1 INHALT Table of Contents Introduction Functions and Overview of the myBIRDy Features Usage and Batteries Features DCF77-Radio Controlled Clockwork Initialization Positioning of the Clock Hands (automatic) Summer & Winter Time Change PC Tool System Requirements Installation PC-Tool General Instructions Activating the MP3-Feature 5.4.1...
SD-Card for that hour. This sound/melody can be freely configured for each hour to play exactly what you want it to play. At the half-hour, the myBIRDy plays “Cuckoo” one time, just like a traditional cuckoo clock.
If the batteries are empty, there will be no cuckoo sounds and no melodies. In that case, you only hear a “beep” sound every half-hour and hour. This is the signal for you to insert new batteries into your myBIRDy.
After reaching one of these positions, the clock hands will stop. The radio receiver will wait for the time signal. Once the signal is received, myBIRDy automatically sets the right time. This process takes a few minutes.
5.2 INSTALLATION Run the datafile „myBIRDy_V3.xx.xx.exe“ to start up the installation process Choose the option „Next“ in the Setup Window to start the installation.
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Choose the desired installation location on your computer and enter the name that will be shown in the myBIRDy program menu. To proceed, choose “Next” in the Setup Window. Choose „Install“ to start the actual installation of the software.
After successful installation of the software, you will find your myBIRDy-Tool in the Windows Start Menu of your computer, under the name that you entered during the installation process. The Standard Name is „myBIRDy Music Selector“. PC-TOOL GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS To set up your own sounds/melodies for your myBIRDy, remove the SD-Card from the myBIRDy SD-Card Slot and connect the SD-Card to your PC using a SD-Card Reader.
24 hours and assign a sound of your choice to each hour. If you turn off the activation (no check in the activation box), the myBIRDy doesn’t make any sound at the specific hour—no cuckoo, no half-hour cuckoo, and no sound/melody. In this way, you can turn the sound of the clock off during the night, for instance.
“lame.exe” on your computer. b. Please unpack the ZIP data file to see the image. 2. Open the myBIRDy Music Selector Menu “Converter Configuration”. Choose the path for the data file “lame.exe” Choose (with “Browse”) the data file “lame.exe”...
4. After choosing the data file path for “lame.exe”, confirm by clicking the “OK” button. 5. If no error message appears, the external MP-3 converter is attached, and MP-3 data files can be chosen using the Music Selector. 5.5 ACITVATING AND SELECTING SOUNDS In order to activate or change a sound/melody for a specific hour, set a checkmark for the specific hour and choose your personal sound/melody.
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For a deactivated hour (i.e. where no checkmark has been set, e.g. 11:00 p.m. or 23:00), two new buttons will appear in the right side of the Tool window. By clicking, you can choose a “WAV” datafile with the sound you want to assign to the hour.
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The PC-Tool can cut your sound down to the desired length. You have the following options for the length of your sound/melody: • 10 seconds • 15 seconds • 20 seconds • 25 seconds • 30 seconds The sound/melody will be faded out after the chosen length. After choosing the length of the sound, this time will appear to the right of the data file name, next to the “Select”...
PC. If you do not detach the hardware before you take out the card, it could be that not all data is writ- ten correctly on your SD-Card. Insert the SD-Card into the myBIRDy. You can use the Demo button on your Clock to listen to all of your stored sounds/melodies. Through additional pushing of the Demo button, the sounds/melodies will be played one after the other.
• See point 1 • Check to see if the clock is receiving a signal 6. myBIRDy doesn’t play any melodies or sounds • Check to see if the SD-Card is inserted correctly • Check to see if the volume control could be turned to zero (all the way down in counterclockwise direction), and, if so, turn up the volume to the desired level.
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