La Crosse Technology WS-9118U - Manual (Page 9)

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Note: The snooze can be set for 0 to 30 minutes in 5-minute increments. If 0 minutes is selected pressing the
WIND/SNZ button will deactivate the alarm and it will not come back on.
6. Press and release the SET button to confirm and advance to the forecast sensitivity setting.
XI. SETTING THE FORECAST SENSITIVITY
Note: The forecast sensitivity can be adjusted to allow for areas that have a higher or lower sensitivity to
changing air pressure (for example coastal areas have more pressure change than areas such as southern
Arizona).
The numbers correspond to the amount of air pressure change necessary to trigger a change in the forecast icon.
Areas that tend to have more air pressure change would set the sensitivity to 3, while areas that experience lower
than normal air pressure change would set the sensitivity to 1.
1. Press and hold the SET button for 3 seconds.
2. “LCD” will show in the TIME LCD and the number setting will flash.
3. Press and release the SET button eleven times.
4. Either “1”, “2” or “3” will flash in the TIME LCD and the forecast icon and tendency arrows will flash in
the FORECAST LCD.
5. Press and release the ALM/+ button to select the forecast sensitivity
6. Press and release the SET button to confirm the forecast sensitivity and complete the programming.
FEATURES OF THE WS-9118U
I. WEATHER FORECAST
The weather forecasting feature is estimated to be 75% accurate and is for the next 12 to 24 hours. The weather forecast
is based solely upon the change of air pressure over time. The WS-9118U averages past air-pressure readings to provide
an accurate forecast—creating a necessity to disregard all weather forecasting for 12-24 hours after the unit has been set-
up, reset, or moved from one altitude to another (i.e. from one floor of a building to another floor). In areas where the
Comfort Level
Indicator
Weather
Tendency
Arrow
WWVB Tower
Icon (indicates
time reception)
Satellite icon
(indicates
outdoor
transmission)
Radio-controlled
time icon
(indicates radio-
controlled time
turned on)
Forecast
icon
Current moon
phase display
Dew point
Heat Index