TFA_No. 60.4513_Anleitung_05_16
09.06.2016
Radio-controlled bathroom clock
Thank you for choosing this instrument from TFA.
1. Before you start using it
• Please make sure to read the instruction manual carefully.
This information will help you to familiarise yourself with your new device, to learn all of its functions and parts, to
find out important details about its first use and how to operate it and to get advice in the event of a malfunction.
• Following and respecting the instructions in your manual will prevent damage to your instrument and loss of your
statutory rights arising from defects due to incorrect use.
• We shall not be liable for any damage occurring as a result of non following of these instructions. Likewise, we
take no responsibility for any incorrect readings and for any consequences which may result from them.
• Please take particular note of the safety advice!
• Please keep this instruction manual for future reference.
2. Scope of delivery:
• Radio-controlled bathroom clock
• Instruction manual
3. Field of operation and all the benefits of your new instrument at a glance
• Highest precision radio-controlled clock
• With time zone and manual setting option
• Indication of indoor temperature
• Indication of the day of the week and date
• For wall mounting or table standing
• 4 big suckers
4. For your safety
• This product is exclusively intended for the field of application described above. It should only be used as described
within these instructions.
• Unauthorized repairs, modifications or changes to the product are prohibited.
Caution!
Risk of injury:
• Keep this instrument and the battery out of the reach of children.
• Batteries must not be thrown into a fire, short-circuited, taken apart or recharged. Risk of explosion!
• Batteries contain harmful acids. Low batteries should be changed as soon as possible to prevent damage caused by
leaking. Wear chemical-resistant protective gloves and safety glasses when handling leaking batteries.
Important information on product safety!
• Do not place your device near extreme temperatures, vibrations or shocks.
• Protect it from moisture.
5. Elements
A: Display (Fig. 1):
A 1: Time with seconds
A 3: Date
A 5: Indoor temperature
B: Buttons underneath the housing cover (Fig. 2):
B 1: FUNK/SIGNAL button
B 3: ▲ button
B 5: NEUSTART button
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A 2: DCF Symbol
A 4: Day of the week
B 2: EINSTELLEN button
B 4: ▼ button
Radio-controlled bathroom clock
C: Housing (Fig. 1+2):
C 1: Suspension device
C 3: 4 suckers
C 5: Battery compartment (underneath the housing cover)
6. Getting started
6.1 Insert the battery
• Put the clock upside down on a table.
• Turn the housing to the left (45°) and remove the cover of the housing.
• Insert a new battery 1,5 V AA, ensure that the battery polarity is correct.
• Close the housing. Turn the housing cover to the right (45°). Make sure that the built in hanging slot is in the
middle.
• The indoor temperature appears on the display.
• Pull the protective foil from the display.
• The device is ready for use.
6.2 Reception of the DCF frequency signal
• The clock will now scan the DCF frequency signal and the DCF symbol will be flashing on the display.
• During the reception is a button operation not possible.
• When the time code is received successfully after 7 minutes, the radio-controlled time, the DCF symbol and the date
are displayed steadily on the display.
• You can start the initialization manually.
• Press the FUNK/SIGNAL button.
• The DCF symbol will be flashing.
• Interrupt the reception by pressing the FUNK/SIGNAL button again.
• The DCF and the DST symbol disappear.
• The DCF reception always takes place daily at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 o'clock in the morning.
• There are three different reception symbols:
flashing – reception is active
stays – reception is very good
No symbol – no reception / time is manually set
• If the clock cannot detect the DCF-signal (for example due to disturbances, transmitting distance, etc.), the time can
be set manually. The DCF symbol disappears and the clock will then work as a normal quartz clock. (see: Manual set-
tings).
7. Note for radio-controlled time DCF
The time base for the radio-controlled time is a caesium atomic clock operated by the Physikalisch Technische Bunde-
sanstalt 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 frequency signal DCF-77 (77.5 kHz) and has a transmitting range of
approximately 1,500 km. Your radio-controlled clock receives this signal and converts it to show the precise time.
Changeover from summer time or winter time is automatic. In Daylight Saving Time DST is shown on the LCD. The
quality of the reception depends mainly on the geographic location. The quality of the reception depends mainly on
the geographic location. Normally there should be no reception problems within a 1,500 km radius around Frankfurt.
Please take note of the following:
• The recommended distance to any interfering sources like computer monitors or TV sets is at least 1.5 - 2 meters.
• Inside ferro-concrete rooms (basements, superstructures), the received signal is naturally weakened. In extreme
cases, please place the unit close to a window to improve the 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.
C 2: Device for the stand
C 4: Housing cover
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