Emerson CKA1100 manual

J u m b o D i s p l a y D u a l A l a r m A M / F M C l o c k R a d i o wi t h A T O M I C C L O C K A u t o m a t i c T i m e S e tt i n g S ys t e m O W NER ’ S M ANUA L CKA 1 1 0 0 V i s i t ou r w eb s i t e a t w ww . e m e r s on r a d i o . c o m CKA1100_drafts052102.p65 21/5/2002, 15:19 20[...]

1 T O P R EVE N T F I R E O R S H O C K H A Z A RD , D O N O T U SE T H I S P L U G W I T H A N EX T E N S I O N C O RD , R E C EP T A C L E O R O T H E R O U T L E T U N L ESS T H E B L A D ES C A N BE F U LL Y I N SE R T E D T O P R E SE N T B L A D E EXP O S U R E . T O P R EVE N T F I R E O R S H O C K H A Z A RD , D O N O T EX P O SE T H I S A[...]

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3 F C C I N F O R M A T I O N T h i s equ i p m en t ha s been t e s t ed a nd f ound t o c o m p l y w i t h t he li m i t s f o r a C l a ss B d i g i t a l d e v i c e , pu r s ua n t t o P a r t 15 o f t he F CC R u l e s . T he s e li m i t s a r e de s i gned t o p r o v i de r ea s on ab l e p r o t e c t i on aga i n s t ha r m f u l i n t [...]

4 P R E P AR A T I O N F O R U S E UN PA CKING AND SE T -UP • Remove the radio and the external WW VB long wave antenna from the carton and remove all packing materials from the radio. Please save the carton and packing materials if possible in the unlikely event that the radio ever needs to be returned for service. Using the original carton and [...]

5 BATTERY BACK-UP SYSTEM This model includes a battery back-up system that will maintain your time and alarm settings in the event of a temporary power interruption. If power is interrupted the display will go ‘ Off ’ , but the batteries will continue to power the clock. When power is restored the display will come ‘ On ’ again and your tim[...]

6 L O C A T I O N O F C O N T R O L S AN D I N D I C A T O R S 1 . ) D A T E / M O N T H S e tt i ng B u tt on . 2 . ) T I M E S e tt i ng / SE C O ND B u tt on . 3 . ) A L A R M M O D E B u tt on . ( W ee k da y s / W ee k end s / E v e r y da y A l a r m ) 4 . ) A L M ( A l a r m ) 1 S e tt i ng B u tt on . 5 . ) A L M ( A l a r m ) 2 S e tt i ng[...]

7 O P E R A T I N G I N S T RUC T I O N S IMPOR TANT INFORM ATION ABOUT THE ATOMIC CLOCK TIME SIGNAL • This clock radio is designed to receive and decode the U.S. Atomic Clock time signal transmitted from station W WVB. This station is operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and is located near Fort Collins, Colorado[...]

8 • Under the best conditions, receiving a strong signal with no interference, the clock will take at least 5 minutes to receive and decode the signal and display the correct month, date, day, and time. If you live in an area of poor reception and high interference it could take several hours, or even overnight, for the clock to set itself correc[...]

9 INFORM A TION ABOUT THE WWVB SIGNAL RECEIVER IN CKA 1100 • When the radio is connected to AC power for the first time the receiver turns ‘ On ’ automatically and tries to receive the WW VB time signal. If the signal is received successfully the clock display will scroll for a few moments and then show the correct month, date, day, and time [...]

10 SETTING THE CLOCK THE FIRST TIME Location, Location, Location. Since the WW VB signal can be blocked or shielded by large metal objects, and affected by interference from other electronic devices, please do not place the radio and the external antenna in a metal cabinet, on a metal table, metal stand, or metal shelf. And do not position it next [...]

11 • If the receiver detects the WW VB signal the SIGNAL indicator will remain ‘ On ’. When the receiver receives and decodes the complete information stream from WW VB the clock display will suddenly begin scrolling for a few seconds and then the display will show the correct Month, Date, Da y , and Time in the Eastern Time Zone. If you live[...]

12 Manual Time Setting If the receiver fails to detect the WW VB signal after several tries and you do not want to wait until the reception condition improves, you may also set the time manually as follows: 1.) Set the display to the correct yea r . Depress the D ATE/MONTH and TIME buttons togethe r . The Month/Date display will show the initial de[...]

13 Automatic Time Synchronization Whether the clock set itself automatically or whether you set the clock manually the WW VB receiver will automatically switch ‘ On ’ for 10 minutes at 1 AM, 2 AM, 3 AM, 4 AM, and 5 AM every day and listen for the WW VB signal. During this time between midnight and dawn the interference level is reduced and the [...]

14 LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1.) Set the BAND selector to either the AM or FM position. 2.) Press the RADIO ON/OFF button to turn the radio ‘ On ’ . The LED dial pointer comes ‘ On ’. 3.) Turn the TUNING control to tune to the desired station. 4.) Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired level. 5.) When you are finished listening press the RAD[...]

15 ALARM OPER ATION You may set either or both alarms to wake you to the radio or an electronic buzzer tone. The procedure for both alarms is the same. 1.) First depress either the ALM 1or ALM 2 buttons and verify that the wake up times and the Alarm Mode settings are correct. Adjust if necessar y. See “ SETTING THE WAKE UP TIMES ”. 2.) Slide e[...]

16 SLEEP TO MUSIC TIMER This feature allows you to program the radio to play for a long as 90 minutes or as little as 2 minutes before shutting off automaticall y. 1.) Press the SLEEP button. The display will show “ SL 10 ” and the radio will turn ‘ On ’ . Select the station and adjust the volume as desired. After 10 minutes the radio will [...]

17 If t he c a b i ne t be c o m e s du s t y , wi pe i t wi t h a s o f t c l o t h . If t he c ab i ne t be c o m e s s m udge d o r d i r t y , c l ea n i t wi t h a s o ft, s li gh t l y da m pened c l o t h . N e v e r a l l o w w a t e r o r a n y l i qu i d t o ge t i n s i de t he c a b i ne t . N e v e r u s e a n y a b r a s i v e c l ea [...]

18 E M E R S O N RAD I O C O R P . L I M I TE D W ARRAN T Y W h a t d o e s t h i s w a rr a n t y c ov er ? A n y m a n u f a c t u r i ng d e f e c t s i n o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l , i n c l ud i ng o r i g i n a l p a r t s a nd w o r k m a n s h i p , und e r no r m a l u s e a nd c on d iti on s . F o r h o w l o n g? F o r a p e r i od[...]

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