Oregon RM932-E User Manual

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RADIO-CONTROLLED ALARM

CLOCK WITH WORLD TIME

MODEL NO.: RM932/RM932U

USER’S MANUAL

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing the RM932/RM932U Radio-controlled Clock with World Time.

This Clock is a compact device for both home-users as well as

travellers. The RM932 --- the Central Europe model --- is designed

to automatically synchronize its current time and date when brought within an approximate 1500km radius of the radio signal generated from Frankfurt, Germany (DCF77). The RM932U --- the UK model --- will do the same when brought within range of the MSF- 60 radio signal from Rugby, UK.

In addition to the local time and calendar display, the user can also select to display the corresponding time of 130 major world cities.

This Clock also comes with favourable features including key-lock function, multilingual day-of-the-week display, EL back-light, hourly chime and dual alarm with 8-minute snooze function.

CONTROL BUTTONS:TOP PANEL

1. MODE BUTTON

- Press to change between the clock and calendar display modes

- Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the clock and calendar setting mode

2. [SNOOZE/LIGHT] BUTTON

- Press to turn on the back-light for 5 seconds

- Press to activate the Snooze function when the alarm goes off

- Press and hold for 3 seconds to turn off the alarm when the alarm goes off

3. [ALARM ON/OFF] BUTTON

- Press to activate/deactivate the corresponding alarm in display

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CONTROL BUTTONS:SIDE PANEL

4. [RF CLOCK] BUTTON

- Press and hold for 3 seconds to activate/deactivate the auto reception of RF clock signal

1. [ALARM] BUTTON

- Press to toggle among the calendar, weekday alarm and single alarm modes

- Press and hold for 2 seconds to enter the setting modes of the corresponding alarm in display

2. ROTARY KNOB [UP] AND [DOWN] BUTTONS

- Scroll up or down to increase/ decrease the value of a setting

3. [WORLD TIME] BUTTON

- Press to enter the world time setting mode

CONTROL BUTTONS:REAR PANEL

1. [RESET] BUTTON (inside battery compartment)

- Press to return all settings to default values

2. [KEY-LOCK] SLIDE SWITCH

- Slide to lock the key-functions

3. WALL-MOUNT HOLDER

4. FOLDABLE TABLE STAND

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before operation, remember to slide the key-lock switch to the left to release all key operations.

When the battery power level is low, the low battery indicator

[

] will light up. Replace the batteries accordingly.

ACTIVA TING THE BACK-LIGHT

Press [SNOOZE/LIGHT] button to turn on the back-light for 5 seconds.

BATTERY INSTALLATION

"AAA" UM4 1.5V

1. Remove the battery compartment door.

2. Insert two (2) pieces of “AAA” 1.5V batteries as shown.

3. Press RESET.

4. Replace the battery compartment door.

DISPLAY MODES

Press [MODE] button to display the following in sequence:

1 Current Time with Seconds

World City Name Abbreviation & Time

2) Current Time with Weekday World City Name Abbreviation & Time

3) Calendar World City Name Abbreviation & Time

To display the dual alarm times, press [ALARM] button.

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ABOUT RADIO RECEPTION

This clock is designed to automatically synchronize its calendar clock once it is brought within range of the radio signal. When the unit is within range, its radio-control mechanism will override all manual settings unless auto-reception of radio signal has been manually deactivated.

When the clock is receiving radio signal, the radio reception icon will start to blink. A complete reception generally takes about 2 to 10 minutes, depending on the strength of the radio signal. When the reception is complete, the radio reception icon will stop blinking. The strength of the reception for the last full hour will be indicated.

For better reception, place the unit away from metal objects and electrical appliances to minimize interference.

Should you wish to deactivate the RF controlled function, press and hold [RF CLOCK] button for 3 seconds. The radio reception icon will disappear. To reactivate the RF controlled function, press and hold [RF CLOCK] button for 3 seconds again and the radio reception icon will be re-displayed.

- Strong

- Weak

- No Reception

- Receiving

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SETTING THE CLOCK AND CALENDAR

CLOCK MANUALLY

1. Press and hold [MODE] button for 2 seconds.

2. Select the local city by using the rotary knob [UP]/[DOWN]

button (for city names abbreviation, please refer to the section “Selecting the World Time”). Press [MODE] to confirm.

3. Repeat the same procedures to set the hours, minutes, year, month,

day, language of day-of-week and hourly-chime on/off by using [UP]/[DOWN] button.

