Timex TX6010 User manual

TIMEX
TX601
0
IN9TRUGTION
MANUAL
I
Locations of Control
Main
Unit
(Receiver)
! "CfF BUTTON
B HUMIDITYMAXMIN
BUTTON
O RESETBUTTON
[' CLEARBUTTON
E RE-SYNCBUTTON
E TEMP.IiAXMINBUTTON
Remote
Unit
(Iransmitter)
A RESETButton W
. Theconfiguralion
ofyour
clockmayditfersomewhatfromthatshown
intheillustration.
' "AA"or"AAA"sizebattery.
Thisclockmayusemorethanone
piece
ofbattery.
Pleaseretertothe
ongravedbatterymarksinsidethebatterycompartment
forthe
correct
batterytype.

Feature
. [rOo9r
temperature
and
remote
temperature
. Centigrade
or
Fahrenheit
readout
: $lii'-::[",.3:::il[J39:?ffi:;"fiment
ranse
rrom
-58'F
-158"F
(-50'c
-70"c
)
' Indoor
hygrometer / _
. Indoorhygrometer
measurement
rarpe fiom 1%*CX
. Humidity
resolution
1zo
. Main
unit
operation
temperature
from
32.F_ 122.F
(0.C _ 50.C)
Beforeyou Begin
J:;::il: ttper functioning
ofthe
wireless
thermometer,
ptease
folow this
setup
' Insert
batteries
forthe mainunit( Frefer
to seclion
of BaneryInstaration
)
' fi,:?:*lfl1n.unit as
close
as
ilsi*';";i" ne,.emote.unii"'"jj"r"rt
batteries
ror
' Position
theremote
unit
andmain
unit
within
effective
transmission
range,
which
inusual
circumstances
is
65
to
100
feet
tioiriii'r"t"*f.
Note
that
theeffective
ra1o9
isaffected
bythebuirding
materiars
and
where
themain
and
remote
unit
arepositioned,
try
various
,"irp for.
tn" best
results.
Battery
Installation --.=-€.<i
Battery
lnstallation
of
the
main
unit
. Open
the
battery
door
. Remove
whole
set
of
old
batteries
' Insert
2fresh
AM size
batteries
in
prace
of
the_
ord
batteries.
Insert
them
in
the
proper
position
matching
the
potarity
1*;
"nO
1-f
as
inOicated
. Close
the
batterv-door
. Press
RESET
button
once
Battery
lnstallation
ofthe
remote
unit
. Open
the
battery
door
. Remove
whole
iet of
old
batteries
' Insert2Mbatteriesof
newoattliies
in
porarityl
+
)and
(- )
as
indicateo
. Close
the
batterv
door
. Press
RESET
button
once
Warning
:Do
not
mix
old
and
new
batteries
OtinlLlT,r
atkatine,
standard
(carbon_zinc
)orrechargeabte
(nicket
cadmium
)
TX6010

Donot
touch
any
other
button
orsetting
onyourmain
unit.
ltwill
automatically
receive
the
remote
temperature
signal
afterbafteries
inserted'
Getting Started
Uponpowerupoftheremoleunit(orpressingtheRESETbutton),thetemperatureRF
signat
isimmediatety
,""ii;G ;;in unit.
Themain
unit
attempts
tosearch
theRF
temperaUle
sitnalfor5 ndinutes
after
powerup(or pressing
theRESET
button
)'
lf the RFsignalis received
within
theffi 5 nnrubs afier porer upofthe mainunil' the
temperature
will showonthe remote
temperatrm rtbplay'dtertlis€ il will sttowblank
--.-oF.
Aftertheremoteunittemperatureisqhownontheremotetemperaturedisp|ay,the
synchronization
ofmain
unit
and
remote
unit
isestablished'
Place
theremote
unit
outside
ina straded,
dfy qt€ tgJlrotectit as if underan umbrella'
lf the RFtemperatrresignalis notreceived
withinthefirst5 minutes'pressthe RE-SYNC
buftononthe mainuntt.ihe mainunitwiltattemptremote
temperature
for another
6
minutes.
Check IN/ REMOTE
TemPer-ature
The
indoor
t"rnp"raturJi.ii"pf"V"O
on
the
INDOOR
temperature
field
and
the
REMOTE
Gmperatute
will
beshown
on
theREMOTE
temperature
field'
Maximum
and
Minimum
TemPerature
Themaximum
and
minimum
recorded
temperature
reading
will
automatically
bestored
in
thememory.
PresstheTEMPMAX/M|Nbuttononcetodisp|aythe|NDooRmaximumandminimum
record.
press
theo"n"i "g"i"l; show
theREMbTEmaximum
and
minimum
record'
The
r"tp""tiu" indicator,
INDOOR
and
REMOTE
will
be
displayed^
Toclear
thememorypress
CLEAR
button
when
themaximum
andminimum
temperature
records
areshown,
it
will
clear
therecord
oftheshown
temperature
field'
Maximum
andMinimum
HumiditY
The
maximum
and
minimum
recorded
humidity
reading
will
automatically
be
stored
in
the
memory.
press
the
HUMIDITY
MAXMIN
button
once
to
display
the
INDOOR
maximum
recorcl'
Press
thebutton
again
toshow
theINDOOR
minimum
record'
Therespective
indicator'
MAX
and
MIN
will
be
disPlaYed'

