Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Alarm Clock Radio With Atomic Clock Technology

All that I wanted was an alarm clock radio with Atomic Clock technology. A search on Amazon.com yielded the very item I wanted. Or so I thought. Not until its arrival and during set-up was it apparent there was no accommodation for Daylight Saving Time (DST). Yes, my Honeywell atomic clock kept accurate time (never losing, never gaining); yet, that was the extent of using the Ft. Collins, Colorado standard time server.


The company that sold the Honeywell clock through Amazon has agreed to reverse the debit on my credit card. Further searching on the Internet was fruitless. Suddenly I decided to call my local Radio Shack to explain my dilemma. To my amazement the lady I spoke to stated that they carried the very item I wanted.


Jolene explained she owns the Timex Redi Set, and that it does indeed adjust at beginning and end of DST.


Years ago Shirley got the Sony Dream Machine. Every spring she had to manually forward the time by one hour and set it back in the fall.  When I upgraded our analog kitchen clock it was time to order a clock radio with Atomic Clock technology as well.


The clock on our microwave oven is now the only timekeeper that requires manual assist for semi-annual changes.
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  1. Description
    Timex Dual Alarm Clock Radio features AM/FM Radio with digital radio frequency display, Rotary tuning and volume controls, Slide control for band selection, One-touch radio On/Off switch. It automatically sets itself to the correct year, month, date, day and time as soon as you plug it in and after every power interruption. It also adjusts from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time automatically through the year 2099. It contains XBBU Xtreme Battery Back-Up with long-life built-in Lithium back up battery.

    Features
    • Convenient front mounted rotary controls for alarm mode selection
    • Jumbo, Easy-to-Read, 1.3" CalDigit red LED clock display
    • Display dimmer control
    • Redi-Set Automatic Time Setting System
    • Dual alarms that can be set and used independently
    • Choice of 3 Alarm modes: Every Day, Weekdays Only, or Weekends
    Only
    • Wake to radio or buzzer alarm
    • Graduated buzzer alarm - starts softly and gradually gets louder
    • Displays Month/Date and Year at the touch of a button
    • Seven LED day of the week indicators
    • Set-and-Forget alarm with Auto-repeat and Auto-shut off
    • Programmable 90 minute sleep-to-music timer with auto shutoff
    • Snooze/repeat alarm
    • LED low battery warning indicator
    • Wide-range 2.25" CalDigit dynamic speaker
    • Built-in AM and FM antennas
    • Sure-Alarm battery backup system - maintains time and alarm
    settings in the event of a temporary power interruption. Operates
    the alarm even if the power is out at wake-up time

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