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CD Clock Radio
®
with SmartSet
Automatic Time Setting System
(U.S. Patent No. 6,567,344)
OWNER’S MANUAL
CKD8300
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CAUTION TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ! The lightning flash with arrow- WARNING: TO REDUCE THE The exclamation point within head symbol, within an equi- an equilateral triangle is in- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK lateral triangle is inten
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® Thank you for purchasing this SmartSet CD clock radio. It’ s world’ s first and only LED CD clock radio that will automatically set itself to the correct ‘ Year ’ , ‘ Month ’ , ‘ Date ’ , ‘ Day’ , and ‘ Time’ as soon as you plug it in. The only thing you have to do is tell the CD clock radio what time zone you are in, and the built in computer does everything else for you immediately. And not only the first time, but every time the power is interrupted as well. We all know how annoying it is t
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IMPORTANT NOTES CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CAUTION CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION APPAREIL Á LASER DE CLASSE 1 WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED. PRODUCTO LASER DE CLASE 1 AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM This product contains a low power Laser Device. • Avoid installing this unit in places • Operate controls and switches as exposed to direct sunlight or close to described in the manual. heat radiating appliances such as • Before turning on the power, make electric heaters, on top of other ste
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PREPARATION FOR USE UNPACKING AND SET UP • Remove the radio from the carton and remove all packing material from the radio. We suggest that you save the packing material, if possible, in the unlikely event that your radio ever needs to be returned for service. The original carton and packing material is the only safe way to pack your radio to protect it from damage in transit. • Remove the CD protective card on the CD mechanism and any descriptive labels or stickers on the front or top of the
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PROTECT YOUR FURNITURE This model is equipped with non-skid rubber 'feet' to prevent the product from moving when you operate the controls. These 'feet' are made from non-migrating rubber material specially formulated to avoid leaving any marks or stains on your furniture. However certain types of oil based furniture polishes, wood preservatives, or cleaning sprays may cause the rubber 'feet' to soften, and leave marks or a rubber residue on the furniture. To prevent any damage to your furniture
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 17 16 18 15 19 14 20 21 13 12 22 11 23 10 24 9 25 8 7 26 6 27 5 28 4 29 30 3 31 2 32 33 1 34 1.) FM Wire Antenna. 19.) Power ‘ On’ Indicator. 20.) POWER (On/Off) Button. 2.) Headphone Jack. 21.) LOW BATT Indicator. 3.) STOP Button. 22.) FM ST. Indicator. 4.) SNOOZE Button. 23.) PROGRAM Indicator. 5.) MUSIC/BUZZ Selector Switch. 24.) TUNING Control. 6.) RANDOM/YEAR Button. 25.) TIME Button. 7.) CD DISPLAY/DATE Button. 26.) SKIP FWD/UP Button. 8.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SETTING THE TIME, THE FIRST TIME ® The first time you connect your new SmartSet CD Clock Radio to the AC outlet the clock will immediately begin to scroll. After a few seconds it will set itself automatically to the correct year, month, date, day, and time in the Eastern Time Zone, which is Zone 02. If you live in the Eastern Time Zone there is nothing else to do. Your clock is now set and running. If you live in a different time zone you must set the clock to your own tim
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DATE DISPLAY To see the correct month and date, depress the CD DISPLAY/DATE button, the display changes from ‘Time’ to ‘Date ’. The month and date are expressed numerically in the MM/DD format. For example, January 27th will be displayed as ‘1 27 ’. This display adjusts automatically for months of different lengths. For example, at midnight on February 28th (2 28), the display will automatically change to March 1st (3 1), unless it is a Leap Year, in which case the display will change to Febr
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DAYLIGHT SAVING AND LEAP YEAR ADJUSTMENTS All Daylight Saving and Leap Year adjustments are made automatically by ® the SmartSet internal computer as follows: • Start of Daylight Saving Time: At 1:59.59 AM on the first Sunday in April, the clock will automatically advance to 3:00 AM. • End of Daylight Saving Time: At 2:59.59 AM on the last Sunday in October, the clock will automatically reset to 2:00 AM. • Leap Year: At 12:00 Midnight on February 28th, the calendar display will change to "2.
