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WS-9625U-IT

915 MHz WIRELESS WEATHER STATION

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Page 1: ...WS 9625U IT 915 MHz WIRELESS WEATHER STATION Instruction manual ...

Page 2: ...Up 8 Battery Installation 14 Function keys 17 LCD Screen and Settings 20 Atomic time WWVB Radio Controlled Time 23 Manual Settings 24 Weather Forecast and Tendency 37 Display of Indoor Temperature and Humidity Reading 43 Display of Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Reading 44 ...

Page 3: ...or Minimum and Maximum records 45 Display of Outdoor Minimum and Maximum records 48 Daily Min and Max outdoor temperature display 51 915 MHz Reception 52 Mounting 54 Care and maintenance 58 Specifications 59 Warranty 61 ...

Page 4: ... art new wireless transmission technology exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY INSTANT TRANSMISSION offers you an immediate update every 4 seconds of all your outdoor data measured from the sensors follow your climatic variations in real time ...

Page 5: ...4 INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1 Wireless Weather Station 2 Wireless Thermo hygro Sensor TX21U IT and mounting bracket 3 Instruction Manual and Warranty Card 4 4 Fresh AA IEC LR6 1 5V Alkaline Batteries ...

Page 6: ...5 LCD Display FEATURES The Weather Station Foldout Stand Battery compartment cover Function Keys Hanging hole ...

Page 7: ...isplay Time zone option 12 hours Wireless transmission at 915 MHz Signal reception intervals at 4 second Display indoor and outdoor temperature in F or C and indoor and outdoor humidity RH Weather forecasting with 15 easy to read weather forecast signs featuring Oscar Outlook Forecaster Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting Temperature display in degrees Fahrenheit F or Celsius C selectable...

Page 8: ... recording All MIN MAX outdoor recordings show date and time received and all MIN MAX recordings can be reset Daily Outdoor minimum and maximum temperature display Can receive up to three sensors LCD contrast setting Low battery indicator Table standing Wall mounting ...

Page 9: ...door Thermo hygro Sensor Remote transmission of outdoor temperature and humidity to Weather Station by 915 MHz Shower proof casing Wall mounting case Mounting at a sheltered place Avoid direct rain and sunshine ...

Page 10: ...D will light up briefly Following the time as 12 00 and the Oscar Outlook icon will be displayed If these are not displayed after 60 seconds remove the batteries and wait for at least 10 seconds before reinserting them 3 After inserting the batteries into the sensor the Weather Station will start receiving data from the sensor The outdoor temperature and humidity and the signal reception icon shou...

Page 11: ...nd wait 60 seconds if setting has been done with one sensor before 2 Insert the batteries to the first sensor 3 Within 30 seconds of powering up the first sensor insert the batteries to the Weather Station Once the batteries are in place all segments of the LCD will light up briefly Following time as 12 00 and the Oscar Outlook icon will be displayed If they are not shown in LCD after 60 seconds r...

Page 12: ...to the second sensor within 30 seconds of reception of the first 6 The outdoor temperature and humidity from the second sensor and the channel 2 icon should then be displayed on the Weather Station If this does not happen after 2 minute the batteries will need to be removed from all the units and reset from step 1 7 Insert the batteries to the third sensor as soon as the channel 2 icon and outdoor...

Page 13: ...ansmission there should be no more than 330 feet 100 meters between the final position of the Weather Station and the sensor see notes on Mounting and 915 MHz Reception Note If the signal reception is not successful on the first frequency 915MHz for 45 seconds the frequency is changed to 920MHz and the learning is tried another 45 seconds If still not successful the reception is tried for 45 secon...

Page 14: ...r Station the Atomic time WWVB time code reception is automatically started This takes typically between 3 5 minutes in good conditions Note If after 10 minutes the Atomic Time WWVB time has not been received press the SET key to manually enter a time initially Daily WWVB reception Atomic time is attempted at full hour between 12 00 am to 6 00 am If the reception is successful there will no recept...

Page 15: ...TERY INSTALLATION INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WEATHER STATION The Weather Station uses 2 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V batteries To install and replace the batteries please follow the steps below 1 Remove the cover at the back of the Weather Station 2 Insert batteries observing the correct polarity see marking 3 Replace compartment cover ...

Page 16: ...install and replace the batteries 1 Remove the Protective Rain Cover 2 Remove the Battery Cover 3 Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA Alkaline Batteries make sure they do not spring free or start up problems may occur Replace the Battery Cover Battery Cover Battery Compartment Rain protection cover ...

