Radio Shack Talking Alarm Clock Thermometer with 199-Year... User manual

Owner’s Manual Please read before using this equipment.
Talking Clock/
Thermometer
with 199-Year Calendar
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ˆ Contents
Features .............................................. 3
Preparation ......................................... 5
Installing the Batteries ................... 5
Setting the Time and Date ............ 8
Operation .......................................... 11
Announcing the Time and
Temperature ................................ 11
Adjusting the Clock’s Volume ...... 11
Selecting the Alarm Sound .......... 12
Using the Alarm ........................... 16
Using Snooze .............................. 20
Viewing the Calendar .................. 21
Care ................................................... 22
Specifications ................................... 23
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Features
ˆ Features
Your RadioShack Talking Alarm Clock/
Thermometer combines an attractive de-
sign with advanced technology. It is ideal
for your bedroom, kitchen, office, or in al-
most any room.
The clock’s features include:
Large Display — the 25/8-× 17/8-inch liq-
uid crystal display makes it easy to read
the hour, minute, year, month, day, date,
and temperature.
199-Year Calendar — gives you the cal-
endar from 1901 to 2099.
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Voice Announcements — announces
the time and temperature at the touch of
a button.
Daily Alarm and Three Calendar
Alarms — let you set alarms to sound
daily or on a specific date and at times
you set.
Variety of Alarm Sounds — lets you se-
lect from 15 melodies at three different
pitches and tempos.
Thermometer — lets you see the indoor
temperature (16° to 128°F).
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Preparation
ˆ Preparation
INSTALLING THE
BATTERIES
Your clock requires two AA batteries (not
supplied) for power. For the best perfor-
mance and longest life, we recommend
RadioShack alkaline batteries.
Cautions:
• Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and recommended
type.
• Do not mix old and new batteries,
different types of batteries (standard,
alkaline, or rechargeable), or
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rechargeable batteries of different
capacities.
Follow these steps to install the batteries.
1. Remove the battery compartment
cover by pressing the cover’s tab in
the direction of the arrow and lifting
the cover.
2. Insert two batteries in the compart-
ment as indicated by the polarity
symbols (+ and –) marked inside.
The indoor temperature, date/time,
and calendar appear on the display.
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Preparation
3. Replace the cover.
If the clock’s sound weakens or the dis-
play dims, replace the batteries.
Warning: Dispose of old batteries
promptly and properly. Do not burn or
bury them.
Caution: If you do not plan to use the
clock for a month or more, remove the
batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals
that can destroy electronic parts.
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SETTING THE TIME AND
DATE
Notes:
• If you do not press a key for about 1
minute, the clock automatically
returns to the current time/tempera-
ture display.
• If you enter a wrong setting, press
SET to reset.
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Preparation
Follow these steps to set the correct time
and date.
1. Repeatedly press MODE until you
hear “Time set.” TIME flashes on
the display.
2. Press SET to set the hour. You hear
“Hour set.”
3. Repeatedly press (or hold down) UP
or DOWN to select the hour.
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4. Press SET to store the hour. You
hear “Minute set.”
5. Repeat Steps 1–4 to set the minutes,
year, month, day, and date.
6. When you finish, press MODE once
to complete the setting. The clock
beeps four times and the display
returns to the time/temperature.
With the time/temperature displayed,
press
MODE to see the time/year display.
The clock beeps and time/year display
appears. To return to the time/tempera-
ture display, press MUSIC then MODE.
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Operation
ˆ Operation
ANNOUNCING THE TIME
AND TEMPERATURE
To hear the time or
temperature, press
TALKING. The clock
chimes and announces
the current time and
temperature.
ADJUSTING THE CLOCK’S
VOLUME
Slide VOLUME LO/HI
toward HI to increase
the volume or LO to
decrease the volume.
