La Crosse WM9280 Meteotime, User Manual

Page 1: ...Meteotime Pro Family Weather Station USER MANUAL WM9280 ...

Page 2: ... Measuring Devices 2 2 Installing your Weather Station 2 2 1 Setting up the Thermo hygro sensor s 2 2 2 Setting up the Rain Sensor 2 2 3 Setting up the Anemometer 2 2 4 Setting up the Main Unit 2 3 Buttons and Controls 2 4 Navigating between Different Modes 2 4 1 Pressure Mode 2 4 2 Temperature and Humidity Mode 2 4 3 Rain Mode 2 4 4 Wind Mode 2 5 Setting Pressure parameters during initial start u...

Page 3: ...ER STATION 1 0 MUST READ BEFORE GETTING START Your Meteotime weather station is different to traditional weather stations which measure the prevailing conditions only the data of this weather station is based on the METEOTIME which is worked out on a daily basis by highly professional meteorologists using state of art instruments The Meteotime weather station is engineered in such a way that it is...

Page 4: ...owever the transfer of the very large amount of data forecast for all regions and days will take much longer To completely receive all data will take up to 24 hours from the time of the initial setup POTENTIAL SOURCES OF INTERFERENCE With all Meteotime weather stations we should take measures to provide best possible radio reception DCF is long wave stations with a broad reach for example approxim...

Page 5: ...10 00 a m 03 59 p m One day after TOMORROW 04 00 p m 06 59 p m Two days after TOMORROW 07 00 p m 09 59 p m 30 additional regions In the even that the reception during the above time slots is completely or at times interfered with or has broken down these forecasts or parts of them will be missing 1 1 INTRODUCTION The Meteotime weather station LCD display shows Today weather information window Tomo...

Page 6: ...t Each press of SET will display the selected City Time Date or Sunrise Sunset Press and hold SET for 3 second to select your 1 Country 2 Time Zone 3 Language and 4 Contrast of the LCD display DAY NIGHT Critical weather information Ù Time Date Ù Day Night weather status change Increasing the value during setting Chose one of the pre selected cities ...

Page 7: ...means Searching for Signal will show in the information window The time and date signal will be received in a few minutes Since there is a large amount of weather information for all regions and days the unit needs about 24 hours from the time of the initial setup to complete the reception of all data After the time and date signal is being received successfully the display shows SELECT COUNTRY an...

Page 8: ...ere are seven languages namely German English Spanish French Italian Dutch Swedish Press SET two times to exit the setup If you skip the above mentioned step the information window will show the default city FRANKFURT M You can change to your desired language in the following steps Press and hold SET for 3 seconds LAND EINST means Country is shown in the information window Press SET again and ZONE...

Page 9: ...mation window such as FRANKFURTM means the city Frankfurt am Main If the city Frankfurt am Main is your selection then press TEST key to confirm A will be shown on top of your selected city and it will be FRANKFURTM and Frankfurt am Main will store into your personal memory list Then you are able to press or keys to select more cities and then press TEST key to confirm You are able to select maxim...

Page 10: ...mation window and then press or keys to select the country Let s said you have selected the country Germany which is represented by D GER Press SET to confirm the country let s said we select Germany right now and then the information window will show CITY Then press or keys to select the city and the city name will be shown in the information window such as FRANKFURTM means the city Frankfurt am ...

Page 11: ...LCD contrast level Press SET again and EXIT will be shown in the information window After 4 seconds it will go to the City Date Time Mode Remark If you do not have any selection into the setup mode up to 60 seconds it will automatically exit the setup mode The information window will show City Sunrise sunset time Time date SWITCH DAY WEATHER INFORMATION NIGHT WEATHER INFORMATION The device is able...

Page 12: ...rmation in the 4 days Press DAY NIGHT to read the critical weather information one by one The special icon of the day will be flashed when you read the information Press SET to go back to the display of City Sunrise Sunset time Time Date If you would like to read the weather information in the information window then press DAY NIGHT key to display Day Night weather information and also the critica...

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Page 22: ...ther records without a computer connection When linked to a computer using the USB cable and software provided the records from wireless measuring devices can be displayed and saved onto the computer WIRELESS OUTDOOR MEASURING DEVICES The remote weather sensors include a thermo hygrometer anemometer wind sensor and rain sensor All data collected by the sensors are transmitted to the main unit by w...

Page 23: ...Min memory for temperature and relative humidity COMFORT LEVEL INDICATOR Analyzes current environmental conditions Comfort Wet and Dry RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS Records rainfall amount for the last hour last 24 hours last day last week and last month inch or mm Daily rainfall alert if rainfall for the current day exceed pre specified amount WIND MEASUREMENTS Temperature at place of anemometer Temperat...

Page 24: ...under a roof Use the wall mount and fittings provided if mounting the unit on a vertical surface Avoid placing the sensor near sources of heat such as chimneys Avoid any areas which collect and radiate heat in the sun such as metal brick or concrete structures paving patios and decks Ideally place the sensor above natural surfaces such as a grassy lawn The international standard height for measure...

Page 25: ... 4 Mount the anemometer onto a vertical surface using the fittings provided 5 To allow the main console unit to find the direction which the wind vane is oriented the following procedures are required i Insert the batteries ii Point the wind vane towards the north Use a compass or map if necessary iii Use a pin to press the SET key which is in the battery compartment of the wind sensor Note Above ...

Page 26: ...eceives signals from all remote sensors and radio clock broadcasts Avoid placing the console unit in the following areas Direct sunlight and surfaces which radiate and emit heat Near heating and ventilation devices such as heating ducts or air conditioners Areas with interference from wireless devices such as cordless phones radio headsets baby listening devices and electronic appliances STARTING ...

