SkyScan Atomic Clock Model 31981 Manual

How To Set Your Time Zone

 

Time Zones around the world are identified by how many hours they are off-set from Greenwich Mean Time.  US time zones are 5 to 9 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and are identified as:

 

Eastern     -5

Central      -6

Mountain   -7

Pacific       -8

Alaska      -9

 

Your SkyScan model 31981 is pre-set to Pacific Time.  To set your clock to your time press and hold the mode button for 2 seconds.  The off-set hours will appear and blink in the clock window.  Press the up or down button to designate your time zone.  Press the alarm button to exit time zone setting mode.

 

 

How To Set 12 hour or 24 hour Display

 

 

Press and hold the mode button to 2 seconds.  The off-set time will appear.  Press the mode button again.  The 12hr or 24hr display will blink.  Press the up or down button to toggle back and forth between 12 hr and 24 hr display mode.  Press the alarm button to exit 12hr or 24 hr setting mode.

 

 

How To Manually Set the Time and Date and Language.

 

 

Your SkyScan clock is designed to automatically set itself using the radio signal originating from the US Atomic Clock.  Please allow your clock up to 72 hours to synchronize with this signal.

 

Should the need or desire to manually set the clock arise, follow these instructions:

 

1. Press and hold the mode button for 2 seconds.  The time zone off-set hours will begin to blink.
2. Press the mode button again.  The 12hr 24 hr mode will blink.
3. Press the mode button again.  The hour will begin to blink.  If in 12hr mode the PM indicator will show afternoon hours.  The PM indicator will not show for morning hours.  Press the up or down button to reach the desired hour.
4. Press the mode button again.  The minutes will begin to blink.  Press the up or down button to reach the desired minutes.
5. Press the mode button again.  The year will begin to blink.  Press the up or down button the reach the desired year.
6. Press the mode button again.  The month will begin to blink.  Press the up or down button to reach the desired month.
7. Press the mode button again.  The date will begin to blink.  Press the up or down button to reach the desired date.
8. Press the mode button again.  A letter indicating the language will begin to blink.  Use the up or down button to change the language used to show the weekday.

E  -  English

D  -  German

F  -  French

I   -  Italian

S  -  Spanish

1. Press the mode button again to exit setting mode. 

NOTE:  You may press the alarm button anytime to exit the setting mode.

 

How To Set the Alarm (s)

 

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To set the weekday and/or single alarms:

 

1. Press the alarm button.  The weekday alarm icon will appear.
2. Press and hold the alarm button for 2 seconds to enter the setting mode.  The hour will begin to blink.  Press the up or down button to reach the desired hour.  In 12hr mode the PM indicator will light for afternoon hours.
3. Press the alarm button again.  The minute will begin to blink.  Press the up or down arrow to reach the desired minute.  Press the alarm button again to exit the weekday alarm setting mode.
4. Press the alarm button again.  The single alarm icon will appear.
5. Press and hold the alarm button for 2 seconds to enter the setting mode.  The hour will begin to blink.  Press the up or down button to reach the desired hour.  In 12hr mode the PM indicator will light for afternoon hours.
6. Press the alarm button again.  The minute will begin to blink.  Press the up or down arrow to reach the desired minute.  Press the alarm button again to exit the single alarm setting mode.

 

To activate or deactivate the alarms:

 

1. Press the alarm button until either the weekday or single alarm icon appears.
2. Press the up or down button to activate or deactivate the chosen alarm.  If dashes show instead of time, the alarm has been deactivated.