CARRIN ELECTRONICS 9111 WEATHER STATION User Manual

CARRIN ELECTRONICS COMPANY LIMITED WEATHER STATION

User manual

1KW9111W‐S/M(2)WEATHERSTATION(RC‐WWVB)USERMANUAL 1. Features1.1WeatherForecast‐Sunny,SlightlyCloudy,Cloudy,RainyandSnowanimation1.2Time ‐RadiocontrolledtimewithManualTimesettingoption ‐12/24houruserselectable ‐DualDailyAlarmfunction‐DailySunrise/Sunset,Moonrise/Moonsettimefor3countriesi‐ MoonPhasedisplay  ‐PerpetualCalendarUptoYear2099     ‐ Dayofweekin8languagesuserselectable1.3BarometricPressure‐   Currentandpast12hrAbsoluteandRelativeBarometricPressurereading ‐BarometricPressurebarchart ‐Measuresmb/hPa,inHg&mmHguserselectable 1.3Humidity   ‐Measurablerange:20~99%    ‐Max/MinMemory1.4Temperature  ‐ Indoormeasurablerange:0~50°C[+32~+122°F] ‐Measures°C/°Fuserselectable  ‐ Outdoormeasurablerange:‐20~50°C[‐4~+122°F] ‐Max/MinMemory[indoor&outdoor]1.5WirelessOutdoorSensor‐Low‐batteryindicatorforOutdoorThermoSensor  ‐ WallMountorTableStand ‐OneWirelessThermoSensorIncluded ‐433MHzRFtransmittingfrequency ‐30meter[98feet]transmissionrangeinanopenarea
22.MainUnitAppearance
32.1PartA‐LCDA1:OutdoorChannelA2:OutdoorHumidityA3:OutdoorTemperatureA4:Tem peratureTrendA5:HumidityTrendA6:IndoorTemperatureA7:IndoorHumidityA8:ComfortIndicatorBarA9:WeatherForecastA10:PastHour(PressureHistory)A11:Abs/RelBarometricPressureReadingA12:AirPressureTrendA13:BarometricPressureBarGraphA14:Sunrise&sunsettimeA15:Moonrise&moonsettimeA16:MoonPhaseA17:TimeA18:RadioControlIconA19:DayOfWeekA20:LocationA21:Date2.2PartB‐ButtonsB1:“SNOOZE/LIGHT”buttonB2:“SUN/MOON”buttonB3:“MAX/MIN”buttonB4:“CHANNEL”buttonB5:“MODE/SET”buttonB6:“AL A RM ON/OFF”buttonB7:“▲/12/24”buttonB8:“▼/ ”buttonB9:“HISTORY/WEATHER”buttonB10:“RELATIVE/ABSOLUTE”buttonB11:“RESET”buttonB12:“C/F/+”buttonB13:“‐”button2.3PartC‐StructureC1:WallMountHole C2:BatteryCoverC3:Adaptor(DC4.5V)Plug C4:Stand3. Outdoor Thermo Sensor D1:TransmissionIndicationLEDD2:OutdoorTemperaturedisplayD3:OutdoorHumiditydisplayD4:BatteryCompartmentD5:WallMountHoleD6:“RESET”buttonD7:“C/F”buttonD8:ChannelSelectSwitchD9:Stand
44.GettingStarted:4.1MainUnit:z Openmainunitbatterycompartmentcover[C2]z Insert3xAAbatteriesobservingpolarity[“+”and“–“marks]z Replacemainunitbatterycompartmentcover[C2]z UseapintopresstheRESET[B11]buttonontherearofthemainunit,themainunitisnowreadyforuse4.2OutdoorThermoSensorz Batteriescompartment(D4)ofthermosensorislocatingbehindthebackcover,unscrewsthebatteriescovertoopen.z Insert2xAAAbatteriesobservingpolarity[“+”and“–“marks]5.Installation5.1MainUnitThemainunitcanbeplacedontoanyflatsurface(C4),orwallmountedbythehanginghole(C1)atthebackoftheunit.5.2OutdoorThermosensorTheremotesensorshouldbesecurelymountedontoahorizontalsurface.Note:Transmissionsbetweenreceiverandtransmittercanreachupto30minopenarea.OpenArea:therearenointerferingobstaclessuchasbuildings,trees,vehicles,highvoltagelines,etc. 6.WeatherForecastFunction6.1Operationz AfterBatteriesinserted,orholding“WEATHER”button(B9)for3seconds,weathericonflash(A9)ontheLCD.Enterthecurrentweatherpressing“-”(B13)or“+“(B12)button.Press“WEATHER”(B9)buttontoconfirmthesetting.Theweatherforecastmaynotbeaccurateifthecurrentweatherenteredisnotcorrect.z ThecurrentweatherstatusshouldbeenteredagainifthealtitudeoftheMainUnitischanged.(Barometricpressureislowerathigheraltitudelocation.Therefore,altitudechangewillaffecttheweatherforecast).Theweatherstationwillstartthefirstforecastat6hourslaterafterthecurrentweatherstatusisentered.
