La Crosse Technology WS 550 US User Manual

1TouchScreenWireless Weather Station WS 550 USOperating Instructions La Crosse Technology

103. 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

115. Screw the foot support on to the weather station using the enclosed Allen key and 2 Allen screws.6. The cables are thus connected, ins

128. At the end, the cover is inserted in the corresponding locks of the cable shaft (see detailed picture above), tilted upward and locked in

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)

14pipe-end that is marked with a sticker.- Install the fully mounted sensor within the possible transmitter radius (max. 400 ft. free field; take into

15+ – – –+Bottom+The fully mounted TX 550 USInsert batteries, position of the key- Open the sensor housing by rotating it towards the left and pullin

16 3. OperationsThe wireless sensor data is not shown on the display immediately after installing the wireless sensors and starting up the base devic

17- Touch the "ENTER" field, the display is: SENSOR NO 1 ADD DEL- Repeatedly touch the "SENSOR" field and select the memory slot

183.2. OperationsAs all important data is displayed simultaneously in the display, operations are ba-sically restricted to selecting other sensors or

19Main Menu FunctionsMIN: Call up the minimum values After touching the ”MIN” area, the minimum values of the respective data are displayed. When y

2Contents1. General aspects and functioning, Quick Overview ...42. Preparatory work ...

203.3. ConfigurationThe weather station is delivered in such a state that its basic functions (except moon phase, sunrise, sunset, date, time, min./max

21 WEEKDAY + MON - - Touch the "+" or "-" areas to set the day of the week.- Touch the "WEEKDAY" field, the dis

223.3.4. "POSITION" menu, Set positionThe position details of the weather station location are needed to calculate the sunrise a

233.3.5. "TIMEZONE" menu, Set time zoneThe time zone details are required for calculating the sunrise and sunset times. Enter the current di

24 BRIGHT CTRL ON- Touch the "ON" field to switch between "Automatic Brightness Control" being active (ON) or deactive (

25Activate/ deactivate the daylight saving time switching- Select the "SYSTEM" menu and then the "DST" option (via BEEP); the dis

26 ALTITUDE ENTER- Touch the "ENTER" field, the display is: ALTITUDE + 0000 -- Touch the "+" or "

27The 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 sunsh

283.3.9. "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 me

293.4. Other Functions and DisplaysDisplay moon phasesThe moon phases are displayed using the following symbols: Moon phase may vary fro

31. English Edition 3/2007Documentation © 2007 La Crosse TechnologyAll rights reserved. No parts of this manual may be reproduced or proce

30Immediate Rain Display- The onset of rain is notified to the base station during the next wireless data transmission and is indicated t

31Sensor Status Display- In the outdoor sensor display field ("Outdoor") there is a small reception indicator to indicate the sensor status:

32Wireless sensorsThe batteries in these sensors have a lifetime of max. 2 years (alkaline batteries). They are to be replaced when a 'battery em

33Inaccurate rainBe sure rain gauge is assembled correctly, with drain holes aligned.Check that sensor assembly is not tipped, but straight into groun

34 6. RangeThe free-field range for visual contact between transmitter and receiver is 400 ft. (120 m) under optimal conditions. Walls and even steel

35Pointer inserted correctlyRainfall sensor inserted correctlyDrain holeLock for collection funnelHousing locked in correctly at the bottom (col-lecti

367.2. Setting the rain sensorThe rain quantity measurement system has a high level of accuracy when it leaves the factory; so normally, no adjustment

37 8. Technical SpecificationsMeasurement interval for outdoor sensors ...2-3 minMeasurement interval for

38 9. PC connection - Software InstallationThe following are the system requirements for operating the ”WeatherProfessional” software:· Operating sys

39 10. AppendixDewpoint - Temperature point that is independent of the interaction between a specific air pressure level, a specific temperature and a

4 1. General aspects and FunctionThe TouchScreen Wireless Weather Station WS 550 US is a high-quality, highly comfortable universal weather measur

40Comfort indicatorThe symbol of the comfort indicator (the three different "smiles" J K L) reflect the room climate whereby the weather st

41 12. Wireless technology BidCoS™ BidCoS (Bidirectional Communication Standard) is a new wireless standard that has been specially deve

4213. FCC Information Contains FCC ID: RNT-TRX916Changes or modifications not expressly approved in writing by La Crosse Techno-logy may void the user’

