La Crosse Technology WT-5360U User manual

WT-5360U
433 MHz
Radio Controlled Alarm Clock
With Projection Time
Instruction Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topic Page
Inventory of Contents/ Additional Equipment 3
Glossary of Common Terms 3
QUICK SET-UP GUIDE 4
DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE
Battery Installation 5
PROGRAM MODE
Programming Sequence 6
Function Buttons 6
Time Zone Setting 6-7
Manual Time Setting 7
Year and Date Setting 7
12/24-Hour Clock Setting 8
Indoor Temperature Setting 8
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Setting 8
FEATURES & OPERATIONS
Features 8
Radio Controlled Time 8-9
Time Projection 9
LED Backlight 9
Indoor Temperature 9
Time Alarm 9-10
Calendar 10
Second Display 10
MAINTENANCE & CARE 10-11
TROUBLESHOOTING 11
SPECIFICATIONS 11
Warranty 12
Contact Information 13

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INVENTORY OF CONTENTS
1. WT-5360 Alarm Clock
2. AC adapter/transformer
3. Instruction manual and warranty card.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT (not included)
Two fresh 1.5V AA alkaline batteries (optional when using AC adapter)
FEATURES OF PROJECTION ALARM CLOCK
Operation of these features is in section III.
1. Time Zone Setting
2. Manual Time Display
3. Year Setting
4. Calendar Display
5. Time Display in 12/24 Hour Mode
6. Indoor Temperature Display
7. Daylight Saving Time (DST) On/Off
GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS
LCD
“LCD” is an acronym for ”Liquid Crystal Display”. This is a common type of display screen used in
televisions, computers, watches, and digital clocks.
LED
“LED” is an acronym for “Light-Emitting Diode”. This type of light is used to illuminate a variety of
displays such as a digital clock or watch.
NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (Time and Frequency division) maintains the
primary frequency standard for the United States. The NIST also coordinates the United States time
and frequency standards with other world standards. The NIST provides time and frequency services
for United States clientele.
WWVB
The WWVB is an AM radio station in Ft. Collins, Colorado, managed by the NIST. The WWVB’s
function is to broadcast time-of-day information derived from the NIST atomic clock, located in
Boulder, Colorado.
ATOMIC CLOCK
An atomic clock is an extremely accurate time device measuring time by the movements of electrons
in cesium atoms. The NIST atomic clock is one of the most precise clocks in the world, accurate to
10 billionths of one second. The NIST’s atomic clock contributes to the international group of clocks
calculating the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)—the official world time.
RADIO CONTROLLED TIME
A radio controlled time device is often confused with an atomic clock. However, a radio controlled
time device receives its time information from the atomic clock each day through an internal antenna.
The radio controlled time device searches for an exact time signal every night when the signal from
the WWVB is the strongest. The signal can be received up to 2,000 miles away through a radio
controlled time device.
For more information regarding the NIST, WWVB, atomic clock, and radio controlled time, please visit
the NIST official website: http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm

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I. QUICK SET-UP GUIDE
Hint: Use good quality alkaline batteries and avoid rechargeable batteries.
1. We recommend beginning the set-up procedure at night when the
WWVB signal is easiest to receive.
2. It is also highly recommended to set the projection alarm in a window
or other area free of interference in the area of your home that is
closest to Colorado (the source of the WWVB signal).
NOTE: The above steps are not required but can help the projection
alarm receive the signal faster.
3. Install the batteries in the projection alarm clock.
4. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS FOR 15 MINUTES.
NOTE: It is important to not press any buttons after inserting batteries as
this will interrupt the WWVB search sequence.
In this time the display will show the indoor temperature. If the station does not
display the indoor temperature after the 15 minutes please retry the set-up as
stated above. After the indoor temperature displays for 15 minutes you may
place the projection alarm in your desired location.
To complete the set-up of your temperature station after the 15 minutes have
passed, please follow the steps beginning on page 6.

