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La Crosse Technology Family Weather Station Instruction Manual

Summary of Family Weather Station

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    1 family weather station instruction manual introduction: congratulations on purchasing this state-of-the-art weather station as an example of excellent design and innovative measuring technique. Featuring time, date, calendar, weather forecast, wind direction and speed, rainfall, outdoor temperatur...

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    Features: the multifunctional weather station foldout stand i battery compartment cover hanging hole lcd function keys foldout stand ii • time display (manual setting) • 12/24 hour time display • calendar display (weekday, date, month, year) • time alarm function • weather forecasting function with ...

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    • relative air pressure displayed in hpa or inhg • air pressure tendency indicator for the past 12 hour (bargraph format) • lcd contrast selectable • low battery indicator • wind direction displayed in 16 steps • wind speed displayed in km/h, mph, m/s or beaufort scale • windchill displayed in °c of...

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    The wind sensor • connected to the thermo-hygro transmitter by cable • can be installed onto a mast or a horizontal panel the rain sensor • connected to the thermo-hygro transmitter by cable • to be mounted onto a horizontal panel 4.

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    Setting up: setting up: 5 cable connection between the wind sensor and the thermo-hygro transmitter cable connection between the rain sensor and the thermo-hygro transmitter wireless transmission at 868 mhz - thermo-hygro transmitter to weather station weather station wind sensor rain sensor note: n...

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    Important to test all components for correct function before placing and mounting them at their final destinations (see positioning below) 1. Unwind the cables of the rain and the wind sensors. Connect the rain and the wind sensors to the thermo-hygro transmitter by plugging the connector heads of t...

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    7 4. Afterwards, the weather station will start receiving data from the transmitter. The outdoor temperature, humidity windchill and wind speed should then be displayed on the weather station. If this does not happen after 30 seconds, the batteries will need to be removed from both units. You will h...

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    How to install and replace the batteries into the weather station the weather station works with 3 x aa, iec lr6, 1.5v batteries. When 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. Remove the ...

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    How to install and replace the batteries into the thermo-hygro transmitter the outdoor thermo-hygro transmitter works with 2 x aa iec lr6, 1.5v batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: 1. Uninstall the rain cover of the transmitter. 2. Remover the battery compa...

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    Battery change: it is recommended to replace the batteries in all units on an annual basis to ensure optimum accuracy of these units. 10 please participate in the preservation of the environment. Return used batteries to an authorised depot. Note: the stored history record will not be kept after the...

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    11 set key • press to enter manual setting modes: lcd contrast, manual time setting, 12/24 hour time display, calendar setting, ºc/ ºf temperature unit, wind speed unit, rainfall unit, pressure unit, relative pressure reference setting, weather tendency threshold setting, storm warning threshold set...

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    12 • press to exit the manual setting mode • stop the alarm during the time alarm or weather alarm ringing • press to exit max/ min record display mode min/max key • press to display minimum and maximum records of various weather data • press to adjust (decrease) the level of different settings • st...

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    Outdoor temperature in °c or ºf wind direction display and wind speed in beaufort scale calendar display weather endency t indicator time display time alarm icon air pressure histogram outdoor relative humidity in % weather forecast icon relative air pressure display in hpa or inhg outdoor temp. Ala...

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    Manual setting: the following manual settings can be changed once the set key is pressed: • lcd contrast setting • manual time setting • 12/24 hour time display • calendar setting • °c/ °f temperature unit setting • wind speed unit • rainfall unit setting • air pressure unit setting • relative press...

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    Manual time setting: you then may manually set the time of the clock by following the steps below: minutes flashing hour flashing 1. The hour digit will start flashing. 2. Use the + or min/max key to set the hour. 3. Press the set key to switch to the minutes. The minute digit will start flashing. 4...

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    2. Confirm with the set key and enter the calendar setting . Calendar setting: "date. Month." (for 24h time display) "month. Date." (for 12h time display) year the date default of the weather station is 1. 1. Of year 2005. The date can be set manually by proceeding as follows. 1. The year digit star...

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    °c/°f temperature unit setting flashing the temperature display can be selected to show temperature data in °c or °f. (default °c) 1. The temperature unit is flashing 2. Use the + or min/max key to toggle between “°c” or “°f”. Confirm with the set key and enter the wind speed unit setting wind speed...

