Sony ICF-CD855V User Manual

While holding down 

 x•

, keep pressing 

 for more than 5 seconds.

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

, the

channel step will change again.

• When the AM channel step is changed, the preset

stations for AM will be initialized.

• When the AM channel step is changed, the FM

channel step also will be changed.

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

Push 

 to open the CD

compartment lid and place a disc.

Push 

 to close the CD

compartment lid.

Press 

 u.

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

Press 

 or 

 to adjust the volume.

Slide BRIGHTNESS to select HI (high), MID
(middle) or LOW for the display according to your
preference.

Plug in the clock radio.

The display will flash “AM 12:00”.

Press 

 for a few seconds.

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

Press 

 or 

 until the

correct hour appears in the display.

Press 

 once.

You can set the minutes in the same way as the
hour.
After setting the minutes, press 

 to start

the clock, and you will hear two short beeps.

To set the current time rapidly, hold down

 or 

.

In step 

, when you press 

 after the minute

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

• The clock setting will be cancelled if you press

 x•

 while setting the clock.

• If you do not press a button for about 1 minute

while setting the clock, the clock setting will be
cancelled.

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

North and South American

10 kHz

Other countries/regions

9 kHz

Press 

 x•

 to turn off

the power.

ALARM A

ALARM B

NAP

A

i

u

Push

Labelled surface up

Close the lid

Pause

 u

Resume play after pause

 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

*

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 or 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.

Connect headphones (not supplied) to the i jack. The
sound through the speaker will not be heard. The
same applies when you listen to the radio.

Press 

 to turn on the

radio.

“RADIO” appears on the display.

Press 

 repeatedly to

select the desired band.

Each press changes the band as follows:

AM

FM1

FM2

WEATHER

TV

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

Use 

 or 

 to tune into

a station.

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

Adjust volume using 

 or 

.

When you release 

 or 

 after

locating your desired station, the display returns to the
previous display after about 10 seconds.

To check the frequency of the tuned-in station, press

 and the frequency appears for

about 10 seconds.

To turn off the radio, press 

 x

.

Extend the FM wire antenna fully to increase
reception sensitivity.

Rotate the unit horizontally for optimum
reception. A ferrite bar antenna 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 each in AM,
TV, WEATHER.

Follow steps 

 to 

 in “Playing the Radio”

and manually tune into the station you wish
to preset.

Hold down the 

 button

you wish to preset until you hear two short
beeps.

 Display window when you preset FM

90 MHz in the 

 button for

FM2.

ALARM A

ALARM B

NAP

The frequency remains on the display for about 10
seconds and then returns to the previous display.

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 

 button.

Press 

 to turn on the

radio.

Press 

 to select the

band.

Press the desired 

button.

Adjust the volume using 

 or 

.

After about 10 seconds, the display will return to
the previous display but the 

button number will remain.

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 are 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 

 to turn on the

radio.

Press 

 repeatedly to

select FM 1 or FM 2.

Press 

.

“FM MONO” appears in the display.
To revert to stereo mode, press MODE again.

This clock radio is equipped with 3 alarm modes—
CD, radio and buzzer. Before setting the alarm, make
sure to set the clock (see “Setting the Clock”).

Press 

 or 

 for a few seconds.

After one beep, “ALARM” and the hour will flash
on the display.

Press 

 or 

 until the

desired hour appears.

To set the hour rapidly, hold down 

 or 

.

Press 

 or 

.

After one beep, the minutes will flash.

Repeat step 

 to set the minutes and press

 or 

.

After one beep, the alarm mode is entered.

Press 

 or 

 until the

desired alarm indicator flashes.

You can choose one mode among “CD,”
“RADIO” and “BUZZER.” Set the alarm mode as
follows:
– CD: see “A Setting the CD Alarm.”
– RADIO: see “B Setting the Radio Alarm.”
– BUZZER: see “C Setting the Buzzer Alarm.”

A

For the CD alarm, the track you specified as the wake-
up track is played first.
(If the CD play mode is set to “SHUFFLE” or
“SHUFFLE REP,” however, all the tracks are played
in random order.)

