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Voiceplus
The Voiceplus function provides time
announcements and/or reminders:
• when the power is turned on for the first time
• when you press SNOOZE/TIME REPORT
• at the start of the alarm
• after the clock, the alarm time or the alarm
mode is set
To adjust the Voiceplus talking voice
volume, adjust SOUND LEVEL.
To deactivate Voiceplus, press
VOICE ON/OFF. Press the button again to
reactivate the function.
Note
• When the power is turned on after you have
removed the AC
power cord (i.e., during
power backup), the voiceplus function is not
activated.
Setting the Clock
1 Plug in the unit.
“AM 12:00” flashes on the display.
2 Press CLOCK for a few seconds until
you hear a beep.
The hour starts to flash on the display.
3 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – until the
correct hour appears.
4 Press CLOCK once.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minute.
After setting the minute, press CLOCK again.
Two short beeps sound, and the counting of
the seconds starts.
•To set the current time rapidly, hold down the
+ or – button.
•To set the current time from zero seconds,
release CLOCK with the time signal at step 5.
• For vocal announcement of the current time,
press SNOOZE/TIME REPORT.
To adjust the current time to
daylight saving time (summer time)
Press D.S.T./SUMMER T.
“ ” appears on the display and the current
time is adjusted to the daylight saving time.
To deactivate the function, press D.S.T./
SUMMER T. again.
Playing a Disc
An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
adaptor.
1 Slide OPEN in the direction of the
arrow to open the CD compartment lid
and place in a CD.
2 Close the CD compartment lid.
3 Press CD ^.
“CD (” and “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 ^
Resume play after CD ^ 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 OFF•ALARM RESET
* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
**These operations are possible during both play
and pause.
Each press of ALARM MODE changes the
indication on the display as follows:
Selecting the sound alarm
To select one of the 3 sounds to wake up to, set
the SOUND MODE switch to:
BUZZER for buzzer
BIRD for bird song
RIVER for flowing stream
Adjusting the alarm volume
To adjust the volume of the alarm and the
Voiceplus talking voice, set SOUND LEVEL to:
LOW for low
MID for medium
HIGH for loud
•To stop the alarm, press OFF•ALARM RESET.
The alarm will sound at the same time the next
day.
•To cancel the alarm, press ALARM MODE
repeatedly until there is no alarm indication on
the display.
•To check the alarm time you have set, press
ALARM A or ALARM B.
Notes
•The alarm does not function unless you set the
clock and the CD/radio/sound alarm.
•If you set the CD alarm and radio or sound
alarm to the same time, the CD alarm takes
precedence.
•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.
•The radio, sound alarms and CD alarms will
activate for 60 minutes.
•When the radio alarm is activated,
“
” flashes on the display. If you
wish to listen to the radio on the radio mode
instead of the radio alarm mode, press
RADIO•SLEEP. “
” stops flashing and
remains on the display.
To Doze for a Few More
Minutes
Press SNOOZE/TIME REPORT.
The CD, radio or sound alarm turns off, but will
be activated automatically after about 8 minutes.
You can repeat this process as many times as
necessary.
•When the SNOOZE/TIME REPORT function is
activated, the alarm indication flashes.
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•SLEEP repeatedly until the
desired countdown duration appears.
When RADIO•SLEEP is pressed once, “On”
appears on the display. Subsequent pressing of
RADIO•SLEEP shows the following countdown
durations:
•To turn off the radio before the countdown
duration has elapsed, press OFF•ALARM
RESET.
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 sound alarm.
1 Set the alarm. (See “Setting the
Alarm”.)
2 Set the sleep timer. (See “Setting the
Sleep Timer”.)
Other Useful
Functions
For Enhanced Bass
The “MEGA BASS” function intensifies the bass
sound for richer quality audio reproduction.
Turn MEGA BASS toward MAX to
increase the bass emphasis.
•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
• If you press CD ^ when there is no disc in
the CD compartment, “00” flashes for about 5
seconds on the display and the unit turns off
automatically.
• There will be no sound from the speakers
when the headphones (not supplied) are
plugged in.
