Grundig Sonoclock 620 Electronic Clock Radio Manual

Safety

To ensure that this device provides you with long-term satisfaction and entertainment, please observe the following instructions:
This device is designed for the playback of audio signals.
Any other use is expressly prohibited.

Protect the device from moisture.

Please note when setting up the device, that furniture surfaces are covered by various types of lacquer and plastic, most of which contain chemical additives. These additives can, among other things, corrode the material of the device supports, resulting in residues on the furniture surfaces which are difficult or impossible to remove.

Do not use any cleaning agent, as this may damage the casing. Clean the device with a clean, moist leather cloth.

Do not open the device. The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage resulting from improper handling.

The identification plate is located at the bottom of the device.

Information

This device is noise-suppressed according to the applicable EC guidelines.
This product fulfils the European guidelines 89/336/EEC, 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC.
This device corresponds to the safety regulation VDE 0860 and thus the international safety regulation IEC 65.

Technical data

Current supply:	230 Volt, 50/60 Hz
Output:	DIN 45324, 10% THD 800 mW
Frequency range:	FM 87.5...108.0 MHz
Dimensions and weight	W x H x L 185 x 70 x 170 mm Weight approx. 0.7 kg

Environment

The packing material for your device has been kept to the minimum. It can be divided into two separate materials: Cardboard (box) and polyethylene (bag).
Please observe the local regulations for disposing of the packing material.

Technical and optical modifications reserved!

OVERVIEW

1... 5 and 6...10	Channel positions, press once for channel position 1... 5, press twice for channel position 6... 10.
Display	Displays various information such as station names, time, day, alarm setting.
DISPLAY	Device activated: switches the display from station names (for RDS stations) to the station frequency and the time. Device switched off: switches the display from time to alarm time 1 and alarm time 2.
PTY	Pressed once, shows the programme type of the selected radio station. Pressed repeatedly, selects the programme type. To search for programme type, press »– « or »+ «.
TXT	Switches radio text on/off.
MEM	In manual setting, saves a radio station on a channel position.
ALARM 1	Select the desired alarm type:
ALARM 2	( or ) = wake with signal tone, ( or ) = wake with radio station. To set the alarm time, press and hold down »ALARM 1« or »ALARM 2« and set the alarm time with »+ « or »– «.
NAP	Pressing once activates the reminder timer; Each repeated pressing increases the activation time of the reminder timer by 10 minutes (max. 120 minutes).
TRAFFIC/ WEC	Device activated: activates traffic information standby mode. Device switched off: blocks the alarm function during the weekend.
SLEEP	Pressing once activates the sleep timer; each repeated pressing reduces the operating time by 10 minutes (from 90 to 10 minutes).
SNOOZE	Device activated: interrupts the alarm for approx. 5 minutes. Interrupts the reminder timer and the sleep timer. Device switched off: to set the day, hold down »SNOOZE« and set the day with »+ « or »– «.
Light indicator	Illuminates when the reminder timer is activated; flashes while the snooze function is operating.
+ TUNING –	For manual setting of the radio station; for setting the time, day and alarm time.
ON/OFF	Switching on/off; terminates alarm function for the day; terminates the reminder timer.
TIME	Device activated: switches the automatic time update on and off. Device switched off: to set the time, hold down »TIME« and set the time with »+ « or »– «.
VOLUME	For setting the volume.
	Headphone jack, for connecting a headphone set with a jack plug (ø 3.5 mm). The loudspeaker of the device is switched off.
Back of the device
	Mains cable. Line antennae.
Bottom of the device
RESET	Returns the device to its original setting. Battery compartment for back-up batteries.

CURRENT SUPPLY

Connecting the mains cable

Note:
Check if the mains voltage on the identification plate (at the bottom of the device) corresponds to the local mains voltage. If this is not the case, contact your dealer.

1. Insert the mains cable in the socket (230 V~, 50/60 Hz).

The only way to isolate the device from the mains supply is to pull the plug.

