Operating instructions for talking indoor/outdoor thermometer (ES7465)

General description of the thermometer

This unit is silver in colour and is approximately the size of a Nintendo DS. It speaks the indoor and outdoor temperature as well as displaying it on a double LCD screen. The temperature can be announced in either degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. It can either be wall mounted or desk mounted using the pull out stand located on the back of the unit.

Orientation to the thermometer

On the front of the thermometer, near the top there is a recessed rectangular surface which is the LCD display. Below the LCD display there is a grill which is the speaker. To the right of the grill there is a small circular button which is the talk button. Below the speaker grill and talk button is a cover that pulls down. When this cover is pulled down it reveals 2 rows of 5 buttons/switches. They are as follows:
Top row: volume, hourly report, hour set, minute set and daily min/max.
Bottom row: mode, Celsius/Fahrenheit, alarm on/off, clear and manual min/max.
On the reverse side of the thermometer near the top is a series of raised dots. This is the battery compartment. Below the battery compartment is a round indentation in the plastic, this is the wall mounting hook. At the bottom of the unit there is a semicircular indent in the plastic, when this is a pulled out the thermometer can be desk mounted.

Mounting the thermometer and remote sensor

The indoor temperature sensor is located inside the thermometer. The outdoor temperature sensor is connected to the unit by a cable (approximately 3 meters in length) with a metal probe on the end. This should be placed outside (for example, out a window). It should however not be placed in direct sunlight or near sources of hot or cold air such as air conditioners.

The thermometer can either be wall or desk mounted. To mount the thermometer on the wall, insert a screw or nail into the wall leaving half a centimetre (quarter of an inch) exposed. Hang the wall mounting hook on the back of the thermometer onto the nail/screw.

Operating the thermometer

Announcing the current temperature

Press the talk button and the thermometer will announce both the indoor and outdoor temperature.

Adjusting the volume

Slide the cover on the front surface down to expose the buttons/switches. The volume button is the first button on the top row. Repeatedly press the volume to adjust the volume. There will either, be a soft beep, loud beep or no beep so you can determine which setting has been selected.

Selecting degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit

Slide the cover on the front surface down to expose the buttons/switches. The Celsius/Fahrenheit switch is located to the right of the mode button on the second row. Slide the degrees Celsius/Fahrenheit switch to the left for degrees Celsius or to the right for degrees Fahrenheit. 

Turning the hourly announce on or off

You can set the thermometer to announce the current indoor/outdoor temperature each hour.
To turn the hourly announcement on, slide the cover on the front surface down to expose the buttons/switches. The hourly report on/off switch is located on the top row and is to the right of the volume button. Slide this switch to the left to turn on and to the right to turn off.

Announcing daily high/low temperature

The thermometer records daily lowest and highest temperatures and the time at which these temperatures occur.
To hear the announcement of the highest and lowest indoor/outdoor temperature of the day, follow these steps
1.	Slide the cover on the front surface down to expose the buttons/switches. The Daily min/max button is located on the far right hand side of the top row.
2.	Press the Daily min/max button to announce the indoor highest temperature.
3.	Press the Daily min/max button again and the lowest indoor temperature will announce.
4.	Press the Daily min/max button a third time to hear the highest outdoor temperature
5.	Press the Daily min/max button a fourth time to hear the lowest outdoor temperature

Announcing the manual min/max temperature

The unit records the maximum and minimum temperature during a specific time period.
Follow these steps to use this function
1.	Slide the cover on the front surface down to expose the buttons/switches. The Clear button is located on the bottom row and is the second from the right.
2.	Press the Clear button (you will hear three beeps) to clear (reset) the memory and the unit will start to record the minimum and maximum temperature from then on.
3.	Press the Manual Min/Max button (which is located to the right of the Clear button) to announce the indoor lowest and highest temperature between the time when the memory is cleared and the time when you press Manual Min/Max.
4.	Press the Manual Min/Max button again to announce the outdoor lowest and highest temperature.
5.	Press the Manual Min/Max button a third time to return to the current indoor/outdoor temperature.
In the Manual Min/Max mode, if no button is pressed within 1 minute, the unit will automatically return to the current indoor/outdoor temperature.

Changing the batteries

The talking indoor/outdoor thermometer is powered by a two AAA batteries. To open the battery compartment, locate the raised dots on the back of the unit (near the top). Slide the battery cover with your thumb upwards. Ensure that the flat, negative ends of the batteries are against the springs. Realign battery cover and slide shut.