La Crosse Technology C79141-UK Dimensions

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C79141-UK FAQS
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CONTENTS
C79141-UK FAQS
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Power......................................................................................................................................... 1
Alarm Clock Factory Restart ........................................................................................................ 2
Language................................................................................................................................ 2
12-Hour Time Format ............................................................................................................... 2
Does the clock have a backlight?............................................................................................. 2
What is Auto Dim backlight?..................................................................................................... 2
Glow Light Colors.................................................................................................................... 3
Time is inaccurate ................................................................................................................... 4
Daylight Saving Time............................................................................................................... 4
Program Menu......................................................................................................................... 5
Do I need to unplug the clock to change the time?................................................................... 6
Time Alarms ............................................................................................................................ 6
Light Alarm (light only, no sound).............................................................................................. 6
Will the light always start 30 minutes before the Light Alarm?.................................................... 7
Sound Alarm ........................................................................................................................... 7
Can I change sounds on my Sound Alarm ?.............................................................................. 7
USB Charge Port ..................................................................................................................... 8
Will not Charge my Phone ....................................................................................................... 8
Alarm Clock is dim................................................................................................................... 8
Alarm Clock is blank: No numbers or dashed lines ................................................................... 8
Power
•The design of this alarm clock is to use a power cord (5-volt) as the primary power
source.
•Replacement Power Cord: Look on the bottom of the clock for the appropriate Power
cord number. It is important to use the correct power cord on all electronic devices.
•The backlight will operate at five levels of intensity (including OFF) at your discretion
when using the power cable.
•The glow light will operate at five levels of intensity (including OFF) at your discretion
when using the power cable.

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Battery Backup:
•CR2032 backup battery for time and alarm
When operating on battery only:
•LCD will not show but clock will keep time and both the Light Alarm & Sound Alarm
will buzz at the scheduled time each day if active.
Alarm Clock Factory Restart
Use a pen or paper clip to press the factory RESET button on the back of the clock.
Language
•This clock will show the weekday and directions in English (default), Spanish, French or
German.
•Use the program menu to select language.
12-Hour Time Format
•This clock only has 12-hour time format.
Does the clock have a backlight?
Yes, this alarm clock has a backlight.
•Tap the button to adjust the backlight 5 levels of intensity.
•Intensity Levels: 0FF | 1.5% | 20% | 50% | 100%.
LCD Backlight is not on:
Try this exercise in a dim room. The backlight will operate at five levels of intensity
(including OFF) at your discretion when using the power cable. Touch the DISPLAY button
a few times. Wait 15 seconds to see if backlight stays on. This will assure it is not in OFF
mode.
What is Auto Dim backlight?
You can set your backlight to automatically dim to level 1 at a set hour for sleeping, then
automatically return to full brightness when you wake.
Set Auto Dimming (Hour only).
1.
Hold
the button 2 seconds to enter dimmer set mode.
AUTO DIM OFF
will show.
2. Tap the + or – buttons to turn dimmer (ON).
AUTO DIM ON
will show.
3. Tap the button to select start time (Hour) for dimmer.
START TIME
and the
hour
will
flash.
4. Tap the + or – buttons to change the hour for the dimmer to be low light level.
5. Tap the button to select start time for dimmer to be on High light level.
STOP TIME
and the
hour
will flash.

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6. Tap the + or – buttons to change the hour for the dimmer to be high light level.
7. Tap the button to confirm and exit.
Glow Light Colors
Color Light Selection Order:
•COLOR CYCLE
•EVENING
•BREATHING
oEnergy
oWarmth
oCalm
•COMFORT METER
•PICK COLOR
oRed
oFire
oOrange
oSun
oYellow
oGarden
oGreen
oForest
oCyan
oOcean
oDark Blue
oNight
oPurple
oWhite
•
Tap
the button to move through light selection
•
Tap
+ or – button if adjustments need to be made to selection
•
Tap
the button to exit
Note:
During Light Settings, each selection will show at full intensity.
COLOR CYCLE:
When using the Color Cycle Mode, the light will gradually shift through all the glow
color options.
1. Tap the button
once
. CYCLE will show.
2. Tap the button to exit. The Light cycle will begin.
3. Tap the
+
or
–
button to adjust brightness (OFF, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

