La Crosse Technology WS-9075TWC User Manual

WS-9075U

Wireless 433 MHz

Radio-controlled Weather Station

Instruction Manual

Topic

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

Detailed Set-Up Guide

Battery installation 5 Program Mode Program Sequence and Default Settings 6 Function Keys 6 Setting the LCD Contrast 6 Setting the Time Zone 7 Daylight Saving Time Setting 7 Radio-controlled Time Setting On/Off 8 12/24-hour Time Setting 8 Setting the Time 8-9 Setting the Year, Day and Month 9 Setting the Temperature Unit 9 Setting the Forecast Sensitivity 9 Setting the Animation (Weather Icons and Stars) 10

Features

Weather Forecast Icons and Tendency Arrows 11 Outdoor Temperature(s) 11 Indoor Temperature 11 Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor, Outdoor, &

Resetting) Outdoor Channel Re-learn Mode 13 Moon Phase 13 Time Alarm 13 Adding Remote Temperature Sensors (Optional) 14 Mounting 15-16 Troubleshooting 16 Maintenance & Care 17 Specifications 17 Warranty Information 18-19

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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS

1. The WS-9075U weather station (Figure 1)

2. One TX6U remote temperature sensor (Figure 2)

3. Mounting hardware

4. Instruction manual and warranty card.

Time and Date LCD

Forecast LCD

Outdoor LCD

Indoor LCD

Moon Phase LCD

*LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

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 temperature 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 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 Cesium133 atom in a vacuum. For more information on the atomic clock and WWVB please see the NIST website at http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Wall mounting base

Remote Temperature Senso

QUICK SET-UP GUIDE

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

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

2. Batteries should be out of both the indoor weather station and remote temperature sensor units for 10 minutes.

3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature sensor first then into the indoor weather station.

4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 15 MINUTES.

In this time the indoor weather station and remote temperature sensor will start to talk to each other and the display will show the indoor temperature/humidity, and outdoor temperature. 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 sensor outdoors and set your time.

Important Notes on Set-up and Operation

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

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

• The remote temperature 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 wall can have up to 20 feet of resistance. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 330 ft. in a straight line.

• The remote temperature sensor transmits a signal every minute. After the batteries have been installed, the indoor weather station will search for the signal for a duration of 4 minutes. If there is no temperature reading in the 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 receives the signal from the remote temperature sensor, 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 SENSOR

1. Remove the mounting bracket. The bracket snaps on and off easily.

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 problems make sure they do not spring free).

4. Replace the battery cover by sliding upwards. Be sure battery cover is on securely.

B. INDOOR WEATHER STATION

1. Remove the battery cover. To do this, insert a solid object 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 t indoor relative humidity, and the weather icons (sun and clouds) will be displayed. If no remove batteries for 10 seconds and reinst the outdoor temperature is not displayed within four minutes, remove batteries from both units, wait 30 seconds, and reinstall making sure to install batteries into 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 Eastern). You will need to adjust the tim e zone to match your local time.

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PROGRAM MODE

Programming Note: If 15 seconds are allowed to pass, or the CHANNEL 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) settings are as follows:

LCD Contrast 2 Time Zone -5 (Eastern) Daylight Saving Time ON Radio-controlled time reception 12/24-hour time 12 Time – Hour 12 Time – Minute :00 Year 2003 Month 1 Day 1 Temperature ºF Forecast Sensitivity 2 Animation (Weather Icons and Stars)

II. FUNCTION KEYS

The function keys are operated by pressing the key corresponding to the operation that you want to perform.

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 MIN/MAX/+ button to select a darker level and the ALARM/- key to select a lighter level.

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

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