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  • Page 1

    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 1 of 25 WD - 3303 4 DAY INT ERN ET POW ERED WEATHER STATIO N Owner’ s Manual WE A THER DI RECT ® Present e d by L a Crosse T ec hnol ogy ® La Crosse Techn ology , Ltd . www. weather direct .com 2809 Los ey Blv d. S. La Cross e, W I 5 4601 Phone 6 08 - 785 - 79 35[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 2 of 25 T able of Co nte n t s Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2 Congratul ations ..............................................................................................................................[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 3 of 25 Factor y Reset of W ireless Displ ay ................................................................................................ . 16 FREE Tr ial of Ex pansion Options for 14 D a ys .............................................................................. 17 Four Addit iona l Forecas t Locatio ns ...[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 4 of 25 Congra tulati ons You hav e just purchase d t he wor ld’s firs t Inte rnet - Pow er ed Weather Station. W eathe r Direct ® uses the power o f the Inter net to deliv er weather d ata and ot her import ant infor matio n tailor ed to you, bec ause y ou are in con trol o f the inform ation it deliv ers. W e und[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 5 of 25 The Gatew ay uses onl y 1 w att of power w ith a two y ear battery life on the W ireles s Displ ay and Temperat ure se nsor . S inc e the W eather Di rect® system wor ks even w hen your c omputer is off, you save money on electr icity . Incl uded i n the Box The W D - 3 303 4 Day W irel ess Weather F orecas t[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 6 of 25 What Y ou Nee d to Get St arte d: • High - speed Inter net co nnecti on – cable, DSL or other broadb and Interne t service will work. • Router or broa dband mod em w ith built - i n router . (co ntact y our I nternet serv ice prov ider ISP for i nformati on on c ompatibi lity with their s ervi ce ) • I[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 7 of 25 IMPORT A NT ME SS A GE: Please DO NOT insert batteri es into the W ir eless Display or the Outdoor Sensor until instr uct ed to do so. Connect the Gat eway to an av ailable L AN port on y our netw ork router w ith the LAN cabl e (included) a nd then power up the Gatew ay with the AC Adapter (incl uded). Set Up[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 8 of 25 Wirel ess Out door Sens or Ins talla tion Opt ions  NOTE: Move the W ireless O utdoor Se nsor in to its in tended loca tion and w ait for 10 minutes to mak e sur e the out door tem perat ure is sti ll bei ng rece ived by the Wir eles s Dis play. Press the “SNOOZE” Key o n your W ireless Dis play to s ho[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 9 of 25 If you r equir e a long er LAN cabl e to mount th e Gatew ay in a desired location, any stand ard Categor y 5 netw ork cable wi ll work, but a cr ossov er cable may no t wor k. Cross over c ables desig ned to connect tw o computers without netw orking hardw are may no t wor k wi th your Gateway .  NOTE: Net[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 10 of 25 • Time and Date Set Aut omatically • Low Batt ery Indi cator on the LC D and the web site for the W i reless Displ ay and Out door S ensors • Exp a nsion Options : 1. View Up To Five For ecast L ocations on th e Wireles s Displ ay 2. Rec eive Sev ere W eather A lerts T ime Setting on Wireless Displa y T[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 11 of 25 2. Inser t the batteri es, ob serv ing the cor rect pol arity (s ee marking) . 3. Repl ace the battery compartment c over on the unit . Press the “SNOO ZE” Key on y our W ir eless D isplay to show the ou tdoor temperat ure at any time. The o utdoor temper ature wi ll scr oll on the bott om o f the LCD.[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 12 of 25 Wireless Displa y Operation This sec tion w ill teach y ou how to use y our Wireles s Displ ay once y ou have complete d online reg istrati on. There are 5 contr ol Keys located on the back of the W ireless Displa y : “S ET”, “+”, “ SNOOZE ” , “ ALARM ” and “MODE” . The foll owing informat[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 13 of 25 5. R OTATE Rotates betw een the four Mic ro Forecas ts an d the Dai ly For ecast 6. NEX T SECTION Shows the forecas t for the next six hour period so y ou can be pr epared for the upco ming w eather. If it w as morning now , it would s how the afternoo n forecast. If it w as evening now, it w ould show the ni[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 14 of 25 Change the Displa y Mode • Press the “SNOO ZE” Key to c ycle t hrough t he ty pe of det ailed w eather inform ation tha t wi ll display below the for ecast i cons: 1. Sunshi ne Forecast 2. % C hance of Rain/Sno w 3. Amou nt of Rain/S n ow View Outdoor Temp erature • Press the “SNOO ZE” K ey to v i[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 15 of 25 “SET” Key When ADD 4 LOC ATIONS Expan sion Option is Active Press th e “SET” Key to toggle betw een the for ecast loc ations on the W ireles s Display when the ADD 4 L OCATIONS Expansion Option is active. The nam e of the loc ation w ill appear br iefly on the bottom of the LC D when it is s elected .[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 16 of 25 Set Mod e 3 - Set Text Scrolling Speed (1 - 4) 8. Pres s the “ SET” Key until “Scr” flas hes at t he top and “SE T SCROLL SPEED” scrolls across the bottom 9. The s tandar d speed is set to “2” 10. There are four spe eds av ailable – “1” is t he slow est and “4” is the fastes t 11. Pr[...]

