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LONG RANGE WIRELESS COLOR WEATHER STATION 

   Owner’s Manual

Thank you for purchasing the new generation color weather station. Designed and engineered 

with the state-of-art technology and components, this instrument will provide accurate and 

reliable measurement of barometric pressure, weather forecast, in/ out humidity, temperature, 

heat index, dew point as well as atomic clock. Read this manual carefully to fully explore the 

features and functions of the new product.

ABOUT WWVB (Radio Controlled Time)

The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency Division) 

WWVB radio station is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and transmits the exact time and date 

signal continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz.  The signal can be received up 

to 2,000 miles away through the internal antenna in the Weather 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 second per day.  These physicists have created an international standard, measuring 

a second as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium-133 atom in a vacuum.  For more 

information on the atomic clock and WWVB please see the NIST website at

http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm.

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Summary of Contents for WS 450

Page 1: ...date signal continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz The signal can be received up to 2 000 miles away through the internal antenna in the Weather 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 NIS...

Page 2: ...ONE Select the 4 U S time zones Enter DST setting mode F C Toggle degree F C unit Search for atomic time signal Slide Switch BACKLIGHT AUTO HIGH LOW OFF Display brightness setting AUTO mode is recommended to adjust the brightness automatically BATTERY ADAPTER INSTALLATION Home Receiver Unit Main Power Source Plug in the 6 0V adapter into the adapter socket at the back for basic operation and conti...

Page 3: ... unit away from source of interference such as mobile phones appliances TV etc Place the front or back of the unit toward Colorado for best signal reception Antenna icon with full signal strength will appear on screen if the reception of atomic time is successful The atomic clock will have a daily synchronization at 02 03 and 03 03 everyday Each reception cycle is minimum 2 5 minutes and maximum 1...

Page 4: ...s to be cooled in order to get condensation In normal mode press HEAT INDEX DEW POINT button twice to show the respective indoor or outdoor dew point reading on the upper left display DEW POINT icon will appear IN OUT COMFORT LEVEL In Out Comfort indicator combines the effect of temperature humidity and displays in 3 levels COMF Comfortable level ideal range for both temperature humidity WET Conta...

Page 5: ...o stop alarm for one day press ALARM key Press SNOOZE LIGHT for an extended backlight if adapter is not connected BACKLIGHT BRIGHTNESS CONTROL Select display brightness mode with the slide switch on the back casing AUTO Display brightness is adjusted automatically according to the surrounding brightness detected by the light sensor located on the left of the Snooze Light button In a bright environ...

Page 6: ...tion your sensor under an eave or window ledge etc on North side of home Check the channel button to be sure you are reading the correct sensor Please note the humidity range is 20 99 Below 20 you may see dashes Check Batteries and complete a restart Adjust to Fahrenheit or Celsius On the sensor remove the battery cover and press the button for F C On the base station press the button for F C Rest...

Page 7: ...oon rather than midnight Time Zone is incorrect Weather Station Beeps Alarm is on Low power Button is depressed Forecast Icons Incorrect Set your elevation in the Pressure area Allow 48 60 hours after set up to acclimate to your area Display Information Display is blank Check A C cord and Batteries Is A C cord plugged into a live outlet and not one that must be turned on with a switch Be sure batt...

Page 8: ...harged 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 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 reaso...

Page 9: ...logy com 450 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 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 tech...

Page 10: ...off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For Outdoor Tempe...

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