Operating instructions, World Timer Chronograph, Solar Radio W346BT with thermometer,
Transmitter DCF 77 Mainflingen near Frankfurt / Main
Product properties:
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Solar Radio Clock Transmitter DCF 77, Mainflingen near Frankfurt/Main
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Radio controlled automatic time setting
and time conversion for
summer and winter time
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With a
rechargeable storage cell
and
protection from over charging
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Display of state of charging / Power Reserve
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Language can be set for the day of the week (German “GER”/English “ENG”/French “FRE”/Spanish “SPA”/Italian “ITA”
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Perpetual calendar
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Thermometer function (description on P. 1)
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Transmitter signal
possible daily, automatically and also manually
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worldwide manual time zone conversion, world time display of 38 cities
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Chronograph, stop watch 1/100 seconds
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Power reserve,
1-8 months, depending on the state of charging 8 months if fully charged.
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Sleep Function,
to save energy. It is activated when the clock has been in the dark for 3 days. The hands stop at 12. When it is brought into the light
again, the stored time is displayed. If there has been a longer dark phase, the clock is activated again by pressing any button and the transmitter signal
starts.
Important, starting up the solar radio clock!
The clock usually runs without problems and no need for additional settings, unless it was exposed to intensive shaking or magnetic fields while being transported.
Please proceed as described in point 6 (manual calibration/basic settings) if there are time differences.
The following should therefore be observed:
1.
Charge the storage cell
Ensure that the chargeable storage cell is sufficiently charged. See Display of state of charging (on page 1).
A place where there is light is required to store the clock.
The Power Reserve display should not be below the orange state of charging to guarantee full functioning of the clock.
Attention!
If the storage cell has been completely uncharged for a longer period of time, there is a risk of damage (guarantee does not apply)!
2.
Functioning through the Mode button:
By pressing the
MODE
button, the following modes can be selected:
Mode 1
Mode 2
Mode 3
Analogous time zone and Digital Date
Analogous time zone,
Analogous time zone and Stop watch
digital world time zone and digital world time
(Hours, minutes and seconds)
3.
Transmitter signal (manual/automatic) for analogue display (clock hands)
If Mode 1 or Mode 2 are being displayed
press the
Start/Stop
button for about 3 seconds for the transmitter signal. The second hand
stops, the transmitter signal
starts (“RX” and blinking dots appear in the lower right LCD Display),
this procedure lasts about 3 to 8 minutes. If the transmitter signal was successful,
the antenna symbol appears in the upper right LCD field. (The automatic
transmitter signal takes place every night between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. It is not active
in the manual mode,
when the stop watch is running, or the storage cell is not charged enough. The best
reception is in closed rooms, usually on the window sill
or in the open air).
Please proceed according to point 7 of these operating instructions
for manual activation/deactivation of summer time (DST).
the transmitter signal occurs
4.
Changing digital world time (Digital World Time display in the lower right display)
Proceed as follows to change the time zone of the digital world time display:
If Modus 2 is being displayed (lower right LCD Display shows any time zone), press
SET
f
or about 3 seconds. “T2” will now appear
in the upper LCD Display. The world time zone in the lower right display is blinking. Now press
Start/Stop
to change the world time zone.
Then press
MODE
to get to the next setting (DST/Summer Time)(“ON”/”OFF”). Activate/deactivate after pressing
Start/Stop
According to your setting, the symbol “DST” will appear in the lower right display. Now confirm with
SET.
The digital world time
will be displayed with the settings just made.
5.
Stop watch
By pressing the
MODE
button, you reach the stop watch (“
STW”
appears in the lower right display and the symbol “CHR” (chronograph) is
now shown in black in the upper right display), see Modus 3). Press
Start/Stop
to start and stop the stop watch. By pressing
SET
you set the stop watch back to zero.
6.
Manual calibration/basic setting of your clock
It is possible that the second hand can lose synchronisation with digital time.
This can happen due to electro magnetic sources or strong shaking or an
erroneous/weak reception of the radio signal.
In this case it is necessary
to re-synchronise the clock hands with the digital display.
(1)
Press
Start/Stop
and
SET
for about 5 seconds in Modus 1 for this purpose.
The u
pper LCD Display now shows “CAL,” the lower display shows
SPO (second position) and a digital time. The seconds field is blinking. You must now
adapt the displayed digital time to the analogue time shown. By pressing the
Start/Stop
button ste
p by step, first let the second hand turn to 12 o’clock. When the
second hand is exactly on 12, press
MODE
to confirm.
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