MD676/AT81401/ 0287051
Radio controlled Wall Clock
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND
KEEP THEM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
AUTOMATIC RECEPTION OF RADIO WAVES
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Insert 1 AA battery (LR06) into the battery compartment, at the back of the clock while respecting the
correct polarity (+) and (-).
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The hands will rotate rapidly and point to 12 o’clock.
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The exact time will be displayed immediately after the good receipt of the signal from the atomic clock in
Mainflingen (near Frankfurt), in Germany.
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Wait a moment till the the hands stop moving rapidly and resume a normal movement
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The procedure can last frrom 3 to 15 minutes. If the hands don’t rotate to the current time, press the
"RESET" button for 10 seconds. After that, wait a moment till the clock adjusts itself automatically to the
correct time.
Reset of signal reception: If the clock still does not work after one hour, press the "RESET" button again for 10
seconds.
Be patient. It is sometimes necessary to wait 24 hours before receiving the signal.
Searching the forced signal: If the clock still does not work after 24 hours and the hands do not point to 12 o’clock0,
press the "REC" button for 3 seconds for a forced reception of signal.
The clock is designed so that the signal is automatically received at 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 every day. If the signal is
successfully received at one of the indicated hours, there will be no further reception attempts at the following hours.
If the reception is not successful, the signal will be checked again at 4:00 am, at 5:00 am, then the next day at 3:00
am, etc. After receiving the signal, it will display the exact time. All is automatic.
Warning: Do not do anything when updating the time.
MANUAL SETTING
If your radio-controlled clock can’t receive the DCF signal in the place where you are (see poor reception), you can
carry out a manual setting: press the "SET" button for 3 seconds, the hands will then turn faster, hold down this
button to set the correct time.
BAD RECEPTION
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During the first 24 hours, the clock will try to capture the signal every hour as long as it will not update
automatically.
If the clock has still not been set itself after this time, it may be due to the following reasons:
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If you are more than 1500 km away from the signal transmitter of Mainflingen (near Frankfurt).
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If you are within 1 500 km of the signal transmitter of Mainflingen but the topography of the site
and the weather conditions affect the reception of long waves.
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Close to household appliances without jamming device.
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Close to a television set (within 2 meters).
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Close to a high frequency
signal device.
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Close to a metal structure.
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If the clock still does not receive the signal, you can press the "SET" button to set the time manually (see
above "manual setting").
CHARACTERISTICS
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Clock power supply: 1XAA / LR06, 1.5V
, not included
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Reception of DCF77 time signals (German transmitter)
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Automatic summer time (DST)
