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symbol , indicating the receiver for the DCF signal is starting to
receive the time.
The DCF signal (time transmitter)
The DCF signal (German time transmission station) consists of time
impulses emitted by one of the most accurate clocks in the world,
located near Frankfurt / Main, Germany.
In ideal conditions, your main station can pick up this signal over a
distance of up to approx. 1500 km around Frankfurt / Main.
If the signal is detected the clock field
24
will show the current Central
European Time, date and day of the week. A static radio tower symbol
appears. For more details please refer to section
Basic settings
.
If the attempts to receive a signal fail the main station will stop
attempting to receive a signal after 7 minutes and the radio tower
symbol will disappear. For information on how to resolve this issue
please refer to chapter
Troubleshooting
.
You may reactivate reception by pressing and holding the
DOWN-/ button
9
for three seconds until an radio tower
symbol in the clock field
24
becomes animated.
You also have the option to set the time manually. For more details
please refer to section
Basic settings
.
Once the main station has received the signal from the outdoor sensor
and the DCF signal, it enters base mode.
In base mode the main station will display the following information:
