Radio Shack 63-255 User manual

Thank you for purchasing your 4-Alarm Talking
Watch from RadioShack. Please read this user’s
guide before installing, setting up, and using
your new talking watch.
4-Alarm Talking Watch
User’s Guide 63-255

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Package contents
Features
• Dateandtimeannouncementwithatouchof
abutton
• Hourlytimeannouncementfrom6:00AMtill
10:00PM
• Talkingstopwatchthatkeepstrackoflap
times
• Fourdailyalarmstoremindyouofimportant
eventsthroughouttheday
Talking
Watch
Button-Cell
Battery
(Installed)
Quick Start
User’s
Guide

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TALKING
Hearthecurrent
time,elapsed
stopwatchtime,
oralarmtime
whileineach
mode.
SET
Presstohear
thedate.Press
againtoview
theyear.
ADJ
Turnthe
hourlyreport
onoroff.
MODE
Select
thetime,
stopwatch,
andeachof
fouralarm
modes.
Alarm – 4 on
Clock Time
12hrformat
Hourly
Report On
Day of the Week

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Set Date and Time
1. PressMODEuntilthewatchannouncesand
displaysthetime.
2. HolddownSETuntilthewatchannounces
“timeset,”andthetimeformat 24 H or
12 Hashes.
3. RepeatedlypressADJtoselectyouroption.
Holddowntomovedigitsquickly.
4. PressSETtoconrmandgotosetthenext
setting.
5. RepeatSteps3and4tosetthehour,
minute,year,month,anddate.
6. PressMODEwhennished.
nNotes:
• Removetheplasticlmonthedisplay
before use.
• Thecalendarextendsfrom2000to2099.
• Ifyoudonotpressakeyformorethanone
minute, the watch returns to the current time
display.
• Aftersettingthedate,thewatch
automatically sets the day of week.

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Voice Announcements
To hear the current time:
PressTALKING.
Example:
“Itistenthirty-eightPM.”
To hear the date:
PressSET.Thedateappears
onthedisplay.
Example:
“Todayisthetwenty-third”
nNotes:
• Themonthisnotannounced.
• Todisplaythecurrentyear,pressSET again.
Turn Hourly Time Announcements On
and Off
PressADJintimemode.
Whenhourlyreportturnson,thewatch
announces“hourlyreporton,”and¡displays.
DateMonth

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Whenhourlyreportturnsoff,thewatch
announces“hourlyreportoff,”and¡disappears.
n Note: The hourly time announcement
sounds at the beginning of each hour from
6:00AMtill10:00PM.
Set Alarm
Youcansetuptofourdailyalarms.
To set alarm time:
1. PressMODEuntilthewatchannouncesand
displaysthenumberofthealarmyouwant
toset.
2. HolddownSETuntilthewatchannounces
theselectedalarm(forexample,“alarm1
set”)and“hourset.”Thehourdigitsash.
3. PressADJtosetthealarmhour.
4. PressSETtostorethehour.
5. RepeatStep3tosettheminute.
6. PressMODEwhennished.
7. PressADJtoturnalarmon.
8. PressMODEtoselectotheralarmsorreturn
tothetime.

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nNote:Ifyoudonotpressakeywithin30
secondsofturningonthealarm,thewatch
beepstwiceanddisplaysthecurrenttime.
Atthealarmtime,thewatchannouncesthetime,
thenbeepsforoneminute.
Tosilencethealarmsooner,pressanykey.
To turn alarm on or off:
1. PressMODEuntilthewatchdisplaysand
announcesthedesiredalarm.
2. PressADJtoturnalarmonandoff.
Whenyouturnanalarmon,the
correspondingicondisplaysandyourwatch
announcesthattheselectedalarmison.
Forexample,whenalarm1ison,yourwatch
announces“alarmoneon”and displays.
Alarm 1 set

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Whenyouturnanalarmoff,thecorresponding
icondisappearsandyourwatchannounces
thattheselectedalarmisoff.
3. PressMODEtoselectotheralarmsorreturn
totimedisplay.
Use the Stopwatch
Thestopwatchcountselapsedtimeupto23
hours,59minutesand59seconds.
Whenthestopwatchreaches23:59 59,it
resetsto0:00 00,andbeginscountingup
again.
1. PressMODEuntilthewatchannounces
“stopwatch.”
2. PressADJtostart
thestopwatch.The
stopwatchannounces
theelapsedtimeas
listedonPage9.

