Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WD-3303U La Crosse Technology
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Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 1 of 25 WD - 3303 4 DAY INT ERNET PO WERED WEATHER STATIO N Owner’ s Manual WE A THER DI RECT ® Present ed b y La Cros se T echnolog y ® La Crosse Techn ology , Ltd.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 2 of 25 T able of Co nten t s Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2 Congratul ations ............................
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 3 of 25 Factor y Reset of W ireless Displ ay ................................................................................................ . 16 FREE Tr ial of Ex pansion Options for 14 D a ys .........................
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 4 of 25 Congra tulati ons You hav e just purchase d t he wor ld’s firs t Inte rnet - Pow er ed Weather Station. W eathe r Direct ® uses the power o f the Inter net to deliv er weat her data and ot her import ant infor matio n tailor ed to you, bec ause y ou are in con trol o f the inform ation it deliv ers.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 5 of 25 The Gatew ay uses onl y 1 w att of pow er w ith a tw o year batt ery l ife on t he W ir eless D isplay and Temperat ure sens or . S inc e the W eathe r Di rect ® system wor ks even w hen your c omputer is off, you save m oney on electri city .
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 6 of 25 What Y ou Nee d to Get St arte d: • High - speed Inter net co nnecti on – cable, DSL or other broadb and Interne t service will work.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 7 of 25 IMPORT A NT ME SS A GE: Please DO NOT insert batteri es into the W ir eless Display or the Outdoor Sensor until instr ucted to do so. Connect the Gat eway to an av ailable L AN port on y our netw ork router w ith the LAN cabl e (included) a nd then power up the Gatew ay with the AC Adapter (incl uded).
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 8 of 25 Wirel ess Out door Sens or Ins talla tion Opt ions NOTE: Move the W ireless O utdoor Se nsor in to its intended loca tion and w ait for 10 minutes to mak e sur e the out door tem perat ure is sti ll bei ng rece ived by the Wir eles s Dis play.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 9 of 25 If you r equir e a long er LAN cabl e to mount th e Gatew ay in a desired location, any stand ard Categor y 5 netw ork cable wi ll work, but a cr ossov er cable may no t wor k. Cross over c ables desig ned to connect tw o computers without netw orking hardw are may no t wor k wi th your Gateway .
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 10 of 25 • Time and Date Set Aut omatically • Low Batt ery Indi cator on the LC D and the web site for the W i reless Displ ay and Out door S ensors • Exp a nsion Options : 1. View Up To Fiv e Forec ast Locati ons o n the Wireless Dis play 2.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 11 of 25 2. Insert t he batteries , obs ervi ng the corr ect pol arity (see marki ng). 3. Replace the bat tery compartme nt cov er on the uni t. Press the “SNOO ZE” Key on y our W ir eless D isplay to show the ou tdoor temperat ure at any time.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 12 of 25 Wireless Displa y Operation This sec tion w ill teach y ou how to use y our Wireles s Displ ay once y ou have complete d online reg istrati on. There are 5 contr ol Keys located on the back of the W ireless Displa y : “SET”, “+”, “ SNOOZE ” , “ ALARM ” and “MODE” .
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 13 of 25 5. ROTA TE Rotates betw een the four Mic ro Forecas ts an d the Dai ly For ecast 6. NEXT SEC TION Shows the forecas t for the next six hour period so y ou can be pr epared for the upco ming w eather. If it w as morning now , it would s how the afternoo n forecast.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 14 of 25 Change the Displa y Mode • Press the “SNOO ZE” Key to c ycle t hrough t he ty pe of detai led w eather inform ation tha t wi ll display below the for ecast i cons: 1. Sunshi ne Forecas t 2. % Chanc e of Rai n/Snow 3.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 15 of 25 “SET” Key When ADD 4 LOC ATIONS Expan sion Option is Active Press th e “SET” Key to toggle betw een the for ecast loc ations on the W ireles s Display when the ADD 4 L OCATIONS Expansio n Option is active.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 16 of 25 Set Mod e 3 - Set Text Scrolling Speed (1 - 4) 8. Press th e “SET” Key until “Scr” flashes at the top and “SE T SCROLL SPEED” scrolls across the bottom 9. The sta ndard sp eed is set to “2” 10. There are four speeds av ailable – “1” is t he slow est and “4” is the fastes t 11.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 17 of 25 If you hav e trouble reg istering your W ireless Display after m ulti ple atte m pts, y ou can try a Factory Reset.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 18 of 25 Now you can keep an eye on the w eather wher e your daught er goe s to sch ool, your favorite v acation spot , your p arents ’ hou se and more. Severe Weather A le r ts Keep y our fami ly safe w ith Sever e Weather A lerts issued by the Na tional W eat her Serv ice.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 19 of 25 Types of Severe W eather Alerts: Warnings Blizzard Heavy Rainfall Sever e Thunders torm Coastal F lood Heavy Snow Sever e W ind Excessive Heat Heavy Snowfall Sm.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 20 of 25 Forecast Icons Explained There are two sets of icons pr esented on y our Wireless Display , one for day and one for ni ght. A sun appear s on many of the day icons w hile a moon appear s on ma ny of the n ight icons.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 21 of 25 Care and Maint enance • Extr eme temper atures, vibration an d shock shoul d be avoi ded as these m ay cause damage to t he unit and gi ve inacc urate reading s. • Precauti ons shall be taken w hen handling the batt eries.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 22 of 25 T rouble shoot ing Visit www.w eatherdirec t.com/hel p for inform ation o n troubl eshoo ting. Specif ications Temperature Range Indoor R ange: 14.1°F t o 100°F ( - 9.9°C to 37. 7°C) Outdoor Range: - 39.8° F to +13 9.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 23 of 25 Liabilit y Disclaimer • The man ufactur er and supplier c annot ac cept any res ponsibi lity for any incorr ect rea dings and any conseque nces tha t occur should an inaccur ate rea ding tak e place.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 24 of 25 W arrant y Infor mati on La Cross e Techn ology, Lt d prov ides a 1 - year li mited w arranty on this product against manu facturing defects in mat erials and w orkmanship.
Version 1. 2 - 3/17 /2010 Page 25 of 25 PURPOSE S OR FOR PUBLIC I NFORMATION. T HIS PRODUCT IS NOT A TOY. KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN’S REA CH. This war ranty g i ves y o u specific legal r ights. You may also have ot her right s speci fic to y our Stat e.
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