Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit WS 550 US du fabricant La Crosse Technology
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1 T ouchScr een Wir eless W eather Station WS 550 US Operating Instructions La Crosse T echnology.
2 Contents 1. General aspects and functioning, Quick Over view ................................................... 4 2. Preparatory work ....................................................................................................... 8 2.1. Preparing the weather station .
3 1. English Edition 3/2007 Documentation © 2007 La Crosse T echnology All rights reserved. No parts of this manual may be reproduced or processed in an y form using electronic, mechanical or chemical processes in part or in full without the prior explicit written permission of the publisher .
4 1. General aspects and Function The T ouchScreen Wireless W eather Station WS 550 US is a high-quality , highly comfortable universal weather measurement system that can record, process and display .
5 Overview of the display and operating options of WS 550 US: Display the inside temperature and humidity - Switch to displaying the dewpoint - Save the minimum and maximum temperature with time/date .
6 The weather forecast also plays an equally important role. So "Oscar Outlook" has differ ent displays and clothing depending on the weather situation. Y ou will find a detailed description of the evaluation criteria in chapter 3.4 of this Operating Instructions manual.
7 Quick overview of the display fields 1. Current indoor temperatur e with temperature trend 2. Displays the current dir ection of the wind (main wind direction) 3. Display the fluctuation range when wind direction is changing 4. Displays the speed of the wind 5.
8 2.1. Preparing the weather station The weather station is exclusively operated via the plug-in mains adapter that is delivered. Battery operations ar e possible with 4 AA cells (1.5 V , alkaline type) in an emer gency mode. The functions of the weather station are then available only in a restricted manner (e.
9 Inserting batteries Remove the cover of the battery compartment and insert four 1.5 V AA-cells, (alka- line type LR6) according to the correct poles into the battery compartment. Close the battery compartment again. PC-connection T o connect the station to a PC, use the USB cable to connect the mini USB jack to the USB port of WS 550 US.
10 3. Screw the enclosed Allen key and 2 Allen screws on the glass foot. Please note that the lighting cable of the device foot is guided in from the side as shown in the picture so that it does not get crushed. 2. Lock in the foot support in the lock- ing nose of the glass foot and place it on the two screw domes.
11 5. Screw the foot support on to the weather station using the enclosed Allen key and 2 Allen screws. 6. The cables ar e thus connected, inserted into the foot support and guided. Please note that the cable lies exactly in the center as shown so that it will not prevent the lid from subse- quently locking in.
12 8. At the end, the cover is inserted in the corresponding locks of the cable shaft (see detailed picture above), tilted upward and locked in at the top (see lower picture).
13 - After connecting the plug-in AC adapter , the system will run a short test of all display segments in the display (all segments will be displayed). - Y ou will then hear a short beep and the version number of the weather station will be displayed.
14 pipe-end that is marked with a sticker . - Install the fully mounted sensor within the possible transmitter radius (max. 400 ft. free field; take into account the dampening due to building walls, etc.
15 + – – – + Bottom + The fully mounted TX 550 US Insert batteries, position of the key - Open the sensor housing by rotating it towards the left and pulling down the cas- ing (see picture below).
16 3. Operations The wireless sensor data is not shown on the display immediately after installing the wireless sensors and starting up the base device. As each sensor has an in- ternal individual serial number , which is automaticly logged into the base station during start up.
17 - T ouch the "ENTER" field, the display is: SENSOR NO 1 ADD DEL - Repeatedly touch the "SENSOR" field and sele ct the memory slot where you want to store the particular sensor . Please note that TX 550 US can only be stored in slot 9.
18 3.2. Operations As all important data is displayed simultaneously in the display , operations are ba- sically restricted to selecting other sensors or some other weather data by slightly touching the corresponding display field. The display is divided into display field and menu r ow .
19 Main Menu Functions MIN: Call up the minimum values After touching the ”MIN” area, the minimum values of the r espective data are displayed. When you touch the corresponding field (temperature, air pressur e, etc.), the corresponding time-stamp (date, time) of the occur - rence of the extr eme value are displayed.
20 3.3. Configuration The weathe r st ation is deliver ed in such a sta te that its basic functions (ex cept moon phase, sun rise, sunset, dat e, time, min./max. dis play) are r eady to use without doing any settings. However , ano ther co nfiguration would be n eeded to use the additional functions and the time-related functions.
