La Crosse Technology WS-3512, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...1 TOUCH SCREEN WEATHER STATION WIND AND AIR PRESSURE WS 3512 Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ...trolled WWVB Clock 7 Weather Tendency 8 Air Pressure History 9 Features and Operations 9 1 Air Pressure 10 Wind Function Information 10 1 Operating and Setting of Function Wind Direction 11 Operating EL Backlight Buzzer and Alarm History 11 1 EL Backlight 11 2 Buzzer 11 3 Alarm 12 PC Connection 12 1 Data Storage 12 2 Data Recall 12 3 Connections and Software 13 Technical Data 13 1 Outdoor Data 13 ...

Page 3: ...ional Institute of Standards and Technology maintains the primary frequency standard for the United States The NIST also coordinates the United States time and frequency standards with other world standards The NIST provides time and frequency services for United States clientele WWVB The WWVB is an AM radio station in Ft Collins Colorado managed by the NIST The WWVB s function is to broadcast tim...

Page 4: ... barometer is a device that measures the pressure of the air pushing on it this measurement is called the barometric pressure We don t actually feel the barometric pressure because the air pressure is pushing equally in every direction RELATIVE AIR PRESSURE Relative air pressure is the same as the barometric pressure The calculation of relative air pressure is a combination of the absolute air pre...

Page 5: ... and allows the display of a large variety of time and weather data From top to bottom Radio Controlled Time Time Calendar Date Weather Forecast Tendency Air Pressure and Air Pressure History Pressure Pressure History Wind measurement Also the information text display located at the bottom of the LCD will show a variety of additional data Note On the information text display the min max of today s...

Page 6: ...CD or the displayed values The setting of functions values and units is performed by use of the switching areas ON or OFF UP or DOWN or by direct unit selection Advancing to any next menu step with NEXT leaving or terminating all modes with EXIT Every time a programming step is activated by touching a switching area on the Touch Screen a tone will sound with buzzer switched ON If no areas are pres...

Page 7: ... Weather Station it is important to tentatively perform in close proximity e g on a table a complete wiring and set up of the system This allows you to make sure all Alarm history selection key Time section Weather Tendency section Date section Pressure History section Pressure section Wind direction Wind speed Wind gust Backlight section key Buzzer selection key Text Display Set up Display Alarm ...

Page 8: ...itter unit components work properly before positioning them in their final locations 3 1 Wiring the System Independent of the final operating mode at first the fixed cable of the Wind Sensor has to be connected to the Transmitter unit by plugging it into the marked receptacle OUTDOOR TX ...

Page 9: ... connection 3 2 1 Batteries First insert 2 C batteries into the battery compartment of the Transmitter unit Immediately following this insert 3 AA 1 5V batteries into the battery compartment of the Touch Screen Weather Station Please help in the preservation of the environment and return used batteries to an authorized depot 3 2 2 The AC DC Adapter First insert 2 C batteries into the battery compa...

Page 10: ... using the AC DC adapter power is provided to both the Base Station and the Transmitter unit by only the AC DC adapter Note System operation with cable connection while at the same time providing power to the Base Station solely by batteries is not recommended due to the considerably higher power consumption The batteries may however remain in the unit for emergency supply in case of a power failu...

Page 11: ... all further settings can be performed by the user At this point of time the unit will also automatically start reception of the WWVB time information Important Note Reception of the radio controlled time information will only take place after completion of the play mode approx 15 minutes If the user wants to start the system without waiting for completion of the play mode it can be terminated pre...

Page 12: ... mounting locations 4 Setting Up Note Because of the default settings already determined by the manufacturer it may not be necessary for the majority of users to perform except the Relative Air Pressure see further down any further basic settings Changes however can be easily made For basic settings the following menu is started by touching the Touch Screen in the center of the text display last 2...

Page 13: ...normal Quartz clock Default RCC OFF 12 24 hour Time Display Format Default 12h Format Units Wind Speed Display Wind in km h mph m s knots or Beaufort Default mph Air Pressure Press in hPa or inHg Default inHg Relative Air Pressure Rel Pressure To be set to the locally valid reference air pressure with regard to the local height above sea level Default 29 98 inHg ...

Page 14: ...hreshold for storm warning display at a decrease of air pressure from 3 hPa to 9 hPa over 6 hours Default 5 hPa Activate Deactivate storm warning alarm with ON OFF resp Default OFF Relearn Mode Relearn Tx Allows recognition of the outdoor transmitter e g after a battery change in the transmitter without the necessity of a comprehensive re setup of all system components Acknowledge with CONFIRM ...

Page 15: ...Remove Battery will be displayed Remove the battery and perform system start again See 3 Putting in Operation paragraph To leave the basic settings procedure Setup Mode touch EXIT 5 Display of Stored MIN MAX Alarm Value Settings Named values are in each case upon recall being simultaneously displayed and flashing in their respective display sections To recall measuring and alarm values the menu sh...

