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1. The characters “°C” or “°F” will start flashing on LCD1.
By use of the + key select “°F” for temperature display in
degrees Fahrenheit or “°C” for degrees Celsius.
2. Press and release the SET key to enter the mode “Solar
Mode Setting”.
SOLAR MODE
The Solar Mode is used for saving the power consumption of
the rechargeable battery (Default setting ON):
1. The characters “ON” or “OFF” will start flashing on
LCD1. By use of the + key select “ON” or “OFF” to set
the solar mode.
2. Press and release the SET key to exit the setting mode
and switch back to the normal display mode.
If the solar mode setting is ON:
•
LCD will automatically turn OFF if the environment is
too dark
•
LCD will automatically turn ON if the environment is
bright enough; the surrounding environment
brightness is checked every 5 seconds (brightness
detection is not checked during DCF reception)
•
No information will be displayed when the LCD is
OFF, but all the settings and operations will remain,
except for the temperature and humidity
measurements.
•
If the user wants to check data while the display is
automatically turned off, because the environment is
not bright enough, take the clock into a brighter
environment. The display will turn on again.
Important note:
If the environment is dark for 3 consecutive days:
•
The brightness is checked every 30 seconds; it will
resume to be check every 5 seconds once it has
detected that the brightness level is high enough
•
There is no DCF time reception until the level of
brightness is high enough; the DCF reception will restart
once the brightness level is high enough.
