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Setting The Alarm; Setting The Clock And Date; Setting The Sleep Timer - Sony ICF-CD853 Operating Instructions

Tv/weather/fm/am cd clock radio

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The PRESET TUNING 3 button has a
tactile dot.
FM wire
antenna
i
(headphones)
jack
AC power
cord
NAP indicator
The CD u button has a tactile dot.
Playing a CD
Setting the Brightness
An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
of the Backlight
adaptor.
Press BRIGHTNESS to select high, middle or low
1
Push OPEN/CLOSE to open the CD
for the display according to your preferences.
compartment lid and place a disc.
2
Close the CD compartment lid.
Setting the Clock
and Date
1
Plug in the clock radio.
The display will flash "AM 12:00".
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,
day, hour, and minute.
After setting the minute, press CLOCK to start
the counting of the seconds, and you will
3
Press CD u.
hear two short beeps.
"NCD" and "TRACK 01" appear on the
To display the year and date, press
display to indicate that track 1 of the CD is
SNOOZE•DATE/SLEEP OFF once for the date,
playing.
and within 4 seconds press it again for the year.
4
Turn VOLUME to adjust the volume.
The display shows the date or year for a few
seconds and then changes back to the current
time.
To
To set the current time rapidly, hold down
Pause
TUNE/TIME SET + or –.
Resume play after pause
In step 5, when you press CLOCK after the
Locate the beginning of
minute setting to activate the clock, the seconds
the current track (AMS*)
start counting from zero.
Locate the next track
To change the display to the
(AMS)
daylight saving time (summer time) indication
Go back at high speed
Press D.S.T./SUMMER T.
Go forward at high speed
"
" is displayed and the time indication
Locate the previous track
changes to summer time.
(AMS)
To deactivate the summer time function, press
Locate the succeeding
D.S.T./SUMMER T. again.
track (AMS)
Stop play
* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
**These operations are possible during both play
and pause.
About CD-Rs/CD-RWs
This unit is compatible with CD-Rs/CD-RWs but
playback capability may vary depending on the
quality of the disc, the recording device and
application software.
To handle compact discs
Correct
Incorrect
There is a tactile dot
beside volume to show
the direction to turn up
the volume.
Notes
• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart,
square, star) cannot be played on this unit.
Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do
not use such discs.
• If you press CD u when there is no disc in
the CD compartment, "00" flashes for about 5
seconds on the display and the unit turns off
automatically.
Various Modes of CD
Playback
You can play tracks repeatedly or in random
order.
Press CD PLAY 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"
All the tracks are played once
in random order.
"SHUFFLE REP"
All the tracks are played repeatedly
in random order.
Playing the Radio
—Manual Tuning
1
Press RADIO•BAND to turn on the
radio.
Push
"RADIO" appears on the display.
2
Press RADIO•BAND repeatedly to
select the desired band.
Each press changes the band as follows:
AM
Labeled surface up
WEATHER
When using FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you
may listen to the radio on either mode (See
"Presetting Your Favorite Station").
3
Use TUNE/TIME SET + or – to tune in
to a station.
Close the lid
Two short beeps sound when the minimum
frequency of each band is received during
tuning.
4
Adjust volume using VOLUME.
When you release TUNE/TIME SET + or – after
locating your desired station, the display returns
to the previous display after about 10 seconds.
To check the frequency of the tuned-in station,
press RADIO•BAND and the frequency appears
for about 10 seconds.
Press
To turn off the radio, press OFF x•ALARM
CD u
RESET.
CD u again
.**
Improving the
Reception
>**
Hold down .**
TV/WEATHER/FM:
Extend the FM wire antenna fully to
Hold down >**
increase reception sensitivity.
. repeatedly**
AM:
Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built
into the unit.
> repeatedly**
Do not operate the unit over a steel desk
x
or metal surface, as this may lead to
interference of reception.
Presetting Your
Favorite Station
—Preset Tuning
You can preset up to 10 stations in FM (5 stations
in FM1, 5 stations in FM2), and 5 stations in each
AM, TV, WEATHER.
Handle the disc
Presetting a Station
by its edge.
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
Do not touch the
button you wish to preset until you
surface.
hear two short beeps.
Example: Display
window when you
Do not stick paper or
preset FM 90 MHz
tape nor write
in the PRESET
anything on the
TUNING 2 button
surface.
for FM2.
The frequency remains on the display for about
10 seconds and then returns to the previous
display.
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 to 5 button. The new station will
replace the previous station on the PRESET
TUNING button.
Tuning in to a Preset Station
1
Press RADIO•BAND to turn on the
radio.
2
Press RADIO•BAND to select the band.
3
Play
Press the desired PRESET TUNING
mode
button.
4
(normal play)
Adjust the volume using VOLUME.
After about 10 seconds, the display will
return to the previous display but the PRESET
m
TUNING button number will remain.
(single repeat)
Note
m
Holding down the desired PRESET TUNING
button for more than a few seconds in step 3 will
(all repeat)
replace the previous station on the PRESET
TUNING button with the station you tuned in to.
m
(shuffle play)

