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La Crosse Technology WS-2510 User's Manual

1. cccccceeccececeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeseeeenaeeeeeeeeeseneaaeeaeeeeeeeeeesaes 5 6 2 2 The outdoor sensos eene GEESS AE NEE ANERE ain EES EE Ghats 6 7 2 2 1 Insertion of magnets into the outdoor Sensors eeeeeeeeeeeeee ce eeneeeeeeaeeeeetaeeeeetaeeeeeeeteeeeeeaaes 7 2 3 Description Installation and Commissioning Of Sensors ceceeeeeee cece cette eeeeteaeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 9 ZIE WS 2510 15 wind S6NSOM one ira a E cee eaten E EE E 7 292 WS 2510 16 rainfall SONSOM aie e i R EEEE A EREE 7 8 233 WS 2510 19 Brighiness Sens0r arraie inar a EREE ARRENE AT aa TEER EAE AA IAEE ARETE 8 2 3 4 Addressing of sensors WS 2510 22 27 25 oe eeecccceeeecneeeeetnneeeeeecneeeeeeaeeeeeenaeeeseenaeeeeeeeneeeeeeaes 8 2 3 5 WS 2510 22 temperature humidity Sensor ecient ee eeee eect tenets ee eaeeeeeeaeeeeeesaeeeeeeiaeeeeeeaes 8 2 3 6 WS 2510 27 temperature Sensor cece ceeeeecaeeeeeeeeesecseaaeeeeeeeeesecseaeeeeeeeeesensinneeeees 8 2 3 7 WS 2510 25 temperature humidity Sensor eee eee eeeeeeeeeee eect eete eset eaeeeeeteaeeeeeetiaeeeeeeiaeeeeeenaes 8 2 3 8 Information on the storage of solar cell powered outdoor Sensors ce eect eeteeeeeetteeeeeeeaaes 9 3 OP OTATION E 9 24 3 1 Basie settings conresar oa E TOE AE OA TAAN dite eileen 9 14 Seba Generali setings Soresina anaa ae Rr A ey het cae O A ATOE eee A 10 ll mination snene anin den steed ea a a tacos a a Seam ieee eet EE 10 Cleaning MOC EE
2. LIGHT OFF in the main display Touch screen field 1 must be pressed in order to set the required ON time The associated display will now flash LIGHT and the lower touch screen field will change to the following form kg END The required value between 0 00 and 9 59 as well as can now be set using the touch screen fields and It is possible to run through the display more quickly by pressing the relevant touch screen field for longer When the required value has been set you can exit set up by pressing the END key The value is now stored Illumination time for battery operation The illumination time for battery operation batt is displayed in the LIGHT field touch screen field 2 A setting here is only meaningful when the weather station is powered exclusively by batteries The time displayed shows in seconds up to 99 how long the display is to remain lit after the last touch screen field has been pressed A value of 0 means that the illumination will never come on Touch screen field 2 must be pressed in order to set the required ON time The associated display will now flash and the lower touch screen field will chanae to the followina form END The required value between 0 and 99 seconds can now be set using the touch screen fields and It is possible to run through the display more quickly by pressing for
3. key bottom right of the control panel for approximately 3 seconds In this mode next press the SENSOR ADMIN key The currently set version number for the outdoor sensors will be displayed at the top left factory setting 1 2 The version can be switched to 1 1 by touching this display field In doing so however signals from Version 1 2 sensors will continue to be received the weather station being merely set up to receive signals from Version 1 1 in addition When this is done the improved transmission reliability of Version 1 2 will be lost You can subsequently exit the configuration mode by pressing the END key The weather station now switches to normal operation starts trying to receive signals from all sensors for 6 minutes in the background and inserts these automatically into the sensor administration 2 2 The outdoor sensors The outdoor sensors for wind and brightness measurement for recording rainfall and for external temperature humidity measurement are equipped with a solar cell and a lithium backup battery to provide power during the hours of darkness and periods of bad weather To prevent the batteries from discharging fully during a long period of storage without light falling on the solar cell e g when in the packaging the power supply is activated by a small magnet that has to be inserted from the outside before the initial start up Do not insert the sensor magnet until shortly before field si
4. mph or knots However if Beaufort or degrees have been chosen for the main display any trend available will be shown in km h Key functions Allocation of touch screen fields see page 9 Touch screen field 7 switches over between the units for wind speed and the display of numerical wind direction The switching sequence is km h m s mph knots Beaufort numerical value of wind direction in degrees 3 2 3 Rainfall measurement fields 8 9 The display field for the rainfall measurement is situated in the middle at the top Here the amount of rain collected in the rainfall sensor and the current rainfall rainfall in the last quarter of an hour are displayed 2 i 2 3 S CRAIN Po RAIN 4 L RAIN k 1 i 1 on D I ver L Ltt mm L l LI Re Li A af 1 The rainfall is either displayed as a total total since the last deletion the last hour 1h the last day 24h or the current day current 24h The following particular features should be noted The rainfall for the last hour is always calculated on the half hour e g between 14 30 and 15 30 The rainfall for the last day is always calculated at 7 30 The rainfall for the current hour day is calculated from the accumulated stored values for the last hour day As a result of internal checking functions the display of the rainfall is delayed by between 3 and 12 minutes 2 Umbrella symbol shows current rain i e if the r
5. tosi etnai a a e a a a aaa 0 200 km h RESONON geen eters Ads tes tin nite ee ee 0 1 km h Leet 3 1km h Wind direction graphical resolution 22 5 numerical resolution 5 degrees Voltage SUPPLY munere neia era 4 C cell alkaline batteries ENEE ET EE AA T Plug in power supply 7 5 V 500 mA Dimensions W x H x D Housing 10 1 x 8 3 x 1 4 257 x 211 x 36 mm 10 Explanation of terms WWVB WWVB is a time signal sensor operating on the long wave with a range of approx 2000 miles It is located at Ft Collins Co The sensor transmits a time signal that is provided by the NIST atomic clock located in Boulder CO which has a time deviation of less than 1 second in 1 million years Astronomical related time corrections leap years and date changes are automatically implemented by time transmissions Perceived temperature see Wind chill Dewpoint Temperature point that is dependent on the conjunction of a specific air pressure a specific temperature and a specific humidity At this temperature the humidity in the air begins to condense the so called dew point the humidity in the air condenses and precipitates as a liquid fog steam and even spots of mildew on walls If the dew point for water vapor is less than 32 F the condensation occurs as snow or frost Air pressure tendency Calculated from recent developments in air pressure values Absolute relative air pressure The air in the Earth s atmosphere has
6. ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS PRODUCT THIS PRODUCT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES OR FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A TOY KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN S REACH This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may also have other rights specific to your State Some States do no allow the exclusion of consequential or incidental damages therefore the above exclusion of limitation may not apply to you For warranty work technical support or information contact La Crosse Technology Ltd 2809 Losey Blvd S La Crosse WI 54601 Phone 608 782 1982 Fax 608 796 1020 e mail ort lacrossetechnology com warranty work sales lacrossetechnology com information on other products web www lacrossetechnology com 1 edition 02 2003 2003 La Crosse Technology All rights reserved This handbook must not be reproduced in any form even in excerpts or duplicated or processed using electronic mechanical or chemical procedures without written permission of the publisher This handbook may contain mistakes and printing errors The information in this handbook is regularly checked and corrections made in the next issue We accept no liability for technical mistakes or printing errors or their consequences All trademarks and patents are acknowledged THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL IN
7. PRESSURE mm yet NE Um 20 SO X Ia H JOE Te fN OI sens a MAX w a Jn Fanny Ed Ze A gt sw taS SE MAX Dee e E SUNSHINE SURRTION 20 BRIGHTNESS EC tt Ir Py aa hiday LI 5 Ze MIN RESET END 20 Example for the display of minimum values IN HUMIDITY OUT HUMIDITY vz 3 133 F ce ota iZ f Je Ze rel AIR PRESSURE wm wh E ms AN UN A Ka Li LI E hPa e scale I 1 1 MIN w E Z A H d SE e SE i S sw Zich SE MIN lt 8d 7d 6d 5d 4d 3d 2d 1d Od ZE S SUNSHINE DURATION At BRIGHTNESS mom JC Oo I LI JI ven Coa RESET MAX END Display min max values The display mode is selected by touching the appropriate field MAX field 27 or MIN field 25 The particular touch screen field activated MIN or MAX will be faded out Both titles are only visible in normal display mode Ifthe touch screen field for a value is then pressed the time of the occurrence associated with this value will be displayed in the time date field 20 21 for 10s Ifthe touch screen field is pressed again while the time is being displayed the display mode for the value concerned will be stepped forwards Indoor sensor Temperature gt Dewpoint gt Outdoor sensor Temperature gt Dewpoint gt Perceived temperature gt The outdoor sensors are selected using touch screen fields 4 or 5 as with the normal display Wind sensor Wind speed km h gt m s gt m
8. is always set In the case of the wind speed display the wind direction associated with the maximum value that occurred will also be displayed concurrently 21 3 4 Programming mode entering alarm values You can program the weather station so that an audible visible alarm occurs when certain minimum or maximum values are reached As well as this daily wake up times can be programmed so that the weather station can also be used as an alarm clock or an appointment reminder Alarm values can be set for High or low temperature for all sensors High or low humidity for all sensors with humidity High and low air pressure High wind speed Daily wake up time Separate wake up time for each day of the week 3 4 1 Programming the min max alarm values The programming mode is selected by touching field 29 ALARM VALUES The display shown below is an example of how the screen appears for the MAX alarm values and the daily wake up time If no alarm value has been set dashes appear in place of the value display Wake up times are only shown in the MAX display HUMIDITY OUT HUMIDITY C66 154 239 s Trap PRESSURE mm ach Me wii SG A LEO Onee sS PROGRAM ALARM VALUES HUMIDITY HUMIDITY Je Araj CU 3 HU ra AIR PRESSURE S EA HH E Ki N 4 LI hPa sS PROGRAM ALARM VALUES RESET MAX END To return to the display for the MAX alarm values the MAX touch screen f