  • Page 17

    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 17 of 25 If you hav e trouble reg istering your W ireless Display after m ultiple at tempts, you can try a Factory Reset. If you w ish to giv e your W ir eless Display to someone else or simply to regi ster it under a di fferent us er acc o unt , you must per form the Factor y Reset to c lear t he regi stration i nfor[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 18 of 25 Now you can keep an eye on the w eather wher e your daught er goe s to sch ool, your favorite v acation spot , your p arents ’ hou se and mor e. Severe Weather A le r ts Keep y our fami ly safe w ith Sever e Weather A lerts issued by the Na tional W eather Service. T his val uable in formation w ill help y [...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 19 of 25 Types of Severe W eather Alerts: Warnings Blizzard Heavy Rainfall Sever e Thunders torm Coastal F lood Heavy Snow Sever e W ind Excessive Heat Heavy Snowfall Small Craf t Flash Fl ood High W ind Special M arin e Flood Hurri cane Force Storm Freez e Ice Stor m To rnado Frost Lake Effec t Snow W eathe r Gale La[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 20 of 25 Forecast Icons Explained There are two sets of icons pr esented on y our Wireless Display , one for day and one for ni ght. A sun appear s on many of the day icons w hile a moon appear s on ma ny of the n ight icons. Night i cons onl y avail able w ith the M icro For ecast Expansi on Optio n.  NOTE: Trace [...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 21 of 25 Care and Maint enance • Extr eme temper atures, vibration an d shock shoul d be avoi ded as these m ay cause damage to t he unit and gi ve inacc urate reading s. • Precauti ons shall be taken w hen handling the batt eries. I njuries, bur ns, or prop erty damage may be resulted i f the ba tteries are i n c[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 22 of 25 T rouble shoot ing Visit www.w eatherdirec t.com/hel p for inform ation o n troubl eshoo ting. Specif ications Temperature Range Indoor R ange: 14.1°F t o 100°F ( - 9.9°C to 37. 7°C) Outdoor Range: - 39.8° F to +13 9.8°F ( - 39. 8°C to 59.8°C) Update In terval: Ev ery 4.5 secon ds Battery Life W irele[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 23 of 25 Liabilit y Disclaimer • The man ufactur er and supplier c annot ac cept any res ponsibi lity for any incorr ect rea dings and any conseque nces tha t occur should an inaccur ate rea ding tak e place. • Thi s pr oduct is desig ned for us e in th e home only as indicati on of th e temperat ure and weat her [...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 24 of 25 W arrant y Infor mati on La Cross e Techn ology, Lt d prov ides a 1 - year li mited w arranty on this product against manu facturing defects in mat erials and w orkmanship. This li m ited w arranty beg ins on the original date of purchase, is val id only on products purchased a nd use d in Nort h America an d[...]

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    Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 25 of 25 PURPOSE S OR FOR PUBLIC I NFO RMATION. T HIS P RODUCT IS NOT A TOY. KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN’S REA CH. This warranty gives you speci f ic leg al rig hts. You may al so hav e other ri ghts speci fic to y our Stat e. Some St ates do no al low the exclusion o f consequenti al or inci dental d amages ; theref ore t[...]