La Crosse Technology WS-3500, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...TOUCH SCREEN WEATHER STATION MODEL WS 3500 Operation Manual 28 ...

Page 2: ...ather Tendency 8 Air Pressure History 9 Operating and Setting of various Functions 9 1 Air Pressure 10 Additional Information to Function Outdoor Temperature 11 Operating and Setting of Functions Backlight Buzzer and Alarm section 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 2 Data ...

Page 3: ...er Forecast Tendency Air Pressure and Air Pressure History Pressure Pressure History Indoor Temperature and Humidity Indoor Temp Humidity Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Outdoor Temp Humidity Furthermore the display of a number of additional data can be realised by use of certain switching combinations see further down Note In case the menu is used all these indications are temporarily replaced b...

Page 4: ...med by use of the switching areas ON or OFF UP or DOWN or by direct unit selection Advancing to any next respective menu step with NEXT leaving or terminating all respective modes with EXIT Every programming step activated by touching a switching area on the Touch Screen is being acknowledged by an acoustic signal with buzzer switched ON If during any process previously activated by use of the Tou...

Page 5: ...Both methods allow the connection of Thermo Hygro Sensor and Base Station by cable or by 433 MHz radio signal 3 Putting into Operation At first it is to decide whether battery supply or mains supply AC DC mains adapter included will be used to operate the system Both methods allow the connection of Thermo Hygro Sensor and Base Station by cable or by 433 MHz radio signal Note Note When putting the ...

Page 6: ...onnection of Thermo Hygro Sensor and Base Station can be used in case that the flexibility of 433 MHz radio transmission is not needed and data transmission absolutely free of any environmental interferences is wanted 3 2 Power Supply The provision of power to the Weather Station can be performed by use of batteries or by AC DC mains adapter ...

Page 7: ...AC DC Mains Adapter Firstly also insert two Type AA 1 5 V batteries into the battery compartment of the Thermo Hygro Sensor Immediately following this connect the AC DC mains adapter to the Base Station and then plug it into a regular mains outlet Note In both cases it is important to observe this order of succession since the Sensor will send an identification code which has to be received and st...

Page 8: ...ng the AC DC adapter the LCD of the Weather Station will for a few seconds display all possible display segments for checking Immediately after this the unit will enter the so called play mode during which for about 15 minutes all measured and received weather data are being switched through updated and displayed During this time period there will be no reception of the DCF77 time information Note...

Page 9: ... radio communication between receiver and transmitter in the open field reaches distances of about maximum 100 meter providing that there are no interfering obstacles such as buildings trees vehicles high voltage lines etc Radio interferences as they are created by PC screens radios or TV sets can in bad cases entirely cut off radio communication Please take this into consideration when choosing s...

Page 10: ...Default 4 Time Zone Time Zones can be set in the range from 12 to 12 hours Default 0 hours for Central Europe DCF77 Radio Controlled Clock RCC ON OFF In setting OFF the clock is operating as a normal Quartz clock Default RCC ON 12 24 hour Time Display Format Default 24 h Format Units Temperature Display Temp in C or F Default C 37 ...

Page 11: ...ult 1013 0 hPa Weather Tendency Tendency Setting to a definite switching threshold 2 hPa to 4 hPa for a change in display of weather icons Default 3 hPa Storm Warning Storm Setting to a definite switching threshold 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 38 ...

Page 12: ... for the factory reset process During this period the text Factory Reset In Progress will be shown After the reset process is finished the LCD will switch off and the text Remove Battery will be displayed Remove the battery and perform system start again See 3 Putting in Operation paragraph Leaving the basic settings procedure Setup Mode with EXIT 5 Display of stored Min Max Values and Alarm Value...

Page 13: ...ored Min Max values by use of MIN MAX resp which on their part again can be directly selected Note During individual displays of the stored Min Max values of particular weather data the top line of the LCD screen will automatically display the time and date of the record The following menu item will appear upon touching the display ALARMS and will analog to the last described step lead through LO ...

