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WS-8015U
Wireless 433 MHz
Weather Station with Sun/Moon Time
Instruction Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Page Inventory of Contents/ Additional Equipment 3 Quick Set Up Guide 4 About WWVB 4 Detailed Set Up Guide 5-6 Battery Installation 5 Start Up Sequence 6 Explanation of LCD Information 7 Function Key Layout 7 Program Mode 8-13 Time, 12/24 Hour Mode and Date Setting 8 City Location Setting 8-9 U.S. City Codes 9-11 Canada City Codes 12 Mexico City Codes 12 Time Zone Setting 12 Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting Weather Measuring Units 12-13 LCD Contrast
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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS 1. WS-8015U—indoor weather station 2. TX4U—remote thermo/hygro Figure 1. (temperature/humidity) sensor 3. Instruction manual and warranty card ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included) 1. Five fresh AA 1.5V alkaline batteries. 2. One wall-mounting screw (optional) ABOUT WWVB (radio-controlled time) The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology—Time and Frequency Division) radio station, WWVB, is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado and transmi
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QUICK SET-UP GUIDE Hint: Use good quality Alkaline Batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries. 1. Have the indoor weather station and remote thermo/hygro sensor 3 to 5 apart. 2. Batteries should be out of both units for 10 minutes. 3. Place the batteries into the remote thermo/hygro sensor first then into the indoor weather station. (All remote thermo/hygro sensors must be started before the indoor weather station) 4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 10 MINUTES. In this time the in
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DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE I. Battery Installation Batteries will fit tightly. To avoid start-up problems, make sure that the batteries do not spring free. Also be sure to insert alkaline batteries into the remote thermo/hygro sensor first, then the indoor weather station. Initial set up should be done with the remote thermo/hygro sensor and indoor weather station in the same room. The units should be permanently mounted only after the signal reception has been verified. Mounting Bracke
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II. Start Up Sequence A. Initial Start 1. Immediately after the batteries have been installed, the indoor weather station will sound a “beep”, and the LCD will completely light up for a brief moment. 2. All information will then appear in normal mode, with “12:00” as the default time and “1.1” as the default date (2001 as the year). 3. “DCA” is the default city (Washington, DC, USA), with the sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset times displayed for that city at that date. 4. The in
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5. Once the time and date are set, the indoor weather station will conduct a search every night at midnight and correct to the accurate time and date (Daylight Saving Time is automatic). If the signal has been received in the past 24 hours, the reception indicator will be displayed. III. Explanation of LCD Information A. The below picture highlights the LCD features B. There are many different modes the indoor weather station can be set to. The LCD shown is the normal operating mode, a
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IV. Function Key Layout A. The below picture shows the eight function keys used in programming and operation of your indoor weather station V. Program Mode The program mode is laid out in a manner that allows you to program each function separately, or you can follow the instructions entirely to program the indoor weather center. Complete programming is usually done for the initial set-up, and will require you to skip step 1 and 2 of each programming section. The programming mode
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B. Time, 12/24 Hour Mode and Date Setting The WWVB signal will override any manual set time and date information. The time will be based on the time zone selected. 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 1 second. 2. The hour is now flashing. 3. Press and release the “+” or “–“ button to select the current hour. Note: In 12h mode “PM” will appear to the left of the time during PM hours. If the time is not within the PM hours nothing will be displayed. Be sure to set the time to
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C. City Location Setting The list of the cities available is listed after this section. 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 1 second. 2. Press and release the “SET” button 6 times. 3. The country location will flash (USA default/factory setting). 4. Press and release the “+”or “–“ button to select the country (USA=United States, CAN=Canada, MEX=Mexico). 5. Press and release the “SET” button to advance to the state setting (USA only) or the city location (Canada or Mexico). Skip
