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R
All-Alert System Clock Radio
With Dual Alarms, Digital Tuning
And Specific Area Message Encoding
OWNER ’S MANUAL
CKW2000
Visit our web site at www.emersonradio.com
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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 All-Alert Clock Radio from Emerson Research. This model incorporates the All-Alert messaging system that will be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Government to alert the public about weather emergencies and a whole range of other emergency situations that may occur in your area. In addition, this model includes the Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) system that will prevent you from receiving messages that do not apply to yo
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IMPORTANT NOTES • 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 stereo certain that the AC power cord is equipment that radiates too much properly installed. heat, places lacking ventilation or • When moving the set, be sure to first dusty areas, places subject to disconnect the AC power cord. constant v
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PREPARATION FOR USE Unpacking and Set Up • The display carton contains the clock radio, the AC adapter, and the external antenna wire. Please make sure that all of the components are removed from the carton before disposal. We recommend that you retain the carton and packing materials, if possible, in the event that your unit ever needs to be returned for service. Using the original carton and packing materials is the only way to properly protect your unit from damage in transit. If you do dis
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Installing The Back-Up Batteries – IMPORTANT! Although this clock radio operates primarily on normal 120V AC 60Hz house current with the included AC adapter, it is extremely important that you install 4 “AA” batteries in the back up battery compartment located on the bottom cabinet. The back up batteries not only maintain the time and alarm settings in the event of a power interruption, but they also maintain your radio preset memory stations, and they insure that you will still receive NOAA eme
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After installing the batteries the LCD panel will show the Time and Date display. The LCD panel backlighting will remain on for 5 seconds and then shut off automatically to preserve the battery life. Remember that if the back up batteries are not installed, or are installed incorrectly, the clock and alarm time memory, and all of the preset radio station memories, will have to be reset after every power interruption. Replacing The Back-Up Batteries When the back-up batteries need to be replaced
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Installing The AC Adapter – IMPORTANT! The wire of the AC adapter also functions as the FM antenna of this model. Please be sure to fully unwind the AC adapter cord and make sure the cord is extended to its full length for best FM reception. Connect the small female plug of the AC adapter to the “DC 6V” jack on the back cabinet of the radio. Connect the AC adapter block to your 120V AC 60Hz household outlet. Warning: Do not connect or disconnect the AC adapter from the AC outlet while your hands
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front Panel 2 R 3 1 4 5 6 7 13 Top Panel 14 12 15 11 10 16 9 8 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 8 CKW2000_041207.p65 8 12/4/2007, 11:56
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1.) Multi-Function LCD Display. 2.) Weather Band Telescopic Antenna. 3.) WARNING Indicator. 4.) WATCH Indicator. 5.) VOLUME Control. 6.) STATEMENT Indicator. 7.) Battery Compartment (Bottom Cabinet). 8.) ALM (Alarm) 1 Button. 9.) MENU Button. 10.) LEFT Button. 11.) TUNING UP Button. 12.) DC 6V 300mA Input Jack. 13.) Speaker. 14.) Ext. ANT. Jack. 15.) RIGHT Button. 16.) SELECT Button. 17.) POWER (On/Off) Button. 18.) WEATHER/HAZARD Button. 19.) SLEEP Button. 20.) TUNING DOWN Bu
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLOCK AND RADIO • Make sure that you have installed the back up batteries. • Make sure that you have connected the AC adapter to the back of this unit and to your AC outlet. • Make sure that the cord of the AC adapter is fully unwound and extended to its full length. BASIC OPERATION / EXPLANATION OF CONTROLS In order to minimize the number of controls on the top panel of this radio we have designed this radio with a MENU button, a SELECT bu
