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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 1 308 - 1 4 6 CA 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 R eader version 10 or greater available at: http://get.ad obe.com/reader C O N T E N T S 308 -146CA F A QS ....................................................................[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 2 Power requiremen ts ................................ ............................................................................... 9 Supported times zones ........................................................................................................... 9 12 -Hour or 24-Hour time format ...............[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 3 A / C Power  The design o f this W ea ther Station is to use a/c p ower (5-volt) as pri mary power source. When operatin g with the a/c power co rd the backlight can be on con tinually.  When operatin g on a/c pow er, batt eries a re optional and not required in the Weather Station.  The backlight w ill [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 4 Power requiremen ts  2- AA batteries pow er the outdoor transmitter .  We recommend alkaline batteries for the transmitter.  You may choose to use lithium batte ries for temperatu res below - 20°F/-28.8°C. Dashes show n for Outdoor Tempera ture/Humidity  Dashes means the connection is lost be tween [...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 5  Freezer test : Con firm the W eather Sta tion is reading the corre ct outdoor transmit ter. Place the transmitter in the freezer for an hour and watch the te mperature drop o n the W eather Station.  Indoor distance test: Please complete the Restart wi th t ransmitter and Weather Station 5- 10 feet apart a[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 6 VIE W MIN/M AX:  MAX: From a normal display press and release the MIN/MAX button onc e to view max imum temperature and humidity val ues for indoor and outdoor data . The word MAX w ill appear next to the indoo r and outdoor te mperature.  MIN: From a no rmal display press and release the M IN/MAX button on[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 7 Multiple Outdoor Transmitters To connect multi ple remote transmit ters to the Weather Station:  Remove the batte ry cover from all the transmitters (leav e off for setup).  Set the first outdoor transmitter to channel 1 and insert 2-AA ba tteries.  Set the second outdoo r transmitter to channel 2 and in[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 8  Choose a location 6 feet or more from electronics such as cordless phones, wireless gamin g systems, televi sions, microwaves, rou ters, baby monitors, etc., whi ch can prevent signal reception.  Be aware o f electrical wires and plumbing within a wal l. This will interfere with RF (radio frequency) signal[...]

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    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 to 80%RH )  Accuracy +/- 8% RH (@77oF (25oC) , 20%RH to29%RH & 80%RH to 95%RH)  Accuracy +/-12 % RH (@77oF (25oC) , 1%RH to 19%RH & 96%[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 10 12 -Hour or 24 -Hour time format  Display the time in 12-hour or 24-hour f ormat.  Default is 12-hour time.  Use the Progra m Menu to switch time formats. Fahrenheit/Celsius  Weather Sta tion : Press and release the -/°C/°F button on the bac k of the Weathe r Station to switch the tempe rature disp[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 11 Dashes, OFL o r stuck indoor Te mperature/Humidi ty  This is generally a power related issues.  Check that the a /c cord is correctly inserted into the Weather Stati on and outlet. If using batteries in the W eathe r Station as wel l, remove them and see if the W eat her Station goes blank, indicatin g a f[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 12  Reposition the W eat her Station w ith the front or back facing Colorado.  Check that the Ti me Zone selected cor rectly reflects your loca tion. Adjust the time zone in the Program M e nu .  Check that the DS T indicator is correc t for your locatio n (most areas obser ve DST so this should be ON). Ad[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 13  HOUR: The hour w ill flash. Press and release th e +/RCC or -/°C/°F bu tton to select the correct hour. Con firm with the SET button and mo ve to the next item.  MINU TES: The minutes will flash. Pr ess and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to select the correct minutes . Confirm wi th the SET butto[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 14 IMPORTA NT: W hen operating on a/c pow er, the backligh t a nd USB cha rging port w ill turn off while the W eather Sta tion searches for the WW V B signal, to avoi d interference. The bac klight will return afte r the 2-10 minute search (which occurs du ring the late ni ght or early morning hours). Then the USB[...]

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    La Crosse T echnology , Ltd. Page 15  This is generally a power related issue.  Batteries may be overpowered or underpow ered .  Remove batteri es and a/c cord fro m W eather S tation .  Press any button 20 times. Leave the batteries and a/c cord out of the disp lay for 2 hours.  Insert a/c pow er cord into a good outlet first, then [...]