It has an easy to read dial layout, crescendo alarm, snooze function and quiet precision quartz movement. Crescendo alarm Integrated snooze and light function Matt case and dial Luminous hands The Braun alarm clock is set and controlled automatically by DCF(EU) radio signal. The DCF radio time code signal is broadcast from Frankfurt, Germany, the coverage of the DCF signal is the whole of the Germany. The time code signal can be received up to 1500km from Frankfurt. This covers most of Central and Western Europe, including the France, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Northern Italy.