TFA 35.1064.01.51.IT manual

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    49 WIRELESS 868 MHz WEAT HER STATION Instruction M anual INTRODUCTION: Congratulations on purchasi ng this fancy W eather Station with wirel ess 868MHz transmissi on of outdoor temperature and di splay of indoor temperature a nd humidity. It i s further acting as a DCF-77 ra dio controlled clock w ith calendar display and alarm cl ock function. In [...]

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    50 LCD Display Function Keys FEATURES: The Weather S tation • DCF-77 Radio co ntrolled time with manual setting opti ons • DCF Time recepti on ON/OFF • 12/24 hour display • Hour, minute and second time di splay • Calendar (weekday, date, mont h and year) • Time zone option ±12 hours Foldout Stand Battery compartment cover Function Keys[...]

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    51 • Alarm wi th snooze function • Snooze setting • Weather forecasting wi th 15 easy-to-read weat her forecast signs featured by "W eather girl" • Weather forecasting icon sensi tivity setting • Temperature display i n degrees Celsius (°C) or Fa hrenheit (°F) selectabl e • Indoor and outdoor temperat ure display with MIN/MA[...]

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    52 The Outdoor Temperature Transmitter • Remote transmissi on of outdoor temperature to W eather Station by 868 MHz • Shower proof casing • Wall mounting case (Mo unting at a sheltered pl ace. Avoid direct rain and sunshine) SETTING UP: When one transmitter is use d 1. First, insert the batteri es into the Temperature tra nsmitter. (see “ I[...]

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    53 3. After inserting the batteries, t he Weather stati on will start recei ving data from the transmitter. The outdoor temp erature and the sig nal reception icon should t hen be displayed on the W eather station. If this does not happen after 3 minutes, t he batteries will need to be removed from both units a nd reset from step 1. 4. In order to [...]

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    54 4. The outdoor temperature from the first transmitter (c hannel 1) should then be displayed on the W eather station. Also, the si gnal reception icon will be displayed. If this does not happen after 2 mi nutes, the batteri es will need to be removed from bo th units and reset from step 1. 5. Insert the batteries to the seco nd transmitter as soo[...]

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    55 those shown on the transmitters i n order to recog nise the Channel No. of eac h transmitter. 8. In order to ensure suffici ent 868 MHz transmi ssion however, this should under good conditions be a distance no more t han 100 meters betwee n the final posi tion of the Weather Station and the transmi tter (see notes o n “ Positioning ” and “[...]

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    56 the reception at 06:00 is stil l not successful , then the next try takes place at 02:0 0 next day. If reception is successf ul, the received time will override the manually set ti me. The date is also updated with the received ti me. (Please refer al so to notes on “ DCF-77 Radio Controlled time ” and “ Manual Time Setting ”) INSTALL AN[...]

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    57 INSTALL AND REPL ACE BATTERIES IN THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMI TTER The Temperature Tra nsmitter uses 2 x AA, IEC LR6, 1.5V battery. To install and replace the batteries, pl ease foll ow the steps below: 1. Remove the battery compart ment cover at the back of t he transmitter. 2. Insert the batteries, observing t he correct pol arity (see marking). 3[...]

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    58 FUNCTION KE YS: Weather Statio n: The Weather Station has five easy to use functio n keys. SET key MIN/ MAX key ALM key CH/ + key SNOOZE/ SUN key[...]

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    59 SET key (Setting): • To enter the set mode for the fol lowing functi ons: LCD contrast, Time zone, Ti me Reception ON/OFF, 12/24 hour display, Manual ti me, Year, Date, Sunrise/ s unset city location, Snooze time duratio n, °C/°F, and W eather forecast sensiti vity settings. • To toggle between the displ ay of "Weekday + date + month&[...]

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    60 • To stop the alarm • To switch on the backli ght CH/ + key • To toggle between the Outdoor tra nsmitters 1, 2 a nd 3 (if more than 1 tra nsmitter is used) • To adjust LCD contrast, ti me zone, Time Reception ON/OF F, 12/24 hour displ ay, hour, minute, year, month, day, snoo ze time durati on, °C/ °F and weather forecasti ng icon sensi[...]

