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La Crosse Technology WS 550 US Operating Instructions Manual
Summary of WS 550 US
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Touchscreen wireless weather station ws 550 us operating instructions la crosse technology.
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Contents 1. General aspects and functioning, quick overview ...................................................4 2. Preparatory work .......................................................................................................8 .. Preparing the weather station ................................
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3 . English edition 3/007 documentation © 007 la crosse technology all rights reserved. No parts of this manual may be reproduced or processed in any form using electronic, mechanical or chemical processes in part or in full without the prior explicit written permission of the publisher. It is quite...
Page 4: 1.Generalaspectsandfunction
4 1.Generalaspectsandfunction the touchscreen wireless weather station ws 550 us is a high-quality, highly comfortable universal weather measurement system that can record, process and display data from a maximum of 8 (currently not available) additional wireless temperature and humidity sensors as ...
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5 overview of the display and operating options of ws 550 us: displaytheinsidetemperatureandhumidity - switch to displaying the dewpoint - save the minimum and maximum temperature with time/date of occurrence - save the minimum and maximum humidity with time/date of occurrence - comfort zone indicat...
Page 6: 2.Preparatorywork
6 the weather forecast also plays an equally important role. So "oscar outlook" has different displays and clothing depending on the weather situation. You will find a detailed description of the evaluation criteria in chapter 3.4 of this operating instructions manual. Displaythesunriseandsunsettime...
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7 quickoverviewofthedisplayfields 1. Current indoor temperature with temperature trend 2. Displays the current direction of the wind (main wind direction) 3. Display the fluctuation range when wind direction is changing 4. Displays the speed of the wind 5. Current humidity of the selected outdoor se...
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8 2.1.Preparingtheweatherstation the weather station is exclusively operated via the plug-in mains adapter that is delivered. Battery operations are possible with 4 aa cells (1.5 v, alkaline type) in an emergency mode. The functions of the weather station are then available only in a restricted mann...
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9 insertingbatteries remove the cover of the battery compartment and insert four 1.5 v aa-cells, (alka- line type lr6) according to the correct poles into the battery compartment. Close the battery compartment again. Pc-connection to connect the station to a pc, use the usb cable to connect the mini...
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0 3. Screw the enclosed allen key and 2 allen screws on the glass foot. Please note that the lighting cable of the device foot is guided in from the side as shown in the picture so that it does not get crushed. 2. Lock in the foot support in the lock- ing nose of the glass foot and place it on the t...
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5. Screw the foot support on to the weather station using the enclosed allen key and 2 allen screws. 6. The cables are thus connected, inserted into the foot support and guided. Please note that the cable lies exactly in the center as shown so that it will not prevent the lid from subse- quently loc...
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8. At the end, the cover is inserted in the corresponding locks of the cable shaft (see detailed picture above), tilted upward and locked in at the top (see lower picture)..
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3 - after connecting the plug-in ac adapter, the system will run a short test of all display segments in the display (all segments will be displayed). - you will then hear a short beep and the version number of the weather station will be displayed. - finally, the inside temperature and the humidity...
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4 pipe-end that is marked with a sticker. - install the fully mounted sensor within the possible transmitter radius (max. 400 ft. Free field; take into account the dampening due to building walls, etc.) so that it stands in open space - the rain can thus fall directly into the rain sensor and the wi...
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5 + – – – + bottom + the fully mounted tx 550 us insert batteries, position of the key - open the sensor housing by rotating it towards the left and pulling down the cas- ing (see picture below). - use a pointed object to press the key above the battery compartment and insert three aa alkaline batte...
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6 3.Operations the wireless sensor data is not shown on the display immediately after installing the wireless sensors and starting up the base device. As each sensor has an in- ternal individual serial number, which is automaticly logged into the base station during start up. The advantage here is t...
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7 - touch the "enter" field, the display is: sensor no1 add del - repeatedly touch the "sensor" field and select the memory slot where you want to store the particular sensor. Please note that tx 550 us can only be stored in slot 9. - then select "add"; the display is (for e.G. For sensor 9: tx 550 ...
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8 3.2.Operations as all important data is displayed simultaneously in the display, operations are ba- sically restricted to selecting other sensors or some other weather data by slightly touching the corresponding display field. The display is divided into display field and menu row. In the normal m...
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9 mainmenufunctions min: calluptheminimumvalues after touching the ”min” area, the minimum values of the respective data are displayed. When you touch the corresponding field (temperature, air pressure, etc.), the corresponding time-stamp (date, time) of the occur- rence of the extreme value are dis...
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0 3.3.Configuration the weather station is delivered in such a state that its basic functions (except moon phase, sunrise, sunset, date, time, min./max. Display) are ready to use without doing any settings. However, another configuration would be needed to use the additional functions and the time-r...