56.2 WeatherConditionsTherearetotally5differentweatherstatusanimationsintheweatherforecast. Note:z “ “isshowniftheweatherforecastisRainyandoutdoortemperature(anychannel)under0°C.z FrostAlert:“ ”isshowniftheoutdoortemperature(anychannel)isbetween‐2°C~+3°Cz IfthereisanyinconsistencyofweatherforecastbetweenLocalWeatherStationandthisunit,theLocalWeatherStation'sforecastshouldprevail.Themanufacturewillnotholdresponsibleforanytroublethatmaycomeupduetowrongforecastingfromthisunit.7.BarometricPressureReading7.1 BarometricTrendPointer(A12)ThetrendpointerdisplayedontheLCD(A12)indicatesthetrendoftheBarometricpressure.IndicatingthebarometricpressuretrendisrisingIndicatingthebarometricpressuretrendissteadyIndicatingthebarometricpressuretrendisfalling7.2 Absolute/RelativeAirPressurez Pressthe“Absolute/Relative”button[B10]totogglebetweenAbsoluteorRelativepressuredisplay.“ABS”isshownforAbsolutePressure;“REL”isshownforRelativepressureSunnySlightlyCloudy CloudyRainFreezingorSnowFreezing or Snow
6z AbsolutepressureistheactualpressuremeasuredbytheMainUnitz WhenviewingRelativepressure,hold“Absolute/Relative”button[B10]for3seconds,press“‐”(B13)or“+“(B12)buttontoadjust,press“Absolute/Relative”button[B10]toconfirm.Note:CheckyourlocalweatherstationforSeaLevelpressureinformation7.3 PastHourAirPressure(History)Readingz Press“HISTORY”button[B9]toviewthepast12hour’sBarometricPressurehistory.ThehourisindicatedonLCD[A10]z Hold“+”button[B12]for3secondstoselecttheunitforbarometricpressuremeterinhPa,inHgormmHG.7.4BarometricPressureBarGraphTheBarometricPressureReadingat0hr,–2hr,‐4hr,‐8hr,‐12hrisrecordedandshownonBarometricPressureBarGraph[A13].TheGraphisdisplayedinbothHPAandINHG.8.Thermometer8.1RFTransmissionProcedure:z Themainunitautomaticallystartsreceivingtransmissionfromoutdoorthermosensorforoutdoortemperatureafterweatherconditionsetting.z Thethermosensorunitwillautomaticallytransmitsignaltothemainunitafterbatteriesinserted.Forhavingmorethanoneexternaltransmitter(Maximum3),selecttheChannel,CH1,CH2orCH3toensureeachsensoristransmittingdifferencechannelbeforeinsertingbatteries.Thechannelselectswitch(D8)isatthebackofthethermosensor.z Ifmainunitfailedtoreceivetransmissionfromoutdoorthermosensorinfirst3minutesafterthebatteriesinserted(“‐‐.–”displayontheLCD),hold“Channel”button(B4)for3secondstoreceivetransmissionmanually.RFicon“ ”flashesontheLCDNote:“MAX/MIN“(B3),“WEATHER/HISTROY”(B9),“ABSOLUTE/RELATIVE”(B10),“+/C/F”button(B12)&“‐“(B13)buttonswillnotfunctionwhilescanningforthermosensor’ssignalunlesstheyarewellreceivedorstoppedmanually.Press“HISTORY”button  0HR=CurrentBarometricPressureReading ‐1HR=BarometricPressureReadingin1hourago ‐2HR=BarometricPressureReadingin2hourago……..etc
