Technoline WS 9040 IT manual

51 WEATHER STATION Instruction Manual INTRODUCTION: Congratulation s on purchasi ng this stat e-of-the-art weather station as an exam ple of innov ative design a nd qualit y piece of engin eering. Pr oviding radio c ontrolled time, date, cal endar, Moon p hase, indoo r and outdo or temperatur e, indoor and o utdoor relative humidity, a nd air press[...]

52 Stand LCD Display Function keys FEATUR ES: The Weather Station Battery compartment Hanging hole[...]

53 • DCF Radio co ntrolled time with manual setting option • Time receptio n ON/OFF (u ser select able) • 12/24 hour time display • Time zone op tion ±12 hour s • W eekday and day calenda r displa y (year and mont h only in se tting mode) • Display 12 Moon phases t hroughout t he year • W eather forecasting with weather tend ency ind[...]

54 • Signal recepti on intervals a t 4 seconds • LCD contrast selectable • Can receive up to 3 outdoo r transmitte rs • Low batter y indicator • Table standin g or wall m ounting The Outdoor Thermo-h ygro Transm itter • Remote transm ission of o utdoor tempe rature and humidity to W eather Statio n by 868 MH z • Display altern ately t[...]

55 TO INSTALL A ND REPLACE BAT TERIES IN THE WEATHER STA TION The W eather Station uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V b atteries. To ins tall and repl ace the batteries, plea se follow th e steps belo w: 1. Insert fin ger or other s olid object in the space at t he bottom c enter of the b attery compartm ent and lift up to remov e the cover. 2. Insert ba t[...]

56 INSTALL AND REPL ACE BATTERIE S IN THE THERMO -HYGRO TR ANSMITTER The Thermo- hygro transm itter uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batte ry. To install a nd replace th e batteries, pl ease follo w the steps belo w: 1. Remove the b attery compa rtment cove r. 2. Insert the bat teries, obser ving the corr ect polarit y (see marking) . 3. Replace the ba t[...]

57 BATT ERY CH A NGE: It is recomme nded to repl ace the batte ries in all u nits on an an nual basis to ensure optim um accurac y of these u nits. Please partici pate in the preser vation of the e nvironme nt. Return use d batteries to an auth orized depot. SETTING UP WHEN ONE TRANSMITTER IS USED 1. First, insert th e batteries in the transmit ter[...]

58 3. After the batte ries are inse rted, the W eather stati on will start rec eiving data signal from t he transmitte r. The outdoor tem perature and humidity data should then b e displayed on the W eather station. If this does n ot happen after 2 minut es, the batte ries will need to be remove d from both units and res et from step 1. 4. In order[...]

59 4. The outdoo r temperature and humidit y data from the fi rst transmi tter (channel 1) should the n be displa yed on the W eather Station. Also, th e signal recep tion icon will b e displayed. If this does n ot happen after 2 minutes, t he batteries will need to be rem oved from both units and reset from step 1. 5. Insert the bat teries in the [...]

60 8. In order to ens ure sufficie nt 868 MHz tr ansmission h owever, the distance bet ween the W eather Station and the transmitter sh ould not be m ore than 10 0 meters (se e notes on “ P ositionin g” and “868 M Hz Recepti on ”). IMPORTAN T: Transmission p roblems will arise if the setting for additional sens ors is not followed as desc r[...]

61 DCF RADIO CONT ROLLED TIME The time bas e for the radio c ontrolled time is a C esium Atom ic Clock oper ated by the Ph ysikalisch Tec hnische Bundesanst alt Braunschw eig which h as a time devi ation of le ss than one s econd in one mi llion years . The time is coded and tr ansmitted from Mainflinge n near Frank furt via freque ncy signal D CF-[...]

62 If the tower ico n flashes, but does not set the time or the DCF t ower does no t appear at all, then pleas e take note o f the following: • Recommende d distance t o any interferi ng sources like compu ter monitors or TV sets is a m inimum of 1.5 - 2 meters. • W ithin ferro-concrete room s (basement s, superstruct ures), the r eceived signa[...]

