Ultra-Slim, Near Credit-Card Size Atomic Travel Alarm Clock with Indoor Temperature, Calendar Display, Dual Daily Snooze Alarms, Hourly Chime, EL Backlight, and Travel Pouch

Perfect for travel, the very compact and lightweight Oregon Scientific RM928NA Atomic Travel Alarm Clock features dual daily snooze alarms, calendar and indoor temperature displays, a backlit display, and the absolute accuracy that only a radio-controlled clock can provide. Ultra-slim at only 7 mm (just over 1/4 inch) and not much larger than a credit card, this clock is a true go-anywhere travel alarm.

During normal operation, you can use the MODE rocker switch on the top of the clock to toggle between three display modes:

• Time with seconds, plus indoor temperature.
• Time with weekday, plus indoor temperature.
• Month and date (in either order), plus indoor temperature.

The time (or month and date) digits are bold and just over 1/2 inch tall. Temperature and seconds (or weekday) are smaller at just over 1/4 inch. You can select any of 5 languages for the 2-letter weekday abbreviation: English, German, French, Spanish, or Italian. 

The month and date are also displayed digitally, while the weekday is displayed as a 2-letter abbreviation. You can select any of 5 languages for the weekday abbreviation: English, German, French, Spanish, or Italian. For normal display, toggle between displaying seconds, or weekday and current time, or month and date simply by pressing the mode button.

Above the time display are a U.S. map icon that shows the selected time zone (Pacific, Mountain, Central, or Eastern and a radio-reception signal strength icon (waves in a circle) for the WWVB time signal.

The clock's two alarms are daily alarms. Each sounds with a 2-minute crescendo pattern and has an available 8-minute snooze function that is activated by pressing the SNOOZE/LIGHT button on the top of the clock when an alarm sounds. Bell icons indicating 1 or 2 appear below the current time when the alarms are set (on).

The clock also has an available hourly chime feature. When the hourly chime is on, the clock beeps at the beginning of each hour. A clock face icon to the right of the radio signal strength icon appears when the hourly chime is selected.

A feature of this clock that's really useful is the electro-luminescent blue backlight for the LCD panel. Pressing the SNOOZE/LIGHT button when the alarm is not set (off), or when the alarm is set but has not yet sounded, lights the backlight for 8 seconds. On this clock, you can select either a Hi or Lo backlight intensity level. To conserve the battery, select Lo when there is some ambient light available. Select Hi at night when a brighter backlight is necessary. If the backlight does not operate, this tells you that battery replacement is needed.

Another cool feature of the RM928NA is Key Lock. You can press the ZONE/LOCK button on the top of the clock to lock all the other buttons and switches so that accidentally pressing them does not cause your configured settings to change. Pressing the button a second time unlocks the other controls.

On the back of the clock is a RESET button that is used during battery replacement to restore the default display so that you can perform clock setup again. This button can also be used if the clock malfunctions--for example, if the display becomes incorrect from exposure to a strong electrostatic field and needs to be reset.

The Oregon Scientific RM928NA digital travel alarm clock is silver in color with silver control buttons on the front and top and a darker titanium-gray base. The teardrop-shaped LCD panel with blue background and the similarly shaped accent around the Alarm button are nice styling touches that add visual interest. 

Included with the RM928NA are two CR2032 (3V) lithium button cell batteries. The clock requires only one, so you install one and keep the other as a spare. Also included is a black leatherette travel/storage pouch that can be fashioned into a table stand (the instruction manual shows you how to do this).

Compact size, lots of features, and an affordable price make the Oregon Scientific RM928NA digital travel alarm clock both a practical accessory and a real value.

Features and Benefits:

• Incredibly accurate radio-controlled clock automatically synchronizes itself to the U.S. atomic clock in Colorado and self-corrects for Daylight Saving Time.
• Radio reception can be disabled if you wish to manually set the clock.
• A radio signal strength icon and a continental U.S. icon showing the selected time zone are displayed.
• Digital time display is user-selectable for 12-hour format with AM or PM, or 24-hour format.
• Time can be displayed with either seconds or weekday.
• Two-letter weekday abbreviation is user-selectable for English, French, Spanish, German, or Italian.
• Month-day or day-month can be displayed as an alternative to time.
• Indoor temperature is constantly displayed in °F or °C.
• LCD panel has a blue electro-luminescent backlight with two selectable intensity levels for one-touch night viewing.
• Dual daily alarms each sound with a 2-minute crescendo pattern. An 8-minute snooze function is available for both alarms.
• User-selectable hourly chime feature.
• Available Key Lock feature can be used to disable all controls and thus prevent accidental changing of configured settings.
• Two 3V CR2032 batteries (one to install, one spare) and a leatherette travel/storage pouch are included with the clock.

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