La Crosse Technology WS-9611U, WS-9611U User Manual

WIRELESS WEATHER STATION

WITH ADVANCED FORECAST ICON

Instruction Manual

Thank You and Congratulations on selecting a La Crosse Technology Wireless Weather Station! We are positive you will enjoy the benefits of accurate weather readings and the precise, radio-controlled time information that our instruments offer. La Crosse Technology introduced radio controlled clocks to the US market in 1991, and continues to be on the cutting-edge of this technology in America.

This manual will guide you step-by-step through setting up your La Crosse Technology device. Use this manual to become familiar with your wireless weather station and save it for future reference

FEATURES: The Weather clock

12 or 24 Hour Radio

Moon Phase and Sun Rise/Set & Sun Duration for 99 Cities

Indoor Temperature and Humidity

Advanced Forecast

Icon Display

Outdoor Temperature

FEATURES:

• WWVB Radio-controlled time with manual setting option

• Time reception ON/OFF (user selectable)

• 12/24-hour time display

• Automatic daylight saving time (DST) updating

• DST ON/OFF (daylight saving time)

• Time zone option ±12 hours

• Year, month, date, weekday calendar display

• Crescendo alarm with snooze function

• Advanced Weather Forecast Icons with 15 combinations of weather icons

• Weather tendency indicator

• Temperature display with MIN/MAX records and time and date of reception

• Indoor and outdoor temperature display in ºF or ºC

• Indoor humidity data display as RH% with MIN/MAX records

• Can receive up to 3 remote temperature/humidity sensors

• Sun rise and sun set for 99 selected US and Canada cities

• Moon phase

• LCD contrast selectable

• LED backlight

• Low battery indicator

• Wall hanging or table standing

The Wireless Temperature Sensor (TX6U)

Wireless Temperature Sensor

Mounting Case

• Wireless transmission of outdoor temperature to your wireless weather station by 433 MHz

• Rain proof casing

• Wall mounting case

TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WIRELESS TEMPERATURE SENSOR

The wireless temperature sensor uses 2 “AA” Alkaline Batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below:

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Insert the batteries, observing the correct polarity (see marking).

3. Replace the battery cover on the unit.

Note: In the event of changing batteries in any of the units, all units need to be reset by following the set-up procedures. This is due to a random security code assigned by the wireless temperature sensor at start-up. This code must be received and stored by the wireless weather station in the first 3 minutes of power being supplied to the wireless temperature sensor.

TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WIRELESS WEATHER STATION

The wireless weather station uses 2 “AA” Alkaline Batteries. To install and replace the

BATTERY CHANGE:

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

batteries, please follow the steps below:

1. Push down on the top center of the battery cover and pull away from the unit to remove the cover.

2. Insert batteries observing the correct polarity (see marking).

3. Replace compartment cover.

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SETTING UP

1. First, insert the batteries into the wireless temperature sensor (see “To install and

2. Within 4 minutes of activating the wireless temperature sensor, insert the batteries

3. After inserting the batteries into the wireless temperature sensor, the wireless

4. The wireless weather station can receive up to 3 temperature sensors. If you have

used batteries to an authorized depot.

replace batteries in the wireless temperature sensor”) into the wireless weather station (see “To install and replace batteries in the

wireless weather station”). Once the batteries are in place, all segments of the

LCD will light up briefly and a short signal tone will sound. If the indoor temperature and indoor humidity are not displayed after 15 seconds, remove the batteries and wait for at least 3 minutes before reinserting them. Once the indoor data is displayed proceed to step 3.

weather station will start receiving data from the temperature sensor. The outdoor temperature should then be displayed on the wireless weather station. If this does not happen after 3 minutes, the batteries will need to be removed from both units and reset from step 1.

purchased additional temperature sensors, repeat from step 1 for all extra temperature sensors. However, ensure that you leave 10 seconds in between the reception of the last temperature sensor and the set-up of the following temperature sensor. The wireless weather station will number the temperature

sensors in the order of set-up, i.e. the first temperature sensor will have the temperature displayed with the number 1 against it and so on.

5. With less than 3 temperature sensors received, the wireless weather station will try to pick up the remaining one in approximately another 3 minutes. If 3 temperature sensors are received, the wireless weather station will stop further reception.

6. Once the outdoor temperature has been received and displayed on the wireless weather station, the WWVB time code reception is automatically started. This takes typically between 6-8 minutes in good conditions.