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Elapsed Time Announcement
0to9seconds Eachsecond
10to59seconds Every10seconds
1to9minutes Everyminutes
10to59minutes Every10minutes
1to23hours Everyhour
3. PressADJtostopcounting.
4. PressADJagaintocontinuecounting.
nNote: While the stopwatch is running, press
MODE to use the watch’s other features, or press
TALKINGtohearthevoiceannouncement.
Record Lap Times
Thewatch’slapfunctionletsyoufreezethe
display,documentthetimedreading,thenreturn
tothestopwatchtoseetheadvancingtime.You
canmonitorasmanylapsasyouwantaslongas
thestopwatchcontinuestorun.

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1. FollowSteps1and2under“Use the
Stopwatch.”
2. Whentherstlapis
nished,pressSET.
Thestopwatchdisplay
freezes,butthe
stopwatchcontinuesto
runinthebackground.
:ashes.
3. Whenyouhavedocumentedthelaptime,
pressSET.Thedisplaychangestoshowthe
advancingtime.
4. RepeatSteps2-3foreachadditionallap.
Reset Stopwatch to 0:00 00
• Ifthestopwatchisnotcounting(:not
flashing), press SET.
• Ifthestopwatchiscountingtime,pressADJ
then SET. The watch announces “all clear.”
• Ifthestopwatchisinlapmode(:is flashing
but digits not changing), press ADJ then
SET twice.

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Replace Battery
YourwatchcomeswithoneCR2016lithium
batteryinstalled.Whenthedisplaydimsorthe
watchstopsoperatingproperly,replacethe
battery.
1. UseaPhillipsjeweler’s
screwdrivertoremovethe
screwsfromthebackpanel.
2. Removethebackpanel.
3. Removethebatteryholder
bylooseningtwoscrews.
4. Removetheoldbatteryand
installanewbatterywiththe
positive(+)sideup.
5. Replacethebatteryholder
withthefourlegsfacing
downwardandsecureitwith
screws.
6. Ifnecessary,re-inserttheblack
rubberringmakingsureit’sthe
rightwayup(withthelonger
straightedgedownward)ifthe
ringhasmovedoutofposition. Reset hole

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7. Replacethebackpanelandsecuretheback
panelwithfourscrews.
8. Setthewatchtotherighttime.
nNotes:
• Afteryounishreplacingbattery,ifthe
watch displays incomplete segments, frozen
segmentsordisplaysnothing,removethe
back panel and reset the watch by pressing
the reset hole with a pointed object such as
a toothpick.
• Thewatchcankeepyoursettingsforabout
5minutesafteryouremovethebattery.
Makesureyouinsertanewbatterywithin
5minutesandavoidpressinganybutton,
otherwise you need to reset the settings.
• Donotlosesmallpartssuchasscrews.
Battery Notes
• Disposeofbatterypromptlyandproperly.Do
notburnorburyit.
• Useonlyafreshbatteryoftherequiredsize
andtype.
• Ifyoudonotplantousethewatchforalong
time,removethebattery.Batteriescanleak
chemicalsthatcandamageelectronicparts.

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• Keepbutton-cellbatteriesawayfromchildren.
Swallowingabutton-cellbatterycanbefatal.
Specifications
Powersource..................CR2016lithiumbattery
Accuracy................................ ±0.67seconds/day
Currentdrain..................................Lessthan5µA
Weight(includingbattery)............ 1.13oz.(32g)
Specicationsaresubjecttochangeandimprovement
withoutnotice.Actualproductmayvaryfromtheimages
foundinthisdocument.
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