La Crosse Technology 327-1414Wv2 Operating and maintenance manual

Wind Speed Weather Station
Instructional Manual
Model: 327-1414Wv2 DC:020817
Protected under U.S. Patents: 5,978,738 | 6,076,044 | RE43903
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Table of Contents
Atomic Time Signal ...........................................................
Setup .............................................................................
LCD Features ...................................................................
Buttons ...........................................................................
Settings Menu ..................................................................
Color Wind Speed Graph ....................................................
Top Wind Speed ...............................................................
Wind History ....................................................................
Current Wind Speed ..........................................................
Alerts: Wind Speed | Temperature | Humidity .......................
Alert Sounds: Disarm | Arm Alerts .....................................
Feels Like | Heat Index | Dew Point ....................................
MAX |MIN Temperature .....................................................
Forecast Information .........................................................
Forecast Tendency Arrows .................................................
Backlight Adjustment ........................................................
Change Batteries ..............................................................
Restart ............................................................................
Connect Add-on Sensors to Station .....................................
View Channels (When add-on sensor in use) .........................
Position Add-on Sensors ....................................................
Position Wind Sensor ........................................................
Position Weather Station ....................................................
Replace Wind Cups ...........................................................
Care and Maintenance .......................................................
Follow Us on Social Media ..................................................
Specications ...................................................................
Warranty and Support .......................................................
FCC Statement .................................................................
Canada Statement ............................................................
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• The wind station will automatically search at UTC 7:00, 8:00, 9:00,
10:00, 11:00. If no WWVB reception, the station will search for the
WWVB time signal every 2 hours until the WWVB time is received.
• After reception, this station will only search for the atomic signal
after midnight.
• To perform a manual search for the atomic time signal, rst make
sure the Atomic feature is set to ON within the settings menu.
• Then press and release the TIME SET button to manually start or
stop a WWVB atomic time signal search.
• The Atomic Time Icon will ash while searching and remain solid on
screen when connected.
• For information about WWVB, visit: http://bit.ly/AtomicTime
Atomic Time Signal

Setup
Outdoor Sensor
TX141W
Station Back View
AAA
AAA
AAA
C
C
Power the Sensor and Weather Station:
1. Insert two “C” batteries into the
TX141W sensor
2. Insert the power cord into an outlet
and then into the weather station.
3. Insert three “AAA” batteries into
the weather station (optional).
4. After 15 minutes, position the sensor
outside (Page 11).
Twist battery cover left to remove from sensor.
Twist
Left
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LCD Features
AM | PM
Atomic Time
MIN |MAX
Relative Humidity
Fahrenheit | Celsius
HI | LOW Alerts
Sensor Reception
Wind
Forecast
Channel Indicator
Trend Arrows
Low Battery
TIME SET HEAT/DEW UP
DOWN
Buttons
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Settings Menu
• Hold the TIME SET button for 3 seconds to enter settings menu.
• Move through settings with the TIME SET button.
• The ARROW buttons will adjust settings.
• Exit at anytime with the LIGHT button.
1. Beep ON or OFF 2. WWVB ON or OFF
3. Select Time Zone
CST
MST
Time Zone
Atlantic
Eastern
Central
Mountain
Pacic
Alaska
Hawaiian
AST
EST
PST
AKT
HAT
4. Select DST ON or OFF
5. Choose 12 or 24 hour time 6. Set Hours 7. Set Minutes
8. Set Year 9. Set Month 10. Set Date
12. Select Fahrenheit | Celsius11. Select MPH or KMH
Note: When Atomic OFF is selected, steps 3 & 4 will not show and you
will automatically move to step 5.
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The wind speed graph with color sections is based on current wind
speed. One segment will ash indicating current wind speed.
Orange
Red
Color
0 - 14
15 - 19
20 - 24
over 25
Blue
Yellow
Speed
• The wind cup icon will spin at varying speeds (fast or slow)
according to the current wind speed.
• Press and release the HISTORY button to view the past top wind
speeds with time and date of occurrence.
• The station will return to the 1 hour top speed reading (default)
after 10 seconds.
Color Wind
Speed Graph
• Highest wind speed recorded in the past 60 minutes.
• Updates when a higher wind speed has occurred.
• Last number will remain if there is no higher wind for 60 minutes.
• 24-hour: Past 24 hour period, from last record.
• Week: Past 7-day period, from last record.
• Month: Dened by Calendar Month i.e. January 1 - January 31.
• Year: Dened by Calendar Year i.e. January 1 - December 31.
Color Wind Speed Graph
Top Wind Speed
Wind History
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Wind cup icon
MPH or KMH
Wind Speed Alert
Current Wind Speed
Wind History
Top Speed
Wind Reception
Color Graph

