Setting the clock for the first time, Setting the clock and date, Setting the brightness of the display – Sony ICF-C318 User Manual

Page 2: Playing the radio, Improving the reception, Setting the alarm, Setting the sleep timer, About the backup battery

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* There is a tactile dot beside VOLUME

to show the direction to turn up the

volume.

Battery

compartment

AC power cord

NOTES ON LITHIUM BATTERY

 Dispose of used battery promptly. Keep the lithium

battery out of the reach of children. Should the

battery be swallowed, immediately consult a doctor.

 Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a good

contact.

 Be sure to observe the correct polarity when

installing the battery.

 Do not hold the battery with metallic tweezers,

otherwise a short-circuit may occur.

 Do not expose the battery to excessive heat such as

direct sunlight, fire or the like.

Battery Warning

When the unit will be left unplugged for a long time,

remove the battery to avoid undue battery discharge

and damage to the unit from battery leakage.

Setting the clock for the

first time

This unit is preset to the current date and time at the

factory, and is powered by the back up battery. All you

need to do the first time is just plug it in and select

your time zone.

1

Plug in the unit.

“month and date” (about 1 second)  “year”

(about 1 second)  “the current EST/EDT

(Eastern Standard/Daylight Time)” appears in the

display.

2

Press TIME ZONE.

Area number “2” appears in the display.

If you live in the Eastern Time zone, you do not

need to adjust the area setting.

Area number Time zone
1

Atlantic Standard/Daylight Time

2

(default)

Eastern Standard/Daylight Time

3

Central Standard/Daylight Time

4

Mountain Standard/Daylight Time

5

Pacific Standard/Daylight Time

6

Yukon Standard/Daylight Time

7

Hawaiian Standard/Daylight Time

3

Press TIME ZONE repeatedly until the

desired number appears.

The display returns to the clock about 4 seconds

after the operation is complete.

Note

During the shipment and your first use, a clock error

may occur. In this case, refer to “Setting the clock and

date” to set the correct time.

When daylight saving time

(summer time) begins

The following models employ the Automatic Daylight

Saving Time/Summer Time adjustment. The DST

indicator in the display appears in the display at the

beginning of the daylight saving time (summer time),

and disappears at the end of it.

 Daylight saving time begins at: 2:00 AM on the

second Sunday of March.

 Standard time begins at: 2:00 AM on the first

Sunday of November.

To cancel the Automatic DST/

Summer Time adjustment and to

set DST display manually

The Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment can be

cancelled.

Press and hold DST for more than 3 seconds

while the clock is displayed.

A beep sounds, and “Aut  OFF” appears in the

display to show that the Automatic DST/Summer

Time adjustment is cancelled. The display returns to

the clock.
Notes

 The change timing of Automatic DST/Summer

Time adjustment employed by the unit (see above) is

subjected to variation by circumstances and the law

in each country/region. In such a case, cancel the

Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment and set

DST display manually as necessary. The customer

who lives in the country/region that has not

introduced the daylight saving time (summer time)

must cancel Automatic DST/Summer Time

adjustment before using the set.

 To activate the Automatic DST/Summer Time

adjustment again, press and hold DST for more than

3 seconds. A beep sounds, and “Aut  On” appears

in the display to show that the Automatic DST/

Summer Time adjustment is activated. The display

returns to the clock.

 To change the display to the daylight saving time

(summer time) manually, see “To change the display

to the daylight saving time (summer time)

indication.”

Setting the clock and

date

To change the setting manually, follow the procedure

from step 1.

1

Press CLOCK for more than 2 seconds.

You will hear a beep and the year will start to flash

in the display.

2

Press + or until the correct year appears in

the display.

3

Press CLOCK.

4

Repeat steps 2 and 3 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.

 While setting the clock, you must perform each step

within 65 seconds, or the clock setting mode will be

cancelled.

To display the year and date

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)  “year” (about

1 second)  “current time”

To change the display to the

daylight saving time (summer

time) indication

Change the daylight saving time (summer time)

adjustment setting according to the following

procedures if you have cancelled the Automatic DST/

Summer Time adjustment.

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 DST again.

Setting the brightness

of the display

Three levels of brightness are available by

pressing BRIGHTNESS.

