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1. To install and replace the batteries please follow the steps below 1 Remove the cover at the back of the weather station 2 Insert batteries observing the correct polarity see marking 3 Replace the compartment cover Battery replacement Replace the batteries when the battery symbol of the weather station appears near the air pressure display When the batteries of the transmitter are used up the low battery icon appears above the outdoor humidity display of the weather station 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 because a security code is assigned by the transmitter at start up and this code must be received and stored by the weather station in the first 3 minutes of power being supplied to it SETTING UP Note This weather station receives only one outdoor transmitter f First insert the batteries in the transmitter see 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 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 this information is not displayed on the LCD after 1 min2. l l3 53 i i Gl Outdoor reception icon Outdoor temperature in C TO VIEW THE MIN MAX TEMPERATURE DATA Press the MIN MAX button 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 time of the outdoor MIN MAX record DATE Io Recorded date of the outdoor g L J MIN MAX record OUTDOOR TEMP or 1 vax MAX outdoor temperature q G l RESETTING THE MAXIMUM MINIMUM RECORDS In normal display mode press and hold the MIN MAX button for 3 seconds This will reset ALL minimum and maximum temperature records to current temperatures THE MOON PHASE ICONS The weather station displays 8 different moon phase icons The current moon phase is indicated with a bar segment according to the set calendar ONK I IDJ KOO Waxing First Waxing Full Waning Last Waning New Crescent Quarter Gibbous Moon Gibbous Quarter Crescent Moon A bar segment indicates the current moon phase THERMO HYGRO TRANSMITTER The reception distance of the thermo hygro transmitter may be affected by the temperature At cold temperatures the transmitting distance may be decreased Please bear this in mind when placing the transmitter Also the batteries may be reduced in power for the thermo hygro transmitter 29 868 MHz RECEPTION The weather station should receive the outdoor data withi
3. agents Protect from moisture Remove the batteries if you do not use the product for a lengthy period TROUBLESHOOTING Problems Solutions No indication on the e Ensure batteries polarity are correct weather station or e Change batteries transmitter No transmitter reception e Check batteries of external transmitter do not use rechargeable Display batteries Restart the transmitter and weather station as per the manual Choose another place for the transmitter and or the weather station Reduce the distance between the transmitter and the weather station Check if there is any source of interference Change batteries Incorrect display WASTE DISPOSAL This product has been manufactured using high grade materials and components which can be recycled and reused Never throw flat batteries and rechargeable batteries in household waste As a consumer you are legally required to take them to your retail store or to appropriate 31 collection sites according to national or local regulations in order to protect the environment The symbols for the heavy metals contained are Cd cadmium Hg mercury Pb lead This instrument is labelled in accordance with the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE Please do not dispose of this product with other household waste The user is obligated to HEM take end of life devices to a designated collection point for the disposal of electrical and el
4. appears in the display 5 To activate deactivate the alarm function press the ALARM button shortly The display of the icon represents that the alarm is ON Note The duration of alarm sounding is 2 minutes Press any button will stop the alarm sound TO EXIT SETTING MODES To exit the setting modes anytime user can wait for automatic timeout to return to normal display 26 WEATHER FORECASTING ICONS Weather icons can be displayed in any of the following combinations a JM 9 4 ae gt i a4 a N r 4 dd FTA Z TTAN vy 14a Sun Sun with cloud Cloud with rain if For every sudden or significant change in the atmospheric pressure the weather icons will update accordingly to represent the change in weather If the icons do not change then it means either the atmospheric 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 atmospheric pressure ha
5. will start flashing Use the button or MIN MAX button to select the City Keep holding the button allows the value to advance faster 25 City Code flashing 5 Confirm with the SUN button or exit the setting mode by pressing the SET button or ALARM button without saving the changes 6 The city s sunrise sun duration and sunset time will be displayed in a few seconds Sunrise te icon X A Ny r Sunset x y a icon _ C Ce iO 13 J io a a a Ir lh E nae Sunrise time Sun duration hours minutes Sunset time ts Press the SUN button twice to go back to normal date display DISPLAY OF SUN DURATION TIME 1 In normal date mode press the SUN button twice to display the sun duration time total number of hours of sunlight on the day 2 Press the SUN button again will display the City selected See LOCATION SETTNG FOR SUNRISE SUNSET TIME 3 Press the SUN button again to go back to normal date display ALARM SETTING Tu N n aE Ne Alarm time 7 j J f ALM flashing LJ LJ KeA _ Alarm On indicator To set the daily alarm 1 Press the ALARM button ALM and the alarm time appear in the display 2 Press and hold ALARM button The hour digits are flashing Set the hour with the or MAX MIN button 3 Press the ALARM button again The minute digits are flashing Set the minutes with the or MAX MIN button 4 Confirm the setting with the ALARM button The actual time
