Sony ICF-C205 User Manual

To keep good time, your Dream Machine needs one
6F22 battery (not supplied), in addition to house
current. The battery keeps the clock operating in the
event of a power interruption.
Before setting the time on your Dream Machine,
install the battery with correct polarity.

Installing the battery
(see Fig. A-1)

Clip the battery in place observing correct polarity,
and insert it in the battery compartment until it clicks
into position.

Removing the battery
(see Fig. A-2)

Turn the unit upside down and push the battery
forward from the battery compartment.

• After a power interruption, the displayed time may

not always be correct (it may gain or lose
about 10 minutes per hour).

To check battery power, unplug the AC power cord
from the wall outlet and plug it in again after a few
minutes. If the displayed time is incorrect, replace the
battery with a new one.

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.

Plug in the unit.

The display will flash “AM 12:00”.

To set the hour, while holding down
CLOCK, press TIME SET H. When the
correct hour appears in the display, release
CLOCK.

To set the minute, while holding down
CLOCK, press TIME SET M. When the
correct minute appears in the display,
release CLOCK.

The clock will begin to operate when you release
TIME SET M.

• Each press on TIME SET H or TIME SET M

advances the displayed number by one.

• The minute digits advance to “00” after “59”. The

hour digits do not advance by pressing TIME SET
M.

• To adjust the time exactly to the second, set the time

one minute behind the time you want to set. Press
TIME SET M  simultaneously with the time signal.

Set the function selector to RADIO ON to
turn on the radio and adjust VOLUME.

Select BAND and tune in to a station using
TUNING.

• To turn off the radio, set the function selector to

FM: Extend the FM wire aerial fully to improve

reception.

AM: Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum

reception. A ferrite bar aerial 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.

To set the radio alarm, first tune in to a station and
adjust the volume.

To set the hour for alarm, while holding
down ALARM, press TIME SET H. When
the desired hour appears in the display,
release ALARM.

To set the minute for alarm, while holding
down ALARM, press TIME SET M. When
the desired minute appears in the display,
release ALARM.

Set the function selector to ALARM
MODE • RADIO or ALARM MODE •
BUZZER.

The alarm will come on at the preset time and
automatically turn itself off after 119 minutes.

• To shut off the alarm, set the function selector to

OFF.
To sound the alarm at the preset time the next day,
set the function selector to ALARM MODE •
RADIO or ALARM MODE • BUZZER again.

• To deactivate the alarm, set the function selector to

• To doze a few more minutes, press SNOOZE/

SLEEP OFF.
The alarm will shut off but will come on again after
about 9 minutes. You can use this function as many
times as you like.

• To adjust the radio alarm volume, turn VOLUME.

The buzzer volume is fixed.

• To check the preset time, press ALARM.

Enjoy falling asleep to the radio using the built-in
sleep timer that shuts off the radio automatically.

While listening to the radio, set the function
selector to OFF.

Press SLEEP.

The radio turns on. It will go off after 59 minutes.

• To turn off the radio before the preset time, press

• Every time you press SLEEP, the sleep timer is

reset to 59 minutes.

• When you set the function selector to ALARM

MODE • RADIO or ALARM MODE • BUZZER,
if the preset alarm time comes while the sleep timer
is operating, the radio or buzzer sounds depending
on which you set.

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