Features
The Lacrosse Digital Atomic Travel Alarm Clock
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- Folding case for travel use
- Instructions printed on the case
- Atomic time and date with manual setting
- Automatically updates for Daylight Saving Time (on/off option)
- Perpetual calendar
- Time zone setting
- US time zone map
- Dual alarm with adjustable snooze
- EL backlight
- Free standing
This is a must have for the
frequent traveler or vacationer! Because
this clock is controlled by Atomic Time, you never have to set it! The Atomic Alarm Clock will automatically set
its self by tuning to a frequency and will always have the worlds most accurate
time! One you have this atomic alarm
clock you will take it with you wherever you go. This atomic alarm clock has the ability to
have 2 separate alarms set with two distinctive audio sounds. You will also have the ability to set how
long you want to snooze for. To shut off
the alarm, or to snooze, simply press down gently on the top of the atomic
portable alarm clock. The portable alarm
clock will automatically check its self every night to be sure its time and
date is accurate.
Below is the text from this
products manual:
PROGRAMMING
A. SETTING THE TIME
There are two methods by which the time
and date can be set: 1) Automatically via
WWVB reception, or 2) Manually.
B. WWVB (Radio-Controlled
Time)
This method requires you to do nothing,
except wait for the signal to be received,
and to select a time zone. Reception
usually takes approximately 6-10 minutes
during optimal conditions. The best
conditions for reception is at night,
between midnight and 6:00 am—when
there is less atmospheric interference. To
keep your time as accurate as possible, the
alarm clock conducts a WWVB search
every night between these hours, and
overrides any manually set time. The
WWVB tower icon (appearing in the
TIME LCD) will flash when a signalsearch
is in progress and a signal is being
received, and will remain steady when the
signal has been received. If the WWVB
time has not been received after 10
minutes of battery installation, you may
manually set the time or wait for the
WWVB reception.
About Radio-Controlled Time
signal,
WWVB:
The NIST (National Institute of Standards
and Technology—Time and Frequency
Division) WWVB radio station is located in
Ft. Collins, Colorado, and transmits the
exact time and date signal continuously
throughout the United States at 60 kHz.
The signal can be received up to 2,000
miles away through the internal antenna in
the alarm clock. However, due to the
nature of the Earth’s Ionosphere, reception
is very limited during daylight hours. The
alarm clock will search for a signal every
night when reception is best. The WWVB
radio station derives its signal from the
NIST Atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado.
A
team of atomic physicists is continually
measuring every second, of every day, to an
accuracy of ten billionths of a second per
day. These physicists have created an
international standard, measuring a second
as 9,192,631,770 vibrations of a Cesium-
133 atom in a vacuum. For more
information please see the NIST website at
www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwvb.htm.
C. PROGRAMMING
(includes manual time
setting)
This section is designed to walk you
through the entire set up procedure. If you
only require setting one section please hold
the “SET” button until the U.S. map flashes
and then press and release the “SET” button
until the section you wish to program
begins flashing.
The Programming Sequence is as follows:
→Time Zone → DST On/OFF → Snooze
Setting → Manual Time Setting (Hour →
Minute) → Manual Date Setting (Year →
Month → Date → Day) → 12/24-hour time
format
**To end the programming mode at any
time, simply press the SNOOZE button
Time Zone Setting
a) Press and hold the “SET” button until
the US
map and time zone begins to
flash (“-5” is the default). The time zone
is displayed according to “GMT”; please
see the table for explanation.
b) Press and release the “+” key to move
the time zone West one hour until it
reaches the your time zone.
c) Press and release the “SET” key to set
the time zone and move to the next
programming step.
Daylight Saving Time Setting
“DST On” will flash.
e) Press and release the “+” key to toggle
between the Daylight Saving Time ON
or OFF (for places that do not follow
Daylight Saving Time changes)
f) Press and release the “SET” key.
