Changing Time On Radio Controlled Clock

[ordbrae]

Today my wife bought a radio controlled clock When activated according to instructions, it displayed E U time one hour ahead of UK time. Can this be changed to U.K. Time?

[cashier]

If there is a time zone set it to -1. Mine's quite old so the settings could be different. It took me ages to figure it out (about 10 years old now)

[Buenchico]

That's odd because a radio-controlled clock designed for use in the UK should be picking up a signal from the National Physical Laboratory's MSF transmitter (which most definitely uses UK time):
http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/products-and-services/time/msf-radio-time-signal

If the clock is displaying times using CET+1 then either:
(a) there's a fault with the clock ; or
(b) far more likely, the clock is using a signal from a continental transmitter.

Whether it's possible to retune the clock's receiver circuit, so that it uses the MSF signal instead, will probably depend upon the make and model of the clock.

Info please!

[ordbrae]

The clock was bought from Lidl.that may account for the E U time.Never the less when sold in the U K it should show uk time.
Thanks for your reply.

[woofgang]

My radio controlled alarm clock defaults to euro time when the battery needs changing and I have got instructions on how to reset it. Is there nothing in the instructions? or maybe you could find the manufacturers website?

[dunnitall]

I Bought radio controlled clock from Amazon. Knew it was set to Euro time so when I have to change it I will have to refer to instructions. Nowt wrong with clock...you just have to be aware what time zone controls it....it will be ok.

[cashier]

Ordbrae there should be a time-zone as well asthe actual time setting. It is the time zone you need to alter.

[Huderon]

If you put the clock somewhere in the house where you get good radio reception and leave it there for a day you should find it has picked up the time from the NPL.

I have one I bought from Aldi a few years ago. I set the time and date manually to start with, but when the time changed from BST to GMT the clock didn't change because radio reception in the room it is in is dreadful. Putting it on a windowsill overnight solved the problem.

[Buenchico]

Lidl's radio controlled clocks use a signal from the DCF transmitter in Frankfurt (which explains why they default to CET). They issued a product recall on some clocks a couple of years ago because of the problems that UK purchasers were experiencing:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3386273/Lidl-s-clock-uses-Frankfurt-radio-time-pulse-Germany-hour-ahead.html

Youtube seems to have several videos about setting up radio controlled clocks from Lidl though, including changing the time zone. See if one of them helps you:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=radio+controlled+clock+lidl

[gingejbee]

Is it the clock in this (latest) flyer...bottom right?

https://www.lidl-flyer.com/#/b6d52417-3c9c-11e8-8856-005056ab0fb6/locale/en-GB/view/flyer/page/18

If so, you need to read the instruction booklet fully....you'll find details of how to adjust to UK time when you first set the clock up.

[237SJ]

Just set it to GMT + 1

[gingejbee]

...you need to read page 10 of the instruction booklet..."Basic settings", where you can change language (of the day), 12/24 hour format AND time zone...