La Crosse Technology WS-7025U manual

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     WS-7025U Wireless 433 MHz Radio-controlled Weather Station Instruction Manual[...]

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    3 Topic Page Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 4 About WWVB 4-5 Quick Set-Up Guide 5 Detailed Set-Up Guide Battery Installation 5-6 Program Mode Function Keys 7 12/24 Hour Time Setting 7 Time Zone Setting 7-8 Daylight Saving Time Setting 8 Time Setting (WW VB & Manual) 9-10 Setting Day, Date and Year 10-11 Selecting ° F or ° C 11 Set[...]

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    4 INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The Weather Station (Figure 1). 2. One TX3U Remote Control Sender with mounting bracket (Figure 2). 3. Three each, ½” Philips screws. 4. One strip double-sided adhesive t ape. 5. Instruction Manual and Warranty Card. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Two fresh AA 1.5V batteries. 2. Two fresh AAA 1.5V batteries. 3.[...]

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    5 continually measuring every second, of every day, to an accuracy of ten billionths of a second per day. These physicists have created an internati onal standard measuring a second as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium -133 atom in a vacuum . QUICK SET-UP GUIDE 1. Insert two AAA batteries i nto the Remote Control Sender. 2. Insert two AA batteri[...]

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    6 to fall away from the unit. Place the screw partially back into its hole and an gle it slightly—so the thread s grab the battery cover. With the screw , pull the battery cover o ff. 3. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AAA batteri es. The batteries will fit tightly (to av oid start-up problems make sure they do not spring free). 4. Check[...]

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    7 PROGRAM MODE Programming Note: If 30 seconds are allowed to pass or ei ther the IN or the OUT bu tton is pressed durin g programmin g modes, the unit will set the last information entere d—the display will stop flashing and return to normal time-date readings. If you don’t leave the program mode during the programming of sections III through [...]

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    8 the top of the TIME LCD . Observe the chart b elow, showing the corresponding abbreviations, t ime zones, and codes. TIME ZONES GMT 0 Atlantic -4 EST; Eastern -5 CST; Central -6 MST; Mountain -7 PST; Pacific -8 ALA; Alaska -9 HAW; Hawaii -10 Note: There are more time zones represented by numbers than there are represented by 3 letter abbreviation[...]

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    9 V. TIME There are two methods by whi ch the time can be set : A) Automatically via WWVB reception or B) Manually. A. WWVB (Remote Control Time) This met hod requires you to do nothing except wai t for the signal to be received and to select a time zone. Reception usually takes approximate ly 6-10 minut es during optim al conditions. The best cond[...]

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    10 6. Press the SET button to confirm the mi nutes and to advance to the Day, Date, and Year setting m ode. Note: In 12h mode, “PM” will appear to the left of the time during PM ho urs. If the time is not with in the PM hours, nothing will be displa yed. Be sure to set the time to the correct AM/PM time to ensure automatic reception at optimal [...]

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    11 10. Press the SET button to confirm and to advance to the ° F or ° C setting m ode. VII. SELECTING ° F OR ° C 1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds, or until “12h” or “24h” flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press the SET button 9 times to reach the ° F or ° C setting mode. 3. “ ° F” is the default setting, an d should be fl[...]

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    12 FEATURES OF THE WS-7025U I. BACK LIGHT The WS-7026U has a backlight that can be activated by pressi ng any of the eight function b u ttons. After a bu tto n has been pressed th e backlight will come on for five seconds before autom atically shutting off. II. WEATHER FORECAST The weather forecasting feature is estimated to be 75% accurate. The we[...]

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    13 A. WEATHER ICONS There are 3 possible weather icon s that will be displayed in the FORECAST LCD: Sunny —indicates that the weather is expected to im prove (not that the weather will be sun n y). Sun with Clouds —indicates that the weather is expected to be fair (not that the weather will be sunny with clouds). Clouds with Rain —indicates t[...]

