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ICF-CD855V
SECTION 2
GENERAL
This section is extracted from
instruction manual.
instruction manual.
Setting the Brightness
of the Backlight
of the Backlight
Slide BRIGHTNESS to select HI (high), MID
(middle) or LOW for the display according to your
preference.
(middle) or LOW for the display according to your
preference.
Setting the Clock
1
Plug in the clock radio.
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.
flash in the display.
3
Press
TUNE•TIME SET +
or
–
until the
correct hour appears in the display.
4
Press
CLOCK
once.
You can set the minutes in the same way as the
hour.
After setting the minutes, press
hour.
After setting the minutes, press
CLOCK
to start
the clock, and you will hear two short beeps.
To set the current time rapidly, hold down
TUNE•TIME SET +
or
–
.
In step
4
, when you press
CLOCK
after the minute
setting to activate the clock, the seconds start counting
from zero.
from zero.
Notes
• The clock setting will be cancelled if you press
OFF
x•
ALARM RESET
while setting the clock.
• If you do not press a button for about 1 minute
while setting the clock, the clock setting will be
cancelled.
cancelled.
RADIO
SLEEP
WEATHER
FM1FM2
TVAM
PM
FM MONO
AM
SHUFFLE
REP 1 ALL
REP 1 ALL
WAKE UP
TRACK
VOL
CD
PM
MHz
kHz
ALARM A
ALARM B
NAP
AM
PM
CD
RADIO
BUZZER
ALARM B
NAP
SLEEP
RADIO ON
BAND
ALARM
RESET
CD
OFF
TUNE
TIME SET
CD
RADIO
BUZZER
ALARM A
1
PUSH OPEN
A
PRESET TUNING
2
3
4
5
MODE
HI
BRIGHTNESS
CLOCK
MID
LOW
SELECT
PRESET
PRESET
VOL
FM wire
antenna
antenna
AC power cord
i
(headphones)
jack
jack
The PRESET TUNING 3 button has a tactile dot.
The VOL + button has a tactile dot.
The CD
u
button has a tactile dot.
SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF
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”).
CD, radio and buzzer. Before setting the alarm, make
sure to set the clock (see “Setting the Clock”).
To Set the Alarm Time
1
Press
ALARM A
or
B
for a few seconds.
After one beep, “ALARM” and the hour will flash
on the display.
on the display.
2
Press
TUNE•TIME SET +
or
–
until the
desired hour appears.
To set the hour rapidly, hold down
TUNE•TIME
SET +
or
–
.
3
Press
ALARM A
or
B
.
After one beep, the minutes will flash.
4
Repeat step
2
to set the minutes and press
ALARM A
or
B
.
After one beep, the alarm mode is entered.
5
Press
TUNE•TIME SET +
or
–
until the
desired alarm indicator flashes.
You can choose one mode among “CD,”
“RADIO” and “BUZZER.” Set the alarm mode as
follows:
– CD: see “A Setting the CD Alarm.”
– RADIO: see “B Setting the Radio Alarm.”
– BUZZER: see “C Setting the Buzzer Alarm.”
“RADIO” and “BUZZER.” Set the alarm mode as
follows:
– CD: see “A Setting the CD Alarm.”
– RADIO: see “B Setting the Radio Alarm.”
– BUZZER: see “C Setting the Buzzer Alarm.”
A
Setting the CD Alarm
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 REP,” however, all the tracks are played
in random order.)
up track is played first.
(If the CD play mode is set to “SHUFFLE” or
“SHUFFLE REP,” however, all the tracks are played
in random order.)
1
Perform steps
1
to
5
in “To set the Alarm
Time.”
2
Press
ALARM A
or
B
to select “CD” alarm
mode.
After one beep, “WAKE UP TRACK” appears on
the display.
the display.
3
Press
TUNE•TIME SET +
or
–
to select
the desired wake-up track number.
4
Press
ALARM A
or
B
.
After one beep, “WAKE UP VOLUME” will
flash.
flash.
5
Press
TUNE•TIME SET +
or
–
to adjust
the volume.
You can also adjust the volume using
VOL +
or
–
.
6
Press
ALARM A
or
B
.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting. If the
CD indicator does not light, press
CD indicator does not light, press
ALARM A
or
B
to light the CD indicator, and the CD will start
at the set time.
B
Setting the Radio Alarm
For the radio alarm, the station you specified as the
wake-up station is played.
wake-up station is played.
1
Perform steps
1
to
5
in “To set the Alarm
Time.”
2
Press
ALARM A
or
B
to select “RADIO”
alarm mode.
“WAKE UP STATION” appears and the preset
number flashes on the display.
number flashes on the display.
