Technoline WS 585 User manual

MODEL WS 585 INTERNET WEATHER STATION

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

(Figure 1)

QUICK SETUP

Step 1 Connect your computer on-line to the internet.

Step 2 Insert the wireless USB into your computer (lift up the antenna bar in vertical position for

best transmission distance).

Step 3 Insert the CD into your computer, the computer will automatically install the software (see

below “To Install the weather.exe program on your computer).

Step 4 Power up your internet weather station: plug the AC/DC adaptor to any household AC

outlet, then insert the DC jack at the lower back case of your internet weather station. Then insert

the stand to your internet weather station.

Step 5 Now the weather data of the chosen city will be transmitted to your Internet weather station

in 1-2 minutes.

Step 6 Keep your Internet Weather Station and wireless sensor next to each other. Slide open the

battery cover at the back of your wireless outdoor sensor, then insert 2 x AA alkaline batteries to

the back of it. Replace the battery cover. Your weather station will receive data signal from the

outdoor sensor in few seconds. Then place your outdoor sensor in a dry and shaded area outside.

Your weather station works with Microsoft OS XP, Vista or higher versions (Apple Mac OS not

applicable)

TO INSTALL THE WEATHER PROGRAM ON YOUR COMPUTER

Step 1 After inserted the CD into your computer, the weather.exe program is loaded. Please note

that the weather.exe program in your CD may not be most up-dated.

Step 2 Click “Next”.

Step 3 Click "Install”, the program will be installed.

Step 4 Click a Country and a City.

Step 5 Click "Finish" to complete the installation.

How to change a city

You could change a city anytime when your computer is online:

Step 1 Locate the small weather icon on the lower right menu bar of your computer.

Step 2 Right click your mouse at the weather icon, a menu will be displayed.

Step 3 Click and select a country and city.

Step 4 A pop-up window will appear next to the weather icon to indicate weather data of the newly

selected city is up-dated.

Be patient: New weather data of newly selected city will be displayed on your internet weather

station in around 1 minute.

Unten rechts in der Menüleiste

(Figure 2)

How to register the Internet weather station again with the USB in case of lost of connection

If the weather data is lost or does not work, press and hold FORECAST on your weather station for

2 seconds, fresh weather data will be received and displayed again in around 1 minute.

By doing so, you could register more than one main unit internet weather station with one computer

/ USB.

When your internet weather station receives data from the wireless USB, the icon next to the

time digits will flash. The LED display will flash slightly during first time data transmission, this is

normal.

To Up-date Latest Installation Program through the internet: click “Soft Update”.

To minimize the Desktop Weather window: click the minimize icon on the top right of your

computer screen. To hide the Desktop Weather Window, click “Hide DeskWeather”.

Viewing Angle

You must keep in mind that the LCD screen is constructed with an “optimum viewing”. Your eye

should be at 60 degree to view the LCD screen correctly.

(Figure 3)

TO SET YEAR, CALENDAR, DAY OF WEEK, 12/24 HOUR AND TIME

1. Press and hold the SET / ALM SET button for 3 seconds, the time digits change to Year digits

"2007" and start to flash. Use + or – button to set the correct year. Press and hold + or – button will

accelerate setting in fast speed.

2. Press SET / ALM SET again, the Month digits start to flash. Now use + or – button to set the

correct month.

3. Press SET / ALM SET again, the Date digits start to flash. Now use + or – button to set the

correct date.

4. Press SET / ALM SET again, the language selection for the Weekday starts to flash. Now use +

or – button to select a language. There are 6 languages of Weekday: English, German, French,

Danish, Italian and Spanish.

5. Press SET / ALM SET again, the time digits change to 24 Hr and start to flash. Now use + or –to

select 12 Hr format or 24 Hr format.

6. Press SET / ALM SET again, the Hour displays start to flash. Now use + or – button to set the

correct hours.

7. Press SET / ALM SET again, the Minute digits start to flash. Press + or – button to set the

correct minutes.

8. Press SET / ALM SET to return to normal mode.

During the setting process, your weather station will return to normal mode in 20 seconds

automatically if there is no further press of any button.