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    14 III. INDOOR TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND COMFORT LEVEL INDICATOR The current Indoor Temperature (viewed on the left ) and Relative Humi dity (viewed on the right) are displ ayed in the INDOOR LCD. The Comfort Level Indicator is located at the center of the INDOOR LCD. The indicat or will display a happy face icon when the temperature is between 68[...]

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    15 3. While “MAX” is still displayed press the IN button again to return to the current d ata display. By waiting 20 seconds during either the mini mum or t he maxim um readings the unit will automatically return to current data read ings. B. VIEWING THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE RECORDS 1. Press the OUT button once. “MIN” appears in the upper- c[...]

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    16 1. Press and hold the AL1 button for 5 seconds or until the alarm-time display flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press the IN button to set the alarm hours and the OUT butto n to set the alarm minutes. 3. Press the AL1 button or wait 15 seconds for the unit to automatically confirm the alarm time and return to disp lay the date in the DATE LCD as n o [...]

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    17 up of Remote Control Sender units wit h the WS-7025U. These extra sensors can be purchased through the same deal er as this uni t, or by contacting La Crosse Techn ology directly. A TX3U will monitor temperature only and the TX 3UP will monitor the temperature via a pro be for use in pools, spas, etc. Note: When setting up mu ltiple units it is [...]

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    18 the button tw ice) will display the same data for the maxim um recordings. 3. To reset the Minimum/Maximum readings, it is necessary to select which Remote Control Sender you wish to reset. Press and hold the OUT button for 5 seconds, the records for the selected Remote Control Sender unit w ill be reset.[...]

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    19 MOUNTING Note: Before permanently mount ing ensure that the Indoor Temperat ure Station is able to receive WWVB signals from the desired location. Also, extreme and sudden changes in temperat ure will decrease the accuracy of the weather station and changes in el evation will result w ith inaccurate weather forecasting for the next 12 to 24 hour[...]

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    20 1) With a nonabrasive solution, clean and dry the back of the mounting bracket and the mounting surface to ensure a secure hold. The mounting surface should be smooth and flat . 2) Remove the protective stri p from one side of the tape. Adhere the tape to the desi gnated area on the back of the mounting bracket . 3) Remove the protective strip f[...]

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    21 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem: No reception of WWVB time signal. Solution: 1) Wait overnight for signal. 2) Be sure weather station is at leas t 6 feet from any electrical devices such as televisions, com puters or other radio-control led clocks. 3) Remove batteri es for five minutes, reinsert and leave the unit alone overnight without pressi ng butto[...]

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    22 MAINTENANCE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Extreme tem peratures, vibration and shock shoul d be avoided to prevent damage to the units. • Clean displays and units with a soft, dam p cloth. Do not use solvent s or scouring agents. They m ay mark the displ ays and casings. • Do not submerge in wat er. • Immediately rem ove all low powered batter[...]

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    23 SPECIFICATIONS Temperature measuring range: Indoor: 32 ° F to 139.8 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution. (0 ° C to 59.9 ° C with 0.1 ° C resolution) “OFL” displayed if out side this range Outdoor: -21.8 ° F to 157.2 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution. (-29.9 ° C to 69.9 ° C resolution) “OFL” d isp layed if outside this range Indoor relative [...]

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    24 WA RRANTY INFORMA TION La Crosse Technology, Ltd provides a 1-y ear limited w arranty on this product against manufacturing defects in ma terials and workmanship. This limited warranty begins on the original dat e of purchase, is valid only on products purchased and used in North America and only to the original purchaser of this product. To rec[...]

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    25 PUBLIC INFORMATION. THIS PRO DUCT IS NOT A T OY. KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN’S REACH. This warranty gives y ou specific legal rights. You may also have other rights specific to your State. Some States do no allo w the exclusion of c onsequential or incidental damages therefore the above exclusion of limitation may not apply to y ou. For warranty work[...]