Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ACR-326 Optimus
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Cat. No. 12 -1626 OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad before using thi s equipm ent. ACR-326 At omic Clo ck Rad io 12-1626.fm P age 1 Friday, January 14, 2000 9:32 AM.
2 FEATURES Your Op timus Atomi c Clock Radio c om- bines a simple d esign with ad vanced technolo gy. It autom atically up dates the clock settin g by re ceivin g a 60 kH z long - wave radio s ignal from st ation WWV B which bro adcasts th e time a ccording to the U.
3 PREPARATION CONNECTING AC POWER/ SETTING Y OUR LOCA L TIM E Z O N E Plug th e cl ock r adi o’s powe r cor d in to a standa rd AC outlet. A s soon as you c on- nect AC pow er, all di splay s egments briefly appear, then th e follow ing ap- pear: • LAX (indicati ng the tim e zone fo r Los Ang eles) fl ashes for ab out 15 seco nds and flashes .
4 When appears , check o r repla ce the backup b attery. When you connec t a new batte ry, disappe ars. P ress SNOOZE to r eset the backup batt ery monitor i f the does not disap pear with a new battery i nstalled. U nder nor- mal condi tions, a ba ttery lasts abo ut 6 months.
5 A QUICK LOOK AT THE CONTROLS BATTERY SENTINEL ATOMIC CLOCK RADIO FM 88 94 100 106 108 MHz x10kHz SLEEP SNOOZE MODE DISPLAY RX ALARM ON/OFF DAILY-WEEKDAY DOWN UP (Left Side View ) Alarm, Radi o, Operation (Right Side Vi ew ) TUN ING Control VOLUME Control FM/AM Switch Control Panel Swit ches Antenna Bar Display Radio Tuni ng Dial 12-1626.
6 PREPARATION AUTOMATIC TI ME/DATE SETTIN G The ACR-326 checks the WWVB time signal fou r times a day, at mi dnight, 6 AM, noon , and 6 PM. W hen the c lock re- ceives a good signal, it autom aticall y sets the time an d date. You ca n obtain more info rmation abou t WWVB on the World W ide Web at: www.
7 Checking the Signal Status The fol lowing char t shows the symbol s for the c urrent or la st upd ate to the rad io rece pti on . Daylight Savings T ime (DST) The WW VB r adio sign al ad justs for day- light sa ving time s o the time disp layed on the clo ck is accur ate, regardl ess of the time o f year.
8 3. Press UP to s elect a city ( time zone) east of you r location, or DOWN to select a city west o f your locati on. 4. Press MOD E twice to store yo ur set- ting and r esume no rmal opera tion. To sel ect a secon d (worl d) time zone, see “Se tting the Wo rld Times ” on Page 9 .
9 Note: Chang ing the date autom ati- cally c hanges the mon th, the day of the week, an d the ye ar . The cal en- dar au tomati call y adju sts fo r a leap year , a lso. 5. Press MOD E to stor e the set ting. SETTING THE WORLD TIM E S For the purpose of ti mekeepin g, the globe is divi ded into 24 time zones.
10 OPERATION SELECTI NG THE DISPLAY FORMAT The Atom ic Clock has four differe nt dis- play form ats. T o sel ect the desired di s- play, ho ld down ( or repea tedly pres s) DISPLA Y until the clock displays t he de- sired f ormat. USING THE RADIO 1. Ful ly exte nd the AC po wer cord whic h als o serv es as the FM antenna.
11 Using the Alarms 1. Rep eatedly press MO DE until the desire d alarm’s disp lay ( AL1 or AL2 ) appear s, then pres s ALARM ON/OFF to set the sele cted ala rm to sound . or app ears to c onfirm that one or bo th alarms ar e set to sound . 2. Rep eatedly press MO DE until the normal tim e display appears or wait 15 se conds.
12 RESETTING THE CLOCK On rare oc casions, y our clo ck migh t not work prope rly or it mi ght lock up. If that happens, follow the se steps to reset the clock. If y ou sti ll enc ounter difficul ties, take it to y our loca l RadioSh ack stor e for assist ance.
13 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your A tomic Cl ock Radio is an ex ample of sup erior d esign an d crafts mans hip. The followin g suggesti ons will help you car e for your cloc k radio so you can enjo y it for years. Kee p the clock rad io dry. If it gets we t, wipe it dry imm ediately.
14 SPECIFICA TIONS Bands .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. ....... AM: 530 –1710 kHz FM: 88– 108 MHz Power Outp ut ..................... ................... ................... ............. .
15 UTC TIME ZONE CHART 12-1626.fm P age 15 Friday, Januar y 14, 2000 9:32 AM.
RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 7 6102 12A99 Printed in Chin a Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in.
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