Sony ICF-CD830 Operating Instructions - Page 2
Setting the Clock, and Date, Playing a CD, Setting the Sleep, Timer, Playing the Radio, Setting
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AC power cord FM wire antenna VOLUME 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 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 pause Locate the beginning of the current track (AMS*) Locate the next track (AMS) Go back at high speed Go forward at high speed Locate the previous track (AMS) Locate the succeeding track (AMS) Stop play CD u again .** >** Hold down .** Hold down >** . repeatedly** > repeatedly** x * AMS = Automatic Music Sensor **These operations are possible during both play and pause. •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. 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: CD RADIO BUZZER OFF CD+RADIO CD+BUZZER RADIO+BUZZER CD+RADIO+BUZZER 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: 10 20 30 40 50 60 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. 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: On 90 60 15 30 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".)