La Crosse Technology WS-2306 User manual

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Professional Remote Weather Station
Model WS-2306
Operation Manual

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Professional Remote Weather Station
Model WS2306
Operation Manual
Table of Contents
Page
1. Introduction………………………………………………. .......2
2. Intended use………………………………………… .............2
Weather Station…………… ...............................................2
System requirements for PC use…………. ........................3
Installation for the USB ada tor driver ...............................3
Features of the base station………… ................................4
Features of the thermo-hygro sensor…………...................4
Features of the wind sensor………….................................5
Features of the rain sensor ................................................5
3. Safety Notes ......................................................................5
4. Packaged contents ............................................................6
5. Setting u ...........................................................................7
6. O eration using cable connection or wireless 433MHz .....9
7. LCD overview...................................................................11
8. Function test ....................................................................12
9. Mounting ..........................................................................12
10. Resetting & factory settings .............................................18
11. Function descri tion.........................................................19
12. O eration keys.................................................................21
13. Basic rogramming modes ..............................................23
14. MIN/MAX rogramming modes........................................24
15. Alarm rogramming modes..............................................25
16. Auto-memory for stored values........................................33
17. Changing batteries...........................................................33
18. Interferences and roblems with o eration ......................34
19. Transmission range .........................................................35
20. Cleaning and maintenance ..............................................35
21. S ecifications...................................................................36
22. Warranty Information .......................................................38

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This Operation Manual is part of this product and should be kept in a
safe place for future reference It contains important notes on setup and
operation
Please see www heavyweather info for a complete IM, FAQ and
downloads of the most current software
1 Introduction
Thank you for urchasing this Professional Remote Weather Station.
Designed for everyday use, the weather station will rove to be an
asset of great value for your ersonal use in the home or office.
Please read this instruction manual thoroughly to fully understand the
correct o eration of your weather station and benefit from its unique
features.
2 Intended Use
Weather Station
The base station measures the indoor environment of its surrounding
area and receives weather data from the following three outdoor
sensors:
1) Thermo-Hygro Sensor
2) Wind Sensor
3) Rain Sensor
The received data is continuously u dated to bring you the latest
weather information on the base station’s LCD. The outdoor thermo-
hygro sensor is the main data communication unit since both the wind
and rain sensors are connected to the thermo-hygro sensor for
o erating ower and rely on it to communicate to the base station.
Weather data sent from the thermo-hygro sensor can be done by
wireless 433MHz transmission (u to 100 metres in o en s ace) or by
cable connection.
Using the enclosed 2 metre com uter cable and CD-ROM, you can
install the Heavy Weather software to your PC and access the latest
weather information from your PC and u load u to 175 sets of
recorded weather data received by the base station. Recorded data
can be used to generate statistics and charts onto your s readsheets
(175 sets of data is stored in the base even if the PC is switched
OFF). The software itself does not set any limits as to how many data
sets can be transferred to PC.
This weather station is designed to work easily with your PC, sim ly
connect and disconnect the PC cable at any time.

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System Requirements for PC use:
The minimum system requirement for use of this “Heavy Weather”
software is:
O erating system: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Vista, XP Pro and
Home Editions.
Processor: Pentium 166 MHz or above
RAM: 32MB of RAM or above
Hard disk: 20MB free s ace
CD-ROM drive
Installation for the USB adaptor driver
1- Find the Heavy Weather CD-ROM within the ackaging.
2- Plug in the USB ada tor to the com uter.
3- Follow the Windows Installation ste s to find the driver.
Select “Install" from a list of s ecific location (Advanced)”
4- Install the CD-ROM to CD drive.
5- From the list that a ears select:
E:\USB\ (where E: is the location of the CD drive).
Note:
For the latest USB ada tor driver, lease visit:
htt ://www.ftdichi .com/Drivers/VCP.htm
For the detail installation instruction for the USB ada tor, lease visit:
htt ://www.ftdichi .com/Documents/InstallGuides.htm
After installing the USB Ada tor Driver check in Device Manager to
confirm that Windows has recognized the ada tor:
To determine which COM Port your USB adaptor is on:
1- Find MY COMPUTER and “right click” the icon.
2- Select MANAGE.
3- Click on DEVICE MANAGER.
4- You should see COM Ports listed with numbers after them Ex:
Communications Port (COM 1), USB to Serial Bridge (COM 4).
If you do not see a COM setting, your com uter does not recog-
nize your USB driver.
5- If the USB ada tor is not on COM ort 1, 2, 3 or 4 you will need
to change it.
6- Double click the COM Port Ex: (COM 7) this will bring u a
Communications Port Pro erties Box. Click the Port Settings
Tab, Click Advanced.
7- Click the Dro Down next to the COM ort number and select
Com 1, 2, 3, or 4. If they are IN USE see your com uter erson
BEFORE changing.

