La Crosse Technology WS-7015 User Manual
Operation Manual
Professional Remote Weather Station WS-7015
This Operation Manual is part of this product and must stay with it. It contains
important notes on setup and operation. Please keep that in mind when handing
this product over to any third party.
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Keep this Operation Manual in a safe place for further reference.
Page 27 of this manual.
1. Introduction
Dear Customer,
We want to thank you for purchasing this Professional Remote Weather Station.
Its design and construction corresponds to all United States requirements with regard to
electro magnetic compatibility. The unit carries the FCC sign, its conformity has been
proven, the respective depositions and documents are deposited with the manufacturer.
In order to maintain this condition and ensure safe operation the user must observe this
operation manual!
With this product you have purchased a device that has been designed using the latest
technologies. Its operation is simple and straight forward. For better understanding and
optimum use of this product however please read this manual closely and carefully.
2. Intended Use
This Professional Remote Weather Station serves to acquire and process weather data
such as wind direction and strength, precipitation, air pressure, temperature and humidity
around the home and office. The manufacturer and supplier cannot accept any
responsibility for any incorrect readings and any consequences that occur, should any
inaccurate reading take place. This product is not to be used for medical purposes or for
public information. This product has been designed for strict use in the home and office
as an indicator of the future weather conditions and is not 100% accurate. Weather
forecasts and barometric readings given by this product should be taken only as an
indication and not as being totally accurate.
The Base Station is approved for operation with four Type Mignon AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V
batteries. The Base Station is to be used within dry, closed rooms only; outdoor use is not
permitted. Contact to moisture must be avoided in any case. The Remote Indoor Sensor
operates on two Mignon AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries, all other sensors receive their
operating power from solar cells with rechargeable Lithium battery backup (included).
Any other use outside the above described will lead to damage of this product. It is
further connected with dangers such as short circuit, fire, electrical shock, etc. The
entire product may not be opened, altered or modified in any way!
Table of Contents
Pages
1. Introduction……………………………………………………………. 26
2. Intended Use…………………………………………………………… 26
3. Safety Notes……………………………………………………………. 28
4. Product Description…………………………………………………... 28-29
5. Shipment Contents…………………………………………………… 30
6. Description of Measuring Devices…………………………………. 30-31
7. Mounting………………………………………………………………… 31-34
8. Setting Up………………………………………………………………. 34-36
9. Display Overview……………………………………………………… 37
10. Operation……………………………………………………………….. 38-41
11. Programming Mode…………………………………………………… 41-42
12. Calibration………………………………………………………………. 42-45
13. Battery Change………………………………………………………… 45-46
14. Interferences…………………………………………………………… 46-47
15. Transmission Range………………………………………………….. 47
16. Cleaning and Maintenance…………………………………………... 47
17. Disposal…………………………………………………………………. 48
18. Specifications………………………………………………………….. 48
3. Safety Notes
Any damages caused by failure to comply with this Operation
Manual will lead to invalidation of guarantee! We furthermore
cannot be held liably for any conseqential damages causes by
this!
In case of damages to personnel or property caused by improper
handling or failure to comply with the safety notes in this manual
we cannot be held liable. In any such case the guarantee will
invalidate.
For reason of safety and licensing (FCC) any modification and/or alteration of the device
is strictly forbidden.
Only Type Mignon AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries (preferrably alkaline batteries) may be
used to power the Indoor Sensor and Base Station.
Do not expose the Base Station to high temperatures, moisture or severe vibration as well
as to any mechanical stress.
Do not leave used-up batteries in the device since even leakproof batteries may corrode
and set free chemicals which may be dangerous to your health and may also ruin the
device.
Incorrect polarity of the batteries will in any case lead to immediate destruction of the unit.
This product as well as the installed batteries are no toys and must be kept out of the
reach of children.
Do not expose batteries to open fire because of danger of explosion.
This product is not to be used for medical purposes or for public information.
Do not put the Base Station into operation immediately after it has been moved from any
cold environment to a warm room. The condensed water possibly developing may under
unfavorable conditions damage the device. Leave the device switched off until it has
reached room temperature.
