Sangean RCR-1 User manual

RCR-1
Operating instruction
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WARNING:
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IMPORTANTSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1.Readtheseinstructions.
2.Keeptheseinstructions.
3.Heed all warnings.
4.Followallinstructions.
5.Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.
6.Cleanonlywithdrycloth.
7.Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewith
themanufacturer’sinstructions.
8.Donotinstall nearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,
heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(including amplifiers)
thatproduceheat.
9.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthe polarized or
grounding-type plug.Apolarized plug hastwobladeswithone
widerthan the other.Agroundingtype plug hastwobladesand a
thirdgroundingprong.The wide blade orthe thirdprong are
provided foryoursafety.If the provided plug doesnotfitintoyour
outlet. consultan electrician forreplacementofthe obsoleteoutlet.
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10.Protectthe powercordfrombeing walked on orpinched
particularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthe point
wheretheyexitfromthe apparatus.
11.Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.
12.Useonlywiththe cart, stand,tripod,bracket, ortablespecified by
the manufacturer,orsoldwiththe apparatus.Whenacartis
used,usecaution when moving the cart/apparatuscombination
toavoidinjuryfromtip-over.
13.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunused for
long periodsoftime.
14.Referall servicing toqualified servicepersonnel.Servicing is
required when the apparatushasbeen damaged inanyway,
suchaspower-supplycordorplug isdamaged.liquidhasbeen
spilled orobjectshavefallen intothe apparatus,the apparatus
hasbeen exposed torainormoisture,doesnotoperate
normally,orhasbeen dropped.
15.ToReducethe Risk ofFireorElectricShock,DonotExpose
ThisApplianceToRainorMoisture.
16.The Shock HazardMarking andAssociatedGraphicalSymbolis
provided on the bottompanelofunit.
17.Apparatusshall notbe exposed todripping orsplashing and no
objectsfilled withliquids,shall notbe placed on the apparatus.
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Mainfeatures
(1)LW/MW/FMradio
Withautomaticstation memoryprogramming(ATS)
(2)Analog clock withradiocontrolled timedevice
(3)21 station memories
(4)Digitalradiocontrolled clock withdatedisplay
Dateand timedisplays arechecked and ifnecessarycorrected daily
withan exactradiocontrolled timeantenna signal
(5)Nap timer
Adjustablefrom10-120 minutes
(6)AlarmwithHumane WakeSystem(HWS)
The alarm beginsquietlyand graduallybecomeslouderbefore
switchedoff
(7)Radioalarm
Wokenupbythefavoritestation
(8)Twoindependentalarmfunctions
(9)Alarmweekdayselection
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(10)Adjustablealarmlevel
(11)Displaybrightness adjustment
(12)Headphone jack
(13)Tone Control
(14)TimeZone adjustment(-1,0,+1,+2)
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Controls
Power on/off and Sleep timer
Headphones socket
Nap timer
Display backlight control
Volume Control
Analog clock
High/Low tone control
Display brightness adjustment
Alarm level adjustment ( radio and buzzer )
Time Zone adjustment
RESET
Date adjustment
Time adjustment
Alarm 2 button
Alarm 1 button
Time/Date/Alarm set andATS function button
Display
Tuning Up/Down and SNOOZE button
Station memories and alarm week days selection
LW/MW/FM band and alarm mode selection also Daylight Saving
Time (D.S.T.) set
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LCD display
Radio band and a.m./p.m. display
Time set
Daylight Saving Time (D.S.T.)
Alarm indicator
Sleep timer
Nap timer
Alarm a.m./p.m. indicator
Date
Week day
Month/Date/Year/alarm time
Radio controlled symbol
ATS ( Auto Tuning System ) status
Station memory number and second indicator
Minute ( for Nap and Sleep timer )
Frequency/Time display
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NOTES ON SAFETY
THISPRODUCTOPERATES ON110-120VOLT/50-60 Hzpower
source.If thisproductwill notbeused foranyextended periodof
timeitissuggested thatthe powercordbe removed fromtheAC
powersupply.
Protectthisproductfromexcessiveheatand moisture.
If thisproductshouldeverrequireservicingpleasereturntoan
authorizedSangean Servicecenter.Donotopen thisproduct
yourselforallowittobe opened byan unauthorized servicefacility.
CLOCK RADIOOPERATION
AutomaticStation MemoryProgramming (ATS)
Upon initialconnection toanACpowersourcetheATSsystemwill
automaticallymovetheanalogclockto12:00 andautomaticallyset
up all the 7AMand 7FMmemorypresetsbased upon the signal
strengthofthe incomingstations.

