La Crosse Technology WS-9115 User manual

WS-9115

Wireless 433 MHz

Wireless 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

Start Up Sequence 6

Explanation of LCD Information 7

Function Key Layout 8

Program Mode

Overview of Programming Sequence 8

LCD Contrast Setting 8

Time Zone Setting 8-9

DST ON/OFF Setting 9

Radio-controlled Time ON/OFF Setting 9

12/24-hour Time Mode Setting 9-10

Setting the Time/Date Manually 10-11

Temperature Measuring Units (ºF/ºC) 11

Air Pressure Measuring Units (inHg/hPa) 11

Relative Pressure Setting 11-12

Forecast Sensitivity Setting 12

Features and Operation

Time Alarm Setting and Operation 13

Moon Phase 14

Minimum/Maximum Temperature/Humidity 14-15

Multiple Remote Temperature/Humidity Sensors 15-16

Comfort Icon 16

Weather Forecast and Pressure Trend Indicators 16

Weather Icons 17

Weather Tendency Arrows 17

Barometric Air Pressure Reading 18

Air Pressure History Bar Chart 18

Mounting 19-20

Maintenance and Care 21

Troubleshooting Guide 22

Specifications 23

Warranty Information 24-25

INVENTORY OF CONTENTS

1. WS-9115—indoor weather station

2. TX4U—remote thermo/hygro (temperature/humidity)

sensor

3. Instruction manual and warranty card

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not

included)

1. Five fresh AA 1.5V alkaline batteries.

2. One wall-mounting screw (optional)

ABOUT WWVB (radio-controlled time)

The NIST (National Institute 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 indoor weather station. However, due to the nature of the Earth’s

Ionosphere, reception is very limited during daylight hours. The indoor 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 continually measure every second of

every day to an accuracy of ten billionths of a second a 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 about

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 thermo/hygro sensor 3

to 5 apart.

2. Batteries should be out of both units for 15 minutes.

3. Place the batteries into the remote thermo/hygro sensor first then

into the indoor weather station.

(All remote thermo/hygro sensors must be started before the indoor

weather station)

4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 15 MINUTES.

In this time the indoor weather station and remote thermo/hygro sensor will start

to talk to each other and the indoor weather station will show both the indoor

temperature and humidity and the outdoor temperature and humidity. If the

indoor weather station does not display all values after the 15 minutes please

retry the set up as stated above. After all values are displayed for 15 minutes

you can place your remote thermo/hygro sensor outdoors and set your time.

The remote thermo/hygro sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area. The

remote thermo/hygro sensor has a range of 80 feet. Any walls that the signal

will have to pass through will reduce distance. An outdoor wall or window will

have 20 to 30 feet of resistance and an interior wall will have 10 to 20 feet of

resistance. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 300 ft. in a straight

line.

NOTE: Fog and mist will not harm your remote thermo/hygro sensor but direct

rain must be avoided.

To complete the set up of your indoor weather station after the 15

minutes have passed please follow the steps in the Detailed Set Up

Guide.

Note: The remote thermo/hygro sensor transmits a signal every 3 minutes; after

the batteries have been installed, the indoor weather station will search for the

signal for a duration of 5 minutes. If there is no temperature reading in the

OUTDOOR LCD after 5 minutes, make sure the units are within range of each

other, or repeat the battery installation procedure.

DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE

I. Battery Installation

Batteries will fit tightly. To avoid start-up problems, make sure that the

batteries do not spring free. Also be sure to insert alkaline batteries into the

remote thermo/hygro sensor first, then the indoor weather station. Initial set

up should be done with the remote thermo/hygro sensor and indoor weather

station in the same room. The units should be permanently mounted only

after the signal reception has been verified.

A. Remote Temperature and Humidity Sensor

1. Pull the cylindrical rain cover off the sensor.

2. Remove the battery cover (located on the backside of the sensor,

above the mounting post and bracket). Press the arrow and slide

the battery cover off.

3. Observing the correct polarity install 2 Alkaline AA batteries.

4. Replace battery cover, and place rain cover snugly onto the sensor.

B. Indoor Weather Station

1. Remove the battery cover (the

cover has white writing on it).

2. Observe the correct polarity,

and install three Alkaline AA

batteries.

3. Do not press any buttons for

at least ten minutes. If a

button is pressed before the

indoor weather station has

received information from the

TX4U sensor, no data will be

received from that sensor

until reset.

4. Replace the battery cover.

Battery

Cover

Mounting

Bracket/Recept

Rain

Cover

Thermo-Hygro

Sensor

II. Start Up Sequence

A. Initial Start

1. Immediately after the batteries have been installed, the indoor

weather station will sound a “beep”, and the LCD will completely

light up for a brief moment.

2. All information will then appear in normal mode, with “12:00” as

the default time and “TH.1” as the default date (2004 as the year).

3. The indoor temperature and humidity, and barometric air pressure

(as 29.91 inHg relative RH) will also be displayed.

4. There is a “satellite” icon that appears in the bottom portion of the

LCD, between the outdoor temperature and humidity — this icon

informs the user that the indoor weather station is looking for

signals from the remote thermo/hygro sensor. Within five minutes

the remote temperature and humidity should be displayed—if not,

remove batteries from all units and repeat battery installation, the

remote temperature sensor first, then the indoor weather station.