21 WEEKDA Y + MON - - T ouch the "+" or "-" areas to set the day of the week. - T ouch the "WEEKDA Y" field, the display is: HOUR + 01 - - T ouch the "+" or "-" areas to set the hour .
22 3.3.4. "POSITION" menu, Set position The position details of the weather station location are needed to calculate the sunrise and sunset times. Y ou can enter the latitude in a range between –60.0° and +60.0° and the longitude between - 180.
23 3.3.5. "TIMEZONE" menu, Set time zone The time zone details are required for c alculating the sunrise and sunset times. Enter the current difference to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). The Appendix C countains a table with the time zone difference from UTC for the US.
24 BRIGHT CTRL ON - T ouch the "ON" field to switch between "Automatic Brightness Control" being active (ON) or deactive (OFF). - T ouch the "BRIGHT CTRL" field, the display is: BEGIN +04.00 PM- - T ouch the "+" or "-" fields to set the switching-on time of the lighting (permanent lighting).
25 Activate/ deactivate the daylight saving time switching - Se le ct th e "S YS TEM " me nu an d th en th e "D ST " o pt io n (vi a BE EP ); th e di spl ay i s: DST ON - T ouch the "ON" field to switch between "daylight saving time switching" being activated (ON) or deactivated (OFF).
26 AL TITUDE ENTER - T ouch the "ENTER" field, the display is: AL TITUDE + 0000 - - T ouch the "+" or "-" fields to set the geographical altitude of this location above sea level (height above sea level) - W ait for a few seconds; the corrected data for the r elative air pr essure will then appear on the display .
27 The brightness limit can be used to customize the sensor to the local conditions. The threshold value should be defined at the start and end of sunshine so that the current brightness value can be referred to the threshold.
28 3.3.9. "LIVE MODE" menu, call up the current weather data flow In this mode, another key of the combi-sensor can be prompted to send its mea- surement data for 20 seconds at 2 seconds interval.
29 3.4. Other Functions and Displays Display moon phases The moon phases are displayed using the following symbols: Moon phase may vary fr om your calendar by 1-2 days. Also keep in mind that the moon display will be blank during a new moon and dark during a full moon.
30 Immediate Rain Display - The onset of rain is notified to the base station during the next wireless data transmission and is indicated through a cloud in the "RAIN" field and thr ough the opened umbrella of "Oscar Outlook".
31 Sensor Status Display - In the outdoor sensor display field ("Outdoor") there is a small reception indicator to indicate the sensor status: · Reception indicator is displayed → Sensor data is being received constantly · Reception indicator is blinking → Sensor data is not being received since the last 40 min.
32 Wireless sensors The batteries in these sensors have a lifetime of max. 2 years (alkaline batteries). They are to be replaced when a 'battery empty' symbol ( ) is displayed when you select the corresponding sensor in the "OUTDOOR" display ar ea.
33 Inaccurate rain Be sure rain gauge is assembled corr ectly , with drain holes aligned. Check that sensor assembly is not tipped, but straight into ground. Check rain gauge for debris that may be blocking the funnel, rocker (pointer) or drain hole. Check that the rocker (pointer) is set pr operly .
34 6. Range The free-field range for visual contact between transmitter and receiver is 400 ft. (120 m) under optimal conditions. Walls and even steel concrete structur es may be penetrated; however , the range is then r educed accordingly .
35 Pointer inserted correctly Rainfall sensor inserted correctly Drain hole Lock for collection funnel Hou sing loc ked in corr ect ly at t he botto m ( col- lection funnel removed for demonstration) Remove T urn to the left, remove casing downward, remove collection funnel upward Mount Mount, turn to the right 7.
36 7.2. Setting the rain sensor The rain quantity measurement system has a high level of accuracy when it leaves the factory; so normally , no adjustments are required.
37 8. T echnical Specifications Measurement interval for outdoor sensors ............................................... 2-3 min Measurement interval for indoor sensor (T emperature, humidity) ................ 3 min Interval for measuring air pressur e .
38 9. PC connection - Software Installation The following are the system requirements for operating the ”W eatherPr ofessional” software: · Operating system Windows 2000/XP VIST A · Min. 1 GHz Processor cycle fr equency , min. 256 MB RAM · Approx.
