Alecto WS-2300 Weather Station With Wireless Outdoor Sensor User Manual

Alecto WS-2300 Weather Station With Wireless Outdoor Sensor

Product Specifications:

• Model: WS-2300
• Frequency: 433MHz HYGRO-THERMO
• Power Source: 2 AA 1.5V batteries for both indoor and outdoor units

Product Usage Instructions

Binnenunit (Indoor Unit):

1. Display Screen: Shows time, indoor and outdoor temperature, and weather forecast.
2. SNOOZE / LIGHT Button: Snooze function for alarm clock. Also used to turn on display backlight.
3. ALARM SET Button: Control and setting button for the alarm.
4. CH/+ Button: Switch button for multiple outdoor units. Also used as the + button for setting.
5. MEM/- Button: Memory button for retrieving min and max values. Also used as the – button for setting.
6. Temperature Units Button: Switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit.
7. SENSOR Button: Pair the indoor unit with the outdoor unit.
8. RCC Button: Turn on/off the DCF receiver.
9. RESET Button: Restart the indoor unit in case of a possible malfunction.

Buitenunit (Outdoor Unit):

1. Status LED: Lights up when the outdoor unit sends data to the indoor unit.
2. Display: Alternately shows temperature and humidity.
3. CH 1.2.3 Switch: Set the outdoor unit to a different channel.
4. RESET Button: Restart the outdoor unit in case of a possible malfunction.
5. Hanging Opening: Mounting provision for wall hanging.

Power Supply:

Indoor Unit: Slide down the battery cover at the back, insert 2 AA 1.5V batteries as indicated, and slide the cover back. The indoor unit will search for the outdoor unit for 1 minute. Insert batteries into the outdoor unit within that time.

Outdoor Unit: Slide down the battery cover at the back, set the CH switch to position ‘1’, insert 2 AA 1.5V batteries as indicated, and slide the cover back.

Battery Low Warning: When the outdoor unit’s battery is low, a symbol will light up on the indoor unit’s display. Replace the batteries in the outdoor unit promptly. The indoor unit does not have a battery warning; replace its batteries when the display is dim or weak.

Pairing Indoor Unit with Outdoor Unit:

Automatic: The units will automatically pair if batteries are inserted into both units within 1 minute of each other.

Manual: If automatic pairing fails or after battery replacement, follow these steps to manually pair the units:

1. Press RESET button on the back of the indoor unit briefly with a pointed object.
2. Press RESET button on the back of the outdoor unit briefly with a pointed object.
3. The units will find each other after a few seconds.

Setting and Activating Alarm:

1. Press ALARM SET button for 2 seconds.
2. Use +/- to set the hour, then press ALARM SET briefly.
3. Use +/- to set the minutes, then press ALARM SET briefly.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How do I replace the batteries in the units?
  • A: Follow the instructions provided in the user manual for each unit to replace the batteries correctly.
• Q: Can I mount the outdoor unit on a wall?
  • A: Yes, there is a hanging opening provided on the outdoor unit for wall mounting.

Overview

Indoor unit:

1. Display:
   Shows time, indoor and outdoor temperature and weather forecast.

2. SNOOZE / LIGHT button :
   Snooze button for the alarm function. Also turns on the display lighting.

3. ALARM SET button :
   For checking and setting the wake-up alarm.

4. CH/+ button:
   Selection button when using multiple outdoor units and the ‘+’ button during setup.

5. MEM/- button:
   Memory button when checking min and max values and the ‘-’ button during setup.

6. DISPLAY SET button:
   Function setup button.

7. °C / °F switch:
   To switch the temperature display between degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit.

8. SENSOR button:
   To pair the indoor unit with the outdoor unit.

9. RCC button:
   To turn the DCF receiver on or off.

10. RESET button:
    To restart the indoor unit in case of a (possible) error.

11. Battery compartment.

Outdoor unit

1. Monitor-LED: Illuminates as soon as the outdoor unit is sending measurement data to the indoor unit.
2. Display shows alternately the temperature and the humidity.
3. CH 1.2.3 switch: To set the outdoor unit to a different channel.
4. RESET button: To restart the outdoor unit in case of a (possible) error.
5. Suspension eye: Provision to suspend the outdoor unit from a wall.
6. Battery compartment.

Power supply

Indoor unit:

Slide down the battery cover at the rear of the unit and insert 2 AA 1.5V batteries according to the markings inside the battery compartment. Slide the battery cover back onto the indoor unit. The indoor unit will now start a 1 minute scan to search for the outdoor unit. Therefore, you’ll need to insert the batteries into the outdoor unit within that minute.

