La Crosse Technology Wireless Weather Station User manual

WIRELESS 433 MHz
WEATHER STATION
Instruction Manual
INTRODUCTION:
Congratulations on purchasing this fancy Weather
Station with wireless 433MHz transmission of outdoor
temperature and humidity and display of indoor
temperature and humidity. It is further featuring a DCF-
77 radio controlled clock with date display and two
alarms. With eight easy to use function keys, this
innovative product is ideal for use in the home or office.
FEATURES:
The Weather Station
Function
Keys
LCD
Display
Hanging
Hole
Battery
compartment
cover
Detachable
stand
•DCF-77 Radio controlled time with manual setting
options
•Time reception ON/OFF
•12/24 hour display
•Hour and minute display, seconds indicated by
flashing dot
•Time zone option ±12 hours
•Features 2 alarms with snooze function
•Snooze setting
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•Date and month / weekday and date calendar
display selectable
•Weather forecasting with 3 weather icons and
weather tendency indicator
•Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting
•Temperature display in degrees Celsius (°C) or
Fahrenheit (°F) selectable
•Indoor and outdoor temperature display with
MIN/MAX recording
•Indoor and outdoor humidity reading displayed as
RH% with MIN/MAX recordings
•All MIN/MAX temperature recordings show date
and time received
•All MIN/MAX recordings can be reset
•Indoor comfort level indicator - happy or sad face
icons
•Can take up to three outdoor transmitters
•LCD contrast setting
•Low battery indicator
•Wall mounting or table standing
•LED backlight
The Outdoor Thermo-Hygro Transmitter
•Remote transmission of outdoor
temperature and humidity to
weather station by 433 MHz
signals
•Shower proof casing
•Wall mounting stand
SETTING UP :
1. First, insert the batteries into the Weather Station
(see “How to install and replace batteries in the
Weather Station”below). Once the batteries are
in place, all segments of the LCD will light up
briefly and a short signal tone will sound. Following
some test data display, the indoor temperature
and humidity, the time as 0:00 the date as 1.1. and
the weather icons sun and clouds will be
displayed. If the indoor temperature and humidity
are not displayed after 30 seconds, remove the
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batteries and wait for at least 10 seconds before
reinserting them. Once the indoor data is
displayed proceed to step 2.
2. Within 3 minutes of activating the Weather station,
place the batteries into the transmitter (see “How
to install and replace batteries in the Thermo-
Hygro outdoor transmitter“ below).
3. After inserting the batteries into the transmitter, the
Weather station will start receiving data from the
transmitter. The outdoor temperature and humidity
should then be displayed on the Weather station. If
this does not happen after 15 minutes, the
batteries will need to be removed from both units
and reset from step 1.
4. The Weather station can take up to 3 remote
transmitters. If you have purchased additional
transmitters, follow step 2 for all extra transmitters.
However, ensure that you leave 10 seconds in
between the reception of the last transmitter and
the set-up of the following transmitter. The
Weather station will number the transmitters in the
order of set-up, i.e. the first transmitter will have
the temperature and humidity displayed with the
number 1 against it and so on.
5. After all the transmitters are set up, there is a
testing period, during which the display switches
quickly between all the received transmitters at
random, according to which random transmission
it receives. Pressing any key will stop this process.
The process also stops automatically if up to 3
transmitters are received or no keys are pressed
for a few minutes.
6. Once the remote temperature and humidity have
been received and displayed on the Weather
station, the DCF-77 time code reception is
automatically started. This takes typically between
3-5 minutes in good conditions. This time period is
an excellent opportunity to locate the transmitter(s)
in suitable location(s) outdoors. In order to ensure
sufficient 433 MHz transmission however, this
should under good conditions be no more than
100 meters from where the Weather station will be
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finally positioned (see notes on “Positioning” and
“433 MHz Reception”).
7. If after 10 minutes, the DCF time has not been
received, use the SET key to manually enter a
time. The clock will automatically attempt to
receive the DCF time at each full hour. When this
is successful, the received time will override the
manually set time. The date is also updated with
the received time. (Please refer also to notes on
“Radio controlled Time Reception” and
“Manual Time Setting”).
HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN
THE WEATHER STATION
The Weather Station uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V
batteries. When batteries will need to be replaced, the
low battery icon will appear on the LCD. To install and
replace the batteries, please follow the steps below :
1. Lift up the battery
compartment and remove the
cover.
2. Insert batteries observing the
correct polarity (see marking).
3. Replace compartment cover.
HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN
THE THERMO-HYGRO TRANSMITTER
The Thermo-Hygro transmitter uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6,
1.5V batteries. To install and replace the batteries,
please follow the steps below:
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the batteries,
observing the correct
polarity (see marking).
3. Replace the battery cover
on the unit.
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Note :
In the event of changing batteries in any of the units, all
units need to be reset by following the setting up
procedures : a random security code is assigned by the
transmitter at start-up and this code must be received
and stored by the Weather Station in the first 3 minutes
of power being supplied to it.
BATTERY CHANGE :
It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units on
an annual basis to ensure optimum accuracy of these
units.
Please participate in the preservation of
the environment. Return used batteries
to an authorised depot.
FUNCTION KEYS :
Weather Station :
The Weather Station has eight easy to use function keys.