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After configuring the ada tor, connect the weather station and o en
the Heavy Weather software. Click SETUP button and select the
ro er COM Port. Data should begin to download within a minute or
two.
Features of the base station:
• Dis lays time and date
• Dis lay of extensive weather data, in all cases with
rogrammable alarm functions for certain weather conditions as
well as records of all minimum and maximum values along with
time and date of their recordings.
• Indoor and outdoor tem erature dis lays in degrees Celsius or
Fahrenheit (user selectable).
• Indoor and outdoor relative humidity dis lays.
• Air ressure reading in hPa or Hg, absolute or relative (user
selectable).
• Detailed dis lay of rainfall data in 1 hour, 24 hours, total since
last reset (user selectable in mm or inch).
• Wind s eed in km/h, m h, m/s, knots or Beaufort scale (user
selectable).
• Wind direction dis lay with LCD com ass as well as numerical
(e.g. 225°) and abbreviated characters (e.g. SW).
• Wind chill tem erature dis lay.
• Dew oint tem erature dis lay.
• Weather forecast dis lay by weather icons (sunny, cloudy, rainy).
• Weather tendency indicator.
• Storm warning alarm.
• E.L. back light.
• Simultaneous dis lay of all weather data with individual settings
by the user.
• COM ort for easy connection to your PC.
• All the weather data from the base station and u to 175 sets of
• weather history data with user adjustable measuring intervals
can be recorded and u loaded to your PC.
Features of the Thermo-Hygro Sensor
The thermo-hygro sensor measures the outdoor tem erature and
relative humidity. It also collects the readings from the rain and wind
sensors before transmitting the data to the base station by wireless
433MHz or by the 10 metre cable included in this set.

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Features of Wind sensor
The wind sensor measures wind s eed and wind direction and sends
the data to the thermo-hygro sensor, which in turn transmits the data
to the base station. O erating ower is taken from the thermo-hygro
sensor using a 10 metre cable connection. The wind sensor takes
“sam les” at 60 second intervals and sends the eak sam le at every
u dated interval.
Features of Rain sensor
The rain sensor measures the rainfall and sends the data to thermo-
hygro sensor, which in turn transmits the data to the base station.
O erating ower is taken from the thermo-hygro sensor by a 10 metre
cable connection.
3 Safety Notes
• Damage caused by failure to com ly with this instruction manual
will invalidate any guarantee! The manufacturer and su lier will
not be held liable for damages due to failure to com ly with this
instruction manual or from data inaccuracies that may occur with
this roduct!
• In case of harm or damage to a erson or ro erty caused by
im ro er handling or failure to com ly with this instruction
manual, the manufacturer and su lier cannot be held liable.
• For reasons of safety and o eration, alterations to this device are
strictly rohibited.
• To o erate the weather station, use only the su lied ada tor
and batteries of the recommended ty e.
• Do not leave discharged batteries in the device as these may
corrode and release chemicals that may damage the unit.
• Inserting batteries in an incorrect olarity will cause damage to
this roduct.
• This roduct is not a toy and should be ke t out of the reach of
children.
• Do not dis ose of new or used batteries in a fire as they may
ex lode or release dangerous chemicals.
• This roduct is not to be used for medical ur oses or for ublic
information.
• Any modification or alteration to this roduct is strictly rohibited
without the manufacturer’s authorization and may rohibit the
user’s further use of this roduct.

