Acu-Rite 13024A1 manual

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    Instruction Manual SAVE THIS MANU AL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Questions? Contact Cust omer Suppor t at ( 8 77) 22 1 - 1 25 2 or visit www . AcuRite .com. CONTENTS Unpac king Instr uctions ........... 2 P ackage Contents .................. 2 Product R egistration ............... 2 Features & Benets ................. 3 Cloc k Setup ..............[...]

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    2 Congratulations on y our new A cuRite product. T o ensure t he best possible product perf ormance, please read t his manual in its entirety and retain it for future ref erence. Unpac king Ins tructions Remo v e the protective lm t hat is applied to the LCD screen prior to using this product. Locate the t ab and peel of f to remov e. Pac kage C[...]

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    3 INDOOR Features & Benets BOTTOM OF CLOC K (inside batter y com par tment) 1 1 . RCC ON/OFF Switch Controls synchronization wit h the atomic signal. 1 2. º F/ º C T emperature U nits 1 3. RESET Button Reset to factor y defaults. 2 6 3 5 1 4 9 10 7 8 11 12 13 FRONT OF CLOCK 1 . SNOOZE Button/ Momentary Bac klight 2. Alarm #1 ON/OFF Switc h[...]

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    4 INDOOR Features & Benets 1 . Dat e 2. Atomic Cloc k Sets itself to t he correct time and automatically updates f or Daylight Saving Time. 3. Atomic Signal Strengt h 4. Alarm #1 Time 5. Alarm #1 Days Active Indicates alarm se t for EVERY D A Y, WEEKD A YS, or WEEKENDS. 6. Alarm #2 Time 7 . Alarm #2 Days Active Indicates alarm se t for EVERY[...]

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    5 PLEASE DISPOSE OF OLD OR DEFECTIVE BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT ALL Y SAFE WAY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH Y OUR LOCAL LAWS AND REGUL ATIONS. BA TTERY SAFETY : Clean the battery contacts and also those of the device prior to battery installation. Remove batteries from equipment which is not to be used for an extended period of time. Follow the polarity[...]

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    6 Atomic Cloc k (RCC) AcuRite atomic cloc ks use a radio-controlled signal (R CC) to sync hronize to the correct time broadcast by the National Institute of S tandards and T echnology (NIST) Radio Station WWVB, locat ed near For t Collins, Colorado. WWVB broadcasts the current time and dat e with split-second accuracy . The atomic cloc k and calend[...]

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    7 Alarm Cloc k Placement Place alarm cloc k in a dr y area free of dir t and dust. T o help ensure an accurate indoor temperature measurement, be sure to place the cloc k away from heat sources or vents. Import ant Placement Guidelines • T o ensure accur ate tem perature measurement, place out of dir ect sunlight and away from an y heat sources o[...]

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    8 Using t he Cloc k Set t he Alarm T ime Slide Alarm #1 and/or Alar m #2 switch ON (alar m time cannot be adjusted if the alar m is OFF). Press and release the “ ” or the “ ” button t o enter AL ARM SET MODE. T o adjust t he cur rently selected (ashing) item, press and release the “ ” or “ “ buttons (press and HOLD to fast adjust[...]

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    9 If your AcuRite product does not operate pr operly af ter tr ying the tr oubleshooting steps, visit www.AcuRite.com or call (8 77) 22 1-1 252 for assis tance. Troubleshooting Cloc k is too dark, hard to read or doesn’t work • The backlight ma y automatically tur n of f for 1 0 minut es at 2:00am and 3:00am to acquire t he atomic clock signal.[...]

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    10 Specications TEMPERA TURE RANGE 32ºF to 1 22ºF , 0ºC to 50ºC POWER 5v pow er adapter 3 x AA alkaline batteries (for bac kup only) FCC Information This device complies with par t 1 5 of FCC r ules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1- This device may NOT cause harmful interf erence, and 2- This device must accept any in[...]

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    11 Customer Suppor t AcuRite customer suppor t is committ ed to pro viding you with best-in- class ser vice. For assistance , please have t he model number of this product available and contact us in an y of the f ollowing w ays: (8 7 7) 22 1-1 252 info@c haney-inst.com 24/7 suppor t at www . AcuRite .com ► Installation Videos ► Register y our [...]

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    ©Chaney Instrument Co. All rights reserved. AcuRite is a registered trademark of the Chaney Instrument Co., Lake Geneva, WI 53147. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. AcuRite uses patented technology . Visit www.AcuRite.com/patents for details. Printed in China 1 3024 INST 0903 14 It’ s more than accu[...]