Radio Shack 63-974 manual

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    Cat. No. 63-974 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment . Travel Sleep Machine ® with Talking LCD Clock A 63-974A.fm Page 1 Thursday, January 6, 2000 1:47 PM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your RadioShack Travel Sleep Machine com- bines a simple design with advanced technol- ogy. You can set the clock to announce the time every hour, which i s handy in a dark room, for example. You can also set the clock to play soothing sou nds to lull you to sleep. The clock’s oth er features i nclude: Six Sleeping Sounds — one of s[...]

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    3 Hourly Chime Function — you can set the clock to sound a chime and announce the time hourly. Backlight — lights the display at the touch of a button. Slide Cove r — protects the front panel and prevents you from accidental ly changing a set- ting when it is packed in your suitcase (fo r ex- ample). 63-974A.fm Page 3 Thursday, January 6, 200[...]

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    4 PREPARATION REMOVING THE BATTERY INSULATION STRIP Your alarm clock comes with an insulation strip that helps preserve battery power during shipping. Be fore using the alar m clock, re- move the insulation strip from th e button-cell battery compartment (located inside the AA battery compartment) by grasping and pul ling it out. USING THE PROTECTI[...]

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    5 USING THE STAND To see the clock more easil y, flip the stan d (on the battery compartment) out to prop up the clock. A QUICK LOOK AT THE CLOCK Soothing Soun ds Switch — sl ide the sound selection switch (RAIN, TRAIN, OCEAN, WIND, BROOK, or NIGHT) to the desired set- ting to have the clock play an y of these sooth- ing sounds. NON STOP/OFF — [...]

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    6 TIMER — press to set the clock to play the de- sired sleep sound for up to an hour and a half. TIME SET/ALARM SET/ALARM ON/ALARM OFF — slide to the desired setting to set the time, set the ala rm time, and turn the alarm on and off. TALKING/SNOOZE — pres s to set the clock to announce every hour. VOLUME — rotate to set the desired listeni[...]

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    7 rechargeable) or rechargeabl e batteries of different capacities. 1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw from the battery compartment cover , then lift the cover to remove it. 2. Place the batteries in the compartment, as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside. 3. Replace the cover and secure it with the screw . Wh[...]

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    8 Caution: If you do not plan to use the clock for more than a month, remo ve the batteries. Bat- teries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic parts. SETTING THE T IME 1. Slide TIME SET (ALARM SET/ALARM ON/ ALARM OFF) to TIME SET . T he clock announces “Clock Settin g,” and the dis- play flashes. 2. Slide 12/24 (located inside the batt[...]

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    9 OPERATION USING THE ALARM Follow these steps to set the alarm time. 1. Slide ALARM SET (TIME SET/ALARM ON/ ALARM OFF) to ALARM SET . Th e clock announces the currently set a larm time, the display flashes, and AL appe ars between the hour and minute digits. 2. Repeatedly press (or ho ld down) HOUR then MIN to set the desired alarm time. The clock[...]

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    10 Or, you can press SNOOZE (T ALKING) to tem- porarily turn off the alarm. The alarm sounds again in about 5 minutes. Th e snooze cycle will repeat four more times if you do not turn off the alarm. To have the alarm sound again the next day, slide ALARM SET to ALARM ON . appears. SETTING THE CHIME To have the clock sound a chime hourly, make sure [...]

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    11 To stop the sound, sli de NON STOP to OFF . Notes: • For maximum battery life, we recommend using the countdown timer for sleep sounds (see “Using the Countdown T imer”). • If the sleep sounds do not so und or become distorted, or the display dims, use a sharp object (such as a straight- ened paper clip) to press RESET on the back of the[...]

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    12 The clock plays the selecte d sleeping sound for the set amount of time. To stop the sound sooner, press TIMER so OF a ppears, or press TA L K I N G so the clock anno unces the time. To reset the countdown timer, repea t Steps 3 and 4. T ROUBLESHOOTING If your Sleep Machine i s not working as it should, these suggestions mig ht help you eliminat[...]

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    13 Resetting the Sleep Machine If you have tried th e solutions reco mmended on Page 12 and the Sleep Machine still works improperly, use a pointe d object (such as a paper clip) and press RESET to reset the Sleep Machine. 12:00 appears and the Sleep Ma- chine’s memory is cleared. CARE To enjoy your Sleep Machine for a long time: • Keep the Sle[...]

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    14 REPLACING THE BUTTON- CELL BATTERIES When the display dims or th e clock stops op- erating properly, replace th e 357A button-cell batteries. Warnings: • Keep button-cell batteries aw ay from chil- dren. Swallowing a button-cell battery can be fatal. • Dispose of old batteries p romptly and properly . Do not bu rn or bury them. 1. Use a Phil[...]

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    15 SPECIFICATIONS Power ............... ............. T wo 357A batteries Four AA batteries Battery Life . ................. ..... Alkaline 60 Hours 357A 180 Days Accuracy ............. .............. ... ± 0.67 Sec/Day Dimensions ............ ......... 5 7 / 8 × 3 5 / 16 × 1 1 / 4 in (150 × 84 × 32 mm) Weight .................... ............[...]

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    03A00 Printed in Hong Kong Limited One-Y ear Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing de- fects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owne d stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO [...]