WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual « Instant Transmission+» is the up and coming state-of-theart new wireless transmission technology, exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY. "IT +" offers you an immediate update of all your outdoor data measured from the transmitters: follow your climatic variations in real-time! INTRODUCTION: Congratulations on purchasing this advanced weather station as an example of innovative design and quality piece of engineering. Providing radio controlled time, date, calendar, indoor and outdoor temperature, indoor relative humidity, and air pressure history information. This unit will never keep you guessing on current and future weather conditions. Operation of this product is simple and straightforward. By reading this operating manual, the user will receive a better understanding of the Weather Station together with the optimum benefit of all its features. FEATURES: The Weather Station Hanging hole LCD Display Function keys Battery compartmen Stand · · · · · · · · · · · DCF Radio controlled time with manual setting option Time reception ON/OFF (user selectable) 12/24 hour time display Time zone option ±12 hours Weekday and day calendar display (year and month only in setting mode) Weather forecasting with weather tendency indicator Indoor comfort indicator Temperature display in ºC/ºF Indoor and outdoor temperature display with MIN/MAX records and time of reception Indoor humidity display as RH% with MIN/MAX records Relative air pressure hPa/ inHg with adjustable reference value 17 · · · · · · · Weather icon sensitivity setting Relative air pressure history for the past 12 hours (electronic barometer with barometric pressure trend) Wireless transmission at 868 MHz Signal reception intervals at 4 seconds LCD contrast selectable Low battery indicator Table standing or wall mounting The Outdoor Temperature Transmitter · · · · Remote transmission of outdoor temperature to weather station by 868 MHz signal LCD showing current temperature Rain proof casing Wall mounting case SETTING UP: 1. 2. First, insert the batteries to the transmitter (see "How to install and replace batteries in the Temperature transmitter" below). Within 2 minutes of powering up the transmitter, insert the batteries to the Weather station (see "How to install and replace batteries in the Weather station" below). Once the batteries are in place, all segments of the LCD will light up briefly. Then the indoor temperature and humidity, the time as 0:00 the date as SA.1., the weather icons (sun and clouds) will be displayed. If the indoor temperature and humidity are not displayed after 15 seconds, remove the batteries and wait for at least 1 minute before reinserting them. Once the indoor data is displayed proceed to next step. After the batteries are inserted, the Weather station will start receiving data signal from the transmitter. The outdoor temperature 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. In order to ensure sufficient 868 MHz transmission however, this should under good conditions be a distance no more than 100 meters between the final position of the Weather station and the transmitter (see notes on "Positioning" and "868 MHz Reception"). 3. 4. Note: This weather station will receive one outdoor transmitter only. HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE WEATHER STATION The Weather Station uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: 1. Insert finger or other solid object in the space at the bottom center of the battery compartment and lift up to remove the cover. 2. Insert batteries observing the correct polarity (see marking). 3. Replace compartment cover. 18 HOW TO INSTALL AND REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER The Temperature Transmitter uses 2 x AA, IEC, LR6, 1.5V batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: 1. Remove the cover. 2. Insert the batteries, observing the correct polarity (see marking). 3. Replace the battery cover on the unit. 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 random 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. In the event of changing batteries of the units, ensure the batteries do not spring free from the contacts. Always wait at least 1 minute after removing the batteries before reinserting, otherwise start up and transmission problems may occur. BATTERY CHANGE: It is recommended to replace the batteries in all units on an annual basis to ensure optimum accuracy of these units. Please participate in the preservation of the environment. Return used batteries to an authorized depot. RESETTING The Weather Station and the Temperature transmitter need to be reset when one of the following conditions occur: · Unsuccessful 868MHz signal reception. · Malfunction on the units. · Batteries replacement. For resetting, remove all batteries from the units. Wait at least for 1 minute before powering up the Weather Station again. Proceed from step 1 in "Setting Up". DCF RADIO CONTROLLED TIME The time base for the radio controlled time is a Cesium Atomic Clock operated by the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig which has a time deviation of less than one second in one million years. The time is coded and transmitted from Mainflingen near Frankfurt via frequency signal DCF-77 (77.5 kHz) and has a transmitting range of approximately 1,500 km. Your radio-controlled Weather Station receives this signal and converts it to show the precise time in summer or wintertime. The quality of the reception depends greatly on the geographic location. In normal cases, there should be no reception problems within a 1500km radius of Frankfurt. Once the outdoor reception test period is completed, the DCF tower icon in the clock display will start flashing in the upper center. This indicates that the clock has detected that there is a radio signal present and is trying to receive it. When the time code is received, the DCF tower becomes permanently lit and the time will be displayed. DCF reception occurs twice daily at 02:00 and 03:00 am. If the reception is not successful at 03:00 am, then the next reception takes place the next 19 hour and so on until 