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308-146/308-146W FAQS ......................................................................................................... 1

AC Power .................................................................................................................................. 2

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

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

Outdoor Temperature Sensor ................................................................................................. 3

Compatible Outdoor Sensors ................................................................................................. 3

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

Outdoor Temperature Signal Strength .................................................................................... 3

Dashes show for Outdoor Temperature .................................................................................. 3

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

Inaccurate Outdoor Temperature Reading ............................................................................. 3

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

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

Outdoor sensor drains batteries quickly .................................................................................. 4

Outdoor sensor fell. The sensor no longer works .................................................................... 5

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

Heat Index/Dew Point temperature ......................................................................................... 5

Mounting/Positioning Outdoor sensor ..................................................................................... 6

Position Forecast station ........................................................................................................ 6

Distance/Resistance/Interference ........................................................................................... 6

Channels ................................................................................................................................ 7

Multiple Outdoor Transmitters ................................................................................................ 7

Forecast Station ....................................................................................................................... 7

How tall are the time numbers? .............................................................................................. 7

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

12-Hour or 24-Hour time format .............................................................................................. 8

Fahrenheit/Celsius.................................................................................................................. 8

Backlight ................................................................................................................................. 8

Dashes, HH.H, LL.L or stuck Indoor Temperature/Humidity ................................................... 8

Inaccurate Indoor Temperature Reading ................................................................................ 8

Set Time Alarm ....................................................................................................................... 9

Activate/Deactivate time alarm ............................................................................................... 9

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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 1 308-146/308-146w faqs 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 308-146/...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 2 snooze alarm ......................................................................................................................... 9 time is off by hours ............................................................................
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 3  for optimum 433mhz transmission, place the outdoor sensor no more than 200 feet (60 meters, open air) from the forecast station.  see the section on mounting and distance/resistance/interference for details on mounting the outdo...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 4  the outdoor sensor reads the environment where it is mounted. When mounted inside the home, it will read inside temperature/humidity.  when the outdoor sensor reads high during the day, but not at night, it is a positioning prob...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 5 outdoor sensor fell. The sensor no longer works explanation: if there is no physical damage to the outdoor sensor, the fall may not have caused internal damage. A fall can shock the outdoor sensor or the batteries in the outdoor se...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 6 view dew point temperature: from a normal display, press the heat/dew button twice and dew point will show instead of the outdoor ambient temperature. The words “dew point” will show near outdoor temperatures. Note: dew point is lo...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 7  when considering the distance between the outdoor sensor and the forecast 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.  win...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 8 power requirements  this forecast station is powered by a 5 volt ac power adapter  alternatively, optional 3-aa alkaline batteries may be used. 12-hour or 24-hour time format  time can display in 12-hour (am, pm) or 24-hour form...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 9 set time alarm in normal mode, hold the time alarm button for three seconds to enter alarm set mode.  alarm hour: press and hold the alarm button to enter alarm time setting mode. The alarm hour will flash. Use the +/rcc or -/°f/°...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 10 cst= central mst= mountain pst= pacific akt= alaska hat=hawaiian  confirm with the set button and move to the next item.  daylight saving time: dst will flash and the word on. Press and release the +/rcc or -/°c/°f button to tur...
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La crosse technology, ltd. Www.Lacrossetechnology.Com/support page 11 the weather forecast is about 70-75% correct. As weather conditions cannot be 100% correctly forecasted we are not responsible for any loss caused by an incorrect forecast. Forecast station is dim explanation: most forecast statio...