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    O W NER ’ S M ANUA L C K S 3 0 8 8 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 T i m e S e t t i ng S ys t e m , W ave S e n s o r a nd T ou c h P a d L a m p C on t r o l ( U . S . P a t en t N o . 6 , 567 , 344 ) CKS3088_072106.p65 21/7/20[...]

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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 c k 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 rr 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 ha t t he 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 po w e[...]

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    4 U n p a ck 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 ugg e s t t ha t y ou 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 he 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 need s t o be r e t u r ned f o r s[...]

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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 ad 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 ad i o s hou l d be[...]

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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 ® F r o n t P a n e l T o p P a n e l R i gh t S i d e P a n e l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 13 12 16 15 17 18 19 23 24 1 1 10 21 1 L e ft S i d e P a n e l 25 26 28 29 30 27 20 22 CKS3088_072106.p65 21/7/2006, 15:04 6[...]

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    7 1 . ) A L M 2 ( A l a r m 2 ) ‘ O n ’ L E D I nd i c a t o r . 2 . ) A L M 1 ( A l a r m 1 ) ‘ O n ’ L E D I nd i c a t o r . 3 . ) A M L E D i nd i c a t o r . 4 . ) T i m e / D a t e D i s p l a y . 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 ) L E D I nd i c a t o r s . 6 . ) W A VE SE N S O R . 7 . ) L [...]

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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 P O R T AN T : T he f i r s t t i m e y ou c o n n e c t y ou r ne w S m a r t S e t ® c l o c k r ad i o t o t he A C ou t l e t t h e 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 ll y s e t t he t i m e c o rr e c t l y f o r t he E a s t[...]

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    9 H o l d t he T I M E Z O N E bu tt o n and t hen p r e ss e i t he r t he SE T + o r – bu tt o n s un t il y ou r o w n t i m e z on e a ppea r s on t h e d i s p l a y , t he n r e l ea s e t he bu tt on s . T he c l o c k d i s p l a y w ill c hang e t o t he c o rr e c t t i m e i n t he t i m e z o ne y ou s e l e c t ed . T he c l o c k w [...]

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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 peop l e li k e t o s e t t he i r c l o cks 5 t o 10 m i nu t e s f a s t t o m a k e s u r e t ha t t he y w ill a l w a y s be o n t i m e . E v en t houg h 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 anu[...]

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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 e d 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 L i s t e n i n g To Th e R a d i o 1 . ) S e t t he BA ND s e l e c t o r t o t he de s i r ed ba nd , A M o r F M . 2 . ) S e t t he V O L U M E c on t r o l t o a l o w s e tt i ng . 3 . ) P r e ss t he P O W E R ( RA D I O O N / O FF ) bu tt on t o t u r n t he r ad i o ‘ O n ’ . T he r a d i o d i a l po i n t e r w ill li gh t. 4 . ) [...]

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    1 4 W ak e To R a d i o 1 . ) T u r n t he r ad i o ‘ O n ’ and s e l e c t t h e ba nd , s t a t i on , an d v o l u m e l e v e l t ha t y ou w i s h t o hea r w hen t he a l a r m c o m e s ‘ O n ’ , t hen t u r n t he r ad i o ‘ O ff ’ aga i n . 2 . ) R e c on f i r m t he w a k e up t i m e a nd a l a r m m ode s e tt i ng s f o r [...]

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    1 5 W ak e To B u z z e r ( C r es c e n do A l a r m ) 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 . ) R e c on f i r m t he w a k e up t i m e a nd a l a r m m ode s e[...]

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    1 6 R a d i o A n d B u z z e r O p e r a t i o n Y ou m a y a l s o s e t one a l a r m f o r W a ke T o R a d i o a nd t he o t he r f o r W a ke T o B u zz e r . J u s t s e t t he A L M 1 a nd A L M 2 s e l e c t o r s w i t c he s t o t he de s i r ed po s i t i on s . CKS3088_072106.p65 21/7/2006, 15:04 16[...]

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    1 7 Snooze Alarm After the alarm turns on in the morning you can use the Snooze function to grab a few more minutes sleep before the alarm sounds again. To activate the Snooze function you can press the SNOOZE ( SLEEP OFF ) button on the top cabinet. The corresponding ALM indicator will flash. NOTE : If you set Wake To Buzzer , you can simply wave [...]

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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 h e 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 [...]

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    1 9 Display Brightness Control This SmartSe t ® Clock Radio features a unique display brightness control system that gives you three convenient options: • HIGH – when the DIMMER switch is set to the “ HIGH ” position the clock display is always at full brightness. The DIMMER switch was set to the “ HIGH ” position at our factory. • L[...]

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    2 0 NOTES: A.) The clock radio must be at room temperature for the W AVE SENSOR to function properl y. If the radio has been in a cold location the W AVE SENSOR may not operate immediately. Place the radio in the room where it will be used, connect it to the AC outlet, and allow approximately 30 minutes to 60 minutes for the radio to come to room t[...]

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    2 1 L a m p B r i g h t n e s s C o n t r o l T h i s S m a r t S e t ® C l o ck R ad i o i n c l ud e s a un i que T ou c h P ad on t he t o p p ane l t o c on t r o l t he b r i gh t ne s s o f an y n i gh t s t a nd o r t ab l e l a m p t ha t i s c on ne c t ed t o t he s pe c i a l l a m p s o ck e t on t he ba ck o f t he r ad i o . T he l a[...]

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    2 2 3 . ) L i gh t l y t ou c h t he L A M P C O N T R O L P ad on t he t op pa ne l o f t h e r ad i o t o beg i n d i mm i ng t he l a m p . E a c h t i m e y ou t ou c h t he L A M P C O N T R O L P ad t h e b r i gh t ne ss w ill be r edu c ed b y a p p r o x i m a t e l y 25 % un t il t he l a m p goe s ‘ O ff ’ c o m p l e t e l y . O n c[...]

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    2 3 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 an d t he da t e y o u p l ug ged [...]

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    2 4 4 . ) R e m o v e t he o r i g i n a l ba tt e r y f r o m t he ho l de r and 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 n g t h e po s i t i v e ( + ) d i r e c t i o n . S li de t he h o 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 h[...]

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    2 5 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 ee t he ‘ f l a s h i ng ’ L O W BA TT . w a r n i ng 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[...]

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    2 6 5 . ) D ep r e ss t he T I M E bu tt on an d t he SE T + bu tt on t o s e t t he d i s p l a y t o t he c o rr e c t T i m e . B e s u r e t o c on f i r m t ha t y o u ha v e s e t t he t i m e c o rr e c t l y t o ‘ A M ’ o r ‘ P M ’ b y ob s e r v i ng t he A M i nd i c a t o r . 6 . ) A ft e r y o u s e t t he t i m e , r e c o n f [...]

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    2 7 CAR E A ND M A I N T E N A N C E If t he c a b i n e 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 w i t h a s o ft, s li gh t l y d a 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 h e c a b i n e t. N e v e r [...]

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    2 8 L I M I T E D W ARRA N T Y E m e r s o n R a d i o C o r p. w a r r 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 u d i ng 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 3088 - 072106 - 02 P r i n t ed i n C h i na CKS3088_072106.p65 21/7/2006, 15:04 29[...]