La Crosse Technology WS-3512 manual

1 TOUCH SC REEN WEATHER STA TION (WIND A ND A IR PRESSURE) WS-3512 Operation M anual[...]

2 Table of Contents i……………….About this Manual ii………………Glossary of Common Terms 1...... ........... .... General 2...... ........... ..... Important Operating No tes 3...... ........... .... Getting Started 3.1 .......... ..... W ir ing the System 3.2 .......... ..... Power Supply 3.2.1 .... ..... Batteries 3.2.2 .... ..... A[...]

3 i. A bout this Manual Thank You and Congratulation s on selecting a La Crosse Technology Professional W eat her Station! We are positive you will enjoy the benefits of accurate weather rea dings and the precise, radio- controlled time information that our instruments offer. La Crosse Technology introduced radio-controlled in struments to the US m[...]

4 RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME * A radio-controlled time device is o ften 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 sig nal every night when the signal from the WW VB is the st[...]

5 *For more information regarding the NIST, WW VB, atomi c clock, and radio-controlled time, please visit the NIST official websi te: http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm 1 General Important Note: Before inserting batteries, please carefu lly read the operation manual. The Touch Screen Weather Station W S-3512 includes a Base Stat[...]

6 as the abilit y to upload the data to Internet Web Sites. 2 Important Operating Notes • All actions and functions of the Weather Station are sta rted on the Touch Screen by slightly touching ( not pressing! ) the switching areas appearing with star (٭) symbols (only in the text section at the bottom of the LCD) or the displayed values. • The[...]

7 Note: The presence of the "Alarm-On ico n" 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 ad apter to operate the system. Both metho ds allow the connection of Transmitter unit and Base Station by cable or by 433 MH z radio signal. Note: When[...]

8 Wireless Transmission Direct cable connection AC/ DC adap ter PC COM Port cable Transmitter unit components work properly before posi tioning them in their final locations. 3.1 Wiring the S ystem Independent of the final operating mo de at first, the fixed cable of the W in d Sensor has to be connected to the Transmitter unit by plugging it into [...]

9 The direct cable connection of Transm itter unit and Base Station can be used if: • the flexibility of 433 MHz radio transmission is not need ed and • data transmission absolutely free of any environm ental interferences is wanted. 3.2 Pow er Supply The Weather Station can be powered by the use of batteries, by the AC/DC adapter or, by direct[...]

10 Note: In both cases it is important to power the units in this or der 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 Sy stem is ensured. 3.2.3 Cable Conn ection: An additional[...]

11 3.3 System Start After inserting the batteries and connecti ng the AC/DC adapter, the LCD of the W ea ther Station will, for a few seconds, display all possible display segments for checking. Immediately after this, the unit will enter the “play mode”, during w hich for about 15 minutes all measured and rece ived w eather data are being swit[...]

12 Note: Commonly the radio communication between recei ver and transmitter in the open field can reach a distance of up to 330 feet providing that there are no int erfering obstacles such as buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines, etc. Radio interferences such as PC sc reens, radios or TV sets can, in bad cases, entirely cut off radio comm[...]

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. I n setting “OFF“ the clock is operating as a normal Quartz clock (Default RCC OFF). 12/24 hour Time Displa y Format (Default 12h Format). Units • W in d Speed Display (Wind) in km/h, mph, m/s, knots or Beaufo[...]

14 Weather Tendenc y (Tendency) → Setting to a definite switching threshold (2 hPa to 4 hPa) for a chang e in display of w eather icons (Default 3 hPa). Storm Warning (Storm) → Setting to a definite switching threshold for storm warning display at a decrease of air p res sure from 3 hPa to 9 hPa over 6 hours (Default 5 hPa). Activate/Deactivate[...]

15 Default Settings (Factory Reset) → Allows clearing of all we ather data in non-volatile buffer memory (EEPROM) and to reset of all set and/or stored values to the factory settings set p rior to shipm ent → Acknowledge with ٭CONFIRM٭. Note: It will take 5 minutes for the factory reset process. Duri ng thi s period, the text “Factory Reset[...]

