It may take a few minutes for the clock to receive a DCF signal. Do not move the clock during this time.
Do not press any buttons or switches!
Poor DCF signal reception should be expected when the clock is near to metal-coated insulated glass
windows, reinforced concrete, coated wallpapers or electronic devices, or when the clock is placed in
a cellar.
If after 16 minutes the current time is not displayed, change the installation site and press the RECEIVE
button. This will start a new reception attempt.
The product synchronizes automatically with the DCF time once a
day, at 2:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM. This is sufficient to
keep the time accurate to within one second per day.
The DCF radio time signal is sent from a transmitter in Mainflingen
(near Frankfurt am Main, Germany). It has a range of up to 1500 km,
increasing to 2000 km in ideal reception conditions.
The DCF signal contains information such as the exact time and
date (with a theoretical time deviation of one second every million
years).
There is no need to set the summer and winter time manually.
During summer time, the DST indicator appears on the
display.
11. Setting the time and date manually
• Press and hold the MODE button for 2 seconds. The 24H indicator flashes.
• Press the
button to set. Press and hold the button to fast forward.
• Press the MODE button to confirm the setting and to go to the next parameter.
• You can set the parameters in the following order:
Time format → hours → minutes → seconds → year → date format → month → day → time zone (-23 to
+23) → language → daylight saving time.
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