Sharp SPC1038 Instructions & Warranty

Atomic Wa ll C lo ck

Instructions & Wa rr an ty

Tha nk you fo r your pu rchas e of this q ualit y clock . The utm ost car e has gon e into th e desig n and man ufact ure of yo ur
clo ck. Ple ase rea d these i nstru ction s and sto re them i n a safe pl ace for f uture r efere nce.

The r eceiv er unit h as a clea r, easy- to-re ad disp lay tha t shows i ndoor t emper ature a nd humi dity, ou tdoor t emper ature ,
tim e, mont h, date , day. The re mote se nsor tr ansmi ts the ou tdoor t emper ature . To rec eive th e outdo or temp eratu re,
pla ce the se nsor an ywher e withi n 30 mete rs; the 4 33.92 MHz tec hnolo gy mean s no wire i nstal latio n is requ ired.

The At omic Cl ock wil l alway s be accu rate to w ithin o ne seco nd as it re ceive s daily W WVB upd ates. D aylig ht Savi ng
Time a lso aut omati cally u pdate s so ther e is no nee d to re-s et the cl ock man ually !

IMP ORTANT: If t he Atomi c Clock d oes not r eceiv e the WWV B signa l immed iatel y, wa it ove rnigh t and it wi ll be
set i n the mor ning.

The c lock ha s a built i n recei ver tha t autom atica lly syn chron izes it self wi th the WW VB radi o signa l broad cast by t he
US Go vernm ent’s N ation al Inst itute o f Stand ards & Techn ology ( NIST) i n Fort Co llins , Color ado.

FEAT URES:

Ato mic C loc k

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The W WVB rad io

sig nal dai ly broa dcast e nsure s that th e atomi c clock w ill alw ays dis play th e most ac curat e date an d time.

. CLO CK DISP LAY:

- Dis plays t ime in ho urs and m inute s; cale ndar di splay o f month , date & da y; indo or temp eratu re; out door
tem perat ure; si gnal st rengt h indic ator; d aylig ht savi ng (DST ).

2. UP / WAVE / 1 2/24 BU TTON:

- In th e TIME / CA LEND AR sett ing mod e, pres s it to inc rease t he sett ing val ues. Ho ld the bu tton fo r 3 secon ds,
the d ispla y will ch ange ra pidly.

- In no rmal mo de, pre ss and ho ld the bu tton fo r 3 secon ds for re ceive t he RCC si gnal im media tely.

- Dur ing the R CC rece iving p eriod , press t he butt on agai n to stop t he RCC re cepti on.

- In no rmal mo de, pre ss the bu tton to s witch 1 2/24 ti me disp lay for mat.

3. DO WN / ℃/℉ BUTT ON:

- In th e TIME / CA LEND AR sett ing mod e, pres s the but ton to de creas e the set ting va lues. H old the b utton f or 3

sec onds, t he disp lay wil l chang e rapid ly.

- In no rmal mo de, pre ss the bu tton to s witch t emper ature u nit ℃/℉.

4. EN TER / CHA NNEL BU TTON:

- In th e TIME / CA LEND AR sett ing mod e, pres s the but ton to co nfirm t he sett ing.

- In no rmal mo de, pre ss the bu tton to s witch t he betw een cha nnel 1, 2 a nd 3 to rec eive th e 433.9 2MHz si gnal;
pre ss and ho ld the bu tton fo r 3 secon ds will p airin g with th e outdo or remo te sens or.

5. DS T SWITC H:

- In no rmal mo de, sli de the sw itch to O N/OFF t he DST fu ncti on.

6. WAL L MOUNT

7. SE TTING S WITCH :

- In no rmal mo de, sli de the sw itch to s elect d iffer ent se tting m ode (LO CK/TI ME SET/ CALEN DAR SET ).

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SPC 1038

REM OTE TRA NSMIT TER

Rec ommen ded ope ratin g range : -50℃ to 70℃, - 122℉ to 15 8℉
Res oluti on: 0.1℃/℉( above 0℃/ 32℉), 1℃/℉(be low 0℃/32℉)
Hum idity m easur ing ran ge: 20% R H to 95%R H

Ope ratin g range : 20% RH to 9 5%RH
Res oluti on: 1%R H
RF tr ansmi ssion f reque ncy: 43 3.92M Hz
Rem ote tra nsmit ter: 1 un it
RF tr ansmi ssion r ange: m aximu m 30 mete rs
Tempe ratur e sensi ng cycl e: arou nd 50 sec onds

POW ER

Mai n unit: 3 V, use 2 x AA 1. 5V alka line ba ttery
Rem ote tra nsmit ter: 3V, us e 2 x AA 1.5 V alkal ine ba tter y

DIM ENSIO N

Mai n unit: 2 53(W) x 1 73(H) x 2 2.5(D )mm

10. 0(W) x 6. 8(H) x 0. 9(D)i nch
Rem ote tra nsmit ter: 40 (W) x 130 (H) x 24( D)mm

1.6 (W) x 5.1 (H) x 0.9 (D)in ch

FCC I NFORM ATION:

