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Section 5 - OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE
Display of the current outdoor temperature.
By pressing the MIN/ MAX key, display of the stored MIN/MAX outdoor
temperature with simultaneous display of a MIN or MAX symbol.
By pressing the CH/ + key, display of outdoor sensors (up to three outdoor
transmitters). The number 1, 2 or 3 will be shown.
A signal reception symbol will be shown indicating that receiver is receiving outdoor
temperature.
DCF-77 RADIO CONTROLLED TIME:
The time base for the radio controlled time is a Cesium Atomic Clock operated by the
Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig which has a time deviation of less
than one second in one million years. The time is coded and transmitted from Mainflingen
near Frankfurt via frequency signal DCF-77 (77.5 kHz) and has a transmitting range of
approximately 1,500 km. Your radio-controlled Weather clock receives this signal and
converts it to show the precise time in summer or wintertime. The quality of the reception
depends greatly on the geographic location. In normal cases, there should be no
reception problems within a 1,500 km radius around Frankfurt.
Once the outdoor temperature is displayed on the Weather clock after initial set-up, the
DCF tower icon in the clock display will start flashing in the upper left corner. This
indicates that the clock has detected that there is a radio signal present and is trying to
receive it. When the time code is received, the DCF tower becomes permanently lit and
the time will be displayed.
If the tower icon flashes, but does not set the time or the DCF tower does not appear at
all, then please take note of the following :