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Snooze key

SET key (Setting) :
CH key
AL1
key
SET key
AL2 key
DATE key
OUT
key
IN key
•To enter the set mode for the following functions :
LCD contrast, Time zone, Time Reception
ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, Manual time, Year,
Date, Snooze time duration, °C/°F, and Weather
forecasting icon sensitivity settings.
Note : The year can be displayed in the set mode (not
displayed in normal mode)
•To stop the alarm
•To switch on the backlight
IN key (Indoor) :
•To toggle between the current / minimum /
maximum indoor temperature and humidity
•To press for over 3 seconds to reset the indoor
maximum and minimum temperature and humidity
records (will reset all records to current level)
Note : The time/date information is only available for
MIN/MAX temperature data, and will be changed to
default time after the reset operation
•To change LCD contrast, time zone, Time
Reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, hour, year,
month, day, snooze time duration, °C/°F and
weather forecasting icon sensitivity in setting modes
Note : In 24hr time display mode, the day is set by using
the IN key. In 12hr time display mode, the month is set
by using the IN key
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•To change alarm hour in alarm setting mode
•To stop the alarm
•To switch on the backlight
OUT key (Outdoor) :
•To toggle between the current / minimum/
maximum outdoor temperature and humidity
•Press for around 3 seconds to reset the outdoor
maximum and minimum temperature and humidity
records (will reset all records to current level of the
relative transmitter being reset- each transmitter’s
data must be reset separately)
Note : The time/date information of MIN/MAX
temperature will be reset to default time as well.
•To change minute, day, month units in setting
modes
Note : In 24hr time display mode, the month is set by
using the OUT key. In 12hr time display mode, the
day is set by using the OUT key
•To change alarm minute in alarm setting mode
•To stop the alarm
•To switch on the backlight
CH key (Channel) :
•To toggle between the Thermo-Hygro outdoor
transmitters 1, 2 and 3 (if more than 1 transmitter
is used)
•To exit manual setting mode and alarm setting
mode
•To stop the alarm
•To switch on the backlight
AL1 key (Alarm 1) :
•To display the time set for Alarm ((1)) and to
simultaneously switch Alarm ((1)) ON/ OFF
•Press for about 3 seconds to enter the Alarm ((1))
setting mode
•To stop the alarm
•To switch on the backlight
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AL2 key (Alarm 2) :
•To display the time set for Alarm ((2)) and to
simultaneously switch Alarm ((2)) ON/ OFF
•Press for about 3 seconds to enter the Alarm ((2))
setting mode
•To stop the alarm
•To switch on the backlight
DATE key :
•To toggle between the two date display modes and
the two alarm times
•To stop the alarm
•To switch on the backlight
SNOOZE key :
•To activate the snooze function for the alarm
•To view alarm time setting in normal operation
mode
•To exit manual setting mode and alarm setting
mode
•To switch on the backlight
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LCD SCREEN AND SETTINGS :
Weather
Forecast icon
Number showing
Transmitter unit
DCF Tower Icon
(for time
reception)
Time
Alarm 1 symbol
Low battery
indicator
Calendar
Weather
Tendency Icon
Comfort Indicator
Icon
Indoor
Temperature
in °C Indoor Relative
Humidity %
Outdoor
Temperature
in °C Outdoor Relative
Humidity %
Outdoor
Reception
Signal
Alarm 2 symbol
For better distinctness, the LCD screen is split into 5
sections displaying the information for time, date,
weather forecast, indoors and outdoors.
Section 1 - TIME
•In normal mode, display of radio controlled time.
•A reception tower symbol in the upper left hand
corner of LCD 1 of the display indicates that the
DCF-77 time signal is scanned for (flashing) or
received (steady).
•In setting mode, display of manual setting values.
Section 2 - CALENDAR, ALARM ((1)) OR ALARM
((2)) TIME
•Display of calendar, Alarm ((1)) time or Alarm ((2))
time. It also shows the Alarm ON/OFF icons ((1))
and ((2))
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•Display of low battery indicator. A small battery
symbol on the upper right side indicates low
running batteries.
•In setting mode, display of a variety of references
and setting values
Section 3 - WEATHER FORECAST AND WEATHER
ICONS
•Display of the weather to be expected in form of
three weather symbols and two weather tendency
indicators in form of an arrow, which change their
appearance depending on the air pressure
development.
Section 4 - INDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
•In normal mode, on the left, display of the current
indoor temperature.
•In normal mode, on the right, display of the current
indoor relative humidity.
•By pressing the “IN” key, display of the stored
MIN/MAX indoor temperature and humidity with
simultaneous display of a MIN or MAX symbol in
the upper center.
•In normal mode, display of Comfort Indicator.
SECTION 5 - OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE AND
HUMIDITY
•In normal mode, on the left, display of the current
outdoor temperature.
•In normal mode, on the right, display of the current
outdoor relative humidity.
•By pressing the “OUT” key, display of the stored
MIN/MAX outdoor temperature and humidity with
simultaneous display of a MIN or MAX symbol in
the upper center.
•By pressing the “CH” key, display of outdoor
sensors (up to three outdoor transmitters) 1, 2 or 3
in the center will indicate from which sensor the
current reading originates.
•A signal reception symbol in the upper center
indicates that a signal is received from the
transmitter(s).
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