La Crosse Technology WS6283 Installation and operation manual

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Features:
 DCF Radio controlled clock function
 Time in optional 12/24 hour format
 Perpetual Calendar Up to Year 2099
 Day of week in 7 languages user selectable: English, German, Italian, French, Spanish,
Netherlands and Danish
 Dual Alarm clock can be set on weekdays / weekends and daily
 Snooze time setting (1~30Minute or OFF)
 Transmitter low battery indication
 Indoor comfort indictor
 Weather forecasting and air pressure detect
 Ice alert
 Remote sensor temperature alert range set
 Change trend display
 Humidity measurable range: 20%RH ~ 95%RH
 Temperature:
— Indoor temperature measurement ranges: -9.9°C (14.2°F) ~ 50°C (122°F)
— Outdoor temperature measurement ranges: -40°C (-40°F) ~ 70°C (158°F)
— Temperature alternatively in °C or °F
 Maximum /minimum value record of temperature and humidity
 Wireless Outdoor Sensor:
—3 Channels selectable
— 433.92MHz RF transmitting frequency
— 50 meter transmission range in an open area
 Barometric pressure:
— Barometric pressure measurement ranges: 850～1100 mB/hPa (25.10～32.48inHg)
— Pressure alternatively in mB/hPa or inHg
 Power Supply:
Station : 2 x LR03 AAA / Adapter: DC5V 600mA
Sensor: 2 x LR03 AAA

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1. INDOOR temperature and humidity value
2. Weather forecast
3. Air pressure value
4. Remote sensor temperature alert status symbol
5. Outdoor comfort indication
6. Date
7. Time
8. Alarm status indicator
9. Radio wave receiving status symbol
10. Day of week
11. Indoor comfort indicator
12. Light and snooze button
13. Operation button
14. DC input jack
15. Battery compartment cover
16. Bracket

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Initial operation:
 Open the main unit battery compartment cover
 Insert 2 x AAA batteries observing polarity [ “+” and “ –“ marks]
 When you insert the batteries, all icons on the LCD will light up for 3 seconds, and you will
hear a beep tone, then detect indoor temperature & humidity.
 The main unit will now start to make a connection to the outdoor remote sensor. This process
lasts for a maximum of 3 minutes and will displayed by a flashing reception antenna symbol
In the upper right corner of the number of channels.
 This moment, Open the remote Sensor battery compartment cover, push the channel switch
to select the number of channels to use, Insert 2 batteries according to the correct polarity
【Reference “+” and “–” marks】, Press the “℃/°F” button to select the temperature unit you
want, close the battery cover.
 After receiver has created a connection to the outdoor remote sensor, after up to 3 minutes it
will enter the DCF Radio control time receive mode (The backlight will turn off during RC
reception).
 The backlight will remain on after DCF reception is completed.
Reception of the Radio signal:
 Press and hold the【 】 button to manually enter the DCF radio control receiving function,
when the adapter is used for power supply, the backlight will be automatically and
temporarily turned off after entering receiving mode. After receiving, it will automatically
return to the previous backlight brightness.
 Enters DCF receiving mode, the symbol will flashing, when a valid signal is detected
the symbol no flashing and switch to is flashing, after about a few minutes, the
receiving process will end.
：Received successfully
：The previous reception was successful, but the last reception failed
 At 1:00 /2:00 / 3:00 AM, the clock automatically carries out the synchronization procedure
with the DCF signal to correct any deviations to the exact time. If this synchronization
attempt is unsuccessful, the system will automatically attempt another synchronization at
the next full one hour. This procedure is repeated automatically up to total 5 times.
 During RC reception，to stop searching radio signal, press the【 】 button once.
F.Y.I.:
 We recommend the product be placed at a minimum distance of 2.5 meters (8.2Feet) to all
sources of interference, such as televisions or computer monitors or switching power
adapter.

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 Radio reception is weaker in rooms with concrete walls (e.g.: in cellars) and in offices. In
such extreme circumstances, place the system close to the window.
 During the RC receive mode, only the 【Light/Snooze 】 and 【 】 buttons have a
function, other buttons are not functional, If you want to carry out other functions of
operation, please press 【 】 button to exit the RC receiving mode.
Manual time setting:
 Press and hold the button 【 】for 2 seconds, the “ ON/OFF ” starts to flash, and press
【 】 and 【 】 buttons to set the radio control function ON or OFF.
 Press button 【 】 to confirm the item has been set and go to the next one, the sequence
of setting items is as follows:
RCC ON/OFFDST ON/OFFTime zone 12/24HR HOUR  MINUTE  Format of
DATE (D/M or M/D)  YEAR  MONTH  DATE  Temperature Unit (°C/°F) Language
of WEEK Pressure unit(hPa/mb or inHg) Current standard air pressure Current
weather
 When adjusting the value, press and hold the【 】 or 【 】 button to adjust quickly.
 Press button 【 】 to confirm the last item to end the setting procedures, then it will return
to the normal mode.
 When choosing the 12Hr format, if “PM” is displayed before the hours, it means that the hour
is post meridiem.
 The 7 languages that show week abbreviations are listed below:
F.Y.I.:
 If there is no valid operation within 20 seconds, it will automatically return to normal time
mode from the set mode.

