Sony Dream Machine ICF-C205 Operating Instructions page 2

ALARM MODE
There is a tactile dot beside
RADIO ON RADIO
OFF BUZZER
VOLUME to show the direction
to turn up the volume.
CLOCK TIME SET
H M
VOLUME
MAX MIN
SNOOZE / SLEEP OFF
AM
PM
AM FM
BAND
A
Installing the
battery
To keep good time, your Dream Machine needs one
ALARM SLEEP 6F22 battery (not supplied), in addition to house
current. The battery keeps the clock operating in the
event of a power interruption.
Before setting the time on your Dream Machine,
install the battery with correct polarity.
Installing the battery
(see Fig. A-1)
AC power cord Clip the battery in place observing correct polarity,
and insert it in the battery compartment until it clicks
into position.
Removing the battery
(see Fig. A-2)
FM wire aerial
Turn the unit upside down and push the battery
forward from the battery compartment.
• After a power interruption, the displayed time may
not always be correct (it may gain or lose
about 10 minutes per hour).
Knowing when to replace the
battery
To check battery power, unplug the AC power cord
from the wall outlet and plug it in again after a few
minutes. If the displayed time is incorrect, replace the
battery with a new one.
Battery warning
TUNING
When the unit will be left unplugged for a long time,
remove the battery to avoid undue battery discharge
and damage to the unit from battery leakage.
Setting the Clock Setting the Alarm
To set the radio alarm, first tune in to a station and
1
Plug in the unit.
adjust the volume.
The display will flash "AM 12:00".
1
2
To set the hour for alarm, while holding
To set the hour, while holding down
down ALARM, press TIME SET H. When
CLOCK, press TIME SET H. When the
the desired hour appears in the display,
correct hour appears in the display, release
release ALARM.
CLOCK.
2
3
To set the minute for alarm, while holding
To set the minute, while holding down
down ALARM, press TIME SET M. When
CLOCK, press TIME SET M. When the
the desired minute appears in the display,
correct minute appears in the display,
release ALARM.
release CLOCK.
3
Set the function selector to ALARM
The clock will begin to operate when you release
TIME SET M. MODE • RADIO or ALARM MODE •
BUZZER.
• Each press on TIME SET H or TIME SET M
The alarm will come on at the preset time and
advances the displayed number by one.
automatically turn itself off after 119 minutes.
• The minute digits advance to "00" after "59". The
hour digits do not advance by pressing TIME SET
• To shut off the alarm, set the function selector to
M.
OFF.
• To adjust the time exactly to the second, set the time
To sound the alarm at the preset time the next day,
one minute behind the time you want to set. Press
set the function selector to ALARM MODE •
TIME SET M simultaneously with the time signal.
RADIO or ALARM MODE • BUZZER again.
• To deactivate the alarm, set the function selector to
OFF.
Operating the Radio
• To doze a few more minutes, press SNOOZE/
SLEEP OFF.
1
Set the function selector to RADIO ON to
The alarm will shut off but will come on again after
turn on the radio and adjust VOLUME.
about 9 minutes. You can use this function as many
2
Select BAND and tune in to a station using times as you like.
• To adjust the radio alarm volume, turn VOLUME.
TUNING.
The buzzer volume is fixed.
• To turn off the radio, set the function selector to
• To check the preset time, press ALARM.
OFF.
Setting the Sleep Timer
Improving the
Enjoy falling asleep to the radio using the built-in
reception
sleep timer that shuts off the radio automatically.
1
While listening to the radio, set the function
FM: Extend the FM wire aerial fully to improve
selector to OFF.
reception.
2
Press SLEEP.
AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar aerial is built into the
The radio turns on. It will go off after 59 minutes.
unit.
• To turn off the radio before the preset time, press
Do not operate the unit over a steel desk or metal SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF.
surface, as this may lead to interference of reception.
• Every time you press SLEEP, the sleep timer is
reset to 59 minutes.
• When you set the function selector to ALARM
MODE • RADIO or ALARM MODE • BUZZER,
if the preset alarm time comes while the sleep timer
is operating, the radio or buzzer sounds depending
on which you set.