La Crosse Technology Professional Remote Weather Station - Manual (Page 2)

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4. Packaged Contents
Before setting up, carefully unpack the contents onto a table or flat
surface and check that the following are complete:
Item: Consisting of: Fittings: Illustration:
Base
Station • Main unit
• AD/DC 120V power
Adaptor - optional use
(included)
Thermo-
Hygro
Sensor • Main unit
• Rain
protection
cover
• 32ft cable - optional
connection to the
base station
(included)
• Wall mounting screws
• Plastic anchors for
screws
Wind
Sensor • Main unit with
wind vane
• 32ft cable
(already
attached to
the main unit)
• Mast holder
• 1 x U-bolts for mast
holder
• 2 x Washers
• 2 x Nuts
• 2 x cable ties
Rain
Sensor • Main unit
(base and
funnel)
• 32ft cable
(already
attached to
the main unit)
Heavy
weather
PC
software CD-Rom format
(English
version only) • 6.5ft PC cable for PC
connection - optional
use (included)
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Battery
compartment
Sockets
and PC
COM port
5. Setting up
First, choose to use the adaptor (included in this set) or batteries for
operation. Both these methods allow for operation using wireless
433MHz transmission or cable connection between the base station
and the sensors and setting up for both methods is as follows:
Base Station:
Socket for
Thermo-Hygro
Sensor
Socket for
Adaptor
PC COM
Port
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Setting up using batteries:
Important: To avoid operating problems, please take note of
battery polarity if inserting any batteries
1) Pull away the rain cover of the thermo-hygro sensor to reveal the
three sockets (for the wind sensor, rain sensor and the base
station)
2) Connect the attached cables of wind and rain sensors to the
corresponding sockets of the thermo-hygro sensor by clicking
them into place
3) Open the battery cover of the thermo-hygro sensor located below
the three sockets and insert 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries and
close the cover
4) Open the base station’s battery cover located at the back of the
unit and insert 3 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries into the battery
compartment and close the battery cover
Sensor sockets
Battery
Compartment
Battery Cover
Thermo-Hygro Sensor
Sensor sockets
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Setting up using the AC adaptor:
1) Power up all the sensors as described in setting up using
batteries above
2) Using the AC adaptor (included), plug it into the mains outlet and
power up the base station by inserting the adaptor jack into the
DC 6.0V socket located on the side of the base station
Every time the thermo-hygro sensor is powered up (for example after
a change of batteries), a random security code is transmitted and this
code must be synchronized with the base station to receive weather
data.
When the base station is powered up, a short beep will sound and all
LCD segments will light up for about 5 seconds before it enters into a
15 minute learning mode to learn the sensors security code. After the
learning mode (or by pressing the MIN/MAX key at anytime), the base
station will start the WWVB radio controlled time reception.
Note for WWVB Radio Controlled Time:
The time and date display is based on the signal provided by the
highly accurate government operated atomic clock in Ft. Collins,
Colorado. This radio-controlled clock does not only provide for the
weather station’s time and date display but also functions as the time
and date source for all of this weather station’s memory and history
values using time and date information.
E.L. backlight:
When using the power adapter or under battery operation, the E.L.
backlight will switch on for 15 seconds when any button is pressed.
6.
Operation using cable connection or wireless 433MHz
Cable Connection:
Using this method of operation will provide interference free transfer
of the weather data from the sensors to the base station. The data
sending interval from the sensors to the base station will also be more
frequent compared to using 433MHz transmission and will result in
higher power consumption. Therefore batteries will have a shorter life
span for cable connection compared to using 433MHz.
To operate using cable connection, simply use the enclosed 32ft
cable and connect the thermo-hygro sensor to the base station.
Once the connection is detected, the base station will automatically
continue reading the data from the sensor.