Sony ICF-CD843 Handbuch

An 8 cm (3-inch) CD can be played without an
adaptor.

Push 

 to open the CD

compartment lid and place a disc.

Close the CD compartment lid.

Press 

 u.

“NCD” and “TRACK 01” appear on the display
to indicate that track 1 of the CD is playing.

Press 

 to adjust the volume.

Pause

 u

Resume play after pause

 u again

Locate the beginning of

.**

the current track (AMS*)

Locate the next track

>**

(AMS*)

Go back at high speed

Hold down .**

Go forward at high speed

Hold down >**

Locate the previous track

. repeatedly**

(AMS*)

Locate the succeeding

> repeatedly**

track (AMS*)

Stop play

x

*

AMS = Automatic Music Sensor

** These operations are possible during both play and

pause.

Press BRIGHTNESS to select high, middle or low for
the display according to your preference.

Plug in the clock radio.

The display will flash “AM 12:00”.

Press 

 for a few 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 

 once.

Repeat steps 

 and 

 to set the month, day,

hour, and minute.

After setting the minutes, press 

 to start

the clock, and you will hear two short beeps.

To display the year and date, press

once for the date,

and within 4 seconds press it again for the year. The
display shows the date or year for a few seconds and
then changes back to the current time.

To set the current time rapidly, hold down

 or 

.

In step 

, when you press 

 after the minute

setting to activate the clock, the seconds start counting
from zero.

Press 

“

” is displayed and the time indication changes to

summer time.
To deactivate the summer time function, press

 again.

Push

Labelled surface up

Close the lid

This unit is compatible with CD-Rs/CD-RWs but
playback capability may vary depending on the
quality of the disc, the recording device and
application software.

This product is designed to play back discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright
protection technologies are marketed by some record
companies. Please be aware that among those discs,
there are some that do not conform to the CD standard
and may not be playable by this product.

Correct

Handle the disc by its
edge.

Incorrect

Do not touch the
surface.

Do not stick paper or
tape or write anything
on the surface.

• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square,

star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do
so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs.

• If you press CD u when there is no disc in the CD

compartment, “00” flashes for about 5 seconds on
the display and the unit turns off automatically.

• After 20 minutes, playback will be stop when you

press CD u during play back.

You can play tracks repeatedly or in random order.

Press 

.

Each press changes the play mode as follows:

none

(normal play)

All the tracks are played once.

m

“REP 1”

(single repeat)

A single track is played repeatedly.

m

“REP ALL”

(all repeat)

All the tracks are played repeatedly.

m

“SHUFFLE”

(shuffle play)

All the tracks are played once
in random order.

m

“SHUFFLE REP”

(shuffle repeat)

All the tracks are played repeatedly
in random order.

Press 

 to turn on the radio.

“RADIO” appears on the display.

Press 

 repeatedly to select

the desired band.

Each press changes the band as follows:

AM

FM1

FM2

WEATHER

TV

When using FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you may
listen to the radio on either mode (See “Presetting
Your Favorite Station”).

Use 

 or 

 to tune into a

station.

Two short beeps sound when the minimum
frequency of each band is received during tuning.

Adjust volume using 

.

When you release 

 or 

 after

locating your desired station, the display returns to the
previous display after about 10 seconds.

To check the frequency of the tuned-in station, press

 and the frequency appears for about

10 seconds.

To turn off the radio, press 

 x

.

Extend the FM wire antenna fully to increase
reception sensitivity.

Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna is built into
the unit.

Do not operate the unit over a steel desk or metal
surface, as this may lead to interference of reception.

You can preset up to 10 stations in FM (5 stations in
FM1, 5 stations in FM2), and 5 stations each in AM,
TV, WEATHER.

Follow steps 

 to 

 in “Playing the Radio”

and manually tune into the station you wish
to preset.

Hold down the 

 button

you wish to preset until you hear two short
beeps.

 Display

window when you
preset FM 90 MHz
in the 

 button

for FM2.

The frequency remains on the display for about 10
seconds and then returns to the previous display.

To preset another station, repeat these steps.
To change the preset station, tune into the desired
station and hold down the 

 to 

button. The new station will replace the previous
station on the 

 button.