Page 27: ...hes to next mode in anti clockwise direction Increment for setting parameters Switches to next mode in clockwise direction Decrement for setting parameters SET Rotates display for current mode Press and hold to change units Confirmation for setting parameters MEMORY Shows records for moon phase temperature humidity rain and wind HISTORY y Shows records for moon phase temperature humidity rain and ...

Page 28: ...To navigate between the different modes from the main console unit press or to cycle through the modes in a clockwise direction or anti clockwise direction respectively To navigate between the different modes from the remote control press the corresponding button s or press UP to cycle through the modes in a clockwise direction or DOWN to cycle through the modes in an anti clockwise direction 2 4 ...

Page 29: ...MIZING YOUR WEATHER STATION To fully customize the weather station to your local settings and personal preferences the following settings are required Please refer to the appropriate sections for detailed instructions as below REQUIRED Setting Pressure Parameters during Initial Start Up Pressure Mode OPTIONAL Setting up the Temperature Alerts Temperature and Humidity Mode Setting up the Daily Rain...

Page 30: ...ld be flashing Use or keys to select pressure unit as inHg hPa mBar or mmHg Press SET to confirm your selection 2 Choose altitude units Press or to select altitude unit as feet or meters Press SET to confirm your selection 3 Set altitude Use or keys to adjust value Press and hold either button for fast advance Press SET to confirm your selection 4 Upon completion the display will be returned to Pr...

Page 31: ...ssed for 5 seconds the display automatically shows the current pressure VIEWING THE PRESSURE TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY BAR CHARTS The bar chart on the display can be configured to display the history data for sea level pressure temperature or humidity for channel 1 In Pressure Mode press and hold ALARM CHART to toggle the bar chart between Sea level pressure PRESSURE should be displayed Temperature The...

Page 32: ...GROMETER From the main console unit press or until the IN icon on the upper right of the display starts flashing VIEWING TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY DISPLAY FOR EACH CHANNEL For static display In Temperature and Humidity Mode each press of CHANNEL rotates display between different channels For cycling display To enable automatic rotating between different channel displays press and hold CHANNEL until...

Page 33: ... temperature alarm s VIEWING THE MAX MIN CHANNEL TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY Each press of MEMORY rotates channel temperature and humidity display between Current temperature and humidity at remote sensor Minimum temperature and humidity at remote sensor Maximum temperature and humidity at remote sensor RESETTING THE MAX MIN CHANNEL TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY MEMORY Press and hold MEMORY to clear memor...

Page 34: ...ll rainfall statistics SETTING UNITS FOR RAIN DISPLAY INCH OR MM Press and hold SET to convert units between mm and inches ACTIVATING DESACTIVATING THE DAILY RAINFALL ALERT 1 Each press of ALARM CHART rotates display between the current rainfall statistics and the daily rainfall alert ALARM HI will be displayed If the alert is desactivated OFF will be shown otherwise the rainfall alert value is sh...

Page 35: ...is is to prevent the alerts from sounding constantly due to small fluctuations near the alert value This means that after the wind speed reaches the alert value it will have to fall below the alert value plus the hysteresis to desactivate the alert ACCESSING WIND MODE Press or until the WIND icon on the display starts flashing CONFIGURING WIND DISPLAY Each press of SET rotates display between Temp...

Page 36: ... will activate desactivate it SETTING UP THE WIND ALERTS 1 Press ALARM CHART to select alarm which you wish to configure 2 Press and hold ALARM CHART until alert and corresponding icon starts flashing in the display 3 Set value for alert Press or to adjust value Press and hold either button for fast advance Press ALARM CHART to confirm your selection 4 Upon completion the display will be returned ...

Page 37: ...o high or low with the sensitivity switch also on the back of the main unit Note Main unit must be powered with AC DC adaptor for automatic backlight control function SECTION 4 LINKING THE WEATHER STATION TO A COMPUTER Data collected by the weather station can be displayed and registered on your computer by connecting the weather station to your computer via the supplied USB connection cable Insta...

Page 38: ... with electronic parts in water or under running water ANEMOMETER Check that the wind vane and wind cups can spin freely and are free from dirt debris or spider webs RAIN GAUGE Like all rain gauges the rain sensor is prone to blockages due to its funnel shape Checking and cleaning the rain sensor from time to time will maintain the accuracy of rain measurements Detach the protective screen and lid...

Page 39: ...ive you years of satisfactory service if you handle it carefully Here are a few precautions 1 Do not immerse the unit in water 2 Do not clean the unit with abrasive or corrosive materials They may scratch the plastic parts and corrode the electronic circuit 3 Do not subject the unit to excessive force shock dust temperature or humidity which may result in malfunction shorter electronic life span d...

Page 40: ...isplay range from 9 9 C to 60 C 14 2 F to 140 F Operating temperature from 5 C to 50 C 23 F to 122 F Storage temperature from 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Temperature accuracy 1 C or 2 F Temperature resolution 0 1 C or 0 2 F Humidity display range from 0 to 99 Humidity accuracy 5 within 25 80 Humidity resolution 1 Receiving cycle Thermo Hygro sensor around 47 seconds Rain sensor 183 seconds Wind sens...

Page 41: ... 5V battery Rain sensor 2 pcs UM 3 or AA 1 5V battery Consideration of duty according to the battery law Old batteries do not belong to domestic waste because they could cause damages of health and environment End user are committed by law to bring back needed batteries to distributors and other collecting points LIABILITY DISCLAIMER The electrical and electronic wastes contain hazardous substance...

Page 42: ... not a toy Keep out of the reach of children No part of this manual may be reproduced without written authorization of the manufacturer EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Product WM9280 DV928 This product contains the approved transmitter and complies with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R TTE 1999 5 EC Directives if used for its intended use and that the following standard s has have bee...