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515-1419 FAQS

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CONTENTS

515-1419 FAQS ................................................................................................................................................ 1

Batteries ............................................................................................................................................................ 1

Digital Clock Factory Restart .................................................................................................................... 2

Display Indoor Temperature or Seconds ........................................................................................... 2

Fahrenheit/Celsius ......................................................................................................................................... 2

12-Hour Time Format ................................................................................................................................ 2

Supported Time Zones ............................................................................................................................ 2

Dashes, HHH, LLL or Stuck Indoor Temperature ............................................................................ 2

Does the clock have a backlight? ........................................................................................................ 3

Time is off by hours ................................................................................................................................... 3

Daylight Saving Time ................................................................................................................................ 3

Manually Set Time/Date: Program Menu............................................................................................ 3

No WWVB Tower Icon ............................................................................................................................. 5

Set Time Alarm ........................................................................................................................................... 5

Activate/Deactivate Time Alarm ............................................................................................................ 5

Snooze Alarm .............................................................................................................................................. 5

Indoor Comfort Statement ...................................................................................................................... 5

Digital clock has distorted or frozen display ..................................................................................... 5

Digital clock is blank: No letters, numbers or dashed lines ......................................................... 6

Day of the week is incorrect. ................................................................................................................. 6

Digital clock drains batteries quickly ................................................................................................... 6

Digital clock has missing segments ..................................................................................................... 6

Batteries

Explanation: Many problems are resolved with fresh batteries of the appropriate voltage.

Many items sent in under warranty work, when tested with fresh batteries. Batteries

manufactured this year will have an expiration date 10 years (or more) in the future. Battery

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515-1419 FAQS The links below will work in most PDF viewers and link to the topic area by clicking the link. We recommend Adobe Reader version 10 or greater available at: http://get.adobe.com/reader CONTENTS 515-1419 FAQS ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Batteries ....................................................................................................................................
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technology has improved and batteries will maintain voltage longer in storage. However, the environment the batteries reside in for the 10 years can deplete the power.  We suggest name brand Alkaline batteries for indoor displays.  A minimum voltage of 1.48V for each battery is necessary for proper performance.  Use batteries dated at least six years in advance of the current year. Batteries dated earlier than six years from now may still work, but may be unstable in performance.
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Explanation: These symbols are error messages indication the indoor sensor is outside of its readable range. For indoor readings, this is generally a power related issue.  This is generally a power related issue.  Batteries may be overpowered or underpowered. Remove batteries from atomic digital clock.  Press any button 20 times. Leave the digital clock unpowered for 1-2 hours.  Insert fresh alkaline batteries with correct polarity.
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Time set order: 1. Beep ON/OFF 2. WWVB ON/OFF 4. Time Zone 3. DST ON/OFF (Daylight Saving Indicator) 5. 12/24 hour time format 6. Hour 7. Minutes 8. Year 9. Month 10. Date 11. Fahrenheit/Celsius Note: 20 seconds without button press will return to normal time display. 1. 2. 3. 4. Hold the MODE button for 3 seconds to enter set mode. BEEP ON will appear. Press the + or - button to turn OFF the beep sound. Press the MODE button to confirm and select Atomic ON/OFF. ATOMIC ON will show.
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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 night.  Allow up to 5 nights to receive the time signal. Set Time Alarm The alarm will be active when set. 1. Press and release ALARM: Alarm Hour will show 2. Use the +/- button to select. 3. Hold then release ALARM 3 seconds: Alarm Minutes will show 4.
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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. Digital clock is blank: No letters, numbers or dashed lines      Check that the batteries are installed correctly. Batteries may be overpowered or underpowered.