La Crosse Technology WS-9043U User Manual

WS-9043U

Wireless 433 MHz

Radio-controlled Weather Station

Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Topic Page

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

Detailed Set-Up Guide

Battery installation Program Mode Program Sequence and Default Settings Function Keys Setting the LCD Contrast Setting the Time Zone Daylight Saving Time Setting Radio-controlled Time Setting 12/24-hour Time Setting Setting the Time Setting the Year, Day and Month Setting the Snooze Setting the Forecast Sensitivity

Features

Weather Forecast Icons and Tendency Arrows Indoor Temperature, Humidity, & Comfort Level Indicator Outdoor Temperatures Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor, Outdoor, & Re se t tin g) Moon Phase Time Alarm Adding Remote Temperature/Humidity Se ns ors (O ptiona l) Mounting Troubleshooting Maintenance & Care Specifications Warranty Information

INVENTORY OF CONTENTS

1. The WS-9043U weather station (Figur e 1)

2. One TX4U rem ote temperature/humidity sensor (Figure 2)

3. Mounting hardware

4. Instruction m a nual and warranty card.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Time LCD

Moon Phase and Date LCD

Rain protection cover

Wall mounting base

Heat index and Dew point LCD

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)

1. Three fresh AA 1.5V batteries for the indoor weather station.

2. Two fresh AA 1.5V batteries for the remote temperat ure/humidity sensor.

3. One Philips screwdriver for mounting.

ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time)

The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency Division) WWVB radio station is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and transmits the exact time and date signal continuously througho ut 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 lim ited 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, 6 31,7 7 0 vibra tio ns of a Cesium - 133 at om in a vacuum. For more informa tion on the atomic clock and WWVB pl ease see the NIST website at http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm

QUICK SET-UP GUIDE Hint: Use good quality Al kalin e Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries.

1. Have the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity sensor 3 to 5 feet apart.

2. Batteries should be out of both the indoor weather station and remote temperatur e/humidity sensor units for 10

minutes.

3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature/humidity sensor first then into the indoor weathe r station.

4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 15 MINUTES.

In this time the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity sensor will start to talk to each other and the displa y will show the indoor temperature/humidity, outdoor temperature/humidity, heat index and dew point. If the indoor weather station does not display all information after the 15 minutes please retry the set up as stated above. After all information has been displayed for 15 minutes you can place your sensors outdoors and set your time.

Important Notes on Set-up and Operation

• The remote temperature/humidity sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area.

• Fog and mist will not harm your remote temperature/humidit y sensor but direct rain must be avoided.

• The remote temperature/humidity sensor has a range of 330 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 w all can have up to 20 feet of resistance. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 330 ft. in a straight line.

• The remote temperature/humidity sensor transmits a signal every minute. A fter the batteries have been installed, the indoor

weather station will search for the signal for a durat ion of 4 minu tes. I f there is no tempera tur e or humid ity rea ding i n th e OUTDOOR LCD after 4 minutes, make sure the units are within range of each other, or repeat the battery installation procedure.

• If a button is pressed before the indoor weather station re ceive s the signal from the remote temperature/humidity senso r , you

will need to follow the battery installation procedure again.

To complete the set up of your new wireless weather station after the 15 minutes have passed please follow the steps that follow in the Detailed Set-Up Guide.

DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE

BATTERY INSTALLATION

A. REMOTE TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SENSOR

Rain

Mounting

Battery Cover

Thermo-Hygro

1. Remove the mounting brac ke t and Rain co v er .

2. Remove the battery cover by sliding the cover down.

3. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA batteries. The batteries will fit tightly (to avoid start-up pro blems

make sure they do not spring free).

4. Replace the ba ttery cover by sliding upward s. Be sure battery cover is on se curely.

5. Replace the humidity hood.

B. INDOOR WEATHER STATION

1. Remove the battery cover. To do this, insert a solid objec t in the space

provided at the lower-central position of the battery cover, then push up and pull out on the battery cover.

2. Observe the correct polarity, and install 3 AA batteries.

3. Replace the battery cover.

Note: Immediately after the batteries have been installed, the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) will flash. Within 15 seconds the indoor temperature, indoor relative humidity, and the weather icons (sun and clouds) will be displayed. If not, remove batteries for 10 seconds and reinstall. If the outdoor temperature is not displayed within four minutes, remove batteries from both units, wait 30 secon ds, and reinstall making sure to install batteries i nto the remote temperature sensor first. The time will show 12:00 and start searching for the WWVB signal. If it successfully receives the time signal (usually at night), it will display the correct time (default time-zone is Easter n). You will nee d to adjus t the tim e zone to ma tch your local tim e.

PROGRAM MODE

Programming Note: If 15 seconds are allowed to pass, or the SNOOZE/CH button is pressed during the programming mode,

the unit will confirm/set the last information entered—the display will stop flashing and return to normal time-date readings. If you don’t leave the program mode during the programming of sections IV through XI, you can advance to step 4 of the next program setting. If you do leave the program setting (or want to program a specific setting) follow each instructional step to program that setting.

I. PROGRAMMING SEQUENCE AND DEFAULT SETTINGS

The programming sequence and default (factory) setti ngs ar e as follows :

LCD Contrast 5 Time Zone -5 (Eastern) Daylight Saving Time ON Radio-controlled time recept ion ON 12/24-hour time 12 Time – Hour 12 Time – Minute :00 Year 2003 Month 1

Day 1 Snooze 10 minutes Forecast Sensitivity 2

II. FUNCTION KEYS

The function keys are located on the front of the unit directly below the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

II. SETTING THE LCD CONTRAST

1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds.

2. “LCD” will show in the TIME LCD and the number setting will flash.

Note: There are 8 LCD contrast levels to choose from—“Lcd 0” is the lightest, and “Lcd 7” is the darkest.

3. Press and release the ALM/+ button to select the level you desire.

4. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the Time Zone setting.

III. TIME ZONE SETTING

1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds.

2. “LCD” will show in the TIME LCD and the number settin g will flas h.

3. Press and release the SET button again.

4. The time zone will flash in the DATE LCD.

5. Press and release the ALM/+ button to select your time zone.

Note: It is possible to select any time zone from –12 GMT to +12 GMT (for example to see the time in another country).

TIME ZONES

GMT 0

Atlantic -4 EST; Eastern -5 CST; Central -6

MST; Mountain -7

PST; Pacific -8

ALA; Alaska -9

HAW; Hawaii -10

6. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the Daylight Saving Time sett ing.

IV. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST) SETTING

1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds.

2. “LCD” will show in the TIME LCD and the number setting will flash.

3. Press and release the SET button twice.

4. “DST” will appear in the DATE LCD and either “ON” or “OFF” will flash in the TIME LCD.

5. Press and release the ALM/+ button to select DST on or off.

Note: “DST OFF” indicates that the feature is off and the WWVB will not change times automatically. “DST ON” indicates that the feature is on and the WWVB will change times automatical ly.

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