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La Crosse Technology WIRELESS WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual

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WIRELESS 868 MHz WEATHER STATION
Instruction Manual
INTRODUCTION:
Congratulations on purchasing this fancy Weather Station with wireless 868MHz
transmission of outdoor temperature and display of indoor temperature and humidity. It is
further acting as a DCF-77 radio controlled clock with calendar display and alarm clock
function. In addition, sunrise/ sunset/ sun duration time as well as the moon phase are
shown. 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 fancy Weather Station with wireless 868MHz transmission of outdoor temperature and display of indoor temperature and humidity. It is further acting as a DCF-77 radio controlled clock with calendar display and alarm clock function.
  • Page 2 FEATURES: The Weather Station Battery compartment cover LCD Display Hanging hole Function Function Foldout Keys Keys Stand • DCF-77 Radio controlled time with manual setting options • DCF Time reception ON/OFF • 12/24 hour display • Hour, minute and second time display •...
  • Page 3 • Alarm with snooze function • Snooze setting • Weather forecasting with 15 easy-to-read weather forecast signs featured by "Weather girl" • Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting • Temperature display in degrees Celsius (°C) or Fahrenheit (°F) selectable • Indoor and outdoor temperature display with MIN/MAX recording •...
  • Page 4 The Outdoor Temperature Transmitter • Remote transmission of outdoor temperature to Weather Station by 868 MHz • Shower proof casing • Wall mounting case (Mounting at a sheltered place. Avoid direct rain and sunshine) SETTING UP: When one transmitter is used First, insert the batteries into the Temperature transmitter.
  • Page 5 After inserting the batteries, the Weather station will start receiving data from the transmitter. The outdoor temperature and the signal reception icon should then be displayed on the Weather station. If this does not happen after 3 minutes, the batteries will need to be removed from both units and reset from step 1. 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 “Positioning”...
  • Page 6 The outdoor temperature 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 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 “Positioning”...
  • Page 8 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. The date is also updated with the received time. (Please refer also to notes on “DCF-77 Radio Controlled time”...

  • Page 9: Battery Change

    INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER The Temperature Transmitter uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V battery. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: Remove the battery compartment cover at the back of the transmitter.

  • Page 10: Function Keys

    FUNCTION KEYS: Weather Station: The Weather Station has five easy to use function keys. SNOOZE/ SUN key SET key ALM key MIN/ MAX key CH/ + key...
  • Page 11 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, Date, Sunrise/ sunset city location, Snooze time duration, °C/°F, and Weather forecast sensitivity settings. •...
  • Page 12 • To stop the alarm • To switch on the backlight CH/ + key • To toggle between the Outdoor transmitters 1, 2 and 3 (if more than 1 transmitter is used) • To adjust LCD contrast, time zone, Time Reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, hour, minute, year, month, day, snooze time duration, °C/ °F and weather forecasting icon sensitivity in setting modes •...

  • Page 13: Lcd Screen And Settings

    LCD SCREEN AND SETTINGS: Alarm icon Weather DCF Tower Weather station low Tendency icon Icon (for time battery icon reception) Indoor Time Temperature Calendar Indoor Relative Humidity % Transmitter low battery icon Moon phase Outdoor display Temperature Weather Forecast Sunrise/ sunset Number showing icon (Weather girl) display...

  • Page 14: Section 1 - Time And Calendar

    *When the signal from the transmitter is successfully received by the Temperature Station, this icon will be switched on. (If not successful, the icon will not be shown on the LCD). User can therefore easily see whether the last reception was successful (“ON” icon) or not (“OFF” icon).

  • Page 15: Section 3 - Weather Icon (Featured By Weather Girl)

    Section 3 - WEATHER ICON (FEATURED BY WEATHER GIRL) • Display of the weather to be expected in form of 15 fancy weather symbols (featured by Weather girl) which change their appearance depending on the air pressure development and the current outdoor temperature. •...

  • Page 16: Manual Settings

    Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig which has a time deviation of less than one second in one million years. The time is coded and transmitted from Mainflingen near Frankfurt via frequency signal DCF-77 (77.5 kHz) and has a transmitting range of approximately 1,500 km.

  • Page 17: Lcd Contrast Setting

    • LCD contrast setting • Time zone setting • Time reception ON/OFF setting • 12/24-Hour setting • Manual time setting • Calendar setting • Sunrise/ Sunset city location • Snooze setting • °C/ °F setting • Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting Press and hold the SET key for about 3 second to advance to the setting mode: LCD CONTRAST SETTING flashing...

  • Page 18: Time Zone Setting

    The above display will be seen. Press the CH/ + key to select the level of contrast desired. Press the SET key to confirm and enter the “Time Zone setting” or exit the setting mode by pressing the SNOOZE/ SUN key TIME ZONE SETTING: flashing The time zone default of the Weather Station is 0.

  • Page 19: Time Reception On/Off Setting

    TIME RECEPTION ON/OFF SETTING Flashing (time reception icon) Digit flashing In area where reception of the DCF-77 time is not possible, the DCF-77 time reception function can be turned OFF. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock (Default setting is ON).

  • Page 20: 12/24 Hour Time Display Setting

    reception of the 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” or “24h” flashes in the LCD.

  • Page 21: Manual Time Setting

    MANUAL TIME SETTING In case the Weather Station is not able to detect the DCF-signal (disturbances, transmitting distance, etc.), the time can be manually set. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock. Minutes (flashing) Hours (flashing) To set the clock : The hour and minute digits start flashing in the time display section.