4. Product Description
The Professional Remote Weather Station represents an extremely comfortable high
quality Universal Weather System able to collect, process and display data from up to 9
external Remote Temperature and Humidity Sensors as well as one Remote Wind Sensor
and one Remote Rain Volume Sensor.
Measuring capabilities of the Weather Station
- Room temperature and humidity with air pressure as well as one of 8 further
temperatures with assigned humidity.
- Temperature selectable in degree Fahrenheit or Celsius
- Up to 9 different combined humidity/temperature measuring points of which two can
be simultaneously displayed.
- Calculation and display of the windchill equivalent temperature (perceived
temperature).
- Dew points, which are separately computed for every one of the 9
temperature/humidity sensors.
- Air pressure, selectable in inHg or hPa.
- Air pressure tendency (constant, increasing, strongly increasing, decreasing,
strongly decreasing).
- Graphic display of the air pressure changes within the last 24 hours.
- Icon display for weather forecast (sunny, bright, cloudy, rainy).
- Wind strength, selectable in mph, km/h, m/s, knots or Beaufort.
- Wind direction in form of a compass with display of the variations of wind direction
(in place of the wind strength the wind direction can be displayed with a 5º
resolution).
- Storage of minimum and maximum measured values for all sensors incl. assigned
time and date assertion (in case of wind strenght the assigned wind direction is
additionally displayed).
- Acquisition of rain volume with < 0.5 mm resolution (total, 24h, 1h).
- Programmable alarm cababilities at various weather conditions, e.g. danger of frost,
storm, adverse air pressure or temperature tendencies, e.g. at sea or in the
mountains or as an indication for the so called bio weather.
- All important weather informations are simultaneously displayed on the LCD, making
it unnecessary to perform any special handling of the device to recognize the
present weather.
- Several Base Stations can be operated simultaneously in order to display the sensor
data at various places at the same time. Additional Base Stations can be ordered
optionally.
Please read this Operation Manual carefully and completely before first setup in
order to avoid functional disturbances and mishandling.
Especially observe the notes on mounting and calibration of the measurement
sensors.
The indoor and outdoor sensor system of the Weather Station works by exclusive use of
remote data transmission. Remote sensors can thus be placed and mounted as far as
330 ft (100 m) from the Base Station in open field (strongly depending on the local
environmental conditions).
The outdoor sensors get their operating power from integrated solar cells. Please
therefore carefully observe the notes on placing and mounting of these components in
order to guarantee regular function of the total system.
Note!
Please note that for operation of the Weather Station there is at least one Remote
Sensor necessary since the Base Station itself does not contain any sensors.
5. Shipment Contents
Before setting up the Weather Station please check the shipment‘s entirety by use of the
following list.
Unit consisting of Fittings Picture
Base Station see cover
Remote Wind
Sensor Sensor Head 1 x Magnet 4Dia.x15
Holder Tube 2 x Bracket for Mast Holder
Mast/Wall Holder 4 x Washer 15Dia. for M6
4 x Nut M6
2 x Screw M3.5x6x0.6
2 x Screw M3.5x12x0.6
Remote Rain Volume
Sensor 1 x Magnet 4Dia.x15
8 x Screw 3.5Dia.x30 incl. Dowel
Remote Indoor Sensor
Remote Outdoor
Sensor Sensor Head 1 x Magnet 4Dia.x15
Mast/Wall Holder 2 x Bracket for Mast Holder
4 x Washer 15Dia. for M6
4 x Nut M6
2 x Screw M3.5x6
4 x Screw 5Dia.x55 incl. Dowel
6. Description of Measuring Devices (Sensors)
The sensor concept of the Professional Remote Weather Station consists of two sensor
groups. For operation of the Weather Station a Remote Indoor Sensor is generally
necessary. It transmits a fixed data telegram determining the display of temperature and
humidity in the display section for the indoor values in the upper left part of the LCD. The
sensor is immediately operable since addressing is only necessary in very rare
exceptional cases.
Mounting example of
This addressing is only necessary if – within the sensor’s transmission range (up to 330 ft
(100 m)) – two Base Stations with respectively assigned Indoor Sensors need to be
operated (Base Station 1 showing the data of Indoor Sensor 1, Base Station 2 showing
the data of Indoor Sensor 2).