Snooze Duration Setting
g) “Sno” will show at the bottom of the
screen, and a number will flash at the
top. This is the setting for the length of
the alarm snooze.
h) Press and release the “+” key to
advance the length of time from 0 (no
snooze) to 59 minutes. This sets the time
the alarm is silenced after pressing the
SNOOZE key while the alarm is
sounding.
i) Press and release the “SET” key.
Manual Time Setting
j) The hour will now flash.
k) Press and release the “+” key to
advance to the correct hour; be sure to
note the correct am/pm setting (“PM”
will show for hours between 12 noon
and midnight).
l) Press and release the “SET” key.
m) The minutes will now flash.
n) Press and release the “+” key to
advance the minutes. By holding the “+”
key, the minutes will advance in five
minute increments.
o) Press and release the “SET” key.
Manual Date Setting
p) The year will now flash.
q) Press and release the “+” key to
advance to the correct year.
r) Press and release the “SET” key.
s) The month will now flash.
t) Press and release the “+” key to
advance to the correct month.
u) Press and release the “SET” key.
v) The date will now flash.
w) Press and release the “+” key to
advance to the correct day.
x) Press and release the “SET” key.
y) The day of the week will now flash
(Sun, Mon, etc.).
z) Press and release the “+” key to
advance to the correct day of the week.
aa) Press and release the “SET” key.
bb) “12” or “24” will now flash.
cc) Press and release the “+” key to
select either 12 –hour or 24-hour
(military time).
dd) Press and release the “SET” key to
complete the programming.
The programming is now complete.
D. SETTING THE ALARMS
La Crosse Technology’s travel alarm clock
has two separate alarms that can be set.
Each alarm has a distinctive sound and
operates independently.
a) Press and hold the “ALM1” (or
“ALM2” key) key for two seconds to
enter the setting mode.
b) The alarm time will flash.
c) Press and release the “HOUR” key to
advance the hour of the alarm, and press
and release the “MIN” key to advance
the minutes of the alarm.
Note: If no button is pressed within
fifteen seconds, the alarm will set and
activate, and the clock will revert to the
normal operating screen. The picture
below shows both alarms activated.
Activating the Alarms
To activate/deactivate the alarm, press
and release the “ALM1” or “ALM2” key
once, depending on which alarm needs to
be activated.
Activating the SNOOZE function
When the alarm is sounding, pressing the
top of the unit gently backwards will
activate the snooze for the time that was
selected in the programming mode. If the
setting is “0”, the alarm will turn off for
24 hours. During the snooze period, the
lower screen will show a countdown until
the alarm will sound again. If the snooze
is activated again during the original
snooze period, the period will be reset.
Once the period is finished, the alarm will
sound again. Pressing any key other than
the snooze will turn off the alarm for 24
hours.
III. OPERATING SCREENS
A. The exact time will always be displayed
in the upper portion of the screen, and the
US map will show when the time zone is
set to the continental US (with the time
zone selected showing in black). The
lower portion of the screen has five
different screens that can be selected. The
default is “DAY, MONTH, DATE” as
shown below.
B. Press and release the “MODE” key to
select which screen to show. It will change
in order as follows:
1. DAY MONTH DATE
2. MONTH DATE YEAR
3. SECONDS
4. ALARM 1 TIME
5. ALARM 2 TIME
C. While in non-alarm mode, pressing the
“SNOOZE” bar will show the “ALARM1”
and “ALARM2” briefly in the lower section.
IV. TRAVELING
A. When traveling, it will only be
necessary to change to the appropriate
time zone. Please note that the clock will
only search for a signal when it is set
between “GMT-4 and GMT-10.The alarm
clock will set to any time zone from
“GMT” to “GMT-12”. Outside this range,
it will only be necessary to set the hour to
the correct hour, leaving the time zone set
to your local time zone. For example, if
you are traveling to Hong Kong,
you will
need to manually set the hour to the local
time. When the clock is back in the US, it
will search for a signal and set to the
proper time according to the time zone
selected.
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