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MAIN FEATURES

CONTENTS
MAIN FEATURES ...........................................

Azan sound for all prayers

OVERVIEW ...................................................... 2

Azan times for all cities around the world

SETTING THE TIME ....................................... 4

Fajr alarm, adjusted automatically everyday

SETTING THE CALENDAR ............................ 5

Daily alarm (weekends optional)

SELECTING YOUR CITY ...............................

Special extra alarm

SETTING FAJR ALARM .................................. 7

Qibla direction (relative to North)

SETTING DAILY ALARM ................................

AND ITS WEEKEND SETTING ................... 9

Hijri and Gregorian calendars

SETTING SPECIAL ALARM .......................... 10

Temperature display

STOPPING THE ALARMS .............................. 11

Daylight saving time option

SNOOZE OPTION ........................................... 11

Low battery indicator

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ............................... 12

Snooze option

QIBLA DIRECTION .......................................... 12

Full screen Light

AZAN ACTIVATION & SELECTION ................. 13

Crescendo alarms

AZAN TAQWEEM SYSTEMS ......................... 14

AZAN SAFETY TIME ...................................... 15
HIJRI CALANDER CALCULATION ................. 15
ADDING NEW CITY ........................................ 16

AM

BATTERIES & DC-JACK ................................. 17

TEMPERATURE DISPLAY .............................. 17
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............. 18
Wed

Zuhr

CITY CODES ................................................... 19

LCD Display

OVERVIEW
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OVERVIEW

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2
3

9
4

16

6
5

SET
EGYPT

15

ALQUDS

RIYADH

MADINAH

RANDOM

MAKKAH

AZAN
TEST

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CITY
SELECT

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4

11

9
5

10

12

10. DC socket

2. STOP button/Light

11. Speaker socket

3. Setting switch

12. Volume control switch

4. UP button

13. Snooze switch

5. DOWN button

14. STOP button

6. SET button

Extra features in CJ-07:

7. Daily alarm switch

15. Temperature socket

8. Fajr alarm switch

16. Azan sound selector

9. City selector

17. Azan test button

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Model: CT-01

Models: CW-05 & CJ-07

1. LCD display

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12

4
SET

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Model: CS-03

SETTING THE CALENDAR

SETTING THE TIME

The clock displays the Hijri or Gregorian calendar. To

Setting the time, the calendars and the three alarms

toggle between the two calendars, press

are almost the same. Note that when setting and

To set the Gregorian (or Hijri) calendar, first make

number in the clock, that number will be flashing.

sure that the desired calendar is displayed, then

follow the steps below:

To set the time, follow the steps below:

1) Move the setting switch to

and press
twice.

,
1) Move the setting switch to

2) Use
or
to adjust the
days, then press

2) Use
or
to adjust the
hours, then press
(Notice the AM/PM icons)

3) Use
or
to adjust the
months, then press

3) Use
or
to adjust the
minutes, then press

4) Use
or
to adjust the
year, then press

5) Switch back to

position.

4) Switch back to

position.

After setting the Gregorian calendar, the Hijri

Whenever minutes are changed (in step 3),

calendar will be re-calculated according to

the seconds will be reset to 00

the moon sighting at Makkah for that date.

But, changing the Hijri calendar, does not
affect the Gregorian calendar .

SETTING FAJR ALARM

SELECTING YOUR CITY

This unique feature allows you to wake up exactly at

To select a city, look up the telephone code of your city

the same time relative to fajr azan everyday.

(see page 19) * , and follow the steps below.

For example, suppose you set this alarm to 5:10 AM

and the fajr azan is at 5:00. If fajr azan becomes
5:01 in the next day, then automatically the fajr

1) Press the city select button, in

alarm will change to 5:11 AM. This way, the alarm

will always ring 10 minutes after fajr azan everyday.

models CS-03 & CW-05 & CJ-07

To set this alarm, lookup the current fajr azan time

from the clock and decide your desired wake up

In model CT-01, first move the

city dialer and then return it

time, then follow the steps below:

back to (Other Cities) position.

1) Move the setting switch to

2) Use
or
to adjust the
city code, then press

2) Use
or
to adjust the
hours, then press
N

W
S

Qibla direction and angle

will appear (see page 12).

3) Use
or
to adjust the
minutes, then press
4) Switch back to

position.

5) Turn ON the alarm switch.

The icon
will be displayed.

* If your city is not listed, follow the steps on page 16 or

refer to: www.alfajr.com/newcity
If azan times are not correct, make sure to
correctly set: Gregorian calendar, city code,
DST option, and a suitable taqweem system

If Fajr alarm is set to ring exactly at Fajr azan

time, the sound of azan will be disabled.

for your city (see page 14).