78.2Temperature&Humidity(1)OutdoorTem perature‐‐‐ChannelSelectionz Press“CHANNEL”button(B4)toviewthe3Channels’temperature&humidity.Thesequenceisshownasfollow:PRESS“CHANNEL”button   Displaythethreechannelsalternativelyz WhenviewingtherecordonCHANNEL1or2,or3,hold“CHANNEL”button(B4)for3secondstocanceltherecordonthischannelmanually,andreceivethetransmissionautomaticallyagain.(2)Maximum/MinimumTemperatureandHumidityz Press“MAX/MIN”button(B3)toshowthemaximumrecordedIndoor/OutdoorTem peratureandHumidity.“MAX”isshownontheLCDz Press“MAX/MIN”button(B3)againtoshowtheminimumrecordedIndoor/OutdoorTemperat ureandHumidity.“MIN”isshownontheLCD.(3)OutdoorTem peratureTrendz Thetrendpointer(A4)displayedontheLCDindicatesthetrendofoutdoortemperature.Indicatingtheoutdoortemp.isrisingIndicatingtheoutdoortemp.issteadyIndicatingtheoutdoortemp.isfalling(4)OutdoorHumidityTrendz Thetrendpointer(A5)displayedontheLCDindicatesthetrendofoutdoorhumidity.IndicatingtheoutdoorhumidityisrisingIndicatingtheoutdoorhumidityissteadyIndicatingtheoutdoorhumiditydown(5) Celsius/Fahrenheitz Press“°C/° F ” button(B12)toselectIndoor&OutdoorTemperatureinCelsius
8modeorFahrenheitmode.z Ifthetemperatureisoutofthemeasurablerange,LL.L(beyondtheminimumtemperature)orHH.H(beyondthemaximumtemperature)willbeshownontheLCD.(6)ComfortIndicatorBar (A8)forthedisplayofpleasant/unpleasantclimate,iftheblackdotingreenzonemeanspleasantclimate.9.TimeandAlarmSetting9.1 Radio Controlled Clock: z At3minutesafterthestart‐upoftheunit,theclockautomaticallystartstoscantheWWVBtimesignal.RadioControlIcon“ ”(A18)flashesonLCD.(A18)flashes，IndicatingnowisreceivingWWVBsignal(A18)turnson,Indicatingsignalreceivedsuccessfully(A18)disappear,Indicatingsignalreceptionfailedz Theclockautomaticallyscansthetimesignalat2.00a.m.everydaytomaintainaccuratetimekeeping.Ifreceptionfail,scanningstops(“ ”onLCDdisappear)andrepeatsagainat3.00am,4am,and5am.z Theclockcanbesettoscanthetimesignalmanuallybyholding“ ”button(B8)for3seconds.Eachreceptiontakesaboutseveralminutes.Ifreceptionfail,scanningstops(“ ”disappearontheLCD)andrepeatsagainonnextfullhour.E.g.scanningfailedat8:20a.m.,itwillscanagainat9:00a.m.z Stopscanningbyholding“ ”button(B8)for3seconds.z “DST”shownontheLCDifitisinDaylightSavingTimeModeNote:“SUN/MOON”(B2),“MODE/SET”(B5),“AL AR MON/OFF”(B6)&“▲/12/24”(B7)ButtonswillnotfunctionwhilescanningforWWVBtimesignalunlesstheyarewellreceivedorstoppedmanually. 9.2ManualTimeSetting:z Hold“MODE/SET”button(B5)for3secondstoenterClock/Calendarsettingmode.z Press“▲”(B7)or“▼”(B8)buttontoadjustthesettingandpress“MODE/SET”button(B5)toconfirmeachsetting.