4. Press [MODE] button to save the changes and exit.

5. For the language for day-of-week, you can select “E” for English,

“D” for German, “F” for French, “I” for Italian or “S” for Spanish. The day-of-week can be expressed as an abbreviation in five different languages. The languages and their selected abbreviations for each day of the week are shown in the language chart below.

Language

English

German

French

Italian

Spanish

Day-of-the-week

Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Note: When changes are made to the minute, the seconds will start from zero. The unit will also save all changes and return to normal display automatically after the unit has been left idle for a minute.

ABOUT THE HOURLY-CHIME FUNCTION

When the Hourly-Chime is set to the on-mode, the indicator [ ] will light up and a beep sound will be given out at the beginning of each hour.

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SETTING THE ALARM

This clock is equipped with 2 alarms: Weekday Alarm and Single Alarm. For the Weekday Alarm, alarm will only sound out at the preset times during weekday (i.e., from Monday to Friday) and will be automatically disabled during the weekend (i.e., Saturday and Sunday). For the Single Alarm, alarm will sound out once at the preset time.

To set the alarm:

1. Press [ALARM] to change to the respective alarm-time display mode.

2. Press and hold [ALARM] for 2 seconds.

ALARM AND SNOOZE FUNCTION

An alarm will go off for 2 minutes in two-step crescendo patterns if undisturbed. The Alarm-On indicator will flash and the back-light will be activated for 5 seconds. To mute the alarm, press any key. Pressing [SNOOZE/LIGHT] button will activate the snooze function.

When the snooze function is activated, the alarm will be muted temporarily and set off again after 8 minutes. To disable the snooze function when the alarm goes off, you can press and hold the

[SNOOZE/LIGHT] button for 3 seconds. Alternatively press [ALARM] or [ALARM ON/OFF] button.

3. Use [UP]/[DOWN] button to enter the hours. Press [ALARM] button to confirm.

4. Use [UP]/[DOWN] to enter the minutes. Press [ALARM] to exit.

The alarm will be automatically activated after setting. The corresponding Alarm-On indicator [ tivate the alarm, press the [ALARM ON/OFF] button when the

corresponding alarm time is displayed. [ -: -- ] will be displayed to indicate such deactivation.

] or [ ]will appear. To deac-

SETTING THE WORLD TIME

This clock features a World-time display function so that you can check the corresponding time of different places in the world instantly with DST [Daylight Saving Time] automatically adjusted. The names of the world cities are shown in an abbreviated 3-letter format (e.g., “FRA” for Frankfurt, Germany).

To set the world time:

1. Press [WORLD TIME] button once. The W orld-T ime icon will

be flashing.

2. Use the [UP]/[DOWN] button to select the world city.

3. Press the [WORLD TIME] button to confirm.

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World City Abbreviations Reference Table

Country Name City code

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADD 3 No DST Adelaide, Australia ADL 9.5 From Last Sunday in October to Last Sunday in March Auckland, New Zealand AKL 12 From 1st Sunday in October to 3rd Sunday in March Ankara, Turkey AKR 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Algiers, Algeria ALG 1 No DST Amsterdam, Netherlands AMS 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Anchorage AK, USA ANC -9 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Antananarivo, Madagascar ANT 3 No DST Asuncion, Paraguay ASU -4 From 1st Sunday in September to 1st Sunday in April Athen, Greece ATH 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Atlanta GA, USA ATL -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Abu Dhabi, U.A.E AUH 4 No DST Bucharest, Romania BBU 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Barcelona, Spain BCN 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Baghdad, Iraq BDD 3 From 1st April to 1st October Belgrade, Yugoslavia BEG 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Beijing, China BEJ 8 No DST Berlin, Germany BER 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Beirut, Lebanon BEY 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Bangkok, Thailand BKK 7 No DST Brisbane, Australia BNE 10 No DST Bogota, Colombia BOG -5 No DST Boston MA, USA BOS -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Bern, Switzerland BRN 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October

Time Offset

(GMT = 0)

