6.8 How to manually activate for RCC reception
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Follow the similar steps to activate for appropriate setting mode;
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Toggle “
” or “
” arrows to change the default from “No” into “ Reboot after 10mins”
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Press [ENTER] to confirm reboot, following screen shown up:
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The Frame will be turned off itself 10 minutes for radio controlled clock reception. During this 10
minutes, both the screen and the touch-Lit key board will be off. The Frame will wake up automati-
cally after reception is complete.
Auto RCC Reception
Daily Reception (only in stand-by mode)
The Viewer undergoes RCC reception at 3:00am, 4:00am, 5:00am and 6:00am everyday. However, this
would only take place with the condition that the Viewer screen is turned off.
To shut down the screen, press the Screen [ON-OFF] button on the remote controller.
Once a reception is successful, the subsequent reception will be slipped.
Power down Reception
The Viewer will start auto RCC reception under the following conditions:
a) The main power of the Viewer is shut down. To shut down the main power of the Viewer, press
the main power switch on the left side panel of the frame unit.
b) The Viewer didn’t have successful RCC reception for the last 24 hours;
The reception will repeat hourly until a good reception is performed.
More about Radio controlled clock
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The time base for the radio controlled time is a Caesium 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 clock receives this signal and converts it to show the precise time in summer or winter-
time.
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.
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There are 2 level of RCC strength indicator in the clock display, no wave and full wave represent
weak signal and good signal respectively.
Please take note of the following:
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Recommended distance to any interfering sources like computer monitors or TV sets is a minimum
of 1.5 - 2 metres.
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Within ferro-concrete rooms (basements, superstructures), the received signal is naturally weak-
ened. In extreme cases, please place the unit close to a window and/or point its front or back
towards the Frankfurt transmitter.
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During night-time, 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.
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Once the time signal is received, the wave icon will stay on the LCD, and time and calendar will
automatically be updated (see Auto RCC Reception).
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In case the clock cannot detect the DCF-signal (for example due to disturbances, transmitting
distance, etc.), the time can be set manually. The clock will then work as a normal quartz clock.
