Troubleshooting; Setting The Alarm; Setting The Clock; Setting The Sleep Timer - Sony Dream Machine ICF-C743 Operating Instructions

CLOCK TUNE/TIME SET D.S.T.
ALARM BRIGHT-
MODE NESS
BAND A ALARM B
AC power cord
ALARM
SLEEP
RESET
RADIO
OFF
ON
SLEEP RADIO A B
RADIO SOUND 12345
FM12
WAKE UP STA
AM
PRESET
MHz
PM SNOOZE / SLEEP OFF
kHz
The PRESET TUNING STATION 3 button has a
tactile dot.

Setting the Clock

Improving the
1
Plug in the unit. Reception
"AM 12:00" flashes on the display.
FM: The AC power cord functions as an FM
2
Press CLOCK for a few seconds until a
antenna. Extend the AC power cord fully to
beep sounds.
increase reception sensitivity.
The hour starts to flash on the display.
AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
3
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – until the
reception. A ferrite bar is built in to the unit.
Do not operate the unit over a steel desk or
correct hour appears.
metal surface, as this may lead to interference
To set the current time rapidly, hold down
of reception.
TUNE/TIME SET + or –.
4
Press CLOCK once.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minute.
Presetting Your
Two short beeps sound, and the counting of the
seconds starts.
Favorite Station
If you quit during the clock setting, after about 65

Preset Tuning

seconds the previous display will return.
To set the current time from zero seconds, press
You can preset up to 10 stations in FM (5 stations in
CLOCK with the time signal in step 5.
FM1, 5 stations in FM2), and 5 stations in AM.
To change the display to the daylight saving Presetting a station
time (summer time) indication Example: To set FM 90 MHz in the PRESET
Press D.S.T. TUNING STATION 2 button for FM2.
" " is displayed and the time indication changes
1
Press RADIO ON•SLEEP to turn on the
to summer time.
radio.
To deactivate the summer time function, press
2
D.S.T. again. Press BAND to select FM2.
3
Tune in to FM 90 MHz. (See "Manual
To set the brightness of the backlight
Tuning".)
Press BRIGHTNESS to select high, middle or low for
4
the display according to your preferences. Hold down the PRESET TUNING
STATION 2 button for more than 2
seconds.

Playing the Radio

The preset number "2" and "
the display.
Manual Tuning
Two beeps sound, and "2" and "
flashing.
1
Press RADIO ON•SLEEP to turn on the
radio.
The display shows the band and frequency for
10 seconds and then changes back to the current
time.
2
Press BAND to select the band. To preset another station, repeat these steps.
To change the preset station, tune in to the
Each press changes the band as follows:
desired station and hold down the PRESET
AM FM1 FM2
TUNING STATION 1 to 5 button. The new
station will replace the previously preset station
on the preset button.
When using FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you may
listen to the radio on either mode. (See "Preset

Tuning in to a preset station

Tuning".)
3 1
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to tune in to Press RADIO ON•SLEEP to turn on the
the desired station. radio.
2
Two short beeps sound when the minimum Press BAND to select the band.
frequency of each band is received during
3
Press the desired PRESET TUNING
tuning.
STATION button.
4
Adjust volume using VOLUME.
Do not hold down the PRESET TUNING
To turn off the radio, press OFF•ALARM RESET.
STATION button for more than a few seconds.
Otherwise, the station you have tuned in to will
To check the station being received
be preset to that PRESET TUNING STATION
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – lightly. The display
button and the previously preset station will be
shows the band and frequency for 10 seconds and
canceled.
then returns to the previous display.
4
Adjust the volume using VOLUME.
After 10 seconds, the display will return to the
current time but the PRESET TUNING STATION
button number will remain.
Setting the
ILLUMINATION
ON
OFF AUTO
Illumination Light
You can change the setting of the illumination light
at the bottom of this unit.
Set ILLUMINATION to AUTO, ON or OFF. The
illumination light operates as follows:
AUTO: The illumination light turns on when the
radio is turned on.
The illumination light flashes when
ALARM A or B, or NAP timer sound comes
on.
The illumination light goes out when the
radio, the sound alarm or the NAP timer
sound is turned off.
ON: The illumination light is always lit.
OFF: The illumination light does not turn on.