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ATOMICCLOCK OPERATION
TheSangean RCR1consistsofacrystalcontrolled clockmovement
whichincludesaveryspecialAMradioreceiverthatistuned to
receivethe 60kHzWWVB timesignalbroadcastfromthe U.S.
Government’sAtomicClock inBoulder,Colorado.The signalisan
AMradiosignaland assuchissusceptibletoweatherconditions,
electricalinterferences,solarconditionsand the position ofthe
clock’s antenna all ofwhicheffectsthe receiver’s reception.Asa
generalrule,bestreception isatnightand justbeforeoraftersunrise
orsunset.Although theclockcanworkinmostlocationsthenumber
oftimesthatitadjustsitselftothe U.S.AtomicClock’s timesignal
maydepend on itslocation.Undercertainweatherconditionsorin
areasofpoorreception itmaytake48 hoursormoretoreceivea
signalforthe correcttime.Insomecasesitmaybe necessaryto
seekanotherlocation inordertoreceiveauseabletimesignal.
SettimeZone Switch[10]located on bottomofclock toyourcorrect
zoneasillustrated.
AftertheATSprogramcompletestheAM/FMfrequencysetupthe
following display— : — will appearand the symbolwill blink
indicating the radioissearching forthe radiocontrolled signal.
Oncethe radioreceivesthe radiocontrolled signalthe correcttime
and datewill be setautomatically.Oncethe correcttimeand date
havebeenset, the symbolwill stopblinking butthe symbolwill
remainon the displayindicatingthatthetimeand datehavebeen
setutilizing the radiocontrolledsignal.The analogclock will follow
the radiocontrolled signal.

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MANUALTIMEADJUSTMENT
PressTime[13]button and displaywill flashand previoustime
will be displayed.
Press Set[16]button,the hourdigitson the displaywill beginto
flash.
Setthe hourusingthe+or–key[18]
Press the Set[16]button onceagainand the minutesdigitswill start
toblinkon the display.Setminutesasyou sethour.
Press Time[13]button toconfirm timesetting withabeep.
The analogclock will nowadjusttothe digitaltimedisplayed and the
secondsstarttocount.The symbolwill appearindicating thatthis
timehasnotbeen setbytheAtomicClock butisamanualsetting.
Note:Ifyourarea ison DaylightSaving Timepress theMode
[20]button once toadvance thetimeseting 1hour.Display will
showindicating D.S.T.time.
DATE ADJUSTMENT
PressDatebutton [12], datedisplaywill blink.
Press Setbutton [16],displaywillblinkwiththe currentyearsetting,
abeep and asmall yatthe end ofthe blinkingyear.
Setthe yearwith+or–key[18]
PressSetbutton onceagainformonthand datesetting.
Setmonthand dateasyou setyear.
PressDatebutton againtoconfirm setting.
Thedisplayshouldnowshowthe correcttime,date,weekday,
second and the symbolshouldagainappearshowingthatyou
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RADIOOPERATION
Turnon the radiobypressingthePoweron/off key[1]
Tuning DesiredStations
ManualStation Selection…..
Using+or-TuningButton [18]tune tothe desiredstation.
AutomaticStation Selection…..
Pressand hold+or–TuningButton [18]formorethen½second and
release.The radiowill searchforthe nextactivestation.
AutomaticStation MemoryProgramming (ATS)
Whenthe radioisfirstactivated theATSfeaturewill automatically
select, based upon signalstrength,7AMand 7FMstationsand
automaticallyposition themintothe associated presets.
If you wishtorepeatthisprocess,selectthe desired band by
pressingband selection button [20]and thenpressingand holding
theATSbutton[16]formorethen 4seconds.
ManualStation MemoryProgramming
Selectdesired frequencyusingManualStation Selection
Press and holddesired presetbutton formorethen 2secondsuntil
abeep isheardand Mstopsblinking
The selected station isnowstored inthe desired presetposition.
When youstoreanewstationinapresetmemoryslot,the station
previouslyinthatslotisautomaticallyerased.

