La crosse technology Ws1600it User manual

WIRELESS WEATHER CENTRE

MODEL WS1600IT

Instruction Manual

!!Please read carefully before operating!!

Table of Contents

Topic Page

Features 3

Setting up 6

Function keys 12

LCD Screen 14

Manual Setting 16

Time alarm setting 24

Weather alarm operations 25

Hysteresis 31

Weather forecast and weather tendency 32

Wind direction and wind speed measurement 36

Rainfall measurement 37

Viewing history data 37

Viewing the min/ max weather data 39

Switch On/ Off buzzer 46

Outdoor transmission 915 MHz reception 48

Positioning 49

Care and Maintenance 53

Specifications 54

Liability Disclaimer 55

WIRELESS WEATHER CENTRE

Instruction Manual

Congratulations on purchasing this state-of-the-art Weather Centre as an example of

excellent design and innovative technology. Featuring time, date, calendar, weather

forecast, wind direction and speed, rainfall, outdoor temperature and outdoor

humidity, air pressure and various alarm settings for different weather conditions, this

Weather Centre will provide you with extensive weather information and forecast.

« Instant Transmission+» is the up and comin

state-o

-the-art new

wireless transmission technology, exclusively designed and developed

by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY.

“IT +” offers you an immediate update of all your outdoor data

measured from the transmitters: follow your climatic variations in real-

time!

FEATURES:

Weather Centre

Time display (manual setting)

12/24 hour time display

Calendar display (weekday, date, month, year)

Time alarm function

Weather forecasting function with 3 weather icons and weather tendency

indicator

Outdoor temperature display in °C/ºF

Outdoor Humidity display as RH%

MIN/MAX value of outdoor temperature and humidity display with time & date

of recording

Function keys

LCD

Foldout stand I

Foldout stand II

Battery compartment

cover

Hanging hole

Low/High outdoor temperature and humidity alarm

Relative air pressure displayed in inHg or hPa

Air pressure tendency indicator for the past 12 hours (bargraph format)

LCD contrast selectable

Low battery indicator

Wind direction displayed in 16 steps

Wind speed displayed in mph, km/h, or m/s, and Beaufort scale

Wind chill displayed in °C or °F

Max wind speed displayed with time & date of recording

High alarm function for wind speed

Manual reset of outdoor temperature/ humidity, pressure and wind chill data

Total rainfall displayed in mm or inch

Storm warning alarm

Buzzer on/off selectable

Storage of 200 sets of history weather data recorded in 3-hour intervals

Wireless transmission at 915 MHz

Transmission range up to 330 feet (100 metres)

Thermo-hygro Transmitter

Remote transmission of the outdoor temperature and humidity

to the Weather Centre at 915 MHz

Weather-resistant casing

Wall mounting case (to be mounted in a sheltered place. Avoid

direct rain and sunshine)

Wind Sensor

Connected to the thermo-hygro transmitter by

cable

Can be installed onto a mast or a horizontal panel

Rain Sensor

Connected to the thermo-hygro transmitter by

cable

To be mounted onto a horizontal panel

Cable connection between

the wind sensor and the

thermo-hygro transmitter

Cable connection between

the rain sensor and the

thermo-hygro transmitter

Wireless transmission at

915 MHz - thermo-hygro

transmitter to the

Weather Centre

Wind sensor

Rain senso

SETTING UP:

Note:

When putting the Weather Centre into operation, it is important to perform in close

proximity (e.g. on a table) a complete wiring and set-up of the system. This step is

important to test all components for correct function before placing and mounting

them at their final destinations (See Positioning below)

1. Unwind the cables for the Rain and the Wind sensors. Connect the Rain and

the Wind sensors to the Thermo-hygro transmitter by plugging the connector

heads of the two sensors into the appropriate sockets of the Thermo-hygro

transmitter.

2. First insert the batteries into the Thermo-hygro transmitter (see “How to install

and replace the batteries into the Thermo-hygro transmitter“below).

3. Then insert the batteries into the Weather Centre (see “How to install and

replace the batteries into the Weather Centre”below). Once the batteries

are installed, all segments of the LCD will light up briefly and a short signal

tone will be heard. It will then display the time as 12:00, the date as 1.1.05, the

weather icons, and air pressure value. "- - -" will be shown for outdoor data.

