La Crosse C80994 Dimensions

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C80994 FAQS
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CONTENTS
C80994 FAQS ........................................................................................................................... 1
Power cord ................................................................................................................................. 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......................................................................................................................... 4
Activate/Deactivate Light Alarm 1 ............................................................................................. 6
Will the light always start 30 minutes before the Light Alarm?.................................................... 6
Sound Alarm ........................................................................................................................... 6
Can I change sounds on my Sound Alarm ?.............................................................................. 6
Activate/Deactivate Sound Alarm............................................................................................. 6
Snooze Sound Alarm............................................................................................................... 7
USB Charge Port ..................................................................................................................... 7
Will not Charge my Phone ....................................................................................................... 7
Alarm Clock is dim................................................................................................................... 7
Alarm Clock is blank: No numbers or dashed lines ................................................................... 7
Power cord
•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 back 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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•Settings Backup: Your alarm clock has a capacitor that will keep settings for 6 minutes
in the event it loses power. Time will not display when unplugged.
Alarm Clock Factory Restart
Explanation: The factory restart returns the alarm clock to an “out-of-the-box” state and
often resolves an issue.
Factory Restart: Simply unplug clock for 15 minutes.
If you’re still experiencing issues, 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 DISPLAY 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 DISPLAY 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 DISPLAY button to select start time (Hour) for dimmer. START TIME and the
hour will flash.

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4. Tap the + or – buttons to change the hour for the dimmer to be low light level.
5. Tap the DISPLAY button to select start time for dimmer to be on High light level. STOP
TIME and the hour will flash.
6. Tap the + or – buttons to change the hour for the dimmer to be high light level.
7. Tap the DISPLAY button to confirm and exit.
Glow Light Colors
COLOR LIGHT OPTIONS:
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 LIGHT button to toggle through the light modes. EVENING will appear on
the LCD.
2. There are 3 ways to confirm your selection and start the light mode. Either tap
SNOOZE, double-tap the LIGHT button, or simply wait 5 seconds. The Evening
Mode will now 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 LIGHT button to toggle through the light modes. BREATHING will appear
on the LCD. Use the +/- buttons to choose the glow color. Select from three
options: Energy, Warmth, or Calm.
2. There are 3 ways to confirm your selection and start the light mode. Either tap
SNOOZE, double-tap the LIGHT button, or simply wait 5 seconds. The Guided
Breathing Mode will now begin.
Use the +/- buttons to adjust the brightness.
The breathing exercise will last a total of 10 minutes. Press the SNOOZE button at any
time to end the exercise.
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 LIGHT button to toggle through the light modes. COMFORT will appear
on the LCD.
2. There are 3 ways to confirm your selection and start the light mode. Either tap
SNOOZE, double-tap the LIGHT button, or simply wait 5 seconds. The Comfort
Meter Mode will now begin.
Use the +/- buttons to adjust the brightness (OFF, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Press the SNOOZE
button at any time to exit.
COLOR CYCLE:
When using the Color Cycle Mode, the light will gradually shift through all the glow
color options.

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1. Tap the LIGHT button to toggle through the light modes. CYCLE will appear on the
LCD.
2. There are 3 ways to confirm your selection and start the light mode. Either tap
SNOOZE, double-tap the LIGHT button, or simply wait 5 seconds. The Color Cycle
Mode will now begin.
Use the +/- buttons to adjust the brightness (OFF, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Press the SNOOZE
button at any time to exit.
COLOR SELECT: Choose your favorite color: Red, Forest, Fire Orange, Cyan, Sun,
Dark Blue, Yellow Garden Green, Ocean, Night, Purple, White,
1. Tap the LIGHT button five times. PICK COLOR will show. Double Tap the LIGHT
button to select.
2. Tap the + or – button to choose Red, Fire, Orange, Sunny, Yellow, Garden, Green,
Rainforest, Cyan, Ocean, Night, Purple or White.
3. Double Tap the LIGHT button to select.
4. Tap the SNOOZE button to exit. The light will stay on color selected.
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.
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.
1. Greeting: HELLO /SET UP/ TIME
2. Hour flashes with no additional button press.
3. Tap the + or - buttons to adjust the values.
4. Press the SET button to confirm adjustments and move to the next item.
5. Tap the SNOOZE button at any time to exit settings.
6. When customer exits with the SNOOZE button or after selecting the F/C, and presses
the SET button, clock will read THANK YOU for 2 seconds.
Note: If no button is pressed for 10 seconds, the clock will return to normal time display.
Settings Menu order:
•Greeting (only shows on power up)
•Language: English, Spanish, French, German
•Hour

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•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 SET to confirm and move to the hour. The HOUR will flash. Tap the + or - button
to choose the hour.
3. Press SET to confirm and move to the minutes. The MINUTES will flash. Tap the + or -
button to choose the minutes.
4. Press SET to confirm and move to the year. The YEAR will show and 2019 will flash.
Tap the + or - button to change the year.
5. Press SET 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 SET 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 SET 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 SET to confirm and exit. THANK YOU will show for 2 seconds.
Do I need to unplug the clock to change the time?
•No. To access the Program Menu, simply hold the SET button for 3 seconds. The
Greeting will not show. The Greeting will only show when clock is plugged in.
Light Alarm (no sound, just light)
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.
LIGHT ALARM:
1. Hold the LIGHT ALARM button to enter the Alarm Setting Mode. ALARM and will show
and the Hour will flash. Tap the + or – button to adjust the hour.
2. Press the LIGHT ALARM button. The Minutes will flash. Tap the + or – button to adjust
the minutes.
3. Press the LIGHT ALARM button to confirm and exit.
4. 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. There
are ten frames, to complete the full cycle. Each frame will show for 3 minutes. Once full
brightness (Frame 10) has been reached, it will remain on until the you turn off the alarm.

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Activate/Deactivate Light Alarm
•The alarm is active when set. The words LIGHT ALARM will show on the display.
•Press the LIGHT ALARM button once to deactivate. Alarm time will show for 3 seconds.
•Press LIGHT ALARM button again to activate for the same time.
•The words LIGHT ALARM will show when alarm is active. The words will not show
when alarm is deactivated.
Will the light always start 30 minutes before the Light Alarm?
•In the rare chance that the 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.
1. Hold the SOUND ALARM button to enter the Alarm Setting Mode. ALARM and the Hour
will show. Tap the + or – button to adjust the hour.
2. Press the SOUND ALARM button, ALARM and the Minutes will show. Tap the + or –
button to adjust the minutes.
3. Press the LIGHT ALARM button to select Snooze time (5 minutes to 120 minutes). Tap
the + or – button to select.
4. Press the SOUND ALARM button to exit.
5. The alarm is active when set.
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.
Activate/Deactivate Sound Alarm
•The alarm is active when set. The words SOUND ALARM will show on the display.
•Press the SOUND ALARM button once to deactivate. Alarm time will show for 3
seconds.
•Press SOUND ALARM button again to activate for the same time.
•The words SOUND ALARM will show when alarm is active. The words will not show
when alarm is deactivated.

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Snooze Sound Alarm
•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
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/LIGHT 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.