La Crosse Technology WS-2814U-IT manual

WS - 2814U - IT Wirele ss Professional Weather Center Operations Manual Revision: 7[...]

P a g e | 2 I N T R O D U C T I O N ongratulati ons on purch asing this st ate - of -the-art weather stati on. Feat uring time, da te, weather forec ast, win d gu st and wind s peed, in door/outdoor temperature and humi dity, air pressure an d rainfall, this w eath er station wil l provide vari ous we ather informati on and w eather forecasts. Heav[...]

P a g e | 3 Date set: ............................................................................................................................... 11 °F/°C temperature unit: ....................................................................................................... 12 Wind speed unit: ...............................................[...]

P a g e | 4 Rela t i ve Hum id ity ................................ ................................................................................ 24 Wind Chill -Equ ivalent Tem per ature .................................................................................. 24 Wind Gust ................................................................[...]

P a g e | 5 I N V E N T O R Y O F C O N T E N T S Carefu lly ope n the p ackage and chec k that the fo llow ing co nten ts are co mplete : Wind Sen so r Rain Se nsor Ther mo-Hy gro Se nsor Wirele ss D isp lay USB Transc eive r  Mast h older  Right ang l e adap tor  1 x U-bo lts  2 Washe rs + 2 N uts  Plastic Re set Rod  Base se ns[...]

P a g e | 6 F E A T U R E S W I R E L E S S D I S P L A Y WS - 2 8 1 4 U - IT Weather stati on works wi th or w i thout a computer • 12/24 hr. time & calendar wit h date, month & year • M anua l tim e (w ithout PC c omput er) or aut omatic ti me /date when usi n g U SB transceiv e r to sync to PC time/date • Forecast wit h tendency ba[...]

P a g e | 7 W I R E L E S S S O L A R P O W E R E D W I N D S E N S O R ( T X 6 3 U - I T ) • 100% solar -powere d (built-in pow er cell, no b atte ries necessary) • Hi gh -e fficiency s olar panels mai n t ain operati on in every s e ason • 200 Ft. wireless range ( f ree o f obstructio ns) • 9.84" L x 5.74" W x 7. 5 7" H ( 2[...]

P a g e | 8 Press R e s et Butt on on Bottom o f W ind Sensor (Solar Panel Must F a c e Light) S E T U P I N S T R U C T I O N S S T E P B Y S T E P IM PORTAN T : M a ke sur e to observe the co rr ect polarity when ins erting batteri es. The "+" markings on the b atteries must li ne up with the dia grams inside th e battery c ompartme n t[...]

P a g e | 9 SETUP TROU BLESHOOTING: I f the s ensor dat a fails to dis p lay for a ny o f the outdoor sens o rs within 10 mi nutes, (“ - - - “are displ ayed), rem ove the batteries f rom all u nit s for 1 minu t e and st art the Setup proce dure again at Step 1. F U N C T I O N B U T T O N S SET  Hold for 3 sec onds to en ter the SET mode, w[...]

P a g e | 10  Stop the alarm w h e n the time alarm or wea ther al arm rings  Press to exit ma x/ min recor d dis play mode  Stop the weath er alarm when ringin g M I N / M A X  Press to display m inimum and maximum records of various weather d ata  Stop the weath er alarm w hen ringin g L C D S C R E E N W he n the signal from an ou[...]

P a g e | 11 10. W eat h er t endency thres hold v alue 11. Sto rm warnin g thresh old val ue 12. Alarm On/ Off setting 13. W in d directi on display type 14. Facto ry R e s e t L C D C O N T R A S T S E T The LCD contr a st can be set withi n 8 lev els; from "Lcd 1" to "Lc d 8" (default setting is "Lcd 5"): 1. Press a[...]

P a g e | 12 4. Press the SET butt on to con f irm t he month an d enter t he date setti ng mode. Th e dat e digit will f la sh . 5. Press the ▲ /DATE b utton or ▼ /RAI N button to set the date. 6. Press the SET butt on to con f irm and to enter th e ° F/°C TEM PER A TURE UN IT . ° F / ° C T E M P E R A T U R E U N I T : The temperature can[...]

