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WS-7078UF
Wireless 433 MHz
Radio-controlled Weather Station
Instruction Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3 About WWVB 4 Quick Set-Up Guide 5 Detailed Set-Up Guide Battery Installation 6 Program Mode Function Keys 7 12/24 hour Time Setting 8 Time Zone Setting 8-9 Daylight Saving Time Setting 9 Time Setting (WWVB & Manual) 10-11 Setting Day, Date, and Year 11-12 12 Selecting °F or °C Setting the LCD Contrast 12 Features Weather Forecast Icons 13-14 Indoor Temperature, Humidity, & C
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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The indoor weather station (Figure 1). 2. One TX4U remote thermo/hygro sensor with mounting bracket (Figure 2). 3. Three each, ½” Philips screws. 4. One strip double-sided adhesive tape. 5. Instruction manual and warranty card. Figure 1 Time LCD Date LCD Figure 2 Forecast LCD Indoor LCD Outdoor LCD ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Four, fresh AA 1.5V batteries. 3. One, Philips screwdriver. 4. One, Flat screwdriver. 3
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ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time) The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency Division) WWVB radio station is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and transmits the exact time signal continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz. The signal can be received up to 2, 000 miles away through the internal antenna in the weather station. However, due to the nature of the Earth’s Ionosphere, reception is very limited during daylight hours. The weather stat
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QUICK SET-UP GUIDE Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries. 1. Have the indoor weather station and remote thermo/hygro sensor 3 to 5 apart. 2. Batteries should be out of both units for 10 minutes. 3. Place the batteries into the remote thermo/hygro sensor first then into the indoor weather station. (All remote thermo/hygro sensors must be started before the indoor weather station) 4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 10 MINUTES. In this time the in
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DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE BATTERY INSTALLATION A. Remote Thermo/hygro Sensor 1. Pull the cylindrical rain cover off the remote thermo/hygro sensor. 2. Remove the battery cover (located on the backside of the remote thermo/hygro sensor, above the mounting post and bracket). 3. Press the arrow and slide the battery cover off. 4. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA batteries. 5. Replace battery cover, and place rain cover snugly onto the remote thermo/hygro sensor. B. Indoor
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PROGRAM MODE If 30 seconds is allowed to pass, or either the “IN” or Programming Note: the “OUT” buttons are pressed during programming modes the unit will confirm/set the last information entered—the display will stop flashing and return to normal time-date readings. If you don’t leave the program sequence during the programming of sections “A” through “G”, you can advance to step 4 of the next program section. If you do leave the program sequence (or want to program a specific setti
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A. 12 or 24 Hour Time Setting 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds or until “12h” or “24h” flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press and release the “CH” button to toggle between 12 and 24-hour time. 3. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the 12/24-hour time setting and to advance to Time Zone Setting. B. Time Zone Setting The default time zone is EST, “-5hr” (Eastern Standard Time), to change this setting: 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds or unti
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Note: There are more time zones represented by numbers than there are represented by 3 letter abbreviations. If you live in North America you need only be concerned with the ones in the chart above. 5. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm your selection and advance to the Daylight Saving Time setting. C. Daylight Saving Time(DST) Setting 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds or until “12h” or “24h” flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press and release the “SET” butto
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D. Time There are two methods by which the time can be set: 1. Automatically via WWVB reception, or 2. Manually. 1. WWVB (Remote Control Time) This method requires you to do nothing, except wait for the signal to be received and to select a time zone. Reception usually takes approximately 6-10 minutes during optimal conditions. The best conditions for reception is at night, between midnight and 6:00 am—when there is less atmospheric interference. To keep your time as accur
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increasing the minutes by increments of 1 with each press of the “CH” button. g. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the minutes and to advance to the Day, Date, and Year setting mode. Note: In 12h mode, “PM” will appear to the left of the time during PM hours. If the time is not within the PM hours, nothing will be displayed. Be sure to set the time to the correct AM/PM time to ensure automatic reception at optimal times. E. Setting the Day, Date, and Year Note:
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12. The default-year will be flashing. 13. Press and release the “CH” button to set the current year. 14. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and to advance to the °F or °C setting mode. F. Selecting °F or °C 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds, or until “12h” or “24h” flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press and release the “SET” button 9 times to reach the °F or °C setting mode. 3. “°F” is the default (factory) setting and should be flashing in the DATE LCD. 4.