6. MIN MAX recordings time and date All MIN MAX temperature recordings can be reset Indoor and outdoor relative humidity display in RH Display of relative or absolute air pressure in hPa Relative air pressure with adjustable reference value Relative air pressure history bar graph for the past 12 hours Display of sunrise time sunset time and sun duration in 150 European cities Display of 8 symbols to represent the current moon phase LCD contrast setting Low battery indicators Table standing or wall mounting 19 FOR YOUR SAFETY The product is exclusively intended for the field of application described above The product should only be used as described within these instructions Unauthorised repairs modifications or changes to the product are prohibited a The product is not to be used for medical purpose or for public information but is intended solely for home use Caution Risk of injury Keep this instrument and the batteries out of reach of children Batteries must not be thrown into the fire short circuited taken apart or recharged Risk of explosion Batteries contain harmful acids Low batteries should be changed as soon as possible to prevent damage caused by a leaking battery Never use a combination of old and new batteries together or batteries of different types Wear chemical resistant protective gloves and glasses when handling leaked batteries Important information on product safety G Do not expos
7. WIRELESS 868 MHz WEATHER STATION Instruction manual Cat No 35 1121 IT Thank you for choosing this instrument from TFA BEFORE YOU USE IT Please be sure to read the instruction manual carefully This information will help you to familiarise yourself with your new device learn all of its functions and parts find out important details about its first use and how to operate it and get advice in the event of faults Following the instruction manual for use will prevent damage to the device and loss of your statutory rights arising from defects due to incorrect use We shall not be liable for any damage occurring as a result of not following these instructions Likewise we take no responsibility for any incorrect readings and for any consequences which may result from them Please take particular note of the safety advice Please look after this manual for future reference SCOPE OF SUPPLY Weather station basic unit Outdoor transmitter Instruction manual FIELD OF OPERATION AND ALL OF THE BENEFITS OF YOUR NEW WEATHER STATION AT A GLANCE 24 hour time display seconds displayed by pressing the SUN button Calendar Display weekday day and month year only in setting mode Daylight saving time DST function selectable Daily alarm function Weather forecast with weather tendency indicator Temperature display in degree Celsius C Indoor temperature display with MIN MAX recordings Outdoor temperature display with
8. change without prior notice DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Herewith we declare that this wireless transmission device does comply with the essentials requirements of R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC A copy of the signed and dated Declaration of Conformity is available on request via info tfa dostmann de www tfa dostmann de 04 12 32
9. e the instrument to extreme temperatures vibration or shock The outdoor transmitter is protected against splash water but is not watertight Choose a shady and dry position for the transmitter ELEMENTS The weather station Function _ 7 buttons 235 24m YEE r ea SX e Hanging hole 650 28 1 1400 Bati ul attery LCD y K gt compartment display A Are iO ae cover UTS Bbw UJ s Foldout stand Thermo hygro Transmitter Remote transmission of outdoor temperature and humidity to weather station by 868MHz Alternately display the outdoor temperature and humidity readings on LCD Wall mounting case Mounting at a sheltered place Avoid direct rain and sunshine 20 TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE THERMO HYGRO TRANSMITTER The outdoor thermo hygro transmitter uses 2 x AAA IEC LR3 1 5V batteries When the batteries need to be replaced the low battery symbol will appear on the LCD of the outdoor transmitter To install and replace the batteries please follow the steps below li Remove the cover 2 Insert batteries observing the correct polarity see marking 3 Replace the battery cover on the unit Cininanannnt TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WEATHER STATION The weather station uses 2 x C IEC LR14 1 5V batteries
10. ectronic equipment in order to ensure environmentally compatible disposal SPECIFICATIONS Recommended operating temperature range 5 C to 40 C Temperature measuring range ndoor 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 1 C resolution OF L displayed if outside this range displayed if no transmitter signal Relative humidity measuring range ndoor 20 to 95 with 1 resolution Display if temperature is OF L display 19 if lt 20 and 96 if gt 95 Outdoor 1 to 99 with 1 resolution Display if outside temperature is OF L display 1 if lt 1 and 99 if gt 99 Data checking interval ndoor temperature humidity checking interval every 16 seconds Outdoor temperature humidity reception every 4 seconds Air pressure checking interval every 1 minute Power consumption Alkaline batteries recommended Weather station 2xC IEC LR14 1 5V Battery life Approx 24 months Thermo hygro transmitter 2x AAA IEC LR3 1 5V Battery life Approx 12 months Dimensions L x W x H Weather station 188 x 33 7 x 188 mm Thermo hygro transmitter 36 x 16 x 102 6 mm TFA Dostmann GmbH amp Co KG Zum Ottersberg 12 D 97877 Wertheim No part of this manual may be reproduced without written consent of TFA Dostmann The technical data are correct at the time of going to print and may