9. longer When the required value has been set you can exit set up by pressing the END key The value is now stored Setting the temperature display units The display units for temperature are shown in touch screen field 4 at the top right The factory setting is F By touching field 4 the display units can be switched between F and C 11 Calibration of the rainfall reading indicator The rainfall measuring system is delivered with a very high accuracy so that normally no calibration is required A calibration only becomes necessary when very high accuracy is required for professional use or for special purposes Before starting the calibration of the rainfall reading indicator set any existing summed rainfall value in the normal display mode back to zero see section Rainfall measurement For the exact calibration proceed as follows 1 Allow 100 ml of water to trickle continuously and distributed evenly into the funnel over a period of 10 minutes In doing so there must be a period of at least 15 seconds between the individual rocker movements If the rocker tilts more quickly the amount of water flowing through is too great and the flow must be reduced 2 After the water has completely run through it is necessary to wait for a further period of 6 minutes The total amount indicated should now be 7 5 Um 3 Ifa different value is displayed then the rocker value should be recalculated as follows New rocker
10. on page 4 All WS 2510 25 sensors are set at the factory to sensor 1 In accordance with section 2 3 4 individual addressing is also possible The sensor should be mounted on the north or west side as meteorological temperature recording normally takes place in shadow It can also be placed at other locations if desired You only need to make sure that the solar cell that provides the sensor with power is permanently aligned towards the light The sensor must not be shaded by dense obstructions such as leaves etc which could impair the power supply from the solar cell However the solar cell does not have to be exposed to direct sunlight The ambient brightness is sufficient to charge the battery A possible location for installation is under the eaves of the roof The sensor is designed for wall and mast mounting and should be mounted as follows Attach the sensor wall bracket either exactly vertically to a wall using the four screws or to a mast using the securing clamp provided Position the sensor on the wall bracket and screw the two parts together using the screw provided When doing this the large protective bell housing must be at the top and the solar cell must be pointing towards the light During the hours of darkness and periods of bad weather with relatively little sunlight an internal battery system which is charged by the solar cell during periods of sunshine provides the power for the sensor 2 3 8 Information on the stora
11. the trend display for the brightness has been selected in the history field It only appears if it has previously been selected No key functions 19 3 2 9 Time Date The display field for the time date is situated at the bottom center of the display 24h format 12h format ari Oi 1 3 2 CY BB o gt co wae COD Cu rr CO i X2 OR oan 1 The time is displayed in hours and minutes and the date with the day of the week day and month Seconds are indicated by the two flashing dots The display format is selected in the configuration mode 2 Ifa wake up time has been activated the alarm symbol will appear If no wake up time has been activated the alarm symbol will be crossed out 3 If WWVB reception has been enabled in the configuration mode this will be started at 3 00 every morning for synchronization If it is successful the DCF symbol radio mast will appear in the display Between WWVB reception times the clock runs under quartz control Please note The internal clock is configured as a normal yearly clock i e February always has 28 days no leap years Therefore if WWVB reception is not possible on 29 February in a leap year the clock will change over to 1st March No key functions all adjustments are made in configuration mode 3 2 10 Special function keys The keys at the very bottom of the display allow functions to be activated directly or further display levels to be reached e g configuration mode K
12. value ___7 5 x current rocker value Actual value display when filled with water The calibration value of the rainfall per rocker stroke for the rain sensor is shown in touch screen field 8 top center It is always given in ml rocker stroke the units on the right are the units for the subsequent display of rainfall The factory setting is 300ml rocker stroke Please note This value is reset automatically after an initialization Touch screen field 8 RAIN must be pressed in order to set the required value The associated display will now flash CRAIN arr at LIL som NS rs and the lower touch screen field will change to the following form END The required value between 10 and 999 ml rocker can now be set using the touch screen fields and It is possible to run through the display more quickly by pressing for longer When the required value has been set you can exit set up by pressing the END key The value is now stored Setting the rainfall display units The display units for rainfall are shown in touch screen field 9 on the right hand side next to the calibration value for the rainfall The factory setting is Um By touching field 9 the display units can be switched between Um mm or inches Air pressure display correction If the current relative air pressure at the place of installation is known meteorological office Internet TV weather station etc
13. 10 WWVB and sensor reception cceceeccccececeeeeeeeceeaeeececeeeceeeaaaeeeeeeeeesascnaeeaeeeeeeesaeensineeeeeeess 10 FLZ GOnfiQUIrATION RE 10 14 Illumination time for AC adaptor Operation cccccceceeseceeeceeeeeeeneeceeeeeeeseeeeeneeeeeeeeeseeenaeees 11 Illumination time for battery operation ee eee eeeeeeeeeeenee eee eeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeenaeeeseeaeeeeeenaeeeeseaas 11 Temperature display it iresim net slated cist tees romanian es eerie easter 11 Calibration of the rainfall reading indicator 0 00 ec eecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeeeseeaeeeseeaeees 12 Raintallid splay TL 12 Correction of air pressure display ccccccceeeeceeceeceeeeeeesecceeaeceeeeeeeseeeencaeeeeeeeeeseesnsaeeeeeeeeeeees 12 Alf pressure display Unit e bde gernsg gedoe deed Ed EEN a 13 Keypad Deep torras niaaa e a ees ee 13 Display type Tor NISTON EE 13 Threshold value for sunshine 13 Setting the time function day of the Week date eecceeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeneeeeeenaeeeeneaas 13 14 DENSON Selten ge aaea ea a a Eed 14 3 2 Normial display ed EE 15 20 3 2 1 Temperature Numidity CliMate 0 0 cece cece eeeeee eee eeenaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeseeaeeeseeaeeeseeneeeeseeaaes 15 16 3 2 2 Wind measurement cece ceeeccee cece eee ee tees eeeece ener esse aaaeaeceeeeecaseaaeaeceeeeeeeesesdeaeeeeeeeeeeeenes 16 17 3 2 3 Rainfall measurement soscrich tines cen ate eed iegenen i ENEE eea 17 3 2 4 Air pre
14. 63 6 mph 89 0 102 4 km h heavy storm 11 63 7 72 9 mph 102 5 117 4 km h near hurricane storm 12 gt 73 mph 117 4 km h hurricane Units SE C 9 5 32 C F 32 5 9 mmHg hPa 0 75006 inHg hPa 0 02953 m s km h 3 6 km h 0 27778 knots km h 1 852 km h 0 53996 mph km h 1 609 km h 0 6215 in mm 25 4 mm 0 03937 ft m 0 3048 m 3 28084 cu in ml 16 387 ml 0 061024 94 The Comfort Indicator represents the climatic conditions for which the following table is used the symbol status shows the area of validity Temperature Humidity 20 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 lt 64 4 F 18 C o o o o o 0 Q 64 4 67 8 F 18 19 9 C 6 Q 67 9 71 4 F 20 21 9 C 0O oO 71 5 75 1 F 22 23 9 C 0 75 2 78 6 F 24 25 9 C 0 0 78 7 82 3 F 26 27 9 C 6 6 0 0 over 82 4 F 28 C 6G 6G 6G 0 It can be seen from this that depending on the ratio of temperature to humidity there are clearly bounded areas which are defined as a comfortable or an uncomfortable climate Hence one finds a humidity level of 30 at a temperature of 77 F 25 C for example to be too dry e g heating air and one above 60 to be oppressive 28 WARRANTY INFORMATION La Crosse Technology Ltd provides a 1 year li
15. TERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION 29
16. The respective scale factor is shown above the graphical trend display The different scaling is necessary in order to be able to clearly show large variations and different trends within the available graphics field 18 Please note With temperature and pressure the history is shown referred to the current value Here the display can optionally be in the form of a bar or line diagram according to the setting in the configuration mode With humidity wind speed rainfall hours of sunshine 8 day trend only and brightness the history is shown as the absolute value with the bottom line as the zero reference In this case the display is always in the form of a bar diagram Key functions Allocation of touch screen fields see page 9 Touch screen field 16 activates the selection mode SELECT Touch screen fields 17 and 18 switch over the display mode 8 days 24 h 3 2 7 Hours of sunshine The display field for the hours of sunshine SUNSHINE DURATION is situated at the bottom left of the display Here the hours of sunshine are displayed in three ways Total Last day Current day SUNSHINE DURATION SUNSHINE DURATION SUNSHINE DURATION y __3 LL L f 14 S A LL e GE tor H h SE h day H Lt T h day 1 2 3 1 The hours of sunshine are either displayed as a total h since the last deletion the last hour h day or the current day current h day The following particular features should be noted The h
