Alecto WS-5300 Guide De L'utilisateur page 49

2.4 Clock:
Introduction
The WS-5300 is provided with a built-in DCF receiver which receives the DCF time signal from Frankfurt.
This signal ensures that the clock shows the time very accurately, provided a strong enough signal is being
received.
Automatic:
As soon as you connect the mains adaptor to the weather station, the clock starts searching for the DCF
radio signal to determine the time and date while the antenna symbol
green. After several seconds or minutes the WS-5300 will start showing the correct time. In extreme cases,
it can take over a day before the DCF time is shown. The DCF time is synchronised daily at 2am, 8am, 2pm
and 8pm.
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
2. Use / to set the time format, then briefly press the
3. use / to set the hours and then briefly press the
4. use / to set the minutes and then briefly press the
5. use / to set the seconds to 0 (this allows you to have the clock run synchronously with your own
clock) and then briefly press the
6. use / to set the year and then briefly press the
7. use / to set the month and then briefly press the
8. use / to set the date and then briefly press the
9. use / to set the difference in hours as compared to the DCF time. For use in the Benelux, select '0'
and briefly press the
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), briefly press the
11. use / to determine whether the clock must automatically switch to daylight saving time (AUTO) or
this must be done manually (OFF), briefly press the
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/off:
You may switch off the DCF receiver as follows to only display the time and date you've programmed
yourself:
• to switch off: press and hold the RCC button at the rear of the weather station for 8 seconds until OFF
illuminates and the antenna symbol
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
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 off; the displayed time is determined by the internal clock of
the WS-5300
flashing: the DCF receiver is switched on and is searching for the DCF signal; the displayed time is
determined by the internal clock of the WS-5300
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
2.5 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.
for 2 seconds, 12Hr or 24Hr will appear in the display
button
button
disappears
starts flashing and the display turns green.
button
button
button
button
button
button
button
button
49
is flashing and the display turns