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The clock's
primary time display is the graphic time display with an
hour arrow and minute dots around the perimeter of the LCD
panel. Four graphic time display options are available:
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Flashing
hour arrow points to the current hour of local time,
and minute dots line the perimeter of the LCD panel.
Minutes that have passed remain on the screen as
minute dots that do not flash. The current minute dot
flashes at the position that represents the current
minute of local time.
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Flashing
hour arrow points to the current hour of local time.
The current minute dot flashes at the position that
represents the current minute of local time.
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A steady
(not flashing) hour arrow points to the current hour
of local time. A steady (not flashing) minute dot is
displayed at the position that represents the current
minute of local time.
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Flashing
hour arrow points to the current hour of local time.
The minute dots start at zero and count up by fives
until they reach the current minute of local time.
Once the current minute has been met, the minute dots
disappear and then begin once again to count up by
fives continually repeating the process.
The clock's
world time feature allows you to set a second, hour-offset
time ("world time") for another time zone. For example, if you live and
work in Los Angeles and your company has an office in
Bombay, you can know at a glance what time it is there.
World time is displayed digitally above the middle of the
weather forecast icon between the indoor temperature and
indoor humidity. Actually, this time display has three
available modes:
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World time
can be the time shown constantly.
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Local time
can be the time shown constantly.
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World time
and local time can alternate at 5-second intervals.
The word TIME always appears below the time
display, and the word WORLD appears above the time display
when world time is being displayed.
The calendar
display on the WS-8010UM has two selectable options.
These are as follows:
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Numeric
month/date/year.
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Weekday/month/date,
with the weekday abbreviation in any of 8 selectable
languages: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Danish,
Spanish, Japanese, or Italian.
The
station's weather-forecasting feature senses barometric
pressure over time and displays one of three large indicator icons to
provide accurate forecasts (for 12 to 24 hours in the
future) based on pressure trends. Also
displayed is a pressure trend (up or down) arrow if the
pressure is changing at significant rate.
The
WS-8010UM simultaneously
displays indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity. Outdoor temperature and humidity are transmitted to the
station via the included TX4U remote sensor. The station can
actually receive signals from a total of three remote
transmitters, one of which can be a rain gauge (additional transmitters are optional and
sold separately). If you're using
more than one remote thermo-hygro transmitter, you may select
the desired channel for the outdoor temperature and
humidity display. The station keeps a record of the minimum and maximum
indoor and outdoor temperatures and humidity it has recorded (since the
last memory reset) along with the times and dates of
occurrence. These are
available at the push of a button. The station
will operate with up to three remote
temperature or temperature-humidity transmitters. Four different
transmitter models are available.
The TX4U (the
one included with the station) reports outdoor temperature
and humidity.
The TX3U reports outdoor temperature and has an integral LCD display for viewing at the
installation location. The TX3UP
senses temperature via a probe for use in pools, spas,
soil, etc., and has an LCD display like the TX3U. The TX6U
reports outdoor temperature but has no LCD display of its
own.
In
addition to a maximum of three temperature or temperature-humidity
transmitters, the WS-8010UM can operate with a TX5U
wireless rain gauge. The TX5U reports rainfall amounts to
the WS-8010UM main unit, which can display total rainfall
up to a 99.9-inch maximum and also the rainfall
amount for the last 24 hours. When selected for display,
the rainfall amounts appear in the station's LCD panel
where calendar information is normally displayed.
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TX4U
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TX6U
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TX3U
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TX3UP
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One TX4U
comes with
the unit.
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The TX6U,
TX3U, and TX3UP may also be used with this unit,
up to a total of 3 thermo or themo-hygro remotes.
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TX5U
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One TX5U rain
gauge remote can be used with this unit.
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The station's
clock calibrates itself to the
world's most accurate clock every night by receiving WWVB
radio transmissions. These transmissions contain time
information from the U.S. atomic clock source, operated by
the U.S. Commerce Department near Boulder, Colorado. The
built-in antenna ensures reliable signal reception up to
2000 miles (3200km) from the WWVB transmitter.
With
its mahogany body and generous complement of features and options, the
WS-8010UM will
really stand out in your home or your office. As you might expect of a weather station of
this type and size, the WS-8010UM is strictly a wall-mount
unit.
Note:
These units got shuffled around the warehouse for a few
years, and were found in the wrong boxes, mixed in with
other WS-8010Us. We have opened every box and inspected
each unit. They are new units, and are warranted for one
year. However, the boxes have the picture of a different
model of the WS-8010 on them, and the boxes look like they
have been shuffled around the warehouse and opened for
inspection, because they have. The units are beautiful,
the boxes are not.
Note:
The La Crosse Technology WS-8010UM is an
"atomic" clock. Atomic (or radio controlled)
clocks receive a radio signal to set themselves. Like any
radio receiver, however, they may not be able to receive
the signal if they are in a building with a lot of steel
in the structure, near computers or other electrical
equipment that may generate interference, or if the
weather is unsuitable. The signal they receive does not
propagate well during the day. That's the nature of the
signal, not the clock. These clocks are designed to catch
the signal when they can, generally in the middle of the
night, calibrate themselves, and then run quite accurately
for days until they can catch another signal. When you
first put batteries in the clock, it will most likely not
set itself until the middle of the night. That's normal.
By morning, weather permitting, it should be correct.
Under less than ideal conditions, signal reception and
calibration can take a few days. Also, daylight saving
time changes may not be made the first night if the
location and weather are not favorable.
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