Clock / Calendar; Moon Phase; Auto Scanning Function; Weather Forecast - Oregon Scientific WMR86A User Manual

To enable (and force a signal search) / disable the
clock radio reception (clock synchronization):
1. Press SELECT to navigate to the Clock / Calendar /
Moon Phase Area. will show next to the Area.
2. Press and hold SEARCH.
appears when it is enabled.
NOTE For best reception, the base station should be
placed on a flat, non-metallic surface near a window in an
upper floor of your home. The antenna should be placed
away from electrical appliances and not be moved around
when searching for a signal.

CLOCK / CALENDAR

To manually set the clock:
(You only need to set the clock and calendar if you have
disabled the clock radio reception).
1. Press SELECT to navigate to the Clock Area.
show next to the Area.
2. Press and hold MODE to change the clock setting.
The setting will blink.
3. Press / to increase / decrease the setting
value.
4. Press MODE to confirm.
5. Repeat steps 3 to 4 to set the time zone offset hour
(+ / -23 hours), 12 / 24 hour format, hour, minute,
year, date / month format, month, date and weekday
language.
NOTE If you enter +1 in the time zone setting, this will
give you your regional time plus 1 hour.
If you are in the US (WMR86A only) set the clock to:
0 for Pacific time +1 for Mountain time
+2 for Central time +3 for Eastern time.
NOTE The weekday is available in English (E), German
(D), French (F), Italian (I), Spanish (S) or Russian (R).
To change the clock display:
1. Press SELECT to navigate to the Clock Area.
show next to the Area.
2. Press MODE to toggle between:
• Clock with Seconds
• Clock with Weekday
• Calendar

MOON PHASE

The Calendar must be set for this feature to work (see
Clock / Calendar section).
New Moon
Waxing
Crescent
First quarter
Waxing Gibbous

AUTO SCANNING FUNCTION

To activate the outdoor temperature and humidity
auto-scan function:
1. Press SELECT to navigate to the Temperature or
Humidity Area.
2. Press and hold MODE to activate auto-scan. The
temperature and humidity display will scroll from
indoor to ch1 through to ch3.
3. Press any key to stop the auto-scan.
NOTE Channel 1 is used for the outdoor temperature
and humidity sensor. Additional temperature and humidity
sensors can use other channels.

WEATHER FORECAST

The weather display in the top part of the screen shows
the current weather and the weather forecast for the next
will
12-24 hours
Weather Forecast Area
ICON

TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY

will The weather station displays indoor and outdoor
readings for:
1. Temperature / relative humidity (current / maximum
/ minimum)
2. Trend line
3. Wind chill (current / minimum) and dew point level
(current / maximum / minimum)
The weather station can connect up to
NOTE Channel 1 is dedicated for outdoor temperature
and humidity.
shows which remote sensor's data you are viewing.
Full Moon
appears when indoor data is displayed.
Waning
Gibbous
The timestamp records the date and time when storing the
temperature and humidity readings in memory.
Third
quarter
To select the temperature measurement unit:
Waning
Press UNIT to select °C / °F.
Crescent
7
will show next to the Area.
within a 30-50 km (19-31 mile) radius.
DESCRIPTION
Sunny
Partly cloudy
Cloudy
Rainy
Snowy
3 remote sensors.