La Crosse Technology WS2307 User manual

Operation Manual
Professional Remote Weather Station
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 visit our web site www.heavyweather.info for downloads
of complete instruction manuals and the most current version of
the 'Heavy Weather' software.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Intended use
Weather Station
System requirements for PC use
Features of the base station
Features of the thermo-hygro sensor
Features of the wind sensor
Features of the rain sensor
3. Safety Notes
4. Packaged contents
5. Setting up
6. Operation using cable connection or wireless 433MHz
7. LCD overview
8. Function test
9. Mounting
10. Resetting & factory settings
11. Function description
12. Operation keys
13. Basic programming modes
14. MIN/MAX programming modes
15. Alarm programming modes
16. Auto-memory for stored values
17. Accessories: extensions cables
18. Changing batteries
19. Interference and problems with operation
20. Transmission range
21. Cleaning and maintenance
22. Specifications
WEATHER STATION
433MHZ
WIRELESS

1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this Professional Remote Weather Station.
Designed for everyday use, the weather station will prove to be an
asset of great value for your personal use in the home or office.
Please read this instruction manual thoroughly to fully understand the
features and functions so that you can enjoy the safe and correct
operation of this unique product.
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 sen-
sors:
1) Thermo-Hygro Sensor
2) Wind Sensor
3) Rain Sensor
The received data is continuously updated to bring you the latest
weather information on the base station’s LCD. The thermo-hygro
sensor is the main data communication unit since both the wind and
rain sensors are connected to the thermo-hygro sensor for operating
power 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 (up to 25 meters in open space) or by cable
connection.
Using the enclosed 2 meter computer cable and CD-ROM, you can
install the Heavy Weather software to your PC and upload all the
received weather data from the base station. Access the latest
weather information from your PC and upload up to 175 sets of re-
corded weather data by the base station and generate useful statis-
tics and charts onto your spreadsheets (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 that can be transferred to
PC.
This weather station is designed to work easily with your PC. There
are tedious requirements to turn your PC ON or OFF, simply connect
and disconnect the PC cable at any time.
System Requirements for PC use:
The minimum system requirement for use of this “Heavy Weather”
software is:
Operating system: Windows 98 or above
Processor: Pentium 166 MHz or above
RAM: 32MB of RAM or above
Hard disk: 20MB free space
CD-ROM drive
For full details on operation and installation of the “Heavy Weather”
software refer to the PC manual in PDF format on the CD-ROM.
Features of the base station:
•Receives and displays the DCF77 radio controlled time and date
•Display of extensive weather data, in all cases with programmable
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 temperature and relative humidity displays in
degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius (user selectable)
•Indoor and outdoor relative humidity displays
•Air pressure reading in inHg or hPa, absolute or relative (user select-
able)
•Detailed display of rainfall data in 1 hour, 24 hours, total since last
reset (user selectable in mm or inch)
•Wind speed in mph, km/h, m/s, knots or Beaufort (user selectable)
•Wind direction display with LCD compass as well as numerical (e.g.
225° ) and abbreviated characters (e.g. SW)
•Wind chill temperature display
•Dew point temperature display
•Weather forecast display by weather icons (sunny, cloudy, rainy)
•Weather tendency indicator
•Storm warning alarm
•LED back light
•Simultaneous display of all weather data with individual settings by
the user
•COM port for easy connection to your PC
•All the weather data from the base station and up to 175 sets of
weather history data with user adjustable measuring intervals can be
recorded and uploaded to your PC

