La Crosse Technology WS-7026U manual

WS-7026U Wireless 433 MHz Radio-Controlled Weather Station Instruction Manual [...]

2 Topic Page Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3 About WWVB 4-5 Quick Set-Up Guide 5 Detailed Set-Up Guide Battery Installation 5-6 Program Mode Function Keys 7 12/24 Hour Time Setting 7 Time Zone Setting 7-8 Daylight Saving Time Setting 8 Time Setting (WW VB & Manual) 9-10 Setting Day, Date and Year 10 Selecting ° F or ° C 11 Settin[...]

3  INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The Weather Station (Figure 1). 2. One TX4U Thermo Hygro Sensor with m ounting bracket (Figure 2). 3. Three each ½” Philips screws. 4. One strip double-sided adhesive t ape. 5. Instruction Manual and Warranty Card. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Four fresh AA 1.5V batteries. 2. One Philips screwdriver. ABOU[...]

4 a second per day. These physicists have created an internati onal standard measuring a second as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium -133 atom in a vacuum . QUICK SET-UP GUIDE 1. Insert two AA batteries i nto the Thermo Hygro Sensor. 2. Insert two AA batteries i nto the WEATHER STATION. 3. Wait 5 minutes or until the outdoor temperature and hum [...]

5 lower-central positio n of the battery cover, then p ush up and pu ll out on the battery cover. 2. Observe the correct polarity and install 2 AA b a tteries. 3. Replace the battery cover. Note: Immediately after the batteries have been installed, each LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) will flash and a tone will sound. Within a few seconds the indoor t[...]

6 PROGRAM MODE Programming Note: If 30 seconds is allowed to pass or either the IN or the OUT bu tton is p ressed d urin g p rog ramm ing m odes, th e unit will set th e last information entered—the display will stop flashi ng and return to normal time-date readings. If you don’t leave the program mode duri ng the programming of sections III th[...]

7 the TIME LCD. Observe th e chart below showing the corresponding abbreviations, ti me zones and codes. TIME ZONES GMT 0 Atlantic -4 EST; Eastern -5 CST; Central -6 MST; Mountain -7 PST; Pacific -8 ALA; Alaska -9 HAW; Hawaii -10 Note: There are more time zones represented by numbers than there are represented by 3 letter abbreviations. If you live[...]

8 V. TIME There are two methods by whi ch the time can be set : A) Automatically via WWVB reception or B) Manually A. WWVB (Remote Control Time) This met hod requires you to do nothing except wai t for the signal to be received and to select a time zone. Reception usually takes approximate ly 6-10 minut es during optim al conditions. The best condi[...]

9 Note: In 12h mode, “PM” will appear to the left of the time during PM ho urs. If the time is not within the PM hours, no thing will be displa yed. Be sure to set the tim e to the correct AM/PM time to ensure automatic reception at optimal times. VI. SETTING THE DAY, DATE, AND YEAR 1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds or un til “12[...]

10 VII. SELECTING ° F OR ° C 1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds or until “12h” or “24h” flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press the SET button 9 times to reach the ° F or ° C setting mode. 3. “ ° F” is the default sett ing and should be flashing in the DATE LCD. 4. Press the CH button to shift ° F to ° C and back. 5. Press [...]

11 FEATURES OF THE WS-7026U I. BACKLIGHT The WS-7026U has a backlight that can be activated by pressi ng any of the eight function b u ttons. After a button h as been pressed, the back lig ht will come on for five seconds before autom atically shutting off. II. WEATHER FORECAST The weather forecasting feature is estimated to be 75% accurate. The we[...]

12 A. WEATHER ICONS There are 3 possible weather icons th at will be displayed in the FORECAST LCD: Sunny —indicates that the weather is expected to improve (not that the weather will be sun n y). Sun with Clouds —indicates that the weather is expected to be fair (not that the weather will be sunny with clouds). Clouds with Rain —indicates th[...]

13 The current Indoor Temperature (viewed on the left ) and Relative Humi dity (viewed on the right) are displ ayed in the INDOOR LCD. The Comfort Level Indicator is located at the center of the INDOOR LCD. The indicat or will display a happy face icon when the temperature is between 68 ° F and 79 ° F (20 ° C and 25.9 ° C) and the humidity is b[...]

14 seconds, during either the mini mum or t he maxim um readings, and the unit will au tomatically return to current data readings . B. VIEWING THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE RECORDS 1. Press the OUT button once. “MIN” appears in the upper- center location of the fl ashing OUTDOOR LCD, indicati ng that the minimum tem perature, the time and date of oc[...]

15 2. Press the IN button to set the alarm hours and the OUT butto n to set the alarm minutes. 3. Press the AL1 button or wait 15 seconds for the unit to automatically confirm the alarm time and return to disp lay the date in the DATE LCD as n o rmal. 4. The ((1)) icon, appearing in the DATE LCD, indicates that the alarm is set t o sound at the pro[...]

16 contacting La Crosse Techn ology directly. A TX4U will monitor temperature and hu midity, a TX3U will monitor temperature only and th e TX3UP will monitor the temp erature via a probe for use in pools, spas, etc. Note: When setting up mu ltiple units it is impo rtant to remove the batteries from all existin g units in operation, th en to insert [...]

17 and hold the OUT button for 5 seconds, the records for the selected Thermo Hygro Sensor u nit will be reset. MOUNTING Note: Before permanently mounti ng, ensure that the Indoor Temperature Station is able to receive WWVB signals from the desired location. Also, extreme and sudden changes in temperat ure will decrease the accuracy of the weather [...]

18 5. Screw mounting bracket onto the m ounting surface. The screws should be flush with the bracket. 6. Fit the mounting post (on the back of the sensor) into the receptor of the mounting bracket. B. MOUNTING WITH ADHESIVE TAPE 1. With a nonabrasive solution, clean and dry the back of t he mounting bracket and the mounting surface to ensure a secu[...]

19 3) Place the Indoor Temperature Sta tion onto the screw us ing the hanging hole on the backside. Gently pull the Station down to lock the screw into place.[...]

20 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem: No reception of WWVB time signal. Solution: 1) Wait overnight for signal. 2) Be sure weather station is at leas t 6 feet from any electrical devices such as televisions, com puters or other radio-control led clocks. 3) Remove batteri es for five minutes. Reinsert and leave the unit alone overnight without pressi ng butto[...]

21 MAINTENANCE AND CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Extreme tem peratures, vibration and shock shoul d be avoided to prevent damage to the units. • Clean displays and units with a soft, dam p cloth. Do not use solvent s or scouring agents. They m ay mark the displ ays and casings. • Do not submerge in wat er. • Immediately rem ove all low powered batter[...]

22 SPECIFICATIONS Temperature measuring range: Indoor: 32 ° F to 139.8 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution. (0 ° C to 59.9 ° C with 0.1 ° C resolution). “OFL” displayed if out side this range. Outdoor: -21.8 ° F to 157.2 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution. (-29.9 ° C to 69.9 ° C resolution). “OFL” d isplayed if outside this range. Relative Humi[...]

23 WA RRANTY INFORMA TION 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[...]

24 ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERAT ION OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS PRODUCT. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT T O BE USED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES OR FOR 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 o[...]