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The quality of the reception depends greatly on the geographic location. In normal cases, there
should be no reception problems within a 1500km radius of Frankfurt.
Once the outdoor temperature is displayed on the Moonphase wall clock, the DCF tower icon in
the clock display will start flashing in the upper left corner. This indicates that the clock has
detected that there is a radio signal present and is trying to receive it. When the time code is
received, the DCF tower becomes permanently lit and the time will be displayed.
If the tower icon flashes, but does not set the time or the DCF tower does not appear at all, then
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 nighttime, the atmospheric disturbances are usually less severe and reception is
possible in most cases. A single daily reception is adequate to keep the accuracy deviation
below 1 second.
TIME ZONE SETTING
After entering the manual setting mode as described above, the time zone can be set between
the 0 to -12 hour and then runs from 12 back to 0 in consecutive 1-hour interval. To do this:
1.
The current time zone value starts flashing.
2.
Use the
+
key to set the time zone. The range runs from 0 to -12 and then runs from 12
back to 0 in consecutive 1-hour interval.
3.
Press and release the
SET
key to enter the
“Language Setting”
.
LANGUAGE SETTING
The weekdays can be displayed in LCD2 with the pre-set languages: German, US English,
French, and Spanish.
1.
Set the desired language for the weekday display in LCD 2 by use of the
+
key.
2.
Press and release the
SET
key to enter the mode
“Manual Time Setting”
.
MANUAL TIME SETTING
In case the Moonphase wall clock is not able to detect the DCF-signal (disturbances, transmitting
distance, etc.), the time can be manually set. The clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock.
1.
The hour digits will start flashing on LCD1.
