Oregon Scientific WMS801 User manual

Complete Regional Weather Station with
MSN® Direct Weather Data Service
Model: WMS801
USER M NU L

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Introduction ......................................................... 1
Product Overview ............................................... 2
Front View ........................................................ 2
Back View ........................................................ 2
LCD Display ..................................................... 3
Getting Started .................................................... 6
Power ............................................................... 6
About M N® Direct Radio ignal ..................... 6
Change Display / etting ................................. 7
Clock Reception ..................................................8
Clock / Calendar ................................................. 8
larm .................................................................... 8
Weather Forecast ................................................ 9
UVI / Barometer / Rainfall .................................10
Temperature and Humidity ............................... 10
Temperature and Humidity Trend ................... 11
Comfort Zone ................................................. 11
Heat Index ...................................................... 11
Complete Regional Weather Station
with MSN® Direct Weather Data Service
Model: WMS801
USER M NU L
CONTENTS
Dew Point ....................................................... 12
Wind Direction / Speed .................................... 12
Message Display .............................................. 12
LED Indicator .....................................................13
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for selecting the Oregon cientific™
Complete Regional Weather tation with M N® Direct
Weather Data ervice (WM 801). This product is
designed to receive an FM radio signal from M N
Direct. The radio signal is decoded by the unit and
transforms the data into the weather information you
can view on the LCD screen. When the unit receives
the M N Direct service, its clock and time zone are set
automatically for your convenience.
M N Direct Weather Data ervice covers North
American Metropolitan areas for the product through
2010. For coverage maps, see
www.msndirect.com/coverage.
Moon Phase ....................................................... 13
Backlight ............................................................14
Reset System .................................................... 14
Precautions ....................................................... 14
Troubleshooting ............................................... 15
Specifications ....................................................15
bout Oregon Scientific ...................................16
FCC Statement .................................................. 17
Declaration of Conformity ..............................17

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NOTE Indoor temperature and humidity are measured
by the product’s internal sensors.
NOTE The unit takes approximately 15 minutes to
receive the M N Direct signal. However, if the radio
signal is weak, it can take up to 24 hours to get a valid
signal reception.
Keep this manual handy as you use your new product.
It contains practical step-by-step instructions, as well as
technical specifications and warnings you should know
about.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
FRONT VIEW
3. MODE: Change settings / display
4. L RM: View alarm status; set alarm
5. SNOOZE / LIGHT: Activate 8-minute snooze
or backlight
6. LED indicator: Color changes with
weather message status
7. SELECT: witch Areas
8. IN / REG: Toggle indoor and
regional displays; activate auto-scan
9. UP / DOWN: Increase / decrease setting; enable
/ disable alarm
B CK VIEW
1. MESS GE: View different messages
2. MEMORY: View current and historical
readings; temperature, humidity, UV,
barometer and rainfall

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LCD DISPL Y
1. C adapter hole
2. °C / °F: elects temperature unit
3. RESET: Resets unit to default settings
4. Battery compartment
5. mb / inHg: elects barometric pressure unit
6. ntenna
1. Weather Message Area
2. Clock / Alarm / Calendar Area
3. UVI / Barometer / Rainfall Area
4. Today’s Weather and 3-Day Weather /
Temperature / Humidity Forecast Area
5. Temperature / Humidity / Comfort Level Area
6. Wind Direction / peed Area
Weather Message rea
1. Moon phase
2. Warning message is displayed
3. Weather message display
4. Main unit battery is low
5. AC adapter is disconnected
Clock / larm / Calendar rea
1. elected area icon
2. Clock radio reception
3. Time / date / calendar
4. Alarm 1 or 2 is displayed
5. Alarm 1 or 2 is set
6. Offset time zone

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UVI / Barometer / Rainfall rea
1. Barometric pressure is showing
2. UV index is showing
3. UV index level
4. Barometric pressure (in inHg or mb/hPa) is displayed
5. UVI / barometric pressure
/ rainfall historical bar chart display
6. Rainfall is showing
7. Hour history for UVI / barometric pressure
/ rainfall reading
8. UVI reading is displayed
9. Rainfall reading (inches per hour) is displayed
Today’s Weather and 3-Day Weather / Temperature
and Humidity Forecast rea
1. Today’s weather forecast
2. Day of the week
3. moke / fog / haze / dust icon
4. Forecasted weather icon
5. Temperature or % chance of rain
6. High / low temperature reading
7. Temperature, humidity or rainfall forecast

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Temperature / Humidity / Comfort Level rea
1. Heat index / wind chill level
2. Temperature trend
3. MAX / MIN temperature
4. Indoor or regional temperature
/ humidity is displayed
5. MAX / MIN humidity
6. Humidity trend
7. Temperature (°C / °F)
8. Dew point level
9. Humidity %
10. Dew point temperature (°C / °F)
11. Comfort levels
Wind Direction / Speed rea
1. Gust wind speed is showing
2. Gust wind / wind speed is showing
3. Wind speed is showing
4. Gust wind or wind speed reading
5. Wind speed level with description
6. Wind direction display

