Tchibo 308 950 Instructions For Use And Guarantee

Radio­Controlled
Alarm
Clock

en

Instructions for use and guarantee

Tchibo GmbH D-22290 Hamburg · 76889BB57XIV ·2014-05

Dear Customer

Your new radio-controlled alarm clock has an
easy-to-read display and is simple to use with
the help of just a few buttons.

It is particularly accurate as it synchronises
itself daily with the radio time signal received
from the world's most precise transmitter. The
clock changes automatically from summer to
winter time and vice versa.

We hope you will be entirely satisfied with your
purchase.

Your Tchibo Team

www.tchibo.de/instructions
(Please enter the product number in
the box labelled “Bedienungsanlei­tungssuche” and click on “Suchen”.)

Contents

5 Safety warnings

8 At a glance

10 Buttons and

functions

11 How a radio-

controlled alarm
clock works

12 Prior to first use

12 Inserting/replacing

batteries

14 Radio signal recep-

tion

15 Reception indica-

tors and their mea­ning

17 Information regar-

ding the location
and possible
sources of interfe­rence

18 General functions

18 Illuminating the dis-

play

18 Changing between

the local time of day
and time of day of a
different time zone

19 Switching between

the day of the week
and seconds display

20 Switching between

date and alarm time

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20 Changing the

language for the day
of the week

21 Selecting display

format

22 Switching between

summer and winter
time

22 Restoring the

settings

23 Setting the alarm

25 Setting the time of

day and date manu­ally

25 Setting the time of

day

26 Setting the date

27 Setting the time of

day for a different
time zone

28 World time zones

29 Technical specifica-

tions

30 Disposal

32 Declaration of Con-

formity

34 Guarantee

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Safety warnings

Read the safety warnings carefully and only
use the product as described in these instruc­tions to avoid accidental injury or damage.
Keep this manual for future reference. If you
pass this product on to someone else,
remember give them these instructions.

Intended use

The radio-controlled alarm clock is intended
for private use and is not suitable for commer­cial purposes.

DANGER to children

• Swallowing batteries can be fatal. Therefore,
keep batteries and the alarm clock out of the
reach of infants. If a battery has been swal­lowed, seek medical advice immediately.

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• Keep all packaging material away from
children. There is a risk of suffocation!

WARNING – risk of injury

• If a battery has leaked, avoid contact with
skin, eyes and mucous membranes. If neces­sary, rinse the affected areas with clear water
and consult a doctor immediately.

• Batteries must not be charged, taken apart,
thrown into fire or short-circuited.

CAUTION – material damage

• Never expose the alarm clock to severe tem­perature fluctuations, moisture, direct sun­light, dust or impacts.

• Protect the batteries from intense heat.
Remove the exhausted batteries from the
alarm clock. This will avoid damage that can
be caused by leakage.

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• Always replace all the batteries at the same
time. Do not use different types or brands of
batteries or batteries with different capaci­ties.

• When inserting the batteries, ensure correct
polarity (+/–).

• Do not use rechargeable batteries as these
do not provide the required voltage.

• Do not use abrasive or solvent-based
cleaning products on the alarm clock.

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12-hour display

PM

Time of day display

Day display

Battery indicator

Alarm time

Alarm symbol

At a glance

Snooze symbol

Reception

indicator

Month

display

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Snooze/Light

Switch:

Date set
Time set
Alarm set

(Lock)

Batteries: 2 batteries LR03, 1.5 V

Alarm on/off

Battery

compartment

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Buttons and functions

Alarm on/off Switch the alarm on and off

Switch display

Snooze/Light Interrupt alarm

Switch display light on
Adjust values upwards
Adjust values downwards

Date Set Set the date
Time Set Set the time
Alarm Set Set alarm time

Lock Lock settings

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How a radio-controlled

alarm clock works

The exact time is received from the official
German transmitter DCF77. The transmitter is
located in Mainflingen, near Frankfurt on Main.
The signal is transmitted on long wave at

77.5 kHz in a radius of approx. 1,500 km

(900 miles).
The alarm clock receives and sets the time

automatically using its built-in antenna. Once
the time is set, the alarm clock continues
operating on its quartz movement. The clock's
receiver system switches on daily and com­pares the received time to the time displayed.

