Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 63-963 Radio Shack
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Cat. No . 63-963 O WNER’S MANU AL Please read before using this equipment. T alkin g Alarm Clock 63-963.fm P age 1 Wednesday, June 30 , 1999 11:18 A M.
2 FEATURES Your RadioShack Talking Alarm Clock combines a simple design with ad vanced technology. It's features include: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) — lets you easily read the current time, alarm time, and function icons. 10-Minu te Snooze — so you can get an extra10 minutes of r est.
3 Hourly Report — announces each hour. Three Alarm Sounds — you ca n select one of three sounds for the alarm: a rapid beeping, a cuckoo, or a rooster. Backlight Display — the display can be il- luminated to help you read it in the dark. 63-963.
4 CONTENTS Insta lling Ba tteries ..... ......... ...... ........ ... 5 Operati on ...... ........ .......... ......... .......... ... 8 Setti ng the Curr ent Tim e .... .... .... .... 8 Settin g the Alarm ......... .... ...... ....... 10 Alarm Sound Select ion .
5 INSTALLING BATTERIES Your Talking Alarm Clock r equires two AA batteries (not supplied) for power. Fo r the best performance and longest life, we rec- ommend RadioShack alkaline batteries. Cautions: • Use only fresh batter ies of the required size and recommended type.
6 Follow these steps to inst all batteries. 1. Slide the batter y com par tment cover on the back of the cloc k in the direc- tion of the arro w to rem ove i t . 2. Place the batteries in the compar t- ment as indicated by the polarity sy m- bols (+ and –) marked inside.
7 Notes: • When you install ne w b atteries, the clock star ts at 12:00 am . • If nothing appears on the displa y , make sure the batteries are fresh and installed properly . If the display begins to dim, the voice or alarm sounds warped, or the clock st ops operating properly, replace the batteries.
8 OPERATION SETTING THE CURRENT TIME 1. Press MODE twice until the displa y flashes. 2. T o set the hour , repeatedly press HOUR to advance the hour displa y one hour at a time. The clock sounds a tone and announces eac h hour as you adv ance the display .
9 If you adv ance the display to a pm hour , PM appears. If you do not press HOUR af ter 1 sec- ond, the clock sounds a tone and announces the time on the displa y . The displa y flashes for about 5 sec- onds and the time is set. 3. T o set the minutes, f ollow the same instruction s f o r setting the hour , but press MINUTE in Ste p 2.
10 SETTING THE ALARM 1. Press MODE until the displa y flashes and AL appears. 2. F ollow Step s 2 and 3 under “Set ting the Current Time” on Page 8 to set alarm hour and minute.
11 3. A second after setting the hour and minute, a tone sounds and the clock announces the alar m time you set. The displa y flashes se ven times, then the alarm tim e is set and the displa y retur ns to the current time.
12 ALARM SOUND SELECTION Press HOUR to selec t the sound you like. Each time you pres s HOUR , the clock dem- onstrates a rooster alarm, a chirping alarm, or a cuckoo alarm. USI NG SNOO ZE At the alarm time you set, the alarm sounds for one minute, then automatically shuts off.
13 Note: To entirely shut off the alarm before it automatically shuts off, press AL O N/OF F . HOURLY REPORT Press HR ANNOUNCE , a “radiant” ico n ap- pears in the upper left corner of display.
14 V OICE AND ALARM V OLUME CONTRO L Set VO L U M E to HI or LO to set t he volume for the clock’s voice and the a larm. BACKLI G HT To illuminate the display, pr ess and ho ld LIGH T . The clock announces the current time . Rel eas e LIGHT to stop the illumina- tion of the display.
15 CARE To enjoy your Talking Alarm Clock for a long time: • K eep the clock dry . If it gets wet , wipe it dry immediately . • Use and store the cloc k only in norm al temperature en v ironment s. • Handle the clock gently and carefully . Don’t drop it.
16 Modifying or tampering with the clock’s in- ternal components can c ause a malfunction and invalidate its warrant y. If your clock is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack st ore for ass istance.
17 SPECIFICATIONS P ower ..... ... .... .... .... .. 2 AA ( 1.5V ) B att er ies Accuracy ................... ± 0.67 Seconds /Day Snooze .................................... 10 Minutes Dimensions (HW D): 4 3 / 4 × 3 1 / 8 × 1 15 / 16 Inches (120 × 80 × 50 mm) W eight (without batter ies) .
18 NOTES 63-963.fm P age 18 Wednesday, June 3 0, 1999 11:18 AM.
19 Limite d On e-Year Warranty This prod uct is warrante d by RadioS hack a gainst manufa c- turing de fects in mater ial and wor kmans hip under normal use for one (1) year from the date of pur chase from Rad ioShack company -owned store s and auth orized RadioS hack franchi - sees an d dealer s.
(continue d) (a) c orrect th e def ect b y produc t repai r witho ut charge fo r parts and labor; (b ) replac e the p roduct with one of the sam e or simi lar de sign; or (c ) ref und th e purc hase pric e. All replac ed parts and produc ts, and products on whi ch a re- fund is made , become the property of Radi oShack .
05A00 63-963 Printed in China IMPORT ANT NOTICE T alking Alarm Clock Cat. No. 63-963 If your Talking Alarm Clock’s dis- play remainss blank after you in- stall batteries, remove the batteries and reinstall them. Th e display appears. © 2000 T andy Corporation.
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