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    61 LCD SCREEN AND SETTIN GS: Indoor Relative Humidity % Weather Tendency icon DCF Tower Icon (for time reception) Time Calendar Weather Forecast icon (Weather girl) Indoor Temperature Outdoor Temperature Outdoor Reception Signal* Number showing Transmitter unit Alarm icon Moon phase display Sunrise/ sunset display Transmitter low battery icon Weath[...]

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    62 *When the signal from the transm itter is succ essfully r eceived by the Temperature Stati on, this icon will be switched on. (If not successful, the icon will not be shown o n the LCD). User can therefore easil y see whether the last recepti on was successful (“ON” icon) or not (“OFF” icon). On the other hand, the s hort blinking of t h[...]

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    63 Section 3 - WE ATHER ICON (FEATURE D BY WE ATHER GIRL) • Display of the weather to be e xpected in form of 15 fa ncy weather symbol s (featured by Weather girl) which change their appearance depe nding on the air press ure development and the current o utdoor temperat ure. • Format of the weather gir l icons refers to the " WEATHER F OR[...]

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    64 Physikalisch Technisc he Bundesanstalt Braunsc hweig which has a time devi ation of l ess than one second in one milli on years. The ti me is coded and transmitted from Mai nflingen near Frankfurt via freq uency signal DCF-77 (77.5 kH z) and has a transmi tting range of approximately 1,500 km. Your r adio-controlled W eather Station receives thi[...]

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    65 • LCD contrast setti ng • Time zone setting • Time recepti on ON/OFF setting • 12/24-Hour setting • Manual time setting • Calendar setting • Sunrise/ Sunset city l ocation • Snooze setting • °C/ °F setting • Weather forecasting icon sensi tivity setting Press and hold the SET key for abo ut 3 second to adva nce to the setti[...]

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    66 1. The above display will be seen. Press the CH/ + key to select the l evel of contrast desired. 2. Press the SET key to co nfirm and enter the “Time Zo ne setting” or exi t the setting mode by pressing the SNOOZ E/ SUN key TIME ZONE SET TING: The time zone default of the W eather Station is 0. To c hange to another ti me zone: 1. Press the [...]

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    67 TIME RECEPTI ON ON/OF F SETTING In area where reception of the DCF- 77 time i s not possible, the DCF-77 ti me reception function can be turned OFF. T he clock will then work as a normal Quartz cl ock (Default setting is ON). 1. The digit “ON ” and the time reception icon will start flashing on the LCD. 2. Use the CH/ + key to tur n OFF the [...]

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    68 reception of the DCF ti me as long as the Time Receptio n OFF function is acti vated. The Time Reception icon w ill not be displayed on the LC D. 12/24 HOUR TIM E DISP LAY SETTING 1. After setting time recepti on ON/OFF, press the SET key, “1 2h” or “24h” fl ashes in the LCD. (default 24 h) 2. Press the CH/ + key to sel ect the “12h”[...]

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    69 MANUAL TIME SETTING In case the Weather Station is not able to detect t he DCF-signal (di sturbances, transmi tting distance, etc.), the tim e can be manually set. T he clock will then work as a normal Quartz clock. To set the clock : 1. The hour and minute digi ts start flashing in the time di splay secti on. 2. Use the CH/ + key to adj ust the[...]

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    70 During reception attempts the DC F tower icon will flash. If reception has been unsuc cessful, then the DCF tower i con will not appear but reception will still be attempted the foll owing hour. CALENDAR SE TTING The date default of the W eather Station is 1. 1. of t he year 2005 after i nitial set-up. Once the radio-controlled tim e signals are[...]

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    71 1. Using the CH/ + key, set t he year required. The ra nge runs from 2005 to 2029 (def aul t is 2005). 2. Press the SET key to enter t he month setting mode. 3. The month digit will be flashing. Press the CH/ + key to set the mo nth and then press the SET key to go to the date setti ng. 4. The date digit will be fl ashing. Press the CH/ + key to[...]