Thi s equip ment ha s been te sted an d found t o compl y with th e limit s for a Cla ss B digi tal dev ice, pu rsuan t to Part 1 5 of
the F CC Rule s. Thes e limit s are des igned t o provi de reas onabl e prote ction a gains t harmf ul inte rfere nce in a re siden tial
ins talla tion. T his equ ipmen t gener ates, u ses, an d can rad iate ra dio fre quenc y energ y and, if n ot inst alled a nd used i n
acc ordan ce with t he inst ructi ons, ma y cause h armfu l inter feren ce to rad io comm unica tions . Howev er, ther e is no
gua rante e that in terfe rence w ill not o ccur in a p artic ular in stall ation . If this e quipm ent doe s cause h armfu l inter feren ce
to ra dio or te levis ion rec eptio n, whic h can be de termi ned by tu rning t he equi pment o ff and on , the use r is enco urage d
to tr y to corr ect the i nterf erenc e by one or m ore of th e follo wing me asure s:

- Reo rient o r reloc ate the r eceiv ing ant enna.

- Inc rease t he sepa ratio n betwe en the eq uipme nt and re ceive r.

- Con nect th e equip ment in to an out let on a ci rcuit d iffer ent fro m that to w hich th e recei ver is co nnect ed.

- Con sult th e deale r or an exp erien ced rad io/TV t echni cian fo r help.
Thi s devic e compl ies wit h Part 15 o f the FCC R ules. O perat ion is su bject t o the fol lowin g two con ditio ns:
(1) T his dev ice may n ot caus e harmf ul inte rfere nce, an d
(2) T his dev ice mus t accep t any int erfer ence re ceive d, incl uding i nterf erenc e that ma y cause u ndesi red ope ratio n.

Cau tion: An y chang es or mod ifica tions n ot expr essly a pprov ed by the p arty re spons ible fo r compl iance c ould vo id the
use r's aut horit y to oper ate the e quipm ent.

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8. RE SET BUT TON:

- In ca se of mal funct ion, pr ess the b utton t o reset a ll valu es to def ault va lues.

9. TI ME ZONE S WITCH :

- In no rmal mo de, sli de to sel ect the d esire d time zo ne (Pac ific Tim e, Moun tain Tim e, Cent ral Time , Easte rn Time) .

10. B ATTERY CO MPARTME NT AND DO OR:

- Use 2 AA si ze batt eries .

11. TAB LE STAND

Rem ote Tran smitt er

1. LE D INDIC ATOR:

- LED F lashe s when th e remot e unit tr ansmi ts a read ing

2. CH ANNEL S LIDE SW ITCH (i nsid e batte ry comp artme nt):

- Assi gn the tr ansmi tter to c hanne l 1, 2 or 3 to re ceive 4 33.92 MHz sig nal

3. RE SET BUT TON:

- Pre ss it to re start t he tran smitt er and re turn al l value s to defa ult val ues.

4. BAT TERY COM PAR TMEN T:

- Use 2 AA Si ze batt eries .

5. BAT TERY DOO R

6. WAL L MOUNT

7. TAB LE STAND

SET TING UP T HE TRAN SMITT ER:

1. Re move th e batte ry door a nd inse rt 2 AA batte ries in to the ba ttery c ompar tment a nd foll ow the po larit ies mar ked.

2. Sl ide the s witch t o Chann el 1. Pre ss the RE SET but ton to se t the tra nsmi tter.

3. Pr ess the C HANNE L bu tton a t the bac k of the cl ock to se t chann el 1.

4. Lo ck the tr ansmi tter ba ttery d oor wit h the scr ew.

5. Pl ace the u nits aw ay from m etal ob jects a nd elec trica l appli ances t o minim ize int erfer ence. P ositi on the re ceive r
wit hin the e ffect ive tra nsmis sion ra nge 30 me ters in u sual ci rcums tance s.

6. If C hanne l 1 signa l is not re ceive d prope rly, cha nge the t ransm itter s lide bu tton to C hanne l 2 or 3. Pre ss CHAN NEL
but ton of th e clock t o 2 or 3 resp ectiv ely. Pre ss and h old the C HANNE L bu tton f or thre e secon ds. The u nit wil l start
to fi nd the ne w chann el.

NOT E:

1. To rec eive th e trans mitte r signa l, the ch annel s of rece iver an d trans mitte r must ma tch eac h othe r.

2. On ce the ch annel i s assig ned to tr ansmi tter, yo u can onl y chang e it by rem oving t he batt eries o r reset ting th e unit.

SET TING UP T HE ATOMIC CL OCK:

1. Re move th e batte ry door f rom the b ack of th e wall cl ock and i nsert 2 AA ba tteri es. Ins ert the m accor ding to t he
mar ked pol arity.

2. Re place t he batt ery doo r.

SIG NAL STR ENGTH I NDICATO R:

The s ignal i ndica tor dis plays s ignal s treng th in 4 lev els. Wav e segme nt flas hing me ans tim e signa ls are be ing rec eived .

