User manual IROX METE-ON 4

[. . . ] This means that to be able to read the first forecasts after the device is put into operation you need to wait a night!Time signal reception from HBG or DCF 77 Alarm time Weather window Metotime Symbol Time window Info window View from the top Operating keys View from the bottom Battery compartment opened Look for a place to install the Mete-On 3 where, if possible, no electrically interfering devices can restrict the reception of the time and the weather data. More detailed instructions regarding the place of location can be found in the Meteotime brochure `Important information'. We strongly recommend that you assess the place of installation using the `TEST' function. [. . . ] Now the settings described in the following chapters can already be started. depending on the signal quality , the time reception lasts between 3 and 10 minutes. The following displays appear on the left of the time: Flashes cyclically: Data is being received and the signal is good Firmly displayed: Time has been received and is synchronous No display (or flashes irregularly) There is interference to reception of the time or reception is not possible. If the symbol is not on the display for a longish period of time, the time has not aligned itself to the transmitter for more than 12 hours. The Mete-On 3 has two basic settings that can be made and which are described in Chapters 5. In every setting the following general rule applies: If no key is pressed for approx. 20 seconds, the settings made are adopted and the Mete-On 3 exits the setting mode independently. The SET mode is activated by simultaneously pressing and holding (3 seconds) the keys and Settings can be made to the respective flashing segment. ⷠTime zone (-11 to +12 hours, deviation from the valid time in Central Europe) The time received by the time signal transmitters HBG and DCF77 is the time valid in Central Europe. For Central Europe, therefore, you do not need to make any settings here. 14:-- if the current time is 14:38) The value can be changed with the keys / . 3) Long press ( 3 seconds): Selection of the display options in the INFO WINDOW (see Chapter 6. 1) An active wake-up alarm also triggers, in addition to the acoustic sound, a flashing of the SNOOZE key (permits the device to be found easily in a dark room). The acoustic signal has the following sequence: First wake-up signal at the specified time: 2 minutes in total, in 4 levels Level 1: Slow and gentle Level 2: Slow and loud Level 3: Medium speed and loud Level 4: Fast and loud If the key SNOOZE is not pressed within 2 minutes, the alarm clock switches itself off automatically until the next day (`24h OFF'). In the case of the SNOOZE cycle activated via the key `SNOOZE', the alarm clock signal is reactivated when the snooze time has expired. This key can be pressed repeatedly at any time, including during settings. During the setting of the wake-up time, the display lighting stays on when this is activated once and a setting with the keys / is made within 5 seconds. As described in the brochure «Personal Meteo Centre PMC Important» the `TEST' function serves to find a place where the device has a good reception. During this test, each individual unit of data transmitted is verified and rated as good or bad. This function is started with the combination of the keys Proceed as follows: and 1) Press both keys together and hold them like this for approx. 3 seconds until `TEST' appears on the display in the INFO WINDOW. 2) On the left at the bottom of the display you will see the Meteotime symbol. [. . . ] However, particularly after the device is put into operation for the first time, this does not mean that the weather data are also already being received. Only after such a reception does the symbol indicated whether at least 75% of the receptions were good or not. At night, the Mete-On 3 has continuous reception in order to ensure a constant depiction of the forecasts of all regions. Please, however, note the following: - The battery lifetime also depends on how often you use the background lighting. [. . . ]