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Page 1: ...Mist Clock Radio with Weather Forecast Quick Start Guide and User Manual now you know ...

Page 2: ...Welcome to Ambient Devices 3 Quick Start Guide 5 Getting to know your Mist Clock Radio 8 Using your Mist Clock Radio 19 Troubleshooting Guide 23 Warning 24 Compliance Information 24 Limited Warranty 27 No Guarantee ...

Page 3: ...ather forecasts stock market tracking sports updates or personal infor mation Since our products receive updates wirelessly via the Ambient Information Network they are easy to set up and easy to use Why bother going online or opening the morning paper for the informa tion you need every day Ambient products create a seamless link between you and the information you care about To learn about other...

Page 4: ...power Choose your time zone 2 After your device is plugged in the screen will ask you to select a time zone Use the silver wheel to scroll through a list of regions when you ve found the right time zone press the Settings button Check your signal strength 3 To the right of the word ambient on your Clock Radio s screen you ll see up to three bars indicating signal strength If you have zero or one b...

Page 5: ... 1 or 2 are in the up position the alarm is on Set the time for either alarm using the Alarm buttons Sit back and relax 6 When your Ambient Mist receives its first update its clock will set automatically and it will display weather information for over 150 U S cities While you wait for your first update you can review the available list of cities using the silver scroll wheel at the back of the de...

Page 6: ...cator Self setting network time Alarm 2 set time Alarm 1 set time Weather conditions radio information and messaging text Current temperature Today s hi lo and weather conditions Tomorrow s hi lo and weather conditions Message inbox Signal strength indicator ...

Page 7: ...volume Radio on off Set Select weather favorites and radio presets Scan radio channels View message inbox Alarm 2 pop up button Snooze Adjust screen brightness Set alarm 1 2 time Alarm 1 pop up button Scroll through weather cities radio stations and message text MESSAGES ...

Page 8: ...t receiving weather data please see the Troubleshooting Guide at the end of this booklet Backup Battery The Ambient Mist uses an A C adapter as its main power source However since we know you need to be able to count on your alarm no matter what we ve added a backup battery slot that takes one AA battery If your power goes out the Clock Radio will use power from this battery to ring at the schedul...

Page 9: ...An alarm is turned on when its button is in the up position An alarm is disengaged if its button is in the down position If both of the white buttons are in the up position both alarms are engaged When either of the alarms is turned on the time at which it is set will be displayed on the screen When an alarm is turned off the alarm s clock display will show only dashes Setting Alarm Time Set the t...

Page 10: ...Snooze Brightness bar on the top face of the Mist to give yourself a few extra minutes of sleep Mist s default snooze length is 9 minutes this length of time can be changed using the Settings menu see page 12 The Snooze bar will never disengage the alarm to stop the alarm after it has rung press the round white button so that it is in the down position When the alarm is not ringing the Snooze Brig...

Page 11: ...n to the down position Radio To turn on Mist s FM radio use the black power button on the top right face of the device When the radio is turned on the screen will show the frequency that is being played Adjust radio volume using the black volume knob Radio Reception If your FM radio is in a location where it does not have strong reception you may wish to use the external antenna that is coiled ins...

Page 12: ...ack of the Clock Radio s top face When turned on the radio will automatically start at the station that was last playing Radio Presets The Mist Clock Radio allows you to set up to five radio presets so you can easily find the stations you listen to most When the radio is on use the buttons numbered 1 5 on the top face of the device to set your presets To choose presets first tune the radio to your...

Page 13: ...ons 1 5 call up your preset radio stations only when the radio s power is on RDS The Mist Clock Radio is Radio Data System RDS capable allowing it to display information such as radio station identifiers program service and station genres Use the Settings menu see page 13 to enable RDS on the Mist The RDS information is displayed only while the radio is turned on If you would like to toggle betwee...

Page 14: ...Radio receives weather updates wirelessly via the Ambient Information Network Once your device has been plugged in check the signal strength indicator on the top right of the screen If your Clock Radio is getting reception you will see one two or three ascending bars next to the word ambient on the screen To ensure that the device receives updates as frequently as it should use the Mist Clock Radi...

Page 15: ...iving weather data please see the Troubleshooting Guide at the end of this booklet Select your location Your Mist Clock Radio receives weather information for 150 loca tions in the United States Use the silver wheel on the top face of the device to scroll through the list of available cities Locations are organized alphabetically by state Setting Weather Favorites The weather Favorites function al...

