Ambient Weather WS-8478A-CONSOLE Replacement / Spare Console for WS-8478 and WS-8478A Weather Station

If the sensor(s) have stopped communicating to your console,  it may be as simple as placing the remote(s) (powered up) about 10 feet away from the console, power down and up the console by removing one or more batteries, disconnecting from AC power (if applicable), wait 30 seconds, and put the batteries back in, then wait several minutes to resync.

DO NOT TOUCH ANY BUTTONS and look for the search icon. Wait until the search icon turns off before pressing any buttons.

If you have more than one sensor, make sure they are programmed to transmit on different channels.

If the problem persists, we have a one year warranty. To replace under warranty, please visit: www.AmbientWeather.com/rma.html

1. Make sure your location is correct (longitude and latitude) by typing your address into Bing Maps:https://www.bing.com/maps
2.  Enter the longitude and latitude into the weather station set up page:

3. Do not enter a negative sign for Longitude or Latitude. For example, -112.0474 is 112.0474 West.

4. Make sure your console’s Time Zone (TZ) and Daylight Savings Time (DST) is set properly, which is done from the console.

The following is an excerpt from the User’s Manual:

5. If the time is incorrect by multiples of an hour, you likely set the incorrect time zone. The most common issue for users in the USA is to set a positive time zone instead of a negative time zone (example, +5 instead of -5).

The following table summarizes time zones around the world.