Insert back-up batteries

If there is a power failure, the clock time and alarm time, and the channel memory of the device are saved by the back-up batteries.
Radio mode and alarm mode cannot be used, however, the display is not illuminated.

1. Open the battery compartment by pressing the marked surface and pushing back the cover.
2. Insert two batteries (micro type, for example, UM4, R 03, 2x1.5V), observing the polarity marked at the bottom of the battery compartment.
   

Note:
We recommend that you replace the back-up batteries after approximately 1 year.

Remove the batteries when they are flat, or when the device is disconnected from the mains for an extended period. There is no liability for damage resulting from flat batteries.

Environmental note:
Batteries, including those which are heavy metal-free, may not be disposed of along with household waste. Please ensure the environmentally sound disposal of used batteries, e.g. via public recycling sites. Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area.

Reset

If the electronic system of your device becomes blocked (as the result of static electricity from the floor carpet or storms, for example), the device can be reset to its original condition.

1. Press »RESET« (at the base of the casing) with a sharp object.

• Time, day, alarm times and radio settings are deleted.
  

Important notes for users in the UK

Mains plug

This apparatus is fitted with an approved moulded 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows:

1. Remove fuse cover and fuse.
2. Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type.
3. Refit the fuse cover.

If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place.

If the mains plug contains a fuse, this should have a value of 5 Amp. If a plug without a fuse is used, the fuse at the distribution board should not be greater than 5 Amp.

Note:
The severed plug must be disposed to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere.

How to connect plug

The wires in the mains lead are coloured with the following code: blue = neutral (N), brown = live (L).
As these colours may not correspond with the colour markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

1. Connect the blue wire to the terminal marked N or coloured black.
2. Connect the brown wire to the terminal marked L or coloured red.
3. Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug, marked E (or e) or coloured green (or green and yellow).

Before replacing the plug cover, make certain that the cord grip is clamped over the sheath oft the lead – not simply over the two wires.

INSTALLATION

Automatic settings

Note: To cancel the automatic settings, press the »MEM« key.

1. After you have connected your Sonoclock to the mains, the following message appears in the display » «.
   

• Your device automatically searches the frequency band for stations.
• The radio stations are saved automatically.
• If RDS information is transmitted by the respective station, then the device saves the station name.
• After the automatic setting, a message appears in the display and the symbol » « flashes. In the process, the radio programme is muted.
  

2. The device searches for an RDS station which sends the RDS time signal. Once it has found one, the current time is set. This process may last a few minutes.

• Display: » «.

3. Switch on the device with »ON/OFF«.

Manual settings

If your device was not able to carry out automatic station and time setting, due to inadequate reception conditions, for example, you can enter the radio stations and the time manually.

Setting radio stations

There are 10 channel positions available for radio stations.

1. Switch on the device with »ON/OFF«.
   
2. Begin station search by pressing and holding down »+ « or »– « (TUNING).
   

• The search stops as soon as a radio station with a sufficiently strong signal is found.
• You can also set the frequency step-by-step (50 kHz) by briefly pressing »+ « or »– « (TUNING).
• If RDS information is transmitted by the station currently set, » « appears in the display and after a short time the station name appears in place of the frequency.
  

3. Save radio station by pressing »MEM« (»MEMORY« flashes in the display ), select the desired channel position within 8 seconds with »1... 10 « and confirm with »MEM«.
   
   

• Press »1... 10 « once for channel positions 1... 5, and twice for channel positions 6... 10.
• Display: the frequency and the selected channel position. For RDS stations, the station name appears shortly thereafter. The »MEMORY« indicator disappears.

4. To set further radio stations, repeat this procedure starting at pt. 2.

Note: If no channel position is selected within 8 seconds, the device interrupts the setting procedure. Start again at pt. 3.

Setting the time

Note: If the time is not automatically set, select another channel position with an RDS station by pressing »1... 10 «, » « flashes in the display.