Sockets for wind

and rain sensor

4. Afterwards, the Weather Centre will start receiving data from the transmitter.

The outdoor temperature, humidity wind chill and wind speed should then be

displayed on the Weather Centre. If this does not happen after 30 seconds, the

batteries will need to be removed from both units. You will have to start again

from step 1.

5. You may then check all cables for correct connection and all components for

correct function by manually turning the wind-gauge, moving the weather-vane,

tilting the rain sensor to hear the impact of the internally moving seesaw, etc

(See Positioning below).

6. Time and date shall be manually set (See Manual Setting below).

7. After the Weather Centre has been checked for correct function with regard to

the above points and found fit, the initial set up of the weather centre system is

finished and the mounting of the system components can take place. It must be

ensured however that all components work properly together at their chosen

mounting or standing locations. If e.g. there appear to be problems with the

915 MHz radio transmission, they can mostly be overcome by slightly changing

the mounting locations.

Note:

The radio communication between the receiver and the transmitter in the open field

reaches distances of max 100 metres, provided there are no interfering obstacles

such as buildings, trees, vehicles, high voltage lines, etc.

8. Radio interferences created by PC screens, radios or TV sets can in some

cases entirely cut off radio communication. Please take this into consideration

when choosing standing or mounting locations.

Note :

After batteries are installed in the transmitter, install the batteries in the weather

centre to receive the signal from the transmitter as soon as possible. If the

weather centre is powered more than 5 hours after the transmitter is powered,

the weather centre will never receive signal successfully from this transmitter.

In this case, user will need to reinstall the batteries from the transmitter to redo

set-up procedure.

After batteries are installed, there will be synchronization between weather

centre and the transmitter. At this time, the signal reception icon will be

blinking. When the signal is successfully received by the weather centre, the

icon will be switched on. (If it is not successful, the icon will not be shown in

LCD) So the user can easily see whether the last reception was successful

(icon on) or not (icon off). On the other hand, the short blinking of the icon

shows that a reception is in progress.

Transmitter signal

reception icon

HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES INTO THE WEATHER

CENTRE

The Weather Centre works with 3 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries. When the batteries

need to be replaced, the low battery symbol will appear on the LCD.

To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below:

1. Remove the battery compartment

cover.

2. Insert the batteries observing the

correct polarity (see the marking in

the battery compartment).

3. Replace the battery cover.

HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE THE BATTERIES INTO THE THERMO-HYGRO

TRANSMITTER

The outdoor Thermo-hygro transmitter works with 2 x AA, IEC LR6 1.5V batteries. To

install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below:

1. Remove the rain cover of the transmitter.

2. Remove the battery compartment cover.

3. Insert the batteries, observing the correct polarity (see

the marking in the battery compartment).

4. Replace the battery cover and the rain cover onto the

unit.

Note:

In the event of changing batteries in any of the units, all units need to be reset by

following the setting up procedures. This is because a random security code is

assigned by the thermo-hygro transmitter at start-up and this code must be received

and stored by the Weather Centre in the first 30 seconds of power being supplied to it.

BATTERY CHANGE:

It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units every 24 months to ensure

optimum accuracy of these units.

Please participate in the preservation of the environment. Return

used batteries to an authorized depot.

Note:

The stored History record will not be kept after the battery change is done on the

Weather Centre.

FUNCTION KEYS:

Weather Centre:

The Weather Centre has 5 easy-to-use function keys.

SET key

Press to enter manual setting modes: LCD contrast, Manual time setting, 12/24

hour time display, Calendar setting, ºC/ºF temperature unit, Wind speed unit,

Rainfall unit, Pressure unit, Relative pressure reference setting, Weather

MIN/MAX key

Set key

+ key

HISTORY key

LARM ke

Tendency Sensitivity Value setting, Storm warning sensitivity setting and Storm

Alarm On/Off setting

In normal display mode, press and hold to switch on/off the Buzzer

In the weather alarm setting mode, press and hold to adjust different alarm

value and switch the alarm On/Off

Press to activate the reset mode when max or min record is shown