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4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minute.
A beep sounds to confirm the time setting.
"RADIO•SOUND" appears.
You can choose between "RADIO" and "SOUND" modes.
Set the alarm mode as follows:
• RADIO: see "A Setting the Radio Alarm"
• SOUND: see "B Setting the Sound Alarm"
A Setting the Radio Alarm
For the radio alarm, the station you specified as the wake-up station is
played.
1 Perform steps 1 to 4 in "To set the Alarm Time."
2 Press Jog lever v (up) or V (down) to select "RADIO" alarm mode.
"WAKE UP STATION" appears in the display.
3 Press ENTER/BRIGHTNESS.
After one beep, the preset number flashes in the display.
4 Press Jog lever v (up) or V (down) to select the desired wake-up
station.
Preset number changes in the order as follows:
t P– y AM P1 to 5 T
t FM2 P1 to 5 y FM1 P1 to 5 T
"P-" is the last received station.
You can directly select the desired wake-up station by pressing ON/
BAND or the STATION•SELCET/PRESET button while the
indication "P-" is not displayed.
5 Press ENTER/BRIGHTNESS.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting, and the ALARM A or B
display will disappear.
B Setting the Sound Alarm
For the sound alarm, the sound you specified as the wake-up sound is
played.
1 Perform steps 1 to 4 in "To set the Alarm Time."
2 Press Jog lever v (up) or V (down) to select "SOUND" alarm mode.
"WAKE UP SOUND" appears in the display.
3 Press ENTER/BRIGHTNESS.
The displayed wake-up sound number will sound.
4 Press Jog lever v (up) or V (down) to select the desired wake-up sound.
1: Buzzer
2: "Four seasons: Spring" Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
3: "For Eliza" Ludwig van Beethoven
5 Press ENTER/BRIGHTNESS.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting, and the ALARM A or B
display will disappear.
To Use the Radio and Buzzer Alarm
1 Set both alarm times for ALARM A or B.
(see above).
2 Press ALARM A or ALARM B.
The ALARM A or B display will be turned on.
If the same alarm time is set for both Alarm A and B, Alarm A takes
priority.
To Doze for a Few More Minutes
Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.
The radio or buzzer turns off but will automatically come on again after
about 10 minutes. Every time you press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF,
the snooze time changes as follows:
10 t 20 t 30 t 40 t 10 t
The display shows the snooze time for a few seconds and returns to show
the current time. When you press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF after
the current time appeared, the snooze time starts from 10 minutes
again.
The maximum length of the snooze time is 60 minutes.
To Stop the Alarm
Press OFF/ALARM RESET to turn off the alarm.
The alarm will come on again at the same time the next day.
To Deactivate the Alarm
Press ALARM A or ALARM B.
The ALARM A or B display turns off.
Using the NAP Timer
(Count Down Timer)
The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a preset time duration.
Press NAP repeatedly until the desired minutes are displayed.
Every press changes the display as follows:
t OFF t 10 t 20 t 30
120 T 90 T 60
You will hear two beeps when the display turns from "OFF" to "10".
" " appears and the NAP time is displayed for a few seconds.
NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.
When selected NAP time has passed, the beep sound comes on, and
" " on the display flash.
The buzzer is turned off automatically after about 60 minutes.
To Stop the NAP Timer
Press NAP or OFF/ALARM RESET to turn off the buzzer.
To Deactive the NAP Timer
Press NAP.
" " goes off in the display.
Setting the Sleep Timer
You can fall asleep to the radio using the built-in sleep timer that turns off
the radio automatically after a preset duration.
Press SLEEP.
The radio turns on. You can set the sleep timer to durations of 90, 60, 30,
or 15 minutes. Every push changes the display as follows:
t OFF t 90 t 60
15 T 30
You will hear two beeps when the display turns from "OFF" to "90".
"SLEEP" will appear in the display when the duration time is set.
The radio will play for the duration you set, then shut off.
• To turn off the radio before the preset time, press SNOOZE/DATE/
SLEEP OFF.
To Use Both Sleep Timer and Alarm
You can fall asleep to the radio and also be awakened by the radio or
buzzer alarm at a preset time.
1 Set the alarm. (See "Setting the Alarm".)
2 Set the sleep timer. (See "Setting the Sleep Timer".)
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