Outdoor HI Temp
Indoor LOW Humidity
Wind Speed High Alert Outdoor HI Humidity
Outdoor LOW Temp
Indoor HI Temp
Outdoor LOW Humidity
Indoor LOW Temp
Indoor HI Humidity
The current wind speed which represents a 30 second average of wind
speed samples taken. This should correspond to the wind graph.
Current Wind Speed
Alerts: Wind Speed | Temperature | Humidity
Setting alert value and arming individual alerts are separate functions.
Set alert value:
1. Hold the ALERTS button for 3 seconds to enter alert set mode.
2. The high wind speed alert value will blink in set mode.
3. Press the ARROW buttons to adjust the values.
4. Press the ALERTS button to conrm and move to the next alert.
The alert setting order:
• High Wind Speed (channel 1 only)
• Outdoor Humidity HI
• Outdoor Humidity LOW
• Outdoor Temperature HI
• Outdoor Temperature LOW
• Indoor Humidity HI
• Indoor Humidity LOW
• Indoor Temperature HI
• Indoor Temperature LOW
Note: When using multiple temp/humidity sensors, before setting
alerts, press the DOWN ARROW button to select channel.
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Press the HEAT/DEW button repeatedly to toggle between:
When Alert Sounds:
• Alerts will beep 5 times, once per minute.
• Alert icon will ash.
Disarm | Arm Alerts:
1. Press and release the ALERTS button to select an alert. HI or LO
will ash.
2. Press the DOWN ARROW button to disarm the alert.
3. Press the UP ARROW button to arm the alert.
4. The HI or LO alert icon appears when armed.
Heat Index (outdoor)
Note: Feels Like Temperature is the perceived outdoor temperature.
• Temperatures below 50°F, will measure the effect of wind speed on
cooling of the human body.
• Temperatures above 70°F, will measure the effect of humidity on the
perception of temperature.
• Between 51 °F and 69°F, the feels like temperature will be the same
as the outdoor temperature.
• Feels like temperature is calculated on all three channels if additional
sensors are used.
Feels Like Temperature
Default (always displayed)
Dew Point (outdoor)
Alerts Sounds: Disarm | Arm Alerts
Feels Like | Heat Index | Dew Point
MAX | MIN Temperature
The station automatically resets MAX and MIN values daily at midnight
(12:00 AM).
• Press the UP ARROW button once to view MAX temperatures.
• Hold the UP ARROW button for 5 seconds to reset MAX temperatures.
• Press the DOWN ARROW button once to view MIN temperatures.
• Hold the DOWN ARROW button for 5 seconds to reset MIN temperatures.
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Use the power cord for constant backlight:
• Press the LIGHT button on the top of the weather station to adjust
the backlight (HI-LOW-OFF) when using the power cord.
When using battery power only:
• Press the LIGHT button for a 10 second backlight.
Backlight Adjustments
Note: Snowy icon will appear in place of rainy and stormy icons
when the outdoor temperature (Channel 1) is below 32°F.
Sunny Partly Sunny Cloudy
Rainy Stormy Snowy
Rising
Pressure
Steady
Pressure
Falling
Pressure
Weather is
expected to
improve
Weather is
expected to stay
the same
Weather is
expected to
worsen
This station learns:
Please allow 7-10 days for barometric calibration. This will ensure
an accurate personal forecast for your location. Six animated fore-
cast icons use changing atmospheric pressure to predict weather
conditions for the next 12-hours with 70-75% accuracy.
Forecast Information
Forecast Tendency Arrows
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Change Batteries
TX141W Sensor:
1. Grab the vented portion of the sensor and turn counter clockwise.
2. Remove old batteries and install fresh “C” batteries.
3. Carefully align and turn vented portion clockwise to tighten.
4. Hold the DOWN ARROW button on the weather station for 5 seconds
to search for the sensor.
C
TX141W Sensor
Add-On Sensor
AA
1 2 3
AA
AA
AA
C
TX141TH-BCH Add-on Sensor(s):
1. Slide battery cover down and lift off sensor.
2. Remove old batteries and install fresh “AA” batteries.
3. Hold the DOWN ARROW button on the weather station for 5
seconds to search for the sensor.
1. Bring in the Wind sensor and any other add-on sensors connected
to the weather station. Set them all within 5 feet from the station.
2. Remove batteries from the sensor (s) and batteries and power cord
from the weather station
3. Press any button 20 times and wait at least 15 minutes.
4. After the 15 minutes, insert batteries into the wind sensor, then
insert the power cord and/or batteries back into the weather
station. The outdoor data should show up on screen within a
minute or two.
5. Once the outdoor data is showing up, wait another 15 minutes for
the sensor and station to establish a strong connection.
6. After the sensor(s) have been connected for at least 15 minutes,
feel free to mount them back outside.
Restart