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Setting the daily alarms:
 Press【】 button, you can set Alarm1 and Alarm2 ON or OFF, symbol “” appear means
that ALARM1 is ON, symbol “” appear means that ALARM2 is ON, symbol “ ” or “”
disappear means that Corresponding ALARM is OFF.
 Press once button “”, LCD display Alarm1 time (5 seconds), press button “”again
when Alarm1 time is displayed, LCD display Alarm2 time (5 seconds), press button “”again
when Alarm2 time is displayed, return to current time display.
 When Alarm1 time is displayed, press and hold button “” for 2 seconds until Hour of the
Alarm1 time starts to flash, press the【 】 or【 】 buttons to set the required Hour.
 Press button “” to confirm the item has been set and go to the next one, the sequence of
setting items is as follows:
Hour of Alarm1  Minute of Alarm1  repeat period of Alarm1  Snooze time of Alarm1
 When setting the repeat period, comply with the following rules:
M-F: From Monday to Friday
S-S: From Saturday to Sunday
: From Monday to Sunday
 The snooze time can be set to 1-30 minutes or OFF, if “OFF” is selected, it means that the
snooze function is turned off.
 The Alarm2 time can be set according to the same method above
F.Y.I.:
 If there is no valid operation within 20 seconds, it will automatically return to normal time
mode from the alarm time set mode.
 When adjusting the value, press and hold the 【 】or 【 】button to adjust continuously
and quickly
 The Alarm will sound for 2 minutes if you do not deactivate it by pressing any button.
Turn OFF the alarm sound
 When it's ringing, press any button except the【SNOOZE】 button to stop the Alarm sound.
 When it's ringing, touch and hold the 【SNOOZE】button for 2 seconds to stop the Alarm
sound.
Snooze function
 When it's ringing, touch the 【SNOOZE】button once the alarm sounds to get to snooze mode,
when the set snooze time is over, it will ring again.

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RF Transmission Procedure
 The main unit automatically starts receiving transmission from remote sensor for
temperature & humidity after batteries inserted.
 The remote sensor will automatically transmit temperature and humidity data to the main unit
after batteries inserted.
 If the main unit failed to receive transmission from remote sensor (“- -.-”and “--” display on
the LCD), Press and hold the 【CH】 button for 2 seconds, RF icon will be flashing，the
main unit will rescan the launch signal of the channel.
 The main unit receive remote signals of up to 3 channels, press 【CH】 button to switch and
display data of different channels, when the symbol appears, the data of different
channels will be displayed automatically every 5 seconds.
Maximum / Minimum numerical value of memory
 When the temperature and humidity are shown in the LCD, the main unit began to record
temperature/ humidity maximum and minimum numerical value.
 Press once 【 】 button, the LCD will display maximum value of temperature/ humidity, The
LCD will display the minimum value of temperature / humidity if press once 【 】 button again
when the maximum value is displayed.
 at the same time, there are “MAX” or “MIN” displayed on the LCD.
 The maximum / minimum value will RE records after press and hold 【 】 button 3 seconds.
 The memory value of the day will be automatically cleared at 0:00 every night.
Weather forecasting function
Warning: Please take the weather forecast from your local weather forecasting service into
account as well as the forecast from your weather station. If there are discrepancies between
the information from your device and from the local weather forecasting service, please take
the advice of the latter as authoritative.
 The weather forecast is calculated from evaluation of fluctuations in the barometric pressure
and may deviate from the actual weather conditions.
 The weather station displays the following weather symbols:

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Ice alert
 The ice Alert symbol appears and flashing when the remote sensor temperature at –1.0
~ 2.9℃(30.2~37.3℃).
Outdoor temperature Alert
 Press button“”, you can set the Outdoor temperature alert function ON or OFF, this
operation is only valid for the currently displayed channel, if you want to set other channels,
press the 【CH】 button to switch to the channel display you want to set. When the symbol
“” appear means that over upper limit alert function is ON, symbol “” appear means
that over lower limit alert function is ON, symbol “” or “” disappear means that
Outdoor temperature alert function is OFF.
 Press and hold “” button for 2 seconds, enter the outdoor temperature upper limit or
lower limit value setting mode, the set item will flash, press the【 】 or【 】 buttons to set
the value, press “” button to confirm the item has been set and go to the next one, press
the【CH】button to set the value of other channels.
 When the outdoor temperature exceeds the limit set by the channel，the temperature value
and corresponding icon will be flash, and when the temperature is refreshed, as long as the
temperature still exceeds the set limit, there will be a beep reminder.

