Radio Shack AM/FM PLL CLOCK/TABLE RADIO 12-1632 User manual

Cat. No. 12-1632
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
AM/FM PLL Clock/Table Radio
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FEATURES
©1999 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack and Battery Sentinel are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.
Your RadioShack AM/FM PLL (Phase
Locked Loop) Clock/Table Radio offers
you all the features of an alarm clock and
an AM/FM radio in one convenient pack-
age. You can wake to a buzzer or your fa-
vorite AM or FM radio station. You can
also fall asleep with the radio playing, and
the radio automatically shuts off at a pre-
set time.
The clock radio’s features include:
PLL Digital Tuning —digital phase
locked loop synthesizer provides drift-free
frequency tuning with the highest degree
of accuracy and stability.
20 Station Memory — lets you store ten
AM stations and ten FM stations into mem-
ory for easy recall.
Liquid Crystal Display with Brightness
Control — makes the clock easy to read,
even in low light situations.
21/4" Speaker — for quality broadcast
sound.
Battery Backup with Battery Sentinel®
— maintains clock and alarm operation
during a power failure and lets you know
when to install a new battery.
Vertical, Space-Saving Design — lets
you save space on your night stand or ta-
ble.
Sleep Timer — lets you set the radio to
play for up to 90 minutes then automatical-
ly turn off.
Snooze — lets you repeatedly silence the
alarm for about 5 minutes or cancel the
sleep timer feature.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or
shock hazard, do not expose this product to
rain or moisture.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSON-
NEL.
This symbol is intended to alert
you to the presence of uninsu-
lated dangerous voltage within
the product’s enclosure that
might be of sufficient magni-
tude to constitute a risk of elec-
tric shock. Do not open the
product’s case.
This symbol is intended to
inform you that important oper-
ating and maintenance instruc-
tions are included in the
literature accompanying this
product.
The graphical symbols with supplemental
markings are located on the back of the case.
!
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PREPARATION
CONNECTING TO AC
POWER
Plug the clock radio’s power cord into a
standard AC outlet. The display turns on
and the BATTERY SENTINEL indicator
lights. (See “Installing Back-Up Batteries.”)
Caution: The clock radio’s AC power cord
is equipped with a polarized plug to pre-
vent electric shock. One blade on the
cord’s plug is wider than the other and the
plug only fits an outlet one way. If you can-
not easily insert the plug, turn it over and
try again. Do not force it.
INSTALLING BACK-UP
BATTERIES
To keep the clock running for up to 8 hours
during an AC power failure, install three
AA batteries (not supplied) in the battery
compartment. For the longest life, we rec-
ommend alkaline batteries.
Caution: Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and recommended type.
Note: To prevent unnecessary drain on
the battery, connect AC power
then
install
the batteries.
Follow these steps to install back-up bat-
teries.
1. Slide the battery compartment cover
in the direction of the arrow and
remove it.
2. Place the batteries in the compart-
ment and on top of the attached rib-
bon, as indicated by the polarity
symbols (+ and –) marked in the com-
partment.
3. Replace the cover.
The BATTERY SENTINEL indicator lights
if the back-up batteries are not installed or
need to be replaced.
Warning: Always dispose of old batteries
promptly and properly. Do not bury or burn
them.
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A QUICK LOOK AT THE CONTROLS
MEMSLEEP
Radio/Alarm
Selector
Operation
Selectors
Station Mem-
ory Selectors
SNOOZE Bar
Display
Brightness
Switch Time Setting
Indicator Alarm Indicator AM/PM
Indicator
Alarm
Setting
Indicator
Battery Sentinel
Indicator
Radio Station
Tuning Bar/
Hour-Minute
Setting Bar
Sleep
Timer
Indicator
Station
Memory
Indicator
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OPERATION
SETTING THE TIME
1. Press MODE. The time and
appear.
2. Hold down MEMORY/TIME then
repeatedly press (or hold down) 9
99
9
HOUR until the display shows the cor-
rect hour setting.
Note: PM appears when you set a PM
hour. AM appears for an AM hour.
3. Hold down MEMORY/TIME then
repeatedly press (or hold down) MIN
8
88
8until the display shows the correct
minute setting.
CHANGING THE DISPLAY
BRIGHTNESS
To change the brightness of the display,
set DIM HI/LO to HI or LO.
SETTING THE ALARM
TIME
1. Repeatedly press MODE until SET
ON and the current alarm time appear.
Note: If you do not set the alarm time
within 10 seconds, the clock radio dis-
plays the previous function. To con-
tinue, start over at Step 1.
2. Hold down MEMORY/TIME then
repeatedly press (or hold down) 9
99
9
HOUR until the display shows the
desired alarm hour setting.
3. Hold down MEMORY/TIME then
repeatedly press or hold down MIN 8
88
8
until the display shows the desired
alarm minute setting.
TURNING THE ALARM
ON/OFF
To have the buzzer sound or the radio turn
on at the set alarm time, set RADIO ON-
OFF/ALARM AUTO-ALARM to ALARM for a
buzzer alarm or to AUTO to have the radio
play as the alarm.
To set the alarm, press ALARM ON/OFF.
appears. At the preset time flash-
es and the buzzer sounds or the radio
turns on for up to 2 hours.
To cancel the alarm, press ALARM ON-
OFF. disappears and the alarm (buzz-
er or radio) stops. To have the alarm
sound the next day at the set time, press
ALARM ON/OFF again so appears.
