Setting The Time Zone; Setting The Alarm Time - Dexford RCT200 Operating Manual

Setting the time
The device can display the time in 12 or 24-hour format. When the 12-hour format is selected, "AM"
(morning) or "PM" (afternoon) appears beside the time display.
1. Press and hold the SET button (6) until the year display flashes. Use the button Ï (5) or Î (13) to set
the year. Press the Ï button to increase the year by one. Press the Î button to reduce the year by
one. Press the SET button to confirm the setting.
2. The MONTH (4) indicator then flashes. Use the Ï or Î button to set the month in the same way and
confirm the setting by pressing the SET button.
3. Proceed in exactly the same way for the other settings. Setting the time zone is described in Section
Setting the time zone. Therefore, press the SET button first to skip to the next point (Hour). The
sequence of time and date settings is as follows:
Year → Month → Day → Language → Weekday (abbreviated)
→ 12/24 Hr (12/24-hour format) → Time zone → Hour → Minute
Note:
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The following language settings are available for the weekday: German, English, French, Danish, Dutch,
Italian and Spanish.
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If there is no input for a period of 30 seconds while making a setting, the LC display automatically
switches from Setting mode to Display mode. The entries made to that point are discarded.
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If you press and hold the Ï or Î button when in Setting mode, the corresponding menu options are run
through the display quickly.
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The device can be reset by pressing the RESET button (15). All the settings made are reset to their
default status. The device then scans for the DCF radio signal.

Setting the time zone

If you are not in Germany and want to adjust the clock to the time zone you are currently in or you simply
want to display the time from another country, you can use this function to set the time difference from the
DCF radio signal transmitted in Germany (German time).
1. Press and hold the SET button until the year flashes.
2. Press the SET button 5 times until the time zone setting flashes. "TZ" (Time Zone) appears in the LC
display.
3. Press the Î button once to set the difference, e.g. -1 (hour) for England, or the Ï button 7 times (+7
hours) for Hong Kong.
4. Press the WAVE button (14) to confirm the setting.

Setting the alarm time

You can set two alarm times on the device.
1. Press and hold the ALARM button (7) until the time flashes and "A1" appears in the LC display for
alarm time 1.
2. Use the buttons Ï (5) and Î (13) to set the hour and confirm it by pressing the ALARM button.
3. The display switches to the minute display.
4. Set the minute in the same way as the hour and confirm by pressing the ALARM button.
5. Use the Ï button to activate the alarm time and the alarm icon
first alarm time. Press the Ï button again to deactivate the alarm time and the alarm icon
disappears from the display.
6. The time and "A2" for the second alarm time flash in the display. If so required, set a second alarm
time. Press the Ï button to activate the alarm time. The alarm icon
appears in the LC display. Proceed in the same way as for the first alarm time.
7. Otherwise, press the ALARM button as often as necessary until the current time reappears in the
display.
8. A beep tone is issued at the alarm time set which starts slowly then sounds at increasingly shorter
intervals. Press any button to deactivate the alarm signal or the SNOOZE/LIGHT button (8) to activate
the Snooze function (refer to Section Snooze function).
(10) appears in the display for the
for the second alarm time
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