P a g e | 13 R E L A T I V E P R E S S U R E R E F E R E N C E V A L U E : Note: For an exact m eas urement, it is necessary to adjust the barometer to the local relati ve a i r pressure (r e l ated to el evati on above sea l evel) . Ask for the c urrent air pressure of the home area (local weather s e rvice, the W orld W i d e W eb, calib rated in[...]

P a g e | 14 S T O R M A L A R M O N / O F F SET : The storm war ning display ( f lashi n g dow nward we ather ten dency arrow) can be accom p a nied by a ring o f the alarm. Swi tch the acoustic sto rm w arning alarm On (AON) or Off (AOFF) (Default OFF). 1. The digit "AOFF" wi ll flash. 2. Press the ▲ /DATE b utton or ▼ /RAI N button[...]

P a g e | 15 4. After waiting for 10 minut es, insert the batteries into the thermo-hygro sensor, and rain sensor making s ure to alig n the "+" symbol on the batteries with the markin gs on the battery cover an d inside t h e ba ttery compartm ent. 5. W i t hi n 2 minutes of ins erting the batteries int o the sensors, ins e rt the batter[...]

P a g e | 16 D E F A U L T W E A T H E R A L A R M V A L U E S : Pressure Low 28.35 inHg Wi nd gust High 62.0mph High 30.71 inHg Wi nd Direction North Temperature (I n or Out) Low 32  F Rainf all in 24 hours High 1.96 in High 104  F Relati ve Humi dity (I n or Out) Low 45% High 70% P R E S S U R E A L A R M S : 1. In the normal dis p lay m o [...]

P a g e | 17 6. Press the ALARM button onc e . The l ow outdoor t emperature alarm display wil l be shown. 7. Press and hold the SET button for abo ut 2 seco nd s. The temp erature digit will flash. 8. Press the ▲ /DATE b utto n or ▼ /RAI N button to set the low indoor temp alarm value. Hold the arrow button in to change t he value faster. 9. P[...]

P a g e | 18 8. Press the ▲ /DATE b utton or ▼ /RAI N button to set the low outdoor temp al arm value. Hold the arrow butto n in to change the v alue faster . 9. Press the ALARM button to c o nfirm t he settin g. Th e digit will f lash. 10. Press the SET button to switch the alarm on or off . The (((  ))) icon indicat es the alarm is switche[...]

P a g e | 19 4. Press the SET butt on to set a wind direction al arm value. A pointer ic on will appear inside of the c ompass circle to indic ate an alarm s etting for tha t wind directi on. 5. To remove an ala rm s etting for a wind dir ection, pr e ss t he SET b utton again to remov e the selected win d directio n alarm. T he arrow ic o n i nsid[...]

P a g e | 20 D I S P L A Y M O D E S M O D E 1 Press and rel ease the SET butt on to toggl e betwe e n M ode 1 and M od e 2 display:  Pressure history graph displ a ys 24 hour history  Outdoor temperatur e displayed in t h e outdoor se ction  W i nd speed display ed in the wi nd section M O D E 2 Press and rel ease the SET butt on to toggl[...]

P a g e | 21 check in the se tting mode – see WEA THER TE N DENCY SEN S I TIVITY in the manual s ett i ng s above. The dis play ed icon forecasts t he weather i n term s of getting better or worse and n ot necessarily s unny or rainy as each ic o n indic a t es. For example , i f t he curre nt weath er is cloudy and the rainy ic o n is dis p lay [...]

P a g e | 22 The vertical bars are plotted at each o f the seve n steps and give the trend over the recorde d period. The 0 hour vertic al bar will always dis play at the mid line height to in dicate th e current air pressure. The varying height o f bars in ot her colu mns on the gra ph indicat es a relative c hange in air pressur e up or down from[...]

