La Crosse Technology S84193 User Manual

Wireless Color Weather Station

Model: S84193 | Quick Setup Guide

La Crosse Technology® introduces a Wireless Color Weather Station
that provides precise, real-time weather data straight from your
backyard. New—Monitor forecast and temperature trends and set
high/low temperature alerts. Animated color forecasts react to changing
barometric pressure. Monitor in/out temperature and humidity with daily
min/max records—al l on on e eas y-to-read displ a y wit h ad jus t able
brightness. Wireless transmission range of over 200 f eet ( 60 m et er s ) in
open air, from transmitter to weather station.

Wireless Color Weather Station

Setup Instructions Step-by-Step

STEP 1:

• Insert the 5-volt A/C power adapter into the
designated ar ea on the weather station.

• Insert the A/C p ow er ad apter into a wall outlet for
continuous backlight (ON/OFF), and dimmer
feature.

STEP 2: (option al b attery operation )

• Remove battery cover from the weather
station: Slide tab left and pull out to remove the cover.

• Insert 3 NEW AAA batteries (n ot inc l uded)
into the back of the weather station. Observe
the correct polarity (see marking inside the
battery compartment).

• The weather station will light up and show,
indoor tem perature, humi di ty and tim e.

• (Press and release the HI/LOW/OFF button to illuminate the backlight

for 10 s econds wh en usi ng only b att er y p ower .)

• Do Not Mix Old and New Batter ie s

• Do Not Mix Alkaline, Standard, Lithium or Rechargeable

Batteries

STEP 3:

• Ensure that the transmitter is within 10 feet of the
weather station.

• Remove battery cover from transmitter: Slide the battery
cover down and lift off the front.

• Insert 2 NEW AA batteries (not included) into the
TX141TH-B transmitter. Observe the correct polarity.

• Within 3 minutes, the weather station will show readings
in the Outdoor temp erature area on the LCD.

Note: Use Alkaline batteries (or Lithium for temperatures below - 20°F /-

28.8°C).

Troubleshooting

• If the weather station does not show the outdoor temperature after
three minutes, open the batt er y c over of th e outdoor transmitter to
reveal the TX button. Push down on the TX button for three seconds to
send a wir el ess si gn al t o th e weather station.

• Hold the HEAT/DEW button for three seconds so the weather station
search es ag ai n for the outdoor tr ans m itt er .

• If the outdoor temperature does not show up after a second attempt,
remove the A/C power adapter and all batteries from both units and
start the setup process again.

• For optimal 433 MHz signal reception, the outdoor transmitter should
be placed wit hi n 20 0 feet (60 meters) from the indoor weather station.

Buttons

Program Menu

The TIME SET button will move through the program menu. To change
a value use the ARROW buttons.

• WWVB ON/OFF: Hold the TIME SET button five seconds so WWVB
and the word ON will flash. Press and r el ease either ARROW button to
turn this to OFF if you do not wish WWVB time reception. Confirm with
the TIME SET button and move to tim e zon e.

• TIME ZONE: EST will flash. Press and release the ARROW buttons to
select a different Time Zone: AST=Atlantic, EST= Eastern, CST=
Central , MST= Mountain, PST= Pacific, AKT= Alaska, HAT=Hawaiian
time zon e. C onf irm with th e TIME SET button and m ove to DST.

• DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: DST will fl ash an d the word ON. Press and
release the ARROW buttons to turn this to OFF if you do not observe
DST. Confirm with the TIME SET button and move t o 12/24 h our t i m e.

• 12/24 HOUR TIME: 12H will flash. Press and release the ARROW
buttons to select 24H. Confirm with the TIME SET button and mov e to
the hour.

• HOUR: The hour will flash. Press and release the ARROW buttons to
select the correct hour. Confirm with the TIME SET button an d m ov e to
the minutes.

• MINUTES: The minutes will flash. Press and release the ARROW
buttons to adjust the minutes. Confirm with the TIME SET button and
move to th e year.

• YEAR: The year will flash. Press and release the ARROW buttons to
select the correct year. Confirm with the TIME SET button an d m ov e t o
the month.

• M ONTH: The month will flash. Press and release the ARROW buttons
to select the correct month. Confirm with the TIME SET button and
move to the date.

• DATE: The date will flash. Press and release the ARROW buttons to
select the correct date. Confirm with the TIME SET button an d m ov e t o
F/C.
Note: The Day of the Week wi ll s et aut om atic all y wh en the ye ar , mon th
and date are set.

• FAHRENHEIT/CELSIUS: °F will flash. Press and release the ARROW
buttons to select Fahrenheit or Celsius. Confirm with the TIME SET
button and exit.

Alar m Set

• ALARM HOUR: Hold ALARM button for three seconds to ent er a larm
setting mode. The alarm hour will flash. Use the ARROW buttons to
set the hour. Press and release the ALARM button.

• ALARM MINUTE: The alarm minutes will flash. Use the ARROW
buttons to set the minutes. Press the ALARM button to exit.

Alarm Ac ti vat e/ D eacti vat e

• Press and release the ALARM button once to show Alarm Time.

• Press and releas e t h e ALA RM button repeat edl y t o act ivate

or deactivate the alarm.

• The alarm ic on app ear s wh en alarm is ac ti vated.

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Snooze

• When the alarm sounds, press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button to trigger
snooze alarm for 10 minutes. The snooze icon Zz wi ll flash when the
snooze feature is active.

