La Crosse Technology WS-1611 manuel d'utilisation

PROFESSIONAL WEATHER CENTER WS-1611 Operation Manual 1 Table of Contents Topi c Page Featu res 3 Setting up 6 Function k eys 12 LCD Scree n 15 Manual Setting 17 Time alarm settin g 25 W eather alarm operati ons 26 Hysteresis 32 W eather forec ast and weather te ndenc y 33 W ind direction and wind sp eed meas urem ent 37 Rainfall meas urement 38 Vie[...]

2 PROFESSIONAL WEATHER CENTER Instruction Manual Congratulation s on purc hasing this stat e-of-t he-art Pr ofessional W eather Ce nter as a n example of excellent d esign and innov ative tech nolog y. Featuri ng time , date, calendar, weat her forecast , wind directi on and speed, rainf all, outdo or temperatur e and outdoor humidit y, air pressur[...]

4 x MIN/MA X value of outdoor tem peratur e and humidity displ ay with time & date of recordi ng x Low/High ou tdoor tempera ture an d humidit y alarm x Relative air p ressure displa yed in inHg or hPa x Air pressure tendenc y indicat or for th e past 12 ho urs (bar graph f ormat ) x LCD contrast selectable x Low batter y indicator x W ind dire[...]

6 Cable c onnec tion betw een the wind sensor an d the thermo -hygro se nsor Cable c onnec tion betw een the rain s ensor and t he thermo -hygro se nsor Wireless tra nsmission at 915 MH z - ther mo- hygro sensor to the Weather Center Weather Center Wind Sensor Rain Sensor SETTING UP: Note: W hen putting the W eather C enter i nto ope ra tion, it is[...]

8 displayed o n the W eather Ce nter. If t his does not happ en aft er 30 s econd s, the batteries will ne ed to be removed from bot h units. You will have to start again from step 1. 5. You may th en check all cables f or co rrect conn ection and all compone nts for correct fu nction b y manuall y turning t he wind -gauge, m oving the weat her -va[...]

10 x After batteries ar e installed, there will be synchroni zation bet ween W eather Center an d the sens or. At t his time, th e signal r eception ic on will be blinking . W hen the signal is su ccessfull y receiv ed b y the W eather Cen ter, the ic on will be switched on. ( If it is not suc cessful, the ic on will no t be sho wn in LCD) So the u[...]

12 and this co de mus t be recei ved a nd stored by the W eather Cen ter in t he first 3 0 seconds of power bei ng supplied to it. BATT ER Y CHAN GE: It is recomme nded to r eplace the batter ies in all units eve ry 24 mo nths t o ensure optimum accu racy of these unit s. Please par ticipa te in the pres ervati on of the en vironmen t. Return used [...]

14 x In the weat her al arm settin g mode , pre ss and hold to adj ust differe nt alarm value and s witch the al arm On/O ff x Press to activ ate the r eset mod e when m ax or min reco rd is sho wn x Stop the alarm during t he time alarm or weat her al arm ri nging + key x Press to cha nge the c alendar displa y to the pr eset al arm time, date, we[...]

16 Air pres sure histogram Outdoor temper atur e in °F or ºC Wind dir ecti on dis play and wind spee d in Beaufo rt scale Calendar d isplay W eather tend ency indica tor Time display Time ala rm icon Outdoor re lative humidit y in % W eather fo recas t icon Relative air pr essure display in inHg or hPa Ot d lt i Wind speed i n mph, km/h or m/s Wi[...]

18 MANUAL TIME SETTING: You then m ay manu ally set t he time of the cl ock by follo wing the steps belo w: 1. The h our digit will start flashin g. 2. Use t he + or MIN/ MAX k ey to set t he hour . 3. Press the SET ke y to switch to the minutes. The minut e digit will start fla shing. 4. Use t he + or MIN/MAX k ey to set the minute. 5. Confirm the[...]