WEEKEND SETTING

SETTING DAILY ALARM

The daily alarm can be automatically disabled on

The daily alarm is a regular alarm that rings at the

weekends, as per the following options:

same time everyday. Moreover, this alarm can be set

to ring only on weekdays (see next page).

rings everyday except Saturday and Sunday

Setting the daily alarm is shown below:

rings everyday except Sunday

rings everyday except Friday and Saturday
rings everyday (no icon, or blank)

1) Move the setting switch to

Example: To set the daily alarm to ring everyday

except Sunday, follow the steps below:
1) Move the setting switch to
and press
twice.

2) Use
or
to adjust the
hours, then press

3) Use
or
to adjust the
minutes, then press

2) Use
or
to select the
symbol
then press
The selected days will be flashing
3) Switch back to

4) Switch back to

position.

position.

5) Turn ON the alarm switch.

The icon
will be displayed.

4) Turn ON the alarm switch.

The icon
will be displayed.

To stop any alarm, you may press STOP

If the weekend in the selected city is on
Thursday and Friday,

means this alarm

button (rather than turning OFF the alarm

switch).

doesn't rings on Thursday and Friday

and

means it does not ring on Fridays.

STOPPING THE ALARMS

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SETTING SPECIAL ALARM

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Simply press the STOP button to stop any alarm (in

In addition to fajr and daily alarms, this clock also

this case, the alarm will ring again on next day).

include an extra alarm (special alarm) for one time

appointment. When this alarm is set, the other two

Alarms can also be stopped by turning off the alarm

switch (but in this case, the alarm will not ring again on
the next day).

alarm settings are not affected.

The steps below illustrate the setting of this alarm.

1) Move the setting switch to

Note: To cancel any alarm in the coming 20

minutes, press and hold the STOP button
until you hear the beep.

2) Use
or
to adjust the
hours, then press

SNOOZE OPTION
When the

3) Use
or
to adjust the
minutes, then press

switch is turned ON, the clock will be

in snooze mode (and the snz icon will be displayed)

.In this case, after stopping the alarm (by pressing the
STOP button), the alarm will ring again after five

4) Switch back to

minutes . (Notice that the snz icon will be flashing ).

position.

To completely stop the alarm, press and hold the

STOP button for few seconds until you hear the beep.

After setting this alarm, the icon

(Notice now that snz icon is not flashing).

appear on the screen. To cancel this alarm,

press and hold the

will

button for few

seconds; you will hear a soft beep, and the

icon

will disappear.

AZAN ACTIVATION & SELECTION 13

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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

The sound of the azan can be played at every azan

To set Daylight Saving Time (DST) for any city (except

time. And the volume level can be adjusted using the

cities in the Arabian peninsula), press and hold the

volume switch.

button for few seconds. You will hear a soft beep and

When the azan sound is turned OFF, the icon

will

will notice that the current time and the azan times are

disappear from the screen, and three beeps will sound

increased by one hour. The icon

at the time of each azan.

on the screen.

Models CW-05 and CJ-07 also include a speaker jack

To get back to standard time, press and hold

which can be connected to an external speaker.

for few seconds. The

In addition, model CJ-07 have multiple azan sounds,

will also appear

button

icon will disappear and the

current time and azan times will decrease by one hour.

as follows:
Makkah Azan

QIBLA DIRECTION

Madinah Azan
Quds Azan

After selecting your city code, the qibla direction will

Egypt Azan

appear on the screen. The exact qibla angle will also

The angle is between 0 and 360

be displayed.

Riyadh Azan

degrees, clockwise from North.

An azan sound can be selected using the "azan sound
selector".

The selector is located on the left side

inside the setting door.

Example: After selecting London's city code "44-207",

the clock will display the qibla direction (South East)
and qibla angle (119 degrees, clockwise from North),

If "Random" option is selected, the clock will randomly

as follows:

play different azan sound at every azan time.

N

AZAN SAFETY TIME

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Qibla
Angle

Qibla
Direction

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AZAN TAQWEEM SYSTEMS

As needed, any azan time can be adjusted forward or

Fajr and Isha times are calculated by either an angle

backward by a fixed number of minutes, as follows:

of the sun below the horizon or by an interval of time.

Press and hold

This clock is programmed to use the local taqweem or

Move the switch to

Use

or

position, then release

to set the safety time for fajr azan.

Fajr azan time will be displayed.

Press

to adjust Shuroq safety time, ... etc.

Return the switch to

position.

the most widely used system for your city. Also, you
can change to another system, as follows:
Selecting Hanafi Asr Azan:
Press and hold

and move the switch to the

position, then release

Use

(which means Hanafi) or

or

to select

.
.

which means regular Asr

After selecting another city, all safety times

time. Notice that Asr azan time will be flashing (and

are reset, and need be re-adjusted if needed.

changing) during Hanafi setting mode.

