La Crosse Technology WS9623 User Manual

WIRELESS 868 MHz WEATHER STATION

INTRODUCTION:

Congratulations on purchasing this Weather station with wireless 868MHz transmission. It not
only displays the indoor temperature and humdity but also receives the outdoor temperature. It is
further acting as a DCF-77 radio controlled clock. With the totally 15 differe nt weather forecast
icons featured by "weather man", users can easil y observe the forecast weather condition and
will no longer worry the sudden weather change. This innovative product is ideal for use in the
home or office.

« Instant Transmission+» is the up and coming state-of-the-art new wireless
transmission technology, exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE
TECHNOLOGY.
“IT +” offers you an immediate update of all your outdoor data measured from the
transmitters: follow your climatic variations in real-time!

Instruction Manual

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FEATURES:

The Weather station

LCD

Display

Function

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Keys

Hanging hole

Battery
compartment
cover

Foldout
Stand

• DCF Radio controlled time function or manual time setting options

• DCF time reception ON/OFF setting

• 12/24 hour display

• Hour and minute display

• Time zone option ±12 hours

• Wireless transmission at 868 MHz

• Signal reception intervals at 4-second

• Display indoor and outdoor temperature and indoor humidity (% RH)

• Temperature display in degrees Celsius (°C) or Fahrenheit (°F) selectable

• Weather forecasting with 15 easy-to-read weather forecast signs featured by

Weatherman

• Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting

• Indoor and Outdoor temperature display with MIN/MAX recording

• All MIN/MAX temperature records show date and time received

• All MIN/MAX recordings can be reset

• Can take up to three outdoor transmitters

• LCD contrast setting

• Low battery indicator

• Table standing/ Wall mounting

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The Outdoor Temperature Transmitter

SETTING UP:

When one transmitter is used

1. First, insert the b atteries into the Temperature transmitter. (see “Install and replace
batteries in the Temperature transmitter“).

2. Immediately after and within 25 seconds, insert the batteri es into Weather station (see
“Install and replace batteries in the Weather station”). Once the batteries are in
place, all segments of the LCD will light up briefly. Following the time as 0:00 and the
"weather man" icon will be displayed. If these are not displayed after 60 seconds,
remove the batteries and wait for at least 10 seconds before reinserting them.

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• Remote transmission of outdoor temperature to Weather Station

by 868 MHz

• Shower proof casing

• Wall mounting case (Mounting at a sheltered place. Avoid direct

rain and sunshine)

3. After inserting the batteries, the Weather station will start receiving data from the
transmitter. The outdoor temperature and the signal reception icon should then be
displayed on the Weather station. If this does not happen aft er 3 minutes, the batteries
will need to be removed from both units and reset from step 1.

4. In order to ensur e sufficient 868 MHz transmission however, this should under good
conditions be a distance no more than 100 meters betwee n the final position of the
Weather Station and the transmitter (see notes on “Mounting” and “868 MHz

Reception”).

When more than one transmitter is used

1. User shall remove all the batteries from the weather station and transmitters and wait for

60 seconds if setting has been done with one transmitter before.

2. Insert the batteries to the first transmitter.

3. Within 25 seconds of powering up the first transmitter, insert the batteries to the Weather

Station. Once the batteries are in place, all segments of th e LCD will light up briefly.
Following time as 0:00 and the weather man icon will be displayed. If they are not shown
in LCD after 60 seconds, remove the batteries and wait for at least 60 seconds before
reinserting them.

4. The outdoor temperature from the first tra nsmitter (channel 1) should the n be displayed on

the Weather station. Also, the signal reception icon will be displayed. If this does not
happen after 2 minutes, the batteries will need to be removed from both units an d reset
from step 1.

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5. Insert the batteries to the second transmitter as soon as the outdoor temperature rea dings

from the first transmitter are displayed on the Weather station.

