Sony ICF-C630 - Manual (Page 2)

NAP
SLEEP
BAND
TUNE
ON/OFF
ALARM MELODY ALARM R A D I O
A B
RADIO
ON/OFF
B A C K L I G H T
S N O O Z E / S L E E P O F F
TIME SET
D.S.T
SUMMER T.
CLOCK
VOL
123 FM AM
PM
AM
RADIO
PM
AM
PM
AM
SLEEP B NAP A
You can listen to buzzer and two kinds of
melodies by pressing
BACKLIGHT • SNOOZE/
SLEEP OFF while “AM 12:00” is flashing
(Demo function). To stop buzzer or melodies,
press
RADIO ON/OFF . To listen to buzzer or
melodies again, press BACKLIGHT • SNOOZE/
SLEEP OFF .
To deactivate Demo function, set the clock. (See
“Setting the Clock.”)
Setting the
brightness of the
backlight
Note
The brightness of the backlight is fixed when using
the unit on batteries.
When using batteries:
Press BACKLIGHT • SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF .
The backlight will light for 5 seconds.
If any buttons are pressed while the backlight is on,
the backlight will turn off 5 seconds after pressing the
button.
When using on House current:
The initial setting for the brightness of the backlight is
High.
Press
BACKLIGHT • SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF for 2
seconds.
Each press changes the brightness of the backlight as
follows.
Setting the Clock
The display will flash “AM 12:00” when the batteries
are installed or the AC power adaptor is plugged in for
the first time.
1 Press and hold down CLOCK/D.S.T. for a
few seconds.
You will hear a beep and the hour will start to
flash in the display.
2 Press TIME SET + or – until the correct
hour appears in the display.
3 Press CLOCK/D.S.T once .
You will hear a beep and the minutes will start to
flash in the display.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minutes.
After setting the minutes, press CLOCK/D.S.T .
You will hear two beeps and the clock will start
counting from zero second.
• To set the current time rapidly, hold down TIME
SET + or – .
• To adjust the time exactly to the second, press
CLOCK/D.S.T simultaneously with the time
signal.
To change the display to the
daylight saving time (summer
time) indication
Press CLOCK/D.S.T.
“ ” is displayed and the time indication changes to
summer time.
To deactivate the summer time function, press
CLOCK/D.S.T. again.
Improving the
reception
FM : Extend the FM wire antenna fully to improve the
reception (see Fig. C-A).
AM : Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built into the
unit (see Fig. C-B).
Do not operate the unit over a steel desk or metal
surface, as this may lead to interference of reception.
Playing the Radio
1 Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the
radio.
2 Press BAND to select the band.
3 Use TUNE to tune in to the desired station.
4 Adjust volume using VOL .
• To turn off the radio, press RADIO ON/OFF .
Setting the Alarm
Before setting the time for the radio, buzzer and
melody alarms, make sure you have set the current
time (see “Setting the Clock”). For the radio alarm,
make sure you have tuned in to a radio station
beforehand (see “Playing the Radio”).
To Set the Alarm Time
To Set the Radio Alarm
1 Press and hold down ALARM A for a few
seconds.
You will hear a beep. The ALARM indication
and the hour will start to flash in the display.
2 Press TIME SET + or – until the correct
hour appears in the display.
3 Press ALARM A once.
You will hear a beep and the minutes will start to
flash in the display.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minutes.
After setting the minutes, press ALARM A .
You will hear two beeps which confirm the
setting.
To Set the Buzzer or Melody
Alarm
1 Press and hold down ALARM B for a few
seconds.
You will hear a beep. The ALARM indication
and the hour will start to flash in the display.
2 Press TIME SET + or – until the correct
hour appears in the display.
3 Press ALARM B once.
You will hear a beep and the minutes will start to
flash in the display.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minutes.
5 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to select the alarm
sound from buzzer, melody 1 or melody 2.
After setting the alarm, press ALARM B .
You will hear two beeps which confirm the
setting.
You can choose alarm sound from one of the
following.
1. Buzzer
2. “Morning” from “Peer Gynt,” by Grieg -
suite No.1, Op.46
3. “For Eliza” by Beethoven
Note
To adjust the radio alarm volume, turn VOL . The
volume for buzzer and melody is fixed.
ALARM ON—
To activate the alarm
For the radio alarm:
Press ALARM A .
The ALARM indication appears and the alarm time
is shown.
For the buzzer or melody alarm:
Press ALARM B .
The ALARM indication appears and the alarm time
is shown.
The alarm will come on at the preset time and will
automatically turn itself off after about 30 minutes.
Notes
• When the alarm comes on at the preset time,
ALARM or ALARM indication flashes.
• If you do not set the alarm time and ALARM or
ALARM indication is lit, the alarm will sound at
PM 12:00.
• For the buzzer alarm, the beeping of the alarm
becomes more rapid after about every 15 to 20
seconds in 3 progressive stages.
ALARM OFF—
To Stop the Alarm
Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn off the alarm.
The alarm will come on again at the same time the
next day.
To Deactivate the Alarm
For the radio alarm, press ALARM A to turn off
ALARM indication.
For the buzzer or melody alarm, press
ALARM B to
turn off ALARM indication.
Notes
• The alarm does not function unless you set the clock
and activate the alarm function.
• If both Radio alarm and Buzzer or Melody alarm
are set for the same time, the radio alarm will take
priority.
To Doze for a Few More
Minutes
Press BACKLIGHT • SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF .
The radio, buzzer or melody turns off but will
automatically come on again after about 10 minutes.
Every time you press
BACKLIGHT • 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
BACKLIGHT • 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.
• While the snooze function is operating, the alarm
indication flashes.
Setting the Sleep
Timer
By setting the sleep timer, you can fall asleep to the
radio sound. The radio will turn off automatically
after a set time. The sleep timer can be set to turn off
after 15, 30, 60 or 90 minutes.
1 Tune in to the desired station. (See “Playing
the Radio .”)
2 Press SLEEP .
The sleep timer setting of “90” appears and
“SLEEP” lights up in the display.
3 Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the
desired sleep timer setting while “SLEEP”
is lit.
Each press changes the display as follows:
You will hear two beeps when the display turns from
“OFF” to “90”.
The radio will play for the time you set, then shut off.
To Change the Sleep Timer
Setting
Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desired sleep
timer setting.
High Low Medium
10 20 30 40 50 60
OFF 90 60
30 15
To Deactivate the Sleep Timer
Press BACKLIGHT • SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF to turn
off the radio before the set time has elasped, or press
SLEEP to set the Sleep timer to “OFF” in step 3.
“SLEEP” disappears from the display.
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.”)
Using the NAP
Timer (Count Down
Timer)
The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a preset time
duration.
Press
NAP repeatedly until the desired minutes is
displayed.
Each press changes the display as follows:
You will hear two beeps when the display turns from
“OFF” to “10”.
“
” appears and the NAP time are displayed for
a few seconds.
NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.
When selected NAP time has passed, the buzzer
comes on, and “
” flashes in the display.
The buzzer is turned off automatically after about 30
minutes.
To Stop NAP Timer
Press NAP or RADIO ON/OFF to turn off the
buzzer.
To Deactivate NAP Timer
Press NAP . “ ” go off.
C
B A
FM wire antenna
There is a tactile
dot beside VOL to
show the
direction to turn
up the volume.
OFF
(current time) 10 20
90 120 60
30
FM wire
antenna