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Inaccurate Indoor Temperature Reading
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Side-by-side test
: Bring the outdoor transmitter in the house and place it next to
the temperature station for 2 hours.
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Compare indoor and outdoor temperature. The temperature should be within 4
degrees to be within tolerance. See the section on
accuracy
for details.
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Look for heat sources such as sunlight, door, or window frames, or reflected heat of
cold.
Temperature station Has Missing Segments
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This is generally a power related issue.
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may be overpowered or underpowered. Remove batteries from
temperature station.
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Press any button 20 times. Leave the temperature station unpowered for 1-2 hours.
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Insert fresh alkaline batteries with correct polarity.
Temperature station Has Distorted Display
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On a brand new temperature station, check for thin plastic films of printed scratch
guard that may be on the upper and lower screen of the temperature station. This
thin piece of plastic has printed numbers for store displays.
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This film will be easy to peel off the LCD.
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With all power removed the temperature station should be blank.
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If numbers still appear, please check for scratch guard.
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Check that the batteries are installed correctly.
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This is generally a power related issue.
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may be overpowered or underpowered. Remove batteries from the
temperature station.
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Press any button 20 times. Leave the batteries out of the display for 2 hours.
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Insert fresh alkaline batteries into the temperature station.
Temperature station is Blank: No Letters, Numbers or Dashed Lines
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Check that the batteries are installed correctly.
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may be overpowered or underpowered. Remove batteries from
temperature station.
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Press any button 20 times. Leave the batteries out of the display for 2 hours.
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Insert fresh alkaline batteries into the temperature station.