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Recalling MemoryPresets
SelectbandbypressingBand selectorbutton [20]
Selectmemorypresetbuttons1-7fordesired station
Volume
Volumecan be adjustedusingVolumecontrol[5]
ToneControl
Adjustdesired tone usingTone Control[7]
ALARMCLOCK OPERATION
Alarm settingscan be made withclock/radioon oroff.
TheAlarm Clock/Radioisequipped withtwoindependentalarm
systemseachofwhichcan activatetheHumanWakeSystemBuzzer
orturnon apreselected radiostation.

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Using AlarmwithaPreselectedRadioStation
Selectdesired station using +or–Tuning Button [18]orselectone
ofthe 1-7presets.
Setthe desired volumelevelusingAlarm LevelAdjustment[9]
Selectalarm system1or2bypressingthe alarm button [14]or[15].
Displaywill blinkwithselected alarm
Press alarm setbutton[16]
Displaywill blinkshowing selected alarm hourand alarm mode
and beep
Press alarm Mode button [20]toselectalarm mode
Use+or–button[18]tosetalarm timehours.
Press setbutton[16]tosetminutesusing+or–button to
setminutes.
Press alarm days selections1-7(Sunday-Saturday)toselect
alarmdays.
Displaywill showthe dayson whichyou wishtobeawoken bythe
radioalarm.
Pressing alarm button 1or2will confirm settingsand abeep and
displayindicatesradioalarm isset.
Note:
Ifalarm days oralarm modearenotselecteddisplay will blink
all thedays forafewsecondsindicating thealarm isnotset
and thealarm will notbeactivated.
Ifyou wouldlike tobeawokentothestation you arepresently
listening topress alarm button 1or2formorethen2seconds.
Thisallowsthestation you arelistening tobestoredinto
memory.Thenfollowabove procedures

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Using AlarmwithHWSAlarmBeep
Selectalarm system1or2bypressingthe alarm button [14]or[15].
Displaywill blinkwithselected alarm Press alarm setbutton [16]
Displaywill blinkshowing selected alarm hourand alarm mode
and beep
Press alarm Mode button [20]toselectalarm mode
Use+or–button[18]tosetalarm timehours.
Press setbutton[16]tosetminutesusing+or–button to
setminutes
Press alarm days selections1-7(Sunday-Saturday)toselect
alarmdays.
Displaywill showthe dayson whichyou wishtobeawoken bythe
buzzerhumanealarm
Pressing alarm button 1or2will confirm settingsand abeep and
displayindicatesbuzzerhumane alarm isset.
Note:
Ifalarm days oralarm modearenotselecteddisplay will blink
all thedays forafewsecondsindicating thealarm isnotset
and thealarm will notbeactivated.