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MENU Button Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode. Press again to exit the Menu mode and return to the normal Time and Date display. After 30 seconds with no user input the LCD will return to the normal Time and Date mode automatically. NAVIGATION Buttons ( / / / ) After pressing the MENU button once the display will show “SETUP TIME” which is the first menu option. Pressing the TUNING UP or TUNING DOWN buttons allows you to scroll through the various menu options in the following order
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LCD Panel Backlighting (NORMAL Mode / CONTINUOUS Mode) When you install the 4 back-up batteries in this unit the display backlighting automatically switches to the NORMAL mode to extend the battery life. In the NORMAL mode the backlighting will come ‘ on’ when you press any one of the top panel control buttons and will go ‘ off’ after 5 seconds with no further control input. After you connect the AC adapter the display mode setting changes to CONTINUOUS automatically so that the display backligh
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Setting The Time When you install the 4 back up batteries the display comes ‘on’ and shows the initial default time and date setting: “SUNDAY, 01 – JAN – 2006, 12:00”. Set the display to the correct time as follows: 1.) Press the MENU button once. The display shows “SETUP TIME” 2.) Press the SELECT button once. The Hour digits begin flashing. 3.) Press the or Navigation buttons to set the display to the correct hour. Example: 2:00 PM. Be sure to observe the AM indicator to confirm that you hav
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Setting The Date 1.) Press the MENU button once. The display shows “SETUP TIME”. 2.) Press the (TUNING UP) Navigation button. The display shows “SETUP DATE”. The first time you enter the Setup Date mode the display will show “01 – JAN – 2006”, which is the initial default date. 3.) Press the SELECT button once. The Date indicator begins flashing. 4.) Press the or Navigation buttons to set the display to the correct date. Example: “15”. 5.) Press (RIGHT) Navigation button. The Month indicator
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Setting The Alarm Times This model has two alarms that can be set and used independently. You may set both alarms for Radio or Buzzer operation, or set one alarm for Radio and the other for Buzzer. Setting The Alarm 1 Wake Up Time 1.)Depress and hold the ALM 1 button for approximately 1 second. The “SET ALARM 1” indicator appears and the Hour digits begin flashing. 2.) Press the or Navigation buttons to set the display to the correct Alarm 1 wake up hour. Example: 6:00 AM Be sure to observe th
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Setting The Alarm 2 Wake Up Time 1.)Depress and hold the ALM 2 button for approximately 1 second. The “SET ALARM 2” indicator appears and the Hour digits begin flashing. 2.) Press the or Navigation buttons to set the display to the correct Alarm 2 wake up hour. Example: 9:00 AM Be sure to observe the AM indicator to confirm that you have set the hour correctly. If the AM indicator appears the hour displayed is AM. If the AM indicator does not appear the hour displayed is PM. 3.) Press (RIGHT)
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Selecting The Alarm Mode (Radio, Buzzer, or Off) 1.) Press the ALM 1 button once. The display shows the Alarm 1 Wake Up Time. 2.) Press the ALM 1 button again. The ALARM 1 indicator below the time display begins to flash. 3.)Press the or Navigation buttons repeatedly to select the alarm mode. If the ‘ Bell’ symbol flashes, the Alarm Mode is Buzzer. If the ‘ Musical Notes’ symbol flashes, the Alarm Mode is Radio. If no symbol is flashing below the ALARM 1 indicator, the Alarm Mode is ‘Off ’.
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To select the Alarm Mode for Alarm 2, repeat the procedure above using the ALM 2 button instead of the ALM 1 button. Snooze Operation When the Radio or Buzzer alarm turns ‘on’ in the morning you may press the SNOOZE/DIMMER button for a few minutes more sleep. The SNOOZE indicator appears on the display. The alarm will stop for 9 minutes and then turn ‘ on’ again. The Snooze operation may be repeated several times within one hour, but after one hour the alarm will reset itself for the following d
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Listening To The Radio This clock radio features a digital tuning AM/FM receiver that allows you to tune to the exact frequency of your desired station for the best possible reception. You may also store up to 10 of you favorite FM stations and 10 of your favorite AM stations in the preset memories for immediate and easy recall. 1.) Press the POWER button to turn the radio ‘ On ’. The first time you turn the radio on the display will show “CH 01 WB-CH 01 FM 87.5 MHZ”. To switch between FM and
