Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WS-9046U La Crosse Technology
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WS-9046U Wireless 433 MHz Radio-controlled Weather Station Instruction Manual.
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Invento ry of Contents/ Addition al E qu ipment 2-3 About WWVB 3 Quick Set-Up Guide 3 Detailed Se t-U p Guide Batter y instal lation 4 Program Mod e Program Seque nce an.
2 Date LCD INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The WS-9046U we ather station (Figur e 1) . 2. One TX8U remo te te mperature/ hu m id ity sensor (Figure 2). 3. One TX15U wind spe ed sensor (Figure 3). 4. Mountin g hardware 5. Instructi o n manual and warran ty card.
3 ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Three fr esh AA 1.5V batter ies for the indoo r weather station. 2. Two fresh AA 1. 5V batterie s fo r th e remote tempera t ure/humidity sensor. (The remote te mpe ra ture/humidi ty sensor po wers t he wind speed senso r an d t he rainfall sensor so no batteries are required.
4 DETAILED SET- UP GUIDE BATTERY INSTALLATION The first s tep to po wering up the wea ther station is to inse rt the con nector (RJ11) at the end o f the wire a ttached to the wind speed sen sor to the rem ot e temperat u re/ humidity sensor. Please ensu re whe n do ing this that t he connector is inserted wi th the proper orient ation.
5 SET key IN/HR k ey WIND/RAIN/ SNZ key OUT/MIN ke y A LM/+ key II. FUNCTION KEYS The function keys are located on the front of the u nit directly be low the LC D (Liquid C rystal Display) . III. SETTING THE LCD CONTRAST 1. Press an d hold the SET bu tto n for 5 sec on ds.
6 Note: “DST OFF” indicates that the featur e is o ff and the WWVB w ill not cha nge times automatic ally. “DST ON” indicat es t hat the feat ur e is on an d the WWVB will chan ge ti m es automaticall y. Note: Some locatio ns (Arizona and part s of Indiana ) do not follow Da ylight Sav ing Time, and sh ould select “DST OFF”.
7 Note: Reception of the WWVB signal will also set the date and day. Th e reception of the signal will override an y programmed dat e and day. 1. Press an d hold the SET bu tto n for 5 sec on ds. 2. “LCD” will show in th e TIME LCD and the number setting will flash.
8 4. Either “1”, “2” or “3” will fl ash in the TIME LCD an d the forecast icon an d tendency arrows will flash in the FO RECAST LCD . 5. Press and re lease the ALM/+ button to select th e f orecast sensitiv it y 6. Press and re lease the SET bu tton to c onfirm the foreca st sensitivity and comple te the programming.
9 These ico ns in dicate the expec ted w eather ch an ge in the next 12 to 24 hour s . The icon does not give an exact pred iction of the weather, howev er it should be viewe d as a generalizatio n of the expect ed weather cha nge (for example a “s unny” icon indicates the weathe r is expect ed to improve ).
10 2. Press an d hold the SET bu tto n for 5 sec on ds. 3. The record is now reset and wi ll show the curr ent time i n the TI ME LCD and cur rent indoor tempera tur e an d humidity in the INDOO R LCD. T o reset th e OUTD OOR rec ords: 1. Press and releas e the OUT/MIN b utton to select the recor d you wish to r eset, either MAX or MIN 2.
11 4. The WIND SPE ED LCD will now show the max imum wind gust. 5. Press and releas e the WIND/RAIN /SNZ button. 6. The WIND SPEED LCD will now show the minimum wind chill. 7. Press and releas e the WIND/RAIN /SNZ button. 8. The WIND SPE ED LCD will now show the max imum wind chill.
12 spray. 7 32-38 mph 50-61 kph 28-33 knots Moderate or Near Gale Large trees sway , becoming difficult to walk . Larger w aves develop , white fo am from breaking w aves begins t o be blown. 8 39-46 mph 62-74 kph 34-40 knots Gale or Fresh Gale Twigs and small branches are brok e n from trees, w alking is difficult.
13 Rainfall v olume readin g Rainfall volume unit ` To view t he current rainf all measurements : Press and relea se the WIND/RAI N/ SNZ button to t o gg le between GUST, WI ND CHILL, 1 ho ur rain f all volume, 24 hour ra infall volume and to tal rainfall volume.
14 Note: When in the 12 -hour mode and sett ing an alarm for a ti me between noo n an d mi dnight, “P M” will appear to the le ft of the alarm time in the DATE LCD.
15 II. THE REMOTE WIND SP EED SENSOR The remote wi nd speed sensor can be mounted two w ays: • With the use of screws • Using nylon straps • Using the U-s haped bo lt A. MOUNTING WITH SCREWS 1) Unlock the moun t ing bracket fr om the remote wi nd speed sensor leav ing the wire going through the bracket.
16 III. THE INDOOR WEATHE R STATION 1) Fix a screw (not included) into the de sired wall, leavi ng approximat ely 3/16 of an inch (5mm) ex tended fr om the w all. 2) Place the indoo r we at her station on to the screw using the hangi ng hole on the b acksid e.
17 SPECIFI CATIONS Weather data me asuring range: Indoor: 14.2 ° F to 13 9.8 ° F with 0.2 ° F re s olution (0 ° C to 59.9 ° C with 0.1 ° C resolution) “OFL ” disp la yed if outside th is ran ge Outdoor and dew p oin t: -21.8 ° F to 157.8 ° F with 0.
18 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 installat ion or removal from a .
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