Operation Manual

Exit manual setting mode
LCD SCREEN AND SETTING
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LCD (flashing)
For better distinctness, the LCD screen is split into 5 sections displaying the
information for time, date, weather forecast, indoors and outdoors.
DCF RADIO CONTROLLED TIME
The time base for the radio controlled time is a Cesium Atomic Clock operated by
the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig which has a time
deviation of less than one second in one million years. The time is coded and
transmitted from Mainflingen near Frankfurt via frequency signal DCF-77 (77.5
kHz) and has a transmitting range of approximately 1,500 km. Your radio-
controlled Weather Station receives this signal and converts it to show the precise
time in summer or wintertime.
The quality of the reception depends greatly on the geographic location. In normal
cases, there should be no reception problems within a 1500km radius of
Frankfurt.
Once the outdoor temperature is displayed on the Weather station, the DCF tower
icon in the clock display will start flashing in the upper left corner. This indicates
that the clock has detected that there is a radio signal present and is trying to
receive it. When the time code is received, the DCF tower becomes permanently
lit and the time will be displayed.
If the tower icon flashes, but does not set the time or the DCF tower does not
appear at all, then please take note of the following:
Recommended distance to any interfering sources like computer monitors or
TV sets is a minimum of 1.5 - 2 metres.
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 Frankfurt 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.
DCF Tower
Icon (for time
reception)
Time
Low battery
Indicator icon
Date
MANUAL SETTINGS
Month
The following manual settings can be changed when pressing the SET key for:
Weather
Forecast
Icon
LCD contrast setting
Time zone setting
Time reception ON/OFF setting
12/24-Hour setting
Manual time setting
Calendar setting
Snooze setting
°C/°F setting
Weather forecasting icon sensitivity setting
LCD CONTRAST SETTING:
The LCD contrast can be set to 8 different levels to suit the users needs (default
LCD contrast setting is LCD 5). To set the desired contrast level:
Pr1. ess the IN key to select the level of contrast desired.
2. Press the SET key to confirm and enter the “Time Zone setting” or exit
the setting mode by pressing the CH key
TIME ZONE SETTING
The time zone default of the Weather Station is 0. To change to another time
zone:
1. Press the SET key after completing the LCD contrast setting in order to
enter the time zone setting (flashing).
2. sing the IN key, set the time zone. The range runs from 0 to +12 and then
runs from -12 back to 0 in consecutive 1 hour intervals.
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3. Press the SET key to confirm and enter the “Time Reception ON/OFF
setting” or exit the setting mode by pressing the CH key
Indoor Relative
Humidity %
Comfort Indicator
Icon
Weather
Ten ency d
Icon
Indoor
Temperature
in °C or °F
Outdoor
transmission
signal
Outdoor
Temperature
in °C or °F
Outdoor transmitter Identification number
Time Zone (flashing)