La Crosse Technology WS-9046U Instruction Manual

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3ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)1. Three fresh AA 1.5V batteries for the indoor weather station.2. Two fresh AA 1.5V batteries for the remote temperature/humidity sensor.(The remote temperature/humidity sensor powers the wind speed sensor and the rainfall sensor so nobatteries are required.)3. One Philips screwdriver for mounting.ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time)The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency Division) WWVB radio station islocated in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and transmits the exact time and date signal continuously throughout the UnitedStates at 60 kHz. The signal can be received up to 2,000 miles away through the internal antenna in the WeatherStation. However, due to the nature of the Earth’s Ionosphere, reception is very limited during daylight hours. Theweather station will search for a signal every night when reception is best. The WWVB radio station derives its signalfrom the NIST Atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. A team of atomic physicists is continually measuring every second,of every day, to an accuracy of ten billionths of a second per day. These physicists have created an internationalstandard, measuring a second as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium-133 atom in a vacuum. For more informationon the atomic clock and WWVB please see the NIST website athttp://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm.QUICK SET-UP GUIDEHint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries.1. Have the indoor weather station, remote temperature/humidity sensor and wind speed sensor 3 to 5 feetapart.2. Insert the telephone plug (RJ-11) from the wind speed sensor into the receptacle on the remotetemperature/humidity sensor.3. Insert the telephone plug (RJ-11) from the rain sensor into the receptacle on the remotetemperature/humidity sensor (optional; sold separately)4. Batteries should be out of both the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity sensor unitsfor 10 minutes.5. Place the batteries into the remote temperature/humidity sensor first then into the indoor weatherstation.6. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 15 MINUTES.In this time the indoor weather station and remote temperature/humidity sensor (and rain sensor if any) will start to talkto each other and the display will show the indoor temperature/humidity, outdoor temperature/humidity and windspeed. If the indoor weather station does not display all information after the 15 minutes please retry the set up asstated above. After all information has been displayed for 15 minutes you can place your sensors outdoors and setyour time.Important Notes on Set-up and Operation• The remote temperature/humidity sensor is both the source of power for both outdoor sensors and source oftransmission for all remote sensor data.• The remote temperature/humidity sensor should be placed in a dry, shaded area.• Fog and mist will not harm your remote temperature/humidity sensor but direct rain must be avoided.• Direct rainfall will not harm the wind speed sensor.• The remote temperature/humidity sensor has a range of 330 feet. Any walls that the signal will have to passthrough will reduce distance. An outdoor wall or window can have up to 30 feet of resistance and an interior wallcan have up to 20 feet of resistance. Your distance plus resistance should not exceed 330 ft. in a straight line.• The remote temperature/humidity sensor transmits a signal every minute. After the batteries have been installed,the indoor weather station will search for the signal for a duration of 15 minutes. If there is no temperature orhumidity reading in the OUTDOOR LCD or wind speed in the WIND SPEED LCD after 15 minutes, make sure theunits are within range of each other, or repeat the battery installation procedure.• If a button is pressed before the indoor weather station receives the signal from the remote temperature/humiditysensor, you will need to follow the battery installation procedure again.To complete the set up of your new wireless weather station after the 15 minutes have passed please follow the stepsthat follow in the Detailed Set-Up Guide.