USERS GUIDE DQ-643

SETTING THE TIME

3) to cycle through the setting screens as shown
1. Open the battery compartment cover. Press the SET button (3
below.
Normal Timekeeping Screen

Year Setting Screen 12-hour/24-hour Timekeeping Screen

Month and Day Setting Screen Time Setting Screen

A sticker is affixed to the display of this clock when you purchase it. Be sure to remove the sticker before using
the clock.
Depending on the clock model, the configuration of your clock may differ somewhat from that shown in the
illustration.
Alarm Off Alarm On 2) to change the digits that are
2. While the screen you want is on the display, use the Alarm Time Set buttons (2
flashing.
DATE (month - date) Alarm time
Day of the week Snooze on indicator

Press to increase
Press to decrease the flashing digits.
the flashing digits.

Holding down or changes the flashing digits at high speed.

You can set the year in the range of 2000 to 2039. The day of the week is set automatically in accordance with
the date setting.
Pressing or while the Time Setting Screen is on the display causes the seconds count to be reset to 00.
Each press of or while the 12-hour/24-hour Timekeeping Screen is on the display toggles between
12-hour and 24-hour timekeeping.
PM indicator Current time Alarm on indicator 3. After making the settings you want, use the SET button (33) to display the Normal Timekeeping Screen.
(Hour, minutes, seconds)
The clock automatically returns to the Normal Timekeeping Screen if you leave a setting screen on the display
for about three minutes without performing any operation.
GENERAL GUIDE
1 Snooze/Light button
Press to turn on the backlight for three or four seconds.
Pressing this button while the alarm is sounding stops the alarm.
2 Alarm Time Set buttons
Use these buttons to set the alarm time or current time.
3 SET button
Use this button when setting the current time.
4 RESET button
Press to reset the clock after replacing batteries.
5 Alarm Switch
Use this switch to turn the alarm on and off, and to turn on the snooze alarm.
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USING THE ALARM USING THE LIGHT
The alarm sounds and the backlight turns on when the alarm time you set is reached. You can also use the Alarm 1) turns on the light and illuminates the display for easy reading in the dark.
Pressing the Snooze/Light button (1
5) to select the snooze alarm feature.
Switch (5
Important!
Overuse of the light can shorten battery life.
Setting the Alarm Time
2) to set the alarm time.
Use the Alarm Time Set buttons (2
2) causes the alarm time to appear in place of the date on the display.
Pressing an Alarm Time Set button (2 BATTERY REPLACEMENT
Alarm Time Replace batteries whenever the display of the clock becomes dim and difficult to read.
1. Pressing down lightly on the battery compartment cover, slide it downwards and remove it.
2. Remove both old batteries.
3. Load new batteries. Make sure that their positive (+) and negative () ends face in the correct directions. If you
load batteries incorrectly, they can burst and damage the clock.
Press to change the alarm 4. Replace the battery compartment cover.
Press to change the alarm time setting (). 5. Press the RESET button (4 4). Be sure to press the RESET button (44) after replacing batteries.
time setting ().
Battery precautions
Be sure to load the batteries with their positive (+) and negative () ends facing correctly.
Alarm Time Set buttons Replace the batteries at least once a year, even if the current batteries are working properly.
Holding down or changes the digits at high speed. Never charge the batteries that come with the clock.
Should the batteries ever leak while in the clock, wipe out the fluid with a cloth, taking care not to let any get onto
Turning the Alarm On and Off your skin.
5) on the side of the clock to turn the alarm on and off, and to select the snooze feature.
Use the Alarm Switch (5 The batteries that come with the clock lose some of their power during transport and storage.
Never mix old and new batteries, or batteries of different brands.
Alarm Switch Setting Description
The alarm sounds at the preset time for one
minute, and seven more times every five
minutes thereafter. Even if you stop the alarm
SNZ ON
sound by pressing the Snooze/Light button
( )
Zz
1), the alarm operation is performed again
(1
five minutes later.
The indicator Zz flashes on the display to
indicate that the snooze feature is activated.
ALM ON The alarm sounds at the preset time for one
( ) minute.

OFF The alarm does not sound.

The alarm time appears in place of the date on the display whenever the alarm switch is set to ON or SNZ.
The backlight also turns on for the first four seconds that the alarm sounds.
The alarm sound changes over five levels as it sounds.

Stopping the Alarm

When alarm is sounding, press the Snooze/Light button (1 1) to stop it. When the snooze feature is turned on,
the alarm will sound again in about five minutes.
5) to OFF.
To turn off the snooze feature, slide the Alarm Switch (5