La Crosse Technology WS-7213U User Manual

WS-7213U

Wireless 433 MHz

Weather Station

Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Topic Page

Inventory of Contents 3 Additional Equipment 4 Quick Setup 5-8 Detailed Setup Guide

Battery Installation 9-11 Setting the Time 11

Features

Minimum and Maximum Temperatures Resetting Minimum and Maximum Temperatures Weather Forecast and Weather Tendency Arrows Adding additional remote temp/humidity sensors (optional) Viewing and operating multiple

remote temp/humidity sensors Mounting 21-22 Troubleshooting 23-26 Maintenance and Care 26 Specifications 27-28 Warranty Information 29-31

12-13

14-17

17-19

19-20

INVENTORY OF CONTENTS

The indoor weather station (Figure 1)

The remote temperature/humidity sensor (TX4U) and mounting bracket. (Figure 2)

Mounting hardware.

Instruction Manual and Warranty Card.

Figure 2

Figure 1

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

(not included)

1 Philips screwdriver.

2 Fresh AA 1.5V batteries. (for the indoor weather station)

2 Fresh AA 1.5V batteries. (for the temp/humidity sensor)

QUICK SETUP

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

1. Have the indoor weather station and

remote temp/humidity sensor 3 to 5 feet apart.

2. Batteries should be out of all units for

10 minutes.

3. Place the batteries into the remote

temp/humidity sensor first, then into the indoor weather station. (All remote temp/humidity sensors must be started before the indoor weather station)

4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS

FOR 15 MINUTES.

In this time the indoor weather station and remote temp/humidity sensor will start to talk to each other and the displays will show both the indoor temperature and an outdoor temperature and humidity. If the indoor weather station do not display both the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature and humidity after the 15 minutes please retry the set up as shown on page five.

After both indoor temperature and outdoor temperature and humidity are displayed for 10 minutes you can place your remote temp/humidity sensor outdoors and set your time.

Notes on Outdoor Sensor Placement

The remote temp/humidity sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area. Fog and mist will not harm your remote temp/humidity sensor but direct rain must be avoided.

The remote temp/humidity 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 can have up to 30 feet of resistance and an interior wall can have up to 20 feet of resistance. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 80 ft. in a straight line.

Notes on Weather Station Placement

The 80 ft distance is between each indoor weather station and the temp/humidity sensor independently. The placement of one indoor weather station does not affect the placement of a second indoor weather station.

To complete the set up of your indoor weather station after the 10 minutes have passed, please follow the steps below.

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for

five seconds.

2. The hour will now be flashing.

a. Press and release the “+”

button until the correct hour is shown.

Note: There is “PM” displayed to the left of the hour when between noon and midnight. During the AM hours this area will be blank. b. When the correct hour is

shown, press and release the “SET” button once.

3. The minutes will now be flashing.

a. Press and release the “+”

button until the correct minutes are displayed.

Press and release the SET button once more and you are done.

DETAILED SETUP GUIDE

BATTERY INSTALLATION

REMOTE TEMP/HUMIDITY

SENSOR

Battery compartment

Remove the mounting bracket.

Remove battery cover

Observing the correct polarity, install 2 AA batteries—make sure they do not spring free, or start-up problems may occur.

Replace cover.

Battery cover

INDOOR WEATHER STATION

Note:

After the batteries are installed, DO

NOT press any buttons for 15 minutes. This

may interfere with the signals, causing temperatures to register incorrectly.

Remove the battery cover on the backside. To do this, push up and pull out.

Observing the correct polarity, install 2 AA batteries.

Replace battery cover.

Wait 15 minutes or until both the indoor and outdoor temperatures are shown on the indoor weather station.

Battery cover

Battery Compartment

The indoor weather station should

now show: “-:- -” in the TIME LCD, indoor temperature in the INDOOR LCD and outdoor temperature and humidity in the OUTDOOR LCD.

II.

SETTING THE TIME

Press and hold the “SET” button for 5 seconds.

The hour will begin to flash.

Press and release the “+” button to advance the hour to your desired hour.

Press and release the “SET” button to move to the minute setting.

The minutes will begin to flash.

Press and release the “+” button to set the minutes.

Press and release the “SET” button to activate the clock.

Note: There is “PM” displayed to the left of the hour when between noon and midnight. During the AM hours this area will be blank.

FEATURES

MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM

TEMPERATURES

Press and release the “MIN/MAX” button, “MAX” appears at the bottom of the display and the recorded maximum temperatures are displayed.

Press and release the “MIN/MAX” button to toggle to the minimum temperatures, “MIN” appears at the bottom of the display and the recorded minimum temperatures are

displayed.

RESETTING THE MINIMUM AND

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES

To reset both the minimum and maximum temperatures—press and hold the “MIN/MAX” button for 5 seconds.

WEATHER FORECAST

The weather forecasting feature is estimated to be 75% accurate. The weather forecast is based solely upon the change of air pressure over time. The WS-7213U averages past air-pressure readings to provide an accurate forecast—creating a necessity to disregard all weather forecasting for 1224 hours after the unit has been set-up, reset, or moved from one altitude to another (i.e. from one floor of a building to another floor). In areas where the weather is not affected by the change of air pressure, this feature will be less accurate.

1. Weather Icons

There are 3 possible weather icons that will be displayed in the FORECAST LCD:

Sunny—indicates that the weather is expected to improve (not that the weather will be sunny). Sun with Clouds— indicates that the weather is expected to be fair (not that the weather will be sunny with clouds). Clouds with Rain— indicates that the weather is expected to get worse (not that the weather will be rainy).

The weather icons change when the unit detects a change in air pressure. The icons change in order, from “sunny” to “partly sunny” to “cloudy” or the reverse. It will not change from “sunny” directly to “rainy”, although it is possible for the change to occur quickly. If the symbols do not change then the weather has not changed, or the change has been slow and gradual.

2. Weather Tendency Arrows

Other possible displays in the FORECAST LCD are 2 weather tendency arrows, one that points up (on the left side of the LCD) and one that points down (on the right side of the LCD). These arrows reflect current changes in the air pressure. An arrow pointing up indicates that the air pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to improve or remain good. An arrow

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