La Crosse Technology WS2813UIT Weather Radio User Manual


 
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5. Setuptroubleshooting:Ifthesensordatafailstodisplayforanyoftheoutdoorsensors
within10minutes,(“‐‐‐isdisplayed),removethebatteriesfromallunitsfor1minute
andstarttheSetupprocedureagainatStep1.
MOUNTINGTHESENSORSANDPLACEMENTOFTHEWIRELESSDISPLAY:
IMPORTANT:Ensurethatallofthesensordatacanbereceivedattheintendedmounting
locationsbeforeyoudrillmountingholes.Thewindandrainsensorshaveawirelessrangeof
200feet&thethermohygrosensorhasawirelessrangeof200feet.Keepinmindthatthe
rangesequatetoanopenairscenariowithnoobstructions.Eachobstruction(roof,walls,
floors,ceilings,etc.)willreducetherange.
Thethermohygrosensormeasuresoutdoortemperature&humidityandcollectsthedata
fromthewindandtherainsensors.Itsendsalloutdoorweatherdatatothewirelessdisplay,
sothethermohygrosensormustbewithinthe200footwirelessrangeofthewirelessdisplay.
Thisallowsthewindandrainsensorstobeplacedrelativetothethermohygrosensorrather
thanthewirelessdisplay.SeeWirelessDataDiagramabove.
Thewindandrainsensorsmustbemountedwithinthe200footwirelessrangeofthe
thermohygrosensorandonthesamesideofthehouse.
Thewirelessdisplaymustbewithinthe80footwirelessrangeoftheUSBtransceiverto
sendweatherdatatothePC.
Inaddition,915MHzsensorstransmitbetterataminimummountedheightof6feet.
Ifthesensorwirelessicons dropfromthedisplayasyoumovethemintotheirintended
locations,thesensorsmaybetoofarfromthewirelessdisplay.Trymovingthewirelessdisplay