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1. Before permanently fixing the thermo hygro to the wall base pace all units in the _ desired locations to check that the outdoor temperature and humidity readings are an receivable In event that the signal is not received relocate the thermo hygro transmitter or the weather station slightly as this may help the signal reception CARE AND MAINTENANCE Extreme temperatures vibration and shock should be avoided as these may cause damage to the unit and give inaccurate forecasts and readings When cleaning the display and casings use a soft damp cloth only Do not use solvents or scouring agents as they may mark the LCD and casings Do not submerge the unit in water Immediately remove all low powered batteries to avoid leakage and damage Replace only with new batteries of the recommended type Do not make any repair attempts to the unit Return them to their original point of purchase for repair by a qualified engineer Opening and tampering with the unit may invalidate their guarantee Do not expose the units to extreme and sudden temperature changes this may lead to rapid changes in forecasts and readings and thereby reduce their accuracy SPECIFICATIONS Recommended operating temperature range Temperature measuring range 5 C to 40 C Indoor 9 9 C to 59 9 C with 0 1 C resolution OF L displayed if outside this range Outdoor 39 9 C to 59 9 C with 0 12C resoluti2. 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 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 R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Summary of the Declaration of Conformity We hereby declare that this wireless transmission device does comply with the essential requirements of R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC 31
3. WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this weather station as an example of innovative design and quality piece of engineering Providing time date calendar indoor and outdoor temperature indoor and outdoor relative humidity and air pressure history information this unit will never keep you guessing on current and future weather conditions Operation of this product is simple and straightforward By reading this operating manual the user will receive a better understanding of the weather station together with the optimum benefit of all its features Instant Transmission is the up and coming state of the art new wireless transmission technology exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY IT offers you an immediate update of all your outdoor data measured from the transmitters follow your climatic variations in real time FEATURES S The Weather Station vo CF ieJYe YB sA PRESSURE HISTORY n Se mm Display Mae e OUTDOOR TEMP or Hag a ee liz si SC L Hanging hole as Function___ ae keys Battery compartment a Stand C J e DCF Radio controlled time with manual setting option e Time reception ON OFF setting e Weekday date and month display year only in setting mode e Time zone option 2h to 5h D
4. ally the clock will not attempt any reception of the DCF time as long as the Time Reception OFF function is activated e The time reception and the DCF icons will not be displayed on the LCD DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME DST ON OFF SETTING INDOOR TU DJi dSb pe The daylight saving time DST function can be set ON OFF Default setting is 1 ON 1 The digit 1 will start flashing on the LCD 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to turn OFF 0 OFF the daylight saving function 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the Manual Time setting Important This function is only significant if the time reception setting is turned OFF 0 Daylight saving time setting 1 ON the clock calculates DST automatically in normal quartz mode DST begins on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October Daylight saving time setting 0 OFF DST feature is OFF and the clock will not change time automatically If the time reception setting is turned ON 1 please set the daylight saving time 1 ON the time change will be updated by the DCF 77 signal as long as a proper reception is possible In case of daylight saving time setting 0 OFF the time will be transmitted by the DCF 77 signal but the clock calculates automatically a no DST time MANUAL TIME SETTING In case the weather station cannot detect the DCF signal for example due to disturbances tr