06:00am, or until the reception is successful. If the reception is not successful at 06:00 am, then the next attempt will take place the next day at 02:00 am. If the tower icon flashes, but does not set the time or the DCF tower does not appear at all, then please take note of the following: · Recommended distance to any interfering sources like computer monitors or TV sets is a minimum of 1.5 - 2 meters. · Within ferro-concrete rooms (basements, superstructures), the received signal is naturally weakened. In extreme cases, please place the unit close to a window and/ or point its front or back towards the Frankfurt transmitter. · During nighttime, the atmospheric disturbances are usually less severe and reception is possible in most cases. A single daily reception is adequate to keep the accuracy deviation below 1 second. FUNCTION KEYS: Weather Station: The Weather Station has 4 easy to use function keys: SET key IN key OUT/+ key CH key SET key · Press and hold the key to enter manual setting modes: LCD contrast, time zone, time reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, manual time setting, calendar, temperature °C/°F, pressure hPa / inHg, relative pressure value, and weather icon sensitivity setting · Reset all MIN/MAX records IN key · Press to toggle between MAX/MIN and current indoor temperature/humidity data · Decrease relative pressure value (within manual set mode) OUT/+ key · Press shortly to toggle between MAX/MIN and current outdoor temperature data · Increase, change, toggle all values in manual set mode CH key · Exit the manual set mode 20 LCD SCREEN: The LCD screen is split into 4 sections displaying the information for time/calendar, indoor temperature and humidity, weather forecast, air pressure and outdoor temperature. Time reception icon (for DCF time) Time Low battery indicator Calendar display Indoor temperature in ºC/ ºF Weather tendency indicator Comfort indicator icon Indoor relative humidity in RH% Weather forecast icon Relative air pressure in hPa/ inHg Relative air pressure history bar graph Outdoor temperature in ºC/ ºF Outdoor data signal reception indicator* * When the signal is successfully received by the 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). On the other hand, the flashing of the icon shows that a reception is being done now. MANUAL SETTINGS: The following manual settings can be changed when pressing the SET key for: · LCD contrast setting · Time zone setting · Time reception ON/OFF setting · 12/24-hour format setting · Manual time setting · Calendar setting · °C/°F temperature setting · hPa/inHg pressure setting · Relative air pressure setting · Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting 21 LCD CONTRAST SETTING: Last digit flashing The LCD contrast can be set within 8 levels, from LCD 0 to LCD7 (Default setting is LCD 4): 1. Press the SET key until the digit starts flashing. 2. Use the OUT/+ key to view all levels of contrast. 3. Select the desired LCD contrast. Confirm with the SET key and enter in the Time Zone setting. TIME ZONE SETTING: Flashing The time zone default of the Weather Station is "0". To set a different time zone: 1. The current time zone value starts flashing. 2. Use the OUT/+ key to set the time zone. The range runs from 0 to 12 and then runs from +12 back to 0 in consecutive 1-hour intervals. 3. Confirm with the SET key and enter the Time reception ON/OFF setting. TIME RECEPTION ON/OFF SETTING: Digits flashing In area where reception of the DCF time is not possible, the DCF time reception function can be turn OFF. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock. (Default setting is ON). 1. The digit "ON" will start flashing on the LCD. 2. Use the OUT/+ key to turn OFF the time reception function. 3. Confirm with the SET key and enter the 12/24-hour format setting. Note: If the Time Reception function is turn OFF manually, the clock will not attempt any reception of the DCF time as long as the Time Reception OFF function is activated. The time reception icon and the "DCF" icon will not be displayed on the LCD. 12/24-HOUR FORMAT SETTING: Digits flashing 22 The time display can be selected to show hours in 12-hour or 24-hour settings. (Default 24-Hour) 1. Use the OUT/+ key to toggle between "12H" or "24H". 2. Confirm with the SET key and enter the Manual time setting. MANUAL TIME SETTING: In case the Weather Station cannot detect the DCF-signal (for example due to disturbances, transmitting distance, etc.), the time can be manually set. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock. Hour flashing Minutes flashing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The hour digit will start flashing. Use the OUT/+ key to set the hour. Press again the SET key to set the minutes. The minute digits start flashing. Use the OUT/+ key to set the minutes. Confirm with the SET key and enter the Calendar setting. Note: The unit will still try to receive the signal despite it being manually set. When it does receive the signal, it will change the manually set time into the received time. During reception attempts the DCF tower icon will flash. If reception has been unsuccessful, then the DCF tower icon will not appear but reception will still be attempted the next day. CALENDAR SETTING: Year Date and month (24hr time format) Month and date (12hr time format) The date default of the Weather station is 1. 1. in the year 2006. Once the radio-controlled time signals are received, the date is automatically updated. However, if the signals are not received, the date can also be set manually. 1. The year starts flashing. 2. Use the OUT/+ key to set the year (between year 2003-2029). 3. Press the SET key again to confirm and to enter the month setting. The month starts flashing. 4. Use the OUT/+ key to set the month. 5. Press the SET key again to confirm and to enter the date setting mode. The date starts flashing. 6. Use the OUT/+ key to set the date. 7. Confirm all calendar settings with the SET key and enter the ºC/ºF Temperature setting. 23 °C/°F TEMPERATURE SETTING: Digit flashing The temperature display can be selected to show temperature data in °C or °F (Default °C). 1. Use the OUT/+ key to toggle betw ...