Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 308-145B La Crosse Technology
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La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 1 308 - 1 4 5 B F A Q S The links below will work in most PDF viewers and link to t he topic area by clicking the link. We recommend Ad obe Reader version 10 or greater available at: http://get.ad obe.com/reader C O N T E N T S 308 -145B FA QS .
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 2 Power requiremen ts ............................................................................................................... 9 Supported times zones ...........................................................
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 3 A /C Power The design o f this Weather Sta tion is to use a/c p ower (5-volt) as primary po wer source. When operatin g with the a/c pow er cord the bac klight can be on con tinuall y. When operatin g on a/c pow er, batteries a re optio nal and not required in the Weather Station.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 4 Power requiremen ts 2- AA batteries pow er the outdoor trans mitter. We recommend alkaline batte ries for the transmitter. You may choose to use li thium batteries for temp eratures below - 20°F/ -28.8°C.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 5 Freezer test : Con firm th e Weather Sta tion is readi ng the correct outdoo r transmitter. Place the transmitter in the free zer for an hour and watch the temperature drop on the W eather Station.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 6 VIE W MIN /MA X: MAX: From a normal dis play press and release the MIN/M AX button once to view maximum temperature and humidity values for indoor a nd outdoor data . The w ord MAX wil l appear next to the indoo r and ou tdoor tempera ture.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 7 Multiple Outdoor Transmitters To connect multi ple remote transmitters to the Weather Station: Remove the batte ry cover from all the trans mitters (leav e off for setup ). Set the first outdoor transmitter to channel 1 and insert 2-AA ba tteries.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 8 Choose a location 6 feet or more from elect ronics such as cordless phones , wireless gaming systems, televi sions, microw aves, routers, baby moni tors, etc., w hich can preven t signal reception. Be aware o f electrical wi res and plumbing w ithin a w all.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 9 Indoor Humidity Operating Te mperature Range = 32F to 120F (0C to 50C) Operating hu midity range = 1% RH to 99% Accuracy +/- 5% RH (@77oF (25oC) , 30%RH.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 10 12 -Hour or 24 -Hour time format Display the time in 12-hour or 24-hour format. Default is 12-hour time. Use the Progra m Men u to switch time forma ts.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 11 Dashes, OFL o r stuck in door Tempera ture/Humi dity This is generally a power related issues. Check that the a /c cord is correc tly inse rted into the Weather Sta tion and outlet.
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 12 Reposition the W eather Station w ith the front or back facing Colorado. Check that the Ti me Zone selected correctly re flects your l ocation. Adjus t the time z one i n the Program M enu . Check that the DS T indicator is correct for your lo cation (most a reas observ e DST so this should be ON).
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 13 HOUR: The hour w ill flash. Press and release the +/RC C or -/°C/°F bu tton to select the correct hour. Con firm w ith the SET but ton and mo ve to the nex t item. MINU TES: The minutes w ill flash. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to selec t the correct minutes .
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 14 IMPORTA NT: When operatin g on a/c pow er, the bac klight and USB char ging port w ill turn o ff while the W ea ther Sta tion searches for the WWV B signal, to av oid interferen ce. The backligh t will return afte r the 2-10 minu te search (w hich occurs du ring the late night or early morning hours).
La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 15 This is generally a power related issue. Batteries may be overpow ered or underpowered . Remove batteri es and a/c cord from W eathe r Station . Press any button 20 times. Leav e the batte ries and a/c cord out of the display for 2 hours.
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