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MODEL JCR-290
AM/FM TALKING DUAL ALARM CLOCK RADIO
WITH SMART TALK™
TM
USER MANUAL
PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL COMPLETELY BEFORE
OPERATING THIS UNIT AND RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR
FUTURE REFERENCE.
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WARNING 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 O R S H O C K H A Z A R D , D O N O T E X P O S E T H I S A P P L I A N C E T O R A I N O R MOISTURE. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those speci
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7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are prov
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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLIANCE WITH FCC REGULATIONS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a radio receiver, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Howe
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Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing "comfort level" adapts to higher volumes of sound. So what sounds "normal" can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing. Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts. To establish a safe level: • Start your volume control at a low setting. • Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly, and without distortion. Once you have established a comfortable sound level: • Set the dia
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS Controls and Functions of Unit 1. Volume Control 12. On/Off Button 2. ALARM 1 (AL1) On/Off Button 13. LCD Panel 3. Trigger On/Off Switch 14. Rating Label 4. < (Down) Button 15. Reset Button 5. Set Button 16. Battery Compartment Cover 6. > (Up) Button 17. Speaker 7. AM/FM Band Selector 18. Line In Jack 8. ALARM 2 (AL2) On/Off Button 19. Display Hi/Lo Dimmer Button 9. Tuning Control 20. FM Wire Antenna 10. Sleep Button 21. AC Power Cord 11. Snooze Bar
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LCD Panel Indicators 22. PM Indicator 23. Hour Digits 24. Minute Digits 25. AL1 and Sound Effect Indicators 26. AL2 and Sound Effect Indicators 27. SLEEP and Sound Effect Indicators 28. SNOOZE Indicator 29. Smart Talk Indicator IMPORTANT NOTES Avoid installing the unit in locations described below: • Places exposed to direct sunlight or close to heat radiating appliances such as electric heaters. • Humid, moist or dusty places. • Places subject to constant vibration. • Noisy places.
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INSTALLING BACKUP BATTERIES 1. Remove the BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER. 2. Install 2 x 3V type CR2032 Lithium batteries (not included) according to the polarity indications on the BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER. 3. Close the BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER. NOTE: The unit will operate without batteries installed, but your time and alarm settings will be lost and have to be reset in the event of a power interruption or failure. IMPORTANT: Be sure that the batteries are installed correctly. Wrong polari
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WHAT IS SMART TALK™? Smart Talk is an innovative clock operating system using the latest voice recognition technology. It’s the HANDS-FREE way to set your alarm clock. No more fumbling with instructions or pressing multiple buttons to set the time and alarm. Once the system is activated by saying the trigger word “Smart Talk”, you now simply say one of the preset voice commands and follow the voice prompts to set-up the clock using your voice! Setting the Time, Alarm, Sleep Time, Sleep Sound an
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7. Press SET BUTTON (#5) to proceed to AL2 settings following steps #1 to 6 above. AL2 indicators (#26) will respond to the features chosen. 8. Press SET BUTTON (#5) to proceed to TIME settings following steps #1 to 4 above. 9. Press SET BUTTON (#5) to proceed to Sleep Sound settings. 10. Use the > (UP) (#6) or < (DOWN) (#4) BUTTONS to choose a Sleep Sound - Ocean, Rain, Brook or Radio. 11. Except in alarm, snooze or sleep modes, you may cycle through and review the set alarm time, alarm s
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SMART TALK COMMANDS COMMAND FUNCTION DESCRIPTION AND FACTORY PRESET PHRASE Smart Talk Trigger word to activate the voice recognition system. Time To check the current time. * Factory preset time is 12:00AM. Set Time To set the current time in AM or PM. Alarm To check the alarm time and status of AL1 & AL2. If the alarm is currently off, you have the option to turn it on or vice versa. * Factory preset alarm time is 7:00AM for AL1 and 8:00AM for AL2. Set Alarm To set the alarm time of AL1 & AL2
