La Crosse Technology WS-1517 Weather Radio User Manual


 
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3. To enable or disable any of these alarms, press the UP or DOWN button arrow button.
4. Press the ALARM/CHART button to confirm your setting. The alarm symbol will show when that alarm is
active.
Note: Press the SET button anytime during alarm programming mode to return to the default clock display.
Snooze Function
When either alarm sounds, press the LIGHT/SNOOZE button to activate the snooze feature for the time interval set.
Note: The alarm will automatically “snooze” if no buttons are pressed after the alarm sounds for 2 minutes. This will occur
three times only.
Pressure and Weather Window
This section provides detailed current and historical data on Barometric Pressure, Weather Forecast, Moon phase,
Temperature and Humidity. You can view history data for pressure and moon phase.
Pressure and Altitude Information
Pressure can be displayed as local pressure or sea level pressure. Pressure and altitude work together.
*Set either the sea level pressure or the local altitude but not both.
Press and release the SET button to alternate between
Sea Level Pressure
Local Pressure
Local Altitude settings
Local Pressure reflects pressure changes at your specific location (house). The local altitude/elevation must be
programmed according to GPS readings, internet, etc.
Sea Level Pressure reflects pressure changes in your surrounding metro area. The sea level barometric pressure value
can be adjusted according to the local weather reporting station (Sources–local TV, radio station, Internet, etc.).
Sea Level Pressure and Altitude are interdependent.
Adjust altitude and the weather station will calculate sea level pressure.
Adjust sea level pressure, and the weather station will automatically calculate altitude.
You can only adjust one of the two–either sea level barometric pressure or altitude.
The default settings are: InHg (Inches of Mercury), and 33 feet.
Changing or Setting Altitude (Local Pressure)
1. Press the SET button until the local altitude value will be displayed. Feet
2. Hold the MEMORY button until the altitude unit is flashing, feet or meters.