3)Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the time zone setting, and to advance to DST (Daylight saving time) setting.

III) DST (DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME) SETTING

Note: The DST default is "On", meaning that the WWVB will automatically change the time according to Daylight Saving Time in the spring and fall. For areas that do not recognize DST changes (Arizona and parts of Indiana) turn the DST "OFF".

1)Hold down the "SET" button for 2 seconds (the selected time zone will flash); press and release the "SET" button once more until "On" flashes in the time

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and to select the desired language. There are 3 languages to select from:

US

English

F

French

E

Spanish

Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the language setting, and to advance to manually set the time.

V) TIME SETTING

Note: When the WWVB signal is found, that time will over-ride the manually set time.

1) Hold down the "SET" button for 2 seconds (the GB P.18

VI) CALENDAR SETTING

Note: When the WWVB signal is found, that date will over-ride the manually set date.

1)Hold down the "SET" button for 2 seconds (the selected time zone will flash), press and release the "SET" button 5 more times until the default year "00" flashes in the date LCD.

2)Press and release the "+" button to select the year.

3)Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the year and to move to select the month.

4)The default month "1" will flash. Press and release the "+" button to select the appropriate month.

5)Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the month and to move to select the date.

6)The default date "1" will flash. Press and release the

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LCD and "DST" flashes where the weekday normally appears.

2)Press and release the "+" button to turn the DST off, this will be indicated by the display of "OFF" in the time LCD.

3)Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the DST setting and to advance to select the language for the weekday.

IV) LANGUAGE SELECTION FOR THE WEEKDAY

1)Hold down the "SET" button for 2 seconds (the selected time zone will flash), press and release the "SET" button 2 more times until the default language "US" flashes in the time LCD.

2)Press and release the "+" button to toggle through

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selected time zone will flash), press and release the "SET" button 3 more times until the hour "12" flashes in the time LCD.

2)Press and release the "+" button to select the hour. Note: when setting the hour, "PM" will appear to the left of the hour display, if it is AM nothing will be displayed.

3)Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the hour setting, and to shift to select the minutes.

4)Press and release the "+" button to select the minutes.

5)Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the time setting, and to advance to manually set the calendar.

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"+" button to select the appropriate date.

7)Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the date and to move to select the weekday.

8)The default weekday "MON" (depends on selected language) will flash. Press and release the "+" button to select the appropriate weekday.

9)Press and release the "SET" button to confirm the calendar settings and to advance to select either 12 or 24-hour time display.

VII) 12/24-HOUR SETTING

1)Hold down the "SET" button for 2 seconds (the selected time zone will flash), press and release the "SET" button 9 more times until the "12" hour time display flashes in the time LCD.

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La Crosse Technology WS-8054U III DST Daylight Saving Time Setting, VI Calendar Setting, VII 12/24-HOUR Setting

WS-8054U specifications

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