The alarm clock is highly accurate, meaning
that it will display the correct time even if the
clock is occasionally unable to receive the time
signal.

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Prior to first use

Remove the protective film from the

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display.

Inserting/replacing batteries

1. Slide the battery com­partment lid downwards
and lift it up.

2. Insert batteries or
replace batteries.
Ensure correct posi­tioning of the poles
(+/–).

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All display indicators appear briefly and the
alarm clock switches to reception.
The radio reception symbol flashes in the
upper right of the display.

3. Replace the battery compartment lid and
slide it upwards as far as it will go. You
should hear and feel it click into place.

• A change of battery is necessary when the
battery symbol appears in the display.

• Changing the batteries deletes all settings.

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Radio signal reception

The alarm clock attempts to receive the radio
signal for several minutes. If it does not
receive an adequate signal during this time,
the reception indicator will switch itself off and
the clock will start running from the time of
day set so far. In this case, refer to the section
“Information about the location and possible
sources of interference”.

After receiving the time signal, the reception
indicator is constantly displayed.

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Reception indicators and their

meaning

The quality of the last signal received
was satisfactory, and the time of day
has been synchronised with the recep­tion signal.

Weak radio signal.

Reception of the transmitter was not
possible or the time of day was set
manually and not synchronised with
the transmitter.

The reception system of the clock checks the
received time at regular intervals and synchro­nises it with the time displayed on the clock.

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Please note:

• If adequate reception is not possible, the

reception indicator in the display will switch
off after a few minutes and the time will con­tinue to run normally as set before.

• If reception is adequate, the clock will be set

to DCF77 time. Any settings made before­hand will be automatically adapted.

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Information regarding the location

and possible sources of interference

• We recommend placing the alarm clock near

to a window.

• Do not place the alarm clock on or near metal

surfaces.

• Allow a distance of at least two metres from

sources of interference, for example televi­sion sets, computers, etc. Airports, base­ments and high-rise buildings, etc. are not
good reception locations.

• Undisturbed reception is not possible in

moving vehicles such as cars or trains.

• The transmitter may shut off temporarily.

• Disturbances may occur during thunder-

storms.

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General functions

Illuminating the display

To be able to read the display in the dark,

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briefly press Snooze/Light. The display will
be lit for about 5 seconds.

Changing between the local time of day and time of day of a different time zone

The alarm clock normally displays the local
time of day.

Press the button for approx. 3 seconds

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until appears in the display.

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To set the time of day of a different time zone,
proceed as described in the section “Setting the
time of day to a different time zone”.

Switching between the day of the week and seconds display

The alarm clock normally displays the seconds.

Briefly press .

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The day of the week will be displayed.

There are different languages available to
show the day of the week; see section
“Changing the language of the day of the
week“.

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Switching between date and alarm time

The alarm clock normally displays the current
date.

Briefly press the Alarm on/off button to have

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the set alarm time displayed. The alarm
time is shown on the display and alarm is
activated.

The selected display is shown continuously.

Changing the language for the day of the week

Keep the button pressed for about 3

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seconds. The language abbreviation for the
set language will appear in the display.

Keep the button pressed as long as

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necessary until the required language
abbreviation is shown.

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The abbreviations for the languages appear in
the sequence:

DE (German) > Fr (French) > IT (Italian) >
SP (Spanish) > DU (Dutch) > SW (Swedish) >
En (English).

Selecting display format

The time of day can be displayed in 12 or 24­hour format. In the 12-hour format, the after­noon hours will be displayed with PM.

Briefly press the button to switch

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between the 12 and 24-hour format.

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Switching between summer and winter time

The clock switches automatically from summer
to winter time and vice versa. If the alarm
clock is in summer time mode, this is indicated
in the lower right of the display by (summer
time).

Restoring the settings

If the alarm clock shows a time that is obvious­ly incorrect, you can reset it to the default set­tings.

Briefly remove the batteries from the

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device and reinsert them. The clock is reset
and switches to radio signal reception.

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Setting the alarm

1. Slide the switch to Alarm set.
The alarm time flashes in the display.

2. Use the or button to set the alarm
time.

For quick setting keep the respective button
pressed.

