La Crosse Technology V21-WTH, General Information Manual

Page 1: ...4 Where to I place my station 4 What is Distance Resistance Interference 5 READINGS How do I interpret the current Wind Readings 5 How do I interpret the Wind History Readings 6 How do I reset the Win...

Page 2: ...ng of HI or LO mean 15 TEMP INTERMITTANT Why does my temp humidity reading come and go 15 Why am I going through batteries quickly 15 How do I change between Fahrenheit and Celsius 16 Why are my wind...

Page 3: ...EQUIREMENTS FOR THIS STATION LTV W1 2 C batteries LTV TH2 2 AA batteries V21 WTH 5 volt power cord required and 3 AA batteries for optional backup of your time and date Battery operation only will not...

Page 4: ...ur multi sensor to your station in open air is 400 feet 121 92meters Use the included mounting bracket or your own mounting pole no more than 1 inch outer diameter to fit Secure to the sensor with scr...

Page 5: ...me Resistance Each obstacle walls windows vegetation stucco concrete and large metal objects will reduce the effective signal range by about one half Mounting your sensors on a metal fence can signifi...

Page 6: ...today is the 15th of the month the top speed is from the 1st to the 14th After midnight the 15th will be included Note Press and release the PLUS button to view up to 11 previous months Year Shows top...

Page 7: ...e temperature is showing the Heat Index Feels Like temperature shows Current Temperature When temperature is between 51 F and 80 F the Feels like temperature will remain the same as the outdoor temper...

Page 8: ...ton again to move the next alert 8 When the alert is OFF disarmed press ALERTS button to skip setting that alert value Note Press the LIGHT button at any time to exit HOW DO I DISARM ALERTS 1 Hold the...

Page 9: ...Hold the SET button for 3 seconds to enter settings BEEP SOUND ON will show Press and release the PLUS or MINUS button if you want the Beep sound OFF 2 Press and release the SET button to confirm and...

Page 10: ...appear They may show again for a few minutes if you restart the station or press and release the SET button When connected you will have these and other status messages These are described under below...

Page 11: ...T DO THE FORECAST ICONS MEAN Standalone Station When operating as a standalone station the forecast icons predict weather condition over the next 12 hours based on the change of atmospheric pressure w...

Page 12: ...ate from the NWS Note the NWS can update their website at any time Weather Forecast Icons Sun Rain etc Predicting weather in the next 3 6 hours Chance of Precipitation Forecast for 12 hour period HI L...

Page 13: ...ygro sensor ID and your wind speed sensor ID The sensor ID on the station should match your first six numbers on the barcode of that sensor These sensors will remain locked to your station until you m...

Page 14: ...ectronic device to the home will cross the signal path for the sensor If this occurs try moving your station a few feet or turning the station 90 degrees for a better angle to receive the sensor signa...

Page 15: ...wn Please be patient these stations can reconnect on after many hours out RF radio frequency communication is not always 100 on Certain temporary conditions can cause it to go out for a time e g 100 h...

Page 16: ...replaced Replace wind cups 1 Loosen the screw on side of cups 2 Remove cups 3 Install new cups 4 Tighten screw Note The screw in the wind cups will fit on the flat side of the metal stem on the sensor...

Page 17: ...inutes The station will search for 5 minutes every hour to reconnect with wind sensor Be sure you have good batteries Manually search for your sensor Try this Bring your wind sensor within 10 feet of...

Page 18: ...ia streaming and 2 4GHZ for everything else All Wi Fi routers have a 2 4 GHz band Newer routers are often multi band routers with both 2 4 GHz and 5 GHz bands For more information on routers please vi...

Page 19: ...h other during setup Hold the PLUS and MINUS buttons together for 3 seconds to have your station search for your Wi Fi If you have connection issues hold the ALERT and LIGHT buttons together for 5 sec...

Page 20: ...ded Forecast will not update or show The NWS will resolve this Very rare to have this error Note When you first connect to the La Crosse View app NO NWS may alternate with ALL OK for a few seconds unt...

Page 21: ...ER UNDERGROUND Unfortunately no the La Crosse View app and this weather station are incompatible with Weather Underground However we invite you to try the easy to use sharing features found in La Cros...