La Crosse Technology WS-8035U, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...WS 8035 Wireless 433 MHz Wireless Weather Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ... the Time Date Manually 10 11 Temperature Measuring Units ºF ºC 11 Air Pressure Measuring Units inHg hPa 11 Relative Pressure Setting 11 12 Forecast Sensitivity Setting 12 Features and Operation Time Alarm Setting and Operation 13 Moon Phase 14 Minimum Maximum Temperature Humidity 14 15 Multiple Remote Temperature Humidity Sensors 15 16 Comfort Icon 16 Weather Forecast and Pressure Trend Indicator...

Page 3: ...eived up to 2 000 miles away through the internal antenna in the indoor weather station However due to the nature of the Earth s Ionosphere reception is very limited during daylight hours The indoor weather station will search for a signal every night when reception is best The WWVB radio station derives its signal from the NIST Atomic clock in Boulder Colorado A team of atomic physicists continua...

Page 4: ... place your remote thermo hygro sensor outdoors and set your time The remote thermo hygro sensor should be placed in a dry shaded area The remote thermo hygro sensor has a range of 80 feet Any walls that the signal will have to pass through will reduce distance An outdoor wall or window will have 20 to 30 feet of resistance and an interior wall will have 10 to 20 feet of resistance Your distance p...

Page 5: ...nd Humidity Sensor 1 Pull the cylindrical rain cover off the transmitter 2 Remove the battery cover located on the backside of the transmitter above the mounting post and bracket Press the arrow and slide the battery cover off 3 Observing the correct polarity install 2 Alkaline AA batteries 4 Replace battery cover and place rain cover snugly onto the transmitter 5 B Indoor Weather Station 1 Remove...

Page 6: ...ost locations the WWVB reception indicator looks like a tower icon will flash The indoor weather station requires five full minutes of good reception to successfully capture the signal and set to the correct hour minute second month day and year If the signal reception is not successful within ten minutes the signal search will be cancelled and will automatically resume every two hours until the s...

Page 7: ...r Up to 3 Total Forecast Icon Air Pressure Trend Indicator Indoor Temperature Humidity Display Comfort Icon Date Display Moon Phase Display WWVB Reception Indicator Radio controlled time B There are many different modes the indoor weather station can be set to The LCD shown is the normal operating mode and your actual data shown will be different based on your local settings and conditions 7 ...

Page 8: ...me Zone 3 DST ON OFF 4 Radio controlled Time ON OFF 5 12 24 hour time mode 6 Hour 7 Minute 8 Year 9 Month 10 Date 11 F C 12 inHg hPa 13 Relative pressure setting 14 Forecast sensitivity B LCD Contrast Setting 1 Press and hold the SET button for five seconds 2 lcd will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash next to it 3 Press and release the OUT button to select the desired LCD co...

Page 9: ...t the top of the display and a number will flash next to it 3 Press and release the SET button three more times to advance to the Radio controlled time ON OFF setting 4 RCC will appear to the right of the Moon Phase display and ON or OFF will flash above that 5 Press and release the button to select Radio controlled time ON OFF setting 6 Press and release the SET button to confirm the Radio contro...

Page 10: ... to advance to the Manual Minutes setting 4 The minutes will begin to flash at the top of the display 5 Press and release the OUT button to select the desired minutes 6 Press and release the SET button to confirm the minutes and continue to the Year setting I Setting The Year Manually 1 Press and hold the SET button for five seconds 2 lcd will appear at the top of the display and a number will fla...

Page 11: ...esired temperature measuring unit 6 Press and release the SET button to confirm the temperature measuring unit and continue to the Air Pressure Measuring Units setting M Air Pressure Measuring Units Selection inHg hPa 1 Press and hold the SET button for five seconds 2 lcd will appear at the top of the display and a number will flash next to it 3 Press and release the SET button eleven more times t...

Page 12: ...g number will appear under the forecast icon 5 Press and release the OUT button to select the desired forecast sensitivity setting Note Barometric air pressure is usually reported as relative air pressure This reading is based on the combination of absolute air pressure and altitude In general an increase in altitude will result in a decrease in air pressure Relative air pressure will make reading...

Page 13: ...s to confirm the setting or wait for 20 seconds and the display will automatically return to the normal mode 2 To activate the alarm a Press and release the ALM DATE button to toggle between the alarm time and the day and date b When the alarm time and alarm icon are showing to the right of the moon phase the alarm is activated c When the day and date are showing in the DATE LCD the alarm is deact...

