Note: In very rare case (such as an electrostatic discharge on a dry cold winter day), if the unit still fails to reset after pressing the RESET Button, you should unplug it from the AC power and then remove the backup batteries from the battery compartment at the bottom of the unit for at least 10 minutes.
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency Range: | AM 530 - 1710 kHz |
| FM 88 - 108 MHz |
AC Power Source: | 120V~ 60Hz 5W |
Backup Battery: | 2 x 3V type CR2032 Lithium batteries (included) |
Clock Accuracy: | up to +/- 60 seconds per month |
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
1.Children should be supervised when using this appliance.
2.Never wrap the ac power cord around any animal or person. Special care should be taken with long wire.
3.Clean your unit with a damp (never wet) cloth. Solvent or detergent should never be used.
4.Avoid leaving your unit in direct sunlight or in hot, humid or dusty places.
5.Keep your unit away from heating appliances and sources of electrical noise such as fluorescent lamps or motors.
6.Always keep the microphone area clean and free from foreign matters for best voice recognition accuracy.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Symptom |
| Possible Cause | Solution |
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The clock does not |
| - Surrounding is too noisy. | - Change to a quieter place or speak |
recognize your voice |
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| closer to the unit’s mic at louder |
commands correctly |
| - The radio is playing. | voice. |
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| - Voice recognition is not designed to | |
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| work in radio mode, you need to use |
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| manual settings instead. |
Talk ’N Set accidentally |
| - The unit is located in a noisy room | - Set the Trigger Switch (#3) to the |
triggers without saying |
| or near a radio or TV. | OFF position to temporarily disables |
the trigger word |
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| the Talk ’N Set feature. |
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| - Say “Cancel” if you hear the unit |
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| saying “Yes” on its own. |
Clock does not always |
| - The surrounding is relatively noisy. | - Repeat the command clearly at |
recognize “Alarm Off” |
| - Your voice level is too low. | louder voice while facing the unit. |
command during alarm |
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and snooze |
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Noise or distorted sound |
| - Station not tuned properly for AM or | - Retune the AM or FM broadcast |
on AM or FM broadcast |
| FM. | station. |
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| - FM: FM wire antenna is not | - FM: Fully extend FM wire antenna. |
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| extended. |
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| - AM: The unit is not placed in best | - AM: Reposition the unit until the best |
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| reception point. | reception is obtained. |
AM or FM no sound | - Unit not in “RADIO” function mode. | - Press On/Off Button until radio is on. | |
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| - Volume set at minimum | - Increase Volume. |
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| - An external non playing digital audio | - Unplug the line in cord |
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| player is connected to the line in |
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| jack |
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Sound appears |
| - Volume control of this unit is set to | - Adjust Volume Control to a lower |
distorted at high volume |
| maximum. | comfortable level. |
setting |
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LCD brightness is too |
| - Display brightness set to dim mode | - Set display brightness to HI manually |
dim |
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| or by Talk ’N Set command. |