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Does not come with a Manual. Does not sync with Radio. Signal Indicator Blinks, shows bars but doesn't set the time. Took it outside the house to make sure the signal was strong enough. Still no luck. 4 short sentences on the back of the unit is all the instructions Radio shack deemed necessary to operate it. Radio Shack was wrong. They are getting it back.
Practical all-in-one item at a good price. The numbers/letters are a good size so they can easily be seen from a distance. I plan to buy two more for other rooms in my home.
Downside: I could not get it to autoset and had to manually set it, and reset it when the time change occurred. I have other atomic clocks and they all autoset with no difficulty. Also. it is sold as a stand up or wall mount. I hung mine on the wall, but noted that it would not stand up on the table.
I was frustrated trying to set it up. But we're friends now.
from Olympia, Washington on 3/14/2008
This is our main house clock, all others around the house are atomic as well but this one with it's large screen and clear display is easy to see from several rooms. It can pick up the signal in Denver Colorado from almost anywhere in our house in Washington state. A great buy! Kinda wish it had an auto-backlight for night time but backlights are energy hogs for battery operated devices.
from Tulsa, OK on 1/23/2008
Sits on the corner of my desk, looks great, and keeps exact time. Wish it had an outside temperature sensor, but what can you expect for $20. This is a great value.
from Piemont Section NC on 1/15/2008
I bought one of these for my kitchen.It receives exact time from Colorado -over the N.C. Mts. into the triad area -no problems.
The instructions on how to set time was probably a Chinese reprint? How confusing.
I gave a 5 star for price-attractiveness & time exatly correct.
Kim
from San Jose, CA on 1/9/2008
I purchased 3 of these clocks so far: office, bedroom and den/kitchen. I will be purchasing a couple more of these stylish clocks, for myself and for gifts. I haven't yet found anything about this clock that we don't like. Very reliable time keeper.
from Knoxville, TN on 12/31/2007
I've owned an "atomic" clock for several years, so I had high expectations for this one. I was not disappointed. Attractive design, well made (even the desk stand is sturdy), with a big, clear display that can be read from across the room. I bought this one in the afternoon; by the next morning it had set itself and has "kept on ticking". I'm so pleased with it that I plan to buy several more for my house.
The clock works in all phases BUT
the thermometer reads a constant 77 degrees.
Never changes, hence useless!
This is a very professional looking and working unit
from Pasadena, CA on 12/22/2007
I have this in my office and it is very accurate both time and temoerature. Besides being inside a rather long distance from any windows the clock keeps very updated and accurate time. I'm very ompressed and have even gotten compliments on the looks. I'm pleased and plan to purchase more for gifts in the futue. the manual is lacking in its instructins but I'm a play with it person and later read the instuctions-maybe later guy.
This clock hasn't set itself once and I've had it for 8 months. It doesn't set itself whether I place it near a window or anything, even if I take it outside. But it shows the antenna signal as though it has received a strong signal. It has not changed for daylight saving time or anything.
from Naperville, IL on 11/5/2007
Very clear display. Easy to read. The temperature is a nice touch. Unfortunately, it doesn't set itself. I have placed the clock inside, near a window, outside in my back yard, faced it east and then west and still no automatic time setting. I believe I got a lemon and I'm going to take it back for exchange.
from Antioch, CA on 9/3/2007
We bought this for our motor home. We used several strips of commercial velcro to attach it to the wall in our dinette area. It is perfect.
Images shared by: BrentThis is the clock on the wall of our motor home.
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About setting the clock, it is best to do it at night. The clocks are better able to receive the radio signal that it needs after midnight.
My clock set itself within 5 minutes. Its a nice clock for the money.It has a modern design, gives temp, accurate time, and large numbers and letters.
This clock is exactly what I was looking for to log in the delivery times of materials at the office. No more arguments with whose watch is correct. As long as you take the instructions out of the box and read them you are good to go. Easy to follow, works great, any 5th grader would probably figure it out quicker than I did. Very nice product.
This clock has not set itself once since we've owned it (about a year now). Every daylight savings time, I have to pull the batteries and reset the entire clock - no easy task. Other than this annoying problem, it does everything else as described.
Display is great - large and easy to read. But I've had it for over a week and it has yet to acquire time information from WWVB. I have it right beside my Radio Shack 63-970 clock which almost never misses getting the time.
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from greensburg pa on 10/29/2006
took a little time to figure out how to set it all but once done it works great !!
The directions on how to get the clock to display the correct time is lacking. There is no online owners manual. Once set, it's is great. The display is large & easy to read. Better instructions are needed.
I purchaced this clock for the baby's room in my house. It not only acuratley displayed the correct U.S. atomic time, but also the temperature and date. The display is big so it is always easy to read. I've never had to set this clock and it even easily adjusts for time zones. I'm going to get one for every room in the house.
Unit does not contain the Alaska Time Zone.