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La Crosse Technology WIRELESS WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual

La Crosse Technology WIRELESS WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual

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WIRELESS 868 MHz WEATHER STATION
INTRODUCTION:
Congratulations on purchasing this Weather station with wireless 868MHz transmission. It not
only displays the indoor temperature and humdity, but also the outdoor temperature and
humidity. It is further acting as a DCF-77 radio controlled clock. With the totally 15 different
weather forecast icons featured by "weather girl", users can easily observe the forecast weather
condition and will no longer worry the sudden weather change. This innovative product is ideal
for use in the home or office.
« 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 WIRELESS 868 MHz WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual INTRODUCTION: Congratulations on purchasing this Weather station with wireless 868MHz transmission. It not only displays the indoor temperature and humdity, but also the outdoor temperature and humidity. It is further acting as a DCF-77 radio controlled clock. With the totally 15 different weather forecast icons featured by "weather girl", users can easily observe the forecast weather condition and will no longer worry the sudden weather change.
  • Page 2 FEATURES: The Weather station Hanging hole Battery compartment cover Display Function Keys Foldout Stand • DCF Radio controlled time function or manual time setting option • DCF time reception ON/OFF setting • 12/24 hour display...
  • Page 3 • Hour and minute and second display • Time zone option ±12 hours • Wireless transmission at 868 MHz • Signal reception intervals at 4-second • Display indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity (% RH) • Temperature display in degrees Celsius (°C) or Fahrenheit (°F) selectable •...
  • Page 4 The Outdoor Thermo-hygro Transmitter • Remote transmission of outdoor temperature and humidity to Weather Station by 868 MHz • Display alternately the outdoor temperature and humidity readings on • Shower proof casing • Wall mounting case (Mounting at a sheltered place. Avoid direct rain and sunshine) SETTING UP: When one transmitter is used...
  • Page 5 girl" icon will be displayed. If these are not displayed after 60 seconds, remove the batteries and wait for at least 10 seconds before reinserting them. After inserting the batteries, the Weather station will start receiving data from the transmitter. The outdoor temperature & humidity and the signal reception icon should then be displayed on the Weather station.
  • Page 6 LCD after 60 seconds, remove the batteries and wait for at least 60 seconds before reinserting them. The outdoor temperature and humidity from the first transmitter (channel 1) should then be displayed on the Weather station. Also, the signal reception icon will be displayed. If this does not happen after 2 minutes, the batteries will need to be removed from both units and reset from step 1.
  • Page 7 the second transmitter. • And user may require to check the displayed readings on the weather station against those shown on the transmitters in order to recognise the Channel No. of each transmitter. In order to ensure sufficient 868 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”...
  • Page 8 Note: Daily DCF reception is done at 02:00 and 03:00 every day. If the reception at 03:00 is not successful, then at 04:00 and 05:00 and 06:00 there are other tries, until one is successful. If the reception at 06:00 is still not successful, then the next try takes place at 02:00 next day. If reception is successful, the received time will override the manually set time.
  • Page 9 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: Remove the cover at the back of the weather station. Insert batteries observing the correct polarity (see marking).

  • Page 10: Battery Change

    Remove the battery compartment cover. Insert the batteries, observing the correct polarity (see marking). Replace the battery compartment cover 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.

  • Page 11: Function Keys

    Please participate in the preservation of the environment. Return used batteries to an authorised depot. FUNCTION KEYS: Weather station: The weather station has four easy to use function keys. SET key CH key MIN/ + key MAX key...
  • Page 12 SET key (Setting): • To enter the set mode for the following functions: LCD contrast, Time zone, Time Reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, Manual time, Year, Month, Day, Temp unit °C/°F, and Weather forecast sensitivity settings. • 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 •...

  • Page 13: Lcd Screen And Settings

    LCD SCREEN AND SETTINGS: Radio controlled time reception icon Time Date Indoor Temperature Indoor Relative Humidity % Weather Weather Tendency indicator Forecast icon (Weather girl) Outdoor Reception Signal* Transmitter identification Outdoor Temperature (channel No.) Receiver low Outdoor Relative battery indicator Humidity % Daily min Daily max outdoor...
  • Page 14 *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.
  • Page 15 TENDENCY") Section 4 - OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY • Display the outdoor temperature and humidity of the currently selected channel. Section 5 - DAILY OUTDOOR MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE • Display the daily outdoor minimum and maximum temperature of the currently selected channel.

