Oregon Scientific BARM839A manual

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    1 EN Radio Controlled Weather Clock with FM Radio Model: BARM839 / BARM839A U S E R M A N U A L CONTENTS O verview .....................................................................2 Front View..............................................................2 Bottom View ..........................................................2 Right / Left View.[...]

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    2 EN O O VERVIEW FRONT VIEW (FIG. 1) 1. SNOOZE / LIGHT : Snooze alarm; activate backlight 2. Weather Forecast 3. Low battery indicator 4. Time with seconds, weekday or time zone 5. Calendar or alarm time display 6. Radio channel or sleep timer 7. Clock signal reception indicator 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 BOTTOM VIEW (FIG. 2) 1 . E U / UK : Se le ct t he n ea r[...]

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    3 EN 8. Adapter socket: If plugged, the green LED indicator at the bottom will light up. RIGHT / LEFT VIEW (FIG. 3) RIGHT VIEW: 1. : Activate / deactivate clock alarm function 2. VOL + / VOL - : Increase / decrease setting; activate / deac tivate cloc k recep tion signa l; increase / decreas e radio volume 1 2 1 2 LEFT VIEW: 1. : Turn radio on or o[...]

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    4 EN CLOCK CLOCK RECEPTION This product is designed to synchronize its clock automatically with a clock signal. BARM839: Slide EU / UK to select the signal received. • EU: DCF-77 signal: within 1500 km (932 miles) of Frankfurt, Germany. • UK: MSF-60 signal: within 1500 km (932 miles) of Anthorn, England. BARM839A: • WWVB-60 signal: within 320[...]

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    5 EN 4. The sett ings ord er is: hou r, minut e, alarm typ e (buzze r alarm 4. The sett ings ord er is: hou r, minut e, alarm typ e (buzze r or radio alarm 4. The sett ings ord er is: hou r, minut e, alarm typ e (buzze r ). 5. If radio alarm is selected, press STATION to select the radio station and VOL + / VOL – to adjust the volume. NOTE Make s[...]

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    6 EN weather within a 30-50 km (19-31 mile) radius with a 75% accuracy . Sunny Pa rti all y Cl oud y Cloudy Rainy RESET Press RESET to return to the default settings. PRECAUTIONS • Do not subject the unit to excessive force, shock, dust, temperature or humidity. • Do not cover the ventil ation holes with any items such as newspapers, curtains e[...]

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    7 EN SPECIFICATIONS ABOUT OREGON SCIENTIFIC Visit our websi te ( www.oregonsci enti fi c.com www.oregonsci enti fi c.com ) to learn more about Oregon Scientific products. If you’re in the US and would like to contact our Customer Care department directly , please visit: www2.oregonscientifi c. www2.oregonscientifi c. com/service/support com/s[...]

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    8 EN are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However , there is no gua ra nte e th at inte[...]