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513-1918B FAQS 

 

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CONTENTS 

513-1918B FAQS

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Batteries

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Digital Clock Factory Restart

 ...................................................................................................... 2 

Compatible Remote sensors

 .................................................................................................... 2 

Power Requirements

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Quick Connect

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Dashes show for Remote Temperature

 .................................................................................... 3 

Inaccurate Remote Temperature Reading

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Intermittent Remote Temperature

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Remote Temperature is stuck or HH.H, LL.L

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Remote sensor drains batteries quickly

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Remote sensor fell. The sensor no longer works

 ...................................................................... 4 

Mounting/Positioning Remote sensor

 ....................................................................................... 5 

Fahrenheit/Celsius

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Supported Time Zones

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Dashes, HHH, LLL or Stuck Indoor Temperature

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Does the clock have a backlight?

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Time is off by hours

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Daylight Saving Time

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Manually Set Time/Date: Program Menu

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No WWVB Tower Icon

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Set Time Alarm

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Activate/Deactivate Time Alarm

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Snooze Alarm

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Custom Date Display

 ............................................................................................................... 9 

Digital clock has distorted or frozen display

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Digital clock is blank: No letters, numbers or dashed lines

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Day of the week is incorrect.

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Digital clock drains batteries quickly

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Digital clock has missing segments

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Summary of Contents for 513-1918B

Page 1: ...rature is stuck or HH H LL L 4 Remote sensor drains batteries quickly 4 Remote sensor fell The sensor no longer works 4 Mounting Positioning Remote sensor 5 Fahrenheit Celsius 6 Supported Time Zones 6 Dashes HHH LLL or Stuck Indoor Temperature 6 Does the clock have a backlight 6 Time is off by hours 6 Daylight Saving Time 6 Manually Set Time Date Program Menu 7 No WWVB Tower Icon 8 Set Time Alarm ...

Page 2: ...issue Factory Restart 1 Remove all power from outdoor sensor and clock 2 Press one of the buttons on the clock at least 20 times to clear all memory 3 Verify that the clock is blank before proceeding there may be lines painted on the screen that will show when there is no power 4 Leave both units without power for 15 minutes very important 5 Insert fresh batteries into the outdoor sensor then into...

Page 3: ...issue Low remote temperature readings are power related or a sensor going bad The remote sensor reads the environment where it is mounted When mounted inside the home it will read inside temperature When the remote sensor reads high during the day but not at night it is a positioning problem Look for heat sources such as sunlight door or window frames or reflected heat Side by side test Place the ...

Page 4: ...Replace remote sensor Remote sensor drains batteries quickly Test a new set of alkaline batteries Write down the date of installation and the voltage of the batteries When the batteries fail please note the date and voltage again Check the distance and resistance between the remote sensor and atomic clock Remote sensors at the end of the range may work while batteries are fresh but not after they ...

Page 5: ... you can construct a small roof or box for the remote sensor Be sure a box has vents Mount the remote sensor on the North side where to prevent sun from causing incorrect readings Mount at least 6 feet in the air for a strong RF radio frequency signal Do not mount the remote sensor on a metal fence This significantly reduces the effective range Remote sensors are water resistant not waterproof Ind...

Page 6: ...s Insert fresh alkaline batteries with correct polarity If the indoor temperature is still dashes or HHH LLL the digital clock may need replacement Does the clock have a backlight No as this clock is battery operated there is no backlight Time is off by hours Check to see if the WWVB Tower icon appears on the atomic digital clock If not the digital clock has not received a WWVB time signal in the ...

Page 7: ...Colorado and leave for up to five nights If you do not have a window facing this direction position the clock near an outside wall and point the unit in this general direction Manually Set Time Date Program Menu There are seven function buttons SNOOZE ALARM SET PLUS MINUS 1 Hold the SET button 2 seconds to enter settings mode 2 Press the or button to adjust the flashing values 3 Hold the or button...

Page 8: ...e date 11 Press SET to confirm and move to the temperature unit TEMP F will show F will flash Press the or button if you prefer C Celsius 12 Press SET to confirm and exit No WWVB Tower Icon The digital clock has not received a WWVB time signal in the past 24 hours Position the digital clock for better reception Press and release the PLUS button to send the digital clock on a WWVB signal search at ...

Page 9: ...Remove batteries from digital clock Press any button 20 times Leave the batteries out of the display for 2 hours Insert batteries into the digital clock Digital clock is blank No letters numbers or dashed lines Check that the batteries are installed correctly Batteries may be overpowered or underpowered Remove batteries from digital clock Press any button 20 times Leave the batteries out of the di...

Page 10: ...tal clock should be blank If numbers still appear please check for scratch guard Power Check that the batteries are installed correctly This is generally a power related issue Batteries may be overpowered or underpowered Remove batteries from digital clock Press any button 20 times Leave the batteries out of the display for 2 hours Insert batteries into the digital clock ...

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