Sony ICF-C263 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 2

CLOCK SET TUNE/TIME SET -+ ARM SET B 1 A 2 STATIONPRES S AL BRIGHTNESS ALARM MODE 4 ET TELUENCITN/ GPRESET 3 NAP SLEEP 5 RADIO ON /BAND OFF ALARM RESET SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF The PRESET TUNING 3 button has a tactile dot. AC power cord FM wire antenna VOLUME There is a tactile dot beside volume to show the direction to turn up the volume. Setting the Clock 1 Plug in the unit. "AM 12:00" flashes on the display. 2 Press CLOCK SET for a few seconds until a beep sounds. The hour starts to flash on the display. 3 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - until the correct hour appears. To set the current time rapidly, hold down TUNE/ TIME SET + or -. 4 Press CLOCK SET once. The minute starts flashing. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minute. Two short beeps sound, and the counting of the seconds starts. If you quit during the clock setting, after about 65 seconds the previous display will return. To set the current time from zero seconds, press CLOCK SET with the time signal in step 5. Setting the Brightness of the Backlight Press BRIGHTNESS to select high, middle or low for the display according to your preferences. Changing AM Channel Step The AM channel step differs depending on area. The channel step of this unit is factory-set to 9 kHz or 10 kHz to change the setting as shown below to be able to listen to the radio. Area North and South America Other countries/regions Channel step 10 kHz 9 kHz 1 Press OFF•ALARM RESET to turn off the power. 2 Press PRESET TUNING 1 and SLEEP at the same time for more than 5 seconds. Two short beeps will sound, and the AM channel step will be changed. If you proceed to step 2, the channel step will change again. Notes • When the AM channel step is changed, the preset stations for AM will be initialized. • When the AM channel step is changed, the FM channel step also will be changed. Playing the Radio -Manual Tuning 1 Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the radio. The display shows the band and frequency for a few seconds and then changes back to the current time. 2 Press RADIO ON/BAND to select the band. Each press changes the band as follows: AM FM1 FM2 When using FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you may listen to the radio on either mode (See "Presetting Your Favourite Station"). 3 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - to tune into the desired station. Two short beeps sound when the minimum frequency of each band is received during tuning. 4 Adjust volume using VOLUME. To check the station being received Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - lightly. The display shows the band and frequency for a few seconds and then returns to the previous display. To turn off the radio, press OFF•ALARM RESET. Improving the Reception FM: Extend the FM wire antenna fully to increase reception sensitivity. AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum reception. A ferrite bar 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. Presetting Your Favourite Station -Preset Tuning You can preset up to 10 stations in FM (5 stations in FM1, 5 stations in FM2), and 5 stations in AM. Presetting a Station 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 in "Playing the Radio" and manually tune into the station you wish to preset. 2 Hold down the preset button you wish to preset for more than 2 seconds. Example: Display window when you set FM 90 MHz in the PRESET TUNING 2 button for FM2. The preset number "2" and " display. Two beeps sound, and "2" and " flashing. " flash in the " stop To preset another station, repeat these steps. To change the preset station, tune into the desired station and hold down the PRESET TUNING 1 to 5 button. The new station will replace the previous station on the preset button. Tuning into a Preset Station 1 Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the radio. 2 Press RADIO ON/BAND to select the band. 3 Press the desired preset button. 4 Adjust the volume using VOLUME. After a few seconds, the display will return to the current time but the preset button number will remain. Note Holding down the desired PRESET TUNING button for more than a few seconds in step 3 will replace the previous station on the PRESET TUNING button with the station you tuned into. Setting the Alarm This clock radio is equipped with 2 alarm modes- radio and buzzer. Before setting the alarm, make sure to set the clock (see "Setting the Clock"). To Set the Alarm Time 1 Press ALARM SET A or B for a few seconds. After one beep, "RADIO" or "BUZZER" and the hour will flash on the display. 2 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - until the desired hour appears. To set the hour rapidly, hold down TUNE/TIME SET + or -. 3 Press ALARM SET A or B. After one beep, the minutes will flash. 4 Repeat step 2 to set the minutes and press ALARM SET A or B. After one beep, the alarm mode is entered. 5 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - until the desired alarm indicator flashes. You can choose one mode among "RADIO" and "BUZZER." Set the alarm mode as follows: - RADIO: see "A Setting the Radio Alarm." - BUZZER: see "B Setting the Buzzer Alarm." A Setting the Radio Alarm For the radio alarm, the station you specified as the wake-up station is played. 1 Perform steps 1 to 5 in "To set the Alarm Time". 2 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - to select "RADIO" alarm mode. 3 Press ALARM SET A or B to select the desired wake-up station. After one beep, "WAKE UP" appears and the preset number flashes on the display. 4 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - to select the desired wake-up station. Preset number changes in the order as follows: P- AM P1 to 5 FM2 P1 to 5 FM1 P1 to 5 "P-" is the last received station. You can directly select the desired wake-up station by pressing RADIO ON/BAND or the PRESET TUNING button while the indication "P-" is not displayed. 5 Press ALARM SET A or B. Two short beeps will confirm the setting. B Setting the Buzzer Alarm 1 Perform steps 1 to 5 in "To set the Alarm Time". 2 Press TUNE/TIME SET + or - to select "BUZZER" alarm mode. 3 Press ALARM SET A or B. Two short beeps will confirm the setting. Setting the Alarm Mode Before setting the alarm mode, be sure to set the alarm time (See "Setting the Alarm"). Press ALARM MODE repeatedly until the desired mode is selected. Each press of ALARM MODE changes the indication on the display as follows: No alarm Indication or or or or If the same alarm time is set for both radio and buzzer alarm (ALARM A and B), the radio alarm (ALARM A) takes priority. To Doze for a Few More Minutes Press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF. The radio or buzzer turns off but will automatically come on again after about 10 minutes. Every time you press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF, the snooze time changes as follows: 10 20 30 40 50 60 The maximum length of the snooze time is 60 minutes. The display shows the snooze time for a few seconds and returns to show the current time. When you press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF after the current time appears, the snooze time starts from 10 minutes again. The alarm setting indicator keeps flashing the whole time. To Stop the Alarm Press OFF•ALARM RESET to turn off the alarm. The alarm will come on again at the same time the next day. To Deactive the Alarm Press ALARM MODE repeatedly so that " or " " and " " or " off. " " go Using the NAP Timer (Count Down Timer) The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a preset time duration. Press NAP repeatedly until the desired minutes is displayed. Every press changes the display as follows: OFF (current time) 10 20 30 120 90 60 Two short beeps sound when the display returns to "10". The NAP indicator turns on, " " and the NAP time are displayed for a few seconds. NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time. When selected NAP time has passed, the beep sound comes on, and the NAP indicator and " " on the display flash. To Stop NAP Timer Press NAP or OFF•ALARM RESET to turn off the buzzer. To Deactive NAP Timer Press NAP. The NAP indicator and " " go off. 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 SLEEP. The radio turns on. You can set the sleep timer to duration of 90, 60, 30, or 15 minutes. Every press changes the display as follows: OFF 90 60 15 30 Two short beeps sound when the display returns to "90". " " 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/SLEEP OFF or OFF•ALARM RESET. To Use Both Sleep Timer and Alarm You can fall asleep to the radio and also be awakened by the radio or buzzer alarm at the preset time. 1 Set the alarm (See "Setting the Alarm") . 2 Set the sleep timer (See "Setting the Sleep Timer").