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La Crosse
Technology WS-8256U-ALO Aluminum Trimmed Atomic Clock
with Large Display, Date & Weather Data
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The
La Crosse
Technology WS-8256U-ALO Digital Atomic Wall Clock with Large Time Display
shows the
hour and minutes in numbers 2 1/4 inches tall. The bottom portion of the
display shows a weather forecast icon, day, month and date, indoor
temperature and humidity, and outdoor temperature.
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The La Crosse Technology WS-8256U-ALO Atomic Wall Clock looks
great in matte black with aluminum trim. This clock is is medium
sized at
about 9 1/2 inches square. The WS-8256U-ALO has fold out stands,
allowing it to stand by itself, or may be hung on a wall.
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Optionally, you can choose to
display seconds in place of indoor temperature, indoor humidity or
outdoor temperature (especially helpful if you are in a location
that doesn't allow mounting the remote temperature sensor). The indoor
temperature degrees, indoor humidity, month, and weekday are about
1/2 inch tall. The outdoor temperature and numeric date are about
5/8 inch
tall. Indoor temperature tenths are about 3/8 inch.
The outdoor temperature is transmitted
to the clock by an included TX6U wireless remote thermo
sensor/transmitter. Maximum transmission range in open areas is
330 feet (100 meters).
Being an atomic clock, the time
will always be accurate to within a split second, as long as the
clock is mounted in a location where WWVB radio waves can reach
the clock*. A tower and waves icon appears in the upper
left corner of the top (hour and minutes) section of the LCD
panel to indicate successful reception of the atomic clock
time-synchronization radio signal.
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The three weather
forecast icons that can be displayed by the WS-8256U-ALO are:
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Sunny: The weather
is expected to improve (not that it will be sunny).
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Sun with Clouds:
The weather is expected to be fair (not that it will be partly
cloudy).
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Clouds with
Rain: The weather is expected to worsen (not that it will
actually rain or snow).
If the barometric
pressure is currently changing, an up or down weather tendency
arrow is displayed along with the forecast icon. The up arrow
indicates increasing pressure and that the weather is expected
to improve or remain good. The down arrow indicates decreasing
pressure and that the weather is expected to worsen or remain
poor. No arrow indicates stable air pressure.
This digital atomic clock
with alarm and snooze is ideal for medium to
large rooms, conference rooms, reception areas, and also for folks whose vision is less than perfect. *The
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. The
time zone can be set for GMT +/-12 hours, and a time zone map
display is provided for the 4 "lower-48" U.S. time
zones. The factory-default time zone is EST, or -5 hours from
GMT. A radio icon indicates reception of radio-controlled timing
signals.
Note: As is typical of
large-display digital LCD clocks, this one does not have a
backlight for its displays.
For additional information,
please see
the WS-8256U manual.
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Features:
- Sets
automatically to WWVB (60 kHz) radio signal from U.S. atomic
clock in Colorado. Manual setting is also
possible.
- Radio tower
and waves icon indicates WWVB signal reception.
- Giant time display
in 12-hour format:
- Hour
and minutes digits
are
2 1/2
inches tall and separated by a
flashing colon (:) that indicates
the passage of seconds.
- PM is displayed along with time
from noon to midnight.
- Hour, minutes, month, date,
and weekday are continuously displayed (as is the weather
forecast).
- Four
user-selectable display modes let you display digital seconds in place of indoor
humidity, indoor temperature, or
outdoor temperature.
- Any of 13
time zones can be set. Select Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or -1 to
-12 hours.
- Time
zones from -4 to -10 hours and GMT (0) are displayed with 3-letter
abbreviations: ATL (Atlantic), EST (Eastern, the default
setting), CST (Central), MST (Mountain), PAC (Pacific),
ALA (Alaska), HAW (Hawaii), and GMT.
- Daylight
Saving Time (DST) on/off option.
- Full
auto-calendar for year 2003 to 2029 (default setting is
2004).
- Three-letter
month and weekday abbreviations are user-selectable for any
of 3 languages: English, French, or Spanish.
- One daily
alarm. Pressing SNZ (snooze) button suspends
alarm for 10 minutes.
- Alarm time
can be displayed in the lower section of the display.
- Temperature displays are
user-selectable for °F or °C.
- Three forecast icons predict
the weather for 12 to 24 hours in the future with 70% to 75%
accuracy.
- A trend arrow (up or down) is
displayed when the barometric pressure is rising or falling.
- LCD panel contrast is
user-adjustable for 8 levels for optimum viewing.
- Maximum transmission range for
remote temperature is 330 feet (100 meters).
- Clock can be wall mounted, or
integral foldout stand can be extended for placement on a
table or shelf.
- TX6U remote transmitter is
wall mounted via an included bracket into which transmitter
snaps.
- Clock is powered by three AA
(1.5V) alkaline batteries (not included), with normal life
of about 1 year.
- TX6U is powered by two AA
(1.5V) alkaline batteries (not included), with normal life
of about 1 year.
WS-8256U-ALO Clock Specifications:
- Time source and frequency: WWVB,
60
kHz
- Indoor temperature measuring range:
+14.1°F to +99.8°F with 0.2°F resolution
-9.9°C to +37.6°C with 0.1°C resolution
("OFL" is displayed if outside this range)
- Outdoor temperature measuring range:
-21.8° to 157.8°F with 0.2°F resolution
-29.9°C to +69.9°C with 0.1°C resolution
("OFL" is displayed if outside this range)
- Temperature checking interval:
- Indoor: every 10 seconds
- Outdoor: every 5 minutes
- Indoor humidity measuring
range: 1% to 99% relative humidity
- Dimensions:
9.44 inches (240 mm) wide
9.25 inches (236 mm) high
1.22 inches (29.5 mm) deep
TX6U Remote Temperature
Transmitter Specifications:
- Remote
transmission of outdoor temperature to station
via 433.92 MHz signals
- Temperature
checking interval: every 1 minute, with reception by WS-8256U-ALO clock every 5 minutes
- Splash-resistant case
- Wall
mounting
(remote unit snaps into its own wall-mounted bracket)
- Dimensions:
1.57 inches (40 mm) wide
5.04 inches (128 mm) high
0.9 inch (23 mm) deep
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Note:
The La Crosse Technology WS-8256U-ALO 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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If the order
button is there, but the shopping cart page indicates that there
are no units available, then we are temporarily out of stock.
The item should be available in a day or two. Our
inventory control system tries it's best to keep us from
allowing the sale of something we don't have on the shelf.
If there is no
order button, most likely there are bigger problems with
availability. We may be out of stock for more than a few
days.
For shipping time estimates, please see the Fedex web site at www.fedex.com.
Your package will be shipped from zip code 60544. Keep in mind, Fedex travel days do not include
weekends or holidays.
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