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Sony Dream Machine ICF-CD3iP Operating Instructions page 2

Fm/am cd clock radio

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FM wire aerial
AC power cord
The CD, iPod & iPhone  and VOLUME + buttons have a tactile dot.
Setting the clock for
Playing a CD
the first time
An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
adaptor.
This unit is preset to the current date and time at
1
Open the CD compartment lid and
the factory, and is powered by the back up battery.
insert a disc. After placing the disc, close
All you need to do the first time is just plug it in.
the lid.
Note
Though the clock is correctly set at the factory,
discrepancies may arise during transport or
storage. If necessary, set the clock to the correct
time by referring to "Setting the clock manually".
Open
When daylight saving time
(summer time) begins
This model automatically adjusts for daylight
saving time (summer time).
" " is displayed from the beginning of daylight
saving time (summer time) and disappears at the
end of the daylight saving time (summer time)
Label side
automatically.
up
The summer time adjustment is based on GMT
(Greenwich Mean Time).
 Summer time begins at: 1:00 AM on the final
Sunday of March.
 Standard time begins at: 2:00 AM on the final
Sunday of October.
To cancel Automatic DST/Summer Time
adjustment during the daylight saving
time (summer time) period
Close the lid
The Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment
can be cancelled.
Press and hold CLOCK and BRIGHTNESS at the
same time while the clock is displayed.
2
Press CD .
"Auto  OFF" appears in the display to show
that Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment
"CD" appears in the display to indicate the
has been cancelled. The display returns to the
CD is playing.
3
clock.
Press VOLUME + or – repeatedly to
Notes
adjust the volume.
 The change timing of Automatic DST/Summer
To
Press
Time adjustment employed by the unit (see
above) is subjected to variation by
CD 
Pause
circumstances and the law in each country/
region. In such a case, cancel the Automatic
CD  again
Resume play after pause
DST/Summer Time adjustment and set the
**
Cue to the beginning of the
DST display manually as necessary. Customers
living in a country/region that does not use the
current track (AMS*)
daylight saving time (summer time) must
Cue to the next track (AMS*) **
cancel Automatic DST/Summer Time
adjustment before using the unit.
Hold down 
Go back at high speed
 To activate Automatic DST/Summer Time
Go forward at high speed
Hold down 
adjustment again, press and hold CLOCK and
BRIGHTNESS at the same time. "Auto → ON"
Locate a previous track
 repeatedly**
appears in the display to show that Automatic
(AMS*)
DST/Summer Time adjustment has been
activated. The display returns to the clock.
 repeatedly**
Locate a succeeding track
(AMS*)
Setting the clock manually
Stop play
* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
1
Plug in the unit.
** These operations are possible during both play
and pause.
2
Press and hold CLOCK for at least 2
About CD-Rs/CD-RWs
seconds.
The year starts to flash in the display.
This unit is compatible with CD-Rs/CD-RWs but
3
Press ALARM TIME SET + or –
playback capability may vary depending on the
repeatedly to set the year.
quality of the disc, the recording device and
4
application software.
Press CLOCK.
5
Music discs encoded with
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the month,
the day, hour, and minute, and then press
copyright protection
CLOCK.
technologies
And the seconds start incrementing from zero.
This product is designed to play back discs that
Notes
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
 If you do not press a button for about 1 minute
Recently, various music discs encoded with
while setting the clock, the clock setting will be
copyright protection technologies are marketed
cancelled.
by some record companies. Please be aware that
 A calendar is installed in this unit. When the
among those discs, there are some that do not
date is set, a day of the week is automatically
conform to the CD standard and may not be
displayed.
playable by this product.
SUN = Sunday, MON = Monday,
TUE = Tuesday, WED = Wednesday,
To handle compact discs
THU = Thursday, FRI = Friday, SAT = Saturday
Correct
To display the year and date
Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF once for the
Handle the disc by its edge.
date, and within about 3 seconds press it again for
the year.
The display shows the date or year for about 3
seconds and then changes back to the current time.
Incorrect
Setting the brightness
Do not touch the surface.
of the display
Three levels of brightness are available by pressing
BRIGHTNESS.
