Sony ICFCD3iPSIL User Manual

5

Pacific standard Time

6

Alaska standard Time

7

Hawaii standard Time

Press BRIGHTNESS/ TIME ZONE to set.

Though the clock is correctly set at the factory, 

discrepancies may arise during transport or 

storage. If necessary, set the clock to the correct 

time by referring to “Setting the clock manually”.

This model automatically adjusts for daylight 

saving time (summer time).

“ ” is displayed from the beginning of daylight 

saving time (summer time) and disappears at the 

end of the daylight saving time (summer time) 

automatically.
 Daylight saving time (summer time) begins at: 

2:00 AM on the second Sunday of March.

 Standard time begins at: 2:00 AM on the first 

Sunday of November.

The Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment 

can be canceled.

Press and hold CLOCK and BRIGHTNESS/ TIME 

ZONE at the same time while the clock is 

displayed. 

“Auto  OFF” appears in the display to show 

that Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment 

has been canceled. The display returns to the 

clock.
Notes
 The change timing of Automatic DST/Summer 

Time adjustment employed by the unit (see 

above) is subjected to variation by 

circumstances and the law in each country/

region. In such a case, cancel the Automatic 

DST/Summer Time adjustment and set the 

DST display manually as necessary. Customers 

living in a country/region that does not use the 

daylight saving time (summer time) must 

cancel Automatic DST/Summer Time 

adjustment before using the unit.

 To activate Automatic DST/Summer Time 

adjustment again, press and hold CLOCK and 

BRIGHTNESS/ TIME ZONE at the same time. 

“Auto → ON” appears in the display to show 

that Automatic DST/Summer Time adjustment 

has been activated. The display returns to the 

clock.

  Plug in the unit.

  Press and hold CLOCK for at least 2 

seconds.

The year starts to flash in the display.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – 

repeatedly to set the year.

  Press CLOCK.

  Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the month, 

the day, hour, and minute, and then press 

And the seconds start incrementing from zero.

Notes
 If you do not press a button for about 1 minute 

while setting the clock, the clock setting will be 

canceled.



 A calendar is installed in this unit. When the 

date is set, a day of the week is automatically 

displayed. 

SUN = Sunday, MON = Monday,  

TUE = Tuesday, WED = Wednesday,  

THU = Thursday, FRI = Friday, SAT = Saturday

Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF once for the 

date, and within about 3 seconds press it again for 

the year.

The display shows the date or year for about 3 

seconds and then changes back to the current 

time.

Three levels of brightness are available by pressing 

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

adaptor.

  Open the CD compartment lid and 

insert a disc. After placing the disc, close 

the lid.

Open

Label side 

up

Close the lid

  Press CD .

“CD” appears in the display to indicate the 

CD is playing.

  Press VOLUME + or – repeatedly to 

adjust the volume.

Pause

CD 

Resume play after pause

CD  again

Cue to the beginning of the 
current track (AMS*)

**

Cue to the next track (AMS*) **
Go back at high speed

Hold down 

Go forward at high speed

Hold down 

Locate a previous track 
(AMS*)

 repeatedly**

Locate a succeeding track 
(AMS*)

 repeatedly**

Stop play



*  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.
To handle compact discs

Correct

Handle the disc by its edge.

Do not touch the surface.

Incorrect

Do not stick paper or 

tape on the surface.

This unit is preset to the current EST (Eastern 

Standard Time) at the factory, and is powered by 

the back up battery. All you need to do the first 

time is just plug it in and select your time zone.

  Plug in the unit.

The current EST (Eastern Standard Time) 

appears in the display.

  Press and hold BRIGHTNESS/ TIME 

ZONE for at least 2 seconds.

Area number “2” flashes in the display.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – 

repeatedly to select the number as 

follows:

1

Atlantic standard Time

2  
(default setting)

Eastern standard Time

3

Central standard Time

4

Mountain standard Time



A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which 

mates DVD recorded material on one side with 

digital audio material on the other side. However, 

since the audio material side does not conform to 

the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on 

this product is not guaranteed.
Notes

 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  when there is no disc in the 

CD compartment, “00” flashes for about 5 

seconds in the display.

