c) DCF reception
The DCF signal is a signal broadcast from a transmit-
ter in Main
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ingen (near Frankfurt am Main). Its range
is up to 1500 km and, under ideal reception conditions,
even up to 2000 km.
The DCF signal also contains the exact time and the
date, among other things.
Naturally, this also eliminates the hassle of manually
setting summer and winter times.
• After completing the search for the outdoor sensor, the weather station starts the search for
the DCF signal. The icon for the DCF reception (1)
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ashes in the top left of the display.
• Do not place the weather station next to electronic devices, metal parts, cables and so on.
Bad reception can also be expected with metallised insulating glass windows, reinforced
concrete constructions, coated special wallpaper or in cellar rooms.
• The recognition and interpretation of the DCF signal can take 5-10 minutes. Do not move the
weather station during that time. Do not use any buttons.
When the weather station has read the DCF signal correctly, the current time of the day and
the date will be displayed at the top of the display and the DCF reception symbol (1) stops
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ashing.
The synchronisation of the weather station with the DCF signal takes place several times a
day. Only one single successful reception attempt keeps the deviation of the internal clock
below one second.
• If there still is no current time shown in the weather station’s display after 10 minutes, change
the location of the weather station.
Then start a new search for the DCF signal (press and hold the “SET” key for 3 seconds, see
section “Manual search for DCF signal”).
c) Setup and Installation
• The outdoor sensor can be mounted on the wall through its rear opening (20) using a nail,
screw or hook. A small fold-out base (25) also allows the installation on a level surface.
The outdoor sensor is suitable for use in protected outdoor areas. It should be placed so
that it is not exposed to direct sunlight, since this can result in a false temperature reading.
Precipitation falling on the outdoor sensor will also lead to a false temperature reading, since
this cools the housing.
Therefore, we recommend you choose the installation place carefully, so the outdoor sensor
measures the correct temperature.
Never dip the outdoor sensor in or under water; this will destroy it!
• The weather station can be mounted on the wall through its rear opening (16) using a nail,
screw or hook.
The base provided can be inserted at the bottom of the weather station so that the weather
station can be set up on an even, stable surface. Protect valuable furniture surfaces by using
a suitable mat to prevent scratches.
Manual search for DCF signal
• Press and hold the “SET“ button (4) for 3 seconds until a tone signal can be heard. The icon
for the DCF reception (1)
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ashes.
• The recognition and interpretation of the DCF signal can take 5 - 10 minutes. Do not move
the weather station during that time. Do not use any buttons.
While the icon for the DCF reception (1)
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ashes, you can switch off the DCF recep-
tion. For this purpose, brie
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y press the “SET“ (4) button once. The icon for the DCF
reception disappears.
If you want to switch the DCF reception on a gain, simply press and hold the “SET”
button (4) for 3 seconds as described above.
Manual Search for Outdoor Sensors
• Press and hold the “CH“ button (9) for 3 seconds until a tone signal can be heard. The icon
for the sensor reception (11)
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ashes.
• The search for the outdoor sensor takes about 3 minutes. Do not move the weather station
and the outdoor sensor during that time. Do not press any buttons on the weather station.
To speed up the search and detection, you can brie
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y press the “TEST” button (22) located
in the battery compartment of the outdoor sensor. In this process, a data package with the
measured value for the temperature will be sent out.
Setting the 12h/24h mode, time zone, time/date manually
When the 12h/24h mode or the time zone is adjusted, the DCF reception remains
enabled. However, when setting the time/date, the DCF reception will be switched
off. The icon for the DCF reception (1) disappears after exiting the setting mode.
If you do not press any button for several seconds, the setting mode is automatically
exited.
• Push the “SET” (4) button brie
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y until “24” or “12”
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ashes in the display.
Using the “IN” button you can choose either the 12h or the 24h mode. On using the mode 12h
a “PM” appears in the display left to the time during the second half of the day.
• Brie
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y press the “SET” button (4), the time
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ashes in the display.
Using the “IN” button (3) you can set the hours, with the “OUT” button (10) you can set the
minutes. For a quick adjustment, hold the corresponding button for a longer period of time.
• Brie
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y press the “SET” button (4), the time zone
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ashes in the display.
Using the “IN” button (3), you can set the time zone in the range of -9 to +9 hours.
• Brie
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y press the “SET” button (4), the year
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ashes in the display. Set the year via the “IN”
button (3). For a quick adjustment, keep the corresponding button pressed for a longer time.
• Brie
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y press the “SET” button (4), the date
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ashes in the display.
Using the “IN” button (3) you can set the day, with the “OUT” button (10) you can set the
month. For a quick adjustment, hold the corresponding button for a longer period of time.
• Press the “SET“ button (4) brie
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y, the weekday
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ashes in the display. Set the weekday using
the “IN” button (3) (“MO” = Monday, “TUE” = Tuesday, “WE” = Wednesday, “TH” = Thursday,
“FRI” = Friday, “SAT” = Saturday, “SUN” = Sunday).
• Brie
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y press the “SET” button (4) to exit the setting mode.
Changing the display
By brie
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y pressing the “DATE” button (7), you can toggle the display between:
• Date: Day/month
• Date: Weekday/day
• Alarm time 1
• Alarm time 2
Alarm function
Viewing the alarm or turning alarm function on/off
• Press the “AL1” (5) button or “AL2” (6) button brie
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y to switch the two alarm times on or off.
These two alarm times work independently of each another. At the same time, the “ALM1” or
“ALM2” and the respective alarm time are shown in the display.
• When the alarm function is enabled, “((1))” or “((2))” appears to the right of the alarm time in
the display.
Setting the alarm
• Depending on which alarm time you wish to set, press and hold the “AL1” button (5) or the
“AL2” button (6) until (approx. 3 seconds) the alarm time
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ashes.
• Using the “IN” button (3) you can set the hours of the alarm time, with the “OUT” button (10)
you can set the minutes of the alarm time. For a quick adjustment, hold the corresponding
button for a longer period of time.
• To exit the setting mode, brie
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y press the “AL1” button (5) or the “AL2” button (6), depending
on the alarm time you just set (or wait for a few seconds without pressing any button).
Setting the snooze time
When the alarm signal is activated at the set alarm time, the alarm signal can be interrupted by
pressing the “SNZ” button (8). The time until the restart of the alarm signal can be adjusted in
the range of 5 - 30 minutes. To do this, proceed as follows:
• Press and hold the “SNZ” button (8) for 3 seconds, until “Sn” and a number
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ash in the dis-
play. The number stands for the minutes.
• Using the “IN” button (3) you can set the snooze time in the range of 5 - 30 minutes.
• To exit the setting mode, press the “SNZ” button (8) brie
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y or wait for a few seconds without
pressing any button.
Enabling the snooze function and/or exiting the alarm
• At the set alarm time the alarm signal is activated, the icon “((1))” or “((2))”
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ashes.
• The alarm is interrupted for a certain time by brie
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y pressing the “SNZ” button (8) (adjustable
from 5 - 30 minutes, see above). However, the icon “((1))” or “((2))” continues to
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ash.
Afterwards, the alarm signal will start again.
• In order terminate the alarm signal (or the snooze mode) brie
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y press one of the other but-
tons.
The alarm signal is terminated automatically after approx. 2 minutes if no button is
pressed.