  • Page 16: Manual Settings

    clock has detected that there is a radio signal present and is trying to receive it. When the time code is received, the DCF tower becomes permanently lit and the time will be displayed. If the tower icon flashes, but does not set the time or the DCF tower does not appear at all, then please take note of the following: •...

  • Page 17: Lcd Contrast Setting

    Press the SET key to advance to the setting mode: LCD CONTRAST SETTING flashing The LCD contrast can be set to 8 different levels to suit the users needs (default LCD contrast setting is LCD 4). To set the desired contrast level: The above display will be seen.

  • Page 18: Time Reception On/Off Setting

    The current time zone value starts flashing. Use the + key to set the time zone. The range runs from 0, -1, -2…-12, 12, 11, 10… 2, 1, 0, in consecutive 1-hour intervals. Confirm with the SET key and enter the Time reception On/ Off setting. TIME RECEPTION ON/OFF SETTING Flashing (time reception icon)

  • Page 19: 12/24 Hour Time Display Setting

    Note: If the Time Reception function is turned OFF manually, the clock will not attempt any reception of the radio-controlled time (DCF time) as long as the Time Reception OFF function is activated. The Time Reception icon will not be displayed on the LCD. 12/24 HOUR TIME DISPLAY SETTING flashing After setting time reception ON/OFF, press the SET key, “12h”...

  • Page 20: Manual Time Setting

    MANUAL TIME SETTING In case the Weather station is not able to detect the radio-controlled time (DCF time) signal (disturbances, transmitting distance, etc.), the time can be manually set. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock. Hours (flashing) Minutes (flashing) To set the clock: The hour digits start flashing in the time display section.
  • Page 21 "Day. Month." (for 24h time display) "Month. Day." (for 12h time display) The date default of the Weather station is 1. 1. of the year 2006 after initial set-up. Once the radio-controlled time signals are received, the date is automatically updated. However, if the signals are not received, the date can also be set manually.

  • Page 22: C/°F Temperature Unit Setting

    °C/°F TEMPERATURE UNIT SETTING flashing The default temperature reading is set to °C (degree Celsius). To select °F (degree Fahrenheit): The “°C or °F” will be flashing, use the + key to toggle between “°C” and “°F”. Once the desired temperature unit has been chosen, confirm with the SET key and enter the “Weather Forecast Icon Sensitivity setting”...

  • Page 23: Weather Forecast And Tendency

    Sensitivity level (flashing) Using the + key to set the weather sensitivity level. There are 3 levels of setting: 2, 3 and 4 (hPa). It is the threshold value of pressure change that will activate a change in weather icon. For example, when "2" is selected, it means that a change in 2 hPa will make the weather icon change.
  • Page 24 (Temperature value detected by Transmitter channel 1) : ≥ 78.8°F 66.2 to 78.6°F 50 to 66°F 32 to 49.8°F < 32°F (≥ 26°C) (10 to 18.9°C) (0 to 9.9°C) (< 0°C) (19 to 25.9°C) Sunny...
  • Page 25 ≥ 78.8°F 50 to 66°F 32 to 49.8°F < 32°F 66.2 to 78.6°F (≥ 26°C) (10 to 18.9°C) (0 to 9.9°C) (< 0°C) (19 to 25.9°C) Sunny Cloudy ≥ 78.8°F 66.2 to 78.6°F 50 to 66°F 32 to 49.8°F < 32°F (≥...
  • Page 26 For every sudden or significant change in the air pressure, the weather icons will update accordingly to represent the change in weather. If the icons do not change, then it means either the air pressure has not changed or the change has been too slow for the Weather Projection Station to register.

  • Page 27: The Weather Tendency Indicator

    If the 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), remove the batteries and re-insert them after about 30 seconds. By doing this, the Weather Station will not mistake the new location as being a possible change in air-pressure when really it is due to the slight change of altitude.