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EVENING:
The Evening Mode is a 30-minute cycle designed to simulate the setting of the sun.
Simply start the mode before bed and the light will gradually dim and shift in color
while you fall asleep.
1. Tap the button
twice
. EVENING will show.
2. Tap the button to exit. The Evening light cycle will begin.
GUIDED BREATHING:
The Guided Breathing Mode will walk you through a 10-minute deep breathing
exercise. Simply inhale and exhale as the color change. To further assist you, the LCD
will also display your inhale and exhale times.
1. Tap the button
three times
. Breathing will show.
2. Tap the + or – button to choose
Energy, Warmth or Calm
.
3. Tap the button to exit. The Breathing light cycle will begin.
4. Tap button to cancel Breathing before 10 minutes has elapsed.
5. Tap the
+
or
–
button to adjust brightness (OFF, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
COMFORT METER:
In the Comfort Meter Mode, the color changes according to the current indoor
humidity level, so you can monitor the comfort of your room at a quick glance.
1. Tap the button
four times
. COMFORT will show.
2. Tap the button to exit.
3. Tap the + or – button to adjust brightness (OFF, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
COLOR SELECT:
Choose your favorite color: Red, Forest, Fire Orange, Cyan, Sun, Dark Blue, Yellow
Garden Green, Ocean, Night, Purple, White,
1. Tap the button
five times
. PICK COLOR will show.
2. Tap the + or – button to choose Red, Fire, Orange, Sunny, Yellow, Garden, Green,
Rainforest, Cyan, Ocean, Night, Purple or White.
3. Tap the button to exit. The light will stay on color selected.
4. Tap the
+
or
–
button to adjust brightness (OFF, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Time is inaccurate
•This clock has manual set time. Use the program menu to set the time.
Daylight Saving Time
•This clock has manual set time. Use the program menu to change the time in the
spring to enter daylight saving time, and in the fall to return to Standard Time.

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Program Menu
When the customer powers up the clock, there will be a greeting and the clock will go into
Settings automatically. If there is loss of power or customer unplugs and moves the clock,
the Greeting will appear.
•
Greeting:
HELLO
/
SET UP/ TIME
( Hello for 2 seconds, then 1 second each for SET UP
and TIME)
•Language flashes with no additional button press.
•Tap the + or
-
buttons to adjust the values.
•Press the button to confirm adjustments and move to the next item.
•Tap the button at any time to exit settings.
•When customer exits with the button or after selecting the F/C, and presses the
button, clock will read THANK YOU for 2 seconds.
Settings Menu order:
•Greeting
HELLO
/
SET UP/ TIME
( Hello for 2 seconds, then 1 second each for SET UP
and TIME)
•Language: English, Spanish, French, German
•Hour
•Minutes
•Year
•Month
•Date
•Fahrenheit / Celsius
•Thank You
1.
Power up clock.
HELLO /
SET UP /
TIME will show for 2 seconds (each frame). Then
ENGLISH
will flash. Tap the + or - button to select language.
2. Press to confirm and move to the hour. The
HOUR
will flash. Tap the + or - button to
choose the hour.
3. Press to confirm and move to the minutes. The
MINUTES
will flash. Tap the + or -
button to choose the minutes.
4. Press to confirm and move to the year. The
YEAR
will show and
2020
will flash. Tap
the + or - button to change the year.
5. Press to confirm and move to the month. The
MONTH
will show, and Month number
will flash. Tap the + or - button to change the month.
6. Press to confirm and move to the date.
DATE
will show and Date number will flash.
Tap the + or - button to change the date.
7. Press to confirm and move to the temperature unit.
TEMP
will show and F will flash.
Press the + or - button if you prefer °C (Celsius).
8. Press to confirm and exit.
THANK YOU
will show for 2 seconds.