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    72 39 cities can be chosen from a nd every city i s displayed in short-form (e.g.: AMS --> Amsterdam). The cities are displ ayed as follows: F- Frankfurt LYO - Lyon PAR - Paris BAI - Bari FL - Flensburg M - München ROM - Roma BAR - Barcelona H - Hannover MAD - Madrid S - Stuttgart BOL - Bologna HB - Bremen MAR - Marseill e SB - Saarbrücken BOR[...]

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    73 SNOOZE SET TING: The snooze time can be set OFF or to a maxim um time of 30 minutes (defa ult is 10 minutes): 1. The snooze time (in mi nute) digit will be flashing. Use t he CH/ + key to set the s nooze time (in minute). Eac h pressing of the key will increase the snooze time by 5 m inutes. The snooze can also be set OFF w hen the “OFF” di [...]

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    74 °C/°F TEMP ERATURE UNIT SE TTING The default temperature readi ng is set to °C (degree Cel sius). To select °F (degree Fahrenheit): 1. The “°C” will be fl ashing, use the CH/ + key to toggl e between “°C” a nd “°F”. 2. Once t he desired temperature unit has been chose n, confirm with the SET key a nd enter the “ Weather Fore[...]

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    75 Confirm with the SET key a nd exit the Manual settings . flashing flashing[...]

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    76 ALARM SETTIN G: To set alarm: 1. Press and hold ALM for about 3 seco nds until the alarm time di splay flashes. 2. The hour digit and the alarm i con will be flashing. Press t he CH/ + key to adj ust the hour. 3. Press ALM button once and mi nute digit will be flashing. User shall then press CH/ + button to set the minute. 4. Press ALM button on[...]

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    77 Note: The duration of alarm soundi ng is 120 seconds SNOOZE SET TING AND S TOPPING THE ALARM: 1. When the alarm is sounding, press the SNOOZE/ SUN key to activate t he snooze function. The alarm wi ll stop and re-activate after t he time interval of the s nooze time pre-set by user. 2. To stop the alarm compl etely, press any keys other t han th[...]

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    78 WEATHER FOREC AST AN D TENDENCY: The weather f orecast ico ns (Weather girl): One of the 15 different weather i cons (featured by W eather girl with different clothing) i s displayed in the centre of LCD, w hich indicates t he different forecast weat her condition due to air pressure level ( Sunny, Sunny + Cloudy or Cl oudy + Rainy) and the curr[...]

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    79 Sunny + Cloudy ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 26 ° ° ° ° C 19 – 25.9 ° ° ° ° C 10 – 18.9 ° ° ° ° C 0 – 9.9 ° ° ° ° C < 0 ° ° ° ° C Cloudy + Rainy ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 26 ° ° ° ° C 19 – 25.9 ° ° ° ° C 10 – 18.9 ° ° ° ° C 0 – 9.9 ° ° ° ° C < 0 ° ° ° ° C[...]

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    80 For every sudden or signifi cant change in the air press ure, the weather ico ns will update accordingly to represent the c hange in weather. If t he icons do not cha nge, then it means either the air pressure has not c hanged or the cha nge has been too slow for t he Weather Projection Station to register. How ever, if the ico n displayed i s a[...]

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    81 If the Weather Station is m oved to another l ocation significantly higher or l ower than its i nitial standing point (for example from t he ground fl oor to the upper floors of a house), remove t he batteries and re-insert them after about 30 seco nds. By doing this, the W eather Station will not mistake the new locati on as being a possi ble c[...]

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    82 DISPLAY OF INDOOR TEMPE RATUR E AND HUMIDI TY READIN G: The indoor temperature and humi dity are meas ured automaticall y and displayed on the fourth section of the LCD. Indoor Temperature in °C Minimum icon Indoor Relative Humidity %[...]