B. WWVB Reception

1. Once the batteries are installed in the Weather Center, it will

automatically search for the WWVB signal. If it receives a good

signal (which is unlikely during daylight hours in most locations),

the WWVB reception indicator (looks like a tower icon) will flash.

The indoor weather station requires five full minutes of good

reception to successfully capture the signal and set to the correct

hour, minute, second, month, day and year. If the signal reception

is not successful within ten minutes, the signal search will be

cancelled and will automatically resume every two hours until the

signal is successfully captured.

2. The signal is sent from Ft. Collins, Colorado only and is similar to

an AM radio signal. Atmospheric interferences such as storms,

sunspots, and even sunlight will cause the signal to not travel as

far.

3. To maximize reception, place the indoor weather station in a

window facing Colorado, at least six feet from any electrical

source (computers, televisions, refrigerators, etc.). Do not move

the indoor weather station while it is searching for the signal.

4. The time and date can be manually set. Once the signal is captured,

it will override any time and date set to the time zone selected.

5. Once the time and date are set, the indoor weather station will

conduct a search every night at midnight and correct to the

accurate time and date (Daylight Saving Time is automatic). If the

signal has been received in the past 24 hours, the reception

indicator will be displayed.

III. Explanation of LCD Information

A. The below picture highlights the LCD features.

B. There are many different modes the indoor weather station can be set

to. The LCD shown is the normal operating mode, and your actual data

shown will be different based on your local settings and conditions.

Radio-controlled time

WWVB Reception

Indicator

Moon Phase Display

Date Display

Indoor Temperature

Humidity Display

Comfort Icon

Air Pressure Trend

Indicator

Forecast Icon

Outdoor Temperature

Humidity Display

24-hour Air

Pressure History

Remote Sensor Number

(

to 3 Total

)

Barometric Air

Pressure

IV. Function Key Layout

A. The below picture shows the six function keys used in programming

and operation of your indoor weather station

V. Program Mode

The program mode is laid out in a manner that allows you to program each

function separately, or you can follow the instructions entirely to program the

indoor weather center. Complete programming is usually done for the initial

set-up, and will require you to skip step 1,2 and 3 of each programming section.

The programming mode can be exited at any time by either pressing the

“Snooze/CH” button, or waiting for the 15-second time-out to take effect.

A. Overview of programming mode sequence

1. LCD Contrast 2. Time Zone 3. DST ON/OFF

4. Radio-controlled

Time ON/OFF 5. 12/24-hour

time mode 6. Hour

7. Minute 8. Year 9. Month

10. Date 11. °F/°C 12. inHg/hPa

13. Relative pressure

setting 14. Forecast

sensitivity

B. LCD Contrast Setting

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “OUT/+” button to select the desired LCD

contrast setting.

4. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the LCD contrast

setting and continue to the Time Zone setting

C. Time Zone Setting

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “SET” button once more to advance to the

Time Zone setting.

4. A number will flash to the left of the letter “h” at the top of the

display just below the time display.

5. Press and release the “+” button to select the desired time zone.

6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the Time Zone

setting and continue to the DST ON/OFF setting.

D. DST ON/OFF Setting

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “SET” button twice more to advance to the

DST ON/OFF setting.

4. “DST” will appear to the right of the Moon Phase display and

“ON” or “OFF” will flash above that.

5. Press and release the “OUT/+” button to select DST ON/OFF.

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

Saving Time.

6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the DST ON/OFF

setting and continue to the Radio-controlled Time ON/OFF setting.

E. Radio-controlled Time ON/OFF Setting

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “SET” button three more times to advance to

the Radio-controlled time ON/OFF setting.

4. “RCC” will appear to the right of the Moon Phase display and

“ON” or “OFF” will flash above that.

5. Press and release the “+” button to select Radio-controlled time

ON/OFF setting.

6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the Radio-

controlled time ON/OFF setting and continue to the 12/24-hour

Time Mode setting.

F. 12/24-hour Time Mode

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “SET” button four more times to advance to

the 12/24-hour time mode setting.

4. “12h” or “24h” will flash to the right of the Moon Phase display.

5. Press and release the “OUT/+” button to select 12 or 24-hour time

mode.

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 reception.

6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the 12/24-hour time

mode setting and continue to the Hour setting

G. Setting The Hour Manually

The WWVB signal will override any manual set time and date information. The

time will be based on the time zone selected.

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “SET” button five more times to advance to

the Manual Hour setting.

4. The hour will begin to flash at the top of the display.

5. Press and release the “OUT/+” button to select the desired hour.

6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the hour setting and

continue to the Minute setting.

H. Setting The Minutes Manually

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “SET” button six more times to advance to

the Manual Minutes setting.

4. The minutes will begin to flash at the top of the display.

5. Press and release the “OUT/+” button to select the desired

minutes.

6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the minutes and

continue to the Year setting.

I. Setting The Year Manually

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “SET” button seven more times to advance to

the Manual Year setting.

4. The year will begin to flash to the right of the Moon Phase display.

5. Press and release the “OUT/+” button to select the desired year.

6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the year and

continue to the Month setting.

J. Setting The Month Manually

1. Press and hold the “SET” button for five seconds.

2. “lcd” will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash

next to it.

3. Press and release the “SET” button eight more times to advance to

the Manual Month setting.

4. The Month will begin to flash to the right of the Moon Phase

display.

5. Press and release the “OUT/+” button to select the desired month.

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