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Do I need to unplug the clock to change the time?
•No. To access the Program Menu, simply hold the button for 3 seconds. The
Greeting will not show. The Greeting will only show when clock is plugged in.
Time Alarms
There are 2 time alarms: LIGHT ALARM and SOUND ALARM. The LIGHT alarm and SOUND
alarm may be set to different times or be set to the same time.
The Light and Sound alarm can each be set to:
•DAILY ALARM (1-7) – Alarms 7 days per week when active.
•WEEKDAY M-F (1-5) – Alarms Monday through Friday only
•WEEKEND S-S (6-7) -Alarms on Saturday and Sunday only.
Light Alarm (light only, no sound)
•The Light Alarm is a silent alarm. There will be no Snooze feature for the Light Alarm.
•When the user sets the light alarm for 7:00am, the light should start at 6:30am and
gradually increase to full brightness at 7:00am.
Set Light Alarm:
1. Hold the button to enter the Alarm Setting Mode.
DA I LY
ALARM
will show.
Tap the + or – button to select Daily Alarm, Weekday M-F alarm, or Weekend S-S alarm.
2. Press the button. The Alarm Hour will flash. Tap the + or – button to adjust the hour.
3. Press the button. The Alarm Minutes will flash. Tap the + or – button to adjust the
minutes.
4. Press the button to confirm and exit.
5. The alarm is active when set.
Before the alarm time is reached
, the Light Cycle will begin to brighten, taking 30
minutes for full brightness. Full brightness will remain until the alarm is turned off. In the
rare chance that the user activates the light alarm, when there is less than 30 minutes
before the set alarm time, the light brightness will go from the brightness it should be at for
the time remaining before the alarm.
Activate/Deactivate Light Alarm:
•The alarm is active when set. The Light Alarm Icon and Alarm Type (1-5, 1-7, 6-7) will
show.
•Press the button once to deactivate. Alarm Time and Type (DAILY ON/OFF) will
show for 3 seconds.
•Press the button again to activate for the same time.

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Will the light always start 30 minutes before the Light Alarm?
•In the rare chance that you set the light alarm, with less than 30 minutes before the
alarm time, the light brightness adjusts to the brightness level it should be at for the
time remaining before the alarm.
•This may cause you to see a “jump” in the light level when it adjusts.
Sound Alarm
The SOUND ALARM will wake you to gentle melody that will increase in loudness over a 5
minute period.
Set Sound Alarm:
1. Hold the button to enter the Alarm Setting Mode.
DA I LY
ALARM
will show. Tap
the + or – button to select Daily Alarm, Weekday M-F alarm, or Weekend S-S alarm.
2. Press the button. The Alarm Hour will flash. Tap the + or – button to adjust the hour.
3. Press the button. The Alarm Minutes will flash. Tap the + or – button to adjust the
minutes.
4. Press the button. The Snooze Duration will flash. Tap the + or – button to adjust the
Snooze Duration (5-120 minutes.
5. Press the button to confirm and exit.
6. The alarm is active when set.
Activate/Deactivate Sound Alarm:
•The alarm is active when set. The Sound Alarm Icon and Alarm Type (1-5, 1-7, 6-7) will
show.
•Press the button once to deactivate. Alarm Time and Type (WEEKEND ON/OFF) will
show for 3 seconds.
•Press the button again to activate for the same time.
Snooze:
•TAP the SNOOZE button to snooze the Sound Alarm for the selected 5-120 minutes.
•SNOOZE and minutes countdown will show in place of weekday
•When both the LIGHT and the SOUND ALARMS are set and active, the Alarm Icons
and day selection will show next to the date.
Gradual Wake Up:
The gentle Melody Sound Alarm will increase in volume over a 5-
minute period. Turn off a sounding alarm by pressing any button (except SNOOZE). After
the 5-minute time frame, the alarm will stop if not snoozed/deactivated.
Can I change sounds on my Sound Alarm ?
No. the only sound option is the melody.

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USB Charge Port
There is a 1 Amp USB charging port on the side of the clock. The included power adapter
must be in use to charge a device with your cable.
•Connect your external device’s USB charging cable (not included) to the USB charging
port.
•Charging times will vary.
•USB Power Output: 1A maximum current.
•Charge 1A devices or devices that are self-regulating.
USB Output:
1 Amp output
Will not Charge my Phone
•Be sure your phone charge cord is attached correctly.
Alarm Clock is dim
•Tap the SNOOZE button to determine if the LCD backlight is on HIGH or LOW.
•Clock must operate on Power cord for backlight to stay on.
Alarm Clock is blank: No numbers or dashed lines
•Check that the Power cord. Is it correctly installed and connects to an active outlet.
•Press any button 20 times. Leave the alarm clock unpowered for 1-2 hours.