La Crosse Technology 308-146/308-146W manual

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 1 The W ireless Color Forecast Station f eatures atom ic time, weather forecas t, indoor and outdoor temperature/hum idity as well as heat ind ex and dew point, on a stylish, colorf ul, and easy to read displa y. It has a USB chargin g port to charge your smar tphone or other device. T ran[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 2 Table of Cont ents W ireless Color Forecast Station 1 Initial Setup 1 Table of Contents 2 Features 3 Power the Forecas t Stati on 3 A/C Power Adapter 3 Batteries 3 Install Batteries in th e TX142T H Transmitter 4 Install Batteries in the T X14TH T ransm itter 4 LCD Screen 4 Function Butt[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 3 Features • Atomic tim e and date (auto sets) • 12/24 hour tim e with snooze alarm and alarm icon • Charge devices with USB charging port • Calendar displa y: month, day, date • Heat index and dew p oint • Forecast: sunn y, partly sunny, cloud y, rainy and stormy • 12 hour f[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 4 Install Batteries in the T X142TH Transmitt er NOTE: This f orecast station will come with one T X142TH transm itter OR one TX14TH transm itter. Both transm itters work interchangeabl y. 1. Slide the batter y cover down, then lift off the front of the TX 142TH transmitter. Note: Be caref[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 5 Function Buttons Button Press and Release Functi ons Hold 3-5 seconds SET Move through program menu Confirm setting. Enter program menu, set time, date, etc. ALARM View Alarm Activate/Deactivate Alarm Alarm set +/RCC 1 step forward (set up) Search for WWVB signal Fast advance (setup) -/?[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 6 Time Zone This forec ast station offers seven tim e zones listed in letter form at (default is EST ): 1. EST will flash. 2. Pres s and release the +/RCC or -/°C/ °F button to se lect a different T ime Zone. 3. Conf irm with the SET button and m ove to Da ylight Saving Indicator. Daylig[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 7 Alarm Set Hold the ALARM b utton for 5 seconds to en ter the alar m time set m ode. 1. The alarm hour digit will flash. 2. Press and release th e +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to se lect the hour. 3. Press and release th e SET butto n to set the m inutes. The minute digits will flash. 4. Pre[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 8 1. OFF: Hold the HOL D ON/OFF button f or 5 seconds, until the st ation beeps, to turn the ba c klight off to sleep. 2. ON: Hold the HOLD ON/O FF button a gain until the station b eeps, to turn the bac klight on. Note: W hen the backlight is off , press any button to ac tivate the backli[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 9 Reset Min/Max Hold the MIN/MAX button for 5 seconds t o m anually reset each indoor and outdoor minimum and maximum value. (The forecas t station autom atically resets the m in/max temperatures at midnight: 12:00 AM). Note: If you are using multiple transm itters connected to the f oreca[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 10 To connect mult iple remote transmitters to the fo recast station : 1. Remove the batter y cover from all the transm itters (Leave bat tery covers off until all transmitters are rec eived by the forecast stati on). 2. Set the first outdo or transm itter to Channel 1 an d insert 2-AA b a[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 11 Manual Signal Searc h In normal m ode, hold the RCC button unt il the reception icon appears to forc e a sear ch of the WW VB signal. The WW VB icon will flash durin g the search. If this icon disappears after th e 2 -m inute search, the radio time signal is not available at the m oment[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 12 Outdoor Tem perature/Humidit y Flashing Low battery icon pres ent: Change batt eries in the transm itter, and then hold th e CH button unti l the station beeps to searc h for the outdoor transm itter again. End of Transmission Range: Move the transm itter closer to th e forecast station[...]

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    Model: 308-146/308 146W www.lacrossetechno logy.com/support 13 Warranty Information La Crosse Technolog y, Ltd. provides a 1 - year limited tim e warranty (from date of purchase) on this product relating to m anufacturing defec ts in materials & workmanship. View full warrant y details online at: www.lacrossetechnolog y.com/warrant y_info.pdf F[...]