Outdoor unit:

Slide down the battery cover at the rear of the unit, slide the CH switch to position ‘1’ and insert 2 AA 1.5V batteries according to the markings inside the battery compartment. Slide the battery cover back onto the outdoor unit.

Weak battery warning:

As soon as the batteries of the outdoor unit become exhausted, the symbol will illuminate on the display of the indoor unit. Now please replace the batteries of the outdoor unit. The indoor unit does not provide a battery warning. Replace the batteries of this unit as soon as the display becomes dim or weak.

Pairing the indoor unit / outdoor unit:

Automatically:

As soon as you insert the batteries into the indoor unit, the indoor unit will start a 1-minute scan to search for the signal of the outdoor unit. Therefore, if you insert the batteries into the outdoor unit within that minute and the units will ‘find’ each other, they will be automatically paired and the display of the indoor unit will show the temperature transmitted by the outdoor unit.

Manually:

If the units cannot be paired automatically, or after replacing the batteries, you can pair the outdoor unit (again) with the indoor unit as follows:

1. use a sharp object to briefly press the RESET button on the rear of the indoor unit
2. use a sharp object to briefly press the RESET button on the rear of the outdoor unit
3. The units will find each other (again) after several seconds and the indoor unit will display the temperature transmitted by the outdoor unit.

Clock

Introduction

The WS-2300 is provided with a built-in DCF receiver which receives the DCF time signal from Frankfurt. This signal ensures that the clock shows the time very accurately, provided a strong enough signal is being received.

Automatically:

As soon as you insert the batteries into the indoor unit, the clock will start searching for the DCF radio signal for the time while the antenna symbol is flashing. After several seconds or minutes, the WS‑2300 will start showing the correct time. In extreme cases, it can take over a day before the DCF time is shown.

Manually:

If the clock cannot receive the radio signal or cannot receive it well enough, you can set the clock manually as follows:

1. Press and hold the DISPLAY SET button for 2 seconds, 12Hr or 24Hr will appear in the display
2. use +/- to set the time format, then briefly press the DISPLAY SET button
3. use +/- to set the hours and then briefly press the DISPLAY SET button
4. use +/- to set the minutes and then briefly press the DISPLAY SET button
5. use +/- to set the seconds to 0 (this allows you to have the clock run synchronously with your own clock) and then briefly press the DISPLAY SET button
6. use +/- to set the hour difference compared to the DCF time. E.g. for use in the Benelux select ‘0’ and then briefly press the DISPLAY SET button The clock is now set manually. When the DCF receiver is enabled and a strong signal is being received, the receiver will overwrite the clock display.

Switching the DCF receiver on/off:

You can turn off the DCF receiver as follows, allowing you to have only the time and date shown on the display according to your programming:

• turn off: press and hold the RCC button at the rear of the indoor unit for 4 seconds until the antenna symbol disappears.

You can turn the receiver back on as follows:

• turn on: briefly press the RCC button at the rear of the indoor unit until the antenna symbol starts flashing

‘DST’ in the display.

• ‘DST’ stands for Daylight Saving Time.
• ‘DST’ illuminates when the displayed time is the daylight saving time.

Alarm:

Setting & turning on the wake-up alarm:

1. Press and hold the ALARM SET button for 2 seconds
2. use +/- to set the hours and briefly press the ALARM SET button
3. use +/- to set the minutes and briefly press the ALARM SET button, the alarm time is now saved (and is also activated immediately)

Switching on/off:

Briefly press 2x the ALARM SET button. When the wake-up alarm is currently enabled, will be shown; if is not illuminated, the alarm is disabled.

Operation:

• As soon as the set time is reached, the alarm will sound for up to 120 seconds.
• Press the ALARM SET button to stop the alarm signal earlier or press the SNOOZE/ LIGHT button to enable the snooze function; the wake-up alarm will then sound again after 5 minutes.
• The alarm is repeated daily.

Temperature display:

Use the °C / °F switch at the rear of the indoor unit to display the temperature in degrees Celsius or in degrees Fahrenheit The symbol is followed by the indoor temperature. Behind that the outdoor unit is shown from outdoor unit 1. Use the CH button at the rear of the indoor unit to display the temperature from the outdoor unit 2 or 3 or press and hold the CH for 2 seconds to automatically start scrolling through all channels. Briefly press the CH button to stop this scan. See also chapter ‘Expansion’.