You can play tracks repeatedly or in random 

order.

Press MODE. 

Each press changes the play mode as follows:

Display Indication Play Mode
None  

(normal play)

All the tracks are played once.



“REP 1”

(single repeat)

A single track is played repeatedly.



“REP”

(all repeat)

All the tracks are played repeatedly.



“SHUF”

(shuffle play)

All the tracks are played once  
in random order.



“REP SHUF”

(shuffle repeat)

All the tracks are played repeatedly  
in random order.

  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 VOLUME + or 

–.

You can preset 20 stations for FM and 10 stations 

for AM.
Presetting a station

  Follow steps 1 and 2 in “Manual tuning” 

to tune the frequency you wish to preset.

  Hold down MEMORY/DISPLAY for at 

least 2 seconds.

  Press PRESET + or – to select the preset 

number, then press MEMORY/DISPLAY.

The frequency is stored with the selected 

preset number.

Example: The following display appears 

when you preset FM 105.8 MHz to preset 

number 1 for FM.

   



The display shows the frequency for about 10 

seconds, and then returns to the current time.

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 and hold RADIO BAND until 

“Auto” appears in the display.

  Press MEMORY/DISPLAY.

The unit automatically presets the available 

channels in order.

  Press RADIO BAND to turn on the radio 

and select the AM or FM band.

  Press PRESET + or – to select the desired 

preset number.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + 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.

If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE to turn 

off “ST” in the display. The radio becomes clearer 

although the sound becomes monaural.
Notes on radio reception
 Keep digital music players or mobile phones 

away from the AM loop antenna or the FM 

antenna, as this may lead to interference of 

reception.

 When you are listening to the radio with an 

iPhone connected to the unit, interference with 

radio reception may occur.

 When you are listening to the radio while 

charging an iPod, interference with radio 

reception may occur.

You can enjoy audio from iPod by connecting to 

this unit. To use an iPod, refer to the user’s guide 

of your iPod.
Notes
 When inserting an iPod into the unit, be sure to 

use the universal dock adapter supplied with 

your iPod or commercially available from 

Apple Inc.

 If you are using an iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 

3GS, iPhone 3G or iPhone, attach the supplied 

universal dock adapter for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, 

iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G or iPhone before 

connecting. 

The adapter number, ,  or , is shown on 

the bottom-rear of the supplied universal dock 

adapters.  is for the iPhone,  is for the 

iPhone 3GS & iPhone 3G and  is for the 

iPhone 4S & iPhone 4. Check the adapter 

number before use.

 The connector of the unit is exclusively for use 

with iPod. When you use a device that does not 

match the connector, connect it to the AUDIO 

IN terminal of this unit with the supplied audio 

connecting cable.

 Sony cannot accept responsibility in the event 

that data recorded on an iPod is lost or 

damaged when using an iPod connected to this 

unit.

 For details of environmental conditions for 

operating your iPod, check the website of Apple 

Inc.

  Push OPEN to slide out the Docking 

Tray.

  Attach the correct universal dock adapter 

to the connector of the unit, and place 

the iPod/iPhone to the connector.

  Press iPod & iPhone .

The iPod begins to play automatically.

You can operate the connected iPod by this 

unit or the buttons on iPod.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or 

–.

Turn off the iPod

OFF, or press and 

hold iPod & 

iPhone 

Pause playback

iPod & iPhone 

  

To resume play, 

press it again.

Go to the next track



Go back to the previous 

track

*

Locate a point while 

listening to the sound

 (forward) or 

 (backward) 

while playing and 

hold it until you 

find the point.

Locate a point while 

observing the display

 (forward) or 

 (backward) 

in pause and hold 

it until you find 

the point.

