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    Radio - Controlled T ravel Clock with 130-City W orld Time OQ314 Instructions Read and save these instructions.[...]

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    Dear Sharper Image Customer , Thank you for your purchase of a Sharper Image product. W e appreciate your business very much. Please accept my personal assurance of your complete satisfaction with this product’ s quality and performance. W e offer generous return privileges and excellent warranties on all our products. For more than 25 years, The[...]

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    •D ue to printing limitation, the displays shown in this manual may differ from the actual display . •T he contents of this manual may not be reproduced without the permission of the manufacturer . • Do not disassemble the unit. This will void the warranty . Maintenance Here are a few product care instructions: 1. Do not immerse the unit in w[...]

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    4. Do not tamper with the unit’s internal components. Doing so will void the unit’s warranty and may cause damage. The unit contains no user-serviceable parts. 5. Only use new batteries as specified in this instruction manu- al. Do not mix new and old batteries as the old batteries may leak. 6. Read this instruction manual thoroughly before ope[...]

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    Manually Setting the Clock and Calendar This clock is designed to automatically synchronize its current time and date when brought within range of the radio signal generated from the U .S. Atomic Clock. (See “ About Radio Reception.”) Until the clock synchronizes with the radio signal, you may manually set the clock. 1. Press and hold MODE butt[...]

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    Note: •F or the day- of-the -week language, select "E" for English, "D" for German, "F" for F rench, "I" for Italian or "S" for Spanish. The day of the week can be expressed as an abbreviation in five different languages. • When changes are made to the minute, the seconds start from zero. The un[...]

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    This clock is designed to automatically synchronize its current time and date when brought within range of the radio signal generated from the U .S. Atomic Clock. In addition to the local time and calendar display , you can also display the corresponding time in 130 major world cities. The clock features a multilingual day of the week display , EL [...]

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    F ront P anel Buttons 1. SNOOZE/LIGHT Button • Open folding stand. • Press to turn on the backlight for five seconds. • Press to activate the Snooze function when the alarm time is reached. Snooze indicator will sound for five seconds. 2. WORLD TIME Button • Press to enter the world time setting mode. Introduction[...]

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    3. MODE Button • Press to switch between the clock and calendar display modes. • Press and hold for two seconds to enter the clock and cal- endar setting mode. 4. ALARM Button • Press to toggle among the calendar , weekday alarm and sin- gle alarm modes. Backlight must be off . • Press and hold for two seconds to enter the alarm setting mod[...]

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    Rear P anel Buttons 1. KEY -L OCK SLIDE SWIT CH • Slide to lock the key functions. 2. RESET BUTTON (inside battery compartment) • Press to return all settings to default values. 3. UP AND DOWN ROT ARY KNOB • Rotate up or down to increase/decrease the value of a setting . 4. FOLDING T ABLE ST AND Introduction[...]

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    Before operating , slide the key-lock switch to the left to activate all key operations. Battery Installation 1. Remove the battery compartment door . 2. Insert the included 2 AAA 1.5V batteries as shown, observing proper +/- polarities. 3. Press RESET . 4. Replace the battery compartment door . Note: When the battery power level is low , the low b[...]

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    Open the folding stand. T o turn on the backlight for 5 seconds, press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button. Display Modes To view the display modes in sequence, press the MODE button. 1. Current T ime with Seconds Wo rld City Name Abbreviation & T ime 2. Current T ime with W eekday Wo rld City Name Abbreviation & T ime 3. Calendar Wo rld City Name Abbr[...]

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    When the clock is receiving a radio signal, the radio reception icon starts to blink. A complete reception generally takes about 2 to 10 minutes, depending on the strength of the radio signal. When the reception is complete, the radio reception icon stops blinking . The strength of the reception for the last full hour is indicated. F or better rece[...]

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    This clock is designed to automatically synchronize its current time and date when brought within range of the radio signal generated from the U .S. Atomic Clock. (See "About Radio Reception.") Until the clock synchronizes with the radio signal, you may manually set the clock. 1. Press and hold MODE button for two seconds. 2. Use the UP o[...]

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    Note: •F or the day- of-the -week language, select "E" for English, "D" for German, "F" for F rench, "I" for Italian or "S" for Spanish. The day of the week can be expressed as an abbreviation in five different languages. •W hen changes are made to the minute, the seconds start from zero. The un[...]

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    This clock is equipped with 2 alarms: a W eekday Alarm and a Single Alarm. The W eekday Alarm only sounds at the preset time during weekdays (i.e., from Monday to F riday) and will automati- cally disable during the weekend (i.e., Saturday and Sunday). The Single Alarm sounds out once at the preset time. 1. T o select which alarm you would like to [...]

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    time, the alarm sounds for 2 minutes in a two- step crescendo pattern if undisturbed. The alarm-on indicator flashes and the backlight activates for 5 seconds. 7. T o turn off the alarm after it sounds, press any key except the SNOOZE/LIGHT button. 8. T o activate the snooze function, press the SNOOZE/LIGHT button. The alarm is temporarily muted an[...]