Page 16: ...ay labelled ALARMS Because of the constant access to the respective opposite menu item MINMAX ALARMS it is possible at any time to toggle between the MIN MAX and ALARMS value displays Any action can immediately be terminated through EXIT 6 Radio Controlled WWVB Clock The Radio Controlled WWVB Clock is normally controlled by the radio signal of the WWVB time code transmitter and will thus set time ...

Page 17: ... LCD Set the hours and minutes Leave the mode with EXIT or wait for automatic time out Setting the Date The action is started by touching the date display in the DATE section of the Touch Screen Set the year month and date of day Leave the mode with EXIT ...

Page 18: ...t Wake up Alarm Time Setting of Wake up Alarm The action is started by touching the time display in the TIME section Start ALARM in the menu section last two lines on the LCD Set hours and minutes of the wake up time Leave the mode with EXIT Note The wake up alarm is activated deactivated by twice touching the TIME section Here the alarm symbol will show or disappear after EXIT or automatic time o...

Page 19: ...ared to pressure readings from last 2 hours and the biggest resulting difference is displayed in the difference barometer 8 Air Pressure History The air pressure history shows the progress of the air pressure over a time period of 24 or 72 hours in form of a 7 step bar graph where the length of the utmost right bar represents the present air pressure and the remaining bars show the progress of the...

Page 20: ... following example of Air Pressure 9 1 Air Pressure Example for Activating the Displays of Stored Maximum Values Call up the menu on the text section by touching the PRESSURE section Similarly if user wants to check the wind measurements the WIND section should be touched Start with MAX in the menu section Note Display of the stored minimum values is from here possible through MIN analog to this e...

Page 21: ...similarly touching the WIND SECTION to set the High Low wind speed or wind gust alarm When the display is showing wind speed touching the wind section will advance to the menu for setting wind speed alarm On the other hand if the wind section is exhibiting wind gust touching the wind section will advance to the menu for setting wind gust alarm only high wind gust alarm is provided First touch the ...

Page 22: ...r deactivate the alarm with ON or OFF key Terminate with EXIT key Note Activation or deactivation of the alarm Display or deletion of the symbol only pertains to the respective presently displayed value End of Example Note Touching the PRESSURE section twice toggles the displays of the Relative rel and Absolute abs air pressure value All setting and display facilities only pertain to the respectiv...

Page 23: ... alarm is available in the WS 3512 Note Alarm for wind gust is also available When the Wind display is showing the wind direction touch the center of Wind section once Or if the Wind display is showing the wind speed first touch the wind section center twice to display the wind direction Then touch once to advance to the wind direction menu Outer pointer indicates the currently detected wind direc...

Page 24: ...compass card from N via NNE to NNW or from 0 via 22 5 to 337 5 in 22 5 increments Here the wind direction can be selected with UP or DOWN and switched ON or OFF with Wind Direction ON OFF in the upper left part of the menu display Activation or deactivation of each wind direction alarm can also be done with the ON or OFF key in the menu step shown below Press to set the alarm On or Off Press to se...

Page 25: ...e EL backlight will result in a considerable decrease of battery lifetime It is thus recommended to either operate the Weather Station on the included AC DC adapter or entirely deactivate the EL backlight see above 11 2 Buzzer The buzzer will sound when any of the touch screen buttons are pressed or to indicate an alarm The buzzer can be switched ON or OFF by touching the BUZZER section The switch...

Page 26: ...ply e g change of batteries In case the memory capacity of the Weather Station is exhausted the oldest data sets stored will be overwritten by the new ones entered 12 2 Data Recall The weather data stored can only be read out processed and displayed by means of a PC Also the settings of the storing intervals from 1 minute to 24 hours for the storage of data sets can only be performed by means of a...

Page 27: ...o controlled time information there will be no recording of weather history data 13 Technical Data 13 1 Outdoor Data Transmission Range in Open Field 330 feet Wind Wind Speed range 0 to 111 8mph 0 to 50 m s or 0 to 180 km h Units mph km h m s Beaufort bft or knots Resolution 0 1 mph 0 1m s or 0 1 km h or 0 1 knots Wind Direction Graphic Resolution at 22 5 Degrees Pressure Air Pressure range Relati...

Page 28: ...e low battery indicator will light up on the LCD or Mains Voltage AC DC Adapter INPUT 230VAC 50Hz use only the included Adapter Recommended for PC Connection and frequent use of EL Backlight Transmitter unit Batteries 2 x 1 5 V C Batteries Alkaline Batteries recommended Life Cycle approximately 1 year or Power provided via Cable from the Base Station by using the AC DC Adapter Wind sensor powered ...

Page 29: ...nd materials for all repairs covered by this warranty If necessary repairs are not covered by this warranty or if a product is examined which is not in need or repair you will be charged for the repairs or examination The owner must pay any shipping charges incurred in getting your La Crosse Technology Ltd product to a La Crosse Technology Ltd authorized service center La Crosse Technology Ltd wil...

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