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La Crosse WS-1611T Operation Manual

Manual is about: PROFESSIONAL WEATHER CENTER

Summary of WS-1611T

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    Professional weather center ws-1611 operation manual 1 table of contents topic page features 3 setting up 6 function keys 12 lcd screen 15 manual setting 17 time alarm setting 25 weather alarm operations 26 hysteresis 32 weather forecast and weather tendency 33 wind direction and wind speed measurem...

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    2 professional weather center instruction manual congratulations on purchasing this state-of-the-art professional weather center as an example of excellent design and innovative technology. Featuring time, date, calendar, weather forecast, wind direction and speed, rainfall, outdoor temperature and ...

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    4 x min/max value of outdoor temperature and humidity display with time & date of recording x low/high outdoor temperature and humidity alarm x relative air pressure displayed in inhg or hpa x air pressure tendency indicator for the past 12 hours (bar graph format) x lcd contrast selectable x low ba...

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    6 cable connection between the wind sensor and the thermo-hygro sensor cable connection between the rain sensor and the thermo-hygro sensor wireless transmission at 915 mhz - thermo-hygro sensor to the weather center weather center wind sensor rain sensor setting up: note: when putting the weather c...

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    8 displayed on the weather center. If this does not happen after 30 seconds, the batteries will need to be removed from both units. You will have to start again from step 1. 5. You may then check all cables for correct connection and all components for correct function by manually turning the wind-g...

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    10 x after batteries are installed, there will be synchronization between weather center and the sensor. At this time, the signal reception icon will be blinking. When the signal is successfully received by the weather center, the icon will be switched on. (if it is not successful, the icon will not...

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    12 and this code must be received and stored by the weather center in the first 30 seconds of power being supplied to it. Battery change: it is recommended to replace the batteries in all units every 24 months to ensure optimum accuracy of these units. Please participate in the preservation of the e...

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    14 x in the weather alarm setting mode, press and hold to adjust different alarm value and switch the alarm on/off x press to activate the reset mode when max or min record is shown x stop the alarm during the time alarm or weather alarm ringing + key x press to change the calendar display to the pr...

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    16 air pressure histogram outdoor temperature in °f or ºc wind direction display and wind speed in beaufort scale calendar display weather tendency indicator time display time alarm icon outdoor relative humidity in % weather forecast icon relative air pressure display in inhg or hpa o td l ti wind ...

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    18 manual time setting: you then may manually set the time of the clock by following the steps below: 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. Use the + or min/max key t...

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    20 °f/°c temperature unit setting the temperature display can be selected to show temperature data in °f or °c. (default °f) 1. The temperature unit is flashing 2. Use the + or min/max key to toggle between “°f” or “°c”. Confirm with the set key and enter the wind speed unit setting wind speed unit ...

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    22 relative pressure reference value setting note: the default reference pressure value of the barometer is 29.91inhg 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)....

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    24 storm warning threshold value setting you may also define a switching sensitivity value for the storm warning display at a decrease of air pressure from .09 inhg to .27 inhg over 6 hours (default 0.15 inhg). 1. The sensitivity value will start flashing. 2. Use the + or min/max key to select the v...

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    26 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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    28 default alarm values: temperature low 32 qf high 104 qf relative humidity low 45% high 70% wind speed high 62.0mph high and low outdoor temperature alarm setting note: the high and low outdoor temperature alarm can be set on/off independently, according to your needs. Set the outdoor temperature ...

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    30 high and low outdoor humidity alarm setting note: the high and low outdoor humidity alarm can be set on/off independently according to your needs. Set the outdoor temperature alarm value (high or low alarm value): 1. In the normal display mode, press the alarm key 4 times. The high outdoor humidi...

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    32 4. Press the alarm key once to return to the normal display mode. In case the wind speed exceeds the condition for high wind speed alarm, the value will be flashing, along with the corresponding high alarm icon ("hi al"). And the buzzer will ring for 2 minutes. User may press any key to stop the ...

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    34 however, if the icon displayed is a sun or raining cloud, there will be no change of icon if the weather gets any better (with sunny icon) or worse (with rainy icon) since the icons are already at their extremes. The icons displayed forecasts the weather in terms of getting better or worse and no...

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    36 the horizontal axis represents the last 12 hours air pressure recording (-12, -9, -6, -3 and 0 hour). The bars are plotted at each of the 5 steps and give the trend over the recorded period. The scale on the right compares the result. The "0" in the middle of this scale determines the current air...

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    38 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 min/max weather data below) viewing the history data the weather center can store up to 200 sets of weather data which are recorded automatically at 3-hou...

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    40 2. Press min/ max to view older records. (press min/max and + key to view "previous" and "next" record respectively. The records are made at 3-hour intervals) note: x the stored history records will not be retained after battery change or whenever battery is removed. X the total rainfall value wi...

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    42 4. Max outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording max icon max outdoor humidity value time and date or recording 43 5. Min wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording 6. Max wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording 7. Min relative pressure with the date ...

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    44 8. Max relative pressure with the date and time of recording max icon max relative pressure value time and date or recording 45 9. Maximum wind speed reset the min/max weather data to reset the aforementioned min/max weather data 1. To 9., you shall need to reset each of the data independently. 1...

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    46 2. Press and hold the set key for about 2 seconds, then the "reset" icon will appear at the bottom part of the lcd. 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 amoun...

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    48 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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    50 reset all units (see setting up above) otherwise transmission problems may occur. X during normal operation, after the outdoor display shows "- - -", the weather center will change to receive the outdoor data every 15 minutes, until the data is read again. Then the reception period will return to...

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    52 thermo-hygro sensor 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 the wall bracket to the desired wall...

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    54 rain sensor 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 will...

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    56 wind speed : 0 to 111.8 mph (0 to 50 m/s) (displayed "of.L" when > 50m/s) wind chill : -40°f to +139.8°f (-40ºc to +59.9ºc) (displayed "of.L" if outside this) relative pressure pre-set range : 27.14 to 31.90 inhg (919 to 1080 hpa) rainfall : 0" to 393.7" (0 to 9999 mm) (displayed "of.L" when > 99...

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    58 warranty information 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 a...

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    60 this warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights specific to your state. Some states do not allow the exclusion of consequential or incidental damages therefore the above exclusion of limitation may not apply to you. For warranty work, technical support, or informatio...