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D. City Location Listing The following list of city locations is entered in the database. Due the limited memory, 245 cities are listed. Every attempt has been made to provide a location close to all parts of North America. The choices were based first on state capitals, then nearby locations based on population and difference of latitude and longitude. There are cases where your city may be closer to a city in a nearby state rather than your state. We are unable to change the database, b
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IN Indiana MN Minnesota ND North Dakota, cont. EVV Evansville AEL Albert Lea GFK Grand Forks HUF Terre Haute BJI Bemidji NE Nebraska IND Indianapolis DLH Duluth GRI Grand Island SBN South Bend GPO Grand Portage LNK Lincoln KS Kansas INL International Falls OMA Omaha DDC Dodge City STP St. Paul SNY Sidney K32 Wichita MO Missouri VTN Valentine KCK Kansas City JEF Jefferson City NH New Hampshire OH1 Wakeeney MKC Kansas City CON Concord TOP Topeka MPH Memphis NJ New Jersey KY Kentucky POF
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OK Oklahoma TX Texas (cont.) WV West Virginia 17K Boise City DFW Dallas/Ft. Worth CRW Charleston LAW Lawton ELP El Paso HLG Wheeling OKC Oklahoma City HOU Houston WY Wyoming TUL Tulsa LRD Laredo BYG Buffalo OR Oregon ODO Odessa CPR Casper BNO Burns SAT San Antonio CYS Cheyenne EUG Eugene UT Utah LAA Little America MFR Medford SAL Saline WYE West Yellowstone PDX Portland SGU St. George SLE Salem SLC Salt Lake City PA Pennsylvania TSN Thompson CXY Harrisburg VA Virginia PHL Ph
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Canada City Listing Code City Code City Code City EDM Edmonton YEL Yellowknife CHT Charlotte Town ALB Calgary OTT Ottawa MON Montreal VAN Vancouver SUD Sudbury QUE Quebec WIN Winnipeg THU Thunder Bay REG Regina FRE Fredericton TOR Toronto WHI Whitehorse HAL Halifax Mexico City Listings Code City Code City Code City CHH Chihuahua MEX Mexico City HER Hermosillo DUR Durango GUA Guadalupe E. Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Settings 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 1 s
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F. Weather measurement units ( °F/ °C, inHg/hPa) 1. Press and hold the “SET” button for 1 second. 2. Press and release the “SET” button 11 times. 3. The selected temperature units will now flash ( °F default/factory setting). 4. Press and release the “+”or “–“ button to select °F (Fahrenheit) or °C (Celsius). 5. Press and release the “SET” button to advance to the barometric air pressure units setting. 6. The selected air pressure units will now flash (inHg default/factory settin
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16. Press and release the “+”or “–“ button to select the storm warning setting. This can be set to 0.09, 0.12, 0.15, 0.18, 0.21, 0.24, or 0.27 inHg (from 3 to 9 hPa). This setting will determine how much of a drop in air pressure over six hours will sound the storm warning alarm. 17. Press and release the “SET” button to advance to the storm warning alarm on/off setting. 18. The storm warning on or off setting will now flash (AOFF default/factory setting). 19. Press and release the “+”o
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FEATURES AND OPERATIONS A. Sunrise/set and Moonrise/set Calculation The indoor weather station will calculate the sunrise/set moonrise/set each day based on the location entered through the programming mode. To view another location and/or date without affecting the programmed city location and date, follow section A.2 in Features and Operations. 1. Daylight Hours and Minutes Calculation Press and release the “SUN/MOON” button. In place of the sunrise/sunset time will be the numb
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m. Press and release the “SET” key to advance to the month setting. n. The month is now flashing (the current month). o. Press and release the “+” or “–“ key to select the month desired. p. Press and release the “SET” key to advance to the date setting. q. The date is now flashing (the current date). r. Press and release the “+” or “–“ key to select the date desired. s. Press and release the “SUN/MOON” key to calculate the new city location at the date selected. You may instead pres
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B. Moon Phase 1. There are 12 moon phases shown on the indoor weather station; the black portion signifies the portion of the moon visible in the sky. Thus, when the moon icon is all black, it is a full moon. The indoor weather station is programmed with all moon phases from the year 2000 until 2099. 2. The moon phase for any date may be found by selecting a different date through the sun rise/set moon rise/set programming section (section A in Features and Operations). C. Minimum
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2. Outdoor Minimum and Maximum Temperature and Humidity The indoor weather station automatically stores the minimum and maximum outdoor temperature and humidity. The minimum and maximum values are updated automatically when a new minimum or maximum is recorded, or until manually reset. a. The outdoor (remote) minimum and maximum temperature values are displayed below the outdoor temperature display. b. These values are rounded down for minimum and rounded up for maximum. Note: T
