Oregon Scientific BAR988HGA, BAR986HGA Atomic Clock, Atomic clock signal reception, Meaning, Icon

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ATOMIC CLOCK

The RTGR368NA remote sensor collects time and temperature information and transmits this back to the main unit. The current time and date is received by radio signal from theAtomic Clock broadcast located in Boulder, Colorado. For more information on the Atomic Clock, please visit www.nist.gov

Initial reception takes 2-10 minutes, and is initiated when you first set up the unit, and whenever you press RESET. Once complete, the reception icon will stop blinking.

The icon shown in the Clock Area indicates

2 factors:

•Connection between the main unit and the sensor that collects atomic clock signals ( )

•Atomic clock signal reception ( )

How these signals work together:

ICON	MEANING
	The unit has contact with the
	sensor and has synchronized the
	time.
	The unit has contact with the
	sensor but the time has not been
	synchronized.

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ICON	MEANING
	The unit has lost contact with the
	remote sensor but the time is
	synchronized.
	The unit has lost contact with the
	remote sensor and the time is not
	synchronized.
	The unit cannot reach the remote
	sensor.

NOTE To force a manual search for atomic clock reception, press and hold SEARCH on the sensor (RTGR328NA) for 2 seconds.

TURN ATOMIC CLOCK ON / OFF

If you wish to manually set the clock, you must first disable the atomic clock feature. To do this, navigate to the Clock / Alarm Area. Then, press and hold DOWN on the main unit for 2 seconds. To enable it, navigate to the Clock / Alarm Area, then press and hold UP for 2 seconds.

Atomic clock enabled:

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