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WS-7059U 

Wireless 433 MHz 

Temperature Station 

 

Instruction Manual

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for WS-7059U

Page 1: ...WS 7059U Wireless 433 MHz Temperature Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ... 10 Setting the Forecast Sensitivity 10 11 Displaying Relative Absolute inHg hPa 11 12 Manually Setting Relative Air Pressure 12 Setting the LCD Contrast 12 12 or 24 hour Time Setting 13 Features 14 17 Weather Forecast and Icons 14 15 Air Pressure History Bar Graph 15 16 Indoor Temperature Humidity min max 16 17 Optional Outdoor Remote Senders 18 20 Mounting 20 21 Troubleshooting 22 Maintenance an...

Page 3: ...of Standards and Technology Time and Frequency Division radio station WWVB is located in Ft Collins Colorado and transmits the exact time signal continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz The signal can be received up to 2 000 miles away through the internal antenna in the Weather Station However due to the nature of the Earth s Ionosphere reception is very limited during daylight hours T...

Page 4: ...the space provided at the lower central position of the battery cover push up and pull out on the battery cover 2 Observe the correct polarity and install 3 AA batteries 3 Replace the battery cover Note Immediately after the batteries have been installed each LCD Liquid Crystal Display will flash Within a few seconds the indoor temperature indoor relative humidity and the weather icons sun and clo...

Page 5: ... instruction Function Keys 5 II TIME There are two methods by which the time can be set 1 Automatically via WWVB reception 2 Manually see section III WWVB Remote Control Time This method requires you to do nothing but wait for the signal to be received and to select a time zone Reception usually takes approximately 6 8 minutes during optimal conditions The best conditions for reception is at night...

Page 6: ...nds or until Lcd 5 flashes in the TIME LCD 2 Press the MODE SET button two more times The digit representing the hour should be flashing 3 Press the CH button to select the appropriate hour Note In 12h mode PM will appear to the left of the time during PM hours If the time is not within the PM hours nothing will be displayed Be sure to set the time to the correct AM PM time to ensure automatic rec...

Page 7: ...CD displays the 3 letter abbreviations for the time zones found in North America Observe the chart below showing corresponding abbreviations time zones and codes 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 letters If you live in North America you need only be...

Page 8: ...e feature is off and will not change times automatically Note Some locations Arizona and parts of Indiana do not follow Daylight Saving Time 5 Press the MODE SET button to confirm and advance to the Year setting mode VI SETTING THE YEAR 1 Press and hold the MODE SET button for 5 seconds or until Lcd 5 flashes in the TIME LCD 2 Press the MODE SET button 6 more times to reach the Year setting mode 3...

Page 9: ...ly The digit representing the month should be flashing 4 Press the CH button to advance the month 5 Press the MODE SET button to confirm the month setting and to shift to the numeric day setting The digit representing the day should be flashing 6 Press the CH button to advance the day 7 Press the MODE SET button to confirm the date and to advance to F and C selection VIII SELECTING F OR C 1 Press ...

Page 10: ...ressure This designates that it takes 2 hPa of pressure change to change the forecast icon Note that 1 hPa change 0 03 inHg Inch Column of Mercury change 1 hPa 1 mb millibar The hPa options that appear in the PRESSURE LCD are 2 hPa 0 06 inHg 3 hPa 0 09 inHg and 4 hPa 0 12 inHg 1 Press and hold the MODE SET button for 5 seconds or until Lcd 5 flashes in the TIME LCD 2 Press the MODE SET button 10 a...

Page 11: ...eeds Relative air pressure is measured in relation to sea level and is the standard meteorological form of measure You can retrieve the Relative air pressure from your local weather service Absolute air pressure decreases by about 01 inHg for every 10 feet in altitude In higher altitudes above 6 500 feet this effect is less noticeable The WS 7059U will measure absolute pressure reliably up to 7 50...

Page 12: ...re 3 The numerals in the PRESSURE LCD will flash only for relative air pressure 4 Press the CH to increase the relative air pressure Refer to your local weather station for an appropriate setting 5 Press the MODE SET button to confirm XII SETTING THE LCD CONTRAST 1 Press and hold the MODE SET button for 5 seconds or until Lcd 5 flashes in the TIME LCD 2 There are 7 LCD contrast levels to choose fr...

