La cross technology WS-9096U, WS-9096U User Manual

WS-9096U

Wireless 433 MHz

Radio-controlled

Sun/Moon Weather Station

Instruction Manual

Topic Page

Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3
About WWVB 4
Quick Set-Up Guide 5

Detailed Set-Up Guide

Battery Installation 6

Program Mode

Function Keys 7-8
LCD Screen 9
Manual Settings Sequence 9
LCD Contrast Setting 10
City Location Setting 10
Time Zone Setting 11
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting 11
WWVB On/Off Setting 12
12/24 Hour Setting 12
Manual Time Setting 13
Calendar Setting 14
Snooze Setting 15
ºF/ºC Setting 15
Weather Forecast Icon Sensitivity Setting 16
Features
Alarm Setting 16-17
Sunrise/set – Moonrise/set Information 17-18
Moon Phase Symbols 18
Indoor Temperature and Humidity 18
Weather Forecast and Tendency 19-20
Outdoor Temperature and Humidity 20-21
Adding Remote Temperature/Humidity Sensors 21-22
Set-up of Multiple Remote Temp/Humidity Sensors 22
Mounting 22-24
City List 25
Troubleshooting 26
Maintenance & Care 27
Specifications 28
Warranty Information 29-30

Table Of Contents

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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS

1. The indoor weather station (Figure 1).

2. One TX7U remote temperature/humidity sensor with mounting bracket
(Figure 2).

3. Three each, ½” Philips screws.

4. One strip double-sided adhesive tape.

5. Instruction manual and warranty card.

Time LCD

Sun/moon
LCD

Indoor LCD

Forecast LCD

Outdoor LCD

Figure 1

Battery
compartment

Figure 2

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)

1. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries for indoor weather station.

2. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries for remoter temperature sensor.

3. One, Philips screwdriver for mounting.

Hanging hole

Battery
compartment

Removable
stand

Mounting
Bracket

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ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time)

The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency

Division) WWVB radio station is located in Ft. Co llins, 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
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 Cesium-133 atom in a vacuum.

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QUICK SET-UP GUIDE

Hint: Use good quality Alkaline 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 units for 10 minutes.

3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature/humidity sensor first

then into the indoor weather station.
(All remote temperature/humidity sensors must be started before the

indoor weather station)

4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 10 MINUTES.

In this time the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity sensor will
start to talk to each other and the indoor weather station will show both the indoor
temperature and an outdoor temperature. If the indoor weather station does not
display both temperatures after the 10 minutes please retry the set up as stated above.
After both indoor and outdoor temperatures are displayed for 10 minutes you can
place your remote temperature/humidity sensor outdoors and set your time.

The remote temperature/humidity sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area. 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
will have 20 to 30 feet of resistance and an interior wall will have 10 to 20 feet of
resistance. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 330 ft. in a straight line.

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

To complete the set up of your indoor weather station after the 10 minutes have
passed please follow the steps starting on page 6.

The remote temperature/humidity sensor transmits a signal every 3

Note:

minutes; after the batteries have been installed, the indoor weather station
will search for the signal for a duration of 5 minutes. If there is no
temperature reading in the OUTDOOR LCD after 5 minutes, make sure the
units are within range of each other or repeat the battery installation
procedure.

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DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE
I. Battery Installation

A. Remote Temperature/Humidity Sensor

1. Remove the battery

cover.

Battery
compartment

2. 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).

3. Replace the battery

cover. 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 2

AA batteries.

3. Replace the battery cover.

Immediately after the batteries have been installed, each LCD

Note:

(Liquid Crystal Display) will flash and a tone will sound. Within a few
seconds the indoor temperature, indoor relative humidity and the weather
icons (sun and clouds) will be displayed. If not, then remove batteries for
10 seconds and reinstall. If the outdoor temperature/humidity is not
displayed within four minutes, remove batteries from both units, wait 10
seconds, and reinstall. The time will show -:-- and start searching for the
signal. If it successfully receives the time signal (usually at night), it will
display the correct time (default is Eastern).

Battery cover

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II. Program Mode

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Programming Note:

If 30 seconds are allowed to pass or either the IN or the OUT
button is pressed during programming modes, the unit will set the last information
entered—the display will stop flashing and return to normal time-date readings.

A. Function Keys

Weather Station:

The weather station has 8 easy to use function buttons; 6 behind the right
front panel of the weather station and 2 on the front:

34 preset city name
for Sun/moon data

SET button

PLUS (+) button

MINUS (-) button
SUN/MOON button

LARM SET button
LARM ON/OFF button

MAX/MIN R
button

CHANNEL button

1. SET button

• Enter manual setting modes: LCD contrast, city location, time

zone, DST ON/OFF, WWVB ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display,
manual time setting, calendar, snooze function, temperature °C or
°F, and weather icon sensitivity setting

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

2. PLUS (+) button

• Increase value in all setting modes

• Increase the digits

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

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3. MINUS (-) button

• Decrease value in all setting modes

• Decrease the digits

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

4. SUN/MOON button

• Enter the sun/moon setting mode

• Start the sun/moon time calculation of the selected city

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

5. ALARM SET button

• Enter the alarm setting mode

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

6. ALARM ON/OFF button

• Activate/de-activate the alarm time

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

7. CHANNEL button

• Toggle between the outdoor transmitters 1, 2 and 3 (if more than

one transmitter is used)

• Pressed together with “MAX/MIN R” button for 3 sec allows

temperature/humidity channel reset

• Exit any set mode anytime during setting and to return to the

normal display mode

• Stop the alarm during alarm ringing

8. MAX/MIN R button (Max/min Reset)

• Press shortly to toggle between maximum, minimum and current

temperature/humidity value for selected outdoor
temperature/humidity channel.

• Press and hold for 4 seconds to reset the maximum and minimum

records for selected temperature/humidity channel.

• Press to activate snooze function during alarm if snooze time is

valid in setting mode.

• Stop the alarm if snooze time is off in setting mode

• Pressed together with the “CHANNEL” button allows

temperature/humidity channel reset

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B. LCD Screen

The LCD screen is split into 5 sections displaying the information for time
and date, sun/moon data, indoor data, weather forecast and outdoor data.

Time reception icon
(for WWVB time)

larm icon

City location light

Moonrise time

Sun icon

Sunrise time

Indoor relative
humidity in RH%

Outdoor transmitter
identification number
Outdoor data signal
reception indicator

Outdoor relative
humidity in RH%

C. Manual Setting Sequence

The following manual settings can be changed when pressing the “SET”
button:

• LCD contrast setting

• City location setting

• Time zone setting

• DST (Daylight Saving Time) setting

• WWVB ON/OFF setting

• 12/24-Hour setting

• Manual time setting

• Calendar setting

• Snooze setting

• °C/°F setting

• Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting

Time

Date display

Moon icon/Moon
phases icon

Moonset time

Sunset time

Indoor temperature in
°C or ºF

Weather tendency
indicator

Weather forecast icon

Outdoor Temperature in
°F or ºC

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