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Home › Atomic Clock Manuals › SkyScan Atomic Clock Manuals › SkyScan Atomic Clock Model 34202 Manual

THE SKYSCAN ATOMIC CLOCK

With the SkyScan Atomic Clock, you have the most accurate timepiece within the continent. It receives the time signal transmitted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is regulated by 3 atomic clocks and deviates less than 1 second within 3,000 years. The NIST broadcasts the time signal (WWVB, 60kHz) continuously from Fort Collins, Colorado. This signal can be received anywhere in the continental USA that long wave (AM) radio reception is possible. It is expected that the signal can cover a distance of 2,000 miles from the transmitter. Therefore, your clock will receive the signal within the broadcast range anywhere an AM signal can be received; generally the signal cannot be picked up in massive metal and concrete structures unless near a window. The signal is strongest at night. In addition, some environmental effects may affect the transmitting distance.

For more information, please study the WWVB WEB page of NIST at:

http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/

ENVIRONMENTAL RECEPTION EFFECTS:

The Atomic Clock obtains the accurate time with wireless technology. Same as all wireless devices, the receiving ability may be affected by, but not limited to, the following circumstances:

Long transmitting distance.
Nearby mountains and valleys.
Among tall buildings.
Near railway, high voltage cable, etc.
Near freeway, airport, etc.
Near construction site.
Inside concrete buildings.
Near electrical appliances.
Near computers and televisions.
Bad weather locally or electrical storms between you and Colorado.
Inside moving vehicles.
Nearby metallic structures.

LOCATION PRECAUTIONS:

This clock receives a radio wave much like a TV or radio. Be sure to locate it near a window or some other location where reception is good. Avoid the following locations, which can interfere with proper reception.

Synchronization signal reception can be received in Continental USA only. In other areas, you can still use this clock by making time settings manually.

QUICKSTART

Place your clock in a location with optimal signal marks on the LCD.
It is recommended to put the clock near a window. Please move the clock to another location if difficulty in signal reception or unstable signal marks is encountered.

Installation

Simply plug the SkyScan clock radio into any household outlet.

Battery Back-up Operation

This clock radio is equipped with alarm time memory that can be powered with a 9-volt battery (not included).When normal household power is interrupted, or the AC cord is unplugged, the battery will power the clock to keep track of the time and set alarm. When the backup battery activates, the LCD backlight is off, however, the functions of alarm and radio still operate.

To Install the Battery

Remove the battery cover at the bottom of the case.
Connect a 9-volt battery to the connector plug.
Insert the battery in the compartment and replace the cover.

Note: An Alkaline battery is recommended. Carbon Zinc and rechargeable (nickel cadmium) batteries not recommended.

Set the Time Zone

Press the SET button in sequence until you see PST(Pacific Standard Time)blinking below the time digits on the LCD. Press UP or DOWN button to select your time zone.

Daylight Savings Time

Always slide the DST switch to ON position unless the clock is used in an area without Daylight Savings Time.
**Special attention to usage in Arizona and Indiana. **Arizona and parts of Indiana do not recognize Daylight Savings Time (DST). Turn the DST off if the clock is used in these areas.

First Reception After Power-Up

The clock will start to receive WWVB atomic time signal for 20 minutes with the atomic tower icon scrolling.
In an optimal condition, the correct time can be displayed within 10 minutes.
The tower and wave icon will keep blinking and scrolling after you start the clock. This is normal since this indicates the radio control circuitry is working.
The static icon indicates successful reception.
The signal is at its maximum strength from 12:00am to 3:00am and with minimal interference. In many cases, the clock will not receive and set until this time.

Manual Time Update

Press WAVE button to start reception of WWVB signal. If no signal can be received, the clock radio will repeat the reception every 3 hours.

Automatic Time Update

The clock will automatically update its time every day at 01:00 (1:00 am), 03:00 (3:00 am) and 05:00 (5:00 am). If the automatic time update fails, the atomic clock will repeat the update every three hours until it is successfully receiving the signal.

