La Crosse Technology WS-9021U manual

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    0 Contents Language Page ______________ _____________ ____________ _____________ ___________ English French Spanish[...]

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    1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page INVENTORY OF CONTENTS QUICK SETUP DETAILED SETUP GUIDE BATTERY INSTALLATION 12 OR 24 HOUR TIME DISPLAY TIME SE T TING FEATURES MIN AND MAX TEMPERAT URE RESETTING MIN & MAX TEMPERATURE ADDING ADDITIONAL THERMO-HYGRO SENSORS VIEWING & OPERATING WITH MULTIPLE THERM O-HYGRO SENSORS MOUNTING TROBLESHOOTING MAINTENA[...]

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    2 This product offers: I NSTANT TRANSMISSIO N is th e sta te-of- the-ar t new wireless transmission t echnology, exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY. INSTANT TRANSMISSION offers you an immediate update (every 4 seconds!) of all your outdoor data measured from the sensors: follow your climatic variations in real-t ime![...]

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    3 FIGURE 1 Low Batte ry Indicator Max icon 12 or 24 Hou r Time Di splay Set/Channel Button Mini mum/Maximu m & Plus Button Outdoor Temperature (°F or °C) Sensor signal reception icon[...]

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    4 Figure 2 INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. Wireless Temperature Station (Figure 1) 2. Wireless Temp erature Sensor ( TX29) and mo unting bracket. (Fi gure 2) 3. 3 each, 1/2” P hilips screws. 4. One strip of do uble sided adhesiv e tape. 5. Instruction Man ual and Warranty Card. ADD IT IO NAL EQ U IP ME NT (not included) 1. 1 Philips screwdriver. 2. 4 Fr[...]

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    5 QUICK SETUP Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries ; avoid rechargeable batteries. 1. Have the Wireless Temperatur e Sta tion and temperatur e sensor 3 to 5 feet apart. 2. Batteries shoul d be out of both units for 5 mi nutes. 3. Place the bat teries into the T emperature sensor first and next into the Wireless Temperature Stati o n. 4. DO NOT[...]

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    6 NOTE: Fog and mist will not harm y our temperatur e sensor, but direct r ain must be avoided. DETAILED SETUP GUIDE BATTE RY INS TALLATIO N - When one Temperature sensor is being used 1. First, insert th e batteries to the Temperature sensor ( see “ Temperature sensor ” below). 2. Within 2 minut es of pow ering up the sensor, i nsert the batte[...]

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    7 TEMPERATUR E SENSOR 1. Remove the B attery Cov er. 2. Observing the correct polarity , install 2 “AA” Alkaline Batter ies—make sure they do not spring free, or start-up problems may occur. 3. Replace the Bat tery Cov er. WIRELESS TEMPERA TURE STATION Note: After the batteri es are installed, DO N OT press any buttons. This may interfere wit[...]

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    8 1. Remove the B attery Cov er on the back of the Wireless Temperature St ation. 2. Observing the correct polarity , install 2 “AA” Al kaline Batteries. 3. Replace Batt ery Cover. Batter y compartment Battery cov er Sensor signal reception icon *[...]

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    9 • *When the signal is successfully received by the Tem perature Statio n, the icon will be switched on. (If not s uccessful, the icon will not b e shown in LCD) So the user can e asily see whether the l ast reception was success ful (icon on) or not (icon o ff). On the other hand, the short bl inking of the ico n shows that a receptio n is curr[...]

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    10 TIME SETTING 1. After exiti ng the 12/24 Hour Setting , the hour wi ll begin flashing i n the time display. 2. Press and rele ase the min/max /+ button to s elect the desired h our. Note: "PM" will appear to the left of the ti me display for PM hours. For AM hours, that area wi ll remain blank. 3. Press and rele ase the set/ch button a[...]

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    11 3. Press and rele ase the min/max /+ button onc e more to retur n to the curr ent temperatures. RESETTING THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM READINGS: User may reset the minimu m and maxi mum temperat ure data to the current value by the followi ng step: Press and hold t he min/max/+ key for about 3 seconds to reset all th e minimum/ maximum data of all ch[...]

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    12 LCD will l ight up briefly . Following the indoor temper ature and the time as 12:00 will be displayed. If the y are not shown in LCD after 60 seconds, remove the batt eries and wait for at least 60 secon ds before reinser ting them. 4. The outdoor t emperature from the first sensor (channel 1) s hould then be displayed on th e Temperature s tat[...]

