La Crosse Technology 308-145B manual

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 1 308 - 1 4 5 B F A Q S The links below will work in most PDF viewers and link to t he topic area by clicking the link. We recommend Ad obe Reader version 10 or greater available at: http://get.ad obe.com/reader C O N T E N T S 308 -145B FA QS ........................................................................[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 2 Power requiremen ts ............................................................................................................... 9 Supported times zones ........................................................................................................... 9 12 -Hour or 24-Hour time format ................[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 3 A /C Power  The design o f this Weather Sta tion is to use a/c p ower (5-volt) as primary po wer source. When operatin g with the a/c pow er cord the bac klight can be on con tinuall y.  When operatin g on a/c pow er, batteries a re optio nal and not required in the Weather Station.  The backlight w ill [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 4 Power requiremen ts  2- AA batteries pow er the outdoor trans mitter.  We recommend alkaline batte ries for the transmitter.  You may choose to use li thium batteries for temp eratures below - 20°F/ -28.8°C. Dashes show n for Outdoor Te mperature/Humid ity  Dashes means the connection is los t betw [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 5  Freezer test : Con firm th e Weather Sta tion is readi ng the correct outdoo r transmitter. Place the transmitter in the free zer for an hour and watch the temperature drop on the W eather Station.  Indoor distance test: Please co mplete the Resta rt wi th transmitter and Weather Station 5- 10 feet apart a[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 6 VIE W MIN /MA X:  MAX: From a normal dis play press and release the MIN/M AX button once to view maximum temperature and humidity values for indoor a nd outdoor data . The w ord MAX wil l appear next to the indoo r and ou tdoor tempera ture.  MIN: From a no rmal display press and release the M IN/MA X butto[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 7 Multiple Outdoor Transmitters To connect multi ple remote transmitters to the Weather Station:  Remove the batte ry cover from all the trans mitters (leav e off for setup ).  Set the first outdoor transmitter to channel 1 and insert 2-AA ba tteries.  Set the second outdoo r transmitter to channel 2 an d [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 8  Choose a location 6 feet or more from elect ronics such as cordless phones , wireless gaming systems, televi sions, microw aves, routers, baby moni tors, etc., w hich can preven t signal reception.  Be aware o f electrical wi res and plumbing w ithin a w all. This wil l interfere with RF (radio frequency) [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 9 Indoor Humidity  Operating Te mperature Range = 32F to 120F (0C to 50C)  Operating hu midity range = 1% RH to 99%  Accuracy +/- 5% RH (@77oF (25oC) , 30%RH to 80%RH)  Accuracy +/- 8% RH (@77oF (25oC) , 20%RH to29%RH & 80%RH to 95%RH)  Accuracy +/-12 % RH (@77oF (25oC) , 1%RH to 19%RH & 96%R[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 10 12 -Hour or 24 -Hour time format  Display the time in 12-hour or 24-hour format.  Default is 12-hour time.  Use the Progra m Men u to switch time forma ts. Fahrenheit/Celsius  Weather Sta tion : Press and relea se the -/°C/°F b utton on the bac k of the Wea ther Station to switch the tempe rature d[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 11 Dashes, OFL o r stuck in door Tempera ture/Humi dity  This is generally a power related issues.  Check that the a /c cord is correc tly inse rted into the Weather Sta tion and outlet. If usi ng batteries in the W eather Station as w ell, remove them and see if the W eather Station goes blank, indicatin g a[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 12  Reposition the W eather Station w ith the front or back facing Colorado.  Check that the Ti me Zone selected correctly re flects your l ocation. Adjus t the time z one i n the Program M enu .  Check that the DS T indicator is correct for your lo cation (most a reas observ e DST so this should be ON). A[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 13  HOUR: The hour w ill flash. Press and release the +/RC C or -/°C/°F bu tton to select the correct hour. Con firm w ith the SET but ton and mo ve to the nex t item.  MINU TES: The minutes w ill flash. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to selec t the correct minutes . Confirm with the SE T b[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 14 IMPORTA NT: When operatin g on a/c pow er, the bac klight and USB char ging port w ill turn o ff while the W ea ther Sta tion searches for the WWV B signal, to av oid interferen ce. The backligh t will return afte r the 2-10 minu te search (w hich occurs du ring the late night or early morning hours). Then the U[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 15  This is generally a power related issue.  Batteries may be overpow ered or underpowered .  Remove batteri es and a/c cord from W eathe r Station .  Press any button 20 times. Leav e the batte ries and a/c cord out of the display for 2 hours.  Insert a/c pow er cord into a good outlet first, then [...]