Max/min temperature:

• Briefly press the MEM button to check the maximum temperature measured, press the MEM button again for the minimum temperature.
• Press and hold the MEM button for 3 seconds to delete the MAX and MIN values. Also after replacing the batteries of pressing the RESET button, the MAX and MIN values are deleted.

Ice alarm:
As soon as the outdoor temperature falls within a range of +3°C and -2°C, the symbol starts flashing in the display.

Weather forecast:

The WS-2200 can predict the weather for the following 12 to 24 hours based on the changes in air pressure and shows this forecast using the following icons :

Remarks:

• the accuracy of a forecast based on air pressure is 70% to 75%; please keep in mind that a correct display of the weather forecast is not guaranteed.
• the prediction is based on the coming 12 to 24 hours and does not necessarily represent the current weather conditions.
• the ‘Sunny’ forecast shown at night means an open weather type.
• the ‘Rainy’ prediction during winter, usually means snow.

Expansion:

You can register up to 3 outdoor units to the indoor unit to have the temperature measured at 3 different locations (e.g. in your greenhouse, pet room, different bedrooms, etc.). You can order additional outdoor units via the internet at

• www.alecto.nl

Registering additional outdoor units:

1. slide down the battery cover at the rear of the new outdoor unit and insert 2 AA 1.5V batteries according to the markings inside the battery compartment.
2. just above the batteries at the rear of the outdoor unit, slide the ‘CH’ channel switch to position 2 or position 3.
3. slide the battery cover back onto the outdoor unit.
4. now repeatedly and briefly press the CH at the rear of the indoor unit until illuminates (depending on whether you’ve selected ‘CH-2’ or ‘CH-3’ in the outdoor unit) and then briefly press the SENSOR button.
5. the indoor unit will now start searching for the outdoor unit and as soon as the units find each other, the temperature will be shown on the display of the indoor unit.

Reset/System error:

If the WS-2300 shows a possible error, you may have to reset the indoor and outdoor units.

1. use a sharp object to press the reset button at the rear of the indoor unit.
2. use a sharp object to press the reset button at the rear of the outdoor unit (for this, you’ll need to briefly remove the battery cover from the outdoor unit). The indoor and outdoor units will then be reset and a new pairing scan will start. After several seconds, you can continue using the WS-2300.If you still have no connection or sound, please contact the customer service of Alecto via Internet at www.alecto.nl

Declaration of conformity:

Hereby, Commaxx declares that the radio equipment type Alecto WS-2300 is in compliance with directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU Declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address:

• http://DOC.hesdo.com/WS-2300-DOC.pdf

Environment:

At the end of its lifespan, this product should not be discarded as normal domestic waste but is must be taken to a collection point for the recycling of electric and electronic equipment. Don’t throw away exhausted batteries, take them to your local depot for small chemical waste.

Location outdoor unit:

It is advised to not mount the outdoor unit directly in rain or snow. Please look for a more covered place

Specifications

• Indoor unit:
• measurement range: -40°C ~ 70°C (-40°F ~ 158°F)
• recommended operating temperature: 0°C ~ 45°C (32°F ~ 1 13°F)
• resolution: 0.1°C / 0.1°F
• DCF receiver: DCF-77
• power supply: 2x 1.5V battery, size AA
• battery lifespan: 1 year
• dimensions: 140(W)x100(H)x47(D)mm
• weight: 213g (batt incl.)
• amount of outdoor units to register: max 3
• Outdoor unit:
• measurement range: -40°C ~ 70°C (-40°F ~ 158°F)
• recommended operating temperature: -20°C ~ 55°C (-4°F ~ 131°F)
• resolution: 0,1°C / 0,1°F
• power supply: 2x 1,5V battery, size AA (*)
• battery lifespan: 1 year
• dimensions: 65(W)x100(H)x35(D)mm
• weight: 75g (batt incl.) *: for long-term use at temperatures below 0°C, we recommend using Lithium batteries which you can order via the Alecto customer service at phone number 073 6411 355 (Netherlands) or 03 238 5666 (Belgium) or via the internet at www.alecto.nl.
• Radio:
• transmission frequency: 433MHz
• Maximum Power: < 0 dBm
• channels: 3
• reception interval: 60-64sec.
• range: up to 50m

Service Help Service Help

• WWW.ALECTO.NL
• [email protected]
• Commaxx B.V.6466 NG, KerkradeThe Netherlands

References

• Alecto.nl | 45+ jaar een betrouwbaar merk voor Consument Elektronica
• Alecto.nl | 45+ jaar een betrouwbaar merk voor Consument Elektronica

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