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WS-9016U
Wireless 433 MHz
Radio-controlled
Sun/Moon Weather Station
Instruction Manual
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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 7-8 LCD Screen 9 Manual Settings Sequence 9 LCD Contrast Setting 10 City Location Setting 10 Time Zone Setting 11 Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting 11 WWVB On/Off Setting 12 12/24 Hour Setting 12 Manual Time Setting 13 Calendar Setting 14 Snooze Setting 15 ºF/ºC Setting 15
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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The indoor weather station (Figure 1). 2. One TX6U remote temperature 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. Time LCD Sun/moon Hanging hole LCD Indoor LCD Forecast LCD Battery compartment Outdoor LCD Figure 1 Removable stand Figure 2 Mounting Bracket Battery compartment A
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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 temperature sensor 3 to 5 feet apart. 2. Batteries should be out of both units for 10 minutes. 3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature sensor first then into the indoor weather station. (All remote temperature 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 I. Battery Installation A. Remote Temperature Sensor 1. Remove the mounting bracket. The bracket snaps on and off easily. 2. Remove the battery cover, by sliding the cover down. 3. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA batteries. The batteries will fit tightly (to avoid start-up problems make sure they do not spring free). 4. Replace the battery cover by sliding upwards. Be sure battery cover is on securely. B. Indoor Weather Station 1. Remov
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II. Program Mode If 30 seconds are allowed to pass or either the IN or the OUT Programming Note: button is pressed during programming modes, the unit will set the last information entered—the display will stop flashing and return to normal time-date readings. A. Function Keys Weather Station: The Weather Station has 8 easy to use function buttons; 6 behind the right front panel of the Weather Station and 2 on the front: SET button PLUS (+) button MINUS (-) button 34
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3. MINUS (-) button • Decrease value in all setting modes • Decrease the digits • Stop the alarm during alarm ringing 4. SUN/MOON button • Enter the sun/moon setting mode • Start the sun/moon time calculation of the selected city • Stop the alarm during alarm ringing 5. ALARM SET button • Enter the alarm setting mode • Stop the alarm during alarm ringing 6. ALARM ON/OFF button • Activate/de-activate the alarm time • Stop the alarm during alarm ringing 7. CHANNEL button • T
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B. LCD Screen The LCD screen is split into 5 sections displaying the information for time and date, sun/moon data, indoor data, weather forecast and outdoor data. Time reception icon Time (for WWVB time) Date display Alarm icon Moon icon/Moon phases icon Moonrise time Moonset time City location light Sun icon Sunrise time Sunset time Indoor temperature in °C or ºF Indoor relative humidity in RH% Weather tendency indicator Weather forecast icon
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LCD Contrast Setting Last digit flashing The LCD contrast can be set within 8 levels, from LCD 0 to LCD7 (the default setting is LCD 5): 1. Press and hold the “SET” button until the digit starts flashing in the LCD. 2. Press and release the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to view all levels of contrast. 3. Select the desired LCD contrast. 4. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and enter in the City location setting. City Location Setting Flashing Ope
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Time Zone Setting Flashing The default (factory set) time zone of the indoor weather station is EST –5 (the default time zone for the default city, Washington D.C.). To set a different time zone: 1. The current time zone value starts flashing on the LCD. 2. Press and release PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to set the time zone. 3. The range runs from 0 to +12 and then runs from -12 back to 0 in consecutive 1- hour intervals. 4. The LCD also displays a US time zone map and high
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WWVB ON/OFF Setting Digits flashing Tower icon flashing In areas where reception of the WWVB time is not possible the WWVB time reception function can be turned OFF. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock. (the default setting is ON). 1. The digit “ON” will start flashing on the LCD. 2. Press and release the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to turn OFF the time reception function. 3. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and enter the 12/24-HOUR setting.
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Manual Time Setting In case the indoor weather station cannot detect the WWVB signal (for example due to disturbances, transmitting distance, etc.), the time can be manually set. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock. Minutes flashing Hour flashing 1. The hour digit will start flashing on the LCD. 2. Press and release the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to set the hour. 3. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the hour. 4. The minute digits start flashing
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Calendar Setting Date Month Year (For 24H Display) Month Date Year (For 12H Display) The default (factory set) date of the indoor weather station is 1. 1. in the year 2001. Once the radio-controlled time signal is received the date is automatically updated. If the signals are not received the date can also be set manually. 1. The year starts flashing in the LCD. 2. Press and release the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to set the year. 3. Press and release the “SET”
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Snooze Setting Snooze time The snooze time can be set from OFF to a maximum time of 30 minutes. The default (factory) setting is OFF. 1. The digits “OFF” will start flashing in the LCD. 2. Press and release the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to set the snooze time. Each pressing of the button will increase or decrease the snooze time by 5 minutes. The snooze can also be set OFF when the “OFF” digit is being displayed. 3. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and ent
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Weather Forecast Icon Sensitivity Setting Digit flashing For locations with rapid changes of weather conditions, the weather icons can be set to a different level for faster display of weather conditions. 1. The current sensitivity value will start flashing. 2. Press and release the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to set the weather sensitivity level. 3. There are 3 levels of setting: 1, 2 and 3; level 1 is the most sensitive setting, level 3 is the slowest recording settin
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6. Press and release the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to set the alarm minute. 7. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and exit the Alarm setting. Note: The maximum alarm ring duration is 3 minutes. The alarm setting can be activated or deactivated by pressing the “ALARM ON/OFF” button. The alarm icon will be displayed on the LCD if the setting is activated. Snooze Setting and Stopping The Alarm The snooze function can be reset when the alarm is ringing by pressing the “
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Note: It will take a few seconds until the sun/moon data will be displayed. The display will return after 3 minutes to normal mode. The “CH” button can also be used to return immediately to the normal display mode. If only a specific data is changed, e.g. only a different city is selected, the “SUN/MOON” button can be pressed to start the calculation. Note: Due to topographic variation of the landscape (hills, valleys) there might be small differences between the sunrise/sunset moonri
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WEATHER FORECASTING ICONS: Note: The weather forecast icons of this indoor weather station are a prediction of what the weather is going to do in the next 12 to 20 hours. These are not indications of the current weather. Weather icons in the fourth section of LCD can be displayed in any of the following combinations: Sunny Cloudy with sunny intervals Rainy For every sudden or significant change in the air pressure the weather icons will update accordingly
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indoor weather station will be more accurate compared to use in areas where the weather is stagnant most of the time (for example mostly sunny). If the indoor weather station is moved to another location significantly higher or lower than its initial standing point (for example from the ground floor to the upper floors of a house), disregard the weather forecast for the next 12-24 hours. By doing this the indoor weather station will not mistake the new location as being a possible chang
