La Crosse Technology WS-9210U manual

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    WS-9210U Wireless 433 MHz Radio-controlled Temperature Station Instruction Manual[...]

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    2 Topic Page Inventory of Contents/Additional Equipment 3 About WWVB 4 Quick Set-Up Guide 5 Detailed Set-Up Guide Battery Installation 6 Program Mode Programming Sequence 7 Function Keys 7 12/24 Hour Time Setting 7-8 Time Zone Setting 8 Daylight Saving Time Setting 8-9 Time Setting (WW VB & Manual) 9-10 Setting Day, Date and Year 10 Selecting ?[...]

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    3 INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. The weather station (Figure 1). 2. One TX6U remote temperature sensor with m ounting bracket (Figure 2). 3. Three each, ½” Philips screws. 4. One strip double-sided adhesive tape. 5. Instruction Manual and Warranty Card. *LCD = Liquid Crystal Display ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Two, fresh AA 1.5V batteries f[...]

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    4 ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time) The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency Division) WWVB radio station is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado and transmits the exact time signal continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz. The signal can be received up to 2, 000 miles away through the internal antenna i[...]

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    5 QUICK SET-UP GUIDE Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries. 1. Have the indoor weather station and remote temperature sensor 3 to 5 apart. 2. Batteries should be out of both units. 3. Place the batteries into the remote temperature sen sor first then into the indoor weather station. (All remote temperature senso[...]

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    6 DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE I. BATTERY INSTALLATION A. REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSOR 1. Remove the mounting bracket. The bracket snaps on and off easily. 2. Remove the battery cover, by sliding the cover down. 3. Observing the correct polarity install 2 AA batteries. The batteries will fit tightly (to avoid start-up problems make sure they do not spring fr[...]

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    7 PROGRAM MODE Programming Note: If 30 seconds are allowed to pa ss or either the IN or the OUT button is pressed during programming modes, the unit will set the last information entered—the display will stop flashing and re turn to normal time-date readings. If you don’t leave the program mode during the programming of sections III through IX,[...]

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    8 2. Press and release the “CH” button to toggle between 12 and 24-hour time. 3. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the 12/24-hour setting and to advance to Time Zone Setting. IV. TIME ZONE SETTING The default time zone is EST, “Zo -5” (Eastern Standard Time), to change this setting: 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for[...]

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    9 Note: Some locations (Arizona and parts of Indiana) do not follow Daylight Saving Time and should select “DST 0.” 6. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm and advance to the Time setting mode. VI. TIME There are two methods by which the time can be set: A) Automatically via WWVB reception or B) Manually. A. WWVB (Remote Control Ti[...]

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    10 7. Press and release the “SET” button to confirm the minutes and to advance to the Day, Date, and Year setting mode. Note: In 12h mode, “PM” will appear to the left of the time during PM hours. If the time is not within the PM hours, nothing will be displayed. Be sure to set the time to the corr ect AM/PM time to ensure automatic recepti[...]

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    11 VIII. SELECTING ° F OR ° C 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 3 seconds, or until “12h” or “24h” flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press and release the “SET” button 9 times to reach the ° F or ° C setting mode. 3. “ ° F” is the default setting, and should be flashing in the DATE LCD. 4. Press and release the “CH” butt[...]

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    12 FEATURES OF THE WS-9210U I. INDOOR TEMPERATURE The current indoor temperature is displayed in the INDOOR LCD and is updated every 10 seconds. II. OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE The outdoor temperature is viewed in the OUTDOOR LCD. The outdoor temperature is updated every five minutes. When there is more than one remote temperature sensor unit in operation,[...]

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    13 III. MINIMUM AND MAX IMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS The WS-9210U keeps a record of the MINIMUM and MAXIMUM temperature and the time and date of their occurrence—for both the indoor and outdoor modes. A. VIEWING THE INDOOR TEMPERATURE RECORDS 1. Press the “IN” button once. “MIN” appears above the indoor temperature in the INDOOR LCD indicatin[...]

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    14 IV. ALARM FUNCTION A. SETTING THE ALARM (alarms 1 and 2) Note: There are two alarms that can set. Each alarm will sound for a complete duration of 2 minutes. 1. Press and hold the “AL1” button for 5 seconds or until the alarm- time display flashes in the DATE LCD. 2. Press and release the “IN” button to set the alarm hours, press and rel[...]

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    15 their own set of instructions. Follow these instructions for a complete guide to setting up. Following are some brief inst ructions for the basic set-up of remote temperature sensor units with the WS-9 210U. These extra remote tem perature sensors can be purchased through the same d ealer as this unit, or by contacting La Crosse Technology direc[...]

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    16 the “OUT” button for 5 seconds, the records for the selected remote temperature sensor unit will be reset. MOUNTING Note: Before permanently mounting ensure that the indoor weather station is able to receive WWVB signals from the desired location. Also, extreme and sudden changes in temperature will decrease the accuracy of the indoor weathe[...]

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    17 2) Remove the protective strip from one side of the tape. Adhere the tape to the design ated area on the back of the mounting bracket. 3) Remove the protective strip from the other side of the tape. Position the remote temperature sensor in the desired location, ensuring that the indoor temperature station can receive the signal. II. THE INDOOR [...]

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    18 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem: No reception of WWVB time signal. Solution: 1) Wait overnight for signal. 2) Be sure indoor weather station is at l east 6 feet from any electrical devices such as televisions, computers or other radio-controlled clocks. 3) Remove batteries for five minutes, re insert and leave the unit alone overnight without pressing b[...]

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    19 SPECIFICATIONS Temperature measuring range: Indoor: 32 ° F to 139 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution (0 ° C to 59.9 ° C with 0.1 ° C resolution) “OFL” displayed if outside this range Outdoor: -21.8 ° F to 157.2 ° F with 0.2 ° F resolution (-29.9 ° C to 69.9 ° C resolution) “OFL” displayed if outside this range Indoor temperature chec[...]

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    20 La Crosse Technology, Ltd will repair or replace this product, at our option and at no charge as stipulated herein, with new or reconditioned parts or products if found to be defective during the limited warranty peri od specified above. All replaced parts and products become the property of La Crosse Technology, Ltd and must be returned to La C[...]

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    21 For warranty work, technical support, or information contact: La Crosse Technology 2809 Losey Blvd. S. La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone: 608.782.1610 Fax: 608.796.1020 e-mail: support@lacrossetechnology.com (warranty work) sales@lacrossetechnology.com (information on other products) web: www.l a cr o ss e te c hnology.com FCC DISCLAIMER This device com[...]