Sonic Alert SBD375SS Leaflet

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DUAL ALARM CLOCK WITH ADJUSTABLE TONE, VOLUME, AND 
VIBRATOR 
MODEL SBD375ss 
 
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS 
 
IMPORTANT- Please read these instructions carefully before use and retain for future 
reference.  
 
Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Before 
connecting to mains make sure that the requirements specified on the apparatus corresponds to the 
available power supply i.e. USA: AC 110V / 60Hz .    
 
 
 
Features shown on diagrams above: 
1) 
Dual Alarm Setting          7) Slow Min/Hour Button           13) Alarm 1 (AL1) Indicator 
                          Switch   
 
    8) Snooze Button                        14) Alarm 2 (AL2) Indicator
 
 
       2) Dimmer Switch                 9) Time Set Switch                     15) Vibrator/Bed Shaker Input                                              
 
       3) Clock Display 
 
   10) Tone Control Wheel              16) AC Power Input                           
                  4) PM Indicator (12 hr. only)   11) Function Switch    
  17) Backup Battery Compartment        
 
       5) Alarm SET/OFF Switch    12) Volume Control Wheel    
 
                  6) Fast Min/Hour Button   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                          
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
            
 
 
              
GENERAL DATA 
Power: Consumption:  
USA: AC 110V / 60Hz     
 
UL listed transformer (Underwriters Laboratories) 
Setting the correct time- 
1) 
Depress “TIME SET” button (9) 
2) 
As you depress the “TIME” button (9) at the same time depressing the “FAST” (6) or the “SLOW” 
(7) minute/hour button to advance clock display until you have desired time. 
3) 
Lighted dot (4) located in upper left corner of clock display indicates time is PM, no light indicates 
time is AM. 
S e tting the alarm time- 
1) 
To set alarm AL1 slide “DUAL ALARM SETTING SWITCH” (1) to AL1 position. 
2) 
Depress “ALARM SET/OFF” (5) button at the same time depressing “FAST” (6) or the “SLOW” 
(7) minute/hour button until you reach desired alarm setting.  
NOTE: when setting the alarm time if you advance more than 24 hours the display (3) will begin to 
flash and alarm will sound. To stop flashing, move “FUNCTION SWITCH” (11) up then back to 
OFF position. When alarm sounds display (3) will also flash. 
3) 
Make sure alarm time is correctly set for AM or PM (4). 
4) 
Once alarm AL1 has been set, slide the “DUAL SETTING SWITCH” (1) to the AL2 position. 
Follow the same steps that were taken when setting alarm AL1. 
5) 
Once both AL1 and AL2 have been set, slide the “DUAL SETTING SWITCH” to the middle 
position AL1+AL2 for both alarms.  
6) 
You will see two dots on the right side of the LED display; AL1 (13) and AL2 (14) to show alarms 
have been enabled. Lighted dots indicate which alarm is set. 
Alarm - 
1) 
To enable the alarm function, slide the “FUNCT ION SWITCH” (11) up to the position that you 
desire to wake to, you can choose “VIB” for bed shaker, “BUZZ” for sound, and “VIB/BUZZ” for 
both.  NOTE: whichever function you choose to wake to, will be the same function for both alarms.
Snooze Operation- 
1) 
“ SNOOZE” button (8) – press after alarm has gone off. The alarm will re-set for an additional 9 
minutes for extra sleep.  You may repeat up to 54 minutes.  
2) 
When using “SNOOZE” (8) if alarm AL1 uses snooze, it will not affect alarm AL2. 
Shutting Off Alarm - 
 
 
Alarm can be shut off temporary for the day or permanently shut off. 
1) 
When alarm AL1 goes off, press the “ALARM SET/OFF” (5) button to turn off for the day. 
2) 
Once both alarms go off and the “ALARM SET/OFF” (5) button has been pressed, alarms will shut 
off for the day and come back on the next day at the same time if alarm settings have not changed.
3) 
To shut the alarm off permanently, slide the “FUNCTION SWITCH” (11) down to the OFF 
position. Alarm will not come on until “FUNCTION SWITCH” (11) is set to “VIB/BUZZ”, “VIB”, 
or “BUZZ” position. 
Volume Control- 
1) 
To adjust volume, rotate wheel located on the lower right bottom corner of the clock (12). 
Tone Control- 
1) 
To adjust “TONE CONTROL” (10) turn the wheel on the top right corner of the clock to the 
desired tone sound.  
Bed Shaker / Vibrator- 
1) 
Attach the bed shaker jack to the back of clock at “VIBRATOR INPUT” (15). 
2) 
To turn on vibrator slide “FUNCTION SWITCH” (11) to “VIB” or “VIB/BUZZ” position. 
3) 
Place vibrator between mattress and box spring.  
Battery Backup- 
1) 
To use battery back up, install a 9-volt alkaline battery in back of clock located 
under the “BACKUP BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER” (17). Battery 
not included. NOTE: the LED display will not show during power failure, but 
the clock will still be running and keeping proper time until the power comes 
back.AC_9V Power Input-
 
1) 
Attach the “AC POWER INPUT” (16) to the back of AC-9V IN next to “VIBRATOR INPUT” 
(15); it is the smaller input of the two.  
NOTE: 
IMPORTANT: do not confuse “AC POWER INPUT” (16) with the “VIBRATOR INPUT” (15).