Chronomatic-281  (120-1589)         Operation          Faxback Doc. # 3782

SETTING THE CLOCK

While holding down TIME, press S. FWD (Slow Forward) or S. REV
(Slow Reverse).  The time on the display advances or reverses by 1 minute
each time you press S. FWD or S. REV.

The PM indicator lights for PM hours

Press and hold F. FWD or F. REV to rapidly set the time.

ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY

Set DIMMER HIGH/LOW to LOW for nighttime viewing.  Set DIMMER HIGH/LOW to
HIGH for daytime viewing.

PLAYING THE RADIO

1.  Set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to ON to turn on the radio.

2.  Set AM/FM to the desired band.

3.  Turn TUNING to the desired station.

4.  Adjust VOLUME to the desired sound level.

5.  Turn off the radio by setting ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to OFF.

Note:  The AM antenna is built-in.  Rotate the clock radio for best AM
       reception.  Fully extend the AC power cord (which is the FM
       antenna) for the best FM reception.

SETTING THE ALARM TIME

You can set an alarm so the buzzer sounds or the radio plays at one or two
different times.

Follow these steps to set the alarm time.

1.  Set ALARM 1 + 2 to ALARM 1.  The ALARM 1 indicator lights on the
    left of the clock display.

2.  While holding down ALARM SET, press S. FWD (Slow Forward) or S. REV
    (Slow Reverse).  The time on the display advances or reverses by
    1 minute each time you press S. FWD or S. REV.

    Press and hold down F. FWD (Fast Forward) or F. REV (Fast Reverse)
    to rapidly change the alarm time.

3.  Release ALARM SET when you have set the desired time for the first
    alarm.

4.  Set ALARM 1 + 2 to ALARM 2.  The ALARM 2 indicator lights on the
    left of the clock display.

5.  Repeat Steps 2 to 3 to set the desired time for the second alarm.

    Note:  You can set the ALARM 1 + 2 switch to the middle position so
           both Alarm 1 and ALARM 2 indicators light and the alarms will
           sound at both alarm times.

6.  Set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM as follows.

      ALARM - The buzzer sounds at the wake-up time.

      AUTO  - The radio turns on at the wake-up time.

7.  Adjust VOLUME for the desired alarm loudness.

To silence the buzzer or radio, set ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to OFF.  If you do
not manually turn off the buzzer or radio, it continues to sound for
59 minutes.

Notes:  Remember to reset the alarm if you want it to go off at the set
        wake-up time the next day.

        The alarm indicator lights on the lower left of the clock display
        when the buzzer or radio is set to sound.

        Press ALARM SET to display the set wake-up time.

USING THE SNOOZE FEATURE

If you want to silence the alarm, but want it to sound again in a few
minutes, press SNOOZE.  This silences the alarm for about 7 minutes.  You
can repeat this for up to 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 to play for up to 59 minutes and automatically
turn off.  Press Sleep to set the sleep timer.  The sleep timer is
automatically set to 59 minutes.

For a playing time of 59 minutes or less, follow these steps.

1.  While holding down SLEEP, repeatedly press S. FWD or S. REV until
    the display shows the desired minute setting.  Or, you can press and
    hold F. FWD or F. REV to rapidly change the minute setting.

2.  Release SLEEP.

To turn off the radio before the programmed sleep time has elapsed, press
ON/OFF/AUTO/ALARM to ON then back to OFF.

(br/all-12/27/94)