P a g e | 23 R A I N F A L L M E A S U R E M E N T The 1hour, 2 4-hour, week, mo nth or tot al rainfall measureme nt is displ ayed on th e LCD, in th e unit of inch or mm. For all measurem ents, i t is im portant time and date are set correctl y on y our dis play.  1-HOUR RAIN : The 1 - hour rain re f le ct s rai n that has fallen from curr ent [...]

P a g e | 24 R E S E T T O T A L R A I N F A L L A M O U N T The total rai nfall meas urement is displ a ye d in the unit o f mm or inc h. It sh ows the total rai nf all accumulated si nce last res e t of the total r ainfall a mount. In either M o de 1 or M od e 2 display, pr ess a n d rele ase the MI N/ M A X bu t ton until the display shows the T[...]

P a g e | 25 M O U N T I N G A N D P L A C E M E N T O F S E N S O R S A N D D I S P L A Y IM PORTAN T : E nsure t hat all o f the sens or data c an be received at the intended mounti ng locations before you dri ll mountin g holes. The outdoor sensors have a wir eless ra n ge of 200 - feet . Keep in min d that the 200-foot range equates to an open-[...]

P a g e | 26 W I N D S E N S O R The wind sensor mus t be i nstalled wit h the front of the sensor (the sol a r panel ) fac i ng true South , or the re ported wi nd direction will no t be accurate.  Mo unt within the 200-foot wir eless ran ge of the th e rm o -hygr o s ensor and o n the same side of the house. T he roof may or ma y not be an ide[...]

P a g e | 27 T H E R M O - H Y G R O S E N S O R The thermo-hy gro sensor is "w eather resist ant", but not "water pro of".  To ensure an extended li f e fo r t h e sensor, mo u nt i t in a semi -covere d place o ut of the elements at a minimum height of 6 feet .  An ideal loc ation for t he thermo-hygro sensor is under th[...]

P a g e | 28 S P E C I F I C A T I O N S I N D O O R T E M P E R A T U R E 41°F to 104° F (5°C to 4 0°C) ( “OF.L” display ed i f outside this r ange) I N D O O R H U M I D I T Y 3% to 99% ( “ - - ” displa ye d if < 1%, "9 9" display ed if  9 9%) O U T D O O R T E M P E R A T U R E / D E W P O I N T -40°F to 139.8°F (-4[...]

P a g e | 29 A I R P R E S S U R E Relative pressure pre -s et r ange : 27.17 to 31.9 0 inHg (919 to 1080 hPa) M easured ev e ry 1 5 seconds T R A N S M I S S I O N R A N G E Rain to Thermo-hygro : 200 feet in op en space W i nd t o The rmo -hygro : 200 feet in op en space Thermo-hygro to Di splay : 200 feet in op en space Display to USB Tra n sc e[...]

P a g e | 30 C A R E A N D M A I N T E N A N C E  Do N ot Mi x Old and New Batteries  Do N ot Mi x A lkaline, Lit hium, Standard, or Rec hargeable Batteri es  Extreme temper a tur es, vibration and shock should be av oided as t hese may c a us e damage to the unit and giv e inacc urate forecasts a n d readings.  Precautions shall be tak[...]

P a g e | 31 F C C S T AT E M E N T Statement accordi ng to FCC p art 15.19: This device compli e s with part 15 of the FCC rul e s . O peration is s u bject t o the f ollowing two conditions: (1) This device may n ot cause h arm f ul interfere nce. (2) This device must accept a ny inter ference receiv e d , including in terference t hat may cause [...]

P a g e | 32 The La Crosse Tec h nolo g y, Lt d warra nty cov ers all defects i n material and workm anship with the following speci fied exceptions: ( 1) dama ge cau se d by accide nt, unreaso n able use or ne glect (including the lack of rea s o n able an d necessary m a inten ance); (2) damage occurr ing duri ng shipment (claims m u st be prese [...]