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7 DAY WIRELESS FORECASTER
WEATHERFX
FOR GOLF
User Manual
MODEL# 960071C
Lit #: 98-1447/05-09
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® Thank you for purchasing the Bushnell Golf FXi, an Internet based 7-day weather forecaster. Designed and engineered with state-of-the-art wireless technology, this instrument will provide accurate and reliable weather forecast information for today and the next six days for any of over 16,000 U.S. golf courses. No external sensors or subscriptions are required, and the Wireless Display may be placed anywhere in your home. Weather data is ® automatically updated from the Internet throughout
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• Your PC is connected to the Internet. A high-speed internet connection (not via dialup or phone modem) is recommended. • You are using Windows 2000, XP (32 bits) or Vista (32 bits). Windows 98 and Macs are not supported. Insert the supplied CD into your CD ROM drive and click the “Golf FXi Setup Wizard” button when it appears to start the installation (Fig. 1). Follow the on-screen instructions, clicking “Next” until the installation is complete (Fig. 2). A “Golf FXi” shortcut icon ( )
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the drop down arrows to select the State, City and Golf Course name from the lists that appear (Fig. 4). Once you have made the three settings to define your location, click “Save” (if you get a “Cannot connect to server...” message, wait a minute and try clicking “Save” again). Follow the same process to set-up additional locations. Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Next click “Settings” at the top of the screen (just right of the Golf FXi logo) (Fig. 5). Use the “Time Zone” drop down to set your home time zon
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STEP 5: TRANSMIT DATA FROM PC TO THE RECEIVER This is a simple process, in fact it’s normally completely automatically after the initial setup. First, make sure the Receiver displays the “Searching for PC” message. If it doesn’t, press the SEARCH button on the back of the Receiver you should then see the “Searching...” message, and the Signal strength icon ( )on the top left corner of the display should be blinking. Next click “Send To Receiver” on the Golf FXi software screen (Fig. 7), to
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RECEIVER/TRANSMITTER BUTTONS AND PARTS Front/ Top of Receiver 6 7 8 9 5 Button Name Function Location Initiates search for PC – puts receiver on Back of Unit 1) SEARCH standby to receive data from USB transmitter Press (repeatedly) to select hour format, wind speed and Back of Unit 2) UNITS temperature units (use +/- to change setting) Back of Unit 3) BRIGHTNESS Press to select backlight brightness level (High, Low or Off) Top of USB Equivalent to clicking “Send to Receiver” 4) TRANSMIT Tr
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RECEIVER DISPLAY GUIDE D F N A B C E G M H I J K L A) RF (RADIO FREQUENCY) RECEPTION STATUS This icon shows the connection status between the Receiver unit and the USB Transmitter. There are three basic status indications: The Receiver is successfully synchronized to the USB Transmitter and receiving weather data from it periodically. A flashing icon indicates that the Receiver is searching for the RF signal from the USB Transmitter. No vertical bars indicates that the RF signal f
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D) WEATHER FORECAST SYMBOLS (ICONS) Please see the “Forecast Icons Reference” at the back of this manual for a complete table of the forecast icons for the Golf FXi software screen and the Receiver display, along with the weather conditions they indicate. E) FAVORITE LOCATION INDICATOR All the displayed weather data is for the course currently selected on the Receiver. The numbers 1-5 shown here correspond to the location boxes (from left to right) across the top of the screen in the Golf FX
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K) WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION The average wind speed & direction forecast. Press UNITS on the back of the Receiver until you see “Wind Unit Setting” and use the + / - buttons to select your preferred wind units (km/h, mph, m/s or knots). The golf flag on the screen will change position based on the wind speed. Flag at full/ high position = wind ≥ 10mph; medium position = wind 5-9mph; and low position = wind 0-4mph. L) MAXIMUM UV INDEX FORECAST The maximum UV (ultraviolet radiation) index forecas
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Forecast details for one day in right display frame. FORECAST ICONS REFERENCE * Windyicon(strips)wi l lappearwhenwindspeedisgr eaterthan9mph, andma ybecombinedwi than yotherf or ecasticon. BACKLIGHT COLOR REFERENCE: Temperature Range 10
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TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Be sure that you are using Windows 2000, XP or Vista and your PC is connected to the Internet. You need to have Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 driver installed in your PC in order to complete the installation of the Golf FXi program. Most PCs purchased after 2005 will already have this if you have an older PC, click “Help and Support” in your Start menu, and then select “Windows Update”. Or, you can download the driver by going to www.microsoft.com and entering “1.1
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5. If the toolbar icon for the Golf FXi program disappears (in the lower right of your PC screen), the application was terminated and is no longer accessing the forecast from the Internet. Restart the program again. Instead of exiting the program if you don’t want its window open, click the “-” on the top right of the application window. To restore the Golf FXi window, double-click its icon in the system tray on the bottom right of your PC screen. 6. In the first few minutes of RF receptio
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ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Your Bushnell Golf FXi is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for one year after the date of purchase. In the event of a defect under this warranty, we will, at our option, repair or replace the product, provided that you return the product with return postage prepaid. This warranty does not cover damages caused by misuse, improper handling, installation, or maintenance provided by someone other than a Bushnell Authorized Service Department
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For further questions or additional information please contact: Bushnell Outdoor Products 9200 Cody, Overland Park, Kansas 66214 (800) 423-3537 • www.bushnell.com ©2009 Bushnell Outdoor Products
