Optimus ACR-326 manual

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    Cat. No. 12 -1626 OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad before using thi s equipm ent. ACR-326 At omic Clo ck Rad io 12-1626.fm P age 1 Friday, January 14, 2000 9:32 AM[...]

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    2 FEATURES Your Op timus Atomi c Clock Radio c om- bines a simple d esign with ad vanced technolo gy. It autom atically up dates the clock settin g by re ceivin g a 60 kH z long - wave radio s ignal from st ation WWV B which bro adcasts th e time a ccording to the U.S. go vernmen t’s atomic c lock in Bould er, Colorado. The clock c hecks thi s co[...]

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    3 PREPARATION CONNECTING AC POWER/ SETTING Y OUR LOCA L TIM E Z O N E Plug th e cl ock r adi o’s powe r cor d in to a standa rd AC outlet. A s soon as you c on- nect AC pow er, all di splay s egments briefly appear, then th e follow ing ap- pear: • LAX (indicati ng the tim e zone fo r Los Ang eles) fl ashes for ab out 15 seco nds and flashes . [...]

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    4 When appears , check o r repla ce the backup b attery. When you connec t a new batte ry, disappe ars. P ress SNOOZE to r eset the backup batt ery monitor i f the does not disap pear with a new battery i nstalled. U nder nor- mal condi tions, a ba ttery lasts abo ut 6 months. Warning: Always dispose of an old bat- tery prom ptly and properly . Do [...]

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    5 A QUICK LOOK AT THE CONTROLS BATTERY SENTINEL ATOMIC CLOCK RADIO FM 88 94 100 106 108 MHz x10kHz SLEEP SNOOZE MODE DISPLAY RX ALARM ON/OFF DAILY-WEEKDAY DOWN UP (Left Side View ) Alarm, Radi o, Operation (Right Side Vi ew ) TUN ING Control VOLUME Control FM/AM Switch Control Panel Swit ches Antenna Bar Display Radio Tuni ng Dial 12-1626.fm P age [...]

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    6 PREPARATION AUTOMATIC TI ME/DATE SETTIN G The ACR-326 checks the WWVB time signal fou r times a day, at mi dnight, 6 AM, noon , and 6 PM. W hen the c lock re- ceives a good signal, it autom aticall y sets the time an d date. You ca n obtain more info rmation abou t WWVB on the World W ide Web at: www.bldr doc.gov/tim efreq/wwv stat us.htm You can[...]

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    7 Checking the Signal Status The fol lowing char t shows the symbol s for the c urrent or la st upd ate to the rad io rece pti on . Daylight Savings T ime (DST) The WW VB r adio sign al ad justs for day- light sa ving time s o the time disp layed on the clo ck is accur ate, regardl ess of the time o f year. When th e signa l co ntains DST in format[...]

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    8 3. Press UP to s elect a city ( time zone) east of you r location, or DOWN to select a city west o f your locati on. 4. Press MOD E twice to store yo ur set- ting and r esume no rmal opera tion. To sel ect a secon d (worl d) time zone, see “Se tting the Wo rld Times ” on Page 9 . MANUALL Y SETTING THE CLO CK You can man ually set the time and[...]

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    9 Note: Chang ing the date autom ati- cally c hanges the mon th, the day of the week, an d the ye ar . The cal en- dar au tomati call y adju sts fo r a leap year , a lso. 5. Press MOD E to stor e the set ting. SETTING THE WORLD TIM E S For the purpose of ti mekeepin g, the globe is divi ded into 24 time zones. The zone wh ere Greenw ich, Engl and i[...]

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    10 OPERATION SELECTI NG THE DISPLAY FORMAT The Atom ic Clock has four differe nt dis- play form ats. T o sel ect the desired di s- play, ho ld down ( or repea tedly pres s) DISPLA Y until the clock displays t he de- sired f ormat. USING THE RADIO 1. Ful ly exte nd the AC po wer cord whic h als o serv es as the FM antenna. 2. Sli de ALARM/AUTO/OFF/O[...]

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    11 Using the Alarms 1. Rep eatedly press MO DE until the desire d alarm’s disp lay ( AL1 or AL2 ) appear s, then pres s ALARM ON/OFF to set the sele cted ala rm to sound . or app ears to c onfirm that one or bo th alarms ar e set to sound . 2. Rep eatedly press MO DE until the normal tim e display appears or wait 15 se conds. The cl ock s tores t[...]

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    12 RESETTING THE CLOCK On rare oc casions, y our clo ck migh t not work prope rly or it mi ght lock up. If that happens, follow the se steps to reset the clock. If y ou sti ll enc ounter difficul ties, take it to y our loca l RadioSh ack stor e for assist ance. 1. Disco nne ct th e AC powe r cord and remove the back-up battery . 2. Rec onnect the c[...]

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    13 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your A tomic Cl ock Radio is an ex ample of sup erior d esign an d crafts mans hip. The followin g suggesti ons will help you car e for your cloc k radio so you can enjo y it for years. Kee p the clock rad io dry. If it gets we t, wipe it dry imm ediately. Liqui ds might con tain mine rals that c an corrode the elec tronic [...]

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    14 SPECIFICA TIONS Bands .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. ....... AM: 530 –1710 kHz FM: 88– 108 MHz Power Outp ut ..................... ................... ................... ............. ..... 360 mW (maximum) Speaker ................. ............. ................... .................[...]

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    15 UTC TIME ZONE CHART 12-1626.fm P age 15 Friday, Januar y 14, 2000 9:32 AM[...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 7 6102 12A99 Printed in Chin a Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in mate rial and workma n- ship un der normal u se for ninety ( 90) days fro m the date o f purchase from RadioShac k company- owned sto res and auth or[...]