11. he weather station the outdoor reception icon will be switched on If not successful the icon will not be shown in LCD So the user can easily see whether the last reception was successful icon on or not icon off MANUAL SETTINGS The following settings can be changed when pressing the SET button LCD contrast Daylight saving time DST ON OFF Manual time Calendar Relative air pressure reference value Press and hold the SET button for about 3 seconds to advance to the setting mode LCD CONTRAST SETTING 4 Digit flashing 23 The LCD contrast can be set within 8 levels from LCD 0 to LCD 7 Default is LCD 3 1 The digit starts flashing 2 Press the button or MIN MAX button to set the level of contrast desired 3 Press the SET button to enter the Daylight saving time On Off setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the ALARM button or SUN button DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ON OFF SETTING d5t g N Flashing The daylight saving time DST function can be set ON OFF Default setting is ON 1 ON will flash on the LCD with dSt displayed 2 Use the button to turn the daylight saving time function ON or OFF 3 Press the SET button to enter the Manual time setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the ALARM button or SUN button MANUAL TIME SETTING Hour flashing Minutes flashing oe osu 1 The hour digit in the time section will start flash
12. ing 2 Use the button to increase or MIN MAX button to decrease the value Keep holding the button allows the value to advance faster 3 Press the SET button to enter minute setting 4 The minute will be flashing Use the button to increase or MIN MAX button to decrease the value 5 Press the SET button to enter the Calendar Setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the ALARM button or SUN button CALENDAR SETTING Weekday Year flashing Day Month 1 The year digits will start flashing 2 Use the button to increase or MIN MAX button to decrease the value The range runs from 2011 to 2025 3 Press the SET button to enter the month setting mode 24 4 The month digit will be flashing Use the button to increase or MIN MAX button to decrease the value 5 Press the SET button to enter day setting 6 The day digit will be flashing Use the button to increase or MIN MAX button to decrease the value Keep holding the button allows the value to advance faster Ne Press the SET button to enter the Relative air pressure reference value setting or exit the setting mode by pressing the ALARM button or SUN button Note The corresponding weekday is displayed above the time in short form from Monday to Sunday MO TU WE TH FR SA SU RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE REFERENCE VALUE SETTING Relative air pressure is referred as sea level s pressure and has to be adjusted first to your local altitude Ask fo
13. ing 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 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 ABSOLUTE RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE Press the SET button to toggle between relative rel and absolute abs air pressure displays PRESSURE HISTORY SA a e rere ed PRESSURE hPa G S a 1 4 4 TT tut at Absolute air pressure display Note Absolute pressure is the actual atmospheric pressure measured by the main unit Relative pressure is referred as sea level s pressure and has to be adjusted first to your local altitude see Relative air pressure reference value setting INDOOR TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY DATA The indoor temperature and humidity data are automatically updated and displayed on the first section of the LCD INDOOR S A Indoor or L a roe ogs ID HBE notea in C humidity in RH 28 OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY DATA The last LCD section shows the outdoor temperature MIN MAX temperature records humidity and the signal reception indicator OUTDOORTEMP HUMIDITY Outdoor humidity or ae ro in RH l 1 5 be MAX a
14. is expected to improve but when arrow 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 weather 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 27 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 5 3 i E o Air pressure trend over 1 as es the last 12 hours 7 as ee N 5 12h 9h 6h 3h Oh hPa The bar graph indicates the air pressure history trend over the last 12 hours in 5 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 gett
15. mounting please check that the outdoor data can be received from the desired YZ locations To wall mount ik 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 Foldout table stand The foldout table stand leg is located on the backside Pull the stand out Once the foldout table stand is extended place the weather station in an appropriate location 30 POSITIONING THE THERMO HYGRO TRANSMITTER Mounting at a sheltered place Avoid direct rain and sunshine The thermo hygro transmitter can be placed onto any flat surface or wall mounted using the bracket which doubles as a stand or wall mount base j 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 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 receivable In event that the signal is not received relocate the thermo hygro transmitter or the weather station slightly as this als may help the signal reception CARE AND MAINTENANCE Clean the instrument and the transmitter with a soft damp cloth Do not use solvents or scouring
