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    O W NER ’ S M ANUA L C K S 1855 V i s i t ou r w eb s i t e a t w ww . e m e r s on r ad i o . c o m D u a l A l a r m A M / F M C l o c k R a d i o wi t h S m a r t S e t ® A u t o m a t i c T i m e S e t t i ng S ys t e m a nd S u r e A l a r m ( U . S . P a t en t N o . 6 , 567 , 344 ) R CKS1855_053007.p65 30/5/2007, 14:16 26[...]

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    1 TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. I M P O R T A N T S A F E T Y I N S T R U C T I O N S 1.) Read these instructions. Keep these[...]

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    2 C ong r a t u l a t i o n s ! A nd t ha n k y ou f o r pu r c ha s i ng t he S m a r t S e t ® C l o ck R ad i o f r o m E m e r s on R e s e a r c h . S m a r t S e t ® i s t he w o r l d ’ s f i r s t a nd on l y L E D c l o ck r ad i o t ha t w ill au t o m a t i c a ll y s e t i t s e l f t o t he c o r r e c t ‘ Y ea r ’ , ‘ M on t[...]

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    3 I M P O R T A N T N O T E S • O pe r a t e c o n t r o l s a n d s w i t c h e s a s de sc r i bed i n t he m a nua l . • B e f o r e t u r n i n g on t h e po w e r , m a k e c e r t a i n t h a t t h e A C po w e r c o r d i s p r ope r l y i n s t a ll ed . • W hen m o v i ng t he s e t, be s u r e t o f i r s t d i sc onne c t t he A C [...]

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    4 U n p ack i ng A nd S e t U p • R e m o v e t he r ad i o f r o m t he c a r t on and r e m o v e a ll pa ck i ng m a t e r i a l f r o m t he r a d i o . W e s ugge s t t ha t y o u s a v e t he pa ck i ng m a t e r i a l , i f po s s i b l e , i n t h e un li k e l y e v e n t t ha t y ou r r ad i o e v e r n eed s t o be r e t u r n ed f o r[...]

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    5 P o w e r S o u r c e T h i s r ad i o i s de s i gned t o ope r a t e on no r m a l 120 V 60 H z A C po w e r on l y . D o no t a tt e m p t t o ope r a t e t he r a d i o on a n y o t he r po w e r s ou r c e . Y ou c ou l d c au s e da m age t o t he r ad i o t ha t i s no t c o v e r ed b y y ou r w a rr a n t y . T h i s r a d i o s hou l d [...]

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    6 L O C A T I O N O F C O N T R O L S A ND I ND I C A T O R S T o p P a n e l F r o n t P a n e l 1 3 4 5 6 13 12 14 15 16 17 1 1 10 8 7 9 18 19 20 2 CKS1855_053007.p65 30/5/2007, 14:16 6[...]

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    7 1 . ) A M i nd i c a t o r . 2 . ) T i m e / D a t e , R ad i o F r equen c i e s D i s p l a y . 3 . ) A L A R M 1 ‘ O n ’ I nd i c a t o r . 4 . ) A L A R M 2 ‘ O n ’ I nd i c a t o r . 5 . ) DA Y O F W EE K ( M O N , T U E , W E D , T HU , F R I , S A T , S UN ) I nd i c a t o r s . 6 . ) B a tt e r y Lo w I nd i c a t o r . 7 . ) S pe[...]

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    8 O PE R A T I N G I N S T RUC T I O N S S e t t i n g T h e T i m e , T h e F i r s t T i m e I m po r t a n t: T he f i r s t t i m e y ou c onne c t y ou r ne w S m a r t S e t ® c l o ck r ad i o t o t he A C ou t l e t t he i n t e r na l c o m pu t e r w ill au t o m a t i c a l l y s e t t he t i m e c o r r e c t l y f o r t he E a s t e r[...]

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    9 D a t e D i s p l a y T o s ee t h e c o rr e c t D a t e a t a n y t i m e , dep r e s s t he M O N T H / DA T E bu t t on . T he d i s p l a y c ha nge s f r o m T i m e t o M on t h a nd D a t e ( MM / DD ) . F o r e x a m p l e , M a y 21 s t w ill a ppea r a s “ 5 . 21 ” . W hen y ou r e l ea s e t he M O N T H / DA T E b u tt o n t he d[...]

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    1 0 M a n u a l T i m e A d j u s t m e n t s S o m e peo p l e li k e t o s e t t he i r c l o ck s 5 t o 10 m i n u t e s f a s t t o m a k e s u r e t ha t t he y w il l a l w a y s be on t i m e . E v en t ho ugh t he S m a r t S e t ® s e t s t he t i m e b y i t s e l f, y ou s t ill ha v e t he op t i on o f a d j u s t i ng t he t i m e m [...]

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    1 1 A d j u s t i n g T h e W ak e U p T i m es Y ou r S m a r t S e t ® c l o c k r ad i o ha s t w o s epa r a t e a l a r m s t ha t c a n be s e t and u s ed i ndependen t l y . Y ou m a y u s e t he a l a r m s t o w a k e t w o peop l e a t d i ff e r en t t i m e s , o r y ou m a y u s e one a l a r m f o r w ee k da y s a nd t he o t he r [...]

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    1 2 S e l ec t i n g T h e A l a r m M o d e Y ou r S m a r t S e t ® c l o ck r a d i o a ll o w s y ou t o s e l e c t f r o m a m ong t h r ee d i ff e r en t a l a r m ope r a t i on m ode s f o r e i t he r a l a r m . T he A l a r m M ode s a r e : • E ve r y d ay – t he a l a r m w ill t u r n on a ll 7 da y s ; • W eek d ays on l y ?[...]

