Technoline WS 8117 manual

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    MOONPHA SE WA LL CLOCK Instruction Manual FEAT URES: Battery cover LCD1 display Hanging holes MOONPHASE WA LL CLOCK: • DCF-77 Radio controlled time with manual setting option • 12/24 hour time display • Time display: hour, minute, second • Alarm setting with snooze function • Calendar display • Weekday display (4 languages to choose fro[...]

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    TO INSTA LL A ND REPLACE BA TTERIES IN THE MO ONPHA SE WALL CLO CK The Moonphase wall clock uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries. To install and replace the batteries, please follow the steps below: 1. Insert finger or other solid object in t he space at the bottom c enter of the battery compartment and lift up to remove the cover. 2. Insert batter[...]

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    transmission however, this should under good conditions be no more than 100 meters from where the Moonphase wall clock w ill be finally positioned (see notes on “ Positioning ” and “ 433MHz Reception ”). 7. If after 10 minutes the DCF time has not been received, use the SET key to manually enter the set mode and change either the time or da[...]

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    DCF time W eekday Date Outdoor temperature display Radio reception icon A larm icon Indoor temperature Moonphase display MANUA L SETTINGS Note: If the Moonphase w all clock has alr eady successf ully received the DCF time signal and displays the correct time and date, then the Manual settings can be skipped . After completion of the above described[...]

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    The quality of the rec eption depends greatly on the geographic lo cation. In normal cases, there should be no reception problems within a 1500km radius of Frankfurt. Once the outdoor temperature is displayed on the Moonphase wall clock, the DCF tow er icon in the clock display will start flashing in the upper left corner. This indica tes that the [...]

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    2. Set the desired hours by pressing and releasing the + key follow ed by pressing the SET key. 3. Now the minute digits will start flashing. 4. Set the desired minutes by pressing and releasing the + key . If the + key is held, the units will increase by 5. 5. Press and release the SET key to mov e to the “Year Setting” . YEAR SETTING The year[...]

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    20 °C OR °F TEMPERA TURE SETTING 1. The characters “°C” or “°F” will start flashing on LCD1 (Defaul t setting °C). By use of the + key select “°C” for temperature display in degrees Celsius or “°F” for degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Press and release the SET key to exit the setting mode and sw itch back to the normal display mode. EX[...]

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    MOON PHA SE The Moonphase wall clock will also display all 12 Moon phases throughout the year accordingly to the set calendar: New Moon Small Waxing Large Waxing First Quarter Small Waxing Large Waxing Crescent Crescent Gibbous Gibbous FullMoon Large Waning Small Waning Last Quarter Large Waning Small Waning Gibbous Gibbous Crescent Crescent OUTDOO[...]

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    the contacts and force a false reset. Should this happen accidentally then reset all units (see Setting up above) otherwise transmission problems may occur. The maximum transmission range is 100 meters fr om the outdoor temperature transmitter to the moonphase wall clock (in open space). Howev er, this depends on the surrounding environment and int[...]

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    POSITIONING THE MOONPHA SE WA LL CLOCK: There are two possible way s to mount the Moonphase wall clock: • use of the foldout table stand, or • wall mounting FOLDOUT TABLE STA ND The foldout table stand leg is loca ted on the backside. Pull the stand out from the bottom center edge of the M oonphase wall clock, below the battery compartment. Onc[...]

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    There is also double sided tape included with the wall mount. On smooth surfaces this can be used instead of drilling holes. The mounting surf ace can, however, affect the transmission range. If for example the unit is att/ached to a pi ece of metal, it m ay then either reduce or increase the transmitting range. For this reas on, we recommend not p[...]

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    Transmission distance : maximum 100 meters in open field, depending upon surrounding structures, mounting location and possible interfering sources Power source (Alkaline batteries recommended) Moonphase wall clock : 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V batteries Transmitter : 2 x AAA, IEC LR3, 1.5V batteries Battery life : about 12 months Dimensions (L x W x H) [...]