GB HOW TO SET AND ACTIVATE THE ALARM

To set the Alarm

Press [ALARM] button to display the daily alarm time (the icon

" " will be displayed)

Press [ALARM] and hold for three seconds, the value for the hour will flash.

Press UP [ ] or DOWN [ ] buttons to make changes to the alarm hour setting.

Press [ALARM] and the minute digits will flash. Enter the value for the minute by using UP [] or DOWN [] buttons.

Press [ALARM] to exit.

The alarm is automatically activated. The ALARM ON icon [ ] is visible and the alarm will be activated at the specified time.

To deactivate the daily alarm function, press the [ALARM] button when the alarm time is displayed. The ALARM ON icon will disappear.

To activate, press the [ALARM] button again.

ALARM AND SNOOZE FUNCTION

When the daily alarm goes off, the backlight will be on for five seconds and the ALARM ON icon [ ] will flash.

The alarm function has a built in crescendo type alarm system. Initially, the active alarm will have a gentle sound. The intensity will increase in three stages. Without interruption, the unit will alarm for two minutes.

To stop the alarm, press the [ALARM] button. However, if [ SNOOZE / LIGHT ] is pressed, the SNOOZE function will be triggered. The alarm will stop and the ALARM ON icon blinks for eight minutes. After that the alarm will go off again.

To deactivate the SNOOZE function, press the [ALARM] button.

CHECKING INDOOR AND REMOTE TEMPERATURES & HUMIDITIES

To display the indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity readings, press the [CHANNEL] button to toggle among the indoor, Channel 1, 2 and 3 displays.

The temperature can be shown in Centigrade (°C) or Fahrenheit (°F). Select the appropriate reading by using the °C/°F slide switch (located in the battery compartment). Slide the switch to °C for Centigrade or °F for Fahrenheit.

This unit has an auto-scan function that can sequentially display the indoor and remote readings.

To activate this function, press and hold the [CHANNEL] button for 3 seconds. To deactivate press the [CHANNEL] button again.

If the reading goes above or below the specified amounts, the display will show a flashing “HHH” or “LLL”.

NOTE ON REMOTE READINGS

Once batteries are in place in the remote unit, it will start trans- mitting samplings at 40 second intervals.

If no signals are received when the remote sensor display is

selected, “ ” will be displayed. To initiate the main unit

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BAR898HGA specifications

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