3
Press
TUNE•TIME SET +
or
–
to select
the desired wake-up station.
Preset number changes in the order as follows:
P-
AM P1 to 5
FM1 P1 to 5
FM2 P1 to 5
TV P1 to 5
WEATHER
P1 to 5
“P–” is the last received station.
You can directly select the desired wake-up
station by pressing
You can directly select the desired wake-up
station by pressing
RADIO ON•BAND
or the
PRESET TUNING
button while the indication
“P–” is not displayed.
4
Press
ALARM A
or
B
.
After one beep, “WAKE UP VOLUME” will
flash.
flash.
5
Press
TUNE•TIME SET +
or
–
to adjust
the volume.
You can also adjust the volume using
VOL +
or
–
.
6
Press
ALARM A
or
B
.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting. If the
RADIO indicator does not light, press
RADIO indicator does not light, press
ALARM A
or
B
to light the RADIO indicator, and the radio
will start at the set time.
C
Setting the Buzzer Alarm
1
Perform steps
1
to
5
in “To set the Alarm
Time.”
2
Press
ALARM A
or
B
to select “BUZZER”
alarm mode.
Two short beeps will confirm the setting. If the
BUZZER indicator does not light, press
BUZZER indicator does not light, press
ALARM
A
or
B
to light the BUZZER indicator, and the
buzzer will sound at the set time.
ALARM ON—
Press
ALARM A
or
B
to activate the alarm setting.
If the setting indicator does not light, the alarm setting
is not activated. You can only check the alarm setting
when it is activated.
is not activated. You can only check the alarm setting
when it is activated.
If you set the CD alarm and there is no disc in the CD
player, the buzzer alarm will sound in its place at the
time set.
player, the buzzer alarm will sound in its place at the
time set.
For the alarm, the beeping of the alarm becomes more
rapid after every few seconds in three progressive
stages.
rapid after every few seconds in three progressive
stages.
When headphones (not supplied) are plugged into the
unit, the alarm will not sound through the speakers
regardless of the alarm mode setting.
unit, the alarm will not sound through the speakers
regardless of the alarm mode setting.
Note
When Alarm A and Alarm B are set for the same
time, the Alarm A takes precedence.
time, the Alarm A takes precedence.
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
automatically activated again after about 10 minutes.
Every time you press
SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF
, the
snooze time changes as follows:
10
20
50
60
30
40
The display shows the snooze time for a few seconds
and returns to show the current time. When you press
and returns to show the current time. When you press
SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF
after the current time
appears, the snooze time starts from 10 minutes again.
The maximum length of the snooze time is 60
minutes.
minutes.
ALARM OFF—
Press
ALARM A
or
B
to deactivate the alarm setting.
The CD, radio, or buzzer alarm is turned off
automatically after 60 minutes.
automatically after 60 minutes.
To Stop the Alarm
Press
OFF
x
•ALARM RESET
to turn off the alarm.
The alarm will come on again at the same time the
next day.
next day.
Setting the Sleep
Timer
Timer
You can fall asleep to the CD or the radio using the
built-in sleep timer to turn off the CD or the radio
automatically after a preset duration.
built-in sleep timer to turn 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:
or 15 minutes. Every push changes the display as
follows:
“SLEEP” will appear in the display when the duration
time is set.
The CD or the radio will play for the time you set,
then shut off.
time is set.
The CD or the radio will play for the time you set,
then shut off.
When the sleep timer reaches a remaining time of a
few minutes, “SLEEP” will flash in the display and
the sound output will gradually decrease in volume
(Gentle Sleep function).
If you press VOL + or – at this time, “SLEEP” will
light up and the decrease in the volume will stop.
few minutes, “SLEEP” will flash in the display and
the sound output will gradually decrease in volume
(Gentle Sleep function).
If you press VOL + or – at this time, “SLEEP” will
light up and the decrease in the volume will stop.
To turn off the CD or the radio before the preset time,
press
press
SNOOZE•SLEEP OFF
.
PUSH CLOSE
Features
• TV/WEATHER/FM/AM 4 band PLL (phase locked
loop) synthesized clock radio
• Easy preset digital tuning with 25 memory presets
• Built-in CD player with CD-R/RW playback
• Built-in CD player with CD-R/RW playback
function
• Dual alarm
• Triple time display – main display for the clock, and
• Triple time display – main display for the clock, and
two alarm sub-displays
• Nap timer – count down timer (10, 20, 30, 60, 90,
120 minutes)
• Extendable Snooze time from 10 to 60 minutes
• LCD with brightness adjustment backlight (High/
• LCD with brightness adjustment backlight (High/
Middle/Low)
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