Stupid Lidl clock..... Help!

Mango Joe

Bought the facking Lidl projection alarm clock a few weeks back, it sets it own time via radio signal from Berlin which is unfortuantely 1hr fast as German time tends to be - Grand to invade Poland by but too annoying for me.

- Receipt is long since lost, box is missing and Missus don't approve none

**Timbuk2**

Just set it manually to be the correct time.

Look for a Zone or Time Zone button, often that'll fix it.

later12

"We're (almost definitely) switching to Central European Time"

4zn76tysfajdxp

It took you a few weeks to notice your clock is an hour ahead?

flutterflye

Lol! I misread the title! Thought you were giving out about your little cock

aujopimur

Ring Angela Merkel, she should be able to sort out something as simple as this.

westendgirlie

So set ur alarm an hour earlier ???

amacca

Lana Slow Pasteboard wrote: »

It took you a few weeks to notice your clock is an hour ahead?

on account of running an hour ahead an constantly missing things and getting flustered...it takes time to get to the bottom of an insidious problem like this..have a heart:D

stupid lidl clock!

Mango Joe

flutterflye wrote: »

Lol! I misread the title! Thought you were giving out about your little cock

Theres seventeen pages on that over in personal issues!!!




- No theres no obvious time zone button and although you can seem to set it manually it then annoyingly goes back to German time when you aren't looking.

Ist Wunderbar ya :mad:

Ficheall

Lidl will probably take it back from you, irrespective of whether you have a receipt or not. They're great like that.
Though I'd be very surprised if there isn't some way to adjust it :-/

MugMugs

Can you not just find an easier solution than returning this clock? Like move to Germany?

Mango Joe

MugMugs wrote: »

Can you not just find an easier solution than returning this clock? Like move to Germany?

Wouldn't it be so ironic if I left my job, home, all of my friends and family and moved to a Hamburg bedsit and then found the receipt in the very last bag I unpacked?

- Will probably happen too - Just my luck

dark_shadow

We'll eventually end up doing everything Germany does anyway so might as well move the clocks forward too!! Get a few extra points on the bailout deal aswell:D

holystungun9

Time for a new missus.

red menace

Is this your clock?

http://www.kompernass.com/pages/_pdfs/35e54f9482be4f2881ebe48c99c7bb38.pdf

ejmaztec

holystungun9 wrote: »

Time for a new missus.

Part-exchange her for a fraulein, she'll feel right at home.

Mango Joe

red menace wrote: »

Is this your clock?

http://www.kompernass.com/pages/_pdfs/35e54f9482be4f2881ebe48c99c7bb38.pdf

Jesus - Though you were taking photos in through my bedroom window there for a minute - sadly no, thanks anyhow.....

- Fraulein idea sounds nice, they always seem to be smiling and holding two large beer steins for your enjoyment - My Missus never does this

dxhound2005

Somebody on another forum said theirs had a button ? to select a city code eg LON for London which would do for you. But maybe that is not the model you have.

later12

red menace wrote: »

Is this your clock?

http://www.kompernass.com/pages/_pdfs/35e54f9482be4f2881ebe48c99c7bb38.pdf

That clock doesn't have a time zone setting according to its manual... although it does have a feature that projects the time onto your wall.

I want one, but I don't know why...

dxhound2005

later10 wrote: »

That clock doesn't have a time zone setting according to its manual... although it does have a feature that projects the time onto your wall.

I want one, but I don't know why...

There is no reason for a clock radio to have a time zone setting, you just set it to the correct time. The OP is asking about a watch which gets a radio signal from Germany once a day (I think) to keep it accurate.

Mango Joe

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Somebody on another forum said theirs had a button ? to select a city code eg LON for London which would do for you. But maybe that is not the model you have.

Found similar instructions when googling my issue earlier - No such button on mine though?

later10 wrote: »

That clock doesn't have a time zone setting according to its manual... although it does have a feature that projects the time onto your wall.

I want one, but I don't know why...

I used to want one - am close to giving you mine - Ironically this stupid thing is battery powered and only ever projects the time onto the ceiling/wall when you press a button on top - at which timethe main display lights up anyhow so you don't need to on your f'ing wall/ceiling also.

Krauts :mad:

dxhound2005 wrote: »

There is no reason for a clock radio to have a time zone setting, you just set it to the correct time. The OP is asking about a watch which gets a radio signal from Germany once a day (I think) to keep it accurate.

No - It is an Alarm clock - just gets its stupid time from the Oktoberfest......

dxhound2005

OK my mistake. You probably know that there are ones which take their signal from a transmitter in England.

Senna

Just tippex the screen and write the correct time on it.

the keen edge

later10 wrote: »

"We're (almost definitely) switching to Central European Time"

We are as in Londoners, right?.

the keen edge

Senna wrote: »

Just tippex the screen and write the correct time on it.

Lol.
Then only look at it for 1 minute, at the correct time each day, brilliant!.

Mint Sauce

Oooooooo, look at the OP with his fancy pants, self updating clock.














































































Theres also one of those time broadcast signal thingys in the UK, thats where my watch gets its signal from, or germany if I'm on the continent, try your settings or change it manually OP.

Flyin Irishman

Have you tried reading 'das instructions'?

Armadillo

Manually set the time and then wrap it in tin foil to block the radio signal....

recyclebin

Is this a real case of pics or GTFO?

We could then find a manual and save Ireland from Germany.

later12

the keen edge wrote: »

We are as in Londoners, right?.

No.

gigino

You will know better than to buy anything in those centre aisles in Lidl again. Most of it is junk and is in a bin within 3 months. Stuff you do not need and which does not fit or work properly. You get what you pay for. I brought something back to them once and they only gave me some head office phone number to ring.

Mango Joe wrote: »

- Receipt is long since lost, box is missing and Missus don't approve none

I bet they (lidl) will not do much for you either.

LordSutch

I'm not familiar with your LiDl radio controlled clock, but I have something similar, I also have a LiDl Radio controlled watch, (which was set to CET/ Berlin when I bought it). All you need to do is to get into the menu and reset it to GMT-London, this wil then pick up the local LW pulse-signal from Anthorne in Cumbria.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Take the battery out and leave it out for one hour, then when the hour has elapsed put the battery back in and wrap the clock in tin foil leaving just the projection screen clear. If the tin foil doesnt work then use lead (there should be some on your roof) and it will definitely work.

HTH

TanG411

Shout at it.

marcbrophy

Your clock is probably showing the correct time, but some of them have a summer or DST mode on them. Yours is probably active, when it should be off.

Try turning this off, and it will show the correct time.
You'll need to turn it back on again in the summer.

If it's a fully automatic one, without a DST setting, then try setting the time at night, around 10pm, when you should get a clearer signal from the UK.

biko

AH->Clock forum?

Deep Thought

tis a sad day when a man has to come onto a Watches & Timepieces forum to figure out how to change the time on a clock bought from Lidl

MugMugs

This was originally in After Hours.

defike

Brought something back to Lidl once.8mts old no receipt no packing(it was Silvercrest)they rang headoffice and a new one was delivered to my door 3 days later.She did mutter something about it being more than 30 days old.

Mango Joe

Am still an hour fast here - Any help appreciated!!!

indiantina

* Press and hold the Mode button until it starts flashing
* Use Up/Down arrows to display -1 for summer time
* Your clock should now have correct time

NIMAN

Wondering if they still hadn't fixed it in the 6.6 years between the last 2 posts?

Esel

indiantina wrote: »

* Press and hold the Mode button until it starts flashing
* Use Up/Down arrows to display -1 for summer time
* Your cock should now have correct time

FYP