LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY WS9151 User Manual

INTRODUCTION:

Congratulations on purchasing this innovative 433MHz Weather Station which displays the weather forecast, time, indoor temperature, and up to three outdoor temperature readings. To enjoy the full benefits of this innovative product, please read this operating manual.

Weather Station:

WEATHER STATION

Hanging hole

Function Keys

Detachable stand

FEATURES:

• DCF radio-controlled time reception

• LCD clock in 24 hour time display

• Indoor and outdoor temperature reading in degree Celsius (°C)

• Indoor and outdoor temperature with Minimum and Maximum records

• Weather tendency indicator and weather icons

• Can receive up to three Outdoor transmitters

• Table standing or wall mountable (detachable table stand)

Temperature Transmitter:

Holder

SETTING UP:

Please follow these steps to ensure that your new Weather Station works correctly with the temperature transmitter(s):

Battery cover

Battery compartment

1. First, insert 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries into the Weather Station. Once the batteries are in place, all segments of the LCD will light up briefly. Then the indoor temperature, the time as -:--, and the weather icons sun and clouds will be displayed. If the indoor temperature is not displayed after a few seconds, remove the batteries and wait for at least 30 seconds before reinserting them. Once the indoor data is displayed proceed to step 2.

2. Within 1-1/2 minutes of activating the Weather station, place 2 x AAA, IEC LR3, 1.5V batteries into the transmitter.

Battery cover

Battery compartment

3. After a few seconds of inserting the batteries into the transmitter, the Weather Station will start receiving data from the transmitter. The Station. If this does not happen after 2 minutes, the batteries will need to be removed from both units and reset from step 1.

4. The Weather Station can take up to 3 remote transmitters. If you have purchased additional transmitters, follow step 2 for all extra transmitters. However, ensure that you leave 10 seconds in between the reception of the last transmitter and the set-up of the following transmitter. The Weather Station will number the transmitters in the order of set-up, i.e. the first transmitter will have th e temperature displayed with the channel number 1 against it and so on.

Note: No channel number will show up if there is only one transmitter used.

5. When all the transmitters are set up, there is a testing period, during which the display switches quickly between all the received transmitters at random, according to which random transmission it receives. Pressing any key will stop this process and the display will show the temperature for the first transmitter. The process also stops automatically if no keys are pressed for a few minutes.

6. The DCF-77 time code reception is automatically started just after the Weather Station is activated. This takes typically between 3 - 5 minutes in good conditions. This time period is an excellent opportunity to locate the transmitter(s) in suitable location(s) outdoors. In order to ensure sufficient 433 MHz transmission however, this should under good conditions be no more than 25 meters from where the Weather Station will be finally positioned (see notes on “Positioning” and “433 MHz Reception”).

remote temperature will then be displayed on the Weather

7. If after 10 minutes the DCF time has not been received, use the SET key to manually enter a time initially. The clock will automatically attempt each hour to receive the DCF time. When this is successful, the received time will override the manually set time.

Note: Should the total time of inserting the batteries into the transmitters take longer than 1-1/2 minutes from the time of inserting the batteries into the Weather Station then temperature reception problems may occur. If the temperature is not being received, then see Checking for 433 MHz reception, before resetting the units (see Resetting the Weather Station below).

In the event of changing batteries in any of the units, all units need to be reset by following the setting up procedures. This is because the transmitter at start-up assigns a random security code and this code must be received and stored by the Weather Station in the first 1-1/2 minutes of power being supplied to it.

BATTERY CHANGE:

It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units on an annual basis to ensure optimum accuracy of these units.

LCD SCREEN

The Weather Station’s LCD is split into 5 sections displaying the information for time, weather forecast, indoors and outdoors.

Please participate in the preservation of the environment. Return used batteries to an authorized depot.

All the segments will light up momentarily before displaying:

1. Weather Icon

2. Time “-:--“

3. Indoor temperature in degree Celsius (°C)

4. Hidden Max/Min icon for Indoor/Outdoor Temperature and Transmitter Identification Number

5. Outdoor Temperature in °C

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