9z Thesettingsequenceisshownasfollow:Hour,Minutes,Second,Year,Month,Day,Country,City.Note:(1) Secondadjustedtozeroonly.(2) TheTimeSettingModewillautomaticallyexitin15secondswithoutanyadjustment.(3) ToturnDST(DaylightSavingsTime)onoroff,pressandholdthe“▲/(12/24)＂(B7)button.When“DST”isdisplayedabovetheminutedigitsDaylightSavingsTimeisturnedon.Thesunrise/sunsettimeswilladjustaccordingly.9.312/24HourDisplaymode:Press“12/24”button(B7)toselect12or24hoursmode. 9.4DualDailyAlarmFunction:z Press“MODE/SET”button(B5)toselecttoview:TimeAlarmTime1(AlarmIcon“ “flashontheLCD)AlarmTime2(AlarmIcon“ “flashontheLCD)Yearz WhenviewingAlarmTime1orAlarmTime2,hold“MODE/SET”button(B5)for3secondstoenterthatAlarmTimesetting.Press“▲”(B7)or“▼”(B8)buttontoadjustthealarmtime,press“MODE/SET”button(B5)toconfirmthesetting.z WhenviewingAlarmTime1orAlarmTime2,press“AL AR MON/OFF”(B6)buttontoswitchthatalarmONorOFF.Ifitison,alarmicon“”or“”willbeshownontheLCD.z WhenAlarming,press“SNOOZE/LIGHT”button(B1)toactivatethesnoozealarm,alarmicon(“ ”or“”)flashesonLCD.Thealarmwillsnoozefor5minutes,thenitalarmsagain.Thissnoozefunctioncanbeenabledformaximum7times.z Pressanyof“SUN/MOON”(B2),“MODE/SET”(B5),“AL A RMON/OFF”(B6),“▲/12/24”(B7)or“▼/”(B8)buttontostopthesnoozealarm.10.Sunrise/Sunset,Moonrise/MoonsetTimeDisplayFunctionz AftersettingtheCalendar,LocalCountryandhomecityintheTimeSettingMode,themainunitcalculatestheSunrise/Sunset&Moonrise/Moonset.TheSunrise/Sunset&Moonrise/Moonsettimedigitsblinkduringthecalculation.
10z Pressthe“SUN/MOON”button(B2)todisplaythetotalSunHoursoftheselectedday.z Holdthe“SUN/MOON”button(B2)for3secondstoenterSunrise/Sunset,Moonrise/MoonsetTimesearchmode,locationdigits(A20)blink.z Enterthe“Country”,“City”,“Year”,“Month”and“Day”whichyouwouldliketocheck.Pressthe“▲”[B7]and“▼“[B8]buttontoadjustandpressthe“SUN/MOON”button(B2)toconfirmsetting.z TheSunrise/Sunset,Moonrise/Moonsettimedigitsblinkduringthecalculation.Aftercalculation,Sunrise/SunsetandMoonset/Moonrisetimeisshown.z Ifmoonriseormoonsetoccursatnextday,then“MOONRISE+1”or“MOONSET+1”willbedisplayed.Ifthereisnomoonriseormoonsetoccuronsomeday,““willbedisplayedontheLCDz TheSunrise/SunsetandMoonrise/Moonsettimedisplayisjustforreferenceonly.ForexactSunrise/SunsetandMoonrise/Moonsettime,pleaserefertoyourLocalWeatherStation 11.MoonPhaseDisplayA:NewMoonB:WaxingCrescent C:FirstQuarterD:WaxingGibbousE:FullMoon F:WaningGibbousG:LastQuarterH:WaningCrescent12.Lowbatteryindication:Thelowbatteryicon“”willappearatparticularchannelindicatingthatthermosensorunitofthechannelisinlowbatterystatus.Thebatteriesshouldbereplaced.13.BacklightPress“SNOOZE/LIGHT”button(B1),backlightstatesfor3seconds.TheMoonPhase(A16)ofeachdayisshownontheLCD.
