Oregon WMS801 User Manual

Complete Regional Weather Station with MSN® Direct Weather Data Service

Model: WMS801

USER MANUAL

Complete Regional Weather Station with MSN® Direct Weather Data Service Model: WMS801

USER MANUAL
CONTENTS
Introduction .........................................................	1
Product Overview ...............................................	2
Front View ........................................................	2
Back View ........................................................	2
LCD Display .....................................................	3
Getting Started ....................................................	6
Power ...............................................................	6
About MSN® Direct Radio Signal .....................	6
Change Display / Setting .................................	7
Clock Reception ..................................................	8
Clock / Calendar .................................................	8
Alarm ....................................................................	8
Weather Forecast ................................................	9
UVI / Barometer / Rainfall .................................	10
Temperature and Humidity ...............................	10
Temperature and Humidity Trend ...................	11
Comfort Zone .................................................	11
Heat Index ......................................................	11

Dew Point .......................................................	12
Wind Direction / Speed ....................................	12
Message Display ..............................................	12
LED Indicator .....................................................	13
Moon Phase .......................................................	13
Backlight ............................................................	14
Reset System ....................................................	14
Precautions .......................................................	14
Troubleshooting ...............................................	15
Specifications ....................................................	15
About Oregon Scientific ...................................	16
FCC Statement ..................................................	17
Declaration of Conformity ..............................	17

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for selecting the Oregon Scientific™ Complete Regional Weather Station with MSN® Direct Weather Data Service (WMS801). This product is designed to receive an FM radio signal from MSN Direct. The radio signal is decoded by the unit and transforms the data into the weather information you can view on the LCD screen. When the unit receives the MSN Direct service, its clock and time zone are set automatically for your convenience.

MSN Direct Weather Data Service covers North American Metropolitan areas for the product through 2010. For coverage maps, see www.msndirect.com/coverage.

NOTE Indoor temperature and humidity are measured by the product’s internal sensors.

NOTE The unit takes approximately 15 minutes to receive the MSN Direct signal. However, if the radio signal is weak, it can take up to 24 hours to get a valid signal reception.

Keep this manual handy as you use your new product. It contains practical step-by-step instructions, as well as technical specifications and warnings you should know about.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

FRONT VIEW

1.MESSAGE: View different messages

2.MEMORY: View current and historical readings; temperature, humidity, UV, barometer and rainfall

3.MODE: Change settings / display

4.ALARM: View alarm status; set alarm

5.SNOOZE / LIGHT: Activate 8-minute snooze or backlight

6.LED indicator: Color changes with weather message status

7.SELECT: Switch Areas

8.IN / REG: Toggle indoor and regional displays; activate auto-scan

9.UP / DOWN: Increase / decrease setting; enable / disable alarm

BACK VIEW

1. AC adapter hole

Weather Message Area

2.°C / ° F: Selects temperature unit

3.RESET: Resets unit to default settings

4.Battery compartment

5. mb / inHg: Selects barometric pressure unit

6. Antenna

1. Moon phase

LCD DISPLAY 2. Warning message is displayed 3. Weather message display

4. Main unit battery is low

5. AC adapter is disconnected

Clock / Alarm / Calendar Area

1.	Weather Message Area	1.	Selected area icon
2.	Clock / Alarm / Calendar Area	2.	Clock radio reception
3.	UVI / Barometer / Rainfall Area	3.	Time / date / calendar
4. Today’s Weather and 3-Day Weather /		4.	Alarm 1 or 2 is displayed
	Temperature / Humidity Forecast Area	5. Alarm 1 or 2 is set
5.	Temperature / Humidity / Comfort Level Area	6.	Offset time zone
6.	Wind Direction / Speed Area

UVI / Barometer / Rainfall Area	Today’s Weather and 3-Day Weather / Temperature
	and Humidity Forecast Area

1.	Barometric pressure is showing	1.	Today’s weather forecast
2.	UV index is showing	2.	Day of the week
3.	UV index level	3.	Smoke / fog / haze / dust icon
4.	Barometric pressure (in inHg or mb/hPa) is displayed	4.	Forecasted weather icon
5.	UVI / barometric pressure	5.	Temperature or % chance of rain
	/ rainfall historical bar chart display	6.	High / low temperature reading
6.	Rainfall is showing	7.	Temperature, humidity or rainfall forecast

7.Hour history for UVI / barometric pressure / rainfall reading

8.UVI reading is displayed

9.Rainfall reading (inches per hour) is displayed

Temperature / Humidity / Comfort Level Area

Wind Direction / Speed Area

1.	Heat index / wind chill level	1.	Gust wind speed is showing
2.	Temperature trend	2.	Gust wind / wind speed is showing
3.	MAX / MIN temperature	3.	Wind speed is showing
4.	Indoor or regional temperature	4.	Gust wind or wind speed reading
	/ humidity is displayed	5.	Wind speed level with description
5.	MAX / MIN humidity	6.	Wind direction display

6.Humidity trend

7.Temperature (° C / ° F)

8.Dew point level

9.Humidity %

10.Dew point temperature (° C / ° F)

11.Comfort levels

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