TFA PICCO, 60.1510 - Radio-Controlled Alarm Clock Manual

Table of Contents

Contents

1 Before you use this product
2 For your safety
3 Elements and buttons
4 Getting started
5 Operation
6 Care and maintenance
- 6.1 Battery replacement
7 Troubleshooting
8 Waste disposal
9 Specifications
10 Documents / Resources
- 10.1 References
- 10.2 Download manual

Before you use this product

Please make sure you 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.
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 safe for future reference.

For your safety

This product should only be used as described within these instructions.
Unauthorized repairs, modifications or changes to the product are prohibited.

Risk of injury:

Keep this instrument and the battery out of the reach of children.
Batteries contain harmful acids and may be hazardous if swallowed. If a battery is swallowed, this can lead to serious internal burns and death within two hours. If you suspect a battery could have been swallowed or otherwise caught in the body, seek medical help immediately.
Batteries must not be thrown into a fire, short-circuited, taken apart or recharged. Risk of explosion!
Low batteries should be changed as soon as possible to prevent damage caused by leaking.
Wear chemical-resistant protective gloves and safety glasses when handling leaking batteries.

on product safety!

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

Elements and buttons

Color mark for the alarm time
SNOOZE/LIGHT button
ON/OFF alarm switch
REC button
M.SET button
RESET button
Dial for the alarm time
Battery compartment

Getting started

Open the battery compartment and insert the new battery 1,5 V AAA. Ensure that the battery polarity is correct.
The device will alert you with a beep.
After the initial setup, the clock's hands show 12 o'clock and the clock is trying to receive the radio signal for 4 - 16 minutes. When the time code is received, the radio-controlled time will be shown.
The clock receives the signal six times a day at 1:00, 3:00 and 5.00 am and 1.00, 5.00 and 9.00 pm.

Note for 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. Your radio-controlled clock receives this signal and converts it to show the precise time. Changeover from summer time or winter time is automatic. 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 meters.
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 nighttime, 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

REC button

You can start the initialization manually.
Press and hold the REC button for 3 seconds. The clock's hands stop at 12 o'clock and the clock will scan the DCF frequency signal for 4-16 minutes. When the time code is received, the radiocontrolled time will be shown.

M.SET button - Manuel setting of the clock

If the clock cannot detect the DCF-frequency 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.
Press and hold the M.SET button for three seconds.
Press and hold the M.SET button until the desired time is indicated.
Press the M.SET button briefly the clock's hand moves minute by minute.
The manually set time will be overwritten by the DCF time when the signal is received successfully.

RESET button

If the device does not work properly use a pin to press the RESET button.

Setting of the alarm

Turn the dial for the alarm time and set your respective alarm time.
To activate the alarm function, move the alarm switch ON/OFF upwards (ON). At the same time, the color mark appears red bar appears (ON).
When the adjusted alarm time is reached, the alarm will ring.
If the alarm is not stopped manually, the increasing alarm will automatically turn off after two minutes and will be reactivated at the same time.
When the alarm rings, press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button and the snooze function will be activated.
The backlight turns on for a short time.
The alarm will be interrupted for 5 minutes.
The snooze function can be activated up to seven times.
Push the ON/OFF alarm switch downwards (OFF), the alarm function is deactivated.
The color mark disappears on the display.

Backlight

Press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button to light up the backlight for 5 seconds.

Care and maintenance

Clean the device 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 device in a dry place.

Battery replacement

Change the battery, when the functions of the radio-controlled alarm clock becomes weak.

Troubleshooting

Problems	Solutions
Clock's hands do not move	➜ Ensure that the battery polarity is correct ➜ Change the battery
No DCF reception	➜ Press the REC button and start the reception manually ➜ Wait for attempted reception during the night ➜ Choose another place for your product ➜ Manual clock setting ➜ Check if there is any source of interference ➜ Restart the instrument according to the manual
Incorrect indication	➜ Change the battery ➜ Use a pin to press the RESET button

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 appropriate collection sites 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 environmentally-compatible disposal.

Specifications

Power consumption:	Battery 1 x 1,5 V AAA (not included) Use alkaline batteries
Housing dimension:	75 x 31 x 75 mm
Weight:	81 g (instrument only)

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EU declaration of conformity
Hereby, TFA Dostmann declares that the radio equipment type 60.1510 is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following Internet address: www.tfa-dostmann.de/service/downloads/ce
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