Scrolling Tower Icon Display

STATIC NO SIGNAL DETECTION

BLINKING WEAK SIGNAL DETECTED

BLINKING STRONG SIGNAL DETECTED

STATIC SUCCESSFUL RECEPTION

Set the radio station

Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the radio. Press AM/FM to select the radio band. Press the UP or DOWN key to select the radio station.

Antenna

AM ferrite rod antenna eliminates the need for an outside antenna for AM reception. Rotating the clock radio slightly may improve reception of distant AM stations. Adjust the volume by tuning the volume knob.

TO SET TIME.CALENDAR, 12/24 HR, F/C DEGREE READOUT

To Set Time (Default is 12:00 am)

Press the SET button once, LCD shows the time digits only and the digits blink.
Press UP or DOWN to set time. Press and hold UP or DOWN will advance setting in fast speed.

To Set Calendar (Default is Jan 1st. 2004)

Press the SET button once again, time digits change to YEAR digits and blink with the month-date digits.
Press UP or DOWN to set the calendar in days. Press and hold UP or DOWN will advance setting in fast speed.

To Set 12 HR/24 HR Time Format (Default is 12 HR time format)

Press the SET button once again, the LCD shows "12 Hr" and blinks.
2.Press UP or DOWN to select 12 HR or 24 HR time format. "PM" indicator will be shown in 12 HR time format.

To Set Time Zone (Default is PST)

Press the SET button once again, "PST" (Pacific Standard Time) appears and blinks below the time digits.
Press UP or DOWN to select PST=>MST ( Mountain Standard Time) =>CST ( Central Standard Time) =>EST (Eastern Standard Time) =>PST …..

To Set Degree F/C Temperature Readout (Default is in degree F)

Press the SET button once again, the temperature readout blinks.
Press UP or DOWN to select degree F or degree C readout.

The clock radio will automatically return to normal time-calendar-temperature display in 5 seconds if no other button is pressed.

Temperature Sensor

There is a temperature sensor placed at the bottom of the case. Please do not use any sharp object to touch the sensor.

Important

It is recommended to put the SkyScan Atomic Clock near the window facing Fort Collins, Colorado. Please move the clock to another location if difficulty in signal reception is encountered.

TO SET THE ALARMS

To Set Alarm 1

Press ALARM 1 once, the LCD display shows the alarm time of Alarm 1 (default is 12:00 am) and blinks with the icon "1" appearing on the right side of LCD.
Press UP or DOWN to set the alarm time. Press and hold UP or DOWN will advance setting in fast speed.
To activate Alarm 1, press ALARM 1 in sequence to select:

a. Wake-by-Beep        (((●))) 1
b. Wake-by-Radio       RADIO 1
c. Alarm off                ( 1 )

To Set Alarm 2

Press ALARM 2 once, the LCD display shows the alarm time of Alarm 2 (default is 12:00 am) and blinks with the icon "2" appearing on the right side of LCD.
Press UP or DOWN to set the alarm time. Press and hold UP or DOWN will advance setting in fast speed.
To activate Alarm 2, press ALARM 2 in sequence to select :

a. Wake-by-Beep        (((●))) 2
b. Wake-by-Radio       RADIO 2
c. Alarm off                ( 2 )

After you set Alarm 1 & 2, press SET button once to go back to normal time-calendar-temperature display or the clock radio will go back to that automatically in 5 seconds if no other button is pressed.
In normal time-calendar-temperature display, when Alarm 1 or 2 is off, the "1" & "2" icon will not appear.

TO USE THE SNOOZE ALARM

After you select the alarm time of Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 and each to Wake-by-Beep or Wake-by-Radio individually, when it reaches the respective set alarm time, the clock radio will wake you up by either a beep ( Wake-by-Beep ) or turning on the radio at the radio frequency you preset ( Wake-by-Radio ).

Alarm durations: 5 minutes for wake-by-beep 60 minutes for wake-by-radio.