Features of the Thermo-Hygro Sensor
The thermo-hygro sensor measures the outdoor temperature 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 meter cable included in this set.
Features of Wind sensor
The wind sensor measures wind speed and wind direction and sends
the data to thermo-hygro sensor which in turn transmits the data to
the base station. Operating power is taken from the thermo-hygro
sensor using a 10 meter cable connection.
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.
Operating power is taken from the thermo-hygro sensor by a 10 meter
cable connection.
3. Safety Notes
•Damage caused by failure to comply with this instruction manual will
invalidate any guarantee! The manufacturer and supplier will not be
held liable for actions due to failure to comply with this instruction
manual or from data inaccuracies that may occur with this product!
•In case of harm or damage to a person or property caused by im-
proper handling or failure to comply with this instruction manual, the
manufacturer and supplier cannot be held liable.
•For reasons of safety and operation, alterations to this device are
strictly prohibited.
•To operate the weather station, use only supplied adaptor and batter-
ies of the recommended type.
•Do not leave used-up batteries in the device as these may corrode
and release chemicals that may damage the unit.
•Inserting batteries in an incorrect polarity will cause damage to this
product.
•This product is not a toy kept out of the reach of children.
•Do not depose new or used batteries to fire as they may explosion or
release dangerous chemicals.
•This product is not to be used for medical purposes or for public
information.
4. Packaged Contents
Before setting up, carefully unpack the contents onto a table or flat
surface and check that the following are complete:
Item:
Consisting of:
Fittings:
Illustration:
Base
Station
•Main unit
•AD/DC 230V power
Adaptor -optional use
(included)
Thermo-
Hygro
Sensor
•Main unit
•Rain protection
cover
•10 meter cable -
optional connection to
the base station (in-
cluded)
•Wall mounting screws
•Plastic anchors for
screws
Wind
Sensor
•Main unit with
wind vane
•10 meter cable
(already at-
tached to the
main unit)
•Mast holder
•2 x U-bolts for mast
holder
•4 x Washers
•4 x Nuts
•1 x screw (to fix main
unit to the mast holder
Rain
Sensor
•Main unit (base
and funnel)
•10 meter cable
(already at-
tached to the
main unit)
Heavy
weather
PC
soft-
ware
CD-Rom format
(English, Ger-
man and French
languages only)
•2 meter PC cable for
PC connection -op-
tional use (included)

Battery compartment
Socket for
Adaptor
5. Setting up
Firstly, choose to use the adaptor (included in this set) or bat-
teries for operation. Both these methods allow for operation of
using wireless 433MHz transmission or cable connection be-
tween the base station and the sensors and setting up for both
methods is as follows:
Base Station:
Setting up using batteries:
Important: To avoid operating problems, please take note of bat-
tery polarity if inserting any batteries
1) Pull away the rain cover of the thermo-hygro sensor to reveal the
three sockets (for the wind sensor, rain sensor and the base sta-
tion)
2) Connect the attached cables of wind and rain sensors to the
corresponding sockets of the thermo-hygro sensor by clicking
them into place
3) Open 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) Open 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
compartment and close the battery cover
Socket for
Thermo-Hygro
Sensor
PC COM
Port
Battery
Compartment
Battery Cover
Thermo-Hygro Sensor
Sensor sockets
Sensor sockets

Setting up using the AC adaptor:
1) Power up all the sensors as described in setting up using batter-
ies above
2) Using the AC adaptor (included), plug it into the mains outlet and
power up the base station by inserting the adaptor jack into the
6.0V DC socket located on the side of the base station
Every time the thermo-hygro sensor is powered up (for example 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 powered up, a short beep will sound and all
LCD segments will light up for about 5 seconds before it enters into a
15 minute learning mode to learn the sensors security code. After the
learning mode (or by pressing the MIN/MAX key at anytime), the base
station will start the DCF77 radio controlled time reception.
Note for DCF77 Radio Controlled Time:
The time and date display is based on the signal provided by a highly
accurate Caesium atomic clock operated by the Physikalisch Tech-
nische Bundesamt in Braunschweig (Germany). This radio-controlled
clock does not only provide for the weather station’s time and date
display but also functions as the time source for all of this weather
station’s memory and history values using time and date information.
LCD backlight:
When using the power adaptor, the LCD backlight is switched on
continuously. Under battery operation, the LCD backlight is switched
on for 15 seconds intervals when any key is pressed.
6. Operation using cable connection or wireless 433MHz
Cable Connection:
Using this method of operation will provide 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 compared to using 433MHz transmission and will result in
higher power consumption. Therefore batteries will have a shorter life
span for cable connection compared to using 433MHz.
To operate using cable connection, simply use the enclosed 10 meter
cable and connect the thermo-hygro sensor to the base station. Once
the connection is detected, the base station will automatically con-
tinue reading the data from the sensor.
The user may at any time switch from cable connection to using
433MHz (or vice versa) by simply disconnecting (or connecting) the
cable from the base station to the sensor. When the base station
detects no cable connection to the sensors, the existing data reading
interval is changed to the new reading interval, i.e. using cable con-
nection is every 8 seconds data reading interval or from 32 seconds -
128 seconds intervals when using 433MHz (depending on wind
speed)
Using the AC adaptor to operate the base station will also supply
power to the sensor if the cable is connected to it. Batteries used for
433MHz transmission may be left in the sensor when using cable
connection for power back-up in case of AC power failure. A loss of
power would desynchronize the base station and the sensor and no
weather data will be received. To Synchronize the units so that the
weather data can be received, press and hold the PLUS(+) for 2 sec-
onds. However in general, batteries that will not be used for long
periods should be removed to avoid leakage.
Wireless 433MHz transmission:
Using 433MHz wireless transmission of weather data from the sensor
to the base station will provide users greater freedom as to where
units can be positioned without the need to be restricted by cable.
Note:
If no outdoor weather data is displayed or the signal to the sensors is
lost during setting up, mounting, changing of batteries to the sensor or
plugging or unplugging cables, simply press and hold the PLUS(+)
key for 2 seconds and a short beep will sound to synchronize the
base station to sensors. Without being synchronized, weather data
will not be received.