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WWVB Tower Icon (indicates time reception) Alarm icon Weather Tendency Arrow Forecast icon Comfort Level Indicator Satellite icon (indicates outdoor transmission) I. Weather Forecast The weather forecasting feature is estimated to be 75% accurate. The weather forecast is based solely upon the change of air pressure over time. The WS-7078UF averages past air-pressure readings to provide an accurate forecast, creating a necessity to disregard all weather forecasting for 12-24
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There are 3 possible weather icons that will be displayed in the FORECAST LCD: Sunny—indicates that the weather is expected to improve (not that the weather will be sunny). Sun with Clouds—indicates that the weather is expected to be fair (not that the weather will be sunny with clouds). Clouds with Rain—indicates that the weather is expected to get worse (not that the weather will be rainy). The weather icons change when the unit detects a change in air pressure. The icons cha
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The current indoor temperature (viewed on the left) and relative humidity (viewed on the right) are displayed in the INDOOR LCD. The comfort level indicator is located at the center of the INDOOR LCD. The comfort level indicator will display a happy face icon when the temperature is between 68°F and 79°F (20°C and 25.9°C), and the humidity is between 45% and 64%. A sad face icon will be displayed when the temperature and humidity are outside the mentioned ranges. III. Outdoor Temp
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temperature (along with the humidity measured at that time) and the time and date of occurrence are displayed. The maximum records will display for 20 seconds. 5. While “MAX” is still displayed press and release the “IN” button again to return to the current data display. . B. Viewing the Outdoor Temperature Records Note: Waiting 20 seconds during either the minimum or the maximum readings will automatically return the indoor weather station to the current temperature and humidity
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A. Setting the Alarm (Alarms 1 and 2) Note: There are two alarms that can be set. Each alarm will sound for a complete duration of 2 minutes. 1. Press and hold the “AL1” button for 5 seconds or until the alarm-time display flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press and release the “IN” button to set the alarm hours. 3. Press and release the “OUT” button to set the alarm minutes. 4. Press and release the “AL1” button or wait 15 seconds for the unit to automatically confirm the alarm time
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1. The snooze function is activated by pressing any one of the following buttons: “SET”, “IN”, “OUT” or “SNZ”. 2. To turn the alarm off completely, press any of the following buttons: “CH”, “AL1”, “AL2” or “DATE”. 3. The snooze function will last for 5 minutes before the alarm begins to sound again. Either the ((1)) or the ((2)) icon will flash during the snooze mode. VI. Adding Remote Thermo/hygro Sensors (OPTIONAL) The WS-7078UF is able to receive signals from as many as 3 differ
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B. Viewing and Operating with Multiple Thermo/hygro Sensors 1. To view the temperature of a different remote thermo/hygro sensor press and release the “CH” button. A shift from one “boxed” number to the next should be observed in the OUTDOOR LCD. 2. To view the Minimum/Maximum temperature of a different remote thermo/hygro sensor, first select which remote thermo/hygro sensor to read data from (indicated by the “boxed” number), then press and release the “OUT” button. 3. Pres
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Note: Before permanently mounting ensure that the indoor weather station is able to receive WWVB signals from the desired location. Also, extreme and sudden changes in temperature will decrease the accuracy of the indoor weather station. Changes in elevation will result with inaccurate weather forecasting for the next 12 to 24 hours. These changes will require a 12 to 24 hour wait before obtaining reliable data. To achieve a true temperature reading, avoid mounting where direct sunligh