Selecting Taqweem System ( for Fajr & Isha):
Press and hold

HIJRI CALANDER CALCULATION

position
Use

and move the setting switch to the

then release
or

and press it again.

to select the desired system as follows:

The Hijri calendar in this clock is calculated based on

Local taqweem

the astronomical moon sighting at Makkah.

Muslim League

Accordingly, Hijri date is re-calculated after setting the

Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)

Gregorian calendar.

Islamic Scientific University (Hanafi)

This unique feature helps to determine the Gregorian

Egypt taqweem

dates for the corresponding Hijri-based Islamic events.

Um Alqura taqweem

For example, to know Eid Al-Fitr in the year 1431, set

Fajr azan is

hours before Shuroq and

the Gregorian date to 10/9/2010, then check whether

Isha azan is

hours after Magrib.

the calculated Hijri date is 1/10/1431 or not.

After re-selecting a city, the clock will be
reset to use the citys default taqweem.

BATTERIES & DC-JACK

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ADDING NEW CITY

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This clock is powered by AA size alkaline batteries.

LOW BAT icon appear
Replace batteries when
on screen, and you will notice that azan sound
becomes weak.
Alkaline batteries can last more than six months when
azan is played regularly with maximum volume.

This clock can be used anywhere around the world.

Models CT-01, CW-05 and CJ-07 also have a DC jack.

You can use a (Nokia phone) charger.

as NEW CITY using (999-999) city code.

You may also use any other 6 Volt adapter with at least
500 mA. Note that polarity should be positive to inside
and negative to outside.

You can select your city directly by selecting its city

code, see page 6.
If your location is not one of the major listed cities on
page 19, your location can be added to the list of cities

www.alfajr.com/newcity

Refer to:

If you do not have access to the internet, you may

program your city by using an already listed city
(which is close to your city), as shown below:
Example:

TEMPERATURE DISPLAY

To program Lausanne city in Switzerland, (with azan

times two minutes before Geneve):

The clock displays the temperature reading in degrees

Celsius (

).

1/ Select
2/ Select

999 - 999
41 - 22
-2
18:17

Model CJ-07 also include a wire that can be used to

3/ Select

display the external temperature.

4/ Select

To display the external temperature, place one end of

Now, Lausanne city code is

newcity code
Geneve city code
Azan difference
Muslim League taqweem

999 - 999

the wire outside and plug the other end in the

temperature (blue) socket. The icon ( OUT ) will also be
displayed on the screen.

To get more accurate azan times, refer to:

www.alfajr.com/newcity

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 18

Q: Azan times are not correct. Why?
A: Make sure you have correctly set the following:
a) city code, b) Gregorian calendar, c) Daylight
saving time option, d) Taqweem system (azan
time calculation methods).
Q: Can other cities be programmed in this clock?
A: Yes, any location can be programmed (page 16).
Q: How can I set the daily alarm so that it will not ring
on Sundays?
A: Follow the weekend setting on page 9 and select
the little
symbol in step 2.
Q: How can I find out the astronomical beginning of
Ramadhan at Makkah for any year?
A: Set the Gregorian calendar to the expected date,
then check the astronomically calculated Hijri
calendar.
Q: I can not hear the Azan sound. Why?
A: Make sure the alkaline batteries are not weak
and the volume control switch is turned ON, and
the icon
is displayed on the screen.
Q: The azan sound is working for all prayers except
for Fajr azan. Why?
A: It is possible that Fajr alarm is set to ring exactly
at Fajr azan time.

CITY CODES (continued)

Kathmandu 977Khartoum 249-11
Kiev
380-44
Kinshasa
243Kota Baharu 60-97
Kota Kinbalu 60-88
Kuala Lumpur 60-3
Kuala Treng 60-9
Kuching
60-82
Kuwait
965Lagos
234-1
Lahore
92-42
Leeds
44-113
Leicester 44-116
Lisbon
351-1
Little Rock 1-501
Liverpool 44-151
London
44-207
Los Angeles 1-213
Louisville
1-502
Lucknow 91-522
Luxembourg 352Lyons
33-7
Madinah
0-2
Madras
91-44
Madrid
34-1
Mekkah
0-1
Malaga
34-52
Manama
973Manchester 44-161
Manila
63-2
Marrakech 212-4
Marseille
33-91
Mashhad
98-51
Medan
62-61
Melbourne
61-3
Memphis
1-901
Mexico City 52-5
Miami
1-305
Milan
39-2
Milwaukee 1-414
Minneapolis 1-612
Minsk
375-17

