63-961A.fm Page 2 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM ˆ Contents Features ..........3 Preparation ......... 5 Installing the Batteries ....5 Setting the Time and Date .... 8 Operation .......... 11 Announcing the Time and Temperature ........ 11 Adjusting the Clock’s Volume ..11 Selecting the Alarm Sound ..
63-961A.fm Page 3 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM ˆ Features Your RadioShack Talking Alarm Clock/ Thermometer combines an attractive de- sign with advanced technology. It is ideal for your bedroom, kitchen, office, or in al- most any room. The clock’s features include: - ×...
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63-961A.fm Page 4 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM Voice Announcements — announces the time and temperature at the touch of a button. Daily Alarm Three Calendar Alarms — let you set alarms to sound daily or on a specific date and at times you set.
63-961A.fm Page 5 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM ˆ Preparation INSTALLING THE BATTERIES Your clock requires two AA batteries (not supplied) for power. For the best perfor- mance and longest life, we recommend RadioShack alkaline batteries. Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type.
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63-961A.fm Page 6 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM rechargeable batteries of different capacities. Follow these steps to install the batteries. 1. Remove the battery compartment cover by pressing the cover’s tab in the direction of the arrow and lifting the cover.
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63-961A.fm Page 7 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM 3. Replace the cover. If the clock’s sound weakens or the dis- play dims, replace the batteries. Warning: Dispose batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury them. Caution: If you do not plan to use the clock for a month or more, remove the batteries.
63-961A.fm Page 8 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM SETTING THE TIME AND DATE Notes: • If you do not press a key for about 1 minute, clock automatically returns to the current time/tempera- ture display. • If you enter a wrong setting, press to reset.
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63-961A.fm Page 9 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM Follow these steps to set the correct time and date. 1. Repeatedly press until you MODE hear “Time set.” flashes on TIME the display. 2. Press to set the hour. You hear “Hour set.”...
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63-961A.fm Page 10 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM 4. Press to store the hour. You hear “Minute set.” 5. Repeat Steps 1–4 to set the minutes, year, month, day, and date. 6. When you finish, press once MODE to complete the setting. The clock beeps four times and the display returns to the time/temperature.
63-961A.fm Page 11 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM ˆ Operation ANNOUNCING THE TIME AND TEMPERATURE To hear the time or temperature, press clock TALKING chimes and announces the current time and temperature. ADJUSTING THE CLOCK’S VOLUME Slide VOLUME LO/HI toward to increase the volume or...
63-961A.fm Page 12 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM SELECTING THE ALARM SOUND You can set the clock to sound a rooster crow or one of 15 melodies when the alarm goes off. Slide the switch to for a rooster crow, or to for a melo- There are 15 different melodies that you can either listen to or select as an alarm...
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63-961A.fm Page 13 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM 9. Ballade 10. Beautiful Dreamer 11. Love Story 12. Godfather 13. Tchaikovsky 14. A Time for Us 15. Dolly’s Dreaming and Awakening Follow these steps to select a melody as an alarm sound. 1.
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63-961A.fm Page 14 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM 2. Press . The clock beeps and MUSIC the number of the melody last played appears under MUSIC To listen to the same melody contin- uously, press again MUSIC REPEAT appears. Note: If REPEAT does not appear,...
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63-961A.fm Page 15 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM 4. Press to listen to the mel- TALKING ody. To select another melody, press . Press to stop DOWN ALARM playing the melody. 5. Press to confirm your melody MODE setting. The clock returns to the cur- rent time/temperature display.
63-961A.fm Page 16 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM Notes: • To increase the playing speed, repeatedly press TEMPO increase the pitch, repeatedly press TONE • You can change the tempo or tone before you start the melody or while the melody is playing.
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63-961A.fm Page 17 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM Setting the Daily Alarm (Alarm 1) Repeatedly press until the clock MODE announces “Alarm one set”. ALARM 1 flashes. Follow the steps in “Setting the Time and Date” on Page 8 to set the desired alarm time.
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63-961A.fm Page 18 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM If you selected the melody as the alarm sound, the alarm automatically turns off when the melody is finished. To silence the alarm sooner, press TALKING To turn off the alarm so it does not sound the next day or reset the current alarm time, repeatedly press until the de-...
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63-961A.fm Page 19 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM In addition to setting the alarm, you can also set the month and date. After you set the alarm, press ALARM turn on the alarm. The clock announces which alarm you have set. For example, if you set Alarm 2, the clock announces “Alarm 2 on.”...
63-961A.fm Page 20 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM Using Calendar Alarms as Daily Alarms To set a calendar alarms as a daily alarm, follow the steps in “Setting the Calendar Alarms (Alarms 2, 3, and 4)” on Page 18 except in addition to setting the alarm time, you can specify the year, month, and date.
63-961A.fm Page 21 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM alarm sounds, press to tempo- TALKING rarily silence it. The alarm sounds twice every 4 minutes after the preset alarm. To turn off snooze, slide SNOOZE OFF/ON VIEWING THE CALENDAR To scroll through the calendar one month at a time, repeatedly press DOWN Operation...
63-961A.fm Page 22 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM To return to the present year and month, press once or wait 1 minute. MODE ˆ Care Keep the Talking Alarm Clock/Thermom- eter dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi- ately.
63-961A.fm Page 23 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM forming as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. ˆ Specifications Power ......... Two AA Batteries Clock Accuracy ........±0.67 Operating Temperature ... 16°F to 128°F (–9°C to 54°C) ×...
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63-961A.fm Page 24 Friday, May 19, 2000 7:13 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
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