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- Page 1 TOUCH SCREEN WEATHER CENTER MODEL WS-3610 Operation Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1 ....General 2 ....Important Notes for Operating the Touch Screen 3 ....To Begin Operation 3.1 ..... Wiring the System 3.2 ..... Power Supply 3.2.1..Use Batteries for Power 3.2.2..Use AC Adapter for Power 3.2.3.. -
Page 3: General
General The shipping contents of the WS-3610 Touch Screen Weather Center include a Base Station (Receiver), a Thermo-Hygro Sensor (433 MHz Transmitter), a Rain Sensor and a Wind Sensor, the respective Connecting Cables, an AC Adapter and a CD-ROM with a Package of PC Software for collected Weather Data. -
Page 4: Important Notes For Operating The Touch Screen
Important Notes for Operating the Touch Screen (Generally Applicable) • All actions and functions of the Weather Center begin by slightly touching, not pressing, the Touch Screen. • The switchable areas appear with a star ( )٭symbol in the bottom section of the LCD or above the corresponding values. -
Page 5: Wiring The System
Wiring the System Connect the Rain Sensor and Wind sensor cables to their respectively marked jacks in the Thermo-Hygro sensor BEFORE powering up the Base Station or the Thermo-Hygro Sensor. The Thermo-Hygro Sensor and Base Station can be directly connected via cable if the wireless 433 MHz radio transmission is not desired, and/or data transmission free of localized radio interference is an important factor. -
Page 6: Cable Connection
It is also important to allow the Base Station to operate for at least 15 minutes prior to touching any part of the Touch Screen display. Once these steps have been completed, the correct operation of the entire weather system is ensured. 3.2.3 Cable Connection: When operating a completely wired system, (cable connection... -
Page 7: Placement
Note: The test mode is designed so that you may check all of the cables for correct connection and all of the components for proper function. • To manually test the Wind Sensor: manually turn the wind-gauge, moving the weather-vane. •... -
Page 8: Setting Up
Setting Up: Note: Because of the default settings already determined by the manufacturer, it may not be necessary to alter the basic settings other than Relative Air Pressure (see further down) If changes to the settings are needed, they can easily be made if desired. Touching the screen in the center of the text display within the bottom two lines of the LCD will enter into the menu shown below. - Page 9 Daylight Saving Time (DST) → Daylight Saving time can be set to on or off. The “ON” setting will automatically change the WWVB Time Display from summer time to wintertime and vice versa when it is activated. (Default is DST “ON”). To proceed, touch ٭NEXT.٭...
- Page 10 Relative Air Pressure (Rel. Pressure) → This should be set locally to ensure a valid reference for air pressure in regards to the local height above sea level (Default is 29.91 inHg). Weather Tendency (Tendency) → The Weather Tendency sensitivity has 3 steps of sensitivity: 0.06 inHg, 0.09 inHg, and 0.12 inHg.
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Page 11: Display Of Stored Min/Max Values And Alarm Value Settings
Default Settings (Factory Reset) → Allows the reset of all settings and/or stored values to the factory default → Acknowledge with ٭CONFIRM.٭ Once all of the settings have been made, touch ٭EXIT ٭to leave the basic setup mode. Display of stored Min/Max Values and Alarm Value Settings Upon recall, named values will display and flash in their respective sections. -
Page 12: Radio Controlled Wwvb Signal Reception And Clock
Note: When individual Min/Max values are displayed; the top line of the LCD screen will automatically display the time and date that the data was recorded. The following menu item will appear upon touching the ٭ALARMS ٭field. Low and high alarms are displayed via the corresponding *LO AL* and *HI AL* fields;... - Page 13 Due to the nature of the earth’s ionosphere, WWVB signal reception is very limited during daylight hours. The base station will search for the signal every night when the reception is the strongest. The WWVB Radio Controlled Clock in the Base Station is normally controlled by the radio signal of the WWVB time code transmitter and will thus set time and date automatically.
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Page 14: Weather Tendency
Set the year, month and date by touching either ٭UP ٭or ٭DOWN.٭ To leave the mode, touch ٭EXIT.٭ Note: By twice touching the DATE section, the display will toggle between the following: • Date in MM.DD.YY format • Weekday (abbrev.), Date of Day, Month •... -
Page 15: Barometric Pressure History Bar Graph
The text fields at the bottom of the LCD will display the weather condition (with time and date) that corresponds to the presently displayed weather symbol Sunny, Fair (Cloudy with sunny intervals) or Rainy. Barometric Pressure History Bar Graph (Pressure History) The air pressure history bar graph shows the progress of the barometric air pressure over a time period of 24 or 72 hours in the form of a 7-step bar graph. -
Page 16: Air Pressure
Important Note! Since operating and settings procedures are identical for all of the functions mentioned in the list above, you will use the same process described below for “Air Pressure” to set all of the functions mentioned in the list above. Air Pressure (Pressure) Example for Activating the Displays of Stored Maximum Values... - Page 18 Example for Setting of Alarms by means of the HI Alarm As in the example above, call up the corresponding menu in the bottom section of the LCD by touching the PRESSURE field. Proceed by touching ٭ALARM ٭in the section at the bottom of the LCD.