DST Period

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Brussels, Belgium BRU 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Brasilia, Brazil BSB -3 From 2nd Sunday of October to 3rd Sunday of February Buenos Aires, Argentina BUA -3 No DST Budapest, Hungary BUD 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Cairo, Egypt CAI 2 From Last Friday in April to Last Friday in September Casablanca, Marocco CAS 0 No DST Canberra, Australia CBR 10 From Last Sunday in October to Last Sunday in March Caracas, V enezuela CCS -4 No DST Calcutta, India CCU 5.5 No DST Chicago IL, USA CGX -6 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Colombo, Sri Lanka CMB 6 No DST Copenhagen, Denmark CPH 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Cape Town, South Africa CPT 2 No DST Dhaka, Bangladesh DAC 6 No DST Damascus, Syria DAM 2 From 1st April to 1st October New Delhi, India DEL 5.5 No DST Detroit MI, USA DTW -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Dublin, Ireland DUB 0 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Frankfurt, Germany FRA 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Guatemala City, Guatemala GUA -6 No DST Geneva, Switzerland GVA 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Hamburg, Germany HAM 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Hanoi, Vietnam HAN 7 No DST Havana, Cuba HAV -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam HCM 7 No DST Helsinki, Finland HEL 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Hong Kong, China HKG 8 No DST Honolulu HI, USA HNL -10 No DST

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Houston TX, USA HOU -6 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Indianapolis, IN, USA IND -5 No DST Istanbul, Turkey IST 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Jakarta, Indonesia JKT 7 No DST Johannesburg, South Africa JNB 2 No DST Kabul, Afghanistan KBL 4.5 No DST Khartoum, Sudan KHA 3 No DST Kiev, Ukraine KIE 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Kingston, Jamaica KIN -5 No DST Kathmandu, Nepal KTM 5.75 No DST Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia KUL 8 No DST Kuwait City, Kuwait KWI 3 No DST Las Vegas NV, USA LAS -8 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Los Angeles CA, USA LAX -8 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Lima, Peru LIM -5 No DST Lisbon, Portugal LIS 0 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October London, UK LON 0 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Lagos, Nigeria LOS 1 No DST La Paz, Bolivia LPB -4 No DST Luxembourg, Luxembourg LUX 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Madrid, Spain MAD 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Melbourne, Australia MEL 10 From Last Sunday in October to Last Sunday in March Mexico City, Mexico MEX -6 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Managua, Nicaragua MGA -6 No DST Miami FL, USA MIA -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Milan, Italy MIL 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Manama, Bahrain MNA 3 No DST Manila, Philippines MNL 8 No DST

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Montreal, Canada MON -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Moscow, Russia MOW 3 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Montevideo, Uruguay MVD -3 No DST Nassau, Bahamas NAS -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Nairobi, Kenya NRB 3 No DST New York NY, USA NYC -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Oslo, Norway OSL 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Ottawa, Canada OTW -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Port-au-Prince, Haiti PAP -5 No DST Paris, France PAR 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Perth, Australia PER 8 No DST Pheonix, AZ, USA PHE -7 No DST Phnom Penh, Cambodia PNH 7 No DST

Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

Papeete, French Polynesia PPT -10 No DST Prague, Czech Republic PRG 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Portland OR, USA PTL -8 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Pretoria, South Africa PTR 2 No DST Panama City, Panama PTY -5 No DST Yangon, Myanmar RGN 6.5 No DST Rio de Janeiro, Brazil RIO -3 From 2nd Sunday of October to 3rd Sunday of February Reykjavik, Iceland RKV 0 No DST Rome, Italy ROM 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RUH 3 No DST San Salvador, El Salvador SAL -6 No DST Santiago, Chile SCL -4 Seattle WA, USA SEA -8 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Seoul, South Korea SEL 9 No DST

POS -4 No DST

From 1st Sunday on or after 9th October to 1st Sunday on or after 9th March

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San Francisco CA, USA SFO -8 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Shanghai, China SHA 8 No DST Singapore, Singapore SIN 8 No DST San Jose, Costa Rica SJO -6 No DST San Juan, Puerto Rico SJU -4 No DST Salt Lake City UT, USA SLC -7 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Sofia, Bulgaria SOF 2 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Sao Paulo, Brazil SPL -3 From 2nd Sunday of October to 3rd Sunday of February Stockholm, Sweden STH 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Sydney, Australia SYD 10 From Last Sunday in October to Last Sunday in March Tashkent, Uzbekistan TAS 5 No DST Tokyo, Japan TKY 9 No DST Taipei, Taiwan TPE 8 No DST Tripoli, Libya TRP 2 No DST Toronto, Canada TRT -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Quito, Ecuador UIO -5 No DST Vancouver, Canada VAC -8 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Vienna, Austria VIE 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Warsaw, Poland WAW 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October Washington DC, USA WDC -5 From 1st Sunday in April to Last Sunday in October Wellington, New Zealand WLG 12 From 1st Sunday in October to 3rd Sunday in March Zurich, Switzerland ZRH 1 From Last Sunday in March to Last Sunday in October

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THE RESET BUTTON

The [RESET] button is used to enhance synchronization of signals after battery replacement or when the unit is operating in an

unfavourable way or malfunctioning. Use a blunt stylus to hold

down the button. All settings will return to their default values.

