Chronosette-273 (120-1581) Operation Faxback Doc. # 9503 SETTING THE CLOCK Follow these steps to set the clock: 1. Press and hold down TIME. 2. While holding down TIME, press and hold down or repeatedly press HOUR until the hour setting is correct. The PM indicator lights for PM hours. 3. While holding down TIME, press and hold down or repeatedly press MINUTE until the minutes setting is correct. 4. Release TIME. 5. If desired, set the seconds as follows: a. Press and hold down SLEEP and ALARM SET. The minutes and seconds settings appear on the display. b. While holding down SLEEP and ALARM SET, press HOUR to reset the seconds to 00. (If the seconds setting is more than 30, the minutes setting advances by 1.) Or, while holding down SLEEP and ALARM SET, press and hold down MINUTE to stop the clock from advancing. When the displayed minutes and seconds setting is correct, release all three buttons. The clock display returns and the clock advances. ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY Set DIMMER for the desired display brightness. PLAYING THE RADIO Warning; To prevent possible hearing loss, turn VOLUME to its lowest setting before you turn on the radio. Follow these steps to listen to the radio. 1. Set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to ON. 2. Set TAPE/RADIO to RADIO. 3. Adjust VOLUME. 4. Set AM/FM to select the band. 5. Adjust TUNING to select the radio station. To turn off the radio, set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to OFF. Note: The AM antenna is built-in. Adjust the radio's position for best AM reception. The power cord serves as an FM antenna. Fully extend the power cord for best FM reception. PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE Warning: To prevent possible hearing loss, turn VOLUME to its lowest setting before you begin playing a cassette tape. Follow these steps to play a cassette tape. 1. Pull open the cassette compartment door. 2. Slide a cassette tape into the slot in the cassette compartment door. Be sure the cassette's open edge is facing up and the full reel is to the right. 3. Set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to ON. 4. Set TAPE/RADIO to TAPE. 5. Press PLAY to play the tape. 6. Adjust VOLUME. To stop the tape, press STOP. The tape automatically stops when it reaches the end. To play the other end side of the cassette tape, remove and turn over the tape and load it again. To fast-forward the tape, press FAST-F. Press STOP to stop the tape. USING THE ALARM You can set an alarm so that the buzzer sounds or the radio or cassette player begins playing at a specified time. Follow these steps to set the alarm. 1. Set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to OFF. 2. Press and hold down ALARM SET. The display shows the current alarm setting. 3. While holding down ALARM SET, press and hold down or repeatedly press HOUR to set the hour. The PM indicator lights for PM hours. 4. While holding down ALARM SET, press and hold down or repeatedly press MINUTE to set the minutes. 5. Set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM as follows. ALARM-The buzzer sounds at the alarm time. AUTO- The radio or cassette player begins playing at the alarm time. Select the radio or cassette player as described below: To set the radio to begin playing at the alarm time, set TAPE/ RADIO to RADIO. To set the cassette player to begin playing at the alarm time, set TAPE/RADIO to TAPE. Then, load a cassette tape and press PLAY. At the alarm time, the alarm buzzer sounds or the radio or cassette player plays for 1 hour and 59 minutes. To silence the buzzer or radio sooner, press ALARM SET. To turn off the cassette player sooner, press ALARM SET. Then, press STOP. Note: When a cassette tape reaches the end, the tape automatically stops and the PLAY button automatically releases. To turn off the alarm so that it does not sound the buzzer, turn on the radio, or turn on the cassette player at the alarm time, set ON/OFF/AUTO/ ALARM to OFF. To view the current setting for the alarm time, press ALARM SET. USING THE SNOOZE TIMER To silence the alarm (buzzer, radio, or cassette player) and set it to sound again after about 9 minutes, press SNOOZE. You can use this feature repeatedly for up to about 1 hour and 59 minutes. After that, the alarm does not sound again until the next day at the specified alarm time. USING THE SLEEP TIMER You can set the radio or cassette player to play for up to 1 hour and 59 minutes and automatically turn off. To play the radio, set TAPE/RADIO to RADIO. To play a cassette tape, set TAPE/RADIO to TAPE and press PLAY. To set the sleep timer, set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to OFF, AUTO, or ALARM. Then, set the playing time. For a playing time of 59 minutes or less, do the following: 1. Press and hold down SLEEP. 2. While holding down SLEEP, repeatedly press MINUTE until the display shows the desired minutes setting. 3. Release SLEEP. For a playing time of 1 hour or more, do the following: 1. Press and hold down SLEEP. 2. While holding down SLEEP, press and release HOUR. The display shows 1:59. 3. While continuing to hold down SLEEP, repeatedly press MINUTE until the display shows the desired minutes setting. 4. Release SLEEP. Note: Each time you press SLEEP, the sleep timer resets to 59 minutes (0:59). The radio or cassette player automatically turns off after the specified play time. To turn off the radio sooner, press SNOOZE. To turn off the cassette player sooner, press STOP. Notes: If the tape reaches the end before the specified play time is up, the tape automatically stops and the PLAY button automatically releases. If the specified play time is up before the tape reaches the end, the tape stops but the PLAY button does not release. As soon as possible, press STOP to release the PLAY button. This helps protect the tape-handling parts. CONNECTING AN EARPHONE To listen privately, plug an earphone (not supplied) with a 1/8-inch plug into the EAR jack. This automatically disconnects the built-in speaker. Warning: Do not listen at extremely high volume levels, especially when listening through an earphone. Extended high-volume listening can cause permanent hearing loss. (LB/all-01/18/95)