La Crosse Technology WS7027 manual

30 WIRELESS 868 MHz WEATHER STA TION Instructio n Manual INTRODU CTION: Congratu lations on purch asing this W eather Station with wireless 868MHz transmission of outdoor temperature an d hu midity and displ ay of indoor temperature and humidity. It is further featu ring a DCF-77 radio controlled cl ock with date displ ay. W ith four easy to use fu[...]

31 FEATU RES: The Weath er Station • DCF-77 Radi o control led ti me w ith manual setti ng opti ons • Time reception ON/OFF • 12/24 hour d ispla y • Hour and minute di splay, secon ds indi cated by fl ashing d ot • Time zone optio n ±12hours • Date and month / weekday and date cal endar di splay sel ectabl e • W eather fo recasting w[...]

32 • Indoor and o utdoor humidity reading displ ayed as RH% with MIN/MAX recordings • All MIN/MAX temperature recordi ngs show date and ti me received • All MIN/MAX recordings can be reset • Indoor comfort level indi cator - h appy or sad face icons • Can take up to thr ee outdoor transmitters • LCD contrast setti ng • Low battery ind[...]

33 HOW TO INSTALL AND REPL ACE BAT TERIES IN THE WEATHER STAT ION The W eath er statio n uses 3 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries. Whe n batteries will need to be repla ced, the l ow battery icon wil l appea r on the LCD. To instal l and r eplace th e batterie s, please fo llow the steps below: 1. Insert fin ger or othe r soli d object in the spa ce at[...]

34 BATTE RY CHANGE: It is recommended to replace t he batteri es in al l un its on an a nnual ba sis to ensur e optimum accuracy of these units. Please participat e in the preservation of the environment. Return used batteries t o an authorised depot . SETTING UP: WHEN ONE TRANSMITTER I S USED 1. First, i nsert the batterie s in the tr ansmitter (s[...]

35 Note: In the event of changi ng batter ies of the units, ensu re the batter ies do no t spring f ree from the contacts. Always wait at least 1 minute af ter removing the bat teries be fore rei nsertin g, otherwise start up and transmissio n problems may occur. WHEN MORE THAN ONE TRANSMITTER I S USED 1. User shall remove all th e batteri es from [...]

36 finish ed. 8. In order to e nsure suffi cient 868 MHz transmission however, the di stance between the W eather Stati on and the transmitter shoul d not be more than 10 0 meters (see notes on “ Pos itioning” and “868 MHz Reception ”). IMPORTANT! Transmission pr oblems will ar ise if the settin g for addi tional sensors i s not fol lowed a[...]

37 Note: i n 24hr ti me display mode, the day i s set by using the IN key. In 12hr time displa y mode, the month is set by using the I N key OUT key (Outdoor) • To toggl e between the curren t/ minimum / max imum outdoor temperature and humidity • Press for around 3 seconds to re set the outdoor max imum and minimum temperature and humidity rec[...]

38 LCD SCR EEN: * W hen the si gnal i s successful ly recei ved by the W eather Stati on, the outdoo r transmission i con will be switched on. (If not successf ul, the i con will not be shown on LCD). T he user can t hen easil y see whether the l ast recepti on Number showing Transmitter uni t* DCF Tower Icon (for time recepti on) Time Calendar W e[...]

39 was successful (ico n on) or not (icon of f). On the othe r hand, the short blinking of the icon show s that a reception is currentl y taking pl ace. For better disti nctness the LCD screen is spl it in to 5 sectio ns displ aying the information fo r time, date, weather forecast, i ndoors and ou tdoors. LCD1 RAD IO CONTROLL ED TIME • In normal[...]

40 • Display of lo w battery indi cator. A small batter y symbol on the upper right si de in dicates l ow running batterie s. LCD5 - OUTD OOR TEMPERATU RE AND HU MIDITY • In normal m ode, on the l eft, disp lay of the cu rrent outdo or temperature. • In normal m ode, on the ri ght, di splay of th e current ou tdoor rel ative hu midity. • By[...]

41 DCF recepti on is done twice dail y at 02:00 an d 03:00 am. If the recepti on is no t successful at 03:00 am, then the next reception ta kes place th e next hour and so on until 06:00am, or until the recept ion i s successful. If the reception is not successf ul at 06:0 0 am, then the next attempt will take pl ace the next day at 02: 00 am. If t[...]

42 LCD CON TRAST SET TING The LCD contrast ca n be set to 8 di fferent le vels to suit the users needs (default LCD contrast setting is LCD 5). To set the desi red contrast l evel: 1. Press the IN key to sel ect the l evel of con trast desi red. 2. Press the SET key to confi rm and enter the “T ime Zone sett ing” or exit the setti ng mode by pr[...]

