Hello and welcome to La Crosse Technology's Tech Talk.
A show designed around answering your questions quickly and accurately.
I'm Greg Pizl, and today we will be setting up and showing you
how to use your new Mood Light Alarm Clock.
So, let's go.
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Before we get started, I should point out that this video has been organized into chapter points;
designed to help you find what you need to know, quickly.
These chapters and specific times for them can be found in the description below.
So if you're looking to set up something specific, simply click the blue highlighted time listed
to jump directly to that spot in this video.
However, if you are viewing this on a mobile device, such as a phone or tablet,
you will need to drag the red playhead to these specific times.
Otherwise, just sit back and learn as we take you through each step of the setup process.
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Now let's get this clock up and running.
To ensure proper function of this device, we recommend following us through these three
simple steps.
Step 1) Insert the 5-volt power cord into an outlet,
and then into the bottom of the Alarm Clock.
Step 2) Is actually optional, however, we do recommend inserting 2 new "AAA" batteries,
according to polarity, into the bottom of the clock.
These will help it maintain its time and date information during power loss.
And Step 3) work through the settings menu to customize how you would like this clock
to function.
To enter the Settings menu, PRESS & HOLD the Set button for about 3 seconds,
or until you see the Language setting begin flashing on screen.
Once in the settings menu, you will use the Plus or Minus button to adjust the values,
and the Set button again to confirm your adjustments and move to the next item in the Settings menu.
I should also point out that if you would like to exit the settings menu, or any sub-menu,
at any time, simply Tap the Snooze/Light button on the top of the unit.
This will save any changes you make, and bring you back to the main screen.
So here is the order in which the Settings Menu will follow:
First, is the Language setting, which allows you to choose between English or Spanish.
This will effect the day-of-the-week display, and instructions within the sub-menus.
I will keep it on the default English setting by PRESSING & RELEASING the Set button to
confirm my selection.
Next up, is the Beep ON/OFF setting.
The default, as you may have noticed, is ON.
Meaning you will hear a beep for every button push.
To change this to OFF you will need to PRESS & RELEASE either the Plus or Minus button.
To confirm your selection, PRESS & RELEASE the Set button.
Next, will be the Hour setting.It's about 4:30pm here, so using the Plus button I will
move the hour to 4, making sure the AM symbol turns off and PM symbol on...
Now that I'm at 4pm I will PRESS & RELEASE the Set button again to jump to the Minutes
selection.
Here, I will PRESS & HOLD the Plus button now to make the numbers climb rapidly.
This also works in the opposite direction with the Minus button.
Once I reach 30 minutes I will PRESS & RELEASE the Set button again to move to the Year setting.
It's currently still 2017, so I'll confirm this with the PRESS & RELEASE of the Set button.
Next I move to the Month option.
Today is February 8th, so I will move the month number here to 2, for February, confirm this,
and then move the following date number here to the 8th.
Confirming this once again with the Set button.
After selecting the date, the final item in the Settings Menu is the Snooze Duration.
This setting allows you to set a custom length, between 5 and 120 minutes, for how long you
would like to snooze after hitting the button when an alarm sounds.
Using the Plus button I will set this to say...
30 minutes and PRESS & RELEASE the Set button one final time to bring us out of the settings
menu and back to the main screen.
Effectively saving all of the changes we have made.
Now that you have your clock's basic settings all ready to go, let's show you how to program
your Mood Light.
When using the provided power cord, the light surrounding the clock's display can be programmed
to shine at different brightness levels and in different colors.
To adjust these settings, first PRESS & RELEASE the Mood Light button on top of the clock.
With each press, you will cycle through the different mood light intensity level options.
Level 1) is OFF, Level 2) 3%, Level 3) 20%, Level 4) 50%, and Level 5) 100%.
Another press will then start the light back at level 1.
But I will select level 4 here, by simply leaving the mood light at that brightness level.
Now, to choose a specific color for this light, its intensity level has to be at least set
to level 2, or in other words the light must be on.
From there, PRESS & RELEASE the Color Mode button to cycle through your options.
With each press, #1, as you have seen, will be red, #2 yellow, #3 Green, #4 Cyan, #5 Blue,
#6 Purple, #7 White, and the final option in this list is Cycle, which will have the
mood light switch between these seven colors every 5 seconds.
I will go with the color blue here and select #5 by simply leaving the station sit on that color.
It will remain at this color and intensity level until the Mood Light or Color Mode button
is pressed again.
To truly finish off this clock's initial setup,
we figured we should talk about its LCD backlight control.
Again, when using the provided power cord, the LCD backlight can be adjusted in 5 levels.
To do this, from the normal time display, simply Tap the Snooze/Light button to cycle
through the options.
OFF, 3%, 20%, 50%, and 100%.
Again, this option is only available when powering the clock with the provided power cord.
If you choose to use battery power only, the backlight will come on at 100% for 10 seconds
at a time, when a button is pushed.
After this time, the backlight will shut off to conserve battery power.
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If you are someone who enjoys falling asleep to the relaxing sounds of the outdoors,
this chapter is for you.
We will show you how to select your nature sound of choice and program how long you would
like it to stay on.
To set this up, first, you will want to select the nature sound you'd like to hear.
To do this, PRESS & RELEASE the Select button.
By default, this will start with the Rain sound, as indicated by the double ring around
the Rain icon on the top of the LCD screen.
From there, PRESS & RELEASE the Select button to cycle through the options.
Ocean, Backwoods, Thunder, and River.
Once the sound you like is playing, you can use the Plus or Minus buttons to adjust the
volume up or down.
Also with your nature sound playing, you can adjust how long you'd like it to play for.
To do this, simply PRESS & RELEASE the Timer button until you see your desired sleep timer time.
