La Crosse Technology WS-9075TWC User manual

WS-9075U

Wireless 433 MHz

Radio-controlled Weather Station

Instruction Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Topic Page

Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3

About WWVB 3

Quick Set-Up Guide 4

Detailed Set-Up Guide

Battery installation 5

Program Mode

Program Sequence and Default Settings 6

Function Keys 6

Setting the LCD Contrast 6

Setting the Time Zone 7

Daylight Saving Time Setting 7

Radio-controlled Time Setting On/Off 8

12/24-hour Time Setting 8

Setting the Time 8-9

Setting the Year, Day and Month 9

Setting the Temperature Unit 9

Setting the Forecast Sensitivity 9

Setting the Animation (Weather Icons and Stars) 10

Features

Weather Forecast Icons and Tendency Arrows 11

Outdoor Temperature(s) 11

Indoor Temperature 11

Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor, Outdoor, &

Resetting) 12

Outdoor Channel Re-learn Mode 13

Moon Phase 13

Time Alarm 13

Adding Remote Temperature Sensors (Optional) 14

Mounting 15-16

Troubleshooting 16

Maintenance & Care 17

Specifications 17

Warranty Information 18-19

INVENTORY OF CONTENTS

1. The WS-9075U weather station (Figure 1)

2. One TX6U remote temperature sensor (Figure 2)

3. Mounting hardware

4. Instruction manual and warranty card.

Figure 1

Time and Date LCD

Forecast LCD

Indoor LCD

Outdoor LCD

Moon Phase LCD

Figure 2

Remote Temperature Senso

Wall mounting base

*LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)

1. Three fresh AA 1.5V batteries for the indoor weather station.

2. Two fresh AA 1.5V batteries for the remote temperature sensor.

3. One Philips screwdriver for mounting.

ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time)

The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency Division) WWVB radio

station is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and transmits the exact time and date 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. The weather station will search for a signal every night when reception is best. The WWVB

radio station derives its signal from the NIST Atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. A team of atomic physicists

is continually measuring every second, of every day, to an accuracy of ten billionths of a second per day. These

physicists have created an international standard, measuring a second as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium-

133 atom in a vacuum. For more information on the atomic clock and WWVB please see the NIST website at

http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm.

QUICK SET-UP GUIDE

Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries.

1. Have the indoor weather station and remote temperature sensor 3 to 5 feet apart.

2. Batteries should be out of both the indoor weather station and remote temperature sensor units for 10

minutes.

3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature sensor first then into the indoor weather station.

4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 15 MINUTES.

In this time the indoor weather station and remote temperature sensor will start to talk to each other and the

display will show the indoor temperature/humidity, and outdoor temperature. If the indoor weather station does

not display all information after the 15 minutes please retry the set up as stated above. After all information has

been displayed for 15 minutes you can place your sensor outdoors and set your time.

Important Notes on Set-up and Operation

• The remote temperature sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area.

• Fog and mist will not harm your remote temperature sensor but direct rain must be avoided.

• The remote temperature sensor has a range of 330 feet. Any walls that the signal will have to pass through

will reduce distance. An outdoor wall or window can have up to 30 feet of resistance and an interior wall

can have up to 20 feet of resistance. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 330 ft. in a straight

line.

• The remote temperature sensor transmits a signal every minute. After the batteries have been installed, the

indoor weather station will search for the signal for a duration of 4 minutes. If there is no temperature

reading in the OUTDOOR LCD after 4 minutes, make sure the units are within range of each other, or

repeat the battery installation procedure.

• If a button is pressed before the indoor weather station receives the signal from the remote temperature

sensor, you will need to follow the battery installation procedure again.

To complete the set up of your new wireless weather station after the 15 minutes have passed please follow the

steps that follow in the Detailed Set-Up Guide.

DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE

BATTERY INSTALLATION

A. REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSOR

1. Remove the mounting bracket. The bracket snaps on and off easily.

2. Remove the battery cover, by sliding the cover down.

3. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA batteries. The batteries will fit

tightly (to avoid start-up problems make sure they do not spring free).

4. Replace the battery cover by sliding upwards. Be sure battery cover is on

securely.

B. INDOOR WEATHER STATION

1. Remove the battery cover. To do this, insert

a solid object in the space provided at the

lower-central position of the battery cover,

then 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, the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) will

flash. Within 15 seconds the indoor t

indoor relative humidity, and the weather icons

(sun and clouds) will be displayed. If no

remove batteries for 10 seconds and reinst

the outdoor temperature is not displayed within

four minutes, remove batteries from both units, wait 30 seconds, and reinstall making sure to

install batteries into the remote temperature sensor first. The time will show 12:00 and start

searching for the WWVB signal. If it successfully receives the time signal (usually at night), it

will display the correct time (default time-zone is Eastern). You will need to adjust the time zone

to match your local time.

emperature,

t, all. If

PROGRAM MODE

Programming Note: If 15 seconds are allowed to pass, or the CHANNEL button is pressed during the

programming mode, the unit will confirm/set the last information entered—the display will stop flashing

and return to normal time-date readings. If you don’t leave the program mode during the programming of

sections IV through XI, you can advance to step 4 of the next program setting. If you do leave the program

setting (or want to program a specific setting) follow each instructional step to program that setting.

I. PROGRAMMING SEQUENCE AND DEFAULT SETTINGS

The programming sequence and default (factory) settings are as follows:

LCD Contrast 2

Time Zone -5 (Eastern)

Daylight Saving Time ON

Radio-controlled time

reception ON

12/24-hour time 12

Time – Hour 12

Time – Minute :00

Year 2003

Month 1

Day 1

Temperature ºF

Forecast Sensitivity 2

Animation (Weather Icons

and Stars) ON

II. FUNCTION KEYS

The function keys are operated by pressing the key corresponding to the operation that you want to

perform.

II. SETTING THE LCD CONTRAST

1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds.

2. “LCD” will show in the TIME LCD and the number setting will flash.

Note: There are 8 LCD contrast levels to choose from—“Lcd 0” is the lightest, and “Lcd 7” is

the darkest.

3. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ button to select a darker level and the ALARM/- key to

select a lighter level.

4. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the Time Zone setting.

III. TIME ZONE SETTING

1. The time zone will flash in the DATE LCD.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ or ALARM/- button to select your time zone.

Note: It is possible to select any time zone from –12 GMT to +12 GMT (for example to see the

time in another country).

TIME ZONES

GMT 0

Atlantic -4

EST; Eastern -5

CST; Central -6

MST; Mountain -7

PST; Pacific -8

ALA; Alaska -9

HAW

; Hawaii -10

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the Daylight Saving Time setting.

IV. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST) SETTING

1. “DST” will appear in the DATE LCD and either “ON” or “OFF” will flash in the TIME

LCD.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ or the ALARM/- key to select DST on or off.

Note: “DST OFF” indicates that the feature is off and the WWVB will not change times

automatically. “DST ON” indicates that the feature is on and the WWVB will change times

automatically.

Note: Some locations (Arizona and parts of Indiana) do not follow Daylight Saving Time, and

should select “DST OFF”.

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the radio-controlled time on/off

setting.

V. RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME ON/OFF SETTING

1. “RCC” will appear in the DATE LCD and “ON” or “OFF” will flash in the TIME LCD.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ or the ALARM/- key to select radio-controlled time on or

off.

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the 12/24-hour time setting.

VI. 12 OR 24 HOUR TIME SETTING

1. “12h” or “24h” will flash in the TIME LCD.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ or the ALARM/- button to select 12 or 24-hour time

format.

Note: When in the 12-hour format “P.M.” will appear to the left of the hour in the time LCD

between the hours of noon and midnight.

