Velleman CWS1 - Manual (Page 4)

CWS1
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4. Features
• DCF clock with 7 languages (English - German - French - Italian - Spanish
- Dutch - Danish)
• 100 year indication (2000-2099)
• temperature indication (°C or °F)
• humidity indication
• weather forecast indication
• alarm with snooze-function
• moon phase indication (8 phases)
5. Overview
Refer to the illustrations on page 2 of this manual.
display
1 time and status indication
daylight saving time (DST) active
snooze function activated
battery low
alarm enabled
DCF signal OK
2 date and month indication
3 day of the week and moon phase indication (8 phases)
4 weather forecast (4 indications)
5 temperature (°C or °F), trend and comfort indication
trend indication
comfort indication
6 humidity indication
rear D
ALARM-button
A SNOOZE-button E UP-button
B MAX/MIN-button F DOWN/CF button
C SET-button G battery compartment
6. Working principle
The CWS1 contains a receiver which receives a radio-signal from a radio
station located at Mainflingen near Frankfurt, Germany. This long-wave
radio-signal (DCF77, 77.5 kHz) is based on atomic clocks and contains time
and date information. For more information refer to www.ptb.de (PTB =
Physikalisch- Technische Bundesanstalt).
The CWS1 automatically synchronizes with this master clock radio-signal.
Due to its nature, the radio-signal can be received indoors. However, it
should be noted that the signal is weakened by the presence of concrete and