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    1 3 Listening To The Radio Digital Radio Frequency Display This clock radio features a digital radio frequency display instead of a dial scale to make tuning easie r , especially in a dark room. The LED time display automatically changes to a radio frequency display as soon as you begin turning the TUNING control. And the display automatically chan[...]

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    1 4 A n t e n n a I n f o r m a t i o n A M – T he A M ba r a n t enna i s i n s i de t he c ab i ne t. If A M r e c ep t i on i s w e a k , c ha nge t he po s i t i on o f c a b i ne t un t il t he i n t e r na l an t enn a p i cks up t he s t r o nge s t s i gn a l . F M – T he F M a n t enna i s bu il t i n t o t he A C po w e r c o r d . If[...]

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    1 5 Wake To Radio 1.) Turn the radio ‘ On ’ and select the band, station, and volume level that you wish to hear when the alarm comes on, then turn the radio ‘ Off ’ again. 2.) Reconfirm the wake up time and alarm mode settings for the alarm you are using, Alarm 1, Alarm 2, or both alarms. 3.) Set the ALARM selector switch for one or both a[...]

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    1 6 Wake To Buzzer (Crescendo Alarm) Note : Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 have different buzzer sounds. • Alarm 1 is a “ Single beep ” sound. • Alarm 2 is a “ Double beep ” sound. You will be able to tell which alarm is going off by the sound that it makes. 1.) Reconfirm the wake up time and alarm mode settings for the alarm you are using, Alarm [...]

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    1 7 Radio And Buzzer Operation Y ou may also set one alarm for Wake To Radio and the other for Wake To Buzzer. Just set the ALARM 1 and ALARM 2 selector switches to the desired positions. Snooze Alarm After the radio or buzzer alarm sounds in the morning you may press the SNOOZE Bar for a few more minutes sleep. The corresponding ALARM indicator wi[...]

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    1 8 S l e e p T o M u s i c T i m e r Y ou c an p r og r a m t he s l eep t i m e r t o p l a y t he r ad i o f o r up t o 90 m i nu t e s and t hen s hu t o ff au t o m a t i c a ll y . 1 . ) P r e ss t he S L EEP bu tt on . T he d i s p l a y w ill b r i e f l y s ho w “ 10 ” a nd t he r ad i o w ill beg i n t o p l a y . A ft e r 10 m i nu t[...]

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    1 9 C h a n g i n g T h e L i t h i u m B a t t e r y L i k e a ll ba tt e r i e s , e v en t ua ll y t he bu il t i n li t h i u m ba tt e r y w ill need t o be r ep l a c ed . A nu m be r o f f a c t o r s , s u c h a s , t he l eng t h o f t i m e be t w een t he da t e t he r ad i o w a s m a nu f a c t u r ed a nd t he da t e y ou p l ugged i [...]

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    2 0 4 . ) R e m o v e t he o r i g i na l ba tt e r y f r o m t he ho l de r a nd i n s e r t t he ne w ba tt e r y i n t o t he ho l de r t he s a m e w a y , ob s e r v i ng t he po s i t i v e ( + ) d i r e c t i on . S li de t he ho l de r w i t h t he ne w ba tt e r y ba ck i n t o t he s l o t i n t he c a b i ne t. 5 . ) R ep l a c e t he sc[...]

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    2 1 R es e t t i n g T h e C l o c k A f t e r A T o t a l M e m o r y L o s s If y ou do no t c ha nge t he bu il t i n li t h i u m ba tt e r y w i t h i n a r e a s onab l e pe r i od o f t i m e a ft e r y ou s e e t h e ‘ f l a s h i n g ’ w a r n i n g i nd i c a t o r , t he li t h i u m ba tt e r y m a y be c o m e e x hau s t ed a nd w[...]

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    2 2 4 . ) D ep r e ss t he M O N T H / DA T E b u tt on . T he d i s p l a y w ill c ha nge f r o m ‘ T i m e ’ t o ‘ M on t h / D a t e ’ ( MM / DD ) . W h il e ho l d i ng t he M O N T H / DA T E bu tt on , p r e ss t he SE T + bu tt o n t o s e t t he d i s p l a y t o t he c o r r e c t M on t h a nd D a t e . T he DA Y O F W EE K i nd [...]

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    2 3 CAR E A ND M A I N T E N A N C E C a r e O f C a b i n e t If t h e c a b i ne t be c o m e s du s t y , wi pe i t wi t h a s o ft c l o t h . If t he c a b i ne t be c o m e s s m udged o r d i r t y , c l ea n i t wi t h a s o ft, s li gh t l y da m pened c l o t h . N e v e r a ll o w w a t e r o r a n y li qu i d t o ge t i n s i de t he c [...]

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    2 4 L I M I T E D W AR RAN T Y E m e r s o n R a d i o C o r p. w a rr a n t s m a nu f a c t u r i n g d e f ec t s i n o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l , i n c l ud i n g o r i g i n a l p a r t s a nd w o r k m a n s h i p, und e r no r m a l u s e a nd c ond iti on s , f o r a p e r i od o f n i n e t y ( 90 ) d a y s fr o m t h e d a t e o f o [...]

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    C KS 1855 - 053007 - 02 P r i n t ed i n C h i na R CKS1855_053007.p65 30/5/2007, 14:16 25[...]