20 Most Recent Emerson CKS3029 Clock Radio Questions & Answers

It is not a good idea to "open" electronic devices when you are not familiar with them. Next time take a photo of each step so you can recreate your "dismounting procedure.Actually, it's the firt time I read that the Emerson CKS3029 Clock Radio has a piece of cardboard inside.

My suggestion is to buy a new Clock Radio to replace the one that quit, they are cheap and unless you want to take it apart and service it yourself the cost to fix it would buy a new one.If you do decide to take it apart then you want to look for burnt resistors on the electronic boards inside the unit. A resistor can be lots of sizes and can be many shapes but just look for a burn on or around all electrical components.This image Shows a resistor slightly burnt out but burnt neverthelessThis image shows a seriously burnt resistor

http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/documents/CKS3029C%20-%20SmartSet%20Dual%20Alarm%20Clock%20Radio%20addendum%20English.pdf

Go to:
http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/product/details/VLJT600
or
http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/category/list/694

The solution appears to be common for all recent Emerson SmartSet(tm) radios (BTW it's not the clock fault, it's the law).

Remarkably Emerson foresaw this, so here we go.

Short version (may require three hands :-) )

DST start:
Press and hold MONTH/DATE and ALARM 1 buttons for at least 3 seconds until the display changes to something like "4 F" (Fourth month, First week) alternating with something like "4. 1" (April 1st, for 2007) or "4. 6" (April 6th, for 2008). While holding down the MONTH/DATE and ALARM 1 buttons, now press the DOWN or "-" Set button (3 times) until "3F2" shows (Third month, second week) alternating with something like "3.11) (March 11th, for 2007) or "3. 9" (March 9th, for 2008). Let go of all buttons and we are now half done.

DST end:
Press and hold MONTH/DATE and ALARM 2 buttons for at least 3 seconds until the display changes to something like "10 L" (Tenth month, Last week) alternating with something like "10.28" (October 28th, for 2007) or "10.26" (October 26th, for 2008). While holding down the MONTH/DATE and ALARM 2 buttons, now press the UP or "+" Set button (1 time) until "11 F" shows (Eleventh month, first week) alternating with something like "11. 4" (November 4th, for 2007) or "11. 2" (November 2nd, for 2008). Let go of all buttons and we are now done.


This should remain until either the lithium battery fails or Congress undoes its work.


BTW the Emerson addendum has a history error. The time change in the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October did not start in 1966, but in 1987. Before that starting in 1966 the standard was set at the last Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October. Except for 1974, when it was January 6th, 1974 (DST start) and October 27th, 1974 (DST end) and in 1975 when it was February 23rd, 1975 (DST start) and October 26th, 1975 (DST end). Before 1966, state and local governments had many different rules. Source: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/e.html

When you set the alarm make sure that it is set to go off on the day of the week desired. This clock has the feature to allow for weekday, weekend, or both. The alarm mode button while the alarm set button is pushed to change. Observe the LED's below.

I think It might be the anntenna.

Using the Emerson CKD5809C manual (also with SmartSet(tm) ), try Zone 4. TIME ZONE button: "04".

Zone 1: Atlantic Time
Zone 2: Easter Time (Default)
Zone 3: Central Time
Zone 4: Mountain Time
Zone 5: Pacific Time
Zone 6: Yukon Time
Zone 7: Hawaiian Time

Reference:
http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/category/list/694
or
http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/product/details/2361

As for disabling the Daylight Saving Time (DST) time change I have some guesses to try (not having one of these radios in my hand) or just skip to #4 below.
1. Manually setting the time and see if this disables the DST change.
2. Is there a Zone setting other than above? Like maybe a Zone 0? And then manually set the time.
3. Look at http://www.fixya.com/support/t236208-daylight_savings_time_adjustment for my solution there and try adjusting the DST Start to the same as DST End or DST Start and End with a month of 0 (if that is possible).
4. Or for the really desperate, change the Zone to 5 during DST and back to 4 during standard time (no worst off than with no DST auto setting.) (After I wrote this, I found an Emerson reference to no DST areas, Saskatchewan in this case, in the CKS1850C manual http://www.emersonelectronics.ca/emerson/en/product/details/2383, pg 9, and this is their solution.)

i don't know how to set the alarm

zone-1 atlantic time
zone-3 central time
zone-4 mountain time
zone-5 pacific time
zone-6 yukon (alaska)
zone-7 hawaii

Depends where you are in the world, try a google search for CR 2430 as below and add your country: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=CR+2430&btnG=Google+Search&meta= Please update the question & let us know if the information given was useful to you - Good Luck!

CKS1521-IB-R0.4-2021-02-25(???).cdr (fcc.report)

It just pulls out of the front. https://www.google.com/search?q=Emerson+turntable+MS9923TT+stylus+replacement ..

Incorrect programming. Some you have to press a 'Set' button before and after changing the hour. https://www.google.com/search?q=emerson+smartset+clock+radio+manual ...

Press and hold the "Standby/Snooze/ON" button until the time/alarm display disappears, that should do it

If anyone has an idea I would value the input. Thanks You can try resetting your clock's settings every night and ensuring that you set the time one minute before midnight. This should prevent the buzzer from going off at midnight. If that doesn't work, try unplugging it for a few seconds and then plugging it back in to reset the clock. You could also try using a dedicated outlet for your clock, so nothing else is accidentally interfering with its timer setting. Finally, you could try replacing your current clock with a new one if none of these solutions work.