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La Crosse WS-9118U Instruction Manual

Manual is about: Wireless 433 MHz Radio-controlled Weather Station

Summary of WS-9118U

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    Ws-9118u wireless 433 mhz radio-controlled weather station instruction manual.

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    2 table of contents topic page inventory of contents/additional equipment 3 about wwvb 3 quick set-up guide 4 detailed set-up guide battery installation 5 program mode program sequence and default settings 6 function keys 6 setting the lcd contrast 6 setting the time zone 6-7 daylight saving time se...

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    3 moon phase and date lcd inventory of contents 1. The ws-9118u weather station (figure 1). 2. One tx7u remote temperature/humidity sensor (figure 2). 3. Mounting hardware 4. Instruction manual and warranty card. Additional equipment (not included) 1. Three fresh aa 1.5v batteries for the indoor wea...

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    4 quick set-up guide hint: use good quality alkaline batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries. 1. Have the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity sensor 3 to 5 feet apart. 2. Batteries should be out of both the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity sensor units for...

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    5 detailed set-up guide battery installation a. Remote temperature/humidity sensor 1. Remove the battery cover by sliding the cover down. 2. Observing the correct polarity install 2 aa batteries. The batteries will fit tightly (to avoid start-up problems make sure they do not spring free). 3. Replac...

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    6 program mode programming note: if 15 seconds are allowed to pass, or the snooze/ch button is pressed during the programming mode, the unit will confirm/set the last information entered—the display will stop flashing and return to normal time-date readings. If you don’t leave the program mode durin...

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    7 note: it is possible to select any time zone from –12 gmt to +12 gmt (for example to see the time in another country) time zones gmt 0 atlantic -4 est; eastern -5 cst; central -6 mst; mountain -7 pst; pacific -8 ala; alaska -9 haw; hawaii -10 6. Press and release the set button to confirm and adva...

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    8 viii. Time setting there are two methods by which the time and date can be set: a) automatically via wwvb reception, or b) manually. A. Wwvb (remote control time) this method requires you to do nothing, except wait for the signal to be received, and to select a time zone. Reception usually takes a...

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    9 note: the snooze can be set for 0 to 30 minutes in 5-minute increments. If 0 minutes is selected pressing the wind/snz button will deactivate the alarm and it will not come back on. 6. Press and release the set button to confirm and advance to the forecast sensitivity setting. Xi. Setting the fore...

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    10 weather is not largely affected by the change of air pressure, the sensitivity setting should be set to 1. In areas where the air pressure changes more rapidly (such as coastal areas) the sensitivity setting should be set to 3. A. Weather icons there are 3 possible weather icons that will be disp...

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    11 5. While “min” is still displayed press and release the in/hr button again to return to the current data display. While in the record display mode, pressing any key except set key will also return the display back to the current readings b. Viewing the outdoor temperature/ humidity/ heat index an...

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    12 v. Moon phase there are 12 moon phases shown on the indoor weather station. Thus, when the moon icon is all white, it is a full moon. New moon full moon small waxing crescent large waning gibbous large waxing crescent small waning gibbous first quarter last quarter small waxing gibbous large wani...

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    13 b. Viewing and operating with multiple remote temperature/humidity sensor units 1. To view the temperature, humidity, heat index and dew point of a different remote temperature sensor unit, press and release the snooze/ch button. A shift from one “boxed” number to the next should be observed in t...

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    14 1) pull the stand out from the bottom center edge of the weather station, below the battery compartment. 2) once the foldout table stand is extended, place the weather station in an appropriate location. Troubleshooting note: for problems not solved, please contact la crosse technology. Problem: ...

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    15 specifications weather data measuring range: indoor temperature: 14.1 °f to 139.8°f with 0.2°f resolution “ofl” displayed if outside this range outdoor temperature and dew point: -21.9 °f to 157.8°f with 0.2°f resolution for temperature; with 1ºf for dew point resolution “ofl” displayed if outsid...

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    16 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 th...