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Comfort indicator
The indoor and outdoor comfort status is shown as follows
Drying: when the temperature is at any value, the humidity is less than 40%
Comfort: when the temperature is 20-28℃ and the humidity is 40-70%
Wet: when the temperature is at any value and the humidity is greater than 70%
No display: when the temperature is not 20-28℃ and the humidity is 40-70%, there is no
comfort display
Trend displaying
 The current temperature/humidity/barometric pressure and the
temperature/humidity/barometric pressure trend are shown in the LCD display.
 After successfully connecting with the remote sensor, the main unit can display the outdoor
temperature/ humidity and the change trend.
Background lighting
 When the adapter is used for power supply, press the button “” can adjust the backlight
brightness.
 When the product is powered only by battery (without adapter), touch the
【SNOOZE/LIGHT】 button once to turn on the backlight for 10 seconds.
Description of low voltage prompt
 If the outdoor transmitter has low power, the flashing low power symbol " " will be displayed
next to the corresponding channel number.
ABOUT AC/DC POWER SUPPLY
Do not use the device:
-if the power supply or the power cable is damaged,
-in the event of a malfunction,

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-if the device has been damaged in any way.
Never use sharp objects to access the inside of the power supply. Do not disassemble the
power supply, do not throw it into a fire. Do not attempt to disassemble or modify this product
or any of its components. Do not expose the food to high temperatures or direct sunlight. Do
not incinerate it. Do not install the power supply near any heat sources, such as a radiator, hot
air supply, oven, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not store this
product in a place where the temperature exceeds the following range: - 10 to 70 ° C. Do not
use this product in a location where the temperature exceeds the following range: 0 to 40 ° C,
as this may damage it or shorten its life. Do not place the power supply near water or a
source of moisture, such as a bathtub, kitchen sink, swimming pool, in a wet basement, or
other damp locations. The device must not be exposed to splashes. Do not place objects
filled with water, such as vases for example, near the appliance. Connect the power supply
into an easily accessible DC outlet. Ensure that the power cord can not be crushed or pinched,
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they are connected to the
apparatus. The supplied power supply is intended for indoor use only. Do not place naked
flame sources (such as a lit candle) on or near the power supply. Unplug this power during
lightning storms or during long periods of non-use to avoid damage. Turn off your device
before disconnecting the power cable. This device is not intended for use by people
(including children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities are reduced, or people
without experience or knowledge, unless they could benefit ,by the” throung a person
responsible for their safety, surveillance or prior instructions concerning the use of the device.
Children should be supervised to make sure that they do not play with the device. If the
power supply works abnormally,and especoally if it emits sounds or odors that you think are
abnormal, unplug it immediately and have it examined by a qualified repairer. The
socket-outlet must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER：
•The electrical and electronic wastes contain hazardous substances. Disposal of electronic
waste in wild country and/or in unauthorized grounds strongly damages the environment.

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•Please contact your local or/and regional authorities to retrieve the addresses of legal
dumping grounds with selective collection.
•All electronic instruments must from now on be recycled. User shall take an active part in the
reuse, recycling and recovery of the electrical and electronic waste.
•The unrestricted disposal of electronic waste may do harm on public health and the quality of
environment.
•As stated on the gift box and labeled on the product, reading the “User manual” is highly
recommended for the benefit of the user. This product must however not be thrown in general
rubbish collection points.
•The manufacturer and supplier cannot accept any responsibility for any incorrect readings
and any consequences that occur should an inaccurate reading take place.
•This product is designed for use in the home only as indication of the temperature.
•The plug on the power adapter (if included) is intended to serve as the disconnect device, the
socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
•This product is not to be used for medical purposes or for public information.
•The specifications of this product may change without prior notice.
•This product is not a toy. Keep out of the reach of children.
•No part of this manual may be reproduced without written authorization of the manufacturer.
RED DIRECTIVE 2014/53/EU
Summary of the Declaration of Conformity: We hereby declare that this wireless transmission
device does comply with the essential requirements of RED Directive 2014/53/EU.
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