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II.
DETAILED SET-UP GUIDE
A. BATTERY INSTALLATION
1. Remove the battery cover on the backside of
the projection alarm.
2. Observe the correct polarity, and install 2 AA
batteries.
3. In addition to or instead of installing batteries,
the AC adapter can be used. Simply plug the
adapter into the receptacle on the underneath
side of the alarm clock, and then plug in the
adapter.
4. Replace the battery cover.
5. The projector will activate and remain on if the alarm clock is plugged in. If only
batteries are used, the projector will only be activated when a button is pressed. The
projection is a red light, not harmful under normal usage, although care should be
taken to not look directly into the light.
Notes:
•After the batteries have been installed, the LCD will activate, and you will hear a
beep.
•The indoor temperature will be displayed, and the time will appear as “12:00 AM”.
•The WWVB search is automatically initiated, and a tower icon appears and
flashes with the time colon (no tower icon will appear if the WWVB is too weak to
be detected, and the time display will start from 12:00 AM).
•While the WWVB search is being conducted various numbers will appear in the
time display.
•After 15 minutes, the projection alarm will either display the WWVB time, or
discontinue the search if the time is not found. If the search is cancelled the time
will continue from 12:00 AM.
•The projection alarm will conduct a WWVB search every hour until the first signal
is found.
•Once the WWVB time is found, a search is automatically conducted nightly at
midnight.
•If the signal is found at midnight, the tower icon will remain, if not, another search
will take place every hour (until 6:00 AM) until the signal is found successfully.
•If no signal is found during this period, the tower icon will not appear, and the
clock will search again at midnight the next night.
•The radio-controlled time receiver is located on the bottom side of the projection
alarm. When using the AC adaptor be sure to keep the adapter cord away from
the bottom side of the unit; as it can cause weakened reception of the radio
controlled signal.
AC adapter
receptacle
battery cover

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III.
PROGRAM MODE
To enter the Program Mode, hold down the “MODE/MIN” button for 3 seconds, until the time zone
flashes at the bottom of the display. The Program Mode Guide is laid out in a manner that allows you
to program each function separately, or you can follow the instructions entirely to program the
projection alarm. Complete programming is usually done for the initial set-up, and will require you to
skip step 1 and 2 of programming sections D-H. To exit the setting mode simply wait approximately
10 seconds for the projection alarm to automatically return to normal operation.
A. PROGRAMMING SEQUENCE
1. Time Zone Setting
2. Manual Time Display
3. Year Setting
4. Calendar Display
5. Time Display in 12/24 hour Mode
6. Indoor Temperature Display
7. Daylight Saving Time On/Off
B. FUNCTION BUTTONS
There are 4 function buttons located on the front of the projection alarm and one on the top.
The function buttons are labeled (from left to right): AL/HOUR, light intensity, light direction,
MODE/MIN, and SNOOZE (the top bar).
C. TIME ZONE SETTING
1. Hold down the “MODE/MIN” button for 3 seconds; the time zone will appear and begin
to flash in the bottom section of the LCD.
2. Use the “MODE/MIN” button to toggle through the time zones and select the
appropriate zone. There are 24 time zones to choose from (based relative to the
international time standard of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
3. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar to confirm selection and advance to the next
section of the set-up.
Light Intensity Icon Light Direction Icon

