La Crosse 308-2316 User manual

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Weather
Station
Model: 308-2316
Quick Setup Guide
DC: 070716
PROFESSIONAL WEATHER STATION
Battery Cover
Stand

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Get Started
Battery Cover
Showerproof casing for
Thermo-Hygro sensor
Wind Speed Sensor TX231W
Rain Sensor TX231R
U-Bolts
(Included)
Connection Ports
Pole (NOT INCLUDED)
Thermo-Hygro TX231TH

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1. Place all sensors and the weather station 5-10 feet apart.
2. Push the wind cups onto the base. Spin the
wind cups. If the wind cups spin freely and can hear
the slight sound of rolling bearing rotate, the
anemometer is ready and can be installation.
3. Remove the wind speed sensor/showerproof casing from the
thermo-hygro sensor to reveal the two ports (for the wind sensor
and rain sensor)
4. Connect the attached cables of wind and rain sensors to the
correct ports of the thermo-hygro sensor. The cords should click into
place. Double-check the rain and wind cords are in the correct port.
5. Insert 3 x AA, 1.5V Alkaline batteries into the back of the weather
station. Observe the correct polarity.
6. Open the battery cover of the thermo-hygro sensor located
below the two ports and insert 2 x AA, 1.5V Alkaline batteries.
7. Observe the correct polarity. The red LED will light up for 4 seconds.
8. Do not press buttons or move the sensors or weather station for
at least 10 minutes to avoid signal interruption.
WWVB Signal Search: The thermo-hygro sensor will transmit weather
data within the first 24 seconds. Then, the sensor will start radio
controlled time (WWVB) reception. During the time reception period
(maximum 5 minutes), no weather data will be transmitted. The LED
indicator will be blink 5 times once WWVB signal is received. Weather
data will be sent again once the WWVB search finished. If the WWVB
time signal is not received, the thermo-hygro sensor will search every 2
hours until it is received. Weather data will be transmitted when not in
search mode.
For information about WWVB visit:
www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwvb.cfm
Restart: If there is no outdoor temperature or wind data after 10 minutes, remove
batteries from the weather station & outdoor sensor and press a button 20 times.
After 15 minutes, return to Step 1 above.
Sensor Assembly and Placement
The Wind speed/ Thermo-hygro sensor and the rain sensor may be
mounted on a pole (not included) with the U-bolts (included) or mounted
on a flat surface.
Mount on a Pole:

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1. Select a pole (not included) on which to mount the sensors. The pole
should not be more that 0.75 inches in diameter.
2. Firmly place the bottom of the thermo-hygro sensor into the plastic
mounting bracket. Use a short bolt and nut to secure in place. Do not
over tighten.
3. Check the wind and rain cord are secured to the correct ports. Slide
the wind speed sensor and shower proof cover over the thermo-
hygro sensor. Careful, it will only go on if the insides slots are align
with the corner of the Thermo-Hygro sensor.
4. Attach the rain sensor to the plastic mounting bracket and secure
with a long set screw. Do not over tighten.
5. Attach the rain sensor mounting bracket to the pole with the included
U-bolts. Do not over tighten.
Note: Attach the rain sensor lower than the wind/TH sensor so that
rain water does not follow the cord into the port of the TH sensor.
6. Attach the wind speed/thermo-hygro sensor mounting bracket to the
wooden pole with the included U-bolts. Do not over tighten.
Mount on a Flat Surface:
1. Firmly place the bottom of the thermo-hygro sensor into the plastic
mounting bracket. Use a short bolt and nut to secure in place. Do not
over tighten.
2. Check the wind and rain cord are secured to the correct ports. Slide
the wind speed sensor and shower proof cover over the thermo-
hygro sensor.
3. Place two screws through the plastic mounting bracket to secure to a
flat surface. Do not over tighten.
4. Place two screws through the rain gauge to secure to a flat surface.
Do not over tighten the screws. Use the bubble level on the top of
the rain sensor to be sure it is level.
Note: The plastic mounting bracket is not used for the rain sensor
when mounting on a flat surface.
Placement:
1. Place the sensors in an open area at least 6 feet above ground.
2. Avoid obstructions that will block wind and rain. Allow a 50 foot
clearance or more from tall buildings, trees etc. When the sensors
are installed next to a tall building, the wind and rain will not be
accurate.