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ADJUSTING THE WAKE UP TIMES Note: The Wake Up Times cannot be adjusted when the function selector is set to ‘ CD’ Your Unit has two separate alarms that can be set and used independently. You may use the alarms to wake two people at different times, or you may use one alarm for weekdays and the other for weekend wake up times. The procedure for adjusting the wake up time is the same for both Alarm 1 and Alarm 2. 1.) Set the AL (Alarm) 1 function switch to ‘ ADJ’ . The display will change from th
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SELECTING THE ALARM MODE Your unit has 5 different Alarm Modes for each of the two alarms. After you set the wake up times you have following wake up options: Wake Up Option Display Indication Monday Through Friday. 1 – 5 Saturday and Sunday Only. 6 – 7 Monday Through Saturday. 1 – 6 Everyday. 1 – 7 Sunday Only. 7 – 7 The days of the week are expressed numerically as follows: 1 = Monday. 2 = Tuesday. 3 = Wednesday. 4 = Thursday. 5 = Friday. 6 = Saturday. 7 = Sunday. After setting the wake up tim
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CHECKING THE WAKE UP TIMES Whenever you want to check the wake up time settings, simply set either the AL 1 or AL 2 selector to the ‘ ADJ’ position. The display will change from normal time to wake up time. Return the AL 1 or AL 2 selector switch to the or ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’ position, and the display will revert to normal time. Note: You cannot check the Wake Up Times if the function selector is set to the ‘ CD’ mode. Set function selector to AM, FM, or FM ST modes. LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1.) Press t
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PLAYING COMPACT DISCS 1.) Press the POWER button to turn the unit ‘ On’ . The Power LED will light. 2.) Set the Function switch to the CD position. 3.) Open the CD door by lifting at the “OPEN” notch on the right side of the cabinet. If you have not already done so remove the CD transit protection card from the CD spindle and discard it. 4.) Place your CD on the spindle with the printed label side facing up. Press down gently near the center hole until the disc is properly ‘seated’ on the spindl
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SKIP/SEARCH CONTROLS During playback press the SKIP FWD/UP or SKIP REV/DOWN buttons repeatedly to skip to higher or lower numbered tracks. Hold the SKIP FWD/UP or SKIP REV/DOWN controls to perform high-speed search within a track to locate a particular musical passage. Release the controls when you hear the desired passage and normal playback resumes at that point. REPEAT PLAYBACK To repeat a single track, start playback and skip to the desired track. When the desired track begins to play press
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PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK You can program a CD to play only the tracks you want to hear, in the specific order that you want them to play. A maximum of 20 tracks can be programmed. Note: You cannot program the CD memory while the disc is playing. If the disc is playing press the STOP button to stop playback. When the display is showing the total tracks you can then program as follows: 1.) Press the PROGRAM/TIME ZONE button. The display will show “P 01” and the PROGRAM indicator will begin to flash. 2.
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ALARM OPERATION • You have 3 wake up options: Wake to radio; Wake to the CD player; or Wake to an electronic ‘chirp’ alarm. Please note that whichever option you choose will apply to both Alarm 1 and Alarm 2. • Check the alarm time settings and the alarm mode setting and adjust them if necessary. Refer to page 10. WAKE TO THE CD PLAYER 1.) Set the MUSIC – BUZZ switch to ‘ MUSIC’. 2.) Set the Function selector to ‘ CD’. 3.) Set the AL 1, or AL 2, or both selectors to ‘ ON ’ . The AL (Alarm) L
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WAKE TO THE RADIO 1.) Set the MUSIC – BUZZ switch to ‘ MUSIC’. 2.) Set the Function selector to AM, FM, or FM ST. 3.) Set the AL 1, or AL 2, or both selectors to ‘ ON ’ . The AL (Alarm) LED indicator will come ‘ On ’. 4.) Press the POWER button to turn the system ‘ On’ , tune to the desired station and adjust the volume level to wake you up. 5.) Press the POWER button to turn the system ‘Off ’. At the selected wake up time the system turns ‘ On’ and the Radio begins to play. It will continue for
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SNOOZE ALARM After the music or buzzer alarm sounds in the morning, you may press the SNOOZE button for a few more minutes sleep. The Music or Buzzer alarm can be silenced for approximately 9 minutes and then turn on again. You may repeat the SNOOZE operation up to seven times if desired, but after about 60 minutes since the alarm is first activated, the alarm will not turn ‘ On’ again. SLEEP TO MUSIC TIMER 1.) Press the SLEEP button. The display will briefly show “02” and the music will begin t
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CHANGING THE LITHIUM BATTERY Like all batteries, eventually the built in lithium battery will need to be replaced. A number of factors, such as, the length of time between the date the unit was manufactured and the date you plugged it in for the first time determine the amount of time before replacement. During this initial storage period, the lithium battery is supplying power to the inside computer memory. Once you plug the unit in, your household outlet supplies the power, and the battery is
