Setting the Alarm You can use the alarm to remind you of appointments. To set the alarm: 1. Choose Alarm... from the Options menu or double click MB1 anywhere in the window (except in the menu bar or the title bar). You see the Alarm Options dialog box. 2. Click on the Alarm Enable check button to switch the alarm on. The alarm is on if the check button is highlighted. 3. Click on the left-hand entry box, the hour entry box. Enter the hour (in either standard or military format) at which you want the alarm to activate. Then, click on the right-hand entry box, the minute entry box, and enter the minutes. If you set the hour and minutes in standard format, click MB1 on the AM or PM radio button. If you want to set the hours using military format (1300 hours to 2400 hours), the 24 Hour Digital Time entry box must be on in the Display Options dialog box. 4. When you set the alarm by clicking on OK in the Alarm Options dialog box, an alarm bell appears in the Clock window to indicate that the alarm is set. When the alarm goes off, a message appears in a pop-up window. 5. Click on the Alarm Message entry box. Enter the alarm message you want to display. The alarm message can contain up to 200 characters. 6. Click MB1 on the Keyboard Bell check button if you want the bell to sound when the alarm goes off. 7. Click MB1 to highlight the Sound File check button if you want to play a sound file when the alarm goes off. If so: * Press MB1 on the Output options menu and select Headphones or Speaker depending on where you want the sound file to be heard. * Press MB1 on the volume slider and drag it to the right or left to the desired loudness. * Click MB1 on the Sound File... push button. This brings up a file selection dialog box from which you can select a sound file. Click MB1 on a sound file and click the OK button. * At this point, you can click MB1 on the Play pushbutton to preview the sound file. Clicking on the Stop pushbutton stops the preview. * The selected sound file will play when the alarm goes off. 8. Click on OK to use your settings, or click on Cancel to cancel your changes. Additional topics: * Alarm Settings * Sound Settings * Alarm Message Entry Box * Changing the Clock Display * Shutting Off the Alarm * Exiting Clock