TFA 60.2525 - Radio-Controlled Alarm Clock Manual

Before you start using it

• Please make sure to read the instruction manual carefully.
• Following and respecting the instructions in your manual will prevent damage to your instrument and loss of your statutory rights arising from defects due to incorrect use.
• Likewise, we take no responsibility for any incorrect readings and for any consequences which may result from them.
• We shall not be liable for any damage occurring as a result of non-following of these instructions.
• Please take particular note of the safety advice!
• Please keep this instruction manual for future reference.

Scope of delivery

• Radio-controlled alarm clock
• Instruction manual

Field of operation and all the benefits of your new instrument at a glance

• Radio-controlled clock with highest precision and manual setting option
• Alarm with snooze function
• Day-of-the-week and date
• Indoor temperature
• Backlight

For your safety

• This product is exclusively intended for the field of application described above. It should only be used as described within these instructions.
• Unauthorized repairs, modifications or changes to the product are prohibited.
• This product is not be used for medical purpose or for public information, it is only intended for home use.

Risk of injury:

• Keep this instrument and the battery out of the reach of children.
• Batteries must not be thrown into a fire, short-circuited, taken apart or recharged. Risk of explosion!
• Batteries contain harmful acids. Low batteries should be changed as soon as possible to prevent damage caused by leaking.
• Wear chemical-resistant protective gloves and glasses when handling leaking batteries.

on product safety!

• Do not place your product near extreme temperatures, vibrations or shocks.
• Protect it from moisture.

Elements

Display

A1: Time, seconds and symbols

A2: Date, weekday, temperature

Buttons

B1: SNOOZE/LIGHT button B2: SET button B3: ALARM button B4: UP button

B5: DOWN button B6: WAVE button

Housing

C1: Support with battery compartment

Getting started

• Remove the protective film from the display.
• Open the battery compartment and insert a new battery 1,5 V AA, ensure that the battery polarity is correct.
• Close the battery compartment again.
• The device will alert you with a beep and all LCD segments will be displayed for a short moment.
• The clock will now scan the DCF frequency signal and the DCF symbol will be flashing on the LCD. When the time code is received successfully after 3-8 minutes, the radio-controlled time, the date and the DCF symbol are displayed steadily in the LCD.
• The DCF receptions always take place at 1:00. 2:00 and 3:00 o'clock in the morning. If the reception is not successfully received at 3:00 clock, it shall be held further attempts until 5:00 clock.
• If there is no reception possible, manual initialization can be helpful.
• Press and hold the WAVE button for 3 seconds.
• The DCF symbol will be flashing.
• To deactivate the reception, press and hold WAVE button for three seconds. The DCF symbol disappears.
• There are three different reception symbols:
  • flashing - reception is active
  • stays - reception is very good
  • No symbol - reception is deactivated
• If the clock cannot detect the DCF-signal (for example due to disturbances, transmitting distance, etc.), the time can be set manually. The clock will then work as a normal quartz clock. (see: Manual setting of the clock and calendar).

Radio-controlled time reception

The time base for the radio-controlled time is a caesium atomic clock operated by the Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig. It has a time deviation of less than one second in one million years. The time is coded and transmitted from Mainflingen near Frankfurt via frequency signal DCF-77 (77.5 kHz) and has a transmitting range of approximately 1,500 km. Changeover from summer time or winter time is automatic. In Daylight Saving Time is shown on the LCD. The quality of the reception depends mainly on the geographic location. Normally there should be no reception problems within a 1,500 km radius around Frankfurt.

Please take note of the following:

• The recommended distance to any interfering sources like computer monitors or TV sets is at least 1.5 - 2 metres.
• Inside ferro-concrete rooms (basements, superstructures), the received signal is naturally weakened. In extreme cases, please place the unit close to a window to improve the reception.
• During night-time, the atmospheric interference is usually less severe and reception is possible in most cases. A single daily reception is adequate to keep the accuracy deviation under 1 second.