_!|*r_ qF
To
clearthe
memory,
press
CLEAR
buttonwhen
the
maximum
or
minimumhumidiw
records
areshown,
it
willclear
therecord
oftheshown
field.
Display
Unit
The
default
unitfortemperature
is"F,
press
"c/'F buttonwilltoggE-the
displayunitof
temperature
between'C
and'F.
Receiver
StageIndicator
TheRF
signal
indicatorin
thebase
unitremote
temperaturewindow
will
show
the
followng:
INO
SIGNALDETECTION
:
flH: SIGNAL DETECTION
f+l
Losing
Synchronization
ofthewireless
thermometer
lf
thebase
unitdisplayed
a proper remote
temperatureinthe
past
butnow
displays
blank
*.-"F,
the
remote
unitandthemain
unitmavhavelostsvnchronization.
lf
thisoccurs.
Dress
theRE-SYNC
button
ofthemain
unit.
Themarn
unitwillattempt
outdoortemoerature
reception
foranother6 minutesandreinitiate
synchronization
with
theremcjldiffi
remote
temperature
cannotbereceived,
check:
1.The
distance
ofthemainunit
orremote unitshould
beatleast
3-4feetaway
fromany
interfering
sourcessuch
ascomputermonitors
orTVsets.
2.Avoid
placing
themain
unitontoorintheimmediate
proximity
ofmetalwindowframes.
3.Usingother
electrical
products
suchasheadphones
or
speakersoperating
onthesame
signalfrequency
(433MHz
)may
prevent
correctsignaltransmission
and
receptron.
4. Neighbors
usingelectrical
devicesoperating
on
the433MHz
signalfrequency
canalso
causeinterference.
Note:When
the433MHz
signalisreceived
conectly,donot re-openthebatterycoverofeither
theremote
unit
orthemainunit,
asthebatteriesmayspringfreefromthecontactsandforcea
false
reset.
Shouldthishappen
accidentallythenreset
bothunits.Othenvisetransmission
problems
may
occur.
Themaximum
transmissionrange
is100feetfromtheremote
unitto
the
main
unit
(inopen
space
).
However,this
dependsonthe
surroundingenvrronmentandinterferencelevels.
The
temperature
signaltravelsin
astraightlinefromtheremote
unit
tothe
clock.Thesignalwill
not
curve
arounda blockingobject.lfnoreception
is
possible,
despitethe
observationof
these
factors,
allunitswillhavetobe reset.
w