Do not stick paper or
tape on the surface.
–Auto preset tuning
Note on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which
1
Press RADIO BAND to turn on the radio
mates DVD recorded material on one side with
digital audio material on the other side. However,
and select the AM or FM band.
since the audio material side does not conform to
2
Press and hold RADIO BAND until
the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on
"Auto" appears in the display.
this product is not guaranteed.
3
Press MEMORY/DISPLAY.
Notes
The unit automatically presets the available
 Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart,
channels in order.
square, star) cannot be played on this unit.
Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do
not use such discs.
Tuning in to a station
 If you press CD  when there is no disc in the
1
Press RADIO BAND to turn on the radio
CD compartment, "00" flashes for about 5
and select the AM or FM band.
seconds in the display.
2
Press PRESET + or – to select the desired
Various Modes of CD Playback
preset number.
You can play tracks repeatedly or in random
3
Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or
order.
–.
Press MODE.
Each press changes the play mode as follows:
Improving the reception
Display Indication
Play Mode
FM:
Extend the FM wire aerial fully to
increase reception sensitivity.
None
(normal play)
AM:
Connect the supplied AM loop aerial
All the tracks are played once.
to the unit. Rotate the aerial
horizontally for optimum reception.
"REP 1"
(single repeat)
Tip
If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE to turn
A single track is played repeatedly.
off "ST" in the display. The radio becomes clearer
although the sound becomes monaural.
"REP"
(all repeat)
Notes on radio reception
All the tracks are played repeatedly.
 Keep digital music players or mobile phones
away from the AM loop aerial or the FM aerial,
"SHUF"
(shuffle play)
as this may lead to interference of reception.
All the tracks are played once
 When you are listening to the radio with an
iPhone connected to the unit, interference with
in random order.
radio reception may occur.
 When you are listening to the radio while
"REP SHUF"
(shuffle repeat)
charging an iPod, interference with radio
All the tracks are played repeatedly
reception may occur.
in random order.
Playing an iPod
You can enjoy iPod audio by connecting to this
Playing the radio
unit. To use an iPod, refer to the user's guide of
your iPod.
–Manual tuning
Notes
 The connector of the unit is exclusively for use
1
Press RADIO BAND to turn on the radio
with iPod. When you use a device that does not
match the connector, connect it to the AUDIO
and select the AM or FM band.
IN terminal of this unit with the supplied audio
2
Press TUNING + or – to tune in to a
connecting cable.
desired frequency.
 Sony cannot accept responsibility in the event
3
Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or –.
that data recorded on an iPod is lost or
damaged when using an iPod connected to this
The frequency display is raised or lowered by a
unit.
step of 0.1 MHz. (Example: Frequency 88.05 MHz
 For details of environmental conditions for
is displayed as "88.0 MHz".)
operating your iPod, check the website of Apple
–Preset tuning
Inc.
1
Push the iPod lid to open the iPod
You can preset 20 stations for FM and 10 stations
connector.
for AM.
2
Attach the Apple iPod Universal Dock
Presetting a station
Adapter (not supplied) to your iPod and
1
Follow steps 1 and 2 in "Manual tuning"
insert into the connector of the unit. If
to tune the frequency you wish to preset.
you are using an iPhone, attach the
2
Hold down MEMORY/DISPLAY for at
supplied universal dock adapter for
least 2 seconds.
iPhone before inserting into the
3
Press PRESET + or – to select the preset
connector.
number, then press MEMORY/DISPLAY.
3
Press iPod & iPhone .
The frequency is stored with the selected
The iPod begins to play automatically.
preset number.
You can operate the connected iPod by this
unit or the iPod buttons.
Example: The following display appears
4
when you preset FM 105.8 MHz to preset
Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or
number 1 for FM.
–.
To
Press
Turn off the iPod
OFF, or press and
hold iPod &
iPhone 
Pause playback
iPod & iPhone
To resume play,
press it again.
Go to the next track
Go back to the previous
*
track
Locate a point while
 (forward) or
listening to the sound
 (backward)
The display shows the frequency for about 10
seconds, and then returns to the current time.
while playing and
hold it until you
To preset another station, repeat these steps.
find the point.
