La Crosse Technology WS-8157U-IT Weather Tendency Arrows, Manual Settings, Time Zone Setting

Sunny—indicates that the weather is expected to improve (not that the weather will be sunny).

Sun with Clouds—indicates that the weather is expected to be fair (not that the weather will be sunny with clouds). Clouds with Rain—indicates that the weather is expected to get worse (not that the weather will be rainy).

The weather icons change when the unit detects a change in air pressure. The icons change in order, from “sunny” to “partly sunny” to “cloudy” or the reverse. It will not change from “sunny” directly to “rainy”, although it is possible for the change to occur quickly. If the symbols do not change then the weather has not changed, or the change has been slow and gradual.

Weather Tendency Arrows

Other possible displays in LCD 2 are 2 weather tendency arrows, one that points up (on the left side of the forecast) and one that points down (on the right side of the forecast). These arrows reflect current changes in the air pressure. An arrow pointing up indicates that the air pressure is increasing and the weather is expected to improve or remain good. An arrow pointing down indicates that the air pressure is decreasing and the weather is expected to become worse or remain poor. No arrow means the pressure is stable.

MANUAL SETTINGS

Note: If the radio-controlled clock has already successfully received the WWVB time signal and displays the correct time and date, then the Manual settings can be skipped.

After completion of the above described procedures in “Setting-up”the manual setting modes can be entered by pressing and holding the SET key for

3 seconds. The following settings can now be programmed:

•Time zone setting

•DST ON/OFF

•Language display setting

•Manual time setting

•Year setting

•Month setting

•Date setting

•Weekday setting

•ºC or ºF setting

TIME ZONE SETTING

The time zone can be set between the 0 to –12 hour or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) range in LCD2. To do this:

1.The time zone (LCD2) will start flashing (Default setting "-5“). Select the desired time zone by pressing and releasing the + key.

Note: The time zones from –4 to –10 hours will be displayed with 3 characters abbreviations. North American Time Zones are negative numbers:

•ATL -4 (Atlantic time),

•EST -5 (Eastern time; default time zone),

•CST -6 (Central time),

•MST -7 (Mountain time),

•PST -8 (Pacific time),

•ALA -9 (Alaska time),

•HAW -10 (Hawaii time),

•GMT 0 (Greenwich Mean Time).

2.Press and release the SET key to enter the “DST Setting“.

DST SETTING (daylight saving time)

1.The ON digit will start flashing on LCD1. Set the DST ON or OFF by pressing the + key.

2.Press and release the SET key to enter the “Language Setting“.

Note:

The DST default is “ON”, meaning that the WWVB will automatically change the time according to Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall. For areas that do not recognize DST changes (Arizona and parts of Indiana) turn the DST “OFF”.

Please capitalize the words: Time Zone, Hour, Minutes, Year, Month, Date, Day

LANGUAGE SETTING

The weekdays can be displayed in LCD 1 with the pre-set languages: (US) English, Spanish (E) and French (F).

1.Set the desired language for the weekday display in LCD 2 by use of the + key.

2.Press and release the SET key to enter the mode “Manual Time Setting”.

MANUAL TIME SETTING

In case the radio-controlled clock is not able to detect the WWVB-signal (disturbances, transmitting distance, etc.); the time can be manually set. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock.

Note: the time will be displayed with an additional “PM” for the time from 12:00 noon until 11:59.

1.The hour digits will start flashing on LCD1.

2.Set the desired hours by pressing and releasing the + key followed by pressing the SET key.

3.Now the minute digits will start flashing.

4.Set the desired minutes by pressing and releasing the + key. If the + key is held, the units will increase by 5.

5.Press and release the SET key to move to the “Year Setting”.

Note:

The unit will still try to receive the signal every day despite it being manually set. When it does receive the signal, it will change the manually set time into the received time. During reception attempts the WWVB tower icon will flash. If reception has been unsuccessful, then the WWVB tower icon will not appear but reception will still be attempted the following hour.

WWVB time reception takes place from 12:00 am through 6:00 am each day (attempts WWVB reception every full hour within this time frame). When the time signal is received for example at 1:00 am, the radio-controlled clock will not attempt to receive the WWVB signal for the remaining hours until 6:00 am. Therefore, the next signal attempt will take place between 12:00 am and 6:00 am the next day. The other times WWVB reception takes place, are upon setup and after manual time set exiting mode. Reception is generally not possible during daylight hours due to the interference of the sun.

YEAR SETTING

The year can be selected sequentially from 2001 to 2029 and will then start over again (default setting 2006). The year will only appear in the manual setting mode.

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