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Radio-controlled clock with sunrise and sunset
• The DCF reception always takes place daily at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 o'clock in the morning.
• There are three different reception states:
flashing – Reception is active
remains – Reception is successful
disappears – No reception
• If the clock cannot detect the DCF-signal (e.g. due to interference, transmitting distance, etc.), the time can be set manually.
5.3 Note on radio-controlled time
• The time is transmitted from an atomic clock near Frankfurt am Main by a DCF-77 (77.5 kHz) frequency signal with a range
of about 1,500 km. Your radio-controlled clock receives the signal, converts it and always shows the exact time. The
adjustment of Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time is also automatic.
• Make sure to avoid the vicinity of any source of interference such as computer screens, TV sets or solid metal objects.
Within concrete walls (reinforced with steel) such as basements, the received signal is naturally weakened. In extreme
cases, please place the unit close to a window to improve reception.
• During night-time, the atmospheric interference is usually less severe. A single daily reception is adequate to keep the
accuracy deviation under 1 second.
6. Operation
6.1 Manual settings
• Press and hold the
SET
button for three seconds to enter the setting mode.
• The first adjustable value flashes on the display.
• Use the
UP
or
DOWN
button to make the desired setting.
• Confirm with the
SET
button and go to the next setting.
• The sequence is shown as follows:
– DCF reception on/off (default: RCC ON)
– Time zone -12/+12 (default: ZONE 00)
– Day-of-week language: (default: German)
– Location selection country (default: GER)
– Location selection city (default: BER)
– Year, month, day
– Hours, minutes
• Press and hold the
UP
or
DOWN
button in the respective setting mode for quick setting. The device will automatically quit
the setting mode if no button is pressed for 15 seconds.
Radio-controlled clock with sunrise and sunset
6.1.1 DCF reception
• By default, the DCF reception is activated (RCC ON) and after successful reception of the DCF signal no manual adjustment
is necessary.
• Once the DCF time reception is deactivated (RCC OFF), the clock and date must be manually set. No time zone will appear.
• If the DCF reception is activated, the manually set time will be overwritten by the DCF time when the signal is received suc-
cessfully.
6.1.2 Time zone setting
• In the setting mode you can make the time zone correction
• The time zone correction is needed for countries where the DCF signal can be received but the time zone is different from
the DCF time (e.g. +1=one hour plus).
6.1.3 Day-of-the week language
• In the setting mode you can set the day-of-the week language: GERMAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN, DANISH, DUTCH,
SWEDISH and ENGLISH.
6.1.4 Location selection
• After entering the code for country and city of your location in the setting mode, the sunrise and sunset times and the
moon phase
(Fig. 3)
for today's date are automatically calculated.
• A table for location selection can be found at the end of the instructions. You can choose from 158 European cities.
7. Alarm time setting
• Press the
ALARM
button in normal mode to enter the alarm mode. AL and the last adjusted alarm time appear on the dis-
play.
• Press and hold the
ALARM
button for three seconds to enter the setting mode.
• The hour digits flash.
• Press the
UP
or
DOWN
button to adjust the hours.
• Confirm the setting with the
ALARM
button and set minutes in the same way.
• Press the
ALARM
button again to return to the current time.
• The alarm is activated and the alarm symbol appears on the display.
• To deactivate/activate the alarm, press the
UP
button in alarm mode.
• The alarm symbol disappears/appears on the display.
• When the alarm is activated, the alarm starts to ring when the set alarm time is reached. The alarm symbol flashes.
• Press any button (except
SET
) and the alarm will stop.
• Press the
SET
button to activate the snooze function.
• The alarm will be interrupted for about 5 minutes.
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