Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 63-968 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 63-96 8 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. Radio-Controlle d Clock 63-968.fm Page 1 Friday, July 2, 1999 2:19 PM.
2 FEA TURES Your Radio Shack Radio-Contro lled Cloc k comb ines a simpl e design with adva nced techn ology. You can set the cl ock s o It automat ically sets the tim e and date using a radio signal it re- ceives .
3 Snooze Con trol — lets you temporari ly sile nce the a larm for about 8 minute s so yo u can sle ep a l ittle long er. Low Battery Indi cator — appears w hen the batteri es are weak. Display Back ligh t — lets yo u s ee a ll i nforma tio n on t he d is pla y in low -light situation s.
4 CONTEN TS Preparation . ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ........ 5 Install ing the Bat teries ............... ........... ........... ................. .. 5 Replacing the Batteries ................. ..........
5 PREPARATION INSTALLING THE BATTERI ES Your clo ck requires two AAA batteries (not suppl ied) for power. For the best perf ormance and longest life, we recomme nd Ra- dioShac k alkali ne batterie s. Cautions : • Use on ly fresh b atteries of the required si z e and recom - mended type .
6 Notes: • If the cloc k doe s not oper ate after you insta ll the b atteries, remo v e them and w ait abo ut 5 s econds until t he displ a y clear s.
7 The cloc k has not re ceiv ed a radio si gnal strong e nough to set the date and time within the last 96 hours . Reposition or ro- tate the ante nna befo re 2, 3, 4, or 9 AM, or 3 or 9 PM , o r se t t h e d at e a n d t im e m a nu - ally (se e “Manu ally Settin g the Tim e, Date, and Lan guage” on Page 15).
8 Notes : • On v ery cloudy and stormy da ys , the radi o signal might n ot be stron g enou gh to set t he cloc k. • If the c loc k does not rec eiv e a stro ng signal wit hin abo ut 2 minu tes , .
9 MOUNTING THE CLOCK You can pla ce the cl ock on any flat surface s uch as a desk , shelf, or table, o r moun t it on a wall us ing hook -and-loop tape (not sup plied). Selecting a Locati on Choos e a locat ion indo ors near a win dow to moun t the cloc k, so you ca n moun t the a ntenna near th e win dow.
10 To plac e th e c loc k o n a fla t su rface, turn the bas e o n th e bo tto m of th e clock c lockwi se until it st ops, then plac e the clo ck on th e surf ace. To mou nt the clock o n a wa ll using hook -and-loop tape (not suppli ed), fol low thes e steps.
11 Mounting the Antenna After you hav e found th e best location fo r receptio n (see “Plac- ing the An tenna” o n Page 8), attach the antenn a to the mou nt- ing surfa ce using th e supplie d doubl e-sided ta pe or hook-an d- loop tap e (not sup plied) .
12 OPERA TION To sw itch betw een vi ewing t he se conds di splay and the day of the we ek, press MODE/ SET . To swit ch betw een viewin g the month/d ate and th e alarm time , press ALARM ST OP/ALARM SET . Note: After the clock succ essfull y receives a good sign al, appears for about 96 hours.
13 2. Repea tedly press or hold dow n +/A UTO ON to ad va nce th e hour digits . 3. Press ALARM ST OP/ALARM SET . The min ute dig its flash . 4. Repea tedly press or hold dow n +/A UTO ON to ad va nce th e minute di gits. 5. Press A LARM ST OP/ALARM SET to st ore the se tting.
14 After 2 min utes, the a larm turns off automat ically. T he first tim e this happ ens, the sn ooze feature activates and continues to flash. In ab out 8 minutes , the alarm sou nds again.
15 SPECIAL F EATURES MANUALL Y SETTING THE TIM E, DATE, AND LA NGUAGE When you turn o ff autom ati c tim e setti ng or if the cl ock do es n ot receive a go od radio sign al, you can man ually set the time an d date .
16 7. Repea tedl y pres s +/A UT O ON to set th e y ear . 8. Press MODE/S ET . The curre nt hour , min ute , and da y of the wee k appear , and th e mont h digit fl ashes . 9. Repea tedl y pres s +/A UT O ON to set th e month. 10. Press MODE/ SET . The da te digit fl ashes .
17 CARE AND MA IN TENANCE Your Ra dioShac k Radio-C ontrolle d Cloc k is an exampl e of s u- perior design an d craftsm anship. Th e foll owing su ggestion s will help yo u care for your cl ock so you can e njoy it for years . Keep the clock dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imme- diate ly.
18 RESETTING THE CLOCK If the clo ck stops operating p roperly or locks u p, you can reset it. To rese t the clock , use a point ed obje ct such as a straight- ened pa per cli p to press RESET on the ba ck of the clock. All disp lay se gments b riefly a ppear, then the clo ck starts to scan fo r a radio s ignal.
19 SPECIFICATIONS P ower ................... ........... ...... ...... .... 3V with T wo AAA Batteries Snooz e ....................... ........... ................. ......... About 8 Min utes Dimensi ons (HWD) .... ........... ................. .. 3 9 / 16 × 2 3 / 4 × 7 / 8 Inches (91 × 70 × 22 mm ) W eigh t (without Batt eries) .
07A9 9 Pr inte d in C h ina Limited O ne-Y ear W arranty This pro duct is w arrante d by Rad ioShac k against manufactu ring def ects in materia l and wo rkmans hip und er norma l use for one (1) year fr om the da te of purchase f rom Ra dioSh ack compan y-owne d stores and au thorized Ra- dioShack f ranchise es and dea lers.
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