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Model: WS-1517                                               www.lacrossetechnology.com/support                                                        7 

 

1. 

The default city code,

 LAX 

(Los Angeles) will flash. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the desired city code for 

your time zone.                                                                                                                                                                            

2. 

Refer to table in the back of this manual for a list of available cities.     

 

 

       

LAX

 

3. 

Press the SET button to confirm the city selection and move to calendar settings. 

Note:

 You can stop here and allow the radio-controlled time signal from the atomic clock in Ft. Collins, Colorado to set 

the time and date. 

 
Calendar Settings 
 
1. 

The 

year

 will flash. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct year. Press the SET button to confirm year 

selection and move to the month. 

2. 

The 

month

 will flash. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct month. Press the SET button to confirm 

selection and move to the date. 

3. 

The numeric 

date

 will flash. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct date. Press the SET button to confirm 

selection and move to the date format. 

4. 

The 

date format

 will flash. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct format of month and date (M/D or 

D/M). Press the SET button to confirm selection and move to time settings. 

 
Time Settings 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. 

12H

 will flash. Press the UP or DOWN button to select either 12 hour (AM/PM) or 24 hour time (24:00) format. Press 

the SET button to confirm selection and move to the hour.  

2. 

The 

hour

 will flash. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct hour. Press the SET button to confirm 

selection and move to the minutes. 

3. 

The 

minutes

 will flash. Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct minute. Press the SET button to confirm 

selection and to complete the initial programming for your weather station. 

Note:

 If you do not complete this sequence your entries will be lost. 

Note:

 Hold the SET button at any time during the programming to return to normal clock and alarm window. All previous 

settings will be cancelled. 
After programming is completed, the weather station will show the default clock and alarm window. 

 

Custom Settings 

 
You weather station will function without additional settings. These custom settings allow more detailed settings and alerts 
in each section of the weather station. For each custom setting the “window icon”  for that section must be flashing for a 
change to be made. We will take each section individually. 
 

Clock and Alarm Window 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
The standard clock and alarm section provides the WWVB signal strength, battery status of the weather station (when 
operating on batteries only), and alarm active symbols.  
 
There are options to display: 

 

Time and Weekday 

 

Time and City Code 

 

Time and Seconds 

Summary of Contents for WS-1517U

Page 1: ...ther instruments introduces a Professional Wireless Weather Station that provides accurate real time weather data straight from your backyard This sleek weather station offers weather forecasting indoor outdoor temperature humidity wind rain data and precise atomic time date all on one comprehensive device Model WS 1517U Instruction Manual DC 120314 ...

Page 2: ...Contents 2 Features 3 Setup Instructions Step by Step 3 LCD Screen 6 Buttons 6 Program Menu 6 Language 6 City Code Time Zone 6 Set Calendar 7 Set Time 7 Custom Settings 7 Clock and Alarm Window 7 WWVB Radio Controlled Time Signal 8 Manual Signal Search 8 Time Alarm 8 Alarm Snooze Set 8 Activate Deactivate Alarm 9 Snooze Function 9 Pressure and Weather Window 9 Pressure and Altitude Information 9 L...

Page 3: ...metric Pressure Barometric Pressure with 24 hr history graph Local Barometric Pressure reading 12 24 hr atomic time and date with manual set option Outdoor temperature F C Outdoor humidity RH Indoor temperature F C Indoor humidity RH Wind chill F only Wind speed mph m s km h knots Wind direction compass display Rainfall amount inches mm Time alarm with snooze weekly and single day settings Calenda...

Page 4: ...the wind cups are securely mounted on the anemometer shaft and spin freely Battery installation 1 Remove four 4 screws from the battery compartment of the wind sensor Be careful not to drop them 2 Open the battery compartment and install two 2 AA size Alkaline batteries not included matching the polarities shown 3 Replace the battery compartment door and secure the screws STEP 3 Thermo hygro 1 Sli...

Page 5: ...5 15 minutes During this time the weather station will flash the pressure and weather icon and InHg inches of mercury Setup is completed when the weather station shows default settings for pressure and altitude sea level indoor outdoor temperature and humidity wind and rain readings etc InHg STEP 6 Set Wind Direction 1 Wait until all the sensor readings are received by the weather station 2 Manual...

Page 6: ... this weather station The TS21 thermo hygro sensor does not read to other channels Program Menu The SET button will move through the program menu The UP or DOWN arrow buttons will change a value Language 1 Press the UP or DOWN arrow button until the clock and alarm icon flashes ENG 2 Hold SET button until the day of week language abbreviation ENG will flash 3 Press the UP or DOWN arrow button to s...

Page 7: ...P or DOWN button to select either 12 hour AM PM or 24 hour time 24 00 format Press the SET button to confirm selection and move to the hour 2 The hour will flash Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct hour Press the SET button to confirm selection and move to the minutes 3 The minutes will flash Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct minute Press the SET button to confirm sel...

