IROX Mete-On 3 User manual

Mete-On 3
Instructions for use
Berdienungsanleitung
Notice d'utilisation
Istruzioni per l'uso

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English..........................................................................page 3
Deutsch......................................................................Seite13
Français.....................................................................page 23
Italiano...................................................................pagina34
Cities/Städte/Villes/Città....................................pagina45
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Instructions for use for the METE-ON 3
Table of contents
Introduction Page 4
1. Check of the accessories supplied with the system Page 4
2. Basic information about the Mete-On 3 Page 4
3. Determine place of installation Page 6
4. Putting the device into operation Page 6
5. Basic settings of the Mete-On 3 Page 7
5.1 Time zone / language setting / snooze time Page 7
5.2 Setting the display location Page 8
6. Operating the device Page 8
6.1 Display options in the INFO WINDOW Page 8
6.2 Display options in the WEATHER WINDOW Page 8
6.3 Wake-up call function Page 10
6.4 Lighting Page 10
7. TEST function / The Meteotime symbol Page 11
8. Batteries Page 11
9. More information about the device ‘METEOTIME’ Page 12
10. Possible faults, their causes and their correction Page 12
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Introduction
With the Mete-On 3, you hold a genuine global innovation in your hands! In addition to the
Mete-On 1 from Irox, the Mete-On 3 was only the second appliance with the METEOTIME
function at the time of going to press of these instructions for use!
Accordingly, putting it into operation and operating it requires a new kind of procedure.
Please therefore take the time and proceed as follows when putting the device into opera-
tion:
1- Please be sure to read through the brochure ‘Personal Meteo Centre PMC Important’
2- Make the basic settings as described in these instructions for use.
3- Carry out the ‘TEST’!
If you follow these steps exactly, the Mete-On 3 will give you a reliable weather forecast for each day and
the following night every time it wakes you. Everything straight away and at a glance!
The functions described in these instructions may deviate from the programme installed on the device.
You can download the latest instructions for use on your PC from the Internet (www.irox.com).
Product number of these instructions for use: IRM03.06.S01
1. Check of the accessories supplied with the device
• Mete-On 3 (main device) • Instructions for use (this document)
• Personal Meteo Centre PMC ‘Important’ • 2 x LR 6 AA batteries (in the device)
2. Basic information about the Mete-On 3
The Mete-On 3 is a highly developed product based on the radio clock technology with the additional
function of the Meteotime weather data reception depicting the weather forecasts for the current day.
With the wake-up signal, you can see the forecasts in the morning for both the day and the evening by
means of one of the 15 weather symbols. Furthermore, you can also see the expected temperatures and
the precipitation probability for the whole day in %.
These weather forecasts are broadcast via the time signal transmitters HBG in Switzerland and DCF77
in Germany. The Meteotime device broadcasts the weather forecasts for a particular location and day
once a day.
The weather forecasts depicted by the Mete-On 3 are received between 10 pm and 4 am
(UTC time; in Central Europe this is +1 hour in the winter and +2 hours in the summer).
This means that to be able to read the first forecasts after the device is put into operation
you need to wait a night!
The new forecasts for the day are available from 3 am.
The new forecasts for the night are available from 6 am.
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Display (front side)
View from the top
Operating keys
View from the bottom
Battery compartment opened
Time signal reception
from HBG or DCF 77
Alarm time
Weather window
Metotime Symbol
Time window
Info window
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3. Determine place of installation
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.
The description of the ‘TEST’ function can be found in Chapter 7.
4. Putting the device into operation
The Mete-On 3 device is battery-operated.
The batteries installed when the device is
shipped are deactivated with isolating strips.
To activate the batteries, the isolating strips
have to be removed. To do this, you need to
open the battery compartment. For this, the
cover on the inner side of the device is pulled
downwards.
Now remove the isolating strips. The Mete-On
3 then starts according to the sequence de-
scribed below.
If this should not be the case, you need to re-
move the two batteries from the device and
put them back in again after approx 1 minute
in the right polarity.
Start procedure of the Meteo-On 3:
• The full segment display appears briefly, the snooze button lights up briefly and a short acoustic signal
sounds out. The seconds in the display then begin to run.
• After approx. 10 seconds, the measured interior temperature appears and a rolling weather symbol
(4 symbols alternating). The clock now begins to receive the time. Now the settings described in the fol-
lowing chapters can already be started.
Depending on the signal quality, the time reception lasts between 3 and 10 minutes. The following dis-
plays 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.
HBG or DCF: Displays which transmitter the device is receiving data from.
The Mete-On 3 searches independently for the best transmitter in each case
DSTSummer time is active (‘Daylight Saving Time’). This symbol does not
appear in the winter.
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5. Basic settings of the Mete-On
The Mete-On 3 has two basic settings that can be made and which are described in Chapters 5.1 and
5.2 below.
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.
5.1 Time zone / language setting / snooze time
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 Cen-
tral Europe. For Central Europe, therefore, you do not need to make any settings here.
As a presetting, you get the current hour (e.g. 14:-- if the current time is 14:38)
The value can be changed with the keys ▼/▲ .
In order to adjust the time zone for England, for instance (England = –1 hour), the key ▼is pressed
once.
In the example above, 14:-- thus becomes a 13:--
Note: If a time zone is entered that deviates by more than -+3 hours from the time re-
ceived, the synchronisation and the weather forecast reception will be deactivated.