17. Touch Screen Wireless Weather Station WS 2510 Operating instructions CLL A EL EG A e LLC VA Gb amp U f D p g 7 l d LE Es E l Ll f f Se f Es Es Z f J f A f E OY 6G Ll L 2 F IN HUMIDITY Jour wwpm ee o o S e a IIN F 3 Des Deko Ke LI DIE v Ltt sensor Lt L g J N RAIN T SAIR PRESSURE fv S 4 a Ss NW e SP E wl 1 rt 13 e J 4 4 A E A LIL f mm Li TE hPa l LLL r bar E bw a d current 24h Scade Z S 2 2 Wy E Elmy SES E PA PO LLLP mm mm pm SCT a p oA 2 H 7 mmm l L d d d a N r JSSSSSSS SS gt 9 A sw Zich SE e E E 24h 21h 18h 15h 12h 9h Gh 3h Oh tendency Si e K x S 74 7 be Z J y SUNSHINE DURATION BRIGHTNESS 4 d d d LOD DU Stats Le TU h day al Li Es L LLL LIGHT aLam E 47 LLL OFF MIN HERET We mes L2 I L g l L Es Es L Go Z X J A Ll I L L l L Es Va LY G 6G bb 6 OG f Gg ZA L A 2 LA CROSSE technology tools TECHNOLOGY for home amp office Contents 1 General information and functioning c cceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeseaeseseeeenseeeeseeseseeeeeneeeeees 3 5 Quick overview of the display fields on the main display ce cescceeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeetteeeeeeaaes 3 4 Weather station connection panel mounting arrangements and battery compartment 5 2 Preparation for operation c ecccceeeeeceeesneeeeeeseneeeeenseeeseenseeeseenseeseenseeeeeenseeeeeenseeeeeenseeeeeenas 5 9 2 1 Preparation of the weather station
18. a specific gravity which is defined in grams per liter The boundary of the Earth s atmosphere is of a relatively constant size In contrast to this the surface of the earth including the oceans varies between the lowest sea level and the highest mountain peaks As a result of this a different weight of air acts on every area depending upon the mean height above sea level and the height of the column of air above the measuring point The air pressure at sea level is therefore considerably higher than that in the Himalayan peaks In order to provide a reference quantity in most cases weather reports either give the absolute air pressure referred to mean sea level general information say for a country or in the case of more accurate reports the graduated air pressure represented by means of isobars the air pressure lines on more accurate weather maps In the latter case one can easily recognize the trend of the air pressure fronts and can find out more about the path of the fronts However as the weather station always measures the absolute air pressure at its location a correction factor must be defined which makes it possible to display the difference between absolute and relative air pressure This is achieved with this weather station by entering the accurately known local air pressure either as notified by the local 27 meteorological office or by calculation absolute air pressure 0 11hPa per meter of the measuring locat
19. ainfall sensor has reported an amount of rain within the last 15 minutes which is above the trigger point for the rainfall sensor 3 Here the Graph symbol gt shows that the trend display for the rainfall has been selected in the history field It only appears if it has previously been selected see 3 2 6 History Key functions Allocation of touch screen fields see page 9 Touch screen fields 8 and 9 switch over the display mode The switching sequence is Total current hour last hour current day last day If touch screen field 26 RESET is pressed briefly the point in time at which the total rainfall data were last deleted will be displayed in the date and time field If touch screen field 26 RESET is pressed for 3 seconds the total rainfall value will be deleted 3 2 4 Air pressure measurement fields 10 11 The display field for the air pressure measurement is situated in the middle at the top right hand side AIR PRESSURE Here the current air pressure at the location of the weather station is displayed with one of three possible units 2 3 2 3 2 3 er L wi AIR PRESSURE fv E PRESSURE k I7 775 Jm AH e Ee l hPa IC mm ILL 20 Ba zt 1 1 Depending on the setting in the configuration mode the air pressure is displayed in hPa mmHg or inHg Either the relative air pressure value corrected for height see corresponding setting in configuration mode and the exp
20. e stand and the hanging arrangement Battery operation Remove the battery compartment cover by pressing in the two ridged areas simultaneously and place four C cell 1 5V alkaline batteries in the battery compartment in the correct orientation according to the polarity markings Close the battery cover Operation using the power adaptor First place the round female plug of the power supply provided in the power supply socket marked POWER on the rear of the unit and then plug the power supply into a 110V outlet When using the adaptor any batteries that have been fitted will be switched off PC connection optional If the station is to be connected to a PC the PC cable optional must be connected by means of the Western modular plug to the socket marked RS 232 The 9 pin Sub D plug is connected to a serial port of the PC Bus connection The socket marked BUS is for future expansions and is not used at present Setting up Wall mounting Depending on requirements the weather station can be hung on a vertical surface wall by means of the hanging eyes or set up on a horizontal surface using the foldout desk stand There are two possible latching positions 45 60 in the hinge of the desk stand for when the unit is mounted on the desk When using this method any cables that are connected should be laid tidily in the slots of the desk stand in order to ensure an inconspicuous and orderly routing of the cables Commissi
21. e unscrewed The coding bridges must then be set according to the address table 2 3 5 WS 2510 22 temperature humidity sensor The WS 2510 22 contains a temperature and a humidity sensor This sensor is freely addressable for displaying within the display field at the top right of the display see display overview on page 4 The addressing can be set individually according to section 2 3 4 Since it is exclusively battery operated this sensor is suitable for use in dark inner rooms such as a garage a wine cellar or loft 2 3 6 WS 2510 27 temperature humidity sensor The WS 2510 27 requires two AA alkaline batteries for operation It enables the recording of garden pond or ground temperatures or similar by means of an encapsulated temperature sensor remotely connected to the electronics by a 10 foot 3 m cable This sensor can also be freely addressed for displaying within the display field at the top of the display see display overview on page 4 The addressing can be set individually according to section 2 3 4 Now you can mount or position the electronics housing at the required location and place the temperature sensor on or in the required object 2 3 7 WS 2510 25 temperature humidity outdoor sensor The WS 2510 25 outdoor sensor enables the transmission of the temperature and humidity at the sensor location This sensor can also be freely addressed for displaying within the display field at the top of the display see display overview
22. ensor is mounted vertically in the mounting tube Finally screw the mounting tube and the sensor together to ensure a firm base for all the components In its basic form the wind sensor should be aligned in the north south direction solar cell to the south in order to provide the precise north reference for the evaluation electronics Souli ponh Example of how to install the radio wind sensor on a mast _ magnet solar cell 2 3 2 WS 2510 16 rain sensor The rain sensor is also powered by solar energy and has an address that cannot be changed by the user In this case the alignment of the solar cell is directly towards the south The rain sensor should be secured to an exactly horizontal surface using the securing holes at the base of the housing First remove the upper part by pressing against the lower part and turning clockwise In the lower part is a depression that when filled with water permits a precise horizontal alignment without additional assistance Pour a small amount of water into this depression and align the lower section of the housing using the spirit level principle After marking the exact installation location the water can be removed Note the south alignment for the solar cell The shank of the built in spirit level must point to the north see diagram To obtain the best possible wireless emissions high range it is advisable not to place the rain sensor directly on the ground By mounting the
23. ery compartment cover Please read these instructions carefully from start to finish before initial start up to avoid functional breakdown and faulty operation Keep the instructions available for future reference Pay particular attention to the installation and calibration instructions for the instruments for recording the measured values The indoor outdoor sensor system of the WS 2510 operates exclusively with wireless radio data transfer You can set up or mount the sensors up to 300 feet 100 m depending on local conditions see section on range from the base station Longer distances are possible using a repeater The repeater is available from your dealer as an option Some outdoor sensors derive their operating voltage from built in solar cells Pay particular attention to the set up and assembly instructions for these components in order to ensure correct orientation and operation 2 Preparation for operation 2 1 Preparation of the weather station The weather station runs on 4 C cell 1 5V alkaline batteries As an alternative the station can also be operated using the power adaptor provided This is recommended if the station illumination is to be used for extended periods Battery operation is recommended particularly if the display illumination is only used occasionally or for a short period The picture on this page shows the rear of the station with the battery compartment the correct polarity of the batteries th
24. ey functions Touch screen field 23 LIGHT OFF switches the illumination off when it has been switched on Touch screen field 25 MIN activates the minimum value display f pressed briefly touch screen field 26 RESET shows in field 20 21 the point in time at which the total rainfall or the total hours of sunshine respectively was last deleted see sections on Rainfall measurement Hours of sunshine If it is pressed for longer approx 3 seconds the total rainfall and the total hours of sunshine will be deleted see Rainfall measurement Hours of sunshine Touch screen field 27 MAX activates the maximum value display Touch screen field 29 ALARM VALUES activates the programming mode for the alarm values see section Programming mode If touch screen field 29 is pressed for a longer time approx 3 seconds the configuration mode will be activated see section Configuration mode 3 3 Minimum Maximum value display The minimum and maximum values of the trends together with the time of their occurrence are stored for all data ranges with the exception of the weather forecast and the time date and can be reviewed in detail when desired Values are stored from the time of commissioning or from deletion using the RESET function Example for the display of maximum values IN HUMIDITY OUT HUMIDITY 200e Jai 317 J 349 od in 3 blac db N RAIN rel AIR
