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308-1451 FAQS ......................................................................................................................... 1

Batteries ................................................................................................................................... 2

Forecast Station Factory Restart ............................................................................................ 2

Outdoor Temperature Transmitter .......................................................................................... 3

Compatible Outdoor Transmitters ........................................................................................... 3

Quick Connect ........................................................................................................................ 3

Dashes shown for Outdoor Temperature ................................................................................ 3

Power Requirements .............................................................................................................. 3

Outdoor Temperature changes constantly .............................................................................. 3

Inaccurate Outdoor Temperature reading ............................................................................... 4

Intermittent Outdoor Temperature/Humidity ............................................................................ 4

Outdoor Temperature is stuck or HH.H or LL.L ....................................................................... 4

Outdoor transmitter fell and does not work. ............................................................................ 4

Outdoor transmitter drains batteries quickly ............................................................................ 5

Temperature Trend Arrows ..................................................................................................... 5

MIN/MAX Temperature readings ............................................................................................ 5

Frost Alarm ............................................................................................................................. 5

Temperature Alarms ............................................................................................................... 5

Channels ................................................................................................................................ 6

Multiple Outdoor Transmitters ................................................................................................ 6

Mounting/Positioning Outdoor Transmitter .............................................................................. 7

Position forecast station ......................................................................................................... 7

Distance/Resistance/Interference ........................................................................................... 7

Forecast Station ....................................................................................................................... 8

How tall are the time numbers? .............................................................................................. 8

Supported Time Zones ........................................................................................................... 8

12-Hour or 24-Hour Time Format ........................................................................................... 8

Power Requirements .............................................................................................................. 8

Indoor Comfort Statement ...................................................................................................... 8

Manually Set Time/Date: Program Menu ................................................................................ 8

Sunrise/Sunset Times ............................................................................................................ 9

No WWVB Tower Icon ...........................................................................................................10

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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 1 3 0 8 - 1 4 5 1 f aq s the links below will work in most pdf viewers and link to the topic area by clicking the link. We recommend adobe reader version 10 or greater available at: http://get.Adobe.Com/reader c o n t e n t s 308-1451 faqs ...............................
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 2 dashes, hh.H, ll.L or stuck indoor temperature/humidity ..................................................10 inaccurate indoor temperature reading .................................................................................10 time is off by hours .................
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 3 5. Insert fresh alkaline batteries into the weather station. 6. Insert fresh batteries into the outdoor sensor. 7. Press the tx button on the outdoor sensor to transmit rf signal. 8. Keep the outdoor sensor 5-10 feet from the weather station. 9. When rf connection i...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 4 inaccurate outdoor temperature reading explanation: high outdoor temperature readings are generally a location issue. Low outdoor temperature readings are power related or a sensors going bad.  the outdoor sensor reads the environment where it is mounted. When moun...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 5 note: an outdoor sensor that has fallen into puddle, snow, or other standing water, will likely have water damage and needs to be replaced. Outdoor sensors are water resistant, not waterproof. Outdoor transmitter drains batteries quickly  test a new set of alkaline...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 6 outdoor temperature alarms: a high and low outdoor temperature alarm may be set on the forecast station. Note: when multiple transmitters are in use on different channels, a high and/or low temperature may be set for each channel. Set temperature alarm channel 1: 1....
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 7  after 15 minutes, place the remote transmitters in appropriate locations within range of the display.  press and release the ch button to view channel 1, 2 or 3 on the display when multiple transmitters are used. Mounting/positioning outdoor transmitter first: pl...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 8  when considering the distance between the outdoor sensor and the weather station (200 feet open air), cut that distance in half for each wall, window, tree, bush or other obstruction in the signal path.  closer is better.  windows reflect the rf (radio frequency...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 9 program menu: the set button will move through the program menu. The + or - buttons will change a value. Hold the set button for 5 seconds to enter the program menu.  wwvb: wwvb and on will flash. Press and release the + or - button to select off if you wish to dis...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 10 until the forecast station receives the wwvb signal for the first time, the sunrise/sunset times will be one hour off. No wwvb tower icon  the forecast station has not received a wwvb time signal in the past 24-hours. Position the forecast station for better recep...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 11  activate press and release the alarm button to enter the correct alarm mode. Press and release the + button and the alarm icon will appear (above the time, alarm 1, below the time, alarm 2). The number in the bell icon indicates which alarm is active.  deactivat...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 12 pressure history numeric history: press and release the history button to view the past 12-hours of numeric pressure history.  in the small box to the right of the numeric pressure a number from 0 to -12 will appear.  0 is current pressure. -1 through -12 reflect...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Page 13 weather station is dim explanation: most weather stations have a gray background. Place the weather station at eye level, to determine if it is dim. Weather stations that sit in the sunlight can develop a cloudy film over time.  this is generally a power related i...