Sony C05iP User Manual

  Plug in the unit.

  Press and hold CLOCK until the hour 

flashes in the display.

The hour starts to flash in the display.

  Press ALARM/CLOCK + or – repeatedly 

to set the hour.

  Press CLOCK.

  Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minute, 

and then press CLOCK.

The seconds start incrementing from zero.

Notes
 If you do not press any button for about 1 

minute while setting the clock, the clock setting 

will be canceled.

 When pressing any of the rear buttons, hold the 

unit firmly to prevent slippage.

Change the daylight saving time (summer time) 

adjustment setting according to the following 

procedures.
Press DST/SUMMER TIME.

“ ” 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/SUMMER TIME 

again. “ ” disappears.

Four levels of brightness are available by pressing 

SNOOZE/BRIGHTNESS.

There are two ways to tune.

To switch between the two tuning methods 

(manual tuning or preset), press TUNE MODE/

ENTER   MEMORY.

You can preset 20 stations for FM.

  Press FM to turn on the radio.

  Press and hold FM until “AP” appears in 

the display.

  Press 

.

The unit automatically presets the available 

channels in order.

You need to preset a station with a weak signal 

manually.

  Follow steps 1 and 2 in “Manual tuning 

mode” to tune the frequency you wish to 

preset.

  Press and hold 

 for preset number until the 

flashes.

  Press TUNE/PRESET  or  to 

select the preset number, then press 

.

The frequency is stored with the selected 

preset number.

Example: The following display appears 

when you preset FM 105.7 MHz to preset 

number 2 for FM.



The display shows the frequency for about 10 

seconds, and then returns to the current time.

To preset another station, repeat these steps.
Note

If you try to store another station with the same 

preset number, the previously stored station will 

be replaced.

  Press FM to turn on the radio.

Check that the preset mode is selected.

  Press TUNE/PRESET  or  to 

select the desired preset number.

  Adjust the volume using  

VOLUME + or –.

  Press FM to turn on the radio.

Check that the manual tuning mode is 

selected.

  Press TUNE/PRESET  or  to 

tune in to a desired frequency.

  Adjust the volume using  

VOLUME + or –.

The unit automatically scan FM stations.

  Press FM to turn on the radio.

Check that the manual tuning mode is 

selected.

  Press and hold TUNE/PRESET  or 

.

 : scans upward through the frequency 

bands.

 : scans downwards through the 

frequency bands.

Scanning starts from the currently-tuned 

frequency. When a station is received, 

scanning stops.

  Adjust the volume using  

VOLUME + or –.

FM:  Extend the FM wire antenna fully to increase 

reception sensitivity.

 Keep digital music players or mobile phones 

away from the FM antenna, as this may lead to 

reception interference.

 When you are listening to the radio with an 

iPhone connected to the unit, interference with 

radio reception may occur.

 When you are listening to the radio while 

charging an iPod, interference with radio 

reception may occur.

 Do not place the FM antenna close to the AC 

power adaptor as noise may result.

You can enjoy audio from iPod by connecting to 

this unit. To use an iPod, refer to the user’s guide 

of your iPod.

If you are using an iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 

3GS or iPhone 4, attach the supplied universal 

dock adapter for iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS 

or iPhone 4 before connecting.

The adapter number, ,  or , is shown on 

the bottom-rear of the supplied universal dock 

adapters.  is for the iPhone,  is for the iPhone 

3G & iPhone 3GS and  is for the iPhone 4. 

Check the adapter number before use.







Notes
 When inserting an iPod into the unit, be sure to 

use the universal dock adaptor supplied with 

your iPod or commercially available from 

Apple Inc.

 The connector of the unit is exclusively for use 

with an iPod.

 Sony cannot accept responsibility in the event 

that data recorded on an iPod is lost or 

damaged when using an iPod connected to this 

unit.

 For details of environmental conditions for 

operating your iPod, check the website of Apple 

Inc.

  Attach the adaptor for your iPod/iPhone.

  Insert your iPod/iPhone into the 

connector of the unit.

  Press iPod & iPhone   .

The iPod begins to play automatically.

You can operate the connected iPod by this 

unit or the buttons on iPod.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or 

–.

Turn off the iPod

OFF, or press and 

hold iPod & 

iPhone   

Pause playback

iPod & iPhone   

  

To resume play, 

press it again.

Go to the next track



Go back to the previous 

track

*

Locate a point while 

listening to the sound

 (forward) or 

 (backward) 

while playing and 

hold it until you 

find the point.

Locate a point while 

observing the display

 (forward) or 

 (backward) 

in pause and hold 

it until you find 

the point.

*  During playback, this operation goes back to 

the beginning of the current track. To go back 

to the previous track, press twice.

Notes
 When placing or removing the iPod, hold the 

iPod at the same angle as that of the connector 

on this unit, and do not twist or bend the iPod 

as connector damage may result.

 Do not carry the unit with an iPod set on the 

connector. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

 When placing or removing the iPod, hold the 

iPod firmly so as not to topple the unit.

 Before disconnecting the iPod, pause playback.

You can use the unit as a battery charger. 

Charging begins when the iPod is connected to 

the unit.

Charging status appears in the display of iPod. For 

details, see the user’s guide of your iPod.

 iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod 

touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in 

the U.S. and other countries.