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4 Packaged Contents
Before setting u , carefully un ack the contents onto a table or flat
surface and check that the following are com lete:
Item: Consisting of: Fittings: Illustration:
Base
Station
• Main unit • AD/DC 240V ower
Ada tor - o tional use
(included)
Thermo-
Hygro
Sensor
• Main unit
• Rain
rotection
cover
• 10 metre cable -
o tional connection to
the base station
(included)
• Wall mounting screws
• Plastic anchors for
screws
Wind
Sensor
• Main unit with
wind vane
• 10 metre
cable (already
attached to
the main unit)
• Mast holder
• 1 x U-bolts for mast
holder
• 2 x Washers
• 2 x Nuts
• 2 x cable ties to
secure wind and rain
cords
Rain
Sensor
• Main unit
(base and
funnel)
• 10 metre
cable (already
attached to
the main unit)
Heavy
weather
PC
software
(Beta 2.0)
CD-Rom format
(English version
only)
• 2 metre PC serial
cable for PC
connection - o tional
use (included)

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Battery
compartment
Sockets
and PC
COM port
5 Setting up
It is always best to set u on a table inside before mounting your
sensors. This way you can erform a function test (section 8).
First, choose to use the 240V ada tor (included in this set) or
batteries for o eration. Both these methods allow for o eration using
wireless 433MHz transmission or cable connection between the base
station and the sensors and setting u for both methods is as follows:
Base Station:
Socket for
Thermo-
Hygro
Sen
sor
Socket for
Adaptor
PC COM
Port

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Setting up using batteries:
Important: To avoid o erating roblems, lease take note of
battery olarity if inserting any batteries.
1) Pull away the air flow cover of the thermo-hygro sensor to reveal
the three sockets (for the wind sensor, rain sensor and the base
station)
2) Connect the attached cables of wind and rain sensors to the
corres onding sockets of the thermo-hygro sensor by clicking
them into lace.
3) O en the battery cover of the thermo-hygro sensor located below
the three sockets and insert 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries and
close the cover.
4) O en the base station’s battery cover located at the back of the
unit and insert 3 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries into the battery
com artment and close the battery cover.
Sensor sockets
Battery
Compartment
Battery Cover
Thermo
-
Hygro Sensor
Sensor sockets

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Setting up using the AC adaptor:
1) Power u all the sensors as described in setting u using
batteries above.
2) Using the AC ada tor (included), lug it into the mains wall outlet
first and ower u the base station by inserting the ada tor jack
into the DC 6.0V socket located on the side of the base station.
Every time the thermo-hygro sensor is owered u (for exam le after
a change of batteries), a random security code is transmitted and this
code must be synchronized with the base station to receive weather
data.
When the base station is owered u , a short bee will sound and all
LCD segments will light u for about 5 seconds before it enters into a
15 minute learning mode to learn the sensors security code.
E L backlight:
When using the ower ada tor or under battery o eration, the E.L.
backlight will switch on for 15 seconds when any button is ressed.
6 Operation using cable connection or wireless 433MHz
Cable Connection:
Using this method of o eration will rovide interference free transfer
of the weather data from the sensors to the base station. The data
sending interval from the sensors to the base station will also be more
frequent com ared to using 433MHz transmission and will result in
higher ower consum tion. Therefore batteries will have a shorter life
s an for cable connection com ared to using 433MHz.
To o erate using cable connection, sim ly use the enclosed 10 metre
cable and connect the thermo-hygro sensor to the base station. Once
the connection is detected, the base station will automatically
continue reading the data from the sensor.
The user may at any time switch from cable connection to using
433MHz (or vice versa) by sim ly disconnecting (or connecting) the
cable from the base station to the sensor. When the base station
detects no cable connection to the sensors, the base station will
automatically change to using 433 MHz for rece tion of the weather
data from the sensors.
The data receiving intervals are as follows:
- Using cable connection data is u dated every 8 seconds.
- Using wireless 433 MHz data is u dated from 16 to 128 second
intervals de ending on wind s eed and rain activity.