63 FUNCTION KEYS: Weather Station: The W eather Station has 4 easy to use function ke ys: SET key • Press and h old the ke y to enter man ual setting mo des: LCD co ntrast, time zone, time rec eption ON/ OFF, 12/24 hour display, m anual tim e setting, cale ndar, temperat ure °C/° F, pressure hP a/inHg, relative pressure val ue, and weather icon[...]

64 IN key • Press to tog gle between MAX/MIN and current indoo r temperatur e/humidit y data • Decrease relativ e pressu re value (withi n manual set m ode) OUT/+ ke y • Press shortl y to toggle bet ween MA X/MIN and curren t outdoor t emperature/hu midity data • Increase, cha nge, toggle all values in manual set m ode CH key • Exit the m[...]

65 Moon phase ic on W ea ther tendenc y indicator Calendar Indoor relati ve humidity in RH% Time reception icon (for DCF time) Indoor temp erature in ºC/ ºF W ea ther forecast ic on Outdoor data s ignal reception indic ator* Outdoor temp erature in ºC/ ºF Outdoor rel ative humidity in RH% Comfort indic ator icon Relative air pressure history ba[...]

66 * When the sig nal is success fully receiv ed by the W eather Station , the outdo or transmission icon will b e switched on. (If not successf ul, the icon will not be s hown on LCD ). The user ca n then easil y see wheth er the last r eception was successful (ic on on) or n ot (icon off). O n the other hand, the sh ort blinking of the icon s how[...]

67 LCD CONTRA ST SETTING: The LCD co ntrast can be set within 8 le vels, from L CD 0 to LCD 7 (Default setti ng is LCD 4): 1. Press and h old the SET key until the di git starts flas hing. 2. Use the OUT /+ key to vie w all levels of contrast. 3. Select the d esired LCD c ontrast. Confi rm with th e SET ke y and enter in t he Time Zone setting . TI[...]

68 The time zon e default of t he Weather S tation is “0 ”. To set a di fferent time zone: 1. The current tim e zone val ue starts flash ing. 2. Use the OUT /+ key to se t the time zo ne. The range runs from 0 to -12 and th en runs from + 12 back to 0 in consecutive 1-hour intervals. 3. Confirm with the SET k ey and enter t he Time rec eption O[...]

69 3. Confirm with the SET k ey and enter t he 12/24-ho ur format setti ng . Note: If the Time R eception fu nction is tur n OFF ma nually, the clo ck will not attempt an y reception o f the DCF tim e as long as t he Time Re ception OF F function i s activated. The time re ception ico n and the “DC F” icon will not be dis played on t he LCD. 12[...]

70 Hour flashing Minutes flashing M A NUA L TIME SETTING: In case the W eather Statio n cannot det ect the DCF-sig nal (for exam ple due to disturbances, t ransmittin g distance, etc.), the time can be man ually set. The clock will th en work as a normal Quart z clock. 1. The hour digi t will start fla shing. 2. Use the OUT /+ key to se t the hour.[...]

71 flash. If recepti on has been unsuccessf ul, then the DC F tower ico n will not app ear but rece ption will s till be attempt ed the following day. CALENDAR SETTING: The date defaul t of the W eather station is 1. 1. 2006. Once the ra dio-controlled time signals ar e received, th e date is automaticall y updated. Ho wever, if the signals are not[...]

72 4. Use the OUT /+ key to se t the month. 5. Press the SE T ke y again to c onfirm and to enter the d ate setting m ode. The date s tarts flashi ng. 6. Use the OUT /+ key to se t the date. 7. Confirm all c alendar settin gs with the S ET ke y and enter the Temp erature u nit setting . °C/°F TEMPERAT URE SETTING: The temperatu re displa y can be[...]

