Specifications

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WWVB RADIO CONTROLLED TIME
The NIST radio station, WWVB, is located in Ft. Collins, Colorado and transmits the exact time signal
continuously throughout the United States at 60 kHz. The signal can be received up to 2,000 miles away
through the internal antenna in the Forecast Station. However, due to the nature of the Earth’s
Ionosphere, reception is very limited during daylight hours. The Forecast Station will search for a signal
every night when reception is best. The WWVB radio station derives its signal from the NIST Forecast
Station in Boulder, Colorado. A team of atomic physicists continually measures every second of every
day to an accuracy of ten billionths of a second a day. These physicists have created an international
standard, measuring a second as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium 133 atom in a vacuum. This
Forecast Station regulates the WWVB transmitter.
WWVB RECEPTION ICON with full signal strength will appear on screen in front of the date
when the reception of atomic time is successful.
 The tower icon will show solid when the Forecast Station has received the WWVB signal.
 No tower icon displayed. The Forecast Station was unable to receive a signal at this time.
 Reposition the Forecast Station for better signal reception or try again at bedtime.
 The Forecast Station will start searching at UTC: 07:00 and if no reception on the first attempt they
will try again at 08:00, 09:00 and 10:00. Each attempt will be at least 2 minutes and the most will be
10 minutes.
 If there is no signal or too much interference the receiver will only be on for 2 minutes.
 If the signal is good it may catch a signal in ABOUT 2-3 minutes.
 If the signal is marginal it will try to catch a signal for up to 10 minutes.
IMPORTANT: When operating on a/c power, to avoid interference, the backlight and USB charge port
will turn off while the Forecast Station searches for the WWVB signal. The backlight and USB charge port
resume after a 2-10 minute search.
Note: In case the Forecast Station is not able to detect the WWVB-signal (disturbances, transmitting
distance, etc.); the time may be manually set.
Manual Signal Search: In normal mode, hold the RCC button until the reception icon appears to force a
search of the WWVB signal. The WWVB icon will flash during the search. If this icon disappears after
the 2-minute search, the radio time signal is not available at the moment.
 Recommended distance to any interfering sources like computer monitors or TV sets is a minimum of
6 feet (2 meters).
 Within ferro-concrete rooms (basements, superstructures), the received signal is naturally weakened.
In extreme cases, please place the unit close to a window and/ or point its front or back towards the
Fort Collins, Colorado, transmitter.
 During nighttime, the atmospheric disturbances are usually less severe and reception is possible in
most cases. A single daily reception is adequate to keep the accuracy deviation below 1 second.
Note: In case the Forecast Station is not able to detect the WWVB-signal (disturbances, transmitting
distance, etc.), the time and date can be manually set (see “program menu”).
FUNCTION BUTTONS:
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Button Press and Release Functions Hold 3-5 seconds
SET
Move through program menu Confirm
setting.
Enter program menu, set time,
date, etc.
ALARM
View Alarm
A
ctivate/Deactivate Alarm
Alarm set
+/RCC
1 step forward (setup)
Search for WWVB signal
Fast advance (setup)
-/°C/°F
Select temperature in °C/° F
1 step backward (setup)
Fast backward (set)
MIN/MAX
1-time MAX values
2-times MIN values
Resets all MIN / MAX values
HEAT/DEW
1-time Heat Index
2-times Dew Point
CH
Switch channels
(when using multiple transmitters)
Search for remote transmitter
LIGHT HI/LO HOLD
ON/OFF
Dim backlight for night time.
Turn continuous backlight
ON or OFF (a/c adapter)
LIGHT/SNOOZE (top)
Activates backlight when using only
batteries.
Trigger snooze alarm
PROGRAM MENU:
The SET button will moves through the items in the program menu. The +/RCC or -/°C/°F button will
change these values.
 WWVB reception ON or OFF
 Time Zone (Seven Time Zones)
 Daylight Saving Indicator
 12/24 hour time format
 Manual time set (Hour, Minutes)
 Calendar set (Year, Month, Date)
WWVB RECEPTION:
The WWVB time reception defaults to ON. To turn the WWVB reception OFF:
1. Hold the SET button for 5 seconds.
2. WWVB and ON will flash.
3. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to turn this OFF.
