Before You Begin; Operating The Radio - Sony ICF-C703 Operating Instructions Manual

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WARNING
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified personne! only.
For the Customers in Canada
THIS APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH THE
CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE
EMISSIONS SET OUT IN RADIO
INTERFERENCE REGULATIONS.
For the Customers in Canada
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN
EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR
OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN
BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE
EXPOSURE.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM
A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted
to this equipment for your safety and convenience.
Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be
replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or
BSI to BS 1362, (i.e. marked with @ or Y mark)
must be used.
Rend pug Rage hed gainer
detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse
cover after you change the fuse. Never use the
plug without the fuse cover. if you should lose
the fuse cover, please contact your nearest
Sony service station.
IMPORTANT
tf the plug supplied is not suitable for the socket
outlets in your home, it should be cut off and an
appropriate plug fitted in accordance with the
following instructions.
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
Blue: Neutral
Brown: Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of
this apparatus may not correspond with the
coloured markings identifying the terminais in
as follows:
connected to the termina! which is marked with
the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is
coloured brown must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter L or
coloured red. Do not connect either wire to the
earth terminal in the plug which is marked by
bio latior E or by sha salony earth ON
coloured green or green and yellow.
This plug cannot be used and should be
destroyed.
Before You Begin
Thank you for choosing the Sony clock radio!
The clock radio will give you many hours of
reliable service and listening pleasure.
Before operating the clock radio, please read
these instructions thoroughly and retain them for
future reference.
These instructions cover two models:
the ICF-C703 and ICF-C703L.
The band for each model and the area where the
model is available are shown below.
Where avaliable Model number Band
North and South (CF-C703 FM/AM
American countries, OO O OOOO — ⸗
UK ICF-C703L FM/MW/ALW
Other countries ICF-C703 FMAM
ICF-C703L__ FMMWILW
Operating the Radio
Manual Tuning
1. Press RADIO ON/SLEEP to tum on the
radio.
The band, frequency and preset number
indications will be displayed in the
display window after "On" and preset
number appear for about 2 seconds.
They change to the current time
indication after about 10 seconds.
2. Adjust VOLUME.
3. Press BAND to select the band.
Every push changes the band as follows.
(The last frequency selected in each
band appears.)
LW => AM(MW) — FM
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FM/AM = ICF-C703 only
FWMWILW = ICF-C703L only
4. Tune in a station by pressing the + or —
button of TUNING/TIME SET.
The FM channel step is set to 0.1 MHz
(North and South American model) or
0.05 MHz (other models; The FM
frequency indication changes every
0.1 MHz.).
The AM(MW) channel step is set to 10
kHz for models for North and South
America and 9 kHz for models for other
countries.
The LW channel step alternates between
2 kHz and 7 kHz.
A beep sounds at the band edge.
+ To turn off the radio, press RADIO OFF/ALARM
RESET.
+ To improve radio reception
FM: Since the antenna is encased in the AC
power cord, extend the cord to improve FM
reception.
AM(MW)/LW: Rotate the unit horizontally for
optimum reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built
into the unit.
+ To check the station you are listening to, press
RADIO ON/SLEEP.
The band and frequency appear for 10 seconds.
For the Customers Supplied with an FM
Antenna Coupler
Clamp the AC power cord with the supplied
coupler and connect it to a wall FM antenna
terminal for optimum FM reception.
3. Release A RADIO or B BUZZER.
The alarm time is set. The indication
becomes the current time.
4. Press ALARM MODE til! the alarm you
want to set appears in the display.
Each push changes the alarm indication
as follows.
No alarm =» A RADIO > B BUZZER
A RADIO / B BUZZER com)
When you want to set both A RADIO
and B BUZZER alarm, set both A `
RADIO and B BUZZER alarm time by
performing steps 2 and 3 above.
The radio or buzzer will automatically
sound at the preset time, and
automatically turn itself off after 60
minutes, unless it is tumed oft manually.
+ To shut off the alarm manually, press RADIO
OFF/ALARM RESET. The alarm will come on
at the preset time the next day.
+ To cancel the alarm before the alarm time, press
cat db aid
indication disappears.
e To check the preset time, press A RADIO or B
BUZZER.
Notes
+ The buzzer sound level is fixed, and independent
of the VOLUME dial.
+ if you set A RADIO and B BUZZER to the same
desired time, only A RADIO will work.
To Doze for a Few More Minutes
1. Press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF.
The radio or buzzer will shut off but will
automatically come on again after about 8
minutes.
You can repeat this process within 1
hour,
+ When the snooze alarm function is operating. the
alasm indication flashes.
Setting the Sleep Timer
Enjoy falling asteep to the radio using the built-in
steep timer that shuts off the radio automatically at
a preset time.
1. Press RADIO ON/SLEEP repeatedly.
The radio tums on. You can sat the sleep
timer of 90, 60, 30 or 15 minutes.
Each push changes the display as
follows.
Current time > On = 90
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15 e 30 — 60
The radio will play for the time you set,
then shut off.
= Jo tin LED CRE Tvs preset ume, press
SNOOZE/SLEEP O F F .
To Use Both Sleep Timer and Alarm
Function
You can fal asleep to the radio sound and be
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1. Set the alarm. (See "Setting the Alarm")
2. Set the sleep timer. (See "Setting the
Steep Timer")
Note
When the alarm time arrives while the sleep timer
is working, the the sleep timer is canceled and the
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