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    Rainfall unit setting flashing the total rainfall unit can be set as mm or inch. The default unit is mm. 1. Use the + or min/max key to toggle between the unit “mm” or “inch” 2. Confirm the unit with the set key and enter the relative air pressure unit setting relative air pressure unit setting flas...

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    Relative pressure reference value setting note: the default reference pressure value of the barometer is 1013 hpa when batteries are first inserted. For an exact measurement, it is necessary to first adjust the barometer to your local relative air pressure (related to elevation above sea level) . As...

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    Weather tendency threshold value setting flashing you may select a definite switching threshold value, 2 hpa to 4 hpa for the change in the display of weather icons. This represents the "sensitivity" of the weather forecast (the smaller the value selected, the more sensitive the weather forecast). T...

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    Flashing 1. The threshold value will start flashing. 2. Use the + or min/max key to select the value. 3. Confirm with the set key and enter the storm alarm on/ off setting . Storm alarm on/ off setting you may also choose to switch on or off the acoustic storm warning alarm (default off). 1. The dig...

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    Be flashing. (also see clause weather tendency indicator below ) to exit the manual setting mode to exit the manual setting anytime during the manual setting modes, press the alarm key (or history key) anytime or wait for the automatic timeout. The mode will return to the normal time display. Time a...

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    23 4. Press the + or min/max key to set the minute of the alarm time. Press the alarm key to confirm. Wait for about 30 seconds and the display will return to normal display mode automatically. 5. In the normal display mode, press the alarm once key to go to the time alarm setting mode again. Then p...

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    Outdoor temp alarm-on icon outdoor humidity a on icon larm- high wind speed alarm- on icon the weather station can be set to alert when a specific weather condition is reached. 24.

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    25 the following weather alarm settings can be adjusted in the alarm setting mode. • high outdoor temperature alarm • low outdoor temperature alarm • high outdoor humidity alarm • low outdoor humidity alarm • high wind speed alarm default alarm values: low 0 ° c temperature high 40 ° c low 45% relat...

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    Alarm-on icon high alarm icon 2. Press and hold the set key for about 2 seconds. The temperature digit will start flashing. Press the + or min/max key to set the high outdoor temp alarm value. (keep holding the key will allow the value to increase faster.) 3. Press the alarm key to confirm the setti...

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    In case the temperature value meets the condition for high alarm or low alarm, the value will be blinking, along with the corresponding icon ("hi al"/ "lo al"). And the buzzer will ring for 2 minutes. User then may press any key to stop the ring. User may quit the alarm setting and return to the nor...

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    3. Press the alarm key to confirm the setting. The digit will stop flashing. Press the set key to switch on or off the alarm. (the showing of the icon ((( y ))) means that the alarm is switched on.) 4. Press the alarm key once. The low outdoor humidity alarm display will be shown. 5. Press and hold ...

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    29 2. Press and hold the set key for about 2 seconds. The wind speed digit will start flashing. Press the + or min/max key to set the high wind speed alarm value. 3. Press the alarm key to confirm the setting. The digit will stop flashing. Press the set key to switch on or off the alarm. (the showin...

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    Note: the temperature or humidity data will keep on flashing even after a key has been pressed to stop the alarm or buzzer has been switched off, to indicate that the current weather condition is out of the pre-set limit(s) weather forecast and weather tendency: weather forecasting icons: weather fo...

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    31 if the icons do not change, then it means either the air pressure has not changed or the change has been too small for the weather station to register. So you may adjust the "sensitivity" of the pressure change checking in the setting mode –see weather tendency threshold value setting above. Howe...

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    32 may mistake the new location as being a possible change in air-pressure when really it is due to the slight change of altitude. Weather tendency indicator working together with the weather icons is the weather tendency indicators (arrow located on the left and right sides of the weather icons). W...

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    The bar graph of the electronic barometer shows the air pressure history of the past 12 hours in five 3-hour steps. Air pressure changes in inhg air pressure changes in hpa the horizontal axis represents the last 12 hours air pressure recording (-12, -9, -6, -3 and 0 hour). The bars are plotted at e...

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    Note: for accurate barometric pressure trend, the weather station should operate at the same altitude. For example, it should not be moved. Should the unit be moved, for instance from the ground to the second floor of the house, the readings for the next 12-24 hours shall be discarded. Wind directio...

