La Crosse Technology TX2000 Discovery User manual

CONTENTS
Topic Page
Inventory of Contents
About WWVB
Quick Set-Up Guide
Detailed Set-Up Guide
Battery installation
Program Mode
Program Sequence
Function Keys
Setting the LCD Contrast
Time Zone Setting
Daylight Saving Time Setting
Radio-Controlled Time Setting
12/24 Hour Time Setting
Time Setting (WWVB & Manual)
Setting the Year, Day and Month
Setting the Snooze
Setting the Temperature Format
Features
Indoor Temperature
Outdoor Temperature
Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor, Outdoor, & Resetting)
Alarm (Setting, Snoozing & Stopping)
Viewing date, weekday or alarm time
Additional Remote Control Sending Units (Set-Up, Viewing, &
Operation)
Mounting
Troubleshooting
Maintenance & Care
Specifications
Warranty Information

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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS
1. The thermo station (Figure 1).
2. One TX6U remote temperature sensor with mounting bracket (Figure 2).
3. Three each, ½” Philips screws.
4. One strip double-sided adhesive tape.
5. Instruction manual and warranty card.
Additional Equipment (not included)
1. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries.
2. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries.
3. One, Philips screwdriver.
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.
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QUICK SET-UP GUIDE
Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries.
1. Have the indoor thermo station and remote temperature sensor 3 to 5
feet apart.
2. Batteries should be out of both units for 10 minutes.
3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature sensor first then into
the thermo station.
(All outdoor remotes must be started before the indoor station)
4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 15 MINUTES.
In this time the indoor thermo station and remote temperature sensor will start to talk
to each other and the display will show the indoor temperature and an outdoor
temperature. If the indoor thermo 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.
The remote temperature sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area. 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.
Note: Fog and mist will not harm your remote temperature sensor but direct rain
must be avoided.
Note: The remote temperature sensor transmits a signal every minute. After the
batteries have been installed, the indoor thermo station will search for the signal for
a duration of 15 minutes. If there is no temperature reading in the OUTDOOR LCD
after 15 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 temperature signal, you will need to follow the battery
installation procedure again.
To complete the set up of your wireless temperature station after the 15 minutes have
passed please follow the steps that follow in the Detailed Set-Up Guide.

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DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE
I. 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 THERMO 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 2 AA batteries.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Note: Immediately after the batteries have been installed, the
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) will flash, and a tone will sound.
Within a few seconds the indoor temperature, indoor relative
humidity, will be displayed. If not, remove batteries for 10
seconds and reinstall. If the outdoor temperature is not displayed
within four minutes, remove batteries from both units, wait 10
seconds, and reinstall making sure to install batteries into the
remote temperature sensor first. The time will show -:-- and start
searching for the signal. If it successfully receives the time signal
(usually at night), it will display the correct time (default time-
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zone is Eastern). You will need to adjust the time zone to match
your local time.
PROGRAM MODE
Programming Note: If 30 seconds is allowed to pass, or the CH 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 III 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 5
Time Zone -5 (Eastern)
Daylight Saving Time 1 (on)
Radio-controlled time reception ON
12/24-hour time 12
Time 12:00
Year 2003
Day and Month 1.1.
Snooze 10
Temperature Format °F

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II. FUNCTION KEYS
The Secondary Buttons are located directly below the Primary Buttons, and
behind the shield on the face of the unit. To access the Secondary Buttons:
place a solid object in the slot (above the shield) and gently pull out and
down.
III. SETTING THE LCD CONTRAST
1. Press and hold the SET button for 5 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 IN button to select the level you desire.
4. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to
the Time Zone setting.
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Secondary Buttons

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IV. TIME ZONE SETTING
1. Press and hold the SET button for 5 seconds.
2. “LCD” will show in the time LCD and the number setting
will flash.
3. Press and release the SET button again.
4. The time zone will flash in the date LCD.
5. Press and release the IN button to select your time zone.
Note: When a time zone for the U.S. is selected the corresponding
abbreviation will appear above the time (please see the table). 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
6. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to
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V. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST) SETTING
1. Press and hold the SET button for 5 seconds.
2. “LCD” will show in the time LCD and the number setting will
flash.
3. Press and release the SET button twice.
4. “DST” will appear in the date LCD and either “1” or “0” will
flash.
5. Press and release the IN button to select DST on or off.
“DST 0” indicates that the feature is off and the WWVB will not
change times automatically. “DST 1” 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 0.”
6. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to
the radio-controlled time on/off setting.
VI. RADIO-CONTROLLED TIME ON/OFF SETTING
1. Press and hold the SET button for 5 seconds.
2. “LCD” will show in the time LCD and the number setting will
flash.
3. Press and release the SET button three times.
4. “RCC” will appear in the date LCD and “ON” or “OFF” will
flash in the time LCD.
5. Press and release the IN button to select radio-controlled time
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6. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to
the 12/24-hour time setting.
VII. 12 OR 24 HOUR TIME SETTING
1. Press and hold the SET button for 5 seconds.
2. “LCD” will show in the time LCD and the number setting will
flash.
3. Press and release the SET button four times.
4. “12h” or “24h” will flash in the time LCD.
5. Press and release the IN 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.
6. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to
the time setting.
VIII. 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
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condition 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 thermo 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 10 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.
1. Press and hold the SET button for 5 seconds.
2. “LCD” will show in the time LCD and the number setting will
flash.
3. Press and release the SET button five times.
4. The time will flash in the time LCD.
5. Press and release the IN button to advance the hours.
6. Press and release the OUT button to advance the minutes.
7. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the
year setting.