Sony ICF-CD553RM Operating Instructions page 2

Turn
Push
TIMER
AC power cord
indicator
MODE
TIMER
RADIO TIMER CD SHUFFLE MEGABASS
REP 1 ALL PUSH
MEGAXpand
TV AM START/STOP
VOL REC
WEATHER TRACK SOUND
MHz MESSAGE
FM12 PM The preset 3, VOLUME
kHz 1 2 3 4 5
+ and CD u buttons
have a tactile dot.
MESSAGE
CD OPEN/
REC/STOP PLAY/STOP CD RADIO ON
PRESET TUNING / MESSAGE VOLUME TUNE CLOSE
1 2 3 4 5
BAND
STATION SELECT/ PRESET TIME SET
MIC
A
Spacer
L (Low)
Dot
Template
Mounting
screw
B
Magnet
The VOL + and u buttons have a
tactile dot.
Size AAA (R03) 2
Installing the Unit Playing a CD
Under a Cabinet
An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
adapter.
CLOCK
(See Fig. A)
1
The unit can be installed without the spacer.
1
Mark the position of the 4 holes by using
the supplied template. Use a drill to make
the holes (size 6.5 mm dia., 9 / inch). (See
32
Fig. A- )
2
If the cabinet door overhangs the shelf and
obstructs the unit, you can adjust the unit/
shelf height.
2
First set the L mark to the dot which
becomes the lowest position, then you can
3
adjust the height in 4 steps (H••L) by
turning the spacer counterclockwise. (See
Fig. A- )
4
3
Install the unit with the supplied mounting
screws. (See Fig. A- )
To
Caution Pause
• Since the unit is very heavy, be careful when
Resume play after pause
installing the unit.
Locate the beginning of
• Hold the unit horizontally when installing it, since
the current track (AMS*)
the CD tray may open if the unit is shaken.
Locate the next track
• To reduce the risk of fire, do not place any heating
(AMS)
or cooking appliance beneath this unit.
• Install the unit so that its AC power cord can be Go back at high speed
connected directly to a wall outlet. Do not use a
Go forward at high speed
converter or extension cord.
Locate the previous track
• Be sure that the AC power cord has no slack when
(AMS)
OFF using the unit, since the cord acts as an FM wire
Locate the succeeding
antenna. If the AC power cord has some slack, wind
it up to the cord hook until the cord has no slack. track (AMS)
• The unit has a built-in ferrite bar antenna for AM
Stop play
radio reception. Check the condition of AM
reception before fixing in position.
* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
• Install the unit as far as possible from a source of
** These operations are possible during both play and
noise (for example, refrigerator, microwave oven,
fluorescent lamp, etc.).
About CD-Rs/CD-RWs
This unit is compatible with CD-Rs/CD-RWs but
Setting the Clock
playback capability may vary depending on the
quality of the disc, the recording device and
1
Plug in the CD kitchen clock radio. application software.
The display will flash "AM 12:00".
2 Music discs encoded with
Press CLOCK for a few seconds.
You will hear a beep and the hour will start to
copyright protection
flash in the display.
technologies
This product is designed to play back discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright
protection technologies are marketed by some record
3
Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – until the
companies. Please be aware that among those discs,
correct hour appears in the display. there are some that do not conform to the CD standard
4
Press CLOCK once. and may not be playable by this product.
The minutes will flash.
To handle compact discs
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minutes.
After setting the minutes, press CLOCK to start
the counting of the seconds, and you will hear two
short beeps.
To set the current time quickly, hold down
TUNE•TIME SET + or –.
12-hour system: "AM 12:00" = midnight
In step 5, when you press CLOCK after the minute
setting to activate the clock, the seconds start
counting from zero.
Notes
• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square,
• If you press CD u when there is no disc in the CD
• After 20 minutes, playback will be stop when you
Various Modes of CD Playback
You can play tracks repeatedly or in random order.
Press MODE.
Each press changes the play mode as follows:
Display indication
none
All the tracks are played once.
"REP 1"
A single track is played repeatedly.
"REP ALL"
All the tracks are played repeatedly.
"SHUFFLE" (shuffle play)
All the tracks are played once in random order.