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    Rainfall measurement the total rainfall measurement is displayed in the fourth section of the lcd, in the unit of mm or inch. (see viewing the maximum/ minimum weather data below) 35 viewing the history data the weather station can store up to 200 sets of weather data which are recorded automaticall...

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    To view the weather history: 1. Press the history key. The latest weather record will be shown with the date and time of recording. The "history" icon will be displayed at the bottom of the lcd. History icon 2. Press min/ max to view older records. (press min/max and + key to view "previous" and "ne...

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    Note: • the stored history records will not be retained after battery change or whenever battery is removed. • the total rainfall value will be exhibited in whole number (no decimal place) in the history record. Viewing the maximum/ minimum weather data the weather station will record the maximum an...

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    2. Max outdoor temperature with the date and time of recording 3. Min outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording 4. Max outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording max outdoor humidity value time and date or recording max icon 38.

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    5. Min wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording min wind chill value time and date or recording min icon 6. Max wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording 7. Min relative pressure with the date and time of recording 39.

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    8. Max relative pressure with the date and time of recording max relative pressure value time and date or recording max icon 40

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    9. Maximum wind speed max wind speed value time and date or recording max icon reset the maximum and minimum weather data to reset the aforementioned maximum or minimum weather data 1. To 9., you shall need to reset each of the data independently. 1. Press min/max key to show the desired weather dat...

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    3. Press the + key once, then the stored value will be reset to the current value and current time. 4. Press the alarm key to return to normal display mode. 10. Total rainfall amount the total rainfall measurement is displayed in the fourth section of the lcd, in the unit of mm or inch. It shows the...

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    To reset the rainfall reading, press the + key once when the rainfall value and "reset" icon is shown. Then the total rainfall amount will be reset to 0, and the time updated to current time. Note: after power up, the time and date and total rainfall is displayed as "- - -". After time is adjusted m...

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    44 to re-enable the buzzer: 1. When the buzzer off icon is shown on lcd, press the set key shortly and the buzzer off icon will disappear. 2. Press alarm key once to return to the normal display mode. The "buzzer off" icon will no longer be shown. Then the alarm will sound normally. Low battery indi...

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    45 consecutive failed attempts during normal operation). Please check the following points: 1. The distance of the weather station or transmitter should be at least 1.5 to 2 metres away from any interfering sources such as computer monitors or tv sets. 2. Avoid positioning the weather station onto o...

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    Positioning: prior to permanently affixing any of the units, please ensure the following points are considered: • cable lengths of the units meet with your distance requirements at the point of fixing • signals from the sensors can be received by the base station at points of mounting the weather st...

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    The thermo-hygro sensor rain cover main unit wall bracket an ideal mounting place for the thermo-hygro sensor would be the outer wall beneath the extension of a roof, as this will protect the sensor from direct sunlight and other extreme weather conditions. To wall mount, use the 2 screws to affix t...

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    The wind sensor 48 horizontal panel wind vane vertical mast wind fan firstly, check that the wind-fan and the wind-vane can rotate freely before fixing the unit. For correct and accurate readings it is important to mount the sensor so that the front (marked e) is pointing in east-west direction. The...

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    The rain sensor 49 for best results, the rain sensor should be securely mounted onto a horizontal surface about 1 meter above the ground and in an open area away from trees or other coverings where rainfall may be reduced causing inaccurate readings. When securing into place, check that rain excess ...

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    50 care and maintenance: • extreme temperatures, vibration and shock should be avoided as these may cause damage to the units and give inaccurate forecasts and readings. • when cleaning the display and casings, use a soft damp cloth only. Do not use solvents or scouring agents as they may mark the l...

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    51 wind speed : 0 to 50 m/s (0 to 111.8 mph) (displayed "ofc" when > 50m/s) wind chill : -40ºc to +59.9ºc (-40°f to +140°f) (displayed "ofc" if outside this) relative pressure pre-set range : 919 to 1080 hpa rainfall : 0 to 9999 mm (0" to 393.6") (displayed "ofc" when > 9999mm) outdoor data receptio...

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    • please contact your local or/and regional authorities to retrieve the addresses of legal dumping grounds with selective collection. • all electronic instruments must from now on be recycled. User shall take an active part in the reuse, recycling and recovery of the electrical and electronic waste....

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    53 r&tte directive 1999/5/ec summary of the declaration of conformity : we hereby declare that this wireless transmission device does comply with the essential requirements of r&tte directive 1999/5/ec..