Information On Dcf Reception; Starting New Dcf Reception Attempt - Conrad WS 1173 Bedienungsanleitung

10. Information on DCF Reception

The DCF signal is sent by a station in Mainflingen
(near Frankfurt am Main). Its range is up to
1500 km, and under perfect reception conditions
even up to 2000 km.
The DCF signal contains, among others, the
precise time (deviation theoretically 1 second in
one million years!) and the date.
This means you do not have to switch manually
between daylight savings time and normal time;
the time is adjusted automatically.
The first DCF reception attempt is always
performed when the batteries are inserted into
the weather station; see chapter 9.
A DCF reception attempt is performed several times per day. A single proper reception of the
DCF signal per day will keep the deviation of the clock in the weather station below a second.

11. Starting New DCF Reception Attempt

If you do not see any current time in the display of the weather station after 10 minutes, remove
the batteries from the weather station. Wait for 10 seconds and re-insert them.
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The search for the DCF signal and assessment of the signal may take up to 10
minutes; do not move the weather station during this time and do not push any button.
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