I have had my Emerson Smartset Clock Radio for years and love it. After the new change to daylight savings time my days of the week are messed up. Today is Thursday, November 6th and my radio says that but shows Monday on the screen. Please help. I have my radio alarm set for Monday thru Friday and off the weekend so my alarm is not going off when it is suppose to.
Thanks for any help you might be able to give me.
Patrica Elicker
Pittsburgh, PA
Yourl calendar year may be wrong. If the calendar needs to be reset hold down the month/date & time buttons. Press the up or down button based on you have to baclward or forward.
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Dear Emerson SmartSet® Clock/Clock Radio Owner: Your Emerson SmartSet® Clock or Clock Radio includes Emerson’s patentedAuto Time Setting System that automatically sets the clock to the correct year, month, date, day and time, the first time that you plug it in, and after every power interruption. It also includes a built-in long life lithium battery that can maintain the time and alarm settings for up to 5 years, or even longer. As an added benefit we have programmed the internal SmartSet® computer to automatically adjust for Standard/ Daylight Saving Time changes through the year 2097. TheDaylight Saving Time information programmed into all SmartSet® models was based on the United States Uniform TimeAct of 1966, which formalized theDaylight Saving Time period that we observe today. CurrentlyDaylight Saving Time begins on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October. The new Energy Bill that was signed into law by President Bush in August 2005 includes a provision to extend Daylight Saving Time. Beginning in 2007 Daylight Saving Time will begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November. Of course this is a situation that is beyond the control of Emerson, or any other company that produces devices with an automaticDaylight Saving Time adjustment feature. For example most computers, PDA’s, and many other devices also have automatic DST adjustments. Manufacturers of these devices must now begin to make adjustments to the automatic DST software to agree with the new DST timing for 2007. Beginning in 2007 the current automatic DST default settings in this device would no longer be correct. It would then be necessary for you to manually adjust the TIME ZONE setting 4 times each year as follows: 1.) On the second Sunday in March you would have to set your clock to the next lower number time zone. For example if you lived in the Eastern Time zone (Zone 02) you would then change your clock to Zone 1 to move it ahead by one hour. 2.) On the first Sunday in April, this clock will automatically advance by one hour. You must then set the clock back to your correct time zone. For example if you lived in the Eastern Time zone you would set your clock back to Zone 02. 3.) On the last Sunday in October you would again set your clock to the next lower numbered time zone. 4.) On the first Sunday in November you would again set your clock back to your correct time zone. Instructions for changing the Time Zone setting are found in the Owner’s Manual. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause due to circumstances that are beyond our control. Printed in China 508-02
Sorry it took so long to give you a answer to your problem. I hope this information help you with your problem. Thank you for using FixYa and have a nice day! Dear Emerson SmartSet® Clock/Clock Radio Owner:
Your Emerson SmartSet® Clock or Clock Radio includes Emerson?s patentedAuto Time Setting System that
automatically sets the clock to the correct year, month, date, day and time, the first time that you plug it in, and
after every power interruption. It also includes a built-in long life lithium battery that can maintain the time and
alarm settings for up to 5 years, or even longer.
As an added benefit we have programmed the internal SmartSet® computer to automatically adjust for Standard/
Daylight Saving Time changes through the year 2097. TheDaylight Saving Time information programmed into
all SmartSet® models was based on the United States Uniform TimeAct of 1966, which formalized theDaylight
Saving Time period that we observe today. CurrentlyDaylight Saving Time begins on the first Sunday in April
and ends on the last Sunday in October.
The new Energy Bill that was signed into law by President Bush in August 2005 includes a provision to
extend Daylight Saving Time. Beginning in 2007 Daylight Saving Time will begin on the second Sunday in
March and end on the first Sunday in November.
Of course this is a situation that is beyond the control of Emerson, or any other company that produces
devices with an automaticDaylight Saving Time adjustment feature. For example most computers, PDA?s, and
many other devices also have automatic DST adjustments. Manufacturers of these devices must now begin to
make adjustments to the automatic DST software to agree with the new DST timing for 2007.
Beginning in 2007 the current automatic DST default settings in this device would no longer be correct. It
would then be necessary for you to manually adjust the TIME ZONE setting 4 times each year as follows:
1.) On the second Sunday in March you would have to set your clock to the next lower number time zone.
For example if you lived in the Eastern Time zone (Zone 02) you would then change your clock to Zone
1 to move it ahead by one hour.
2.) On the first Sunday in April, this clock will automatically advance by one hour. You must then set the
clock back to your correct time zone. For example if you lived in the Eastern Time zone you would set
your clock back to Zone 02.
