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Joseph A Pardi Jr.
February 23, 2025
2 days after unplug and date does not update
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Mr. Anderson
May 14, 2025
The date does not update on the Sangean RCR-22 two days after unplugging because the internal backup battery drains after extended power loss. Once the battery is drained, the clock and date settings are lost and must be reset manually.
Important safety instructions Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
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O n l y u s e a t t a c h m e n t s / a c c e s s o r i e s s p e c i f i e d b y t h e manufacturer.
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Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, shall be placed on the apparatus. Excessive sound pressure on ear- and headphones could impair the hearing ability. Higher setting that idle on the equalizer leads to higher signal voltages on the output for ear and headphones.
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Controls Menu button Preset button Tuning up / down button / Snooze button Band / Select button Time capsule Date button Time button Alarm 2 button Alarm button Display Power button / Sleep button Nap button Info button Light button Reset button Light level control Aux in socket...
LCD display Time and frequency indicator Radio-controlled time signal RDS indicator Sleep / Snooze indicator Nap indicator Alarm with buzzer alarm indicator Alarm with radio alarm indicator Alarm 2 with buzzer alarm indicator Alarm 2 with radio alarm indicator FM stereo indicator Signal level indicator...
Using the clock radio for the first time 1. Place your clock radio on a flat surface. 2. Fully extend the wire aerial located on the rear of your clock radio. Place the wire antenna so that it is straight as possible extending either above or below the radio.
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Clock Manual clock setting (only if automatic setting fails) . Press and hold the Time button to enter the clock setting, and the hour digits will flash on the display. 2. Press the Tuning up or down button to adjust the hours. Then press the Band/Select button to confirm the setting.
Change 12/24 hour clock format . Press the Menu button to enter the setting. 2. Press the Tuning up or down button until ‘CLOCK 24H’ is highlighted on the display. Press the Band/Select button to enter the setting. 3. Press the Tuning up or down button to choose 2/24 hour clock format.
Radio operation Tuning into radio stations There are 3 ways of tuning your radio: A. Manual tuning . Press the Power button to turn on your radio. 2. Press the Band button repeatedly to select AM (MW) or FM waveband. 3.
C. Presetting and recalling stations Presetting stations: . Press the Power button to turn on your radio. 2. Press the Band button repeatedly to select AM (MW) or FM waveband. 3. Tune into the station that you would like to preset following the steps above.
Setting up the tuning step increment . Press the Menu button to enter the menu setting when the radio source is in AM/FM mode. 2. Press the Tuning up or down button until FM xxkHz or AM xxkHz appears on the display, and press the Band/Select button to enter the step increment setting.
. Press the Info button to cycle through the various modes. a. Station name Displays the name of the station being listened to. b. Programme Type Displays the type of station being listened to e.g. Pop, Classic, News, etc. c. Radio text Displays radio text message such as, new item etc.
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3. Press the TUNING up/down button until DCF77 (European version), WWVB (US version) or JJY40/60 (Japan version) appeared on the display. Press the Band/Select button to confirm the setting. And the clock time of the radio will set up automatically to the Radio-controlled clock time.
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2. Press the Tuning up/down button until a clock symbol appears on the display. Press the Band/Select button to enter the setting. 3. Press the Tuning up/down button until RDS CT (or ‘RBDS CT’ in the US ) appears on the display. Press the Band/Select button to confirm the setting.
Alarm operation There are two alarms which can each be set to wake you to AM/ FM radio or buzzer alarm. The alarms may be set while the unit is in standby mode or while playing. When the alarm light is on, it means the indicated alarm will active in 24 hours.
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4. Press the Tuning up/down to choose the required alarm type, and then press the Band/Select button to confirm the setting. The alarm can be set to buzzer, FM or AM. When radio mode is selected, the radio frequency and the preset number on the display will begin to flash.
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Snooze . When the alarm sounds, press any button other than the Standby button will silence the alarm for 5 minutes. “ ’ will appear on the display. 2. To adjust the silence time for the snooze timer, press the Menu button to enter the menu setting.
3. Your radio will switch off automatically after the preset Sleep Timer has elapsed. The Sleep Timer icon will show on the display indicating an active Sleep Timer. 4. To cancel the Sleep Timer function before the preset time has elapsed, simply press and release the Standby button to turn the unit off manually.
Time zone setting Your radio can set up the time zone for its radio clock time. . Press the Menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Press the TUNING up/down button until ‘TIME ZONE’ appears on the display. Press the SELECT button to enter the setting. 3.
Loudness You can get compensation on lower and higher frequency for your radio by adjusting the Loudness function. . Press the Menu button to enter the menu setting. 2. Press the Tuning control until ‘LOUD ON or OFF’ appears on the display.
Factory reset If your radio fails to operate correctly, or some digits on the display are missing/incomplete or you simply just want to restore to original factory setting, carry out the following procedure. . Press the Menu button to enter the menu setting. 2.
Auxiliary input socket A 3.5mm stereo Auxiliary Input socket is provided on the left hand side of your radio to permit an audio signal to be fed into the unit from an external audio device such as iPod, MP3 or CD player. .
Specifications Power supply: 120 Volt/60 Hz (USA version); 230 Volt/50Hz (Europe version) Output power: 800 mW (max) Power consumption: 7W (max) Frequency coverage: FM 87.5 – 08.0 MHz AM 520 – 1710 kHz (USA version); AM 522 – 1710 kHz (Europe version) The company reserves the right to amend the specification without notice.
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2 days after unplug and date does not update
The date does not update on the Sangean RCR-22 two days after unplugging because the internal backup battery drains after extended power loss. Once the battery is drained, the clock and date settings are lost and must be reset manually.
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