La Crosse Technology WS-7078UF User Manual

WS-7078UF

Wireless 433 MHz

Radio-controlled Weather Station

Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Topic Page

Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3 About WWVB 4 Quick Set-Up Guide 5

Detailed Set-Up Guide

Battery Installation 6 Program Mode Function Keys 7 12/24 hour Time Setting 8 Time Zone Setting 8-9 Daylight Saving Time Setting 9 Time Setting (WWVB & Manual) 10-11 Setting Day, Date, and Year 11-12 Selecting °F or °C

Setting the LCD Contrast 12 Features Weather Forecast Icons 13-14 Indoor Temperature, Humidity, & Comfort

15 Level Indicator Outdoor Temperature & Humidity 15 Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor,

15-16 Outdoor, & Resetting) Alarm (Setting, Snoozing, & Stopping) 17-18 Additional Remote Thermo/hygro Sensors

18-19

(Set-Up, Viewing, & Operation) Mounting 20-21 Troubleshooting 22 Maintenance & Care 23 Specifications 24 Warranty Information 25-26

INVENTORY OF CONTENTS

1. The indoor weather station (Figure 1).

2. One TX4U remote thermo/hygro sensor 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

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)

1. Four, fresh AA 1.5V batteries.

3. One, Philips screwdriver.

4. One, Flat screwdriver.

Figure 2

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 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. For more information about WWVB please see the NIST website at http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm

QUICK SET-UP GUIDE

Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries.

1. Have the indoor weather station and remote thermo/hygro sensor 3 to 5

apart.

2. Batteries should be out of both units for 10 minutes.

3. Place the batteries into the remote thermo/hygro sensor first then into

the indoor weather station. (All remote thermo/hygro sensors must be started before the indoor weather station)

4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 10 MINUTES.

In this time the indoor weather station and remote thermo/hygro sensor will start to talk to each other and the indoor weather station will show both the indoor temperature and humidity and the outdoor temperature and humidity. If the indoor weather station does not display all values after the 10 minutes please retry the set u p as stated above. After all values are displayed for 10 minutes you can place your remote thermo/hygro sensor outdoors and set your time.

The remote thermo/hygro sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area. The remote thermo/hygro sensor has a range of 80 feet. Any walls th at 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. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 80 ft. in a straight line.

NOTE: Fog and mist will not harm your remote thermo/hygro sensor but direct rain must be avoided.

To complete the set up of your indoor weather station after the 10 minutes

have passed please follow the steps in the Detailed Set Up Guide

The Thermo Hygro Sensor 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.

DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE

BATTERY INSTALLATION

A. Remote Thermo/hygro Sensor

1. Pull the cylindrical rain cover off the remote

thermo/hygro sensor.

2. Remove the battery cover (located on the backside

of the remote thermo/hygro sensor, above the mounting post and bracket).

3. Press the arrow and slide the battery cover off.

4. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA

batteries.

5. Replace battery cover, and place rain cover snugly onto the remote

thermo/hygro sensor.

B. Indoor Weather Station

1. Remove the battery cover. To do this, insert a

solid object in the space provided at the lowercentral 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.

Replace the battery cover.

Immediately after the batteries have been installed, each LCD

Note:

(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 these items are not displayed remove the batteries for 10 seconds and reinstall. If the outdoor temperature is not displayed within four minutes, remove the batteries from both units, wait 10 seconds, and reinstall. The time will show -:-- and start searching for the signal. If it successfully receives the time signal (reception is achieved easiest at night), it will display the correct time (factory setting is Eastern time zone).

Battery Cover

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 sequence during the programming of sections “A” through “G”, you can advance to step 4 of the next program section. If you do leave the program sequence (or want to progra m a specific setting) follow each instructional step to program that setting. The programming sequence is as follows:

• 12 or 24 Hour Time Setting

• Time Zone Setting

• Daylight Saving Time(DST) Setting

• Time Setting

• Day, Date and Year Setting

F or °C Setting

•

• LCD Contrast Setting

FUNCTION KEYS

The Secondary Buttons are located directly below the Primary Buttons, and

behind the La Crosse Technology shield on the face of the unit. To access the Secondary Buttons: place a solid object in the slot (above the shield) and gently pull out and down.

If 30 seconds is allowed to pass, or either the “IN” or

A. 12 or 24 Hour Time Setting

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds or until “12h” or “24h” flashes in the DATE LCD.

2. Press and release the “CH” button to toggle between 12 and 24-hour time.

3. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the 12/24-hour time setting and to advance to Time Zone Setting.

B. 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 “12h” or “24h” flashes in the DATE LCD.

2. Press and release the “SET” button 1 time to enter the Time Zone setting mode.

3. The default Time Zone “-5” will flash in the DATE LCD.

4. Press and release the “CH” button to select your appropriate time zone. 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 showing 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

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