“Made for iPod,” and “Made for iPhone” mean 

that an electronic accessory has been designed to 

connect specifically to iPod or iPhone, 

respectively, and has been certified by the 

developer to meet Apple performance standards. 

Apple is not responsible for the operation of this 

device or its compliance with safety and 

regulatory standards. Please note that the use of 

this accessory with iPod or iPhone may affect 

wireless performance.

This clock radio is equipped with 3 alarm 

modes—iPod, radio and buzzer. Before setting the 

alarm, make sure to set the clock (see “Setting the 

clock”).

  Press and hold ALARM   SET.

“WAKE-UP” appears, and the hour flashes in 

the display.

  Press ALARM/CLOCK + or – repeatedly 

until the desired hour appears.

To cycle the hour rapidly, press and hold 

ALARM/CLOCK + or –.

  Press ALARM   ON/OFF.

The minute flashes.

  Repeat step 2 to set the minute.

  Press ALARM   ON/OFF.

The alarm mode setting is entered.

  Press ALARM/CLOCK + or – repeatedly 

until the desired alarm mode flashes.

You can choose one of 3 settings: “iPod”, “FM” 

or “BUZZER.” Set the alarm mode as follows:

– iPod: see “ Setting the alarm for iPod.”

– FM: see “ Setting the radio alarm.”

– BUZZER: see “ Setting the buzzer alarm.”

 Setting the alarm for iPod

  Perform steps 1 to 6 in “To set the 

alarm.”

  Press ALARM   ON/OFF to select alarm 

mode for “iPod”.

“VOL” appears in the display.

  Press ALARM/CLOCK + or – to adjust 

the volume.

  Press ALARM   ON/OFF.

The setting is entered. 

  If “ALARM” does not appear in the 

display, press ALARM   ON/OFF again.

The iPod will sound at the set time.

When using an iPod touch/iPhone
 To wake up to music stored in an iPod touch/

iPhone, connect the iPod touch/iPhone to the 

unit first, follow the steps above to set alarm 

time, and then select the music function.

 Even if the alarm setting for iPod is complete, if 

you turn the power of iPod touch/iPhone off 

before inserting the iPod touch/iPhone into the 

unit, the alarm for iPod will not work.

 Setting the radio alarm

 

  Perform steps 1 to 6 in “To set the 

alarm.”

  Press ALARM   ON/OFF to select “FM” 

alarm mode.

“FM”, “PRESET” number or “– –” flashes.

“– –” is the last station received.

  Press ALARM/CLOCK + or – to select 

the desired preset number or “– –”.

  Press ALARM   ON/OFF.

“VOL” appears in the display.

  Press ALARM/CLOCK + or – to adjust 

the volume.

  Press ALARM   ON/OFF.

  If “ALARM” does not appear in the 

display, press ALARM   ON/OFF again.

The radio will turn on at the set time.

 Setting the buzzer alarm

  Perform steps 1 to 6 in “To set the 

alarm.”

  Press ALARM   ON/OFF to select 

“BUZZER” alarm mode.

The setting is entered.

  If “ALARM” does not appear in the 

display, press ALARM   ON/OFF again.

The buzzer will sound at the set time.

The volume cannot be set for the buzzer alarm.

Turn off the “ALARM” indicator in the display, 

and press the ALARM   ON/OFF button once.

Set the alarm again.

Press SNOOZE/BRIGHTNESS.

The sound turns off but will automatically come 

on again after about 10 minutes. 

You can change the snooze time by pressing 

SNOOZE/BRIGHTNESS repeatedly within  

4 seconds.

The maximum length of the snooze time is  

60 minutes.

Press ALARM RESET   OFF to turn off the alarm.

The alarm will sound again at the same time the 

next day.

Press ALARM   ON/OFF to turn off the “ALARM” 

indicator from the display.

In the event of a power interruption, the alarm 

will work until the battery is totally discharged. 

However, certain functions will be affected as 

follows:

 The backlight will not light up.

 If the alarm mode is set to iPod or radio, it will 

change to BUZZER automatically.

 If a power interruption occurs while the alarm 

is sounding, the alarm will stop.

 If ALARM RESET   OFF is not pressed, the 

alarm will sound for about 5 minutes.

 If “” appears in the display, the alarm will 

not sound in the event of power interruption. 

Replace the battery if “” appears.

 The snooze function will not work.

 During a power interruption, the alarm will 

sound at the set time only once.

You can fall asleep to the music, etc., using the 

built-in sleep timer that turns off the unit 

automatically after a preset duration.

  Press SLEEP while the unit is turned on. 

“SLEEP” appears and the sleep time flashes in 

the display.

  Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer 

duration.

Each time you press SLEEP, the duration (in 

minutes) changes as follows:

90

60

30

15

OFF

The display returns to clock mode for about  

4 seconds after you have finished the duration 

setting and released SLEEP, and then the sleep 

timer starts.  

The unit will play for the duration you set, and 

then shut off.

Press ALARM RESET   OFF.

You can press SLEEP repeatedly to select the 

desired sleep timer setting even after the sleep 

timer has been activated.

Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep timer to 

“OFF” in step 2.

The iPod & iPhone    and VOLUME + buttons have a tactile dot.