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TIME ZONE

CLOCK

SLEEP

NAP

RADIO

DST

A

L

A RM RES

E

T

RADIO

RADIO BUZZER MELODY

TIME ZONE

SLEEP

NAP

WEEKEND

RADIO BUZZER MELODY

ALARM SET

ON/OFF

MODE

ALARM SET

ON/OFF

MODE

A

B

HIGH

BAND

ALARM

TIME SET

TUNING

AM FM

VOLUME

LOW
BRIGHTNESS

PUSH

ALARM

TIME SET

WEEKEND

About the backup
battery

To keep good time, as backup power source, this unit
contains one CR2032 battery inside of the unit, in
addition to the house current.
The battery keeps the clock operating in the event of a
power interruption.

Knowing when to replace the
battery

When the battery becomes weak, “

E

” appears on the

display.
In the event of a power interruption when the battery
is weak, current time, alarm functions, and NAP timer
will be initialized.

Replace the battery with a Sony CR2032 lithium
battery. Use of another battery may present a risk of
fire or explosion.

Note

If the “AM 12:00” flashes on the display when the
unit is connected to AC outlet for the first time, the
battery may be weak. In this case, consult a Sony
dealer.

Replacing the battery with new
one

1

Keep AC plug connected to the AC outlet,
insert a pointed object into the hole beside
the battery compartment to eject the tray
and then pull out. (See Fig. 

A

-

1

)

2

Install a new battery in the tray with the 

E

side facing forward. (See Fig. 

A

-

2

)

3

Push the tray back into the unit. (See Fig.

A

-

3

)

4

Press 

RADIO ON

 to turn “

E

” off on the

display

Note

If you replace the battery, do not disconnect AC plug
from AC outlet.
Otherwise, current time, alarm and NAP timer will be
initialized.

Battery Warning

When the unit will be left unplugged for a long time,
remove the battery to avoid undue battery discharge
and damage to the unit from battery leakage.

Battery
compartment

AC power
cord

NOTES ON LITHIUM BATTERY

• Dispose of used battery promptly. Keep the lithium

battery out of the reach of children. Should the
battery be swallowed, immediately consult a doctor.

• Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a good

contact.

• Be sure to observe the correct polarity when

installing the battery.

• Do not hold the battery with metallic tweezers,

otherwise a short-circuit may occur.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the equipment manufacturer.

Setting the Clock
for the first time

This unit is preset to the current EST (Eastern
Standard Time) at the factory, and is powered by the
back up battery. All you need to do the first time is
just plug it in, select your time zone, and activate the
DST/Summer time if necessary.

1

Plug in the unit.

The current EST (Eastern Standard Time) appears
on the display.

2

Press and hold 

TIME ZONE

.

“TIME ZONE” and area number “2” appear on
the display.
 If you live in the Eastern Time Zone, you don’t
need to adjust the area setting.

Area number

Time zone

1

Atlantic Standard Time

2

Eastern Standard Time
(default)

3

Central Standard Time

4

Mountain Standard Time

5

Pacific Standard Time

6

Yukon Standard Time

7

Hawaiian Standard Time

3

Press 

+

 or 

 repeatedly until the desired

number appears.

4

Release 

TIME ZONE

 to confirm.

Note

• Configured time at the factory is not daylight saving

time (summer time). If you are on daylight saving
time, refer to “To change the display to the daylight
saving time (summer time) indication” to active the
summer time function.

• During the shipment and your first use, a clock error

may occur. In this case, refer to “Setting the Clock”
to set the correct time.

Setting the Clock

Set the clock according to the following steps.

1

Press 

DST/CLOCK

 for a few seconds

until a beep sounds.

The hour starts to flash on the display.

2

Press 

+

 or 

 until the correct hour appears.

To set the current time rapidly, hold down 

+

 or 

.

3

Press 

DST/CLOCK

 once.

4

Repeat steps 

2

 and 

3

 to set the minute.

Two short beeps sound, “:” starts flashing, and the
clock starts from 0 seconds.

• While setting the clock, you must perform each step

within 65 seconds, or the clock setting mode will be
cancelled.

• To set the current time from zero seconds, press

DST/CLOCK

 at the correct second in step 

4

.

To change the display to the
daylight saving time (summer
time) indication

Press 

DST/CLOCK

.

“ 

” appears and the time indication changes to

summer time.
To deactivate the summer time function, press 

DST/

CLOCK

 again.

Setting the
brightness of the
backlight

Select 

BRIGHTNESS

 to 

HIGH

 or 

LOW

 for the

display, according to your preference.

Playing the Radio

1

Press 

RADIO ON

 to turn on the radio.

2

Adjust volume using 

VOLUME

.

3

Select 

BAND

.

4

Tune in to a station using 

TUNING

.

To turn off the radio

Press 

RADIO OFF / ALARM RESET

.

Improving the
reception

FM:

The AC power cord functions as an FM
antenna. Extend the AC power cord fully to
increase reception sensitivity.

AM:

Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar AM antenna is built-in
to the unit.

Do not operate the unit over a steel desk or metal
surface, as this may lead to interference of reception.

Setting the Alarm

This unit is equipped with a dual alarm function, so
you can set the alarm time for two different occasions
— ALARM A and ALARM B.
Furthermore, you can also set an additional two times
for weekends.
When you select Weekend mode, the set alarms for
weekend are activated automatically, and the display
color of the alarm window turns green. (Liv: amber)
This unit is also equipped with 3 alarm sounds—
radio, buzzer, and melody*.

