La Crosse Technology WS-9210U User manual

WS-9210U
Wireless 433 MHz
Radio-controlled Temperature Station
Instruction Manual

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Topic Page
Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3
About WWVB 4
Quick Set-Up Guide 5
Detailed Set-Up Guide
Battery Installation 6
Program Mode
Programming Sequence 7
Function Keys 7
12/24 Hour Time Setting 7-8
Time Zone Setting 8
Daylight Saving Time Setting 8-9
Time Setting (WWVB & Manual) 9-10
Setting Day, Date and Year 10
Selecting °F or °C 11
Setting the LCD Contrast 11
Features
Indoor Temperature 12
Outdoor Temperatures 12
Minimum & Maximum Records (Indoor,
Outdoor & Resetting)
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Alarm (Setting, Snoozing & Stopping) 14
Additional Remote Temperature Sensor
Units (Set-Up, Viewing & Operation)
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Mounting 16-17
Troubleshooting 18
Maintenance & Care 18
Specifications 19
Warranty Information 19-21
Table Of Contents

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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS
1. The weather 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.
*LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)
1. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries for indoor weather station.
2. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries for remoter temperature sensor.
3. One, Philips screwdriver for mounting.
Figure 2
Mounting Bracket
Wireless Temperature Sensor
Time LCD
Date LCD
Indoor LCD
Outdoor LCD
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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 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 WWVB and the atomic clock 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 weather station and remote temperature sensor 3 to 5 apart.
2. Batteries should be out of both units.
3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature sensor first then into the
indoor weather station.
(All remote temperature sensors must be started before the indoor weather
station).
4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 15 MINUTES.
In this time the indoor weather station and remote temperature sensor will start to talk to each
other and the indoor weather station will show both the indoor temperature and an outdoor
temperature. If the indoor weather station does not display both temperatures after the 15
minutes please retry the set up as stated above. After both indoor and outdoor temperatures
are displayed for 15 minutes you can place your remote temperature 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 80 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 depending upon the type of construction.
Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 80 ft. in a straight line.
NOTE: Fog and mist will not harm your remote temperature sensor but direct rain must be
avoided.
To complete the set up of your indoor weather station after the 15 minutes have passed please
follow the steps on pages 8 and 9.
Note: The remote temperature sensor transmits a signal every 3 minutes; after the
batteries have been installed, the indoor weather station will search for the signal
for a duration of 5 minutes. If there is no temperature reading in the OUTDOOR
LCD after 5 minutes, make sure the units are within range of each other or repeat
the battery installation procedure.

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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 WEATHER 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, each LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) will flash and a tone will sound. Within a few
seconds the indoor temperature will be displayed. If not, then remove the
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. The time will show -:-- and start searching for the
WWVB signal. If it successfully receives the time signal (usually at night),
it will display the correct time (default is Eastern).

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PROGRAM MODE
Programming Note: If 30 seconds are allowed to pass or either the IN or the OUT
button is pressed during programming modes, the unit will 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
IX, you can advance to step 3 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
The sequence for programming the indoor weather station and the default (factory)
settings are:
1. 12/24 hour time setting 12 hour
2. Time Zone Zo -5 (eastern)
3. Daylight Saving Time 1 (on)
4. Time – hour 12
5. Time – minute 00
6. Date – day of the week mo (Monday)
7. Date – month 1 (January)
8. Date – day of the month 1
9. Date – Year 1999
10. Temperature °F
11. LCD (liquid crystal display) contrast 5
12. End of sequence
The programming instructions are given in a manner so that each setting is done
separately. On initial set-up and after inserting new batteries to program all
functions simply disregard the first two steps of each section starting with the Time
Zone Setting.
II. FUNCTION KEYS
The function keys are operated by pressing the key
corresponding to the operation that you want to perform.
III. 12 OR 24 HOUR TIME SETTING
1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds or until “12 h” flashes
in the DATE LCD.

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2. Press and release the “CH” button to toggle between 12 and 24-hour
time.
3. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the 12/24-hour setting
and to advance to Time Zone Setting.
IV. TIME ZONE SETTING
The default time zone is EST, “Zo -5” (Eastern
Standard Time), to change this setting:
1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3
seconds or until “12 h” OR “24 h” flashes
in the DATE LCD.
2. Press and release the “SET” button 1 more time to enter the Time
Zone setting mode.
3. The default Time Zone “Zo-5” will flash in the DATE LCD.
4. Select your appropriate time
zone using the “CH” button.
During selection of the Time
Zone, the 3 letter
abbreviations for the time
zones found in North
America will flash across the
top of the TIME LCD.
Observe the chart below,
showing the corresponding
abbreviations, time zones,
and codes.
5. Press and release the “SET”
button to confirm and advance to the Daylight Saving Time setting.
V. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST) SETTING
1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3
seconds or until “12 h” or “24 h” flashes
in the DATE LCD.
2. Press and release the “SET” button 2
more times to reach the DST selection
mode.
3. “DST 1” is the default setting and will be flashing in the DATE
LCD.
4. Press and release the “CH” button to select “DST 0” or “DST 1.”
5. “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.
Time Zones
GMT 0
Atlantic -4
EST; Eastern -5
CST; Central -6
MST; Mountain -7
PST; Pacific -8
ALA; Alaska -9
HAW; Hawaii -10

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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
Time setting mode.
VI. TIME
There are two methods by which the time 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 approximately
6-10 minutes during optimal conditions. The best conditions 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
weather 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, will remain steady when the signal has been received and
nothing will be displayed in all other situations. 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 (once reception has
occurred the WWVB time will over ride the manual time and set
automatically).
B. MANUAL TIME SETTING
1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds or until “12h”
flashes in the DATE LCD.
2. Press and release the “SET” button 3 more times.
3. The hour digit (default of “12” should be flashing in the TIME
LCD).
4. Press and release the “CH” button to change the hour. Press the
“CH” button once and the hour will increase by one, twice and the
hour will increase by two, etc.
5. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the hour setting and
to advance to the minute setting mode.
6. The minute digits should be flashing. Press and release the "CH”
button to change the minutes—increasing the minutes by
increments of 1 with each press of the “CH” button.

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7. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the minutes and to
advance to the Day, Date, and Year setting mode.
Note: In 12h mode, “PM” will appear to the left of the time during PM
hours. If the time is not within the PM hours, nothing will be displayed.
Be sure to set the time to the correct AM/PM time to ensure automatic
reception at optimal times.
VII. SETTING THE DAY, DATE, AND YEAR
1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds, or until “12 h” or “24
h” flashes in the DATE LCD.
2. Press and release the “SET” button 5 more times to reach the
Weekday setting mode.
Note: “MO” (representing Monday) is the default setting for the
weekday, “1.1” is the default setting for the numeric month and day, and
“1999” is the default setting for the year. The day, date, and year will be
automatically set once the WWVB signal is received. However, the day,
date, and year can be manually set and will flash respectively in the
DATE LCD during manual programming.
3. The weekday will be flashing in the
DATE LCD, press and release the
“CH” button to change the weekday.
4. Press and release the “SET” button
to confirm, and to enter the numeric-
month setting mode.
5. The numeric-month will be flashing in
the DATE LCD. Press and release the
“CH” button to select to the current
month.
6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the numeric-month,
and to enter the numeric-day setting mode.
7. The numeric-day will be flashing,
press and release the “CH” button to
select the current day.
8. Press and release the “SET” button to
confirm and to enter the year setting
mode.
9. The default-year will be flashing, press and release the “CH” to
select the appropriate year.
10. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and to advance to the
°F or °C setting mode.