done" button. You are now in the 2nd set up screen.
It should read "ON (ISS) 1"
If it reads "ON (ISS ) 1 Repeater A," you will not get any outside readings ( unless you in fact do not have a repeater).
Push and release the "Wind" Button several times. Every time you push and release the "Wind" button the Repeater reading will cycle until it disappears. That is what you want.
You want the screen to read "ON (ISS) 1"
When you see the above push and hold the "Done" button for a number of seconds until the screen goes back to the current reading screen.
There is a 200 character buffer limit for the Java ticker applet. If the 200 character limit falls within a tag then the software will not recognize it as a tag and just display it as text. To fix this do a <cr> right before the Tag.
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Additional FAQ's
Below you will find our FAQs related to our Weather Monitor II, Weather Wizard III and Original Vantage Pro stations, including sensors and additional accessories for each product line. If you can't find answers to your questions here, please contact us.