• To stop al arm for one d ay, pr ess A LARM butt on, w hi l e in snooze
mode. Th e al ar m icon will remain solid.
Note: The alarm is crescendo sound. When the alarm sounds, it
continues for 2 minutes and then shuts off completely.

WWVB Radio-Controlled Time

The NIST radio station, WWVB, is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado and
transmits the exact time signal continuously throughout the United
States at 60 kHz. The signal can be received up to 2,000 miles away
through t h e int er n al an tenna in the Wireless Color Weather Station.
However, due to the nature of the Earth’s Ionosphere, reception is very
limited during daylight hours. The weather station will search for a signal
every night when reception is best.

WWVB reception icon with full signal strength will appear
screen when reception of atom ic tim e signal is successful.

• No tower icon displayed. The weather station was unable
to receive a signal at this time.

• Reposition the weather station for better signal reception or try again at
bedtime.

• The weather station will start searching at UTC: 07:00 and if no
recepti on on the first at t em pt they will t r y ag ain at 08:00, 0 9: 0 0 an d
10:00.

• If the signal is good it may catch a s ignal in ABOUT 2-3 minutes.

• If the signal is marginal it will try to catch a signal for up to 10 minutes.

• If there is no signal or too m uc h interf er ence the rec ei v er wi ll on l y be on

for 2 minutes .

• Press and release the TIME SET button to start or stop a manu al
signal search.

Note: In case the weather station is not able to d etect the WWVB-signal
(distur b ances, tr ans m itt ing dist ance, etc.) ; the time m ay b e man u all y s et.

Backlight

A/C adapter: The backlight is on continuously, when operating the

weather station with the 5-volt A/C adapter. Press and release the HI­LOW-OFF button to change the backlight brightness.

• HI: Brightes t intensity (default).

• LO: Press and release the HI-LOW-OFF button to dim th e backlight.

• OFF: Press and release the HI-LOW-OFF button again, to turn the

backlight off for sleep. Press again to return to full strength.

Note: When the backlight is off, press any button to activa te the

backlight fo r 10 seconds
Battery power only: Press and release the HI-LOW-OFF butt on and

the backlight will show for 10 seconds.
Note: When the adapter is NOT in use, the HI-LOW-OFF light feature is
not available.

MAX/MIN Temperature/Humidity Data

The weather station shows daily minimum and maximum t em p eratures
each day starting at midnight (12:00 AM). The weather station
automat ically r es ets th e min/max t em p eratures at mi dn ight (12:00 AM).

• View MAX data: Press and release the UP ARROW button once to

view maxi m um tem perature and hum id it y val ues for indoor and
outdoor d ata.

• Reset MAX data: Hold the UP ARROW button for five seconds to

reset maximum temperature and humidity values for indoor and
outdoor d ata.

• View MIN data: Press and release the DOWN ARROW button once

to view minimum temperature and humidity values for indoor or
outdoor d ata.

• Reset MIN data: Hold the DOWN ARROW button for five seconds to

reset minimum temperature and humidity values for indoor and
outdoor d ata.

Heat Inde x

Heat Index combines the eff ects of heat and humid it y. This is the
apparen t tem p erature of how h ot it f eels to a human b ein g.
Note: Heat index will be the same number as the temperature until the
temper at ur e is ab ove 80°F (26.7°C).

View Heat Index: From a norm al dis play press the HEAT/DEW button
once and Heat Inde x wi ll s h ow ins t ead of t h e am bi ent temp erature.

Dew Point

Dew point is the saturation point of the air, or the temperature to which
the air has to be cooled in order to create condensation.

Note: Dew P oint gen er ally is lower t h an th e temper ature.
View Dew Point: Fr om a normal display press th e HEA T /D EW button

twice and Dew Point will show instead of the ambient temperature.

Weather Forecast Icons

The weather station predic ts w eather c ondi tion of the n ext 12-hours
based on th e ch an g e of atm os ph eric pressure with 70-75 % acc uracy.
Note: As weather conditions cannot be 100% correctly forecasted we
are not responsible for any loss caused by an incorrect forecast.

SUNNY PARTLY SUNNY CLOUDY RAINY STORMY SNOWY

Note: The “snowy” icon ap p ears when the temperature is below 32°F
(0°C) and the forecast is rainy or stormy.

THIS STATION LEARNS
The weather station calibrates barometric pressure based on its
location over a period of time to generate an accu rate, per s on a l
foreca st. Please allo w 3 to 4 weeks for bar o meter cali bration .

The forecast station samples the barometric pressure every twelve
minutes. These samples are averaged hourly and daily then stored in
nonvolatile memory. The three hour pressure icon change is based off of
the last four average hourly readings.

IMPORTANT: As the weather station builds memory, it will compare the
current average pressure to the past forty day average pressure for
increas ed acc uracy. Th e long er th e weather station operates in one
location the more accurate the forecast icons will be.

Set Temp er at u re A ler t V al ue s

Hold the ALERT button for five seconds, until the weather station beeps,
to select and set temperature alert values.

 OUTD OOR HI GH al er t wi l l flash. Press the ARROW buttons to set the

alert value, and press the ALERT button to confirm. Then press the
ALERT button again switch to OUTDOOR LOW setting.

 OUTDOOR LOW alert will flash. Press the ARROW buttons to set the

alert valu e, an d press the ALE R T button to confirm. Then press the
ALERT button ag ain s w itc h t o IND O OR HIGH setting.

 INDOOR HIGH alert will flash. Press the ARROW buttons to set the

alert value, and press the ALERT button to confirm. Then press the
ALERT button ag ain s w itc h to INDOOR LOW setting.

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