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WS-7076U
Wireless 433 MHz
Radio-controlled 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 6-7 Program Mode Programming Sequence 7 Function Keys 8 12/24 Hour Time Setting 8 Time Zone Setting 8-9 Daylight Saving Time Setting 9-10 Time Setting (WWVB & Manual) 10-11 Setting Day, Date and Year 11-12 Selecting °F or °C 12 Setting the LCD Contrast 13 Features Back Light 14
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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The 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. Figure 2 Time LCD Date LCD Indoor LCD Mounting Bracket Outdoor LCD Figure 1 ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries for indoor weather station. 2. Two, fresh AA 1.5V bat
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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 apart. 2. Batteries should be out of both units. 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 15 MINUTES. In this time the indoor weather station
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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
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PROGRAM MODE If 30 seconds are allowed to pass or either the IN or Programming Note: the OUT 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. If you don’t leave the program mode during the programming of sections III through VIII, you can advance to step 3 of the next program setting. If you do leave the program setting (or want to program a specific setting) follow each i
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II. FUNCTION KEYS The function keys are operated by pressing the top or bottom of the key corresponding to the operation that you want to perform. II. 12 OR 24 HOUR TIME SETTING 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds or until “12 h” 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 setting and to advance to Time Zone Setting. III. TIME ZONE SETTING
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4. Select your appropriate Time Zones time zone using the GMT 0 “CH” button. During selection of the Time Atlantic -4 Zone, the 3 letter EST; Eastern -5 abbreviations for the time CST; Central -6 zones found in North MST; Mountain -7 America will flash across PST; Pacific -8 the top of the TIME LCD. Observe the chart ALA; Alaska -9 below, showing the HAW; Hawaii -10 corresponding abbreviations, time zones, and codes. Note: There are more time zones represented by numbe
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6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and advance to the Time setting mode. V. TIME There are two methods by which the time can be set: A) Automatically via WWVB reception or B) Manually. A. 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 mid
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5. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the hour setting and to advance to the minute setting mode. 6. The minute digits should be flashing. Press and release the "CH” button to change the minutes—increasing the minutes by increments of 1 with each press of the “CH” button. 7. 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 ti
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5. The numeric-month will be flashing in the DATE LCD. Press and release the “CH” button to select to the current month. 6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the numeric- month, and to enter the numeric-day setting mode. 7. The numeric-day will be flashing, press and release the “CH” button to select the current day. 8. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and to enter the year setting mode. 9. The default-year will be flashing, press and release the “CH” to sel
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VIII. SETTING THE LCD CONTRAST 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 10 more times to reach the LCD contrast setting mode. 3. The default setting—“Lcd 5” will flash in the DATE LCD. 4. There are 8 LCD contrast levels to choose from—“Lcd 0” is the lightest and “Lcd 7” is the darkest. 5. Press and release the “CH” button to toggle through the settings. 6. Press and release either the “I
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FEATURES OF THE WS-7076U WWVB Tower Icon (indicates time reception) Low Battery Alarm icon Satellite icon (indicates outdoor transmission) I. BACK LIGHT The WS-7076U has a backlight that can be activated by pressing any of the eight function buttons. After a button has been pressed the backlight will come on for five seconds before automatically shutting off. II. INDOOR TEMPERATURE The current indoor is displayed in the INDOOR LCD and is updated every 10 seconds. III.
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IV. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS The WS-7076U keeps a record of the MINIMUM and MAXIMUM temperature and the time and date of their occurrence—for both the indoor and outdoor modes. A. VIEWING THE INDOOR TEMPERATURE RECORDS 1. Press the “IN” button once. “MIN” appears in the upper portion of the flashing INDOOR LCD indicating that the minimum temperature and the time and date of occurrence are displayed. The minimum records will display for 20 seconds. 2. Press th
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C. RESETTING THE MIMIMUM AND MAXIMUM RECORDS 1. All the indoor records (minimum and maximum) will be reset after the “IN” button is pressed and held for 5 seconds. 2. All the outdoor records (minimum and maximum) will be reset after the “OUT” button is pressed and held for 5 seconds. V. ALARM FUNCTION A. SETTING THE ALARM (alarms 1 and 2) Note: There are two alarms that can set. Each alarm will sound for a complete duration of 2 minutes. 1. Press and hold the “AL1” but
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7. To set, activate and deactivate alarm 2, follow the directions above for alarm 1—using the “AL2” button instead of the “AL1” button. The ((2)) icon will represent activation and deactivation of Alarm 2. B. SNOOZING AND STOPPING THE ALARM 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 these buttons: “CH”, “AL1”, “AL2” or “DATE”. 3. The snooze function will last for
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A. SET-UP OF MULTIPLE UNITS 1. It is necessary to remove the batteries from all units currently in operation. 2. Remove the battery covers to all remote temperature sensor units. 3. Place all remote temperature sensor units in a numeric sequential order. 4. In sequential order, install batteries (follow the same battery installation procedures seen in section I. A) of the Detailed Set-Up Guide). 5. Install batteries into the indoor weather station. 6. Follow the Detailed Set-U
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MOUNTING 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 and 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 wher
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1) With a nonabrasive solution, clean and dry the back of the mounting bracket and the mounting surface to ensure a secure hold. The mounting surface should be smooth and flat. 2) Remove the protective strip from one side of the tape. Adhere the tape to the designated area on the back of the mounting bracket. 3) Remove the protective strip from the other side of the tape. Position the remote temperature sensor in the desired location, ensuring that the indoor temperature station can
