User manual OREGON SCIENTIFIC RM318PA

[. . . ] THE TIME MACHINE PROJECTION CLOCK CONCEPT Remove the battery compartment cover Pull out the plastic strip that is sticking out of the battery compartment Replace the battery compartment cover Projection Beam Power Adapter Your Time Machine Projection Clock comes with an A/C power adapter, an option that allows the continual time projection. To install the adapter Remove the cover from the battery compartment located on the back of the clock In the space to the left of the battery slots, locate a round socket just to the left of the reset button: Insert the small round adapter plug into this socket Push the plug firmly into the socket. [. . . ] Even though these areas may have more difficulty receiving a signal, The Time Machineä contains a very accurate quartz movement and will maintain a precise time even if the radio signal is missed on occasion. In the Fall of 1997, the US Government will be increasing the signal strength of the Atomic Clock transmitter, which should eliminate most of the weak signal areas. However, the areas marked on the map below will still have greater difficulty receiving the radio signal. USING THE PROJECTION CLOCK Projection Clock with Battery Power Only To activate the projection feature: Press the Snooze bar The projection light will illuminate for five seconds and then turn off automatically NOTE: There is no option for continual display of the red projection beam with battery only power. If the projection light ON switch located on the back of the unit is in the "on" position in battery only mode, the projection beam is disabled. Projection Clock with A/C Adapter Power To activate the projection feature Press the SNOOZE BAR To activate continuous projection beam (available only with A/C power adapter) Slide the projection light ON switch (located on the back of the clock) out to the "on" position Focusing the Projection Beam Aim the rotating Projection Arm so that the projection beam is positioned where you want it Turn the focus dial on the side of the projection arm until the red clock display is focused and easy to read NOTE: The surface onto which you wish to project the time display must be at least 18 inches away from the clock and no more than 12 feet away. If the distance is outside of these measurements, you may not be able to SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR STRONG WEAK NO RECEPTION RECEIVING SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE TIME ZONE Press ZONE until the correct US time zone is indicated on the LCD panel by a darkened section of the US map in the lower right corner of the LCD panel NOTE: Only Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones are available. This clock does not function properly outside the continental United States. POWER Battery Power Your Time Machine Projection Clock operates on two (2) AA batteries. To activate the batteries, focus the projection beam enough to make the display legible. Backlight To activate the backlight which will illuminate the LCD panel: Press the Snooze Bar - the backlight will activate for 5 seconds, and turn off automatically IMPORTANT: If none of the above actions are taken, the alarm will automatically "snooze" once, sound again in 8 minutes and then not sound again until the next day. Snooze Function To temporarily stop the alarm or "snooze:" Press the SNOOZE bar To stop the Snooze feature: Press((·)). The alarm will not sound again until the pre-set time on the following day. Setting the Month Press and hold MODE until the hour segment of the time display flashes Press MODE three more times until you see the month digit flash on the display Press + until the desired month appears on the display Press MODE three more times to exit the set mode and resume normal time keeping Setting the Date Press and hold MODE until the hour segment of the time display flashes Press MODE four more times until you see the date flash on the display Press + until the desired date appears on the display Press MODE two more times to exit the set mode and resume normal time keeping IMPORTANT: As soon as any manual setting changes are made, the display will indicate a loss of signal strength (see SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR) to indicate that the clock is now running on manual settings instead of signals received from the Atomic Clock. Setting the Language Press and hold MODE until the hour segment of the time display flashes Press MODE five more times until you see a single letter (E, F or S) appear on the display next to the time Press + until the desired language indicator appears on the display(E for English, F for French and S for Spanish) Press MODE one more time to exit the set mode and resume normal time keeping SPECIFICATIONS Radio Controlled ClockWWVB 60 Khz for USA signal Time and Date manually adjustable LCD US map to select one of four time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain or Pacific Projection Beam displays time on wall or ceiling 12 hour display with hh:mm:ss Date format: Month/Date Day of Week user selectable in four languages: English, French, Italian, or German Alarm: Two-minute crescendo Snooze duration: Eight (8) minutes Led Backlight Low Battery Indicator AC Power Adapter for continuous projection beam use SETTING THE ALARM Press ((·)) until the same symbol appears in the lower left corner of the display panel. [. . . ] When the alarm sounds there are three ways to turn it off: Press the SNOOZE bar. The Alarm will stop and then sound again in 8 minutes Press ((·)). [. . . ]