1. Low battery indicator
2. DCF77 radio controlled time icon
3. Date display
4. Time zone display
5. Date, seconds, alarm time and time
zone
6. Alarm icon
7. Weather forecast icons
8. Weather tendency indicator
9. Pressure alarm display
10. hPa/inHg air pressure unit
11. Pressure units (relative or absolute)
12. 433MHz reception icon
13. Rainfall display
14. Indoor, outdoor, humidity, dew point,
wind chill, rainfall alarm icon
15. 24h, 1h or total hour display
16. Humidity display as RH%
17. Rainfall units (inch or mm)
18. Temperature display units (ºC or ºF)
19. Outdoor temperature/humidity display
20. Indoor temperature/humidity display
21. Dew point temperature display
22. Wind chill temperature display
23. Wind alarm icon
24. Wind information for Min/Max speed
and wind speed low, high, direction
alarm
25. Wind direction and speed (m/s, knots,
Beaufort, km/h or mph) display
26. Alarm buzzer ON/OFF icon
27. General alarm icon
7. LCD Overview
The following illustration shows the full segments of the LCD for
description purposes only and will not appear like this during
normal operation and use.
8. Function test:
Once the weather station is powered up, perform a function test by
checking that the weather data is received. To do this, press the
either DISPLAY, PRESSURE or WIND keys to toggle through the
relevant LCD sections:
1) Indoor temperature and humidity
2) Outdoor temperature and humidity
3) Outdoor wind chill
4) Dew point
5) Rainfall 24 hour
6) Rainfall 1hour
7) Rainfall Total
8) Relative and absolute pressure
9) Wind speed, wind direction and wind direction in degrees
If any readings cannot be received from the sensors, lines (---) will
be displayed in the respective weather sections of the LCD. In this
case, check that all cables are correctly inserted into the correct
sockets and press and hold the PLUS(+) key for 2 seconds and a
short beep will sound to synchronize the base station to the sensors
otherwise no weather data will be received.
Some weather readings such as wind speed and direction may not
appear immediately on the LCD if the wind-fan or vane of the wind
sensor is moved. This is due to the set reading time intervals for the
wind readings. However the current wind speed or direction will be
displayed once the time reading interval is reached. For rainfall, the
interval readings may take up to 2 minutes before the data is dis-
played on the LCD.
9. Mounting
Important Note
Prior to drilling mounting holes and permanently affixing any of the
units, please ensure the following points are considered:
•Cable lengths of the units meet with your distance requirements
at the point of fixing
•Signals from the sensors can be received by the base station at
points of mounting
•Radio controlled time signal can be received at the point of
mounting
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Base Station
With two foldable legs at the back of the unit, the base station can be
placed onto any flat surface or wall mounted at the desired location by
the hanging holes also at the back of the unit. It is important to check
that the 433MHz (if using wireless connection) and the DCF77 radio
controlled time signal can be received before permanently mounting
any of the units. Should the base station not display the 433MHz
weather data from the sensors or the radio controlled time from the
desired location, then relocate the units. Once the signals are re-
ceived, the system can be affixed. Also if you have selected to use
cable connection, ensure that distances can reach all desired loca-
tions before affixing any unit permanently
Mounting the Wind Sensor onto a mast
Firstly, check that the wind-fan and the wind-vane can rotate freely
before fixing the unit. For correct and accurate readings it is impor-
tant to mount the sensor so that the front (marked E) is pointing in
East-West direction. The wind sensor should now be mounted using
the screw provided onto a mast to allow the wind to travel around the
sensor unhindered from all directions (ideal mast size should be from
Ø16mm –Ø33mm).
Once the wind sensor is fixed onto the mast, connect the cable to the
corresponding thermo-hygro sensor socket so that operating power
supply can be received and data can be transmitted to the base sta-
tion.
Mounting the Rain Sensor
For best results, the rain sensor should be securely mounted onto a
horizontal surface about 1 meter above the ground and in an open
area away from trees or other coverings where rainfall may be re-
duced causing inaccurate readings.
When securing into place, check that rain excess will not collect and
store at the base of the unit but can flow out between the base and
the mounting surface (test by pouring clean water).
After mounting the rain sensor, connect the cable to the thermo-hygro
sensor at the corresponding socket so power supply can be received
and data be transmitted to the base station
The rain sensor is now operable. For testing purposes, very slowly
pour a small amount of clean water into the rain sensor funnel. The
water will act as rainfall and will be received and displayed at the
base station after about 2 minutes delay i.e. when the reading interval
is reached (to clear this testing data on the base station, refer to the
section “MIN/MAX Mode” below).
Base portion
Funnel portion
Wind-fan
Wind-vane
Mast