5. ansmitting distance etc the time can be manually set The clock will then work as a normal quartz clock INDOOR TU w p DST s eds i JH Yas Hour flashing Minutes flashing ale The hour digit will start flashing 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to set the hour Keep holding the key allows the digit to advance faster 3 Press again the SET key to set the minutes The minute digits start flashing 4 Use the or MIN MAX key to set the minutes Keep holding the key allows the digit to advance faster 5 Confirm with the SET key and enter the Calendar setting The unit will still try and receive the signal despite it being manually set When it does receive the signal it will change the manually set time into the received time During reception attempts the DCF tower icon will flash If reception has been unsuccessful then the DCF tower icon will not appear but reception will still be attempted the following day The time reception and the DCF icons will not be displayed on the LCD after manual time setting CALENDAR SETTING Weekday INDOOR T ene m DST 1L L d CI i L RH ess cu tt YA cas 3 10 A Date Month 1 The year digits will start flashing The range runs from 2011 to 2025 default is 2011 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to set the year Keep holding the key allows the value to advance faster 3 Press the SET key to confirm and enter the month setting mode 4 The month di
6. ather icons in the second section of LCD can be displayed in any of the following combinations ia JY are a a 4 1 ire dad A 7 AS A Cloudy with sunny intervals Rainy Ady 1 P Z TTAN Sunny For every sudden or significant change in the air pressure the weather icons will update accordingly to represent the change in weather If the icons do not change then it means either the air pressure has not changed or the change has been too slow for the weather station to register However if the icon displayed is a sun or raining cloud there will be no change of icon if the weather gets any better with sunny icon or worse with rainy icon since the icons are already at their extremes The icons displayed forecasts the weather in terms of getting better or worse and not necessarily sunny or rainy as each icon indicates For example if the current weather is cloudy and the rainy icon is displayed it does not mean that the product is faulty because it is not raining It simply means that the air pressure has dropped and the weather is expected to get worse but not necessarily rainy Note After setting up readings for weather forecasts should be disregarded for the next 12 24 hours This will allow sufficient time for the weather station to collect air pressure data at a constant altitude and therefore result in a more accurate forecast Common to weather forecasting absolute accuracy cannot be guaranteed The weat
7. aylight saving time DST setting Alarm setting e Temperature display in degree Celsius e Indoor temperature display with MIN MAX recordings e Outdoor temperature display with MIN MAX recordings with time and date received All MIN MAX recordings can be reset e Indoor and outdoor humidity display in RH e Weather forecast with weather tendency indicator e Relative air pressure history for the past 12 hours e LCD contrast setting e Low battery indicator e Table standing or wall mounting Thermo Hygro Transmitter e Remote transmission of outdoor temperature and humidity to weather fo station by 868MHz Wall mounting case Mounting at a sheltered place Avoid direct rain and sunshine SETTING UP Note This weather station receives only one outdoor transmitter 1 First insert the batteries in the transmitter see How to install and replace batteries in the thermo hygro transmitter above 2 Within 30 seconds of powering up the transmitter insert batteries in the weather station see How to install and replace batteries in the weather station above Once the batteries are in place all segments of the LCD will light up briefly and a short signal tone will sound Then the indoor temperature humidity and the time as 0 00 will be displayed If these information are not displayed on the LCD after 60 seconds remove the batteries and wait for at least 60 seconds before reinserting them Once th
8. e indoor data is displayed user may proceed to the next step 3 After the batteries are inserted the weather station will start receiving data signal from the transmitter The outdoor temperature and humidity data should then be displayed on the weather station If this does not happen after 2 minutes the batteries will need to be removed from both units and reset from step 1 4 In order to ensure successful 868 MHz transmission the distance between the weather station and the transmitter should be within 100 meters see notes on Positioning and 868 MHz Reception 5 Once the outdoor data reception test period is completed the DCF tower icon in the clock display will start flashing in the upper left corner This indicates that the clock has detected that there is a radio signal present and is trying to receive it When the time code is received the DCF tower becomes permanently lit and the time will be displayed TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WEATHER STATION The weather station uses 3 x AAA IEC LR3 1 5V batteries To install and replace the batteries please follow the steps below 1 Insert finger or other solid object in the space at the bottom center of the battery compartment and lift up to remove the cover 2 Insert batteries observing the correct polarity see marking 3 Replace compart
