DAVIS GroWeatherLink Software - Manual (Page 38)

U S I N G T H E S O F T W A R E
Setup Menu
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▲ Barometer
The station’s built-in barometer is only really accurate between 50˚F and
90˚F (10˚C to 32˚C). The software will display the barometer graph on the
bulletin or the summary. Installations in which the console is located out-
side may encounter inaccurate barometer readings when outside of this
temperature range. If you experience this problem and if the inaccurate
readings bother you, turn this option off.
▲ Latitude and Longitude
Enter your latitude and longitude. The software uses latitude and longi-
tude when determining net radiation which is used in the calculation of
Evapotranspiration.
Note: If you do not enter latitude and/or longitude, the software will use the ET calculated
by the console, which is not as precise as the software.
▲ Time Zone
Select the time zone in which the station is located from the drop-down list
box. The software uses the station’s time zone when determining net radi-
ation which is used in the calculation of Evapotranspiration.
▲ Daylight Savings Time
If you are currently on Daylight Savings Time, select this option. The soft-
ware uses Daylight Savings Time information when determining net radi-
ation which is used in the calculation of Evapotranspiration.
▲ After download create text file of last 2 days
The software is capable of automatically creating a text file (“down-
load.txt”) which contains all downloaded records for the last 2 days (the
day on which you downloaded and the previous day) after each down-
load.
▲ Clear archive memory after download
Data is stored in the WeatherLink’s archive memory (see “Archive Mem-
ory” on page 95) until you clear it. You may decide to have the software
automatically clear the archive memory whenever it downloads data by
selecting this option. Clearing after each download will decrease the time
it takes to download because there will be less “accumulated” data in the
archive memory. Not clearing after each download allows you to store
data into multiple databases (if more than one person uses a single
weather station, for example) by downloading the archive memory more
than once.
▲ Sound alarm in Status Window
To have the computer sound its own alarm (by beeping) in the Station Sta-
tus window (see “Station Status” on page 47) when an alarm is triggered,
select this option.
3. When finished, choose OK.
The software save the station configuration settings.