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Page 19: Operating And Setting The Rain Function
Note: Touching the PRESSURE section twice toggles the display between Relative (rel) and Absolute (abs) air pressure. All setting and display options only pertain to the presently displayed value. Operating and Setting the Rain Function Note: Besides the direct setting of the units for the rain amount in the basic setup procedure, it is possible to toggle between the following displays by touching the left part of the RAIN section twice:... - Page 20 Note: The alarm option is only offered during display of the last hour and last 24-hour rainfall amounts. No exact definition of alarm time is possible for weekly and monthly rain amounts; therefore these alarm functions have been omitted. • When touching the TOTAL field in the RAIN section, the total rain amount accumulated since the last deletion is displayed.
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Page 21: Operating And Setting The Wind Direction Alarm
12.1 Operating and Setting the Wind Direction Alarm In the Wind Direction display, the display of minimum or maximum values is unnecessary. However it is possible to set wind direction alarms. Call up the corresponding menu in the bottom section of the LCD by touching the center of the WIND field. -
Page 22: El Backlight
Operating and Setting the EL Backlight (light), Buzzer (sound), and Alarm history (fields in the WIND Section) EL Backlight (Light) 13.1 For enhanced readability of the LCD the EL backlight can be switched ON or OFF by touching the LIGHT field once. When the backlight is switched to “Enabled”, it will glow for approximately 20 seconds every time any of the LCD sections is touched. -
Page 23: Pc Connection
PC Connection In addition to the LCD monitor, the WS-3610 has the ability to transfer all collected time and weather data to a PC via a Com port connection. The supplied PC software provides complete sets of history data, data graphing, and webpage update capabilities. - Page 24 Furthermore the present weather data can be uploaded to web sites by means of the “Web Publisher” software. History data can be displayed as diagrams and graphs using the “Weather Review” software. For further details on the PC Connection please see the Help File on the installation disk for the software.
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Page 25: Technical Data
Technical Data 15.1 Outdoor Data: Transmission Range in Open Field:..up to. 330 ft max. Measuring Interval Outdoor Data:..every 20 s Temperature Range: ......-40 °F to 139.8 °F (Display “OFL” outside this range) Resolution: ...........0.1 °F Measuring Range Rel. Humidity: ..1% to 99% Resolution: ...........1% Rain Volume Display:......0 to 39.4 in (1 hr, 24 hrs.) 0 to 98.4 in (last week,... -
Page 26: Indoor Data
15.4 Indoor Data: Measuring Interval Indoor Data:...every 20 s Temperature Range: ......14.2 °F to 139.8 °F (Display “OFL” outside this range) Resolution: ...........0.1 °F Measuring Range Rel. Humidity: ..1% to 99% Resolution: ...........1% Measuring Range Air Pressure: ...8.86 inHg to 32.45 inHg Resolution: ...........0.003 inHg Alarm Duration: ........about 2 minutes 15.5... -
Page 27: Pc Connection
15.6 PC Connection: Wiring: ..........COM Port Cable (included) Data Processing:........by PC only Software: ..........“Heavy Weather Pro 3600“ (included) Storage Intervals: .........1 min through 12 h, settable Data Volume: Base Station: ........1750 Data Sets max. in Ring Buffer EEPROM PC: ............Volume of Main Memory max. - Page 28 La Crosse Technology, Ltd or La Crosse Technology, Ltd’s authorized service center. La Crosse Technology, Ltd will repair or replace this product, at our option and at no charge as stipulated herein, with new or reconditioned parts or products if found to be defective during the limited warranty period specified above.
- Page 29 LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY, LTD WILL NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS PRODUCT. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES OR FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.
- Page 30 La Crosse Technology, Ltd 190 Main Street La Crescent, MN 55947 Phone: 507.895.7095 Fax: 507.895.2820 e-mail: support@lacrossetechnology.com (warranty work) sales@lacrossetechnology.com (information on other products) web: www.lacrossetechnology.com Questions ? Please see instruction video at www.lacrossetechnology.info/3610 All rights reserved. This handbook must not be reproduced in any form, even in excerpts, or duplicated or processed using electronic, mechanical or chemical procedures without written permission of the publisher.
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