La Crosse Technology WS-9016TWC, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...WS 9016TWC Wireless 433 MHz Radio controlled Sun Moon Weather Station Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ... Setting 12 Manual Time Setting 13 Calendar Setting 14 Snooze Setting 15 ºF ºC Setting 15 Weather Forecast Icon Sensitivity Setting 16 Features Alarm Setting 16 17 Sunrise set Moonrise set Information 17 18 Moon Phase Symbols 18 Indoor Temperature and Humidity 18 Weather Forecast and Tendency 19 20 Outdoor Temperature 20 21 Adding Remote Temperature Sensors 21 22 Set up of Multiple Remote Temperat...

Page 3: ...e 5 Instruction manual and warranty card ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT not included Removable stand Figure 2 Mounting Bracket Battery compartment Battery compartment Hanging hole Figure 1 Outdoor LCD Indoor LCD Forecast LCD Sun moon LCD Time LCD 1 Two fresh AA 1 5V batteries for indoor weather station 2 Two fresh AA 1 5V batteries for remoter temperature sensor 3 One Philips screwdriver for mounting 3 ...

Page 4: ...ather station However due to the nature of the earth s ionosphere reception is very limited during daylight hours The 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 is continually measuring every second of every day to an accuracy of ten billionths of a ...

Page 5: ...utes you can place your remote temperature sensor outdoors and set your time The remote temperature sensor should be placed in a dry shaded area The remote temperature 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 d...

Page 6: ...sition of the battery cover then push up and pull out on the battery cover 2 Observe the correct polarity and install 2 AA batteries 3 Replace the battery cover Note Immediately after the batteries have been installed each LCD Liquid Crystal Display will flash and a tone will sound Within a few seconds the indoor temperature indoor relative humidity and the weather icons sun and clouds will be dis...

Page 7: ...t panel of the Weather Station and 2 on the front ALARM ON OFF button MAX MIN R button CHANNEL button 34 preset city name for Sun moon data ALARM SET button SUN MOON button MINUS button PLUS button SET button 1 SET button Enter manual setting modes LCD contrast city location time zone DST ON OFF WWVB ON OFF 12 24 hour display manual time setting calendar snooze function temperature C or F and weat...

Page 8: ...more than one transmitter is used Pressed together with MAX MIN R button for 3 sec allows temperature channel reset Exit any set mode anytime during setting and to return to the normal display mode Stop the alarm during alarm ringing 8 MAX MIN R button Max min Reset Press shortly to toggle between maximum minimum and current temperature value for selected outdoor temperature channel Press and hold...

Page 9: ... Time reception icon for WWVB time City location light Sun icon Sunrise time Indoor relative humidity in RH Date display Time Weather endency t indicator Moonset time Moon icon Moon phases icon Sunset time C Manual Setting Sequence The following manual settings can be changed when pressing the SET button LCD contrast setting City location setting Time zone setting DST Daylight Saving Time setting ...

Page 10: ...t side panel on the Weather station to see the 45 preset city names list Any city can be selected in order to view the sun moon data the default city is Washington D C To select a city Flashing 1 Open the left panel on the weather station List of cities are displayed 2 Use the PLUS or MINUS to select a city 3 A small dot displayed on the left side of the LCD will light up next to the city name 4 W...

Page 11: ... highlights the selected time zone for 5hr EST 6hr CST 7hr MST and 8hr PST zones Flashing 5 Press and release the SET button to confirm and enter the DST Daylight Saving Time setting DST Daylight Saving Time Setting Note The DST default is ON meaning that the received time will automatically be adjusted according to Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall For areas that do not recognize DST ch...

Page 12: ...onfirm and enter the 12 24 HOUR setting Note If the WWVB time reception function is turned OFF the clock will not attempt any reception of the WWVB time signal as long as the WWVB OFF function is activated The WWVB reception icon will not be displayed on the LCD 12 24 Hour Setting 12 Flashing The hour display can be selected to show the hours in 12 hour or 24 hour format the default format is 12 H...

Page 13: ...shing Minutes flashing 5 Press and release the PLUS button or MINUS button to set the minutes 6 Press and release the SET button to confirm and enter the Calendar setting Note The unit will still try to receive the signal between 12 00 to 6 00 a m every day despite it being manually set and as long as the WWVB reception function has been set ON When it does receive the signal it will change the ma...

Page 14: ...ar starts flashing in the LCD 2 Press and release the PLUS or MINUS button to set the year 3 Press and release the SET button to confirm the year and to enter the month setting 4 The month starts flashing 5 Press and release the PLUS or MINUS button to set the month 6 Press and release the SET button to confirm the month and to enter the date setting mode 7 The date starts flashing 8 Press and rel...

Page 15: ...OFF when the OFF digit is being displayed Snooze time 3 Press and release the SET button to confirm and enter the Temperature setting Note If the snooze time has been set OFF the snooze function will not be activated F C Temperature Setting The temperature display can be selected to show temperature data in C or F the default setting is F 1 The digits ºF will start flashing in the LCD 2 Press and ...