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GETTING ST RTED
POWER
Insert batteries matching the polarity + and -. Press
RESET after each battery change.
NOTE For longer lasting use, the AC adapter should
be the unit’s main source of power. The batteries are
for back-up use only.
NOTE Do not use rechargeable batteries. It is
recommended that you use alkaline batteries with this
product for longer performance.
shows when AC adapter is disconnected.
shows when batteries are low.
BOUT MSN® DIRECT R DIO SIGN L
The M N® Direct service is delivered over the
Microsoft® DirectBand™ network, a wide-area network
based on FM radio technology. This radio signal
transmits to the unit most of the information that is
displayed i.e. weather, temperature, humidity, UV, wind
and local time with D T adjustment. For more
information on M N Direct, please visit
www.msndirect.com.
When you insert the AC adapter or batteries, the unit
will automatically start searching for the M N Direct
radio signal. While the unit is searching for a signal
“Scanning” will appear in the Message Display Area.
Weather information shows when the signal has been
received. “Lost Link” shows when the signal has NOT
been received.
If you cannot receive a signal:
• Place the unit in a different location.
• Make sure the unit has a clear view to the sky and
is away from metallic or electronic objects.
• Reposition the reception antenna.
• Force a signal search.

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To force a search for the signal:
• Press and hold IN / REG. The unit will search for
a signal for 15 minutes. If the radio signal is weak,
it can take up to 24 hours to get a valid signal
reception.
NOTE ignals from household devices such as
doorbells, electronic garage doors, and home security
systems may cause temporary reception failure. This is
normal and does not affect general product
performance. The reception will resume once the
interference ends.
Overlapping coverage
In areas of overlapping city data coverage, the unit will
automatically select data from the tower it gets the best
reception from.
You may be in an area where your Weather tation can
pick up signals from multiple cities. To scan for a
different city:
• Press and hold IN / REG.
• “Scanning” displays when the Weather tation
searches for an M N Direct radio station.
To see the city where the Weather Station is
receiving data from:
1. Press SELECT until is shown in the Clock area.
2. Press and hold MODE.
CH NGE DISPL Y / SETTING
Use the SELECT button to navigate between different
Areas, with appearing on the display in the Area
that is selected:
• Clock / Alarm / Calendar Area
• UVI / Barometer / Rainfall Area
• Temperature / Humidity / Comfort Level Area
1. Press SELECT to switch between Areas.
indicates the selected Area.
2. Most Areas have alternate display options e.g.
Clock / Alarm or UVI / Barometer / Rainfall).
Press MODE to switch options, or L RM to
switch between clock and alarm.
3. Press and hold MODE for 2 seconds to enter
setting mode.
4. Press UP or DOWN to change settings.
(Press and hold UP or DOWN to quickly scroll
through the values.)
5. Press MODE to confirm.

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CLOCK RECEPTION
This product is designed to synchronize its calendar
clock automatically when it receives the M N Direct
service.
Reception signal status:
TIME IS
SYNCHRONIZED
TIME IS NOT
SYNCHRONIZED
For best reception, the clock and antenna should be
placed on a flat, non-metallic surface near a window in
an upper floor of your home. The antenna should be
placed away from electrical appliances and not be
moved around when searching for a signal.
To enable / disable the clock radio reception
(clock synchronization):
1. Navigate to the Clock / Calendar / Alarm Area.
will show next to the Area.
2. Press and hold UP / DOWN.
CLOCK / C LEND R
To switch between clock displays:
1. Press SELECT to navigate to the Clock Area.
will show next to the Area.
2. Press MODE to toggle between;
• Clock with seconds
• Clock with day
• Calendar
To manually set the clock:
(You only need to set the clock and calendar if you
have disabled the clock radio reception.)
Press SELECT to navigate to the Clock Area.
1. Press SELECT to navigate to the Clock Area.
will show next to the Area.
2. Press and hold MODE for 2 seconds. The setting
will blink.
3. Use UP / DOWN to change the setting.
4. Press CLOCK to confirm.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the time zone
offset hour (+ / -23 hours), 12 / 24 hour format,
hour, minute, year, date / month format, month
and day.
NOTE If you enter +1 in the time zone setting, this will
give you your regional time plus 1 hour.
L RM
The clock has 2 alarms that can be set to sound with a
beep or melody alarm (5 melodies available).
To set an alarm:
1. Press SELECT to navigate to the Clock Area.
will show next to the Area.
2. Press L RM to toggle between the alarm
displays and select either alarm 1 or 2, for setting.
3. Press and hold L RM to enter alarm setting
mode. The alarm setting will blink.

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4. Use UP / DOWN to change the following
settings: hour, minute, alarm beep or melody
sound, high / low volume.
5. Press L RM to confirm.
The alarm icon will appear on the display to show
which alarm has been set:
ICON ME NING
Alarm 1/2 is set
No alarm is set
No icons
To activate / deactivate an alarm:
1. Press L RM to select alarm 1 and 2.
2. Press UP or DOWN to activate or deactivate it.
To silence the alarm:
• Press SNOOZE / LIGHT to silence it for 8 minutes.
OR
• Press any key except SNOOZE / LIGHT to turn the
alarm off and activate it again after 24 hours.
WE THER FOREC ST
The large, animated weather display in the top part of
the screen shows the weather forecast for the next 12-
24 hours. The 3 smaller weather displays at the bottom
of the screen show the 3-day forecast and
automatically switch between displaying:
• High / Low temperature
• % Precipitation i.e. the % chance of rain
DESCRIPTION
Clear
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy
Rain
now
Thunder
Dust
Fog
Haze
moke
Windy
Frigid
TOD Y’S
WE THER ICON
3-D Y FORC ST
ICON
Day Night
Day Night