  • Page 28: Display Of Indoor Temperature And Humidity Reading

    DISPLAY OF INDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY READING: The indoor temperature and humidity are measured and displayed on the second section of the LCD. Indoor icon Indoor Relative Indoor Humidity % Temperature DISPLAY OF OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY READING: The outdoor temperature and humidity are measured and displayed on the fourth section of the LCD.

  • Page 29: Display Of Outdoor Maximum And Minimum Records

    Note: The channel number will shown if more than one transmitter has been used. DISPLAY OF OUTDOOR MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RECORDS: In normal display mode, press the CH button to select the desired channel. The channel ID will be displayed next to the outdoor temperature reading. Press the MIN/MAX button once, the max outdoor temperature and humidity of the selected channel will be displayed.
  • Page 30 Time and date of recording the Max temperature Outdoor icon Channel No. Max humidity temperature Max icon By pressing MIN/MAX button once more, the min temperature and humidity of the selected channel will be shown. Also the time and date of recording this temperature will be displayed.
  • Page 31 Note: The time of recording the minimium or maximum humidity is not recorded. RESETTING THE OUTDOOR MAXIMUM/ MINIMUM RECORDS Note: • It is required to reset the outdoor max/ min records of different channels separately. • The outdoor minimum and maximum records are to be reset separately. In normal display mode, press the CH button to select a channel.

  • Page 32: Display Of Indoor Maximum And Minimum Records

    DISPLAY OF INDOOR MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RECORDS: In normal display mode, press the MIN/MAX button three times. The maximum indoor temperature and humidity will be shown in the bottom section of LCD. Also the time and date of recording this temperature will be displayed. Then press the MIN/MAX button one more time, the minimum indoor temperature and humidity will be shown in the bottom section of LCD.

  • Page 33: Daily Min And Max Outdoor Temperature Display

    Press one more time the MIN/ MAX button to go back to the normal display. Note: The time of recording the minimium or maximum humidity is not recorded. RESETTING THE INDOOR MAXIMUM/ MINIMUM RECORDS In normal display mode, press the MIN/MAX button three times to advance to the indoor MAX display.

  • Page 34: 868 Mhz Reception

    Channel No. Min daily temp Max daily temp of of the channel the channel To view the daily max and min temperature of another channel, user shall press the CH key in normal display. Note: The daily minimum temperature record is reset automatically at 8:00 pm and the daily maximum temperature is reset automatically at 8:00 am every day.
  • Page 35 The distance of the weather station or transmitter should be at least 1.5 to 2 meters 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 window frames.
  • Page 36 MOUNTING POSITIONING THE WEATHER STATION: The Weather Station may be hung onto wall easily or free standing. To wall mount Choose a sheltered place. Avoid direct rain and sunshine. Before wall mounting, please check that the outdoor temperature and humidity values can be received from the d esired locations.
  • Page 37 Free standing With the stand, the weather station can be placed onto any flat surface.
  • Page 38 POSITIONING THE THERMO-HYGRO TRANSMITTER: The Transmitter is supplied with a holder that may be attached to a wall with the two screws supplied. The Transmitter can also be position on a flat surface by securing the stand to the bottom to the Transmitter.

  • Page 39: Care And Maintenance

    To wall mount: 1. Secure the bracket onto a desired wall using the screws and plastic anchors. 2. Clip the remote thermo-hygro transmitter onto the bracket. Note: Before permanently fixing the transmitter wall base, place all units in the desired locations to check that the outdoor temperature reading is receivable.

  • Page 40: Specifications

    • 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. • Do not submerge the units in water. Furthermore, fix all parts in place where the units are adequately protected against moisture and rain.
  • Page 41 Outdoor: 1% to 99% with 1% resolution (displays “1” when lower than 1 %; displays "99" % if higher than 99 %) Indoor temperature checking interval : every 15 seconds Indoor humidity checking interval every 20 seconds Outdoor data reception every 4 seconds Power supply: Weather station...

  • Page 42: Liability Disclaimer

    LIABILITY DISCLAIMER : • The electrical and electronic wastes contain hazardous substances. Disposal of electronic waste in wild country and/or in unauthorized grounds strongly damages the environment. • Please contact your local or/and regional authorities to retrieve the addresses of legal dumping grounds with selective collection.
  • Page 43 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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