Setting the Alarm

This clock radio is equipped with 3 alarm
m
modes—CD, radio and buzzer. Before setting the
(shuffle repeat)
alarm, make sure to set the clock (see "Setting the
Clock and Date").
To Set the Alarm Time
To Set the CD Alarm:
For the CD alarm, the track you specified as the
Wake-up track is played first.
(If the CD play mode is set to "SHUFFLE" or
"SHUFFLE REP", however, all the tracks are
played in random order.)
1
With the alarm turned on, adjust the
volume to the level you require.
2
Press ALARM SET CD for a few
seconds.
"ALARM", "CD" appear on the display.
After one beep, "ALARM" and the hour will
FM1
FM2
start to flash in the display.
3
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – until the
TV
desired hour appears.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down TUNE/
TIME SET + or –.
4
Press ALARM SET CD.
The minute will flash.
5
Repeat step 3 to set the minute and
press ALARM SET CD.
The wake-up track number flashes on the
display.
6
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select
the desired wake-up track number.
The wake-up track number can be set up to
99.
7
Press ALARM SET CD.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting.
To Set the Radio Alarm:
For the radio alarm, the station you specified as
the Wake-up station is played.
1
Tune in to a station and adjust the
volume.
2
Press ALARM SET RADIO for a few
seconds.
"ALARM" and "RADIO" appear on the
display.
After one beep, "ALARM" and the hour will
start to flash on the display.
3
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – until the
desired hour appears.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down TUNE/
TIME SET + or –.
4
Press ALARM SET RADIO.
The minute will flash.
5
Repeat step 3 to set the minute and
ALARM OFF—
press ALARM SET RADIO.
The CD, radio, or buzzer alarm is turned off
"WAKE UP STA" appears and the preset
automatically after 60 minutes.
number flashes on the display.
6
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select
To Stop the Alarm
the wake-up station.
Press OFF x•ALARM RESET to turn off the
Preset number changes in the order as
alarm.
follows:
The alarm will come on again at the same time
the next day.
AM P1 to 5
FM1 P1 to 5
P-
To Deactive the Alarm
WEATHER
TV P1 to 5
FM2 P1 to 5
P1 to 5
Press ALARM MODE repeatedly until CD/
RADIO/BUZZER indicator go off.
"P–" is the last received station.
You can directly select the desired wake-up
station by pressing RADIO•BAND or the
Using the NAP Timer
PRESET TUNING button while the indication
"P–" is not displayed.
(Count Down Timer)
7
Press ALARM SET RADIO.
The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a preset
time duration.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting.
Press NAP repeatedly until the desired minutes
To Set the Buzzer Alarm:
is displayed.
Every press changes the display as follows:
1
Press ALARM SET BUZZER for a few
seconds.
OFF
(current time)
"ALARM" and "BUZZER" appear on the
display.
After one beep, "ALARM" and the hour will
start to flash on the display.
The NAP indicator turns on, "
2
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – until the
NAP time is displayed for a few seconds.
desired hour appears.
NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down TUNE/
When selected NAP time has passed, the beep
TIME SET + or –.
sound comes on, and the NAP indicator and
3
Press ALARM SET BUZZER.
"
The minute will flash.
4
Repeat step 2 to set the minute and
To Stop NAP Timer
press ALARM SET BUZZER.
Press NAP or OFF x•ALARM RESET to turn off
Two short beeps will confirm the setting.
the buzzer.
To Set the Alarm Mode
To Deactive NAP Timer
Before setting the alarm mode, be sure to set the
Press NAP.
alarm time. (See "To Set the Alarm Time".)
The NAP indicator and "
Repeat the pressing of ALARM MODE to select
the alarm mode you want. Every time you press
ALARM MODE, CD/RADIO/BUZZER indicator
changes in the order as follows:
Setting the Sleep
CD
Timer
RADIO
You can enjoy falling asleep to the CD or the
BUZZER
radio using the built-in sleep timer that turns off
the CD or the radio automatically after a preset
OFF
CD+RADIO
duration.
CD+BUZZER
Press SLEEP during CD or radio play.
You can set the sleep timer to durations of 90,
RADIO+BUZZER
60,30, or 15 minutes. Every push changes the
display as follows:
CD+RADIO+BUZZER
The alarm time which plays or sounds next is
displayed.
To Check the Alarm Setting
"SLEEP" will appear in the display when the
For ALARM SET CD, pressing once displays the
duration time is set.
alarm time, pressing twice displays the wake-up
The CD or the radio will play for the time you
track number.
set, then shut off.
For ALARM SET RADIO, pressing once displays
the alarm time, pressing twice displays the wake-
To turn off the CD or the radio before the preset
up station.
time, press SNOOZE•DATE/SLEEP OFF.
For ALARM SET BUZZER, pressing once displays
the alarm time.
The display shows the alarm setting for a few
seconds and then returns to the previous display.
Other Useful
Alarm time in CD alarm, radio alarm and buzzer
Functions
alarm is set at AM 12:00 when you purchased the
unit.
To Obtain Powerful Bass
ALARM ON—
Switch MEGA BASS to ON.
If you set the CD alarm and there is no disc in
The "MEGA BASS" system produces a powerful
the CD player, the buzzer alarm will sound in its
bass sound.
place at the time set.
To listen with a headphones
For the buzzer alarm, the beeping of the alarm
(not supplied)
becomes more rapid after every few seconds in
three progressive stages.
Connect an headphones (not supplied) to the i
jack. The sound through the speaker will not be
When headphones (not supplied) are plugged
heard.
into the unit, buzzer alarm through the speakers
and the headphones regardless of the alarm
mode setting. In this case, the unit will not play a
CD or radio.
Note
When CD, radio and buzzer alarms are set for
the same time, the CD alarm takes precedence. If
the CD alarm is not set, the radio alarm takes
precedence.
To Doze for a Few More
Minutes
Press SNOOZE•DATE/SLEEP OFF.
The CD, radio or buzzer alarm turns off but will
be automatically activated again after about 10
minutes. Every time you press SNOOZE•DATE/
SLEEP OFF, the snooze time changes as follows:
10
20
30
40
50
60
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.
10
20
30
120
90
60
" and the
" on the display flash.
"go off.
off (current time)
90
60
15
30

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