Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CR-307 Optimus
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Cat. No. 12-1610 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. CR-307 AM/FM • Weather Cl ock Radio 12-1 61 0.fm Page 1 Frida y, Ju ly 9, 199 9 10 :10 AM.
2 FEA TURES Your Optim us C R-307 A M/FM • Weat h- er Clock Radio has all the features of an alarm clock and a quality AM/FM radio. It is al s o designed to recei v e National Wea ther Service broa d- casts, which prov i de information ab out weather cond it ions and forecasts 24 hours a day.
3 CONTENTS Prep aration ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... 4 Connecting Power ................. ................... .. ............ ........................
4 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING POWER Plug the cl ock r a dio’ s p ower cord into a standard AC outlet. The display flashes. INST ALLING THE BACKUP BA TTER Y To keep the clock runnin g during an AC power failure, install a 9-volt bat- tery. For the b est performance, we recommend an a l kaline b attery such as Ra di oShack Cat.
5 Follow these steps t o inst a l l the back- up battery. 1. Press t he t ab and lift o f f t he bat- te ry compart men t cove r . 2. Snap the battery onto t h e battery connector and place the battery in the com partment. 3. Replace the cover . 4. Press SNOOZE to tur n off t he B A T - TE RY SE N T INE L i n d i ca to r.
6 USING HEADP HO NES For private list en i ng, you need a pair of headphones (not supplied) with a 1 / 8 - inch (3.5 mm) plug. Your local R a- dioShack st ore has a wide selec t ion of headphones . Plug t he h eadphones into the EAR- PHONE jack on the bac k of the clock radio.
7 CLOCK RADIO OPERA TION CHANGING T HE DISPL A Y BRIGHTNESS You can change t he display bright- ness by s ett i ng DIMMER to HIGH or LOW . PLA YING THE RADIO Follow these steps t o l isten to AM or FM rad i o broadcasts. Note: To li st en to National We at her Service broadcasts, see “Weather Ra- dio Ope r ation” on Page 10.
8 USING THE A L ARM You can set an al arm so the buz zer sounds or the radio plays at a spe c i- fied time. Fol low these st eps to set the alarm time. 1. Set FUNCTION to OFF . 2. While you press a nd h old ALARM , press HOU R . The ho ur digits advance by 1 eac h time you press HOUR .
9 USING T HE SLEEP TI MER The sleep timer lets you set the radio to play for up to 2 hours t he n automat- ically turn of f, so you can have the ra- dio play as you go to sleep. To use t he sleep timer, first make s ure the radio is off by setting FUNCTION to OFF .
10 RECEIVING WEA T HE R BROADCASTS WEAT HER RADIO OPERAT ION Follow these steps t o receive National Weather Service broadcasts. 1. T o turn o n the radio, set FUNC- TION to ON . 2. Set FM/AM/WX/ALERT to WX . 3. Adjust VOLUME to a com f ortable listening level .
11 2. Set ALERT LOCK as follows: • ON — When the radio receives an alert sig nal , t he siren soun ds continuously unt i l you change the FM /AM/ WX/AL ERT or ALERT LOCK setting. • OFF — W hen the radio receives an alert sig nal , the siren soun ds only during t he 10-second alert signal.
12 To find out the spec i fic te s t schedule in your area , contact y o ur l o c a l Na- tional Oceanic and A tmospheric A d- ministration (NOAA ) or National Weather Service office. These offices are usually list ed i n t he t elephone book under “US Govern men t.
13 CARE AND MAINTENA NCE Your Optim us C R-307 A M/FM • Weat h- er Clock Radio is an exampl e of supe- rior design and craftsmans hi p. The following sugg es tion s will help you care for you r cl ock radio so you can enjoy it for years. • Keep the clock radi o dry .
14 SPECI FICA TIONS Bands: AM ................................................ ................... .............. .............. 53 0–1710 kHz FM ... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ....
15 NOTES 12-1 610.fm Pa ge 15 Fr iday, July 9, 19 99 10:10 AM.
Ra di oSha ck A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76 102 3A7 Prin ted in Hong Kong Limi ted Ni nety-D ay W ar ran ty This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra dioShack ag ainst manufac turin.
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