La Crosse Technology WS-7014U User Manual
WS-7014U
Wireless 433 MHz
Radio-controlled Weather Station
Instruction Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topic Page
Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3
About WWVB 3-4
Quick Set-Up Guide 4-5
Detailed Set-Up Guide
Battery Installation 5-6
Program Mode
Function Keys 7
12/24 hour Time Setting 7
Time Zone Setting 7-8
Daylight Saving Time Setting 8-9
Time Setting (WWVB & Manual) 9-10
Setting Day, Date, and Year 10-11
Selecting °F or °C
Setting the LCD Contrast 11-12
Features
Weather Forecast Icons 12-13
Indoor Temperature, Humidity, & Comfort
Level Indicator
Outdoor Temperatures 14
Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor,
Outdoor, & Resetting)
Additional Remote Control Sending Units
(Set-Up, Viewing, & Operation)
Mounting 17-19
Troubleshooting 20-21
Maintenance & Care 22
Specifications 23
Warranty Information 24
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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS
1. The Weather Station (Figure 1).
2. One TX6U Remote Control Sender with mounting bracket (Figure 2).
3. Three each, ½” Philips screws.
4. One strip double-sided adhesive tape.
5. Instruction Manual and Warranty Card.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Mounting
Bracket
TX2U Temperature
sensor
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)
1. Two fresh AA 1.5V batteries for weather station.
2. Two fresh AA 1.5V batteries for sensor.
3. One, Philips screwdriver for mounting.
ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time)
The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency
Division) WWVB radio statio n is located in Ft. Collins, Colo rado, and transmits the
exact time and date signal continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz. The
signal can be received up to 2,000 miles away through the internal antenna in the
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. The WWVB radio station derives its signal from
the NIST Atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. A team of atomic physicists is
continually measuring every second, of every day, to an accuracy of ten billionths of
a second per day. These physicists have created an international standard,
measuring a second as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium-133 atom in a vacuum.
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QUICK SET-UP GUIDE
Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries.
1. Have the indoor station and outdoor remote 3 to 5 apart.
2. Batteries should be out of both units for 10 minutes.
3. Place the batteries into the outdoor remote first then into the indoor
station.
(All outdoor remotes must be started before the indoor station)
4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 10 MINUTES.
In this time the display and sensor will start to talk to each other and the display will
show both the indoor temperature and an outdoor temperature. If the station does
not display both temperatures after the 10 minutes please retry the set up as stated
above. After both indoor and outdoor temperatures are displayed for 10 minutes you
can place your sensor outdoors and set your time.
The remote sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area. The remote sensor has a
range of 80 feet. Any walls that the signal will have to pass through will reduce
distance. An outdoor wall or window will have 20 to 30 feet of resistance and an
interior wall will have 10 to 20 feet of resistance. You r distance plus resistance
should not exceed 80 ft. in a straight line.
NOTE: Fog and mist will not harm your remote sensor but direct rain must be
avoided.
To complete the set up of your temperature station after the 10 minutes have passed
please follow the steps on page 9 and 10.
The Remote Control Sender transmits a signal every 3 minutes; after
Note:
the batteries have been installed, the Weather Station will search for the
signal for a duration of 5 minutes. If there is no temperature reading in the
OUTDOOR LCD after 5 minutes, make sure the units are within range of
each other, or repeat the battery installation procedure. If a button is
pressed before the weather station receives the temperature signal, you will
need to follow the battery installation procedure again.
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DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE
I. BATTERY INSTALLATION
A. REMOTE CONTROL SENDER
1. Remove the mounting bracket. The
bracket snaps on and off easily.
2. Remove the battery cover, by sliding the
cover down.
3. Observing the correct polarity install 2
AA batteries. The batteries will fit tightly
(to avoid start-up problems make sure
they do not spring free).
4. Replace the battery cover by sliding upwards. Be sure battery
cover is on securely.
B. WEATHER STATION
1. Remove the battery cover. To do
this, insert a solid object in the space
provided at the lower-central position
of the battery cover, then push up and
pull out on the battery cover.
2. Observe the correct polarity, and
install 2 AA batteries.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Immediately after the batteries have been installed, the
Note:
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) will flash, and a tone will sound.
Within a few seconds the indoor temperature, indoor relative
humidity, and the weather icons (sun and clouds) will be
displayed. If not, remove batteries for 10 seconds and reinstall. If
the outdoor temperature is not displayed within four minutes,
remove batteries from both units, wait 10 seconds, and reinstall
making sure to install batteries into the senso r first. The time will
show -:-- and start searching for the signal. If it successfully
receives the time signal (usually at night), it will display the
Battery
Cover
Battery
Cover
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correct time (default time-zone is Eastern). You will need to ad just
the time zone to match your local time.
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PROGRAM MODE
Programming Note:
the OUT buttons are pressed during programming modes the unit will
confirm/set the last information entered—the d isplay will stop flashing and
return to normal time-date readings. If you don’t leave the program mode
during the programming of sections III through VIII, you can advance to
step 3 of the next program setting. If you do leave the program setting (or
want to program a specific setting) follow each instructional step to
program that setting.
I. FUNCTION KEYS
The function keys are located on the front of the unit directly below the
LCD.
II. 12 OR 24 HOUR TIME SETTING
1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds, or until “12 h”
flashes in the DATE LCD.
2. Press and release the CH button to toggle between 12 and 24hour time.
3. Press and release the SET button to confirm the 12/24-hour
setting, and to advance to Time Zone Setting.
III. TIME ZONE SETTING
The default time zone is EST, “-5hr” (Eastern Standard Time), to
change this setting:
1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds, or until “12 h”
OR “24 h” flashes in the DATE LCD.
2. Press and release the SET button 1 more time to enter the
Time Zone setting mode. The default Time Zone “-5” will
flash in the DATE LCD.
If 30 seconds is allowed to pass, or either the IN or
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3. Select your appropriate time zone using the CH button.
During selection of the Time Zone, the 3 letter abbreviations
for the time zones found in North America will flash across
the top of the TIME LCD. Observe the chart below, sho wing
the corresponding abbreviations, time zones, and codes.
TIME ZONES
GMT 0
Atlantic -4
EST; Eastern -5
CST; Central -6
MST; Mountain -7
PST; Pacific -8
ALA; Alaska -9
HAW; Hawaii -10
There are more time zones represented by numbers than there are
Note:
represented by 3 letter abbreviations. If you live in North America you
need only be concerned with the ones in the chart above.
4. Press and release the SET button to confirm, and advance to
the Daylight Saving Time setting.
IV. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST) SETTING
1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds, or until “12 h” or
“24 h” flashes in the DATE LCD.
2. Press and release the SET button 2 more times to reach the
DST selection mode. “DST 1” is the default setting and will
be flashing in the DATE LCD.
3. Press and release the CH button to select “DST 0” or “DST
1.”
4. “DST 0” in dicates that the feature is off and the WWVB will
not change times automatically. “DST 1” indicates that the
feature is on and the WWVB will chan ge times automatically.
Some locations (Arizona and parts of Indiana) do not
Note:
follow Daylight Saving Time, and should select “DST 0.”
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