Sony ICF-C360 - Page 3

Installing the Battery
To keep good time, your Dream Machine needs
one 6F22 battery (not supplied), in addition to
house current. The battery keeps the clock
operating in the event of a power interruption.
Before setting the time on your Dream Machine,
open the lid at the bottom of the unit, install the
battery with correct polarity and then close the lid.
+ After a power interruption, the displayed time
may not be always correct (It may gain or lose
about 10 minutes per hour).
Knowing When To Replace the Battery
To check battery power, unplug the power cord
from the wall outlet and plug it in again after a few
minutes. If the displayed time is incorrect, replace
the battery with a new one.
Setting the Clock and
the Date
Setting the Clock
1. Plug in the unit.
The display will flash “AM 12:00" or
“0:00”.
2. While holding down CLOCK, press
either + or — under TIME SET till the
correct time appears in the display.
When you release CLOCK, the clock
begins to operate.
* The clock system varies depending on the
model you own.
12-hour system: “AM 12:00"= midnight
24-hour system: “0:00"= midnight
* To set the current time rapidly, keep pressing
the + or — button while holding down CLOCK.
Setting the Date
1. While holding down SNOOZE/DATE/
SLEEP OFF, press either + or — under
TIME SET till the correct date appears
in the display. Then, release SNOOZE/
DATE/SLEEP OFF.
To display the date, press SNOOZE/DATE/
SLEEP OFF. The display returns to the current
time when you release SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP
OFF.
Operating the Radio
1. Press RADIO ON/SLEEP to turn on the
radio and adjust VOL (volume).
2. Select FM, AM (MW), or LW, and tune
in a Station using the TUNING dial.
* To turn off the radio, press RADIO OFF/ALARM
RESET/OFF.
+ To improve radio reception
FM: Extend the FM wire antenna fully to
improve reception. (For North American model,
the FM antenna is encased in the AC power
cord.)
AM(MW)/LW: Rotate the unit horizontally for
optimum reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built
into the unit. ;
Setting the Alarm
To set the radio alarm, first tune in a station and
adjust the volume.
1. While holding down ALARM A RADIO
(for the radio) or B BUZZER (for the
buzzer), press either + or — under TIME
SET till the desired time appears in the
display. When you release ALARM A
or B, the ALARM A or B indicator stops
flashing and lights up, and the current
time appears in the display.
The alarm will come on at the preset
time and automatically turn itself off
after 59 minutes.
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If you set ALARM A and ALARM B at the same
desired time, only ALARM A will work.
To shut off the alarm, press RADIO OFF/
ALARM RESET/OFF.
The alarm will come on at the preset time the
next day.
To cancel either alarm, while holding down
ALARM A or ALARM B, press RADIO OFF/
ALARM RESET/OFF.
To doze for a few more minutes, press
SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.
The alarm will shut off, but will come on again
after about 6 minutes. You can repeat this
process as many times as you like.
To adjust the radio alarm volume, turn VOL.
To check the preset time, press ALARM A or B.
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Setting the Sleep Timer
Enjoy falling asleep to the radio using the built-in
sleep timer that shuts off the radio automatically
at a preset time.
1. Press RADIO ON/SLEEP.
The radio turns on. It will go off after
the preset time has passed. You can
set the sleep timer of 90, 60, 45, 30 or
15 minutes.
Every push changes the display as
follows.
Current time -» On =» 90 =» 60
Li5 +30 + 45
The radio will play for the time you set,
then shut off.
+ To turn off the radio before the preset time,
press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF.