Sony ICF-CD830 Clock Radio User Manual


 
To set the radio alarm:
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 in the display.
3 Press TIME SET + or until the
desired hour appears.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down TIME SET
+ or .
4 Press ALARM SET RADIO.
The minute will flash.
5 Repeat step 3 to set the minute and
press ALARM SET RADIO.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting.
To set the buzzer alarm:
1 Press ALARM SET BUZZER for a few
seconds.
“ALARM” and “BUZZER” appear on the
display.
After one beep, “ALARM” and the hour will start
to flash in the display.
2 Press TIME SET + or until the
desired hour appears.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down TIME SET
+ or .
3 Press ALARM SET BUZZER.
The minute will flash.
4 Repeat step 2 to set the minute and
press ALARM SET BUZZER.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting.
To Set the Alarm Mode
Before setting the alarm mode, be sure to set the
alarm time. (See “To Set the Alarm Time”.)
Repeat the pressing of ALARM MODE to select
the alarm mode you want. Every time you press
ALARM MODE, CD/RADIO/BUZZER
indicator and “ALARM” on the display changes
in the order as follows:
To Check the Alarm Time
Press ALARM SET CD, ALARM SET RADIO or
ALARM SET BUZZER.
The display shows the alarm time for a few
seconds and then returns to show the current time.
Alarm time in CD alarm, radio alarm and
buzzer alarm is set at AM 12:00 when you
purchased the unit.
ALARM ON—
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.)
If you set the CD alarm and there is no disc in the
CD player, the buzzer alarm will sound in its
place at the time set.
For the radio alarm, the station that the tuning
dial is set to will be received.
For the buzzer alarm, the beeping of the alarm
becomes more rapid after every few seconds in
three progressive stages.
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:
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.
ALARM OFF—
The alarm is turned off automatically after 60
minutes.
3 Press CD u.
“CD N” and “TRACK 01” appear on the
display to indicate that track 1 of the CD is
playing.
4 Turn VOLUME to adjust the volume.
To Press
Pause CD u
Resume play after CD u again
pause
Locate the beginning .**
of the current
track (AMS*)
Locate the next >**
track (AMS)
Go back at high speed Hold down .**
Go forward at high Hold down >**
speed
Locate the previous . repeatedly**
track (AMS)
Locate the succeeding > repeatedly**
track (AMS)
Stop play x
* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
**These operations are possible during both play
and pause.
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 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
hear two short beeps.
•To display the year and date, press SNOOZE/
DATE/SLEEP OFF once for the date, and within
2 seconds press it again for the year. The
display shows the date or year for a few
seconds and then changes back to the current
time.
•To set the current time rapidly, hold down
TIME SET + or .
•In step 5, when you press CLOCK after the
minute setting to activate the clock, the seconds
start counting from zero.
To change the display to the
daylight saving time (summer time)
indication
Press D.S.T./SUMMER T.
” is displayed and the time indication
changes to summer time.
To deactivate the summer time function, press
D.S.T./SUMMER T. again.
Playing a CD
An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
adaptor.
1 Push OPEN/CLOSE to open the CD
compartment lid and place a disc.
2 Close the CD compartment lid.
Push
Labeled surface up
Close the lid
FM wire antenna
AC power cord
To Stop the Alarm
Press ALARM RESET to turn off the
alarm.
The alarm will come on again at the same time
the next day.
To Cancel the Alarm
Press ALARM MODE repeatedly until
CD/RADIO/BUZZER indicator lights go
out.
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. Every
push changes the display as follows:
Two short beeps sound when the display returns
to “On”.
“SLEEP” 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/DATE/SLEEP OFF.
To Use Both the Sleep
Timer and the Alarm
You can enjoy falling asleep to the radio and be
awakened by the CD, radio or buzzer alarm.
1 Set the alarm. (See “Setting the
Alarm”.)
2 Set the sleep timer. (See “Setting the
Sleep Timer”.)
10
20
50
60
30
40
CD
RADIO
BUZZER
CD+RADIO
CD+BUZZER
RADIO+BUZZER
CD+RADIO+BUZZER
OFF
On
90
60
30
15
•To handle compact discs
Correct
Handle the disc
by its edge.
Incorrect
Do not touch the
surface.
Do not stick paper or
tape nor write
anything on the
surface.
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 PLAYMODE.
Each press changes the play mode as
follows:
Display Play
Indication mode
none (normal play)
All the tracks are played once.
m
“REP 1” (single repeat)
A single track is played repeatedly.
m
“REP ALL” (all repeat)
All the tracks are played repeatedly.
m
“SHUFFLE” (shuffle play)
All the tracks are played once
in random order.
m
“SHUFFLE REP” (shuffle repeat)
All the tracks are played repeatedly
in random order.
Playing the Radio
1 Press RADIO ON to turn on the radio.
The “RADIO” indication will appear and the
“On” indication will appear in the display.
After 2 seconds, the indication becomes the
current time with the “RADIO” indication.
2 Adjust VOLUME.
3 Select the BAND.
4
Tune in a station using the TUNING dial.
•To turn off the radio, press RADIO OFF.
•To improve radio reception
FM: Extend the FM wire antenna to improve
FM reception.
AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for
optimum reception. A ferrite
bar antenna is built into the unit.
Setting the Alarm
This clock radio is equipped with 3 alarm
modes—CD, radio and buzzer. Before setting the
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” and the wake-up track
number appear on the display.
After one beep, “ALARM” and the hour will
start to flash in the display.
3 Press TIME SET + or until the
desired hour appears.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down TIME SET
+ or .
4 Press ALARM SET CD.
The minute will flash.
5 Repeat step 2 to set the minute and
press ALARM SET CD.
The wake-up track number flashes on the
display.
6 Press 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.
VOLUME