Davis Instruments 6152C User Manual

Setup Mode

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Note: 

This setting determines when the yearly rain total is reset to zero. Davis Instruments 
recommends a January rain season setting (the default), unless you reside in the 
west coast of the United States, the Mediterranean coast, experience dry winters in 
the Southern Hemisphere. If so, change the rain season setting to July 1

st

. If you are 

performing hydrology studies in any of these climates in the Northern Hemisphere, 
change the rain season setting to October 1

st

.

The Baud Rate screen displays only if the console detects that a WeatherLink data log-
ger installed on the console.
The console uses a serial or USB port to communicate with a computer. If you are con-
necting the console directly to your computer via USB or Ethernet, leave the setting at 
19200, the highest rate for the port. If you’re using a modem, use the highest setting 
your modem can handle. The console must be equipped with a WeatherLink data log-
ger to communicate with a computer or modem. 

Note: 

The baud rate setting on your console must match the baud rate of the software you 
are using. If you are using WeatherLink for Vantage Pro2, refer to WeatherLink help 
for instructions on setting the serial port baud rate on your computer.

1. Press the + and - keys to select the baud rate. 

Your Vantage Pro2 console supports baud rates of 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 14400, 
and 19200.

2. You have completed the console setup. To exit Setup Mode, press and hold DONE 

until the current weather screen appears. 

After you have completed the above setup procedures and have exited the Setup Mode, 
please use the Clear All command before putting your weather station into service. 
The Clear All command clears all stored high and low weather data including monthly 
and yearly highs and lows and clears the alarm settings. The command is recommended 
to properly clear the console of any erroneous data before first putting the station into 
use.
1. Make sure wind speed is showing in the wind compass. If wind direction is showing, 

press WIND on the console until wind speed appears.

2. Press 2ND, then press and hold CLEAR for at least six seconds. 
3. Release CLEAR when you see “CLEARING NOW” displayed at the bottom of the 

console’s screen.