* Melody:

Weekday mode— “Morning” from “Peer Gynt,” by

Griegsuite No.1, Op.46

Weekend mode— “Four seasons: Spring” by

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

Notes

• Before setting the alarm, make sure to set the clock

(see “Setting the Clock” ).

• The factory setting alarm time is “PM 12:00” .
• To set the radio alarm, first tune in to a station and

adjust the volume (see “Playing the Radio” ).

• The volume of the buzzer and melody cannot be

adjusted.

To set the alarm mode
(weekday/weekend)

You can select the alarm mode to either weekday or
weekend.
Press 

WEEKEND

 repeatedly until the desired alarm

mode is selected.
If you select the Weekend mode, “

WEEKEND

” appears on

the display.

To set the alarm time

1

Press 

WEEKEND

 to select the desired

alarm mode.

2

Press 

ALARM SET A

 or 

ALARM SET

B

.

Alarm time appears on the desired display.
Example: Display window when you set weekend
and alarm A.

3

Turn 

ALARM TIME SET +

 or 

 to set

the desired time.

Each turn of 

ALARM TIME SET +

 or 

 changes

the indication by 1 minute. If you turn and hold

ALARM TIME SET +

 or 

 , the alarm time goes

forward (or backward) by 1 minute up to 10
minutes, and then by 10 minutes increments.

• To change the alarm time when the alarm is already

set, perform step 

3

 only.

• If the same alarm time is set for both alarm (alarm A

and B), the alarm A takes priority.

To set the alarm sound

1

Keep pressing 

ALARM SET A

 or

ALARM SET B

 for a few seconds until a

beep sounds.

The alarm time appears and alarm icon flashes on
the display.

2

Each turn of 

ALARM TIME SET +

 or 

changes the indication on the display as
follows:

3

Press 

ALARM SET A

 or

ALARM SET B

 again.

Two beeps sound to confirm the setting.

Note

While setting the alarm sound, you must perform each
step within 65 seconds, or the alarm setting mode will
be cancelled.

To doze for a few more minutes

Press 

SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF

.

The sound turns off but will automatically come on
again after about 10 minutes. Each time you press

SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF

, the snooze time changes as

follows:

The maximum length of the snooze time is 60
minutes.
The display shows the snooze time for about 4
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.

To stop the alarm

Press 

RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET

 to

turn off the alarm.

The alarm will come on again at the same time the
next day.

If 

RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET

 is not pressed, the

alarm sounds continuously for about 60 minutes, and
then it will be stop automatically.

To deactivate the alarm

Press 

ALARM SET A

 or 

ALARM SET B

.

Alarm time display disappears.

*

There is a tactile dot beside

VOLUME to show the direction to
turn up the volume.

A

RADIO

BUZZER

MELODY

Note on alarm in the event of a power
interruption

In the event of a power interruption, alarm functions
work until the battery is empty. But following
functions are different:

• Backlight will not light up.
• When the alarm sound is set as RADIO, it will

change to BUZZER automatically.

• If the power source returns while the alarm sounds,

the alarm sounds continuously for about 60 minutes
when the power source returns.

• If 

RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET

 is not pressed,

the alarm sounds for about 1 minute. If the power
interruption continues, the alarm sounds for about 1
minute and stops for 5 minutes and repeats at 5
times.
If the power source returns within 60 minutes of the
set alarm time, the alarm sounds. (If the alarm
repeats 5 times, the alarm sounds up to 30 minutes.)

• If “

E

” appears on the display, the alarm will not

work in the event of power interruption. Replace the
battery if “

E

” appears.

Using the NAP timer
(count down timer)

The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a preset time
duration.
Press 

NAP

 repeatedly until the desired minute

appears.
Each press changes the display as follows:

Two short beeps sound when the display returns to
“10” .

” and the NAP time appear for about 4

seconds.
NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.
When the selected NAP time occurs, the buzzer
 comes on, and “

” on the display flashes.

The buzzer is turned off automatically after about
60 minutes.

To stop the NAP timer

Press 

NAP

 or 

RADIO OFF/ALARM

RESET

 to turn off the buzzer.

To deactive the NAP timer

Press 

NAP

.

 “

” disappears from the display.

Note on NAP time in the event of a power
interruption

When in the event of a power interruption, NAP time
work until the battery is empty.  But the following
functions are different:

• BUZZER will stop automatically after 1 minute.
• If the event of a power interruption happens when

the BUZZER sounds, it will stop automatically.

• If “

E

” appears on the display, BUZZER will not

work in the event of power interruption. Replace the
battery if “

E

” appears.

Setting the Sleep
timer

You can fall 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
durations of 90, 60, 30, or 15 minutes. Each press
changes the display as follows:

Two short beeps sound when the display returns to
“90”.
“SLEEP” will appear in the display when the
durations time are set.
The radio will play for the duration you set, then shut
off.

To turn off the radio before the
preset time

Press 

RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET

 or

SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF

.

To use both Sleep timer and
alarm

You can fall asleep to the radio and also be awakened
by the radio, buzzer or melody alarm at the preset
time.

1

Set the alarm. (See “Setting the Alarm”.)

2

Set the sleep timer. (See “Setting the Sleep
timer”.)

PUSH

1

2

3

PUSH

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