"SHUFFLE REP"(shuffle repeat)
All the tracks are played repeatedly in random order.
Playing the Radio
—Manual Tuning
1
Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the
Press Z CD OPEN/CLOSE and place a
radio.
CD on the disc tray.
"RADIO" appears in the display.
The display shows the band and frequency for a
few seconds and then changes back to the current
time.
2
Press RADIO ON/BAND repeatedly to
select the desired band.
Each press changes the band as follows:
AM FM1
Press Z CD OPEN/CLOSE to close the
WEATHER TV
disc tray. When using FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you may
listen to the radio on either mode
Press CD u.
(See "Presetting Your Favourite Station").
"NCD" and "TRACK 01" appear on the display
3
Use TUNE•TIME SET + or – to tune in
to indicate that track 1 of the CD is playing.
Adjust volume using VOLUME + or –. to the desired station.
Two short beeps sound when the minimum
Press
frequency of each band is received during tuning.
4
Adjust volume using VOLUME + or –.
CD u
CD u again To check the station being received
Press RADIO ON/BAND lightly. The display shows
. **
the band and frequency for a few seconds and then
changes back to the current time.
>**
To turn off the radio, press x OFF.
Hold down .**
Hold down >** Improving the
. repeatedly**
Reception
> repeatedly**
TV, WEATHER, FM:
Extend the AC power cord fully to improve FM
x OFF
reception.
AM: When installing the unit, rotate the unit
horizontally for optimum reception and then
install the unit. A ferrite bar antenna is built into
the unit.
pause.
Presetting Your
Favourite Station
—Preset Tuning
You can preset 10 stations in FM (5 stations in FM1,
5 stations in FM2) and 5 stations in each AM, TV,
WEATHER.
Presetting a Station
1 Follow steps 1 to 4 in "Playing the Radio"
and manually tune in to the station you
wish to preset.
2
Hold down the PRESET TUNING/
MESSAGE button you wish to preset for
more than 2 seconds.
Example: Display window when you preset
FM 90 MHz in the PRESET
Correct
TUNING/MESSAGE button 2 for
FM2.
Handle the disc by
its edge.
Incorrect
The display shows the frequency for a few
seconds and then changes back to the current
Do not touch the
time.
surface.
To preset another station, repeat these steps.
To change the preset station, tune in to the desired
station and hold down the PRESET TUNING 1
Do not stick paper
to 5 button. The new station will replace the
or tape nor write
previous station on the PRESET TUNING
anything on the
button.
surface.
Tuning in to a Preset Station
1
Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the
star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do
radio.
so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs.
2
Press RADIO ON/BAND to select the
compartment, "00" flashes for about 5 seconds on band.
3
the display and the unit turns off automatically. Press the desired PRESET TUNING/
MESSAGE button.
press CD u during play back. 4
Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or –.
After a few seconds, the display returns to the
current time but the PRESET TUNING button
number remains.
Note
Holding down the desired PRESET TUNING/
MESSAGE button for more than a few seconds in
Play mode step 3 will replace the previous station on the
PRESET TUNING/MESSAGE button with the
<
(normal play)
station you tuned into.
m
(single repeat)
m
(all repeat)
m
m
Switching between Operating the
monaural and Cooking Timer
stereo (Countdown Timer)
The radio is set for stereo reception at the default
The timer can be set at one minute intervals between
setting. If FM stereo reception is poor, set to "FM
1–120.
MONO (monaural)". Noise will be reduced although
1
the sound will not be heard in stereo. Turn TIMER until the desired time
1 appears in the display.
Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the
"TIMER" will appear in the display when
radio.
TIMER is turned.
2
Press RADIO ON/BAND repeatedly to
After setting the time, the current time is
select FM 1 or FM 2.
FM2
displayed again if you do not perform any
3
Press MODE.
operation for more than 65 seconds.
"Mono(monaural)" or "ST(Stereo)" appears in the 2
Push TIMER once.
display.
Timer indicator lights and beep sounds.
Each time you press MODE, the mode changes to
While the timer is set, the display shows the
either "Mono" or "ST".
remaining time.