Page 8: ... weather station is programmed to search for the atomic time signal daily each hour between 1 00 am and 4 30 am Once the time signal has been successfully received the time and date will be updated automatically Manual Signal Search With the clock and alarm icon flashing hold the UP arrow for three seconds to manually search for the WWVB signal A triangular tower icon will start flashing next to t...

Page 9: ...altitude work together Set either the sea level pressure or the local altitude but not both Press and release the SET button to alternate between Sea Level Pressure Local Pressure Local Altitude settings Local Pressure reflects pressure changes at your specific location house The local altitude elevation must be programmed according to GPS readings internet etc Sea Level Pressure reflects pressure...

Page 10: ... bar graph shows barometric pressure variations over the past 24 hours This is very useful for understanding the Barometric trends that are used in weather forecasting Each bar icon represents 0 06 InHg Alternatively the bar chart can be used to display 24 hour trend data for sea level pressure outdoor temperature or outdoor humidity channel 1 only 1 Select the Pressure and Weather Forecast window...

Page 11: ...approximate alignment with the moon and the sun on opposite sides of the earth The illuminated portion of the moon faces the earth giving us complete visibility of one side of the entire moon After a full moon the illuminated portion will decrease or wane until the new moon occurs First Quarter and Last Quarter moons occur when the moon is at a 90 degree angle to the earth and sun We see half of t...

Page 12: ...shows the connection status of the remote sensor When there is no signal the remote sensor reading will show dashes Search for Remote Sensors Hold the DOWN arrow button for 4 6 seconds to activate a search for all remote sensors Normally the weather station will automatically find and display measurement results from the remote sensors Occasionally other radio transmission sources TV cordless or c...

Page 13: ...ess and release the UP or DOWN buttons until the alarm reads OFF 3 When the temperature shows with the high or low alarm icon the alarm is active 4 When the temperature shows without the alarm icon the temperature alarm is off High temperature alarm active Low temperature alarm active High and low alarm active MAX MIN Records View With the temperature and humidity icon flashing press the MEMORY bu...

Page 14: ...nized as midnight Sunday to midnight Saturday MONTHLY RAIN Monthly rain reflects the previous month s rain and will update 12AM the first day of the month Select Rain Display inches or mm With the rain icon flashing hold the SET button to toggle rainfall units of measure mm or inches 24 Hour Rainfall Alert Set Daily Rainfall Alert 1 With the rain icon flashing press ALARM CHART button to display t...

Page 15: ...ots With the wind icon flashing hold the SET button to set the wind speed units in km h kilometers per hour mph miles per hour m s meters per second knots Wind MAX MIN The weather station records the maximum wind speed and wind gusts collected during the day Alerts for wind speed and wind gust may be programmed View With the wind icon flashing press and release the MEMORY button to view Current av...

Page 16: ... 5 Wait at least 10 seconds and then reinsert the A C adapter and batteries IMPORTANT Do not press any buttons during the setup process which take 5 15 minutes During this time the weather station will flash the pressure icon and InHg inches of mercury Setup is completed when the weather station shows default settings for pressure and altitude sea level indoor outdoor temperature and humidity wind...

Page 17: ...ects can reduce the range by one half Place sensors and weather station in desired locations and wait approximately 30 minutes before permanently mounting to ensure that there is proper reception Wind For most accurate wind readings mount the wind sensor as the highest item in the area with a 50 foot clearance in all directions avoid tall trees buildings or other obstructions that may block or ref...

Page 18: ...nditions While the thermo hygro sensor is weather resistant avoid submersion in water or snow We recommend that you mount the outdoor temperature sensor on an outside North facing wall The remote thermo hygro sensor can stand vertically on a flat surface or mounted on the wall in vertical position Use screws when mounting the thermo hygro sensor on the wall Avoid placing the thermo hygro sensor ne...

Page 19: ...ling Interval 10 seconds Transmitting Interval around 47 seconds Operating range 100 feet 30 m open air Wind Direction Range 0 to 360 Resolution 22 5 Transmitting interval 33 seconds Operating Range 100 feet 30 m open air Wind Speed Range 0 to 199 9mph 199 9 Km h 173 7 Knots 89 3 m s Resolution 0 1mph 0 16 Km h Starting Threshold 3mph 4 8 Km h Wind Gust Speed Update Interval 33 seconds Wind Gust S...

Page 20: ...gy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct ...

Page 21: ...X 6 DAL Bremen Germany 1 BRE Nairobi Kenya 3 NBO Houston TX 6 Hou Brussels Germany 1 BRU Nanjing Nanking China 8 NKG Memphis TN 6 MEM Buenos Aires Argentina 3 BUA Odessa Ukraine 2 ODS Mexico City Mexico 6 MEX Budapest Hungary 1 BUD Omaha Nebraska USA 6 OMA Milwaukee WI 6 MKE Cairo Egypt 2 CAI Oslo Norway 1 OSL Minneapolis MN 6 MSP Caracas Venezuela 4 CCS Paris France 1 PAR New Orleans LA 6 MSY Cal...

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