25. ge of solar cell powered outdoor sensors These sensors receive their operating voltage from a solar cell that charges an internal battery to provide power for periods of darkness and bad weather If one of these sensors is out of action for some time and does not receive any light this has no affect on the internal battery provided the magnets designed to activate the operating voltage are removed Therefore the sensor can be stored for several months in its packaging for example After this however the internal battery must be charged again before being put back into operation To do this the sensor must be exposed to strong light for several days without the activation magnet in order to charge the battery via the solar cell 3 Operation After the installation of the wireless sensors and the subsequent commissioning of the base unit the transmitted and converted data appears in the appropriate fields of the display If the displays do not appear you will find information on fixing faults in section 5 faults Please note that the only data that can be displayed is that for which the appropriate sensors have been installed There can be no display of rainfall without a rain sensor for example As all relevant data appears on the screen concurrently operation is essentially restricted to the simple selection of further sensors or weather data by gently touching the appropriate display field Overview of the weather station touch screen f
26. he firmness of the ground the earth spike should be inserted so that the sensor is about 8 12 inches 20 30 cm above the ground to avoid it becoming dirty due to mud splashing up onto it The sensor should be turned so that the solar cell points to the south The location must be free from shadows and the sun able to shine directly onto the measuring head The sensor must be mounted vertically with the measuring head at the top 2 3 4 Addressing of the temperature humidity sensors WS 2510 22 WS 2510 25 and WS 2510 27 The outdoor sensor concept enables the concurrent deployment of up to eight Sensor Jumper Jumper Sensor outdoor sensors whose data can be selected by the user to appear in the top right 8 Ji meme Gees hand field of the display Each sensor in the system is assigned a sensor address JP2 0mm A JP2 om At which enables the receiver to integrate the sensor into the total system without any P ee Wl 6 problems Each sensor delivered is set to sensor 1 The programmable allocation is TI ri A clear from the diagram Ip gt m A2 JP3 mm A2 The addressing can be self generated by means of coding bridges on the a LZ rf il Lg ry 2 conductive side of the sensor board To do this on the WS 2510 25 unscrew the JP3 Dani JP3 Sei A2 protective bell housing on the sensor housing and open the housing by removing 5 JP1 mmm wl JP1 mm AO 1 the screws on the rear Li Ge WA t S The WS 2510 22 27 types only require the housing rear wall to b
27. hensive nature of the forecast depends also on the location of the sensors in flat countryside a comprehensive forecast of this sort is possible whereas in mountainous regions the conditions change more frequently and are more localized The weather forecast is shown in the middle of the display underneath the rainfall indication by means of easily remembered weather symbols K Ao ax GS Sunny Bright Cloudy Rainy There are no function keys available for this item 3 2 6 History display Trend fields 16 18 The display field for histories is situated in the middle at the right hand side beneath the air pressure display Here the trend of the values for a selected weather feature is displayed in three ways Normal trend display Minimum trend display Maximum trend display scale z scale MIN wen wm mmm DEE 0 z5 8d 7d 6d 5d 4d 3d 2d 1d 0d SE 8d 7d 6d 5d 4d 3d 2d 1d Od The trend values for the The minimum values for The maximum values last 24 h or for the last the last 8 days are the last 8 days are 8 days are displayed displayed displayed The sensor for which the trend is to be displayed is selected by first pressing touch screen field 16 The request SELECT then appears The field is then touched for which the trend is to be displayed The display mode is switched over between the trend for the last 8 days and the last 24h using touch screen fields 17 and 18
28. hreshold for detecting sunshine is adjustable Storage of the minimum and maximum hours per day with the time date of occurrence Graphical history display for the last 8 days Display of the current brightness in the range 0 to 200 klx Storage of the minimum and maximum brightness with the time date of occurrence Graphical history display for the last 24 h or 8 days user selectable Display of the time of day weekday and date 8 wake up times can be programmed one for each day of the week and one daily Integral radio controlled clock for the synchronization of the system time of the weather station with the WWVB sensor Other Confirmation tone for touch screen operation can be selected to on or off Can be desk mounted or wall mounted according to the design Programmable time for display illumination All important weather information appears at the same time on the display so that operator intervention is unnecessary for monitoring the weather situation Several base units can be operated at the same time and the sensor data can therefore be displayed at a number of places at the same time Quick overview of the display fields on the main display SOEONOORWNNSS gt 13 1 4 2 3 1 1 4 21 ohne Lee oge Jet CAL OCh y TA o IL VALUES Current temperature indoor sensor Current temperature of the selected outdoor sensor Current humidity indoor sensor Current humidity of the
29. hronization for 6 minutes as at 7 30 in the morning Sensor protocol version 4 1 Sensor addresses The sensor addresses can be set up by touching the associated field 0 to 7 2 Protocol version The sensor protocol version can be changed over between 1 1 and 1 2 by touching the Version field field 1 for an explanation see section on Commissioning page 6 14 3 2 Normal display function The diagram below shows an example of the normal weather station display In the following description of the individual display fields the meaning of the display is always explained first and in some cases the necessary operating actions followed by any available key functions so that you can get a quick overview of the display and control options for each value HUMIDITY ar EI be A92 y RAIN T wi AIR PRESSURE es B i ID lem NW x r current 24h 2582 1 kminy d a 4 e D 7 S ee sw IA SE Lette TI Ler S GUTTA GT SUNSHINE DURATION BRIGHTNESS ie h day AiG LIGHT ALARM SC MIN RESET MAX VALUES 3 2 1 Temperature Humidity Climatic conditions 3 2 1 1 Indoor sensor field 1 2 IN DEW POINT HUMIDITY me F I 6 2 e CR L e E 2 Iw OC 1 LU D3e A The top left hand field of the display is associated with the indoor sensor It displays the following information from left to right 1 Tendency arrow symbols Indication of the tendency of the indoor tem
30. ht 1 Tendency arrow symbols Indication of the tendency of the temperature at the location of the selected outdoor sensor compared with the last value received rising arrow pointing upwards or falling arrow pointing downwards 2 Alternative display of the current temperature see example left perceived temperature Wind chill see example right or dew point Dew point see example bottom center for the currently selected sensor 3 Here the Graph symbol v shows that the trend display for the currently displayed outdoor temperature has been selected in the history field It only appears if it has previously been selected see 3 2 6 History The trend can also be displayed for the humidity 4 Temperature display units C or F depending on selection in configuration mode 5 Comfort indicator Display of the ambient climatic conditions at the selected sensor by means of three face symbols You will find the appropriate data for interpreting these symbols in the section Explanation of terms The comfort indicator is only displayed when the temperature is displayed 6 Relative humidity at the location of the currently selected sensor in percent 7 Indication of the current outdoor sensor selected If there is only one outdoor sensor available this display field is not used Please note If a sensor does not support humidity monitoring the text Humidity the percent sign and the comfort indica
31. ids as the display could be damaged In order that the set up of the station is not altered when wiping the display there is a cleaning mode where all touch screen fields are blocked for 30s To activate the cleaning mode press the top right hand touch screen field HUMIDITY field 6 for approximately 4seconds The display will then go off and only the time will be displayed The display can now be cleaned The normal display is resumed after 30s WWVB and sensor reception Every day at 3 o clock a WWVB reception is initiated as long as this has not been deactivated If reception is not possible at this time further attempts are made at 4 00 5 00 and 6 00 o clock HF sensor synchronization takes place each morning at 7 30 for 6 minutes During this phase new sensors or lost sensors are automatically recorded in the reception administration If a signal from a sensor is not received for approximately 12 hours 240 reception failures then 7 will be displayed instead of the value No further attempts will be made to receive the signal from the sensor However if the sensor should be detected again at any time it will be re recorded in the weather station s sensor administration at 7 30 in the morning synchronization phase 3 1 2 Configuration Many of the weather station s parameters can be set up manually and individually in configuration mode Illumination time for AC adaptor operation Illumination time f
