Phil,

That rubber plug covers up two contacts which have the same function as the 
square button on the clock's top surface.  You have an early version of the 
clock, since later versions didn't have that rubber plug.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: February 25, 2015 01:44
Subject: Re: Sharp Talking Clock


> Jim,
>
> I know the clock has the rubber square hole at one end that I figured
> connected to a computer or something the flash the software but I wasn't
> aware of other words for vocabulary but I would not be surprised.  I can't
> remember it saying something other than just its standard features.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 11:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Sharp Talking Clock
>
>
>> Phil, I still have one out of four working Sharp Talking Time
>> clocks.  I used to use them as stop watches when practicing
>> trumpet but since one gave up, I found a new stop watch from a
>> Canadian store so don't have to over use my 1 still working
>> talking time.  Have you messed with your clock to get it to play
>> random  tones or say words other than those the clock was
>> supposed to say? It has a bunch of words on that chip.  73, Jim
>> WA6EKS
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 23:21:48 -0700
>> Subject: Sharp Talking Clock
>>
>> Anybody remember the Sharp Talking Clock that came out years ago?
>> I =
>> still have mine but with a cell phone and the atomic talking
>> clocks we =
>> have in the house, plus my atomic wrist watch, I've just found
>> little =
>> purpose to use the old Sharp.  I got it out and changed the dead
>> =
>> batteries and fiddled around with it and have it set to tell me
>> the time =
>> on the half our and on the hour.  Plus, I'm using it as a timer
>> when =
>> riding my stationary exercise bike.  I got to figuring about when
>> I got =
>> mine and it turned out to be 34 years ago.  The thing is still
>> working =
>> great.  That was around the time Mount Saint Helens blew.  That
>> is =
>> related to an interesting ham story on 20 meters sideband I'll
>> tell =
>> next.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>>