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WS-9043U Wireless 433 MHz Radio-controlled Weather S tation Instruction Manual[...]
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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Inventor y of Content s/Additi onal Equipm ent About WWVB Quick Set-U p Gu ide Detailed Set-Up Gu ide Battery insta llation Program Mod e Program S equence and Def ault Settings Function K eys Setting the LCD Contrast Setting the Time Zone Daylight Saving Time Setting Radio-controlle d Time S etting 12/24-hour Time Se[...]
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3 Moon Phase and Date LCD INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The WS-9043U wea the r stati on (F ig ure 1) 2. One TX4U r emote tempera ture/humid ity sens or (Figure 2 ) 3. Mountin g hardwar e 4. Instructio n manual an d warranty card. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Three fr esh A A 1.5V batter ies for the indoor w eather station. 2. Two fresh A A 1.5[...]
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4 • If a button is pressed befor e the ind oor weat her stat ion rec eive s the signa l from the re mote tem per a ture/ humi d ity sens o r, you will need to f ollow the bat tery installa tion proced ure again. To comple te the set up of your new wirele ss weather station af ter the 15 minutes hav e passed please f ollow the st eps that follo w [...]
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5 Day 1 Snooze 10 minutes Forecast S ensitivity 2 II. FUNCTION KEYS The function keys are locate d on the fro nt of the uni t directly below the LCD (Liquid Cr ystal Displa y). II. SETTING THE L CD CONTRAST 1. Pr ess a nd hold the SET butt on for 3 se conds. 2. “LCD” will sh ow in the TIME LCD and the number setting wil l flash. Note : There ar[...]
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6 Note : Some locations (Ar izona and parts of In diana) do not fol low Daylight S aving Time, and sh ould select “DST OFF”. 6. Press a nd release the SET button to co nfirm and adva nce to the radio-con trolled time on/off se tting. V. RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME ON/OFF SETTING 1. Pr ess a nd hold the SET butt on for 3 se conds. 2. “LCD” will sh[...]
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7 VIII. SETTING THE YE AR, DAY AND MONTH Note : Reception of the WWVB signal w ill also set the da te and day. The receptio n of the signa l will overr ide any progr ammed date an d day. 1. Pr ess a nd hold the SET butt on for 3 se conds. 2. “LCD” will sh ow in the TIME LCD and the number setting wil l flash. 3. Press a nd release the SET butto[...]
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8 FEATURES OF THE WS-9043 U I. WEATHER FORECAST The weather forecasting fea tu re is estima ted to be 75% accu rat e and is for the next 12 to 24 hours. The weather forecas t is based solely upon the change of air pr essure over time. The WS - 9043U aver ages pas t air - pr essure r ea dings to provi de an accurate f or ecast—creati ng a necessit[...]
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9 II. INDOOR TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND COMFORT LE VEL INDICATOR The current indoor temper at u re and r elati ve humi dity ar e displa yed in the IND OOR LCD. The comfort level indi cator is located at th e center of th e INDOOR LCD. The indicator will display a happy face icon when the temperature is betw een 68 ° F and 78. 6 ° F , and the humi[...]
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10 date of occur rence ar e displayed. The maximum r ecord will disp la y for 30 se conds befor e returning to the normal display mode. 8. Press a nd release the OUT/MIN button a gai n (onc e w hile “MAX ” dew point is stil l dis pl ayed, 8 times otherwise) . “MIN” appe ars with the dew point, indi ca ting that the minimu m dew point and t [...]
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11 monitor temperature only, a TX3U will monit or temperatur e and displa y the temperat ure on its LCD, and the TX3UP will monitor the temperature via a probe for use in pools, spas, etc. Note: When setting up multiple units it is important to remove the ba tte ries from all existing units in opera tion, then to insert batteries fir s t into all t[...]
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12 5) Position the r emote tempera ture/humid ity sensor in the desired l ocation, ens uring that the indoor weather station ca n re ceive the signal. II. THE INDOOR WEATHER STATION The indoor w eather statio n can be mounted in several wa ys: • With th e use of screws • Using it s foldou t stand A. MOUNTING WITH SCREWS 1) Fix a scr ew (not inc[...]
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13 SPECIFICATIONS Weather data measuring rang e: Indoor Tempe rature: 14.1 ° F to 13 9.8 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution “OF L ” displayed if ou tside th is ra nge Outdoor Temperature and Dew Point: -21.9 ° F to 157.8 ° F with 0 .2 ° F resolution for Temperature; with 1ºF for d ew point resolut io n “OFL” displayed i f outside this range[...]
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14 For warranty work, te chnical support, or informa tion contact: La Crosse Techno logy 2809 Lose y Blvd. S. La Cros se, WI 54 601 Phone: 608.782.1610 Fax: 608.796. 1020 e-mail: suppor t@lacr ossetec hnolog y.com (warranty w ork) sales@lacrossetechnolo gy.com (information on o ther products) web: www.lacrossetechn ology.com Questions ? Instruc tio[...]