Mounting the thermo-hygro Sensor
An ideal mounting place for the thermo-hygro sensor would be the
outer wall beneath the extension of a roof, as this will protect the
sensor from direct sunlight and other extreme weather conditions.
To wall mount, use the 2 screws to affix the wall bracket to the de-
sired wall, plug in the thermo-hygro sensor to the bracket and secure
both parts by the use of the supplied screw and ensure that the ca-
bles from the wind and rain sensors are correctly plugged in other-
wise data transmission errors could occur.
10. Resetting & factory settings:
As previously mentioned, in the event of a power reset to the sensor
(for example a change of batteries), the base station has to synchro-
nize to the sensor again otherwise no weather data will be received.
To do this, simply press and hold the PLUS(+) key for 2 seconds and
a short beep will sound to synchronize the base station to the sensor.
When the units are synchronized, the data will be received again and
the base station will return to normal operation mode.
Do not reset the power of the base station otherwise all 175 sets of
recorded weather history data for transferring to the PC will be lost
(for full details of PC use, please see PC user manual in the enclosed
Heavy Weather CD-ROM).
However if you wish to make a full reset of the base station and return
to the original factory settings, simultaneously press and hold the
PRESSURE and WIND keys for about 5 seconds. The base station
will beep once and the entire LCD will light up for 5 seconds and go
back to the original factory settings. This process with clear all previ-
ous user defined values and all weather history recordings.
Factory default settings:
The following table shows the factory default values of the weather
station:
Matter:
Default Setting:
Time
0:00
Date
01.01.2001
Time zone
0
Alarm time
0:00
Relative air pressure
1013.0 hPa
Weather-picture threshold
3 hPa
LCD contrast level
5 (1-8 levels)
Rainfall per impulse
0.518mm
Storm alarm
5 hPa
Relative air pressure
alarm
960.0 hPa
(low)
1040.0 hPa
(high)
Indoor temperature alarm
10.0ºC (low)
30.0ºC (high)
Outdoor temperature
alarm
0.0ºC (low)
40.0ºC (high)
Indoor humidity alarm
35%RH (low)
65%RH (high)
Outdoor humidity alarm
45%RH (low)
70%RH (high)
Wind chill alarm
10.0ºC (low)
30.0ºC (high)
Dew point alarm
0.0ºC (low)
30.0ºC (high)
Rainfall 24h alarm
50.0mm
Rainfall 1h alarm
1.0mm
Wind Speed
1km/h (low)
100km/h (high)
Wind direction alarm
None set
Note:
All alarm default values are deactivated at the start up and any alarm
must be activated by the user otherwise it will not sound.
Rain Cover
Wall Bracket
Main Unit

