La Crosse Technology WS7038 User Manual

Rain Monitor

This operation manual is part of this product package. It contains important notes for setup and operation. Therefore please keep this manual in a safe place for later reference. Please ensure furthermore that this operation manual stays with the product in case it is forwarded to any third party.

Introduction

Dear Customer, We want to thank you for purchasing this Rain Monitor. The construction of this unit corresponds to National and European requirements with regard to electro

magnetic compatibility. This unit carries the CE marking. Conformity has been proven; the respective commentaries and documents are deposited with the manufacturer.

In order to maintain this condition and guarantee safe operation you as the user are requested to pay attention to this operation manual!

With this product you have purchased a product laid out and manufactured using state-of-the-art technologies. The operation of this product is simple and straightforward. Nevertheless please read this operation manual carefully for better understanding and optimum benefits of all its features.

Intended Use

The Rain Monitor (Base Station and Rain Gauge) is used to measure the rainfall volume around the home. This product is designed to operate on two 1.5V batteries per unit (battery types see item “Specifications“). Operation of the Base Station is only allowed in closed and dry rooms, i.e. not in open space. Contact to humidity must be avoided.

Any other use but the one described in this chapter will lead to damage of the product. Furthermore this may lead to dangers, as there are short circuit, fire, electrical shock, etc. The entire product may not be opened, altered or modified in any way.

Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

Page

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................11

Intended Use ..........................................................................................................................................11

Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................12

Safety Notes ...........................................................................................................................................13

Product Description ................................................................................................................................13

Function Keys ........................................................................................................................................13

RAIN/SET Key .......................................................................................................................................14

HISTORY/+ Key .....................................................................................................................................14

Numeric Display .....................................................................................................................................14

Setting up ...............................................................................................................................................15

Positioning the Rain Gauge ....................................................................................................................15

Positioning the Base Station ...................................................................................................................15

Getting started ........................................................................................................................................16

Programming Mode ................................................................................................................................17

Resetting of all Data ...............................................................................................................................18

Resetting ................................................................................................................................................18

Battery Change.......................................................................................................................................18

Data Transmission and Reception ..........................................................................................................18

Reception Criteria ..................................................................................................................................18

433MHz Reception .................................................................................................................................19

Care and Maintenance ...........................................................................................................................19

Disposal .................................................................................................................................................19

Technical Specifications .........................................................................................................................20

Additional Notes ......................................................................................................................................20

Safety Notes

• Unauthorized alteration and/or modification of the Rain Monitor is strictly forbidden due to safety and approval reasons (CE).

• Only two 1.5V batteries per unit of the product package may be used for power supply.

• Do not expose the Base Station to high temperatures, humidity or severe vibrations as well as

mechanical stress or shock.

• Do not leave any used up batteries in the unit. Even leak proof batteries may corrode and set free chemicals destroying the batterie compartment or even endangering your health.

• Incorrect polarity of the batteries will without any question immediately ruin the units.

• This product as well as the inserted batteries are not a toy. Keep out of the reach of children.

• Don‘t throw batteries in fire. Danger of explosion!

• This product may not be used for medical purposes or public information.

• Never put this Base Station into operation immediately after it has been transferred from any cold

vicinity into a warm room. The then developing water of condensation will under unfavorable conditions damage the unit. Keep the unit switched off until it has reached room temperature.

Garantee will expire in case of damages caused by any incorrect reading of this operation manual! We will not accept any responsibility for consequential damages due to the above! We further will not accept any responsibility for personal injuries or material damages caused by faulty handling or failure to comply with the safety notes in this manual. Guarantee will expire in any such case.

Product Description

This Rain Monitor serves to measure the amount of rainfall around the home. The funnel in the Rain Gauge will lead the collected precipitation onto a seesaw formed like a spoon which will then in turn send an impulse to the Base Station. Transmission of data between Rain Gauge and Base Staion is performed via wireless 433MHz technique. On the Base Station the amount of rain of the last rainfall, the last hour or the last 24 hours can be polled. An integrated bar graph shows the amount of rain of the last 7 days, 7 weeks or 7 months respectivelly. All measured value is stored in EEPROM and will thus not be lost even in case of a battery change. The Base Station furthermore provides a programmable rain alarm function as well as an integrated 24 hour clock with date display. The Base Station is designed for either table standing or wall mounting. The Rain Gauge will constantly drain itself and is thus safe against any frost damage.

Function Keys

RAIN/SET key

HISTORY/+ key Removable stand

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Hanging hole

Battery cover

Battery compartment

With its “RAIN/SET” and “HISTORY/+” keys the Rain Monitor is equipped with only two operating elements and thus promises a very simple operation. The functions of each key are described in the following:

RAIN/SET Key

When the “RAIN/SET” key is pressed, the following functions will sequentially be displayed in the upper part of the LCD and will then be repeated:

• TIME

• DATE

• TOTAL rainfall since the Rain Monitor was put into operation

• Amount of rain during the last hour (1H)

• Amount of rain during the last 24 hours (24H)

• Amount of rain since the beginning of the last rainfall (small rain symbol)

HISTORY/+ Key

When the “HISTORY/+” key is pressed, the following bar graph functions will sequentially be displayed in the lower part of the LCD and will then be repeated:

• DAILY DAILY shows the rainfall progress in form of vertical bars running from right to left for the past 6 days and the current day. Every day at midnight (00:00 hours) the bars will shift one place to the left.

• WEEKLY WEEKLY shows the rainfall progress in form of vertical bars running from right to left for the past 6 weeks and the current week. Every Monday at midnight (00:00 hours) the bars will shift one place to the left.

• MONTHLY MONTHLY shows the rainfall progress in form of vertical bars running from right to left for the past 6 months and the current month. On every first day of the month at midnight (00:00 hours) the bars will shift one place to the left.

Note! Under normal circumstancec the scaling of the graph bars shows the rainfall up to an amount of 100 millimeters (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 und 100mm). If the rainfall exceeds an amount of 100mm, the scaling of the entire bar graph will automatically switch to a higher range (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 und 1000mm).

Numeric Display

If in normal display mode the “HISTORY/+” key is pressed for longer than 2 seconds, the numeric value of the first bar in the bar graph will be displayed in millimete rs in the top section of the LCD screen. Pressing the

“HISTORY/+” key again will move to the next bar and so on until the values of all bars have been displayed. Note!

If after display of the value of the last bar of the respective bar graph the “HISTORY/+” key is pressed one more time or if no key is pressed for 30 seconds then the LCD screen will return to the normal display mode.

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