The Rain Volume Sensor as well as the Wind Sensor also have fixed addressing and
belong to this group since their measured values too have their fixed location in the
display.
The second group of sensors are the optionally obtainable types WS 7015-22, WS 701527, WS 7015-28 as well as the Remote Outdoor Sensor (included with basic shipment).
These sensors transmit their data signal to be displayed in the outdoor section in the
upper right part of the LCD. It is possible to operate up to 8 sensors which can be
selected through the sensor selection in the display. It is thus necessary to assign a
respective address to each sensor determining their fixed location in the upper right
display section. Therefore please observe for these three types in the notes on
addressing.
Remote Indoor Sensor
The Remote Indoor Sensor included with the basic shipment requires two Type Mignon
AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries for operation. It contains one respective sensor for
temperature, humidity and air pressure. The data of the Remote Indoor Sensor generally
appear in the indoor display section in the upper left part of the LCD. Besides indoor
temperature and indoor humidity it measures the air pressure prerequisite for the display
of air pressure, air pressure tendency, weather tendency and air pressure history.
Remote Wind Sensor
The Remote Wind Sensor simultaneously acquires wind direction and wind strength at its
mounting location. It is operated by a solar cell with a battery backup during darkness and
provides addressing which cannot be altered by the user.
Remote Rain Volume Sensor
The Remote Rain Volume Sensor also works with solar power supply and provides
addressing not alterable by the user. The funnel has a 5.12 in (130 mm) diameter, which
represents an area of 20.45 in
2
, the calculation base for the rain volume.The amount of
water flowing through the funnel initiates a number of pulses. These pulses are converted
to in or mm in the Base Station and then displayed.
Remote Outdoor Sensor
The Remote Outdoor Sensor included with the basic shipment allows the transmission of
the temperature and humidity values at its mounting location.
This sensor can be addressed freely for display within the outdoor display section in the
upper right part of the LCD (see Display Overview). By default all Remote Outdoor
Sensors are set to Sensor 1. Individual addressing is however possible.
7. Mounting
Base Station
The Base Station can be placed on any smooth surface (e.g. table, bookshelf, etc.) by
pulling out the foldable stand or wall mounted at any desired location by means of a
hanging hole at the back of the device.
Important Note!
It is recommended to check that the 433MHz signals are properly received before
permanently mounting the Professional Weather Station (drilling of holes, etc.).
Should the Weather Station not pick up signal from the desired location a slight
relocation will help in most any case. Once the signals are received, the system can
be mounted permanently.
Mounting is but a preparation for the setup. Just before the final setup of the Base
Station the magnets have to be placed into the sensors.
Recommendation!
In order to test all sensor functions at first setup the sensors can prior to mounting
be placed on a smooth surface (table, etc.) and put into operation (see Item 8
Setting Up).
Remote Wind Sensor
South
North
Remote Wind Sensor to
a Mast
Magnet
Solar Cell
Mast
Mounting takes place either to a mast or at the upper rim of a wall. It is important to mount
the device in such a way that the solar cell in the sensor housing is pointing in a southerly
direction. It is further important to mount the device in a zone not prone to wind shadow,
i.e. the wind must be allowed to travel freely about the sensor from all directions.
Remove the transport protection from the sensor head and make sure that weather-vane
and wind wheel can move freely and easily. Put sensor head, holding tube and mast/wall
holder together and fix the components by use of the supplied screws. For basic
mounting the Wind Sensor must be pointing exactly in a southerly direction (solar cell to
the south) in order to provide an exact northerly reference point for the evaluation
electronics.
Note!
An exact southerly alignment of the sensor respectively its solar cell is very
important since this alignment will provide the reference point for the Wind
Direction Sensor.
In order to obtain correct measuring values exact perpendicular mounting of the
sensor to the mast must be observed. Axial stress to weather-vane and wind wheel
should be avoided.
Remote Indoor Sensor
Mount the sensor to its desired location. Keep in mind that the sensor is not designed to
operate outdoors or in rooms prone to excessive humidity. Data of the Indoor Sensor are
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