La Crosse Technology WS-7138U manual

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    WS-7138U Wireless 433 MHz Wireless Weather Station Instruction Manual[...]

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    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Inventory of Contents/ Additional Equipm ent 3 Quick Set-Up Guide 4 Detailed Set-Up Guide Battery installation 5 Program Mode Program Sequence and Default Settin gs 6 Function Keys 7 Setting the Temperature Format 8 Setting 12/ 24-hr Tim e Mode 8-9 Setting the Time 9 Setting the Year, Date and M onth 10 Features Indoo[...]

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    3 INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The indoor weather station (Figure 1). 2. One remote temperature/humidity se nsor with mounting bracket (Figure 2). 3. Three each, ½” Philips screws. 4. One strip double-sided adhesive tape. 5. Instruction manual and warranty card. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Two fresh AAA 1.5V batteries (for indoor weather [...]

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    4 QUICK SET-UP GUIDE Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteri es and avoid rechargeable batteries. 1. Have the indoor weather station and rem ote tem perature/humidi ty sensor 3 to 5 feet apart. 2. Batteries should be out of both units for 10 m inutes. 3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature/humidity sensor first then into the indoor weat[...]

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    5 DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE I. BATTERY INSTALLATION A. REMOTE TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SENSOR 1. Remove the remote temperature/humidity sensor from the m ounting bracket. 2. Remove the screw from the back of the remote temperature/humidity sensor that secures the battery cover door. 3. Remove the batte ry cover door from the back of the remote temperature/[...]

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    6 seconds, and reinstall making sure to inst all batteries int o the remote temperature/humidi ty sensor first. PROGRAM MODE Programming Note: If 30 seconds is allowed to pass, or the IN/OUT, SET/CH button is p r essed during th e programming mode, the unit w ill confirm/set the last information entered—th e display will stop flashin g and return[...]

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    7 II. FUNCTION KEYS The function buttons are located di r ectly below the LCD d isp lay. The function of each button is as described below: • IN/OUT, SET/CH o Press for approximately three seconds to enter the setting m ode. o Use to enter the setting mode for th e following settings:  Temperature Unit  12hr/24hr tim e display  Time  [...]

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    8 III. SELECTING ° F OR ° C 1. Press and hold the IN/OUT, SET/CH button for 3 seconds. 2. Either ” ° F” or “ ° C” will flash in the time/date LCD. 3. Press and release the MIN/MAX, + button to select the temperature format. 4. Press and release the IN/OUT, SET/CH button to confi rm and advance to the 12hr/24hr time display setting. IV. [...]

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    9 5. Press and release the MIN/MAX, + button to select 12 or 24-hour time format. Note: When in the 12-hour format “P .M.” will appear to the left of the hour in the tim e LCD between the hours of noon and midnight . 6. Press and release the IN/OUT, SET/CH button to confi rm and advance to the time setting. V. TIME SETTING Note: When in the 12-[...]

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    10 VI. SETTING THE YEAR, DATE AND MONTH 1. Press and hold the IN/OUT, SET/CH button for 3 seconds. 2. Either ” ° F” or “ ° C” will flash in the time/date LCD. 3. Press and release the IN/OUT, SET/CH button four ti mes. 4. The year will flash in the time/date LCD. 5. Press and release the MIN/MAX/ + button to advance the year. 6. Press and[...]

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    11 11. Press and release the IN/OUT, SET/CH b utton to conf irm the settings and exit th e setting mode. FEATURES OF THE WS-7138U I. INDOOR TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND COMFORT LEVEL INDICATOR • The current indoor tem perature (viewed on the left) and rel ative humidity (viewed on th e right) is displayed in the TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY portion of the [...]

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    12 II. OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY • The temperature received from th e rem ote temperature/humidity sensor is displayed i n the TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY portion of the LCD. o The current outdoor humi dity is also di splayed in the bar graph at the top of the LCD. • When there is more than o n e remote sensor unit in operatio n , a “boxed”[...]

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    13 1. Press the MIN/MAX/ + button once. 2. The display will now show the Date an d Month at the bo tto m of the LCD. 3. Press and release the MIN/MAX/ + button. 4. “MAX” appears above the temperature and t he temperature flashes. a. The time of the maximum temperature reading is displayed in the time/date po rtion of the LCD . 5. Press and rele[...]

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    14 18. “MIN” remains above the temperature and the hum idity and bar graph remain flashi ng a. The date of the minimum humidity reading is display ed in the time/ date portion o f the LCD 19. Press and release the MIN/MAX/ + button to exit t he indoor MIN/MAX m ode. B. VIEWING THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY RECORDS Note: When recalling the in[...]

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    15 8. “MIN” appears above the temperature and t he temperature flashes. a. The time of the minimum temperature reading is displayed in the time/ date po r tion of the LCD . 9. Press and release the MIN/MAX/ + button. 10. “MIN” remains above the tem perature and the tem perature remains flashing. a. The date of the minimum temperature readin[...]

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    16 IV. ADDING REMOTE TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SENSORS (OPTIONAL) The WS-7138U is able to receive signals from 2 different remote temperature/hum idity sensors. The rem ote temperature/humidity sensor model(s) that you choose will come w ith their own set of instructions— follow these instructio n s for a complete guide to setting up . Following are s[...]

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    17 5. Install batt eries into the indoor weather stat ion. 6. Follow the Detailed Set-Up Guide for prog ramming and operating instructions. B. VIEWING AND OPERATING WITH MULTIPLE REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSOR UNITS 1. To view the temperature of a different remote temperature/humidity sensor unit, press and release the IN/OUT, SET/CH button. A shift fro[...]

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    18 humidity reading in th e temperature/ humidity portio n of the LCD with in 4 minutes of set ting up. I. THE REMOTE TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY SENSOR The remote tem perature/humi dity sensor can be m ounted in three ways: • Mounting with screws • Mounting with adhesive t ape • Using the bracket as a stand A. MOUNTING WITH SCREWS 1. Remove the m o[...]

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    19 5. Position the remote temperature/humidity senso r in the desired location, ensuring t hat the indoor weather station can receive the signal. C. MOUNTING USING THE STAND The mounting bracket can be us ed as a stand by simply attaching the bracket to the bottom of the tem perature/ humidity sensor. Once snapped in place the sensor can then be pl[...]

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    20 4. Gently pull t he indoor weather station down t o lock the screw into place. TROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: For problems not solved, please contact La Crosse Technology. Problem: The LCD is faint Solution: Replace the batteries Problem: No outdoor temperature/ humidity is displayed. Solution: 1) Remove all batteries, reinsert into remo te temperature/h[...]

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    21 • Do not submerge in wat er. • Immediately rem ove all low powered batteries to avoid leakage and damage. • Opening th e casings invalidates the warranty. Do not try to repair the unit. Contact La Crosse Technology for repairs. SPECIFICATIONS Temperature measuring range: Indoor: 14.2 ° F to 122.0 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution (-9.9 ° C t[...]

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    22 WA RRA NTY INFORMATION 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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    23 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[...]