9. ggle between time date humidity seconds display e To stop the alarm sound MIN MAX key e To toggle between the indoor and outdoor MIN MAX temperature e To decrease change values in setting modes e Press and hold for 3 seconds to reset ALL indoor outdoor minimum maximum temperature recordings to current readings e To stop the alarm sound ALARM key e To activate deactivate the alarm and display alarm time Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the alarm setting mode e To stop the alarm sound e To exit the manual setting mode LCD SCREEN The LCD screen is split into 3 sections displaying the information for time calendar indoor data weather forecast and air pressure history and outdoor data Weekday Time Alarm icon Indoor F E e IJH Senay nr Weather forecast icon Air pressure history Weather tendency bar graph indicator Outdoor data signal Outdoor reception indicator temperature in Outdoor humidity display in RH Low battery indicator weather station MIN MAX outdoor Low battery indicator temperature display outdoor transmitter When the signal is successfully received by the weather station the outdoor transmission icon will be switched on If not successful the icon will not be shown on LCD The user can then easily see whether the last reception was successful icon on or not icon off MANUAL SETTINGS The following settings can be changed when pressing and holding the SET key LCD co
10. git will be flashing Use the or MIN MAX key to set the month Keep holding the key allows the value to advance faster 5 Press the SET key to enter date setting 6 The date digit will be flashing Use the or MIN MAX key to set the date Keep holding the key allows the value to advance faster 7 Confirm with the SET key and exit the manual setting Note The weekday is automatically displayed above the time in short form from Monday to Sunday MO TU WE TH FR SA SU TO EXIT THE MANUAL SETTING MODE To exit the manual setting mode anytime during the manual setting press the ALARM key The mode will return to normal time display ALARM SETTING 34 cn ITS cas ouue Yo Alarm time flashing Alarm indicator ON To set the alarm 1 Press and hold ALARM key for 3 seconds until the alarm time shown 2 The hour digit will be flashing Use the or MIN MAX key to adjust the hour Keep holding the key allows the value to advance faster 3 Use the ALARM key again and the minute digits will be flashing Press or MIN MAX key to set the minute Keep holding the key allows the value to advance faster 4 Press the ALARM key to confirm the setting Note To activate deactivate the alarm function press the ALARM key once The display of the alarm icon represents that the alarm is ON The duration of alarm sounding is 2 minutes Press any key will stop the alarm sound WEATHER FORECASTING ICONS The we
11. he level of the pressure bar will be affected by the temperature change and it is for reference only INDOOR TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY DATA The indoor temperature and humidity data are automatically updated and displayed on the first section of the LCD Indoor INDOOR Q TU Indoor relative Vy wy oF a a l Q E H RH humidity in Cda L lo MO T r OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY DATA The last LCD section shows the outdoor temperature and humidity and the reception indicator Outdoor OUTDOOR TEMP HUMIDITY e reception Outdoor or B3 MAX is icon temperature o ha RH P i in C Lt J mi 4 MIN l C Outdoor humidity in RH TOGGLING AND RESETTING THE TEMPERATURE MIN MAX DATA TO VIEW THE MIN MAX TEMPERATURE DATA Press the MIN MAX key several times to view the MIN MAX indoor and outdoor temperature sequentially Note the outdoor MIN MAX temperature records will also display the recorded time and date Recorded 1m 1 Recorded 710 IJE I time of the Ctl a date of the outdoor outdoor MIN MAX MIN MAX records records OUTDOOR TEMP OUTDOOR TEMP E E MAX i MAX g Ei g MAX outdoor MAX icon outdoor temperature temperature TO RESET TEMPERATURE MIN MAX DATA Press and hold MIN MAX key for 3 seconds to reset all the indoor and outdoor temperature to current temperatures ABOUT THE THERMO HYGRO TRANSMITTER The range of the thermo hygro transmitter may be affected by the temperature A
12. her forecasting feature is estimated to have an accuracy level of about 75 due to the varying areas the weather station has been designed for use In areas that experience sudden changes in weather for example from sunny to rain the weather station will be more accurate compared to use in areas where the weather is stagnant most of the time for example mostly sunny If the weather station is moved to another location significantly higher or lower than its initial standing point for example from the ground floor to the upper floors of a house discard the weather forecast for the next 12 24 hours By doing this the weather station will not mistake the new location as being a possible change in air pressure when really it is due to the slight change of altitude WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR The weather tendency indicators located on the left side of the weather icons are working together with the weather icons When the indicator points upwards it means that the air pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to improve but when indicator points downwards the air pressure is dropping and the weather is expected to become worse Taking this into account one can see how the weather has changed and is expected to change For example if the indicator is pointing downwards together with cloud and sun icons then the last noticeable change in the weather was when it was sunny the sun icon only Therefore the next change in the weathe
