Sony ICF-C717PJ User Manual

  Plug in the unit.

  Press and hold DISPLAY/CLOCK for at 

least 2 seconds.

The year starts to flash in the display.

  Press TIME SET + or – repeatedly to 

set the year.

  Press DISPLAY/CLOCK.

  Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the month, 

day, hour and minute, and then press 

DISPLAY/CLOCK.

The seconds advance from zero.

Notes
 While setting the clock, you must perform 

each step within 65 seconds, or the clock 

setting mode will be canceled.

 When pressing any of the rear buttons, hold 

the unit firmly to prevent slippage.

Press DATE/TIME ZONE once for the year, and 

press again for the date.

After a while, the display will change back to 

the current time automatically.

The Projector function allows you to display 

the clock and alarm on a nearby wall, up to a 

distance of 2 metres away.

Pressing the PROJECTION ROTATE button 

repeatedly changes the angle of rotation at 

which the clock and alarm appear.

  Plug in the unit.

  Select the location and height.

  Press the PROJECTION ON/OFF 

button.

  To adjust the focus, turn PROJECTION 

FOCUS.

  To press the PROJECTION ROTATE 

button repeatedly changes the angle of 

rotation at which the clock and alarm 

appear. (See fig. )

Notes
 The Projector function cannot be used unless 

the clock has been set.

 Do not stare into the lens directly.

 Certain walls may not display the projection 

properly.

 The projector can be rotated 90° left or right 

from the upward position, and clicks when 

returned to the upward position.

 If the projector unit is rotated beyond 

limited, it may be damaged.

 The projector will automatically turn off after 

10 hours.

Three levels of brightness are available by 

pressing SNOOZE / BRIGHTNESS.

When the alarm is sounding, the brightness 

function cannot be used.

  Press RADIO   BAND to turn on the 

radio and select the AM or FM band.

  Press TUNING + or – to tune in to a 

desired frequency.

  Adjust the volume using VOL + or –.

The unit automatically scans AM or FM 

stations.

  Press RADIO   BAND to turn on the 

radio to select the AM or FM band.

  Press and hold TUNING + 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 VOL + or –.

You can preset 5 stations for FM and 5 stations 

for AM.

  Follow steps 1 and 2 in “Manual 

tuning” to tune the frequency you wish 

to preset.

  Hold down the desired NATURE 

SOUND / PRESET 1 to 5 button until 

you hear two beeps.

Example: The following display appears 

when you preset FM 105.7 MHz to preset 

number 3 for FM.

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The display shows the frequency for a few 

seconds and then changes back to the 

current time.

To change the preset station, tune in to the 

desired station and hold down the NATURE 

SOUND / PRESET 1 to 5 button until you 

hear two beeps.

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 RADIO   BAND to turn on the 

radio and select the AM or FM band.

  Press NATURE SOUND / PRESET 1 to 

5 where the desired station is stored.

  Adjust the volume using VOL + or –.

FM:  Extend the FM wire antenna fully to 

increase reception sensitivity.

AM:  Connect the supplied AM loop antenna to 

the unit. Rotate the antenna horizontally 

for optimum reception.

Keep digital music players or mobile phones 

away from the AM loop antenna or the FM 

antenna, as this may lead to reception 

interference.

This unit includes 5 types of Nature Sounds: 

(Sea Waves, Birds, Rain, Brook, and Under the 

Sea.)

You can choose any one of these by pressing the 

corresponding button.

Sound type
Sea Waves

Birds

Rain

Brook

Under the Sea

When other functions are in use, Nature 

Sounds are not available.

The dual alarm function allows you to set two 

alarm programs (ALARM ON/OFF A and 

ALARM ON/OFF B).

The alarm time can be set for each program 

and the alarm sound is selectable from 

“NATURE SOUND,” “RADIO,” or “BUZZER.”
Notes
 Before setting the alarm, make sure to set the 

clock. (See “Setting the clock”)

 The factory setting alarm time is “PM 12:00.”

 To set the radio alarm, first preset your 

favorite station. (See “Presetting a station”)

 While setting the alarm, you must perform 

each step within 65 seconds, or the alarm 

setting mode will be canceled.