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    83 DISPLAY OF OUTDOOR TEM PERAT URE: The last LCD sectio n shows the outdoor temperat ure, a reception symbol and a channel number under the temperature wi ll also show i f more than one transmitter has been used. DISPLAY OF IN DOOR M AXIMUM AND M INIMUM RE CORDS: 1. In normal display m ode, press the MIN/ MAX butto n three times. The maxim um indo[...]

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    84 2. Press the MIN/ MA X button once more to di splay the minimum indoor temperat ure and humidity. Also the date a nd time of recordi ng this temperature will be displayed. RESETTING THE INDOOR MAXIMUM / MINIMUM RECORDS 1. In normal display m ode, press the MIN/ MAX button to adva nce to the MIN/ MAX display. 2. Press and hold the SET key for abo[...]

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    85 1. In normal display m ode, press the CH/ + button to sel ect a channel. T he channel ID will be displayed above the outdoor tem perature readi ng. Note: The transmitter number will only be displayed if more than one transmitt er is applied . 2. Press the MIN/ MA X button once. The max icon wi ll be displayed. 3. Press and hold the SET butto n f[...]

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    86 • Sunrise time • Sunset time • Sun duration time (total nu mber of hours of sunlight on th e day) Sunrise time Sunrise icon Sunset time Sunset icon Sun duration time (hh:mm) Sun duration time icon[...]

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    87 Small Waning Gibbous Large Waning Crescent Small Waning Crescent Full Moon Large Waning Gibbous Last Quarter New Moon Small Waxing Crescent Large Waxing Crescent First Quarter Small Waxing Gibbous Large Waxing Gibbous THE MOON PH ASE The Moon icon of the W eather Station will also display 12 different Moon p hases accordi ng to the set calendar.[...]

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    88 LED BACK-LIGH T The LED back-li ght will be automatically swit ched ON when any key is pressed. T he LED back-light will be switched on for approximately 9 se conds before automaticall y switching OFF. TEMPERATURE TRANSMI TTER: The range of the Temperature tra nsmitter may be affected by the temperat ure. At cold temperatures the transmi tting d[...]

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    89 Note: When the 868MHz signal i s received correctly, do not re-op en the battery cover of ei ther the transmitter or W eather Station, as the batteri es may spring free from the co ntacts and force a false reset. Should this happe n accidentall y then reset all units (see Setting up ab ove) otherwise transmissi on problems may occur. The transmi[...]

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    90 POSITIONING THE TEMPERATURE TRANSMI TTER: The Transmitter i s supplied with a holder that may be attac hed to a wall with the two screws s upplied. The Transmitter ca n also be position on a flat surface by sec uring the stand to t he bottom to the Transmitter. To wall mount: 1. Secure the bracket onto a desi red wall using the screws a nd plast[...]

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    91 Note: Before permanently fi xing the transmitter wall base, place all units in the desired l ocations to check that the outdoor temperat ure reading i s receivable. In event that t he signal is not received, relocate the transmit ters or move them sl ightly as this may help t he signal reception. CARE AND M AINTENANCE : • Extreme temperatures,[...]

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    92 (14.1ºF to +139.8ºF with 0.2ºF resolution, “OF.L” di splayed if ou tside this range) Outdoor : -39.9 to +59.9 ° C with 0.1 ° C resol ution (-39.8ºF to +139.8ºF with 0.2ºF resolution, “OF.L” di splayed if outside this range) Relative humidity m easuring range: Indoor : 1% to 99% with 1% resolutio n (displays “- -” when lower t[...]

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    93 LIABILITY DISC LAIMER : • The electrical and electronic wast es contain hazardo us substances. Disposal of electronic waste in wi ld country and/or in unauthori zed grounds strongly damages t he environment. • Please contact your local or/and regional authori ties to retrieve the addresses of l egal dumping grounds with selecti ve collection[...]

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    94 R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC Summary of the Decl aration of Conformity : W e hereby declare that this wi reless transmissi on device does comply with the essential requirements of R&TTE Di rective 1999/5/EC.[...]