  • Page 22: Calendar Setting

    During reception attempts the DCF tower icon will flash. If reception has been unsuccessful, then the DCF tower icon will not appear but reception will still be attempted the following hour. CALENDAR SETTING Year "Date. Month." (for 24h time display) "Month.
  • Page 23 Using the CH/ + key, set the year required. The range runs from 2005 to 2029 (default is 2005). Press the SET key to enter the month setting mode. The month digit will be flashing. Press the CH/ + key to set the month and then press the SET key to go to the date setting.
  • Page 24 39 cities can be chosen from and every city is displayed in short-form (e.g.: AMS --> Amsterdam). The cities are displayed as follows: F- Frankfurt LYO - Lyon PAR - Paris BAI - Bari FL - Flensburg M - München ROM - Roma BAR - Barcelona H - Hannover...

  • Page 25: Snooze Setting

    SNOOZE SETTING: flashing The snooze time can be set OFF or to a maximum time of 30 minutes (default is 10 minutes): The snooze time (in minute) digit will be flashing. Use the CH/ + key to set the snooze time (in minute).

  • Page 26: 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” will be flashing, use the CH/ + 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 27 flashing flashing Confirm with the SET key and exit the Manual settings.

  • Page 28: Alarm Setting

    ALARM SETTING: Alarm icon flashing flashing To set alarm: Press and hold ALM for about 3 seconds until the alarm time display flashes. The hour digit and the alarm icon will be flashing. Press the CH/ + key to adjust the hour.
  • Page 29 Note: The duration of alarm sounding is 120 seconds SNOOZE SETTING AND STOPPING THE ALARM: When the alarm is sounding, press the SNOOZE/ SUN key to activate the snooze function. The alarm will stop and re-activate after the time interval of the snooze time pre-set by user.

  • Page 30: Weather Forecast And Tendency

    WEATHER FORECAST AND TENDENCY: The weather forecast icons (Weather girl): One of the 15 different weather icons (featured by Weather girl with different clothing) is displayed in the centre of LCD, which indicates the different forecast weather condition due to air pressure level (Sunny, Sunny + Cloudy or Cloudy + Rainy) and the current outdoor temperature (Temperature value detected by Channel 1): ≥...
  • Page 31 ≥ 26°C 19 – 25.9°C 10 – 18.9°C 0 – 9.9°C < 0°C Sunny + Cloudy ≥ 26°C 19 – 25.9°C 10 – 18.9°C 0 – 9.9°C < 0°C Cloudy + Rainy...
  • Page 32 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 33: 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 34: Display Of Indoor Temperature And Humidity Reading

    DISPLAY OF INDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY READING: The indoor temperature and humidity are measured automatically and displayed on the fourth section of the LCD. Indoor Temperature in °C Indoor Relative Humidity % Minimum icon...

  • Page 35: Display Of Indoor Maximum And Minimum Records

    DISPLAY OF OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE: Outdoor Reception Symbol Outdoor temperature in °C Maximum icon Transmitter identification No. (only shown when more than one transmitter is used) The last LCD section shows the outdoor temperature, a reception symbol and a channel number under the temperature will also show if more than one transmitter has been used. DISPLAY OF INDOOR MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RECORDS: In normal display mode, press the MIN/ MAX button three times.

  • Page 36: Display Of Outdoor Maximum And Minimum Records

    Press the MIN/ MAX button once more to display the minimum indoor temperature and humidity. Also the date and time of recording this temperature will be displayed. RESETTING THE INDOOR MAXIMUM/ MINIMUM RECORDS In normal display mode, press the MIN/ MAX button to advance to the MIN/ MAX display.
  • Page 37 In normal display mode, press the CH/ + button to select a channel. The channel ID will be displayed above the outdoor temperature reading. Note: The transmitter number will only be displayed if more than one transmitter is applied. Press the MIN/ MAX button once. The max icon will be displayed. Press and hold the SET button for about 3 seconds, this will reset all outdoor minimum and maximum temperature recorded to the current time, date and temperature.
  • Page 38 • Sunrise time Sunrise icon Sunrise time • Sunset time Sunset icon Sunset time • Sun duration time (total number of hours of sunlight on the day) Sun duration Sun duration time time icon (hh:mm)

  • Page 39: The Moon Phase

    THE MOON PHASE The Moon icon of the Weather Station will also display 12 different Moon phases according to the set calendar. Note: In the southern hemisphere, the phases of the moon are same but the shape of the moon is mirror inverted. Large Waning Small Waning Full Moon...

  • Page 40: Led Back-Light

    LED BACK-LIGHT The LED back-light will be automatically switched ON when any key is pressed. The LED back-light will be switched on for approximately 9 seconds before automatically switching OFF. TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER: The range of the Temperature transmitter may be affected by the temperature. At cold temperatures the transmitting distance may be decreased.
  • Page 41 Note: When the 868MHz signal is received correctly, do not re-open the battery cover of either the transmitter or Weather Station, as the batteries may spring free from the contacts and force a false reset. Should this happen accidentally then reset all units (see Setting up above) otherwise transmission problems may occur.
  • Page 42 POSITIONING THE TEMPERATURE 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 43: Care And Maintenance

    Note: Before permanently fixing the transmitter wall base, place all units in the desired locations to check that the outdoor temperature reading is receivable. In event that the signal is not received, relocate the transmitters or move them slightly as this may help the signal reception.
  • Page 44 (14.1°F to +139.8°F with 0.2°F resolution, “OF.L” displayed if outside this range) Outdoor -39.9ºC to +59.9ºC with 0.1ºC resolution (-39.8°F to +139.8°F with 0.2°F resolution, “OF.L” displayed if outside this range) Relative humidity measuring range: Indoor 1% to 99% with 1% resolution (displays “- -” when lower than 1 %;...

  • Page 45: 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 46 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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