La Crosse Technology WS-8011UM manual

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    WS-8011UM 433 MHz Radio Controlled Temperature Clock Instruction Manual               [...]

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    2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Inventory of Conte nts/ Addi tional Equi pment 3 About WW VB 3 Quick Set-U p Guide 4 Detailed Set-Up Guide Battery Installation 5-6 Program Mode Function Buttons 6 Time Zone Set ting 6 DST (Daylight Saving Tim e) Setting 7 Language Selecti on 7 Time Sett ing 7-8 Calendar Setting 8 12/24-Ho ur Sett ing 8 Selecting ° F[...]

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    3 INVENTORY OF CO NTENTS 1) WS-8011UM 2) TX6U remote temperature transmitter 3) Instructi on manual a nd warranty card. ADDITIONAL EQUIPME NT (not included) 1) Two fresh 1.5V AA batt eries (for t he temperature clock). 2) Two fresh 1.5V AA batteries (for the remote temperature transmitter). 3) Three wall-hanging screws. 4) Appropriate sc rewdriver [...]

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    4 B attery Cover The remote temperature se nsor should be pl aced in a dry, shaded area. The remote temperature sensor has a range of 80 feet. Any walls that the signal will have to pass through will reduce d istance. An ou tdoor wa ll or window will h a v e 20 to 30 feet of resistance and an interior wall will have 10 to 20 feet of resistance. You[...]

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    5 flashes with the time colon (no tower icon will appear if the WWVB is too weak to be detected, and the time display will remain on “-:--”). While the WWVB search is being conducted various numbers will appear in the time disp la y. Within 10 minutes the temperatu re clock will either displa y the WWVB time, or disc ontinue the search if the t[...]

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    6 US English F French E Spanish are 13 time zones t o choose from: 3) Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the time zone setting, and to advance to DS T (Daylight sa ving time) set ting. C) DST (DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME) SETTING Note: The DST default is “On”, meaning that the WWVB will au toma tically change the time ac co rding to Day[...]

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    7 3) Press and release the “+” butto n to select the hour. Note: when setting the hour, “PM” will appear to the left of the hour disp lay, if it is AM nothing will be displayed. 4) Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the hour setting, and to shift to select the minutes. 5) Press and release the “+” button t o select the mi[...]

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    8 H) SELECTING ° F OR ° C 1) Hold dow n the “SET” button for 2 seconds (the selected time zone will flash). 2) Press and release the “ SET” button 10 times until the default “ ° F” flashes in the time LCD. 3) Press and release the “+” button to toggle between ° F and ° C. 4) Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the[...]

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    9 (g) Press and release the “ALARM” button to confirm and to exit the alarm setting m ode. Note: The alarm will be automatically set to sound when exitin g the alarm- setting mode ( indicated by the alar m “sound” i con to the ri ght of the t ime). 2) ACTIVATING/DEA CTIVATING THE ALARM (a) The alarm will be automatically set to so und when [...]

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    10 IV) MOUNTING There are two possible way s to mount t he temperat ure clock: • use of the fol dout table stan ds • wall mounting A) FOLDOUT TABLE STANDS The Foldout table stand legs a re located on the backside, at the lower corner s, and on both sides of the battery cover. The hi nges are towards the edges of the temperature clock a nd the e[...]

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    11 V) THE REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSOR The remote tem perature sensor can be mounted i n two ways • with the use of screws • using the a dhesive tape A) MOUNTING WITH SC REWS 1) Remove the mounting brac ket from the remote tem perature sensor. The bracket sh ould snap off easily. 2) Place the mounting bracket ov er the desired location. 3) Through[...]

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    12 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem: The LCD is faint. Solution: Replace the batteries. Problem: “OFL” appears in the in door temperature LCD. Solution: 1) Move uni t to an area with warm er or cooler sur rounding temperature. 2) Current su rrounding t emperat ures are outside measuring range. Problem: No reception of WWVB signal. Solution: 1) It may he[...]

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    13 WARRANTY INFORMATION La Crosse Technology provides a 1-year wa rr anty on this tem perature clock. Contact La Crosse Technology i mmediately upon discovery of any defects covere d by this warranty. Before sending the temperature clock in for re pairs, contact La Crosse Tec hnology. The temperature clock will b e repaired or replaced with the sam[...]

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    14 FCC ID: OM O-01RX (receiver) OMO-01TX (transmitter) THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION I S SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: 1. THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CA USE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND 2. THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT INTERFE RENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATI ON.[...]