Sharper Image OQ314 User manual

Radio-Controlled
Travel Clock
with 130-City
World Time
OQ314 Instructions
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•Due to printing limitation, the displays shown in this manual
may differ from the actual display.
•The contents of this manual may not be reproduced without
the permission of the manufacturer.
•Do not disassemble the unit. This will void the warranty.
Maintenance
Here are a few product care instructions:
1. Do not immerse the unit in water. If the unit comes in con-
tact with water, dry it immediately with a soft lint-free cloth.
2. Do not clean the unit with alcohol, detergent, abrasive or
corrosive materials. Abrasive cleaning agents may scratch
the plastic parts and corrode the electronic circuit.
3. Do not subject the unit to excessive force, shock, dust,
temperature, or humidity. Such treatment may result in mal-
function, a shorter electronic life span, damaged batteries,
or warped parts.
Caution

4. Do not tamper with the unit’s internal components. Doing so
will void the unit’s warranty and may cause damage. The unit
contains no user-serviceable parts.
5. Only use new batteries as specified in this instruction manu-
al. Do not mix new and old batteries as the old batteries
may leak.
6. Read this instruction manual thoroughly before operating
the unit.
Quick Start
Battery Installation
1. Remove the battery compartment door.
2. Insert the included 2 AAA 1.5V batteries as shown, observing
proper +/- polarities.
3. Press RESET.
4. Replace the battery compartment door.
Key Lock
Before operation, slide the key-lock switch to the left to activate
all key operations.
Maintenance

Manually Setting the Clock and Calendar
This clock is designed to automatically synchronize its current
time and date when brought within range of the radio signal
generated from the U.S. Atomic Clock. (See “About Radio
Reception.”) Until the clock synchronizes with the radio signal,
you may manually set the clock.
1. Press and hold MODE button for two seconds.
2. Use the UP or DOWN (ROTARY KNOB) button to scroll
through the four U.S. time zones (Pacific, Mountain, Central
or Eastern) or additional World City (ADD). To confirm, press
MODE.
3. If a world city is selected, “ADD” flashes. To select the city,
press UP or DOWN (ROTARY KNOB) button. For city name
abbreviations, refer to the section, "World Time Function." To
confirm, press MODE button.
4. Use the UP and DOWN (ROTARY KNOB) buttons to set the
hour, minute, year, month, day, day-of-the-week language,
and hourly-chime on/off.
5. To save the changes and exit, press MODE button.
Quick Start

Note:
•For the day-of-the-week language, select "E" for English, "D"
for German, "F" for French, "I" for Italian or "S" for Spanish.
The day of the week can be expressed as an abbreviation
in five different languages.
•When changes are made to the minute, the seconds start from
zero. The unit also saves all changes and automatically returns
to normal display after the unit has been idle for a minute.
World Time Function
1. To view the time in one of the 130 world cities in the clock’s
database, press the WORLD TIME button. The World-Time
icon flashes.
2. To scroll through the list of world cities and times, rotate the
ROTARY KNOB up or down.
3. To select which world city you want to remain on the display,
press the WORLD TIME button. The World-Time icon stops
blinking.
Activating the Backlight
To turn on the backlight for 5 seconds, open the folding table
stand and press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button.
Quick Start

This clock is designed to automatically synchronize its current
time and date when brought within range of the radio signal
generated from the U.S. Atomic Clock.
In addition to the local time and calendar display, you can also
display the corresponding time in 130 major world cities. The
clock features a multilingual day of the week display, EL back-
light, hourly chime, single and weekday alarm with 8-minute
snooze and key-lock.
Introduction

Front Panel Buttons
1. SNOOZE/LIGHT Button
•Open folding stand.
•Press to turn on the backlight for five seconds.
•Press to activate the Snooze function when the alarm time
is reached. Snooze indicator will sound for five seconds.
2. WORLD TIME Button
•Press to enter the world time setting mode.
Introduction

