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WS-1517 FAQS

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Batteries

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Weather Station Factory Restart

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Quick Connect

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Remote Transmitters

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Power requirements ............................................................................................................... 4 

Compatible outdoor transmitters ............................................................................................. 4 

Dashes shown for outdoor temperature/humidity .................................................................... 4 

Inaccurate outdoor temperature/humidity ............................................................................... 4 

Intermittent outdoor temperature/humidity .............................................................................. 4 

Thermohygro transmitter fell, and does not work .................................................................... 4 

Thermohygro transmitter drains batteries quickly ................................................................... 5 

Outdoor temperature/humidity is stuck or OFL ....................................................................... 5 

Thermohygro transmitter stops working when hot .................................................................. 5 

Humidity shows OFL but temperature works .......................................................................... 5 

Fahrenheit/Celsius.................................................................................................................. 5 

Temperature alerts ................................................................................................................. 5 

Dew Point temperature ........................................................................................................... 6 

MIN/MAX temperature readings ............................................................................................. 6 

Wind Transmitter

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Cups spinning slow or not spinning ........................................................................................ 6 

Replace wind cups and set wind direction .............................................................................. 6 

Wind direction is working wind speed is 0.00 .......................................................................... 7 

Wind reading is intermittent or shows dashes ......................................................................... 7 

Wind speed is inaccurate........................................................................................................ 7 

Wind reading is OFL ............................................................................................................... 7 

Understanding wind readings ................................................................................................. 7 

Wind area on the weather station is blank (no dashes or numbers) ........................................ 8 

Wind direction shows dashes ................................................................................................. 8 

Wind direction is incorrect ....................................................................................................... 8 

Wind transmitter is frozen ....................................................................................................... 8 

Wind alerts ............................................................................................................................. 8 

Wind MIN/MAX ....................................................................................................................... 8 

Содержание WS-1517

Страница 1: ...oes not work 4 Thermohygro transmitter drains batteries quickly 5 Outdoor temperature humidity is stuck or OFL 5 Thermohygro transmitter stops working when hot 5 Humidity shows OFL but temperature wor...

Страница 2: ...itioning outdoor transmitter 11 Mounting Positioning wind transmitter 11 Mounting Positioning rain transmitter 12 Position weather station 12 Distance Resistance Interference 12 Weather Station 13 12...

Страница 3: ...ng segments dim display etc Weather Station Factory Restart 1 ERASE MEMORY Hold the SNOOZE and UP buttons together for about 5 seconds until the backlight flashes Press the SET button to clear the mem...

Страница 4: ...hin tolerance The humidity should be within 10 to be within tolerance If the transmitter reads correctly when next to the weather station try a different location outside Look for heat sources such as...

Страница 5: ...BATTERIES At higher temperatures batteries can overheat causing transmitter failure Older and weaker batteries are more likely to fail in hot weather Try a fresh set of batteries to see if the issue...

Страница 6: ...ly to the weather station It is not dependent on the thermohygro sensor for signal reception 2 AA batteries power the wind sensor Cups spinning slow or not spinning Check for debris or ice in cups Be...

Страница 7: ...signal Details are helpful in resolving the problem Check that your batteries are fresh Complete a factory restart Wind speed is inaccurate Check the unit of measure MPH KM H or M S Check to see if th...

Страница 8: ...re Bring the transmitter in the house for 2 3 days The transmitter will need to thaw out and dry out for prevent refreezing Wind alerts The weather station provides the option to set Wind Speed Hi ale...

Страница 9: ...his is a midnight to midnight measurement The day is a fixed clock time measurement WEEKLY RAIN The amount of rainfall from the previous week The week is midnight Sunday to midnight Saturday MONTHLY R...

Страница 10: ...er tips freely Check the funnel and the inside of the rain transmitter for insect nests or debris that may cause loss of rocker motion Check for proper battery installation Check the battery cover is...

Страница 11: ...count when the snow begins to melt and run into the rain transmitter This will not be an accurate measurement for snow Mounting Positioning outdoor transmitter First set up everything in the house to...

Страница 12: ...rference The rain gauge is self emptying and can be left out all year or stored in the winter If stored for the winter remove the batteries to avoid leakage Position weather station Make sure that the...

Страница 13: ...below for a list of available cities 4 Press the SET button to confirm the city selection The year will flash 2005 5 Press the UP or DOWN button to select the correct year 6 Press the SET button to c...

Страница 14: ...weekday alarm or single day alarm time 2 If these alarms are not set the abbreviation OFF will be displayed 3 To enable or disable any of these alarms press the UP or DOWN button arrow button 4 Press...

Страница 15: ...s press and release the HISTORY button repeatedly to view the sea level pressure history for the past 24 hours in one hour intervals 3 If no buttons are pressed for 5 seconds the weather station will...

Страница 16: ...scribes a moon phase when more than half is illuminated Gibbous can be waxing or waning Moon phase history The weather station indicates the current moon phase You can view moon phase history and fore...

Страница 17: ...s distorted display On a brand new weather station check for thin plastic films of printed scratch guard that may be on the upper and lower screen of the weather station This thin piece of plastic has...

Страница 18: ...y Codes Time zone SEE PAGE 19 Set the Time Zone by selecting a City code in your time zone 1 Press the UP or DOWN arrow button until the clock and alarm icon flashes 2 Hold the SET button until the da...

Страница 19: ...ng 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...

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