Operation
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Notes:
When the automatic DCF time signal reception is turned
on, the watch scans for the DCF radio signal at 3:00,
4:00 and 5:00 am. When the signal is received success-
fully, the watch does not continue to scan for the signal.
The signal will be received every 24 hours then.
To save battery power, it is recommended to turn off the
automatic DCF time signal reception.
The digital radio controlled watch receives the time
signal broadcast by the official European standard long
wave frequency of 77.5 kHz. The time signal transmitter
of the National Physical Laboratory Braunschweig is
located in Mainflingen near Frankfurt/Main (Germany).
The radio signal can be received within a range of
1500 km (deviation of 1 sec. in 1 million years).
If the watch is out of range of the radio signal transmis-
sion or has weak radio signal, the clock will still run as a
quartz clock, until it receives the radio signal again.
Hold the watch at least 1 meter away from electrical
appliances (such as televisions, microwaves, speakers,
computers or metallic objects). If you use the watch in
reinforced concrete buildings, place the unit close to
windows or other building openings.
Please note that strong radio and electric supply
facilities, airports, railway routes, high-voltage lines,
transformer stations, mountains, valleys etc. as well as
neon lights and bad weather conditions have an influ-
ence on the quality of the radio signal.