Setting the Alarm

VOLUME
You can set two types of alarms, radio (ALARM A)
and sound (ALARM B).
The alarm will come on at the same time everyday.
Before setting the alarm, make sure to set the clock.
(See "Setting the Clock")
Illumination light
Notes
• The factory setting alarm time for radio (ALARM
A) and sound (ALARM B) is "AM 12:00".
PRESET TUNING • If you quit during the alarm setting, after about
STATION SELECT/ PRESET
65 seconds the previous display will return.
1 2 3 4 5
To Set the Radio Alarm
(ALARM A)
NAP 1
Press ALARM A for a few seconds until a
beep sounds.
" " and the hour flash on the display.
A
RADIO
2
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set the
desired hour.
3
Press ALARM A.
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minute.
A beep sounds to confirm the setting of time.
"WAKE UP STA" appears and the preset
number flashes on the display.
5
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select the
station you last listened or a preset station
as WAKE UP STA (station).
Each press of TUNE/TIME SET + changes
WAKE UP STA (station) as follows:
PRESET -
(last station)
FM2 PRESET 1 to 5
Pressing TUNE/TIME SET – changes WAKE UP
STA (station) in reverse order.
6
Press ALARM A again.
Two beeps sound to confirm the setting.
To use ALARM A, set the alarm mode. (See
"Setting the Alarm Mode".)
When the alarm comes on at the preset time,
" " flashes on the display and WAKE UP
A
RADIO
STA (the station selected in step 5) comes on.
The radio is turned off automatically after about 60
minutes.
To check the alarm setting
Press ALARM A once. The display shows the preset
time.
If you press ALARM A again, the display shows
WAKE UP STA (station).
To return to the previous display, press CLOCK or
wait for a few seconds.
To Set the Sound Alarm
(ALARM B)
1
Press ALARM B for a few seconds until a
" flash on
beep sounds.
" stop
" " and the hour flash on the display.
B
SOUND
2
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set the
desired hour.
SLEEP RADIO A RADIO B SOUND 12345
3
FM12 Press ALARM B.
MW
WAKE UP STA
AM
PRESET
LW 4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minute.
MHz
PM
kHz
A beep sounds to confirm the setting of time.
5
Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select the
sound number of beep (1) or melodies (2
to 5). When selecting the number, you can
hear the sound of the number for 5
seconds.
6
Press ALARM B again.
Two beeps sound to confirm the setting.
To use ALARM B, set the alarm mode. (See
"Setting the Alarm Mode".)
When the alarm comes on at the preset time,
" " and the selected sound number flash on
B
SOUND
the display.
The sound is turned off automatically after about
60 minutes.
To check the alarm setting
Press ALARM B once. The display shows the preset
time and the selected sound number.
To return to the previous display, press CLOCK or
wait for a few seconds.
Setting the Alarm Mode
Before setting the alarm mode, be sure to set the
alarm time. (See "Setting the Alarm")
Press ALARM MODE repeatedly until the desired
mode is selected.
Each press of ALARM MODE changes the
indication on the display as follows:
No alarm
A RADIO
Indication
A B
RADIO SOUND
The selected sound number is displayed with
" ".
B
SOUND
If the same alarm time is set for both radio and
sound alarm (ALARM A and B), the radio alarm
(ALARM A) takes priority.
To Doze for a Few More
Minutes
Press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF.
The radio or sound turns off but will automatically
come on again after about 10 minutes. Each time
you press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF, the snooze time
changes as follows:
10 20 30 40
The maximum length of the snooze time is 60
minutes.
The display shows the snooze time for a few
seconds and returns to show the current time.
When you press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF after the
current time appeared, the snooze time starts from
10 minutes again.

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 Deactive the Alarm

Press ALARM MODE repeatedly so that "
and " " go off.
B SOUND
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 is
AM PRESET 1 to 5 displayed.
Each press changes the display as follows:
FM1 PRESET 1 to 5
OFF
10
(current time)
120 90
The NAP button lamp turns on, "
NAP time are displayed for a few seconds.
NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.
When selected NAP time has passed, the buzzer
comes on, and the NAP button lamp and "
on the display flash.
The buzzer is turned off automatically after about
60 minutes.
To Stop NAP Timer
Press NAP to turn off the buzzer.
To Deactive NAP Timer
Press NAP. The NAP button lamp and "
off.
Setting the Sleep
Timer
You can enjoy falling asleep to the radio using the
built-in sleep timer that turns off the radio
automatically after a preset duration.
Press RADIO ON•SLEEP.
The radio turns on. You can set the sleep timer to
durations of 90, 60, 30, or 15 minutes. Each press
changes the display as follows:
On 90
15 30
Two short beeps sound when the display returns to
"On".
" " will appear in the display when the
duration time is set.
The radio will play for the time you set, then shut
off.
To turn off the radio before the preset time
Press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF or OFF•ALARM RESET.
To Use Both Sleep Timer and
Alarm
You can fall asleep to the radio and also be
awakened by the radio or sound alarm at the preset
time.
1
Set the alarm. (See "Setting the Alarm".)
2
Set the sleep timer. (See "Setting the Sleep
Timer".)

Troubleshooting

Should any problem occur with the unit, make the
following simple checks to determine whether or
not servicing is required.
If the problem persists, consult your nearest Sony
dealer.
The clock does not show the correct time.
B SOUND
• Has an electrical power outage lasting more than
1 minutes occurred?
The radio or buzzer alarm does not sound at the
preset alarm time.
• Has the desired radio or buzzer alarm been
activated? (i.e. Is " " or "
A
RADIO B SOUND
displayed?)
The radio alarm is activated but no sound comes
on at the preset alarm time.
• Has VOLUME been adjusted?
The preset stations may be deleted from the
memory, if a maintenance service is performed.
Please note down your settings in case you want to
preset them again.
50 60
"
A
RADIO
20 30
60
" and the
"
" go
60
"