Press 

 to turn on the radio.

Press 

 to select the band.

Press the desired 

button.

Adjust the volume using 

After about 10 seconds, the display will return to
the previous display but the 

button number will remain.

Holding down the desired 

 button

for more than a few seconds in step 

 will replace the

previous station on the 

 button

with the station you are tuned into.

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 and
Date”).

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.)

With the alarm turned on, adjust the volume
to the level you require.

Press 

 for a few seconds.

“ALARM”, “CD” appear on the display.
After one beep, “ALARM” and the hour will start
to flash in the display.

Press 

 or 

 until the

desired hour appears.

To set the hour rapidly, hold down 

 or 

Press 

The minute will flash.

Repeat step 

 to set the minute and press

The wake-up track number flashes on the display.

Press 

 or 

 to select

the desired wake-up track number.

The wake-up track number can be set up to 99.

Two short beeps will confirm the setting.

For the radio alarm, the station you specified as the
Wake-up station is played.

Tune into a station and adjust the volume.

Press 

 for a few

seconds.

“ALARM” and “RADIO” appear on the display.
After one beep, “ALARM” and the hour will start
to flash on the display.

The CD, radio, or buzzer alarm is turned off
automatically after 60 minutes.

Press 

 x

 to turn off the alarm.

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

Press

 repeatedly until CD/RADIO/

BUZZER indicator go off.

The NAP timer sounds the buzzer after a preset time
duration.

Press 

 repeatedly until the desired minutes are

displayed.
Every press changes the display as follows:

      OFF

(current time)

10

20

90

120

60

30

“

” and the NAP time is displayed for a few

seconds.
NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.

When the selected NAP time has passed, a beep
sounds, and “

” appears in the display.

Press 

 or 

 x

 to turn off

the buzzer.

Press 

.

“

” goes off in the display.

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.

Press 

 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:

off (current time)

90

60

30

15

“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.

To turn off the CD or the radio before the preset time,
press 

.

Switch 

 to 

The “MEGA BASS” system produces a powerful bass
sound.

Press 

 or 

 until the

desired hour appears.

To set the hour rapidly, hold down 

 or 

Press 

The minute will flash.

Repeat step 

 to set the minute and press

“WAKE UP STA” appears and the preset number
flashes on the display.

Press 

 or 

 to select

the 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 

 or the

 button while the indication

“P–” is not displayed.

Press 

Two short beeps will confirm the setting.

Press 

 for a few

seconds.

“ALARM” and “BUZZER” appear on the display.
After one beep, “ALARM” and the hour will start
to flash on the display.

Press 

or 

 until the

desired hour appears.

To set the hour rapidly, hold down 

 or 

Press 

The minute will flash.

Repeat step 

 to set the minute and press

Two short beeps will confirm the setting.

Before setting the alarm mode, be sure to set the alarm
time. (See “To Set the Alarm Time”.)
Repeat the pressing of 

 to select the

alarm mode you want. Every time you press 

 CD/RADIO/BUZZER indicator changes in

the order as follows:

CD 

RADIO

BUZZER

CD+RADIO

CD+BUZZER

RADIO+BUZZER

CD+RADIO+BUZZER

OFF

The alarm time which plays or sounds next is
displayed.

For 

 pressing once displays the

alarm time, pressing twice displays the wake-up track
number.
For 

 pressing once displays

the alarm time, pressing twice displays the wake-up
station.
For 

 pressing once displays

the alarm time.
The display shows the alarm setting for a few seconds
and then returns to the previous display.

Alarm time in CD alarm, radio alarm and buzzer
alarm is set at AM 12:00 when you purchased the
unit.

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.

For the buzzer alarm, the beeping of the alarm
becomes more rapid after every few seconds in three
progressive stages.

When CD, radio and buzzer alarms are set for the
same time, the CD alarm takes precedence. If the CD
alarm is not set, the radio alarm takes precedence.

Press 

.

The CD, radio or buzzer alarm turns off but will be
automatically activated again after about 10 minutes.
Every time you press 

, 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

 after the current time

appears, the snooze time starts from 10 minutes again.

The maximum length of the snooze time is 60
minutes.

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