Go back to the previous 

menu

MENU**

Select a menu item or a 

track for playback

/**

Execute the selected menu 

or begin playback

ENTER**

*  During playback, this operation goes back to 

the beginning of the current track. To go back 

to the previous track, press twice.

** These operations are available only when using 

the supplied remote commander.

Notes
 When placing or removing the iPod, hold the 

iPod at the same angle as that of the connector 

on this unit and do not twist or bend the iPod 

to prevent connector damage.

 Do not carry the unit with an iPod set on the 

connector. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

 When placing or removing the iPod, brace the 

unit with one hand and take care not to press 

the controls of the iPod by mistake.

 Before disconnecting the iPod, pause playback.

You can use the unit as a battery charger. 

The charging begins when the iPod is placed on 

the connector.

The charging status appears in the display of iPod. 

For details, see the user’s guide of your iPod.

 iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod 

touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in 

the U.S. and other countries.

“Made for iPod,” and “Made for iPhone” mean 

that an electronic accessory has been designed to 

connect specifically to iPod or iPhone, 

respectively, and has been certified by the 

developer to meet Apple performance standards. 

Apple is not responsible for the operation of this 

device or its compliance with safety and 

regulatory standards. Please note that the use of 

this accessory with iPod or iPhone may affect 

wireless performance.

This CD clock radio is equipped with 4 alarm 

modes—CD, iPod, radio and buzzer. Before 

setting the alarm, make sure to set the clock (see 

“Setting the clock for the first time”).

  Press and hold ALARM TIME SET A or 

B for at least 2 seconds. 

“WAKE UP” appears and the hour flashes in 

display.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – 

repeatedly until the desired hour appears.

To set the hour rapidly, hold down ALARM 

TIME SET + or –.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.

The minute flashes.

  Repeat step 2 to set the minute.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.

The days of the week blink.

  Repeat step 2 to set the days of the week.

You can select the days from the following 

three options:

Every day: SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI 

SAT

Week day: MON TUE WED THU FRI

Week end: SUN SAT

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.

The alarm mode setting is entered.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – 

repeatedly until the desired alarm mode 

flashes.

You can choose one mode among “CD”, 

“iPod”, “RADIO” and “BUZZER”. Set the 

alarm mode as follows:

– CD: see “ Setting the CD alarm”.

– iPod: see “ Setting the alarm for iPod”.

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

– BUZZER: see “ Setting the buzzer alarm”.

 Setting the CD alarm 
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”, 

all the tracks will be played in random order.) 

  Perform steps 1 to 8 in “To set the 

alarm”.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B to select 

“CD” alarm mode.

“VOL” and “TRCK” appear in the display.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to adjust 

the volume.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.

Track number flashes.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to select 

the desired track number.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.

The setting is entered. When “A” or “B” does 

not appear in the display, press ALARM TIME 

SET A or B again. The CD will play at the set 

time.

If the CD alarm does not operate because a disc 

error occurred, there is no disc, or the CD 

compartment lid is open, the buzzer alarm will 

operate instead.
 Setting the alarm for iPod

  Perform steps 1 to 8 in “To set the 

alarm”.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B to select 

alarm mode for “iPod”.

“VOL” appears in the display.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to adjust 

the volume.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.

The setting is entered. When “A” or “B” does 

not appear with “iPod” in the display, press 

ALARM TIME SET A or B again.

The iPod will sound at the set time.

When using iPod touch/iPhone
 To use music stored in an iPod touch/iPhone to 

wake up, put the iPod touch/iPhone to the unit 

first, follow the steps above to set alarm time, 

and then select the music function.

 If you set the alarm for iPod while iPod touch/

iPhone music is playing, and then turn the unit 

power off, when the alarm time comes on, the 

alarm music will start.

 Even if the alarm setting for iPod is complete, if 

you turn the power of iPod touch/iPhone off 

before inserting the iPod touch/iPhone into the 

unit, the alarm for iPod will not work.

