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radios and televisions may cause electromagnetic radiation which can
interfere with the DCF77 signal reception. Other possible detriments to
reception are: strong building insulation (metal building materials),
nearby mountains or atmospheric interference. It may also be
necessary to replace the batteries.
Switch the DCF77 radio time signal reception
on or off
The DCF77 radio time signal reception can be turned off by
pressing the up-button 25 and the down-button 26 (RCC OFF)
together for 3 seconds. The radio tower symbol 6 will disappear.
The radio-controlled weather station will now no longer receive the
DCF77 radio signal.
DCF77 Radio signal reception can be turned back on by once again
pressing the up-button 25 and the down-button 26 (RCC OFF)
together for 3 seconds. The radio wave symbol 5 will disappear. The
radio-controlled weather station will attempt to receive the DCF77
radio signal at 01:00 o’clock, 02:00 o’clock and 03:00 o’clock. If the
DCF77 radio signal reception remains unsuccessful, the radio-
controlled weather station will attempt to receive the signal again at
04:00 o’clock and 05:00 o’clock and correct the time automatically if
reception is successful. If reception is successful, the radio control
symbol 6 will appear on the display permanently.
DCF77 radio signal reception can be restarted manually by pressing
and holding the down-button 26 for 3 seconds. The radio control
symbol 6 will blink and the radio controlled weather station will
attempt to receive the DCF77 radio signal. This process can take 3 to
10 minutes.
If the radio signal reception is successful, the time 2, the day of the
week 8 and the date 9 will be set automatically and the radio control
symbol 6 will appear on the display permanently. Radio reception
has now been restored.
Speed setting
Press and hold the up-button 25 and the down-button 26 to use
the speed setting feature when setting numerical values.
Basic settings
The following settings are available: Time, time format, date, time zone
and language of the day of the week. Press and hold the SET-button
32 in normal time display mode for 3 seconds. The hours will blink and
can be set by pressing the up-button 25 or the down-button 26.
Press the SET-button 32 to confirm your setting. Set the minutes,
12/24-hour time format, year, month, day, time zone (00) ±12 hours
and language of the day of the week (ENGLISH, GERMAN, ITALIAN,
FRENCH, SPANISH, DANISH and SWEDISH) in the same way.