Sunny
Rainy
Cloudy
11. Function Description of the Weather Station
After setting up, the following data will be displayed in different sec-
tions on the LCD. If this is not the case please observe the notes on
“Interferences” below.
Time & Date (LCD Section 1)
If the DCF77 icon (icon 2) is ON and not flashing, it means that the
DCF77 radio-controlled time and date are has been received. Press
the PLUS(+) key to change the format of date display between
date/month/year, weekday/date/month, seconds, alarm set time and
time zone.
Weather forecasting (LCD Section 1)
The three weather icons Sunny, Cloudy and Rainy represent the
weather forecasting. There are also two weather tendency indicators
to show the air pressure tendency either side of the weather icons.
Notes to hPa sensitivity setting for weather forecasting:
The hPa (Hekto-Pascal) pressure sensitivity can be set to suit the
user’s requirement for weather forecasting from 2 hPa to 4 hPa (see
Basic Programming below). For areas that experience frequent
changes in air pressure (which does not necessarily reflect a change
in the weather) requires a higher hPa setting compared to an area
where the air pressure is stagnant. For example if 3 hPa is selected,
then there must be a fall or rise in air pressure of at least 3 hPa be-
fore the weather station will register this as a change in weather.
Air Pressure (LCD Section 1)
The air pressure reading is displayed here. Press the PRESSURE
key to toggle between relative and absolute air pressure displays.
Notes to Absolute and Relative Air Pressure:
Absolute air pressure provides the display of the true measured air
pressure of the current time and location. This is not programmable
and the absolute air pressure range of the weather station is from 300
hPa to 1099 hPa (standard air pressure at an altitude of 9,100 meters
is around 300 hPa).
Relative air pressure is the one value that is calculated back to sea
level from the local absolute air pressure and can thus be taken as a
reference for weather condition and weather development for the
entire country. It can be programmed to represent your local sur-
roundings. Since the relative air pressure is also the one value given
by various newspapers, TV and radio broadcasting stations in their
daily weather forecasts for their respective locations, users can set
the relative air pressure of the weather station to this value to repre-
sent readings your their area (see Basic Programming Modes be-
low).
LCD Section 1:
Time, date, seconds, time zone,
weather forecasting icons with
tendency arrows, air pressure,
and respective alarms sections
LCD Section 2:
Indoor and outdoor temperature and
relative humidity, wind chill, dew
point, rainfall, and respective alarms
sections
LCD Section 3:
Wind direction, wind speed, and re-
spective alarms sections

Weather Data (LCD Section 2)
Indoor temperature and humidity are displayed simultaneously in this
section. Use the DISPLAY key to toggle through the displays for other
weather information:
-Outdoor temperature/humidity
-Outdoor wind chill
-Outdoor dew point
-Rainfall 24h
-Rainfall 1h
-Rainfall total.
Notes to Dewpoint and Windchill:
Air can at a certain temperature only carry a certain amount of water
(water vapor), which also increases and decreases with temperature.
If the air temperature decreases below the so called dewpoint (satura-
tion point), the excessive water vapor will condense and fall out in
form of dew, fog or rain. At a temperature of e.g. 15° C and a relative
humidity of 50% the dewpoint will be about 5° C, at 80% humidity
about 12°C. At a relative humidity of 100% saturation is reached, i.e.
the dewpoint is 15°C. At a dewpoint below freezing the fallout will
become frost or snow.
Windchill has been introduced for battle planning during World War II.
It represents not the real measured but the one temperature a person
feels in open area under the influence of wind and cold. Windchill is
laid out in tables for various temperatures and wind speeds. At an
outdoor temperature of e.g. 8° C and calm winds a person moving at a
speed of 6 m/s will already feel a windchill temperature of 0°C.
Wind Data (LCD Section 3)
The current wind direction will be displayed on the LCD compass on
the wind section. Press the WIND key to toggle between wind direc-
tion as numerical (e.g. 225°) and abbreviated characters (e.g. SW) as
well as numerical wind speed display inside the compass circle.
12. Operation keys
The base station has 8 keys for easy operation. Please refer to the
following table for use and function of each key: Further descriptions
of the key functions with regard to their immediate range of applica-
tion can be found in the Programming modes:
SET -key
-In normal mode to enter the manual basic
programming mode
-In basic programming mode to select the
following setting modes:
-LCD contrast setting
-Manual time setting (hours/minutes)
-12/24 time format display
-Calendar setting (year/month/date)
-Time zone setting
-°C/° F temperature setting
-Wind speed unit setting
-Rainfall unit setting
-Pressure unit setting
-Relative air pressure setting
-Weather picture threshold setting
-Storm warning setting
-Acoustic storm alarm setting
-In setting modes confirmation of the se-
lected values
-In alarm modes alarm ON/OFF
-In alarm mode to enter programming of
alarm values (long pressing)
-To exit MIN/MAX modes
PRESSURE -key
-Toggle between Absolute and Relative air
pressure displays
DISPLAY -key
-Toggle between the following current/
maximum/ minimum display modes:
-Indoor temperature and humidity
-Outdoor temperature and humidity
-Outdoor wind chill
-Outdoor dew point
-Rainfall (24h, 1h, total)
WIND -key
To toggle between the following settings:
-Wind speed
-Wind direction
-Wind direction display in degrees