7. If after 10 minutes, the WWVB time has not been received, use the SET key to manually enter a time initially. The clock will automatically attempt to receive the WWVB time from 12:00 to 6:00 a.m. for a successful reception. When WWVB reception signal is successful, the received time will override the manually set time. The date is also updated with the received time. The next reception attempt will occur on the following day. (Please refer to notes on “About WWVB Radio

controlled Time” and “Manual Time Setting”).

Your wireless weather station is now operational!

RESETTING WIRELESS WEATHER STATION

The wireless weather station and the wireless temperature sensor need to be reset when one of the following conditions occur:

• Unsuccessful 433MHz signal reception of the wireless temperature sensor.

• Malfunction of the units.

• Batteries need replacement.

In order to establish proper communication between the display and outdoor sensor it is important that they be set up as follows:

1. Bring any units outside, inside and place all units 3-5 feet apart with nothing inbetween them.

2. Remove batteries from all units.

3. Press any of the buttons on the display at least 10 times to clear the memory. Verify that the display is blank before proceeding.

4. Using good quality alkaline batteries, place the batteries back into the wireless temperature sensor(s); making sure that they are installed according to the diagrams in the battery compartment.

5. Taking care not to press any buttons, re-install the batteries in the weather station according to the diagram in the battery compartment.

6. Do not press any buttons for at least 15 minutes after installing the batteries.

(This is to let them establish a good connection.)

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 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 projection station. However, due to the nature of the Earth’s Ionosphere, reception is very limited

during daylight hours. The wireless weather station will search for a signal every night when reception is best.

The WWVB radio station receives the time data 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 detail, visit http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq.htm. To listen to the NIST time, call (303)499-7111. This number will connect you to an automated time, announced at the top of the minute in “Coordinated Universal Time”, which is also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This time does not follow Daylight Saving Time changes. After the top of the minute, a tone will sound for every second. It is possible that your wireless weather station may not be exactly on the second due to the variance in the quartz. However, the clock will adjust the quartz timing over the course of several days to be very accurate; under 0.10 seconds per day.

FUNCTION KEYS:

Weather clock:

The Weather clock has five easy to use function keys.

SET ke

MIN/

MAX ke

SNOOZE/ SUN key

LM key

CH/ + key

SET key (Setting):

• Toggle between month, day, & year; weekday, month, & day; seconds; & alarm time

• Press and hold to enter manual setting modes: LCD contrast, time zone, daylight saving time ON/OFF, time reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, manual time setting, calendar setting, sun rise/set city selection, snooze function, temperature °F or °C, and weather icon sensitivity setting

• Reset MIN/MAX values (channels 1, 2, & 3)

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

• Stop snooze mode

• Back-light on

CH/ + key

• Increase value in all setting modes

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

• Press and release to toggle between the outdoor sensor 1, 2 and 3 (if more than 1

sensor is used)

• Stop snooze mode

• Backlight on

ALM key (alarm)

• Enter/exit the alarm setting mode

• Active/de-active the alarm time (even inside snooze mode)

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

• Backlight on

MIN/ MAX

• Press and release to toggle between MIN/MAX and current temperature/humidity

values for selected outdoor temperature channel

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

• Stop snooze mode

• Backlight on

SNOOZE/ SUN key

• Active/de-active snooze function

• Exit the setting modes

• Toggles between sun rise time (sun icon with arrow pointing up), sun set time (sun

icon with arrow pointing down), and sun duration (sun icon with arrows pointing up and down)

• To switch on the backlight

LCD SCREEN AND SETTINGS:

For better distinctness the LCD screen is split into 5 sections displaying the information for time, date, weather forecast, indoors and outdoors.

WWVB Towe

Icon (for time

reception)

Time

Calenda

Moon phase

display

larm icon

Sunrise/ sunset

display

Weather Forecast icon (Weather boy)

Weather Tendency icon

Outdoor Reception Signal

Indoor Temperature

Indoor Relative Humidity %

Outdoor Temperature

Number showing Sensor unit

MANUAL SETTINGS:

The following manual settings can be done in the setting mode:

• LCD contrast setting

• Time zone setting

• Daylight Saving Time (DST) ON/OFF

• Time reception ON/OFF setting

• 12/24-Hour setting

• Manual time setting

• Calendar setting (Year, Day, & Month)

• Sunrise/ Sunset city location

• Snooze setting

• °F/°C setting

• Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting

LCD CONTRAST SETTING

The LCD contrast can be set within 8 levels, from LCD 0 to LCD7 (Default setting is LCD

5):

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