La Crosse WS-9096U User manual

WS-9096U
Wireless 433 MHz
Radio-controlled
Sun/Moon Weather Station
Instruction Manual

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Topic Page
Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3
About WWVB 4
Quick Set-Up Guide 5
Detailed Set-Up Guide
Battery Installation 6
Program Mode
Function Keys 7-8
LCD Screen 9
Manual Settings Sequence 9
LCD Contrast Setting 10
City Location Setting 10
Time Zone Setting 11
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting 11
WWVB On/Off Setting 12
12/24 Hour Setting 12
Manual Time Setting 13
Calendar Setting 14
Snooze Setting 15
ºF/ºC Setting 15
Weather Forecast Icon Sensitivity Setting 16
Features
Alarm Setting 16-17
Sunrise/set – Moonrise/set Information 17-18
Moon Phase Symbols 18
Indoor Temperature and Humidity 18
Weather Forecast and Tendency 19-20
Outdoor Temperature and Humidity 20-21
Adding Remote Temperature/Humidity Sensors 21-22
Set-up of Multiple Remote Temp/Humidity Sensors 22
Mounting 22-24
City List 25
Troubleshooting 26
Maintenance & Care 27
Specifications 28
Warranty Information 29-30
Table Of Contents

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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS
1. The indoor weather station (Figure 1).
2. One TX7U remote temperature/humidity sensor with mounting bracket
(Figure 2).
3. Three each, ½” Philips screws.
4. One strip double-sided adhesive tape.
5. Instruction manual and warranty card.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)
1. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries for indoor weather station.
2. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries for remoter temperature sensor.
3. One, Philips screwdriver for mounting.
Time LCD
Sun/moon
LCD
Forecast LCD
Indoor LCD
Outdoor LCD
Figure 1
Hanging hole
Battery
compartment
Removable
stand
Figure 2
Mounting
Bracket
Battery
compartment

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ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time)
The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency
Division) WWVB radio station is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado and transmits the
exact time signal continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz. The signal
can be received up to 2, 000 miles away through the internal antenna in the weather
station. However, due to the nature of the earth’s ionosphere, reception is very
limited during daylight hours. The weather station will search for a signal every
night when reception is best. The WWVB radio station derives its signal from the
NIST Atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. A team of atomic physicists is
continually measuring every second, of every day, to an accuracy of ten billionths of
a second per day. These physicists have created an international standard measuring
a second as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium-133 atom in a vacuum.

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QUICK SET-UP GUIDE
Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries.
1. Have the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity
sensor 3 to 5 feet apart.
2. Batteries should be out of both units for 10 minutes.
3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature/humidity sensor first
then into the indoor weather station.
(All remote temperature/humidity sensors must be started before the
indoor weather station)
4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 10 MINUTES.
In this time the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity sensor will
start to talk to each other and the indoor weather station will show both the indoor
temperature and an outdoor temperature. If the indoor weather station does not
display both temperatures after the 10 minutes please retry the set up as stated above.
After both indoor and outdoor temperatures are displayed for 10 minutes you can
place your remote temperature/humidity sensor outdoors and set your time.
The remote temperature/humidity sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area. The
remote temperature/humidity sensor has a range of 330 feet. Any walls that the
signal will have to pass through will reduce distance. An outdoor wall or window
will have 20 to 30 feet of resistance and an interior wall will have 10 to 20 feet of
resistance. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 330 ft. in a straight line.
NOTE: Fog and mist will not harm your remote temperature sensor but direct rain
must be avoided.
To complete the set up of your indoor weather station after the 10 minutes have
passed please follow the steps starting on page 6.
Note: The remote temperature/humidity sensor transmits a signal every 3
minutes; after the batteries have been installed, the indoor weather station
will search for the signal for a duration of 5 minutes. If there is no
temperature reading in the OUTDOOR LCD after 5 minutes, make sure the
units are within range of each other or repeat the battery installation
procedure.

