TFA_No_47.3003_Anl_12_23
18.12.2023
Wireless rain gauge
Thank you for choosing this instrument from
TFA.
1. Before you use this product
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Please make sure you read the instruc-
tion manual carefully.
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Following and respecting the instructions
in your manual will prevent damage to
your instrument and loss of your statuto-
ry rights arising from defects due to
incorrect use.
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We shall not be liable for any damage
occurring as a result of non-following of
these instructions. Likewise, we take no
responsibility for any incorrect readings
or for any consequences resulting from
them.
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Please pay particular attention to the
safety notices!
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Please keep this instruction manual safe
for future reference.
2. Delivery contents
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Wireless rain gauge (base station)
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Transmitter (Cat.-Nr. 30.3161)
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Stand
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Batteries 5 x 1.5 V AA
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Instruction manual
3. Field of operation and all of the benefits
of your new instrument at a glance
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Wireless transmission of outdoor temper-
ature and rainfall quantity (433 MHz), dis-
tance range up to 30 m (free field), with
temperature trend indicator
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Rain sensor with alarm
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Indication of total rainfall quantity, of the
last hour, the last 24 hours and the last
rain with time and date of recording
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Bar graph indication and history of the last
7 days, weeks and months
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Indoor temperature
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Maximum and minimum temperature
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Programmable temperature alarm
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Clock with date
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Base station for wall mounting or table
standing
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9:53 Uhr
Seite 6
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Very simple installation, no cables required
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Ideal for gardening and agricultural pur-
poses and for all those who want to know
more about nature
4. For your safety
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This product is exclusively intended for the
field of application described above. It
should only be used as described within
these instructions.
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Unauthorised repairs, modifications or
changes to the product are prohibited.
Caution!
Risk of injury:
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Keep these devices and the batteries out of
reach of children.
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Small parts can be swallowed by children
(under three years old).
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Batteries contain harmful acids and may
be hazardous if swallowed. If a battery is
swallowed, this can lead to serious inter-
nal burns and death within two hours. If
you suspect a battery could have been
swallowed or otherwise caught in the
body, seek medical help immediately.
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Batteries must not be thrown into a fire,
short-circuited, taken apart or recharged.
Risk of explosion!
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Low batteries should be changed as soon
as possible to prevent damage caused by
leaking.
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Never use a combination of old and new
batteries together, nor batteries of differ-
ent types.
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Avoid contact with skin, eyes and mucous
membranes when handling leaking batter-
ies. In case of contact, immediately rinse
the affected areas with water and consult a
doctor.
Important information
on product safety!
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Do not expose the device to extreme tem-
peratures, vibrations or shocks.
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Protect the base station from moisture.
Wireless rain gauge
5. Elements
5.1 Receiver (Base station) Fig. 1
LCD
A 1: Outdoor temperature
A 2: Trend indicator
A 3: Time
A 4: Rain sensor
A 5: Bar graph indication rainfall quantity
Buttons
B 1: "▲ HISTORY" button
B 2: "SET/RAIN" button
B 3: "▼ SINCE" button
B 4: "IN/OUT TEMP/SEARCH" button
B 5: "ALERT" button
B 6: "MAX/MIN" button
B 7: "RESET" button
Housing
C 1: Wall mounting hole
C 2: Battery compartment
C 3: Stand (mountable)
5.2 Transmitter Fig. 2
D 1: Battery compartment
6. Getting started
6.1 Base station
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Open the battery compartment and remove
the battery insulation strip. Close the bat-
tery compartment. Pull off the protective
foil from the display.
6.2 Setting of the clock and calendar
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After batteries were inserted, or when
holding "SET" button for 3 seconds, the
24 h digit begins to flash. Press "▲" or
"▼" button to choose 12 HR or 24 HR sys-
tem. Using "SET" button you can switch to
setting hours, minutes, seconds, year,
month/day
sequence,
month,
day,
mm/inch, °C/°F and rain sensor alarm ON
or OFF.
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In "month/day sequence" the two different
date displays can be selected: month/date
(American version) or date/month (Euro-
pean version).
6.3 Reception of outdoor transmitter
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Open the battery compartment of the out-
door rain sensor with a screw driver and
insert the batteries (2 x 1.5 V AA), polarity
as illustrated.
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The base station automatically starts scan-
ning the 433 MHz signal to register the
rain sensor unit after setting time. The
symbol
flashes when the signal is
received
successfully. If the reception of outdoor
values fails, "- -" appears on the display.
Check the batteries and try it again. Check
if there is any source of interference.
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Manual initialization can be helpful. Hold
"SEARCH" button on the base station for
3 seconds.
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After successful installation screw up the
battery compartment of the transmitter
carefully.
7. How to operate
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Important: Buttons will not function while
scanning the outdoor transmitter signal.
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During operation, all successful settings
will be confirmed by an acoustical signal.
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The instrument will quit the setting mode,
if there is no button used within 15 sec-
onds.
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Holding "▲" or "▼" button, you will enter
fast mode.
7.1 Rain gauge
7.1.1 Rain sensor alarm
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When it starts to rain an alarm signal will
sound for 2 seconds and the symbol
begins to flash. Press any button to stop
the alarm. The display stops flashing
30 minutes after the rain has finished.
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Set the acoustic rain sensor alarm on or
off during setting mode (see 6.2). "AL ON
→ AL OF".
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appears on the display when alarm
sound is activated.
7.1.2 Indication of date
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Press "SET/RAIN" button to show the date.
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