La Crosse Technology WS1600IT User manual

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WIRELESS WEATHER CENTRE
MODEL WS1600IT
Instruction Manual
!!Please read carefully before operating!!
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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

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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
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state-o
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-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!

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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
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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)

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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

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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
Weather Centre
Wind sensor
Rain senso
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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
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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

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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.

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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