With each press, it will increase this time by 15 minute increments up to 90 minutes.
From there, you can just let the sound continue to play and the timer count down.
Once this countdown reaches zero, the sound will shut off.
After you set these functions up once, the clock will keep them saved for the next time
you would like to sleep.
So all you will have to do is simply PRESS & RELEASE the Sound button to activate your
previously set sound and sleep timer duration.
To shut this sound off, at any time, simply PRESS & RELEASE the Sound button again.
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This clock offers both a light and sound alarm, which can be programmed to turn on together
or at separate times.
In this chapter we will tell you how these work, and show you how to set them up.
Alarm 1 is the Light Alarm, which uses the White Mood Light to ease you into the wake
up process.
When the alarm time is reached, the white light will begin to glow and increase in intensity
over a 5 minute period.
It will then stay at 100% for another hour unless Snoozed, or turned off.
After 1 hour, or when deactivated, the clock will automatically return to the previous
mood light color selected.
To set this Light Alarm, you will first have to PRESS & HOLD the Light Alarm 1 button on
top of the clock for about 3 seconds.
The Alarm Hour will begin to flash.
It is here you can use the Plus or Minus buttons to adjust the hour.
Let's set up an alarm here for say, 9:45am.
Once I reach the 9am number, I'll PRESS & RELEASE the Light Alarm 1 button again to confirm,
and move to the minutes selection.
With the minutes flashing, I'll use either the Plus or Minus button again to move the
minutes to 45.
Holding one of the buttons will make the numbers count faster.
Once there, I'll PRESS & RELEASE the Light Alarm 1 button again to confirm this as my
selection, which will then activate this alarm and bring me back to the main screen.
You will know your alarm is active when the Light Alarm 1 icon appears to the left of the time.
Now, following very similar instructions, let's setup a normal, sound alarm.
The sound alarm will work in a very similar way, in that once the alarm time is reached, the sound
will increase in volume over a 5 minute period.
However, after this time the alarm sound will shut off automatically, if not deactivated.
To set this Sound Alarm, you will first have to PRESS & HOLD the Sound Alarm 2 button on
top of the clock for about 3 seconds.
The Alarm Hour will begin to flash.
It is here you can use the Plus or Minus button again to adjust the values.
And the Sound Alarm 2 button to confirm and move to the minutes selection.
Once you have these set at the correct time, PRESS & RELEASE the Sound Alarm 2 button again
to select the sound you'd like the alarm to play when going off.
Using the Plus and Minus buttons again to cycle through, the options are: Beep, which
is the default, Rain, Ocean, Backwoods, Thunder, and River.
Once you find the one you like, simply PRESS & RELEASE the Sound Alarm 2 button one final
time to set and activate that alarm.
The Sound Alarm 2 icon should have now appeared, indicating an alarm is set and ready to go
off at the time we just saved.
To deactivate or reactivate this, as well as the Light alarm, simply PRESS & RELEASE
the respective Light or Sound Alarm button.
Doing so will bring up the time that alarm is set to go off at.
It is within these sub-menu where you have the ability to activate or deactivate that alarm.
Just PRESS & RELEASE the respective Light or Sound Alarm button again.
You will see that alarm's icon turn on and off with each press.
To confirm your selection either leave the clock sit for about 20 seconds or exit the
sub-menu by Tapping the Snooze/Light button.
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Sometimes, we just want to take a quick nap without having to set a new alarm.
That is why we created the Nap Feature.
With the touch of a button you instantly start the custom countdown and you're good to go.
Now let's set this up.
As we have said, by simply PRESSING the Nap button you will start the countdown.
The default is 15 minutes.
But, say you'd like to set this to a custom time, say 75 minutes for example.
To do this, from the normal time display, PRESS & HOLD the Nap button for about 3 seconds.
The word "nap" will appear on screen and the time, in minutes, will be flashing.
Use the Plus and Minus buttons to select a nap duration up to 120 minutes.
So, I will use the Plus button to move the number here to 75 minutes.
I will then PRESS & RELEASE the Nap button once again to confirm and start the nap countdown.
It should be noted that once you set this custom nap time duration, the clock will remember
this and keep it saved.
So the next time you wish to take a nap, all you have to do is simply PRESS & RELEASE the
Nap button once to start another 75 minute countdown.
When the timer reaches zero, the word Nap and 0MIN will flash on screen and the alarm
will sound for 2 minutes.
After these 2 minutes it will then stop if no buttons are pressed.
To shut the alarm off, or exit the nap mode, at any time, simply PRESS & RELEASE any button
except the Snooze/Light button.
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This modern alarm also comes complete with a USB charging port for your phone and other
devices, as well as an auxiliary port to play music through its internal speaker.
Let's first talk about the charging port.
This 1 Amp USB charging port can be found on the side of the clock.
To use it, simply connect your phone or other external device's USB charging cable into
the port, and then into your device.
The charging times will vary depending on the device, and because this is a 1 Amp port,
we recommend only charging 1 Amp devices or those that are self-regulating.
We also want to point out that to use this feature you must have the alarm powered using
the provided power cord.
Battery power only will not allow many of this clock's features to work.
Now, let's play some music.
To play audio from a phone, MP3 player, or other device, simply plug a 3.5mm auxiliary
cable into your device, and then into the port on the clock.
With these now connected, PRESS & RELEASE the Sound button on top of the clock to turn
the audio on.
You can use the Plus and Minus buttons to adjust the volume, but also be sure the sound
is turned up on your device as well.
If it's not, this will make it hard to hear the audio through the alarm's speaker.
To turn the audio off, PRESS & RELEASE the Sound button again and remove the auxiliary cable.
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I'm Greg Pizl here for La Crosse Technology's Tech Talk, we'll see you next time.