Chronomatic-303  (120-1603)          Operation         Faxback Doc. # 9976

SETTING THE TIME

1.  While holding down TIME SET, repeatedly press HOUR until the correct
    hour appears.  You can press and hold down HOUR to rapidly advance the
    hours.

    Note:  The PM indicator on the display lights when you set the time
           to a PM hour.

2.  While holding down TIME SET, repeatedly press MINUTE until the correct
    minute appears.  You can press and hold down MINUTE to rapidly advance
    the minutes.

USING THE ALARM

Setting the Alarm Time

1.  While holding down ALARM SET, repeatedly press HOUR until the desired
    alarm hour appears.  You can press and hold down HOUR to rapidly
    advance the hours.

    Note:  The PM indicator on the display lights when you set the alarm
           time to a PM hour.

2.  While holding down ALARM SET, repeatedly press MINUTE until the
    desired minute appears.  You can press and hold down MINUTE to
    rapidly advance the minutes.

3.  To display the alarm time, press ALARM SET.

TURNING ON THE ALARM

1.  Set ON/OFF/AUTO to AUTO.  The alarm indicator lights on the display.

2.  To hear the alarm buzzer at the preset alarm time, set MUSIC/ALARM
    to ALARM.

    To hear the radio at the preset alarm time, set MUSIC/ALARM to MUSIC.
    Then set CD/RADIO to RADIO.

    Note:  Be sure you tune your radio to a station with a strong
           broadcast signal.  Weak reception causes the alarm buzzer to
           sound instead of the radio at the preset alarm time.

    To hear a CD at the preset alarm time, set MUSIC/ALARM to MUSIC.
    Then set CD/RADIO to CD and load a CD.  (See "Using the CD Player.")

To turn off the alarm buzzer, radio, or CD player, press ALARM OFF.  Slide
ON/OFF/AUTO to AUTO to hear the alarm again in 24 hours.

USING SNOOZE

Press SNOOZE to silence the alarm for 9 minutes.  Then the alarm sounds
again and the alarm's volume increases gradually.  You can repeat the
snooze cycle for up to two hours.

USING THE SLEEP FEATURE

You can set the radio or CD player to play from a minimum of one minute
to a maximum of one hour and 59 minutes before it automatically turns
off.

1.  Set ON/OFF/AUTO to OFF.

2.  Set CD/RADIO to CD or RADIO and load a CD, if necessary (see "Using
    the CD Player").

3.  Press SLEEP.  0:58 briefly appears on the display, the radio or CD
    plays, and radio automatically turns off after 58 minutes.

4.  To set the sleep timer to less than 58 minutes, press and hold down
    SLEEP.  The minutes count down (57, 56, 55...) until you release
    SLEEP.

To set the sleep timer for more than 58 minutes, press and hold down
SLEEP.  The minutes count down (57, 56, 55...).  when the sleep timer
reaches 0:00, if then shifts to 1:59.  The minutes count down (1:58,
1:57, 1:56...).  Continue to press and hold down SLEEP if you want
to set the sleep timer for less than one hour and 59 minutes.

To turn the radio or CD off before it automatically turns off, press
SNOOZE.

USING THE RADIO

1.  To turn on the radio, set ON/OFF AUTO to ON.  Then set CD/RADIO to
    RADIO.

2.  Set FM STEREO/FM/AM to the desired band.

    Note:  When you set FM STEREO/FM/AM to FM STEREO, the FM STEREO
           indicator lights whenever you tune to an FM stereo broadcast.

3.  Turn TUNING to the desired station.

Notes:  To improve reception of weak FM stations, set FM STEREO/FM/AM
        to FM.  The sound is not in stereo, but the reception should
        improve.

        The AM antenna is built-in.  For the best AM reception, move your
        Chronomatic-303 to the position that produces the best sound.

4.  Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level.

5.  To turn off the radio, set ON/OFF/AUTO to OFF.

USING HEADPHONES

You can listen to the Chronomatic-303 with headphones (not supplied) that
have a 1/8-inch plug.  Your local Radio Shack store sells a wide selection
of headphones.

To connect headphones, insert the headphones' 1/8-inch plug into the
PHONES jack.

LISTENING SAFETY

To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones.

    Set the volume to the lowest setting before you listening.  After you
    begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level.

    Do not listen at extremely high volume levels.  Extended high-volume
    listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.

    Once you set the volume, do not increase it.  Over time, your ears
    adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause
    discomfort might still damage your hearing.

USING THE CD PLAYER

Follow these steps to load and play a compact disc.

1.  Set ON/OFF/AUTO to ON.

2.  Set CD/RADIO to CD.  00 flashes on the display for about 10 seconds,
    then CD appears.

3.  Press OPEN.  The CD compartment opens.  00 appears on the display.

4.  Place a CD in the compartment with the label side facing up.

5.  Close the compartment door.  00 flashes on the display for about 5
    seconds.  The total number of tracks displays for another 10 seconds,
    then 0 appears.

6.  Press PLAY/PAUSE.  1 appears on the display, then all the tracks
    play in order.

    Note:  You can pause a CD during play by pressing PLAY/PAUSE.  The
           track number flashes on the display and the CD stops playing.

           To resume play, press PLAY/PAUSE again.  The track number
           stops flashing and the CD plays.

7.  The CD automatically stops after it plays all the tracks.  To stop
    the CD before the end of the last track, press STOP.

8.  To turn off the CD player, set ON/OFF/AUTO to OFF.

AUTOMATIC SEARCH MUSIC SYSTEM (ASMS)

You can use the automatic search music system to skip forward or backward
through tracks on a CD.

During play, press  SKIP>> to jump to the beginning of the track or SKIP
<< to jump to the beginning of the current track.  Repeatedly press SKIP
>> or SKIP<< to jump forward or backward through additional tracks.

(LB/all-03/06/95)