Page 16: ...g setting the default setting is 2 4 Press and release the SET button to confirm and exit the Manual settings To Exit The Manual Setting Mode To exit the manual setting mode anytime during the manual setting modes press the CHANNEL button anytime or wait for automatic timeout The mode will return to the normal time display FEATURES OF THE WS 9016U Alarm Setting The alarm time can be set by pressin...

Page 17: ...snooze setting Otherwise the snooze function will not be activated To stop the alarm press any button during alarm ringing SUN MOON DATA AND MOON PHASES Sun Moon Data For Selected City 17 1 The sunrise sunset and moonrise moonset time for each of the preset cities can be displayed by pressing the SUN MOON button Moon time calculation Sun time calculation 2 Press and release the PLUS or MINUS butto...

Page 18: ...rise sunset moonrise moonset time Moon Phase Symbols The moon icon of the weather station will also display all 12 moon phases throughout the year accordingly to the set calendar Note It may happen that there is no moonrise or moonset on a certain date consequently 1 above the moonrise or moonset time will be displayed to indicate that it will occur at the displayed time the next day Indoor Relati...

Page 19: ...register However if the icon displayed is a sun or raining cloud there will be no change of icon if the weather gets any better with sunny icon or worse with rainy icon since the icons are already at their extremes The icons displayed forecasts the weather in terms of getting better or worse and not necessarily sunny or rainy as each icon indicates For example if the current weather is cloudy and ...

Page 20: ...ude WEATHER TENDENCY INDICATOR Working together with the weather icons is the weather tendency indicators located on the upper left and right side of the weather icons When the indicator points upwards it means that the air pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to improve but when indicator points downwards the air pressure is dropping and the weather is expected to become worse Takin...

Page 21: ...re is more than one transmitter being used 3 To reset the maximum and minimum outdoor temperature and the time at which they were recorded press and hold the MAX MIN R button for 4 seconds This will reset all minimum and maximum data recorded to the displayed values for the selected remote temperature sensor ADDING OUTDOOR REMOTE TEMPERATURE SENSORS OPTIONAL The WS 9016U is able to receive signals...

Page 22: ... Set Up Guide for programming and operating instructions MOUNTING Note Before permanently mounting ensure that the indoor weather station is able to receive WWVB signals from the desired location Also extreme and sudden changes in temperature will decrease the accuracy of the indoor weather station and changes in elevation will result with inaccurate weather forecasting for the next 12 to 24 hours...

Page 23: ...ew the mounting bracket onto the mounting surface 6 Ensure that the screws are flush with the bracket B MOUNTING WITH ADHESIVE TAPE 1 With a nonabrasive solution clean and dry the back of the mounting bracket and the mounting surface to ensure a secure hold The mounting surface should be smooth and flat 2 Remove the protective strip from one side of the tape 3 Adhere the tape to the designated are...

Page 24: ...o use the table stand all that is required is to place the indoor temperature station in an appropriate location B WALL MOUNTING 1 Remove the table stand To do this pull down on the stand from the rear and rotate forward 2 Fix a screw not included into the desired wall leaving approximately 3 16 of an inch 5mm extended from the wall 3 Place the indoor temperature station onto the screw using the h...

Page 25: ...tts Portland Maine Detroit Michigan St Paul Minnesota St Louis Missouri Jackson Mississippi Helena Montana Raleigh North Carolina Bismarck North Dakota Omaha Nebraska Albuquerque New Mexico Las Vegas Nevada Reno Nevada New York City New York Cincinnati Ohio Oklahoma City Oklahoma Salem Oregon Philadelphia Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Columbia South Carolina Pierre South Dakota Nashville Te...

Page 26: ... and date are correct Solution Be sure correct time zone and daylight saving time are selected Problem The LCD is faint Solution 1 Set the LCD contrast to a higher number 2 Replace batteries Problem No remote temperature is displayed Solution 1 Remove all batteries reinsert into remote sensor s first then indoor weather station 2 Place remote sensor s closer to indoor weather station 3 Be sure all...

Page 27: ... displays and units with a soft damp cloth Do not use solvents or scouring agents They may mark the displays and casings Do not submerge in water Immediately remove all low powered batteries to avoid leakage and damage Opening the casings invalidates the warranty Do not try to repair the unit Contact La Crosse Technology for repairs ...

Page 28: ...king interval Every 15 seconds Indoor humidity checking interval Every 20 seconds Outdoor temperature checking interval Remote Temperature Sensor Every 1 minute Outdoor temperature reception Indoor Weather Station Every 5 minutes Transmission Range 80 feet in open space Power Supply Indoor Weather Station 2 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V Remote Temperature Sensor 2 x AA IEC LR6 1 5V Battery life cycle Approxim...

Page 29: ...ty batteries or the indoor weather stations inability to receive a signal due to any source of interference LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL PUNITIVE OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS INDOOR WEATHER STATION THIS PRODUCT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES OR FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION THIS PRODUCT IS NOT A TOY KE...

Page 30: ... chemical procedures without written permission of the publisher This handbook may contain mistakes and printing errors The information in this handbook is regularly checked and corrections made in the next issue We accept no liability for technical mistakes or printing errors or their consequences All trademarks and patents are acknowledged FCC ID OMO 01RX Receiver OMO 01TX transmitter THIS DEVIC...