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and has a transmitting range of approximately 1,500 km. Your radio-controlled
temperature station receives this signal and converts it to show the precise time in
summer or wintertime. 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 temperature station, 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.
DCF reception is done twice daily at 02:00 and 03:00 am. If the reception is not
successful at 02:00 am, then the next reception takes place the next hour and so on
until 06:00am, or until the reception is successful. If the reception is not successful at
06:00 am, then the next attempt will take place the next day at 02:00 am.
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 meters.
•
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.
