Timex T617S User Manual - Page 8

Listening to the Radio Note: Extend FM wire antenna fully for best FM reception. Rotate radio as required for best AM reception. 1. Press the ᕤ Radio Button. After ON is displayed briefly, Radio will appear on the display, along with the current AM or FM radio frequency and an AM or FM indicator icon. 2. Press the ᕡ AM/FM/Play Mode Button to select AM or FM radio band. 3. Press the ᕢ Button or ƻ Button to tune the radio to the desired station. Press and hold the ᕢ Button or ƻ Button to seek for the next clear station. 4. Adjust the volume by turning the Smart Knob. 5. To turn the radio off, press the ᕧ Alarm Reset/Power Off Button. Setting Station Presets You can preset 12 stations (six AM, six FM) into memory. 1. Press and hold a radio preset button when the desired station is tuned in. A single beep indicates the station has been entered. Repeat until you've stored all your stations. Listening to Nature Sounds This unit plays four different soothing sounds of nature. 1. Press the ᕣ Sounds Button. After ON is displayed briefly, Nature will appear on the display, along with the number of the current nature sound. To change sounds, press the ᕣ Sounds Button. 2. To turn the Nature Sounds off, press the ᕧ Alarm Reset/Power Off Button. Listening to MP3/Line in Source 1. Connect a line-level audio source such as an MP3 player, &c, to the MP3 Line In Jack located on the rear right side of the unit using the cable provided. Press the Ƽ MP3/Line In button to turn on the unit. Make sure to adjust the volume level on both this unit and the line-level unit to avoid distorted sound or damage to speakers. Sleep Operation 1. While listening to any sound source, press the ¸ Sleep Button to enter sleep mode. The unit will automatically turn off after the selected time. 2. You can adjust the sleep timer from 90, 60, 30 or 15 minutes by pressing the ¸ Sleep Button again. Pressing the Sleep Button while sleep is set to 15 minutes will turn off the unit. 3. When the display changes back to show the real time, pressing the ¸ Sleep Button once will show the sleep time remaining. Pressing it again will change sleep time to the next lowest increment. 4. You can also adjust the sleeping volume without affecting the alarm volume by pressing the ƾ Sleep Volume Button located on the back of the unit. 5. To stop listening at any time, press the ᕧ Alarm Reset/Power Off Button. Quick Nap 1. While listening to any sound source, press the ¹ Quick Nap Button to enter Nap mode. The alarm buzzer will automatically come on after the selected time. 2. You can adjust the nap timer from 90, 60, 30 or 15 minutes by pressing the ¹ Quick Nap Button again. Pressing the ¹ Quick Nap Button while nap is set to 15 minutes will turn off the nap function. Headphones To listen to the unit privately, insert headphone cable into the headphone jack located to the rear left side of the unit. The headphone jack can also serve as line-out jack. Snooze/Dimmer Operation 1. Press the Ƹ Snooze/Dimmer Bar after the alarm sounds. The alarm will go off and will come on again in approx. 9 minutes. You may repeat this cycle several times during the 1 hour alarm cycle. 2. During normal operation, press the Ƹ Snooze/Dimmer Bar to control the brightness of the LCD display. 8