To Activate the Snooze Alarm

Press the SNOOZE button to stop the beep or radio temporarily, the beep / radio will be turned on again in 9 minutes.

To Stop the Alarm

Press Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 once to stop the corresponding alarm. The beep or radio alarm will be on again the same time next day.

Press the SLEEP button to activate the sleep timer will also stop the alarm.

To Stop the Alarm Permanently

Press Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 in sequence until the alarm icons (((●))), RADIO, 1 or 2 are cleared.

TO USE THE SLEEP TIMER

Press SLEEP once to turn on the sleep timer, the LCD display shows 0:05 and SLEEP icon appears. The radio is turned on with the last radio station you listened to.
Press the SLEEP in sequence to choose different durations of the sleep timer up to maximum 1 hour 30 minutes: 0:05 => 0:10 => 0:15 => 0:30 =>0:45 => 1:00 => 1:15 => 1:30 => 0:05
To go back to time-calendar-temperature display, press SET button once or the clock radio will go back to that automatically in 5 seconds if no other buttons are pressed.
To view remaining time of the sleep timer, press SLEEP once.
To stop the sleep timer function, press RADIO ON/OFF or the SNOOZE button once.

The SLEEP function will be stopped when alarm comes into place.

TO TURN ON AND OFF THE RADIO

Press the RADIO ON/OFF button once, the radio will be turned on manually. The time digits will change to radio frequency digits with" RADIO ON " appearing on the lower right of LCD. The last accessed radio station will be recalled. Press the RADIO ON/OFF again to turn the radio off manually.

SELECTING A RADIO STATION

When the radio is on, press AM/FM to choose the desired broadcast band. "AM" or "FM" icon will appear on the left of LCD.
Press UP or DOWN to search for the next station in the up or down direction. The searching will stop at the station when a signal is detected.
If you want to fine tune the reception, press UP or DOWN once or a few times to adjust the frequency.

TO SAVE MEMORY

The clock radio can store up to 10 AM-band memory stations and 10 FM-band memory stations.

With the radio on, select a radio station, then press MEMORY once, the PRESET icon appears and blink on the LCD.
Press the corresponding Memory No. button you want to save the radio station. Each Memory No. button can store 2 memory stations e.g.

After you select the station, press the memory button again to save it. The memory number will show on the display.

MEMORY SCAN

With the radio on, you can scan the memory stations you preset by pressing the MEMORY SCAN button once. The radio will be tuned to your preset memory station from M1 to M10 sequentially every few seconds. Press any key to stop scanning.

TO READ TIMEAND RADIO FREQUENCY DISPLAY

Press DISPLAY to read between time display and radio frequency display.

KEY LOCK

To secure all your settings, slide the KEY LOCK switch to LOCK to hold all the key settings. An icon will appear on the upper right of LCD.

PROJECTION IMAGES ADJUSTMENTS

Rotate the projection lens to set your desired projection angle (i.e.: the ceiling or the wall of a dark room).
Turn the PROJECTION FOCUS dial to focus the projected image.
The Projection will alternately project precise time and indoor temperature.
Press PROJECTION ON/OFF button to turn the projector on or off.

RESET THE UNIT ( Trouble -Shooting)
Press the "Reset" button when the clock is displaying irrelevant time even when the tower icon shows on LCD. This may happen when the external noise is severe enough to interfere with the time signal.

CARE OF YOUR CLOCK RADIO

Avoid exposing your clock to extreme temperatures, water or severe shock.
Avoid contact with any corrosive materials such as perfume, alcohol or cleaning agents.
Do not subject the clock to excessive force, shock, dust, temperature or humidity. Any of these conditions may shorten the life of the clock.
Do not tamper with any of the internal components of this clock. This will invalidate the warranty and may cause damage.

WARRANTY

This product is warranted to be free of defects in manufacturing for 1 year after purchase. Defective clocks should be returned to the place of retail purchase.