Various Modes of CD
Playback
You can play tracks repeatedly or in random
order.
Press CD PLAY MODE.
Each press changes the play mode as
follows:
Display Play
indication mode
none (normal play)
All the tracks are played once.
.
“REP 1” (single repeat)
A single track is played repeatedly.
.
“REP ALL” (all repeat)
All the tracks are played repeatedly.
.
“SHUFFLE REP” (shuffle repeat)
All the tracks are played repeatedly
in random order.
.
“SHUFFLE” (shuffle play)
All the tracks are played once
in random order.
Playing the Radio
Manual Tuning
1 Press RADIO•SLEEP to turn on the
radio.
2 Select FM or AM by pressing BAND.
Repeated pressing of BAND switches
between the bands.
3 Tune in to a station by pressing TUNE/
TIME SET + or – .
The channel step is set to 0.1 MHz for FM
and to 10kHz for AM.
To change the frequency rapidly, press down
TUNE/TIME SET + or – . When the end of
the band is reached, two beeps sound, and
the unit automatically continues to scan from
the other end of the band.
4 Turn VOLUME to adjust the volume.
•
To turn off the radio, press OFF•ALARM
RESET.
• To improve radio reception
FM: Extend the FM wire antenna fully to
increase reception sensitivity.
AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built
into the unit. Do not operate the unit over
a steel desk or metal surface, as this may
lead to interference of reception.
• When you release TUNE/TIME SET + or –
after locating your desired station, the display
switches back to the current time after a few
seconds. To check the frequency of the tuned-
in station, press RADIO•SLEEP gently and the
frequency appears for about 5 seconds.
Preset Tuning
You can preset up to 5 stations; one station for
each preset buttons 1 to 5, for one-touch tuning.
Presetting a station
Example: To preset AM 1260 kHz onto preset
button 2.
1 Press RADIO•SLEEP to turn on the
radio.
2 Tune in to the station on AM 1260 kHz
(See “Manual Tuning”).
3 Press down the desired
STATION•SELECT/PRESET button
until you hear two beeps.
The frequency remains on the display for a
few seconds, and then the display returns to
the current time.
• When using the radio alarm, preset the station
you wish to serve as the alarm (WAKE UP
STATION) onto preset button 1.
To change the preset station
Press the preset number again after tuning in
manually to a different station. The previous
station is replaced by the new one.
Tuning in to a preset station
1 Press RADIO•SLEEP to turn on the
radio.
2 Press the STATION•SELECT/PRESET
button where the desired station is
stored.
3 Adjust the volume using VOLUME.
After a few seconds, the display returns to
the current time but the preset button
number remains.
Note
• There will be no sound from the speakers
when the headphones (not supplied) are
plugged in.
Setting the Alarm
This radio is equipped with 3 main alarm modes
—CD, radio and sound. Under sound alarm, you
can choose from BUZZER, BIRD or RIVER.
Before setting the alarm, make sure to set the
clock (see “Setting the Clock”). For the radio
alarm, make
sure to preset a radio station onto
preset button 1.
Setting the Alarm Time
To set the alarm:
1 Press ALARM A for a few seconds
until you hear a beep.
“ ” and the hour flashes on the
display.
2 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set the
desired hour.
3 Press ALARM A again.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minute.
Two short beeps sound to confirm the
setting. After a few seconds, the display
returns to the current time
.
Setting the wake up track
1 Press WAKE UP TRACK for a few
seconds until you hear a beep.
The track number flashes on the display.
2 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select
the desired track number.
3 Press WAKE UP TRACK again.
Two short beeps sound to confirm the
setting.
Note
When you change the CD, the WAKE UP TRACK
number will be canceled. Set it again.
To set the
/ alarm:
1 Press ALARM B for a few seconds until
you hear a beep.
“ ” and “ ” flashes on
the display.
2 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set the
desired hour.
3 Press ALARM B again.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minute.
Two short beeps sound to confirm the
setting.
Setting the Alarm Mode
Before setting the alarm mode, be sure to set the
alarm time. (See “Setting the Alarm Time”.)
Press ALARM MODE repeatedly until the
desired mode appears on the display.
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