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Weekday +mon- - touch the "+" or "-" areas to set the day of the week. - touch the "weekday" field, the display is: hour +01- - touch the "+" or "-" areas to set the hour. - touch the "hour" field, the display is: minute +01- - touch the "+" or "-" areas to set the minute. - wait for a few seconds, ...
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3.3.4."position"menu,setposition the position details of the weather station location are needed to calculate the sunrise and sunset times. You can enter the latitude in a range between –60.0° and +60.0° and the longitude between - 180.0° and + 180.0°. You can determine your position in different wa...
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3 3.3.5."timezone"menu,settimezone the time zone details are required for calculating the sunrise and sunset times. Enter the current difference to utc (coordinated universal time). The appendix c countains a table with the time zone difference from utc for the us. - select the "timezone" menu: next...
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4 brightctrl on - touch the "on" field to switch between "automatic brightness control" being active (on) or deactive (off). - touch the "bright ctrl" field, the display is: begin +04.00pm- - touch the "+" or "-" fields to set the switching-on time of the lighting (permanent lighting). - touch the "...
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5 activate/deactivatethedaylightsavingtimeswitching - select the "system" menu and then the "dst" option (via beep); the display is: dst on - touch the "on" field to switch between "daylight saving time switching" being activated (on) or deactivated (off). Setthedatarecordingintervalforthedatalogger...
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6 altitude enter - touch the "enter" field, the display is: altitude +0000- - touch the "+" or "-" fields to set the geographical altitude of this location above sea level (height above sea level) - wait for a few seconds; the corrected data for the relative air pressure will then appear on the disp...
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7 the brightness limit can be used to customize the sensor to the local conditions. The threshold value should be defined at the start and end of sunshine so that the current brightness value can be referred to the threshold. - select the "system" menu and then the "sun cal" option (via beep, dst, i...
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8 3.3.9."livemode"menu,callupthecurrentweatherdataflow in this mode, another key of the combi-sensor can be prompted to send its mea- surement data for 20 seconds at 2 seconds interval. Thus, at the press of a key one has the latest weather data and can thus follow the wind direction and the trend o...
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9 3.4.Otherfunctionsanddisplays displaymoonphases the moon phases are displayed using the following symbols: moon phase may vary from your calendar by 1-2 days. Also keep in mind that the moon display will be blank during a new moon and dark during a full moon. Oscaroutlook oscar outlook is an anima...
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30 immediateraindisplay - the onset of rain is notified to the base station during the next wireless data transmission and is indicated through a cloud in the "rain" field and through the opened umbrella of "oscar outlook". Comfortindicator - the comfortindicator ( lkj ) reflects the climate in the ...
Page 31: 4.Changingthebatteries
3 sensorstatusdisplay - in the outdoor sensor display field ("outdoor") there is a small reception indicator to indicate the sensor status: · reception indicator is displayed → sensor data is being received constantly · reception indicator is blinking → sensor data is not being received since the la...
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3 wirelesssensors the batteries in these sensors have a lifetime of max. 2 years (alkaline batteries). They are to be replaced when a 'battery empty' symbol ( ) is displayed when you select the corresponding sensor in the "outdoor" display area. Batteries are replaced in tx 550 us according to the i...
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33 inaccuraterain be sure rain gauge is assembled correctly, with drain holes aligned. Check that sensor assembly is not tipped, but straight into ground. Check rain gauge for debris that may be blocking the funnel, rocker (pointer) or drain hole. Check that the rocker (pointer) is set properly. Is ...
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34 6.Range the free-field range for visual contact between transmitter and receiver is 400 ft. (120 m) under optimal conditions. Walls and even steel concrete structures may be penetrated; however, the range is then reduced accordingly. Reduced range can be caused by the following: · high frequency ...
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35 pointer inserted correctly rainfall sensor inserted correctly drain hole lock for collection funnel housing locked in correctly at the bottom (col- lection funnel removed for demonstration) remove turn to the left, remove casing downward, remove collection funnel upward mount mount, turn to the r...
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36 7.2.Settingtherainsensor the rain quantity measurement system has a high level of accuracy when it leaves the factory; so normally, no adjustments are required. Adjustments would be necessary only if the accuracy requirements are very high. Before you start calibrating the rain water measurement ...
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37 8.Technicalspecifications measurement interval for outdoor sensors ...............................................2-3 min measurement interval for indoor sensor (temperature, humidity) ................ 3 min interval for measuring air pressure ........................................................
