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CA84688 FAQS

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Batteries

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Weather Station Factory Restart

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Battery Change ...................................................................................................................................................... 2

Power requirements

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Compatible Sensors ............................................................................................................................................. 3

Add-on Sensors ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

Wind/Thermohygro Sensor

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Dashes shown for outdoor temperature/humidity/Wind Speed ....................................................... 3

Inaccurate outdoor temperature/humidity ................................................................................................. 3

Outdoor Readings are stuck or OFL ............................................................................................................. 4

Intermittent Sensor Readings .......................................................................................................................... 4

sensor drains batteries quickly ....................................................................................................................... 4

Fahrenheit/Celsius ................................................................................................................................................ 4

HI | LO Temperature/Humidity Records ...................................................................................................... 5

Reset HI | LO Temperature/Humidity Records ......................................................................................... 5

Wind Cups spinning slow or not spinning .................................................................................................. 5

Replace wind cups ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Wind speed is 0.00 .............................................................................................................................................. 5

Wind speed is inaccurate .................................................................................................................................. 6

Understanding wind readings ......................................................................................................................... 6

Reset Wind Speed History ................................................................................................................................ 6

Sensor area is blank (no dashes or numbers) .......................................................................................... 7

Alerts: Wind, Temp, humidity ........................................................................................................................... 7

Active Alert

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Frost and Storm Warnings

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Mounting/Positioning

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Distance/Resistance/Interference .................................................................................................................. 9

Weather Station

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12-Hour time format ............................................................................................................................................ 10

Summary of Contents for CA84688

Page 1: ...humidity Wind Speed 3 Inaccurate outdoor temperature humidity 3 Outdoor Readings are stuck or OFL 4 Intermittent Sensor Readings 4 sensor drains batteries quickly 4 Fahrenheit Celsius 4 HI LO Temperature Humidity Records 5 Reset HI LO Temperature Humidity Records 5 Wind Cups spinning slow or not spinning 5 Replace wind cups 5 Wind speed is 0 00 5 Wind speed is inaccurate 6 Understanding wind readi...

Page 2: ...r performance WEATHER STATION FACTORY RESTART The factory reset will return the wind speed station to its default settings This will clear all previous recorded history so you may want to write down data before taking this step 1 Hold down both the WARNING and ALERTS button together for 5 second This will clear all recorded weather data and reset the station s settings back to default 2 The weathe...

Page 3: ... 10 feet apart for 15 minutes to establish a solid connection 9 After 15 minutes place the remote sensors in appropriate shaded locations 10 Press and release the CH button to view channels 1 2 or 3 on the wind station when multiple sensors are used Additional sensors are sold separately are available for purchase here www lacrossetechnology com tx141th bch temperature humidity sensor WIND THERMOH...

Page 4: ... radio frequency communication is not always 100 on Certain temporary conditions can cause it to go out for a time e g 100 humidity If a miss happens Hold the WIND button for 5 seconds to search for sensor The units try for 20 minutes to reconnect After 20 minutes the sensor stops trying for an hour to preserve battery life After the 1 hour break the sensor will start another 20 minute re connect ...

Page 5: ...Individual readings will reset to current temperature humidity etc WIND CUPS SPINNING SLOW OR NOT SPINNING Check for debris or ice in cups Check mounting location Look for obstructions that prevent the wind from reaching the sensor In most cases the wind sensor needs to be 4 6ft above the highest point on the roof in order to clear nearby obstructions and read accurately A 50 foot clearance in all...

Page 6: ...d Speed Highest recorded wind speed in time interval Default is 1 hour controlled by the Wind History feature details below Wind Speed History Press and release the WIND button to view the maximum wind history values One Hour past 60 minute period default Top Speed record already shown 24 hour Past 24 hour period from last record 7 Days Past 7 day period from last record Month Defined by Calendar ...

Page 7: ... alert Alerts setting order High Wind Speed ON OFF CURRENT wind High Wind Speed Value 0 99mph 0 159kph Outdoor LOW Temperature ON OFF Outdoor LOW Temperature Value 40 F to 140 F 40 C to 60 C Outdoor HIGH Temperature ON OFF Outdoor HIGH Temperature Value 40 F to 140 F 40 C to 60 C Outdoor LOW Humidity ON OFF Outdoor LOW Humidity Value 10 RH to 99 RH Outdoor HIGH Humidity ON OFF Outdoor HIGH Humidit...

Page 8: ...ree user will select channel first 1 2 3 then select outdoor alert FROST Alerts cannot be set for channel 2 3 if no additional sensors are connected Frost Warning When the outdoor temperature is between 28 F to 37 F 2 C to 3 C and the frost warning is active a Frost Warning will alert you with a flashing snowflake icon and the station will sound Outside of this range the frost warning is not activ...

Page 9: ... feet 100 meters in open air not including walls or floors Mount the sensor vertically to allow moisture to drain out properly http bit ly TH_SensorMounting DISTANCE RESISTANCE INTERFERENCE Distance The maximum transmitting range in open air is over 330 feet 100 meters between the sensors and the Wind speed station Consider what is in the signal path between the Wind speed station and the sensors ...

Page 10: ...old the SET button five seconds so that BEEP and the word ON will flash Press and release the or button to turn this to OFF to avoid beep sounds when pressing a button Confirm with the SET button and move to the hour 2 The hour will flash Press and release the or button to select the correct hour Confirm with the SET button and move to the minutes 3 The minutes will flash Press and release the or ...

Page 11: ...ture is below 32 F 0 C and the forecast is rainy or stormy The Wind speed station calibrates barometric pressure based on its location over a period to generate an accurate personal forecast Please allow 7 10 days for barometer calibration The forecast station samples the barometric pressure every twelve minutes These samples are averaged hourly and daily then stored in nonvolatile memory IMPORTAN...

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