The maximum open-air distance is 100 meters in a straight line although you should take into account the environment, distance and interferences. Subtract 6 to 10 meters for an exterior wall or any other similar obstruction, in width or composition. Subtract 3 to 10 meters per interior wall or any obstruction that is similar in width or composition. (An obstruction would include anything that is between the line of sight like a roof, walls, floors, ceilings, trees, etc.) Also keep your units away from electronic appliances like TV’s, microwaves, computers, refrigerators and speakers.

Yes and No… We have trouble maintaining a signal through metal siding, stucco walls and UV glass. You can get the remote sensor to transmit through these materials, but it will take a little bit of trial and error. Reset the weather station as mentioned above and change the angle that the remote transmits through the siding or glass until an outdoor temperature remains on the display for an extended period of time. Keep in mind that the signal from the remote must travel through some space (10 cm of air minimum) before reaching a wall or glass window.

Check the polarity on your batteries to make sure they are installed according to the diagram in the battery compartment. Also make sure that you are using a quality alkaline battery. We advise against reloading batteries (except for specifical product).

Most of our items receive the DCF-77 signal from Frankfurt to set the clock to atomic time. Sometimes, due to poor atmospheric conditions or local interferences you will not be able to receive a signal immediately. The best way to get a signal is to put your clock in a window facing Frankfurt until you see the tower icon appear. If definitely you are not receiving the signal, wait one night, during the night time there are less atmospheric disturbances.

If your time is off by an increment of exactly 1 hour, 2 hours, or more change your TIME ZONE on zero not to have time zone on the atomic time (which is CET meaning Central European Time (Brussels, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Madrid... ).

Change time zone on “-1” for Great Britain and Portugal. Match any time zone when receiving DCF-77 signal.

“OFL” is displayed when in- or outdoor temperature or humidity data are “out of range”.

In the case of outdoor temperature and humidity “OFL” can also be displayed when any interference occurs.

Correct data transmission is usually restored during the next data collection. If that is not the case, you should restart your station.

In order to get an accurate reading and to prolong the life of your sensor we recommend that you have it in a sheltered area out of the sun and direct rain. Fog and Mist will not affect the sensor, but a soaking in water may.

You can mount it outside under an eve of your house or any other suitable place that will keep it out of the sun and rain. Do not wrap the sensor in plastic or seal it in a plastic bag.

Here is the fast procedure which can apply to the majority of our most recent devices (techologie IT +).

Bring both units (station + transmitter) inside your house and have the units 1 to 2 meters apart with nothing in-between them.

1. Remove the batteries from both units, display and remote sensor.
2. Wait until the display is blank to clear all memory (we recommend one minute).
3. Put the batteries back into the transmitter.
4. Taking care NOT to press any keys, reinstall the batteries into the base station.

Be careful, batteries must be inserted as mentionned hereabove (transmitter first, then in the base station) to ensure a good functioning.

5. Do not press any keys for at least 10 minutes after installing the batteries. (Let them establish a good connection. Pressing a button during this stage would be enough to stop the search for the sensor which is being now carried out by the station).

Outdoor data should be showing on your display. You can now put your outdoor sensor back outside.

Weather forecast icon indicates improvement or degradation trend rather than immediate sun or rain as the icon shows.

Example: if current weather is cloudy and the icon of rain is displayed, this does not imply that the station is deficient because it is not raining. It simply means that the atmospheric pressure fell and that weather will be getting poor but not necessarily raining.

Once your station installed, it is recommended to ignore the forecast for the next 24 to 48 hours, in order to leave time to the station and to operate in constant condition and altitude.

Each noticeable and important change of atmospheric pressure will result in a change of icon. In the climates subjected to abrupt weather changes (e.g. sunny to rainy weather) the station will operate more precisely than in a climate with small weather variations (e.g. almost always sunny). In addition, an estimated forecast precision is about 75%.

The La Crosse Technology weather stations are the only ones being equipped with a pressure sensor which records pressure variations every 3 hours and which calculates, on a 12 hours average, and displays weather tendency averages. Consequently, the La Crosse Technology weather stations are more sensitive and more precise than all other similar products.

The random loss of the data sent from the transmitter can be due to local interferences. Move your device and take them away from metallic structures or / and electric devices, then reset entirely your device by following the procedure of implementation.

Check the battery power and change it if necessary.

This range is specific for French market and will only work in France.

In order to get an accurate reading and to prolong the life of your sensor, we recommend that you respect the following instructions:

-          Always make sure that the rain protection cover is correctly placed on the sensor.

-          Have it in a sheltered area out of the sun and direct rain. Fog and Mist will not affect the sensor, but a soaking in water may.

You can mount it outside under an eve of your house or any other suitable place that will keep it out of the sun and rain. Do not wrap the sensor in plastic or seal it in a plastic bag.

In order to get an accurate reading and to prolong the life of your sensor we recommend that you :

-          Always make sure that the rain sensor is mounted onto a horizontal surface : a faulty installation can lead you to get wrong recordings, or no recording at all

-          Mount the sensor at a height of minimum 1 meter off the ground to prevent dirt from obstructing the funnel

-          Mount it away from trees (the leaves could block the sensor )

In order to get an accurate reading and to prolong the life of your sensor we recommend that you :

-          Always make sure that the wind sensor is perfectly horizontal : a faulty mounting can lead you to get wrong recordings, or no recording at all

-          Avoid mounting the wind sensor near a TV antenna or a satellite dish

-          Avoid mounting the wind sensor onto a metallic mast

-          Make sure that the mounting allows the wind to travel around the sensor unhindered from all directions

WS1501IT+                             => No PC connection

WS1600IT+                            => No PC connection

WS3650IT+                           => Windows XP (32 bits)

 WS2355IT+ / WS2357IT+    => Windows XP, Vista (32 bits)

WS2800IT+ / WS2801IT+     => Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 bits)

-          Check the compatibility of the weather station with the operating system (cf here over);

-          Be sure the PC cable is well connected ;

-          Be sure that the COM port number selected in the program is the good one (check in ”Device manager”)

-          Be sure the associated program are well installed