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4.
NOTE: The U.S. time zones will show abbreviations as opposed to the numerical time
zone indicator. For example Eastern Time will display “ET” when the Eastern Time
Zone is selected
5. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar to confirm the time zone setting and advance to
the Manual Time Setting.
D. MANUAL TIME SETTING
1. Hold down the “MODE/MIN” button for 3 seconds, the time zone will appear flashing at
the bottom of the LCD.
2. Press the “SNOOZE” bar once to advance to set correct time (time will begin to flash).
3. Press and release the “AL/HOUR” button to advance the hours, and press and release
the “MODE/MIN” button to advance the minutes.
NOTE: “AM” or “PM” will be displayed to the left of the time to help identify the time.
4. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar to confirm the time setting and to advance to the
Year Setting.
E. YEAR AND DATE SETTING
1. Hold down the “MODE/MIN” button for 3 seconds; the time zone will appear flashing at
the bottom of the LCD.
2. Press the “SNOOZE” bar 2 times to advance to the year setting. Press and release
the “MODE/MIN” button to advance to the appropriate year.
3. Press and release the “SNOOZE’ bar to confirm the year setting and to advance to the
Date Setting.
NOTE: The year display will appear in set-up mode only and has a range from the
years 2000 to 2049.
4. Press and release the “MODE/MIN” button to advance to the correct month, and press
and release the “AL/HR” button to advance to the correct day.
5. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar to confirm the date setting and to advance to
the day of the week setting.
6. Press and release the “MODE/MIN” button to advance to the correct day of the week
(MO=Monday, TU=Tuesday, WE=Wednesday, TH=Thursday, FR=Friday,
SA=Saturday, SU=Sunday).
7. Press and release “SNOOZE” bar to confirm selection and advance to the 12/24-Hour
Clock Setting.
-4h Atlantic Time
-5h Eastern Time (default setting)
-6h Central Time
-7h Mountain Time
-8h Pacific Time
-9h Alaskan Time
-10h Hawaiian Time
-11h, -12h Next two time zones West of HAW
0h Greenwich Mean Time
-1h, -2h, -3h Three time zones West of GMT

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F. 12/24-HOUR CLOCK SETTING
1. Hold down the “MODE/MIN” button for 3 seconds; the time zone will appear flashing at
the bottom of the LCD.
2. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar 5 times to advance to the 12/24-hour clock
setting.
3. Press and release the “MODE/MIN” button to select either a 12-hour clock or a 24-
hour clock.
4. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar to confirm selection and advance to the Indoor
Temperature Display.
G. INDOOR TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
1. Hold down the “MODE/MIN” button for 3 seconds; the time zone will appear flashing at
the bottom of the LCD.
2. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar 6 times to advance to the indoor temperature
display setting.
3. Press and release the “MODE/MIN” button to select either Fahrenheit or Celsius
(Fahrenheit is the default).
4. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar to confirm selection and advance to Daylight
Saving Time setting.
H. DST (DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME) SETTING
Note: The DST default is “On”, meaning that the WWVB will automatically change the time
according to Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall. For areas that do not recognize DST
changes (Arizona and parts of Indiana) turn the DST “OFF”.
1. Hold down the “MODE/MIN” button for 3 seconds, the time zone will appear flashing at
the bottom of the LCD.
2. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar 7 times to advance to the DST setting.
3. “DST” will appear in the indoor temperature section of the LCD, and “ON” or “OFF” will
flash in the time section.
4. Press and release the “MODE/MIN” button to toggle between DST ON and OFF.
5. Press and release the “SNOOZE” bar to confirm the DST setting and complete the
set-up sequence.
IV. FEATURES & OPERATIONS
A. FEATURES
1. Radio Controlled Time
2. Time Projection
3. LED Backlight
4. Indoor Temperature
5. Time Alarm
6. Calendar
7. Second Display
B. RADIO CONTROLLED TIME
1. The projection alarm will automatically search for the time signal upon initial set-up
and every night.
2. When the signal is being received, there will be a “tower” icon flashing to the left of the
time display.