73 hPa / inHg PRESSURE UNIT SETT ING: The pressur e display can b e selected t o show relati ve air pr essure in hPa o r inHg ( defa ult is “hPa” ). 1. Use the OUT /+ key to toggl e between “hPa” or “inH g” unit 2. Confirm with the SET k ey and enter t he Relative air pressure value settin g . Note: Units of weather ic on sensitivit y a[...]

74 RELATIVE A IR PRESSURE VA LUE SETTING The default rela tive pressu re value is 1 013 hPa (2 9.92 inHg). T his can be m anually set t o another valu e within the range of 96 0 – 1040 hPa (28.35 – 30.7 2 inHg) for a better referen ce. 1. The current rel ative press ure value will start flashin g 2. Use the OUT /+ key to inc rement and IN ke y [...]

75 WE A T HER FORECASTING ICON SENSITIVITY SETTING: For locations with rapid c hanges of weather conditio ns, the weather icons se nsitivity c an be set to a di fferent level f or faster displa y of weather con ditions. 1. The current se nsitivity val ue will start fl ashing. 2. Use the OUT /+ key to se t the weathe r sensitivit y level. There a re[...]

76 TO EXIT THE MAN UAL SETTING MODE To exit the m anual setting m ode anytim e during the m anual settin g, press t he CH ke y or wait for automa tic timeout. The mode will return to no rmal time dis play. MOON PHA SES SYMBOL The Moon ico n of the W eather station will also displ ay all 12 Moon phases t hroughout the year accordin g to the set cale[...]

77 INDOOR RELA TIVE HUMIDITY AND INDOOR T EMPERATU RE: The indoor t emperature a nd humidity d ata, the indo or comfort in dicator are a utomatically up dated and displayed o n the second secti on of the LCD. New Moon Small Waxing Crescent Large Waxing Crescent First Quarter Small Waxing Gibbous Large Waxing Gibbous Small Waning Crescent Large Wani[...]

78 THE COMFORT LEVEL IND ICATOR: Comfortabl e : A happy fac e icon “ ☺ ” indic ating a tem perature level between 20°C and 25. 9°C and relativ e humidity readi ng between 4 5% and 65 %. Uncomforta ble : A sad face ico n “  ” indic ating any valu e outside the c omfortable range. TOGGLING A ND RESETTING THE INDOOR REA DINGS: 1. Press [...]

79 Three times t o return to th e current dis played value s 2. Once the MIN or MAX data is displayed , press and h old the SET key for 3 seco nds to reset t he respective MIN or MAX record t o current temp erature an d humidity da ta, and cur rent time, da te displa y. Note: The MIN or MA X data needs to be reset indivi dually. WE A T HER FORECAST[...]

80 For every su dden or signific ant change in the air pres sure, the weather icons will update acc ordingl y to represent the change in weat her. If the ic ons do not c hange, then i t means ei ther the air pr essure has n ot changed or the chan ge has been too slow for the W eather stati on to regis ter. Howev er, if the icon displayed is a su n [...]

81 use. In areas that experie nce sudden c hanges in weat her (for e xample from s unny to rain), th e W eather station will b e more accurat e compared to use in ar eas where th e weather is st agnant most of the time (for example mostly sun ny). If the W eather station is m oved to ano ther locatio n significantl y higher or lo wer than its initi[...]

82 Note: Once the weat her tendenc y indicator has register ed a change in air pressu re, it will remain perma nently visuali zed on the LCD. A IR PRESSURE HISTORY (ELECT RONIC BAROMETER WITH B A ROMETRIC PRESSURE TREND) The third secti on of the LCD also sho ws the relativ e air pressur e value and t he air pressu re history. The bar cha rt indica[...]

83 If the bars are rising it me ans that the weather is getti ng better d ue to the incr ease of air pressure. If the bars go down, it means the ai r pressure has dropped and the weather is expe cted to get worse from th e present tim e “0h“. Note: For accurate b arometric pr essure trend s, the W eather Station sho uld operate at t he same alt[...]