3.) On the last Sunday in October you would again set your clock to the next lower numbered time zone.
4.) On the first Sunday in November you would again set your clock back to your correct time zone.
Instructions for changing the Time Zone setting are found in the Owner?s Manual.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause due to circumstances that are beyond our control.
Sorry it took so long to reply to your questions about the change for the new daylight saving standard. The following link will take you to the customer support page for Emerson Radio. This page contains the directions for making the all the proper changes to you Clock/Radios. You will need a pdf reader and writer to read the information and make a copy for your records. [http://www.emersonradio.com/owners/SmartSet%20Series/DST%20Information.pdf] Copy this link and paste it into the address bar of your web browser. I hope this information helps you solve you problem with new daylight saving changes to your Clock/Radio. Thank you for using FixYa and have a nice day!
We set the time zone to '7' , which is Hawaii time zone where there is no change for daylight savings. This came up because it changed automatically on this morning...and although we can change it back, then it won't change next week when it should. So we're hoping that by setting it to Hawaii it will be a regular clock, we will do the changing...but at least we won't be surprized as we were this AM. lb
There was a sheet of paper that came with my clock explaining how to adjust the daylight savings time settings, but I lost it. Anyone have theirs? All i know is it requires that you press an awkward combination of buttons simultaneously, but that's it.
Directions for Resetting the Daylight Savings Time (DST)
Start & End Dates on the Emerson Research Smartset Dual Alarm Clock
Radio (cks5055s):
This should work for all Smartsets, but I cannot make the guarantee (and no, I don't have any other directions, sorry)!
Adjusting the DST Start Date on an Emerson Research Smartset:
Depress
& hold the MONTH/DATE and the ALARM1 buttons (at the same time).
After 3 seconds the display will show the DST 'start' month, week, and
date. It should be alternately showing "4 F" (April and first week
week) and "4. 1".
While still holding the MONT/DATE and the ALARM1 buttons, press the
DOWN (or "-") button 3 times, until the display is showing "3" (March)
and the week as "F2". It should alternately flash "3 F2" and "3. 11".
After this is set, the clock should "automatically" reset itself
Adjusting the DST End Date on an Emerson Research Smartset:
Depress & hold the MONTH/DATE and the ALARM2 buttons (at the
same time). After 3 seconds the display will show the DST 'end'
month, week, and date. It should be alternately showing "10 L" (October
and last week week) and "10. 28".
While still holding the MONT/DATE and the ALARM1 buttons, press the
UP (or "+") button 1 time, until the display is showing "11" (November)
and the week as "F". It should alternately flash "11 F" and "11. 4".
After this is set, the clock should "automatically" reset itself
One thing to note, if you ever have to change the lithium backup
battery for the Smartset clocks, it will revert back to it's factory
defaults and you'll have to go through his all over again.
Hello everyone, I finally found a manual that I hope that it will help you as much as it helped me. It took long enough. Here goes; try this site: http://www.emersonradio.com/owners/SmartSet%20Series/
I picked this up from the Emerson Website
Read below before going to the link.
Try thi link: and poke around the website
http://www.fox-international.com/emerson/
Important Notice About Daylight Saving Time (DST) and
Emerson SmartSet® Clocks and Clock Radios
Congress recently passed a new Energy Bill which includes a provision to extend Daylight Savings Time. At the beginning of 2007, Daylight Savings time will begin on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November. Because of this change your SmartSet® Clock or Clock Radio will need to be updated.
In order to set your unit we will need the following information from you:
1. Model Number
You can find your model number on the back or bottom of your unit.
(Click here for an example)
2. Serial Number
You can find your serial number on the back or bottom of your unit. (Click here for an example)
Based on this information we can identify which setting is necessary to adjust your unit for compliance with day light savings. There are three possible groups your SmartSet® Clock or Clock Radio could fall into: Group One changes the time zone to a previous time zone.
Group Two adjusts for the spring and fall settings.
Group Three is already set for 2007 daylight savings compliance.
Group identification begins with your serial number. The first three to four digits of the serial number represent the year and month of manufacture. (If your serial number begins with 0607, that would indicate July 2006, 506 would indicate June 2005.)
Models manufactured before January 2006 (serial number 506, 512, etc.) will follow Group One settings.
Models manufactured between January 2006 and July 2006 (serial number 0601, 0603, etc.) will follow Group Two settings.
Models manufactured after July 2006 (serial numbers beginning with 0608) are Group Three and do not require any changes.
If you believe you have a Group One model, please click here.
If you believe you have a Group Two model, please click here.
If you cannot determine which Group your model may be in, please call us at 1-800-526-7521.
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