Operation

• Press and hold the UP or DOWN button in the setting mode for fast running.
• The instrument will automatically quit the setting mode if no button is pressed within 30 seconds.

Manual setting of the clock and calendar

• Press and hold SET button in normal mode for three seconds.
• The 12-hour or 24-hour display format will be flashing.
• Press UP or DOWN button in normal mode to choose between 24- and 12 HR system (AM or PM appears on the display).
• Press the SET button to make the settings in the following sequence: Time zone (00 default), the hours, the minutes, the year, the month, the day and the day-of-week language. Press the UP or DOWN button to adjust it.
• Confirm the setting with the SET button.
• Day-of-week language: German (GER), English (ENG), Italian (ITA), French (FRE), Dutch (DUT), Spanish (SPA) and Danish (DAN).
• The manually set time will be overwritten by the DCF time when the signal is received successfully.

Setting of the time zone

• The time zone setting is needed for countries where the DCF signal can be received but the time zone (+12/-12) is different from the German time (e.g. +1=one hour later).
• Press the UP or DOWN button.
• Confirm the setting with the SET button.

Setting of the alarm

• Press and hold the ALARM button in normal mode for three seconds.
• AL and 0:00 (default) or the last adjusted alarm time appear on the display.
• The hour digits will be flashing.
• Press the UP or DOWN button to adjust the hours.
• Confirm the setting with the ALARM button and set minutes in the same way.
• The minute digit will be flashing. Press the UP or DOWN button to adjust the minutes.
• Confirm the setting with the ALARM button.
• The display shows the current time.
• To activate and deactivate the alarm function press the ALARM button in normal mode.
• The alarm symbol or no alarm symbol appears on the display.
• When the adjusted alarm time is reached, the alarm will ring.
• The alarm symbol will be flashing.
• Press any button and the alarm function will stop working.
• If the alarm is not stopped manually, the increasing alarm will automatically turn off after certain minutes and will be reactivated at the same time.
• The alarm symbol stays in the display.
• When the alarm rings, press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button and the snooze function will be activated.
• Once the snooze function will be activated, and the alarm symbol will be flashing on the display.
• The alarm will be interrupted for 5 minutes.
• To turn off the snooze function press the ALARM button.
• The snooze symbol disappears on the display.

Backlight

• Press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button to activate the backlight for a few seconds.

Temperature display

• Press the DOWN button to change between °C (Celsius) or °F (Fahrenheit) as temperature unit.

Care and maintenance

• Clean your instrument with a soft damp cloth. Do not use solvents or scouring agents.
• Remove the battery if you do not use the product for a long period of time.
• Keep the instrument in a dry place.

Battery replacement

• Change the battery when the battery symbol appears on the display.
• Open the battery compartment and insert a new battery 1,5 V AA. Ensure that the battery polarity is correct.
• Close the battery compartment again.

Troubleshooting

If your device fails to work despite these measures contact the supplier from whom you purchased it.

Waste disposal

This product has been manufactured using high-grade materials and components which can be recycled and reused.

Never dispose of empty batteries and rechargeable batteries in household waste.
As a consumer, you are legally required to take them to your retail store or to an appropriate collection site depending on national or local regulations in order to protect the environment.

The symbols for the heavy metals contained are: Cd=cadmium, Hg=mercury, Pb=lead

This instrument is labeled in accordance with the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE).

Please do not dispose of this instrument in household waste. The user is obligated to take end-of-life devices to a designated collection point for the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment, in order to ensure environ- mentally-compatible disposal.

Specifications

TFA Dostmann GmbH & Co. KG, Zum Ottersberg 12, D-97877 Wertheim.
No part of this manual may be reproduced without written consent of TFA Dostmann. The technical data are correct at the time of going to print and may change without prior notice.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Herewith we declare, that this wireless transmission device does comply with the essentials requirements of R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
A copy of the signed and dated Declaration of Conformity is available on request via info@tfa-dostmann.de.
www.tfa-dostmann.de

09/2013