Default Calendar: 1st January, 2007

Default Alarm 1 & 2: 0:00

Default Time: 0:00

Default Time Format: 24 HR

Default Week: English

DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME (DST)

Your internet weather station will adjust to daylight saving time automatically from the internet.

When Daylight Saving Time is active, icon will appear next to the time digits.

TO SET THE ALARMS

To view the set alarm times, press SET / ALM SET once. Alarm 1 set time is displayed. Press SET

/ ALM SET again, Alarm 2 time is displayed.

When Alarm 1 set time is displayed

Press and hold SET / ALM SET for 2 seconds, hour digits of Alarm 1 flash. Press + or - to set your

desired alarm hour. Press SET / ALM SET again, minute digits of Alarm 1 flash. Press + or - to set

your desired minute. Press and hold + or – will accelerate setting in fast speed.

When Alarm 2 set time is displayed

Press and hold SET / ALM SET for 2 seconds, hour digits of Alarm 2 flash. Press + or - to set your

desired alarm hour. Press SET / ALM SET again, minute digits of Alarm 2 flash. Press + or - to set

your desired minute. Press and hold + or – will accelerate setting in fast speed.

TO TURN ON / OFF ALARM 1 AND/OR ALARM 2

Press ALM ON/OFF once to turn on Alarm 1, icon appears. Press ALM ON/OFF again to turn on

Alarm 2, icon appears. Press ALM ON/OFF once again to turn on both Alarm 1 and Alarm 2,

both and appear. Press ALM ON/OFF again to turn off both Alarm 1 and Alarm 2, both

and disappear.

TO USE THE SNOOZE ALARM

When time reaches Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 set time, a beep alarm will sound. Press SNOOZE / LIGHT

button once to stop the alarm sound temporarily. The or icon flashes. Alarm will sound again

in 5 minutes.

TO STOP THE DAILY ALARM

When alarm is beeping, press any other key (not the SNOOZE button) to stop the alarm. Alarm will

sound again same time in the next day.

Alarm Duration: 2 minutes

Snooze Duration: 5 minutes

TO SELECT DEGREE C / F TEMPERATURE READOUT

Simply press – (C / F) OUT TEMP button once to view all temperatures in degree C or degree F

readout.

UV INDEX

The UV index indicates how strong the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is. It helps people to

effectively protect ourselves from UV light.

UV Index Description

0-2 No danger to average person

3-5 Little risk of harm from unprotected

sun exposure

6-7 High risk of harm from unprotected

sun exposure

8-10 Very high risk of harm from

unprotected sun exposure

11-12 Extreme risk of harm from

unprotected sun exposure

BATTERY BACK-UP

1. Open the battery cover at the back case, insert 3 x AA batteries with correct + and – polarity

inside the battery compartment. Replace the battery cover.

2. When the AC power is off, the batteries will power the internet weather station.

3. When only the back-up battery is used, the always-on LCD backlight does not work.

IF YOU LOSE YOUR OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE

When the outdoor temperature digits show “- -“, the wireless transmission is either interrupted or

lost. Press and hold the – (C / F) OUT TEMP “- -.-“ flashes, you should receive the outdoor

temperature in a few minutes.

If the outdoor temperature does not appear on the display after 5 minutes, bring the remote

temperature transmitter inside placing it close to the thermometer unit. Press and hold the – (C / F)

OUT TEMP for 2 seconds.

When the outdoor temperature appears on the display again, then place the outdoor transmitter

back outside in the proper location. If you continue to lose the outdoor temperature, try placing the

transmitter in a different location until you have smooth transmission of the outdoor temperature

data.

Remarks: Keep in mind that your outdoor sensor has a 30-meter open air transmission with no

obstructions. Actual transmission range will vary depending on what is in the path of the signal.

Each obstruction (roof, walls, floors, ceilings, thick trees, etc.) will effectively cut signal range in half.