Page 16: ...a tions To re assign a Favorites button simply hold that button down when you re viewing a different city until you see the FAVORITES SET message InTouch Text Messaging Your device s messaging feature allows you to receive personal notes from your family and friends To get pricing and content informa tion about your Clock Radio s optional messaging feature create a user account at www myAmbient co...

Page 17: ...ice The message text will appear on your screen to scroll through longer messages use the silver wheel at the back of the device Press the message button a second time to read your second message Your device is capable of storing up to five messages at a time When you receive a second message it will become Message 1 and your original message will become Message 2 Once you ve read your message the...

Page 18: ...of the device to enter Set 1 tings mode Move up and down through the Settings menu using the silver 2 wheel at the back of the device When you reach the option you d like to change press the Set 3 tings button to select that option Scroll through your choices for that setting using the silver 4 wheel Press the settings button to change your selection 5 ...

Page 19: ... VOLUME 6 SET ALARM 2 SNOOZE LENGTH 7 FM DISPLAYS DOES NOT DISPLAY RDS 8 CELSIUS FAHRENHEIT 9 USING NETWORK TIME USING INTERNAL CLOCK 10 if your device is in an area where it does not get reception you will not be able to use network time MANUAL TIME SET 11 CLEAR MESSAGES 12 erases any messages that are currently stored on your device 13 RESET ALL clears all data from your device including weather...

Page 20: ...work If this continues for more than four hours try moving the device to a location with better signal coverage such as near a window or upstairs Only part of the screen is showing any data We send data to your Clock Radio in discrete parts so if the device is only showing data on one part of the screen or for only some of the 150 cities it s likely that the next update will remedy this situ ation...

Page 21: ...tion bars but my radio doesn t work Your device s weather information is transmitted via the Ambient Information Network the signal bars on the screen of the device dis play the signal strength level for your Ambient weather data Radio reception for the device is received separately which means that it is possible to have strong radio reception but poor weather reception or vice versa To increase ...

Page 22: ...tdated forecast This is almost always the result of lagging a condition that occurs when your device is not receiving a consistently strong signal If you notice this is happening try changing the location where you keep the Clock Radio We recommend that you keep it somewhere where it shows at least two bars of signal strength The temperature outside is different from what the device is displaying ...

Page 23: ...ation that Accuweather com has for that city Will this device work outside of the United States Sorry at present we only support Ambient Devices products within the United States I have a question that s not answered here Please visit our support site http www myambient com support Or contact us Anytime support ambientdevices com Business hours M F Eastern Time 1 866 311 1999 ...

Page 24: ...by manufacturer 4 Never operate this unit if it is not working properly if it has been dropped or damaged or dropped into water 5 The unit should be situated away from heat sources such as direct sunlight radiators heat registers stoves or other heat producing appliances 6 Never drop or insert objects into any openings 7 Do not operate under blanket or pillow Excessive heating can occur and cause ...

Page 25: ...desired operation Limited Warranty AMBIENT DEVICES INC AMBIENT warrants that this Product if properly used and installed will be free from defects in material or workmanship and will substantially conform to AMBIENT s publicly available specifications applicable to this Product for a period of one year from the original date of purchase If this Product is determined to be defective within the warr...

Page 26: ...er than AMBIENT This warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed from the Product To obtain warranty service you must take the Product or deliver the Product freight prepaid in either its original packaging or packaging afford ing an equal degree of protection to AMBIENT Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence ...

Page 27: ... For additional warranty service please be ready to provide the following information Your device s serial number 1 The zip code where your Ambient product is presently located 2 A description of the behavior of your Ambient product 3 email support ambientdevices com phone 866 311 1999 web www ambientdevices com ...

Page 28: ...ors which include but are not limited to network problems and chang es location within a building traffic volume service outages tech nical limitations signal strength terrain structures foliage weather atmospheric geographic topographic and other environmental or external conditions that may interfere with actual service quality and availability including the ability to make receive and maintain ...

Page 29: ...nt Devices the Ambient logo Ambient Information Network and Ambient Mist are trademarks or regis tered trademarks of Ambient Devices Inc All rights reserved 2001 2009 Ambient Devices Inc All Rights Reserved ...

Page 30: ...urate information whenever you want it wherever you want it Ambient products create a seamless link between you and the information you care about Put away your mouse and keyboard let us do the work ambientdevices com 7 Day Forecaster Baseball ScoreCast Football ScoreCast Market Maven ...

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