Page 17: ... at start up and this code must be received and stored by the Weather Station in the first 3 minutes of power being supplied to it BATTERY CHANGE It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units regularly to ensure optimum accuracy of these units Battery life See Specifications below Please participate in the preservation of the environment Return used batteries to an authorized depot ...

Page 18: ...17 FUNCTION KEYS Weather Station The Weather Station has four easy to use function keys SET key MIN MAX key key CH key ...

Page 19: ...ast sensitivity settings Press to reset the minimum or maximum temperature and humidity records of the indoor or the currently selected outdoor channel will reset all records to current level MIN MAX To toggle between the minimum maximum outdoor temperature and minimum maximum indoor temperature data key To toggle between the date and second of time in the time display To make adjustment for vario...

Page 20: ...19 CH key To toggle between the Outdoor Sensors 1 2 and 3 if more than 1 sensor is used To exit from the manual setting mode ...

Page 21: ...date or second Weather Forecast icon Oscar Outlook Time Outdoor Temperature Outdoor Reception Signal Sensor identification channel No Indoor Temperature Low battery indicator Daily outdoor min temp Radio controlled time reception On icon Daily outdoormax temp Outdoor Relative Humidity ...

Page 22: ...and the short blinking of the icon shows that a reception is currently taking place For easy viewing the LCD screen is split into 5 sections displaying the information for time and indoor data weather forecast and outdoor data Section 1 TIME AND DATE In normal mode display the radio controlled time and date Display second of time when the key is pressed A time signal reception symbol will be shown...

Page 23: ... in appearance depending on the air pressure development past air pressure change and the current outdoor temperature Display the weather tendency indicator A signal reception symbol will be shown indicating that receiver is receiving outdoor data Format of the Oscar Outlook icons refers to the WEATHER FORECAST AND TENDENCY Section 4 OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE AND OUTDOOR HUMIDITY Display the outdoor tem...

Page 24: ...ates at 60 kHz The signal can be received up to 2 000 miles away through the internal antenna in the Wireless Weather Station However due to the nature of the Earth s Ionosphere reception is very limited during daylight hours The Wireless Weather Station will search for a signal every night when reception is best The WWVB radio station receives the time data from the NIST Atomic clock in Boulder C...

Page 25: ...reenwich Mean Time GMT This time does not follow Daylight Saving Time changes After the top of the minute a tone will sound for every second It is possible that your Wireless Weather Station may not be exactly on the second due to the variance in the quartz However the clock will adjust the quartz timing over the course of several days to be very accurate under 0 10 seconds per day MANUAL SETTINGS...

Page 26: ...eption ON OFF setting 12 24 Hour setting Manual time setting Calendar setting F C setting Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting Press the SET key to advance to the setting mode LCD CONTRAST SETTING flashing ...

Page 27: ...CD contrast setting is LCD 4 To set the desired contrast level 1 The above display will be seen Press the key to select the level of contrast desired 2 Press the SET key to confirm and enter the Time Zone setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the CH key TIME ZONE SETTING flashing ...

Page 28: ...se the key to set the time zone The range runs from 5 6 7 12 12 11 10 0 1 2 3 4 hr in consecutive 1 hour intervals The U S time zones are 5hr EST 6hr CST 7hr MST and 8hr PST 9hr ALA and 10hr HAW 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the Daylight Saving Time DST setting DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME SETTING ON OFF flashing ...

Page 29: ... 2 Use the key to turn On or OFF the daylight saving time function 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the Time reception On Off setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the CH key TIME RECEPTION ON OFF SETTING flashing Flashing time reception icon ...

Page 30: ... start flashing on the LCD 2 Use the key to turn OFF the time reception function 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the 12 24 Hour Display setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the CH key Note If the Time Reception function is turned OFF manually the clock will not attempt any reception of the Atomic time WWVB time as long as the Time Reception OFF function is activated The Time Reception...

Page 31: ... flashes in the LCD default 12 h 2 Press the key to select the 12h or 24h display mode 3 Press the SET again to confirm and to enter the Manual Time setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the CH key Note When 24h mode display is selected the calendar format will be date and month display flashing ...

Page 32: ...nth and date display MANUAL TIME SETTING In case the Weather Station is not able to detect the Atomic time WWVB signal disturbances transmitting distance etc the time can be manually set The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock Minutes flashing Hours flashing ...

Page 33: ...he minutes 4 Confirm with the SET key and enter the Calendar Setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the CH key Note Daily WWVB reception Atomic time is attempted at full hour between 12 00 am to 6 00 am If the reception is successful there will no reception attempt until the following day When this is successful the received time will override the manually set time The date is also updated w...