16 W it h ٭MINMAX٭ the below shown menu step is activated, whic h 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 th e stored Min/Max values the top line of the LCD screen will automatically display the time and date o[...]

17 Start ٭TIME٭ in the menu section (last 2 lines on the LCD). Set the hours and minutes. Leave the mo de w ith ٭EXIT٭ or wait for automatic time-out. Setting the Date The action is started by touching the date display in the DATE se ction of the Touch Screen. Set the year, month and date of day. Leave the mode with ٭ EXIT٭.[...]

18 Note: By touching the DATE section twice, the display w ill toggle between the following: • Date in MM.DD.YY format (12 hour time format) or Date in DD.MM.YY format (24 hour time fo rmat) • W ee kday, Month, Date of Day (12 hour time format) or W ee kday (in English abbreviation), Date of Day, Month (24 hour format) • Seconds • Set Wake-[...]

19 The text section (last 2 lines on the LCD) will show because (w ith time and date) the weather condition corresponds to the presently displayed weather symbol Sunny, Fair (Cloudy with s unny intervals) or Rainy. Note: • Up and down arrow indicate weathe r tendency • Advanced storm warning is displayed by Rainy symbol with a flashing down arr[...]

20 9 Features and Operation s • 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 th e weather station will be explained once here b y the following example of “Air Pressure”. 9.1 Air Pressure Example for Activa[...]

21 Resetting of the displayed value to the present value with ٭CONFIRM٭. W it hout resetting advance with ٭EXIT٭. End of Example Example for Setting of Alarms b y means of the HI Alarms In this example the setting up of Pre ssure high/ low alarm will be demonstrated. (Or similarly touch ing the W IND SECT ION to set the High / Low wind speed or[...]

22 Proceed with ٭HI AL٭ in the menu sec tion. (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 ٭DOW N٭. Proceed with ٭ON/OFF٭. Activate or deactivate the alarm with ٭ON٭ or ٭OFF٭ key. Terminate with ٭EXIT٭ key. Note: Activatio[...]

23 10 Wind Function Infor mation Note: By touching the W IND se ction twice, the display will toggle between the following: • W in d Speed • W in d Direction (Abbreviations of the compass card descriptions) • W in d Direction (Degrees) • W in d Gust All setting and display facilities only pertain to the respective presently displayed value.[...]

24 Then the below wind direction menu will be sho wn in tex t display. Proceed with ٭DIR AL٭ key at the te x t display: In the following menu up to 16 sep arate alarms can be activated (depending on the basic set up clockwise around the compass card from N via NNE to NNW , or fro m 0° via 22.5° to 337.5°, in 22.5 ° increments). Here the wind [...]

25 To leave the setting mode, press ٭EXIT٭. 11 Operation of EL Back light, Buzzer , and A larm 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. W hen sw itched “ON”, the backlight will be switched on for app rox imately 15 seconds every time any one of t[...]

26 alarm) -- be displayed that have reached an alarm co ndition 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 the read -out of all measured and displa y ed tim[...]

27 main memory. Furthermore the present weather data can be tied on to web sites by means of the “W eb P ublisher“ software. History data can be displayed as diagrams and graphs using the “He avy W eather Pro“ software. Important note: For further details to the subject " PC Connection" and "P rogram utilization", please[...]

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 Suppl y: Base Station: Batteries: 3 x AA 1.5 V Batteries, (Alkaline Batteries recommended, Life Cycle without EL backlight app[...]

1 WARRANTY INFORMATION La Crosse Technology , Ltd provides a 1-year limited warranty on this product against manufa cturing defects in mate rials and wo rkmanship. This limited warranty begins on the or iginal date of pur chase, is v alid only on products purcha sed and used i n North America an d only to the original purcha ser of this product. To[...]

2 adjustments, claims based on misrepresentati on by the seller or performance variations resulting from i nsta llation-related circumstances. LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY, LTD WI LL NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTI AL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ASSOCIATE D WITH THE OPERATION OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS PRODUCT. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT TO B[...]

3 FCC DISCLAIMER This device complies with part 15 of th e FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) This dev ice may not cau s e harmful interference. (2) This dev ice must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. La Crosse Technology Made in China All rights reserved.[...]