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SOLAR - Radio-controlled alarm clock
• During nighttime, atmospheric interference is usually less
severe and reception is possible in most cases. A single daily
reception is adequate to keep the accuracy deviation under
1 second.
7. Operation
• The instrument will quit the setting mode, if there is no button
used within 15 seconds.
7.1 Manual setting of the clock and calendar
• Hold “MODE” button for 3 seconds to enter setting mode. The
hour indicator is flashing
• Press “
▲
(12/24)
” or “
▼
(
)
” to adjust the setting and press
“MODE” button to confirm each setting.
• The setting sequence is shown as follow:
• Hours, minutes, seconds, year, month / day sequence, month,
day, time zone, day-of-week language.
• In “month/day sequence” the two different date displays can be
selected: month / date (American version) or date / month
(European version).
• The time zone is used for the countries where the DCF signal
can be received but the time zone is different from the German
time (e.g. + 1=one hour later).
• Day-of-week language: German (GE), English (GB), Spanish
(ES), Italian (IT), French (FR).
7.2 12 or 24 hours mode
• Press “
▲
(12/24)
” button to select 12 or 24 hours mode.
• In 12 HR system AM or PM appears on the display.
7.3 Setting the alarm
• Press “MODE” button. The alarm time (“AL “) is shown on the
LCD.
• When viewing the alarm time, hold “MODE” button for 3
seconds to enter alarm time setting. The hour digits are flashing.
Press “
▲
(12/24)
” button or “
▼
(
)
” button to adjust the
hours. Confirm with “MODE” button. Set minutes in the same
way.
SOLAR - Radio-controlled alarm clock
• Press “AL ON/OFF” button to switch alarm on or off. If it is on,
“
” is shown on the LCD.
• When alarming, press any button to stop the alarm.
• Press “SNOOZE ” button when alarming to activate the snooze
function. “
Zz”
icon will flash. The alarm will stop for 5
minutes, then it turns on again.
7.4 Temperature display
• Press “
▼
(
)
” button to change between °C or °F as tempera-
ture unit.
8. Care and maintenance
• For a very good function keep the solar panel always clean.
Clean it with a soft cloth and maybe a little glass- or display
cleaner. Do not use solvents or scouring agents.
• Protect it from moisture.
9. Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
No display /
➜
Make sure that no objects cover
incorrect display
the solar panel.
➜
Recommended incidence of light:
At least 4 hours per day
➜
Push the “POWER ON/OFF” slide
switch off and on to reset the
unit
No DCF reception
➜
Hold the “
▼
( )
” button for
3 seconds
➜
Wait for attempted reception
during the night
➜
Choose another place for the
instrument
➜
Check if there is any source of
interference
➜
Restart the device according to
the manual
➜
Set the clock manually
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