Page 14: ...m indoor temperature and humidity The minimum and maximum values are updated automatically when a new minimum or maximum is recorded or until manually reset a From the normal display mode press and release the IN key once to view the indoor maximum temperature and humidity MAX will be displayed above the indoor temperature and humidity b Press and release the IN key again to view the indoor minimu...

Page 15: ...or at least three seconds You will see then that the values will reset to the current temperature and humidity and corresponding time D Multiple Remote Temperature Sensors The WS 8035 is able to receive signals from 3 different remote sensors These extra remote sensors can be purchased through the same dealer as this unit A TX4U will monitor the temperature and humidity a TX3U will monitor tempera...

Page 16: ...h remote sensor will have its own minimum and maximum values stored E Comfort Indicator for Indoor Temperature and Humidity 1 The comfort level indicator appears inbetween the indoor tempearture and humidity 2 The indicator will display a happy face when the temperature is between 68 F and 79 F 20 C and 25 9 C and the humidity is between 45 and 64 3 A sad face will be displayed when the temperatur...

Page 17: ... slow and gradual f The sensitivity of the change in foreacst icon is set by the user in section F of the Detailed Set Up Guide G Weather Tendency Arrows 1 Along with the forecast icon there is a pressure tendency arrow 2 There is one that points up on the left side of the LCD and one that points down on the right side of the LCD 3 These arrows reflect current changes in the air pressure 4 An arro...

Page 18: ... 4 The 0 on the vertical axis indicates the current air pressure value 5 The 0h on the horizontal axis indicates the current hour thus the current air pressure also 6 Each bar on the bar graph represents a value of 0 03 hPa and each bar also has a corresponding value on the verticle axis 7 Air pressure trends can be determined by simply glancing at the bar graph a If the bars are rising higher on ...

Page 19: ...eather station loses the signal from the remote sensor it will display the last temperature reading for 15 minutes After 15 minutes of not receiving any signals the remote temperature will display A Mounting the Remote Thermo hygro Sensor The remote thermo hygro sensor can be mounted with the use of screws or by using the adhesive tape 1 Mounting with screws a Remove the mounting bracket receptor ...

Page 20: ... f Fit the mounting post into the receptor of the mounting bracket B Mounting the WS 8035 Indoor Weather Station The indoor weather station can be mounted in two ways free standing or hanging on a wall To have the indoor weather station free standing simply unfold the stands on the back and set on a stable flat surface To wall mount the indoor weather station 1 Ensure that the integrated stands ar...

Page 21: ...displays and units with a soft damp cloth Do not use solvents or scouring agents they may mark the displays and casings C Do not submerge in water D Immediately remove all low powered batteries to avoid leakage and damage E Opening the casings invalidates the warranty Do not try to repair the unit Contact La Crosse Technology for repairs ...

Page 22: ...ote sensors are in use check location with corresponding boxed numbers 3 Move away from sources of heat cold 4 Adjust relative air pressure to a value from a reliable source TV radio etc 5 The indoor weather station and remote sensors are calibrated at the factory If there is a consistent problem please call La Crosse Technology Problem in humidity display Solution 1 Humidity is below 1 or above 9...

Page 23: ...040 hPa Relative inHg adjustable 28 35 inHg to 30 72 inHg Sensitivity setting hPa 2 hPa to 4 hPa Air pressure history For the past 24 hours 0 3 6 9 12 18 and 24 hours Data checking intervals Indoor temperature Every 15 second Indoor humidity Every 20 seconds Outdoor temperature Every 5 minutes Outdoor humidity Every 5 minutes Transmitter reading update within sensor Outdoor temperature Every 1 min...

Page 24: ...chnology Ltd authorized service center La Crosse Technology Ltd will pay reasonable return shipping charges to the owner of the product Your La Crosse Technology Ltd warranty covers all defects in material and workmanship with the following specified exceptions 1 damage caused by accident unreasonable use or neglect including the lack of reasonable and necessary maintenance 2 damage occurring duri...

Page 25: ...ust accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC ID OMO 01RX Receiver OMO 01TX transmitter Freq 433 92 MHz La Crosse Technology Made in China WS 8035 All rights reserved This handbook must not be reproduced in any form even in excerpts or duplicated or processed using electronic mechanical or chemical procedures without written permission of the pu...