13.
Basic Programming Modes
Manual Setting modes
The manual setting mode allows the user to change several basic
settings, which is done by accessing one mode after the other simply
by pressing the SET key. After the final mode, or if no key is pressed
for 30 seconds, the manual setting returns to the normal display
mode.
The manual setting takes the user through the following modes:
1. 8 level LCD contrast setting (default level 5)
2. Manual time setting (hours/minutes)
3. 12/24h time display select (default 24 hours)
4. Calendar setting (year/month/date)
5. Time zone setting ±12 hours (default 0)
6. Temperature display unit degree Celsius or Fahrenheit (de-
fault degree Celsius)
7. Wind speed display units in m/s, km/h, mph, Beaufort, knots
(default setting km/h)
8. Rainfall display in mm or inch (default setting mm)
9. Air pressure display in hPa or inHg (default setting hPa)
10. Relative air pressure setting from 920.0 hPa – 1080.0 hPa
(default 1013.0 hPa)
11. Weather forecast sensitivity setting 2 hPa – 4 hPa (default 4
hPa)
12. Storm warning sensitivity setting 3 hPa - 9 hPa (default 5
hPa)
13. Acoustic storm alarm On/OFF (default ON)
To change any of the above values, once your are in the setting
mode, use the PLUS(+) or MINUS(-) keys to select the values fol-
lowed by the SET key to enter the next setting. Continue to press the
SET key to toggle through the setting mode until the LCD returns to
the normal display mode or press the MIN/MAX key at any time to
exit.
Note!
Keeping the PLUS(+) or MINUS(-) key depressed when setting cer-
tain units in the manual setting mode will increase/decrease digits in
greater steps.
Manual time setting
The base station will continue to scan for the radio controlled time
signal from 2am-6 am each day (winter time) or from 3am-6am
(summer time) despite it being manually set. During reception at-
tempts the DCF tower icon will flash.
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If reception has been unsuccessful, then the DCF77 tower
icon will not appear but reception will still be attempted the
following hour within the time frame
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If reception has been successful, the received time and date
will overwrite the manually set time and date and no further
reception is attempted until the following day
14.
MIN/MAX Programming Modes
MIN/MAX display Mode
The MIN/MAX Mode provides the user with information about the
MIN/MAX values of all weather data together with the time and date
at which these values were recorded.
Entering each MIN/MAX mode
In the normal display mode for e.g. the indoor temperature and
humidity, press MIN/MAX key to toggle the display between the maxi-
mum, minimum and current records. While the maximum or minimum
values are shown press the DISPLAY key once to show the time and
date that value was received. Now press the MIN/MAX key to toggle
from the minimum and maximum readings and the time and dates the
records were received are also shown. Still in the MIN/MAX mode
(where the time and date for a value are shown), press the DISPLAY
key to move through each respective unit as follows:
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Indoor temperature
(max or min with time and date)
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Indoor humidity
(max or min with time and date)
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Outdoor temperature
(max or min with time and date)
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Outdoor humidity
(max or min with time and date)
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Outdoor wind chill
(max or min with time and date)
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Outdoor dew point
(max or min with time and date)
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Rainfall 24 hours
(max or min with time and date)
•
Rainfall 1 hour
(max or min with time and date)
•
Rainfall total
(max only with time and date)
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