Sony ICF-CD821 - Manual (Page 2)

Setting the Clock
Set the time when the CD or radio is turned off.
1 Plug in the unit.
The display will flash “AM 12:00”.
2 While holding down TRACK/CLOCK,
press either TIME SET/TRACK + or –
until the correct time appears in the
display.
When you release TRACK/CLOCK, the
clock begins to operate and “:” flashes.
• To set the current time rapidly, keep pressing
the + or – button while holding down TRACK/
CLOCK.
• To set the current time from zero seconds, at
step 2, release TRACK/CLOCK with the time
signal.
Playing a CD
An 3-inch (8 cm) CD can be played without an
adaptor.
1 Lift LIFT OPEN to open the CD
compartment lid and place a disc.
Lift.
Label surface up.
Close the lid.
2 Press CD ^ and the display lights
“01”. The current number (01 to 99)
appears in the display window. After
10 seconds, the indication becomes the
current time, but the “CD ( “
indication remains.
3 Adjust VOLUME.
Locating a Particular Portion
Locating a particular selection (AMS*)
To locate the beginning of the current selection,
press =.
To locate the next selection, press +.
Locating a particular point in a selection
(SEARCH)
To go back at high speed, keep = pressed.
To go ahead at high speed, keep + pressed.
* AMS is the abbreviation of Automatic Music
Sensor.
• If you press = repeatedly, the player locates
the previous selections. If you press +
repeatedly, the player locates the next
selections and stops at the last selection.
• To stop play, press OFF/ALARM RESET.
• To pause, press CD ^ and the “CD ( “
indication flashes. To resume play, press
CD ^ again.
• To change the clock mode to track mode, press
TRACK/CLOCK.
Press TRACK/CLOCK again, and the current
time appears.
• To eject a disc, lift LIFT OPEN.
• To handle compact discs
This way
Handle the disc
by its edge.
Not this way
Do not touch the
surface.
Do not stick paper or
tape nor write
anything on the
surface.
Notes
• Do not open the CD compartment lid while
playing, otherwise, the disc will be damaged.
Be sure to stop the disc first.
• When you press CD ^, if there is no disc in
the CD compartment, the “00” indication
flashes for 10 seconds and the unit will be
turned off.
• If the alarm is activated while
listening to the CD, the track changes to that
preset by pressing WAKE UP TRACK.
Playing the Radio
1 Press RADIO/SLEEP to turn on the
radio.
The “RADIO” indication will appear
and the “On” indication will appear in
the display. After 10 seconds, the
indication becomes the current time but
the “RADIO” indication remains.
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.
• 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.
Do not operate the unit over a steel desk
or metal surface, as this may lead to
interference of reception.
Setting the Alarm
You can set the CD, radio and buzzer alarms at
the preset time. Before setting the alarm, be sure
to set the clock. (See “Setting the Clock”.)
To set the Alarm Time
To set the alarm :
1 While holding down ALARM A, press
either TIME SET/TRACK + or – until the
desired time appears in the display
window.
The “
” indication flashes and
“:” lights.
2 Release ALARM A. The alarm time is
set and the indication becomes the
current time.
3 While holding down WAKE UP TRACK,
set the desired track by pressing = or
+
.
4 Release WAKE UP TRACK. The track is
preset and the indication becomes the
current time.
Note
When the CD player is preset to start with track
5, it will always start with track 5 even though
you change the CD, unless you change WAKE
UP TRACK.
To set the / alarm :
1 While holding down ALARM B, press
either TIME SET/TRACK + or – until the
desired time appears in the display
window. The “
” and
“ ” indication flash and “:”
lights.
2 Release ALARM B. The alarm time is
set and the indication becomes the
current time.
To set the Alarm Mode
Before setting the alarm mode, be sure to set the
alarm time. (See “Setting the Alarm Time”.)
Press ALARM MODE until the alarm you want
appears in the display window.
Each time you press ALARM MODE, the alarm
indication changes as follows.
No alarm
indication
and and
ALARM ON—
When the alarm comes on at the preset time,
“
”, “ ” or “ ” flashes
in the display.
No¡tes
• The alarm does not function, unless you set the
clock and / /
alarm.
• If you set the CD alarm and radio or buzzer
alarm at the same time, the CD alarm sounds.
• When you set the CD alarm, if there is no disc
in the CD player, the buzzer will sound at the
time you set.
• When the CD alarm comes on, the “ ”
indication flashes.
If you want to stop flashing, press CD ^. The
CD player will stop playing at the last track.
• When the radio alarm is activated, the
“ ” indication flashes. If you want
to keep on listening to radio and stop flashing,
press RADIO/SLEEP. The “
”
indication remains.
• The buzzer sound level is fixed, and
independent of VOLUME.
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To Doze for a Few More
Minutes
Press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF. The CD, radio or
buzzer will shut off but will be activated
automatically after about 8 minutes. You can
repeat this process as many times as necessary.
• While SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF function is
operating, the alarm indication flashes.
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 Cancel the Alarm
• To cancel the alarm, while holding down
ALARM MODE, press OFF/ALARM RESET.
• To check the alarm time you set, press ALARM
A or ALARM B.
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/SLEEP repeatedly.
The radio turns on and the “On” indication will
appear initially in the display. The radio will
turn off automatically after the selected preset
duration has elapsed.
Each time you press RADIO/SLEEP, the duration
changes as follows.
Radio on
(Sleep timer off) 90 min 60 min 30 min
Radio off 15 min
• To turn off the radio before the preset duration
has elapsed, press SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF.
To Use Both Sleep Timer
and Alarm
You can fall asleep to the radio and you will be
awakened by the CD, radio or buzzer alarm at
the preset time.
1 Set the alarm. (See “Setting the
Alarm”.)
2 Set the sleep timer. (See “Setting the
Sleep Timer”.)
ALARM
ALARM MODE
TRACK/
CLOCK
WAKE UP
TRACK
– TIME SET/TRACK +
RADIO CD
SLEEP ALARM RESET
SNOOZE / SLEEP OFF
VOLUME
TUNING BAND
AM FM
LIFT OPEN
AC power cord
FM wire antenna