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La Crosse Technology WS-8117 manual

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  • Page 1

    WS-8117 A TOMIC CLOCK WITH OUTDOOR WIRELESS TEMPERATURE A ND MOON PHA SE Instruction Manual FEAT URES: ATOMIC CLOCK: • WWVB Radio controlled t ime with manual time set ting • 12/24 hour time display • Time display: hour, minute, second • Alarm setting with snooze function • Calendar display • Weekday display (3 languages to c hoose from[...]

  • Page 2

    Alkaline batteries are recommended for use in both units. A v oid using rechargable batteries. NOTE: Do not set the clock until th e outdoor temperature i s displayed. 1. Place batteries in the outdoor tr ansmi tter first, then into the atomic cl ock. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 10 MINUTES. 2. After the 10 minutes both the Indoor and Out door area[...]

  • Page 3

    • Month setting • Date setting • Weekday setting • 12/24 hour time display setting • ºC or ºF setting TIME ZONE SETTING After entering the manual setting mode as described above, the time zone can be set bet ween the –1 to –12 hour or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) range in LCD2. To do this: 1. The time zone (LCD2) will star t flashing ([...]

  • Page 4

    YEAR SETTING The year can be selected sequentially from 2000 to 2049 and w ill then start over again (default setting 2000). Only the last 2 digits of the year w ill be visible on LCD2 . 1. The year digits will start flashing on L CD2. Select the desired year by use of the + key. 2. Press and release the SET key to sw itch to the “Month Setti ng?[...]

  • Page 5

    433MHz RECEPTION CHECK FOR OUTD OOR TEMPERATURE TRA NSMITTER The atomic clock will receive the tem perature data within 4 minutes. If the temperature data is not being received 4 minutes after setting up (the displa y show s “- - -”), then pl ease check the following points: 1. The distance of the atomic clock or outdoor te mperature tr ansmit [...]

  • Page 6

    MOON PHA SE The Moon Phases, and their corresponding dates appear in LCD 2. There are 12 visible Moon Phases that will show in the LCD 2: MOON PHA SES FOR WS-8117 New M oon Small Waxing Large Waxing Fi rst Quarter Small Waxi ng Large Waxing Crescent Crescent Gibbous Gibbous FullMoon Large Waning Small Waning Last Quarter Large Waning Small Waning G[...]

  • Page 7

    POSITIONING THE OUTDOOR TEMPERAT URE TRA NSMITTER The outdoor temperature transmitter can be mount ed in t wo ways: • with the use of screws, or using the adhesive tape. MOUNTING WITH SCREWS 1) Remove the mounting bracket from the outdoor temperature tr ansmit t er. 2) Place the mounting bracket over the desired location. Through the three screw [...]

  • Page 8

    CARE A ND MAINTENA NCE : • Avoid placing the units in areas prone to vibration and shock as these may cause damage. • Avoid areas where the units can be exposed to sudden changes in temperature, i.e. direct sunlight, extreme cold and wet/moi st conditions as these w ill lead to rapid changes which reduces the accuracy of readings. • When clea[...]

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    WARRA NTY INFORMATION La Crosse Technology provides a 1-y ear warrant y on this atomic clock. Contact La Crosse Technology immediately upon discovery of any defects covered by this warranty. Before sending the atomic clock in for repairs, contact La Crosse Technology. The atomic clock w ill be repaired or replaced with the same or similar model. Th[...]

  • Page 10

    All rights reserved. This handbook must not be reproduced i n any form, even in excerpts, or duplicated or processed using el ectronic, mechanical or chemical procedures w ithout w ritten permission of the publi sher . This handbook may contain mistakes and printing erro rs. The i nformation in this handbook i s regularly checked and corrections ma[...]