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3. The rain sensor will need to be cleaned periodically.
4. Batteries need to be changed every two years.
5. Mount the sensors at least 6’ from any building, structure, ground, or
roof top that may provide radiant heat.
6. Mount the sensors within range (600 feet open air) of the weather
station. Each wall, window, tree etc., can cut that signal by half.
7. Place the weather station at least six feet from radio interference
such as PCs, radios or TV sets. Do not have wireless devices in the
signal path between the sensors and the weather station.
8. The weather station has pull out stands to sit or to recline on a desk.
Or the weather station may be wall mounted.
Setting Mode: Time, Date, Temperature, Pressure, Wind, Rain Unit
1. Hold the SET button to enter time set mode.
2. Press the +or MIN/MAX buttons to adjust the values.
3. Press the SET button to confirm adjustments and move to the next
item.
Settings order:
1. Time Zone Setting
2. Daylight Saving Indicator
(DST) ON/OFF
3. 12/24 hour format
4. Hours
5. Minutes
6. Year
7. Month
8. Date
9. Celsius or Fahrenheit
10. Air pressure display units in (hPa or InHg)
11. Relative pressure setting (default 29.93inHg)
12. Pressure sensitivity setting (default 2)
Note: The lowest number is used near the coastline, the highest
number is for the desert, and middle number is for everywhere else.
13. Storm warning threshold setting (default 4)
14. Wind speed units (km/h, mph, m/s, knots, bft)
15. Rainfall units (mm or inch)
Press the HISTORY button to exit, or wait 30 seconds without pressing
buttons to return to the normal time display.
Display Modes
This station has 24 Time Zones
North American time zones are:
-4 Atlantic
-5 Eastern
-6 Central
-7 Mountain
-8 Pacific
-9 Alaskan
-10 Hawaiian

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The weather station has 5 separate display mode to access different
features of the weather station.
•Setting Mode (Set time date etc., see above)
•Quick Display Mode (Changes what is viewed on screen)
•Alarm Mode (View and set Hi or Low alarms)
•History Mode (View 24 hour history)
•MAX/MIN Mode (View MAX and MIN values with time and date
stamp, reset MAX/MIN values)
QUICK DISPLAY MODE-Do not press any buttons for 30 second to start
from normal display mode.
Outdoor Temperature, Wind Chill or Dew Point display:
1. Press and release the SET button once. The Outdoor Temperature
area will flash
2. Press the +or MIN/MAX buttons to display Outdoor Temperature,
Wind Chill or Dew Point
Relative or Absolute Pressure display:
3. Press and release the SET button twice. The Pressure Number will
flash
4. Press the +or MIN/MAX buttons to select Relative or Absolute
Pressure
Wind Speed or Wind Gust display:
5. Press and release the SET button three times. The Wind Speed
number will flash
6. Press the +or MIN/MAX buttons to display Wind Speed or Wind
Gust
Rainfall 1 hour, 24 hour, weekly, monthly, and total rain (since
reset):
7. Press and release the SET button four times. The Rain number will
flash.
8. Press the +or MIN/MAX buttons to display rainfall as 1 hour, 24
hour, weekly, monthly or total readings.
Rainfall Reset (reset all current rain readings):
9. Press and release the SET button four times. The Rain number will
flash.
10. Press the +or MIN/MAX buttons to select Total Rain.
11. Hold the SET button for 3 seconds to reset all current rain readings
to 0.00.
Note: The MIN/MAX rainfall readings with time and date stamp will
not be affected by the rain reset.

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ALARM MODE-Do not press any buttons for 30 second to start from
normal display mode.
1. Press the ALARM button once to enter HI Alarm mode (HIAL will
show in the date display). Press twice to enter LO Alarm mode.
(LOAL will show in the date display).
2. Press the SET button to select an alarm value to change.
3. Press the +or MIN/MAX buttons to adjust the values.
4. After adjusting alarm values press the ALARM button to activate or
deactivate individual alarms.
High Alarms:
•Time alarm (hour then minutes)
•Indoor humidity high alarm
•Indoor temperature high alarm
•Outdoor humidity high alarm
•Outdoor temperature high alarm
•Wind chill high alarm
•Dew point high alarm
•Pressure high alarm
•Wind speed high alarm
•Gust speed high alarm
•1 Hour rain high alarm
•24 hour rain high alarm
Low Alarms:
•Time alarm (hour then minutes). This is the same as Hi Alarm for the
time alarm. There is only one time alarm.
•Indoor humidity low alarm
•Indoor temperature low alarm
•Outdoor humidity low alarm
•Outdoor temperature low alarm
•Wind chill low alarm
•Dew point low alarm
•Pressure low alarm
Activate/Deactivate Hi and Low Alarms:
1. Press the ALARM button to enter HI Alarm or LO Alarm mode. (HIAL
or LOAL will show in the date display).
2. Press the SET button to select an alarm value to change.
3. With alarm value flashing, press the ALARM button to activate or
deactivate individual alarms.
4. When active (ON) the alarm icon will show.
5. When the alarm is inactive (OFF) the alarm icon will not show.
When an alarm sounds and flashes:
Active
Alarm
Icon