3. Slide the switch to (lock) to save your
setting.

4. Press Alarm on/off to activate the alarm.
Current alarm time and the symbol will
appear on the display.

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Press the Alarm on/off button again to deacti-
vate the alarm. The current date is shown on
the display and alarm is deactivated.

You can be woken either by a one-time alarm
or a repeated alarm (Snooze function).

Press the Alarm on/off button to deactive

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the alarm.
Press the or button to interrupt the

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alarm.

flashes in the display. The alarm signal
will sound again after 4 to 5 minutes. The
process can be repeated a total of 6 times.
If the alarm is not switched off, it will stop
automatically after 2 minutes.

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Setting the time of day and date

manually

If you are within transmission range, the clock
will automatically set itself to the time of day
and the current date received as soon as there
is sufficient reception.
However, you can also set the time of day and
date manually.

Setting the time of day

1. Slide the switch to Time set.
The time of the day flashes in the display.

2. Use the or button to set the time of
day.

For quick setting keep the respective button
pressed.

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3. Slide the switch to (lock) to save your
setting.

Setting the date

1. Slide the switch to Date set.
The current date flashes in the display.

2. Use the or button to set the date.

For quick setting keep the respective button
pressed.

3. Slide the switch to (lock) to save your
setting.

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Setting the time of day

for a different time zone

1. Press the button for approx. 3 seconds
until appears in the display.

2. Slide the switch to Time set.
The time difference is shown in the display.

3. Use the or button to set the time
difference.

Refer to the time zone table in the section
“World time zones”.

4. Slide the switch to (lock) to save your
setting.

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World time zones

Time difference City

-9 Los Angeles

-8 Denver

-7 Chicago, Mexico City

-6 New York, Toronto

-4 Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires

-1 London
0 Paris, Rome, Berlin, Hamburg

+1 Cairo, Helsinki, Johannesburg
+2 Moskow
+3 Dubai
+4 Carachi
+6 Bangkok
+7 Hong Kong, Singapore
+8 Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul
+9 Sydney

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Technical specifications

Model: 308 950
Battery: 2 batteries type LR03

AAA/1.5 V
Radio receiver: DCF on 77.5 kHz
Antenna: internal ferrite antenna
Transmitter

range: approx. 1,500 km radius of

Setting time: approx. 3 to 5 minutes (with

Winter/summer time: changes automatically

Made exclusively for:
Tchibo GmbH, Überseering 18,
22297 Hamburg, Germany

Frankfurt on Main

good reception)

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Disposal

The alarm clock, its packaging and the sup­plied batteries have been manufactured from
valuable materials that can be recycled.
Recycling reduces the amount of refuse and
helps to preserve the environment. Dispose of
the packaging at a recycling point that sorts
materials by type. Make useof the local facili­ties provided forcollecting paper, cardboard
and lightweight packaging.

Appliances marked with this symbol
must not be disposed of along with

normal household refuse!
You are legally bound to dispose of old appli­ances separately from household waste. Infor­mation about collection points where old appli­ances can be disposed of free of charge is
available from your local authorities.

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Regular batteries and rechargeable

batteries must not be disposed of

along with household refuse!
You are legally bound to dispose of flat bat­teries or rechargeable batteries at a local
authority collection point or to return them to
a battery retailer.

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Declaration of Conformity

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Guarantee

We grant a three-year guarantee from the

date of purchase.

This product was manufactured using the
latest production techniques and has
undergone thorough quality control
inspection. We guarantee that the product is in
perfect condition.

We will remedy all defects in workmanship or
materials within the guarantee period. In order
for the guarantee to be granted, all warranty
claims must be accompanied by proof of pur­chase from Tchibo or from an authorised
Tchibo distribution partner.

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If, contrary to our expectations, a defect is
found, please contact our customer care
service at the following e-mail address:

[e-mail]

Our customer consultants will be pleased to
advise you on further procedure.

Damage due to improper use, as well as worn
parts and consumables, are not covered by the
guarantee.

Please have the product number at hand in
case of any queries.

This guarantee does not restrict statutory
warranty rights.

Product number: EN 308 950

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Product number: EN 308 950