Technoline WS 7014 IT User Manual

WIRELESS 433 MHz WEATHER STATION

Instructions Manual

INTRODUCTION:

Congratulations on purchasing this Weather Station with wireless 433 MHz transmission of outdoor temperature and display of indoor temperature and humidity, weather forecast icons and weather tendency indicators. It is further featuring a DCF-77 radio controlled clock with calendar display. With only four easy to use function keys, this innovative product is ideal for use in the home or office.

The Weather Station

LCD Display

Function Keys

Hanging Hole

Battery Cover

Detachable Stand

FEATURES: WEATHER STATION

• DCF-77 Radio controlled time with manual setting options

• Time reception ON/OFF

• 12/24 hour display

• Hour and minute display, seconds indicated by flashing dot

• Time zone option ±12hours

• Date and month calendar display

• Weather forecasting with 3 weather icons and weather tendency indicator

• Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting

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

• Indoor and outdoor temperature display with MIN/MAX recording

• Indoor humidity reading displayed as RH% with MIN/MAX recordings

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

• All MIN/MAX recordings can be reset

• Indoor comfort level indicator - happy or sad face icons

• Can take up to three outdoor transmitters

• LCD contrast setting

• Low battery indicator

• Wall mounting or table standing

THE OUTDOOR TRANSMITTER

Holder

• Remote transmission of outdoor temperature to weather station by 433 MHz signal

• Wall mounting case

• Mounting at a sheltered place. Avoid direct rain and sunshine

SETTING UP:

1. First, insert the batteries into the Weather station (see “How to install and replace batteries in the Weather Station” below). Once the batteries are in place, all segments of the LCD will light up briefly. Following some test data display, the indoor temperature and humidity, the time as 0:00 the date as

1.1. and the weather icons sun and clouds will be displayed. If the indoor temperature and humidity are not displayed after 30 seconds, remove the batteries and wait for at least 10 seconds before reinserting them. Once the indoor data is displayed proceed to step 2.

2. Within 3 minutes of activating the Weather station, place the batteries into the transmitter (see “How to install and replace batteries in the Temperature Transmitter” below).

3. After a few seconds of inserting the batteries into the transmitter, the Weather Station will start receiving data from the transmitter. The remote temperature will then be displayed on the Weather Station. If this does not happen after 15 minutes, the batteries will need to be removed from both units and reset from step 1.

4. The Weather Station can take up to 3 remote transmitters. If you have purchased additional transmitters, follow step 2 for all extra transmitters. However, ensure that you leave 10 seconds in between the reception of the last transmitter and the set-up of the following transmitter. The Weather Station will number the transmitters in the order of set-up, i.e. the first transmitter will have th e temperature displayed with the number 1 against it and so on.

5. When all the transmitters are set up, there is a testing period, during which the display switches quickly between all the received transmitters at random, according to which random transmission it receives. Pressing any key will stop this process. The process also stops automatically if no keys are pressed for a few minutes.

6. Once the remote temperature has been received and is displayed on the Weather Station, the DCF77 time code reception is automatically started. This takes typically between 3 - 5 minutes in good

conditions. This time period is an excellent opportunity to locate the transmitter(s) in suitable location(s) outdoors. In order to ensure sufficient 433 MHz transmission however, this should under good conditions be no more than 25 meters from where the Weather Station will be finally positioned (see notes on “Positioning” and “433 MHz Reception”).

7. If after 10 minutes the DCF time has not been received, use the SET key to manually enter a time initially. The clock will automatically attempt to receive the DCF time at each full hour. When this is successful, the received time will override the manually set time. The date is also updated with the received time (Please refer also to notes on “Radio controlled time” and “Manual time setting”).

HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WEATHER STATION

HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER

The Weather Station uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries. If the batteries need to be replaced, the low battery symbol will appear on the LCD. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below:

1. Insert finger or other solid object in the space at the bottom center of the battery compartment and lift up to remove the cover.

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

3. Replace compartment cover.

The Temperature Transmitter uses 2 x AAA, IEC, LR3, 1.5V batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below:

1. Slide the battery cover downwards and remove.

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

3. Replace the battery cover.

Note:

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

BATTERY CHANGE:

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

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

FUNCTION KEYS:

Weather Station:

The weather station has four easy to use function keys.

SET key (Setting)

• Used to enter the set mode for the following functions: LCD contrast, Time zone, Time Reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, Manual time, Year, Date, °C/°F, and Weather forecasting icon sensitivity settings.

• The year can only be displayed in the set mode (not displayed in normal mode)

IN key (Indoor)

• Used to toggle between the current/ minimum / maximum indoor temperature and humidity

• Press for over 3 seconds to reset the indoor maximum and minimum temperature and humidity

records (will reset all records to current level)

Setting

Indoor Outdoor

Channel

Note: the Time/date information is only available for MIN/MAX tem pe rature data, and will be changed to default time after the reset operation

• Change LCD contrast, time zone, Time Reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, hour, year, month, day, °C/°F and weather forecasting icon sensitivity units in setting modes Note: in 24hr time display mode, the day is set by using the IN key. In 12hr time display mode, the month is set by using the IN key

OUT key (Outdoor)

• Used to toggle between the current / minimum / maximum outdoor temperature

• Press for around 3 seconds to reset the outdoor maximum and minimum temperature records (will

reset all temperatures to current level of the relative transmitter being reset - each transmitter’s data must be reset separately) Note: the time/date information of MIN/MAX data will be reset to default time as well.

• Change minute, month, day in setting modes Note: in 24hr time display mode, the month is set by using the OUT key. In 12hr time display mode, the day is set by using the OUT key

CH key (Channel)

• Toggle between the outdoor Temperature Transmitters 1, 2 and 3 (if more than 1 transmitter is used)

• Exit manual setting mode

LCD SCREEN

DCF Tower Icon (for time reception)

Time

Weather Tendency Icon

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

DCF-77 RADIO CONTROLLED TIME

The time base for the radio-controlled time is a Cesium Atomic Clock operated by the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig which has a time deviation of less than one second in one million years. The time is coded and transmitted from Mainflingen near Frankfurt via frequency signal DCF-77

Indoor Temperature in °C or °F

Outdoor Temperature in °C or °F

Date

Month

Weather Forecast Icon

Comfort indicator icon

Indoor Relative Humidity %

Outdoor reception signal

Outdoor transmitter Identification number

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