Difference between revisions of "Weather"

Revision as of 18:28, 30 May 2013

5-Day Forecast in the Digital Slide Show

Overview

It's easy for your loved one to get current weather conditions and a 5-day forecast on the system. It's also easy for remote caregivers to check the weather for their loved ones.

Setting the Weather City

You can choose the city for the system's weather display. To set the weather city:

Log in to the Online Care Portal
Open the Care Menu
Click the "Weather" button
Click the "Options" button
Set the state and city
Click "OK" to save

Checking the Weather Remotely

Log in to the Online Care Portal
Open the Care Menu

The Weather button displays a temperature, which is the current temperature in your loved one's area.

For more details:

Click the "Weather" button on the Care Menu
A 5-day forecast for your loved one's area is displayed near the top of the screen
Click the "Current Conditions" button to get more details about the current weather conditions for your loved one's area

Checking the Weather from the Touchscreen

For information on Touchscreen operations please see Time and Weather and News.

Weather - Step-by-Step Video

<mediaplayer>File:Weather.mp4</mediaplayer> (May take a few moments to load before starting)

pdf format (Media:Weather.pdf)

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 <h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Setting the Weather City</h3>
 You can choose the city for the system's weather display.  To set the weather city:
-* [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
+# [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
-* Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
+# Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
-* Click the "Weather" button
+# Click the "Weather" button
-* Click the "Options" button
+# Click the "Options" button
-* Set the state and city
+# Set the state and city
-* Click "OK" to save
+# Click "OK" to save
 <br />
-<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Checking the Weather - Caregivers</h3>
+<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Checking the Weather Remotely</h3>
-* [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
+# [[Logging In|Log in to the Online Care Portal]]
-* Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
+# Open the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
-The Weather button displays a temperature, which is the current temperature in your loved one's area.
+:*The Weather button displays a temperature, which is the current temperature in your loved one's area.
-For more details:
+'''For more details:'''
-* Click the "Weather" button on the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
+# Click the "Weather" button on the [[Care Menu|Care Menu]]
-* A 5-day forecast for your loved one's area is displayed near the top of the screen
+# A 5-day forecast for your loved one's area is displayed near the top of the screen
-* Click the "Current Conditions" button to get more details about the current weather conditions for your loved one's area
+# Click the "Current Conditions" button to get more details about the current weather conditions for your loved one's area
 <br />
-<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Checking the Weather - Loved One</h3>
+<h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Checking the Weather from the Touchscreen</h3>
-There are quite a number of ways to see the weather displayed on your loved one's system.
+For information on Touchscreen operations please see <u>[[Time and Weather]]</u> and <u>[[News]]</u>.
-* On the main screen of the system, there is an icon representing the current weather conditions, and displaying the current temperature
+<br /><br />
-* Press that icon to display a screen with a 5-day forecast
-* Your loved one can also see the 5-day forecast screen using the Main Menu. Press the "News" button, then the "Weather" button
-* The weather forecast is also one of the slides that can be included in the [[Digital Slide Show|digital slideshow]]
-<br />
 <h3 style="display: inline-block; background:#ffffff; font-weight:bold; border-bottom:2px solid #6093cc; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Weather - Step-by-Step Video</h3>