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    three-letter format. (See the “ W orld City Abbreviation T able” for a complete list of cities and abbreviations.) 1. T o view the time in one of the 130 world cities in the clock’s database, press the WORLD TIME button. The W orld- T ime icon flashes. 2. T o scroll through the list of world cities and times, rotate the ROT ARY KNOB. 3. T o s[...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) Algiers, Algeria ALG 1 No DST Amsterdam, AMS 1 F rom Last Sunday in March to Netherlands Last Sunday in October Anchorage AK, USA ANC -9 F rom 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Antananarivo, ANT 3 No DST Madagascar Asuncion, P araguay ASU -4 F rom 1st Sunday in September to 1st Sun[...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) Beijing , China BEJ 8 No DST Berlin, Germany BER 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Beirut, Lebanon BEY 2 F rom Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Bangkok, Thailand BKK 7 No DST Brisbane, Australia BNE 10 No DST Bogota, Colombia BOG -5 No DST Boston MA, USA BOS -[...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) Casablanca, Marocco CAS 0 No DST Canberra, Australia CBR 10 F rom Last Sunday in October to Last Sunday in March Caracas, V enezuela CCS -4 No DST Calcutta, India CCU 5.5 No DST Chicago IL, USA CGX -6 F rom 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Colombo, Sri Lanka CMB 6 No DST Copenhage[...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) Guatemala City , GuatemalaGUA -6 No DST Geneva, Switzerland GV A 1 F rom Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Hamburg , Germany HAM 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Hanoi, Vietnam HAN 7 No DST Havana, Cuba HAV -5 F rom 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in Octobe[...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) Kabul, Afghanistan KBL 4.5 No DST Khartoum, Sudan KHA 3 No DST Kiev , Ukraine KIE 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Kingston, Jamaica KIN -5 No DST Kathmandu, Nepal KTM 5.75 No DST Ku ala Lumpur , Malaysia KUL 8 No DST K uwait City , Kuwait KWI 3 No DST Las V egas NV , USA [...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) Madrid, Spain MAD 1 F rom Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Melbourne, Australia MEL 10 F rom Last Sunday in October to Last Sunday in March Mexico City , Mexico MEX -6 F rom 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Managua, Nicaragua MGA -6 No DST Miami FL, USA MIA -5 F rom [...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) New Y ork NY , USA NYC -5 F rom 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Oslo, Norway OSL 1 F rom Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Ottawa, Canada OTW -5 F rom 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October P ort-au-Prince, Haiti P AP -5 No DST Pa ris, F rance P AR 1 From Last[...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) Pretoria, South Africa PTR 2 No DST P anama City , Panama PTY -5 No DST Y angon, Myanmar RGN 6.5 No DST Rio de Janeiro, Brazil RIO -3 F rom 2nd Sunday of October to 3rd Sunday of February Reykjavik, Iceland RKV 0 No DST Rome, Italy ROM 1 F rom Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Riy[...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) San Jose, Costa Rica SJO -6 No DST San Juan, Puerto Rico SJU -4 No DST Salt Lake City UT , USA SLC -7 F rom 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Sofia, Bulgaria SOF 2 F rom Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Sao P aulo, Brazil SPL -3 From 2nd Sunday of October to 3rd Sunda[...]

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    Country Name City code Time Offset DST Period (GMT = 0) Vi enna, Austria VIE 1 F rom Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October W arsaw , P oland WA W 1 F rom Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October W ashington DC, USA WDC -5 F rom 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October We llington, WLG 12 From 1st Sunday in October to New Zealand[...]

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    To lock key-operation during transit, slide the KEY -L OCK switch to the right lock position. To unlock key-operation, slide the KEY -L OCK switch back to the left. T able Stand This unit is designed stand upright on a table or desk. K ey-Lock F unction[...]

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    Proposed operating range: 23.0°F to 122.0°F (-5.0°C to +50.0°C) Radio Control: Auto synchronize current time and date by radio signal from the U .S. Atomic Clock. Clock format: 12-hour format (hh:mm:ss) Calendar format: Month-Day- Y ear Alarm: Single and W eekday; 2-minute crescendo alarm with 8- minute snooze function Power: R uns on 2 AAA 1.5[...]

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    T rouble All function keys are disabled. Reception icon “ Antenna ” is not shown. P ossible Cause Rear slide switch is locked. Auto-reception of clock radio signal has been disabled. Solution Unlock the rear switch. Enable this function by following the instruc- tions in the “ About Radio Reception ” sec- tion of this manual. T roubleshooti[...]

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    T rouble Clock time is not cor- rectly set; and/or the “No-Reception ” icon appears on the display . Po ssible Cause The clock is not receiv- ing a radio signal because: 1. Electromagnetic interference is pres- ent, or the clock is located within rein- forced concrete walls or a shadowed area. 2. Clock orientation is not at optimum position for[...]

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    W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This product complies with DHHS R ule 21 subchapter J at date of manufacture. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital devic[...]

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    Statement of FCC/DHHS Compliance •C onnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. •C onsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance. FCC Label Compliance Statement This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC R ules. Operation is subject to the following two con[...]

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    What Is Covered This warranty covers any defects in materials or workmanship, with the exceptions stated below . How Long Coverage Lasts This warranty runs for 90 days from the date of original purchase. What Is Not Covered This warranty does not cover damage caused by misuse or use other than as intended and described in the product instruction ma[...]