KEY-LOCK FUNCTION

To lock all key-operation when carrying this clock with you, slide the [KEY -LOCK] switch to the right. To operate this clock again, slide the switch to the opposite direction.

WALL-MOUNT OR TABLE-STANDING

This unit is designed specially to facilitate table-standing or wallmounting.

Wall-Mount:

Table-Stand:

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MAINTENANCE

When handled properly, this unit is engineered to give you years of satisfactory service. Here are a few product care instructions:

1. Do not immerse the unit in water. If the unit comes in contact with water, dry it immediately with a soft lint-free cloth.

2. Do not clean the unit with alcohol containing detergent, abrasive or corrosive materials. Abrasive cleaning agents may scratch the plastic parts and corrode the electronic circuit.

3. Do not subject the unit to excessive: force, shock, dust, temperature, or humidity. Such treatment may result in malfunction, a shorter electronic life span, damaged batteries, or distorted parts.

4. Do not tamper with the unit’s internal components. Doing so will terminate the unit’s warranty and may cause damage. The unit contains no user-serviceable parts.

5. Only use new batteries as specified in this instruction manual. Do not mix new and old batteries as the old batteries may leak.

6. Read this instruction manual thoroughly before operating the unit.

SPECIFICATIONS

Proposed operating range : -5.0°C to +50.0°C

(23.0°F to 122.0°F)

Radio Control : Auto synchronize current time

and date by Radio signal form Frankfurt, Germany DCF-77 (the UK Version from Rugby, England MSF - 60)

Clock format : 24-hour format

(hh:mm:ss)

12-hour format for UK V ersion Calendar format : Day-Month-Year Alarm : Single and Weekday 2-minute

crescendo Alarm with

8-minute snooze function Power : Uses two (42) UM-4 or

“AAA” 1.5V batteries Weight : 150.63gm

(without battery) Dimensions : (L)112.5x(W)86x(T)25.8mm

With Carrying Pouch

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EC-DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This product complies with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R&TTE 1999/5/EC Directives, if used for its intended use and that the following standard(s) has/have been applied:

Efficient use of radio frequency spectrum (Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive) applied standard(s) N / A

Electromagnetic compatibility (Article 3.1.b of the R&TTE Directive) applied standard(s) ETS 300 683:1997

Safety of information technology equipment (Article 3.1.a of the R&TTE directive) applied standard(s) EN 60950:1997

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Additional information:

The product therefore conforms with the Low Voltage Directive 73/ 23/EC, the EMC Directive 89/336/EC and R&TTE Directive 1999/ 5/EC (appendix II) and carries the respective CE marking.

VS-Villingen / Germany August 2001 Gerhard Preis R&TTE representative of manufacturer

RTTE Compliant Countries :

All EC countries, Switzerland CH

And Norway N

- The contents of this manual and technical

CAUTION

specifications are subject to change without further

notice.

- Due to printing limitation, the displays shown in this manual may differ from the actual display.

- The contents of this manual may not be reproduced without the permission of the manufacturer.

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE --- RM932/RM932U

Trouble

All function keys are disabled Reception icon "Antenna" is not shown

- Clock time is not correctly set; and/or

- Reception icon "Antenna" displays as "No reception"

Warning:

- For other cases not listed in the above, feel free to contact our help line

- Do not dissemble the unit. This will void the warranty

Rear slide switch is locked Auto-reception of clock radio signal has been

disabled The clock radio signal is not received because:

- Electromagnetic interference exists, or the Main Unit is located within reinforced concrete walls or shadowed area location

- Orientation of placement is not at optimum position for reception of clock radio signal

Possible Cause

Remedy

Unlock the rear switch Enable this function by following the instruc-

tions in the User’s Manual

- Locate the Main Unit far from PC, mobile phone etc and re-locate it near the window sill. Wait at least 24 hours (note: during night-time signal is stronger, particularly after rain)

- The clock radio signal is searched at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 9:00, 15:00, 21:00 every day automatically

- To force the signal reception please refer

to instructions in the User’s manual