Troubleshooting Guide; Indoor Temperature Readings; Outdoor Temperature/Humidity Readings - La Crosse Technology WS-1516-IT Instruction Manual

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contrast of the LCD, press and release the MIN/MAX button. Press and release the SET button
once to move to the next menu item.
2.
SETTING THE HOUR MANUALLY:
The Hour will be flashing. Use the PLUS button to increase the hour. Use the MIN/MAX button
to decrease the hour. If using 12-hour Time Mode, be sure to set the hour for AM or PM. Press
and release the SET button once to move to the next menu item.
3.
SETTING THE MINUTES MANUALLY:
The Minutes will be flashing. Use the PLUS button to set the minutes. Press and release the
SET Button once to move to the next menu item.
4.
12/24-HOUR TIME MODE:
Either 12h or 24h will be flashing on the display. Use PLUS or MIN/MAX button to change from
12 to 24 hour format time (12h for AM/PM, 24h for world time). Note: When in the 12h mode,
there is only a "PM" display, which appears under the word TIME. During the "AM" hours, this
area will be blank. Press and release the SET button once to move to the next menu item.
5.
SETTING THE YEAR MANUALLY:
The Year will be flashing. Use the PLUS or MIN/MAX button to set the year. Press and release
the SET button once to move to the next menu item.
6.
SETTING THE MONTH MANUALLY:
The Month will be flashing. Use the PLUS or MIN/MAX button to set the month. Press and
release the SET button once to move to the next menu item.
7.
SETTING THE DATE MANUALLY:
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.
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The numeric day will be flashing. Use the PLUS or MIN/MAX button to set the date correctly.
(The unit will determine the Day of the week automatically.) Press and release the SET button
once to move to the next menu item.
8.
SETTING FAHRENHEIT OR CELSIUS:
A degree symbol will be flashing, followed by F or C. Use the PLUS or MIN/MAX button to select
F or C. Press and release the SET button once to move to the next menu item.
9.
WIND SPEED UNIT OF MEASUREMENT:
MPh should now be flashing. To change, press and release the PLUS or MIN/MAX button to
select MPH, KM/h, or M/S. Press and release the SET button once to move to the next menu
item.
10.
RAINFALL READING:
Inch should now be flashing. To change, press and release the PLUS or MIN/MAX button to
select MM if desired. Press and release the SET button once to move to the next menu item.
11.
RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE UNIT:
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.
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

Display
Plus Button: Indoor Temperature is an optional display in the upper right-hand corner. In normal
display mode, press the PLUS button to toggle between Indoor Temperature, Seconds counting,
Alarm Time, or the Date in two different formats.
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
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