La Crosse Technology 308-1412 manual

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 1 308 - 1 4 1 2 F A Q S The links below will work in m ost PDF viewers and link to the to pic area by click ing the link. W e recommend Adobe R eader version 10 or gr eater available at: http://get.adobe.com /reader C O N T E N T S 308 -1412 FA QS .............................[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 2 Snooze Al arm ......................................................................................................................... 9 Time is off by hours ................................................................................................................ 9 M[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 3  For optim um 433MHz transm ission, place the outd oor sensor no m ore than 300 f eet (91 meters, open air) from the f orecast station.  See the section on mounting an d distance/resistance/ interference for details on mounting the outdoor sensor. Outdoor T emperature [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 4  The outdoor sensor reads the environm ent where it is m ounted. W hen mounted inside the hom e, it will read inside tem perature/humidity.  W hen the outdoor sensor reads h igh during the da y, but not at night, it is a positioning problem.  Look for heat sources s[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 5  Complete a Restart with fresh batt eries.  Use Batteries dat ed at least six years in advance of the curr ent year. Batteries da ted earlier than six years from now may still work, but ma y be unstable in perform ance. Note: An outdoor s ensor that has fal len into pu[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 6 View Dew Point Temperature: From a norm al display, press the HEAT/DEW button twice and De w Point will show instead of the outdoor am bient temperature. T he words “ Dew Point ” will show near outdoor temperatures. Note: Dew Point is lower than the actual tem perature. [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 7  W hen considering the distance bet ween the outdoor s ensor and the f orecast station (3 00 f eet open air) , cut that distanc e in half for each wall, window, tree, bush or oth er obstruction in the s ignal path.  Closer is better.  W indows reflect the RF (radio [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 8 Forecast Station How tall are the tim e num bers? The time num bers are 0.59 inches t all. Power Requirem ents  This forec ast station is powered b y a 5 volt AC po wer adapter  Alternativel y, optional 3-AAA a lkaline batteries m ay be used. 12 -Hour or 24 - Hour time[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 9 Set Time Alarm In normal m ode, hold the TIME A LARM button for three seconds to enter alarm set mode. 1. HOUR: The Hour will flash, use the ARROW buttons to set the hour , and press TIME A LARM button to confirm and switch to minutes. 2. MINUTES: The Minu tes will flash, us[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 10 Note: Som e USB cables are for data tr ansfer only and cannot be used f or charging. Make sure th at the USB cable you use will charge your device. Most USB cables include d with mobile de vices will work f or charging. Note: Man y devices may require more power to ch arge [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. www .lacrossetechn ology .com /support Page 11  Remove batteries f rom forec ast station .  Press an y button 20 times. Leave the batt eries out of the displa y for 2 hours.  Insert batteries int o the forec ast station. Forecast station drains batteries q uickly  Test a new set of a lkaline batteries. W rit[...]