20 °F/°C TEMPERATURE UN IT SETTING The temp erature displ ay can be selecte d to sho w temperat ure data i n °F or °C. (defaul t °F) 1. The tem peratu re uni t is flashi ng 2. Use t he + or MIN/MAX k ey to toggle between “°F ” or “°C”. Confirm with the SET key an d enter t he WIND SPEED UNIT SETTING WIND SPEED UNIT SETTING The win d [...]

22 RELATIVE PRESSURE RE FERENCE VALUE SET TING Note: The default refere nce press ure value of the barom eter is 2 9.91inHg when b atteries are first ins erted. For an exa ct measur emen t, it is necessar y to first ad just the baromet er to your local relati ve air pressur e (relate d to elevation ab ove s ea level) . Ask for the current atmosph e[...]

24 STORM WARNING THRESHOLD VALUE SET TING You may also define a switching sensitivit y value for the storm warning displa y at a decrease of air pre ssure from .09 i nHg to . 27 inHg ove r 6 hour s (Default 0.15 inHg) . 1. The sensitivit y value will start flashing . 2. Use t he + or MIN/MAX k ey to selec t the value. 3. Confirm with the SET key an[...]

26 4. Press the + or MIN/MAX ke y to set the minute of t he ala rm time . Press the ALARM key to confi rm. W ait for abo ut 30 seco nds and t he displ ay will retur n to normal dis play mo de autom aticall y. 5. In the norm al display m ode, p ress the ALARM onc e key to g o to the tim e ala rm setting mo de again. T hen pr ess shortl y the SET key[...]

28 Default a larm values: Tempera ture Low 32 q F High 104 q F Relative Humidity Low 45% High 70% W ind speed High 62.0mph HIGH AND LOW OU TDOOR TEMPERATURE AL ARM SETTING Note: The High a nd Low o utdoor tem per ature alarm can be set O n/Off indep ende ntly, according t o you r needs . Set th e Outdoo r temper ature alarm value ( High or Lo w ala[...]

30 HIGH AND LOW OU TDOOR HUM IDITY ALARM SET TING Note: The High a nd Low o utdoor h umidity ala rm can be set On/Off indep endentl y accordi ng to your needs . Set th e Outdoo r temper ature alarm value ( High or Lo w alarm val ue): 1. In the norm al dis play mode , press the ALARM k ey 4 tim es. The High Outdo or Humidity alarm displa y will be s[...]

32 4. Press the ALARM k ey once to return t o the normal di spla y mode. In case the wind spee d exceeds the co ndition for high win d speed alarm , the value will be flashing, al ong with the c orrespo nding high ala rm ico n ("HI A L"). A nd the buzzer will ring for 2 m inutes. Use r may pr ess any ke y to stop th e sound. HYST ERESI S [...]

34 However, if t he icon displayed is a sun or raining cloud, there will be no c hange of icon if the weather g ets any be tter (with sunny icon ) or worse (with rain y icon) since the icons are alr eady at their e xtremes. The icons displayed fo recasts th e weat her in term s of getti ng bette r or worse and not necessaril y sunn y or rainy as ea[...]

36 The hori zontal a xis repres ents th e last 12 hou rs air pr essure rec ordin g (-1 2, -9, -6, -3 and 0 ho ur). T he ba rs are pl otted at ea ch of th e 5 ste ps and giv e the trend ov er th e recorded period. T he scale on the rig ht compa res the r esult. The " 0" in the mid dle of this scale det ermines t he cu rrent air pressu re. [...]

38 RAIN FALL MEASU REMENT The total rainfall measu rement is displayed i n the fou rth section of the LCD , in the unit of mm or i nch. (s ee VIEWING THE MI N/MAX WEATHER DAT A below) VIEWIN G T HE HI STOR Y DA T A The W eather Cen ter can st ore up t o 200 set s of weath er data which are recorded automaticall y at 3-hour inte rvals afte r the wea[...]

