Roberts GlowTime CR9952 User manual

CR9952
Alarm Clock Radio
Please read this manual before use
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Contents ............................................................................1
Controls ..........................................................................2-4
Batteries ............................................................................5
Switching on and setting the time ....................................6
Listening to the radio ........................................................7
Setting the alarm time ......................................................8
Snooze control ..................................................................9
Sleep function ...................................................................9
Backlight .........................................................................10
Using the AC Adaptor .....................................................11
Notes ...............................................................................12
Specifications..................................................................13
Circuit features ................................................................ 13
General ............................................................................13
Guarantee........................................................................14
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Controls
1. ClockDisplay
2. Minute hand
3. Hour hand
4. Alarm hand
5. Second hand
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6. Battery Cover
7. Light Mode button
8. Mains Supply Socket
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Controls
Top
9. Tuning scale
10. Radio On/Off button
11. Sleep button
12. Snooze button
13. Speaker
14. Alarm/Off button
15. Light/Off button
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16. Time Set control
17. Alarm Set control 18. Tuning control 19. FM/MW switch
20. Volume control
Controls
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Batteries
1. Press the On/Off button to switch the radio off before replacing
batteries.
2. Open the battery cover located on the rear of your clock radio by
pressing the catch down and pulling the battery cover towards you.
3. Insert 4 x AA batteries into the compartment. Make sure the (+) and
(-) ends of the batteries are positioned as shown inside the
compartment.
4. Close the battery cover.
5. Press the On/Off button to switch the radio on after batteries have
been replaced.
6. If the radio is not to be used for an extended period of time it is
recommended that the batteries are removed from the radio.
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Switching on and setting the time
Before using your alarm clock radio you must first set the correct time.
1. Check that the batteries have been installed correctly.
2. Place the unit on a flat surface.
3. Press in and turn the Time Set control.Rotating the control will
move the clock hands, continue until the correct time is reached.
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Listening to the Radio
1. Switch on the clock radio by pressing the On/Off button
2. Slide the FM/MW switch to the required waveband.
3. Tune in to the desired station by rotating the Tuning control.
The station frequency is indicated in the Tuning scale.
The Wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio is for FM
reception. The wire should be fully extended and positioned for
optimum reception.
For MW reception there is a built in ferrite aerial. Rotate your clock
radio to the position giving the best reception.
4. Adjust the volume by rotating the Volume control.
5. To illuminate the clock face whilst listening to the radio, press the
Light/Off button: this will give a Green backlight.
6. To change the static Green backlight to a cycling Green/Blue/
Red backlight, depress the Light Mode button and release.
The cycle interval is approximately 15 seconds.
7. To return to a static Green backlight, depress the Light Mode
button once more.
8. To turn off the Backlight at any time press the Light/Off button.
9. The radio can be switched off by pressing the On/Off button.
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Setting the alarm time
The alarm can be set to wake you by a buzzer.
1. Press the Alarm/Off button.
2. Press in and turn the Alarm Set dial. Rotating the dial will move the
alarm hand, continue until the correct time is reached.
The buzzer will sound at the preset time. After a few seconds the
buzzer will sound more urgently and a few seconds later will change
its tone again.
3. The clock display will turn to a Red backlight whilst the alarm
sounds.
4. To turn off the alarm and the Red backlight, press the Alarm/Off
button.
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Sleep function
1. The radio can be set to switch off automatically after a preset time
has elapsed.
2. Press the Sleep/Off button. The radio will stay on for 59 minutes,
then turn off automatically.
3. If the Backlight is illuminated at the time of pressing the Sleep/Off
button,theBacklight willchangefromgreentoblue.Oncompletion
of the sleep elapsed time, the radio and Backlight will turn off.
4. To cancel the sleep function before the preset time has expired,
press the On/Off button.
Snooze control
1. The buzzer alarm can be silenced for 5 minutes by pressing the
Snooze button.Thissequencecanberepeatedduringthe90minute
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