 Setting the radio alarm

 

  Perform steps 1 to 8 in “To set the 

alarm”.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B to select 

“RADIO” alarm mode.

“VOL” and “PRESET” appears in the display.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to adjust 

the volume.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.

Band (“FM” or “AM”) flashes.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to select 

the desired band.

“– –” is the last station received. 

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B.

Preset number flashes.

  Press ALARM TIME SET + or – to select 

the desired preset number.

The setting is entered. 

When “A” or “B” does not appear with 

“RADIO” in the display, press ALARM TIME 

SET A or B again.

The radio will turn on at the set time.

 Setting the Buzzer Alarm

  Perform steps 1 to 8 in “To set the 

alarm”.

  Press ALARM TIME SET A or B to select 

“BUZZER” alarm mode.

The setting is entered. When “A” or “B” does 

not appear in the display, press ALARM TIME 

SET A or B again.

The buzzer will sound at the set time.

The volume cannot be set for the buzzer alarm.
To confirm an alarm setting
Press ALARM/TIME SET + or –. The setting 

will be displayed for 4 seconds.
To change an alarm setting
Press and hold ALARM/TIME SET + more 

than 2 seconds to move the alarm time 

forwards. Press and hold ALARM/TIME 

SET – more than 2 seconds to move the 

alarm time backwards.

When you release the button, the changed 

time will be displayed for 2 seconds. To 

change the alarm time again, press ALARM/

TIME SET + or – within these 2 seconds, 

otherwise the setting change will be fixed as 

displayed.
To doze for a few more minutes
Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF. 

The sound turns off but will automatically come 

on again after about 10 minutes. 

You can change the snooze time by pressing 
SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF repeatedly 

within 3 seconds.

The maximum length of the snooze time is 60 

minutes.

To stop the alarm
Press OFF/ALARM RESET to turn off the 

alarm.

The alarm will sound again at the same time the 

next day.

To deactivate the alarm
Press ALARM/TIME SET A or B to turn off 

the ALARM A or B indicator from the 

display.
Notes on alarm in the event of a power 

interruption
 When the alarm sound is set to RADIO, CD, or 

iPod, it will change to “BUZZER” automatically.

 If the backup battery is exhausted, the alarm 

will not work in the event of power 

interruption. Replace the battery periodically.

You can fall asleep to the sound using the built-in 

sleep timer that turns off the unit automatically 

after a preset duration.

  Press SLEEP while the unit is turned on. 

SLEEP appears in the display.

  Press SLEEP to set the sleep timer 

duration.

Each time you press SLEEP, the duration of 

minutes changes as follows:

The display returns to clock mode four 

seconds after you have finished setting the 

duration setting and released SLEEP, and then 

the sleep timer starts.  

The unit will play for the duration you set, and 

then shut off.

Press SNOOZE/DATE/SLEEP OFF or 

OFF/ALARM RESET.

You can press SLEEP repeatedly to select the 

desired sleep timer setting even after the sleep 

timer has been activated.
To deactivate the sleep timer

Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep timer to 

“OFF” in step 2.

  Connect the AUDIO IN jack of the unit 

to the line out jack or headphone jack of 

the external equipment using the audio 

connecting cable (supplied).

  Press AUDIO IN to display “AUDIO IN”.

  Play the equipment connected to the 

AUDIO IN jack.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or -.

To return to the radio
Press RADIO BAND.

The frequency is shown in the display.
To return to the CD

Press CD .
To return to the iPod

Press iPod & iPhone .
To stop listening

Press OFF, and stop playback on the connected 

unit.
Notes
 Refer also to the connected equipment’s manual.

 The supplied audio connecting cable may not 

be used with some external equipment. In this 

case, use a cord suitable for the external 

equipment you are using.

 When you listen to the radio with external 

equipment connected, turn off the connected 

equipment to prevent noise. If noise occurs, 

even when the equipment is turned off, 

disconnect and place the external equipment 

away from the unit.

The CD, iPod & iPhone  and VOLUME + buttons have a tactile dot.