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La Crosse Technology Family Weather Station Instruction Manual

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FAMILY WEATHER STATION
Instruction Manual
INTRODUCTION:
Congratulations on purchasing this state-of-the-art weather station as an example of
excellent design and innovative measuring technique. Featuring time, date, calendar,
weather forecast, wind direction and speed, rainfall, outdoor temperature and outdoor
humidity, air pressure and various alarm settings for different weather conditions, this
weather station will provide you with various weather information and weather
forecast. Pages after pages, you will discover that the operation of your weather
station is really simple !
« Instant Transmission+» is the up and coming state-of-the-art
new wireless transmission technology, exclusively designed and
developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY.
"IT +" offers you an immediate update of all your outdoor data
measured from the transmitters : follow your climatic variations
in real-time!
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  • Page 1 « Instant Transmission+» is the up and coming state-of-the-art new wireless transmission technology, exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY. “IT +” offers you an immediate update of all your outdoor data measured from the transmitters : follow your climatic variations...
  • Page 2 FEATURES: The Multifunctional Weather Station Foldout stand I Hanging hole Battery compartment cover Function keys Foldout stand II • Time display (manual setting) • 12/24 hour time display • Calendar display (weekday, date, month, year) • Time alarm function • Weather forecasting function with 3 weather icons and weather tendency indicator •...
  • Page 3 • Relative air pressure displayed in hPa or inHg • Air pressure tendency indicator for the past 12 hour (bargraph format) • LCD contrast selectable • Low battery indicator • Wind direction displayed in 16 steps • Wind speed displayed in km/h, mph, m/s or Beaufort scale •...
  • Page 4 The Wind sensor • Connected to the thermo-hygro transmitter by cable • Can be installed onto a mast or a horizontal panel THE RAIN SENSOR • Connected to the thermo-hygro transmitter by cable • To be mounted onto a horizontal panel...
  • Page 5 SETTING UP: SETTING UP: Wireless transmission at 868 MHz - thermo-hygro transmitter to weather station Weather station Rain sensor Wind sensor Cable connection Cable connection between the wind sensor between the rain sensor and the thermo-hygro and the thermo-hygro transmitter transmitter Note: Note:...
  • Page 6 important to test all components for correct function before placing and mounting them at their final destinations (See Positioning below) Unwind the cables of the Rain and the Wind sensors. Connect the Rain and the Wind sensors to the Thermo-hygro transmitter by plugging the connector heads of the two sensors into the appropriate sockets of the Thermo-hygro transmitter.
  • Page 7 Afterwards, the Weather Station will start receiving data from the transmitter. The outdoor temperature, humidity windchill and wind speed should then be displayed on the Weather Station. If this does not happen after 30 seconds, the batteries will need to be removed from both units. You will have to start again from step 1.
  • Page 8 HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES INTO THE WEATHER STATION The Weather Station works with 3 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries. When the batteries need to be replaced, the low battery symbol will appear on the LCD. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: Remove the battery compartment cover.
  • Page 9 HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES INTO THE THERMO-HYGRO TRANSMITTER The outdoor Thermo-hygro transmitter works with 2 x AA IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: Uninstall the rain cover of the transmitter. Remover the battery compartment cover.

  • Page 10: Battery Change

    BATTERY CHANGE: It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units on an annual basis to ensure optimum accuracy of these units. Please participate in the preservation of the environment. Return used batteries to an authorised depot. Note: The stored History record will not be kept after the battery change is done on the weather station.

  • Page 11: Alarm Key

    SET key • Press to enter manual setting modes: LCD contrast, Manual time setting, 12/24 hour time display, Calendar setting, ºC/ ºF temperature unit, Wind speed unit, Rainfall unit, Pressure unit, Relative pressure reference setting, Weather tendency threshold setting, Storm warning threshold setting and Storm Alarm On/ Off setting •...