3. MODE Button
•Press to switch between the clock and calendar display modes.
•Press and hold for two seconds to enter the clock and cal-
endar setting mode.
4. ALARM Button
•Press to toggle among the calendar, weekday alarm and sin-
gle alarm modes. Backlight must be off.
•Press and hold for two seconds to enter the alarm setting mode.
5. ALARM ON/OFF Button
•Press to activate/deactivate the alarm.
•Press and hold for three seconds to turn off the alarm when
the alarm time is reached.
Introduction

Rear Panel Buttons
1. KEY-LOCK SLIDE SWITCH
•Slide to lock the key functions.
2. RESET BUTTON (inside battery compartment)
•Press to return all settings to default values.
3. UP AND DOWN ROTARY KNOB
•Rotate up or down to increase/decrease the value of a setting.
4. FOLDING TABLE STAND
Introduction

Before operating, slide the key-lock switch to the left to activate
all key operations.
Battery Installation
1. Remove the battery compartment door.
2. Insert the included 2 AAA 1.5V batteries as shown, observing
proper +/- polarities.
3. Press RESET.
4. Replace the battery compartment door.
Note: When the battery power level is low, the low battery indi-
cator illuminates. Replace the batteries accordingly.
Key Lock

Open the folding stand. To turn on the backlight for 5 seconds,
press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button.
Display Modes
To view the display modes in sequence, press the MODE button.
1. Current Time with Seconds
World City Name Abbreviation & Time
2. Current Time with Weekday
World City Name Abbreviation & Time
3. Calendar
World City Name Abbreviation & Time
About Radio Reception
This clock is designed to automatically synchronize its calendar
clock once it is brought within range of the U.S. Atomic Clock.
When the unit is within range, its radio-control mechanism over-
ride all manual settings unless auto-reception of radio signal is
manually deactivated.
Activating the Backlight

When the clock is receiving a radio signal, the radio reception
icon starts to blink. A complete reception generally takes about
2 to 10 minutes, depending on the strength of the radio signal.
When the reception is complete, the radio reception icon stops
blinking. The strength of the reception for the last full hour is
indicated.
For better reception, place the unit away from metal objects and
electrical appliances to minimize interference.
Should you wish to deactivate the RF (radio-frequency) controlled
function, press and hold the DOWN ROTARY KNOB for 3 seconds
and the radio reception icon disappears. To reactivate the RF con-
trolled function, press and hold the UP ROTARY KNOB button for
3 seconds again and the radio reception icon reappears.
Strong Signal
Weak Signal
No Reception
Receiving Signal
About Radio Reception

This clock is designed to automatically synchronize its current
time and date when brought within range of the radio signal
generated from the U.S. Atomic Clock. (See "About Radio
Reception.") Until the clock synchronizes with the radio signal,
you may manually set the clock.
1. Press and hold MODE button for two seconds.
2. Use the UP or DOWN (ROTARY KNOB) button to scroll
through the four U.S. time zones (Pacific, Mountain, Central
or Eastern) or additional World City (ADD). To confirm, press
MODE.
3. If a world city is selected, “ADD” flashes. To select the city,
press UP or DOWN (ROTARY KNOB) button. For city name
abbreviations, refer to the section, "World Time Function." To
confirm, press MODE button.
4. Use the UP and DOWN (ROTARY KNOB) buttons to set the
hour, minute, year, month, day, day-of-the-week language,
and hourly-chime on/off.
5. To save the changes and exit, press MODE button.
Manually Setting the Clock and Calendar

Note:
•For the day-of-the-week language, select "E" for English, "D"
for German, "F" for French, "I" for Italian or "S" for Spanish.
The day of the week can be expressed as an abbreviation
in five different languages.
•When changes are made to the minute, the seconds start
from zero. The unit also saves all changes and automatically
returns to normal display after the unit has been idle for a
minute.
The Hourly-Chime Function
When the Hourly-Chime is set to ON, the icon appears on
the display and a beep sounds at the beginning of each hour.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Day-of-the-week
Language
English
German
French
Italian
Spanish
Manually Setting the Clock and Calendar