Montreal
1-514
Moscow
7-95
Mosul
964-60
Mukkalla
967-5
Munich
49-89
Muscat
968Nairobi
254-2
Naples
39-81
Nashville
1-615
New Orleans 1-504
New York
1-212
Nicosia
357-2
Norfolk
1-804
Nottingham 44-115
Nouakchott
222Oklahoma
1-405
Omaha
1-402
Osaka
81-6
Oslo
47-2
Ottawa
1-613
Padang
62-751
Palembang 62-711
Paris
33-1
Perth
61-8
Philadelphia 1-215
Phoenix
1-602
Pittsburgh
1-412
Port elizabeth 27-41
Portland
1-503
Prague
420-2
Providence 1-401
Rabat
212-7
Ras Alkhyma 971-7
Rio de Janeiro 55-21
Riyadh
966-1
Rome
39-6
Rotterdam
31-10
Sakakah
966-46
Salalah
968-2
Salt Lake City 1-801
Salzburg
43-662
San Diego
1-619
San Francisco 1-415

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Sana'a
967-1
Sao Paulo
55-11
Sarajevo
387-33
Seattle
1-206
Semarang 62-241
Seoul
82-2
Shanghai
86-21
Sharjah
971-6
Sheffield
44-114
Shiraz
98-71
Singapore
65Sofia
359-2
Srinagar
91-194
St. Louis
1-314
St. Petersburg 7-812
Stockholm
46-8
Stuttgart
49-711
Surabaya
62-31
Sydney
61-2
Tabuk
966-4
Taipei
886-2
Tangier
212-9
Tbilisi
995-883
Tehran
98-21
Tokyo
81-3
Toronto
1-416
Tripoli
961-6
Tripoli West 218-21
Trivandrum 91-471
Tunis
216-1
Turin
39-11
Uj. Pandang 62-411
Urumqi
86-991
Valencia
34-6
Valletta
356Vancouver
1-604
Vienna
43-222
Warsaw
48-22
Washington 1-202
Wellington
64-4
Wichita
1-316
Zagreb
385-1
Zurich
41-1

CITY CODES
Abha
966-7
Abu Dhabi 971-2
Adana
90-322
Addis Ababa 251-1
Aden
967-2
Ahmedabad 91-272
Alayn
971-3
Albaha
966-77
Albuquerque 1-505
Aleppo
963-21
Alexandria
20-3
Algeria
213-2
Alkhalil
970-2
Almansurah 20-50
Almaty
7-327
Alquds
0-3
Alur Setar
60-4
Amman
962-6
Amsterdam 31-20
Ankara
90-312
Annaba
213-8
Athens
30-1
Atlanta
1-404
Auckland
64-9
Az Zarqa
962-9
Baghdad
964-1
Baku
994-12
Baltimore
1-301
Bander Seri 673-2
Bandung
62-22
Bangalore 91-80
Bangkok
66-2
Barcelona
34-3
Basrah
964-40
Beijing
86-1
Beirut
961-1
Belgrade 381-11
Benghazi 218-61
Berlin
49-30
Birmingham 44-121
Birmingham* 1-205
Bombay
91-22

Bonn
49-228
Bordeaux 33-56
Boston
1-617
Brisbane
61-7
Bristol
44-117
Brussels
32-2
Bucharest
40-1
Budapest
36-1
Buenos Aires 54-1
Buffalo
1-716
Buraydah 966-6
Bursa
90-224
Cairo
20-2
Calcutta
91-33
Calgary
1-403
Calicut
91-495
Cape Town 27-21
Caracas
58-2
Casablanca 212Cebu
63-32
Charlotte
1-704
Chennai
91-44
Chicago
1-312
Cincinnati 1-513
Cleveland 1-216
Cologne 49-221
Colombo
94-1
Columbia
1-803
Columbus 1-614
Copenhagen 45-1
Dakar
221Dallas
1-214
Damascus 963-11
Dammam 966-3
Dar esalam 255-51
Davao
63-82
Delhi
91-11
Denver
1-303
Des Moines 1-515
Detroit
1-313
Dhaka
880-2
Doha
974-

19
Dubai
971-4
Dublin
353-1
Durban
27-31
Dushanbe 992-377
Edinburgh 44-131
Esfahan
98-31
Faisalabad 92-411
Frankfurt
49-69
Fujairah
971-9
Gaza
970-7
Geneva
41-22
Glasgow
44-141
Hafar Albatin 966-37
Hail
966-65
Hamburg
49-40
Hanover
49-511
Hartford
1-203
Helsinki
358-9
Homs
963-31
Hong Kong 852Honolulu
1-808
Houston
1-713
Hufoof
966-35
Hyderabad 91-40
Indianapolis 1-317
Ipoh
60-5
Irbid
962-2
Islamabad 92-51
Istanbul
90-212
Izmir
90-232
Jackson
1-601
Jacksonville 1-904
Jakarta
62-21
Jeddah
966-2
Jersey City 1-201
Jizan
966-73
Johannesburg 27-11
Johar Bahru 60-7
Kabul
93Kano
234-64
Kansas City 1-816
Karachi
92-21