WEATHER ICONS OF YOUR INTERNET WEATHER STATION

Your internet weather station can display 14 different weather conditions:

DESCRIPTIONS TODAY”S

WEATHER ICON 4-DAY

WEATHER ICON

CLEAR

MOSTLY CLOUDY

CLOUDY

DRIZZLE

RAIN

SHOWERS

DRIZZLE & SNOW

RAIN & SNOWY

SHOWER & SNOW

SNOW

THUNDERSTORM - SNOW

THUNDERSTORM - SMALL

THUNDERSTORM - MEDIUM

THUNDERSTORM - LARGE

TROUBLESHOOTING

In case of your weather station clock shows irrelevant information or digits, it may be affected by

electrostatic discharge or interferences form other devices. Press the RESET button on the top

right of your weather station. Your unit will be reset to default settings and it will start to receive

weather data and outdoor temperature again.

PROBLEM SYMPTOM REMEDY

Your internet weather

station is not working LCD display is blank,

backlight is off Make sure the AC/DC adaptor is

plugged into AC outlet and

connected to your internet weather

station

LCD Display 1) Only time, calendar and

indoor temperature and

RH% on the LCD, no

weather icons

2) Losing weather forecast

data

1) Make sure your computer is

powered on and is connected

on-line

2) Make sure the USB is inserted

into your computer

3) Press and hold FORECAST for

2 seconds to start weather data

reception again

Weather forecast Weather forecast information

is not relevant to your outdoor

weather condition

Incorrect city is selected: right click

small weather icon on you

screen, click “City Select”, then click

country and then a city

Outdoor temperature and

relative humidity Outdoor temperature and

humidity readout shows “- -“ 1) Outdoor transmitter is out of

range: bring it closer to the

weather station

2) Outdoor transmitter low battery:

replace fresh batteries

3) Outdoor transmitter is not

synchronized with the weather

station: press and hold - / C/ F

OUT TEMP for 2 seconds,

outdoor temperature readout

shows “- -.-“ and flash. Outdoor

temperature should be

displayed within around 1

minute.

Calendar Strange Day of the Week Press and hold SET / ALM SET to

enter set mode, adjust the

language of the Day of the Week

Time Incorrect time on the LCD

display Incorrect time on your computer:

adjust the time on your computer

time to correct time

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Indoor range: temperature 0C to 50C / +32F to +122F

Outdoor range: temperature -50C to +70C / -58F to +158F

Transmission distance: up to 30 meters without obstructions

Transmission Frequency: 433 MHz

Transmission interval:

Outdoor Temperature: approx. every 1 minute

USB and main unit: approx. every 1 minute

Batteries receiver: 3 x Mignon AA, LR06 (for Back-up)

transmitter: 2 x Mignon AA, LR06

Transmission Frequency : 433mHz

Transmission Distance : 30 meters (line-of-sight)

Dimension: receiver: 170 x 120 x 55 mm

transmitter: 60 x 28 x 85 mm

Including AC-adaptor, USB stick,

Thermo sensor, PC Software

OFFICIAL WEB SITE

All internet weather data of weather obtained from www.weatheronline.de

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR COMPUTER

You need the below configuration of your computer to run with your internet weather station

smoothly:

CPU 1G KHz

RAM 512MB

Hard Disk 1GB free

Remark: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance

could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Words in the figure:

Figure 1: ENGLISH Other Language

ALARM 1 & 2

UV index

TODAY’S WEATHER FORECAST

TODAY’S HI AND LO

TEMPERATURES

NEXT 4-DAY FORECAST OF

WEATHER AND HI-LO

TEMPERATURE

CURRENT INDOOR OUTDOOR

TEMPERTURES

TIME, MONTH, DATE, DAY OF

WEEK

INTERNET WEATHER ICON

INSERT AC/DC ADAPTOR JACK

SNOOZE / LIGHT

INSERT 3 X AA BACK-UP

BATTERIES (NOT INCLUDED)

OUT TEMP, - / C / F

SET / ALARM SET

ALARM ON/OFF

FORECAST

RESET

WIRELESS USB

433 MHz OUTDOOR

TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER

INSERT 2 X AA BATTERIES (NOT

INCLUDED)

Figure 2: Pop-up window indicates weather

data update status

Lower right menu bar of your

computer

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