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WS-9626U-IT
915 MHz WIRELESS WEATHER STATION
POSTE MÉTÉO SANS FIL 915 MHz
Instruction manual
Manuel d'lnstructions
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Contents Language Page _________________________________________________________________________________ English 1 French 56 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Inventory of Contents 4 Features 5 Setting Up 8 Battery Installation 12 Function keys 15 LCD Screen and Settings 17 Atomic auto-set time - WWVB Radio Controlled Time 20 Manual Settings 21 Weather Forecast and Tendency 31 Display of Indoor Temperature and Humidity Reading 37 Display of Outdoor Temperature Reading 38 Display of Indoor Maximum and Minimum records 39 Display of Outdoor Maximum and Minimum records 40 2
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Daily Min and Max outdoor temperature display 43 915 MHz Reception 44 Mounting 45 Care and maintenance 50 Specifications 51 Warranty 53 INSTANT TRANSMISSION is the state-of-the-art This product offers: new wireless transmission technology, exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY. INSTANT TRANSMISSION offers you an immediate update (every 4 seconds!) of all your outdoor data measured from the transmitters: follow your climatic variations i
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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. Wireless Weather Station 2. Wireless Temperature Sensor (TX29U-IT) and mounting bracket. 3. Instruction Manual and Warranty Card. 4. 4 Fresh “AA” IEC LR6, 1.5V Alkaline Batteries. 4
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FEATURES: The Weather station Hanging hole Battery compartment cover LCD Foldout Display Stand Function Keys 5
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• Atomic auto-set time (WWVB Radio controlled time) function with manual setting options • Atomic auto-set time reception ON/OFF setting • 12/24 hour display • Daylight time saving ON/OFF • Hour, minute and second display • Time zone option ±12 hours • Wireless transmission at 915 MHz • Signal reception intervals at 4-second • Display indoor and outdoor temperature (°F or °C) and indoor humidity (% RH) • Weather forecasting with 15 easy-to-read weather forecast signs featured by weath
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• Can take up to three outdoor transmitters • LCD contrast setting • Low battery indicator • Table standing/ Wall mounting The Outdoor Temperature Transmitter • Remote transmission of outdoor temperature to Weather Station by 915 MHz • Shower proof casing • Wall mounting case • Mounting at a sheltered place. Avoid direct rain and sunshine 7
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SETTING UP: When one transmitter is to be used 1. First, insert the batteries into the Temperature transmitter. (see “Install and replace batteries in the Temperature transmitter“). 2. Immediately after and within 30 seconds, insert the batteries into Weather station (see “Install and replace batteries in the Weather station”). Once the batteries are in place, all segments of the LCD will light up briefly. Following the time as 12:00 and the "weather man" icon will be displayed. If these
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Note: The indoor receiver registers the temperature by default in Farenheit (°F), but user can manually set to Celsius (°C) ONLY after the initial set-up is complete as instructed in the manual. After the LCD shows the temperature readings from the outdoor transmitter, user may set the temperature unit to °C (See Manual Settings below). When more than one transmitter is to be used 1. User shall remove all the batteries from the temperature station and transmitters and wait 60 seconds if
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5. Insert the batteries to the second transmitter as soon as the outdoor temperature readings from the first transmitter are displayed on the Weather station. Note: User shall insert the batteries into the second transmitter within 25 seconds of reception of the first transmitter. 6. The outdoor temperature from the second transmitter and the "channel 2" icon should then be displayed on the Weather station. If this does not happen after 2 minute, the batteries will need to be remove
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8. In order to ensure sufficient 915 MHz transmission however, this should under good conditions be a distance no more than 100 meters between the final position of the Weather Station and the transmitter (see notes on “Mounting” and “915 MHz Reception”). Note: If the signal reception is not successful on the first frequency (915MHz) for 45 seconds, the frequency is changed to 920MHz and the learning is tried another 45 seconds. If still not successful the reception is tried for 45 secon
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9. Once the remote temperature has been received and displayed on the Weather station, the Atomic auto-set time (WWVB time) code reception is automatically started. This takes typically between 3-5 minutes in good conditions. If after 10 minutes, the Atomic auto-set (WWVB) time has not been received, press the SET key to manually enter a time initially. Daily WWVB reception (Atomic auto-set time) is attempted at full hour between 12:00 am to 6:00 am. If the reception is successful, t
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BATTERY INSTALLATION INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WEATHER STATION The Weather station uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: 1. Remove the cover at the back of the weather station. 2. Insert batteries observing the correct polarity (see marking). 3. Replace compartment cover. INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER The Temperature Transmitter uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V battery. To
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1. Pull out the battery holder at the bottom of the transmitter. 2. Insert the batteries, observing the correct polarity (see marking). 3. Replace the battery holder on the unit. Note: In the event of changing batteries in any of the units, all units need to be reset by following the setting up procedures. This is because a random security code is assigned by the transmitter at start-up and this code must be received and stored by the Weather station in the first 3 minutes of
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BATTERY CHANGE: It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units regularly to ensure optimum accuracy of these units (Battery life See Specifications below). Please participate in the preservation of the environment. Return used batteries to an authorised depot. 15
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FUNCTION KEYS: Weather station: The weather station has four easy to use function keys. SET key CH key + key MIN/ MAX key SET key (Setting): • To enter the set mode for the following functions: LCD contrast, Time zone, Daylight saving time ON/ OFF, Time Reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, Manual time, Year, Month, Date, °C/°F, and Weather forecast sensitivity settings. 16
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• Press to reset the maximum or minimum temperature and humidity records of the indoor or the currently selected outdoor channel (will reset all records to current level) MIN/ MAX • To toggle between the maximum/ minimum outdoor temperature and maximum/ minimum indoor temperature data + key • To toggle between the "date" and "second of time" in the time display • To make adjustment for various settings CH key • To toggle between the Outdoor transmitters 1, 2 and 3 (if more than 1
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LCD SCREEN AND SETTINGS: Radio controlled time reception On icon Time Displays "date" or "second" Indoor Temperature Indoor Relative in °F Humidity % Weather Tendency icon Weather Forecast icon (Weather boy) Outdoor Reception Outdoor Signal* Temperature in °F Transmitter identification (channel No.) Low battery indicator Daily max temp Daily min temp 18
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*When the outdoor signal is successfully received by the Weather Station, this icon will be switched on. (If not successful, the icon will not be shown in LCD) So user can easily see whether the last reception was successful (icon on) or not (icon off). On the other hand, the short blinking of the icon shows that a reception is currently taking place. For better distinctness the LCD screen is split into 5 sections displaying the information for time and indoor data, weather forecast, and
