La Crosse Technology WS2813UIT Weather Radio User Manual


 
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orthesensorscloserandwaitafewminutestoseeifthewirelessicons displayagain.Ifthe
wirelessicons arestillnotdisplayedafterrepositioningthesensorsorthewirelessdisplay,
pressandholdtheUPARROWkeyfor2secondstoresynchronizethewirelessdisplaywith
thesensors.
WINDSENSOR
Thewindsensormustbeinstalledwiththefrontofthesensor(thesolarpanel)facingtrue
South,orthereportedwinddirectionwillnotbeaccurate.Mountwithinthe200footwireless
rangeofthethermohygrosensorandonthesamesideofthehouse.Theroofmayormaynot
beanidealmountinglocation.Securethemainunittotheshaftofthemastholder.Usethe
rightangleadaptorifthewindsensorwillbemountedonahorizontalmastorsurface.
FastenthewindsensortoasuitablemastusingthetwoUbolts,washersandnutsincluded.
Note:Mountthewindsensorontoamast,ataminimumheightof6feet,sothewindcan
reachthesensorunobstructedfromalldirectionsforanaccuratereading.Theidealmastis
between0.62"and1.3”indiameter.ThewindsensorDOESNOThavereplaceablebatteries;it
consumessolarpowerandchargestheinternalbatterypackautomatically.
Note:Donotopenthewindsensor.Thiswillvoidthewarranty.
RAINSENSOR
Therainsensorshouldbemountedonalevelsurfaceinanopenareawithinthe200foot
wirelessrangeofthethermohygrosensorandonthesamesideofthehouse.Mounttherain
sensoratleast6feetoffthegroundandlevelforoptimumwirelesstransmission.Therain
sensorshouldbeaccessibletoallowforperiodiccleaningofdebrisorinsects.
THERMOHYGROSENSOR
Thethermohygrosensoris"weatherresistant",butnot"waterproof".Toensureanextended
lifeforthesensor,mountitinasemicoveredplaceoutoftheelementsataminimumheightof
6feet.AnideallocationforthethermohygrosensorisundertheeavesontheNorthsideof
thehousetoavoidtheeffectsofsunlight.Mountthesensor18"downfromtheeavesto
ensureoptimumperformance.Thiswillassurethetemperatureoftheaircomingoutofthe
atticwillnotaffectdatacollectedbythesensor.
Towallmountthethermohygrosensor,fixthewall
holderontothedesiredwallusingthe
includedscrews,plugthesensorfirmlyintothewallholderandreplacetheraincoverifitisnot
alreadyinplace.NOTE:Aftermountingtheunits,iftheweatherdataisnotreceived,pressand
holdtheUPARROWkeyfor2secondstosynchronizethewirelessdisplaytothesensors.
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