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7.
TEST function / The Meteotime symbol
As described in the brochure
«Personal Meteo Centre PMC Important»
the ‘TEST’ function serves to
fi nd a place where the device has a good reception. During this test, each individual unit of data transmit-
ted is verifi ed and rated as good or bad.
This function is started with the combination of the keys
and
Proceed as follows:
1) Press both keys together and hold them like this for approx. 3 seconds until ‘TEST’ appears on the dis-
play in the INFO WINDOW.
2) On the left at the bottom of the display you will see the Meteotime symbol. This has the following signi-
fi cance as long as the test is running (=TEST in the info window):
Flashing:
The test is running; reception is good (you can leave the appliance in this position)
Flashing:
The test is running; reception poor (please continue to look for a better position)
3) Keep the device upright (as if you were placing it on a table or hanging it on the wall) and look for a
place in your room where the symbol is displayed in its entirety. Please be sure to keep the required
distance to possible sources of interference (as described in the PMC brochure).
4) The test lasts approx. 1 minute. You can stop the test at any time by pressing one of the two keys
or
If, after completion of the test, you would like to set up the device in another position, even if it’s only in
another direction, we recommend that you do the test again.
During normal operation, the METEOTIME Symbol
serves to assess the quality of reception of the
weather data. During reception of the relevant data at night, at least 75% of the data must be received
well. The symbol is thus displayed in its entirety during the day. If this is not the case, the symbol is
‘empty’:
If during the day, including straight after the device is put into operation, the TEST function is started and
the reception is rated as good, the METEOTIME symbol appears completely and remains so after conclu-
sion of the TEST function. However, particularly after the device is put into operation for the fi rst time, this
does not mean that the weather data are also already being received. This does not occur until at night
as described in Chapter 2. Only after such a reception does the symbol indicated whether at least 75%
of the receptions were good or not.
8.
Batteries
At night, the Mete-On 3 has continuous reception in order to ensure a constant depiction of the forecasts
of all regions. Nevertheless, the device has a high battery lifetime of approx. 12 months.
Please, however, note the following:
- The battery lifetime also depends on how often you use the background lighting. Regular and repeated
use of the background light shortens the battery lifetime.
- The type of battery used has a major infl uence on the lifetime. Please therefore only use batteries of the
type ‘alkaline’ or ‘lithium’; others could have perceptibly shorter lifetimes!
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