Oregon Scientific RM116E User Manual

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MODEL : RM116E
RADIO CONTROLLED CLOCK
WITH BACKLIGHT
Congratulations on your purchase of the first auto-setting always-accurate alarm
clock ! We want you to be very happy with this product,but please remember
this is a radio wave device and not an perfect science. There are certain areas
of the Eastern united States (see map) where urban interference or signals
from United Kingdom’s radio control tower may distort or delay the time
setting signal. Even thought these areas may have more difficulty receiving a
signal, the Radio Controlled Clock contains a very accurate quartz movement
and will maintain a precise time even if the radio signal is missed on occasion.
Please also don’t hesitate to call (or email [email protected])if you have
any question about setting up and/or using your new Radio Controlled Clock. In
the meantime, all of us at Oregon Scientific hope you enjoy this revolutionary
advance in time keeping technology.
Features
Automatic setting of clock by radio signal from the US atomic Clock
Time display with Hour, Minutes, Seconds and Date
Day of the week displayed in one of three languages (English, French or
Spanish)
Blue HiGlo™ electroluminescent backlight
Alarm with eight-minute snooze
Crescendo Alarm increases in volume and intensity
Signal Reception Strength indicator
U.S. Map icon shows user selected time zone
Automatic adjustment for Daylight Savings time
Low Battery indicator
Description of Function keys (Figure A)
Snooze/light (Figure A)
Pressing the bar on the top of The RM116E activates the HiGlo™ electrolumi-
nescent backlight for 5 seconds. When the alarm sounds, pressing this Snooze/
Light bar also activates the eight-minute snooze function.
D - Up Arrow keys (Figure A.2)
This key is used for manually setting the time, alarm time or calendar functions.
Please refer to the Manual Setting instructions in these instructions for further
information.
NOTE : Pressing once advance the setting by increments of 1: holding the
button down for more the three seconds will accelerate the setting to rapid ad-
vance mode.
WARNING : The
key also is used to reactivate the signal reception process
should it become disable. Please see the Trouble Shooting section for further
information.
ZONE (Figure A.3)
CAUTION: Do not press and hold the Zone button for more than three seconds.
Press and release the ZONE button to advance the time zone one step. If you
press and hold the ZONE button, it will deactivate the automatic time signal
reception. (The tower icon will disappear.) To reactivate the time search, press
and hold the + button for three seconds.
Press the ZONE button located on the back of the units until the correct US time
zone is indicated on the LCD panel by a darkened section of the US map in the
lower right corner of the LCD panel.
To see the time in a different time zone
Press ZONE button located on the back of the unit move one zone at a time unit
until the desired zone is indicated on the display panel. The correct time for that
zone will automatically be displayed.
ON/ OFF (Figure A.4)
This button turns the alarm function on and off. Touching the ON / OFF button
one time will either turn the alarm on or off. Please refer to the Alarm Setting
instructions for further information.
NOTE : When setting the alarm time, the alarm is automatically turn on. If the
bell icon [
] is visible, the alarm is “ on “.
Touching the ON/OFF button one time will either turn the Alarm function on or
off.
If you want to stop the daily alarm while leaving the pre-set time for the following
days ’s wake-up, press the ALARM button. Pressing the ON/ OFF button to stop
the wake up alarm will deactivate the alarm function.
MODE (Figure A.5)
Press the MODE key once to switch between the display of either the Day of the
Week or Seconds on the clock. RM116E will continue to display the selected
function (Day or Seconds) until the MODE button is pressed again.
IMPORTANT : Holding the MODE key for more than three seconds turns on the
manual mode for setting the time, date, year and language (English/French/Span-
ish). Please refer to this section for specific setting instructions.
ALARM (Figure A.6)
Press the ALARM key once to show the alarm time.
The (()) icon is displayed in the lower left portion of the screen to alert you that
the display is showing the time. To return to the month and date display, press the
ALARM key once. To set the alarms please refer to the section on setting The
Alarm.
NOTE: THE RM116E will continue to display the selected function (Alarm Time
or Date) until the ALARM button is pressed again.
Signal Strength Indicator – Figure A.7
Time Display (Figure A.8)
The top line of the display shows the hours, minutes and seconds (AM /PM) of
the clock. Pressing the MODE button once will switch the “Seconds’ display to
the Day of the Week. RM116E will continue to display the selected function (Day
or Seconds) until the MODE button is pressed again.
US MAP (Figure A.9)
This map represents the four optional time-zone setting. The darkened of filled
zone block indicates the user selected time zone. NOTE: When. RM116E is
receiving a signal from the US Atomic Clock; outline of this map will flash.
Month/ Date (Figure A.10)
The Second line of the display shows the Mouth and the Date. Pressing the ALARM
button once will switch the “ month and date “ to show the “alarm time “ The
Alarm time is displayed in hours and minutes (AM / PM). NOTE: The RM116E
will continue to display the selected function (Month /Date or Alarm Time) Until
the ALARM button is pressed again.
((
)) Alarm Display indicator (Figure A.11)
This ((
)) icon indicates the second line of the display line of the display is
showing Alarm Time.
[ ] Alarm “ ON “ Indicator (Figure A.12)
This Bell [ ] icon indicates that the alarm function is activated.
[BATT] Low Battery Indicator (Figure A.13)
This [ BATT ] icon indicates that it is time to change batteries. Please refer to the
Battery Replacement Section of this manual.
Battery Installation
Your RM116E is shipped with two AAA batteries. These batteries should last for
approximately one year depending on the amount of your use of the HiGlo™
backlight, With convenience and practicality of this dramatic backlighting system
comes somewhat shorter battery life.
To : activate the unit you must FIRST REMOVE THE PROTECTVE
BATTERY TABS which keep the batteries fresh and ready for use during ship-
ment. Simply slide the battery compartment door up and remove this cover to
expose the batteries, Remove the two small plastic tabs and The RM116E is ready
to receive a timekeeping signal.
Please do not become alarmed if the unit does mot receive signal directly from
the box. The unit will receive most dependable and interference free signal
automatically between Midnight and 4 a.m. If you have any questions please give
us a call at 800-853-8883 or reach us by email to [email protected].
Radio Controlled Clock:
The RM116E will automatically synchronize current time and
date with the signal broadcast by the US Atomic Clock when
the product is in reception range of the signal. When the unit is
new and just out of the box, synchronization with the U.S. atomic
clock can take upto 72 hours. The unit will receive the most
dependable and interference free signal automatically between
Midnight and 4 AM.
When the unit is receiving radio signal, the reception icon will
start to blink. The reception icon will show either strong, weak
or no signal depending on the strength of the radio signal. A
complete reception generally takes about 2 to 5 minutes.
Indicators Meaning
On the Display
Your last signal reception was excellent and time
Synchronization with the US Atomic Clock has
Taken place.
Your last signal reception was insufficient and it
is Recommended that you reposition or rotate the
Antenna.
The displayed time has been manually set and is
not synchronized by the RF signal.
Your radio reception is disabled and no signal Re-
ception will be initiated unless it is enabled again
No indicator