User manual LA CROSS TECHNOLOGY WS-1610

[. . . ] PROFESSIONAL WEATHER CENTER WS-1610 Operation Manual Table of Contents Topic Features Setting up Function keys LCD Screen Manual Setting Time alarm setting Weather alarm operations Hysteresis Weather forecast and weather tendency Wind direction and wind speed measurement Rainfall measurement Viewing history data Viewing the min/ max weather data Switch On/ Off buzzer Outdoor transmission 915 MHz reception Positioning Care and Maintenance Specification Warranty Info Page 3 6 12 14 16 24 25 31 32 36 37 37 39 46 48 49 53 54 57 1 PROFESSIONAL WEATHER CENTER Instruction Manual Congratulations on purchasing this state-of-the-art Professional Weather Center as an example of excellent design and innovative technology. Featuring time, date, calendar, weather forecast, wind direction and speed, rainfall, outdoor temperature and outdoor humidity, air pressure and various alarm settings for different weather conditions, this Weather Center will provide you with extensive weather information and forecast. This product offers: INSTANT TRANSMISSION is the state-of-the-art new wireless transmission technology, exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY. INSTANT TRANSMISSION offers you an immediate update (every 4. 5 seconds!) of all your outdoor data measured from the transmitters: follow your climatic variations in real-time! 2 FEATURES: Weather Center Foldout stand I Hanging hole LCD Battery compartment cover Foldout stand II Function keys · · · · · · · · Time display (manual setting) 12/24 hour time display Calendar display (weekday, date, month, year) Time alarm function Weather forecasting function with 3 weather icons and weather tendency indicator Outdoor temperature display in ºF/°C Outdoor Humidity display as RH% MIN/MAX value of outdoor temperature and humidity display with time & date of recording 3 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Low/High outdoor temperature and humidity alarm Relative air pressure displayed in inHg or hPa Air pressure tendency indicator for the past 12 hours (bargraph format) LCD contrast selectable Low battery indicator Wind direction displayed in 16 steps Wind speed displayed in mph, km/h, or m/s, and Beaufort scale Wind chill displayed in °F of °C Max wind speed displayed with time & date of recording High alarm function for wind speed Manual reset of outdoor temperature/ humidity, pressure and wind chill data Total rainfall displayed in mm or inch Storm warning alarm Buzzer on/off selectable Storage of 200 sets of history weather data recorded in 3-hour intervals Wireless transmission at 915 MHz Transmission range up to 330 feet (100 meters) Thermo-hygro Sensor · Remote transmission of the outdoor temperature and humidity to the Weather Center at 915 MHz · Weather-resistant casing · Wall mounting case (to be mounted in a sheltered place. Avoid direct rain and sunshine) 4 Wind Sensor · · Connected to the thermo-hygro sensor by cable Can be installed onto a mast or a horizontal panel Rain Sensor · · Connected to the thermo-hygro sensor by cable To be mounted onto a horizontal panel 5 SETTING UP: Wireless transmission at 915 MHz - thermo-hygro sensor to the Weather Center Weather Center Rain sensor Wind sensor Cable connection between the rain sensor and the thermo-hygro sensor Cable connection between the wind sensor and the thermo-hygro sensor Note: When putting the Weather Center into operation, it is important to perform in close proximity (e. g. [. . . ] Press the SET key to switch on or off the alarm. (The showing of the icon ((( ))) means that the alarm is switched on. ) 30 4. Press the ALARM key once to return to the normal display mode. In case the wind speed exceeds the condition for high wind speed alarm, the value will be flashing, along with the corresponding high alarm icon ("HI AL"). User may press any key to stop the sound. HYSTERESIS To compensate for fluctuation of the measured data, which may cause the weather alarm to sound constantly if the measured reading is close to your set level, a hysteresis function has been implemented for each weather alarm. For example, if the high temperature alarm is set to +77°F and the current value moves to +77°F, the alarm will be activated (if it has been enabled). Now when the temperature drops to +76. 8°F or below and thereafter again increases to beyond +77°F, the data will be blinking, but no alarm will be activated. It has to drop to below +75. 2°F (with a pre-set hysteresis of 1. 8°F) so that the alarm can be produced again. Hysteresis values for the various weather data types are given in the following table: Weather data Temperature Humidity Wind speed Hysteresis 1. 8°F 3% RH 3. 1 mph Note: The temperature or humidity data will keep on flashing even after a key has been pressed to stop the alarm or buzzer has been switched off, to indicate that the current weather condition is out of the pre-set limit(s) 31 WEATHER FORECAST AND WEATHER TENDENCY WEATHER FORECASTING ICONS: Weather forecasting icons is displayed in any of the following combinations at the right bottom part of LCD: TENDENCY TENDENCY TENDENCY Sunny Cloudy with sunny intervals Rainy For every sudden or significant change in the air pressure, the weather icons will update accordingly to represent the change in weather. (Every time a new average pressure value has been obtained (once per minute), this value is compared with an internal reference value. If the difference between these values is bigger than the selected weather tendency sensitivity, the weather-icon changes, either for worse or for better. In this case, the current pressure value becomes the new weather tendency reference. ) If the icons do not change, either the air pressure has not changed or the change has been too small for the Weather Center to register. So you may adjust the "sensitivity" of the pressure change checking in the setting mode ­see WEATHER TENDENCY SENSITIVITY VALUE SETTING above. 32 However, if the icon displayed is a sun or raining cloud, there will be no change of icon if the weather gets any better (with sunny icon) or worse (with rainy icon) since the icons are already at their extremes. The icons displayed forecasts the weather in terms of getting better or worse and not necessarily sunny or rainy as each icon indicates. For example, if the current weather is cloudy and the rainy icon is displayed, it does not mean that the product is faulty because it is not raining. It simply means that the air pressure has dropped and the weather is expected to get worse but not necessarily rainy. Note: After setting up, readings for weather forecasts should be disregarded for the next 1224 hours. This will allow sufficient time for the Weather station to collect air pressure data at a constant altitude and therefore result in a more accurate forecast. Common to weather forecasting, absolute accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The weather forecasting feature is estimated to have an accuracy level of about 75% due to the varying areas the Weather Center has been designed for use. In areas that experience sudden changes in weather (for example from sunny to rain), the Weather Center will be more accurate compared to use in areas where the weather is stagnant most of the time (for example mostly sunny). If the Weather Center is moved to another location significantly higher or lower than its initial standing point (for example from the ground floor to the upper floors of a house), discard the weather forecast for the next 48-60 hours, as the Weather Center may mistake the new location as being a possible change in air-pressure when really it is due to the slight change of altitude. 33 WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR Working together with the weather icons is the weather tendency indicators (arrow located on the left and right sides of the weather icons). When the indicator points upwards, it means that the air-pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to improve, but when indicator points downwards, the air-pressure is dropping and the weather is expected to become worse. Taking this into account, one can see how the weather has changed and is expected to change. [. . . ] No part of this manual may be reproduced without written authorization of the manufacturer. 56 WARRANTY INFORMATION La Crosse Technology, Ltd provides a 1-year limited warranty on this product against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. This limited warranty begins on the original date of purchase, is valid only on products purchased and used in North America and only to the original purchaser of this product. To receive warranty service, the purchaser must contact La Crosse Technology, Ltd for problem determination and service procedures. Warranty service can only be performed by a La Crosse Technology, Ltd authorized service center. [. . . ]