WX 200 Weather Station Software
(630-1015)                 Viewing the Weather        Faxback Doc. # 38356


VIEWING THE WEATHER

VIEWING OUTDOOR WEATHER CONDITIONS

Your Radio Shack WX 200 Electronic Weather Station measures most weather
conditions at 5-to 10-second intervals, and it sends data for all weather
conditions through its RS-232 jack to your PC every 10 seconds at a rate
of 9600 bps.  You can view all weather data recorded by your WX 200
Weather Station in AccuWeather for Windows using the AccuWeather for
Windows Weather Station window.

To open or close the AccuWeather for Windows Weather Station window at any
time (if necessary), click on Toggle the Weather Station Window on the
button bar, or open the Window menu then select Show Weather Station.

A Quick Look at the Weather Station Window

The Weather Station window shows you all of the current outdoor weather
conditions recorded by your WX 200, as well as some weather conditions
automatically calculated by the software (such as the heat index) based on
other recorded conditions.  For a complete description of all weather
information displayed in the Weather Station window, see "Outdoor Weather
Conditions Listing."

The Weather Station window's feature buttons let you access special
features, such as a computer generated forecast and quick-graphs of the
temperature or barometric pressure.

    Notes:

    If ND (no data) appears in any of the weather condition boxes (except
    for the Sunrise/Sunset or Moonrise/Moonset boxes), your computer is
    not receiving or is not able to display data.  Be sure that:

    a. the WX 200 is properly installed and connected to your computer.

    b. your computer's weather station port is enabled.
       See "Troubleshooting," Faxback Doc. # 38362.

    c. the software is set to use the correct COM ports.

    The software automatically calculates the Sunrise/Sunset and
    Moonrise/Moonset times based on the latitude and longitude coordinates
    stored in the Setup For Your Weather Station window.  If you did not
    enter this information, ND appears in those boxes.

    After connecting power or resetting the WX 200, you must set/reset the
    sea-level barometric pressure setting.  Otherwise, the weather station
    will not accurately measure the local barometric pressure
    (and the condition displayed by your software will be incorrect).

Outdoor Weather Conditions Listing

This table lists and briefly describes all weather conditions that you can
view on the Weather Station window.

    Notes:

    To find the measurement (sampling) frequency of any weather condition,
    see "Specifications," Faxback Doc. # 38352.

    Your software is preset to display the weather conditions in metric
    click on English or Metric.  See "Using the Feature Buttons," Faxback
    Doc. # 38357.

    Weather conditions marked with a (STAR SYMBOL) are automatically
    calculated by the software based on the current air temperature, wind,
    and relative humidity.

    Weather conditions marked with a (SYMBOL) are automatically calculated
    by the software based on the current date and the latitude and
    longitude coordinates stored in the Setup For Your Weather Station
    window.

The Screen Shows                                Description

Temperature                   Air temperature (F or C)

Relative Humidity             Relative humidity percentage

Dew Point                     Dew point temperature (F or C)

Barometer                     Barometric pressure (Inches or MB)

MB                            Click on this button to view the barometric
                              pressure in millibars

Inches                        Click on this button to view the barometric
                              pressure in inches

Wind Speed                    Wind speed (MPH or KPH)

Wet Bulb Temp (STAR)          Wet bulb air temperature (F or C)

Today (Rainfall)              Click on this button to view the daily
                              (yesterday's) rainfall amount
                              (Inches or millimeters)

Rate (Rainfall)               Click on this button view the average
                              rainfall rate (inches/hour or mm/hour)

Total Rainfall                Accumulated rainfall total since the last
                              time you reset the WX 200
                              (inches or millimeters)

H.I. (Heat Index) (STAR)      Click on this button to view the heat index
                              (F or C)

W.C. (Wind Chill)             Click on this button to view the wind chill
                              (F or C)

Wind Direction                Wind direction (degrees)

Sunrise/Sunset (SYMBOL)       Estimated sunrise and sunset times

Moonrise/Moonset (SYMBOL)     Estimated moonrise and moonset times

                              Note:

                              When the moon rises and sets in different
                              24-hour periods (for example, if it rises at
                              10:00 PM on Monday and sets at 9:00 AM on
                              Tuesday), or if it does not rise or set at
                              all (near the North and South Poles, for
                              example), None appears in these boxes.

Inside VIEWING THE INDOOR WEATHER CONDITIONS

To open the Inside Conditions window and view all current indoor weather
conditions measured by your WX 200 Electronic Weather Station, open the
Weather Station Window, then click on Inside.  To close the Inside
Conditions window, click on Close in the lower right-hand corner of the
window.

All weather conditions and buttons (such as MB and Inches) on the Inside
Conditions window look and work the same as those on the Weather Station
(outdoor conditions) window, except the buttons on the Inside Conditions
window show and use the indoor weather conditions measured by your WX 200.

(LB/km-03/12/1997)