Radio Shack CHRONOMATIC-312 manual

Cat. No. 12-1607 OWNER’S M ANUAL Ple ase r ead be fo re us ing t his eq ui pmen t. CHRONOMATIC-312 AM/FM LED Alarm Clock Radio 12-1 60 7. fm Page 1 Frida y, Ju ly 9, 199 9 9:32 A M[...]

2 Warnin g : To prev ent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose thi s prod- uc t to r ain o r mois ture . This s ymbol is intended t o alert you to th e presenc e of unin sulated dan- gerous vol tage withi n the product ’s enclosur e that might b e of sufficient magnitud e to cons titute a risk of electri c shock. D o not open th e prod- uct ’s c[...]

3 FEA TURES Your Radio Shack Chronomatic-312 AM/ FM LED A l arm Clock Radio is a precision t i me piece in a fun cube case. It has these features: Larg e Display — lets you ea s ily read t he cloc k display. Choice o f Alarms — le ts you wak e to the soun d of a b uzzer or th e radio. Sleep T imer — plays the radio for up to 1 hou r and 59 m [...]

4 Battery Sentinel — l ets you kno w whe n the bac kup battery needs to be replaced. Earph one Jack — lets y o u connect a monaural earphone to list en in p riv a c y . 12-1 60 7. fm Page 4 Frida y, Ju ly 9, 199 9 9:32 A M[...]

5 PREP ARA TI ON CONNECTING POWER Plug th e clock radio’s po wer cord into a standard AC outlet. The display flas hes. Note: The powe r cord’s plug is polarized (one si de is larger than the other). I f it does not fit, t urn it over. Do not f orce it. INST ALLING THE BACKU P BA TTER Y To kee p the clock run ning during an AC power failure, ins[...]

6 Notes: • T o prevent unneces sary drain on the ba ckup batt ery , plug in the AC powe r cord before you install the battery . • The cloc k’ s displ ay does no t l i ght while operating f rom battery backup p ower , but the clock k eeps time for up to 8 hours. • If the display f lashes after a po wer failure, the ba t tery is too low t o r[...]

7 3. Replace the cover. The B ATTERY S ENTINEL lights automatically if the battery needs to be replaced or is not ins talled. USING EARPHONES To liste n in priv acy , turn VOL UM E t o its lo west se tting an d plug a mona ural earphone with a 1 / 8 -inch pl ug into t he EAR- PH O N E j ack . Your local Radio Shac k store has a com plete line of ea[...]

8 • Set th e volume to the lowest sett ing before y ou begi n listening. After you b egin listening , adjust the volume to a comf ort able level. • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extend ed high volume listeni ng c a n lead to permanent hearing loss. • Once you set t he volum e, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to[...]

9 RADIO O PERA TI ON 1. Set VOL UME countercl ockwise to it s mini mum se tting. 2. Set ON/ OFF/A UTO/ ALARM to ON to turn on the radio. 3. Set AM/FM to you r desired band. 4. Adju s t VOLUME as de sire d. 5. Adju st T UNING to tune to your desired station. Note: T he radio has two antennas. T he AM antenna is built-in. Rotate the radio for the bes[...]

10 CLOCK OP ERA TION SETTING THE TIME 1. Press and hold TI ME SET . 2. Repeatedly press (or press and hold) HOUR to set the hour . Note: The PM indicator lights for a PM hour . 3. Repeatedly press (or p ress and hold) MINUTE to set the minutes. 4. Re l eas e TIME SET . USING THE ALARM To use the al arm, you must first set th e alarm time and then t[...]

11 Sett ing th e Ala r m Tim e 1. Press and ho ld ALARM SET . 2. Repeat edly press (or press a nd hold) HOUR t o set the alarm hour . Note: T he PM indicator lights for a PM hour . 3. Repeat edly pre ss (or pres s an d hol d) MINUTE to set the alarm minut es. 4. Release ALARM SE T . Notes: • W hen you r e lease ALARM SET , the current time ret u [...]

12 • T o v iew th e alarm ti m e while the current time is dis- played, press ALAR M SET . T urning the Alarm Buzze r /Radi o On or Off You can set your clock radi o to either s ound a buzzer o r play the radio a t the pres et alarm time. To sound a buzzer, set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to ALARM . To play the rad io, mak e sure t he radio is tuned to you[...]

13 Notes: • T he indicator on the lower lef t corner of t he display lights when the alarm is turned on. • I f you do not turn of f the alarm, the buzzer or radio soun ds for 1 hour , 59 minutes. • I f you press ALARM SE T to silence the alarm, t he alarm soun ds again the next day at the preset ala rm time. • I f y ou se t ON/OFF/AUTO/ALAR[...]

14 Notes: • Y ou ca n repeatedly pres s SNOOZE f or up to 1 hour a nd 59 minu tes. After 1 h our and 59 m inutes, the alarm buzzer or radio doe s not come on ag ain until the next day a t the preset alarm t ime. • If BA TTERY SE NTINE L lights wh en y ou press SNOOZE , the backup battery is getting low . USING THE SLEEP TIMER You can set the ra[...]

15 For a playing time of 59 minute s or l ess , press and hold down SLEEP . Then repeatedly press (or press and hol d) MINUTE until the displ ay shows the de sired minu te setting . For a playing time between 1 hour and 1 hour, 59 minutes , press an d hold down SLEEP . Then press HOUR until the s leep timer passe s 0:00 and 1:59 shows on th e displ[...]

16 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW Your Radi o Shack Ch r o nomatic-312 A M/FM LE D Alarm Clock Rad io might caus e TV or radi o interference even when it is operating p roperly. To determine whether your clock radio is c ausing the in terference, turn it off. If the inter- ference goes away, your c lock radio is caus ing the i nterfer- ence. T ry to e[...]

17 MAINTENANCE The following s uggestions will help you care for your clock radio so you can enjoy it f o r years. • Use only a fresh battery of the required size and type. • K eep the clock radio dry . If i t gets wet , wipe it dry imme- diate ly . • Keep the cloc k radio away from dust and dirt. • Use and store the clock radio only in nor[...]

18 Modifying or tampe r i ng with the clock radio’s internal com- ponents can cause a malfunction and mi ght invalidate its warranty and void y o ur F CC authorizat ion to ope r a te i t. If your clock radio i s not performing a s it should, take it to your local Radio Shack store for assist a nc e. 12-1 60 7. fm Page 1 8 Frid ay, J uly 9, 19 99 [...]

19 SPECIFIC A TIONS BANDS AM ..... ...... ...... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ..530- 1710 kHz FM .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ... .... ... ..... ..... .. ..... .. ... 88- 108 MH z Inter me di ate Frequen cy AM .... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. [...]

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