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MULTI-BAND RADIO-CONTROLLED

TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK

MODEL: RMB383

USER'S MANUAL

Congratulations  on  your  purchasing  the  RMB383  Multi-Band
Radio-controlled Travel Alarm Clock.

Innovative  in  design  and  features,  this  unit  is  a  unique
radio-controlled travel clock which can receive the clock radio signal
from  Frankfurt-Germany,  Colorado-USA,  Rugby-England,
Fukushima-East-Japan  and  Kyushu-West-Japan  by  one  device.
Simply plug in the exchangeable antenna for your location - without
any setting you can travel the world with this radio-controlled clock
and  know  the  accurate  time  and  date  immediately.  The  effective
reception range is around 1,500km radius from the selected signal.

The  unit  also  comes  with  other  great  features  such  as  indoor
temperature  display,  multilingual  day-of-the-week  display,  EL
back-light, dual time and calendar, dual daily alarm with 8-minute
snooze function, hourly chime and key-lock function.

Summary of Contents for RMB383

Page 1: ...ushima East Japan and Kyushu West Japan by one device Simply plug in the exchangeable antenna for your location without any setting you can travel the world with this radio controlled clock and know the accurate time and date immediately The effective reception range is around 1 500km radius from the selected signal The unit also comes with other great features such as indoor temperature display m...

Page 2: ...and hold to enter the setting routine C AND BUTTONS Press to change the value of a setting D MODE BUTTON Press to change the display mode or press and hold to enter the setting routine E TEMP BUTTON Press to display the indoor temperature or press and hold to change the temperature display unit F RESET BUTTON Press to return all settings to default values G RELEASE PUSH BUTTON Press to release the...

Page 3: ...ed batteries is low the low battery indicator will light up In this case replace with new batteries ANTENNA SELECTION To utilize the radio controlled clock function first you must select an antenna to be applied The following antennas are included in the package 1 EUROPE DCF 77 signal 2 JAPAN WEST USA UK JJY 60 WWVB 60 MSF 60 signal 3 JAPAN EAST JJY 40 signal 1 2 3 Simply plug in the antenna as sh...

Page 4: ...ception icon will be flashing 4 If the US signal is chosen the ZONE icon will appear Press MODE then use or to toggle among the 4 US time zones Pacific P Mountains M Central C or Eastern E 5 Press MODE to confirm or simply leave it idle for 1 minute The entry will be confirmed and auto reception will be activated accordingly The radio reception icon will be flashing Without plugging in the antenna...

Page 5: ...e displayed accordingly Interference Reception can be affected by a number of factors For best reception place the device away from metal objects and electrical appliances Note Interference from sources such as TVsets can affect the signal If after batteries have been inserted for ten minutes the signal is not received then set the time manually see section How To Set The Clock Calendar Manually H...

Page 6: ...e language for day of week you can select E for English D for German F for French I for Italian or S for Spanish The day of week can be expressed as an abbreviation in five different languages The languages and their selected abbreviations for each day of the week are shown in the language chart below Day of the week Language Monday Tuesday Wed Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday English French German...

Page 7: ...key except SNOOZE when the alarm goes off Alternatively you can press and hold SNOOZE for 3 seconds when the snooze function is on INDOOR TEMPERATURE DISPLAY This unit is capable of measuring the indoor temperature within a range of 5 C to 50 C 23 F to 122 F To display the temperature press TEMP To change the temperature display unit press and hold TEMP for 2 seconds to toggle between degree Celsi...

Page 8: ...ratch the plastic parts and corrode the electronic circuit 3 Do not subject the unit to excessive force shock dust temperature or humidity which may result in malfunction shorter electronic life span damaged battery and distorted parts 4 Do not tamper with the unit s internal components Doing so will invalidate the warranty on the unit and may cause unnecessary damage The unit contains no user ser...

Page 9: ...demonstration purpose only For optimal daily usage application of new alkaline batteries are recommended EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This product complies with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R TTE 1999 5 EC Directives if used for its intended use and that the following standard s has have been applied Efficient use of radio frequency spectrum Article 3 2 of the R TTE Directive app...

Page 10: ...magnetic interference exists or the unit is located within reinforcedconcrete walls or shadowed area location Orientation of placement is not at optimum position for reception of clock radio signal Unlock the keys by pressing and holding both the UP and DOWN keys together for 3 seconds Plug in the appropriate antenna Enable this function by following the instructions in the User s Manual Move the ...

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