Enabling / Disabling Radio Reception; To Manually Set The Clock And Calendar - Oregon Scientific RM816P User Manual

Reception can be affected by a number of factors. For best reception, place the
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device away from metal objects and electrical appliances. Other causes for signal in-
terference include electrical transmission towers, steel reinforced construction, and
metal siding. Reception is ideal when placed near a window.
Even though there are areas that may have more difficulty in receiving a signal,
NOTE
the Atomic Clock contains accurate quartz movement and will retain precise timing
even if the signal is missed on a rare occasion.

ENABLING / DISABLING RADIO RECEPTION

To manually disable the reception of the RF signal, press and hold the [DOWN
button for 2 seconds until the Radio Reception symbol completely disappears.
To enable the reception again, press and hold [UP ] button for 2 seconds. The
Radio Reception symbol will blink and the unit will search for the RF signal
automatically.

TO MANUALLY SET THE CLOCK AND CALENDAR

Before you can manually set the clock and calendar, you must specify the current
time zone you live in and the time format (12- or 24-hour).
Instructions
1. Press and hold the [MODE] button for 2 seconds. The time-zone offset hour digits will
blink. When an offset hour has been set (e.g. +1), the time displayed will be the RF
clock time plus 1 hour.
2. Enter the value by pressing the [UP ] or [Down ] buttons.
3. Confirm the entry by pressing the [MODE] button. The 12- or 24-hour display
format will blink.
4. Repeat (2) and confirm the entry by pressing the [MODE] button.
5. Repeat the above procedures to set the hour, minute, year, month, day and
language for day-of-week. You can select among English (E), German (D),
French (F), Italian (I) or Spanish (S).
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