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Cancelling AlarmSetting
Alarmfunctionscanbecancelled:
Selectalarm system1or2bypressingthe alarm button [14]or[15].
Displaywill blinkwithselected alarm
Press alarm setbutton[16]
Displaywill blinkshowing selected alarm hourand alarm mode
and beep
Press alarm Modebutton [20]one ortwotimes(depending ifyou
wereinthe alarm radiooralarm buzzermode)till displayblinks.
Press alarm 1or2button againtoconfirm alarm cancellation.
The symbolwill stayon the displayforabout2seconds
and disappear.
You mayalsoselectdays you wishtobe ornottobe woken after
pressing the Setbutton whiledisplayisblinking.Press 1-7
(Sunday-Saturday)ofbutton[19]tomakeaselection.
SNOOZE CONTROL
Pressingthe Snoozebutton [19]interruptsthe radioorbeeptone/
HWSalarm for5minutes.Thealarm willstartup after5minutesand
willcontinueunlessinterruptedagain.Thealarm willcontinuefor1
hourifnotinterrupted.
CANCELLING THEALARMSIGNAL
Tocancelan alarm totallyitisonlynecessarytopress powerbutton
[1]

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NAPTIMER
TheNaptimerbutton[3]allowsyou toadjusttheintervalfrom10-120
minutesin10minutestepsbeforethe alarm signalstarts.If you wish
toturnoff theNap timerbeforethe timeisup simplyadjustthe
numberofremaining minutesbypressingNAPkeytooff and
release.NAP will disappearfromthe display.TheNAP timermaybe
turned off bypressingPowerkey[1]
SLEEP AUTOSHUTOFF
Pressingand holdingthe powerbutton [1]willactivatethe sleep
function.Thisfunctionstepsin15minuteincrements.ThisSleep
function will turnoff theradioatthepre-selected time.Pressingthe
powerbutton[1]willturnofffunction.
HEADPHONES
Ajack isprovided toallowheadphone usage.When headphonesare
used the internalspeakerisdisconnected.
ALARMLEVEL ADJUSTMENT
Analarm levelcontrol[9]isprovided on thebottomofthe radio.
DISPLAYBACKLIGHTCONTROL
Button[4]allowstwostepadjustmentofdisplaybrightness
DISPLAYBRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT
Withdisplaybacklightcontrolindarkposition,DisplayBrightness
Adjustment[8]maybe usedtofinetunedisplaybrightness.

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TIMEZONESWITCH
TimeZone Switch[10]shouldbe settozone whereclock/radioisto
be used.
TROUBLESHOOTING/RESET
If the radiofailstooperatecorrectlyorsomeofthe digitson the
displayaremissing orincompletethe following maycorrectthe
problem:
Using asuitableimplement(the end ofapaperclip),press the
RESETbutton [11]forafewseconds.Thiswill resetthe
microprocessor,clock timeand clearall the stationsstored inpreset
memory.
TECHNICALDATA
PowerSupply110-120Volt/50-60 Hz,800mWmax
FrequencyCoverage FM87.50 -108.0MHz
AM520 -1710 kHz

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Instrucciones deseguridadimportantes
1.Lea estasinstrucciones.
2.Guarde estasinstrucciones.
3.Presteatenciónatodaslasadvertencias.
4.Siga todaslasinstrucciones.
5.Nohaga ningúnusoesteaparatocercadelagua.
6.Limpiesolamentecon elpañoseco.
7.Nobloqueeningunaaberturasde laventilación.Instaledeacuerdo
con lasinstruccionesdelfabricante.
8.Noinstalecercade ninguna fuentesde calortalescomo
radiadores,registrosdelcalor,estufasuotrosaparatosque
produzcan calor,incluyendo losamplificadores.
9.Noderroteelpropósitode seguridad de lahaberpolarizado odel
ponerun enchufetipo atierra.Unenchufepolarizadotiene dos
láminascon una más ancha que laotra.Unenchufedetierratiene
dosláminasyun tercerdiente.La lámina ancha oeltercerdiente
seproporciona parasuseguridad.Élque elenchufe
proporcionado no cabe en suenchufe,consultaaelectricistapara
elreemplazodelenchufeobsoleto.