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    13 successfully receiv ed. If this is not ha ppen, user shall restart the set ting up from step 1. NOTE: You must inser t the batteries i nto the thi rd sensor w ithin 45 seconds of reception of the sec ond sensor. IMPORTANT: Transmission pr oblems wil l arise if the setting for multiple se nsors is not followed as described above. S hould trans mi[...]

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    14 MOUNTING Note: To achieve a tr ue temperature re ading, avoi d mounting in di rect sunlight. We recommend that y ou mount the temper ature sensor o n an outside Nor th-facing wall (under the ev e of a house is i deal). The re mote temperat ure sensor should be placed in a dry , shaded area. The remote t emperature sens or has a rang e of 330 fee[...]

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    15 ½ reduction typi cal of most obstructi ons. It is possible to receive a s ignal through these materials, however maximum range w ill be much less due t o their tende ncy to absorb or reflect a much larger portion of the sensor’s signal . TEMPERATUR E SENSOR The Temperature has been d esigned to be hang ed on a wall or free standing . For Free[...]

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    16 To wall mount: 1. Remove the mounting br acket fr om the temperature sensor . 2. Mount using ei ther screws or adhesiv e tape. 3. Reattach the t emperatur e sensor to the mounting brack et. WIRELESS TEMPERA TURE STATION 1. The Wireless Temperature St ation comes w ith the table stand attached to t he back of the Receiv er. If you w ish to use th[...]

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    17 2. To wall moun t, push the table st and flat again st the Wireless Te mperature Station (if it isn’ t already flat) . Fix a screw (not i ncluded) into the d esired wall , and place the Wireless Temperature S tation onto the scr ew using the hanging hole on the backside. Gently pull the Wireless Temperature Stati on down to lock the scr ew int[...]

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    18 4) Using good qual ity alkaline b atteries, place t he batteries back i nto the outdoor temperat ure sensor; maki ng sure they are installed accordin g to the diagrams in the battery compart ment. 5) Taking care not to pr ess any buttons, r einstall the batter ies in the Wireless Temperature St ation according to the diagram i n the battery comp[...]

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    19 SPECIFICAT IONS Transmitting Fr equency 915 MHz TEMPERATURE MEASURING RANGES Indoor 14.1 ° F to 139.8 ° F w ith 0.2 ° F resolution. Outdoor -39.8 ° F to 139.8 ° F with 0. 2 ° F resolution. Transmitting range Maximum 330 feet (100m) o pen space TEMPERATURE CHECKING INTERVAL Indoor Every 15 seconds Outdoor Every 4 seconds BATTERIES—(A lkal[...]

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    20 DIMENSION: (H x W x D) Receiver 2.76 x 1.14 x 4. 54 in (70 x 29 x 115.2 mm) Temperature Sensor 1.50 x 0.83 x 5. 05 in (38.2 x 21.2 x 128.3 mm) Battery life Up to 24 Months WARRANTY INFORMATION La Crosse Technolog y, Ltd provi des a 1-year li mited warranty on t his product against manufactur ing defects in ma terials and w orkmanship. This limit[...]

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    21 purchase to La Cr osse Technology, Ltd or La Crosse Technol ogy, Ltd’s aut horized service center. La Crosse Technolog y, Ltd wil l repair or repla ce this product, at our option a nd at no charge as stipulat ed herein, wi th new or recondition ed parts or prod ucts if found to be defectiv e during the limi ted warranty per iod specified abov [...]

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    22 presented to the c arrier); (3) damage to, or deteri oration of, any accessory or decorative surface; ( 4) damage resulti ng from failure to follow instructions co ntained in your owner ’s manual; (5) damage resulti ng from the perfor mance of repairs or alterations by so meone other t han an authori zed La Crosse Techno logy, Ltd authorized s[...]

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    23 This warranty g ives you specific leg al rights. You may also have other rights specific to your State. Some States d o no allow the ex clusion of consequen tial or incidental dam ages therefore the ab ove exclusion of limitation may not apply to y ou. For warranty work, technical support, or information co ntact: La Crosse Technolog y, Ltd 2809[...]

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    24 Question? Instruc tions? Please v isit: www.lacrossetechnolo gy.com/9021 All rights reser ved. This handbook must not be reproduce d in any form, ev en in excerpts, or dupli cated or process ed using electroni c, mechanical o r chemical procedures wi thout written per mission of the publ isher. This handbook may contain mistak es and printing er[...]