La Crosse Technology WS-8010U User Manual
WS-8010U
Wireless 433 MHz
Giant Radio Controlled Weather Center
Instruction Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topic Page
Inventory of Contents/ Additional Equipment 3
Quick Set-up 3
Detailed Set-Up Guide
Battery Installation 3-4
Program Mode
Function Keys/Buttons 5
LCD Contrast Setting 6
Time Zone Setting 6
Daylight Saving Time Setting 6
Language Setting 6-7
12/24 hour Time Setting 7
Selecting °F or °C
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World Time Setting 7
World/Local Time Display Setting 8
Graphic Time Display Options/Settings 8-9
Time and Date Settings 9
Features
About WWVB 10
Weather Forecast Icons/ Tendency Arrows 10-11
Additional Sensors (Set-Up & Selection) 11-12
Date/Rainfall Display 12-13
Rain Gauge Set-Up 13
Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor, outdoor, & resetting) 13-14
Mounting 15-16
Troubleshooting 17
Maintenance & Care 17
Specifications 18
Warranty Information 19
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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS
1. WS-8010U—Giant Radio Controlled Weather Center.
2. TX4U—Remote Thermo-Hygro (temperature-humidity) includes: mounting
bracket/receptor, rain cover, and two mounting screws.
3. Instruction manual and warranty card.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)
1. Three fresh 1.5V C batteries.
2. Two fresh 1.5V AA batteries.
3. Philips screwdriver.
4. Three mounting screws.
QUICK SET-UP
1. Insert two AA batteries into the Remote Thermo-Hygro.
2. Insert three C batteries into the Weather Center.
3. Wait 5 minutes for the Weather Center to receive remote signals from the
Remote Thermo-Hygro sensor.
4. Wait an additional 10 minutes for the WWVB signals to be received. If the
WWVB signal is not found in this time period, manually set the time (see
complete instructions) or wait until the Weather Center conducts its nightly
auto-search during the ideal reception time (12:00 am to 6:00 am).
5. Mount the units, ensuring that all units are sending and receiving signals.
DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE
I. BATTERY INSTALLATION
A. REMOTE 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 push in the direction of the
Rain
Cover
Mounting
Bracket/Receptor
Battery
Cover
Thermo-Hygro
Sensor
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arrow, sliding the battery cover off.
3. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA batteries. The batteries will fit
tightly (avoid start-up problems—make sure they do not spring free).
4. Replace the battery cover, and place the rain cover snugly onto the sensor.
B. WEATHER CENTER
1. Remove the battery cover. Place a solid object in the space provided at the
lower-central position of the battery cover (above the + and SET buttons),
then push up and pull out
on the battery cover.
2. Observe the correct
polarity, and install three
C batteries. The batteries
will fit tightly (avoid
start-up problems, make
sure they do not spring
free).
3. Replace the battery cover.
Note:
Immediately after the batteries have been installed the LCD (Liquid
Crystal Display) will flash. Within a few seconds the indoor tempera ture and
humidity will display, along with the default settings for the time (12:00 ), the
date (1.1), the weekday (FR), the year (99), and the forecast icon (clouds with
sun). Within 5 minutes the outdoor temperature and humidity should be
displayed. If not, remove batteries from both units for 10 seconds, and repeat
battery installation procedure. If the batteries are installed during optimal
times for WWVB reception (12:00 am to 6:00 am) the time will be received
within 10 minutes, after the signals from the sensors have been received. The
default WWVB time is Eastern. Do not press any buttons while the Weather
Center is receiving signals from the sensor—the Weather Center does not allow
programming when it is searching for or receiving signals.
Weather
Center
Battery
Cover
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PROGRAM MODE
Indicates world
time is shown
WWVB Tower Icon
(indicates time reception)
Indoor temperature
display
Tendency
arrow
Outdoor
temperature display
Satellite icon (indicates
outdoor transmission)
Hour
Triangle
Indoor humidity
display
Forecast
icons
Outdoor humidity
display
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
completely. 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 pressing key #1, #2, or #3, or by waiting
for the 20-second time-out to take effect.
I. FUNCTION KEYS
+
Figure 1 shows the left side view. Buttons #1, #2, and #3 are located to the
Note:
left of the LCD screen. Figure 2 shows the backside of the Weather Center, and
the location of the + and SET buttons.
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II. SETTING THE LCD CONTRAST
1. Press the SET button, the default setting “LCD 5” will flash in the DATE
DISPLAY.
2. There are 8 LCD contrast levels to choose from—“LCD 0” is the lightest
and “LCD 7” is the darkest.
3. Press the + button to toggle through the various settings.
4. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to the Time Zone setting
mode.
III. TIME ZONE SETTING
1. Press the SET button two times to enter the Time Zone setting mode.
2. The default setting “ET –5” will be flashing in the DATE DISPLAY.
3. Press the + button to select the appropriate time zone (see chart for time
zones and their corresponding codes). The time will change simultaneously
with time zone selection.
Atlantic AT -4
Eastern ET -5
Central CT -6
Mountain MT -7
Pacific PT -8
Alaska AL -9
4. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to the Daylight Saving
Time (DST) setting mode.
IV. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST)
1. Press the SET button three times to enter the DST setting mode.
2. Press the + b utton to select either “DT On” or “DT OFF.”
3. Press the SET button to confirm, and to advance to the Language setting
mode.
V. LANGUAGE SETTING
Note:
The language setting only affects the language that the weekday is
displayed in.
1. Press the SET button four times to enter the Language setting mode.
2. The default setting “USA” (representing English) will flash in the DATE
DISPLAY.
3. Press the + to select a language (see chart for languages and corresponding
abbreviations).
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