La Crosse Technology WS-7058U User Manual

WS-7058U

Wireless 433 MHz

Wireless Weather Center

Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page

Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment: 3 Quick Set-Up Guide: 3

Detailed Set-Up Guide

Battery Installation: 4-5 LCD Screens: 5

Program Mode

Function Buttons: 6 LCD Contrast: 6 12/24-hour Time Display: 6

Time Setting: 6-7 Time Zone Setting: 7 Date Setting: 7

Selecting °F or °C and Inches or Millimeters:

7-8 Setting Forecast Sensitivity: 8 Displaying Relative/Absolute hPa/inHg: 8-9 Manually Setting Relative Air Pressure: 9

Setting Bar Graph Display: 9 Features & Operations

Viewing Date or Time: 9 Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor, Outdoor, Resetting): 9-10 Weather Forecast and Weather Icons: 10-12

Bar Graph Histories (Air Pressure and Rainfall): 12-13 Rainfall (Quantity & Resetting): 13-14

Manual setting of Rain Multiplicator: 14-15 Hard Reset of EEPROM Weather Center Memory: 15 Adding Sensors: 15-16 Mounting: 16-19 Maintenance and Care: 20 Troubleshooting: 20 Specifications: 21-22 Warranty Information: 23-24

INVENTORY OF CONTENTS

1. WS-7058U—Wireless Weather Center,

with table stand (Figure 1).

2. TX4U—Remote Thermo-Hygro

(temperaturehumidity) Sensor: includes a mounting bracket/receptor, rain cover, two mounting screws, and adhesive tape (Figure 2).

3. TX5U—Rainfall Sensor: includes a base,

rainfall collector, and two mounting screws (Figure 3).

4. Instruction manual and warranty card.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)

1. Seven fresh 1.5V AA batteries.

2. Philips screwdriver.

3. Flathead screwdriver.

4. Four wall-mounting screws.

QUICK SET-UP GUIDE

1. Insert two AA batteries into the Remote Thermo-Hygro Sensor.

2. Insert two AA batteries into the Rainfall Sensor.

3. Insert three AA batteries into the Weather Center.

4. Wait 12 minutes, or until the Weather Center has received signals

from the Remote Thermo-Hygro, and Rainfall Sensors.

5. Set time and date.

6. Mount the units, ensuring they are sending and receiving signals.

Figure 1

DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE

I. BATTERY INSTALLATION

Batteries will fit tightly. To avoid start-up problems, make sure that the batteries do not spring free.

A. REMOTE THERMO-HYGRO SENSOR

Mounting Bracket/Receptor

Rain Cover

Thermo-Hygro Sensor

1. Pull the cylindrical rain cover off the sensor.

2. Remove the battery cover (located on the backside of the sensor,

above the mounting post and bracket). Press the arrow and slide the battery cover off.

3. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA batteries.

4. Replace battery cover, and place rain cover snugly onto the sensor.

B. RAINFALL SENSOR

1. Remove the flat-head screw and battery cover, located on the

underside of the base.

2. Observe the correct

Battery Compartment

polarity, and install two AA batteries.

3. Make sure the rubber

weather seal is in place and replace the battery cover and screw.

Battery Cover

C. WEATHER CENTER

1. Remove the battery cover.

To do this, place a solid object in the space

Hanging Hole

provided at the lowercentral position of the battery cover (the cover has white writing on it) then push up and pull out

Battery Cover

on the battery cover.

2. Observe the correct

polarity, and install three AA batteries.

3. Replace the battery cover.

Removable Table Stand

THE LCD SCREEN

Immediately after the batteries have been installed, the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen will completely light up for a brief moment.

Note:

After the LCD Screen briefly lights up, “375” will appear at the top of the LCD, then the LCD will display the default settings. There is also a satellite icon that appears between the Outdoor temperature and humidity—this icon informs the user that the Weather Center is receiving signals from the sensors. Within 12 minutes the Outdoor temperature and humidity should be disp layed—if not, remove batteries from all units and repeat battery installation.

Following is a general display description of the LCD layout. Details concerning the LCD Screen will be explained during the complete

LCD 1

Programming sections and the Features & Operations sections.

LCD 2

LCD 1—shows the time. LCD 2—indoor temperature/humidity.

LCD 3

LCD 3—forecast icons and air pressure. LCD 4—rainfall/air pressure histories,

LCD 4

and rain quantity.

LCD 5—air pressure and rain quantity LCD 6—outdoor temperature/humidity.

LCD 5

LCD 6

PROGRAM MODE

The Program Mode is laid out in a manner that allows you to program each function separately, or you can follow the instructions entirely to program the Weather Center. Complete programming is usually done for the initial set-up, and will require you to skip step 1 of each programming section (from section III to XI). The programming mode can be exited at any time by either pressing the OUTDOOR button, or waiting for the 20-second time-out to take effect.

