Set clock and be able to tell am from pm setting

Try this,remove batteries,set clock to 6 o'clock,reinstall batteries,then clock should chime,turn adjuster till you are at the right time,make sure your on am or pm,it doesn't chime at 10 pm- 5 am,so that will tell you if your at am or pm.When adjusting it will chime everytime you go past the hour.You can never go backwards,if you do then you will need to remove batteries and start over,use your phone's time to set.

Page 51 of the manual, under General Setup Menu, is Clock.
Here is where you set time, AM/PM, or 12/24 hour clock,

There will either be a switch, or a button combination, if this is possible.

Your clock is set for military time; check the instructions. I believe you have a dual alarm clock that can tell conventional and military time.

You can Set the Clock in this way:
1. Press the HOUR button until you reach the correct hour.
2. Press the MIN button until you reach the correct minute.
3. Press the HI/LOW button to choose between high and low clock brightness.
Note: An LED light (PM indicator) will appear in the upper left hand corner of the clock face during the PM hours. Be sure to set the time for the correct 12-hour period - AM (morning) or PM (evening).

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Setting the Clock
1. Press and hold the HOUR button for 5 seconds (Fig. 5). The time will begin to flash
2. While the time is flashing, press the HOUR button until you reach the correct hour. Then press the
MINUTE button (Fig. 5) until you reach the correct minute.
NOTE: PM indicator will appear on the left side of the clock face for evening hours (Fig. 5). If the
PM indicator is not illuminated, the hour is set to AM. Be sure to set the time for the correct
12-hour period - AM (morning) or PM (evening).
NOTE: After 5 seconds, the time will stop flashing and it will be set.

Sounds like a display problem where the indicator isn't working. This might be a bad connection or it could be the display itself or the driving electronics. In any case, it would probably cost you more than the clock radio's worth to have it repaired (assuming you find someone who'd take it for repair in the first place!).

Here's a "solution", though. Set your alarm for a time only a couple of minutes later than the current time and wait around. Depending on whether or not the alarm sounds, you'll know if it's set for AM or PM. At least you'll be able to keep using it until you decide to replace it.

I had the same problem but the solution is unbelievably simple. Just set the hands to the time desired by turning the round button on the housing. Now you mmust tell the quartz timer/clock (plastic rectangular mechanism) the same time as you have set the hands. In this way when the hands hit the Quarter hours/half hours and the hours, the electonic chimes will chime the correct time.

Ultra simple. The two hour buttons and two minute buttons represent a 24 hour clock. Example, how to set the clock to 2:50 PM. Easy, change the 2 PM to its 24 hour counterpart, i.e. 14 hundred hours.

Move the hands to 2:55. Push the first button once for 1, push the second button 4 times, push the first M button 5 times, push the second M button 5 times. Move the set button back to run and there you have it. 1455 Hours. Not it should chime correctly. As a tip, use a brand new fresh battery to try this out.

Time has to be entered as in military time:

Example: 3:15 AM = 03:15

or

Example: 3:15 PM = 15:15

The calculator's clock works just like a 24 hour clock and will automatically display AM or PM depending on how you set it up with hours and minutes.

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