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CURRENT TIME SETTING AND REPORTING TO SET THE CURRENT TIME 1. Start by saying the trigger word “Smart Talk” or press the SNOOZE BAR (#11). 2. The unit will reply “Yes” and will wait for your next command. 3. Say “Set Time” and the unit will reply “Tell me the current time including AM or PM”. 4. Say the current time you wish to set the clock to. Example: to set the clock to 3:23AM, say “Three Twenty Three AM”. 5. When the time is successfully understood, the unit will reply, “The time is …”
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3. Say “Set Alarm” and the unit will reply “Say Alarm One or Alarm Two”. 4. To set Alarm One, say “Alarm One”. You can also say the command “Cancel” during this step if you wish to cancel setting the alarm and the unit will reply “OK” to confirm.. 5. If the unit fails to understand the alarm source given, it will reply, “Please Repeat”. Now repeat step #4 above. 6. If the unit fails to understand the alarm source given a second time, it will reply “I’m sorry. I did not understand you, pl
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TO SET THE ALARM WAKE SOUNDS (AL1/AL2) 1. Start by saying the trigger word “Smart Talk” or press the SNOOZE BAR (#11). 2. The unit will reply “Yes” and will wait for your next command. 3. Say “Alarm Sound” and the unit will reply “To set alarm sound, please say Alarm One or Alarm Two”. 4. To set Alarm One, say “Alarm One”. You can also say the command “Cancel” during this step if you wish to cancel setting the alarm sound. 5. If the unit fails to understand the alarm source given, it will
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NOTE: - When the preset alarm time is reached, the chosen alarm sound will start sounding at a fairly low volume level and gradually increase to a very loud volume level in 60 seconds. It will last for 60 minutes if uninterrupted. - When the alarm is sounding, there will be a periodic pause in the alarm sound if you chose a nature sound (Ocean, Rain or Brook) or the Beep for your wake alarm. This is normal and the point where the unit is listening for one of the two Smart Talk commands (
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d. The unit will now ask “Would you like to turn off the Alarm?” e. If you say “Yes”, the unit will reply “Alarm One is Off” and proceed to announce the Alarm Two settings. If you say “No”, it will proceed to Alarm Two. f. Alarm Two check will be announced in the same way as alarm one above. SNOOZE FUNCTION When the preset alarm time is reached, the chosen alarm sound will start. You can momentarily stop the alarm sound for 9 minutes by using the snooze function. The snooze function
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2. Say “Snooze” during one of the pauses in the alarm sound to activate the 9-minute snooze. 3. If your command is correctly recognized, the SNOOZE INDICATOR (#28) will turn on. 4. When snooze expires, the alarm sound will resume. 5. You can repeat snooze operation for a maximum of 6 times within 60 minutes from the original preset alarm time. 6. You can cancel snooze any time by saying “Alarm Off” or manually pressing ON/OFF BUTTON (#12). 7. If you press the SLEEP BUTTON (#10) once, snooze
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USING SMART TALK™ 1. When the designated alarm time is reached, there will be a periodic pause in the alarm sound if you chose a nature sound (Ocean, Rain or Brook) or the Beep for your wake alarm. This is normal and during the pause is where the unit is listening for the “Alarm Off” command. 2. Say “Alarm Off” during one of the pauses in the alarm sound to turn the Alarm off for the day. If the “Alarm Off” command is correctly recognized, the unit will reply “Yes” and the alarm sound wi
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ACTIVATE SLEEP MODE AND SETTING SLEEP TIME 1. Press the SLEEP BUTTON (#10) to start the sleep mode. 2. The sleep time is default to 60 minutes on first use and “60” will on the display (#24). 3. Press the SLEEP BUTTON (#10) repeatedly to cycle through shorter sleep time options of 45, 30, 15 minutes or OFF. USING SMART TALK™ SETTING THE SLEEP SOUND 1. Start by saying the trigger word “Smart Talk” or press the Snooze Bar (#11). 2. The unit will reply “Yes” and will wait for your next command.
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NOTE: - During sleep, you may press the SLEEP BUTTON (#10) to check the remaining sleep time. - When sleep sound is playing, its volume can be adjusted from low to high (level 1-4) by pressing the > (UP) (#6) or < (DOWN) (#4) BUTTONS. The selected sleep sound volume will be displayed. - To change the sleep sound during sleep, press the SNOOZE BAR (#11) and use “Play Sleep Sound” voice command to change it as usual. The remaining sleep time will not be affected. LISTENING TO RADIO 1. Selec