NOT E:

1. Th e unit wi ll auto matic ally se arch fo r the tim e signa l at 2:00 am (3:0 0am, 4: 00am, 5 :00am , 6:00a m is also a vaila ble if
the s ignal w as not re ceive d at 2:00 am)

2. Cl osed ar ea such a s airpo rt, bas ement , tower b lock or f actor y is not re comme nded.

3. Wh ile the a tomic s ignal i s flash ing, th e contr ol pane l is inac tive.

SUG GESTI ON:

Mak e sure yo u read th e instr uctio ns befo re oper ating t his clo ck. We ha ve deve loped t his sop histi cated i nstru ment fo r
the b est rec eptio n perfo rmanc e; howe ver, the s ignal t ransm itted f rom USA Ato mic Clo ck tran smitt er will b e affec ted in
cer tain si tuati ons. We a dvise y ou to not e the fol lowin g instr uctio ns:

1. It i s stron gly rec ommen ded to st art thi s clock a t night a nd let th e clock r eceiv e the sig nal aut omati cally p ast mid night .

2. Alw ays pla ce the un it away f rom int erfer ing sou rces su ch as TV se t, comp uter, et c.

3. Avo id plac ing the u nit on or n ext to me tal pla tes.

4. Are as with a ccess t o windo ws is rec ommen ded for b etter r ecept ion.

5. Do n ot star t recep tion in m oving a rticl es such a s vehic les or tr ains.

DAYLI GHT SAVI NG TIME ( DST):

The c lock ha s progr ammed t o autom atica lly swi tch whe n the day light s aving t ime is in e ffect . Your c lock wi ll show D ST
dur ing the s ummer t ime if yo u turn on t he DST.

TIM E ZONE SE TTING :

The d efaul t time zo ne is PACI FIC. If y our lo catio n is not in t he Paci fic, se t the tim e zone by s lidin g the TIM E ZONE sw itch
to Pa cific Ti me/ Mou ntain Ti me/ Cen tral Tim e/ East ern Time z one in th e norma l mode.

TIM E AND C ALEND AR SETT ING:

Time a nd cale ndar ca n be set ma nuall y. As so on as the t ransm itter s ignal i s recei ved aga in, the c lock wi ll auto matic ally
syn chron ize wit h the exa ct time a nd cale ndar.

1. Sl ide the S ETTIN G switc h to TIME S ET or CAL ENDAR SE T to set th e time or c alend ar..

2. Pr ess the U P an d DOWN b utton t o chang e the val ue and pr ess ENT ER butt on to con firm th e setti ng.

3. Fo llow th e seque nce: Ho ur>Mi nute (T IME) an d YEAR> Month >Date >Lang uage (C ALEND AR).

4. On ce the ti me or cal endar i s set, sl ide the s witch t o LOCK.

BATT ERY REPL ACEME NT:

If th e low bat tery in dicat or appe ars bes ide the o utdoo r tempe ratur e of main u nit, it i ndica tes tha t the tra nsmit ter
bat terie s need re place ment. I f the low b atter y indic ator is d ispla yed at th e top lef t corne r, it indi cates t hat the a tomic
clo ck batt eries n eed rep lacem ent.

NOT E:

Att entio n! Plea se disp ose of us ed unit o r batte ries in a n ecolo gical ly safe m anner.

BATT ERY WARNI NG:

- Cle an the ba ttery c ontac ts and al so thos e of the de vice pr ior to ba ttery i nstal latio n. Foll ow the po larit y (+) and ( -)
to pl ace bat tery.

- Do no t mix old a nd new ba tteri es.

- Do no t mix Alka line, S tanda rd (Car bon - Zin c), or Re charg eable ( Nicke l - Cadmi um) bat terie s.

- Inc orrec t batte ry plac ement w ill dam age the c lock mo vemen t and bat tery ma y leak.

- Exh auste d batte ry is to be r emove d from th e produ ct.

- Rem ove bat terie s from eq uipme nt whic h is not to b e used fo r an exte nded pe riod of t ime.

- Do no t dispo se of bat terie s in fire . Batte ries ma y explo de or lea k.

USI NG THE WAL L MOUNT:

The t ransm itter h as the de sktop a nd wall m ounti ng stru cture .

- For t he Atomi c Clock , use the r ecess ed hold o n the bac k of the cl ock to ha ng it.

- For t he Trans mitte r, hang or p lace th e separ ate wal l-mou nting p art in an a rea pro tecte d from di rect ra in. Onc e the
sta nd is mou nted, p lace th e trans mitte r into th e stand o n the wal l.

SPE CIFIC ATIONS :

MAI N UNIT

Rec ommen ded ope ratin g range : 0℃ to 45℃, 32℉ to 11 3℉
Res oluti on: 0.1℃/℉( above 0℃/ 32℉), 1℃/℉(be low 0℃/32℉)
Hum idity m easur ing ran ge: 20% R H to 95%R H

Rec ommen ded ope ratin g range : 20% RH to 9 5%RH
Res oluti on: 1%R H
Cal endar r ange: f rom yea r 2014 to 2 099
Rad io cont rolle d signa l: WWVB