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38 9.Pcconnection-softwareinstallation the following are the system requirements for operating the ”weatherprofessional” software: · operating system windows 2000/xp vista · min. 1 ghz processor cycle frequency, min. 256 mb ram · approx. 150 mb available hard disk space for the program · approx. 100...
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39 10.Appendix dewpoint- temperature point that is independent of the interaction between a specific air pressure level, a specific temperature and a certain level of humidity. The humidity in the air starts to condense at this point, the so-called dew; the humidity condenses and precipitates as liq...
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40 comfort indicator the symbol of the comfort indicator (the three different "smiles" j k l) reflect the room climate whereby the weather station works according to the following table: temperature air humidity 20% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% l l l l l l l l l l 64.4 - 67.8 °f l l l k k k k...
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4 12.Wirelesstechnologybidcos™ bidcos (bidirectional communication standard) is a new wireless standard that has been specially developed for wireless control of sensors and actors for house automation. It allows you to build an entire house controlling system with compatible components: switch/dim ...
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4 13.Fccinformation contains fcc id: rnt-trx916 changes or modifications not expressly approved in writing by la crosse techno- logy may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant...
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43 appendixa:menuoverviewws550us mainmenu min max reset reset rain reset sun reset min-max cfg cleaning sensor lighting lighting bright ctrl begin end time/date time year month day weekday hour minute live mode begin end units temperature pressure rain position latitude longitude timezone system bee...
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44 appendixb:tableoflatitude/longitudeofuscounties. State county latitude longitude al autauga county 32.5 -86.6 al baldwin county 30.6 -87.7 al barbour county 31.9 -85.3 al bibb county 33.0 -87.1 al blount county 34.0 -86.6 al bullock county 32.1 -85.7 al butler county 31.7 -86.7 al calhoun county ...
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45 ar saline county 34.6 -92.6 ar scott county 34.9 -94.1 ar searcy county 35.9 -92.7 ar sebastian county 35.3 -94.4 ar sevier county 34.0 -94.3 ar sharp county 36.2 -91.5 ar stone county 35.9 -92.2 ar union county 33.2 -92.6 ar van buren county 35.6 -92.4 ar washington county 36.1 -94.2 ar white co...
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46 fl lee county 26.6 -81.8 fl leon county 30.5 -84.3 fl levy county 29.3 -82.7 fl liberty county 30.3 -84.9 fl madison county 30.4 -83.4 fl manatee county 27.5 -82.5 fl marion county 29.1 -82.1 fl martin county 27.1 -80.3 fl miami-dade county 25.8 -80.3 fl monroe county 24.8 -81.2 fl nassau county ...
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47 ga ware county 31.2 -82.4 ga warren county 33.4 -82.7 ga washington county 32.9 -82.8 ga wayne county 31.6 -81.9 ga webster county 32.0 -84.6 ga wheeler county 32.1 -82.7 ga white county 34.6 -83.7 ga whitfield county 34.8 -85.0 ga wilcox county 32.0 -83.5 ga wilkes county 33.8 -82.7 ga wilkinson...
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48 in delaware county 40.2 -85.4 in dubois county 38.4 -86.9 in elkhart county 41.6 -85.9 in fayette county 39.6 -85.2 in floyd county 38.3 -85.9 in fountain county 40.1 -87.3 in franklin county 39.4 -85.1 in fulton county 41.1 -86.2 in gibson county 38.3 -87.6 in grant county 40.5 -85.6 in greene c...
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49 ks brown county 39.8 -95.6 ks butler county 37.8 -96.9 ks chase county 38.3 -96.6 ks chautauqua county 37.1 -96.3 ks cherokee county 37.1 -94.8 ks cheyenne county 39.8 -101.7 ks clark county 37.2 -99.8 ks clay county 39.4 -97.1 ks cloud county 39.5 -97.7 ks coffey county 38.2 -95.7 ks comanche co...
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50 ky meade county 37.9 -86.1 ky menifee county 38.0 -83.6 ky mercer county 37.8 -84.8 ky metcalfe county 37.0 -85.6 ky monroe county 36.7 -85.7 ky montgomery county 38.0 -83.9 ky morgan county 37.9 -83.3 ky muhlenberg county 37.2 -87.1 ky nelson county 37.8 -85.5 ky nicholas county 38.3 -84.0 ky oh...
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5 mi emmet county 45.5 -84.9 mi genesee county 43.0 -83.7 mi gladwin county 44.0 -84.4 mi gogebic county 46.4 -89.8 mi grand traverse county 44.7 -85.6 mi gratiot county 43.3 -84.6 mi hillsdale county 41.9 -84.6 mi houghton county 47.0 -88.6 mi huron county 43.8 -83.1 mi ingham county 42.7 -84.5 mi ...