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the time setting.

VII. TIME SETTING

There are two methods by which the time and date can be set:

A) Automatically via WWVB reception, or

B) Manually.

A. WWVB (Remote Control Time)

This method requires you to do nothing, except wait for the signal to be received, and to select a

time zone. Reception usually takes approximately 10 minutes during optimal conditions. The best

conditions for reception is at night, between midnight and 6:00 am—when there is less atmospheric

interference. To keep your time as accurate as possible, the indoor weather station conducts a

WWVB search every night between these hours, and overrides any manually set time. The WWVB

tower icon (appearing in the TIME LCD) will flash when a signal-search is in progress and a signal

is being received, and will remain steady when the signal has been received. If the WWVB time has

not been received after 15 minutes of battery installation, you may manually set the time or leave the

time function alone (reception will occur regardless).

B. MANUAL TIME SETTING

Note: When in the 12-hour format “P.M.” will appear to the left of the hour in the time LCD

between the hours of noon and midnight.

Note: Reception of the WWVB signal will automatically set the time. The reception of the

signal will override any programmed time.

1. The hours digits will flash in the TIME LCD.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ button to advance or the ALARM/- key to decrease the

hours.

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm the hours setting and advance to the minutes

setting.

4. The minutes digits will flash in the TIME LCD.

5. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ button to advance or the ALARM/- key to decrease the

minutes.

6. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the year setting.

VIII. SETTING THE YEAR, DAY AND MONTH

Note: Reception of the WWVB signal will also set the date and day. The reception of the signal

will override any programmed date and day.

1. The year will flash in the DATE LCD.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ button to advance the year or the ALARM/- to decrease the

year.

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm the year and advance to the month setting.

4. The month will flash in the DATE LCD.

5. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ button to advance or the

ALARM/- key to decrease the month.

6. Press and release the SET button to confirm the month and

advance to the day setting.

7. The day of the month will flash in the DATE LCD.

8. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ button to advance or the ALARM/- key to decrease the day

of the month.

9. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the snooze setting.

IX.SELECTING °F OR °C

1. “°F” is the default setting, and should be flashing in the

TIME LCD.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ or the ALARM/- button

to shift °F to °C and back.

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm your selection and to advance to the Forecast

Sensitivity setting.

X. SETTING THE FORECAST SENSITIVITY

Note: The forecast sensitivity can be adjusted to allow for areas that have a higher or lower

sensitivity to changing air pressure (for example coastal areas have more pressure change than

areas such as southern Arizona).

The numbers correspond to the amount of air pressure change necessary to trigger a change in

the forecast icon. Areas that tend to have more air pressure change would set the sensitivity to 3,

while areas that experience lower than normal air pressure change would set the sensitivity to 1.

1. Either “1”, “2” or “3” will flash in the TIME LCD and the forecast icon and tendency arrows

will flash in the FORECAST LCD.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ or the ALARM/- to decrease the forecast sensitivity.

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm the forecast sensitivity and complete the

programming.

XI. SETTING THE ANIMATION (FORECAST ICONS AND STARS)

1. “ON” or “OFF” will flash in the TIME LCD. If “ON” the forecast icon and tendency arrows

will flash in the FORECAST LCD and the stars will flash in the MOON PHASE LCD. If

“OFF”, the forecast icon, tendency arrows, and stars will not flash.

2. Press and release the MIN/MAX/+ or the ALARM/- button to select the animation on or off.

3. Press and release the SET button to confirm the animation setting and complete the

programming.

FEATURES OF THE WS-9075U

Sensor Identification

number

Weather

Tendency

Arrow

Time Alarm icon

(indicates alarm

time set on)

Satellite icon (

outdoor transmission

indicates

)

WWVB Radio-

controlled time

icon (indicates

radio-controlled

time turned on

)

Forecast

icon

Current moon phase

display

Star icons

Tide Display

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