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SET UP INSTRUCTIONS
To set up your clock simply install one fresh AA, LR6 ALKALINE battery. Due to the nature of
long-wave radio signals, it is normally not possible to receive a signal during the day so it is best to
install the battery late in the evening. Once the battery is installed, the clock will begin searching for a
signal. For the initial setting, it is recommended to stand the clock in an upright position near a window.
Within five minutes the clock will either receive the WWVB signal and set itself to the exact time (for the
default Pacific Time Zone), or it will determine that the signal is not receivable at its current location and
time of day. If a signal is not receivable, it will fast-forward the hands to the 4, 8, or 12 o’clock position
and search for WWVB every two hours until a signal is received. If the time is manually set, the clock
will continue to periodically search for a signal and automatically reset the hands when the signal is
received.
Once the clock has set to the correct time (default Pacific Time Zone)
If you are in the Pacific Time Zone- you are ready to hang your clock.
If you are not in the Pacific Time Zone, select your time zone by pressing one of the four time zone
buttons PT-Pacific Time, MT-Mountain Time, CT-Central Time, ET-Eastern Time. If multiple buttons are
pressed, the clock will set to the time zone selected last. If no time zone is selected the clock will
default to Pacific Time. Your clock can only set itself to one of the four time zones stated above. For
time zones outside of PT, MT, CT or ET you must manually set the time using the Manual Time set
button on the back of the movement. Our clock will set to the correct Time Zone that you selected. Once
the clock has reached the correct time, you are ready to hang your clock.
ONCE THE CLOCK HAS SET TO THE DEFAULT PACIFIC TIME ZONE, YOU MUST PRESS
THE CORRECT TIME ZONE BUTTON.
The clock is designed for indoor use only. Select a location to place your radio-controlled clock
where it will be at least six feet away from a TV, computer, air conditioner or other household electrical
appliances. The optimal location is near a window. Windows facing Colorado provide the best signal.
The WWVB time signal will easily penetrate masonry and wood framed buildings. WWVB will
penetrate almost every residential building and most steel buildings if they have adequate windows. It
is not possible, however, for WWVB to penetrate most indoor shopping malls and rooms in the center of
large office buildings that do not have windows. In buildings that WWVB cannot penetrate, you may set
the time using the manual time set button. When the clock receives the WWVB signal it will
automatically set the hands to the exact time.
Eastern Time
Pacific Time
Mountain Time
Central Time
MANUAL TIME
SET BUTTON*
*ONLY use in areas
with No WWVB reception
Daylight Saving Time
(DST) ON/OFF Button
MANUAL SET
BUTTON
will turn off
WWVB reception!
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