Setting The Clock; Setting The Sleep Timer; Playing The Radio; Setting The Alarm - Sony ICF-C723 Operating Instructions

AC power cord
FM wire antenna
BRIGHTNESS
VOICE MEMO• PLAY
SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF
BAND CLOCK TUNE / TIME SET
STATION
WAKE UP STATION
1 2 3
A RADIO B BUZZER
OFF
WAKE UP MEMO
ALARM RESET

Setting the Clock

1
Plug in the clock radio.
"AM 12:00" will flash in the display.
2
Press CLOCK for a few seconds.
You will hear a beep and the year will start to
flash in the display.
3
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – until the
correct year appears in the display.
4
Press CLOCK once.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the month,
date, hour, and minute.
After setting the minute, press and release
CLOCK to start the counting of the seconds.
VOICE MEMO• REC
• To display the year and date, press SNOOZE/
DATE/SLEEP OFF once for the date and within
2 seconds press it again for the year. The date
D.S.T./SUMMER T.
or year will appear in the display for a few
seconds and then the display returns to the
current time.
When SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF is pressed
MIC
while the SNOOZE function is operating, the
year and date will not appear in the display.
• To set the current time rapidly, hold down the
+ or – button.
• To set the current time from zero seconds,
release CLOCK with the time signal at step 5.
VOLUME
To change the display to the
daylight saving time (summer time)
indication
Press D.S.T./SUMMER T.
" " is displayed and the time indication
changes to summer time.
To cancel the summer time indication, press
D.S.T./SUMMER T. again.

Playing the Radio

SELECT / PRESET
Manual Tuning
4 5
1
Press RADIO ON to turn on the radio.
ALARM MODE The band and frequency will appear in the
display for a few seconds and then the
RADIO ON
current time indication returns to the display.
2
Press BAND repeatedly to select the
desired band.
3
Use TUNE/TIME SET + or – to tune in
SLEEP
the desired station.
The FM frequency advances or reverses in 0.1
MHz channel steps and the AM frequency in
10 kHz channel steps.
A beep sounds when the upper or lower
extremity of the band range is reached.
4
Adjust volume using VOLUME.
• To turn off the radio, press RADIO OFF.
• To improve reception
FM: Extend the FM wire antenna fully to
increase FM reception sensitivity.
AM:Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built in
to the unit.
• To check the current station, press the + or –
button lightly. The band and frequency are
displayed for a few seconds, after which the
current time indication returns to the display.
• If the radio alarm A RADIO comes on while
the radio is playing, the station switches to the
frequency set under preset number 1.
To set the brightness of the
backlight
Set BRIGHTNESS to H (high) or L (low) to make
the display more visible.
Preset Tuning
You can preset up to five stations for one-touch
tuning, one under each of preset buttons 1 to 5.
Presetting a station
Example: To set AM 1260 kHz in preset
button 2.
1
Press RADIO ON to turn on the radio.
2
Tune in the station you want to preset.
(See "Manual Tuning")
3
Hold down the desired
STATION•SELECT/PRESET button (in
this case, 2) until you hear two short
beeps.
The frequency will appear for a few seconds
and then the display will return to the
current time.
• When using the radio alarm, preset the station
you wish to serve as the alarm under preset
button 1.
To doze for a few more
To change a preset station
Press the preset number again after tuning in
minutes
manually to a different station. The previous
station is replaced by the new one.
1
Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.
The radio or buzzer will shut off but will
Tuning in a preset station
automatically come on again after about
1
Press RADIO ON to turn on the radio.
8 minutes. You can repeat this process as
2
Press the STATION•SELECT/PRESET
many times as you like.
button under which the desired station
• The alarm indicator flashes continuously
is stored.
during the snooze function.
3
Adjust volume using VOLUME.
After a few seconds, the display will return to
To set the Wake Up
the current time but the preset number
indication will remain.
Memo
1
Set the alarm mode. (See "Setting the
Using the Digital
Alarm".)
2
Set the voice memo. (See "Using the
Voice Memo
Digital Voice Memo".)
1 3
Press WAKE UP MEMO.
Press VOICE MEMO•REC until you
"
hear a beep.
When the alarm time is reached, the voice
2
Speak into the MIC while " " flashes
memo plays back and then the radio or
(within 20 seconds).
buzzer will go on for 60 minutes or until
The recording time displays and starts to
turned off. When you press ALARM RESET to
elapse.
turn off the alarm, the voice memo plays
3
Press VOICE MEMO•REC again to back and then the alarm mode turns off.
When SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF is pressed
stop the recording.
during the radio or buzzer alarm with the
"End" will appear in the display with a long
wake up memo, the radio or buzzer will shut
beep sound.
off and the voice memo will play back each
4
Press VOICE MEMO•PLAY to play
time.
back and to confirm the recorded
memo. Note
The Wake Up Memo operates only with the
alarm function.
Notes
• Only one message can be recorded and up to
about 20 seconds.
• If you want to keep the recorded message, be
Setting the Sleep
careful not press the VOICE MEMO•REC
button. Since the recording overlaps the last
Timer
recorded message.
• The volume cannot be adjusted for the voice
memo.
You can enjoy falling asleep to the radio using
the built-in sleep timer that turns off the radio
automatically after a preset duration.
1

