Sony ICF-CD553 Manual

TIMER

MODE

SOUND

PUSH
START/STOP

TUNE

PRESET TUNING / MESSAGE

VOLUME

STATION    SELECT/     PRESET

TIME SET

CD OPEN/

CLOSE

REC/STOP

MIC

PLAY/STOP

CD

MESSAGE

RADIO ON

BAND

OFF

CLOCK

(See Fig. A)

The unit can be installed without the spacer.

Mark the position of the 4 holes by using
the supplied template. Use a drill to make
the holes (size 6.5 mm dia., 

9

/

32

 inch). (See

Fig. A-

)

If the cabinet door overhangs the shelf and
obstructs the unit, you can adjust the unit/
shelf height.
First set the L mark to the dot which
becomes the lowest position, then you can
adjust the height in 4 steps (H••L) by
turning the spacer counterclockwise. (See
Fig. A-

)

Install the unit with the supplied mounting
screws. (See Fig. A-

)

• Since the unit is very heavy, be careful when

installing the unit.

• Hold the unit horizontally when installing it, since

the CD tray may open if the unit is shaken.

• To reduce the risk of fire, do not place any heating

or cooking appliance beneath this unit.

• Install the unit so that its AC power cord can be

connected directly to a wall outlet. Do not use a
converter or extension cord.

• Be sure that the AC power cord has no slack when

using the unit, since the cord acts as an FM wire
antenna. If the AC power cord has some slack, wind
it up to the cord hook until the cord has no slack.

• The unit has a built-in ferrite bar antenna for AM

radio reception. Check the condition of AM
reception before fixing in position.

• Install the unit as far as possible from a source of

noise (for example, refrigerator, microwave oven,
fluorescent lamp, etc.).

Plug in the CD kitchen clock radio.

The display will flash “AM 12:00”.

Press CLOCK for a few seconds.

You will hear a beep and the hour will start to
flash in the display.

Press TUNE•TIME SET + or – until the
correct hour appears in the display.

Press CLOCK once.

The minutes will flash.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the minutes.

After setting the minutes, press 

to start

the counting of the seconds, and you will hear two
short beeps.

To set the current time quickly, hold down

or 

.

12-hour system: “AM 12:00” = midnight

In step 

, when you press 

after the minute

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

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

Press Z CD OPEN/CLOSE and place a
CD on the disc tray.

Press Z CD OPEN/CLOSE to close the
disc tray.

Press CD u.

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

Adjust volume using VOLUME + or –.

Pause

CD u

Resume play after pause

CD 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 OFF

* AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
** These operations are possible during both play and

pause.

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 nor 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 RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the
radio.

“RADIO” appears in the display.
The display shows the band and frequency for a
few seconds and then changes back to the current
time.

Press RADIO ON/BAND repeatedly to
select the desired band.

Each press changes the band as follows:

WEATHER

TV

AM

FM1

FM2

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

Use TUNE•TIME SET + or – to tune in
to the desired station.

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

Adjust volume using VOLUME + or –.

Press 

lightly. The display shows

the band and frequency for a few seconds and then
changes back to the current time.

To turn off the radio, press x 

.

:

Extend the AC power cord fully to improve FM
reception.

: When installing the unit, rotate the unit

horizontally for optimum reception and then
install the unit. A ferrite bar antenna is built into
the unit.

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

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

Hold down the PRESET TUNING/
MESSAGE button you wish to preset for
more than 2 seconds.

: Display window when you preset

FM 90 MHz in the 

button

 for

FM2.

The display shows the frequency for a few
seconds and then changes back to the current
time.

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

 

to 

 button. The new station will replace the

previous station on the 

button.

Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the
radio.

Press RADIO ON/BAND to select the
band.

Press the desired PRESET TUNING/
MESSAGE button.

Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or –.

After a few seconds, the display returns to the
current time but the 

 button

number remains.

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 tuned into.

The radio is set for stereo reception at the default
setting. If FM stereo reception is poor, set to “FM
MONO (monaural)”. Noise will be reduced although
the sound will not be heard in stereo.

Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the
radio.

Press RADIO ON/BAND repeatedly to
select FM 1 or FM 2.

Press MODE.

“Mono(monaural)” or “ST(Stereo)” appears in the
display.
Each time you press 

, the mode changes to

either "Mono" or  "ST".

Select Mono or ST.

The mode you select appears in the display for a
few seconds and returns to the current time.

Press SOUND repeatedly to select the
desired sound mode.

Each press changes the sound mode as follows:

MEGA BASS

MEGA XPAND

MEGA BASS + MEGA XPAND

OFF

The “MEGA Xpand” system produces a extensive
sound.

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

“MEGA Xpand” is not effective in monaural.

Press REC/STOP.

“REC” and “VOICE MEMO numbers” flash,
“MESSAGE” light up in the display to indicate
recording is active.

Press the PRESET TUNING/
MESSAGE button you wish to record.
In this case, only the number you pushed
flashes in the display. You will hear a beep,
and you can record your message.

Speak into the 

while “

” appears

in the display (one   will disappear every 3
seconds).

Press REC/STOP again to stop recording.

Or recording automatically stops after 12 seconds.
(A beep will sound, the preset number and N
will flash).
You can confirm voice memo recording by
pressing 

within 5 seconds.

Press PLAY/STOP.

Press the PRESET TUNING/
MESSAGE button, you want to listen to.
You will hear a beep.

The volume can be adjusted by pressing 

or 

 during message playback.

Press 

, you can stop playing the

message.

• Only one message can be recorded and up to about

12 seconds.

• After a message has been played, the preset number

becomes permanently lit.

• When a power failure is over one minute, the

recording voice memo is deleted.

<

u

×

u

B

A

The timer can be set at one minute intervals between
1–120.

Turn TIMER until the desired time
appears in the display.

 “TIMER” will appear in the display when
TIMER is turned.
After setting the time, the current time is
displayed again if you do not perform any
operation for more than 65 seconds.

Push TIMER once.

Timer indicator lights and beep sounds.
While the timer is set, the display shows the
remaining time.

To display the current time, press 

.

When the time has elapsed, the buzzer will sound and
the TIMER indicator flashes.
Even if the CD or the radio is being played, the buzzer
of the timer sounds together. While the buzzer sounds,
the volume of the CD or the radio is decreased. The
volume returns to the previous volume level when the
buzzer stops.

The buzzer is turned off automatically after 60
minutes and the display shows current time.

Press 

to turn off the buzzer.

Press 

. The TIMER indicator goes off and the

current time appears in the display.

If a power failure occurs while the Cooking timer is
operating. The remaining time becomes invalid.

(See Fig. B- )

Insert two size AAA (R03) batteries (not supplied).

With normal use, the batteries should last for about
six months. When the remote commander no longer
operates the CD kitchen clock radio, replace all the
batteries with new ones.

• Do not charge the dry batteries.
• When you are not going to use the remote

commander for a long time, remove the batteries to
avoid any damage caused by leakage and corrosion.

You can play the CD or radio using the remote
commander.
The effective range of the frequency emitted from the
remote commander is approximately
5 m (16 ft.). Make sure to use the remote commander
within this range.
Use the remote commander in the right direction to
the receiver of the unit.

Attenuate the

volume

While muting, “0” flashes on
the display. To return to the
previous volume level, press

again.

Select the

preset number

Each press of 

, you can

select the preset number (1–5).

The command buttons on the remote commander are
the same as the command buttons on the main unit as
described below:

The 

on the remote commander is

the same as the 

on the main unit.

The u on the remote commander is the same as the
CD u on the main unit.

The x OFF on the remote commander is the same as
the x OFF on the main unit.

The .and > on the remote commander are the
same as the .and > on the main unit. However,
you cannot use .and > as the 

 and 

, when tuning the radio or setting the

time.

The 

 and 

 on the remote commander are the

same as the 

 and 

  on the main unit.

B

The magnet is attached on the back of the remote
commander. You can put the remote commander on a
iron board such as on a refrigerator.
However, do not operate the remote commander while
putting on the board.

Do not place the remote commander near the
magnetic cards.