Techno Line Meteotronic WM 5412 Instruction Manual

WEATHER FORECAST CENTER

Instruction manual

INTRODUCTION

The Meteotronic Weather Forecast Center provides a professional weather forecast for the current day
and the day to come. The weather forecasts are made by professional meteorologists and are sent out
with the radio-time signal generator DCF77 in Germany and HBG in Switzerland and can be received in
almost all of Europe. The reception area for the radio-time signal generator is divided into a total of 90
meteorological regions with 2 day forecast. The desired region for the local or holiday location is simply
selected and the respectively current weather forecast is shown on the display. This gives you a quick
overview of the weather situation for the following days at any time. Updating the weather data is done
every day.
You will also be able to consult the local outside temperature, thanks to the transmitter which you will
install in a place of your choice.

Please read the operating instructions carefully and completely before using for the first time, to
prevent function errors and incorrect operation. Keep the instructions handy for consulting.

WEATHER FORECAST CENTER

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DISPLAY

MIN/MAX outdoor
temperature

Outdoor temperature

Calendar

A

larm time

Reception indicator
for weather data

A

larm ON icon

Time

Indoo

r

temperature

Time reception signal

Weather forecast

icon (day)

MAX temperature

Weather forecast

icon (night)

Toda

y

Tomorrow
(Day 1)

Outdoor signal reception icon

Reception indicator for weather data

• Symbol on Æ Weather data completely received

• Symbol flashing Æ Weather data incomplete

Reception indicator for radio-time signal generator

• Symbol flashing Æ Initial reception of date and time

• Symbol on Æ Time and date are current

• Symbol off Æ Time and date have not been updated

Ala rm symbol

• Symbol on Æ Alarm function switched on

• Symbol off Æ Alarm function switched off

• Symbol flashing Æ Alarm active or temporarily switched off (Snooze)

CHOOSING THE INSTALLATION LOCATION

Similar to a mobile telephone network or radio/TV reception, the reception of the radio-time receiver may not be
perfect in all locations. Just a couple of notes to make sure that your device works with no problems.

The location of the weather station is very important. This is the reason for the new test function that allows the
quality of reception to be checked in the surrounding area and to position the device in a location that has the best
possible condit ions.

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• Switch on all potential sources of interference (e.g. television) in the area that you want to install the station
during the test!

• Position the device in the location, oriented as you prefer, but at least one meter from the possible source of
interference.

• Activate test mode as described.

• Monitor the reception display on the weather station. If you have found a location that has good reception,

you can leave the device there and it will retrieve data automatically from the transmitter.

Note!

• The time and date appear within a few minutes. Local outside temperature will appear just after the set up
(see detail below).

• The transfer of larger quantities of data for the forecast takes much longer: In order to receive all data, the
station requires 24 hours after start-up.

POSSIBLE SOURCES OF INTERFERENCE

Interferences as with a radio transmitter can occur and could be caused by the following influences:

• In buildings with a lot of concrete, metal parts and electrical systems, reception problems can occur (e.g.
Mall).

• Electrical devices such as television, computer, house-hold devices, etc. or transformers, land lines, radio
transmitters and railways are possible direct sources of interferen ce .

• Atmospheric influences and geographical features (mountains, etc.) can affect the propagation of the radio
waves.

• The distance from the transmitter does also influence the reception. Areas such as Southern Italy or
Northern Scandina via are also critical areas because of the great di stances from the transmitter.

• In all regions, so-called “dead spots” can occur making reception impossible.

• Weak batteries in the device decrease the quality of reception.

COMMISSIONING AND CONFIGURATION
Inserting batteries/Changing batteries

• Open the transmitter batteries compartment and insert 2 LR3/ Micro/ AAA batteries (respecting polarities)

• Open the battery compartment at the rear of the weather station and insert the three batteries (LR6/ Mignon/

AA), ensuring proper polarity, into the battery compartment.

Note!

Within 1 minute, the weather station shoud receive the outdoor temperature data. If this does not happen after 1
minute, the batteries need to be removed from both units and reset.

When disposing of dead batteries, see note on the disposal information.

Note!
All internal data is deleted when you change the batteries. The configuration parameters (weather region,
time zone and contrast) must be enter ed again (see the following chapter). Receiving all weather data
requires a period of at least 24 hours.

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