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SELECTING THE ALARM
SOUND
You can set the clock to sound a rooster
crow or one of 15 melodies when the
alarm goes off. Slide the /switch to
for a rooster crow, or to for a melo-
dy.
There are 15 different melodies that you
can either listen to or select as an alarm
sound.
1. Interlude
2. A Comme Amour
3. L’herure Bleue
4. Romance De Amor
5. Casablanca
6. For Ellise
7. A Maiden’s Prayer
8. Greensleeves
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9. Ballade
10. Beautiful Dreamer
11. Love Story
12. Godfather
13. Tchaikovsky
14. A Time for Us
15. Dolly’s Dreaming and Awakening
Follow these steps to select a melody as
an alarm sound.
1. Slide /to .
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2. Press MUSIC. The clock beeps and
the number of the melody last played
appears under MUSIC.
To listen to the same melody contin-
uously, press MUSIC again so
REPEAT appears.
Note: If REPEAT does not appear,
the melodies will play in sequence.
3. Press SET then UP or DOWN to
select the desired melody number.
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Operation
4. Press TALKING to listen to the mel-
ody. To select another melody, press
UP or DOWN. Press ALARM to stop
playing the melody.
5. Press MODE to confirm your melody
setting. The clock returns to the cur-
rent time/temperature display.
To check the preset melody at any time,
hold down SET when you are in the time/
temperature display. The clock plays the
melody. Release SET to stop the melody.
Listening To The Melodies
To listen to the melodies, follow Steps 1–
4 in “Selecting the Alarm Sound” on
Page 12.
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Notes:
• To increase the playing speed,
repeatedly press TEMPO. To
increase the pitch, repeatedly press
TONE.
• You can change the tempo or tone
before you start the melody or while
the melody is playing.
USING THE ALARM
The clock has four alarm types.
Alarm 1: Sounds daily at a preset time.
Alarms 2, 3, 4: These are calendar
alarms that can be set to sound on a spe-
cific date and time. They can also be set
as daily alarms.
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Operation
Setting the Daily Alarm
(Alarm 1)
Repeatedly press MODE until the clock
announces “Alarm one set”. ALARM 1
flashes.
Follow the steps in “Setting the Time and
Date” on Page 8 to set the desired alarm
time.
At the time you set, the clock announces
the alarm time. If you selected the rooster
as the alarm sound, the alarm sounds for
1 minute, then turns off.
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If you selected the melody as the alarm
sound, the alarm automatically turns off
when the melody is finished. To silence
the alarm sooner, press TALKING.
To turn off the alarm so it does not sound
the next day or reset the current alarm
time, repeatedly press MODE until the de-
sired daily or calendar alarm appears.
Press ALARM to turn off the alarm, then
repeatedly press MODE until the current
time appears.
Setting the Calendar Alarms
(Alarms 2, 3, and 4)
Follow the same steps listed in “Setting
the Daily Alarm (Alarm 1)” on Page 17 to
set the calendar alarms except in Step 1,
repeatedly press MODE until the desired
alarm (2, 3, or 4) flashes.
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Operation
In addition to setting the alarm, you can
also set the month and date.
After you set the alarm, press ALARM to
turn on the alarm. The clock announces
which alarm you have set. For example, if
you set Alarm 2, the clock announces
“Alarm 2 on.”
To return to the time/temperature display,
repeatedly press MODE until you see the
display.
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Using Calendar Alarms as Daily
Alarms
To set a calendar alarms as a daily
alarm, follow the steps in “Setting the
Calendar Alarms (Alarms 2, 3, and 4)” on
Page 18 except in addition to setting the
alarm time, you can specify the year,
month, and date.
Simply press UP or DOWN to select the
year, month and date after you set the
time. -- --- appears to indicate that no
date is set. Repeatedly press MODE to re-
turn to the date/time display.
USING SNOOZE
To turn on snooze, slide SNOOZE OFF/ON
to ON while setting the alarm time.
SNOOZE appears. When the preset
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