Kestrel 4500 User Manual

Revised 07/29/10Instruction Manual for Kestrel 4500 & Kestrel 4500 NV Models4500Pocket Weather ® Trackerwith BacklightIn a hurry?Be sure to read

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 19MAIN SETUP MENUYou can customize your Kestrel Meter in multiple ways. Press the button to access the Main Se

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 21the or button to change between the upper and lower limits. Press the button to exit and return to the M

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 23the correct humidity. Some special equipment is required for this calibration, including two hermetically seal

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 25 et pour faire déler les diérents réglages. Utilisez les touches et stored once the log is full, in

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 27GLOSSARYThe below denitions have been greatly simplied in order to keep this section brief. We strongly reco

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 29True NorthTrue north is a navigational term referring to the direction of the North Pole relative to the navig

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 31value as the reference altitude on the barometric pressure screen. The adjust the reference barometric pressur

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 33 We guarantee every Kestrel Pocket Weather Meter to be free of defects in materials and workman-ship for a per

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 35themselves are used for these calibration services. Incoming and outgoing data is supplied with the certicate

Kestrel® Pocket Weather® Meters are designed and manufactured in the USA by:NIELSEN-KELLERMAN 21 Creek Circle, Boothwyn, PA 19061 Phone: (610) 447-155

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 3IMPELLER Zytec™ V-bearings on a user-replaceable impeller.IMPELLER COVER Swivel cover protects impeller when no

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 5TABLE OF CONTENTSGETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 7the code version. This battery indicator will indicate the percentage of battery life remaining, which is helpf

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 9NAVIGATIONMeasurements use and Direction Wind Speed Crosswind Headwind/Tailwind Temperature Wind Ch

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 11Press the button to return to the Chart Mode.SPECIAL FUNCTIONSUser ScreensThe Kestrel Meter has three User S

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 13 1. Because the Kestrel 4500 is designed primarily to measure wind direction, the digital compass component

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 15 - Auto Set allows you to point the Kestrel down the runway or in the direction of the target, and it automa

Kestrel® 4500 Pocket Weather® Tracker 17rapid altitude response. This is why the altitude readings tend to uctuate by a few feet.) After obtaining a