Playing the radio

1

Press RADIO ON to turn on the radio.

2

Adjust volume using VOLUME.

3

Select BAND.

4

Tune in to a station using TUNING.

To turn off the radio

Press RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET.

Improving the

reception

FM:

The AC power cord functions as an FM antenna.

Extend the AC power cord fully to increase

reception sensitivity.

AM:

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.

Setting the alarm

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.
Notes

 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”.
 To set the radio alarm, first tune in to a station and

adjust the volume (see “Playing the radio”).

 When you set the buzzer alarm, set ALARM

VOLUME to LOW or HIGH.

To set the alarm time
1

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 OFF.)

2

Turn ALARM TIME SET A (or B) + or to

set the desired time.

Each turn of ALARM TIME SET A (or B) + or

changes the indication by 1 minute. If you turn

and hold ALARM TIME SET A (or B) + 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 ALARM A (or B) is set to RADIO or BUZZER,

the alarm time setting can be changed by ALARM

TIME SET A (or B).

One turn of ALARM TIME SET A (or B) displays the

alarm time for about 4 seconds. By turning ALARM

TIME SET A (or B) 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 ALARM

A (or B) is set to OFF. If ALARM TIME SET A (or B)

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.

CLOCK, DST, and TIME ZONE are unavailable while

the alarm sounds or snooze function is turned on.

 The ALARM VOLUME setting works together with

the beep sound volume. If the ALARM VOLUME is

set to LOW, the beep sound will be also set to low.

 The alarm function works as usual at the beginning

and end day of the daylight saving time (summer

time). While the Automatic DST/Summer Time

adjustment is set, as a result, if the alarm is set at a

time skipped when the daylight saving time

(summer time) begins, the alarm is skipped, or if the

alarm is set at a time overlapped when the daylight

saving time (summer time) ends, the alarm sounds

twice.

 If the same alarm time is set for both alarm

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

To doze for a few more minutes

Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.

The sound turns off but will automatically come on

again after about 10 minutes. Each time you press

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF, 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 SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF after the

current time appears, the snooze time starts from

10 minutes again.

To stop the Alarm

Press RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET to turn off

the alarm.

The alarm will come on again at the same time the

next day.

If RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET is not pressed, the

alarm sounds continuously for about 60 minutes, and

then it will be stop automatically.

To deactivate the Alarm

Turn ALARM A (or B) to OFF.

A (or B) indicator disappears from the display.

Note on alarm in the event of a power

interruption

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 SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF or

RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET are pressed while the

alarm is buzzing.

If the alarm buzzes and stops (either automatically

after 1 minute or by pressing SNOOZE/DATE/

SLEEP OFF) 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 SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF 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 “” indicator appears in the display, the alarm

will not work in the event of power interruption.

Replace the battery if “” indicator appears.

Setting the sleep timer

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.

To turn off the radio before the

preset time

Press RADIO OFF/ALARM RESET or

SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.

To use both sleep timer and alarm

You can fall asleep to the radio and also be awakened

by the 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”.)

About the backup

battery

To keep good time, as backup power source, this unit

has one CR2032 battery inside of the unit in addition

to the house current.

The battery keeps the clock and the alarm operating in

the event of a power interruption.

Knowing when to replace the

battery

When the battery becomes weak, “” indicator

appears in the display.

In the event of a power interruption when the battery

is weak, current time and alarm functions will be

initialized.
Replace the battery with a Sony CR2032 lithium

battery. Use of another battery may present a risk of

fire or explosion.

Installing and replacing the

backup battery

1

Keep the AC plug connected to the AC

outlet, remove the screw that secures the

battery compartment at the bottom of the

unit using a screwdriver, and remove the

battery compartment. (See Fig. -)

2

Insert a new battery in the battery

compartment with the  side facing up.

To remove the battery from the battery

compartment, push it out from the side marked

PUSH. (See Fig. -)

3

Insert the battery compartment back into

the unit and secure it with the screw.

(See Fig. -)

4

When you are replacing the battery, press

RADIO ON to turn “” indicator off in the

display.

Note

If you replace the battery, do not disconnect AC plug

from AC outlet.

Otherwise, current time and alarm will be initialized.

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