Sony ICF-C763 Manual

Plug in the clock radio.

“AM 12:00” flashes on the display.

Press D.S.T./CLOCK for a few seconds
until a beep sounds.

The hour starts to flash on the display.

Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – until the
correct hour appears.

To set the current time rapidly, hold down 

or 

.

Press D.S.T./CLOCK once.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minute.

Two short beeps sound, and the counting of the
seconds starts.

If you quit during the clock setting, after about 65
seconds the previous display will return.

To set the current time from zero seconds, press

with the time signal in step 

.

Press 

.

“

” is displayed and the time indication changes to

summer time.
To deactivate the summer time function, press

 again.

Press 

to select high, middle or low

for the display according to your preferences.

The AM channel step differs depending on areas. The
channel step of this unit is factory-set to 10 kHz.
Change the settings as shown below to be able to
listen to the radio.

North and South America

10 kHz

Other countries/regions

9 kHz

Press RADIO ON•OFF to turn off the
power.

While holding down BAND, keep pressing
RADIO ON•OFF for more than 5
seconds.

Two short beeps sound, and the AM channel step
will be changed.
If you proceed to step 

 again, the channel step

changes again.

• When the AM channel step is changed, the preset

stations will be initialized.

• When the AM channel step is changed, the FM

channel step is also changed.

Press RADIO ON•OFF to turn on the
radio.

The display shows the band and frequency for 10
seconds and then changes back to the current
time.

Press BAND to select the band.

Each press changes the band as follows:

AM

FM1

FM2

When using FM1 or FM2 preset mode, you may
listen to the radio on either mode. (See “Preset
Tuning”.)

Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to tune
into the desired station.

The FM channel step is set to 0.1 MHz and the
AM channel step is set to 10 kHz (North and
South American model).
The FM channel step is set to 0.05 MHz* and the
AM channel step is set to 9 kHz (Other models).

* The FM frequency display is raised or lowered by

a step of 0.1 MHz. For example, frequency 88.00
and 88.05 MHz is displayed as “88.0 MHz.”

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

Adjust volume using VOLUME.

To turn off the radio, press 

.

Press 

or 

 lightly. The display

shows the band and frequency for 10 seconds and then
returns to the previous display.

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 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 in AM.

Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Playing the Radio”
and manually tune into the station you wish
to preset.

Hold down the PRESET 1 to 5 button
you wish to preset for more than 2 seconds.

: Display window when you set FM

90 MHz in the 

button for

FM2.

The preset number “2” and “

” flash in the

display.
Two beeps sound, and “2” and “

” stop

flashing.

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 preset button.

Press RADIO ON•OFF to turn on the
radio.

Press BAND to select the band.

Press the desired PRESET 1 to 5 button.

Adjust the volume using VOLUME.

After 10 seconds, the display will return to the
current time but the preset button number will
remain.

In step 3, you can also choose a preset station using
the 

button at the side of this unit.

Press 

repeatedly until the desired mode is

selected.
Each time of PRESET changes as follows.

PRESET 1

2

3

4

5

Two short beeps sound when the display returns to
“PRESET 1”.

Holding down the desired 

to 

 button for

more than a few seconds in step 

 will replace the

previous station on the 

to 

 button with

the station you tuned into.

You can change the setting of the night light on the
edge of the lid.
Set 

to 

, 

or

. The night light operates as follows:

The night light turns on when the radio
is turned on, or when the lid is open.
The night light flashes when ALARM A
or B, or NAP timer sound comes on.
The night light goes out when the radio,
the sound alarm or the NAP timer sound
is turned off.

The night light is always lit.

The night light does not turn on.

You can set two types of alarms, radio (ALARM A)
and sound (ALARM B).
The alarm will come on at the same time everyday.
Before setting the alarm, make sure to set the clock.
(See “Setting the Clock”.)

• The factory setting alarm time for radio (ALARM

A) and sound (ALARM B) is “PM 12:00”.

• If you quit during the alarm setting, after about 65

seconds the previous display will return.

Press ALARM A for a few seconds until a
beep sounds.

“

” and the hour flash on the display.

Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set
the desired hour.

Press ALARM A.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minute.

A beep sounds to confirm the setting of time.
“

” appears and the preset number flashes

on the display.

Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select
the station you last listened or a preset
station as “wake up station”.

Each press of 

 changes

“wake up station” as follows:

PRESET -

(last station)

AM PRESET 1 to 5

FM1 PRESET 1 to 5

FM2 PRESET 1 to 5

Pressing 

changes “wake up

station” in reverse order.

Press ALARM A again.

Two beeps sound to confirm the setting.

To use 

, set the alarm mode. (See “Setting

the Alarm Mode”.)
When the alarm comes on at the preset time,
“

” flashes on the display and “wake up

station” (the station selected in step 

) comes on.

The radio is turned off automatically after about 60
minutes.

Press 

 once. The display shows the preset

time.
If you press 

 again, the display shows

“wake up station”.
After 4 seconds, the display will return to the current
time.

Press ALARM B for a few seconds until a
beep sounds.

“

” and the hour flash on the display.

Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to set
the desired hour.

Press ALARM B.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the minute.

A beep sounds to confirm the setting of time.

Press TUNE/TIME SET + or – to select
the sound number of beep (1) or melodies
(2 to 5).

1: Buzzer
2: “Peer Gynt Suite: Morning” Edvard Hagerup

Grieg

3: Green sleeves
4: “For Eliza” Ludwing van Beethoven
5: “Four Seasons: Spring” Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
When selecting the number, you can hear the
sound of the number.

Press ALARM B again.

Two beeps sound to confirm the setting.

To use 

, set the alarm mode. (See “Setting

the Alarm Mode”.)
When the alarm comes on at the preset time,
“

” and the selected sound number flash on the

display.
The sound is turned off automatically after about 60
minutes.

Press 

 once. The display shows the preset

time and the selected sound number.
After 4 seconds, the display will return to the current
time

Before setting the alarm mode, be sure to set the alarm
time. (See “Setting the Alarm”.)
Press 

repeatedly until the desired

mode is selected.
Each press of 

changes the indication

on the display as follows:

No alarm
Indication

The selected sound number is displayed with
“

”.

If the same alarm time is set for both radio and sound
alarm (ALARM A and B), the radio alarm (ALARM
A) takes priority.

Press 

*.

The radio or sound turns off but will automatically
come on again after about 10 minutes. Each time you
press 

, the snooze time

changes as follows:

10

20

30

40

50

60

The maximum length of the snooze time is 60
minutes.

The display shows the snooze time for a few seconds
and returns to show the current time. When you press

after the current time

appeared, the snooze time starts from 10 minutes
again.

* The 

button can be pushed

with the lid either open or closed.

Press 

to turn off the alarm.

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

Press 

repeatedly so that “

”

and “

” go off.

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

repeatedly until the desired minutes are

displayed.
Each press changes the display as follows:

OFF

10

20

90

120

60

30

Two short beeps sound when the display returns to
“10”.
 “

” and the NAP time are displayed for a few

seconds.
NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.
When selected NAP time has passed, the buzzer
comes on, and “

” on the display flash. If the

lid is closed (NIGHT LIGHT MODE: STANDBY),
the night light will flash.
The buzzer is turned off automatically after about 60
minutes.

Press 

 or 

to turn off the buzzer.

Press 

. “

” goes off in the display.

PUSH OPEN

SNOOZE/SLEEP OFF

You can enjoy falling asleep to the radio using the
built-in sleep timer that turns off the radio
automatically after a preset duration.

Press 

.

The radio turns on. You can set the sleep timer to
duration of 90, 60, 30, or 15 minutes. Each press
changes the display as follows:

OFF

90

60

30

15

Two short beeps sound when the display returns to
“90”.
“

” will appear in the display when the duration

time is set.
The radio will play for the time you set, then shut off.

Press 

 or 

.

You can fall asleep to the radio and also be awakened
by the radio or sound alarm at the preset time.

Set the alarm. (See “Setting the Alarm”.)

Set the sleep timer. (See “Setting the Sleep
Timer”.)