  Press and hold ALARM ON/OFF A or 

B for a few seconds.

  Press TIME SET + or – to set the 

desired hour, and press ALARM ON/

OFF A or B.

  Press TIME SET + or – to set the 

desired minute, and press ALARM ON/

OFF A or B.

  Press TIME SET + or – to set the 

desired alarm period (“WEEKDAY,” 

“WEEKEND,” or everyday*), and press 

ALARM ON/OFF A or B.

*  In the case of everyday, both 

“WEEKDAY” and “WEEKEND” are 

displayed.

  Press TIME SET + or – to set the 

desired alarm mode (“NATURE 

SOUND,” “RADIO,” or “BUZZER”), 

and press ALARM ON/OFF A or B.

You can choose one of 3 settings: “NATURE 

SOUND,” “RADIO,” or “BUZZER.” Set the 

alarm mode as follows:

–  NATURE SOUND: see “ Setting the 

Nature Sound alarm.”

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

–  BUZZER: see “ Setting the buzzer 

alarm.”

 Setting the Nature Sound alarm

  Perform steps 1 to 5 in “To set the 

alarm.”

  Press TIME SET + or – to select 

“NATURE SOUND” alarm mode, and 

press ALARM ON/OFF A or B.

“NATURE SOUND” appears in the display.

  Press TIME SET + or – to select the 

NATURE SOUND / PRESET 1 to 5, 

and press ALARM ON/OFF A or B.

  Press TIME SET + or – to adjust the 

volume, and press ALARM ON/OFF A 

or B.

The setting is entered.

  Press ALARM ON/OFF A or B. “” or 

“” appears in the display after about 

4 seconds.

Nature Sounds will sound at the set time.

 Setting the radio alarm

  Perform steps 1 to 5 in “To set the 

alarm.”

  Press TIME SET + or – to select 

“RADIO” alarm mode, and press 

ALARM ON/OFF A or B.

“RADIO” appears in the display.

  Press TIME SET + or – to select the 

AM band, FM band or the last station, 

and press ALARM ON/OFF A or B.

If you select the last station, jump to step 5.

  Press TIME SET + or – to select the 

station, and press ALARM ON/OFF A 

or B.

  Press TIME SET + or – to adjust the 

volume, and press ALARM ON/OFF A 

or B.

The setting is entered.

  Press ALARM ON/OFF A or B. “” or 

“” appears in the display after about 

4 seconds.

The radio will turn on at the set time.

 Setting the Buzzer alarm

  Perform steps 1 to 5 in “To set the 

alarm.”

  Press TIME SET + or – to select 

“BUZZER” alarm mode, and press 

ALARM ON/OFF A or B. 

The setting is entered.

  Press ALARM ON/OFF A or B. “” or 

“” appears in the display after about 

4 seconds.

The buzzer will sound at the set time.

When the alarm setting is completed, the alarm 

time setting is displayed.

When both ALARM “” and ALARM “” are 

turned on, you can switch the ALARM A and 

ALARM B display by pressing DISPLAY/

CLOCK.
Notes
 When you use the radio alarm, the timed 

alarm sounds with the last broadcasting 

station tuned to before the power went off. 

When you set the radio alarm, select the 

desired broadcasting station before turning 

the power off.

 The ALARM “” (or “”) indicator flashes 

in the display when the alarm sounds.

 If a second alarm sounds during a first (or 

the SNOOZE function is active), the second 

alarm takes priority.

 The alarm function works as usual on the 

first and last day of daylight saving time 

(summer time) while Automatic DST/

Summer Time adjustment is set. As a result, 

if the alarm is set to a time skipped when 

daylight saving time (summer time) begins in 

March: the alarm is skipped.  If the alarm is 

set to a time skipped when daylight saving 

time (summer time) ends in November: the 

alarm sounds twice.

 If the same alarm time is set for both alarms 

(ALARM A and B), ALARM A takes priority.

Turn off the ALARM ON/OFF “” or “” 

indicator in the display, and press the ALARM 

ON/OFF A or B button again.

You can confirm the alarm time by pressing 

TIME SET + or – after the alarm time is set.