Page 14: ...o Controlled DCF77 Clock is normally controlled by the radio signal of the DCF77 time code transmitter and will thus set time and date automatically Under bad reception conditions however both can be set manually as follows Setting the Time The action is started by touching the time display in the TIME section of the Touch Screen Start TIME in the menu section last two lines on the LCD Set the hou...

Page 15: ...wing Date in DD MM YY format 24 hour time format or Date in MM DD YY format 12 hour time format Weekday Eng abbrev Date of Day Month 24 hour format or Weekday Month Date of Day 12 hour time format Seconds Set 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 minu...

Page 16: ...ection The text section last two lines on the LCD will show since when with time and date the weather condition corresponds to the presently displayed weather symbol Sunny Fair Cloudy with sunny intervals or Rainy Note Up and down arrow indicate weather tendency Advanced storm warning is displayed by Rainy symbol with a flashing down arrow Every minute when a new pressure reading is obtained this ...

Page 17: ...be changed from fine 0 to 24 h to coarse 0 to 72 h and back by once touching the PRESSURE HISTORY section 9 Operating and Setting of the following Functions Air Pressure Pressure Relative and Absolute Indoor Temperature Indoor Temp Indoor Humidity Indoor Humidity Outdoor Temperature Outdoor Temp Dew Point Outdoor Humidity Outdoor Humidity Important Note Since the operating procedures and settings ...

Page 18: ...n by touching the PRESSURE section Start with MAX in the menu section Note Display of the stored minimum values is from here possible through MIN analog to this example Display of stored value Proceed with MAX PRESSURE Resetting of the displayed value to the present value with CONFIRM Without resetting advance with EXIT 45 ...

Page 19: ...ection Proceed with HI AL in the menu section Note Setting of the LO alarms is from here possible through LO AL analog to this example Setting of high alarm value with UP or DOWN Proceed with ON OFF Activate or deactivate the alarm with ON or OFF Terminate with EXIT Note Activation or deactivation of the alarm Display or deletion of the symbol only pertains to the respective presently displayed va...

Page 20: ...facilities only pertain to the respective presently displayed value 11 Operating and Setting of Functions EL Backlight Light Buzzer and Alarm 11 1 EL Backlight Light For better readability of the LCD the EL backlight can be switched ON or OFF by once touching the LIGHT section In condition ON the backlight will be switched on for approximately 15 seconds every time any one of the LCD sections is b...

Page 21: ...hat have reached an alarm condition since their last deletion Here for every respective alarm the time and date of appearance can be displayed by touching ALARM 12 PC Connection As an important feature exceeding the mere display on the Touch Screen the Weather Station allows the read out of all measured and displayed time and weather data in form of complete history data sets on a PC 12 1 Data Sto...

Page 22: ...splay of all present weather data with graphic symbols It further allows the display storage and printing of history data sets whose volume exceeding the maximum 1750 data sets of the Weather Station is only limited by the capacity of the PC s main memory Furthermore the present weather data can be tied on to web sites by means of the Web Publisher software History data can be displayed as diagram...

Page 23: ... 3 Data Transmission by Cable Measuring Intervals Thermo Hygro Sensor 128 s 13 4 Indoor Data Measuring Intervals Indoor Data every 20 s Temperature Range 40 C to 59 9 C Display OFL outside this range Resolution 0 1 C Measuring Range Rel Humidity 1 to 99 Resolution 1 Measuring Range Air Pressure 300 hPa to 1099 hPa Resolution 0 1 hPa Alarm Duration about 2 minutes 13 5 Power Supply Base Station Bat...

Page 24: ...A IEC LR6 Alkaline Batteries recommended Life Cycle approx 1 year or Power provided via Cable from the Base Station by using the AC DC Adapter 13 6 PC Connection Wiring COM Port Cable included Data Processing by PC only Software Heavy Weather Pro included Storage Intervals 1 min through 24 h settable Data Volume Base Station 1750 Data Sets max in Ring Buffer EEPROM PC Volume of Main Memory max 13 ...

Page 25: ...nual is highly recommended for the benefit of the user This product must however not be thrown in general rubbish collection points The manufacturer and supplier cannot accept any responsibility for any incorrect readings and any consequences that occur should an inaccurate reading take place This product is designed for use in the home only as indication of the temperature This product is not to ...