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La Crosse Technology WS-3512 Operation Manual

Manual is about: TOUCH SCREEN WEATHER STATION (WIND AND AIR PRESSURE)

Summary of WS-3512

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    1 touch screen weather station (wind and air pressure) ws-3512 operation manual.

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    2 table of contents i……………….About this manual ii………………glossary of common terms 1..................... General 2...................... Important operating notes 3..................... Getting started 3.1............... Wiring the system 3.2............... Power supply 3.2.1......... Batteries 3.2.2.....

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    3 i. About this manual thank you and congratulations on selecting a la crosse technology professional weather station! We are positive you will enjoy the benefits of accurate weather readings and the precise, radio- controlled time information that our instruments offer. La crosse technology introdu...

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    4 radio-controlled time* a radio-controlled time device is often confused with an atomic clock. However, a radio-controlled time device receives its time information from the atomic clock each day through an internal antenna. The radio- controlled time device searches for an exact time signal every ...

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    5 *for more information regarding the nist, wwvb, atomic clock, and radio-controlled time, please visit the nist official website: http://www.Boulder.Nist.Gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.Htm 1 general important note: before inserting batteries, please carefully read the operation manual. The touch screen...

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    6 as the ability to upload the data to internet web sites. 2 important operating notes • all actions and functions of the weather station are started on the touch screen by slightly touching (not pressing!) the switching areas appearing with star (٭) symbols (only in the text section at the bottom o...

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    7 note: the presence of the "alarm-on icon" in the section means that the particular alarm has been enabled. 3 getting started first you must decide whether to use batteries or the ac/dc adapter to operate the system. Both methods allow the connection of transmitter unit and base station by cable or...

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    8 wireless transmission direct cable connection ac/ dc adapter pc com port cable transmitter unit components work properly before positioning them in their final locations. 3.1 wiring the system independent of the final operating mode at first, the fixed cable of the wind sensor has to be connected ...

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    9 the direct cable connection of transmitter unit and base station can be used if: • the flexibility of 433 mhz radio transmission is not needed and • data transmission absolutely free of any environmental interferences is wanted. 3.2 power supply the weather station can be powered by the use of bat...

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    10 note: in both cases it is important to power the units in this order because the transmitter will send an identification code which has to be received and stored by the base station within the first few minutes of operation. After doing this, full operation of the entire weather station system is...

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    11 3.3 system start after inserting the batteries and connecting the ac/dc adapter, the lcd of the weather station will, for a few seconds, display all possible display segments for checking. Immediately after this, the unit will enter the “play mode”, during which for about 15 minutes all measured ...

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    12 note: commonly the radio communication between receiver and transmitter in the open field can reach a distance of up to 330 feet providing that there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines, etc. Radio interferences such as pc screens, radios or tv sets...

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    13 time zone → time zones can be set in the range from -12 to +12 hours (default est). Wwvb radio-controlled clock (rcc) → on/off. In setting “off“ the clock is operating as a normal quartz clock (default rcc off). 12/24 hour time display format (default 12h format). Units • wind speed display (wind...

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    14 weather tendency (tendency) → setting to a definite switching threshold (2 hpa to 4 hpa) for a change in display of weather icons (default 3 hpa). Storm warning (storm) → setting to a definite switching threshold for storm warning display at a decrease of air pressure from 3 hpa to 9 hpa over 6 h...

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    15 default settings (factory reset) → allows clearing of all weather data in non-volatile buffer memory (eeprom) and to reset of all set and/or stored values to the factory settings set prior to shipment → acknowledge with ٭confirm٭. Note: it will take 5 minutes for the factory reset process. During...

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    16 with ٭minmax٭ the below shown menu step is activated, which in return leads to the displays of the stored min/max values by use of ٭min٭ / ٭max٭, which on their part again can be directly selected. Note: during individual displays of the stored min/max values the top line of the lcd screen will a...

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    17 start ٭time٭ in the menu section (last 2 lines on the lcd). Set the hours and minutes. Leave the mode with ٭exit٭ or wait for automatic time-out. Setting the date the action is started by touching the date display in the date section of the touch screen. Set the year, month and date of day. Leave...

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    18 note: by touching the date section twice, the display will toggle between the following: • date in mm.Dd.Yy format (12 hour time format) or date in dd.Mm.Yy format (24 hour time format) • weekday, month, date of day (12 hour time format) or weekday (in english abbreviation), date of day, month (2...

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    19 the text section (last 2 lines on the lcd) will show because (with time and date) the weather condition corresponds to the presently displayed weather symbol sunny, fair (cloudy with sunny intervals) or rainy. Note: • up and down arrow indicate weather tendency • advanced storm warning is display...

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    20 9 features and operations • air pressure (pressure), relative and absolute • wind speed, wind gust important note! Because the operating procedures in all measurements are identical, the various functions of the weather station will be explained once here by the following example of “air pressure...

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    21 resetting of the displayed value to the present value with ٭confirm٭. Without resetting advance with ٭exit٭. End of example example for setting of alarms by means of the hi alarms in this example the setting up of pressure high/ low alarm will be demonstrated. (or similarly touching the wind sect...

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    22 proceed with ٭hi al٭ in the menu section. (similarly, setting of the lo alarms is here possible through touching the ٭lo al٭ key in this example.) adjusting the high alarm value with the key ٭up٭ or ٭down٭. Proceed with ٭on/off٭. Activate or deactivate the alarm with ٭on٭ or ٭off٭ key. Terminate ...

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    23 10 wind function information note: by touching the wind section twice, the display will toggle between the following: • wind speed • wind direction (abbreviations of the compass card descriptions) • wind direction (degrees) • wind gust all setting and display facilities only pertain to the respec...

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    24 then the below wind direction menu will be shown in text display. Proceed with ٭dir al٭ key at the text display: in the following menu up to 16 separate alarms can be activated (depending on the basic set up clockwise around the compass card from n via nne to nnw, or from 0° via 22.5° to 337.5°, ...

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    25 to leave the setting mode, press ٭exit٭. 11 operation of el backlight, buzzer, and alarm history 11.1 el backlight for better visibility of the lcd, the el backlight can be switched on or off by touching the light section once. When switched “on”, the backlight will be switched on for approximate...

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    26 alarm) -- be displayed that have reached an alarm condition since their last deletion. Here for every alarm, the time and date of appearance can be displayed by touching ٭alarm٭. 12 pc connection as an important feature in addition to the display on the touch screen, the weather station allows th...

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    27 main memory. Furthermore the present weather data can be tied on to web sites by means of the “web publisher“ software. History data can be displayed as diagrams and graphs using the “heavy weather pro“ software. Important note: for further details to the subject "pc connection" and "program util...

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    28 data after 5 successive attempts, "- -" will be shown and the communication period will be changed to 10 min. Air pressure measuring intervals: 20 s 13.3 time alarm: alarm duration: about 120 seconds 13.4 power supply: base station: batteries: 3 x aa 1.5 v batteries, (alkaline batteries recommend...

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    1 warranty information la crosse technology, ltd provides a 1-year limited warranty on this product against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase, is valid only on products purchased and used in north america and only to the...

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    2 adjustments, claims based on misrepresentation by the seller or performance variations resulting from installation-related circumstances. La crosse technology, ltd will not assume liability for incidental, consequential, punitive, or other similar damages associated with the operation or malfuncti...

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    3 fcc disclaimer this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference. (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. La crosse t...