Setting the Alarm

Press SLEEP.
The radio turns on. It will go off after the
preset time has passed. You can set the sleep
You can set the radio and buzzer alarms at the
timer to 90, 60, 30, or 15 minutes. Every push
preset time. Before setting the alarm, be sure to
changes the display as follows.
set the clock (See "Setting the Clock") and preset
a radio station under preset button 1 (See "Preset
OFF (current time)
Tuning").
1
Turn off the radio.
The radio will play for the time you set, then
2
Hold down A RADIO or B BUZZER
shut off.
until a short beep sounds.
The "A RADIO" or "B BUZZER" indication • To turn off the radio before the preset time,
and the hour will flash in the display.
press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.
3
Press either TUNE/TIME SET + or –
until the desired hour appears in the
To Use Both Sleep Timer
display.
and Alarm
4
Press A RADIO or B BUZZER to set the
minute.
You can fall asleep to the radio sound and you
The minute will flash in the display.
will
5
Press either TUNE/TIME SET + or – be awakened by the radio or buzzer alarm at the
preset time.
until the desired minute appears in the
1
Set the alarm. (See "Setting the
display.
Alarm".)
6
Press A RADIO or B BUZZER.
2
Set the sleep timer. (See "Setting the
Two short beeps sound to indicate successful
Sleep Timer".)
presetting.
7
Press ALARM MODE repeatedly until
the alarm you want appears in the
display.

Troubleshooting

Each time you press ALARM MODE, the
alarm indication changes as follows.
Should any problem occur with the unit, make
No alarm
the following simple checks to determine
indication
whether or not servicing is required.
If the problem persists, consult the nearest Sony
and
dealer.
When the alarm time is reached, the radio or
buzzer sounds for 60 minutes or until turned off.
The clock does not show the correct time.
• Has an electrical power outage lasting more
than half an hour occurred?
To stop the alarm
Press ALARM RESET while the alarm is
The radio or buzzer alarm does not sound at
the preset alarm time.
activated.
• Has the desired radio and/or buzzer alarm
The alarm will function at the same time the next
mode been activated with the ALARM MODE
day.
button ("A RADIO" and/or "B BUZZER"
indication shown in the display)?
To cancel the alarm
The Wake Up Memo does not sound at the
Press ALARM MODE until neither the
preset alarm time.
"A RADIO" nor "B BUZZER" indication is • Press VOICE MEMO•PLAY to confirm if a voice
memo is recorded.
displayed.
• Has the Wake Up Memo mode been activated
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Notes
• Has the desired radio and/or buzzer alarm
• The alarm does not function, unless you set
mode been activated with the ALARM MODE
the clock, A RADIO and B BUZZER function.
button ("A RADIO" and/or "B BUZZER"
• If both the radio and buzzer alarm are set for
indication shown in the display)?
the same time, the radio alarm takes
precedence.
• You can check the alarm time setting by
pressing A RADIO or B BUZZER.
" will be displayed.
On 90(min)
15 30 60
" indication shown in the display)?