Oregon Scientific RM836A user manual Introduction, Product Overview Front View, Back View, Strong

Self-Setting Atomic Travel Thermometer

Alarm Clock with Travel Case

Model: RM836A

USER MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for selecting an Oregon Scientifi cTM travel clock (RM836A).

Keep this manual handy as you use your new product. It contains practical step-by-step instructions, as well as technical specifi cations and warnings you should know.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

FRONT VIEW

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1.SNOOZE / LIGHT: Press to snooze the alarm for 8 mins and / or illuminate the backlight for 5 secs

2.MODE: Press to toggle between the clock with U.S. time zone and day of week, or clock with seconds; press and hold to set the clock

3. : Press to increase a value, or press and hold to turn the atomic clock on. : Press to decrease a value

4.ALARM: Press to toggle between calendar and alarm display; press to turn the alarm on / off when you are in the alarm display

BACK VIEW

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1.ZONE: Press to select a U.S. time zone; press and hold to turn the atomic clock off

2.LOCK: Slide to lock or unlock the keypad

3.Battery compartment

4.RESET: Press to reset the unit

LCD

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1.Shows atomic clock reception status

2.12-hour clock

3.Shows when batteries are low

4.Time zones: (P) Pacifi c, (M) Mountain, (C) Central,

(E) Eastern

5.Shows when alarm is activated

6.Shows when alarm time is displayed

7.Calendar / alarm display area

8.Clock and time zone display area

9.Temperature in °F

BATTERIES

Insert the batteries making sure the polarities (+ / -) match.

TABLE STAND

CLOCK

This product has two displays: Clock with time zone and day of week in English, French or Spanish, and clock with seconds. Press MODE to toggle between the two displays.

The time is automatically updated by the U.S. Atomic Clock in Boulder, Colorado unless you disable this feature. Signals are collected by the main unit when it is within 932 miles (1500 km) of a signal.

Initial reception takes 2 - 10 minutes, and is initiated when you fi rst setup the unit, and whenever you press RESET If the signal is weak, it can take up to 24 hours to get a valid atomic clock signal reception. Once complete, the reception icon will stop blinking. The icon is shown in the Clock Area.

STRONG	WEAK	NO SIGNAL
SIGNAL	SIGNAL

To force a manual search for atomic clock signals, press and hold for 2 seconds. If no signal is found, check the batteries.

NOTE If the atomic clock signal is received and the hour is incorrect, use the ZONE button to adjust to the correct time zone - P (Pacifi c), M (Mountain), C (Central) or E (Eastern).

SET TIME AND DATE

You only need to do this if you have disabled the atomic clock reception, or if you are too far from the atomic clock signal. To disable the atomic clock reception, press and hold ZONE

1.Press and hold MODE for 2 seconds.

2.Select the hour, minutes, year, month, date, and display language. Press or to change the setting. Press MODE to confi rm.

NOTE The language options are (E) English,

(F) French, and (S) Spanish.

SET ALARM

1.Press and hold ALARM for 2 seconds.RM for 2

2.Select the hour and minutes.

Press or to change the setting. Press ALARM to confi rm.

NOTE The Alarm is automatically activated whenever you change the alarm time and will appear on the display.

TURN ALARM OFF

When activated, the alarm starts quietly, then gradually becomes louder. If no action is taken, the alarm will automatically snooze for 8 minutes, then sound once more before it turns off completely for the day.

To turn the alarm off, press ALARM

To snooze the alarm, press SNOOZE

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