32. ield must be pressed The individual outdoor sensors can be selected using touch screen fields 4 or 5 as in the normal display mode Programming mode can either be exited immediately by pressing the END key field 28 or automatically 2 minutes after the last key has been pressed In either case the unit will revert to normal mode To delete the alarm values the RESET field field 26 must be pressed for approx 3 seconds 22 3 4 2 Setting Resetting the MIN MAX alarm values After activating one of the alarm value displays MIN or MAX touch the value field for which the alarm value is to be set The value will flash and the lower control field will change to the following form RESET END The flashing value can be adjusted using the and touch screen fields It is possible to run through the display more quickly by pressing the relevant touch screen field for longer If the RESET key is pressed while in this input mode the alarm value will be deleted Pressing the END key terminates the input and stores the value The values for the alarms cover the ranges Temperature 29 9 C to 49 9 C 21 8 F to 121 8 F Humidity 20 to 99 Wind speed 0 0 km h to 149 km h 0 0 m s to 41 9 m s 0 0 mph to 92 9 mph 0 0 kn to 80 9 kn Air pressure 700 hPa to 1099 hPa 525 mmHg to 824 mmHg 20 65 inHg to 32 42 inHg 3 4 3 Setting the wake up times Please note The wake up t
33. ields The display is subdivided into 29 touch screen fields which are not all active at the same time The touch screen fields provided in the bottom line of controls are only active when their text appears The appearance of the remaining touch screen fields is dependent upon the operating mode of the station Every time a currently valid active touch screen field is pressed a short beep will be heard If required this can be switched off in the configuration mode 3 1 Basic settings Configuration The weather station is delivered in a condition that allows you to use its basic functions immediately after commissioning without further adjustment It can be adapted to suit individual requirements by means of further settings and configuration 3 1 1 General settings lIlumination settings To switch on the illumination press any touch screen field on the display The illumination will now remain switched on for the programmed time after the last key press As standard the illumination is active for 10s with battery operation and continuously on when using the AC power adaptor To switch off the illumination manually press the LIGHT OFF key bottom left field 23 The times for the illumination can be set up in configuration mode Cleaning mode As the display becomes dirty in use it must be cleaned from time to time with a dry linen cloth a cloth for cleaning eye glasses is most suitable do not use cleaning flu
34. ime including the associated day can only be edited in the MAX alarm value display The day for which the wake up function is to be set can be set using the DAY field field 27 The display means that the wake up time set applies to all 7 days of the week daily wake up time Pressing touch screen field 21 activates the wake up time alarm symbol appears or deactivates the wake up time alarm symbol is crossed out To set the wake up time after setting the required day press touch screen field 20 the time will start to flash and can be adjusted using the or touch screen fields It is possible to run through the display more quickly by pressing this touch screen field for longer The following examples illustrate how the wake up time is set and a deactivated and an activated wake up time Daily wake up time 6 30 deactivated Wake up Monday 7 00 activated c 3n 700 us LILI mn Wl X iiL You can store the wake up time setting by pressing the END key 23 3 4 4 Alarm initiation Alarm reset Ifthe measured value exceeds or falls below one of the set alarm values the display will go off and the alarm value in question together with the text ALARM and the appropriate high or low deviation MAX or MIN will be displayed At the same time an intermittent alarm tone will sound In addition the point in time at which the alarm occurred will be shown in the time of day field so that it is also pos
35. ion above below mean sea level Wind chill equivalent temperature perceived temperature A fictitious temperature which the human body feels under certain conditions instead of the measured temperature and which can be used at low temperatures e g less than 45 F or 7 C to say how comfortable one feels at certain temperatures and wind speeds whilst wearing appropriate clothing These conditions are a temperature below 92 F 33 C and a wind speed higher than 5 8 mph 2 6 m s Wind chill is defined as the cooling effect of uncovered skin at an assumed constant 92 F 33 C skin surface temperature The higher the wind speed is and the lower the actual temperature the more noticeable is the wind chill effect The perceived temperature is roughly comparable to the so called felt temperature which additionally takes into account the radiation effect of the sun light refection from the clouds the light wavelength etc Wind strength table Beaufort Beaufort Wind speed Description 0 0 0 4 mph 0 0 7 km h calm 1 0 5 3 3 mph 0 7 5 4 km h slight breeze 2 3 4 7 3 mph 5 5 11 9 km h light breeze 3 7 4 12 0 mph 12 0 19 4 km h weak breeze 4 12 1 17 6 mph 19 5 28 5 km h moderate breeze 5 17 7 24 0 mph 28 6 38 7 km h fresh breeze 6 24 1 30 9 mph 38 8 49 8 km h strong wind 7 31 0 38 3 mph 49 9 61 7 km h stiff wind 8 38 4 46 3 mph 61 8 74 6 km h stormy wind 9 46 4 55 2 mph 74 7 88 9 km h storm 10 55 2
36. itialization mode can also be terminated prematurely by touching any touch screen field However this must never be done before the last sensor in the system has completed its test run see following description of sensors On completion of the initialization mode the display goes off for approximately 1 second and then switches to the normal display mode In order to prevent an unintentional interruption of the initialization mode after inserting the batteries and setting up the weather station e g by accidentally touching the screen the touch sensitive contact surfaces are blocked against any input for approximately 20 seconds after the batteries have been inserted Please note Previous weather sensors with software Version 1 1 Depending on the type and the period of manufacture the WS 2510 system sensors are supplied in two software versions see printing sticker on the sensor or the packaging The weather station is always set to Version 1 2 after commissioning If you are using Version 1 1 sensors supplied before 5 2000 signals from these will not initially be received However as the weather station can add new sensors to its sensor management at any time it is possible to add any sensors with software version 1 1 even retrospectively When the weather station has automatically completed the initialization mode or the user has terminated it manually the configuration mode can be called up by pressing the ALARM VALUES
37. lanation in the section Explanation of terms or the absolute air pressure the uncorrected output value from the sensor right hand diagram can be displayed 17 3 Here the Graph symbol TJ shows that the trend display for the air pressure has been selected in the history field It only appears if it has previously been selected see section on History If the air pressure history is active then the tendency indicator for the development of the air pressure will also appear next to it on the right j tendency 8d 7d 6d 5d 4d 3d 2d 1d Od Key functions Allocation of touch screen fields see page 9 You can switch between displaying the absolute and the relative air pressure using touch screen fields 10 and 11 Please note A difference between the absolute and relative air pressure will only be displayed when the height corrected value for the relative air pressure has previously been entered 3 2 5 Weather forecast Based on years of experience in the development of weather measurement technology the weather forecast algorithms for the actual operating location of the weather station are very sophisticated and reliable Owing to comprehensive data capture the calculation of weather tendencies is accurate enough for these types of devices as well so that for example the weather station will not be fooled by a short period of sunshine just before a long period of rainy weather sets in The compre
38. mited warranty on this product against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase is valid only on products purchased and used in North America and only to the original purchaser of this product To receive warranty service the purchaser must contact La Crosse Technology Ltd for problem determination and service procedures Warranty service can only be performed by a La Crosse Technology Ltd authorized service center The original dated bill of sale must be presented upon request as proof of purchase to La Crosse Technology Ltd or La Crosse Technology Ltd s authorized service center La Crosse Technology Ltd will repair or replace this product at our option and at no charge as stipulated herein with new or reconditioned parts or products if found to be defective during the limited warranty period specified above All replaced parts and products become the property of La Crosse Technology Ltd and must be returned to La Crosse Technology Ltd Replacement parts and products assume the remaining original warranty or ninety 90 days whichever is longer La Crosse Technology Ltd will pay all expenses for labor and materials for all repairs covered by this warranty If necessary repairs are not covered by this warranty or if a product is examined which is not in need or repair you will be charged for the repairs or examination The owner must pay any shipping charges incurred i
39. mum temperature with the time date of occurrence Storage of the minimum and maximum humidity with the time date of occurrence Alarms can be set for high temperature low temperature high humidity and low humidity Comfort zone indicator Graphical history display for the last 24 h or 8 days user selectable Display of wind speed with wind direction and variation Wind speed units km h m s mph knots or Beaufort Storage of the maximum wind strength with direction and time date of occurrence An alarm value can be set for high wind speed Graphical history display for the last 24 h or 8 days user selectable Display of the amount of rainfall in mm Um or inches Can be switched between total rainfall current hour last hour current day last day Storage of the maximum amount per hour and per day Graphical history display for the last 24 h or 8 days user selectable Display of the air pressure in hPa mmHg or inHg Can be switched between absolute or relative higher level of correction air pressure Storage of the minimum and maximum air pressure with the time date of occurrence An alarm value can be set for high air pressure and low air pressure Graphical history display for the last 24 h or 8 days user selectable Symbolic indication of the weather forecast rainy cloudy bright or sunny Display of hours of sunshine Can be switched between total hours of sunshine last day or current day The t