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•Alarm will sound for two minutes.
•Press any button to silence the alarm.
•The alarm will flash until the weather condition is no longer valid.
•The alarm will flash even when sound is silenced.
•When the alarm threshold is met, the alarm will reactivate
automatically.
•Deactivate the alarm or set it to a new value to avoid repeated
alarms.
HISTORY MODE-Do not press any buttons for 30 second to start from
normal display mode.
1. Press the HISTORY button to enter history mode. The letters HIS will
show in the date area.
2. Press the +button to view records over the past 24 hours at
increments of -3 hours, -6 hours, -9 hours, -12 hours, -15 hours, -18
hours, -21 hours, -24 hours.
3. Press the HISTORY button to exit history mode.
MAX/MIN MODE-Do not press any buttons for 30 second to start from
normal display mode.
1. Press the MIN/MAX button once to enter MAX mode. Press twice to
enter MIN mode.
2. Press the +button to view individual MAX or MIN values with time
and date stamp.
3. When viewing individual MAX/MIN values with time and date stamp,
press the SET button to reset that record to current value, date and
time.
4. Press the HISTORY button to exit MAX or MIN mode.
Maximum Records with time and date stamp:
•Indoor humidity maximum
•Indoor temperature maximum
•Outdoor humidity maximum
•Outdoor temperature maximum
•Wind chill temperature maximum
•Dew point temperature maximum
•Pressure maximum
•Wind speed maximum
•Gust speed maximum
•1 Hour rain maximum
•24 hour rain maximum
•Week rainfall maximum
•Month rainfall maximum

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Minimum Records with time and date stamp:
•Indoor humidity minimum
•Indoor temperature minimum
•Outdoor humidity minimum
•Outdoor temperature minimum
•Wind chill temperature minimum
•Dew point temperature minimum
•Pressure minimum
Weather Forecast Icons
The weather station uses changing atmospheric pressure to predict
weather conditions for the next 12-hours with 70-75% accuracy.
Sunny Partly Cloudy Cloudy Rainy
Weather Tendency Arrows
The weather tendency arrows are between two forecast icons and
indicate which direction the pressure is trending.
Left Arrows: Pressure is falling and weather should worsen.
Right Arrows: Pressure is rising and weather should improve.
Pressure Sensitivity Setting
The Pressure Sensitivity setting (settings mode) may be helpful if you live
near large bodies of water or in a desert area.
•The lowest number (2) if you live near a coastline
•Use the highest number (4) if you live in the desert.
•The middle number is for everywhere else.
Storm Warning Threshold
The Storm Warning Threshold is a low pressure warning
that is selectable in the settings mode.
When the warning threshold is met over a 3 hour period,
the storm warning icon will flash for 3 hours.
This warning is always active so you need to set the threshold to the
highest number (9) if you do not want it to flash regularly (no sound).

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Outdoor Reception Icon
•About every 48 seconds when the outdoor sensors update, the
sensor reception icon will flash briefly.
Rain Readings
The rain readings are running totals from now, and back the given time
frame:
•1 hour: Now, back 1 hour
•24 hour: Now, back 24 hours
•Weekly: Now, back 7 days
•Monthly Now, back 30 days
•Total Total since the startup of weather station, until reset.
Backlight
•When any button is pressed, the LED lights will come on for 3
seconds.
Changing Batteries
Sensors: When only changing batteries in the outdoor sensor, allow up to 3 hours for
the weather station to aquire the signal again.
Weather Station: Remove batteries from the weather station & outdoor sensor and
press a button 20 times. After 15 minutes, return to Step 1 under get started.
Weather Station Care & Maintenance
•Do not mix old and new batteries
•Do not mix Alkaline, Standard, Lithium or Rechargeable Batteries
•Always purchase the correct size and grade of battery most suitable for the
intended use.
•Replace all batteries of a set at the same time.
•Clean the battery contacts and also those of the device prior to battery
installation.
•Ensure the batteries are installed correctly with regard to polarity (+ and -).
•Remove batteries from equipment with is not to be used for an extended period
of time.
•Promptly remove used batteries.
•Do not expose to extreme temperature, vibration or shock.
•Clean with a soft damp cloth. Do not use solvents or scouring agents.
•The product is not a toy. Keep it out of reach of children.
•The product is not to be used for medical purpose or for public information. It is
intended for home use only.
•The specs of this product may change without prior notice.
•Improper use or unauthorized opening of housing voids warranty.
•If the product is not working properly, change the batteries.
Specifications