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Kestrel

4500 Pocket Weather

Tracker 23

the correct humidity. Some special equipment is required for this calibration, including two hermetically

sealed containers and saturated salt solutions. NK oers a calibration kit, and instructions are available

on www.nkhome.com. If recalibration is desired, the unit may also be returned to NK for service.

Date & Time

The date and time, as well as date and time formats, can be adjusted. The Time Formats available are 12

hour and 24 hour. The Date formats available are day/month/year and month/day/year. (See the Date

and Time Set Up section for instructions.) Press the button to return to the Main Setup Menu.

Language

Displayed text can be set in one of ve languages: English, French, German, Italian or Spanish. To choose

a language, use the or buttons to highlight the desired language. Press the button to select

the language and return to the Main Setup Menu. Otherwise, press the button to return to the Main

Setup Menu without changing languages.

Restore

Default settings for units of measure, date and time formats, and system settings can be restored. (See

the Factory Default Settings section for more information.) Press the or button to highlight the

desired default setting: Metric, Imperial or Defaults. Press the or button to reset the factory setting.

Press the button to return to the Main Setup Menu.

APPLICATION EXAMPLES

This section provides examples of applications where a Kestrel Meter might be used, and the

appropriate memory settings.

Weather Monitoring

Auto Store On

Store Rate 1 hr

Overwrite On

Man Store O

These settings will allow you to track conditions for 2 months. When the memory is full, each new

measurement will be stored in place of the oldest data point. The charts will provide a quick look at the

recent weather conditions. Keep an eye out for falling barometric pressure, which indicates that a storm

is coming.

Hiking/Camping for the Weekend

Auto Store On

Store Rate 20 min

Overwrite O

Man Store On

These settings will allow you to track the conditions for almost 20 days. Measurements will be

stored every 20 minutes, and stop storing when the log is full. This will let you review the trip at your

convenience when you return. You can also manually store the conditions, in case you get caught in 40

mile per hour winds or make it to the top of a mountain. For more detailed information on your trip, set

the Store Rate to 2 hours overnight, and 10 minutes during the day.

Soaring/Hang Gliding

Auto Store On

Store Rate 2 min

Overwrite O

Man Store On

These settings will allow you to track all conditions for 46 hours. Chart your altitude changes, watch how

the temperature and humidity vary with altitude, and log your apparent speed. Data will no longer be

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