ICF-C318 - Sony Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 4

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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 + or – until the correct year appears
in the display.

Press CLOCK.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the month, day
and time.

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

• Pressing and holding 

 or 

 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.

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) t “year” (about 1
second) t “current time”

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 

 again.

Three levels of brightness are available by
pressing BRIGHTNESS.

High (default) t Middle t Low

Press RADIO ON to turn on the radio.

Adjust volume using VOLUME.

Select BAND.

Tune in to a station using TUNING.

Press RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET.

:

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.

The dual alarm function allows you to set two alarm
programs (ALARM A and ALARM B).
The alarm time can be set for each program and the
alarm sound is selectable from RADIO or BUZZER.

• 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”).

• When you set the buzzer alarm, set 

 to 

 or 

.

Set ALARM A (or B) to the desired
alarm sound (RADIO or BUZZER).

The alarm time appears for a few seconds, and

then the 

 A (or B) indicator lights up in the

display. (It does not appear when the switch is set
to 

.)

Turn ALARM TIME SET A (or B) +
or – to set the desired time.

Each turn of 

 or 

changes the indication by 1 minute. If you turn and
hold 

 or 

, 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 

A (or B) indicator flashes in the display. The
following example is when setting the ALARM A.

When the alarm time setting operation is
complete, the display returns to the clock after a

few seconds and the 

 A (or B) indicator

changes from flashing to fully lit.

• While 

 is set to 

 or

, the alarm time setting can be changed by

.

One turn of 

 displays

the alarm time for about 4 seconds. By turning

 while the alarm time

appears in the display, the alarm time will be changed.

• The 

 A (or B) 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

 is set to 

. If 

 is turned, “OFF” appears in the

display for about 0.5 seconds.

• If a second alarm sounds during a first (or the

snooze function is active), the second alarm takes
priority.

•

 and 

 are unavailable while the alarm

sounds or snooze function is turned on.

• The 

 setting works together with

the beep sound volume. If the 

 is

set to 

, the beep sound will be also set to low.

• If the same alarm time is set for both alarm

(ALARM A and B), the ALARM A takes priority.

Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.

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

, 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 

after the

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

Press RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET to
turn off the alarm.

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

 is not pressed, the

alarm sounds continuously for about 60 minutes, and
then it will be stop automatically.

Turn ALARM A (or B) to OFF.

 A (or B) indicator disappears from the display.

In the event of a power interruption, alarm functions
work until the battery is empty. But following
functions are different:
• Display will disappear.
• When the alarm sound is set to RADIO, it will

change to BUZZER automatically.

• If the power returns while the alarm sounds, the

alarm sounds continuously for about 60 minutes
when the power returns.

• The alarm buzzes for about one minute, stops

temporarily, and will buzz again after about five
minutes if neither 

or 

 are pressed

while the alarm is buzzing.
If the alarm buzzes and stops (either automatically
after 1 minute or by pressing 

) five times, the alarm is automatically

reset in the case of a power interruption. The alarm
will buzz for 30 minutes after power is resumed if
the power is resumed within 60 minutes from the
alarm time.

• If you press 

 while

the alarm sounds, snooze time is set to 10 minutes.
During a power failure, snooze time cannot be set to
more than 10 minutes.

• If “E” indicator appears in the display, the alarm

will not work in the event of power interruption.
Replace the battery if “E” indicator appears.

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

Press SLEEP.
The radio turns on. You can set the sleep timer to
durations of 90, 60, 30, or 15 minutes. Each press
changes the display as follows:

Two short beeps sound when the display returns to
“90”.
The radio will play for the duration you set, then shut
off.

Press RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET or
SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.

You can fall asleep to the radio and also be awakened
by the radio or buzzer alarm at the preset time.

Set the alarm. (See “Setting the alarm”.)

Set the sleep timer. (See “Setting the sleep
timer”.)