TFA_No. 60.4503_Anleit_11_12
20.11.2012
Radio-controlled clock with temperature
5. Elements
5.1 Buttons (Fig. 2)
A: SET button
B:
ALARM button
▲ button
C:
D:
RESET button
▼ button
E:
F:
WAVE button
G: SNOOZE button
5.1 Housing (Fig. 2)
H:
Wall mount hole
I:
Stand (fold out)
J:
Battery compartment
6. Getting started
• Open the battery compartment and insert two new batteries 1.5 V AA, polarity as illustrated.
• All LCD segments will light up for about 2 seconds.
• The unit is now ready to use.
• The clock will scan the DCF frequency signal and the DCF symbol flashes on the LCD. When the signal is received
successfully after 3-5 minutes, the radio-controlled time and the DCF symbol appear permanently.
• Manual initialization can be helpful. Press WAVE button. Press WAVE button again to stop the initialization and
the DCF-reception symbol disappears.
• In case the clock cannot detect the DCF-signal (for example due to disturbances, transmitting distance, etc.), the
time can be set manually. The clock will then work as a normal quartz clock. (see: Manual setting of clock and cal-
endar).
Radio-controlled time reception:
The time base for the radio-controlled time is a Caesium Atomic Clock operated by the Physikalisch Technische Bundes-
anstalt 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 clock 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 1,500 km radius around Frankfurt.
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 night-time, the atmospheric disturbances are usually less severe and reception is possible in most cases. A sin-
gle daily reception is adequate to keep the accuracy deviation below 1 second.
• The radio-controlled clock receives the signals at 1:00 o'clock in the morning (5 times).
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7. Operation
• Important: Buttons will not function while scanning the DCF signal.
• The instrument will quit the setting mode, if there is no button used within 30 seconds.
• Hold ▲ or ▼ button, you will enter fast mode.
7.1 Manual setting of clock and calendar
• Press and hold SET button for 2 seconds.
• 24 Hr flashes on the display.
• Press ▲ or ▼button to choose 12 HR (PM or AM appears on the display) or 24 HR system.
• Press SET button and the setting sequence is shown as follows: Time zone (00 flashes; set -12/+12 hours), hours, minu-
tes, year, month, day and day-of-week language and adjust with ▲ or ▼ button.
• The time zone is used for countries where the DCF signal can be received, but the time zone is different from the DCF
time (e.g. +1=one hour later).
• Day-of-week language: German (GER), English (ENG), Italian (ITA), French (FRE), Dutch (DUT), Spanish (SPA) and Dan-
ish (DAN).
• The manually set time will be overwritten by the DCF time when the signal is received successfully and the symbol
appears on the display.
7.2 Alarm clock function
• Press and hold ALARM button for 2 seconds.
• 0:00 or the last adjusted alarm time and AL appear on the display.
• The hour digits start flashing.
• Press ▲ or ▼ button to adjust the hours.
• Confirm with ALARM button.
• Set minutes in the same way.
• Confirm with ALARM button.
• To activate/turn off the alarm function, press ALARM button.
•
appears/disappears on the display.
• When alarm time is reached the alarm signal will sound and increase gradually in frequency and volume.
• Press any button to stop the alarm or press SNOOZE button.
• Once the snooze function is activated,
and Zz flashes on the display and the alarm sound will be interrupted for
5 minutes.
• Press any button to stop the snooze function.
• If there is no man-made stop, the clock will automatically turn off after 2 minutes and will be activated again at the
same alarm time.
7.3 Temperature display
• By pressing the ▼ button the temperature unit can be changed from °C to °F.
8. Care and maintenance
• Clean it with a soft damp cloth. Do not use solvents or scouring agents.
• Remove the batteries if you do not use the product for a lengthy period.
• Keep the instrument in a dry place.
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