16. n 2 minutes after set up If the outdoor data is not received 2 minutes after setting up the outdoor temperature and humidity shows please check the following points 1 The distance of the weather station or transmitter should be at least 1 5 to 2 meters away from any interfering sources such as computer monitors or TV sets 2 Avoid positioning the weather station onto or in the immediate proximity of metal window frames 3 Using other electrical products such as headphones or speakers operating on the same signal frequency 868MHz may prevent correct signal transmission and reception 4 Neighbours 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 about 100 m from the transmitter to the weather station in open space However this 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 POSITIONING THE WEATHER STATION The weather station provides the option of table standing or wall mounting Before wall
17. ng modes Press and hold the button for 3 seconds to reset ALL indoor outdoor MAX MIN temperature recordings to current readings To stop the alarm sound ALARM button To activate deactivate the alarm and display alarm time Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter the alarm setting mode To stop the alarm sound To exit manual setting mode and country city setting mode SUN button To switch among the display of date normal mode seconds sun duration and city 22 Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter country city setting mode To stop the alarm sound To exit manual setting mode and alarm setting mode LCD SCREEN Ba TA Time Weekday Summer time indicator Alarm icon Indoor INDOOR SA temperature in C r DST ni Indoor humidity B KO display in RH Moon phase YA k CX YX TSS pe YW indicator _ Calendar Sunrise time 6 50 Jg l l Wo Sunset time Weather 1 PRESSURE HISTORY forecast icon NS Air pressure Weather a _ history bar graph tendency indicator ERE eral A P K i m J Air pressure in hPa Low battery TIAN ao lL too relative or absolute indicator station OUTDOOR TEMP F HUMIDITY Low battery indicator Outdoor j E transmitter temperature _ in C Outdoor data signal reception indicator MIN MAX outdoor temperature records Outdoor humidity display in RH When the signal is successfully received by t
18. r the present atmospheric pressure of your home area local weather service www optician calibrated instruments in public buildings airport The default relative pressure value is 1013 hPa 29 92 inHg This can be manually set to another value within the range of 960 1040 hPa 28 35 30 72 inHg for a better reference l PRESSURE HISTORY akh ee NA PRESSURE hPa a FI hi a NX mia ashing E ATA 1G 135 1 The current relative pressure value will start flashing 2 Use the button or MIN MAX button to increase or decrease the value Keep holding the button will allow the value to change faster 3 Press the SET button to exit the setting mode LOCATION SETTING FOR SUNRISE SUNSET TIME The weather station will automatically update the sunrise sunset and sun duration time at 00 00 based on the city location the date time and DST settings 1 Press and hold the SUN button for 3 seconds to enter the Location setting mode 2 The short form of country name will start flashing Use the button or MIN MAX button to select the country INDOOR SA T 23s Cu 4B A ie DOCO X Ly Country code flashing Note It can be chosen from among 26 European countries and 150 cities Every country city is displayed in short code See the list at the beginning of this handbook for all the country city codes 3 With the desired country selected press the SUN button to enter City setting mode 4 The City code
19. s dropped and the weather is expected to get worse but not necessarily rainy Note After setting up the weather station the readings for weather forecasts should be disregarded for the next 12 24 hours This will allow sufficient time for the weather station to collect atmospheric pressure data at a constant altitude and therefore result in a more accurate forecast Common to weather forecasting absolute accuracy cannot be guaranteed The weather 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 atmospheric pressure when really it is due to the slight change of altitude WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR Working together with the weather icons is the weather tendency indicator located on the left of the weather icons When the arrow points upwards it means that the air pressure is increasing and the weather
20. ute remove the batteries and wait for at least 1 minute before reinserting them Once the indoor data is displayed user may proceed to the next step 21 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 FUNCTION BUTTONS Weather station The weather station has five easy to use function buttons ae i SUN button ALARM button MIN MAX button Wi SET button button SET button Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter manual setting modes LCD contrast Daylight Saving Time ON OFF manual time calendar and relative air pressure reference value To stop the alarm sound To exit alarm setting mode and country city setting mode To toggle between relative and absolute air pressure display button To increase change values in setting modes To stop the alarm sound MIN MAX button Press the button to switch among the display of MIN MAX indoor temperature and MIN MAX outdoor temperature records To decrease change values in setti
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