84 TOGGLING A ND RESETTING THE OUTDOOR DA TA 1. To toggle be tween the ou tdoor current, MAX/MIN temp erature an d humidity da ta and the tim es (for tempe rature data only) the y were recor ded press th e OUT/+ ke y: Once to sho w the MA X outdoor temper ature and hum idity data with the record ed time and dat e. Twice to show the MIN out door tem[...]

85 3. To reset the minim um an d maximum te mperature and humidit y data, and the ti mes at which they were r ecorded, press the SET key continuo usly for ab out 3 secon ds. This will reset the MIN/ MA X data recorded to t he current time, date, tem perature an d humidit y. The current tim e taken is the normal disp layed time a nd does not regard [...]

86 LOW BATTERY INDICATOR Low batter y indicator is dis played on th e LCD when t he batteries require cha nging. A BOUT THE OUTDOOR TRANSMITT ER The range of t he Thermo -hygro transmi tter ma y be affected by th e temperat ure. At cold tem peratures t he transmittin g distance ma y be decreased . Please be ar this in mind when positi oning the tra[...]

87 3. Using other elec trical pro ducts such as headphones or speak ers operating o n the 868MH z-signal frequ ency ma y prevent corr ect signal tran smission or reception. Nei ghbors using electrical d evices operati ng on the 8 68MHz- signal frequen cy can also cause interfe rence. Note: W hen the 868MHz signal is received c orrectly, do n ot re-[...]

88 POSITIONING THE WEA THER STAT ION The W eather station provid es the optio n of table s tanding or wall mounting th e unit. Bef ore wall mounting, ple ase check that the outdoo r data can b e received from t he desire d locations. To wall mou nt: 1. Fix a sc rew (not s upplied) into t he desired wall, leaving t he head e xtended out by ab out 5m[...]

89 Foldout ta ble stand: The foldout t able stand leg is located o n the back side. Pull the stand out fr om the bottom ce nter edge of the weather statio n, below the battery comp artment. Onc e the foldout table st and is extended, plac e the weathe r station i n an appropria te location . POSITIONING THE THER MO-HYGRO TRA NSMITTER: The Transmi t[...]

90 To wall mou nt: 1. Secure the br acket onto a desired wall using the scre ws and plastic anchors. 2. Clip the remot e thermo-h ygro transmitt er onto the bra cket. Note: Before perma nently fixing the transm itter wall base, place all u nits in the desired locati ons to chec k that the outd oor temperatu re reading is receivable. In event that t[...]

91 • Do not subme rge the units i n water. • Immediately r emove all lo w powered b atteries to avoi d leakage and damage. Replace onl y with new ba tteries of the recomm ended type. • Do not make a ny repair att empts to the units. Return it to their origi nal point of purchase for repair by a qualified engineer. Op ening and tamp ering with[...]

92 (Display “- -““ i f outside this range or te mperature is OF.L) Outdoor hum idity range : 1% to 99% wi th 1% resol ution (Display “1%” < 1% and “9 9%” > 99% ) Interior data ch ecking inter vals Indoor Tempe rature : Every 15 sec onds Humidity : Every 20 sec onds Air pressure ch ecking inte rval : E very 15 second s Outdoor te[...]

93 LIABILITY DISCLA IMER • The electrical and electronic wastes co ntain ha zardous substa nces. Disposal of electronic waste i n wild count ry and/or in un authorized g rounds strongl y damages the environm ent • Please contac t your local o r/and region al authorities t o retrieve th e addresses of legal dumpi ng grounds with selective collec[...]

94 • This product is only desig ned to be us ed in the hom e as indic ation of the fut ure weather a nd is not 100% accurate. W eather forecas ts given b y this product should be tak en onl y as an indicati on and not as being totall y accurate. • The specific ations of this p roduct ma y change with out prior notice. • This product is not a [...]