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

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

® Direct Radio Signal ..................... 6

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.

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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

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1. AC adapter hole

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

LCD DISPLAY

Weather Message Area

1. Moon phase

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

2. Clock / Alarm / Calendar Area

3. UVI / Barometer / Rainfall Area

4. Today’s Weather and 3-Day Weather /
Temperature / Humidity Forecast Area

5. Temperature / Humidity / Comfort Level Area

6. Wind Direction / Speed Area

1. Selected area icon

2. Clock radio reception

3. Time / date / calendar

4. Alarm 1 or 2 is displayed

5. Alarm 1 or 2 is set

6. Offset time zone

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UVI / Barometer / Rainfall Area

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

1. Barometric pressure is showing

2. UV index is showing

3. UV index level

4. Barometric pressure (in inHg or mb/hPa) is displayed

5. UVI / barometric pressure
/ rainfall historical bar chart display

6. Rainfall is showing

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

8. UVI reading is displayed

9. Rainfall reading (inches per hour) is displayed

1. Today’s weather forecast

2. Day of the week

3. Smoke / fog / haze / dust icon

4. Forecasted weather icon

5. Temperature or % chance of rain

6. High / low temperature reading

7. Temperature, humidity or rainfall forecast

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Temperature / Humidity / Comfort Level Area

Wind Direction / Speed Area

1. Heat index / wind chill level

2. Temperature trend

3. MAX / MIN temperature

4. Indoor or regional temperature
/ humidity is displayed

5. MAX / MIN humidity

6. Humidity trend

7. Temperature (°C / °F)

8. Dew point level

9. Humidity %

10. Dew point temperature (°C / °F)

11. Comfort levels

1. Gust wind speed is showing

2. Gust wind / wind speed is showing

3. Wind speed is showing

4. Gust wind or wind speed reading

5. Wind speed level with description

6. Wind direction display

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