11Countries and Cities: there are 3 countries can be chosen from the Time Setting Mode. They are listed in the following table. USAUSAIowaIAMississippiMSAlaskaAKWaterlooALOGreenwoodGWOJuneauJNUDesMoinesDSMHuntsvilleHUVAlabamaALDavenportDVNJacksonJANBirminghamBHMSiouxCitySUXTupeloTUPGadsdenGADIdahoIDMontanaMTMontgomeryMGMBoiseBOIBillingsBILMobileMOBGibbonsvilleGIBFt.PeckFTPArkansasARPocatelloPIHGreatFallsGFTFortSmithFSM SandpointSZTHelenaHLNLittleRockLITIllinoisILSidneySDYTexar kanaTXKChampaignCMIWhitefishWTFArizonaAZChicagoORDNorthCarolinaNCFlagstaffFLGSpringfieldSPIAshevilleAVLPhoenixPHXIndianaINCharlotteCLTTucsonTUSEvansvilleEVVFayettevilleFAYYumaYUMTerreHauteHUFWilmingtonILMCaliforniaCAIndianapolisINDWinston‐SalemINTBakersfieldBFLSouthBendSBNWilliamstonMCZBlytheBLHKansasKSRaleigh RDUEurekaEKADodgeCityDDCNorthDakotaNDFresnoFATWichitaK32BismarckBISFortBraggFTBKansasCityKCKBowbellsBWBLosAngelesLAXWakeeneyOH1FargoFARReddingRODTop ekaTOPGrandForksGFKSacramentoSACKentuckyKYNebraskaNESanDiegoSANFrankfortFFTGrandIslandGRISanBernardinoSBDLexingtonLEXLincoinLNKSanFranciscoSFOLouisvilleLOUOmahaOMAColoradoCOLouisianaLASidneySNYDenverDENBatonRougeBTRValentineVTNDurangoDROLakeCharlesCWFNewHampshireNHFortCollinsFNLNatchitochesIERConcordCONGrandJunctionGJTNewOrleansNEWNewJerseyNJBurlingtonITRShreveportSHVNewarkEWRPuebloPUBMassachusettsMATrentonTTNConnecticutCTBostonBOSNewMexicoNMHartfordHFDMarylandMDAlbuquerqueABQ
12DistrictofColumbiaDCBaltimoreBWIMagdaleneMAGWashingtonDCAMaineMERoswellROWDelawareDEAugustaAUGRatonRTNDover0N5BangorBGRSantaFeSAFFloridaFLGCaribouCARNevadaNVKeyWestEYWPortlandPWMAustinAINJacksonvilleJAXMichiganMIACarsonCityCXPMiamiMIAKalamazooAZOElyELYOrlandoORLDetroitDETLasVegasLASPensacolaPNSFlintFNTWellsLWLTallahasseeTLHLansingLANRenoRNOTampaTPARogersCityPZQNewYorkNYGeorgiaGAMarquetteSAWAlbanyALBAlbanyABYTraverseCityTVCBuffaloBUFAugustaAGSMinnesotaMNNewYorkCityJFKAtlantaATLAlbertLeaAELLakePlacidLKPColumbusCSGBemidjiBJISyracuseSYRMaconMACDuluthDLHOhioOHSavannaSAVGrandProtageGPOCleveland CLEHawaiiHIInternationalFallsINLColumbusCMHHonoluluHNLSt.PaulSTPCincinnatiISZHiloITOMissouriMOToledoTOLKahuluiOGCJeffersonCityJEFYoungstownYNGWaimeaWAIKansasCityMKCOklahomaOK MemphisMPHBoiseCity17K PoplarBluffPOFLawtonLAW SpringfieldSGFOklahomaCityOKC St.LouisSTLTulsaTUL