40. n getting your La Crosse Technology Ltd product to a La Crosse Technology Ltd authorized service center La Crosse Technology Ltd will pay ground return shipping charges to the owner of the product to a USA address only Your La Crosse Technology Ltd warranty covers all defects in material and workmanship with the following specified exceptions 1 damage caused by accident unreasonable use or neglect including the lack of reasonable and necessary maintenance 2 damage occurring during shipment claims must be presented to the carrier 3 damage to or deterioration of any accessory or decorative surface 4 damage resulting from failure to follow instructions contained in your owner s manual 5 damage resulting from the performance of repairs or alterations by someone other than an authorized La Crosse Technology Ltd authorized service center 6 units used for other than home use 7 applications and uses that this product was not intended or 8 the products inability to receive a signal due to any source of interference This warranty covers only actual defects within the product itself and does not cover the cost of installation or removal from a fixed installation normal set up or adjustments claims based on misrepresentation by the seller or performance variations resulting from installation related circumstances LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY LTD WILL NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL PUNITIVE OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES
41. nvenient universal weather measuring system which can record process and display data from up to 8 external wireless temperature and humidity sensors a wireless wind sensor a wireless rainfall sensor and a wireless brightness sensor The operating concept of the weather station is remarkable It does not use any operating elements but is operated solely via a large touch sensitive LC display The display can be illuminated permanently or on a time basis so that it can be easily read under nearly all light conditions The weather station can optionally be powered by means of batteries or with the plug in power adaptor provided particularly recommended when the display is continuously lit or lit for any length of time The display and control possibilities of the WS 2510 at a glance Display of the indoor temperature in F or C and humidity Can be switched over to display the dew point indoors Storage of the minimum and maximum temperature with the time date of occurrence Storage of the minimum and maximum humidity with the time date of occurrence Alarms can be set for high temperature low temperature high humidity and low humidity Comfort zone indicator Graphical history display for the last 24 h or 8 days user selectable Display of one of 8 max outdoor sensors temperature in F or C and humidity Can be switched over to display the dew point or the wind chill temperature Storage of the minimum and maxi
42. on time is normally limited Most of these devices permit change to a disturbance free frequency A measure such as this effectively cuts out interference A wireless sensor interferes with other devices in the 433MHz range The transmissions from a wireless sensor can interfere with other devices on the same channel for a short period every 3 minutes for about 200 ms Further information on installation and removal of interference The receiver device contains the receiver for the WWVB time signal and the data reception for the sensors It should be set up or mounted so that the rod antenna is as vertical as possible and stable reception of the time signal as well as the wireless sensors is possible For the best WWVB reception please orientate the receiver correspondingly Under critical reception conditions the sensor test mode makes it easier to choose the best possible location For this purpose the sensor concerned is put in test mode so that every four seconds data is transmitted To activate the test mode remove the batteries from the indoor sensors and the magnets from the outdoor sensors and refit them after a delay of at least 60 seconds 25 Rotate the weather station a little if required and if reception is bad locate it away from electric motors electrical machines televisions computer monitors and large metal surfaces To facilitate commissioning you can initially locate the sensors in the vicinity of the base unit at leas
43. oning After the batteries have been inserted or the unit has been connected to the power supply a short test of all the display segments is carried out all segments are displayed Following this a short beep will be heard and the version number of the weather station will be shown in the top left of the display Next the display will go off and the weather station will go into the synchronization or initializing mode In this mode a search is made both for weather sensors and also for reception of the integral radio clock radio mast symbol reception indicator flashes in the time field Approximately 8 seconds after the segment test the indoor temperature and indoor humidity will be displayed and about 4 seconds after that the air pressure The appropriate sensors are incorporated directly within the base station The sensors wind rain brightness and temperature humidity can now be activated After activation each sensor transmits for a short period approximately for 10 minutes This makes it easier for reception to be checked Ifa signal from a wireless sensor is received a short beep will be heard the display will go off and then the transmitted value will be displayed This initialization mode is active for 35 minutes so that commissioning of all the weather sensors can be carried out If commissioning is finished sooner or if the station has received signals from all the sensors that have been installed earlier the in
44. or battery operation Rainfall per rocker stroke Air pressure correction Temperature display unit Rainfall display unit Air pressure display units Key confirmation tone Form of presentation for the history display Threshold value for registering sunshine Setting of date and time Sensor administration The configuration mode is activated by pressing touch screen field 29 ALARM VALUES for 3 seconds The following diagram shows an example of a display with the configuration mode activated MIC PI c Hege ti RAIN re AIR PRESSURE NW cl NE pn UU ing e N Pa W J CLE mm 2583 e l SOUND w Eon 1 Se sw T a SE s SETTINGS SUNSHINE DURATION r klux 2 em Cun UO SENSOR ADMIN END You can exit the configuration mode by pressing the END key 10 Ilumination time for AC adaptor operation The illumination time for AC adaptor operation line is displayed in the LIGHT field touch screen field 1 A setting here is only meaningful when the weather station is powered by means of the AC adaptor power supply The time displayed shows in hours and minutes how long the display is to remain lit after the last touch screen field has been pressed A value of 0 00 means that the illumination will never come on A value of appears after 9 59 means that the illumination will stay on continuously until it is turned off manually
45. ours of sunshine for the last day are always calculated at 0 00 hours 2 Here the Graph symbol v shows that the trend display for the hours of sunshine has been selected in the history field It only appears if it has previously been selected see 3 2 6 History Only the 8 day trend is available 3 Sun symbol indicates the current sunshine i e the symbol appears as long as the brightness sensor registers a brightness level above the threshold set in the configuration mode Please note From 0 to 99 59 h the time is displayed in the form hh mm resolution 1 min From 100 0 to 999 9 h the time is displayed in the form hhh h resolution 1 10 h From 1000 to 9999 h the time is displayed in the form hhhh resolution 1 h Key functions Allocation of touch screen fields see page 9 Touch screen field 19 switches over the display mode Switching sequence Total last day current day If touch screen field 26 RESET is pressed briefly the point in time at which the total value was last deleted will be displayed in the date and time field If touch screen field 26 RESET is pressed for 3 seconds the total value will be deleted 3 2 8 Brightness The display field for the current brightness BRIGHTNESS is situated at the bottom right of the display BRIGHTNESS Aum 1 70 1 The current brightness is displayed in lux or klux as appropriate 2 Here the Graph symbol v shows that
46. perature compared with the last value received rising arrow pointing upwards or falling arrow pointing downwards 2 Alternative display of the current temperature see example left or corresponding dewpoint Dewpoint see example right 3 Here the Graph symbol gt shows that the trend display for the indoor temperature has been selected in the history field It only appears if it has previously been selected see 3 2 6 History The trend can also be displayed for the humidity 4 Temperature display units Depending on selection in configuration mode 5 Comfort indicator Display of the climatic conditions by means of three face symbols You will find the appropriate data for interpreting these symbols in the section Explanation of terms The comfort indicator is only displayed when the temperature is displayed 6 Relative humidity at the location of the weather station in percent Key functions Allocation of touch screen fields see page 9 Pressing touch screen field 1 switches over between the temperature and the dew point display 15 3 2 1 2 Outdoor sensors fields 3 to 6 34 5 34 2 our D A Fr 6 2 OUT WIND CHILL HUMIDITY Ha Te Ie Tt 1 i LL 3 Se Li 1 _y tw F 6 7 4 7 OUT DEW HUMIDITY The top right hand field of the display is associated with the outdoor wireless sensors for temperature humidity It displays the following information from left to rig