I. FUNCTION BUTTONS

There are 5 function buttons located on the front of the Weather Center, under the LCD Screens. The function buttons are labeled: SET,

INDOOR, OUTDOOR, RAIN, and +.

II. SETTING THE LCD CONTRAST

1. Hold down the SET button for a second, the default setting

“LCD 5” will flash in LCD 1.

2. Press the + button to advance through the LCD settings. There are

8 settings to select from—“LCD 0” is the lightest and “LCD 7” is the darkest.

3. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to select

12/24-hour time display.

III. 12/24-HOUR TIME DISPLAY SELECTION

1. Press the SET button twice to enter the 12/24-hour selection mode.

2. The default setting “24” will flash in LCD 1.

3. Use the + to select either “12” or “24” hour time display.

4. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to the Time

setting mode.

IV. TIME SETTING

Note:

The default time, after battery installation is “0:00” or “12:00.”

The Weather Center will begin to keep track of time after this.

1. Press the SET button three times to enter the Time setting mode.

2. The hour digit will flash in LCD 1.

3. Press the + button to advance the hours.

Note:

When setting the hours, notice that there is no “AM” icon to indicate that the time being set is in the AM. There is only a “PM” icon. Be sure to set the time accordingly.

4. Press the SET button to confirm, and advance to set the minutes.

5. The minute digit will flash in LCD 1. Press the + button to

advance the minutes (holding the + button down will advance the minutes in increments of five).

6. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to the Time Zone

setting.

V. TIME ZONE SETTING

This is a feature available on the WS-7058U, it is designed for use in Germany. You may ignore this feature.

1. Press the SET button five times to enter this setting mode.

2. “ 0” will flash in LCD 1.

3. Press the SET button again to advance to set the date.

VI. DATE SETTING

1. Press the SET button six times to enter the Date Setting mode.

2. The default year “98” will flash in LCD 1.

3. Press the + button to change the year.

Note:

The date is displayed in the Day/Month/Year format.

4. Press the SET button to confirm the year, and to advance to set the

month. The default month digit “1” will flash in LCD 1.

5. Press the + button to change the month.

6. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to set the date.

The default date digit “1” will flash in LCD 1.

7. Press the + button to change the date.

8. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance set the Date

Display.

VII. SELECTING °F OR °C AND INCHES OR MILLIMETERS

1. Press the SET button nine times to enter the °F/°C setting mode.

2. The default “°C” will flash in LCD 1.

3. Press the + button to toggle between “F” and “°C.”

When °F is selected, the rainfall measurement will change to

Note:

inches. When to millimeters. When the selection is made the effects are seen immediately in temperature and rainfall measurement reading s found in other LCD screens.

C is selected, the rainfall measurement will change

4. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to set the Weather

Forecast Sensitivity.

VIII. WEATHER FORECAST SENSITIVITY SETTING

Note:

A higher hPa (Hekto Pascal) setting decreases the forecasting sensitivity of the unit, this feature is available for persons living in areas where air pressure changes are significant (not necessarily related to a change of weather). A lower hPa setting is available for areas with a more constant air pressure. This designates that it takes 2 hP a of pressure change to change the forecast icon. Note that 1 hPa change =

0.03 inHg (Inch Column of Mercury) change. 1 hPa= 1 mb (millibar). The hPa options that appear in LCD 4 are “2” hPa= 0.06 i nH g, “3” hPa= 0.09 inHg, and “4” hPa= 0.12 inHg.

1. Press the SET button ten times to reach the Weather Forecast

Sensitivity setting mode.

2. The default sensitivity level of “3” will flash in LCD 5.

3. Press the + button to select a weather forecast sensitivity level (2

through 4).

4. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to the Relative or

Absolute display setting.

IX. DISPLAYING RELATIVE hPa/inHg OR ABSOLUTE hPa/inHg

Note:

Air pressure can be displayed in four different measures: Relative hPa/inHg and Absolute hPa/inHg. Absolute settings give a true and real-time air pressure reading (at user’s location) that cannot be manually calibrated. Relative air pressure is measured in relation to sea level and is the standard meteorological form of measure. Relative air pressure settings must be manually programmed to suit the users needs. Relative air pressure can be found from local weather services. Absolute air pressure decreases by about 0.01 inHg for every 10 feet in altitude. In higher altitudes (above 6,500 feet), this effect is less noticeable. The WS-7058U will measure absolute pressure reliably up to 7,500 feet. There is no limit for relative air pressure since the user sets it.

1. Press the SET button eleven times to reach Relative or Absolute

Display setting mode.

2. The default “rel 1013.0 hPa” will flash in LCD 5. Press the +

button to toggle through “abs --.-- hPa”, “rel 1012.55 inHg”, “abs --.-- inHg”.

3. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to the next setting

mode. The next setting mode depends on which was chosen, Absolute or Relative. If Absolute is displayed, the next setting mode will be to set the Bar Graph Display. If Relative is

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