40 2. Press MIN/ MAX to view olde r records. (Press MIN/MAX an d + key to vi ew "Previous" an d "Next" record respec tively. The reco rds are m ade at 3 -hour int erva ls) Note: x The stored histo ry records will not be re tained afte r battery chan ge or wheneve r bat tery is remov ed. x The total rainfall valu e will be e xhib[...]

42 4. Max outdoor hum idit y with the da te and time of r ecor ding MAX i con MAX out door humidity value Time and dat e or record ing 43 5. Min Wind ch ill tem peratur e with the date an d time of recordi ng 6. Max win d chill t emper ature w ith t he da te and time of recordi ng 7. Min rela tive pr essur e with the da te and time o f recor ding M[...]

44 8. Max rela tive pr essur e with t he date and tim e of re cordin g MAX i con MAX r elative pressure value Time and dat e or record ing 45 9. Maximum wind sp eed RESET THE MIN/MAX WE ATHER DATA To reset t he af orementi oned MIN/MA X weat her data 1. to 9., you shall need to reset each of the data indepen dentl y. 1. Press MIN/MAX ke y to show t[...]

46 2. Press and h old the SET k ey for about 2 seconds, t hen the "RE SET" icon will appear a t the bott om pa rt of the LCD. 3. Press the + ke y once, then th e stored v alue will be reset to th e current value a nd current tim e. 4. Press the ALARM ke y to return t o norm al display mo de. 10. Tot al ra inf all a mount The total rainfal[...]

48 To re-en able t he bu zzer: 1. W hen the BUZZER OFF ic on is sho wn on LCD , press t he SE T ke y s ho rt ly and the BUZ ZER OFF ico n will disappear . 2. Press AL AR M key once to return to the no rmal displa y mode. T he "BUZZER OFF" icon will no l onger be shown. Then th e alarm will s ound no rmall y. LOW BATTERY IND ICATO R The lo[...]

50 reset all uni ts (see Setting up above) other wise transmissio n problem s may occur. x During norm al oper ation, aft er the ou tdoor dis play shows " - - -", the W eather Center will change t o receive t he outd oor dat a every 1 5 minutes, un til the dat a is read ag ain. Then the rece ption peri od will return to 4.5 sec onds. x Th[...]

52 Therm o-h ygro Sens or An ideal mounti ng place for the therm o-h ygro sensor woul d be the outer wall beneath the extensi on of a roof, as this will prot e ct the sen sor from direct sunlight and oth er extreme weat her conditions . To wall mount, use the 2 scre ws to affix the wall bracket to the desir ed wall, plu g in the thermo- hygro sen s[...]

54 Rain Sens or For best res ults, the r ain sens or should be securel y mou nted onto a hori zontal surf ace about 1 meter ab ove the ground an d in an open are a away from trees or other coverings where rainf all may be reduce d causin g inacc urate readin gs. W hen securing i nto place, check that rain e xcess will not collect and st ore at th e[...]

56 W ind speed : 0 to 111. 8 mph (0 to 50 m /s) (displayed "O F.L" when > 50m /s) W ind chill : -40°F to +139.8 °F (-40 ºC to +59.9ºC ) (displayed "O F.L" if outside t his) Relative pressur e pre-s et range : 27.14 to 31.90 inHg (9 19 to 1080 hPa) Rainfall : 0" to 39 3.7" (0 to 9999 mm ) (displa yed "OF.L&q[...]

58 WAR RANTY INFOR M AT ION Warran ty Info rmation La Crosse Techn ology, Ltd provid es a 1- year limited warra nty on this product agai nst manufactu ring defects i n materials and workmanshi p. This limited warrant y begins on the ori ginal d ate of p urchas e, is valid onl y on products purchased and used in No rth America and onl y to the origi[...]

60 This warrant y gives you s pecific le gal ri ghts. You m ay also ha ve other rights specific to your State. S ome States do not all o w the exclusion of cons equen tial or inciden tal damages t herefor e the ab ove e xclusion of limitati on ma y not ap ply to you. For warr anty work , technical support, or inform ation con tact: La Crosse T echn[...]