  • Page 12: Lcd Screen

    • Press to exit the manual setting mode • Stop the alarm during the time alarm or weather alarm ringing • Press to exit max/ min record display mode MIN/MAX key • Press to display minimum and maximum records of various weather data •...
  • Page 13 Low battery Time alarm icon indicator Time display Calendar display Buzzer off indicator Wind direction display and wind speed in Beaufort scale Wind speed Hi/ Lo alarm icon Wind Chill in °C or °F Wind speed in km/h, mph or m/s Outdoor temperature Outdoor relative in °C or ºF...

  • Page 14: Manual Setting

    MANUAL SETTING: The following manual settings can be changed once the SET key is pressed: • LCD contrast setting • Manual time setting • 12/24 hour time display • Calendar setting • °C/ °F temperature unit setting • Wind speed unit •...

  • Page 15: Manual Time Setting

    MANUAL TIME SETTING: You then may manually set the time of the clock by following the steps below: Minutes flashing Hour flashing The hour digit will start flashing. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to set the hour. Press the SET key to switch to the minutes. The minute digit will start flashing. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to set the minute.

  • Page 16: Calendar Setting

    Confirm with the SET key and enter the CALENDAR SETTING. CALENDAR SETTING: "Date. Month." (for 24h time display) "Month. Date." (for 12h time display) Year The date default of the Weather Station is 1. 1. of year 2005. The date can be set manually by proceeding as follows.

  • Page 17: C/°F Temperature Unit Setting

    °C/°F TEMPERATURE UNIT SETTING Flashing The temperature display can be selected to show temperature data in °C or °F. (default °C) The temperature unit is flashing Use the + or MIN/MAX key to toggle between “°C” or “°F”. Confirm with the SET key and enter the WIND SPEED UNIT SETTING WIND SPEED UNIT SETTING Flashing The wind speed unit can be set as km/h (kilometre per hour), mph (mile per hour) or...

  • Page 18: Rainfall Unit Setting

    RAINFALL UNIT SETTING Flashing The total rainfall unit can be set as mm or inch. The default unit is mm. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to toggle between the unit “mm” or “Inch” Confirm the unit with the SET key and enter the RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE UNIT SETTING RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE UNIT SETTING Flashing...

  • Page 19: Relative Pressure Reference Value Setting

    RELATIVE PRESSURE REFERENCE VALUE SETTING Note: The default reference pressure value of the barometer is 1013 hPa when batteries are first inserted. For an exact measurement, it is necessary to first adjust the barometer to your local relative air pressure (related to elevation above sea level).

  • Page 20: Storm Warning Threshold Value Setting

    WEATHER TENDENCY THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING Flashing You may select a definite switching threshold value, 2 hPa to 4 hPa for the change in the display of weather icons. This represents the "sensitivity" of the weather forecast (the smaller the value selected, the more sensitive the weather forecast). The default value is 3 hPa.

  • Page 21: Storm Alarm On/ Off Setting

    Flashing The threshold value will start flashing. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to select the value. Confirm with the SET key and enter the STORM ALARM ON/ OFF SETTING. STORM ALARM ON/ OFF SETTING You may also choose to switch On or Off the acoustic Storm warning alarm (Default OFF).

  • Page 22: To Exit The Manual Setting Mode

    be flashing. (Also see clause WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR below TO EXIT THE MANUAL SETTING MODE To exit the manual setting anytime during the manual setting modes, press the ALARM key (or HISTORY key) anytime or wait for the automatic timeout. The mode will return to the normal time display.

