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 indoor temperature and humidity, and barometric air pressure (as 29.91 inHg relative RH) will also be displayed.
5.There is a “satellite” icon that appears near the bottom of the LCD, to the right of the “max” remote
B.WWVB Reception
1.Once the batteries are installed in the Weather Center, it will automatically search for the WWVB signal. If it receives a good signal (which is unlikely during daylight hours in most locations), the WWVB reception indicator (looks like a tower icon) will flash. The indoor weather station requires five full minutes of good reception to successfully capture the signal and set to the correct hour, minute, second, month, day and year. If the signal reception is not successful within ten minutes, the signal search will be cancelled and will automatically resume every two hours until the signal is successfully captured.
2.The signal is sent from Ft. Collins, Colorado only and is similar to an AM radio signal. Atmospheric interferences such as storms, sunspots, and even sunlight will cause the signal to not travel as far.
3.To maximize reception, place the indoor weather station in a window facing Colorado, at least six feet from any electrical source (computers, televisions, refrigerators, etc.). Do not move the indoor weather station while it is searching for the signal.
4.The time and date can be manually set. Once the signal is captured, it will override any time and date set to the time zone selected.
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