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DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE
I. Battery Installation
A. Remote Temperature/Humidity Sensor
1. Remove the battery
cover.
2. Observing the correct
polarity install 2 AA
batteries. The batteries
will fit tightly (to avoid
start-up problems
make sure they do not
spring free).
3. Replace the battery
cover. Be sure battery cover is on securely.
B. Indoor Weather Station
1. Remove the battery cover. To do this,
insert a solid object in the space provided
at the lower-central position of the battery
cover, then push up and pull out on the
battery cover.
2. Observe the correct polarity, and install 2
AA batteries.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Note: Immediately after the batteries have been installed, each LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) will flash and a tone will sound. Within a few
seconds the indoor temperature, indoor relative humidity and the weather
icons (sun and clouds) will be displayed. If not, then remove batteries for
10 seconds and reinstall. If the outdoor temperature/humidity is not
displayed within four minutes, remove batteries from both units, wait 10
seconds, and reinstall. The time will show -:-- and start searching for the
signal. If it successfully receives the time signal (usually at night), it will
display the correct time (default is Eastern).
Battery cover
Battery
compartment

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II. Program Mode
Programming Note: If 30 seconds are allowed to pass or either the IN or the OUT
button is pressed during programming modes, the unit will set the last information
entered—the display will stop flashing and return to normal time-date readings.
A. Function Keys
Weather Station:
The weather station has 8 easy to use function buttons; 6 behind the right
front panel of the weather station and 2 on the front:
1. SET button
•Enter manual setting modes: LCD contrast, city location, time
zone, DST ON/OFF, WWVB ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display,
manual time setting, calendar, snooze function, temperature °C or
°F, and weather icon sensitivity setting
•Stop the alarm during alarm ringing
2. PLUS (+) button
•Increase value in all setting modes
•Increase the digits
•Stop the alarm during alarm ringing
SET button
PLUS (+) button
MINUS (-) button
SUN/MOON button
A
LARM SET button
34 preset city name
for Sun/moon data
CHANNEL button
MAX/MIN R
button
A
LARM ON/OFF button

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3. MINUS (-) button
•Decrease value in all setting modes
•Decrease the digits
•Stop the alarm during alarm ringing
4. SUN/MOON button
•Enter the sun/moon setting mode
•Start the sun/moon time calculation of the selected city
•Stop the alarm during alarm ringing
5. ALARM SET button
•Enter the alarm setting mode
•Stop the alarm during alarm ringing
6. ALARM ON/OFF button
•Activate/de-activate the alarm time
•Stop the alarm during alarm ringing
7. CHANNEL button
•Toggle between the outdoor transmitters 1, 2 and 3 (if more than
one transmitter is used)
•Pressed together with “MAX/MIN R” button for 3 sec allows
temperature/humidity channel reset
•Exit any set mode anytime during setting and to return to the
normal display mode
•Stop the alarm during alarm ringing
8. MAX/MIN R button (Max/min Reset)
•Press shortly to toggle between maximum, minimum and current
temperature/humidity value for selected outdoor
temperature/humidity channel.
•Press and hold for 4 seconds to reset the maximum and minimum
records for selected temperature/humidity channel.
•Press to activate snooze function during alarm if snooze time is
valid in setting mode.
•Stop the alarm if snooze time is off in setting mode
•Pressed together with the “CHANNEL” button allows
temperature/humidity channel reset

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Sunset time
Moon icon/Moon
phases icon
Moonset time
Weather tendency
indicator
Time
Date display
Indoor relative
humidity in RH%
Sun icon
City location light
Time reception icon
(for WWVB time)
A
larm icon
Moonrise time
Sunrise time
B. LCD Screen
The LCD screen is split into 5 sections displaying the information for time
and date, sun/moon data, indoor data, weather forecast and outdoor data.
C. Manual Setting Sequence
The following manual settings can be changed when pressing the “SET”
button:
•LCD contrast setting
•City location setting
•Time zone setting
•DST (Daylight Saving Time) setting
•WWVB ON/OFF setting
•12/24-Hour setting
•Manual time setting
•Calendar setting
•Snooze setting
•°C/°F setting
•Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting
Indoor temperature in
°C or ºF
Weather forecast icon
Outdoor data signal
reception indicator Outdoor Temperature in
°F or ºC
Outdoor transmitter
identification number
Outdoor relative
humidity in RH%

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LCD Contrast Setting
The LCD contrast can be set within 8 levels, from LCD 0 to LCD7
(the default setting is LCD 5):
1. Press and hold the “SET” button until the digit starts flashing in the LCD.
2. Press and release the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) button to view all levels of
contrast.
3. Select the desired LCD contrast.
4. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and enter in the City location
setting.
City Location Setting
Open the left side panel on the Weather station to see the 45 preset city names list.
Any city can be selected in order to view the sun/moon data (the default city is
Washington D.C.). To select a city:
1. Open the left panel on the weather station. List of cities are displayed.
2. Use the PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) to select a city.
3. A small dot displayed on the left side of the LCD will light up next to the city
name.
4. When a city is selected the city’s time zone will be displayed on the 4-time zone
map located on the right side of the LCD.
5. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and enter in the Time zone
setting.
For a list of cities please see page 25 please.
Flashing
Last digit flashing