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radios and televisions may cause electromagnetic radiation which can
interfere with the DCF77 signal reception. Other possible detriments to
reception are: strong building insulation (metal building materials),
nearby mountains or atmospheric interference. It may also be
necessary to replace the batteries.
Switch the DCF77 radio time signal reception
on or off
The DCF77 radio time signal reception can be turned off by
pressing the
up
-button
25
and the
down
-button
26
(RCC OFF)
together for 3 seconds. The radio tower symbol
6
will disappear.
The radio-controlled weather station will now no longer receive the
DCF77 radio signal.
DCF77 Radio signal reception can be turned back on by once again
pressing the
up
-button
25
and the
down
-button
26
(RCC OFF)
together for 3 seconds. The radio wave symbol
5
will disappear. The
radio-controlled weather station will attempt to receive the DCF77
radio signal at 01:00 o’clock, 02:00 o’clock and 03:00 o’clock. If the
DCF77 radio signal reception remains unsuccessful, the radio-
controlled weather station will attempt to receive the signal again at
04:00 o’clock and 05:00 o’clock and correct the time automatically if
reception is successful. If reception is successful, the radio control
symbol
6
will appear on the display permanently.
DCF77 radio signal reception can be restarted manually by pressing
and holding the
down
-button
26
for 3 seconds. The radio control
symbol
6
will blink and the radio controlled weather station will
attempt to receive the DCF77 radio signal. This process can take 3 to
10 minutes.
If the radio signal reception is successful, the time
2
, the day of the
week
8
and the date
9
will be set automatically and the radio control
symbol
6
will appear on the display permanently. Radio reception
has now been restored.
Speed setting
Press and hold the
up
-button
25
and the
down
-button
26
to use
the speed setting feature when setting numerical values.
Basic settings
The following settings are available: Time, time format, date, time zone
and language of the day of the week. Press and hold the
SET
-button
32
in normal time display mode for 3 seconds. The hours will blink and
can be set by pressing the
up
-button
25
or the
down
-button
26
.
Press the
SET
-button
32
to confirm your setting. Set the minutes,
12/24-hour time format, year, month, day, time zone (00) ±12 hours
and language of the day of the week (ENGLISH, GERMAN, ITALIAN,
FRENCH, SPANISH, DANISH and SWEDISH) in the same way.