Atomic Clock Reception
Your SkyScan Atomic Clock receives the official US time signal from the US Atomic
clock in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Successful reception will activate the WAVE OK icon. If
the clock fails to receive the "WAVE" signal in the first reception sequence after power
up, it will repeat a 10-minute reception sequence every hour. This operation stops once
the WAVE is received. The clock automatically refreshes the WAVE each night.
You can start reception of the time signal anytime by pressing the TIME WAVE button.
Note: Frequent use of this feature will diminish the battery life.
Interference
Signals from other household devices, such as entry controls, door bells and home
security systems, may temporarily interfere with the SkyScan Atomic Clock and cause
reception failure. This is normal and does not affect the general performance of the
product.
Manual clock setting
If 20 minutes after power up your clock has not successfully received the time signal, you
may set the clock manually or the clock will continue an automatic search each hour until
the signal is received. Best reception of the WAVE is during the nighttime when the
atmosphere allows a stronger signal to travel farther from the Colorado transmitter. It is
strongly recommended that you allow the SkyScan Atomic clock one or two evenings to
automatically catch the WAVE and set itself.
If you decide to manually set the clock make sure the time zone and DST switches are
properly set (see getting started). Then follow these easy steps:
1.
Slide the switch to TIME SET and the time will flash on the display. Press the
HR and MIN buttons until you reach the desired time.
2.
Slide the switch to calendar and the year and date will flash on the display.
Press the YEAR, MONTH and DATE buttons until you reach the desired
calendar setting.
3.
Slide the Switch to the LOCK Position.
4.
Press the l2HR/24HR button to choose the desired display format. "AM" and
"PM" display only in the l2HR format.
5.
Press the °CIOF button to choose the Centigrade or Fahrenheit scale. The
indoor temperature will display in the chosen scale.
