AK20 - Alarm clock radio ALECTO - Free user manual and instructions

Features	Details
Product type	Radio alarm clock
Power supply	Mains and backup battery
Display	LED screen with brightness adjustment
Radio features	FM with presets
Alarm	Snooze function
Dimensions	Compact, ideal for bedside tables
Usage	Easy setting of time and alarms
Maintenance	Clean with a soft cloth, no water
Safety	Complies with electrical safety standards
General information	Ideal for users looking for a simple alarm clock with built-in radio

Frequently Asked Questions - AK20 ALECTO

How do I set the time on the ALECTO AK20?

To set the time, press and hold the 'SET' button for a few seconds until the time flashes. Use the '+' and '-' buttons to adjust the time, then press 'SET' again to confirm.

How do I set the alarm on the ALECTO AK20?

To set the alarm, press and hold the 'ALARM' button until the alarm flashes. Use the '+' and '-' buttons to adjust the alarm time, then press 'ALARM' to confirm.

Why does the radio not receive stations?

Check that the antenna is properly extended. Try searching for stations in automatic mode by pressing the 'SCAN' button. Also, make sure the frequency setting is correct.

How do I change the alarm sound?

To change the alarm sound, press 'ALARM' to access the alarm settings, then use the '+' and '-' buttons to scroll through the available ringtones.

How do I turn off the alarm?

To turn off the alarm, press the 'SNOOZE' or 'OFF' button when the alarm sounds. To completely disable the alarm, go to the alarm settings and turn it off.

What should I do if the screen is off?

Check if the device is properly plugged in and the outlet is working. If the device uses batteries, check if they need to be replaced.

How do I adjust the screen brightness?

To adjust the screen brightness, find the 'DIMMER' button and press it to cycle through the available brightness levels.

Does the product have a snooze function?

Yes, the ALECTO AK20 has a snooze function. Press the 'SNOOZE' button to delay the alarm for a few minutes.

How do I reset the ALECTO AK20?

To reset the device, unplug it from the outlet, wait a few seconds, then plug it back in. This will restore the default settings.

USER MANUAL AK20 ALECTO

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KLOK

HORLOGE

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CLOCK

Alecto®

AK-20

NL

OVERZICHT

5678910 AM PM z 2 38.88. AM PM 188.8° ALARM AM PM 28:88 ALARM ON I) ALARM AM PM 28:88 ALARM ON I) TIME SET - + ALARM SET SNOOZE / LIGHT 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -2- 23 4 3 2 11 OFF ALARM-3 ON ALARM-4 ON OFF 13 20 RESET ON OFF AUTO LIGHT 21 22

1. Wekker/alarm instelling

ALARM-1 ON OFF ALARM-2 ON OFF

ALARM-3 ON OFF ALARM-4 ON OFF

Sluimerfunctie:

5678910 AM PM z 2 38.88. AM PM AM PM 188.8° ALARM AM PM 38:88 ALARM AM PM 28:88 ALARM AM PM 28:88 ALARM AM PM 28:88 ALARM AM PM 28:88 ALARM ON (I) TIME SET - + ALARM SET 18 17 16 14 SNOOZE / LIGHT 19 ALARM-3 ON OFF ALARM-4 ON OFF 11 13 20 21 RESET ON AUTO LIGHT 22 23 4 ALARM-1 ON OFF ALARM-2 ON OFF -10-

ALARM-1 ON OFF ALARM-2 ON OFF

ALARM-3 ON OFF ALARM-4 ON OFF

Fonction Snooze :

ALARM-1 ON OFF ALARM-2 ON OFF

Wecksignal stoppen:

ALARM-3 ON OFF ALARM-4 ON OFF

Schlummerfunktion:

5678910 AM PM z z 38.88. AM PM AM PM AM PM 188.8° ALARM-1 AM PM 38:88 ALARVS (1) ON (2) ALARM-2 AM PM 38:88 ALARVS (1) ON (2) TIME SET - + ALARM SET 18 17 514 16 SNOOZE / LIGHT 19 ALARM-3 ON OFF ALARM-4 ON OFF RESET ON AUTO LIGHT 20 21 22 -26- ALARM-1 ON OFF ALARM-2 ON OFF

1. wake-up time/alarm setup

• 12/24 hours alarm display indication
- wake-up and/or alarm time
- wake-up/alarm indication "on" icon ( (( ON ))) Valid for ALARM-1, ALARM-2, ALARM-3 and ALARM-4

1. alarm-2 on/off switch

2. date display

3. alarm-1 on/off switch

4. 12/24 hours clock display indication

5. clock display

6. day language (8 available language settings)

7. SNOOZE indication icon (z ^z )

8. DST indication during DCF-77 time. DST stands for Daylight Saving Time

9. DCF-77 time reception indication icon

10. alarm-3 on/off switch

11. temperature display (set unit °C or °F)

12. alarm-4 on/off switch

13. ALARM SET button

14. • button

15. automatic night light sensor

16. • button

17. TIME SET button

18. SNOOZE / LIGHT touch square

19. reset button

20. automatic night light function on/off switch

21. alarm signal speaker

22. battery compartment (2 x 1.5V AA)

INSTALLATION

Batteries:

Open the battery cover by sliding the cover forward.

Insert 2 x 1.5V - AA size batteries (Penlite-LR6).

Preferably, use alkaline batteries. When inserting the batteries, please observe the polarity.

Afterwards, close the battery cover and place the clock onto a flat surface.