  • Page 23: Weather Alarm Operations

    Press the + or MIN/MAX key to set the minute of the alarm time. Press the ALARM key to confirm. Wait for about 30 seconds and the display will return to normal display mode automatically. In the normal display mode, press the ALARM once key to go to the time alarm setting mode again.
  • Page 24 High wind speed Alarm- On icon Outdoor temp Outdoor Alarm-On icon humidity A larm- On icon The Weather Station can be set to alert when a specific weather condition is reached.
  • Page 25 The following Weather Alarm settings can be adjusted in the ALARM setting mode. • High outdoor temperature alarm • Low outdoor temperature alarm • High outdoor humidity alarm • Low outdoor humidity alarm • High wind speed alarm Default alarm values: 0°C Temperature High...
  • Page 26 High alarm icon Alarm-On icon Press and hold the SET key for about 2 seconds. The temperature digit will start flashing. Press the + or MIN/MAX key to set the high outdoor temp alarm value. (Keep holding the key will allow the value to increase faster.) Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting.
  • Page 27 In case the temperature value meets the condition for high alarm or low alarm, the value will be blinking, along with the corresponding icon ("HI AL"/ "LO AL"). And the buzzer will ring for 2 minutes. User then may press any key to stop the ring. User may quit the alarm setting and return to the normal display mode by pressing the HISTORY key.
  • Page 28 Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting. The digit will stop flashing. Press the SET key to switch on or off the alarm. (The showing of the icon ((( ))) means that the alarm is switched on.) Press the ALARM key once. The Low Outdoor humidity alarm display will be shown.
  • Page 29 Press and hold the SET key for about 2 seconds. The wind speed digit will start flashing. Press the + or MIN/MAX key to set the high wind speed alarm value. Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting. The digit will stop flashing. Press the SET key to switch on or off the alarm.
  • Page 30 Note: The temperature or humidity data will keep on flashing even after a key has been pressed to stop the alarm or buzzer has been switched off, to indicate that the current weather condition is out of the pre-set limit(s) WEATHER FORECAST AND WEATHER TENDENCY: WEATHER FORECASTING ICONS: Weather forecasting icons is displayed in any of the following combinations at the...
  • Page 31 If the icons do not change, then it means either the air pressure has not changed or the change has been too small for the Weather station to register. So you may adjust the "sensitivity" of the pressure change checking in the setting mode –see WEATHER TENDENCY THRESHOLD VALUE SETTING above.

  • Page 32: Weather Tendency Indicator

    may mistake the new location as being a possible change in air-pressure when really it is due to the slight change of altitude. WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR Working together with the weather icons is the weather tendency indicators (arrow located on the left and right sides of the weather icons). When the indicator points upwards, it means that the air-pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to improve, but when indicator points downwards, the air-pressure is dropping and the weather is expected to become worse.
  • Page 33 The bar graph of the electronic barometer shows the air pressure history of the past 12 hours in five 3-hour steps. Air pressure Air pressure changes in inHg changes in hPa The horizontal axis represents the last 12 hours air pressure recording (-12, -9, -6, -3 and 0 hour).

  • Page 34: Wind Direction And Wind Speed Measurement

    Note: For accurate barometric pressure trend, the Weather Station should operate at the same altitude. For example, it should not be moved. Should the unit be moved, for instance from the ground to the second floor of the house, the readings for the next 12-24 hours shall be discarded.

  • Page 35: Rainfall Measurement

    RAINFALL MEASUREMENT The total rainfall measurement is displayed in the fourth section of the LCD, in the unit of mm or inch. (see VIEWING THE MAXIMUM/ MINIMUM WEATHER DATA below) VIEWING THE HISTORY DATA The weather station can store up to 200 sets of weather data which are recorded automatically at 3-hour intervals after the weather station is powered up, at the nearest time of 0:00, 03:00, 06:00, 09:00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00.
  • Page 36 To view the weather history: Press the HISTORY key. The latest weather record will be shown with the date and time of recording. The "HISTORY" icon will be displayed at the bottom of the LCD. HISTORY icon Press MIN/ MAX to view older records. (Press MIN/MAX and + key to view "Previous"...
  • Page 37 Note: • The stored history records will not be retained after battery change or whenever battery is removed. • The total rainfall value will be exhibited in whole number (no decimal place) in the history record. VIEWING THE MAXIMUM/ MINIMUM WEATHER DATA The weather station will record the maximum and minimum value of the various weather data with time and date of recording automatically.
  • Page 38 Max outdoor temperature with the date and time of recording Min outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording Max outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording Time and date or recording MAX outdoor humidity value MAX icon...
  • Page 39 Min Wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording Time and date or recording MIN wind chill value MIN icon Max Wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording Min Relative pressure with the date and time of recording...
  • Page 40 Max Relative pressure with the date and time of recording Time and date or recording MAX relative pressure value MAX icon...
  • Page 41 Maximum wind speed Time and date or recording MAX wind speed value MAX icon RESET THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM WEATHER DATA To reset the aforementioned maximum or minimum weather data 1. to 9., you shall need to reset each of the data independently. Press MIN/MAX key to show the desired weather data.
  • Page 42 Press the + key once, then the stored value will be reset to the current value and current time. Press the ALARM key to return to normal display mode. Total rainfall amount The total rainfall measurement is displayed in the fourth section of the LCD, in the unit of mm or inch.
  • Page 43 To reset the rainfall reading, press the + key once when the Rainfall value and "Reset" icon is shown. Then the total rainfall amount will be reset to 0, and the time updated to current time. Note: After power up, the time and date and total rainfall is displayed as "- - -". After time is adjusted manually, the set time will be shown.