There are two ways to set the alarm:
 To change all alarm settings

Set the alarm again.
 To change an alarm time only

When the alarm is set (ALARM “” or 

ALARM “” appears), this function is 

available.

Press and hold TIME SET + for at least 2 

seconds to move the alarm time forwards. Press 

and hold TIME SET – for at least 2 seconds to 

move the alarm time back. When you release 

the button, the changed time will be displayed 

for about 2 seconds. To further change the 

alarm time, press TIME SET + or – within these 

2 seconds, otherwise the setting change will be 

fixed as displayed.

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 snooze time is 60 minutes.

Press OFF   ALARM RESET to turn off the 

alarm.

The alarm will sound again at the same time 

the next day (if the setting is not changed).

Press ALARM ON/OFF A or B to turn off the 

ALARM “” or “” indicator in the display.

In the event of a power interruption, the alarm 

will work until the internal battery is worn out. 

However, certain functions may be affected as 

follows:

 The backlight will not light up.

 If the alarm mode is set to NATURE SOUND 

or RADIO, it will change to BUZZER 

automatically.

 If a power interruption occurs while the 

alarm is sounding, the alarm will stop.

 If OFF   ALARM RESET 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 “NATURE SOUND,” 

“RADIO,” or “AUDIO IN” using the built-in 

sleep timer that turns off “NATURE SOUND,” 

“RADIO,” or “AUDIO IN” 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:

The display returns to clock mode (and the 

sleep timer starts) approximately 4 seconds 

after the duration is set and the SLEEP 

button is released.

Even if the sleep timer is set, it cannot turn off 

the power of optional components connected to 

the AUDIO IN jack of this player.

Press OFF   ALARM RESET.

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.

This unit includes an external temperature 

sensor, allowing you to monitor ambient 

temperature.

The temperature is displayed in Fahrenheit or 

Centigrade.

To switch between Fahrenheit and Centigrade, 

press and hold the SNOOZE / BRIGHTNESS 

and DATE/TIME ZONE buttons for more than 

2 seconds.
Notes
 In the example, the display shows Fahrenheit; 

however, Centigrade can also be displayed.

 Do not use in water.

 Do not forcefully pull on the external 

temperature sensor. Improper use of the 

external temperature sensor may cause a 

malfunction.

 Do not place the temperature sensor near the 

floor, a heat source such as a radiator or 

airduct, or in a place subject to direct 

sunlight.

 The display temperature and actual 

temperature may differ depending on the 

usage environment.

 The operating temperature range is 5 °F  

(–15 °C) to 122 °F (50 °C). 

If the temperature is lower than 5 °F (–15 °C) 

or higher than 122 °F (50 °C), the “Lo” or 

“Hi” indicator appears.

 When plugging in the unit or recovering 

from a power interruption, the temperature 

display of this unit will flash “--”. 

The temperature will be displayed after 20 

seconds.

(See fig. )

  Connect the built-in audio cable with 

the stereo mini plug on the bottom of 

the unit to the line output jack or 

headphones jack on the optional 

component (e.g., portable music 

player).

  Press AUDIO IN. 

“AUDIO IN” appears in the display.

  Play the optional component 

connected to the unit’s built-in audio 

cable.

  Adjust the volume using VOL + or – 

and the connected component’s 

volume.

Press RADIO   BAND.

The frequency is shown in the display.

Press OFF   ALARM RESET, and stop playback 

on the connected unit.

Press OFF   ALARM RESET, and then turn off 

the optional component.
Notes
 Refer also to the connected component’s 

manual.

 Connect the audio cable firmly to prevent a 

malfunction.

 Keep digital music players away from the 

speaker.

 If you increase the volume too much, loud 

sound may occur when switching to the 

radio.

 Confirm the volume setting of the external 

component before removing the AUDIO IN 

cable. High volume may damage your 

hearing, particularly if using headphones 

with the external component.

 AUDIO IN cannot be set for the alarm 

sound.

 When you listen to the radio with external 

component connected, turn off the connected 

component to prevent noise. If noise occurs, 

even when the component is turned off, 

disconnect and place the external component 

away from the unit.

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