Note
If you try to store another station with the same
preset number, the previously stored station will
be replaced.
 Setting the CD alarm
To
Press
Locate a point while
 (forward) or
For the CD alarm, the track you specified as the
observing the display
 (backward)
wake-up track is played first. (If the CD play
mode is set to "SHUFFLE" or "SHUFFLE REP",
in pause and hold
all the tracks will be played in random order.)
it until you find
1
the point.
Perform steps 1 to 8 in "To set the
Go back to the previous
MENU**
alarm".
menu
2
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B to select
Select a menu item or a
/**
"CD" alarm mode.
track for playback
"VOL" and "TRCK" appear in the display.
Execute the selected menu
ENTER**
3
Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to adjust
or begin playback
the volume.
* During playback, this operation goes back to
4
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.
the beginning of the current track. To go back
Track number flashes.
to the previous track, press twice.
5
Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to select
** These operations are available only when using
the desired track number.
the supplied remote commander.
6
Notes
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.
 When inserting an iPod into the unit, be sure to
The setting is entered. When "A" or "B" does
use the universal dock adapter supplied with
not appear in the display, press ALARM TIME
your iPod or commercially available from Apple
SET A or B again. The CD will play at the set
Inc.
time.
 When inserting an iPhone into the unit, be sure to
Note
use the universal dock adapter supplied with the
If the CD alarm does not operate because a disc
unit or commercially available from Apple Inc.
error occurred, there is no disc, or the CD
 When placing or removing the iPod, hold the
compartment lid is open, the buzzer alarm will
iPod at the same angle as that of the connector
operate instead.
on this unit and do not twist or bend the iPod
 Setting the iPod alarm
to prevent connector damage.
 Do not carry the unit with an iPod set on the
1
Perform steps 1 to 8 in "To set the
connector. Doing so may cause a malfunction.
alarm".
 When placing or removing the iPod, brace the
unit with one hand and take care not to press
2
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B to select
the controls of the iPod by mistake.
"iPod" alarm mode.
 Before disconnecting the iPod, pause playback.
"VOL" appears in the display.
3
Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to adjust
To use the unit as a battery charger
the volume.
You can use the unit as a battery charger.
4
The charging begins when the iPod is placed on
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.
the connector.
The setting is entered. When "A" or "B" does
The charging status appears in the iPod display.
not appear with "iPod" in the display, press
For details, see the user's guide of your iPod.
ALARM TIME SET A or B again.
The iPod will sound at the set time.
Note
When using iPod touch/iPhone
Charging for connected iPod is not available
 To use music stored in an iPod touch/iPhone to
when you are listening to the radio at volume
wake up, put the iPod touch/iPhone to the unit
level 16 or more.
first, follow the steps above to set alarm time,
and then select the music function.
 If you set the iPod alarm while iPod touch/
On copyrights
iPhone music is playing, and then turn the unit
 iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in
power off, when the alarm time comes on, the
the U.S. and other countries.
alarm music will start.
 iPhone is trademark of Apple Inc.
 Even if the iPod alarm setting is complete, if
 All other trademarks and registered trademarks
you turn the iPod touch/iPhone power off
are of their respective holders. In this manual,
®
before the unit, the iPod alarm will not work.
and
marks are not specified.
 Setting the radio alarm
Setting the alarm
1
Perform steps 1 to 8 in "To set the
alarm".
This CD clock radio is equipped with 4 alarm
2
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B to select
modes—CD, iPod, radio and buzzer. Before
"RADIO" alarm mode.
setting the alarm, make sure to set the clock (see
"VOL" and "PRESET" appears in the display.
"Setting the clock for the first time").
3
Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to adjust
To Set the alarm
the volume.
1
Press and hold ALARM TIME SET A or
4
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.
B for at least 2 seconds.
Band ("FM" or "AM") flashes.
"WAKE UP" appears and the hour flashes in
5
Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to select
display.
the desired band.
2
Press ALARM TIME SET + or –
"– –" is the last station received.
repeatedly until the desired hour appears.
6
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down ALARM
Preset number flashes.
TIME SET + or –.
7
Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to select
3
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.
the desired preset number.
The minute flashes.
The setting is entered.
