Alecto WS-4900 - To Reset the Rain Data

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Automatic:
As soon as you install the batteries into the indoor unit, the clock starts searching for the DCF radio signal
to set the correct time and date while the antenna symbol ashes. After several seconds or minutes the
WS-4900 will start showing the correct time. In extreme cases, it can take over a day before the DCF time
is shown.
while searching for the radio signal, you cannot continuously switch on the display lighting. However
by pressing the ALARM/SNOOZE button, the display lighting will switch on but switches o󰀨 again
after 5 seconds. As soon as the clock has found the radio signal, or when stopping the search by briey
pressing the RCC button, the display lighting switches on continuously.
Manually:
If the clock cannot receive the radio signal or cannot receive it well enough, you can set the clock manually
as follows:
1. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds, 12Hr or 24Hr will appear in the display
2. Use / to set the time format, then briey press the button
3. Use / to set the hours and then briey press the button
4. Use / to set the minutes and then briey press the button
5. Use / to set the seconds to 0 (this allows you to have the clock run synchronously with your own
clock) and then briey press the button
6. Use / to set the year and then briey press the button
7. Use / to set the month and then briey press the button
8. Use / to set the date and then briey press the button
9. Use / to set the di󰀨erence in hours as compared to the DCF time. For use in the Benelux, select ‘0’
and briey press the button
10. Use / to set the language for displaying the days, you may choose from: EN (English), FR (French),
DE (German), ES (Spanish) or IT (Italian), briey press the button
11. Use / to determine whether the clock must automatically switch to daylight saving time (AUTO) or this
must be done manually (OFF), briey press the button
The clock is now set manually.
When the DCF receiver is enabled and a strong signal is being received, the receiver will overwrite the
clock display.
To switch the DCF receiver on/o󰀨:
You may switch o󰀨 the DCF receiver as follows to only display the time and date you’ve programmed
yourself:
• to switch o󰀨: press and hold the RCC button at the rear of the weather station for 8 seconds until OFF
illuminates and the antenna symbol disappears
You may switch the receiver back on as follows:
• to switch on: press and hold the RCC button at the rear of the weather station for 8 seconds until ON
illuminates, the antenna symbol starts ashing and the display turns green.
The symbol in the upper part and in the middle of the display shows the status of the DCF clock:
No symbol: the DCF receiver is switched o󰀨; the displayed time is determined by the internal
clock of the weather station
ashing: the DCF receiver is switched on and is searching for the DCF signal; the displayed
time is determined by the internal clock of the weather station
remains lit: the DCF receiver is switched on and is receiving the DCF signal; the displayed time
and date are determined by the atomic DCF clock in Frankfurt
3.5 To reset the rain data:
After everything is installed, press and hold the HISTORY button for 10 seconds to delete all measurement
data up to that moment. This prevents you from seeing measurement data at a later time that was caused
by movements during the installation.