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Troubleshooting Guide - La Crosse Technology WS1516IT Faq

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InHG (inches of mercury) should now be flashing. This can be set in inHG or hPa (hectopascal). To change,
press and release the PLUS or MIN/MAX button to make your selection. Press and release the SET button
once to move to the next menu item.
12. RELATIVE PRESSURE:
The Barometric Pressure (lower part of screen) will flash. Press and release the PLUS or MIN/MAX button
to select the desired relative air pressure value. Note: This will be based off your local weather report or can
be found on the Internet. Press and release the SET button once to move to the next menu item. Press and
release the SET button once to move to the next menu item.
13. FORECAST TENDENCY SENSITIVITY:
Two air-pressure tendency arrows will appear (lower right portion of screen) and a flashing number will
appear in the "pressure" area. Press and release the PLUS or MIN/MAX buttons to select the desired
forecast sensitivity setting of 0.06, 0.09, or 0.12 inHG. The lowest (most sensitive) number is used near the
high humidity areas, the highest (least sensitive) number is for the low humidity, arid areas, and middle
number is for everywhere else. Press and release the SET button once to move to the next menu item.
14. STORM WARNING THRESHOLD VALUE:
Use the PLUS or MIN/MAX buttons to select a value from the range of 0.09 to 0.27. This value is used to
trigger a Storm Warning Alarm based on a drop in air pressure. Press and release the SET button once to
move to the next menu item.
15. STORM WARNING ALARM:
Use the PLUS or MIN/MAX buttons to select AOF (Alarm Off) or AON (Alarm On). When the pressure
falls by the Storm Warning Threshold Value you have selected, an alarm (if on) will be triggered.
16. FINAL STEP:
Press and release the SET button once to return to normal display. Congratulations. You are done!
TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE
If you continue to experience problems with your Weather Station after a Proper Restart and Initial Set-up,
please see if your problem is described in this Trouble-Shooting Guide and follow the suggestions to attempt
to correct the problem before contacting technical support. Please familiarize yourself with the function
buttons. These are located on the bottom of the Base station and the Alarm button is on the top. They are:
SET, PLUS, HISTORY, MIN/MAX and SNOOZE. These buttons will be used in the trouble-shooting
guide.
– Indoor Temperature Readings
• Indoor Temperature Displays as --. - (dashes) or is missing
Batteries: Be sure you have good alkaline batteries for the base station. This is almost always a power issue.
• Indoor Temperature Displays as OFL
Batteries: Be sure you have good alkaline batteries for the base station. This is almost always a power issue.
• Indoor Temperature is Blank
If only the Indoor Readings portion of the indoor unit is totally blank (not showing dashes or OFL), this may
a problem with the indoor unit or the batteries. Remove all batteries from all units and follow the directions
in the Proper Restart section above, using fresh alkaline batteries. If the problem continues, contact
Customer Support for further instructions.
– Outdoor Temperature/Humidity Readings
• Outdoor Temperature/Humidity Displays as --.- (dashes)
Distance: It may also be that the distance between the transmitter and the receiver is too great or has too
many obstacles between the units to allow the signal to reach the transmitter. The maximum transmission
range is 330 feet in a straight line (line of sight). Trees, walls, windows, and obstructions will reduce
transmission range by as much as half. (An obstruction would include anything that is in the line of sight

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