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Section 3 - OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE
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Display current outdoor temp
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Display daily maximum and minimum outdoor temperature
DCF-77 RADIO CONTROLLED TIME:
The time base for the radio controlled time is a Cesium Atomic Clock operated by the
Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig which has a time deviation of less
than one second in one million years. The time is coded and transmitted from Mainflingen
near Frankfurt via frequency signal DCF-77 (77.5 kHz) and has a transmitting range of
approximately 1,500 km. Your radio-controlled Weather (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 1,500 km radius around Frankfurt.
Once the outdoor temperature is displayed on the station after initial set-up, 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:
