Living in hurricane territory, I definitely wanted some clocks that would function with or without the help of Florida Light and Power and that I would not have to reset whenever I experience a momentary loss of power. Three Emerson Smartsets made us a very happy household for almost two years now, until this morning. I went over to Brookstone where I know they sell these clocks to complain that my clock did not Spring forward. They handed me a sheet explaining how to manually update my clock (something I will need to do 4 times a year for my clocks purchased pre Marc 2006). Here's how you do it for anyone frustrated as I was:1. On the second Sunday in March, set your clock to the next lowest number time zone (for example, if you live in the Eastern Time zone, Zone 02, you will change your clock to Zone 01 to move it ahead by one hour)
2. On the first Sunday in April, when the clock will automatically advance itself by one hour for whatever time zone you are in. You will then need to set the clock back to your correct time zone (Zone 02 if you are in the Eastern time Zone)
3. On the last Sunday in October, you would again set your clock to the next lower numbered time zone (Zone 01 if you are in the Eastern time zone). Your clock was not originally set to change times on this date.
4. On the first Sunday in November, the date your clock has been preprogrammed to fall back,you would again set your clock back to your correct time zone (Zone 02 if you are in the Eastern time zone).
Really this is a circumstance beyond Emerson's control, but I am starting to think that what Emerson needs to do is bring this smartset technology to an actual Atomic clock and then the government can change daylight savings time start and end dates as many times as they want, without Emerson consumers ever experiencing any problems. Until then, I hope this has helped someone who like me scoured the Internet for information on how to change the time on these not-so-smartsets after all.
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Product Description:
SmartSet Dual Alarm AM/FM Clock Radio
By Emerson Research
Don't waste time setting the time!Just plug in your Smartset clock radio and almost instantly the time, day, date and month are automatically set.
The Smartset clock radio won't be fooled by the switch to or from daylight savings or even a leap year.The built-in computer chip automatically accounts for all time changes for nearly a century.
Double alarm with independent variable programming.
Wake to radio or buzzer
Large, easy-to-read red LED clock display
One-touch radio on/off switch
Battery back-up system (lithium battery included)
Sleep and snooze functions
24-hour set-and-forget alarm with auto repeat and auto shutoff
Push button month/date and year display
Wide-range, 2 1/4" dynamic speaker
Dimensions: 4.2"H x 7.9"W x 4.1"D
Battery requirements: One 3v, lithium battery (type CR2460), included
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