Ambient Flurry User manual

Flurry
Alarm Clock with Weather Forecast
Quick Start Guide and User Manual
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Flurry
Alarm Clock with Weather Forecast
Quick Start Guide
and User Manual

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Contents
Welcome to Ambient Devices
Quick Start Guide
Getting to know your Flurry Alarm Clock
Using your Flurry Alarm Clock
Troubleshooting Guide
Safety and Compliance Notices
Limited Warranty
No Guarantee
CONTENTS
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4Welcome
Our goal at Ambient Devices is to deliver the information
you need, whenever and wherever you want it. Ambient
products bring you up to date with only a glance, whether
you’re looking for weather forecasts, stock market tracking,
sports updates, or personal information.
Since our products receive updates wirelessly via the Ambi-
ent Information Network, they are easy to set up and easy to
use. Why bother going online or opening the morning paper
for the information you need every day? Ambient products
create a seamless link between you and the information you
care about.
To learn about other products in the Ambient Devices line,
visit ambientdevices.com.
Welcome to Ambient Devices!

Quick Start Guide

6Quick Start
The Ambient Flurry Alarm Clock was designed to make setup quick
and easy. Follow the steps below to start receiving weather updates,
use your alarm, and more:
Plug it in. Your device comes with an adapter that plugs into the
wall, and also uses one AA battery for backup power.
Choose your time zone.
• Press Settings button, then use wheel to scroll to ‘SET TIMEZONE’
• Press Settings button
• Scroll to your timezone and press Settings button to confirm
Check your signal strength. In the upper right corner of your
Alarm Clock’s screen, you’ll see up to three bars indicating signal
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Quick Start
strength. If you have zero or one bars, move the device to a location
where it receives a stronger signal.
Set your alarm. When the round white buttons for Alarm 1 or 2
are in the ‘up’ position, the alarm is on. Set the time for either alarm
using the “Alarm +/-“ buttons.
Sit back and relax! When your Ambient Flurry receives its first
update, the clock will set automatically, and it will display weather
information for over 150 U.S. cities. While you wait for your first
update, you can review the available list of cities by using the silver
scroll wheel at the back of the device.
*Please note that it may take up to 4 hours for the Alarm Clock to
receive its first update.

Getting to Know
Your Flurry Alarm Clock

10 Getting to Know Flurry
Self-setting
network time
Alarm 2
set time
Alarm 1
set time
Current weather conditions
Current temperature
Today’s hi/lo and
weather conditions
Tomorrow’s hi/lo and
weather conditions
Signal strength
indicator
Getting to know your Flurry Alarm Clock

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Getting to Know Flurry
Settings button
Alarm 2 pop-up button
Snooze/Adjust screen brightness
Set alarm 1/2 time
Alarm 1 pop-up button
Scroll through weather cities

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Weather Updates
Your Flurry Alarm Clock receives Accuweather.com®updates several
times per hour to give you up-to-date weather information. Your
Alarm Clock will automatically begin listening for a signal when it
is plugged in – please note that it could take up to four hours for
weather data to appear. If you’ve waited more than 4 hours without
receiving weather data, please see the Troubleshooting Guide at the
end of this booklet.
Backup Battery
The Ambient Flurry uses an AC adapter as its main power source.
However, since we know you need to be able to count on your
alarm no matter what, we’ve added a backup battery slot that takes
one AA battery. If your power goes out, the Alarm Clock will use
power from this battery to ring at the scheduled time.

Using Your Flurry Alarm Clock

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Alarm
Your device is equipped with two independent alarms, which are
controlled by the dimpled orange and white buttons located on the
top face of the clock. Alarm 1 corresponds to the orange and white
button on the left, and Alarm 2 corresponds to the orange and
white button on the right. An alarm is turned on when its button
is in the ‘up’ position. An alarm is disengaged if its button is in the
‘down’ position. If both of the orange and white buttons are in the
‘up’ position, both alarms are engaged.
When either of the alarms is turned on, the time at which it is set
will be displayed on the screen. When an alarm is turned off, the
alarm’s clock display will show only dashes.
Using your Flurry Alarm Clock

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Using Flurry
setting alarm time
Set the time for your alarms using the Alarm +/- buttons. Hold
down the Alarm +/- button in the desired direction to scroll quickly
through the hours, or tap the button to scroll through minutes. An
alarm’s time can be set whether the alarm is on or off. Unless you
select a new alarm time, each alarm automatically uses the last set
time when it is turned on.
snooze function
When your alarm is ringing, use the Snooze/Brightness bar on the
top face of the Flurry to give yourself a few extra minutes of sleep.
Flurry’s default snooze length is 9 minutes – this length of time can be
changed using the Settings menu (see page 19). The Snooze bar will

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never disengage the alarm; to stop the alarm after it has rung, press
the round white button so that it is in the ‘down’ position.
When the alarm is not ringing, the Snooze/Brightness button allows
you to change the brightness level of the device’s screen.
using two alarms
If both Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 are engaged, they will operate inde-
pendently. For example, if Alarm 1 is set to an earlier time than
Alarm 2, pressing the Snooze button after Alarm 1 rings will not
affect Alarm 2. To disengage only one of the alarms, simply set its
white button to the ‘down’ position.

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Using Flurry
Weather Forecaster
receiving your first update
Your Flurry Alarm Clock receives weather updates wirelessly via the
Ambient Information Network. Once your device has been plugged
in, check the signal strength indicator on the top right of the screen.
If your Alarm Clock is getting reception, you will see one, two, or
three ascending bars next to the word ‘ambient’ on the screen. To
ensure that the device receives updates as frequently as it should,
place the Flurry Alarm Clock in a location where it displays at least
two bars indicating signal strength.
After your device has been powered on, sit back and relax! Your
Flurry Alarm Clock will automatically begin listening for a signal.
Please note that it could take up to four hours for weather data to

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appear. This is a good time to browse through the available forecast
locations. If you’ve waited more than 4 hours without receiving
weather data, please see the Troubleshooting Guide on page 24.
select your location
Your Flurry Alarm Clock receives weather information for 150 loca-
tions in the United States. Use the silver wheel on the top face of
the device to scroll through the list of available cities. Locations are
organized alphabetically by state.

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Settings Menu
adjusting settings
Press the Settings button on the top of the device to enter
Settings mode
Move up and down through the Settings menu using the silver
wheel at the back of the device
When you reach the option you’d like to change, press the Settings
button to select that option
Scroll through your choices for that setting using the silver wheel
Press the Settings button to confirm your selection

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Click the Settings button on the top face of the Mist Clock Radio to
access the following menu:
SET TIMEZONE
SET ALARM 1 SOUND
SET ALARM 1 VOLUME
SET ALARM 1 SNOOZE LENGTH
SET ALARM 2 SOUND
SET ALARM 2 VOLUME
SET ALARM 2 SNOOZE LENGTH
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CELSIUS/FAHRENHEIT
USING NETWORK TIME/USING INTERNAL CLOCK
(if your device is in an area where it does not get reception, you will
not be able to use network time)
MANUAL TIME SET
ERASE ALL (clears all data from your device)
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