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    WS-8056U 433 MHz Radio Controlled Temperature Alarm 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 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 Calendar Setting 8 12/24-Ho ur Sett ing 8 Selecting ° F or [...]

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    3 INVENTORY OF CO NTENTS 1) WS-8056U 2) TX6U remote temperature transmitter 3) Instructi on manual a nd warranty card. ADDITIONAL EQUIPME NT (not included) 1) Two fresh 1.5 V AA batt eri es. 2) Two fresh 1.5 V AA batt eri es. 3) Three wall-hanging screws. 4) Appropriate sc rewdriver for s crews. ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time) The NIST (National[...]

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    4 QUICK SET-UP GUIDE Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteri es and avoid rec hargeable batteries. 1. Have the tem perature clock and remote temperature sensor 3 to 5 apart. 2. Batteries shoul d be out of both unit s fo r 1 0 m i nut es. 3. Place the batteries into the re mote temperature sensor first then into the temperature clock. (All remote te[...]

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    5 DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE I) BATTERY INSTALLATION Note: To avoid start-up problems make sure th at th e batteries do not spr ing fr ee. A) REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSOR 1) Remove the ba ttery cover. Place your t humb ove r the two air-vent slots on the face of the remote temperature se nsor, push dow n gently, and sl ide battery cove r down an d off. 2) [...]

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    6 II) PROGRAM MODE To enter the program mode h old down the “ SET” button for 2 seconds, until “-5EST” flashes i n the date LCD. The progr am mode is laid out in a manner that allows you to program each function separa tely, or you can follo w the instructions entirely to program the temperature alarm. Complete programmin g is usually done [...]

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    7 US English F French E Spanish 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 Daylight Sa ving Time in the spring and fall. For areas that do not recognize DST changes ( Arizona and par ts of India na) turn the DST “OFF”. 1) Hold do wn the “ S[...]

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    8 F) CALENDAR SETTING Note: When the WWVB signal is found, that date will over-ride the manually set date. 1) Hold do wn the “ SE T” button for 2 seconds (the selected time zone will flash), press and release the “ SET” button 5 m ore times until the default year “00” flashes in the date LCD. 2) Press and release the “+” button t o [...]

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    9 III) FEATURES & OPERATIONS A) CHANGING DISPL AY MODE (DAY, SE CON DS , AN D TEMPERATURE) Ther e a re three po s sible di sp lay mod es to vie w the day, s econds, an d temperature. The month& date/weekday /indoor te mperature/remote t emperature is the default. To change t he display: 1) Press and release the “+” butt on. 2) The displ[...]

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    10 B) THE ALARM 1) SETTING THE ALARM Note: The duration of the alarm is 85 seconds. After each of the first two 25 second periods , the rate of t he alarm incre ases. (a) Hold do wn the “ ALARM ” button for 5 secon ds. The “TIM E” icon to the right of the minutes (in the time LCD) shifts to “ALARM” and the hour digit of the alarm flashe[...]

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    11 C) INDOOR TEMPERATURE The indoor temperature a ppears on the right side of the date LCD. The tempe r atur e is check ed every 1 0 seco nds and updated whenever there is a change. D) REMOTE TEMPERATURE The remote temperature will be shown on the right side of the lower LCD screen. The temperature alarm r eceives the outdoor temperature ( ° F or [...]

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    12 V) MAINTENANCE & C ARE • Extreme tem peratures, vib rations, an d shock shoul d be avoided to prevent damage to the units. • Clean displays an d units with a soft, d a mp cloth. Do not use sol vents or scouring agen ts—th ey may mark and damage the displays and casing s. • Do not submerge in wa ter. • Immediatel y remove all l ow p[...]

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    13 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem: The LCD is faint. Solution: 1) Replace the batteries. Problem: “OFL” appears in the indoor temperature LCD. Solution: 1) Move unit to an area with warmer o r cooler sur rounding temperature. Current surr oundi ng temperatures are outside measuring range. Problem: No reception of WWVB signal. Solution: 1) It may help [...]

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    14 SPECIFICATIONS FOR WS-8056 U Temperature: Measuring range: 32 ° F to 122 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution (indoor) -21.8 ° F to 140 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution (outdoor) (0 ° C to 50 ° C with 0.1 ° C reso lution) Checking intervals: Every 10 seconds indoor, 3 times in 10 minutes for remote temperature. Power source: Battery type: Station: 2 [...]

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    15 WARRANTY INFORMATION La Crosse Technology provides a 1-year wa rr anty on this tem perature alarm. Contact La Crosse Technology i mmediately upon discovery of any defects covere d by this warranty. Before sending the temperature alarm in for re pairs, contact La Crosse Technology. The temperature alarm will be repaired or repl aced with the same[...]

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    16 FCC ID: OM O-01RX (receiver) 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.[...]