User manual LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY WS-8158U-IT

[. . . ] WS-8158U-IT RADIO-CONTROLLED CLOCK WITH OUTDOOR WIRELESS TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER FORECAST INSTRUCTION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Features Battery Installation Setting Up Atomic time - WWVB Radio Controlled Time Function keys LCD Screen Manual Settings Changing the display mode Alarm Weather Forecast and Tendency Outdoor transmitter 915 MHz Reception Mounting Care and maintenance Specifications Warranty Page 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 10 10 11 14 14 14 15 16 17 Contents Language Page __________________________________________________________________ English French Spanish 1 This product offers: INSTANT TRANSMISSION is the state-of-theart new wireless transmission technology, exclusively designed and developed by LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY. INSTANT TRANSMISSION offers you an immediate update (every 4 seconds!) of all your outdoor data measured from the transmitters: follow your climatic variations in real-time! 1 2 FEATURES: RADIO-CONTROLLED CLOCK: Hanging holes LCD1 display LCD2 display ALKALINE BATTERIES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN BOTH UNITS. AVOID USING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. TO INSTALL / REPLACE BATTERIES IN THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER Function keys Battery cover Foldable stands WWVB Radio controlled time with manual time setting Time display: hour, minute, second Alarm setting with snooze function Calendar display Weekday display (3 languages to choose from: English, Spanish, French, ) Time zone setting Daylight savings time ON/OFF option (DST) Indoor and outdoor temperature display Temperature display in ºF/ ºC selectable Weather forecast with weather tendency indicator based on air pressure Wireless transmission at 915MHz Signal reception intervals at 4 seconds Low battery indicator Wall mount or freestanding (INSTALL BATTERIES IN TRANSMITTER BEFORE INSTALLING BATTERIES IN RADIOCONTROLLED CLOCK) The transmitter uses 2 x AA, 1. 5V batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: 1. [. . . ] The digits for the date will start flashing on LCD2 (Default setting 1). Set the desired date by use of the + key. Note: The date can only be set in conjunction with the selected month. For example, it is not possible to set the date 30 if the month of February is selected. Press and release the SET key to move to "Weekday". The weekday symbols will be displayed on LCD2 in the pre-set language and flashing. Set the desired weekday by use of the + key. °C OR °F TEMPERATURE 1. The characters "°F" or "°C" will start flashing on LCD2 (Default setting °F). By use of the + key select "°C" for temperature display in degrees Celsius or "°F" for degrees Fahrenheit. Press and release the SET key to exit the setting mode and switch back to the normal display mode. EXIT THE MANUAL SETTING MODES To return to the normal display mode from anywhere in manual setting mode simply press the SNZ key anytime. An arrow pointing down indicates that the air pressure is decreasing and the weather is expected to become worse or remain poor. No arrow means the pressure is stable. OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER: WEATHER FORECAST The weather forecasting feature is estimated to be 75% accurate. The weather forecast is based solely upon the change of air pressure over time. In areas where the weather is not affected by the change of air pressure, this feature will be less accurate. The temperature is measured and transmitted to the radio-controlled clock every 4 seconds. The radio-controlled clock will update the temperature display every 20 seconds. The range of the outdoor temperature transmitter may be affected by the temperature. At cold temperatures the transmitting distance may be decreased. Please bear this in mind when positioning the transmitter. Also the batteries may be reduced in power during periods of extreme cold temperatures. Weather Icons There are 3 possible weather icons that will be displayed in the LCD 2: 915MHz RECEPTION CHECK FOR OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE TRANSMITTER The radio-controlled clock will receive the temperature data within 4 seconds. If the temperature data is not being received 2 minutes after setting up (or the display shows "- - -"), then please check the following points: 1. The distance of the radio-controlled clock or outdoor temperature transmitter should be at least 6 feet (2 meters) away from any interfering sources such as computer monitors or TV sets. [. . . ] You may also have other rights specific to your State. Some States do no allow the exclusion of consequential or incidental damages therefore the above exclusion of limitation may not apply to you. For warranty work, technical support, or information contact: Low battery indicator: -RX Low battery indicator is displayed on the LCD when the weather station batteries require changing. -TX Low battery indicator is displayed on the LCD when the transmitter batteries require changing. [. . . ]