Note: User shall insert the batteries into the second transmitter within 25 secon ds of reception
of the first transmitter.

6. The outdoor temperature from the second transmitter and the "channel 2 " icon should

then be displayed on the Weather station. If this does n ot happen after 2 minute, the
batteries will need to be removed from all the units and reset from step 1.

7. Insert the batteries t o the third transmitter as soon as the "channel 2" ico n and outdoor

data are displayed on the Weather station. Then within 2 minutes, the channel 3 outdoor
data from the third transmitter will be displayed and the channel icon will shift back to "1"
once the third transmitter is successfully received. If this is not happen, user shal l restart
the setting up from step 1.

Note: User shall insert the batteries into the third transmitter within 25 seconds of reception of
the second transmitter.

8. In order to ensur e sufficient 868 MHz transmission however, this should under good
conditions be a distance no more than 100 meters betwee n the final position of the
Weather Station and the transmitter (see notes on “Mounting” and “868 MHz
Reception”).

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IMPORTANT:

Transmission problems will arise if the setting for additional sensors is not followed as described
above. Should transmission problems occur, it is necessary to remove the batteries from all units
and start again the set-up from step 1.

9. Once the remote temperature has been received and displayed on the W eather station,

the DCF time (radio controlled time) code reception is aut omatically started. This takes
typically between 3-5 minutes in good conditions.

If after 10 minutes, the DCF time has not been received, pres s the SET key to m anually enter a
time initially.

Note:

Daily DCF reception is done at 02:00 and 03:00 ever y day. If the reception at 03:00 is not
successful, then at 04:00 and 05:00 and 06:00 there are ot her tries, u ntil on e is s uc cessful. I f the
reception at 06:00 is still not successful, then the next try takes place at 02:00 next day.
If reception is successful, the received time will override the manually set time. The dat e is also
updated with the received time. (Please refer also to notes on “DCF Recepti on” and “Manual
Time Setting”)

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BATTERY INSTALLATION
INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WEATHER STATION

The Weather station uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1. 5V batteries. To install a nd replace the batteries,
please follow the steps below:

INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER

The Temperature Transmitter uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V battery. To insta ll and replace the
batteries, please follow the steps below:

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1. Remove the cover at the back of the weather station.

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

3. Replace compartment cover.

1. Pull out the battery holder at the bottom of the transmitter.

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

3. Replace the battery holder on the unit.

Note:

In the event of changing batteries in any of the units, all units need to be reset b y following the
setting up procedures. This is because a random security cod e is assigned by the transmitter at
start-up and this code must be received and stored by the Weather station in the first 3 minutes
of power being supplied to it

BATTERY CHANGE:

It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units regula rly to ensure optimum accuracy of
these units (Battery life See Specifications below).

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

FUNCTION KEYS:

Weather station:

The weather station has four easy to use function keys.

SET key

+ key

SET key (Setting):

• To enter the set mode for the following functions: LCD contrast, Time zone, Time

Reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, Manual time, Year, Month, Date, Temp unit °C/°F,
and Weather forecast sensitivity settings.

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CH key

MIN/
MAX key

• Press to reset the maximum or minimum temperature records of the indoor or the

currently selected outdoor channel (will reset all records to current level)

MIN/ MAX

• To toggle between the maximum/ minimum outdoor temperature data and maximum/

minimum indoor temperature data

+ key

• To make adjustment for various settings

CH key

• To toggle between the Outdoor transmitters 1, 2 and 3 (if more than 1 transmitter is used)

• To exit from the manual setting mode

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LCD SCREEN AND SETTINGS:

Indoor Temperature

Forecast icon

(Weather man)

Receiver Low

battery indicator

Weather

Outdoor

Temperature

Time

Radio controlled time
rece

tion On icon

Indoor Relative
Humidity %

Weather
Tendency icon

Outdoor
Reception
Signal*

Transmitter low
battery indicator

Transmitter identification

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(channel No.)