If an RDS time signal is received, the indicator » « is illuminated.

If your device cannot automatically set the time, you can enter the time manually.

1. Switch off device with »ON/OFF«.
2. Press »TIME« and hold down.
   
3. Set the time with »+ « or »– «(TUNING).
   

• When »+ « or »– « (TUNING) are held down, the time can be set more quickly.

Setting the day

1. Switch off device with »ON/OFF«.
2. Press »SNOOZE« and hold down.
   
3. Set the day with »+ « or »– « (TUNING).
   

Switching on/off automatic update

The automatic update of the time and the day can be switched off and then on again.

1. Switch on the device with »ON/OFF«.
2. Press »TIME«.

• The indicator » « disappears, the update function is switched off.

3. Press »TIME« again.

• The indicator » « flashes. When the next RDS time signal is received, the time and day are updated.

RADIO MODE

Note: Each time a button is pressed, the display of your device is illuminated for 10 seconds.

Radio reception

When the device is switched off, the current time and day are shown in the display.

1. Switch on the device with »ON/OFF«.

• » FM« appears in the display along with the frequency of the station or the station name, quickly follwed by the current time and day of the week.
• The previous channel position is automatically selected.
  

2. Select channel position with the »1... 10 « buttons.

• Press »1... 10 « once for channel positions 1... 5, and twice for channel positions 6... 10.
  

3. Switch off the device with »ON/OFF«.

• » « appears in the display, quickly followed by the current time and the day.
  

Adjusting the volume

1. Adjust the volume with » VOLUME «.

Calling up information

The display on your device supplies information about the current time and day of the week, or the station name and frequency.

1. Call up the desired information with the » DISPLAY« button.

Additional functions with RDS stations

RDS traffic information

Many RDS channels in the FM range also transmit supplementary traffic information.

1. Select the desired RDS station with the »1... 10 « buttons.

• Display: » « and the station name.
  

2. Activate the traffic information function by pressing »TRAFFIC/WEC«.

• If the selected RDS station offers traffic information, » « appears in the display; if not, a signal tone sounds.
  
• If traffic information is sent, it can be heard at high volume.
• If the selected radio station does not transmit traffic information, but another station in the same chain does offer this service, the device switches to this station for the duration of the traffic information broadcast and then switches back to the selected station.
  

3. Exit function by pressing »TRAFFIC/WEC«.

• The indicators » « and »EON« disappear from the display.

Radiotext

Some RDS stations transmit "radiotext" information. This is additional information about the station and its programme.

1. Select a channel position with an RDS station by pressing »1... 10 «.

• » « and the station name appear in the display.
  

2. Activate the "radiotext" function by pressing »TXT«.

• If the selected RDS station offers "radiotext", »TEXT« appears in the display, and the "radiotext" offered appears as a message in the display.
  
  Note:
  The speed at which the message is displayed can be increased by holding »TXT« pressed down.
  If "radiotext" is not provided by the selected station, » « appears in the display, then the station frequency.
  

3. Exit function by pressing »TXT«.

• The »TEXT« indicator disappears.

PTY programme type code

RDS provides the option of selecting FM stations according to programme type. A total of 16 programme types are defined.

1. Select the desired RDS station with the »1... 10 « buttons.

• Display: » « and the station name.
  

2. Activate the programme type function by pressing »PTY«.

• Display: »PTY« and the programme type of the selected radio station.
  

3. Select programme type by repeatedly pressing »PTY« until the desired programme type appears in the display.
   
4. Start the search for programme type by pressing »+ « or »– « (TUNING) within 5 seconds.

• The device searches for a station with the selected programme type.

Note: The search can be interrupted by pressing »+ « or »– « (TUNING).

Displaying the programme type of a selected station

1. Press »PTY«.

• Display: the programme type of the station, or » « if the station momentarily does not transmit a code.
  
• Display: » « if the station normally does not transmit a code.
  

