Radio Controlled Clock (Rcc); Display Console Layout - Ambient Weather WS-1173B User Manual

3.4.1 Radio Controlled Clock (RCC)

If your console is equipped with the Radio Controlled Clock (RCC), the icon WWVB will appear
above the time. WWVB is the NIST time signal radio station near Fort Collins, Colorado.
The RCC is received by the wireless transmitter, and passed to the console. After the remote sensor is
powered up, the sensor will transmit weather data for 30 seconds, and then the sensor will begin radio
controlled clock (RCC) reception. The sensor search icon
During the RCC time reception period (maximum 10 minutes), no weather data will be transmitted to
avoid interference.
If the signal reception is not successful (normally during the day due to solar interference), the sensor
search will be cancelled, the outdoor temperature and humidity will update as normal, and the RCC
search will automatically resume every two hours until the signal is successfully captured. The regular
RF link will resume once RCC reception routine is finished. In some locations, RCC reception may
take a couple of days to receive the signal. The temperature and humidity data will continue to
transmit during this period.
Once the radio controlled time is RCC reception icon

3.4.2 Display Console Layout

Note: The following illustration shows the full segments of the LCD for description purposes
only and will not appear like this during normal operation.
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will remain on:
will turn on (reference Figure 5).
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