  • Page 44: Low Battery Indicator

    To re-enable the buzzer: When the BUZZER OFF icon is shown on LCD, press the SET key shortly and the BUZZER OFF icon will disappear. Press ALARM key once to return to the normal display mode. The "BUZZER OFF" icon will no longer be shown. Then the alarm will sound normally. LOW BATTERY INDICATOR The low battery indicator of the weather station and the transmitter will be displayed at the top and bottom portion of the LCD respectively when the battery power is low.
  • Page 45 consecutive failed attempts during normal operation). Please check the following points: The distance of the Weather Station or transmitter should be at least 1.5 to 2 metres away from any interfering sources such as computer monitors or TV sets. Avoid positioning the Weather Station onto or in the immediate proximity of metal doors or window frames.
  • Page 46 POSITIONING: Prior to permanently affixing any of the units, please ensure the following points are considered: • Cable lengths of the units meet with your distance requirements at the point of fixing • Signals from the sensors can be received by the base station at points of mounting The Weather Station The Weather Station has been designed to be hung onto wall or free standing with the...
  • Page 47 The thermo-hygro Sensor Rain Cover Main Unit Wall Bracket An ideal mounting place for the thermo-hygro sensor would be the outer wall beneath the extension of a roof, as this will protect the sensor from direct sunlight and other extreme weather conditions. To wall mount, use the 2 screws to affix the wall bracket to the desired wall, plug in the thermo-hygro sensor to the bracket and secure both parts by the use of the supplied screw and ensure that the cables from the wind and rain sensors are...
  • Page 48 The Wind Sensor Wind vane Vertical mast Wind fan Horizontal panel Firstly, check that the wind-fan and the wind-vane can rotate freely before fixing the unit. For correct and accurate readings it is important to mount the sensor so that the front (marked E) is pointing in East-West direction.
  • Page 49 The Rain Sensor For best results, the rain sensor should be securely mounted onto a horizontal surface about 1 meter above the ground and in an open area away from trees or other coverings where rainfall may be reduced causing inaccurate readings. When securing into place, check that rain excess will not collect and store at the base of the unit but can flow out between the base and the mounting surface (test by pouring clean water).

  • Page 50: Care And Maintenance

    CARE AND MAINTENANCE: • Extreme temperatures, vibration and shock should be avoided as these may cause damage to the units and give inaccurate forecasts and readings. • When cleaning the display and casings, use a soft damp cloth only. Do not use solvents or scouring agents as they may mark the LCD and casings.

  • Page 51: Liability Disclaimer

    Wind speed : 0 to 50 m/s (0 to 111.8 mph) (displayed "OFC" when > 50m/s) Wind chill : -40ºC to +59.9ºC (-40°F to +140°F) (displayed "OFC" if outside this) Relative pressure pre-set range : 919 to 1080 hPa Rainfall : 0 to 9999 mm (0"...
  • Page 52 • Please contact your local or/and regional authorities to retrieve the addresses of legal dumping grounds with selective collection. • All electronic instruments must from now on be recycled. User shall take an active part in the reuse, recycling and recovery of the electrical and electronic waste.
  • Page 53 R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Summary of the Declaration of Conformity : We hereby declare that this wireless transmission device does comply with the essential requirements of R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.

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