w
Interference
Signalsfrom
otherhouseholddevices,such
asentry
controls,door
bellsandhomesecurity
systems,may
temporarilyinterfere
withtheunitsandcause
receptionfailure.This
isnormal
anddoesnot
affect
the
general
performance
oftheproduct.
Thetransmissionandreception
oftemperature
readingwillresumeonce
theinterference
has
stopped.
riuab Shoo|ltg t FAQ
( Frequent
Ask Question)
There is no outdoor temperature 3ltorln on the unit?
A: Press
theRE-SYNCbutton
onthemainunit
and
theoutdoortemperaturewillshow
within
minutes.lfnotemperatureisshownafter 6 minutesof RE-SYNCbuttonbeing
pressed,the
remote
unitiseither
tootarawayorthere issome interference
between
the
rgfdo ard main
unit.Bringtheremoteunittothemainunitandre-synchronize.Then
rructr'fttDunitloa newlocationcloser andindirectlinewiththemainunit.
The remotetemperatureis reading105'Fwhen thetemperatureis 60'F
A :Theremote
unitisindirectsunlight.
Moveittoa shaded
protected
area.
Gareof YourClock
. Avoid
exposing
your
clocktoextremetemperatures,waterorsevereshock.
' Avoidcontact
withanycorrosivematerialssuchasperfume,
alcoholorcleaning
agents.
' Donot
subject
theclocktoexcessiveforce,shock,dust,
temperature
orhumidity. Anyof
these
conditions
mayshortenthelifeoftheclock.
' Donot
tamperwith
anyoftheinternal
componentsofthisclock.This
willinvalidatethe
waranty andmay
causedamage.
GorrectUsageof the Bafteries
. Use2 AAbatteriesand2 AAA
batteries
. Donotmix
standard
andrechargeable
batteries
. Donot mix newandold batteries
' When
thelol batterymark X appears
onthedisplay,replace
allbatteries
withnew
ones,
when thelow
battery
mark Df, appearsontheREMOTE
temperature
field,
replace
allbatteriesof remote
unitwith
newones.
Specification
Temperature
measuring
range
Receiver :-50"C
to+70"C with
0.1'Cresolution
-58oF
to158"F
with
0.2'Fresolution
-50"C
to+70"C with
0.1"Cresolution
-58"F
to158"F
with
0.2oFresolution
every16
seconds
Transmitter
Receiver

-tF_ -
Temperature
checking
interval
Receiver
Transmitter
Battery
life :
Dimension(LxWxH)
Receiver :
Transmitter :
every
16
seconds
every'16
seconds
about
12
months
110
x21x65mm
100
x30x70
mm
Transmission
distance:
maximum
100feet
in
openfield,
depending_upqn
sunounding
structures,
mounting
location
andpossible
interfering
sources.
Powersource(Alkaline
bafteries
recommended
)
Receiver : 2 "AAA"batteries,
1.5V
batteries
Transmitter : 2 "AA"
batteries,
.l
.5V
batteries
Thisdevicecomplies
with Part 15of the FCCrubs. Operatbn-issubject
to thefollowing
two
conditions:(1)
This
device
maynot
cause
harmfulinterferencrj,
ano(z)This
device
must
accept
anyinterference
received,
including
interference
that
may
cause
undesired
operation.
warning:
changes
ormodifications
tothis
unitnot
expresslyapproved
by
the
party
responsible
for
compliance
couldvoid
the
user's
authorityto
operate
the
equipment.
ii3lT;lfltit'J:fi
if;n%tiffi
?tt''-T:J:,TJ!i,ff
'gii;;$ffi g--
reasonableprotection
against
harmful
interference
in
a residential
installation.
Thisequipment
generates,
uses
andcanradiate
radio
frequency
energy
and,if
notinstalled
andusedin
accordance
with
theInstructions,
may
causeharmful
interference
toradiocommunications.
However,
there
isnoguarantee
that
interference
will
not
occurina particular
installation.
lfthis
equipment
does
causeharmful
interference
toradioortelevision
reception,
which
canbe
determined
byturning
the
equipment
offand
on,the
useris
encouraged
totry
toconectthe
interference
byone
ormore
ofthefollowing
measures:
. Reorient
orrelocate
thereceiving
antenna.
. Increase
theseparation
betweentheequipment
and
thereceiver.
' Connect
the
equipment
into
an
oufletora circuitdifferent
from
thattowhich
thereceiveris
connected.
. Consult
thedealer
oranexperienced
radio/TV
technician
forhelp.
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isa registered
trademark
ofTimex
Corporation
owned
andlicensed
bvTimex
Corporation
in
the
U.S.and
othercountries.