47. ph gt knots gt Beaufort gt Rain sensor Amount per day hour 24 h gt 1 h gt You can return to the normal display by pressing the END key Deleting min max values If the RESET field is pressed while the time of the minimum or maximum values is being displayed the value concerned will be deleted Ifthe RESET field is pressed for 3 seconds all the stored values will be deleted History display for min max values By using the SELECT function touch screen field 16 and then selecting the revaluation the minimum maximum trends of the individual values can also be checked depending on the previous choice of the min max function see also the section History Please note If not exited manually by pressing the END key the min max display will be terminated automatically 2 minutes after the last key has been pressed and the unit will revert to normal display mode Only the maximum value display is available for the rain and wind sensor In the case of the rain sensor the display modes for the maximum value display are adapted as follows Total gt maximum value that occurred in the last 24h Current 24h gt maximum value that occurred in the last 24h 24h gt maximum value that occurred in the last 24 h Current hour gt maximum value that occurred in the last hour 1h gt maximum value that occurred in the last hour In the case of the hours of sunshine the h day display mode
48. r and outdoor mounting 8 Maintenance and servicing information Protect the device against dust and moisture Never clean it with chemical cleaning materials use only a soft dry linen cloth 26 9 Technical data Measuring interval ccccceceeeeeeeeenecaeeeeeeeeeseeennaeeeeeeeeneeeaees approx 3 min Transmission frequency 433 92 MHz Free field range eege EE max 100 m Indoor temperature range ccceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaaes 30 0 C to 70 C External temperature range eeeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaees 30 0 C to 70 C Reson ee ege ee adh wiatineh wade aia Radda 0 1 C ACCURACY ties east cent Eder Eder Eden Eet 1 C Measuring range relative humidity eee eee eeeettteeeeeettteeeeeeee 20 95 Ree EE 1 ACCURACY iis sctettei testes rauilteiyanad wean hen A eeeaee toev denies evident 8 Air pressure measuring range esseeesseeresrrrrrsserrrssrrre 800 to 1100 hPa Resolution en ER EE agian ES EE E 1 hPa ACU e 1 hPa Rainfall indicator enei a a a ida NEEN EEGEN 0 to 3 999 mm sou oz Aere ett n r O E ei ee O AAE lt 0 5 mm PaE EEE EE E E en eine R 2 1 mm Brightness display s cures actin tients adie 0 to 200000 lux Resolution up to 1 klux 1 lux up to 10 klux 10 lux up to above 100 klux 0 1 1 klux Lee 10 4 Digit SUNSHINE duration 0 eee raens aaie n AA a iA 0 to 9999 h Resolution up to 100 h 1 min up to 999 h 1 10 h above 1000 h 1 h Wind SPCC
49. rder to make the required settings The date display will now flash e Pru HU em German 24 h aE TU or English 12 h coa E CR iF i a RAL and the lower touch screen field will change to the following form 12h 24h DAY END The date can now be set using the touch screen fields and It is possible to run through the display more quickly by pressing for longer The day of the week can also be selected using touch screen field 27 DAY as long as the date is flashing In addition it now possible to select the display format for the time date and day of the week between military and standard format using the 12 24h touch screen field Please note The whole of the display changes each time i e the time date format and language for the day of the week display When all the settings have been made you can exit set up by pressing the END key Sensor administration Sensor administration is called up by pressing the SENSOR ADMIN touch screen field 4 d L version N SENSOR ADDRESS RAIN NW ci NE Tl 1 a kW D era 1 w E 1 t T 4 D t N sw Mai sE S SETTINGS SOLAR IRRADIANCE i i 2 Here you can set the following parameters Address for the rain 1 wind 2 and brightness sensors 3 if deviating from address 7 If an address is changed here after leaving the configuration mode the weather station will carry out a complete sensor sync
50. rity according to the markings in the battery compartment Replace the battery compartment cover and the sensor is ready for use After a few seconds the data from this sensor will appear on the display Other components of the system do not require a battery change as they are powered by solar cells Integrated batteries provide power during the hours of darkness and periods of bad weather 5 Information on fault removal Possible faults that could impair the correct display of the transmitted readings are No reception The distance between sensor and receiver is too great Reduce the distance between the sensor and the receiver No reception dense shielding materials are positioned between the sensor and the receiver thick walls reinforced concrete Find another position for the sensor and receiver See also section 6 Range Sensor batteries are discharged Change batteries Sensor is blotted out by a source of interference radio device radio head set loudspeaker Remove source of interference or find alternative location for sensor and receiver A newly linked wireless sensor e g after change of battery is automatically accepted by the system and the associated data is displayed Often the interference is of a temporary nature radio telephony or can be removed very easily If there are radio headsets wireless baby phones or similar devices operating on 433MHz in your house or in the neighborhood their turn
51. selected outdoor sensor Trend display for the temperature at the location of the respective sensor Comfort zone indicator for the display of pleasant unpleasant climate Display of the wind speed Display of the current wind direction Variation range display for variable winds Display of rainfall umbrella means it is currently raining Display of the current air pressure Tendency indicator for the air pressure rising strongly rising slightly constant falling slightly falling strongly for more detailed description see Explanation of terms History display related in each case to the current value see also 20 The symbol appears for the weather feature that has just been chosen for the history display using the Select function in this case air pressure Display of the hours of sunshine with sun symbol if the sun is currently shining Display of brightness level Time display Data and day of the week display Display for synchronization with the WWVB radio time sensor Wake up function status indicator Weather forecast display sunny bright cloudy rainy Control panel for status and special functions The allocation of the respective units of measurement is achieved via the weather station configuration see further instructions Weather station connection pane mounting arrangements and battery compartment Hanging eyes for wall mounting Feet for desk AS 232 POWER BUS mounting PC interface Power supply socket Batt
52. sensor about 3 feet 1 m above the ground the danger of soiling especially the solar cells is reduced After screwing on the lower part to the base secure the upper part as follows Alignment of the WS 2500 16 use of There is a bar magnet centrally located on the side on the counting rocker for the the spirit level and position of the water level in the base The bar magnet initiates the counting pulses to the transmitter magnet spirit level same level at all three corners electronics The upper part of the housing can now be placed so that the solar cell is on the same side as the magnet with the electronic part directly opposite it with the three catches fitting neatly into the holding devices in the lower part Finally turn the upper part gently anti clockwise until it securely slots into holding devices of the lower part The rain sensor is then ready for operation As a test pour a little water gently into the funnel The amount collected will then be converted in the base unit to inches litres m or mm and displayed 2 3 3 Brightness sensor WS 2510 19 The brightness sensor detects the brightness at the current location in a range between 0 and 200000 lux It is powered by an integral solar cell and also has a fixed address To mount the sensor the plastic point is inserted on one side of the aluminum tube supplied and the sensor is fitted on the other side of the tube The sensor can now be inserted into the ground Depending on t
53. sible to establish this time later The alarm is reset using the RESET key Display example 1 Alarm from outdoor sensor 3 on falling below 12 C time of alarm Monday 10 8 at 10 53 AM Display example 2 Wake up on Thursday 24 11 6 30 AM Wake up occurs every Thursday TH L RESET 24 4 Changing batteries Base station If the flat battery symbol appears in the display see page 9 all batteries must be changed for ones of the same type as described in Section 2 Battery operation page 5 Always change all the batteries and use only high quality alkaline cells Please note After changing the batteries the weather station will be re initialized all stored settings will be lost and will have to be re entered Wireless sensors WS 2510 20 WS 2510 22 WS 2510 27 The batteries in these sensors have a life of up to three years alkaline batteries They must be changed when the display of the appropriate sensor in the base device display does not appear for more than 24 hours and there is no general and longer lasting interference of the radio path which can usually be recognized by the fact that data transmission from other neighboring sensors has also broken down see section 5 Interference The battery is changed by opening the battery compartment on the rear of the sensor housing removing the discharged battery and inserting two new AA alkaline batteries in the correct pola
54. ssure measurement cece ee eeeeeaaeeaeceeeeeeeseeaeaeceeeeeeesescaeaeeeeeeeeeeenenees 17 18 3 2 5 Weatherforecast aioe neire n eia aaao le SE 18 3 2 6 History display Trend sieer nrerin aeie innia niia aeia eE Nei eii 18 19 3 2 7 Hours of sunshine due EES 19 2 amp 8 eu 19 3 2 9 Deltgen 20 3 2 10 Special uer EE 20 3 3 Minimum Maximum value display ceececeeeeeneeeeeenneeeeeeeneeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeenaeeeeeeaas 20 21 3 4 Programming mode entering alarm values and wake up times c ceeeeeeeeeeeseteeeeenees 22 24 4 Changing batterie s2i2 0cccsccctececeenstezcceees setcectesectaecedtevecntezeceaeesuudeesctestdceecudceesdey edauexeunadeeceues 25 Information ON fault FEMOVAL cceeeeeceeeseeeeeeeeneeeeeeeneeseeenneeseeeesneeseeesneeseseseesesesnenseeseees 25 26 6 alle EE 26 7 Repeater for range increase cccceceeceeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeenseeeeeenseeeeeenseeeeeeeneeeeeenss 26 8 Maintenance and Servicing information ccceseeecceeeseeeeeeeseeeeeenseeeeeenseeeeeeenseeeeeenseeneeentes 26 9 Technical ata aaia eean Eear td ci dcennceedectedcanevanesecencanecederd a EE ANAE EE AE ERA RAEk 27 10 Explanation Of term csecccceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeneeseseeneeeesenneeseseseeeseseseeeseseeneeseseeneeeeseenanes 27 28 11 WV AN FAIL EE 29 1 General information and functioning The WS 2510 Touch Screen Wireless Weather Station represents a high quality extremely co
