Sony ICFC318 Handbuch

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 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.

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.

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.

  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.

  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

  Press TIME ZONE repeatedly until the 

desired number appears.

The display returns to the clock about 4 seconds 

after the operation is complete.

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.

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. 

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.” 

To change the setting manually, follow the procedure 

from step 1.

  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 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.

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”

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. 

Three levels of brightness are available by 

pressing BRIGHTNESS.

  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.

The AC power cord functions as an FM antenna. 

Extend the AC power cord 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.
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.

  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.)

  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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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”.)  

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.

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.

  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. -)

  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. -)

  Insert the battery compartment back into 

the unit and secure it with the screw.  

(See Fig. -)

  When you are replacing the battery, press 

RADIO ON to turn “” indicator off in the 

display.

If you replace the battery, do not disconnect AC plug 

from AC outlet.

Otherwise, current time and alarm will be initialized.