Continue to the next setting: Press once.
• Language setting
The language selection of the display of the day in 3 letters is:
D: German (basic setting) NL: Dutch
GB: English I: Italian
F: French E: Spanish
The language can be changed with the keys ▼/▲.
Continue to the next setting: Press once.
•Snooze time
The alarm clock has a SNOOZE function (slumber function or wake-up call repeat after x minutes if the
SNOOZE key is pressed during the acoustic wake-up signal. This SNOOZE time x can be set in this menu:
4, 8 or 12 minutes.
The snooze time can be changed with the keys ▼/▲.
Continue to the next setting: Press once.
Exit SET function: Press the key for at least 3 seconds until the normal display ap-
pears again.
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5.2 Setting the display location
The Mete-On 3 can display weather information of up to 60 regions in Europe. You will find a pre-pro-
grammed selection of towns and cities in these regions in the device.
The weather region Berne/Switzerland is pre-set on delivery. Another location can be set as follows:
Press and hold (3 seconds) the key
The following settings can be made to the respective flashing segment.
• Country
Sixteen countries are available (the pre-programmed list of towns and cities in the Mete-On 3 is at-
tached at the end of these instructions).
The abbreviation for vehicles is used for each country (e.g. CH for Switzerland, D for Germany, F for
France, etc.)
The country can be selected with the keys ▼/▲.
Continue to the next setting: Press once.
• City
A different number of places is available per country. Please select the location nearest to your place
of residence. If you are unsure, there is a tool on the Internet page www.meteotime.com where the
region valid for your place is residence is indicated.
Each location is displayed with a 4-letter abbreviation (see list at the end of these instructions).
The appropriate location in the selected country can be selected with the keys ▼/▲.
Exit SET function: Press the key
The normal display then appears. If weather forecasts are available, these now appear in the display.
More on this in Chapter 6.2.
The required location can be changed at any time. The Mete-On 3 has all data received stored in the
memory.
6. Operating the device
6.1 Display options in the INFO WINDOW
Key Press down for approx. 3 seconds (until a short acoustic signal sounds out).
Each time the key is pressed like this, the following info will be displayed sequentially:
- Running seconds (basic setting)
- Date (‘DATE’) in the format date/month
- Day of the week (according to the language selected, see Chapter 5.1)
- Selected location (‘CITY’)
- Precipitation probability (‘RAIN’) in % (if no data are yet available, dashes appear before the % sign)
6.2 Display options in the WEATHER WINDOW
• Weather and temperature forecasts
The forecasts and the temperature measured in the device are displayed here.
You can switch between the potential displays with the keys and
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Alternating of the display between the weather forecast DAY (‚DAY‘) and night
(‚NIGHT‘)
Switching between the temperature forecast (‘FORECAST’) for the period (day/
night) selected with the key above and the room temperature (‘INDOOR’). Tem-
peratures are displayed in °C
In addition to this manual selection, an integrated logic system will add the valid forecast to the display
at specified times: 03:00 The forecast day (‘DAY’) is added to the display
18:00 The forecast night (‘NIGHT’) is added to the display
Note: If weather data is not yet available, dashes appear in the display of the forecast
temperature (‘FORECAST’). As a forecast, 4 different alternating symbols are displayed.
When first weather data are received is described in Chapter 2!
The weather forecast is displayed using the 15 different pictograms listed here. The forecast ‘Sunny’
means ‘clear’ at night.
New forecasts are made on a daily basis by professional meteorologists in the Meteotime network. Fore-
cast reliability is therefore based at all times on state-of-the-art technology and the most up-to-date
weather models available
• Forecast of weather
situations that require
special attention
This symbol indicates storm
or gusty wind
Signifi- Day Night
cance
Sunny
(Clear at
night)
Light
cloud
Mostly
cloudy
Overcast
Stratus
clouds
Signifi- Day Night
cance
Fog
Showers
Light rain
Heavy rain
Frontal
storms
Signifi- Day Night
cance
Heat
storms
Sleet
showers
Snow
showers
Sleet
Snow
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6.3 Wake-up call function
The wake-up call function is operated via the following keys:
Short press once: The wake-up time flashes and can now be set via the keys ▼/▲
eingestellt werden. Each time the ▼/▲keys are pressed, the wake-up call time is
increased or reduced by 1 minute. If the corresponding key is pressed and held, the
wake-up time changes rapidly. After 10 seconds of holding the key, the display jumps
forwards/backwards in 10-minute steps.
As soon as the wake-up time is changed, the wake-up alarm is activated (the picto-
gram of the bell appears on the left of the set wake-up time)
This key has 3 functions:
1) Short press: The background light is switched on (see Chapter 6.4) and…
2) … when the alarm is active, the snooze cycle is started.
The adjustment of the SNOOZE time is described in Chapter 5.1. The fol-
lowing times are available: 4 minutes, 8 minutes or 12 minutes.
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. But now straight to Level 4!
During a snooze cycle, the bell flashes in the display. During this time, no setting can
be made on the Mete-On 3. For this, the SNOOZE cycle needs to be interrupted via
the key (y).
6.4 Lighting
With this key, the display is illuminated for approx. 5 seconds.
This key can be pressed repeatedly at any time, including dur-
ing settings. During the setting of the wake-up time, the dis-
play lighting stays on when this is activated once and a setting
with the keys ▼/▲is made within 5 seconds.
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