4. Confirm with the SET button and move to the Time Zone.
TIME ZONE:
This station offers seven time zones listed in letter format (default is EST):
 AST Atlantic Time
 EST Eastern Time
 CST Central Time
 MST Mountain Time
 PST Pacific Time
 AKT Alaskan Time
 HAT Hawaiian Time
1. EST will flash.
2. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to select a different Time Zone.
3. Confirm with the SET button and move to Daylight Saving Indicator.
WWVB
ON
TIME
ZONE
EST
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DAYLIGHT SAVING INDICATOR:
DST will default to the ON position as most of the country observes the DST change. If you live in an
area does not observe the DST change, switch this to the OFF position.
1. DST and ON will flash.
2. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to turn DST to OFF.
3. Confirm with the SET button and move to 12/24 hour time format.
12 OR 24 HOUR TIME FORMAT:
The Time may be displayed in 12-hour or 24-hour format. Default is 12-hour time.
Note: When in 12-hour format AM or PM will show in front of the hour.
1. 12H will flash.
2. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to select 24-hour time.
3. Confirm with the SET button and move to Set Time.
SET TIME:
To set the time manually:
1. The hour digit will flash.
2. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to select the hour.
3. Press and release the SET button to set the minutes.
4. The minute’s digit will flash.
5. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to select the minutes.
6. Confirm with the SET button and move to Set Calendar.
SET CALENDAR:
The date default of the Forecast Station is 1. 1. 2010.
To set the calendar:
1. The year will flash.
2. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to set the year (between year 2010-2039).
3. Press the SET button again to confirm and to enter the month setting.
4. The month will flash.
5. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to set the month.
6. Press the SET button again to confirm and enter date setting.
7. The date will flash.
8. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to set the date.
9. Confirm all calendar settings with the SET button to confirm and exit the program menu.
Note: The day of the week will set automatically once the year, month and date are set.
FAHRENHEIT/CELSIUS:
1. Press and release the -/°C/°F button once to switch from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
DST
ON
12H
2010
1
M
.
1
D
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ALARM SET:
Hold the ALARM button for 5 seconds to enter the alarm time set mode.
1. The alarm hour digit will flash.
2. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to select the hour.
3. Press and release the SET button to set the minutes. The minute
digits will flash.
4. Press and release the +/RCC or -/°C/°F button to select the
minutes.
5. Confirm with the SET button and exit.
6. The alarm icon
will show above the minutes indicating the alarm is active.
7. The alarm icon
will flash when the alarm is sounding.
DEACTIVATE ALARM:
1. Press and release the ALARM button once to show Alarm Time.
2. Press and release the ALARM button to deactivate the Alarm. The
alarm icon will disappear
indicating the alarm is no longer active.
SNOOZE:
1. When the alarm sounds, press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button to trigger snooze alarm for 10 minutes.
The snooze icon Zz will flash when the snooze feature is active.
2. To stop alarm for one day, press ALARM button, while in snooze mode. The alarm icon will remain
solid.
Note: When the alarm sounds, it continues for 2 minutes and then shuts off completely.
USB CHARGE PORT:
The integrated USB charging port (on back) will charge devices when the Forecast Station is plugged into
a power outlet.
For example: you can use the USB charge cord to connect your cell phone to the USB charge port on
the back of the Weather Station and allow your phone to charge. The Weather Station must be operating
with a/c power in order to charge your device.
DO NOT try to charge the weather station by connecting a USB cable from the Weather Station to your
computer etc. This is an output port only.
Charge a device:
1. Connect your existing USB charging cord for your external device to the USB charging port on the
back of the Forecast Station to charge. Charging times will vary.
Note: Check that your device will charge with the USB cord it came with. Many USB cords are
for data transfer only, and cannot be used for charging.
2. Output: 1A maximum current USB.
3. Do NOT overload USB port.
Note: This is a power output port only. The Forecast Station cannot be powered via this port.
Note: Charging times will vary based on battery depletion and the individual device.
Note: Many devices may require more power to charge than provided by this Forecast Station.
IMPORTANT: When operating on a/c power, to avoid interference, the backlight and USB charge port
will turn off while the Forecast Station searches for the WWVB signal. The backlight and USB charge port
resume after a 2-10 minute search (which occurs during the late night or early morning hours).
Integrated
USB
Charge Port