4
Select Mono or ST.
To display the current time, press CLOCK.
The mode you select appears in the display for a
Cooking Timer ON—
few seconds and returns to the current time.
When the time has elapsed, the buzzer will sound and
the TIMER indicator flashes.
Other Useful
Even if the CD or the radio is being played, the buzzer
of the timer sounds together. While the buzzer sounds,
Functions
the volume of the CD or the radio is decreased. The
volume returns to the previous volume level when the
1
Press SOUND repeatedly to select the buzzer stops.
desired sound mode.
Cooking Timer OFF—
Each press changes the sound mode as follows:
The buzzer is turned off automatically after 60
MEGA BASS MEGA XPAND minutes and the display shows current time.
OFF MEGA BASS + MEGA XPAND To Stop Cooking Timer
To obtain vast sound
Press TIMER to turn off the buzzer.
The "MEGA Xpand" system produces a extensive
sound. To Deactive Cooking Timer
To obtain powerful bass sound Press TIMER. The TIMER indicator goes off and the
The "MEGA BASS" system produces a powerful bass current time appears in the display.
sound.
Note
Note If a power failure occurs while the Cooking timer is
"MEGA Xpand" is not effective in monaural. operating. The remaining time becomes invalid.
Using the Digital Installing the
Voice Memo Batteries into the
—Recording the Message Remote Commander
1
Press REC/STOP. (See Fig. B- )
"REC" and "VOICE MEMO numbers" flash,
"MESSAGE" light up in the display to indicate Insert two size AAA (R03) batteries (not supplied).
recording is active.
When to replace the batteries
With normal use, the batteries should last for about
six months. When the remote commander no longer
operates the CD kitchen clock radio, replace all the
batteries with new ones.
2
Press the PRESET TUNING/
Notes
MESSAGE button you wish to record.
• Do not charge the dry batteries.
In this case, only the number you pushed
• When you are not going to use the remote
flashes in the display. You will hear a beep,
commander for a long time, remove the batteries to
and you can record your message. avoid any damage caused by leakage and corrosion.
3
Speak into the MIC while " " appears
in the display (one will disappear every 3
Using the Remote
seconds).
Commander
You can play the CD or radio using the remote
4 commander.
Press REC/STOP again to stop recording.
The effective range of the frequency emitted from the
Or recording automatically stops after 12 seconds.
remote commander is approximately
(A beep will sound, the preset number and N
5 m (16 ft.). Make sure to use the remote commander
will flash).
within this range.
You can confirm voice memo recording by
Use the remote commander in the right direction to
pressing PLAY/STOP within 5 seconds.
the receiver of the unit.
To
Attenuate the
volume
—Playing the Message
1
Press PLAY/STOP.
Select the
2
Press the PRESET TUNING/ preset number
MESSAGE button, you want to listen to.
You will hear a beep.
The command buttons on the remote commander are
the same as the command buttons on the main unit as
described below:
The RADIO ON/BAND on the remote commander is
The volume can be adjusted by pressing VOL + the same as the RADIO ON/BAND on the main unit.
or - during message playback.
The u on the remote commander is the same as the
Press PLAY/STOP, you can stop playing the
CD u on the main unit.
message.
The x OFF on the remote commander is the same as
Notes
the x OFF on the main unit.
• Only one message can be recorded and up to about
12 seconds. The .and > on the remote commander are the
• After a message has been played, the preset number same as the .and > on the main unit. However,
you cannot use .and > as the TUNE•TIME
becomes permanently lit.
SET + and –, when tuning the radio or setting the
• When a power failure is over one minute, the
time.
recording voice memo is deleted.
The VOL + and – on the remote commander are the
same as the VOLUME + and – on the main unit.
Use of Magnet (See Fig. B- )
The magnet is attached on the back of the remote
commander. You can put the remote commander on a
iron board such as on a refrigerator.
However, do not operate the remote commander while
putting on the board.
Note
Do not place the remote commander near the
magnetic cards.
Press
MUTING
While muting, "0" flashes on
the display. To return to the
previous volume level, press
MUTING again.
PRESET
Each press of PRESET, you can
select the preset number (1–5).