A third way is to turn the volume control off and on very rapidly.  You may 
have to do that a few times before the clock goes crazy, but it will 
eventually.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: February 25, 2015 01:33
Subject: Re: Sharp Talking Clock


> Phil, as I recall, there are two ways to get it act strange.  One
> is to momentarily disconnect the batteries by pushing them away
> from the plus contact which you can you with the battery door
> removed.  You just push the plus end of the 2 A A batteries away
> while the clock is talking I think then let it re-contact the
> connector.  The other way is to just put in very old low voltage
> batteries and the speech will get screwy.  I think some guys
> stuck their tongues in to that hole covered by the rubber plug to
> also get the clock to act up, but I never tried that.  I have no
> idea what kind of plug will fit into that port.  73, Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 23:44:04 -0700
> 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