Manual Settings; Time Zone Setting - TFA Trinity Mode D'emploi

TFA_No. 30.3058_Anleitung 11.07.2016
TRINITY - Wireless thermo-hygrometer
• If the clock cannot detect the DCF-signal (e.g. due to interference, transmitting distance, etc.), the
time can be set manually. The DCF reception symbol disappears and the clock will then work as a
normal quartz clock (see: Manual settings).
6.3.1 Note on radio-controlled time
The time base for the radio-controlled time is a caesium atomic clock operated by the Physikalisch
Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig. It has a time deviation of less than one second in one million
years. 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 adjustment to Daylight
Saving Time (summer/winter time) is automatic. In Daylight Saving Time the DST symbol is shown on
the display. 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 accuracy deviation under 1 second.
7. Operation
• Important: a button operation is not possible during the reception of the transmitter or of the radio-
controlled time signal.
• Press and hold the MAXMIN/+ or RCC/- button in the respective setting mode for fast setting.
• The device will automatically quit the setting mode if no button is pressed for 20 seconds.
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7.1 Manual settings

• Press and hold the SET button in normal mode.
• RCC appears on the display and on (default) will be flashing.
• Press the MAXMIN/+ or RCC/- button to deactivate (OFF) or activate (on) the DCF time reception.
• Once the DCF time reception is deactivated, the clock must be manually set.
• Press the SET button to do the settings in the following sequence: Time zone (0 - default), the 12 or
24-hour system (24hr - default), the hours, the minutes, the year, the month, the day, the language
of the day of the week (GERMAN - default), and the temperature display (°C - default). Press the
MAXMIN/+ or RCC/- button to adjust it.
• Confirm with the SET button.
• Once the DCF time signal is successfully received, the manually set time is overwritten, if the DCF
reception is activated.

7.1.1 Time zone setting

• In the setting mode you can make the time zone correction (-12/+12).
• The time zone correction is needed for countries where the DCF signal can be received but the time
zone is different from the DCF time (e.g. +1=one hour plus).
7.1.2 12/24-hour display setting
• Press the MAXMIN/+ or RCC/- button in the setting mode to choose between the 12 or 24-hour system.
• In the 12-hour system AM or PM (after 12 o'clock) appears on the display as well as the American
date format (month first, then the day).
7.1.3 Day-of-the week language
• Press the MAXMIN/+ or RCC/- button in the setting mode to select between the day-of-the week lan-
guage: GERMAN, ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN and DUTCH.
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