BATTERY BACKUP
The unit has pre-installed a CR-2032 lithium battery inside the back-up battery compartment. In case of
power failure or interrupted AC power, the current time, alarm time and the stored radio stations are
preserved in the memory of the unit by means of battery back-up function.
CHANGING THE BACKUP BATTERY
The backup battery will last for about two years. Change the battery when necessary.
1. Use a small screwdriver to remove the screw securing the battery compartment cover. Be careful
not to lose this small screw.
2. Remove the original battery from the battery compartment and insert the new battery into the
battery compartment the same way. Make sure the positive (+) sign is facing upward.
3. Screw back the battery compartment cover.
WARNING :
danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replace. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type.
SETTING THE CLOCK USING AUTO TIME SET
The unit is preset the clock to Eastern Standard Time, to change to TIME zone, follow the steps below.
1. Press the POWER/AL.OFF button to turn the clock radio off.
2. Press the MEM/TIME button, the time on the display will start blinking.
3. Press the ZONE button located on the back of the unit to select the time zone.
4. Press the MEM/TIME button to confirm the time zone.
There are 7 pre-stored time zone.
AST – Atlantic Standard Time
EST – Eastern Standard Time (Default Setting)
CST – Central Standard Time
MST – Mountain Standard Time
PST – Pacific Standard Time
AKST – Alaska Standard Time
HST – Hawaii Standard Time
If the time is incorrect, follow the instructions for setting the clock manually.
SETTING THE CLOCK MANUALLY
1. When the unit is RADIO OFF, press the MEM/TIME button, the time will begin to flash on the LCD
display.
2. Press
the
TUNE
+
/HOUR button to adjust the hour.
3. Press
the
TUNE
−
/MIN button to adjust the minute.
4. When the correct time is selected, press the MEM/TIME button again to confirm.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
If the current date is during Daylight Savings Time, set the DST button on the back of the unit to the ON
position. If it is not Daylight Savings Time, set the DST button to the OFF position.
SETTING THE ALARMS
1. When the unit is RADIO OFF, press and hold the AL1/P
+
or AL2/P
−
button. The existing ALARM
time will show on the LCD display blinking.
2. Press
the
TUNE
+
/HOUR button to adjust the alarm hour.
3. Press
the
TUNE
−
/MIN button to adjust the alarm minute.
4. When the correct alarm time is selected, press the AL1/P
+
or AL2/P
−
button to confirm.
5. Press
the
AL1/P
+
or AL2/P
−
button to select the ALARM wake up sound mode or cancel the alarm.
buzzer
current set radio station
tropical rain forest natural sound
no alarm set
TURN OFF THE ALARM
When the Alarm activate, press the POWER/AL.OFF button to turn off the Alarm.
SNOOZE FUNCTION
1. Whenever the alarm activates, it can be temporarily suspended for a short period of 9 minutes by
pressing the SNOOZE button once.
2. The alarm will then automatically activate again after the 9 minutes SNOOZE period has ended.
3. This procedure can be repeated for up to approximately one hour.
LISTENING TO THE RADIO
1. Press the AM/FM button to select AM or FM broadcasting.
2. Press
the
TUNE
+
/HOUR button or TUNE
−
/MIN button step by step to tune to the desired radio
stations.
3. Press and hold the TUNE
+
/HOUR button or TUNE
−
/MIN button for approx. 1 second, it will start to
search the next radio station in the direction of the search. The search operation simply finds
stations with strong signals. Stations with weak reception can only be tuned in manually.
ANTENNA
For best reception, fully extend the FM wire antenna to receive FM stations. For AM reception, the unit
has a built-in antenna, turn the whole unit for best reception.
SAVING A RADIO STATION TO THE MEMORY
1. Tune the radio to the desired station.
2. Press the MEM/TIME button, the LCD display will show XX blinking (where XX is the memory
station number from 0 to 10). Press the AL1/P
+
or AL2/P
−
button to select the desired memory
station number.
3. Press the MEM/TIME button again to store the station in the memory..
4. Up to 10 AM and 10 FM radio stations can be stored in the memory.
TO LISTEN TO A SAVED RADIO STATION
In FM or AM mode, press the AL1/P
+
or AL2/P
−
button to select the desire radio station.
SLEEP TO MUSIC FUNCTION
1. This function allows you to listen to the radio while you fall asleep.
2. Press the SLEEP button, the display will show the default sleep time of 90 minutes
3. Press the SLEEP button again to adjust the desired sleep time.
4. The options are 90-80-70-60-50-40-30-20-10-min. or OFF
5. Now you can enjoy listening to the radio for the pre-set period of sleep time.
6. After this pre-set time has elapsed, the unit will switch off automatically.
AUX IN CONNECTION
1. Insert one side of the audio cable (requires 3.5mm stereo plug, not supplied) into the line-out jack
or phones jack on your MP3 player or audio device and the other side to the aux-in jack on the unit.
2. Press the AUX button to select AUX mode, AUX will display in the LCD display.
3. Turn on your MP3 player and follow the playback instruction.
4. To stop this function, simply turned off your MP3 player.
SPECIFICATIONS
Frequency Range:
FM 87.5 – 108 MHz
AM
520
–
1710
KHz
Power Supply:
AC 120V ~ 60 Hz
Rated
Output
DC12V
1A
Back-Up Battery:
1 pc. CR-2032
Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