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5 ms jones county 31.7 -89.2 ms kemper county 32.8 -88.7 ms lafayette county 34.4 -89.5 ms lamar county 31.2 -89.5 ms lauderdale county 32.4 -88.7 ms lawrence county 31.6 -90.1 ms leake county 32.7 -89.5 ms lee county 34.3 -88.7 ms leflore county 33.6 -90.3 ms lincoln county 31.5 -90.4 ms lowndes co...
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53 mt garfield county 47.2 -107.0 mt glacier county 48.6 -112.8 mt golden valley county 46.4 -109.1 mt granite county 46.4 -113.4 mt hill county 48.6 -110.0 mt jefferson county 46.1 -112.1 mt judith basin county 47.0 -110.2 mt lake county 47.7 -114.1 mt lewis and clark county 46.8 -112.2 mt liberty ...
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54 nj warren county 40.8 -75.0 nm bernalillo county 35.1 -106.6 nm catron county 34.0 -108.4 nm chaves county 33.4 -104.4 nm cibola county 35.0 -108.0 nm colfax county 36.6 -104.7 nm curry county 34.5 -103.3 nm de baca county 34.4 -104.2 nm dona ana county 32.3 -106.8 nm eddy county 32.5 -104.3 nm g...
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55 nc stokes county 36.4 -80.3 nc surry county 36.4 -80.7 nc swain county 35.4 -83.4 nc transylvania county 35.2 -82.8 nc tyrrell county 35.8 -76.2 nc union county 35.0 -80.6 nc vance county 36.3 -78.4 nc wake county 35.8 -78.7 nc warren county 36.4 -78.1 nc washington county 35.9 -76.6 nc watauga c...
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56 ok garfield county 36.4 -97.8 ok garvin county 34.7 -97.3 ok grady county 35.1 -97.9 ok grant county 36.8 -97.8 ok greer county 34.9 -99.5 ok harmon county 34.7 -99.9 ok harper county 36.8 -99.7 ok haskell county 35.2 -95.1 ok hughes county 35.1 -96.3 ok jackson county 34.6 -99.4 ok jefferson cou...
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57 sc edgefield county 33.8 -81.9 sc fairfield county 34.4 -81.1 sc florence county 34.1 -79.7 sc georgetown county 33.4 -79.3 sc greenville county 34.9 -82.4 sc greenwood county 34.2 -82.1 sc hampton county 32.8 -81.1 sc horry county 33.8 -78.9 sc jasper county 32.4 -81.0 sc kershaw county 34.3 -80...
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58 tn union county 36.3 -83.8 tn van buren county 35.7 -85.5 tn warren county 35.7 -85.8 tn washington county 36.3 -82.4 tn wayne county 35.2 -87.8 tn weakley county 36.3 -88.7 tn white county 35.9 -85.5 tn williamson county 35.9 -86.9 tn wilson county 36.2 -86.3 tx anderson county 31.8 -95.6 tx and...
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59 tx morris county 33.1 -94.7 tx motley county 34.1 -100.8 tx nacogdoches county 31.6 -94.6 tx navarro county 32.1 -96.5 tx newton county 30.8 -93.7 tx nolan county 32.4 -100.4 tx nueces county 27.7 -97.5 tx ochiltree county 36.3 -100.8 tx oldham county 35.4 -102.6 tx orange county 30.1 -93.8 tx pa...
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Va lunenburg county 36.9 -78.2 va madison county 38.4 -78.3 va mathews county 37.4 -76.3 va mecklenburg county 36.7 -78.3 va middlesex county 37.6 -76.5 va montgomery county 37.2 -80.4 va nelson county 37.8 -78.9 va new kent county 37.5 -77.0 va northampton county 37.4 -75.9 va northumberland county...
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Wi buffalo county 44.4 -91.8 wi burnett county 45.9 -92.4 wi calumet county 44.1 -88.2 wi chippewa county 45.0 -91.3 wi clark county 44.8 -90.6 wi columbia county 43.5 -89.3 wi crawford county 43.2 -91.0 wi dane county 43.1 -89.4 wi dodge county 43.4 -88.7 wi door county 45.0 -87.3 wi douglas county...
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6 enter the difference from utc (coordinate universal time)/gmt (greenwich mean time) for your time zone when you configure the weather station as per chapter 3.3.5. Do not consider daylight saving time when making this entry. Follow instructions for setting the status of daylight saving time as a s...
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63 45 appendix b: table of time zone difference from utc enter the difference from utc (coordinated universal time)/gmt (greenwich mean time) for your time zone when you configure the professional weather station as par section 3.1. Do not consider daylight saving time when making this entry. Follow...
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