Sony Walkman ICF-CD832 Operating Instructions Download Page 2

This product is designed to play back discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright
protection technologies are marketed by some record
companies. Please be aware that among those discs,
there are some that do not conform to the CD standard
and may not be playable by this product.

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.

Slide 

CD PLAY MODE

.

As you slide CD PLAY MODE, the play mode
changes as follows:

Legend on CD

PLAY MODE

Play mode

NORMAL

(normal play)

All the tracks are played once.

REPEAT

(all repeat)

All the tracks are played repeatedly.

SHUFFLE

(shuffle play)

All the tracks are played once in random order.

SHUFFLE REPEAT

” (shuffle repeat)

All the tracks are played repeatedly in random order.

Playing the Radio

1

Press 

RADIO•ON

 to turn on the radio.

The 

CD/RADIO

 indication will light up.

2

Adjust 

VOLUME

.

3

Select the 

BAND

.

4

Tune in a station using the 

TUNING

 dial.

• To turn off the radio, press 

OFF

 

• ALARM

RESET

.

Improving the reception

FM:

Extend the FM wire antenna to improve
reception.

AM:

Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built  into the
unit.

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

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

). This

unit is also equipped with a dual alarm function. You
can set the alarm for two different times  ALARM
SET A and ALARM SET B.

To Set the Alarm Time

1

If you will select the CD alarm or radio
alarm, adjust the volume.Also, if you will
select the radio alarm, tune in to the desired
station.

2

Set the 

ALARM MODE

 selector to 

CD

,

RADIO

 or 

BUZZER

. The 

ALARM A

 or

ALARM B

 indicator lights up.

3

Press

 

ALARM SET A

 or 

ALARM SET B

for a few seconds. The 

ALARM A

 or

ALARM B

 indicator flashes, depending on

which one you set.

After one beep, the hour will start to flash in the
display.

4

Press 

TIME SET

 +

 or 

  until the desired

hour appears.

To set the hour rapidly, hold down 

TIME SET

 +

or 

.

5

Press 

ALARM SET

.

The minute will flash.

6

Repeat step 4 to set the minute and press

ALARM SET

.

The wake-up track number flashes on the
display.

Changing the
Brightness of the
Clock display

Press 

BRIGHTNESS

 to select high or low for the

display according to your preferences.

Setting the Clock

1

Plug in the unit.

The display will flash 

AM 12:00

.

2

Press 

CLOCK

 for a few seconds.

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

3

Press  

TIME SET

 +

 or 

 until the correct

hour appears in the display.

4

Press 

CLOCK

 once.

5

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minute.

After setting the minute, press 

CLOCK

 to start

the counting of the seconds, and you will hear two
short beeps.

• 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.

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.

3

Press 

CD

 

u

.

The CD/RADIO indicator lights up and “TRACK
01” appears in the display to indicate that track 1
of the CD is playing.

After you press CD 

u

, it takes about 10

seconds before the music starts.
The indication in the display returns to the
current time after about 4 seconds

.

4

Turn 

VOLUME

 to adjust the volume.

* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
**These operations are possible during both play and

pause.

• During CD playback, every time you press

CLOCK/TRACK

, the current time and the track

number appear in the display alternately.

About CD-Rs/CD-RWs

This unit is compatible with CD-Rs/CD-RWs but
playback capability may vary depending on the
quality of the disc,the recording device and
application software.

Music discs encoded with
copyright protection
technologies

Push

Labeled surface up

10 

20

50

60

30

40

7

IF you selected the CD alarm, press 

TIME

SET

 +

 or  

 select the desired wake-up

track number.

The wake-up track number can be set up to 99.
Its default value is “01”.

8

Press 

ALARM SET

.

Two short beeps confirms the setting, and the
ALARM A or ALARM B indicator
lights up.

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 REPEAT

, however, all the tracks are

played in random order.)

To Check the Alarm Time

Press 

ALARM SET A

 or 

ALARM SET B

. The

display shows the alarm time.
If you press 

ALARM SET A

 or 

ALARM SET B

again, the indication changes to the wake-up track
number . After a few seconds, the display returns to
the current time.
• Alarm time in CD alarm, radio alarm and buzzer

alarm is set at PM 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 REPEAT

,

however, all the tracks are played in random order.)

If you set the CD alarm when there is no disc in the
CD player or the CD compartment lid is open, the
buzzer alarm will sound at the set time.

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 ALARM A and ALARM B are set for the same
time, only ALARM A will result.

To Doze for a Few More
Minutes

Press 

SNOOZE/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/SLEEP OFF

, the

snooze time changes as follows:

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

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 

OFF

 

• ALARM RESET

 

to turn off

the alarm.

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

To Deactivate the Alarm

Set the 

ALARM MODE

 selector to 

OFF

.

ALARM A

 or 

ALARM B

 indicator go off.

Using the NAP
Timer
(Count Down Timer)

The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a present time
duration.

Press 

NAP

 repeatedly until the desiresd minutes is

displayed.
Each press changes the display as follows:

The NAP indicator turns on,and the NAP time is
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 flashs.

To Stop NAP Timer

Press 

NAP

 or 

OFF

 

• ALARM RESET

 to

turn off the buzzer.

To Deactive NAP Timer

Press 

NAP

.

The NAP indicator goes off.

Setting the Sleep
Timer

You can fall asleep to the radio or CD using the built-
in sleep timer that turns off the CD or  the radio
automatically after a preset duration.

Press 

SLEEP

 

during CD or radio play.

You can set the sleep timer to durations of 90, 60, 30,
or 15 minutes. Every push changes the display as
follows:

The CD or the radio will play for the time you set,
then shut off.

• To turn off the CD or radio before the preset time,

press 

SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF

.

To Use Both the Sleep
Timer and the Alarm

You can fall asleep to the CD or 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

.)

FM wire antenna

AC power cord

The CD button has a tactile dot.

There is a tactile dot beside volume to show
the direction to turn up the volume.

Close the lid

ALARM MODE selector

NAP indicator

CD/RADIO
indicator

OFF(current time)

90

60

30

15

10 

20

90

120

60

30

OFF

(current time)

To

Pause

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

Press

CD 

u

CD 

u

 again

.

**

>

**

Hold down 

.

**

Hold down 

>

**

.

 repeatedly**

>

 repeatedly**

OFF 

x

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