Page 34: ...33 CALENDAR SETTING Year Date Month for 24h time display Month Date for 12h time display ...

Page 35: ...To do this 1 Using the key set the year required The range runs from 2003 to 2029 default is 2006 2 Press the SET key to enter the month setting mode 3 The month digit will be flashing Press the key to set the month and then press the SET key to go to the date setting 4 The date digit will be flashing Press the key to set the date 5 Confirm with the SET key and enter the F C TEMPERATURE UNIT SETTI...

Page 36: ...enheit To select C degrees Celsius 1 The F C will be flashing use the key to toggle between F and C 2 Once the desired temperature unit has been chosen confirm with the SET key and enter the Weather Forecast Icon Sensitivity setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the CH key flashing ...

Page 37: ...ORECASTING ICON SENSITIVITY SETTING For locations with rapid changes of weather conditions the threshold can be set to a different level for faster display of changing weather conditions Sensitivity level flashing ...

Page 38: ...rding setting default setting is 3 2 Confirm with the SET key and exit the Manual settings WEATHER FORECAST AND TENDENCY The weather forecast icons Oscar Outlook One of the 15 different weather icons featuring Oscar Outlook with different clothing is displayed in the centre of LCD which indicates the different forecast weather condition due to air pressure level Sunny Sunny Cloudy or Cloudy Rainy ...

Page 39: ...38 78 8 F 26 C 66 2 to 78 6 F 19 to 25 9 C 50 to 66 F 10 to 18 9 C 32 to 49 8 F 0 to 9 9 C 32 F 0 C Sunny ...

Page 40: ...39 78 8 F 26 C 66 2 to 78 6 F 19 to 25 9 C 50 to 66 F 10 to 18 9 C 32 to 49 8 F 0 to 9 9 C 32 F 0 C Sunny Cloudy ...

Page 41: ...40 78 8 F 26 C 66 2 to 78 6 F 19 to 25 9 C 50 to 66 F 10 to 18 9 C 32 to 49 8 F 0 to 9 9 C 32 F 0 C Cloudy Rainy ...

Page 42: ...evel of about 75 due to the varying areas the Weather Station has been designed for use in In areas that experience sudden changes in weather for example from sunny to rain the Weather Station will be more accurate compared to use in areas where the weather is stagnant most of the time for example mostly sunny If the Weather Station is moved to another location significantly higher or lower than i...

Page 43: ...Oscar Outlook When the indicator points upwards it means that the air pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to improve but when indicator points downwards the air pressure is dropping and the weather is expected to become worse Therefore user may see how the weather has changed and is expected to change For example if the indicator is pointing downwards together with cloudy icons it m...

Page 44: ...n air pressure it will remain permanently visualized on the LCD DISPLAY OF INDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY READING The indoor temperature and humidity are measured and displayed on the second section of the LCD Indoor Temperature in F Indoor Relative Humidity Indoor icon ...

Page 45: ...D HUMIDITY READING The outdoor temperature and humidity are measured and displayed on the fourth section of the LCD Outdoor Temperature in F Outdoor humidity RH Outdoor icon Sensor identification No shown when more than one sensor is used ...

Page 46: ...he CH button to select the desired channel The channel ID will be displayed near the outdoor temperature reading 2 Press the MIN MAX button once the max temperature and humidity of the selected channel will be displayed Also the time and date of recording this data will be displayed ...

Page 47: ...46 Max icon Outdoor icon Time and date of recording the max temperature Channel No Max temperature Max humidity ...

Page 48: ...re and humidity display RESETTING THE OUTDOOR MINIMUM MAXIMUM RECORDS Note It is required to reset the outdoor MIN MAX records of different channels separately The outdoor MIN and MAX records are to be reset separately 1 In normal display mode press the CH button to select a channel The channel Identification No channel No will be displayed above the outdoor temperature reading Note The sensor num...

Page 49: ...be displayed 5 Press the SET button this will reset the outdoor minimum temperature and humidity record to the current value 6 Press three more times the MIN MAX key to return to the normal display DISPLAY OF INDOOR MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM RECORDS 1 In normal display mode press the MIN MAX button three times The maximum indoor temperature and humidity will be shown in the bottom section of LCD Also th...

Page 50: ... time the minimum indoor temperature and humidity will be shown at the bottom section of LCD Also the time and date of recording the data will be displayed Indoor icon Time and date of recording the min data Min temperature Min icon Min humidity ...

Page 51: ...ET key once this will reset the currently shown indoor maximum temperature and humidity to the current time date temperature and humidity 3 Press the MIN MAX button one more time to advance to the indoor Min display 4 Press the SET key once this will reset the currently shown indoor minimum temperature and humidity to the current time date temperature and humidity 5 Press the MIN MAX button once m...

