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La Crosse Technology WS-1517 manual

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  • Page 1

    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 1 Professional W ireless W eather Statio n La Crosse T echnology ® , the world lead er in atomic time and weather instruments, introduces a Professional W irel ess Weather Station that provides acc urate, real-tim e weather data straight from y o ur back y ard. This sleek weather station offe[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 2 Carefully open the package and check that the following contents are complete: Wind Sensor TS805 Rain Sensor TS906 Thermo-Hygro Sensor TS21 Wireless Display WS - 1517  Requires 4 mounting screws  Requires 2-AA batteries (not included)  1 hex key wrench  Requires 4 mounting screws[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 3 Comfort Level Stat ement 13 Rain W indow 13 Rain Statistics 14 Select Rain Displa y: inches or mm 14 24 Hour Rainfall Alert 14 W ind W indow 14 W ind Di spla y 15 W ind Di rection 15 W ind S peed, W ind Gust, Wind Chill 15 Select W ind Speed Unit of Measure: km /h, m ph, m/s, knots 15 W ind [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 4 Note: Setup al l three remote sensors and allow them t o run for at least two minutes before powerin g the weather station. Ensure all sensor readings ar e received on the weather station before m ounting sensors outside. STEP 1: Complete the in itial setup on a table with a ll components wi[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 5 IMPORT A NT : Mak e sure to observe the corr ect polarity when insert ing batteries ( not included). The + m arkings on the batteries m ust line up with the diagr ams inside the batter y compartments. Inserting the batteries incorre ctly may result in permanent damage to the weather station [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 6 LCD Screen The LCD screen illustr ates the five pro grammable sections of the d isplay . Each section will flash an icon while active and available to have f eatures programm ed. Clock and Alarm icon Pressure and Weather icon T emperature and H umidity icon Wind icon Rain icon Buttons Note: [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 7 1. The default cit y co de, LAX (Los Angeles) will flash. Use the UP and DOW N buttons to sel ect the desired cit y c ode for your time z one. 2. Refer to table in the back of this manual f or a list of available cities. LAX 3. Press the SET button to conf irm the city selection and move to [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 8  Month/Day/Y ear or Da y/ Month/ Y ear  Current UTC (Universa l Coordinated T ime Simply press and release the SET button to change the displa y of the weather station ( when the clock and alarm icon is flashing) WWVB Radio-con trolled Time Signal The radio controlle d weather station [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 9 3. T o enable or disable any of these a larms, press the UP or DOW N button arrow button. 4. Press the ALARM/CH AR T button to conf irm your setting. The alarm symbol will show when that alarm is active. Note: Press the SET button an ytime during alarm programming mode to return to the defau[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 10 3. Press the UP or DOW N button arrow buttons to set alt itude in feet or m eters 4. Press MEMORY button once to conf irm your selection 5. Hold the SET button unti l the altitude digits are f lashing. 6. Set the altitude value with the UP or DOW N arrow buttons. 33 7. Hold the UP or DOW N [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 11 For every sudde n or significant change in the air pressure, the for ecast icons will update accordingly to repres ent the change in weather . If the icons do not change, then it m eans either the air pressure has no t changed or the chang e has been too slow for th e weather station to reg[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 12 T emperature and Humidity Window  Indoor and Outdoor T emperature can be displa yed in either Fahrenhei t (ºF) or Celsius (ºC).  Indoor and Outdoor Hum idity (%RH) ar e displayed.  The weather station ca lculates indoor com fort level—Wet, Com fort or Dry .  Dew Point based [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 13 Set T emperature A larm 1. W ith tem perature and humidit y ico n flashing, press an d release the ALARM/CH AR T button o nce selecting the desired al arm limit–-Upper or Lower 2. Hold the ALARM/CHART button until the temperature alarm icon starts flashing. 3. Use the UP or DOW N arrows t[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 14 Rain Statistics View: With the rain icon fla shing, press either the SET or the MEMORY button to recall a rain statistics for the past hour , past 24 hours, yesterda y , p ast week or past month. Note: Last Hour rainfall value is displa yed as a rate of rain in eit her “inch/hr .” or ?[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 15 W ind Direction W ind Direction is set to North during setup . Failure to set the wind direction or mount the wind sensor f acing north will result in incorrect wind direction readings. If your wind directi on is incorrect, fol low the instructions in step 6 of the “ Setup Instructions St[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 16 Backlight Option s The weather st ation includes a light sensor th at detects low light conditions a nd will turn the back ligh t on autom atically (A/C power cord us e required). W hen operating with the optional A/C power cord, the weather station back light can be turned ON, OFF or autom[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 17  W h en the batteries are properl y ins talled, the remote sensor will resume sending s ignals to the weather station.  Hold the DOW N arrow button for 4–5 sec onds on the weather s tation to search for the rem ote sensors. Positioning Sensors Ou tside  Each sensor reads to th e [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 18  Ground Mounting : Place at least 6 feet up on a pole in an open area. Higher is better . The wind sensor should be the highest item in the immediate area. Mount the wind sens or away from all o bstacles that will block wind ac tivity , such as trees and h ouses. Rain  Make sure that [...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 19 Specifications Radio Frequenc y : 433 MHz RF Reception range : 100 feet ( 30 m) open air Barometric Pressu re Measuring Range: 14.75 inHg to 32.44 inHg ( 500 hPa to 1 1 00hPa); (374.5 mmHg to 823.8 mm Hg) Resolution: 0.003 inHg (0.1 hPa, 0.08 mmHg) Operating range: 100 feet ( 30 m) open air[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 20 Battery Life ( Alkaline) Weather Station 2 months (witho ut AC adapter) TS21 Thermo- hy gro sens or: Over 12 months TS 805 Anem ometer: 2 years TS 906 Rain Sensor: 2 years Dimensions Weather Station 7.31 (L) x 5.39 (H) x 1.26 (D) inches (185.8 (L) x 136.9 (H) x 32 (D) mm) TS21 Thermo- hy gr[...]

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    Model: W S- 1517 www .lacrossetechnolog y .com/s upport 21 City Codes Time zone is based on a city code. Select a cit y near you, in the sam e time zone. Pacific, Mountain, Ce ntral and Eastern tim e zones will display a map of the U SA. North A merica Time Zone Offset Code Other Countries Time Zone Offset Code Other Countries Time Zone Offset Code[...]