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Radio Shack Chronomatic-300 User Manual

Radio Shack Chronomatic-300 User Manual

Am/fm clock radio with telephone features
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Chronomatic-300 AM/FM Clock Radio with Telephone
(120-1602)
Your Chronomatic-300 AM/FM Clock Radio with Telephone combines a full-
featured AM/FM alarm clock radio with a high-quality telephone.
perfect bedroom combination and an attractive space-saving addition to your
home.
The clock radio includes the following features:
Alarm - wakes you with a buzzer or the radio.
Snooze Timer - silences the alarm and sets it to sound again in about 9
Sleep Timer - plays the radio for up to 1 hour and 59 minutes and then
Battery Backup - keeps the clock running for up to 8 hours in case of AC
Battery Sentinel - lets you know when it is time to replace the backup
Large Display - makes is easy to read the clock and other indicators.
Dimmer - lets you adjust the display to suit the room's lighting.
Headphone Jack - lets you listen privately.
Radio Mute - automatically turns down the radio's volume during a
The telephone has these features:
Ringer High/Low/Off - lets you turn off the ringer or set its volume
Flash Button - provides easy, reliable use of special
Pulse/Tone Service - lets you use your phone with pulse or tone
Features
minutes.
automatically turns it off so you can fall asleep as you
listen.
power failure.
battery.
phone conversation.
Redial - lets you quickly redial the last number dialed.
to high or low.
telephone company services.
Faxback Doc. # 18690
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  • Page 1 Chronomatic-300 AM/FM Clock Radio with Telephone (120-1602) Features Faxback Doc. # 18690 Your Chronomatic-300 AM/FM Clock Radio with Telephone combines a full- featured AM/FM alarm clock radio with a high-quality telephone. It is the perfect bedroom combination and an attractive space-saving addition to your home.

  • Page 2: Read This Before Installation

    service. Hearing-Aid Compatibility - lets you use the phone with hearing aids that have a T (telephone) switch. READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION Your phone conforms to federal regulations and you can connect it to most phone lines. However, each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line.

  • Page 3: Selecting A Location

    If your telephone wiring does not have a modular jack, you can update the wiring yourself. Your local Radio Shack store sells the jacks and adapters necessary to convert from older wiring methods to modular wiring. Or you can have the telephone company update the telephone wiring for you.
  • Page 4 INSTALLING/REPLACING A BACK-UP BATTERY To keep the clock running during an AC power failure, install a 9-volt battery. For best performance we recommend Radio Shack's alkaline battery (such as Cat. No. 23-553, not supplied). NOTES: Replace the battery when the BATTERY SENTINEL indicator lights.
  • Page 5 Plug the cord's other end into the smaller of the two modular jacks on the phone's base. Connect one end of the supplied flat modular cord into the other modular jack on the phone's base. Plug the other end of the flat modular cord into the telephone line's modular jack.
  • Page 6 (such as Cat. No. 279-390, not supplied). NOTES: If a wall plate is not already available, install an RJ11W wall jack. Your local Radio Shack store sells wall plates and short modular cords. The location of the telephone wall-plate might affect AM radio reception.

  • Page 7: Setting The Ringer Switch

    NOTE: Radio Shack sells longer coiled handset cords that are especially useful when you mount the telephone on a wall. Plug the cord's other end into the other modular jack on the phone's base. Thread the AC power cord downward and into the groove on the left of the back of the phone's base.
  • Page 8 NOTES: The * and # buttons have no effect when TONE/PULSE is set to PULSE. If you have pulse service and want to use a special service that requires tone signals (such as bank-by-phone), see "Using Tone Services with a Pulse Line.

  • Page 9: Playing The Radio

    (such as Cat. No. 274-374) into the HEADPHONE jack. Then plug the earphone into the adapter. Without an adapter the monaural device will not work. Your local Radio Shack store sells the adapter, earphones, pillow speaker, and a wide selection of high-quality stereo headphones. Listening Safely...

  • Page 10: Using The Sleep Timer

    Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended, high-volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss. Follow these guidelines to protect your hearing, especially when you use headphones. Always start by setting the volume to the lowest level possible before you begin listening.

  • Page 11: Setting The Alarm

    The radio automatically turns off after the specified playing time. turn off the radio sooner, press SNOOZE. SETTING THE ALARM You can set an alarm so the buzzer sounds or the radio turns on at a specified time. Follow these steps to set the alarm. Set AUTO RADIO/ALARM/OFF to OFF.

  • Page 13: Placing A Call

    Chronomatic-300 AM/FM Clock Radio with Telephone (120-1602) Telephone Operation Faxback Doc. # 18694 PLACING A CALL Simply lift the handset and dial the number. USING PAUSE If you are using the telephone with a system that requires that you dial an access code (9, for example) for an outside line, press PAUSE to insert a 2-second pause between the access code and the main telephone number.

  • Page 14: Using Tone Services With A Pulse Line

    some telephone companies), you can put your current call on hold and answer another call by pressing FLASH. Press FLASH again to alternate between the two calls. NOTE: If you do not have any special telephone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect you current call. USING TONE SERVICES WITH A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as alternate long-distance and bank-by-phone, require tone signals.

  • Page 15: Clock Radio

    Chronomatic-300 AM/FM Clock Radio with Telephone (120-1602) Specifications Faxback Doc. # 18693 CLOCK RADIO Frequency Coverage.........AM: 530-1710 kHz FM: 88-108 MHz Intermediate Frequency..........AM: 455 kHz FM: 10.7 MHz Power Output............500 mW Maximum Power Supply..........120V AC 60 Hz Speaker......2 1/2-Inch, 8-Ohm, Permanent Magnet Dynamic TELEPHONE Pulse Dialing Rate...........10 pps...
  • Page 16 (such as Cat. No. 274-374) into the HEADPHONE jack. Then plug the earphone into the adapter. Without an adapter the monaural device will not work. Your local Radio Shack store sells the adapter, earphones, pillow speaker, and a wide selection of high-quality stereo headphones. (CS 11/21/95)

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