This clock is equipped with 2 alarms: a Weekday Alarm and a
Single Alarm. The Weekday Alarm only sounds at the preset time
during weekdays (i.e., from Monday to Friday) and will automati-
cally disable during the weekend (i.e., Saturday and Sunday).
The Single Alarm sounds out once at the preset time.
1. To select which alarm you would like to set, press ALARM
until the corresponding alarm icon appears on the display.
(=Weekday Alarm; = Single Alarm.)
2. To set the selected alarm, press and hold ALARM for
2 seconds.
3. To select the alarm hour, rotate the UP or DOWN (ROTARY
KNOB).
4. To confirm the alarm hour, press the ALARM button.
Minutes blink.
5. To select the alarm minutes, rotate the UP or DOWN
(ROTARY KNOB).
6. To confirm alarm setting and exit this mode, press the
ALARM button. The alarm is automatically activated after it is
set. The corresponding alarm-on indicator ( or ) appears
on the display. When the current time matches the alarm
Setting the Alarm

time, the alarm sounds for 2 minutes in a two-step crescendo
pattern if undisturbed. The alarm-on indicator flashes and the
backlight activates for 5 seconds.
7. To turn off the alarm after it sounds, press any key except the
SNOOZE/LIGHT button.
8. To activate the snooze function, press the SNOOZE/LIGHT
button. The alarm is temporarily muted and sounds again in
8 minutes.
Notes: To deactivate the alarm after it is set, press ALARM until
the corresponding alarm icon appears on the display and then
press the ALARM ON/OFF button. “-: —” appears on the display
to indicate the alarm is deactivated.
To disable the snooze function after the alarm goes off, you can
press and hold the SNOOZE/LIGHT button for 3 seconds.
World Time Function
This clock features a World-Time display function so that you can
check the corresponding time of different places in the world
instantly with DST (Daylight Saving Time) automatically adjusted.
The names of the world cities are shown in an abbreviated
Setting the Alarm

three-letter format. (See the “World City Abbreviation Table” for
a complete list of cities and abbreviations.)
1. To view the time in one of the 130 world cities in the clock’s
database, press the WORLD TIME button. The World-Time
icon flashes.
2. To scroll through the list of world cities and times, rotate the
ROTARY KNOB.
3. To select which world city you want to remain on the display,
press the WORLD TIME button. The World-Time icon stops
blinking.
World City Abbreviations Reference Table
Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period
(GMT = 0)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADD 3 No DST
Adelaide, Australia ADL 9.5 From Last Sunday in October to
Last Sunday in March
Auckland, AKL 12 From 1st Sunday in October to
New Zealand 3rd Sunday in March
Ankara, Turkey AKR 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
World Time Function

Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period
(GMT = 0)
Algiers, Algeria ALG 1 No DST
Amsterdam, AMS 1 From Last Sunday in March to
Netherlands Last Sunday in October
Anchorage AK, USA ANC -9 From 1st Sunday in April to Last
Sunday in October
Antananarivo, ANT 3 No DST
Madagascar
Asuncion, Paraguay ASU -4 From 1st Sunday in September to
1st Sunday in April
Athens, Greece ATH 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
Atlanta GA, USA ATL -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last
Sunday in October
Abu Dhabi, U.A.E AUH 4 No DST
Bucharest, Romania BBU 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
Barcelona, Spain BCN 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
Baghdad, Iraq BDD 3 From 1st April to 1st October
Belgrade, Yugoslavia BEG 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
World City Abbreviations Reference Table

Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period
(GMT = 0)
Beijing, China BEJ 8 No DST
Berlin, Germany BER 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
Beirut, Lebanon BEY 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
Bangkok, Thailand BKK 7 No DST
Brisbane, Australia BNE 10 No DST
Bogota, Colombia BOG -5 No DST
Boston MA, USA BOS -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last
Sunday in October
Bern, Switzerland BRN 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
Brussels, Belgium BRU 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
Brasilia, Brazil BSB -3 From 2nd Sunday of October to
3rd Sunday of February
Buenos Aires, Argentina BUA -3 No DST
Budapest, Hungary BUD 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last
Sunday in October
Cairo, Egypt CAI 2 From Last Friday in April to Last
Friday in September
World City Abbreviations Reference Table