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PREPARATION
AUTOMATIC TIME/DATE
SETTING
The ACR-326 checks the WWVB time
signal four times a day, at midnight, 6
AM, noon, and 6 PM. When the clock re-
ceives a good signal, it automatically
sets the time and date. You can obtain
more information about WWVB on the
World Wide Web at:
www.bldrdoc.gov/timefreq/wwvstatus.htm
You can also set the ACR-326 manually.
See “Manually Setting the Clock” on
Page 8.
Setting Up the Antenna
To ensure good reception, fully extend
the antenna bar’s cable away from the
clock and as near a window as possible.
After you have found the best location for
reception, attach the antenna bar to a
window or to a wall using the appropriate
hardware or double-sided tape (neither
supplied).
Note:
Do not place the clock near a TV,
high power cable, or metal table, be-
cause these items could interfere with ra-
dio signal reception.
Auto-Setting the Clock
Once you have plugged the clock into a
standard AC outlet and have positioned
the clock to receive a strong signal,
and
00
appear and flashes
every two seconds. Seconds should start
to count up from 00 to 59 in one complete
cycle without stopping or resetting. If the
signal is poor, counting stops or starts
over.
Reposition the antenna until a complete
count-up cycle finishes, then secure the
antenna to the selected location. See
“Setting Up the Antenna”.
If the clock receives a strong radio sig-
nal, the clock’s time and date are set au-
tomatically.
appears steadily. This
process takes from 2 to 5 minutes.
Note
: On very cloudy and stormy days,
the signal might not be strong enough to
reset the clock.
If the signal is interrupt-
ed,-:-- appears and you should manually
set the clock (see “Manually Setting the
Clock” on Page 8).
To turn off automatic time setting, re-
peatedly press
RX
until the antenna sym-
bol disappears.
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