43 In area where recep tion of th e DCF-77 ti me is not possible, the DCF-77 time reception functi on can be turned OFF. The clock wil l then work as a normal Quartz cl ock. (Defaul t setting i s ON). 1. The dig it “ON” wil l start flashi ng on the LCD. 2. Use the IN key to turn OFF the ti me reception funct ion. 3. Confirm with the SET key and[...]

44 To set the cl ock: 1. The hour an d minute digi ts start fl ashing i n the ti me display secti on. 2. Use the IN key to adjust the hou rs and the OUT key to adjust the minutes. If you hol d the key whil e you adjust, the hours move 1 hour and th e minutes move 5 m inutes. 3. Confirm with the SET key and enter the “Calendar Setting” or e xit [...]

45 3. Press the IN (or OUT ) key to set the d ate and the OUT (or IN) key to set the month requir ed. 4. Confirm with the SET key and exit the setting mode by pressi ng the CH key twice. Note: Skip t he SNOOZE function , as it i s not avai labl e in Fr ance’s model. ° C/° F TEMPERATU RE DISPLAY SETTING The defaul t temperature readi ng i s set [...]

46 WEATHER FORECA ST AND TEN DENCY: The weather forecasting icons: There are 3 weather icons i n the thi rd secti on of LCD which can be displ ayed in an y of the fol lowing combinati ons: Sunny Cloudy with sunn y intervals Rainy For every sud den or si gnifi cant change i n the ai r pressure , the weather icon s will up date accordi ngly to repres[...]

47 Station will be more accurate compared to use in area s where the weather is stag nant most of the time (for exam ple mostly sunny). If the W eath er Station i s moved to another l ocation signi ficantl y higher or lower than its i nitia l standi ng poi nt (for exam ple from the ground floor to the upper fl oors of a house), remove the batter ie[...]

48 INDOOR TEMPERAT URE AND HUMIDITY READING WITH COMFORT LEVEL INDICATOR : The ind oor temperature and hu midity are measured automatical ly and di splaye d on the four th section o f the LCD. THE COMFORT LEVEL INDICATOR S : Comfortable : A happy face ico n “ ☺ ” ind icati ng a temperature le vel between 20.0° C and 25.9° C (68° F to 78.6?[...]

49 OUTDOOR TEMPERATUR E AND HUMIDITY: The last LCD section shows the outd oor temperature and h umidity, a recepti on si gnal and a number beside the temperature will a lso show if more than one transmitter has been used. TOGGLING AND RESETTING THE OUT DOOR RECOR DINGS: 1. To toggl e between the outdoor current, mini mum and max imum temperature an[...]

50 Note: The MIN/MAX data for each transmitter needs to be reset separ ately. TO VIEW THE MIN/MAX DATA FROM DIFFER ENT TRA NSMITTERS When more than 1 transm itter used: 1. To toggl e between transmitters, press t he CH key: Once to show transmitter 2 Twice to show transmitter 3 Three ti mes to return to transmitter 1 2. Use OUT key to vi ew the MIN[...]

51 1. The dista nce of the weather stati on or tr ansmitter should be at lea st 1.5 to 2 meters away from any interfer ing sour ces such as computer monitors or TV sets. 2. Avoid posi tioni ng the W e ather Statio n onto or i n the i mm ediate proximity of metal window frames. 3. Using other electri cal pr oducts such as hea dphones or spe akers op[...]

52 POSITIONING THE THERMO-HY GRO OUTDOOR TRANSMITTER The Transmitter i s suppl ied with a h older th at may be attached to a wall with the two screws supplied . The Tran smitter can also be positi on on a flat surface by securing the stand to the bot tom to the Transmitter. To wall mount: 1. Secure the bracket onto a desi red wall u sing the scr ew[...]

53 • Precautions sh all b e taken when handl ing the batterie s. Injuries, burns, or proper ty dam age may be resulted if the bat teries ar e in conta ct with conducti ng materials, he at, corrosi ve materials or explosives. T he batterie s shall be taken out fr om the unit before the product i s to be stor ed for a l ong peri od of ti me. • Im[...]

54 Relati ve humidity measuring ra nge: Indoor humidity range : 1% to 99% with 1% resoluti on (Di splay “- -“ if t emperature is OL.F ; displ ay “- -“ i f < 1% and “99%” i f > 99%) Outdoor humidit y range : 1% to 99% with 1% resoluti on (Di splay “- -“ if o utside temperature is OF.L; disp lay 1% if < 1% and 99% if > 99%[...]

55 • As stated on the gi ft box and lab eled on t he product, r eading th e “User manual” i s highl y recommended for the benefi t of the user. • The manufacturer and su ppli er cannot accept any responsi bil ity for a ny incorr ect readi ngs and any consequences that occur shoul d an ina ccurate readi ng take pl ace. • This pr oduct is n[...]