13OregonORUtahUTWestVirginiaWVBurnsBNOSalineSALCharlestonCRWEugeneEUGSt.GeorgeSGUWheelingHLGMedfordMFRSaltLakeCitySLCWyomingWYPortlandPDXThompsonTSNBuffaloBYGSalemSLEVirginiaVACasperCPRPennsylvaniaPAViennaDONCheyenneCYSHarrisburgCXYLynchburgLYHLittleAmericaLAAPhiladelphiaPHLNorfolkORFWestYellowstoneWYEPittsburghPITRichmondRICCanada CANScrantonSCRRoanokeROACalgaryCALPuertoRicoPRVermontVT CharlotteTownCHTSanJuanSJUBurlingtonBTVEdmontonEDMRhodeIslandRIMontpelierMPRFrederictonFREProvidencePVDWashingtonWAHalifaxHALSouthCarolinaSCRAberdeenABEMontrealMONCharlestonCHSWallaWallaALWOttawaOTTColumbiaCUBKettleFallsKTFQuebecQUEGreenvilleGMUMountVernonMVNReginaREGSouthDakotaSDOlympiaOLMSudburySUDSiouxFallsFSDSeattleSEAThunderBayTHUPierrePIRSpokaneSFFTorontoTORRapidCityRAPTonasket TONVancouverVANTennesseeTNYakimaYKMWinnipegWINNashvilleBNAWisconsinWIMexicoMEXChattanoogaCHAWausauAUWChihuahuaCHHKnoxvilleDKXGreenBayGRBDurangoDURMemphisMFRLaCrosseLSEGuadalupeGUATexasTXMadisonMSNHermosilloHERAbileneABIMilwaukeeMWCMexicoCityMECAmarilloAMASpoonerSSQ AustinAUS BrownsvilleBRO Dallas/Ft.WorthDFW ElPasoELP HoustonHOU LaredoLRD OdessaODO SanAntonioSAT 
1414.Precautions z Useapintopresstheresetbutton(B11)iftheUnitdoesnotworkproperly.z Avoidplacingtheclocknearinterferencesources/metalframessuchascomputerorTVsets.z Theclocklosesitstimeinformationwhenthebatteryisremoved.z Donotexposeittodirectsunlight,heavyheat,cold,highhumidityorwetareasz Theoutdoorsensormustnotbesetupandinstalledunderwater.SetitupinawaydirectsunlightandRainz Nevercleanthedeviceusingabrasiveorcorrosivematerialsorproducts.Abrasivecleaningagentsmayscratchplasticpartsandcorrodeelectroniccircuitsz IfthereisanyinconsistencyofweatherforecastbetweenLocalWeatherStationandthisunit,theLocalWeatherStation'sforecastshouldprevail.Themanufacturerwillnottakeresponsibleforincorrectforecastingfromthisunit15.Specifications IndoorData:Temperaturerange:0to50°C[+32to+122°F]TemperatureUnitsMeasured:°Cor°F[switchable]HumidityRange:20%to99%AirPressureRange:850–1050hPaAirPressureUnitsMeasured:mb/hPa,inHg&mmHG[switchable]WeatherForecast:5icons[sunny,slightlycloudy,cloudy,rainy&snow]OutdoorData:Transmissiondistance:(openarea)30m@433MHzTemperaturerange:‐20°Cto50°C[‐4to+122°F]Mount:wall/tableMainUnitDimensions:W205xh155xd32mmThermoSensorDimensions: w62xh101xd24mmBatteryRequirements:BaseStation[indoor]:3xAAbatteriesORDCAdaptor4.5VSensors[outdoor]:2xAAAbatteries
15FCCStatementThisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:‐‐Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.‐‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.‐‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.‐‐Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

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