1.5V AA 1.5V AA RESET ON HILL OFF • 1.5V A/A Light Alkaline + + 5V AA L/V AC voltage - -

Clock:

After inserting the batteries, the clock starts synchronizing with the DCF-77 time signal. The DCF-77 reception icon 📤 starts flashing to indicate that the DCF-77 signal is being received.

flashing on off
busy receiving the DCF-77 signal	DCF-77 signal reception successful	no DCF-77 signal received

The clock automatically starts synchronizing with the DCF-77 signal at 3am. If this fails, the clock will try again at 4am and 5am.

You may also manually synchronize the clock by pressing and holding the "-" button for 3 seconds. The reception icon 📞 starts flashing.

The synchronizing process will take several minutes.

During summer time the "DST" icon appears. DST stands for Daylight Saving Time.

To manually set the time:

If it's not possible to receive the DCF-77-signal, you may set the clock time manually. During the manual setup, several other functions may be set.

Press and hold the "TIME SET" button for 3 seconds until the time zone starts flashing. Use the "+" and "-" buttons to set the values. Press the "TIME SET" button to confirm each step and to go to the next setting. You may set the following functions.

time zone hours minutes seconds

year month day

°C or °F

day display language

Time zone: For countries with the same time as Germany, set the time zone to "0". For countries outside Germany's time zone, the time zone should be adjusted. When using the DCF-77 time, Germany is considered as time zone "0".

12/24 hours: Press the “+” button to switch between 12 hours and 24 hours display format.

day display language: To set the desired language in which the days must be displayed.

Language	Country Code	SundayMondayTuesday			Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Deutsche	GER	SON MON DIE		MIT DON	FRE SAM
English	ENG	SUN MON TUE		WED THU FRI SAT
Denmark	DAN	SON MAN TIR		ONS TOR	FRE LOR
Nederlands	DUT	ZON MAA DIN		WOE DON VRI ZAT
Italiano	ITA	DOM LUN MAR		MER GIO VEN SAB
Español	SPA	DOM LUN MAR		MIE JUE VIE SAB
Français	FRE	DIM LUN MAR		MER JEU VEN SAM
Русский	RU	BC	ПН	BT	CP	ЧТ	ПТ	СБ

Remarks: When you don't press any button for 15 seconds during the settings, the screen automatically returns to the normal display.

Alarm clock and snooze settings:

This clock also provides wake-up functions.

You may set 4 wake-up or alarm times.

The alarm clock is activated when the alarm clock icon (ON) appears in the display, by sliding the sliders at the sides upwards to the "ALARM ON" position.

While the snooze function is active, the snooze icon Z' keeps flashing.

Every 5 minutes an alarm signal will sound. While the alarm is active, the alarm clock icon (ON) keeps flashing.

Wake-up time setup:

Press the "ALARM SET" button to adjust the alarm time. Alarm time 1 starts flashing.

Use the "+" and "-" buttons to set the desired wake-up time.

Press the "ALARM SET" button to go to the alarm time 2

setting. Now, alarm time 2 starts flashing.

Repeat this for alarm time 3 and alarm time 4. When you don't press any button for 15 seconds after setting an alarm time, the device will leave the alarm setup menu. The wake-up time(s) is/are now set.

To activate the corresponding wake-up time, slide the desired "ALARM ON" switch upwards. The alarm clock icon (ON) will appear in the display.

To stop the wake-up signal:

As soon as the wake-up time is reached, the clock will sound an alarm signal.

For the first 10 seconds, the alarm signal has a low volume. In between 10 and 20 seconds, the volume increases. From 20 to 30 seconds the volume is even higher and after 30 seconds the alarm signal volume is the loudest. The alarm signal will continue for up to 180 seconds.

Press any button within those 180 seconds to stop the alarm. The alarm signal will start again after 24 hours, in accordance with the set wake-up time, or you may slide the "ALARM ON/OFF" switch of the concerned alarm to "OFF" to fully switch off the alarm clock.

ALARM-1 ON OFF ALARM-2 ON OFF

ALARM-3 ON OFF ALARM-4 ON OFF

Snooze function:

While the alarm sounds, press the SNOOZE / LIGHT square on

top of the clock. The alarm signal

will stop and switch to snooze mode. The snooze icon z^z starts flashing.

When the snooze mode is activated, the alarm signal will

sound again after 5 minutes. You may activate the snooze function up to 7 times in a row.

Press a random button (expect the "SNOOZE / LIGHT"

square) to cancel the snooze function beforehand.

SNOOZE / LIGHT

To stop the alarm signal:

While the alarm sounds, slide the corresponding alarm switch to "OFF" to stop the alarm signal.

The alarm clock is now disabled.

Thermometer display:

If the thermometer value is out of the measurement range, the display will show: LL.L (below the minimum temperature) or HH.H (above the maximum temperature)

Background lighting:

Press the SNOOZE / LIGHT square on top of the clock to switch on the background lighting.

The background lighting will turn off after 5 seconds.

Automatic background lighting:

When the switch "AUTO LIGHT" at the rear is set to "ON", the background lighting illuminates softly when it becomes dark.

TIPS & REMARKS

• The clock loses all its information when the batteries are removed.
• Don't expose the clock to direct sunlight, heat, cold, high humidity or moist environments.
• Only clean the clock with a moist cloth. Don't use cleaning agents.
• This clock is only suitable for indoor use.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

HHereby, Hesdo declares that the radio equipment type Alecto AK-20 is in compliance with directive 2014/53/EU.

The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address:

http://DOC.hesdo.com/AK-20-DOC.pdf

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