To turn on the radio at any time, set RADIO
ON-OFF/ALARM AUTO-ALARM to RADIO
ON. Move the switch to either ALARM or
AUTO to turn off the radio and set the
alarm again.
Notes:
• To adjust the alarm volume, rotate
VOL.
• During a power failure, the alarm
sounds instead of the radio regardless
of how you set RADIO ON-OFF/ALARM
AUTO-ALARM.
USING SNOOZE
To temporarily silence the alarm or radio,
for about 5 minutes, press SNOOZE. You
can repeat this cycle as many times as you
like. To turn off the alarm so it does not
sound again, press ALARM ON/OFF.
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PLAYING THE RADIO
1. Turn VOL to a medium setting, then
set RADIO ON-OFF/ALARM AUTO-
ALARM
to
ON. The frequency of the
last tuned station appears.
2. Press AM/FM to select the desired
band.
Notes:
• The clock radio has a built-in
antenna. For the best AM recep-
tion, rotate the radio.
• The FM antenna is built into the
power cord. For the best FM recep-
tion, fully extend the clock radio’s
power cord.
3. Repeatedly press MIN 8
88
8or 9
99
9HOUR
to tune up or down to the desired sta-
tion. To automatically seek and tune to
the next strong station, hold down
TUNING MIN 8
88
8or 9
99
9HOUR for about
2 seconds.
4. Rotate VOL to the desired volume.
5. To turn off the radio, slide RADIO ON-
OFF/ALARM AUTO-ALARM to RADIO
OFF.
Notes:
• If you play the radio and want be cer-
tain that the radio sounds at the alarm
time, be sure to set RADIO ON-OFF/
ALARM AUTO-ALARM to AUTO instead
of RADIO OFF when you finish playing
the radio.
• To display the time while the radio
plays, repeatedly press MODE until
the time and appear. To return to
the station frequency display, repeat-
edly press MODE until the station fre-
quency appears.
USING THE STATION
MEMORIES
You can store up to 20 stations (10 AM
and 10 FM) into memory and quickly recall
each. Follow these steps to store a station.
1. Turn on the radio and select the desired
band (see “Playing the Radio” ).
2. Press MEMORY/TIME. MEM appears.
3. Press a memory button (M1–M5)
within 3 seconds to store the station.
The memory number appears and the
station is stored. To store a station in
locations 6 to10, press MEMORY/TIME
and +5, then press one of the memory
buttons (M1 for 6, M2 for 7, and so on).
Memory location 10 appears as 0.
Notes:
• If you do not store a station within 3
seconds, MEM disappears. Begin
again at Step 2 to store the station.
• To replace a stored station, simply
store a new one in its place.
4. To tune to a stored station, press that
station’s memory button. The memory
location and the stored station’s fre-
quency appear. To recall a stored sta-
tion from 6 to 10, press +5 then the
memory button
USING THE SLEEP TIMER
You can set the radio to play for up to 90
minutes then automatically turn off.
1. Tune to the desired station.
2. Set RADIO ON-OFF/ALARM AUTO-
ALARM to OFF, AUTO, or ALARM.
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3.
To have the radio play for 90 minutes
then automatically turn off
, press
SLEEP.
SLEEP and 90 appear.
To have the radio play for less than 90
minutes
, hold down SLEEP. The dis-
played time decreases in 10-minute
increments as you hold down SLEEP.
Release SLEEP when you reach the
desired play time.
4. To turn off the radio before it automati-
cally turns off, press SNOOZE or press
SLEEP again.
Note: Using the sleep timer feature does
not cancel an alarm setting.
CARE
To enjoy your RadioShack AM/FM PLL
Clock/Table Radio for a long time:
• Keep the clock radio dry. If it gets wet,
wipe it dry immediately.
• Use and store the clock radio only in
normal temperature environments.
• Handle the clock radio gently and
carefully. Do not drop it.
• Keep the clock radio away from dust
and dirt.
• Wipe the clock radio with a damp
cloth occasionally to keep it looking
new.
Modifying or tampering with the clock ra-
dio’s internal components can cause a
malfunction and might invalidate its war-
ranty and void your FCC authorization to
use it. If your clock radio is not performing
as it should, take it to your local Ra-
dioShack store for assistance.
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO
KNOW
Your clock radio might cause TV or radio
interference even when it is operating
properly. To determine whether your clock
radio is causing the interference, turn off
your clock radio. If the interference goes
away, your clock radio is causing the inter-
ference. Try to eliminate the interference
by:
• moving your clock radio away from
the TV or radio
• connecting your clock radio to an out-
let that is on different electrical circuit
from the receiver
• contacting your local RadioShack
store for help
If you cannot eliminate the reference, the
FCC requires you that you stop using your
radio.
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequencies:
AM ................................ 530–1710 kHz
FM ................................... 88–108 MHz
Output Power ......... 350 mW at 10% THD
Power Sources:
Clock/Radio ........................... 120V AC
Battery Back Up ...... 4.5 V DC (3 ×AA)
Dimensions (HWD) ......... 6 ×44/5 ×24/5in
(152 ×122 × 72 mm)
Weight (without batteries):........... 1 lb 6 oz
(625 g)
Specifications are typical; individual units
might vary. Specifications are subject
change and improvement without notice.
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A Division of Tandy Corporation
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