39 10. Appendix Dewpoint - T emperature point that is independent of the interaction between a spec ific air pre ssur e level, a speci fic tempera ture an d a ce rtain leve l of h umidity . The humidity in the air starts to condense at this point, the so-called dew; the humidity condenses and pr ecipitates as liquid (mist, vapor).
40 Comfort indicator The symbol of the comfort indicator (the thr ee different "smiles" J K L ) reflect the room climate whereby the weather station works according to the following table: T emperature air humidity 20% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% <64.
41 12. Wireless technology BidCoS™ BidCoS (Bidirectional Communication Standard) is a new wireless standard that has been specially developed for wireless control of sensors and actors for house automation.
42 13. FCC Information Contains FCC ID: RNT -TRX916 Changes or modifications not expr essly appr oved in writing by La Cr osse T echno- logy may void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
43 Appendix A: Menu Overview WS 550 US Main menu MIN MAX RESET RESET RAIN RESET SUN RESET MIN-MAX CFG CLEANING SENSOR LIGHTING LIGHTING BRIGHT CTRL BEGIN END TIME/DA TE TIME YEAR MONTH DA Y WEEKDA Y H.
44 Appendix B: T able of latitude/longitude of US counties. State County Latitude Longitude AL Autauga County 32.5 -86.6 AL Baldwin County 30.6 -87.7 AL Barbour County 31.9 -85.3 AL Bibb County 33.0 -87.1 AL Blount County 34.0 -86.6 AL Bullock County 32.
45 AR Saline County 34.6 -92.6 AR Scott County 34.9 -94.1 AR Searcy County 35.9 -92.7 AR Sebastian County 35.3 -94.4 AR Sevier County 34.0 -94.3 AR Sharp County 36.2 -91.5 AR Stone County 35.9 -92.2 AR Union County 33.2 -92.6 AR V an Buren County 35.6 -92.
46 FL Lee County 26.6 -81.8 FL Leon County 30.5 -84.3 FL Levy County 29.3 -82.7 FL Liberty County 30.3 -84.9 FL Madison County 30.4 -83.4 FL Manatee County 27.5 -82.5 FL Marion County 29.1 -82.1 FL Martin County 27.1 -80.3 FL Miami-Dade County 25.8 -80.
47 GA War e County 31.2 -82.4 GA Warr en County 33.4 -82.7 GA Washington County 32.9 -82.8 GA Wayne County 31.6 -81.9 GA W ebster County 32.0 -84.6 GA Wheeler County 32.1 -82.7 GA White County 34.6 -83.7 GA Whitfield County 34.8 -85.0 GA Wilcox County 32.
48 IN Delaware County 40.2 -85.4 IN Dubois County 38.4 -86.9 IN Elkhart County 41.6 -85.9 IN Fayette County 39.6 -85.2 IN Floyd County 38.3 -85.9 IN Fountain County 40.1 -87.3 IN Franklin County 39.4 -85.1 IN Fulton County 41.1 -86.2 IN Gibson County 38.
49 KS Brown County 39.8 -95.6 KS Butler County 37.8 -96.9 KS Chase County 38.3 -96.6 KS Chautauqua County 37.1 -96.3 KS Cherokee County 37.1 -94.8 KS Cheyenne County 39.8 -101.7 KS Clark County 37.2 -99.8 KS Clay County 39.4 -97.1 KS Cloud County 39.5 -97.
50 KY Meade County 37.9 -86.1 KY Menifee County 38.0 -83.6 KY Mercer County 37.8 -84.8 KY Metcalfe County 37.0 -85.6 KY Monroe County 36.7 -85.7 KY Montgomery County 38.0 -83.9 KY Morgan County 37.9 -83.3 KY Muhlenberg County 37.2 -87.1 KY Nelson County 37.
51 MI Emmet County 45.5 -84.9 MI Genesee County 43.0 -83.7 MI Gladwin County 44.0 -84.4 MI Gogebic County 46.4 -89.8 MI Grand T raverse County 44.7 -85.6 MI Gratiot County 43.3 -84.6 MI Hillsdale County 41.9 -84.6 MI Houghton County 47.0 -88.6 MI Huron County 43.
