La Crosse Technology, Ltd. Page 7Temperature Station is dim Most Temperature Stations have a gray background. Place the Temperature Station at eyelevel. Is it still dim? Temperature Stations that sit in the sunlight can develop a cloudy film over time. This is generally a power related issue. Batteries may be overpowered or underpowered. Remove batteries from TemperatureStation. Press any button 20 times. Leave the Temperature Station unpowered for 1-2 hours. Install fresh alkaline batteries with correct polarity.Temperature Station has distorted display On a brand new Temperature Station, check for thin plastic films of printed scratch guardthat may be on the LCD screen of the Temperature Station. This thin piece of plastic hasprinted numbers for store displays. This can make the Temperature Station display appear“frozen”. With all power removed the Temperature Station should be blank. If numbers still appear, please check for scratch guard. Check that the batteries are installed correctly. This is generally a power related issue. Batteries may be overpowered or underpowered. Remove batteries from TemperatureStation. Press any button 20 times. Leave the batteries out of the display for 2 hours.Temperature Station display is frozen On a brand new Temperature Station, check for thin plastic films of printed scratch guardthat may be on the LCD screen of the Temperature Station. This thin piece of plastic hasprinted numbers for store displays. This can make the Temperature Station display appear“frozen”. With all power removed the Temperature Station should be blank. If numbers still appear, please check for scratch guard. Check that the batteries are installed correctly. This is generally a power related issue. Batteries may be overpowered or underpowered. Remove batteries from TemperatureStation. Press any button 20 times. Leave the batteries out of the display for 2 hours.Temperature Station is blank: No letters, numbers or dashed lines Check that the batteries are installed correctly. Batteries may be overpowered or underpowered. Remove batteries from TemperatureStation. Press any button 20 times. Leave the batteries out of the display for 2 hours.Temperature Station drains batteries quickly Test a new set of alkaline batteries. Write down the date of installation and the voltage of thebatteries. When the batteries fail, please note the date and voltage again. This is helpful indetermining the problem. Check for leaking batteries, which may damage the Temperature Station. Battery life is over 12 months when using reputable battery brands.