ALARM MODE

Setting alarm time and type

You can enter two different alarm times and select between two different alarm types.

Setting the alarm time

2. Enter the first alarm time by pressing and holding down the »ALARM 1« button.

• Display: the set alarm time and » «.
  

2. Set the desired alarm time with »+ « or »– « (TUNING).
   
3. Release »ALARM 1«.
   Note: Repeat procedure for the second alarm time with »ALARM 2«.

Alarm with radio station

1. Switch on device with »ON/OFF«.
2. Select channel position with the »1... 10 « buttons, adjust volume to the desired level with »VOLUME«.
   
3. Switch off device with »ON/OFF«.
4. Activate the first alarm time by pressing »ALARM 1« until » « appears in the display.

• The device switches to alarm time 1 and switches off again after 90 minutes.
• While the alarm sounds, » « flashes in the display.
  

Note: Repeat procedure for the second alarm time with »ALARM 2«.

Alarm with signal tone

Your device is equipped with a dynamic signal tone; this means the volume of the signal tone becomes increasingly louder as it sounds.

1. Switch off device with »ON/OFF«.
2. Activate first alarm time by pressing »ALARM 1« until » « appears in the display.

• The device switches to alarm time 1; the signal tone becomes increasingly loud. The signal tone is switched off after a maximum of 90 minutes.
• While the alarm sounds, » « flashes in the display.
  

Note: Repeat procedure for the second alarm time with »ALARM 2«.
The signal tones for alarm time 1 and alarm time 2 are different.

Checking the alarm time

You can check the two alarm times without blocking the alarm function.

1. Switch off device with »ON/OFF«.
2. Press »DISPLAY« once.

• Display: Alarm type, alarm time 1 and » «.
  

3. Press »DISPLAY« again.

• Display: Alarm type, alarm time 2 and » «.
  

Interrupting and repeating alarm

You can interrupt the alarm function – regardless of the alarm type selected. After 5 minutes, the alarm sounds again.

1. Press »SNOOZE« to interrupt alarm.

• In the display, » « or » « flashes, the green indicator on the »SNOOZE« key flashes.

Note: The alarm function can be interrupted as often as possible within the 90 minute alarm duration.

Cancelling alarm for the day

1. Cancel alarm with »ON/OFF«.

• The alarm function is cancelled for the rest of the day, the alarm sounds on the following day at the same time.

Switching off alarm for the weekend

You can switch off the alarm function over the weekend. The entered alarm times are saved.

1. Switch off device with »ON/OFF«.
2. Switch off alarm with »TRAFFIC/WEC«.

• Display: »WEC«.
  

3. Re-activate the alarm function by pressing »TRAFFIC/WEC«.

• The indicator: »WEC« disappears.

Switching off alarm function

1. Press »ALARM 1« or »ALARM 2« until the indicator » « or » « disappears.

• The alarm function is switched off, but the alarm times are saved.

Note: To re-activate the alarm function, press either »ALARM 1« or »ALARM 2«.

TIMER MODE

Sleep timer (falling asleep to music)

1. Activate the function by pressing »SLEEP«.

• Display: » « (maximum set time) and the symbol » «.
  

2. Enter the switch-off time (in 10 minute intervals from 90 to 10 minutes) with »SLEEP«.
   

• After the set time has elapsed, the device shuts off.

Note: The sleep function can be prematurely interrupted by pressing »SNOOZE«.

Reminder timer

You can program your device so that it reminds you with a signal tone.

1. Activate the function by pressing »NAP«.

• Display: » « (minimum set time).
  

2. Enter the reminder time (in 10 minute intervals from 10 to 120 minutes) with »NAP«.
   

• The green indicator in the »SNOOZE« key illuminates.
• After the set time has expired, a signal tone sounds (for max. 90 minutes).

Note:
The remaining time can be called up with »NAP«.
The function can be prematurely interrupted by pressing »SNOOZE«.

3. Switch off signal tone with »ON/OFF«.

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