52 MS Jones County 31.7 -89.2 MS Kemper County 32.8 -88.7 MS Lafayette County 34.4 -89.5 MS Lamar County 31.2 -89.5 MS Lauderdale County 32.4 -88.7 MS Lawrence County 31.6 -90.1 MS Leake County 32.7 -89.5 MS Lee County 34.3 -88.7 MS Leflore County 33.
53 MT Garfield County 47.2 -107.0 MT Glacier County 48.6 -112.8 MT Golden V alley County 46.4 -109.1 MT Granite County 46.4 -113.4 MT Hill County 48.6 -110.0 MT Jef ferson County 46.1 -112.1 MT Judith Basin County 47.0 -110.2 MT Lake County 47.7 -114.
54 NJ Warr en County 40.8 -75.0 NM Bernalillo County 35.1 -106.6 NM Catron County 34.0 -108.4 NM Chaves County 33.4 -104.4 NM Cibola County 35.0 -108.0 NM Colfax County 36.6 -104.7 NM Curry County 34.5 -103.3 NM De Baca County 34.4 -104.2 NM Dona Ana County 32.
55 NC Stokes County 36.4 -80.3 NC Surry County 36.4 -80.7 NC Swain County 35.4 -83.4 NC T ransylvania County 35.2 -82.8 NC T yrrell County 35.8 -76.2 NC Union County 35.0 -80.6 NC V ance County 36.3 -78.4 NC W ake County 35.8 -78.7 NC W arren County 36.
56 OK Garfield County 36.4 -97.8 OK Garvin County 34.7 -97.3 OK Grady County 35.1 -97.9 OK Grant County 36.8 -97.8 OK Greer County 34.9 -99.5 OK Harmon County 34.7 -99.9 OK Harper County 36.8 -99.7 OK Haskell County 35.2 -95.1 OK Hughes County 35.1 -96.
57 SC Edgefield County 33.8 -81.9 SC Fairfield County 34.4 -81.1 SC Florence County 34.1 -79.7 SC Georgetown County 33.4 -79.3 SC Greenville County 34.9 -82.4 SC Greenwood County 34.2 -82.1 SC Hampton County 32.8 -81.1 SC Horry County 33.8 -78.9 SC Jasper County 32.
58 TN Union County 36.3 -83.8 TN Van Buren County 35.7 -85.5 TN Warren County 35.7 -85.8 TN Washington County 36.3 -82.4 TN Wayne County 35.2 -87.8 TN Weakley County 36.3 -88.7 TN White County 35.9 -85.5 TN Williamson County 35.9 -86.9 TN Wilson County 36.
59 TX Morris County 33.1 -94.7 TX Motley County 34.1 -100.8 TX Nacogdoches County 31.6 -94.6 TX Navarro County 32.1 -96.5 TX Newton County 30.8 -93.7 TX Nolan County 32.4 -100.4 TX Nueces County 27.7 -97.5 TX Ochiltree County 36.3 -100.8 TX Oldham County 35.
V A Lunenburg County 36.9 -78.2 V A Madison County 38.4 -78.3 V A Mathews County 37.4 -76.3 V A Mecklenburg County 36.7 -78.3 V A Middlesex County 37.6 -76.5 V A Montgomery County 37.2 -80.4 V A Nelson County 37.8 -78.9 V A New Kent County 37.5 -77.0 V A Northampton County 37.
WI Buffalo County 44.4 -91.8 WI Burnett County 45.9 -92.4 WI Calumet County 44.1 -88.2 WI Chippewa County 45.0 -91.3 WI Clark County 44.8 -90.6 WI Columbia County 43.5 -89.3 WI Crawford County 43.2 -91.0 WI Dane County 43.1 -89.4 WI Dodge County 43.4 -88.
62 Enter the dif ference from UTC (Coordinate Universal Time)/GMT (Gr eenwich Mean Time) for your time zone when you configure the W eather Station as per chapter 3.3.5. Do not consider daylight saving time when making this entry . Follow instructions for setting the status of daylight saving time as a separate entry .
63 45 Appendix B: T able of time zone differ ence from UTC Enter the differ ence from UTC (Coordin ated Un iversal Time)/GMT (Gr eenwich Mean Time) for your time zone when you configure the Professional W eather Station as par section 3.1. Do not consider daylight saving time when makin g thi s ent ry .
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