La Crosse Technology WS-1913U-IT manual

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    Congratu l innovativ e speed, in d station wi will disco v T h l ations on pu r e measuring t d oor/outdoor ll provide yo u v er that the o p h is product off e r WS-19 r chasing this t echnique. F e temperature u with various p eration of y o r s: 13U-IT W Instru c state-of-the- a e aturing time, and outdoor h weather info r o ur weather s I N w a[...]

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    2 INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. Wireless Weather Station WS-1913U-IT 2. Wireless Thermo-hygro Sensor (TX31U-IT) and Wind Senso r (TX55U-IT) with mounting bracket. 3. Instruction Manual FEATURES: The Weather Station  Time display (manual setting)  12/24 hour time display  Calendar display (weekday, date, month)  Weather forecast icons an d we[...]

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    SET UP: IMPORT A - Do Not - Do Not NOTE : When firs system in function b with the d 1. First, trans m cord “ 2. Next, sepa r “ Ho w 3. Then into t up br i press 4. The W be bli temp e after 1 5. The t r sens o 135 s Socket for wind Wireless transmission a MHz - thermo - transmitter weather sta t Weather Ther m tra A NT: Mix Old and Mix Alkaline[...]

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    4 6. Check the cable for co rrect connection a nd test all the components for co rrect functionality by manually turning the wind-gauge; tilting the optional rain sensor to hear the impact of the internal moving seesaw, etc. (See Positioning below). 7. Time and date must be manually set (See Manual Setting below). 8. After the Weather Center h as b[...]

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    5 NOTE: When changing batteries in any of the units, all units need to be reset by following the setting up procedures. This is because the the rmo-hygro sensor at start-up assigns a ra ndo m security code and this code must be received and stored by the Weathe r Center in the first several minutes of power being supplied to it. HOW TO INSTALL AND [...]

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    6 Air pressure History histogram SET key  Press and hold to enter manual setting modes: LCD contrast, Manual time setting, 12/24 ho ur time display, Calendar setting, ºC/ ºF temperature unit, Wind sp eed unit, Rainfall unit, Pressure unit, Relative pressure reference setting, Weather tendency threshol d, Storm thre shold setting  Press to t[...]

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    7 ** In normal display mode, user may press the SET key to toggle between Mode 1 and Mod e 2 display: Mode 1: Wind speed, outdoor temperat ure, relative air pressure are shown. Mode 2: Wind gust, dew point, and rainf all (option al) reading are shown. Note: To view the rainfall data, press the + key after enterin g Mod e 2 display. MANUAL SETTINGS:[...]

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    8 Year "Month. Date." (for 12h time display) "Date. Month." (for 24h time display) MANUAL TIME SETTING: You then may manually set the time by following the steps below: 1. The hour digit will flash. 2. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to set the hour. 3. Press the SET key to switch to t he minutes. The minute digit will flash. 4. Use th[...]

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    9 The wind speed unit can b e set as mph (mile per hou r), km/h (Kilo meter pe r hour), or m/s (meter per second). The default unit is mph. 1. Use the + or MIN/MAX key to toggle between the unit “mph”, “km/h”, or “m/s” 2. Confirm with the SET key and enter the RAINFALL UNIT SETTING . RAINFALL UNIT SETTING (OPTIONAL) Note: the rain unit [...]

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    You may display o f selected, 1. The t 2. Use t 3. Con f STORM W You may pressure f 1. The t 2. Use t 3. Con f STORM A Note: th e pressing TO EXIT T To exit th e wait for t h STORM W icon and t WEATH E WEATH E Weather i For every repres en t changed o displayed sunny ico select a defi n f weather ico n the more se n t hreshold va l u t he + or MIN [...]

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    The icon s or rainy a s displayed pressure NOTE: After set u allow suff therefore Common feature is has been to rain), t h stagnant m If the We a point (for the next 4 possible c WEATH E Working t sides of t h increasin g pressure Taking th i example, change i n weather w NOTE: Once the visualize d AIR PRE S The botto The bar g hour step s The hori[...]

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    12 NOTE: For accurate barometric pressure tren d, the Weathe r Center shoul d operate at the same altitude. For example, it should not be moved. Should the unit be mo ved, for instance from the gro und to the second floor of the house, the readings for the next 48-60 hours sh all be discarded.. WIND SPEED MEASUREMENT In normal display mode, the sec[...]

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    13 NOTE: To view total rainfall or 24-hour rainfall in histor y records, first, in normal display mode, c hoose to show the particular rainfall data, t hen press the History key followed by the SET key to view the particular rainfall data in History records. (rain data informat ion only available if a rain sensor is being used- optional). 3. When v[...]

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    14 4. MAX dew point temperature 5. MIN outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording 6. MAX outdoor humidity with the date and time of recording 7. MIN Wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording 8. MAX Wind chill temperature with the date and time of recording 9. MIN Relative pressure with the date and time of recording 10. M[...]

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    15 12. MAX Gust with the date and time of recording 13. MAX 24 hour rainfall (optional) with the date and time of record ing RESET MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM WEATHER DATA To reset the maximum or minimum weather data 1 to 13, you will need to reset each of the data independently. 1. Press MIN/MAX key to show the desired weath er dat a. For instance, if you[...]

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    16 To reset the rainfall reading: - Press the + key once when the Rainfall value and Reset icon are shown. - Then the total rainfall amount will be rese t to 0, and the time updated to current time. NOTE: After power up, the time and date and total rainfall are di spl ayed a s "- - -". After time is adjusted manually, the set time will be[...]

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    17 attached. Please visit your local retailer or www.la crossetechnology.com and click on the Buy button to locate an online dealer or other retailers. Using phone cabl es o r connections may damage your sensors because phone cables and co nnections have more resistance than the La Crosse Tech nolo gy extension cable. Phone cables or connection s a[...]

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    18 Once the wind sensor is fixed onto the mast, conne ct the ca ble to the corre sponding thermo-hygro sen sor socket so that operating po wer supply can be receiv ed and data can be tran smitted to the base station. Secure cord from blowing. Do not use st aples. Using PVC pipe or metal as a m ast may cause static. Wood is recommended. The Rain Sen[...]

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    19 Relative humidity measuring range: Outdoor: 1% to 99% with 1% resolution (Displays “- -” if < 1%, "99" Displays if  99%) Wind speed/ gust: 0 to 111.8 mph (0 to 180km/h; 0 to 50 m/s) (Displays "OF.L" when > 1 1 1.8 mph; 180 km/h; 50m/s) Wind chill/ dew point: -40°F to +139.8° F with 0.2° F resolution -40ºC to [...]

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    20 WARRANTY INFOR MATION La Crosse Technology, Ltd provides a 1-year lim ited warranty on this product against manufa cturing defects in materials and workmanship. This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase, is valid only on product s purchased and used in North America and only to the original pu rchase r of this product. To rec[...]

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    21 All rights reserved. This handbook mu st not be reprodu ced in any form, even in excerpts, or duplicated or processed using electronic, mechani cal or chemical procedure s wit hout written permissi on of the publisher. This handbook may contain mista kes and printing erro rs. The information in this handbo ok i s regularly checked and corre ctio[...]