Perform steps 

 to 

 in “To set the Alarm

Time.”

Press 

 or 

 to select “CD” alarm

mode.

After one beep, “WAKE UP TRACK” appears on
the display.

Press 

 or 

 to select

the desired wake-up track number.

Press 

 or 

.

After one beep, “WAKE UP VOLUME” will
flash.

Press 

 or 

 to adjust

the volume.

You can also adjust the volume using 

 or 

.

Press 

 or 

.

Two short beeps will confirm the setting. If the
CD indicator does not light, press 

 or

 to light the CD indicator, and the CD will start

at the set time.

B

For the radio alarm, the station you specified as the
wake-up station is played.

Perform steps 

 to 

 in “To set the Alarm

Time.”

Press 

 or 

 to select “RADIO”

alarm mode.

“WAKE UP STATION” appears and the preset
number flashes on the display.

Press 

 or 

 to select

the desired wake-up station.

Preset number changes in the order as follows:

P-

AM P1 to 5

FM1 P1 to 5

FM2 P1 to 5

TV P1 to 5

WEATHER 

    P1 to 5

“P–” is the last received station.
You can directly select the desired wake-up
station by pressing 

 or the

 button while the indication

“P–” is not displayed.

Press 

 or 

.

After one beep, “WAKE UP VOLUME” will
flash.

Press 

 or 

 to adjust

the volume.

You can also adjust the volume using 

 or 

.

Press 

 or 

.

Two short beeps will confirm the setting. If the
RADIO indicator does not light, press 

or 

 to light the RADIO indicator, and the radio

will start at the set time.

C

Perform steps 

 to 

 in “To set the Alarm

Time.”

Press 

 or 

 to select “BUZZER”

alarm mode.

Two short beeps will confirm the setting.  If the
BUZZER indicator does not light, press 

 or 

 to light the BUZZER indicator, and the

buzzer will sound at the set time.

Press 

 or 

 to activate the alarm setting.

If the setting indicator does not light, the alarm setting
is not activated. You can only check the alarm setting
when it is activated.

If you set the CD alarm and there is no disc in the CD
player, the buzzer alarm will sound in its place at the
time set.

For the alarm, the beeping of the alarm becomes more
rapid after every few seconds in three progressive
stages.

When headphones (not supplied) are plugged into the
unit, the alarm will not sound through the speakers
regardless of the alarm mode setting.

When Alarm A and Alarm B are set for the same
time, the Alarm A takes precedence.

Press 

.

The CD, radio or buzzer alarm turns off but will be
automatically activated again after about 10 minutes.
Every time you press 

, the

snooze time changes as follows:

10 

20

50

60

30

40

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

 after the current time

appears, the snooze time starts from 10 minutes again.

The maximum length of the snooze time is 60
minutes.

Press 

 or 

 to deactivate the alarm setting.

The CD, radio, or buzzer alarm is turned off
automatically after 60 minutes.

Press 

 x

 to turn off the alarm.

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

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

Press 

 repeatedly until the desired minutes are

displayed.
Every press changes the display as follows:

“

” appears and the NAP time is displayed for a

few seconds.
NAP timer starts counting down the NAP time.

When the selected NAP time has passed, a beep
sounds, and “

” flashes in the display.

The buzzer is turned off automatically after about 60
minutes.

Press 

 or 

 x

 to turn off

the buzzer.

Press 

.

“

” goes off in the display.

You can fall asleep to the CD or the radio using the
built-in sleep timer to turn off the CD or the radio
automatically after a preset duration.

Press 

 during CD or radio play.

You can set the sleep timer to durations of 90, 60, 30,
or 15 minutes. Every push changes the display as
follows:

“SLEEP” will appear in the display when the duration
time is set.
The CD or the radio will play for the time you set,
then shut off.

When the sleep timer reaches a remaining time of a
few minutes, “SLEEP” will flash in the display and
the sound output will gradually decrease in volume
(Gentle Sleep function).
If you press VOL + or – at this time, “SLEEP” will
light up and the decrease in the volume will stop.

To turn off the CD or the radio before the preset time,
press 

.