13. is depends on the surrounding environment and interference levels If no reception is possible despite the observation of these factors all system units have to be reset see Setting up above POSITIONING THE WEATHER STATION The weather station provides the option of table standing or wall mounting the unit Before wall mounting please check that the outdoor data can be T WY received from the desired locations To wall mount 1 Fix a screw not supplied into the desired wall leaving the head extended out by about 5mm 2 Place the weather station onto the screw using the hanging hole on the backside Gently pull the weather station down to lock the screw into place S Foldout table stand The foldout table stand leg is located on the backside Pull the stand out from the bottom center edge of the weather station below the battery compartment Once the foldout table stand is extended place the weather station in an appropriate location POSITIONING THE THERMO HYGRO TRANSMITTER c Mounting at a sheltered place Avoid direct rain and sunshine pee The thermo hygro transmitter can be placed onto any flat surface or wall mount using the bracket which doubles as a stand or wall mount base H To wall mount 1 Secure the bracket onto a desired wall using the screws and plastic anchors 2 Clip the transmitter onto the bracket Note
14. ment cover TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE THERMO HYGRO TRANSMITTER F The outdoor thermo hygro transmitter uses 2 x AAA IEC LR3 1 5V batteries To install and replace the batteries please follow the steps below 1 Remove the battery cover by pushing the battery cover upwards with your thumb 2 Insert the batteries observing the correct polarity see battery compartment marking 3 Replace the battery cover on the unit Onno anna Note In the event of changing batteries in any of the units all units need to be reset by following the setting up procedures This is due to a random security code assigned by the transmitter at start up This code must be received and stored by the weather station in the first 3 minutes of power being supplied to the transmitter DCF RADIO CONTROLLED TIME The time base for the radio controlled time is a Cesium Atomic Clock operated by the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig which has a time deviation of less than one second in one million years The time is coded and transmitted from Mainflingen near Frankfurt via frequency signal DCF 77 77 5 kHz and has a transmitting range of approximately 1 500 km Your radio controlled weather station receives this signal and converts it to show the precise time in summer or wintertime The quality of the reception depends greatly on the geographic location In normal cases there should be no rece
15. ntrast setting Time zone setting Time reception ON OFF setting Daylight saving time DST ON OFF setting Manual time setting Calendar setting LCD CONTRAST SETTING INDOOR TU am pee DST Flashing dJ Lead The LCD contrast can be set within 8 levels from LCD 0 to LCD 7 Default is LCD 4 1 The LCD contrast level starts flashing 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to select the level of contrast desired 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the Time Zone Setting TIME ZONE SETTING INDOOR TU DST Cdr J D Lo ICa LJ The time zone default of the weather station is 0 To set a different time zone 1 The current time zone value starts flashing 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to set the time zone The range runs from 2h to 5h hours in 1 hour intervals 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the Time Reception ON OFF Setting Flashing TIME RECEPTION ON OFF SETTING In area where reception of the DCF 77 time signal is not possible the DCF 77 time reception function can be turned OFF The clock will then work as a normal quartz clock Default setting is 1 ON INDOOR TU eds To Fou Flashing a 1 The digit 1 will start flashing on the LCD 2 Use the or MIN MAX key to turn OFF 0 OFF the time reception function 3 Confirm with the SET key and enter the Daylight Saving Time DST ON OFF Setting Note If the Time Reception function is turned OFF manu
