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METEOTIME PRIMO –
Weather Info Center
Housing:
G 8:
Battery compartment
G 9:
Holder for table standing
G 10:
Holder for ceiling mounting
G 11:
Holder for wall mounting
6. Getting started
• Remove the protective films from the display of the base station and the transmitter.
• Open the battery compartment of the transmitter and receiver and place both instruments on a desk with a dis-
tance of approximately 1.5 meter from each other. Avoid being close to possible sources of interference such as
electronic devices and radio equipment.
• Insert at first two new batteries AAA 1,5 V in the battery compartment of the transmitter and immediately after-
wards two new batteries AAA 1,5 V in the battery compartment of the base station. Make sure the polarities are
correct.
• After a successful installation close the battery compartments carefully.
• The device will alert you with a beep and all segments will be displayed for a short moment.
• After a test run the base station will automatically scan for the radio-controlled time signal and the Meteotime
weather signal.
• The indoor temperature and humidity appear.
6.1 Reception of time and weather data
• The DCF reception symbol will be flashing and
SUCHE SIG.
(SEARCH SIG in English) appears on the display.
• The weather symbols are flashing.
• The time and date signal will be received after a few minutes. Since there is a large amount of weather information
for all regions and days,
the unit needs up to 24 hours from the time of the initial setup to complete the recep-
tion of all data.
• If the weather station is able to receive the Meteotime signal successfully, the Meteotime icon
appears on the
display. Otherwise, the Meteotime icon
will be displayed.
• Symbol
→
Weather information is received completely
• Symbol
→
Weather information is incomplete
• You can also start the initialization manually. Press the
+
button for 3 seconds. The DCF reception symbol will be
flashing and
SUCHE SIG.
(SEARCH SIG in English) appears on the display.
METEOTIME PRIMO –
Weather Info Center
6.2 Reception of outdoor transmitter
• The base station automatically starts scanning the signal to register the outdoor transmitter at channel 1 after bat-
teries are inserted. The reception symbol flashes.
• As soon as the outdoor values have been received, the reception symbol will stay on the display and the received
outdoor values appear.
• If the reception of the outdoor values fails within three minutes, “- -” appears on the display. Check the batteries
and try it again. Check if there is any source of interference.
• You can also start the outdoor transmitter search manually later on (for example when the outdoor transmitter is
lost or the batteries are changed). Press and hold
–
button for three seconds. The last registered transmitter
(channel) will be canceled and the transmitter search begins.
6.3 Note on radio-controlled time and weather data
• The time is coded and transmitted from Mainflingen near Frankfurt via the frequency signal DCF-77 (77.5 kHz)
and has a transmitting range of approximately 1,500 km. The reception quality depends mainly on geographic
location. Normally there should be no reception problems within a 1,500 km radius around Frankfurt.
Therefore, please note the following steps:
• The recommended distance to any interfering sources like computer screens or TV sets is at least 1.5 - 2 meters.
• 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 and reception is possible in most cases. A
single daily reception is adequate to keep the time accuracy deviation under 1 second.
7. Operation
7.1 Test function
• You can use the TEST function to search for a better location for your device.
• Press the
TEST
button,
EMPF.TEST
(SCAN in English) appears on the display.
• Take the base station to find a good location.
• 9 is flashing: The test is running and the Meteotime signal reception is very good. You can leave the device at this
location.
• 1-8 is flashing: The test is running and the Meteotime signal reception is not optimal. Keep on looking for a better
location.
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