43 Appendix A: Menu Overview WS 550 US Main menu MIN MAX RESET RESET RAIN RESET SUN RESET MIN-MAX CFG CLEANING SENSOR LIGH

44Appendix B: Table of latitude/longitude of US counties.State County Latitude LongitudeAL Autauga County 32.5 -86.6AL Baldwin County 30.6 -8

45AR Saline County 34.6 -92.6AR Scott County 34.9 -94.1AR Searcy County 35.9 -92.7AR Sebastian County 35.3 -94.4AR Sevier County 34.0 -

46FL Lee County 26.6 -81.8FL Leon County 30.5 -84.3FL Levy County 29.3 -82.7FL Liberty County 30.3 -84.9FL Madison County 30.4 -83.4FL

47GA Ware County 31.2 -82.4GA Warren County 33.4 -82.7GA Washington County 32.9 -82.8GA Wayne County 31.6 -81.9GA Webster County 32.0 -

48IN Delaware County 40.2 -85.4IN Dubois County 38.4 -86.9IN Elkhart County 41.6 -85.9IN Fayette County 39.6 -85.2IN Floyd County 38.3

49KS Brown County 39.8 -95.6KS Butler County 37.8 -96.9KS Chase County 38.3 -96.6KS Chautauqua County 37.1 -96.3KS Cherokee County 37.1

5Overview of the display and operating options of WS 550 US:Display the inside temperature and humidity - Switch to displaying the dewpoint- Save t

50KY Meade County 37.9 -86.1KY Menifee County 38.0 -83.6KY Mercer County 37.8 -84.8KY Metcalfe County 37.0 -85.6KY Monroe County 36.7 -

51MI Emmet County 45.5 -84.9MI Genesee County 43.0 -83.7MI Gladwin County 44.0 -84.4MI Gogebic County 46.4 -89.8MI Grand Traverse County

52MS Jones County 31.7 -89.2MS Kemper County 32.8 -88.7MS Lafayette County 34.4 -89.5MS Lamar County 31.2 -89.5MS Lauderdale County 32.4

53MT Garfield County 47.2 -107.0MT Glacier County 48.6 -112.8MT Golden Valley County 46.4 -109.1MT Granite County 46.4 -113.4MT Hill Count

54NJ Warren County 40.8 -75.0NM Bernalillo County 35.1 -106.6NM Catron County 34.0 -108.4NM Chaves County 33.4 -104.4NM Cibola County 35

55NC Stokes County 36.4 -80.3NC Surry County 36.4 -80.7NC Swain County 35.4 -83.4NC Transylvania County 35.2 -82.8NC Tyrrell County 35.8

56OK Garfield County 36.4 -97.8OK Garvin County 34.7 -97.3OK Grady County 35.1 -97.9OK Grant County 36.8 -97.8OK Greer County 34.9 -99.5

57SC Edgefield County 33.8 -81.9SC Fairfield County 34.4 -81.1SC Florence County 34.1 -79.7SC Georgetown County 33.4 -79.3SC Greenville Cou

58TN Union County 36.3 -83.8TN Van Buren County 35.7 -85.5TN Warren County 35.7 -85.8TN Washington County 36.3 -82.4TN Wayne County 35.2

59TX Morris County 33.1 -94.7TX Motley County 34.1 -100.8TX Nacogdoches County 31.6 -94.6TX Navarro County 32.1 -96.5TX Newton County 30

6The weather forecast also plays an equally important role. So "Oscar Outlook" has different displays and clothing depending on the weather

VA Lunenburg County 36.9 -78.2VA Madison County 38.4 -78.3VA Mathews County 37.4 -76.3VA Mecklenburg County 36.7 -78.3VA Middlesex County

WI Buffalo County 44.4 -91.8WI Burnett County 45.9 -92.4WI Calumet County 44.1 -88.2WI Chippewa County 45.0 -91.3WI Clark County 44.8 -

62Enter the difference from UTC (Coordinate Universal Time)/GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for your time zone when you configure the Weather Station as per

6345Appendix B: Table of time zone difference from UTCEnter the difference from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)/GMT (Greenwich MeanTime) for your tim

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7Quick overview of the display fields 1. Current indoor temperature with temperature trend2. Displays the current direction of the wind (main wind

8 2.1. Preparing the weather stationThe weather station is exclusively operated via the plug-in mains adapter that is delivered. Battery operations ar

9Inserting batteriesRemove the cover of the battery compartment and insert four 1.5 V AA-cells, (alka-line type LR6) according to the correct poles in