Page 52: ...MPERATURE DISPLAY This Weather Station will display the daily minimum and maximum outdoor temperature for each outdoor channel at the bottom of the LCD in normal display Channel No Max daily temp of the channel Min daily temp of the channel ...

Page 53: ...er Station should receive the temperature data within 15 minutes after set up If the temperature data is not received 15 minutes after setting up not successfully continuously the outdoor display shows please check the following points 1 The distance of the Weather Station or sensor should be at least 5 to 6 5 feet 1 5 to 2 meters away from any interfering sources such as computer monitors or TV s...

Page 54: ...he battery cover of either the sensor or Weather Station as the batteries may spring free from the contacts and force a false reset Should this happen accidentally then reset all units see Setting up above otherwise transmission problems may occur The transmission range is about 330 feet 100 m from the sensor to the Weather Station in open space However this depends on the surrounding environment ...

Page 55: ...Before wall mounting please check that the outdoor temperature values can be received from the desired locations 1 Fix a screw not supplied into the desired wall leaving the head extended out the by about 5mm 2 Remove the stand from the Weather Station by pulling it away from the base and hang the station onto the screw Remember to ensure that it locks into place before releasing ...

Page 56: ...55 Free standing With the foldout stand the Weather Station can be placed onto any flat surface ...

Page 57: ...E THERMO HYGRO SENSOR The sensor is supplied with a holder that may be attached to a wall with the two screws supplied The sensor can also be position on a flat surface by securing the stand to the bottom to the sensor ...

Page 58: ...e thermo hygro sensor onto the bracket Note Before permanently fixing the sensor wall base place all units in the desired locations to check that the outdoor temperature reading is receivable In event that the signal is not received relocate the sensors or move them slightly as this may help the signal reception ...

Page 59: ... not submerge the unit in water Immediately remove all low powered batteries to avoid leakage and damage Replace only with new batteries of the recommended type Do not make any repair attempts to the unit Return them to their original point of purchase for repair by a qualified engineer Opening and tampering with the unit may invalidate its guarantee Do not expose the units to extreme and sudden t...

Page 60: ...ide this range Outdoor 39 8 F to 139 8 F with 0 2 F resolution 39 9ºC to 59 9ºC with 0 1ºC resolution OF L displayed if outside this range Relative humidity measuring range Indoor 1 to 99 with 1 resolution displays when lower than 1 displays 99 if higher than 99 Outdoor 1 to 99 with 1 resolution displays 1 when lower than 1 displays 99 if higher than 99 ...

Page 61: ...supply Weather Station 2 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V Thermo hygro Sensor 2 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V Battery life cycle Alkaline batteries recommended Weather Station Approximately 12 months Thermo hygro Sensor Approximately 12 months Dimensions L x W x H Weather Station 3 18 x 1 22 x 5 64 80 8 x 30 9 x 143 2 mm Thermo hygro Sensor 5 34 x 2 26 x 2 24 135 6 x 57 3x 62 mm ...

Page 62: ...d for problem determination and service procedures Warranty service can only be performed by a La Crosse Technology Ltd authorized service center The original dated bill of sale must be presented upon request as proof of purchase to La Crosse Technology Ltd or La Crosse Technology Ltd s authorized service center La Crosse Technology Ltd will repair or replace this product at our option and at no c...

Page 63: ...e Technology Ltd product to a La Crosse Technology Ltd authorized service center La Crosse Technology Ltd will pay ground return shipping charges to the owner of the product to a USA address only Your La Crosse Technology Ltd warranty covers all defects in material and workmanship with the following specified exceptions 1 damage caused by accident unreasonable use or neglect including the lack of ...

Page 64: ... adjustments claims based on misrepresentation by the seller or performance variations resulting from installation related circumstances LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY LTD WILL NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL PUNITIVE OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS PRODUCT THIS PRODUCT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES OR FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION THIS PRODU...

Page 65: ...y work technical support or information contact La Crosse Technology Ltd 2817 Losey Blvd S La Crosse WI 54601 Phone 608 782 1610 Fax 608 796 1020 Customer Support Online www lacrossetechnology com support Question Instructions Please visit www lacrossetechnology com 9625 ...

Page 66: ...or chemical procedures without written permission of the publisher This handbook may contain mistakes and printing errors The information in this handbook is regularly checked and corrections made in the next issue We accept no liability for technical mistakes or printing errors or their consequences All trademarks and patents are acknowledged ...

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