55. t 6 feet or 2 m distance In this way you can check the correct transmission of data by the sensor 6 Range The free field range i e the range of the line of sight contact between the sensor and the receiver is 300 feet or 100 m under optimum conditions Walls and even reinforced concrete can be penetrated however it will reduce the range A reduced range can have the following causes High frequency interference of all kinds Buildings of all types or vegetation The range of the wind sensor in particular can be affected by metal roofs or roof insulation made from aluminum laminated glass wool The distance of the sensor or receiver from conductive surfaces or objects even to the human body or the ground has an effect on the transmission characteristics and therefore the range Wide band interference in built up areas can reach levels that reduce the signal noise ratio throughout the frequency band which reduces the range Devices working on adjacent frequencies can also affect the receiver Badly shielded PCs can radiate into the receiver and reduce the range 7 Repeater for range increase Ranges that are reduced by building parameters can be compensated for by a special repeater developed for weather stations The battery driven repeater equipped with sensor and receiver receives the data of all sensors and re transmits it with a slight time delay Housed within a watertight housing the repeater is suitable for both indoo
56. te assembly of each sensor Before being used for the first time and when the battery is discharged sensors should be exposed to strong light for one or more days without the activation magnet being inserted so that the backup battery is charged via the solar cell After activation insertion of the magnets or batteries for battery supplied sensors the sensors transmit for 10 minutes in test mode This means instead of the normal 3 minute scan they transmit during this period in a 4 second scan This ensures optimum reception in the initialization phase If the signal from the sensor is unable to be received within this time then the reception is affected and should be improved by re positioning the sensor The external temperature and humidity sensors should be addressed according to section 2 3 4 2 2 1 Insertion of magnets into the outdoor sensors In the WS 2510 25 and WS 2510 19 outdoor sensors the magnet for activating the system is pressed into an opening provided for it in the rear of the housing The wind sensor WS 2510 15 is also activated by inserting a small magnet into the opening provided The magnet holder is located above the holding pipe fixing opposite the solar cell To insert the magnet in the WS 2510 16 rain sensor press the upper section against the lower section and turn clockwise On the housing cover of the electronic housing incorporated into the funnel there is a slot for the small round magnet The rain sensor star
57. this can be set up accurately It deviates from the general air pressure referred to sea level given in weather reports covering large areas depending upon the height above mean sea level You will find a detailed explanation of this in the section Explanation of terms Touch screen field 10 AIR PRESSURE must be pressed in order to set the current value The associated display will now flash wt AIR PRESSURED IT 3 LI TL npa and the lower touch screen field will change to the following form END The value currently known can now be set using the touch screen fields and display more quickly by pressing for longer When the required value has been set you can exit set up by pressing the END key The value is now stored It is possible to run through the 12 Setting the air pressure display units The display units for air pressure are shown in touch screen field 11 on the right hand side next to the air pressure value The factory setting is hPa By touching field 11 the display units can be switched between hPa mmHg or inHg Keypad beep on off The keypad beep can be switched on Sound on or off Sound off by touching field 12 Setting the display type for the history trend display By touching field 16 the history display can be switched between a bar and a line display Bar display Line display Setting the sunshine threshold value The set
58. tor will not be displayed Key functions Allocation of touch screen fields see page 9 Touch screen field 3 switches over between the display of temperature perceived temperature and dew point Touch screen field 4 selects the next sensor if available 1 8 Touch screen field 5 selects the previous sensor if available 8 1 3 2 2 Wind measurement field 7 The display field for the wind measurement is situated in the middle on the left Here the main wind direction the range of variation of wind direction and the wind speed are displayed N N Nw NE Nw olen NE Nw NE rh ZZ Beaufort N 1 I 1 owe w w E w fi E olam Km h j 1 x x H D H b H D N A A Le Ba sw t i sp sw Tat SE sw A SE s s 1 The main wind direction is shown by the double headed arrow on the wind compass rose If there is a variation in wind direction this is shown by means of several single headed arrows to the left and right of the main wind direction max 3 in each direction 3 Depending on the selection the wind speed in km h m s mph knots or Beaufort or the numerical value of the wind direction in degrees of a full circle is shown in the center of the wind compass rose 16 4 Here the Graph symbol v shows that the trend display for the wind direction has been selected in the history field It only appears if it has previously been selected see 3 2 6 History The trend can be displayed in km h m s
59. ts transmitting after pressing the magnet into the slot 2 3 Description Installation and Commissioning of sensors The WS 2510 sensor design consists of two groups of sensors The WS 2510 19 brightness sensor the WS 2510 16 rainfall sensor and the WS 2510 15 wind sensor are permanently set to address 7 in the factory If necessary e g when several sensor systems are operated in the immediate vicinity of one another their address can be changed in the factory The second group of sensors is the WS 2510 22 WS 2500 25 and WS 2510 27 types A maximum of eight of this type of sensor can be used and are selected using the sensor selection on the display Therefore each has to be assigned an address For these types be sure to observe the instructions for addressing 2 3 1 WS 2510 15 wind sensor The wind sensor measures both the wind direction and the wind speed at the mounting location It is powered by a solar cell and a back up battery during the hours of darkness and has a non user definable address It is mounted either on a mast or high up on a wall It is important at the sensor location that the solar cell in the sensor housing faces directly south and is unshielded on all sides i e the wind can reach the sensor unimpeded from all sides The exact alignment of the sensor to the south is very important as this alignment acts as reference for the wind directional measuring device In order to obtain precise measurements ensure that the s
60. up field enables the brightness threshold to be set above which the light striking the brightness sensor is to be interpreted as sunshine This threshold can be set between 1 and 99 klux and is set in the factory to 20 klux A value above the set value is counted as sunshine and is indicated by the little sun symbol in the SUNSHINE DURATION display field This value corresponds to the threshold value generally used in meteorology for registering the hours of sunshine Touch screen field 19 SUNSHINE DURATION must be pressed in order to set the required threshold value The associated display will now flash and the lower touch screen field will change to the following kd END The required value can now be set using the touch screen fields and more quickly by pressing for longer When the value has been set you can exit set up by pressing the END key The value is now stored On its part the brightness sensor also determines a sunshine duration referred to a fixed threshold of 20 klux If a threshold of 20 klux is set at the base station it takes the value transmitted by the sensor for its further calculations The advantage of this is that breaks in reception have no effect on the measured value It is possible to run through the display Setting the time function The time of day AM PM indication for 12h display and the activated WWVEB receiving function radio mast symbol are displa
61. yed in touch screen field 20 Touch screen field 20 must be pressed in order to make the required settings The time of day display will now flash ul 7 Tun DL German 24h o duh or English 12h DTD om co wes co rw OR mean OR LIL and the lower touch screen field will change to the following form 12h kl 24h DCF END The required time can now be set using the touch screen fields and It is possible to run through the display more quickly by pressing for longer 13 The seconds are automatically set to zero The WWVEB reception can also be switched on or off by means of the WWVB touch screen field as long as the time is flashing radio mast symbol on or off respectively In addition it now possible to select the display format for the time date and day of the week between military and standard format using the 12 24h touch screen field When all the settings have been made you can exit set up by pressing the END key The clock will now be started seconds start automatically from zero Please note Reception of the WWVB time transmission signal is possible within a radius of approx 2000 miles of Ft Collins Co Outside this range the clock is set manually and runs as an equally precise quartz clock Setting the day and the date The date and the day of the week are displayed in touch screen field 21 Touch screen field 21 must be pressed in o

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