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3. When the time signal has been received successfully, the tower icon will remain
steady until midnight.
4. The projection alarm will search for a signal every night when reception is best.
5. It is possible that your projection alarm may not be exactly on the second due to the
variance in the quartz. However, the clock will adjust the quartz timing over the course
of several days to be very accurate--under 0.10 seconds per day.
C. TIME PROJECTION
1. When plugged into an AC outlet, the projection alarm can continuously project the
time.
2. When operating on batteries alone, the projection alarm will only project when the
snooze button is pressed or the alarm is sounding.
3. The projection will auto-focus for optimal display from 5.5 to 6.5 feet (1.7 to 2.0 m)
away. A dark surrounding will be necessary to clearly see the projection.
4. The direction of the display can also be rotated 360°in 90°increments by pressing the
directional button. There is no display on the LCD that signifies the direction.
5. The projector case can be rotated 180°to further help orient the projected display.
D. LED BACKLIGHT
1. The projection alarm has an LED light designed for night viewing. This will light up for
2 seconds whenever a button is pressed.
2. The LED light cannot be turned on constantly; this would drain the batteries and burn
out the light.
E. INDOOR TEMPERATURE
1. The projection alarm measures indoor temperature with an internal sensor.
2. This temperature is displayed in °F.
3. The indoor temperature will take time to adjust to the surrounding temperature as the
sensor is inside the case.
4. The indoor temperature will display upon initial set-up at the bottom of the LCD.
F. TIME ALARM
1. SETTING THE ALARM
a. Press and hold “AL/HOUR” button for 3 seconds until the alarm time is flashing.
b. Press and release the “AL/HOUR” button to advance the hour, and the
“MODE/MIN” button to advance the minute.
c. The projection alarm will revert to normal
operation when no buttons are pressed for 15
seconds. The alarm is now set and activated.
2. ACTIVATING/DEACTIVATING THE ALARM
a. After entering the alarm-setting mode, the alarm
is activated.
b. To toggle between activating and deactivating
the alarm, press the “AL/HOUR” button briefly.
“(((●)))” will be displayed above the alarm display
when the alarm is activated.
3. TURNING ALARM OFF (WHILE SOUNDING)
a. While the alarm is sounding, press and release
the “SNOOZE” bar to disable the alarm for 5 minutes.
b. After the “SNOOZE” bar is pressed the alarm icon will flash.

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c. To disable the alarm for 24 hours, press and release any button other than the
“SNOOZE” bar or display direction buttons.
NOTE: The alarm will sound in a 3-step crescendo for 80 seconds if the “SNOOZE”
bar is not pressed.
4. VIEWING TIME ALARM
a. To momentarily view the time the alarm is set for, press and hold down the
“SNOOZE” bar for 2 seconds, and the alarm time will appear for 2 seconds. The
clock will automatically return to normal operations after the 2 seconds.
b. To set the LCD to display alarm time, press the “MODE/MIN” button and toggle
through display choices until a time with “AL” appears.
G. CALENDAR
To set the bottom of the LCD to display the day and date press the “MODE/MIN” button
and toggle through display choices until the day of the week and the date appear.
H. SECOND DISPLAY
To set the bottom of the LCD to display the seconds, press the “MODE/MIN” button and
toggle through the display choices until the seconds appear.
V.
MAINTENANCE & CARE
A. Avoid extreme temperatures, vibrations, and shock to prevent damage to the units.
B. Clean displays and units with a soft, damp cloth. Do not use solvents or scouring agents—
they may mark and damage the displays and casings.
C. Do not submerge in water.
D. Remove all low powered batteries immediately to avoid leakage and damage.
E. Replace with new batteries only--and of recommended size.
F. Opening the casings invalidates the warranty. Do not try to repair the units. Contact
La Crosse Technology for Repairs.
VI. TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem: The Projection is faint
Solution:
1) Change intensity setting
2) Use AC adapter
3) Darken surroundings
4) Use fresh batteries (if AC is not used)
Problem: The LCD is faint.
Solution: Replace the batteries.
Problem: “OFL” appears in the indoor temperature LCD.
Solution: 1) Move unit to an area with warmer or cooler surrounding temperature.
2) Current surrounding temperatures are outside measuring range.
Problem: No reception of WWVB signal.
Solution: 1) It may help reception to face the front of the projection alarm in the
general direction of Ft. Collins, Colorado.