Page 13: ...nds or until the Lcd of your choice flashes in the TIME LCD 2 Press the MODE SET button once more to reach the 12 24 time setting mode 3 Press the CH button to toggle between 12 and 24 hour time 4 Press either the IN OUT button or the MIN MAX RESET button to exit the programming mode ...

Page 14: ...e are 3 possible weather icons that will be displayed in the TENDENCY LCD Sunny indicates that the weather is expected to improve not that the weather will be sunny 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 that the weather is expected to get worse not that the weather will be rainy The weather icons ...

Page 15: ...er is expected to become worse or remain poor No arrow means the pressure is stable A storm can be expected if there is a drop of 4 hPa or more in less than 6 hours the rain icon is displayed and the downward pointing arrow is flashing The flashing will stop when the air pressure stabilizes or begins to rise II AIR PRESSURE HISTORY BAR GRAPH The bar graph shows in hPa the recorded air pressure ove...

Page 16: ...roke the recorded MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM Indoor Temperature and Humidity will be displayed Note When you are done viewing the Minimum or Maximum data press either the IN OUT or the MIN MAX RESET button to exit or wait 20 seconds for the unit to return automatically to the current settings 1 VIEWING THE MINIMUM INDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY a Press the MIN MAX RESET button b The minimum temperature ...

Page 17: ...INDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY a Press the MIN MAX RESET button twice once if pressed while MIN appears in the INDOOR LCD b Follow a and b above substituting any reference to minimum with maximum 3 RESETTING THE MIMIMUM AND MAXIMUM RECORDS a Press and hold the MIN MAX RESET button for 3 seconds This will reset all data in both the minimum and maximum records to the current data ...

Page 18: ... with the WS 7059U These extra sensors can be purchased through the same dealer as this unit or by contacting La Crosse Technology directly A TX4U will monitor the temperature and humidity a TX3U will monitor temperature only 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 insert batteries first into all the RC...

Page 19: ...ng and operating instructions B VIEWING AND OPERATING WITH MULTIPLE RCS UNITS 1 To view the outdoor data press the IN OUT button If there is more than one RCS unit in use a squared in number will appear between the outdoor temperature and the humidity 2 To shift to a different RCS unit if more than one is in use press the CH button 3 To view the Minimum Maximum temperature first select which RCS t...

Page 20: ...2 to 24 hours These changes will require a 12 to 24 hour wait before obtaining reliable data Also be sure reception of any outdoor sensors is good before mounting The Indoor Temperature Station can be mounted in two ways with the table stand or on the wall with the use of a wall hanging screw not included A USING THE TABLE STAND 1 The Indoor Temperature Station comes with the table stand already m...

Page 21: ...o the desired wall leaving approximately 3 16 of an inch 5mm extended from the wall 3 Place the Indoor Temperature Station onto the screw using the hanging hole on the backside Gently pull the Station down to lock the screw into place ...

Page 22: ...problems contact La Crosse Technology Problem Hour is incorrect minute and date are correct Solution Be sure correct time zone and daylight saving time are selected Problem The LCD is faint Solution 1 Set the LCD contrast to a higher number 2 Replace batteries Problem No outdoor temperature is displayed when optional remote sender is used Solution 1 Remove all batteries reinsert into sender first ...

Page 23: ... displays and units with a soft damp cloth Do not use solvents or scouring agents they may mark the displays and casings Do not submerge in water Immediately remove all low powered batteries to avoid leakage and damage Opening the casings invalidates the warranty Do not try to repair the unit Contact La Crosse Technology for repairs ...

Page 24: ...or humidity range 19 to 95 with 1 resolution If the indoor temperature is outside the range OFL Indoor relative humidity will display If the indoor relative humidity is less than 20 or greater than 95 Indoor relative humidity will display 19 or 96 Air pressure Absolute inHg 20 67 inHg to 32 45 inHg Relative hPa optional 970 hPa to 1030 hPa Relative inHg optional 28 60 inHg to 30 45 inHg Sensitivit...

Page 25: ...s warranty Before sending the Weather Station in for repairs contact La Crosse Technology The Weather Station will be repaired or replaced with the same or similar model This warranty does not cover any defects resulting from improper use unauthorized repairs faulty batteries or the Weather Stations inability to receive a signal due to any source of interference LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT ASSUM...

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