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ICF-C218

Setting the clock
and date

Set the clock and date according to the following
steps.

Plug in the unit.

The display will flash “AM 12:00” or “0:00”.

Press

CLOCK

for more than 2 seconds.

You will hear a beep and the year will start to
flash in the display.

Press

–

until the correct year appears

in the display.

Press

CLOCK

Repeat steps

and

to set the month, day

and time.

After setting the time, two short beeps sound and
the clock starts from 0 seconds.

• Pressing and holding

–

changes the year, month

or day rapidly.
When setting the current time, time changes rapidly
by 1 minute-increments up to 10 minutes, and then
by 10 minute-increments.

• The clock system varies depending on the model

you own.
12-hour system: “AM 12:00” = midnight
24-hour system: “0:00” = midnight

• While setting the clock, you must perform each step

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

To display the year and date

Press

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF

once

for the date, and within about 3 seconds press it
again for the year.

The display shows the date or year for about 3
seconds and then changes back to the current time.
If you connect the AC plug to AC outlet while this
unit is powered from the backup power source, the
current date and time appears in the following order.
(It is same as when the unit is powered on after the
power failure.)
“month and date” (about 1 second)

“year” (about 1

second)

“current time”

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

Press

DST

DST indicator appears in the display and the time
indication changes to the daylight saving time
(summer time).
To deactivate the daylight saving time (summer time)
adjustment, press

DST

again.

Operating the radio

Press

RADIO ON

to turn on the radio.

Adjust volume using

VOLUME

Select

BAND

Tune in to a station using

TUNING

To turn off the radio

Press

RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET

Improving the

eception

Model for Central America and Mexico:

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

Model for other countries/ regions:

Extend the FM wire antenna fully to increase
reception sensitivity.

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

The alarm function can be select from two alarm
sounds, RADIO or BUZZER.

Notes

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

(see “Setting the clock and date”).

• The factory setting alarm time is “PM 12:00” or

“12:00”.

• To set the radio alarm, first tune in to a station and

adjust the volume (see “Operating the radio”).

To set the alarm time

Set

ALARM MODE

to the desired alarm

sound (

RADIO

BUZZER

The alarm time appears for a few seconds, and
then the ALARM indicator lights up in the
display. (It does not appear when the switch is set
to

OFF

Slide

ALARM TIME SET +

–

to set

the desired time.

Each slide of

ALARM TIME SET +

–

changes

the indication by 1 minute. If you keep sliding

ALARM TIME SET +

–

, the alarm time goes

forward (or backward) by 1 minute up to 10
minutes, and then by 10 minutes increments.
While setting the alarm time, the ALARM
indicator flashes in the display.

ALARM

When the alarm time setting operation is
complete, the display returns to the clock after a
few seconds and the ALARM indicator changes
from flashing to fully lit.

• While

ALARM MODE

is set to

RADIO

BUZZER

, the alarm time setting can be changed by

ALARM TIME SET

One slide of

ALARM TIME SET

displays the

alarm time for about 4 seconds. By adjusting

ALARM TIME SET

while the alarm time appears

in the display, the alarm time will be changed.

• The ALARM indicator flashes in the display while:

– The alarm time appears in the display.
– The alarm sounds.
– Snooze function is turned on.

• The alarm time setting cannot be changed if

ALARM MODE

is set to

OFF

. If

ALARM TIME

SET

is adjusted, “OFF” appears in the display for

about 0.5 seconds.

•

CLOCK

and

DST

are unavailable while the alarm

sounds or snooze function is turned on.

To doze for a few more minutes

Press

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF

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

SNOOZE/DATE/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/DATE/SLEEP OFF

after the

current time appears, the snooze time starts from 10
minutes again.

To stop the Alarm

Press

RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET

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

Turn

ALARM MODE

OFF

ALARM indicator disappears from the display.

Note on alarm in the event of a power
interruption

If the alarm set time comes in the event of a power
interruption or a power interruption occurs while the
alarm is sounding, the display will turn off and the
alarm will not sound, and the alarm status will be as
follows. If power returns within 60 minutes from the
alarm set time, the alarm will sound. If the power
interruption occurred while the snooze function was
operating, the snooze function will continue. If the
snooze time had passed when the power interruption
occurred, the alarm will sound after power returns.

In this status, if the

indicator does not light up,

RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET

SNOOZE

buttons

and

ALARM MODE

functions are available.

SNOOZE

time will be fixed only 10 minutes if the

SNOOZE

button has been pressed.