4
Repeat step 2 to set the minute.
When "A" or "B" does not appear with
5
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.
"RADIO" in the display, press ALARM TIME
The days of the week blink.
SET A or B again.
6
The radio will turn on at the set time.
Repeat step 2 to set the days of the week.
 Setting the Buzzer Alarm
You can select the days from the following
three options:
1
Perform steps 1 to 8 in "To set the
Every day: SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI
alarm".
SAT
2
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B to select
Week day: MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Week end: SUN SAT
"BUZZER" alarm mode.
7
Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.
The setting is entered. When "A" or "B" does
not appear in the display, press ALARM TIME
The alarm mode setting is entered.
8
SET A or B again.
Press ALARM TIME SET + or –
The buzzer will sound at the set time.
repeatedly until the desired alarm mode
Note
flashes.
The volume cannot be set for the buzzer alarm.
You can choose one mode among "CD",
"iPod", "RADIO" and "BUZZER". Set the
alarm mode as follows:
– CD: see " Setting the CD alarm".
– iPod: see " Setting the iPod alarm".
– RADIO: see " Setting the radio alarm".
– BUZZER: see " Setting the buzzer alarm".
To confirm an alarm setting
Connecting external
Press ALARM/TIME SET + or –. The setting will
be displayed for 4 seconds.
equipment
To change an alarm setting
To listen to sound
Press and hold ALARM/TIME SET + more than
2 seconds to move the alarm time forwards. Press
1
Connect the AUDIO IN jack of the unit
and hold ALARM/TIME SET – more than
to the line out jack or headphone jack of
2 seconds to move the alarm time backwards.
When you release the button, the changed time
the external equipment using the audio
will be displayed for 2 seconds. To change the
connecting cable (supplied).
alarm time again, press ALARM/TIME SET + or –
within these 2 seconds, otherwise the setting
change will be fixed as displayed.
To doze for a few more minutes
Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.
The sound turns off but will automatically come
on again after about 10 minutes.
You can change the snooze time by pressing
SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF
repeatedly
within 3 seconds.
The maximum length of the snooze time is 60
minutes.
To stop the alarm
2
Press AUDIO IN to display "AUDIO IN".
Press OFF
/ALARM RESET to turn off the
3
Play the equipment connected to the
alarm.
AUDIO IN jack.
The alarm will sound again at the same time the
4
Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or -.
next day.
To return to the radio
To deactivate the alarm
Press RADIO BAND.
Press ALARM/TIME SET A or B to turn off
The frequency is shown in the display.
the ALARM A or B indicator from the
To return to the CD
display.
Press CD .
Notes on alarm in the event of a power
To return to the iPod
interruption
Press iPod & iPhone .
 When the alarm sound is set to RADIO, CD, or
To stop listening
iPod, it will change to "BUZZER" automatically.
Press OFF, and stop playback on the connected
 If the backup battery is exhausted, the alarm
unit.
will not work in the event of power
interruption. Replace the battery periodically.
Notes
 Refer also to the connected equipment's manual.
 The supplied audio connecting cable may not
Setting the sleep timer
be used with some external equipment. In this
case, use a cord suitable for the external
You can fall asleep to the sound using the built-in
equipment you are using.
sleep timer that turns off the unit automatically
 When you listen to the radio with external
after a preset duration.
equipment connected, turn off the connected
equipment to prevent noise. If noise occurs,
1
Press SLEEP while the unit is turned on.
even when the equipment is turned off,
SLEEP appears in the display.
disconnect and place the external equipment
2
Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer
away from the unit.
duration.
Each time you press SLEEP, the duration of
minutes changes as follows:
90
60
30
15
OFF
The display returns to clock mode four
seconds after you have finished setting the
duration setting and released SLEEP, and then
the sleep timer starts.
The unit will play for the duration you set, and
then shut off.
To turn off the unit before the preset
time
Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF or
OFF
/ALARM RESET.
To change the sleep timer setting
You can press SLEEP repeatedly to select the
desired sleep timer setting even after the sleep
timer has been activated.
To deactivate the sleep timer
Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep timer to
"OFF" in step 2.
Note
These operations are available only when using
the remote commander.

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