16. on OF L displayed if outside this range displayed if no transmitter signal Humidity measuring range Indoor humidity range 20 to 95 with 1 resolution Display if temperature is OL F display 19 if lt 20 and 96 if gt 95 1 to 99 with 1 resolution Display if outside temperature is OF L display 1 if lt 1 and 99 if gt 99 Outdoor humidity range Data checking intervals Indoor temperature checking interval Outdoor temperature reception every 4 seconds Transmission range up to 100 meters open space Power consumption alkaline batteries recommended Weather station 3x AAA IEC LR3 1 5V Transmitter 2 x AAA IEC LR3 1 5V Dimensions L x W x H Weather station Transmitter every 16 seconds 170 8 x 28 3 x 127mm 36 x 16 x 102 6 mm 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 Please contact your local and or 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
17. ption problems within a 1 500 km radius of Frankfurt DCF reception is done twice daily at 02 00 and 03 00 am If the reception is not successful at 03 00 am then the next reception takes place the next hour and so on until 06 00am or until the reception is successful If the reception is not successful at 06 00 am then the next attempt will take place the next day at 02 00 am If the tower icon flashes but does not set the time or the DCF tower does not appear at all then please take note of the following e Recommended distance to any interfering sources like computer monitors or TV sets is a minimum of 1 5 2 meters e Within ferro concrete rooms basements superstructures the received signal is naturally weakened In extreme cases please place the unit close to a window and or point its front or back towards the Frankfurt transmitter e During nighttime the atmospheric disturbances are usually less severe and reception is possible in most cases A single daily reception is adequate to keep the accuracy deviation below 1 second FUNCTION KEYS Weather station The weather station has 4 easy to use function keys key SET key MIN MAX key ALARM key SET key e Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter manual setting modes LCD contrast time zone time reception ON OFF DST ON OFF manual time setting and calendar e To stop the alarm sound key e To increase change values in setting modes To
18. r will be cloud with rain icons since the indicator is pointing downwards Note Once the weather tendency indicator has registered a change in air pressure it will remain permanently visualized on the LCD AIR PRESSURE HISTORY ELECTRONIC BAROMETER WITH BAROMETRIC PRESSURE TREND The right side of the second section of the LCD shows the air pressure history bar graph PRESSURE HISTORY 6 _ Air pressure trend over the E o last 12 hours N i 12h 9h 6 7 3h 0h hPa The bar graph indicates the air pressure history trend over the last 12 hours in 7 intervals Oh 3h 6h 9h and 12h The Oh represents the current full hour air pressure recording The columns represent the hPa 0 1 3 5 at specific time The 0 in the middle of this scale is equal to the current pressure and each change 1 3 5 represents how high or low in hPa the past pressure was compared to the current pressure If the bars are rising it means that the weather is getting better due to the increase of air pressure If the bars go down it means the air pressure has dropped and the weather is expected to get worse from the present time Oh Note e For accurate barometric pressure trends the weather station should operate at the same altitude for recordings i e it should not be moved from the ground to the second floor of the house When the unit is moved to a new location discard readings for the next 12 hours T
19. t cold temperatures the transmitting distance may be decreased Please bear this in mind when positioning the transmitters Also the batteries may be reduced in power for the thermo hygro transmitter CHECKING FOR 868MHz RECEPTION If the outdoor temperature and humidity data are not being received within three minutes after setting up or outdoor display always shows in the outdoor section of the weather station during normal operation please check the following points 1 The distance of the weather station or transmitters should be at least 2 meters away from any interfering sources such as computer monitors or TV sets 2 Avoid placing the transmitters onto or in the immediate proximity of metal window frames 3 Using other electrical products such as headphones or speakers operating on the 868MHz signal frequency may prevent correct signal transmission or reception Neighbors using electrical devices operating on the 868MHz signal frequency can also cause interference Note When the 868MHz signal is received correctly do not re open the battery cover of either the transmitter or weather station as the batteries may spring free from the contacts and force a false reset Should this happen accidentally then reset all units see Setting up above otherwise transmission problems may occur The transmission range is around 100 meters from the thermo hygro transmitter to the weather station in open space However th
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